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Reel 18 (8/30/1948 - 12/24/49)
COUNCIL, REGULAR ~EETING, ~onday, August lOs 19~8. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the )~nicipal Buildings )Mndays August 30, 1948, at 2:00 otclock, po mo, the re§ular meeting hours with the President, ¥~o Edwards, presiding° PRF~ENT: Messrs. Carters Dillards gintons West, and the President, ~. Edwards ............................ 5. ABSENT: None .................. O. OFFICERS PRESENT: ~. Arthur S. Owens, City Ymnager, ~. Randolph O. Whittle, City Attorney, and Mr. H. R. Yates, City Auditor. MINUTES: A copy of the minutes of the previous meeting having been furnished each member of Council, upon motion of }~. Carter, seconded by Minton and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HEARIN~ OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC ~ATTERS: ZONINg: Ordinance No. 9586, rezoning property located on the south side of Brambleton Avenue, $. W., adjoining the west corpq, rate limitss described as Lots 1 and 2, Block 10, Corbieshaw ~Mp, from General Residence District to Business District, having been lost on its second reading at the last meeting of Council, ~Ms. Verna A. Trent, together with Mr. Trent, appeared before the body and presente a communication from Mr. Morris L. Mastnter, Attorney, asking that the question be reconsidered by Council at its meeting on Monday, September 20, 1948. In this connection, F~. Charles B. Satchwell, Attorney, representing iessrs. Carl A. Mont§omery and J. T. Greenwood, appeared before Council and presented a communication, advising it is his understanding the standing and fixed rule of the body is that a zoning matter cannot be reconsidered within a period of six months from the time it is rejected. It appearing that Rule 10, Section 2, Chapter 3, of the City Code, provides for the reconsideration of a question with the consent of four members of Council, if acted upon at the same or a succeeding meetin~ when the question has been taken, Mr. Dillard moved that the matter be reconsidered by Council at its meeting on Monday, September 20s 1948. The motion was seconded by F~. Carter and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Carter, Dillard, Minton, and the President, ~M. Edwards ........................ NAYS: Mm. West ............ 1. (F~. Minton, who voted against the Ordinance on its second reading, stating that he has no objection to a reconsideration of the question) DOC, S: Dr. Howard D. Sackett, o~er of the Star Animal Hospital, appeared before Council in connection with a proposed amendment to Section 1, Chapter 29, of the City Code, with reference to do~s running at large, providing for the elimination of the provision whereby dogs may r~m at large if in the presence of their owners, Dr. iackett calling attention to the fact that under the more stringent measure as called for in the amendment the Game Warden will be obXlged to pick up a greater number of dogs and that the automobile with a small trunk on the back, used by the Game Warden for this purpose, will be entirely inadequate, also calling attention to the inadequacy of the dog pound, both as to cleanliness and supervision at all times, and suggested that the city provide more adequate facilities along this line before putting more stringent measures into effect. In this connection, ¥~. Clayton I. Hart appeared before Council and protested against the loud barking of dogs during the night, suggesting that policemen, as well as the Game Warden, be instructed to pick up stray dogs. With further reference to the matter, ¥~. James C. ¥~rtin appeared before Council in opposition to the propesed amendment, stating that it is his opinion the more stringent measure cannot be enforced, I~. ~Mrtin advising that ninety-fivE per cent of the dogs in Roanoke are household pets and will do no one any harm if allowed to run at large, and that there are already adequate laws in existence to take care of the rezminin~ five per cent. Later during the meeting, in a discussion of the question, the City Clerk having brought to the attention of Council communications from ¥~s. Paul H. ~. A. Anson Jamison, ~. John C. Jamison and ~. J. A. Jamison, Jr., agreein§ that vicious dogs should he controlled, but objecting to more stringent measures with regard to household pets, and Mr. Dillard stating that he would rather see a weak Ordinance well enforced than a strong Ordinance poorly enforced, the second reading of Ordinance No. 9600, providing for the more stringent measure, was held in abeyance for the time being, the City Attorney to study the wording of same with a view of m~king sug~estions as to chan!es for the clarification thereof. STREETS AND ALLEYS: Er. Clayton I. Hart appeared before Council and complained against the overgrowth of weeds in public alleys, also complaining against the moral conditions existing in alleys in the Northeast section. Mx. Hart was advised that the City Attorney is preparing draft of Ordinance pr~.vfding fnr the cutting of weeds and foreign growth in public alleys. SEWER CONSTRUCTION: Council having by Resolution No. 9)81, adopted on the 2nd day of August, 19G$, created a board consisting of the City )Mnager, the City Engineer and the City Clerk before whom abutting landowners on both sides of Tillett Road and the north side of Montvale Road west of Spring Road, $. W., in Blocks 1 and 2, Beverly Hills Addition, mlcht appear and be heard in favor of or against the proposed construction of a sanitar~ sewer in and along said portions of said streets, and the hearing having been held on August 26, 1928, ~. S. H. Barnhart appeared before Council with reference to the matter. In this connection, the following report and recommendation of the board, with reference to the matter, was before Council: "Roanoke, Virginia August 30, 1928 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: In accordance with your instructions, a public hearing on the Beverly Rills sanitary s ewer project was held on August 26, 1928. This project was properly advertised, and all menbers of the hearin~ co~lttee present. The property owners attendin~ were informed as to the co~t, location end ~eneral policy oF the City oF Roanoke on eanitary sewer projects. AFter discussion, a poll oF the property owners ~rosen~was taken, and the ~Jort~y v~e was tn ~he ne[a~iYe. HoweYe~o~Jori~y of the p~pe~y o~ers In ~he t~ blocks~ representin~ a total o~ ~] lots~ did not spear ~d op~se. . For the info~lon of Co~cll~ this p~Ject ~s ~de for Blocks 1 and 2~ of ~he Beverly ~ills 3u~lvision~ at a total est~ted cost of $~.~. The City ~lneer% breakdo~ sho~s the cost of Block ~ to be $~7]~.~O- A f~ther breakdo~ ~o~s that a se~er extension to the ~roperty of S. H. ~r~art ~uld total S1,~2~.~0. In this ca~ the p~rty o~er ~uld have to pay one-half of the est~ted cost. Your co~lttee reco~ends the ~nst~ction off this extension; ~lth the suggestion t~t the petitioner ~ork out ~lth R. A. Clin[enpeel and the representatives off the Janes P. ~oods estate a distribution of the pro~ional ~rt of the cost to the property o~ners these three being the only o~ers affected by the extension. Respectfully su~itted, (Sl~ned) A. ~. Owens, City Fana~er (Si~ned) J.R. Hildebrand, Assistant City ~ineer (Signed) M.K. ~o~n, City Clerk Reference is made %o de%ailed notes taken by City Clerk a% meeting" In a discussion of the repor%, ~. BarnharL took ~ssue with the reco~endation of %he board, sis%ing tha~ h~ does no~ feel i% is h~s to collect the p~o~r~y o~er's ~r% for the pro~ec~ and %o ~ve %o pay one-half the cost, but t~% %he entire responsibil~%y rests with the ciLy, the p~r~ o~ers to bea~ one-third of the cosL of the In answer ~o Er. Ba~har%, the City Kana~er stated ~hat he does no~ feel the city ~s adequate funds ~o cons%rucL sewer lines in subdivisions comprised for the mos% par% of vacant lots for the sole purpose of acco=~a%tng a small n=ber of residents who have buil~ homes, or who are planning %o build homes, In these sparsely ~pulated sec%ions, call,nE a%ten~ion %o the fac~ ~ha~ %his l%en should have been taken care of ~en the subdivision ~s firs% pla~ed. In a f~%her discussion of %he question, ~d tt ap~earing that since the subdivis~on ~s incorpo~ated as par% of the City of Ro~oke in 19&3, so=e plan should be ~rked out whereby the area can be ~ished with a city s ewe~ line, F~. Dllla~ co~enting that the ~ole area should be sewered now in order %o prevent future homes from having septic tanks ~ich would have to be replaced, when %he city decided %o carry out the above pro~ect, with a connecLton %o the sewer, and i% appearing that the entire pro3ec~ is covered ~der the ~roposed cons~ction of three lines, Line "A" includin~ the se~tn~ of ~%s 8-21, Block Line "B" including the se~inz of ~%s 1-7, Block 2; and Line "C" includin~ the se~ of all the present lots In Block 1, F~. Car%e~ offered the following Resolu=lon as an eme~ency measure~ authorizing the construc~ion of Line "A" and p~vidtng for the docke~inF of an abs~rac~ of %he Resolution in the Clerk of Courts office: (~5} A RESOLUTION au%horlzin~ the cons~c~ion of a sanitary sewer and alon~ the east side of Tllle~ Road and the no~h side of Montwale Road wes% of Sprln~ ~oad~ S. W.~ in Block 2, Beverly Hills Addition, for which assessments are to be made against the abutting landowners~ and providing for the dockettn~ of an abstract of the Hesolution in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Court of the City of Roanoke. (For full tezt of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page ~02) ~Mo Carter moved the adoption of the Resolution. The notion was seconded by ~. Dillard and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES~ ~essrs. Carter~ Dillard, ~inton, West, aha the President, ~. Edwards ..................... NAYS: None ............. COUNCIL: At this point, the President, ¥~. Edwards, asked that the regular order of business be suspended and presented N~. Carter~ one of the two retirin~ members of Council, with a silver engraved tray as a gift fron the me~bers of Council and various department heads, ~. Carter expressing appreciation for the gift and for the cooperation he has received ~hlle a menber of Council~ voicin~ the hope that the occasional practice of havin~ an ordained minister open the meetings of the body with a prayer for divine ~uidance in the past will be made a regular part of the meetings in the future. The President, }~. Edwards, then presented ~. ~est with a silver engraved tray as a gift from the members of Council and various department heads, Er. ~est expressin~ his appreciation and stating that he feels serving as a member of Council has made him a better citizen, echoing }~. Carter's sentiments with regard to opening the meetings of the body with a prayer. STREET CONSTRUCTION: ~. Howard E. ii,mort again appeared before Council in connection with the provisions of Resolution Ho. 8397, adopted on the llth day of Februar¥~ 1926, whereby the city agreed to construct sidewalk, curb and gutter on any one street in the Rosalind Hills Addition when houses were erected on fifty per cent of the lots abutting on said s~reet, provided he would first ~rsde the street to .ltn~to be established by the City Engineer and the property o'~ners ~uld pay their one-half of the cost of constructin~ the side~alk~ curb and ~utter~ }~r. Si~mon advisin~ that all the FHA is requiring of hl~ in connection with this project is the ~rading of the street and assurance that the city will construct the side~alk, curb and ~utter. In this connection, the City $~nager called attention to the fact that the provisions of ~esolution ~o. a~97 became null and void as of February 11, questionina the laxity of the FHA in its requirements of ~. Signori in connection with this project. Council being of the opinion that the time limit as provided for in Section ~ of ~esolution NO. ~97 should be extended for a period of one year fro~ February 11, 19~, the terns and conditions contained therein to re~aln in effect for that period of time, $~. Carter offered the following: (#9606) A RF~5OLIITIO~ extending the ti=e li~tt as provided for in Section ~, of Resolution Ho. g397~ adopted by the Council of the City of ~oanoke on the 5 llth day of February, 19~6, and entitled, 'A Resolution authorizing the City ¥~nager to approve construction of sidewalk, curb and ~utter and improve streets in real estate develol~ent known as the Rosalind Hills Addition, under certain terms and conditions", for a period of one year from February 11, {For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book I{o. 15, Page ]ii-. Carter ~oved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Yr. Dillard and adopted by thc following vote: AYF~: Messrs, Carter, Dillard, Minton, West, and the President, M~. Edwards ................ NAYS: None ......... O. PETITIONS AI~D CO~7~UNICATIONS: SALARIES-JUDgES: Three communications from the Office of the Comptroller for the Commonwealth of Virginia, advising that the city's portion of balance for the year ending January ]1, 19~9, due to increase in salary of the Judge of the Circuit Court, effective July 1, 19~, is $119.O1, and that the city's portior of the salary for the year be~innin~ February 1, 19~9, is $1,668.3~, a total of $1,7~7.35; and that the city's portion of the balance due for the year ending January ]1, 19~9, due to increase in the salaries of the Judges of the Hustings and Law and Chancery Courts, effective July 1, 19t8, is ~2~9.66, respectively, and that the city*s portion of the salary for the year beginnin~ February 1, 19~9, is $3,5OO.OO, respectively, a total of $3,7~9.66 each, ~ere before Council. The City Auditor advising that it will be necessary to appropriate $12t.35 to the salary of the Judge of the Circuit Court, $677.66 to the salary of the Judge of th~ Hustings Court, and $677.66 to the salary of the Judge of the Law and Chancery Court, to take care of this increase, Mr. Dillard offered the following emergency Ordinance: (~9607) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Section #18, "Hustings Court", Section ~19, "Court of Law and Chancery" and Section ~20, "Circuit Court", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 29th day of December, 19&7, No. 9355, and entitled, "An Ordinance makin~ appropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 19&8, and ending December 31, 19~8, and declaring the existence of an emergency", as amended by Ordinance No. 9~76, adopted on the 26th day of April, 1948. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Hook Ho. 15, Page ~0~) Mr. Dillard moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~. Carter and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Carter, Dillard, Minton, West, and the President, l~. Edwards ........................ 5. NAYS: Nons ............. O. . REFUND~ AND REBATES-BUILDING P~RMIT: A communication from Er. Glenn S. Cole, advising that on August 16, 19~8, he obtained a building permit for the erection of a garage apartment at 3~1~ Rosewood Avenue, S. W., and that since obtaining this permit, conditions have' arisen which make it impossible for him to continue with his plans for the erection of the garage apartment,and asking that he be refunded the amount of $2.50, the cost of the building pe~it, was before Council. It appearing that the refund is in order, Mr. Carter offered the followin& Resolution: (~960~) i RESOLUTION authorising and directing the City Auditor to draw warrant amounting to $4.50 in the name of Dlenn So Cole, covering refund of amount paid for permit for constructing a bulldinE at ]414 Rosewood Avenue, S. Wo, plans for said project having been abandoned. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book NO. 15, PaEe 405) P~o Carter zoved the adoption of the Resol~tion. The motion was seconded by Mr. ~est and adopted by the following vote: AYES~ Messrs. Carter, Dlllard~ Minton, West~ and the President, ~r. Edwards ..................... ~, NAYS: None ............. O. REFI~IDS ~ R~AT~-LIC~2qSE: A co~lcation from the Renick ¥~tor Comp~ Incor[~rated, advising that lB 1947 the company paid the Clty of Roanoke the a~ount of {152.07 for a ~olesale Merchant's License when it should have purchased a Co:mission Merchant's License in the amount of $88.OO~ and askin~ that this difference of $64.07 be refunded, was before Council. On motion Of ~M. Dillard, seconded by ~. Carter and unanimously adopted, the eor~unicatinn ~as referred to the ~lty Attorney for investi&ation, report and reco~endattcn. DELINQU~T TAXES: A cor~=untcation from lt. ~. a. Equt, Jr.~ Delinquent Tax Collector, advising that property designated as Lots 14 and 15~ Block 8, East Side Land Company Pap, standing in the name of G. I. Skidmore, was erroneously included as Lot 14, Block 8, East Side Land Company Fmp, in blanket Resolution No. 9523, adopted June 7, 1948, authorlzln~ the City Attorney to institute suit to enforce the city's lieu for taxes, and askin~ that a separate Resolution be adopted to cover this property, was before Council; whereupon, F~. Carter offered the following Resolution: (~9609} A RESOLUTION authorizin~ and directlnE the City Attorney to institute and condu~t a suit in , quity for the purpose of enforcing the City's lien for taxes against Lots 14 and 15, Block 8, E. S. L., assessed in the name of u. I. Skidmore. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 1~, Page 405) ~m. Carter ~oved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by t~. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Carter, Dillard, Minton, West, and the President, ¥~. Ed~mrds ........................... 5. NAYS: None ................... O; BOND ISSUE-ANNEXATION: A communication from ~. P. H. Trout, advising that it is his understanding that in voting for the proposed annexation bond issue he would he votin~ for a tax increase without limit, was before Council. It appearing that the tax rate can only be ~ncreased in sufficient amount necessary to take care of the annexation bond issue, and for no other purpose, on motion of )~. Carter, seconded by ~. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the communication was referred to the City Attorney for appropriate reply. BUSF~: A comunication from Mr. R. Eolian Rauland, naking eu~gestions for the routing and schedules of buses in the City of Roanoke, was before Council. It appearing that the co~nunication in question was also sent to the City Fanager, the same~s ordered filed. REFORTS OF OFFICERS: A~EXATION: The City ¥~nager submitted ~ritten report that due to the delivery date on equipment, it is imperative that orders be placed inmediately for equipment which will be needed to render cervices to the ai,aexed territory, and asked that authority be granted for ~aking the necessary orders for equip~ent on the condition that if the equip~ent is not needed he will have unqualified authority to cancel same, advising that this procedure has the approval of the City Attorney as being legal; whereupon, ~m. Carter offered the followin~ Resolution: (~9610) A RESOLUTION authorisin~ the City }~nager to place orders i~ediately for equipment with which to render services to the annexed territory, on the condition that if the said equipment is not needed the City ~anager will have unqualified authority to cancel same° (For full text of Reeolution~ see Ordinance Book No. 1~, Pa~e 206) }ir. Carter moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~5-. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Carter, Dillard, Minton, West, and the President, ~. Edwards ....................... 5. NAYS: None ................ O. ]-~NICIPAL BUILDING: The City }~nager submitted written report, asking that authority be granted for changing the present telephone system of the Municipal Departments to an intercommunication system plan, advising that the various Conetitutitional Offices in the Municipal Building have been consulted and there are apparently no objections to the plan; whereupon, Mm. Minton offered the following Resolution: (~9611) A RESOLUTION authordzin~ the City ¥mnager to change the present telephone system o£ Runici~al Departments to an lntercora~unication system. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page Mr. Minton moved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~otion was seconded by Mr. Carter and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: ~iessrs. Carter, Dillard, Kinton, West, and the President, Ym. Edwards ................ NAYS: None ......... O. STREET LIGHTS: The City }Mnager brought to the attention of Council the need for six additional street liFhts at the Veterans Housing Project and asked that authority be ~ranted for the installation of cane; whereupon, Mr. Minton offered the following Resolution: (~9612} A HESOLUTIO}, authorizing the installation of street li[hts on certain streets in the City of Roanoke. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page M~o Hlntonmoved the adoption o£ the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Hr. ~es~ and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Heesrs. Carter~ Dillard, Hlnton~ West~ and the Preeident~ NAYS: None .............. O. A~NEIATION: The City Yana~er submitted written report~ together with statement of charges from T. Coleman Andrews and Company~ Certified ~ublic Accountants, a~ountin~ to $2~oOO, covering professional services rendered in connection with t~e annexation case for the period July 130 1~8~ to August 1~, and asked that the City Auditor be authorized to pay this a~ount; whereupon~ Mr. ~lnton offered the follow~n~ Resolution: (~9~13) A RESOLUTION authorizin~ and directing the City Auditor to draw warrant amauntin~ to $28~.00, in the name of T. Coleman Andrews & Company~ Certtfie Public Accountar~s,coverinl services rendered for period from July 1]~ 19~8~ to August 27, 19~8, in connection with the annexation proceedings° (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 1~, Page &O?) ~° Minton moved the adoption of the Besolution. The motion was seconded by ~r. ~est and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Carter, Dillard, Minton, ~est, and the President, ~. Edwards ................... NAYS: None ........... O. JUYENILE D~LINQUENCY: The City F~nager submitted written report that although his pro,tess in making a study of the question of comic hooks has been eomewhat slower than he had hoped, he would like ~o repor~ prozress~ sdvisl~ that within a reasonable period he w~ll submit a sur~ary in furtherance of the instructions of Council. The report was ordered filed. BUD~,ET-~OLICE DEPABT¥=~2~T: The City Manager submitted written report that the Police Department is now workin~ on the new traffic signal system~ and i~ orde~ to complete this work it will be necessary to have an additional appropriation of $3,~?O.OO for the purpose of installin~ an underground electrical duct, and recor~ended that the Police Department Budget be amended to provide the amount needed for the completion of this pro~ect. F~. Carter moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City ~nager and offered the followtn~ emergency Ordinance: (~961~} AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Section ~O, "Police Department" of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of ~oanoke, ¥ir~inia, on the 29th day of December, lq&?, No. 93~, and entitled, "An Ordinance making appropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year be~inning January 1, 19&8, and endin~ December 31, 1928, and declaring the existence of an emergency", as amended by Ordinance Bo. 9~76, adopted on the 25th day of April, (For full te~t of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 1~, Pa~e ~07~ b~'. Carter moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The ~otion was seconded by ~M. Minton and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Eessrso Carter, Dillard, Minton, West,'and the President, Mr. Edwards ...................... ~. NAYS: None .............. O. REFUNDS AND REBATE~-DELIN~U¥~T TAXF~: P~. Frank R. Angel1 having requested that necessar~ steps be taken to have delinqueLL taxes standing against an unnumbered lot he o~ns in Block 6, Linseed Land Company )~p, located on the south side of Louisiana Avenue, N. E., west of Sixth Street, Official No. )0&222], removed from the delinquent list, in that the lot has been erroneously assessed for taxes in the name of Ja~es )~use since the year 19~2, and the matter having been referred to the City Attorney for investigation, report and rece=endation, the City Attorney submitted ~ritten report that the real.estate in question has been erroneously assessed and ~o Angell can be required to pay taxes only for the current year and for the past three years, which he has agreed to do. On ~otion of ~M. Dillard, seconded by ~o Minton and unanimously adopted, the City Clerk ~tas directed to advise Mr. Angell that upon payment of the taxes in question for the years 193~ to 19~, inclusive, for the purpose of clearing the records, proper Resolution will be adopted by Council authorizing refund of the said amount. REPORTS OF CO~TITTEES: None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None. CONSIDERATION OF CLAI¥S: None. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: BOND ISSUE-ANNEXATION: Ordinance No. 9602, providing for a bond issue of $6OO,0OO.00 to reimburse the County of Roanoke for the permanent public i~prove~en~ in the territory to be annexed, having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body; whereupon, ~. West offered the following for its second reading and final adoption: (]9602) Ail ORDINANCE to provide for the issue of bonds of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in the amount of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6OO,0OO) to provide funds to reimburse the County of Roanoke for the permanent public improvements in the territory to be annexed to the City of Roanoke, pursuant to the decree of annexation of the Circuit Court of Roanoke County entered on the 30th day of July, 19~8. (For full text of Ordinance, see O~dinance Book No. 15, Page 392) The Ordinance having been read in its entirety, ~. West moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by F~. Minton and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Car~er, Dillard, Minton, West, and the President, M~. Edwards ........................ 5. NAYS: None ................ O. Ordinance No. 9603, providing for a bond issue of $5OO,OOO.CO to provide funds to pay for the cost of new permanent public improvements to be made in the ~erritory to be annexed upon its annexation, having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body; whereupon, )~. Carter offered the following for its second reading and final adoption: (~9603} AR ORDINANCE to provide for the issue of bonds of tho City of Roanoke, ¥irginia~ in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5OO~0OO) to provide funds to ~ay for the cost of new peramnent public improvements to be made in the territory to be annexed to the City of Roanoke~ pursuant to the decree of annexation of the Circuit Court of Roanoke County entered on the 30th day of July~ 19~ upon the annexation of said territory. {For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 15, PaEe 397) The Ordinance having been read in its entirety~ V~o Carter moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by ¥~. Dillard and adopted by the following vote Alr~5: Eessrs. Carter~ Dlllard~ ~:inton~ West~ and the President~ Er; Edwards ......................... 5. NAYS: None ................. O. Ordinance No. 960&~ directing and providin~ for the holdinE of an election to determine ~hether the freehold voters will approve Ordinance No. 9602;and Ordinance No. 9603~ having previously been before Council for its first readin&, read and laid over, was again before the body: whereupon, ¥~. ):inton offered the following for its ~econd reading and final adoption: (~960~} AN ORDINANCE directinr and providing for the holding of an election in the City of Roanoke, ¥irginia~ to determine ~hether the freehold voters of the City of Roanoke will approve two ordinances, Nos. 9602 and 9603~ res~ectivel dul~ adopte~ by the Council of the City of Roanoke on August 30, 1928. {For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page &OO} The Ordinance having been read in its entirety, }~. ginton moved its adoption. The notion was seconded by Mr. Dillard and adopted by the followtnE vote: AYES: }!easts. Carter, Dillard, ~intom, ~est, and the President, ~. F~rards ....................... ~. NAYS: None ............... O. }DTIONS ~D ~:ISOELLL~EOUS BUSINESS: INVITATIONS: The President, ~. Edwards, brought to the attention of Council that the final performances of the current season will be given by t~e Patchwork Players at the Academy of ~usic on Friday and Saturday nights, advising that the members of Council have been invited to attend the performance at 8:30 o'clock,p, m., Friday, September 3, 19~8. There be~n~ no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED Clerk President COUNCIL, OR6MIIZATION Wednesday, September The Council of the City o£ Roanoke met in the Circuit Court Room in the Eunicil~l Bulldin~, Wednesday, September 1, 19&8~ at ]:00 otclock, p. m., for or~anization, pursuant to Section 10 of the City Charter. PRESENT: Messrs. Daniel J. Cronin, Benton O. Dillard, Richard T. Edwards, W. ?. Hunter and A. R. Minton .......... ~. ABSEHT: None ................... O, OFFICE~S I~ESE}ff: P~o Arthur S. O~ens, City l~nager, ¥~. Randolph 6. l~hittle, City Attorney, and )Mo H. R° Yates, City Auditor. The meetin~ was opened with a prayer by Reverend Van Francis Garrett of the Christ Episcopal Church. On motion of M~o Dillard, seconded by M~. Minton and unanimously adopted, ~r. Edwards ~r~s elected as temporary Chairman of the ~eeting. QUALIFICATION OF MEn. ERS: The City Clerk reported Certificates of Qualification of new me.bets of Council, Eessrs. Daniel J. Cronin and W. P. Huntel have been filed with the Clerk of the Courts, and they have taken oath of office as prescribed by law. ELECTION OF PRESIDENT: F~. Edwards, the temporary Chairman, stated that the first order of business was the election of a President of Council and Ex-officio Fmyor;whereupon, ~. Cronin placed in nomination the name of ~. W. P. Hunter as President of Council and Ex-officio )~yor, and there being no further nominations, M~. W. P. Hunter was elected President of Council and Ex-officio f~yor by the followin~ vote: AYES: Messrs. Crnnin, Dillard, Edwards and Minton--&. NAYS: None .........................................O. NOT VOTIN~: Er. Hunter .............................1. The President of Council havinE been elected, the temporary Chairman turned the Chair over to the President, Mr. Hunter. ELECTION OF VICE-PRESIDENT: The President, b~. Hunter, stated that the next order of business was the election of a Vice-President of Council; ffnereupon Er. Cronin placed in nomination the name of F~. Denton O. Dillard as Vice- President of Council, and there bein~ no further nominations, )~. Denton O. Dilla~ was elected Vice-President of Council by the followin~ vote: AYES: Messrs. Crnnin, Edwards, Minton, and the President, Mr. Hunter ................................. &. NAYS: None .........................O. ~OT VOTING: ~. Dillard ............ 1. ELECTION OF OFFICERS: The President, Er. Hunter, stated that the next order of business was the election of officers whose terms expire on September 30, 19&8; viz, the City Clerk, the City Auditor and the City Attorney. 2 I OIT~ CI~RK: The President, ¥~, Hunter~ called, for nominations for a City Clerk~ F~. Dillard placin& in nomination the na~e off. sion Ko ¥~or~an as City, Clerk to succeed himself for a ter~ of two years beginning October ls 1925, and there bein~ no further nominations~ lMston K. ~or~an was reelected City Clerk for a ter~ of t~o yeara beginning October Is 1928~ by the following vote: AYES: Eessra. Cronin, Dlllard;'~dwards, FLtnton, ard the President, ~.r. h~mter ............................ NAYS: None ................... CITY AUDITOR: The Pree!dent~ }M. Hunters called for nominations for a City Auditor, F~. ~lnton placin~ in nomination the na~e of No R. lares as City Auditor to succeed hi.self flor a ter~ of t~o years beginnln~ October 1, 1928~ and there being no further noninations, H. N. Yates ~as reelected City Auditor for a te~ of two years beginning October 1, 19~8~ by the £ollo~ing vote: AYES: Eessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~inton,and the President, ~r. Hunter ....................... NAYS: None .............. O. CITY ATTORNEY: The President~ !~. Hunter, called for nominations for a City Attorney, Er. Edwards plecin~ in nomination the name of Randolph G. hhittle as City Attorney to succeed himself for a term of t~'o years beginnin~ October 192~, and there being no further nominations, Randolph 6. Whittle was reelected Oily Attorney for a tern of tw years beginning October 1, 19~8, by the followin~ vote: AY=.~: gessrs, gronin, Dillard, Edwards, ginton, and the President, Fw. Hunter ............................. NAYS: None .................... O. CITY. CODE-COUI;CIL: At the request of l~. Hunter, the City Clerk read dra£~ of an emer&ency Ordinance, anendin~ and reordaining Section 1, Chapter 8, of the City Code, relating to the election of the President and Vice-President of Council; whereupon, Yr. Hunter offered the following as an emergency measure: {~9~1~} tN ORDI~INCS to a=end and re-ordain Section one~ Chapter eight, of the Code of the City of Roanoke, ¥irginia~ relatin& to the election of the president and vi~e-president of Council, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page 208) ~. Hunter moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Er. Dillard and adopted by the followinl vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwardss [inton, and the President, Er. Hunter ......................... NAYS: None ................ O. TALES: bM. }iinton offered the following emergency Ordinance :o repeal the Real Estate Transfer Tax Ordinance: ($9616) AN ORDINANCE to repeal an Ordinance adopted by the Cou:~cil of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 17th day o~ February, 19~7, No. 892a, entitled, "An Ordinance levying a tax on the sale of real estate, or any interest therein, fixin~ the amount of the tax, providing for the collection thereof, and prescribing penalties for its violation", aa amended by Ordinance No. 903~, adopted on April 28, 1927. (for full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page 408) bM. Minton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Yr. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, Er. Nunter ............................... 5. NAYS: None ...................... O. Xn this connection, Yr. Dillard offered the following emergency Ordinance authorizing and directing the Clty Auditor to refund the real aerate transfer tax: (~9617} AH OPJ)XNANCE authorizing and directing the City Auditor to make a refund to all persons who have paid the one per cent transfer tax on real estate, under the provisions of Ordinance No. ~948, as amended by Ordinance No. 90]5, upon the presentation of the city's official receipt, beginning as of September 15, 1948, the said refunds to be paid from the reserve established for this t ax. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinanca Book No. 15, Page 409) Fr. Dillard moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Minton and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Minton, and the President, ~r. Hunter .............................. 4. NAYS: None .....................O. (Mr. Edwards not voting in that he will be one of the recipients of the refunds} BUSES-STREET CARS: The City Fmnager submitted verbal report that on August 28, 1948, after due advertisement, he received tw~ bids for the removal of street car rails, and presented a communication from Adams and Tare Construction Company, the low bidder, dated Au=~dat 31, 1948, clarifying their fore, al proposal, the City ~nager calling attention to the fact that the cost of removing these rails will be at least pa~lally offset By the sale of the rails at a later date· for which bids are to he received~ and recommending that the contract for the rail removal be awarded to Adams and Tare Construction Company. In this connection, the question as to ~hether Council or the City Manager should receive and open bids was discussed, and on motion of b~. Cronin, seconded by ~. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the City Attorney was requested to study the Charter provisions as to advertistn~, receiving and opanin~ bids for public improvements, etc., requiring the execution of contracts, and to submit his findings to the body. In a further discussion of the contract for rail removal~ the City ~[anager advised that it is contemplated the work will be started on Ninth Street, S. E., around September 15, 1948, and read the following communication from the bidder: "Roanoke, Virginia, Augus~ 31, 1948. Mr. Arthur S. Owens, City Mmnager, Roanoke, Virginia. Dear Mr. Owens: In regard to streetcar track removal, we want to clarify our formal proposal to the City, we list below items as they have reference to the operation: .13 {1) Ye will furnish to the City in ~ood m~Chanical condition and transportation a bulldozer, shovel, air cozpre~sor~ trailers~ dump ~u~cke, rollers, asphalt ~achine, and rallpuller at the estbblished ~eekly or~onthly rate. ~ichevsr one is applicable ' to tbs tl~e the ~achine is used by the day. wesk~ or ~ontho This cellin~ price is the price established by the Oo P, and is now the ~orking yardstick used by equi~ant concerns and contractors trsdin~ back and forth a~on~ themselves. (2) We will furnish to the City any ~aterials, such as asphalt, stone~ ready-mix concrete, or any other material further necessary; and ~e will fhrnish to the City a competent fore,mn and labor at cost plus ] per cent, cost bein~ the hourly rate and the compensation and social security insurance. (]] ~n the event the City desires a Performance Bond, we will backchar~e the City the sa~e s~ount as the bonding company char~es us. It is understood that all equi~ent will be ordered to the Job and released from the Job, and all work, that is, the entire ol~ration, will be carried on under the instructions of the City Engineer of Roanoke. Yours very truly, ADA~fS & TATE CONSTRUCTION CO. (5i~ned)F. C. Tare (Partner)" Council bein~ of the opinion that the contract should be awarded to Adams and Tats Construction Company under the term~ and conditions as contained in the above communication, at an initial cost of approximately $20,000.00, )~. Cronin moved that Council concur in the recomr, endation of the City }~nager and offered the followtn~ Resolution: ~9618) A RESOLUTION awardin~ contract for furnishin~ all labor, machines and materials and perfornin§ all work in connection with removin~ of streetcar rails and complete restoration of streets within the City of Roanoke %o Adams a Tats Construction Company, at an initial cost of approximately ~20,OOO.00, under terms and conditions as contained in communication under date of AuEust )1, 19&8. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Pa~e F~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded bi }~. Kinton and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Resets. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~inton, and the President, Er. Hunter ............................ NAYS: Non~ .................... O. There appearin~ to be no funds available in the budEet for this project, ~. Cronin offered the followin~ emerEency Ordinance providin~ for the appropriation Of $20,000.00: (~9619) ~N ORDINANOE to amend and reenact Section ~76, "Street Repairs", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, ¥ir~inla, on the 29th day of December, 19&7~ No. 9355, and entitled, "An Ordinance makin~ appropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year be~innin~ January 1, 19A8, and endtnC December 31, 1948, and declarinF the existence of an e~er~ency", as amended by Ordinance No. 9476, adopted on the 26th day of April, 19&8. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Pa~e rm. Cronln moved the a doption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Er. Minton and adopted by the followinE vote: AYES: M, essrs. Cronin, Dillard) Edwards, )linton, and the President, Mr. Hunter .......................... NAYS: Nose ................. O. COUNCIl.-' Y~-. Cronin brought to the attention o£ the City {tanager the ~atter of providing a sound system in the Council Chamber and ~oved that the City ~anager be requested to make a study of the question and to present his recoumendation to Council. The motion was seconded by Fa'. Dillard and unanl~usly adopted. In a ~urther discussion of improvements for the Council Chamber, suggestions were made for a speakerts stand in front o£ the Council table directly behind the press table, the placing of a sign outside the door to designate the room as the meeting place of Council, and the clearing of the balconies of court records in order that seating space might be provided for overflow crowds. I/AT~R DEPARTI!ENT: }~r. Cronin brought to the attention of Council pending suit for the termination of contract ~vhereby the To~n of Vinton is being served with ~ater hy the Water Department of the City of Roanoke and moved that )~yor Hunter invite {iayor 'do R. {f~Gee to have representatives of the Town of Vinton meet with representatives of the City of Roanoke for a discussion of the ~atter with a view of reaching a satisfactory agreement. The motion was seconded by )~. Dillard and unanimously adopted. In this connection, the City Attorney raised the question as to ~ether he should proceed with institution of the suit or withhold any action pending the outcome of the conference. Is answer to the question raised by the City Attorney, %he me~bers of Council voiced the opinion that since the suit is a friendly one and can be withdrawn, the City Attorney should proceed with the institution of sa~e. There bein_~ no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED ATTEST: Clerk COUNCIL, REGULAR EEETING, )~onday, September 6, 1928. A quorum failing to appear, the meeting was adjourned. {A~TEST? / Clerk APPROVED President COUNCIL, B~ULtR ~ETIEG, Eonda¥~ September The Co~ncil of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Roo= in the ~unicipal ~uildin~, F~rday, September 1], 19~, at 2:00 o'clock, p. mo, the resular meeting hour, ~ith t~e President, Er. Hunter, ~residin~. PRESENT: Me=s~s. Cronin, Edwards, Einton, and the President~ ~r. Hunter ................................ ABSENT: Mr. Dillard .............. 1. OFFICERS PRES~T: )~. H. R. Yates, City Auditor. P~NUTES: Copies of the minutes of the meetinss held on ~Mnday, AuFust 19&~, and Wednesday, Septe=ber l, 19&8, havin~ been furnished each member of Councfl, upon motion of ~. Einton, seconded by }~. Edwards and unanimously adopted the readinK was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HEARING OF CITIZENS UPO;I PUBLIC )~ATTERS: ZONING: )~essrs. J, S. and S. A. Barbour, A~ents for Heirs of J. ~'. and L. A. Barbour, havin~ requested that their property on the south side of Brandon Avenue, S. W., bounded on the west by a proposed street ~%ich will be called Sixth Street, and on the east by a street which will be called ~in Street, Official Ko. 12~0~01, be rezoned from General Residence District to Business District, which request was referred to the Board of Zoning Appeals for inYesti~ation, re~ort and recor-nendation, and the Board of Zoning Appeal~ havin~ reoor-~ended that the request be denied, an~ the petitioners having asked that a hearinE be held, and notice of public hearing on the rezonfnE havin~ been published in the ~orld-News pursuant to Article XI, Section &], of Chapter 51 uP the Code of the City of Roanoke, s e%ting the tine o£ the hearin~ at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., ~ionday, September 13, 19&8, the question %~s bePore Council. In this co~qectton, ~o J. P. Bresltn, Vice-president of the Raleiqh ~ourt Civic LeaKua~ appeared before Council and presented petition st~ned by property o~ers and residents in the vicinity of the property in question, opposin~ the rezonin~ of the parcel of land. Also appearin~ before Council and obJec~tnE to the rezonln&, was )~. A. S. Rachal~ Jr. In a discussion Of the matter, F~. Cr~nin raised the question as to whether a non-confo~ing permit would be a~reeable to all interested parties, the [essrs. Barbour, who were present at the meeting, stating that it is their intention erect a hiFh type fillinff station, if and when permission is Franted, ~r. Rachal ¥oicin~ objection to a fillin~ station. Court:il being Of the opinion that no action should be taken on the ~atter until all of the members have heard both sides Of the question, Kr. Elntou mowed that the hearin~ be continued until a full membership of Council is present. The motion w~s seconded by }~. Edwards and unanimously adopted. STREETS A~ID ALLEYS: 1~'. B. Purnell E~gleston, Attorney, appeared before Council and presented the following petition asking that alley located in the middle of block bounded on the north by Norfolk Avenue, on the east by Fifth Street on the south by Salem Avenue and on the west by Sixth Street, $. W., be pemanently vacated, discontinued and closed, and that viewers be appointed to report on the "VIRqlNIA: BEFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE. IN RE: APPLICATION TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, TO VACATE, DISCONTINUE AND CLO~E THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED ALLEY HEIN~ LOCATED 1N THE SOUITC,~$T SECTION OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, THAT ALLE"I TEN FEET WIDE, BEG~INNING ON THE 9OUTHEF~LY SIDE OF NORFOLK AVfZlUE, 5. ~. (FORI~ERLY EARNEST AViIIUE, S. W.) EASTERLY SIDE OF SAID ALLEY, BEING~, 372.12 FEET WEBTF~LY FEOll TF~ PRESE[iT SOUT}gfEST CORNER OF SAID NORFOLK AVENUE AND FIFTH STREET (FOPJ~RLY PARK STREET) SAID ALLEY EXTENDIM3 FRO.'.i THE SOUTH SIDE OF NORFOLK AVEItUE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION 82.15 FEET ~iORE CR LESS; THENCE IH AN EASTERLY DIRECTIOtl TO A POINT SHORT OF FIFTH STREET, SAID ALLEY BEING LOCATED WITHIN THE BLOCK BOUNDED ON T~ };ORTH BY NORFOLK AVENUE, OH THE [tST BY FIFTH STREET, ON THE SOUTH BY BALD' AVENUE AND Oil TIlE WEST BY SIXTH STREET, AND BEIN~ THE ALLEY $iIO':~t ON THE PLAT ATTACitED TO THAT CERTAIN DEED FRO¥. J}3iES R. SCHICK TO IYERICAN BA}iERIE3 COI~FA!.'.Y, DATED JULY 1, 19~8, AND OF RECORD IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE HUSTINGS COURT FOR TIlE CI7'f OF ROANOKE, VIR.~,iNIA, IN DEED BOOK 773, AT PA",E 350. IT BEIN~ IHTENDED TO VACATE, DISCONTINUE AND CLOSE ALL AND EVERY PART OF THE ABOVE DESIOIIATED ALLEY LYING IN THE ABOVE DESCRIBED BLOCK. PETITIOI~ OF AI~RICA.N BAKERIES CO}iP~JlY, J. L. LLOYD, JULIA H. LLOYD AND JARRETT-CH?fa'~ING COMPANY, II.'CORPG~ATE~ The undersigned, American Bakeries Company, J. L. Lloyd, Julia H. Lloyd property which abuts on and is served by the alley mentioned and referred to in the caption above hereby request that said alley be perm~anently vacated, discontinued and closed in accordance with Sections 5220 and 2039 (9) of the Code of Virginia, as amended to date. the perm. anent vacatinz, disoontinutna and closing of said alley and that such permanent vacating, discontinuing and closin~ of the said alley will not abridge or destroy the rights or privileges of anyone. The undersigned herewith file an affidavit, marked "Exhibit An, abc'sing that the proper legal notice of this application to the Council has been duly and lebally posted as required by law. be appointed to vie%.~ the said alley herein sought to be permanently vacated, discontinued and closed and report in writinm to the Council as required by Sections 5220 and 2039 (9] of the Code of Virginia, as amended to date. The undersigned hereby further request that if and ~fnen %he aforesaid alley be formally permanently vacated, discontinued and closed the ordin=_nce providin_r for the same shall direct the proper person to mark upon amy and all plats showin~ the said alley ~hich may be of record in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Court for the City o£ Roanoke, Virginia, ~VAOATED". Respectfully submitted, AFERICAN BAKERIES COMPANY (Signed} By O. W. Fo~well Yznager (Signed) J.L. Lloyd - Julia H. Lloyd JARRETT-CHE%/NIN~ COFP~¥, INC. (Signed) By E. F. Arthur ¥ice-Preaident" ~ouncil bein~ of the opinion that the viewers should be appointed as requested, Hr. Edwards offeret the following Resolution: (~620) A RESOLOTION providing for :he appointcen~ of five freeholders, any three of whom may act, as viewers in connection with the petition of Are rlcan Bakeries Company, J. L. Lloyd, Julia H. Lloyd and Jarret~oChewninE Co~pany, In:orporated, to permanently vacate, dt~continue and close the hereinafter described alley lyfnr and being in the southwest section of the City of Eo:~noke, Vlrftnia. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page Er. Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ]'r. ~:tnton and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Edwards, Min%on, and the President, Mr. Bunter ..................... NAYS: None ............ O. (~. Dillard absent] NATER DEPARTI~NT: Ers. Clara E. Buck appeared before Council and asked that citizens in the vicinity of Shenandoah Avenue and Thirtieth Street, N. W., be furnished water service. On motion of }~r. Minton, seconded by Mr. Edwards and unanimously adopted~ the mstter~s referred to the City ~nager for investigation, report and recor~e~dation to Co~ncil. STREETS AND ~LEY$: Mr. John H. Thornton, Jr., Attorney, representin~ ~ssrs. B. W. Porterff~ld, Jr., and To d. Porterfield, tradinf as Porterfield Distributin~ Co~pany~ appeared before Council and presented the fol]owin~ petition askin~ that alley a% the rear of Lots 1 through 11, inclusive, Section 27, Wasena Corporation ~'ap, located in block bounded on the north by Howbert Avenue, on the east by the Norfolk and %isstern Railway Belt Line, on :he south by Kerns Avenue and on the west by Eighth (formerly First) Street, S. W., be pe~anently vacated, discontinued and closed, and that viewers he appointed to report on the matter: "IN THE COUNCIL F0R THE CITY OF ROANQKE, VIRGINIA I~; RE: Discontinuance and closin~ of that certain alley 20 feet in width, running on the eas~ side Of Section 27, Wasena Corporation, at the eastern boundary ct rear of Lots 1 through 11, inclusive, of Section 27, %~asena Corporation. PETITION TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE: ~our petitioners, B. ~;. Porterfield, Jr., and T. C. Porterfield, tradin~ as Porterfield Distributing Company, respectfully represent to the Council that: (1) By recordation of plat Of Wasena Cor~oration, of record in the clerk'~ office of Roanoke County, Virginia, the above described alley was dedicated to the public: (2) Said alley is not now used nor has it ever been used as a public thoroughfare; ()} Your petitioners and the other adjacent property owners have no need for purposes of ingress or egress of the above described property, nor is it for the purpose of impress or egress to any other property, ~his particular alley souFht by your petitioners to be closed is not and never has been in use by property owners adjacent to it; it is solely a "map alley" and its closing and vacation will not work an inconvenience to any party having an interest therein; (&] Your petitioners have discussed this matter with the City )~naFer and members of the En~ineerin~ Department of the City of Roanoke, and they a~ree that the alley, having never been used for entry is unsuitable for present or future development and have indicated that they will concur in this petition; (5) Your petitioners, in compliance with Sections 5220 and 20)9 [9) o£ the Code of Virginia, as amended, has caused a notice to be published and posted by the Sergeant of the City of Roanoke more than five (5) days before tke presentation of this petition, said publication being made the first day of the September, 19&~ term. of the Hustings Court for the City of Roanoke; an affidavit ts this effect bein~ filed with this petition. THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF THE FRE)~ISES, your petitioners respectfully request that: (al in pursuance of the sections of the Virginia Code above citled, Counci appoint not less then three, nor more than five, qualified persons to act as viewers, to view, ascertain and report in wrttin~ what, if any, inconvenience would result from formally vacatinF, discontinuing and closing the above described "map alley" on the east side of Section 27, Wasena Corporation; [b) that upon report of the viewers, if favorable to the ~ranttng of this petition, and consideration of the evidence, Council pass an ordinance declaring that certain "map alley" as hereinbefore described be perman~ltly vacated, discontinued and closed, and releasin~ thereby all right, title and interest of the City of Roanoke and the public in and to said alley; that the aforesaid ordinance shall direct the proper person to mark upon any and all plats and record in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Court for the City of Roanoke, Virginia, showing said portion of that certain "map alley" as hereinbefore described be Permanently vacated, discontinued and closed as provided by the statutes of the State of VtrEtnfa for such cases made and provided. Respectfully submitted, B. W. PORTERFIELD, JR., and T. C. PORTERFIELD By counsel (Sl~ned) Woods, .~ogers, )~se & ~alker - Counsel" Council being of the opinion that the viewers should be appointed as re~uested, ~r. Cronin offered the following Resolution: (~9621) A RESOLUTION providing for the appointment of five freeholders, any three of whom may act as viewers in connection with the petition of B. W. PORTERFIELD, JR., and T. C. PORTERFIELD to permanently vacate, discontinue and :lose that certain alley 20 feet in width running on the east side of Section Wasena Corporation~ at the eastern boundary or rear of lots 1 through 11 inclusive, Section 27) ilasena Cor~oration. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book ~oo 15~ Fate ¥~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by }~r. Edwards end adopted by the followini vote: AYES: Messrso Cronin~ Edwards~ l[inton, and the President, ~r. Hunter .................. NAYS: ~one ........ O. ZONINd: Mr. W. Courtney Klng~ Attorney, representin~ the Fairlawn Realty Company, appeared before Council in connection with his request that a strip of land located on the northwest corner of the intersection of EdEewood Street (Virginia Secondary HIFhway Route Ko. 6t3) and Auburn Avenue (U. S. Highway inure 50. 11), bein~ ~art of Acreage known as Official ~o. 1610101~ be rezoned fro= Genera Residence District to Business District, which ~as referred to the Board of Zoning Appeals for invsstiSation, report and recommendation; ~hereupon, the followln~ repor from the Board of Zontn~ Appeals, with reference to the matter, was read: "September 9, TheHonorable ~. ?. Hunter, 1Myor and llembers of City Council, Roanoke~ Vir~inia. Gentlemen: In reply to your letter of August 5, 19&8, referring to the Board of ~onin~ Appeals for inves~igattion, re¥ort and recommendation a communication from ~. W. CourtneyKinz, Attorney representing the Fairla~,~ Realty Co~pany~ asktnc that a'strip of land located ~n EdFewood Street and Auburn Avenue, bsln~ part of AcreaFe known aa Official 1610101, he rezoned from General Residence District to Business District: l~nbers of the Board have inspected the property tn question, and ~iven careful consideration to the request. The Board ia of the opinion, in view of the fact that there is now a grocery store immediately ac/oas the bridge fro= the froperty in question, that there is no immediate necessity for the establishment of a Business District at that location which is now being developed aa a hi~h-ty~e residential area. It is further of the opinion that the approaches to high~ay bridEes should ke kept clear for the safe novLn~ of traffic at all times. The Board of Zoninc Appeals tercel, ends to City Council that the request of the petitioner to rezone said property to a Business utstrict be denied. By Order of the Board. (Slimed) a. B. Barnbmrt, Vice-Chair=an. (Signed} [lira S. Seymour, Secretary" In this connection, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council a con~unfcation fren ~r. S. C. Weinburg objectlnE ~o the rezonfng. Durin7 a discussion of the matter, ~. King stated that it ia planned to erect a first-class Frocery store on this property and that a setback line can be established to insure the safe moving of traffic at all times and a clear approach tn the bridFe at the location, Iff. Cronin sskln~ if it would be agreeable to rezone only the f~ont portion of the strip of land, Mr. King replyin~ that this ~ould be satisfactory. 21. ~embers of Council bsinE of the opinion that ~r. King might apply for a nonoconforning permit for the grocery store, ~. ~lnton moved that he be allowed to withdraw his petition, without prejudice. The motion was seconded by ~. eronin and unanimously adopted. ~AT£R DEPART~IENT: A comaunication from ~. Thomas D. ~utherfoord. a list of cttieo in which charFes for sprinklerconnections are either nil or nominal, and, also, listing Virginia cities which do not require meters in connection with the installation of private automatic sprinkler systems, having been referred to the City {.~nager, ~. Rutherfoord appeared before Council for a discussion of the matter. The question as to why the policy of requiring the meters was established when the city took over the water system was discussed at lenFth, l% beint brought out that this policy existed when the water system was privately owned for the purpose of checkin~ on whether the water was used for any reason other than fire protection, }Tr. ~ronin voicin~ the opinion that private citizens who install their o~n sprinkler systems are helping the city by providina more adequate fire protection and that he would like to see a policy adopted by Corn:il whereby the only charge u~de for private automatic s~rinkler systems will be the connection charge, and the meters r~,oYed and used by the ~ater Department for other =ore urgent purposes, concludinr that he has enou!h faith in the public to ~elieve that they will not try to use the sprinkler systems for purposes other than fire protection. After a further d~scuasion of the matter, Yr. Edward9 moved that the City Yana~er be requeated to submit his repor~ and recom=~ndatton on the question. The mstion was seconded by ~r. }~tnton and unanimously adopted. PETITIONS A~:D CC~G~NICATiONS: ZONIng: The request of J. g. and S. A. ~arbour, AFents for Heirs of J. F. and L. A. ~arbour, that the rear fifty feet of their lot fronting on the easterly side of Franklin Road, $. ~., Official Ho. 116012~, be rezoned from General Residence District to Business Dimtrict, in conformity with the front part of the lot, having been referred to the Board of Zoning Appeals for investigation, repor~ and recor~endation, the followinz report, with rsference to the matter, wac before Council: "September 9, 19~8. The Honorable W. P. Hunter, )~yor, and }~ember~ of City Council, Roanoke, Vircinia. Gentlemen: In reply to your letter of Auzust 5, 19~8, referrtnz to the Board of Zonin~ Appeals for investiFatt~n, repor~ and re¢omme~dation a communication ~rom J. S. and S. A. ~arbour, A~ents for Heir9 of J. F. and L. A. Barbour, a~ktng that the rear 5~ fe~t of their lot fronting on Franklin Road, S. ~., Official No. 116012~, be rezoned from General Residence District to Businesa District: Attention is called to the fact that the City Planning recently submitted a recommenda~ion to City Council in refard to rezoning property on Franklin Road, in m~ich area is included the property in queation~ ~hich recoraendation was acted on by City Council, (City Council's file No. 51-51~.) The Board of ZoninF Appeals reco~ends to City Council that the request to re. zone said property be referred to the City Planning Co~ission for further investigation, report and reco~endation to City Council. By Order of the Board. (Signed) $. H. Barnhart, ~lce-Chair~an (Signed) Nita 5. Seymour, Secretaryw Council being o£ the opinion that the Planning Board in reco~.~ending the rezoning of land in this vicinity for a depth not to exceed 125 feet inadvertently overlooked the fact that the lot in question, as included in'the area rezoned, has a depth of 175 feet, {~r. Edwards moved that the City Clerk be directed to advertise for a public hearing on the matter to be held at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., }7onday, October &, 19&8. The motion was seconded by ~r. ~lnton and unanimously adopted. In this connection, Mr. Ed%~rds raised the question as to the petitioners defraying the cost of publfshin~ notices of public hearings and ordinances rezoning the rroperties in which they are interested; whereupon, gr. [lnton moved that the City Attorney investi~ate the matter with a view of preparinE proper Ordinance for presentation to Council for adoption. ~he motion was seconded by }Jr. Edwards and unanimously adopted. ZONIng: The request Of ~r. Howard E. Siphon that pro~erty in the vicinity of Lansin~ Drive, described as Lots 1, 2 and 19, Block 8, Section 2, Rosalind Hills be reached from General Residence District to Business District, for the purpose of erectin~ a cor~unity 2rocery store on the corner lot, the other lots to be used for parking, having been referred to the Board of Zoning Appeal~ for investigation, report and recommendation, the following report, with reference to the matter, was before Council: "September 9, 19&8. The Honorable ~. P. Bunter, ~yor, and }!embers of City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen: In reply to your letter of Au.must 11, 19&8, referring to the Board of Zoning Appeals for investigation, report and recommendation a communication from ~. Howard E. Sigmon asking that property in the vicinity of Lansing Drive, described as Lots 1, 2 and 19, Block 8, Section 2, Rosalind Hills, be rezoned from General Residence District to Business District, for the purpose of erecting a community Froeery store on the corner lot, and the other lots to be used for parking: }~embers of the Board have inspected the property in question, and given careful consideration to the requsst, the followin points being brought out: 1. There is now a business area (non-conforming) located within several blocks of the property in question, as well as the Business District on Grandin Road which provides a number of services to the residents of that section Of the city. 2. There was some doubt expressed as to whether the residential district surrounding the property in question is sufficiently large enough to Justify the establishment and continuation of a grocery store, 3o The estsblishment of a ~usiness District would per=it the use of said property for a nu=ber of uses other than a grocery store which would depreciate the value of homes in the ir~ediate vicinity for residential purposes. The Board of Zoning Appeals reconmends to City Council that the request of the petitioner to rezone said property to a Business District be denied. By Order of the Board. (Signed] S. H. Barnhart, Vice-Chairman. (Signed] Nita S. Seymour, Secretary" F~. Minton moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the Board of Zoning Appeals and that the request for rezoning be denied. The motion was seconded by ~r. Cronin and unanimously adopted. STHEET CONSTRUCTION: Co'nell having by Resolution No. 96C6, adopted on the ~Oth day of August, 19~8~ extended the time limit of Resolution No. 839?, adopted on the llth day of February, 1946, for a period of one year from February 11, 19~8, in which Resolution the city agreed to construct sidewalk, curb and ~utter on any one street in the Rosalind Hills AddStion when houses were erected on fifty per cent of the lots abutting on said street, provided the street would first be fraded to lines to be established by the City Engineer and the property e~ers would pay their one-half of the cost of construction of the sidewalk, curb and gutter, a cem=unicatien from ~. Howard E. Sigmon, advising that he ia ready to pay the property owners~ one-half of the cost for Lansing Drive, but that the City Engineer has informed him it will be next spring at the earliest before the city can let to this w~rk, and requestinf authority to go ahead with the work himself ir~edtately, the city to reimburse him for its one-half of the cost,was before Council. On motion of lf~. ~inton, seconded by ~r. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the matter ~s referred to the City [.'ansger for report and recor_mendation. BUSES: A petition from ~itizens of the northwest section,residing on Hanover Avenue between Twentieth and Twenty-fifth Streets, requesting the re-routi~ of buses for more adequate service to their community, was before Co~ucil. On metdnn of ~. Einton, secended by ~r. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the petition was referred to the City ~.~nager in connection with his study of bus routes. DO~S: A communication from ~rs. Ruth Lucia, 328 Oaklawn Avenue, Williamson Road, eomplaininF that when a stray dog is picked up, he is hurried to a death eeli starved and then destroyed through no fault of his own, was before Council. In a discussion of the communication, Er. Cronin voiced the o~inion that the city should appropriate a sufficient amount of money to see that these de~s are properly fed, the present system being for the Game Warden to purchase the food for the dogs out of money paid him by citizens ~o come to claim their dogs, or those who want a doc for a pet, and that the dogs should he kept in the City Found at :24 least seven days before being destroyed, offering the following emergency Ordinance, appropriating tSO.OO for the purpose of feedin~ the dogs for the balance of the year while confined in the City Pound, with the understanding that if this amount ia net sufficient to meet the needs, an additional appropriation viii be ~de ~nen necessary: (~9522) AN O,~9INANCE to amend and reenact Section ~?, "DO~ Tax Adniniatration~, of an O~dinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 29th day of December, 19~7, No. 9]~5, and entitled, ~An Ordinance makin~ appropriations fro~ the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 19&8, and ending December 31, 19~8, and declarinF the existence of an e~rrency", as amended by Ordinance No. 9~76, adopted on the 26th day of April, 19~. (top full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page &l&) )~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The mo%ion was seconded by ~'r. ['inton and adopted by the following vo:e: AgE~: )~essrs. Cronin, Edwards, Minton, and the President, Mr. Hunter .................. ~. NAYS: None .......... O. In this connection, it was requemted that }ir. Grover C. Flippen, Game Warden, be invited to appear before Council at its next regular meeting for a discussion of conditions at the Doc Pound. With further reference to the subject of dogs, the question was raised as to the status of Ordinance No. 9600, amending Section 1, Chapter &9, of the City Code, with reference to dogs running at large, providing for the elimination of the provision ~'hereby docs may run at large if in the presence of their owners, it beinc pointed out that the City Attorney is making a study of the amendment with a view of makinc =-ugrestions as to chances for the clarification thereof. It being brought to the attention of Council that the amendment was suzmested by Judge Richard F. Pence, Civil and Police Justice, it was requested that he be invited to appear before the body at its next regular meeting for a discussion as to his reasons for the necessity of revising thia section of the Code. REPORTS OF OFFICERS: REPORTS OF THE CIT~ }~NAGER: The City 2.~na~er submitted reports on work accomplished and expenditures for the payroll periods ending Au?us: !5, 19&8, and August 30, 19&8, showin~ cost of carba~e removal at eighty-eight cents and eighty-nine cents, respectively. The reports were ordered filed. A~$HOUSE: A report from the Almshouse for the month of July, 19~8, ehowin? a total expense of ~l,66&.&2 for this period, as compared with a to~al expense of $2,099.32 for the month of July, 19&7, was before Council. The report was ordered filed. CITY PPPfSICIAN: A report from the City Physician, showing 390 office calls for AuKust, 19&8, as compared with &61 office calls for August, 19~7, and 400 prescriptions filled for August, 1948, as compared with 402 prescriptions filled for August, 1947, was before Council. The report was ordered filed. DEPARtmEnT OF PUBLIC ~LFARE: A report from the Department of Public Welfare, ahowin~ 911 caeca handled at a total cost of $28,488°72 for the month of August, 1948, as compared with ~3~ cases handled at a total cost of ~22,902.~6 for the ~onth of August, 1947, was before Council. The report was ordered filed. REPORTS: Reports from the Civil and Police Court for the month of duly~ 1928, the City ~Mrket for the month of August~ 1948, the Department of Air Control for the month of July~ 1948, the Department of Building, ?lunbin~ and Electrical Inspection for the month of Auguat~ 19&~, the Police Def~rtnent for the month of June, 194~ and the Roanoke ~nicipal Airport for the month of Ju17~ 192~, were also before Council. (See reports in the office of the City Clerk) The reports were ordered filed. FIRE DEPARTMENT: A report from the City ~nager on the retire=ant of ~ernard A. Sungter, City ¥treman~ aa of September 3~ 19&~, and the death of Harry G. Wood, City Fireman, on September ~ 1948, was before Council. In this connection~ it was brought to the attention of Council that Ada Enfflish, Janitreas in the ~unicipal Buildin~ died on September 10~ 1948. Council being of the opinion that a policy should be established foz sendin~ resolugions of apprecdation to city employees for services previously rendered, upon their retirement, and for sending resolutions of s~pathy to the familles of deceased city enployees~ upon the death of sa[d employee, on notion of Fr. Cronln, seconded by ~r. ~tnton and unanimously adopted~ the City Clerk requested to follow this policy in the future, an~ in keel~in~ with same, to send a resolution of appreciation to }~r. Sunpter~ a resolution of s}~pathy to the family of ~r..food, and a resolution of s~=pathy to the fmully of }~s. ~nEllsh, immediately. ZONING-SETBACK LINE: A report from the City [anager, advising that he has observed there is a constant increase in travel and traffic on Colonial AYenue~ S. W.~and ¥olcin~ the opinion that Council should refer to the City Plannin~ Co~ission for study the possihilit7 of a setback on this street, ~s before body. On notion of }~. ~:inton~ aeconded by ir. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the ~uestion of establtshin~ a setback llne on Colonial Avenue, S. ~., was referred to the City Planning Com~ission for i~vestIEation~ report and recoFmendation. STO.~'. D~AINS: A report from the City }Mnager, advising that the $chool Board~ throuFh its Clerk~ f~. J. S. ~Donald, called on h~n last week with referen=a to the plan for sidewalk~ curb and gutter around the Northwest Junior HiEh School in confor~it7 with the ~eneral plan of the city to install a drain and CUrb and ~utter at the Carroll Avenue water ta~k location, which would allow the overflow of drain water to ~o do~ the gutter to a drain and thence connect to the d rain at Twentieth Street mhd Staunton Ayenue, and reco~mendin~ that since the funds for the construction of the drain have been depleted that an appropriation for the sum 26 of $2,OOO.OO be added to the Sewer and Drain ¢onstr~ction Account, ~as before Council. ~. ~inton =eyed that Council concur in the recommendation of the City Yana~er and offered the follewin[ emergency Ordinance: {9623) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Section ~71, "Sewer Construction- of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Vir£inia, on the 29th day of December, 1947, No. 9355, and entitled, "An O~dinance making appropriations from the ~eneral Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year be~Inning January 1, 19~8, and ending December 31, 19&~, and declari~g the existence of an emerfency", as amended by Ordinance No. 9&76, adopted on the 26th day of April, (~or full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page ~r. Minton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by l~r. Edwards and adopted by the followina vote: AYES: l.~essrs. Cronin, Edwards, Minton, and the President, I'm. Hmnter ................... NAYS: None .......... O. In this connection, I!r. Cronin brough% to the attention of Comncfl the recent erection of buildin~ occupied by the First Church of the Brethren on the north side of Carroll ~venue, ~. W., at Twentieth Street, and moved that the City Ilansrer investigate the possibility of screening the water tank with vines or trees in order to o%ecure the tank from the view of the church. The mo%ion was seconded by Ur. ¥tnton and unanimously adopted. The su.crestion was also made that perhaps the church would desire to ~ar%icipate in =he construction of sidewalk, curb and ~utter at the same time the project is carried out for the Northwest Junior High School, Er. Minton advisin~ it is his understandinE the church is givin~ this matter considers%ion in an effort to deternine whether or not its finances will permit it to participate in this construction. With further reference to the matter, Lt. l~inton moved that the question of ~radln~ and surfacin~ Tw~n=ieth Streo~ north from Carroll Avenue in order to give %he church better access to its parkin~ lot at the rear of the building be referred to the City }~nafer for investigation. The notion was seconded by ~r. Edwards and unanimously adopted. I'ILITARY COlTANIES: Report from the City Fanarer, advisin~ that he is in receipt of a statement in the amount of ~200.OO, coverina expense for space occupied by the National Guard in the American Legion Auditoriu~ durin~ the non~hs of September, October, Novezber and December, 1947, stating that it is apparent the city owes %his money, and recomaendinT that the amount be ~aid, was before Council. Co=ucil being of the opinion that the City Auditor should be autho~'ized to draw ~rrant in payment of this amount, ~r. l~inton offered the followin~ Resolution (~962~} A RE~qOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Auditor to draw warrant in the amount of ~2OO,OO, coverin~ expense for space occupied by National Ouard Units in the A~erican Legion luditoritm during the months of September, October, Nowmber and December, 1967. (For full text of Resolution, aee Ordinance Book No. 15, Pare Hr. Hinton moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by [Tr. Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Hessrs. Cronin, Edwards, Minton, and the President, Hr. Hunter .................. NAYS: None ......... O. There appearing to be no funds available for payment of this amount, Mr. Minton offered the following emergency Ordinan:e: (~962~) AN ORDINA}IOE to a~end and reenact Section ~6, "Militia", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 29th day of December, 19&7, No. 935~, and entitled, "An Ordinancemakin~ appropriations fro: the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginning January 19&~, and endin~ December 31, 19L8, and declarin[ the existence of an e:errensy", as amended by Ordinance No. 9&76, adopted On the 2~th day of April, 19&8. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page Hr. Minton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion ~s seconded by Hr. Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ~[essrs. Cronin, Edwards, Minton, and the President, ~r. Hunter .................. NAYS: None ......... O. TUBERCULOSIS SA~ATORILP~: A report frcm the City Hamster, enclosing agreement between the Commonwealth of Vir~inia, Department of Health, and the City of Roanoke, which will authorize that the city receive a sun not to exceed $1&,&OO.OO for taking care of eight State patients in the Roanoke City ~uberculosia Sanatorium for the year ending june 30, 19&9, and recom~ending that since this amount is considerably more than the city received last year he be authorized to enter into the agreement with the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Health, was before Council. Hr. ~Iinton moved that Council concur in the recor~endation of the City Manager and offered the following Resolution: (~9626) A RESOLUTION authorizing the City ~nafer, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to enter into agreement with the State Department of Health whereby the City will make available eight bede at the Roanoke City Tuberculosis Sanatorium for the use of State patients, in consfderatien of the State reim~bursing the City in an amount not to exceed the sum of $1&,&OO.O0, for the twelve months' ~eriod ending June 30, 19&9, under terms and conditions contained in said agreement. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Pace ~. Hlnton moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded ~y Er. Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Kessrs. Cronln, Edwards, Kin%on, and the President, ~. Hunter ..................... NAYS: None ............ O. 27 AIRPORT: A report from the City P~nager, enclosing a communication from {~. {tarshall L. Harris, )~nager of the Roanoke {~unicipal Airport, requesting transfer of $500.00, carried in the Equipment and lnprove=ents Account of the Airport Budget, for an equipment shed~ to provide For the purchase of stoves and a new scooter, the City )Zanager concurring in the request of the {~nager of the Airport and reco~ending that the transfer be authorized, was before Council. )Ir. Edwards coved that Council concur in the reco~.endation of the City ~tanager and offered the following Resolution: (~627) A RESOLUTION authorizing purchase of stoves and a scooter, at a total cost of approxl~tely ~500.00~ in place of an equiF~ent shed as provided far in the Equipment and Improvements Account~ under Section ~120, "}:anlcipsl Airport", of the BudFet. {For full text of Hesolution, see Ordinance Book ~o. 15, Page 216) Yr. Edwards moYed the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Kr. Cronin and adopted by the followin? vote: AYES: F. essrs. Cronin, Edwards, F. inton, and the President, Kr. Hunter ............... 6. NAYS: None ...... O. In this connection, ~[r. Cronin criticised the method used in heating the Administration ~ufldin¢ at the Airport with a stove and moved that the ~estion of p~vidtnF a heating system other than the ~e~od used last winter be referred to t~e City }~na~er for attention. The motion was seconded by ~. ~inton a~ unani~.ous ly adopted. COUNCIL: The City ]~na~er havlnK been requested to rmke a study of the question of providing a sold system in the Co~¢i! Ch~ber, the followin¢ report, with reference to the matter, was before Council: "Roanoke, Virginia~ September 13, 194S. To The City Council, Roanoke, Vir~inia. Gentlemen: With reference to your resolution authorizing ~e to obtain the cost of adequate loud spsakin~ equi~ment for the Council Chamber, our Cor~.unications Officer, ~r. J. D. S~nk, has arranged for different types of equipment to be presented to you in the Council Chamber begtnninr September 20. I felt that in fairness to all distributors we should give each one an opport~nity to present their respective equipment, and I respectfully ask that you make notes of those presented in order that you may assist me in determining which is the best. Very truly yours, (Sl~ned) A.S. Owens, City ~nager" The report %~as ordered filed. DEPAR~NT OF PUBLIC WORKS: A report fram the City ~nager, advising that in planning for a larger city aa of January 1, 19&9, and in order to more efficiently carry out the work of the City Government, he would like to create a department to be known and desisnated as the Department of Public Works, and reco~-uending the adoption of an emergency Ordinance, as enclosed with the report, if Council sees fit to concur in his recommendation, was before the body. There appearing to be no need for an emergency in that the new department will not be needed until the first of the year, action on the Ordinance was held in abeyance until the next regular meeting of Council. OFFICE HOURS: A reporl; fro~ the C~ty F~na~er, advisin~ that If Co~cil deems it advisable he ~uld appreciate adoption oF a Resolution authorizin~ the closin~ of the City OfFices at ]:~ o~clock~ p. m., on September 22~ 1~, for the ~urpose oF holdin~ a municipal picnic at Fishburn Park~ ~as before the ~ounc$1 bein~ of the opinion that the daily o~ration of the City Gover~ent ~uld not be greatly inconvenienced by closing the offices at o~clock, p. ~., on that day, ):r. Minton offered the follo~n~ Re~olution: (962~] A RE~LUTION authorizinff and directinF that all }lmnici[al Depart- ~ents in the City of Roanoke be closed at 3:~ o'clock, p. m., on September 22, 19~8, subject to the requirements of the heads of the Depart=ents, to pe~it the ~r~nnel to attend a City ~ployees' picnic to be held in Flshburn Park. (rep full text of Resolution, see Ordin~ce Book 1~o. 15, Page }Ir. Iltnton moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e motion was seceded by Mr. Edwa~s and adopted by the follo~dnK vote: AYES: l~essrs. Cronin, Ed~rds, llinton, and the President, }~. Hunter ............. NAYS: None .... O. REPORTS OF CO}~ITTEES: None. UNFINISHED BUS ~IF~S: RE~NDB ;.ND REBATES-DE~II2U~iT TAXES: Co~cil having azreed that upon pay=ent of taxes, penalty and interest, for the years 1932 to 19~2, inclusive, for an ~n~bered lot in Blo~k 6, Linwood ~nd Comply Nap, located on the ~u~h side of Louisiana Avenue, N. E., west of Sixth Street, Official No. 30~2223, belong in~ to Frank R. An~ell, proper Resolution would be adopted authorizln~ re,nd of the amount, in' that the proper~y ~as e~roneously assessed in the n~e of Ja=es Muse for the years in question, the City Clerk presented receipts for the taxes in the amount of ~7.~7; ~ereupon, Er. Cronin offered the follo,~ng Resolution: (~9629) A ~SOLUTION authorizing and directin~ the City Auditor to dra~ warrant ~o~ting to $~7.~7, in the name of Frank R. ~Kell, covering ref~d of real estate t~es, penalty and interest, paid on ~ unn~bered lot in Block 6, Linwood Land Comply ~p, located on the south aide of Louisi~a Av~ue, Il. E., west of S~th Street, Official No. 3022223, ermneously assessed for the years 1932 to 19~, inclusive. (For ~11 text of Resolution, see O~fn~ce Book No. 15, Page ~17) ~.~. C~nin moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e action was seconded by }'r. Minton ~d adopted by the follo~in2 vote: AYES: Messrs. C~nin, Edwards, Minton, and the President, Er. Hunter ...................... NAYS: None ............. O. RE~NDS ~D REB~TES-LICEIiSE: A co~muication ff~= the Rentck Company, Incor~rated, advisin~ that in 1917 the co=p~y paid the City of Roanoke the a~oun~ of $152.07~ for a~holesale ~erchant~$ License, when it should have purchased a Co:mission )~erchant*s License in the a~ount OF $~.00, and a~in~ tha~ this difference of $6~.07 be re~nded, havin~ been referred to the City Atto~eg for lnvestl~atlon~ re.ri and reco~endation, the Cl~y Clerk presented ~itte~ ~rt f~ the City Atto~ey givin~ the opinion that the company ~ithin its rl~h~ in re~estinE ~is re.nd and t~t Co~:il should~ in e~lty and ~ood conscience~ ~lrecC that the re.nd be ~del ~ereu~n~ Fw. Einto~ oFFered the follo~inl ~esolution: (~6]0) t ~L~ION authorizinE and directin~ the City tuditor to warrant a=o~tin~ to $61.07 in the nane of aenick }M~r Coap~y, IncorF~ra~ed, cov~rinf refund of e~cessl~e ~unt paid for the ~rivile[e of distribatin~ autonoblles to dealera, at a co~l~sion, durina the y~a~ (~o~ full text of ~esolution, see Ordinance Book No. 1~, Pale ~. ~inton moved the ~d~ption of the ~solution. The mo~ion ~as ~econded by K~. Cronin and adopted by the follo~lnf tY[5: Eesar~. C~onin, Ed~rds~ ~lnton, and th~ F~esld~t, DTr. Hmqter .................. NAYS: None .......... O. ~ONS~DER~O~ OF CLAIMS: None. INTRODUCTION ~ CON~IOEHATION OF ORDINANCES AND ~LUTIONS: None. ~OTIO~S AND }~ISCELL%NEOUS BUSINESS: RE~LUTION OF A~ECIATION: ~r. Edwa~s %~u~ht to the attention of Co~c[1 the splendid public service rendeFed to the citizens of Ro~oke by the Patchwork ~layers In the free enterta~nnent furnished the [ublic du~in[ the su~.e~ months by their pa~k and Academy of ~sic ~rformances and moved that the City Clerk send a resolution to the orEanization com~endinF them fo~ this service. The motion was seconded by ~-~. R~nton and unanimously adopted. CITY ~ANAGER: ~!r. Cronin made the following sul~estions and reco~endations for the attention of the City }~na~e~: Removal of protFuding tree limbs in residential areas in o~de~ that buses ~[fht pull [nto the curb without ~nconven~em A conference %;i%h the trans~rtation companies %o see if ~mething can be worked out so that drivers ~11 not have %o eat their meals while d~vinE the buses. The removal of pipe and other raterials stored by the Water Departm~t on p~perty located on the ~st side of Jefferson StTeet south of the brldKe oveF Roanoke Rive~. The establishinu of a 15-minute or 2C-minute free parkln~ space in the vicinity of the ~nicipal Bulldin~ for the benefit of people ~o want to pay thei~ razes om transact othe~ bus~ness in the build,mK. ~e assi[nment'of space at the rear of the ~ictpal Building, for parkin~ purposes, only %o these officials and employees who use their oars regularly for official business. Removal of circus and soft dr~nk ad~ertisenents f~u the windows of build,nfs o',med by the city at the rear of the ~.~tcipal Building. R[~id enforce=em% of park[n~ F. eter re~tions. The City ~anager and City AuditoF to sukmft report and re=o~endation as to whether rents for tenants at the Veterans ~er[ency Hous~n~ Project can ke reduced. Study of a method ~,hereby citizens are allowed 31. park free in front of their residences, risen they live on streets which have rarking meters. A new ~hiteway liFhting system for the entira downtown business area, rather than Just Campbell Avenue and Jefferson Street. The construction of under,round passageways beneath heavily-travelled streets at public schools. The construction of at least one swiutmin~ pool next year with the idea of having four ~ools, one in each section of to~n, eventually. The establishment of a City motor pool. A study as to placing parking meters on the north side of the railroad tracks in addition to those already on the south side. In this connection, l!r. Edwards brought to the attention of Council the fact that there are quite a few ~tters still pending on the agenda of the body which should be disposed of before a new pro,ran is started, it being suggested tFat the various cormittees who have not submitted final reports on the subjects for ~ich they were appointed miFht submit progress reports by the 1st of December several of the pendin~ ratters being discussed, a.'~d some of them being ordered filed. ~ATER D E?AR~I~IT: The President, l~r. Hunter~ having been rec~ested to invite representatives of the Town of Vtnton to meet with representatives of the City nf Roanoke for a discussion of the ratter of the city furnfahin~ the tov,~ with water, the City Attorney having been directed to institute suit for the termination of the present contract, }~. Hunter stated that an informal conference will be held with the representatives at 7:30 o'clock, p. m., Thurstay, Septtmber 16, 19~8, in the City Council Chamber. There beinr no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED ~TTEST:"~ ~'~f~/--~ 32 COUNCIL~ REGULAR ~ETIN~, [fonday~ September 20~ 19~8. The Council of the City of Roanoke net in regular ~eetin~ in the Circuit Court Room in the [unicipal Buildin~, ~!enday~ September 20, 19~, at 2:00 o'clock~ p. n., the reKular meeting hour, with the President, ~r. Hunter, presiding. PRESENT: Kessr$. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Einton, and the President, }~. Hunter ......................... ABSENT: .................... O. OFFICE~$ PRESENT: ~. Arthur S. Owens, City ~Mna~er, ~F. Randolph G. ~fhittle, City Attorney, and ~r. H. R. Yates, City Auditor. }'IBq/TES: Copy of the minutes of the previous meeting having been furnished each member of Council, upon mo%fen of ~. Cronin, seconded by Edwards and unanimously adopted, the readtn? was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HEARING OF CITIZ!TN$ UPON PUBLIC ZONII!q: Council hawing moved ~o reconsider the matter of rezoning propert) l~cated on the south side of Branbleton Avenue, S. %;., adjoining the west corporate limits, described as Lots 1 and 2, Block 10, Corbieshaw ~p, from General Resider District to Business District, for which an Ordinance was previously lost on its second reading, l!r. ~'orrts L. l%sinter, Attorney for ~rs. Verna A. Trent, to-ether %;ith ~?. amd ~frs. Trent, apreared before the body and asked that the property be re~oned as requested, ~[r. }~asinter stating that the project planned by his client %;i11, in kis opinion, be an asset to the neighborhood and Fresentinz communication frcm the Roanoke County Engineer, advising that there is a tke property in the county lr~edistely adjacent to the %¢est cor£orate limits will be rezoned for business purposes. Again appearinr in opposition to the rezoning, was ~[r. Charles B. Satchwell Attorney, representtn~ ~essr3. Carl A. ~%nt~omery and J. T. Greenwood, to£ether %~ith l~r. ~ont~omery, ~,r. Satchwell presenting a comm. unication from the aoanoke Count}' ~nztneer of a later date than the one submitted by ~r. ~-~sinter, advising that the property in the county i~edlately adjacent to the ~'est corporate limits definitely cannot be used for business purposes at the present time. Also a~ain arpearinr in opposition to the rezonin~, was ~[r. John D. Co~enhaver, Attorney, representin[ ~iessrs. L. L. Bush, W. B. Jenkins, John L. Forsey, ~. W. Coffer, G. E. Himber, J. D. Himber, E. ~i. Robertson and J. Frank Smith, l~essrs, hush and Jenkins appearin~ with ~. Copenhaver. The matter was discussed at length, ~. R. G. Atklnsoa also appearing in opposition to the rez~nin~, and a petition from the Greenland Hills section, objectinfi to the rezontnK~ being read, )~r. ~[asinter contending that the type of project planned by his client will not harm the neighborhood anymore than the type of residences proposed to be constructed by ~r. }iontgomery in the area. A heated discussion followed, ~'r. Cronin voIcin~ tke opinion that the petitioner should apply for a non-conforming pert. it. ~r. ~.~sinter retortin~ that 33¸ his client definitely does not want a non-conforning peri-it wlth its acconpanying restrictions, ~r. ~:inton callin~ attention to the fact that he voted against the previous Ordinance when it came up for its second readinK, but that since that tire he has inspected the property in question smd feels that it should he rezoned, }Jr. Cronin offerin~ a motion that the petitioner be allowed to withdraw her application for rezonin~, without prejudice, with a view of applying for a non-conformin~ permit, %~leh motion failed to receive a second; ~hereupen, ~. Dillard moved that an Ordinance, providing for the rezoning as requested, placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by ~'r. ~finton and lost by the following vote: AYES: ~ssrs. Dillard and Rinton ...................... NAYS: ~. Crcnfn, and the President, ~r. Hunter ....... NOT VOTING: F~. Edwards ...............................1. (}.~. Cron[n in voting "no" stating that he feels the matter is a question for a non-conforming permit] BUD~ET-CO)~'IS~IONER 0F BEU~NUE: Judge John ~. Hart, Co~missloner Revenue~ appeared before Council, advising that he will need t~o additional clerks and two new type~rlters in his office~ as a result of the annexation, and asked that the two typewriters be ~ade available by the first of the year'.~en the annexation becomes effective, stating that the typewriters can ~e purchased at a cost of ~210.60 each. Co.oil bein~ of the opinion that funds should be appropriated ir=.ediately fo~ the ty~ewrite~s in order that they may be obis[net as soon as ~oss[ble, ~[r. Cronfn offered the follow[n~ emem~ency Ordinance: (,~631) AN ORDINANCE %o ~end and reenact Section ~6~ "Cor=issiener of Revenue", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, V~rgtnia~ on the 29th day of December, 19&7, No. 9355, and entitled~ "An Ordinance makin ap~ropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke fo~ ~he fiscal yea~ be~fnntng J~uary 1, 19&8, and ending Decem%er 31, 19&~ and declaring the existence of an emergency"~ as amended by O~1nance No. 9276, adopted on the 25th day of April, (For full text of Ordlnance, see Or~nance ~ook ~:o. 1~, Fare }~r. Crontn moved the adoption of the Ordinance. ~e motion was seconded by ~. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYES: }feasts. Crontn, Dillard, Ed~,~rds, Elnton~ and the President, ~. Hunter ...................... NAYS: None .............O. TRAFFIC: E~. RoBert L. L}mn, ~resident of the Roanoke ~lerchants Association~ appeared before Council and presented a joint reco=endation from the Roano[e Ferchants Association and the Chamber of Cormerce that the City Planning Co~Isslon be requested to study the city's parkln~ problem and report as qutckly as possible ways and means of relieving the situation in the shortest reasonable time, sugEesttng that an off*street parking buildin~ or buildinEs w[ll afford a ve~/ much better solution %o the problem than %he creation of ~arkin~ lots of sufficient n~be~ and size to satisfy the demand. Ia this connection, ~o No W° Schlossberg, Chairman of a co~ittee for the Woments Apparel Croup, appeared before Co~ncil and presented resolutions approving the above reco~endation, pled~in~ the support o£ the group in solving the problem~ and askln~ the City Council to take such action as it deems ~roper to improve off-street ~arking in Roanoke. After a discussion of the matter, ~o Cronin moved that the President, ~o Hunter, appoint a committee to be composed of eno representatiYe £rom the Roanoke ~erchants Association, one representative from the Chamber of Commerce, representative from the ~o~en'e Apparel Group, and two members of City Council, for a study of the problem and report to Council. The motion was seconded by Mr. Dillard and unenimously adopted. The President, }~. Hunter, announced that the committee would be appointed within the next few days. AE~:ORY-~:ILITARY CO~FANIES: Major E. C. Gravett of the ll6th Infantry, Vir~inla National Guard, appeared before Council, callln~ attention :o the fa~ that plans for construction of Armory facilities under the }%nicipal Stadium have not been revised in accordance with money available in the Armory-Stadium bond issue account and bids re-mdvertised, as recommended by a committee appointed by Council tn its report submitted to the body under date of December 29, 19~7, advisinz that it is imperative for a temporary construction which can be accomplts~ at a cost of ~100,000.00, of ~hich about seventy-five per cent can be salvaged and later included tn the more ambitious Ar~,~ory program, to be carried out imnmdiately, in order that the National Guard Units might ope ra~e on a temporary basis until such time as the city is tn a position to construe% the projected Armory, and asked that the city authorize the temporary projec~ at once. The matter was discussed at length, ~r. Edwards voicing the opinion that be feels this is a state function, and moved that the request be referred to the City }'ana~er for investigation, report and recommendation to Council. The motion was seconded by gr. Dillard and unanimously adopted. STREETS AND ALLEYS: Council having previously adopted Resolution providing for the appointment of viewers to repor~ on whether or not, in their opinion, an alley located in the middle of block bounded on the north by Norfolk Avenue, on the east by Fifth Street, on the south by Salem Avenue, and on the west by Sixth Street, S. ~., should be penu..anently vacated, discontinued and closed ~r. B. Purnell Eggleston, Attorney, representing the American Bakeries Company, J. L. Lloyd, Julia H. Lloyd and Jarrett-Cke%~min~ Company, Incorporated, appeared before th9 body and presented the following report of viewers: "VIRGINIA: BEFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOANOKE. IN RE: APPLICATION TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, TO VACATE, DISCONTINUE IND CLOSE THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED ALLEY BEING LOCATED IN THE SOUT~,{EST SECTION OF THE CITY CF ROANOKE, VIRQINIA: THAT ALLEY TEN FEET WIDE, BBGINNING ON THE SOUTHERLY SIDE OF NORFOLK AVE~E, S. W. (FORmeRLY EARNEST AVEh~E, S. W.) THE EASTERLY SIDE OF SAID ALLEY, BEING 372.1~ FEET WESTERLY FRO~ THE FRE~NT SOUT~;~ST CORNER OF SAID NORFOLK AVENUE AND FIFTH 35 STREET (FOR}~RLY PARK STREET) SAID ALLEY EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF NORFOLK AVENUE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION FEET ~DRE OR LESS; THENCE IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION TO A POINT SHORT OF FIFTH STREET, SAID ALLEY BEING LOCATED WITHIN THE BLOCK BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY NORFOLK AVENUE, ON THE EAST BY FIFTH TREET, ON THE SOUTH BY SAL~ AVENUE AND ON THE WEST BY sIXTH TREET, AND BEING THE ALLEY SHO~H ON THE PLAT ATTAC~D TO THAT O~RTAIN DEED FROM JA~S R. SCHICK TO ~ERICAN BAKERIES C0~PANT, DATED JULY 1, 194~, AND OF RECORD IN TBE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE HUSTIngS COURT FOR ~{E CITY OF RO.~.OKE, VIRGINIA, IN DEED BOOK 773, AT PA~E 350. IT BEING INTEHDED TO VACATE, DISCONTINUE AND CLOSE ALL AHD EVERY PART OF THE ABOVE DESIGUATED ALLEY LYING IN THE ABOVE DE]CRIBED BLOCK. REPORT OF VI~ERB The undersigned viewers appointed by the Council of tbs City of Roanoke, Vir6inia, by Resolution No. 9620 adopted on the 13th day of September, 19&8, to view, ascertain and refer= in writing, pursuant to ~he provisions of Sections 5220 and 2039 (9) of the Code of Vir6inia, as emended to date, whether in their opinion any, and if any what, inconvenience would result fro~ permanently vacatln], discontinuin~ clo~in~ the alley described in the caption above, respectfully report after bavin~ first been duly s~orn they viewed tke s~id alley and the neiFhb~rinF propsrty and are unanimously of the opinion that no inconvenience will result either to the public or to any fn~ividu~l fro: the por~.anent vacating, discontinufn~ and clo~ln~ of ~he said alley. GIVEN under our hands this 15th day of September, 19~B. (Si~ned) John C. Farrott (Si~ned) Geo. T. Ellis (Sifnad) D.K. E%herid~e, }~. Crontn moved that Council concur in the report o£ the viewers and tha~ the follo,in~ Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by ~r. Edwards and adopted by the £ollowin~ vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, Fr. Hun~er .................. NAYS: None ......... O. {~9632) Ail ORDINANCE vacating, discontinuin~ and closin~ that certain alley extendin~ fro~ Norfolk Avenue in a southerly direction ~2.15 feet ~ore or less and thence in an easterly direction to a point shor~ of Fifth Street, the aforesaid alley bein~ located in the Southwest Section of the City of Roanoke, Virzinia, and hereinafter more particularly described. '~HEEEAS, American Bekeries Company, J. L. Lloyd, Julia H. Lloyd and Jarrett-Che~in~ Co~pany, Incorporated, have her~to£ore filed their petition before Council, in which petition they requested Council to ye~an~n~ty vacate, discontinue and close the hereinafter described alley, of the ftlin~ of said petition due notice ~s properly posted as required by law; and L~EREAS, the Council for the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on ~he Otb day of September, 19~8, adopted Resolution Ne. 9620 appointinE vie~zers in accordance wi~h the prayer of the said petition to view the alley ~hich wes requested to be 36 vacated, discontinued and closed and to report whether or not in their opinion any, and, if anya ~nat, inconvenience ~uld result from the pernanent vacating, discontinuing and closing of said alleyi and %~EREA$, it appears fro= a report in writing filed by the said viewers in this prooeeding that no inconvenience would result either to the public or to any individual from the Form, anent vacating, discontinuing and closing of said alley, and ~H~REAS, it further appears to the Counotl that the seid petitioners have agreed to bear and repay the costs and e xyenses incident to tLis proceeding. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Oouncil of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, that the alley lying and being located in the Southwest Section of the City of aoanoke, ?trginia, and more particularly described as follows: 7hat alley ten feet ~lde, beginning on the southerly side of Norfolk Avenue, S. }f. (forT..,erly Earnest Avenue, S. ~.~ the easterly side of enid alley, being ~72.1~ feet ~e$terly from the present south:;est corner of said Norfolk Avenue and Fifth Street (formerly Park Street] said alley extendin~ fro~ the south side of Norfolk Avenue in a southerly direction ~2.15 feet more or less; thence in an easterly direction to a point sh~rt of Fifth Street, said alley being located within the block bsunded on the ~orth by [{orfolk Avenue, on the East by Fifth Street, on the South by Salem Avenue and on the :[est by Sixth Street, and 2eing the alley sh~:m on the plat attached to that certain deed from danes R. Schick to l~erican ~akeries Co=pony, dated July l, 19~, and of record in the Clerk's office of the Hustings Court for the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in Deed Soak 77~, at paUe ~O. It being intended to vacete, discontinue and close all and every part of ~he above design:ted alley lying in th~ above described block; be, and the sane is hereby permanently vacatad, discontinued and closed and that all rirht, title and interest of the City of Roanoke and the public ia an~ to the said alley ~e, and they are hereby released insofar as the Council is empo~;ered so to d~, except that a public easement is hereby reserved for the maintenance, located in the said alley, and ~E IT FURTHER CRD~I!~D that the City Engineer be, and he is hereby directed to mark "pe rr. anen%!y vacated, discontinued and closed" the said alley on all maps an2 plats on file in the office of the City LnEineer of the City of ~oanoke, Vtr~inia, ~n %~ich said maps and plats said alley is sho~, referrin~ to the book and paEe of Resolutions and Ordinances of the Counail of the City of Raanake ~herein this Ordinance shall be spread, and BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Clerk of this Council shall deliver to the Clerk of the Hustings Court for the City of Roanoke, Virginia, a copy of this Ordinence in order that the said Clerk may make proper notation on all naps and plats recorfled in his said office upon zhich are sho~ the said alley hereby permanently vacated, discontinued and closed. The Ordinance havinE be~n read, ~as laid oYer. SUREETS AND ALLEYS: Council havin~ previously adopted Resolution providina for the appointment of viewers to report on whether or not, in their opinion, an alley at the rear of Lots 1 throu[h 11, inclusive, Section 27, Wasena Corporation )~p, 1coated in block bounded on the north by Howker~ Avenue, on the east by the Norfolk and Western Railway Belt Line, on the south by Earns Avenue and on the west by gifhth (for~erly First) 3treat, S. ~., should be ~er~n'~ently Yacated~ discontinued and closed, ]~r. John H. Thornton, Jr., Attorney, representing }~essrs. B. W. For~er~'fald, Jr., and T. C. For~erfield, trading as Porterfteld Distributing Cozpan¥, appeared before the body and presented the following report of viewers: -VIRGINIA: BEFORE THE COUHCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE IN RE: Application to the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, to vacate, discontinue end close that certain alley 20 feet in width, runnin? on the east side of Section 27, ~asena Corporation, at the eastern boundary or rear of Lots 1 through 11, inclusive, of Section 27, ~';asena Corporation. REFOST OF The undersicned viewers, ari~ointed by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, by order entered on the l~th day of September, 19&~, to view, ascertain and report in writin~, pursuant to the provisions of Sections ~220 anJ 2039 (9} of the Code of Vtrsinia, as amended, %~ether, in our opinion~ any, and if any, what inconvenience would result from for:~ally vacatins, discontinuin!' and closing that certain alley 20 feet in width, running on the east side of Section 27, Wasena Corporation, at the eastern boundary or rear of Lots 1 through 11, inclusive, of Section 27, %Jasena Corporation, res~ect£ully report that after havin~ been first duly sworn, we viewed said alley and the neiFhborln~ property and '~% are unanimously of the opinion that no inconvenience would result, either to any individual or to the fublic, from vacating, discontlnutn~ and closin~ said alley as above set out. Given under OUr hands this the 2Otb day of Seftenber, {~izned) R. V. Fowlkes {Sirned) C. %:. Francis, Jr. (Si~ned) 11. L. Rush" ~r. ~intsn moved that Council concur in the re~ort of the vie%~ers and that tke followin~ Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion seconded by ~. Dillard and adopted by the follo%~inz vote: AYE3: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Cinton, and the President, ~r. Hunter .................. NAYS: None ......... O. (~9633} AN ORDINANCE vacating, discontinuing and closing that certain alley 20 feet in width, running on the east side of Section 27, Masena Corporation, at the eastern boundary or rear Of Lots 1 through 11, inclusive, of Section 27, Wasena Corporation. 1%~EREAS, B. '~. Forterfield, Jr. and T. C. Porter£ield have heretofore filed their petition before Council in accordance with law in which said petition said persons requested Council to permanently vacate, discontinue and close the hereinafter described alley, to the fllin& of ~hich said petition due notice was ~tven to the public as required by law, and '~qLREA$, in accordance with the ~rayer of said petition viewers were ar~ointed by Council to view the ~roperty and regor% in wrl%in~ whether in their opinion any inconvenience ~uld result from percanen%ly vacatinr, di~n:inui~ and closin~ the hereinafter described alley~ and I~EA~ it ~rrear~ fro~ the re.ri In ~ritinC filed by ~aid vie~er~ tn :his ~roceedinl {filed ~ith ~he City Clerk to~ether ~ith t~e aff~davi: of viewers on :he 20th day of 5ep:e~ber~ 19L~)~:ha: no inconvenience ~uld result~ either to ~ny individual or the public f~ ~e~an~:ly vaca:ln~ discontinuin~ %iHERE/S, it further ap~ear~ to Council the: the said pet~tioners have a~reed to %ear and defray the costs and expenses incident to this proceeding. THEREFDRE, BE IT O~DAI~I~ by the Council of the City of Roanoke that certain alley 20 feet in wid%h~ runnin~ on the east side of Jection 27, ~asena CorForation, at the eastern boundary or rear of Lots 1 through 11~ inclusive, of Section 27, ~asena Corporation, he, and the same is hereby Fe~anen%ly vacated, discontinued and closed; and %hat all vt~h%~ title and interest of %he City of kcancke and the public in and %o said alley described herein are hereby released insofar as the Council is ~Fo~te~ed so %o do, the City of ~oanoke, however, ~ese~:in~ mnto itself a public casement tn the said alley for sewer lines and t;ate~ ns!ns and the riTht of tn~ess and e~ress for the maintenance, reFair and BE IT FIRTHEK ~.DAI!;ED that the City EnEineer be, and he is hereby ~iirecte] to mark ~Fe~anen%ly Vacated, Discontinued and Closed" ~ha% certain alley 20 feet in width~ runnin~ on %he east side of SecLion 27, Wasena Corporatlcn, at the eastern boundary or rear of Lots 1%hrouFh 11, inclusive, of Sec%ion l~asena Cor~oration, on all maps and plats on file in %he office of %he City Enrinee~ of the City of Roanoke, on which said na~s and plats said alley is shown, referrinr %o the book and pare of ~esolu%ionz and Ordinances of the Council of the City of Roanoke wherein %bis O~inance shall be spread. RE IT FU~T~E ORDAINED that %he Clerk of this Council deliver to the Clerk of the ~stinFs Court for the City of Roanoke~ Vircfnia, a copy of this Ordin~ce in o~er %hat said ~lerk may make prope~ note%fen on all rmps ov plats recorded in his said office upon which is ~o~.m the said alley herein peri, emily vacated, discontinued and closed as provided by law. ~e Ordinance havin~ been read, was laid ZOHI~G: Public hearin~ on the re.es% of ]~essrs J. S. and S. A. Barbour, A~ents fo~ Heirs of J. F. and L. A. Bar. ur, ~hat their Droper~y on the ~uth side of Br~don Avenue, S. W., ~unded on the west by a Dro~sed atree~ which be called S~%h Street, and on the east by a street %;hich will be called'}~in Street, Official HO. 1250~01, be rezoned from General Residence District to Business Dfztrict~ havin~ been continued ~ntil a full membership of Council is present~ ~. S. A. Bar. ur appeared before the body in connection with the It appearing that the EeaarSo Barbour wish to erect a filling station on the property in question, Er, Barbour was asked if he ~ould like to apply for a non-conforming permit for the flllin~ station, ¥~° Barbour answering that if Council does not ~ant to rezone t~e tract of land ha would like to apply for such a pernit, ~. A. $. Rachel, Jr., So was also present at the meeting, statin~ that he objects to a fillin~ station at this location even under a non-conformir.~ permit. Council being of the opinion that the applicants for rezoning should have the privile~e of applyin~ for a non-conforming permit, ;~. Edwards moved that the petitioners be allowed to withdraw their petition, ~ithout prejudice. The notion w~s seconded by ;~. Dillard and unanimously adopted. DO~,S: F~. ~rover C. ~l~ppen, Ga~e ~arden, havin~ been invited to appear before Council for a discussion of conditions at the Do~ Pound, he appeared for th, discussion. After a brief explanation by the ~ne Warden as to char~es made for keepin~ stray do~s in the Pound and items carried in the City Budget under Do~ Tax Administration, ~ro Cronln moved that the matter be referred to the City ~na~er for investigation and report. The motion ~as seconded by ;~r. Dillard and unanimously adopted. ~ith further reference to the subject of do~s, Judge Richard F. Pence, Civil and Police Justice, hsvin~ been invited to appear before Council for a discussion as to his reasons for the necessity of revising Section 1, Chapter of the City Code, with reference to do~s runnin~ at large, to provide for the elimination o£ the provision ~hereby do~s nay run at large if in the presence of their o~ers, Judge Pence appeared before the body, advisin~ that he had nothin~ to do ~ith the reco~endin~ of the chsn~e, rather, he is in £avor o£ keepin~ this provision in the Code, But su~estin~ that the section could be clarified in other ways, such as fix£n~ the a~e o£ the o~ner or keeper to be held responsible £or ~he do~, and fixin~ the length of the le~b, chain, rope or other similar device to such a length as to prevent ~he do~ £ron bein~ able to reach any person, do~ or other animal a reasonable distance a~y. It appearin~ that the City Attorney is makin~ a study of the a~en~.~ent to t~e above section o£ the Code ~ith a view o£ r~akin~ suggestions as to chan~es for the clarification thereof, ~. Cronin moved that the Civil ~nd Police Justice confer ~ith the City Attorney in connection with this study. The notion was seconded by Fr. Dillard and un~nlnously adopted. PETITIONS A~ COmmUNICATIOnS: SIB~.';ALK, CURB AND ~UTT~CONSTRUCTION: The su~estion havin~ been made at the last meetln~ oF Council ~hat perhap~ the First Church oF the ~rathren, located on the northwest corner of Carroll Avenue end Twentieth Street, ~. would like to p&rticipste in the construction of sidewalk, curb and gutter at the sa~e tine the project is carried out for the ~orthwest Junior High School~ a communication £ron the Chairnan of the Buildln~ Co~ittee £or the Church, advising that the Church would appreciate bein~ included in this project, and enclosin~ a check For its part of the cost, was Before the Body. In this connection, a ~etition from aixteen property o~mers in the 2~00 and 2f~)O blocks of Derwent Drive, S'. d., asking that sidewalk, curb and ~utter be constructed in Front of their pro~rtles~ ~as before Co~cll. ~th f~ther reference to s~d~alk~ c~b and gutter const~c~lon~ the request of Er. Ho~a~ E. Si~on that he be ~llo~ed to ~o ahead ~lth the of these in~vementa on L~nsing Drive, Rosalind Hills Addltlon~ the City to reimburse him for ira one-half of the cost~ havin~ be~n referred to the Cit~ ~Mnager for re~r~ and reco~enda~lon, the City ~ager submitted written report that the total cost of the project will be $8,5~.~, of ~lch the city's ~rt ~uld be ~,250.~, ~co=endi~ t~t ~. Sirmon be allowed to go ~ead with the project. ~r. ):inton ~ved that Council concur in the reco=endation of the }Mns~er and offered the following Resolution: (~6]&) A RESOLUTION authorizing and directin~ pa~ent to ~. Ho~m~ E. Si~mon of $&,250.~, representing the City's one-half of the cost of cons:~ctl~ sidewalk, curb and ~tter on ~stn~ Drive, Rosalind Hillm Addition, u~n the satisfacto~ completion of the p~Ject by ~M. SiRen, in accordance with plus and specifications of the City ~ineer, to be approved by the City ~Mna~er. (For full text of Resolution, see O~inance ~ok No. 15, Pare ~19) ~[r. ~inton moved the adoption of the Resolution. l~e motion was mettled by }~. Dillard and adopted by the followinF vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~inton, and the President, }~. Hunter ........................... 5. NAYS: None .................. O. In a further discussion of the ~:ter, and Co~cil being of the opinion that the projectm for the First Church of the Brethren and the property o~ers on De~aent Drive should be carried out, and it appearinc that an appropriation $8,5~.~ ~dll be necessary to take care of the three ~rojects as listed above, as well as other const~ction work for the balance of the year, ~r. ~inton offered the followin~ energency Ordinance: (~635) AN ORDINANCE to a~end and reenact Section ~75, "Street Co~tructi of an O~inance adopted by the Council of the Cl~y of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 29th day of Decenbe~, 1927, No. 9355, ~d entitled, "~ O~inance =akin~ appropriations f~n the General F~d of :he City of Roanoke for the fiscal year begi~in~ January 1, 19~8, and ending Decenber 31, 19~, and declarin~ the existence of ~ enerFency", as anended by Ordinance No. 9~76, adopted on the 26th day of April, 19&8. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordin~ce ~ook No. 15, Page 220) ~. Minton ~ved the adoption of :he O~inance. ~e motion ~s seco~ed by Nr. ~wards and adopted by the i~llowing vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dilla~, ~wards, Minton, and the Fresiden%, Mr. H~ter ........................ 5. NAT~: Non~ ............... O. BIDS~ The City Attorney having been requested to study the Charter provisions as to advertiaing~ receivin~ and opening bids for public improvements, etc.~ requiring the execution of contracts~ and to ~ubmit his findinrs to Council, the followin~ communication, with reference to the matter, ~as before the body: "September 16, 19&8 The Honorable Council of the City of Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen: As requested, ! have studies the charter provisions as to advertising, recefvin~ and openinr bids for public improvements costing more than one thousand dollars. It seems that such matters are Coverned chiefly by Sections 1-3 and LO-63, both inclusive, of our charter. Since each =ember of Council has his own copy of the City charter~ no rood purpose would be serwed by s ettinF out these provisions in full or commenting on them other than briefly. Section 1~ in,er alia, provides that the City nay "contract and be contracted with"; Section 2 en~u~erates numerous non-exclusive ~owera rranted to the City; and Section ] provides that the Council "shall have full power and authority", except as otherwise provided in the charter~ "to exercise all the powers conferred upon the City". Section ~O provides that "Any public ~ork or i~provement costin~ nors than one thousand dollars, except as provided in the next succeedin~ section~ shall be executed by contract. All contracts for nope than one thousand dollars shall be awarded to the lop, est responsible bidder, after ~ublic advertisement and conpetition, as nay be prescribed by ordinance. But the city manager shall have the po~er to reject ~ny and all bids and all advertise=eats shall contain a reservation of this right~ Since, except in dealing with questions of parliamentary procedure, Council nay act only by ordinance and resolution, clearly it r~ay include in ordinances authorizing the receipt of bids such reasonable requirements as it may elect; subject, of course, to the charter reserved riEht of the City I-~nager %0 reject any and all bids". The time within end ~i~sre bids may be filed and when, where and by whom they a re to be opened and tabulated would seem to be reasonable provisions. A careful search of the records of the City Clerk's office fails to disclose any ordinan:e, resolution or entry d ealing Fenerally with the filing and openin~ of such bids. However, a study of the indices and a erusal of the journals kept in that office indicate the development~ hrouTh the years, of o=stons in this re~ard. From'lPld, when we adopted the City l:~na~er form of govsrr~r, ent, until the early or mid-thirties, it seems that ~aost of such bids weru returned to the City ]~na7er's office, brought unopened by that official to Council and there opened. From the mid-thirties on, it appears that ~ost of such bids ~ere returned to the City Clerk's office, brought unopened by this official to neetinffa of Council and there opened. Generally, Council would then appoint a Committee to tabulate and evalue such bids and report to it. I was =nable to find an instance in which the City ~hna~er was not appointed a member of such tabulatin~ Committee. Trustin~ this is the information desired, I an Respectfully, (Si~ned) Ran. O. Nhittle, City Attorney" ~r. Dillard moved that Council take the infornatfon furnished by the City Attorney under advisement. The notion ~,~s seconded by ir. Edwards and unanimously adopted. JUD~,ES-ROANOKE BAR AS$OCIATIO:I: A communication from the Roanoke Bar Association, reco=endin~ to the Council of the City of ~oanoke that the Bar ~ssociation be given the opportunity to make endorsements before City Coca:il selects anyone for a judicial position, was before Council. On ~otion of ~r. Dillard, seconded by }~. Cronin and =naninously adopted, the City Clerk ~s directed to acknowledFe receipt of the co=~.unication, advtsin~ '42 the Roanoke Bar As$ociat~on that the Council of the City of Roanoke will welcoze any reco~endations the Associat~on might care to make aa to pel'sons to be selected to fill Judicial ~ositions, w~th the underatandin~ that Council will not he bound by such recom~endations, TRAFFIC= A telegra~ from Governor William ~. Tuck, congratulating the City of Roanoke o4 its birth place among lts ~opulation ~roup in the recent pedestrian protection contest conducted by the GoYeroorts Ri~hway Safety Committee and advising that all ¥ir~lnians are p~oud of the Job Roanoke has done, which contributed in no small deFree to the Cor~om~althte splendid traffic safety record of 19&?~ wes before Council. The telegram was ordered filed. RE~OLUTION OF S~FAT~{¥: ~n acknowledgment £ron t~e £a=ily of ~rs. Ada English, deceased, for the expression of s)=pathy £ron the Council of the City of Roanoke, was before the body. The acknowledgment was ordered filed. REFO~TS OF OFFICE~S: AIHPO~T: A repo~ from the City }~nager under date of April 5, recc=mendin~ the reduction of rent on <~uonset hangars at the ~oanoke ~unici[al Air~ort, and rece~endin~ chan~es in parking chargsa, having been held in abeyance for £urthsr study, the City ~-~nager submitted written report that the operators at the Airport, th~ou?h their attoro~y, }~. Clifton A. ~ood~t~, Jr., requested him to make a study of the rates due to the fact that they are losing money caused by the cessation of students under the G. I. Bill, and Fresented the following letter from [ir. H. C. Broyles, Assistant City En[tneer, and Er. ~arshall L. Raffia, ~ana~er of the Airport, in which he concurs, reco~r, endlnF that rate adjustments be made accordingly: "September 17, 19&8 ;~. Arthur S. Owens, City Rooz 107, [unicipal Building, Roanoke, Virginia Dear ~r. Owens: Attached hereto is a tabulation and sketch ~iving the area and unit rates of han~ar units at the Roanoke ).~nicipal Airport (Woodrum Field}. After a careful analysis of the tabulation, the following recommer~iation$ are made: (1) That each individual hangar unit in Hangar Section A and Hangar Section B remain at the present rental rate o£ $20.00 per month. It is felt t}mt the minor irregularities occurring in the various hangars do not justify a chanKe to a rate Based upon area. (2) That the individual hangar office rooms in HanKer Section andHan~ar Section B be reduced from ~lO.OO per monthto 8.00 per-month. This reco~nendation is made in order to establish a more equitable rate between office and (3) That the quonset hangars be reduced from ~l~O.DO %o ~90.OO per month. This ft.-.~ure was based upon a comFarison of the individual hanFars and t~e quonset hankers, usin~ approximately 20 per cent reduction Of the unit rate of individual hangars in pricing the quonset hanzara in view accessibility of individual planes. 43 {~) That Hangar No. 1~ Hangar No. 2, and Hose-In Hanrar under contract at the present tine remain status quo. At the termination of the leases on these hangars; it is recomae~ded that these hulldings.he.rerated con~aratively with other hangar structures on the fields The recor~endation con:aimed in this report will result in a reduction $3~120.OO per year in revenue receivable at the Hoanoke ]?unictpal Airport. Respectfully submitted, {Signed) H. flatus Broylee, A~sistant City Engineer° ($1Fned) ~rshall Lo Hattie, ~lrport ~Anager~ In this connection, Mrs 'goodru~, to~ether with private operators at the Airport, who ~ere present at the meeting~ with ~. ~oodru~ actinr aa sLokeaman, ~tated that the operators are not in full accord ~ith the recor~endatioas of the City ~ana~er, that they feel the pentel fee for the Q~onset h~nrars should be Fixed at $~00.00 per annu~ that the hampers renting at ~20.00 per month should be reduced to ~15.00 per month, and that the ~].00 per month charge on each occupant place for all Fixed base aircraft involvin~ pessenfer use should be abolished. Council being o£ the opinion that a complete discussion of the ~atter should be entered into with an idea of reaching a satisfactory a~reement for the rates, to become effective October l, 19~, it was decided the body would neet at 8:00 o%lock, p. n.~ Thursday, September 2~, 19L~, for this purpose. STHRET CARS: The City [Mna~er submitted ~a-itten report that at lO:S0 o~clock, a. ~., ~nday, SepterEer 20, 19L~, bids for purchase of street car rails from the City of Roanoke ~ere opened in the office of the Purchaa£nC Agent and presented tabulation of the bids received, aho~iin~ Virginia Scrap Iron and ~etal Company, Incorporated, as the best bidder at a price of ~2.66 per ~ross ton, recormending that this bid be accepted. ~. Edwards ~oved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City )~nager and offered the follo~in~ Resolution: (~96~6) A RESOLUTION awardin~ contract for the purchase of street car rails from the City of Roanoke to Virginia Scrap Iron & Natal Company, Incorporated, at a price of $~2.66 per gross ton. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinv-uce Sook No. 1~, ?ale ~o Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution° The motion ~as seconded by Er. [inton and adopted by the follo~in~ vote: AYES: Eessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~inton, and the President, ~r. Hunter ....................... NAYS: None .............. O. WAT~ DEPA.RT~-~T: The City l~nager having been requested to furnish members of Council with an analysis of the mineral content of ].~u~e Spring and Sm!th Spring, he presented report on same. The report was ordered filed. WATER DEPART~/T: The City ~nager submitted written report that it is planned to extend water service to South Roanoke and Franklin goad area by the construction of a tank north of the hiFh~my~ advising that he has made a complete analysis of the city's needs in connection with this p~oJect, and requested authority to ~ake an offer of t6,230.OO to ~. H. L. Roberts for land, rlFht-of- wa and dar~are to' adJoinin& land necessary in the erection of the water tank. ~r. Minton eoved that Council concur in the request of the City,aha&er and offered the followin~ Resolution: {~9617) A RF~OLU?ION authorizin§ the City ~nager to submit an offer of $6,230.00 to H. L. Roberts for the purchase of Parcel No. 1, containin~ acre, and Parcel No. 3~ containin& O.2~ acre, securin~ right-of-way over Parcel No. 2, contat~tn~ O.~ acre~ and ds~s~e to ~dJoinin~ land, as sho~n on plat pverared by C. B. ~'alcol~ and 5on~ Yir&inia 5:ate Certified ~rineers~ ~der o~ Au~s: 7~ 1~ ~hich ~rcels of ~and are located on the northerly side of Franklin Road~ g. ~.~ bein~ par~ of acrea&e kno~.~ as Official ~o. 1290107~ in connection ~ith :he erection of a water tank :hereon~ for :he ~urrose of e~tendin& ~ater se~lce In that area. (For ~1 tex~ o~ Hesolution~ see O~lnance ~ook ~o. 25~ ~a~e ~. Einton noved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~o:ion ~s seco~ed by ~. Dillard ~ ~dop~ed by ~ follo~in~ vo~e: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin~ Dllla~ Edwards, ~in~on, and ~he President, ~r. Hun~er ................... NAYS: None .......... TRAFFIC: Council having referred ~o ~he City ~nageF ~he s~udy of p~rking ~e~er~ on ~he sou~h side of D~y Avenue, S. W., he~ween Firs~ S~ree~ ~nd Thi~ S~ree~, an~ ~he City ~n~eF havin~ requested a 60-day extension period ~o co~ple~e ~ analysis of income ~d usage, he sub~i~d ~ ridden reco~ndin~ ~ha~ ~he TF~ic Code he ~ended ~o p~vide ~or ~he r*mo~al of ~hese Fr. ¥i~on move~ ~ha~ Council concur in ~he recom~,enda~ion of ~he City ~na~er an~ offered ~he followin~ ~meF~ency Ordinance: [~638~ AN ORD~N~CE ~o ~*nd and reordain ~ub-sec~ion [bi, Section 37, Chapter 3~, ~Traffic", of ~he City Code, rela~in~ ~o ~o hour ~rkin~ ~er zone~, ~s crea~e~ by 0~in~nce No. 9~39, adopted on ~h~ ~2n~ day of ~rch, 19~. (For full ~ex~ of Ord~snce, see O~in~ce B~ok No. 15, Pa~e 521] ~. f~inton noved ~he adoption of the O~ina~e. ~e notion was se~nded by Yr. Dilla~ and adored by the follo~{in~ vote: AYES: ~{essrs. Cron, Dilla~, Edwa~s~ ~inton, a~d the PF*sfdent, ~. H~ter ........................ NATS: None ........... O. BL~-REGREATION DEP~R~.~: ~e City ~nager submitted ~itten report that the Director of the Department of Parks and Re~reatiom is askfn~ tHgt the of ~175.~ be t~ansferred fro~ the Repairs Accost to the Incidentals Accost in the Recreation De~rtnent Bu~et, to provide for ~ent of royalty fee to the P~tchwork Plsyers,.reco~endin~ t~t the request be ~. ~d~rds moved that Co~il concu~ ~ the reco~endation of the City }~ana~er and offered the fo~lo=dn~ emergency O~i~nce: 45 (9639} AN ORDINANC~ to amend and reenact Section ~100, "Recreation Departnent", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, ¥1r~lnia, on the 29th day of December, 1947, No. 9355, and entitled, "An Ordinance ~akin~ appropriatione from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beFinninE January 1~ 1948~ and ending December ]1, 194~, and declaring the existence of an emergency~ as a~ended by Ordinance lice 9476, adopted on the day of tprll, (For full text of Ordinance~ see Ordin~nce Book ~o. 15, Pale 222) E~. Edwards moYed the adoption of the Ordinance. The r. otion ~as seconded by ~. Einten and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Eesers. Cronin~ Oillard, Edwards~ Elnton, and the ~resident, Ilr. Hunter ........................ HAYS: None ................O. ~ATER DEPARTI!ENT: The Glty }~na~er subaitted written report that Jesse Oliver has subnitted an offer of ~lO.OO per acre for approximately sixteen acres of a tract of land~ kno'~ ae the A-10 Tract, located in ihs Garvins Cove ares, callin~ attention to the fact that the city purchased this land at per acre, and that in his opinion it is no. worth ~1OO.O0 per acre, but recommending that the city consider an offer of ~25.00 per acre. Gouncil ~eing oF the opinion that the Oity liana?er should be authorized to offer the land in question for sale at ~25.OO per acre, 1~. Dillard offered the following Resolution: (~9d40} A RESOLUTION authortstnF the City lMnager to offer for sele, at a price of $25.OO per acre, approximately sixteen acres of a tract of land, as the A-lO Tract, located in the Cai-vine Cove area. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book Ho. 15, Page 423) {ir. Dillard moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion vas seconded by Er. Edwards and adopted by the £ollo'~in~ vote: AYES: ~essrs. Gronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~inton, and ~he President, Er. Hunter ......................... 5 · N.%¥S: None ............. O. APPOINTmeNT-FIRED EPAR~T: The Gity ~5~ns~er submitted written report on the employment of R. Hollfs ~ills as a First Year Private in the Fire Department, effectiYe September 16, 1948. The report was ordered filed. POLIGE DEPARTmeNT: The Gity ~naEer submitted w ritten report on the restrnatten of Frank Lee Cressy in the Police Department, effective September 15, The report was omiered filed. WATER DEPART}~%~: The Oily SMnager submitted written ra~ort that effective by approximately October 1, 194t, it is planned to put in a new meter resdtn5 system, advising that under the new plan e ach citizen will receive, at the time the meter is read, a sticker or other type of notice that his meter was read on that date, ~ich he believes will obliterate some of the city's trouble. '46 The repor~ was ordered filed, WATER DEPARTD~NT: The question O£ a water rate study having been referred to the City P~nafer he submitted written report that the Assistant City Auditor is n~kinE such a ~tudy and report ~hich is incomplete, and that rather than t o present to Cour, c~l an ~ncomplete study, he l; holdinE his reFo~ in abeyance until the completion of said study which ~11 certainly not be 1stet th~n the =onth of October. The report ~as ordered f~led. RS~T3 OF CO~2:I~EES: ~one. UNFINISH~ BUSINESS: None. CONSIDE~tATION OF CLRII~S: None. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: None. )~TIONS AND MISCELL~;~U$ BUSINESS: J~I~ ~D ~]~TIC RELATIONS JUSTICE: ~. Dillard brought to the attention of Council that the %e~ of Judge Odessa P. Bailey as Juvenile and Domestic Relations Justice expires on September 30, 19~, the President, ~. Hu~ter, calling for nominations for this ~osition; whereupon, Er. Cronin placed in nomination the n~ne of E. A. Pate, which nomination was seconded by Dllla~. Er. Edwards placed in nomination the name of Odessa P. Bailey to succeed herself as Juvenile and Domestic Relations Justice. In this connection, ~s. G. Harold Dove, representing the Roanoke Woman's Club, a representative from ~he ~M~rtha Dible Class of the First Baptist Church, and Dr. ~ade H. B~ant, Pastor of the First Baptist Church, %ofether with a Froup of ladies, appeared before Council in behalf of Judge Bailey, endorsing her for reappoint~ent, the representative of the Bible Class presenting a re~olution ~o this effect. The result of the vote for the two nominees was as follows: FOR ~. PATE: )~ssrs. Cronin, Dillard and Minton ......................... 3. FOR JU~E BAI~Y: ~. Edwards, a~ the President, Mr. Bunter ............. 2. ~. K. A. Pate having been duly elected by a ~jority vote of Co~cil as Juvenile.and Domestic Relations Justice for a te~ of six years beginning October 1, 19~8, the City Clerk was directed to fo~ard h~ a certificate of his election. The City Clerk ~.~s also directed to lo--rd a co~ication to Judge Bailey, expressing Council~s appreciation for the service she has rendered as Juvenile and Domestic Relations Justice. ~ATEg DEPAR~NT: The President, ~. H~ter, brough% ~o the attention Council the info,al conferen:e held with representative~ of the To~ of Vinton on ~ursday, September 16, !9~, for a d~cussion of the ~tter of the City Roanoke furnishin~ the To~ of Vfnton with water under ~e~s other thaa those called for in the present contract. The City Manager ~s directed to study the ~t%er of rates and to submit re~rt as to ~t he thinks the new chares for furnishing water to the To~ of Vin~on should UNITED NATION9 DAY: The President, {Jr. Hunter, brought to the attention o£ Council literature from the National Citizens Cor~ittee for United Nations Day, advising that the General Aesenbly off the United Hatione has designated October 2~, 19~8~ as United Nations Day throughout the world and hae askcd its ~ember goverrments to encourage appropriate observance of thieday by their citizens. On motion of ~lro Dillard. seconded by V~. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the literature was r e£erred to the Junior Chamber of Cor~erce. CITI OF ~OAEOKE:- }'r. Edwards brought to the attention of Council the matter of editing a book about the City of Boanoke and moved that the President, ~. Hunter~ appoint a cor~nlttee to make a prelininary survey of this project. The ~otion ~s seconded by ~. Kinton and unanimously adopted. CIVIL A~D POLICE COURT: ~. Cronin brought to the attention o£ Council the :atter o£ re-arranFln~ the Civil and ~olice Court ~oom, aug~estinr that he ~uld like to see the Judge of that Court ~ear a robe ~hcn presidin~ over court sessions, and noved that the matter of re-arranFing the Court ~oom be r e£erred to the City ].~na~er to secure an estimate o£ the cost. The notion ~aa seconded by Vro Dillard and unanimously adopted. TAXICIB$: Yr. Cronin brou[ht to the attention of Council and su£~ested that the City ~nacer niFht make a study of the ~atter of increasin~ the license tax of one t~r cent of the Eroas receipts derived by operators of taxicabs inas:,uc! as the rate on ~roas income to be received by the city £ron the $~fety Transit Corporation is proposed to be increased. On notion of Kr. Dillard, seconded by ~r. [inton and unanimously adopted, Council adjourned until ~:OO o~clock, p. n., Thursday, Septenber 2~, 19~, for the purpose of discussinr with p~ivate o~eratsrs at the Roanoke }~nicipal Airport rental charges and rates at the Airport, and any other hatters that ~i~ht properly c~me before the body at that tike. APPROVED A~T: - Clerk President COUI:CIL~ ~DJOUR~ED K~ULAR Thuraday~ Sel~te~ber 2~ The Council of the City oF Roanske ~et in an adjourned regular ~eetin~ in the Circuit Court Room in the }~uuicipal Building, Thursday, September 23, 19~8~ at ~:00 otclock, po ~o, For the purpose of discussing with prlYate operators at the Roanake Kunici~al Airlift rental charges and rates at the Airport, and any other r~ttera that night properly come before the body. PRESENT: [~ssra. Oronin, Dillard, Ed~arde, ~inton, and the President, }~r. Hunter ....................... 5. ABSENT: None ............ O. OFFICERS FREaENT: ~r. Arthur $. O~ens, City ~anager, and }~r. Randolph G. '~ittle, City Attorney. AIRPORT: The President, }~. }{unter, who presided, stated that the present neettnz is primarily for a further discussion with private operators at the R:anoke ~unicipal Airport as to rental charges and rates at the Airport, with a view of reaching a satisfactory a~ree~ent, and called upon ~Tr. Clifton A. %;oodrum, Jr., Attorney for the operators, for any come, ants he might care to make, }ir. %;oodr~ a~aln preseatinf £i~ures to substm~tiate his claim that the operators are losin~ money because Of di~inishin~ business and higher operating costs, voiein~ the opinion that a lon~er period of time should ~e allowed for the cost of erectin~ these 5uildin~s to be amortized. In a further discussion Of th~ matter, the City ~na[er suggested that the city and the operators compromise bet%¢een the figure submitted by the city and %he figure submitted by the operators, that all license charges and the seat tax he abolished, and the% the operators pay the city fiYe Far cent of their gross receipts, ~(r. ~oodr~n replying that he could not agree to payin~ the percentage Of ~ross receipts, but su~estinz net receipts as a basis, to ~hich the City ~na~er would not aFree, ~[r. ~od~um then suF~estinr that the rents be reduced as requested by his clients, the seat tax abolished and the licenses doubled, to which the City )Tanager a~ain would not a~ree. A discussion of the repor~ as submitted to Council at its ~eetin~ on September 20, 19i~, by ~r. H. Cletus Broyles, Assistant City En~ineer, and ~[r. }~rshall L. Harris, ~Tana~er of the Airport, through the City [an~zer, followed, }~r. Br~yles and ~. Harris, who were present at the r.eetin~, explaining thei~ reasons for the recommendations contained in the report, }~. O. Robert Themes, Assistant City Auditor, l{ho assisted in conpllin~ the financial data in the report, and ~;ho ~as also present at the meetin&, co:i%entinc on the method used in arri¥inc at the recommended reductions in the rental charges. At this point, Council recessed in coder tha$ }~. i~odru~night confe~ uith his clients. After the recess, }~. ~oodrum stated that his clients wou£d be a~reeable to cozFromisin~ the rental charge recommended by the City ~nager for the Quonset hangars of ~90.CO per month, and the rent suggested by them of $~OO.CO [~r annum, by fixln~ the charge at ~7~.OO per neath, provided the rent on HanFar ~;o. 1, is reduced to $225.00 per month, and the rent on the individual T-Hangars is reduced to at least ~17,50, concurrinF in the reco~-m:endation of the City tZanager for reducing the rent on the individual T-Hangar office rooms to ~5.00 per The City {3mnaFer concurring in this new schedule of rental charges for tile balance of the year, and Council being of the opinion that this t~porary relief should be riven the private operators, with the understanding that consideration will be ~iven before the end of the year to new rentals and ~aynent by the operators to the city of a percentage of their ~roes receipts, Kr. )~inton offered the follo~vinr emergency Resolution: (~96~1) A RESOLUTION establiehin~ new schedule of rental char=es for certain hangars at the Roanoke ]:unicipal Airport {Ifoodrum Field), for a period item October 1, 19~, through December 31, (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book Bo. 15, Page {fr. ]linton moved the adoption of the .~esolution. The motion '&as second]ed by {~r. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYF.9: {'~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ]~inton, and the President, ~-'r. Hunter ........................ 5. NAYS: None ..............O. %.~ith further reference to the matter, }~r. Cronln r,.oved that tbs ~rosident, 27r. Hunter, appoint a cor-ntttee to be composed of the City }:anager, the {.'anaTer of the Airport, two representatives to be re¢o~enJed by the private operators, and disinterested citizen to be nar~ed by the cor~ittee, for study of the rental and license Charges, with a view of ad3usting sar. e by January 1, 19&9, and 5o su~mit report not later than Novemker 15, 19&8. The motion ~s seconded by "r. Edwards and %nqanimously adopted. JUVENILE AND DO)~STIC RELATIO:~S JUSTICE: At this point, [~r. {-'inton moved 5hat the vote by which ]-".r.K.A. Pate was declared elected to the office of Judge )f the Juvenile and Domestic F. elations Court for the City of Roanoke, Virginia, ior 5he period of six years beginning October 1, l~&8, be reconsidered. The motion ~'as ~econded by ]~-. Edwards. Before the motion could be put to a vote, Fr. Cronin interposed, deciarinF that }!r. Pate was duly elected at )'-onday's meeting on September 20, 19&~, ~hich had b~en adjourned, and that since the present meetinF is an adjourned one, not a recessed one, {~r. {~inton~s motion is out of order. {~r. Edwards then cited a ease from a volume of the Am~erican Law Reports which held that an adjourned meeting ia in reality a continuation of the oriFinal mee%ing, also citing f~)m Rule 10, Section 2, Chapter 3, of the City Code, which provides t~lat %vhen a question has been taken, it shall be in order for any member votinz with the majority to r~ove a reconsideration thereof at the same or a succeedinz )~r. Gronin then asked that the City Attorney rule as to the legality of tile motion before it is voted upon, the City Attorney answering that he would like to have sufficient time to study the 9uestlon before renderinE an opinion, statin~ that he believed he would be ready %o render the opinion by noon on Saturday; whereupon, ~'~. Dillard moved that Co%moil recess until 12:30 o'clock, p. m., Saturday, September 2~, 19&~. The motion w~s seconded by )ir. Gronin and adopted by the follo~in~ vote: 49 5O AYES: }feaara. Cronin, Dillard, and the Preaident, Yr. Hunter--). NAYS: Feasts. Edwarda and }{lnton .............................. 2. After the receaa, the hour of 12:30 otclock, p. m., Saturday, September 25, 1948, havin~ arrived, the City Attorney submitted the folio{lng written opinion, ~,hioh was read by the City Olerk: "September 2~, 19~8 The Honorable Council of the City of Roanoke, Roanoke, ¥tr~lnia. Gentlemen:- At the rezular meetin~ o£ the Council for the City Of Roanoke held on Septer,~er ~0, 19G8, Councilman Dillard brought to the attention of Council %hat the term of JudKe Odessa P. Bailey of the Juvenile and Do:astir Relations Court ~ould expire ten days later; whereupon, the President, ]layer Hunter, called for nominations for this important position. Cou:icll~an Cronin placed in nomination the name of K. A. Pate, which nomination was seconded by Councilman Dillard. Councilman Edwards placed in nomination tbs name of JudKe Bailey succeed herself. $eYeral citizens, in attendance, spoke briefly in behalf of Judge Bailey, after which, the Council havin~ indicated its readiness to proceed with the ballotinF, the }~yor directed the Clerk to call the roll. Councilmen Crontn, Dillard and Kinton ¥oted for Yr. Pate. Councilman Ed%~ards and I~yor Hun%er voted for Judge Bailey. Accordln~ to the minutes as prepared by the City Clerk, the l~ayor then announce~ that )ir.-K. A. Pate had been duly elected by a ~a~ovity of the Council as Juvenile and Donas=ir Relations Justice for a of six years be~inninz October 1. 19&~, and the City Clerk was directed to forward him ~ certificate Of 5is election. Council then considered one or more r~tters of routine business, after %lhich, 'on ~]otion of ]~r. Dillard, seconded by }~r. Kinton, and unanimously adopted, Council ad3ourned until eieht o'clock, P. ~., Thursday, September 23, 19&~. for the purpose of discussinK with private operators at the ~iunicipal Airport rental charEes and ~atss at the Airport and any other ~atters that ~iEht properly come before the body at that %i~e.' (From the minutes of said ~eetinE). At %he meetinc last mentioned, after Council had disposed of the Airport business, Co~ncilnan Clnten filed a ~Ti%ten mo%ion readinE aa follows: 'I moYe tha~ the vote by which I~. K. A. Pate was declared elected to the office of JudEa of the Juvenile and Domes=ir Relations Court for the City of Roanoke, Virginia, for the period of six yesrs'becinnlng October 1, la&I, be reconsidered.' Council, after considerable discussion, requested an opinion as to its then right to enter%aim the aforesaid motion. Section 2{ of Chapter 55 of the Code of the City of Roanoke provides that * %be ~udEe of the juvenile and do~estic relations cour~ of the city of Roanoke, ¥ir~inia, shall be elected by the council for a term of six years from the first day of October in the year of such election~. Section 8 of the Charter provides, inter alia, that tall elections by the Council shall be viva Yore and the vote recorded in the journal Of the Council'; and that 'The Council may dateline its own rules of procedure;~. ~ursuant the last quoted char~er provision, Council promulgated its rules of procedure which ars emboated in Section 2, Chapter ) of the Gi~y Code. The vote, in this instance, was viva voce and only two of its ~ules of procedure could be applicable to the question here involved, viz: Rules 10 and 11. ~ule 10 rea~s as follows: ~Rule lO. Reconsideration of questions. Ifnsn a question has been taken, it shall be in order for any msmber votin~ with the majority to move a reconsideration thereof at the same or a succeedin~ ~eetin~, but no question shell a second time be reconsidered withou~ the consent of four members of the city council. ' Upon a casual readinE one mi~ht assu~e that that rule was applicable, here; but upon r~ature study, and ~ith the aid of decided cases, this does not seem to be true. The election of an important City official, it seems, ia no~ [enorally held to be 'a question~ in conatruin~ such a rule. For instance, in State ex tel Calde~ood v. }~iller (Ohio) 57 N. E. 227, in discussion the function of a City Council in the election of a City Clerk, the Ohio Supreme Court had this to say: '.51. ,The Council ~a~ en~sFed in ~he duty of electin~ officers, a duty imposed on the members thereof, not on the body ss a council. They were not en~aged in the deliberative business which is the ordinary work of the council, but in the election of a city officer. They were not acting under Farliamentary law, but were casting their votes and makinZ their choice as required by a Sl~Ci£ic statute. They could ~ake this choice but once, Having done an, they could not reconsider it.* To the sar,e effect, aee ~eir v. State~ 95 Ind. ~11, Putnazc LanFleys 1~ ~ss. 21&s and State ex tel Pierce v. Hardin tTenn. ~ S. ~.~2d) 92&. Clearly it would seen from the holding of those cases tend ~ha many they cite) that the fact that Council, as a collective body, has the power to reconsider ordinances and resolutions in respect to the transaction o£ ordinary city business, or the ~anaFenent of ordinary City affairs does not necessarily mean that it has the power to reconsider elections. A cogent reason for this holding is stated in Pierce Vo Hardin, supra. Very briefly, the facts in that case are: the maffistrates of the Court were faced with the duty of appolntin~ a County Superintendent. Hardin and Pierce were placed in nomination. After the vote was taken the Cla~ announced that Hardin, the incumbent, received a majority of the votes and he was declared elected. ]~en the noon hour arrived the Court recessed until one o'clock. Yin the afternoon of the sane day, one of the maFistrates, who had voted for Hardin at the nornin? session made a notion %o reconsider the election,, which motion was carried. Upon the second vote, Pierce was declared elected. A mandamus proceedin~ was instituted to test title to the office. The Court held first: that Hardin was elected at the mornlnz session; and second: that the County Court could not reconsider at the afternoon session what they had done at the mornin~ session and elect Pierce. In concludinE a carefully considered opinion, Judge 17cKinney says: ~ln the instant cause, there is no insistence that the action of the county court in eleettn~ Hardin at the mornin~ session was irre~ular, and not an expression of the will of the members, but the action of the court in reverstnr itself is predicated solely upon the proposition that as a lezislative body it had a right after the election of Hardin, his acceptance of the office, and qualification, to reconsider and elect Pierce. Both upon principle and authori=y we think this should not be per~itted. The election Of an official by a le~islative body is frequently characterized by a bitter partisan contest, in which much wire pullinE and lobbytn~ is resorted to. Un%il the contest is settled, it incapacitates the legislators for lookin~ after and attendfn~ to the many duties devol¥in~ upon then. After the contest has been we~ed and the will of the men, ers expressed, the result should be final. %~ere~ as in this cause, the vote is close, if the leEislators are permitted to reconsider the appointment, it affords an opportunity for corrupt bar~ainin7 and a resort coercive tactics which should be discouraEed.' If, therefore, it be concluded that Rule 10 is not a~plicable to the instant case it would seem necessary to consider Rule 11. Thst rule reads as follows: 'Rule 1t. 'Roberts' Rules of Order'. The rules Of F~rliamentary practice as comprised in 'Roberts' Rules of Order', shall ~overn the city council in all cases to which they are applicable, provtdinE they are not in conflict with these rules or the laws of this state.' Roberts' Rules of Order, 19&3 Revision, section 36, pares in dealin~ with a motion to reconsider, has this to say 'Affirmative votes on the followin~ cannot be reconsidered: '==Elect to membership or office if the member or officer is present and does not decline or if absent and has learned of his election in the usual way and has not declined; Ts Re-open nominations.' i?%ile ~ir. Pate was not present when ¥oted upon, i am informed that he has learned of his election throuEh the press, from the City Clerk, and members of the Council; and tP~t he has not declined the office. Further, I have been unable to find where the above rule conflicts with either Council's 'rules or the laws of this state'. So far as is kno~n, our Supreme Court has never passed on the ~reciie question involved here. Therefore, it is in order to c~nsider secondary authorities. In the lon~ famous case of ~]arhury v. Yadison, U. ~., 2 L.Ed 60, Chief Justice Farshall ~rote: 52 tSome point of time must be taken ~en the ~ower of the e~ecutlYe over an officer, not removable at hie Will, must cease, That point of tl~e must be ~{hen the constitutional power of appointment bas been exercieedo~ This expreesion of the great Chief Justice has been so universally followed that gr. P, )l. D~yer in cor~entin~ on that case and ntuueroua othere cited has thi~ to say: ~AlthouFh there are circ~stance9 ~der which an ap~lntnent to office ~y be reconsidered revoked it r~y be crated as a general ~le tt~t an ap~lntnent once ~de ts irrevocable and not we~ch~ of authority.' (~Fhasis suppl~ed} Since the weight of authority Is w~ll establi~ed the only difficulty CoUrts ha~e e~per[enced is in dete~ln[ng the ~lnt of time at %~lch appointments becoze complete and f~nal. The text of Co~pus Juris cite~ n~e~u~ authorities for this ';~%ile an e/ect~on may De set aside for irregularity o~ ille~ality Before i% ts declared, ~here i% has been declared and entered of ~ecord i% cannot ~e reconsidered at a subsequent meetin~ and a new election had. Nor is tt within the ~owe~ of ~y member of the council %o chan~e the result by chan~in~ his vote. An ap~intzen% duly cc~:pleted ts ~evond the pot;er of recallS. &] C. J. 618, paraFraph 1C0~.' And, even mo~e t~itel[ that s~e authorit)'~ with abundant ci%ation~ states: '~ere a focal ballot is declared and recorded, the election or ap~intment is complete, and the ~uty of the city clerk ~der a provision of the charter %o issue or file a certificate %o the effect that the appointee has qualified is ministerial, and his failure so to do does not ~ake the appointment ineffective.~ A) C. J. 617, para~rarh The sake conclusion ts teach, ed in 37 A. J. 676, 63, ~here i% is stated: '~$, when the ~ote is announced by the clerk, the right of the person elected to be inductsd into the offics ts fi~ed, and the members cannot afte~ chan~e the'~esult by ch~inr their ~otes~ or by passtnE a resolution declarin~ anothe~ ~rty to be elected.' In this sane paragraph, %h~ compilers continue: '~once %he powe~ of election or appointment is =xercised, it is exhausted an~ may not be chan~ed a% the same or an adjou~ed meeting.' Those states that hold that a ballot taken i'oF the purpose of appoistin~ an oFfice~ nay be considered by the ap~intive body at the same meetin~ o~ at an adjou~ed meeting (and there are a re%.; that so hold) proceed on the theory that the ballo~ ~us% be considered as havin~ been taken subject t~ the [~plied condition that it might be reconsidered. See Wood w. Cutte~ (1882) 1)8 )~ss. 129. Applying the last mentioned principl9 to the facts In the instant case to the time o~ Co~ncilr~n ~inton~s motion, i% is difficult to see any indication on %he ~r% of Co~cil warr;~Dting ~he sli~htes% immlicatlon that it ni~h~ reconsider. Here~ without dissent f~m a single member Co,oil chronoloFicall~ proceeded as follows: nominated two individuals for the office; ~i~%ed nominations %o Le closed; allotted interested citizens to address l~ in behalf of their choice; directed the Clerk %o ~oll the C6~n~ll in o~er that the re~islte viva voce vote could be ~en and tabu~ted; announced t~e declared h~duly elected; directed the Clerk %o for~rd a certificate of election %o its electee and also to fo~ard ~o the inc~kent a resolution expressing its appreciation for the excellent se~ice had rendered durin~ her tenure. Contra~ise~ the last two mentioned unan~ous acts would reject any theory of an implied condition Council night reconsider its action. ! find no exception to the rule that the appointment is r.~de when the last act required of the body vested with the power hae been ~erfor~ed. Only the City Clerk signs certificates of election and he is not a ~e=ber of Council. A completed vote had been taken ~hich resulted in the giving of the necessary ~Jority to one of ~he nominees and the Clerk ~as directed to issue his a certificate of election. ~e weight of authority seeps to be tMt in such a ~se Co~cil cannot rescind its vote or reconsider its action and elect another person. See ~illon~ Vol. ~, }1~. Cor~.~ }th ~itioa~ It is, therefore, ~y opinion and for the reasons stated that Council~n ]{lnton's ~endin~ ~otion to reconsider is out of order. ~espectfully, (St[ned] ~an. G. ~ittle" After the readfn{ of the opinion, li~. I-!inton asked the President, I'~. Hunte~, to put the ori~inal ~tion for reconsideration to a vote, lit. Edwards concurring in the request of ~[r. ~inton, contendin~ that if the action is allowed to ~o to a vote, and adopted, and Judge Odessa P. Bailey is then reelected Juvenile and Domestic Relations Justice, ~. Fate can appeal to the co.ts unier mand~us proceedings, but that if the ~otion is ~ot allo;~ed to ro to ~ vote, JudFe Bailey will have no recourse, concludin~ that in th2 interests of fairness to all concerned, themtion should be voted upoa. In a Further discussion of the =:attar, ~;r. C~nin stated that he had coae to the pre~ent n~:eting prepared to abide by the City Atto~ey's opinion reFardles of what it niFht be and that he feel= tie ~tter should be settled once and For all and that Co~=il should p~ceed to ether matters at h~nd, ~r. Dillard concurring in the remarks of }~r. Cronin, concluding that there is no question in his mind~ acco~in~ to the la~, but ~hat the opinion of the City Attorney is final Ail of the Counci!nen having been ~iven an opport~ity to e~Fress their views on the matter, the Fresident~ }(r. Bunter, ~led that }ir. }'latch's motion for reconsideration ~as out of order. }~. C~nin then norad that the opinion or the City Atto~ey be filed with the records of City Council in thc office of the City Clerk. The ~otion was seconded by }'r. Dillard and declared ~ani=ously adopted by the fresident, ~'r. t~unter. CITY ~ARE~ ~UDITORIt~: ~te City ~na~er submitted ~itten report that he has received a reguest from the National ~siness College for the use of the City ~arket ~uditorium for basketball practice fr~ October 1, 1~, to December 1, 1~8~ under the s~e arr~gements as set forth in Resolution Ns. adopted October 6, 19~7~ with the ~rivile~e of arranging for a fe~ strip, ge practice ~es ~ith other teams, and reco~ended the ~doptioa of a Resolution authorizin~ the use of the City ~[arket A~ftori~ by the National Business Colleg under the usual conditions. ]~r. C~nin ~oved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City }~ana~er ~nd offered the followin~ Resolution: {~2} A RE~OLUTiON authorizing use of the City ~/~rket A~itori~ by the i~ational Business ColleFe basketball tesms for practiein~ purposes, with the privilege of arr~ffing for a raw scri=ma~e practice g~es with other te~=s, for a feriod beginning October 1, 1~8, and to expire on Decanter 1, t91~, at a consideration of (For ~11 text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book I~o. 15, Page 54 Y~'. Cronin ~oYed the adoption of ~he Resolution. The ~otion was seconded by I~. Edwards mhd adopted b7 the followin~ Yore: AYF~: EesSrSo Croninj Dlllardj Edward~ {:intonj and the £resldent, Yr. Hunter .......................... HAYS: None ................. O. There beinF no fur:her business, Cot~qcil adjourned. APPROVED ATTEST: ; LClerk President CO~I~ IL, RE~.AR , Monday, septenber 27,lgh3. A quorum not being present, members of Co,nell being absent attending the League of Virginia H,,-ioipalltles at Old Point Comfort, Virginia, the msatin ndJottraed. APPROVED Clerk President 56 COUNCIL, RD~ULAR ~ETIN~, 14onday, October ~, The Council of the City of Roanoke met in resular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Eunicipal Building, ~Mnday,. October ~, 19~g, at 2:00 o'clock, po mo, the regular meeting hour, with the Fresident, Fao Hunter, presiding° PRESENT: ~essra. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, F~. Hunter ..................... ~. ABSENT: None .......... O; OFFICEI~ PRE~F~T: ¥~o Arthur S. O~ens, City F~nager, F~. Randolph Go Whittle, City Attorney, and tM. Ho ~. Yatee, City Auditor. ~INUTES: Copies of the minutes of the-meetin~s held on Eonday,September 19~8, Thursday, September 2~, 19~, and ~aturday, September 2~, 1~, having bee~ furnished each me~ber of Council, upon motion of }ir. Crnnin, secor~ted by ¥~o Dillard and unani~ously adopted, the reading was dispensed ~lth and the minutes approved as recorded. HEARING OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC }~TTERS: ZONIB~: Eeesrs. Jo S. and S. A° Barbour, l~enta for Heirs of J. F. and Lo A. Barbour, having requested that the rear ~O feet of their lot fronting on the easterly side of Franklin Road, S. ~., Official No° 116012~, be reached from General Residence District to Business District, as a result of the recent action of Council in reaching the front 12~ feet of this lo~ for business purposes, upon reco~endstion of the Planning Board, and notice of public hearing on the rezoning having been published in the World-News pursuant to Article II, Section ~], of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, settin~ the time of the hearing at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., ~Mnday, October ~, 19~, the request for rszoning ~s before Council. No one appearing in opposition to the rezonin~, and no communications havin§ been received in opposition to the request, I~. Dillard moved that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion vras seconded by ~r. Cronln and adopted by the follo~in~ vote: Alfa: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~inton, and the President, ~M. Hunter ..................... 5° NAYS: None ............ O. (~96~3~ AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Article. I, Section 1, of Chapter 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 of Roannke to have the rear 50 feet of lot frontin~ on the easterly side of Franklin Road, S. W., described as Official No° 116012~, rezoned, and WHEREAS, notice required by Article XI, Section ~3, of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, relating to Zoning, has been published in "The World-News", a newspaper published in the City of Roanoke, for the time required by said section, and YHEREAS~ the hearing as provided for in said notice published in the said newspaper was given on the ~th day of October, 19~8, at 2:00 otclock, p. m.~ before the Council of the City of Roanoke in the Council Room in the Municipal Building~ at which hearing no objections were presented by property owners and other interested parties in the affected area. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that Article I~ Section 1, of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, ¥1rginia, relating to Zoning, be a~ended and reenacted in the following particular and no other, vis: The rear 50 feet of lot fronting.on the easterly side of Franklin Road, S. W., designated on Sheet 116 of the Zoning ¥~p as Official ~o. 11~O12~, be, and is hereby chan~ed from General Residence District to Rusimess District, and the V~p herein referred to shall be changed in this respect. The Ordinance having been read, wns laid over. TAIICAB$: ¥~o ~alter Ho Scott, Attorney, representin~ the Checker Cab Company, and ~o Wo P. Ha$1egrove, Attorney~ representin~ the Yellow Cab Company, to~ether with representatives of thes~ companies and ~maller taxi operators in the city, appeared before Council, ~. Scott presenting a Joint co~unication from the t~o larger coml~niee~ askin~ that i~ediate steps he taken to amend the present city taxicab ordinance to provide for the use of taxi meters and fix a ~axtmu~ meter rate instead of the present zone and flat rate system, calling attention to the fact that if the meters are to he installed By Jantmry 1: 1~, when annexation becomes effective~ it is neeessai'y that the orders therefor be placed not later than Sovember 1, 1~$. Council indicating its approval of the use of taxi meters, and members of the body expressin§ the opinion that the representatives of the taxicab operators should work out a schedule of proposed rates with the City ¥~nager for submission to Council, on motion of }~. Dillard, seconded by P~. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the City F~nager for study, report and recommendation. PETITIONS A~D CO~ICATIO~S~ JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS JUSTICE: A communication from Dr. J. Clyd~ Forney, Chairman of the Social Service Committee of the Roanoke Minister's Conference, deploring the injustice which has been brought to Judge Odessa P. Bailey, f~r~er Juvenile and Domestic Relations Justice, to Judge K. A. Pate, the present Juvenile and Domestic Relations Justice, and to the City of Roanoke, through faulty procedure in the selection of a person to fill this judicial position, but pledging the support o£ the Roanoke Minister's Conference to this court, wns before Council. In this connection, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council communications from Mrs. Lucllle Garner, the Business and Professional Women's Club of Roanoke, Mrs. Carleton Drewry, F~s. G. M. Richardson, the Kiwanis Club of Roanoke, the' Junior ~cman~s Club of Roanoke and resolutions from the ~usiness and Professional Women's Club, on this subject. The communications and resolutions were ordered filed. FIR~ PROTECTION: A petition from residents and proper~y owners on Fleetwood Avenue. S. ¥., in the Greenland Hills Section, requestin~ that a fire hydrant be placed on this street, was before Council. The City ~ansger advising that it will be about a year before this fire hydrant can be furnished for the protection of these citizens, and ~o Dillard ~aking the ausgestion that the City~anager should furnish Council with the Yater Departmentta progra~ for development when the body starts consideration of next yearts budget, on motion of ~o Edwards, seconded by ~ro Minton and unanLmously adopted, the petition was referred to the City Hanager for study, report and recon~endationo WA?ER DEPARTmeNT: Copy of a co~unication from the Virginia Iron Coal and Coke Company, addressed to the ~ater Department, complaining oF excessive water bill for its buildin~ locate~ at 310 Campbell Avenue, S° Wo, for the Period ended September 8, 19~, in the amount of $78.3~ ~as before Council. On ~otion o£~. Cronin~ seconded by ¥~. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the ~tterwas referred to the City ]~nager for investigation with a view of adjusting the water bill~ if, in his opinion, circu~tances warrant such an adjustment. SIDEWALK-CURB A~D GUTTER CO~$TRUC?IO~: Council having previously its desire that side~alk~ curb and ~utter be constructed in front of prol~rties in the 2~OOand ~OOblocks of Derwent Drive, ~o ~o, during the present year~ as requested by the proper~cy owners in those blocks, and having appropriated the necessary funds to take care of this proJect~ n co~nunication from ~. William ~rtin, advisin~ that the citizens have reqvested the City Engineer to give them estimate of the assessments so that they could deposit their money and this work could proceed, but as yet they have received no assessments and have been informed by the City Engineer's Office that the city will not be able to do this work this year, and asking Council to take such action as is necessary to direct the City Engineer to furnish the petitioners with assessments so that they may deposit and the work might go forward, was before the body. The City ¥~nager being called upon for an explanation of this situation, he stated that there are other projects ahead of the Derwent Drive project and that the contractor who is handling this construction work for the city has about all he can possibly accomplish before the end of the year, submitting a written report that the cost of the project in question is $5,682.92, one-half, of which is to be paid by the proper~y owners, and recommending that the city advise the petitioners of the city's willingness to do this work if time permits this year; however, if not, include it in the next year's work, also, advising that he is in receipt of a Petition for curb and gutter from citizens on Idavere Road, S. W., between Fairway Drive and Nor~hview Drive, which should be at the same time, the total cost of this work being $2,~11.65. In a discussion of the matter, M~. Dillard voiced the opinion that if the property owners ara ready and willing to deposit their part of the cost for these improvements, the city should proceed with the work immediately, and that if one contractor cannot handle the pendin~ projects within the present year~ other · contractors should be obtained to see that the ~ork ia completed in the prescribed tina~ the City ~ana~er replying that to coaplete these projects before the ~d of the year sill require an appropriation of at least ~10OoOO; whereupon~ Cronim offered the followin~ eaergency Ordinance appropriating the (~6~) AN ORDIN~J~CE to a~end and reenact Section ~75~ 'Street of an Ordinan~e adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia~ on the 29th day of December~ 19~7~ No. 9355, and entitled~ ~An Ordinance ~aking appropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year be~lnning January l~ 1~ and ending December ]1, 19~8, and declaring the existence of an e~erFencye, as a~ended by Ordinance No. ~78, adopted on the day of April, ~¥or full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page ~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion ~aa seconded by ~r. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: ~Y~: ~essra. Cronin~ Dillard, Edwards, Rinton, and the President, ~, Hunter .................. RAYS: None ......... Oo At this ~oint, Er. Edwards called attention to the fact that quite a few appropriations will be requested between now and the end of the year, raising the question as to whether or not the city has enou[h money available to absorb these additional appropriations. LICENSE: A communication from f~. Kelly ~o In[os, advlsin~ that he ~iahes to open a Penny Arcade in the city, but that he has been informed that he will have to pay a license of $?]?.50~ covering operation for the entire year of and expressing the opinion that he does not feel it would be good business for him to pay this amount £or the approxi~tely two months he would be in operation this year, was before ~ounctlo On motion of ~. Dillard, seconded by ~o Edwards and unanimously adopted~ the City Clerk was directed to acknowledge receipt of the communication, advising ~, Ingoe that the license in question is not proratable. DO~$: ~ communication from Era. Ruth E. Lucia, thanking Council for its prompt action in looking after the welfare of dtunb animals ~fnile confined in the City Pound, was before the body. The com~unication was ordered filed. pEN~ANEN? YOI~H CO~I$$ION: A communication from Rev. ~. Clyde ~orney, tenderin~ his resi~natinn as a member of the Permanent Youth Commission, effective November 1~ 19~, due to the fact that his work as Pastor of the Central Church of the Brethren has suffered ~uring the pact year, ~as before Council. ~. Cronin moved that the resi~nation be accepted and that the City Clerk be directed to forward Dr. ~orney a letter a letter of thanks and appreciation for the service he has rendered as a member of the Permanent Youth Commission. The motion was seconded by ¥~. Edwards and unanimously adopted. CITY ATTORNEY: A communication from ~r. Walter H. Scott, tendertn~ his resignation as Assistant to the City Attorney as off October 19~ 19~8~ the day of the bond issue election~ or aooner at the p~asure of Council, was before the body, 6O ~r, Dillard moved that the resl~natiun be accepted, effective as of October 19, 19~$, and that the Olty Olerk be directed to forward ¥~. Scott alett. of thanks and appreciation for services rendered. The motion was seconded by J~. Cronin and uflanim~usly adopted. CIVIL AND ~OLICE JUSTICE~ A communication from Judge Richard F, Pence, tendering his resignation as Civil and Police Justice, effective at midnlEht~ October ~1~ 194~ in order that he might return to private law practice, was before Council. Various ~e~era of Council voicin~ the opinion that the body could ~ell be proud oF its selection in choosin~ Judge Pence as Civil and Police Justice t~o yeare a~o, ~. Dillard moved that the resignation be accepted, ~lth re,rets, and that the Clt~ Clerk Forward Judge Pence a letter oF thanks and appreciation for the splendid service ~hich he has rendered in the past t~o years and ~lshin~ him success in his chosen career. The ~notion ~ae seconded by~[~. Edwards nnd unanimously adopted. In tBis connection, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council n memorandum of suggestions for the improvement of the Civil and Police Court, as ~ade by Judge Pence~ vis~ the enploy~ent of n probation officer, the emplo~nent of a full-time Assistant Civil and Police Justice, additional authority for the Clerk and a salary co~ensurate ~lth the burdensome dutiee no~ perffor~ed~ the emplo~ent of an additional clerk-stenographer, additional office Slice, convenin~ o£ Police ¢ou~ at ~:OO o'clock, a. m., each day except eunda¥~ convenin~ of Civil Court at 11:OO o~clock ao mo~ each day except Sunday, convening of Traffic Court at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., each day except Saturday and $unday~ re-arrangement of the court room, and cban~es in procedure. The City Clerk ~as directed to for~mrd copies of the memorandum to the nenbers off Council for study. R~PORTS OP OFFICE~: ~AT~ DEP~d~T~_Ef~T: The City ~Mna~er havin~ previousl~ recommended that any action on proceedin~ ~ith design, construction and operation off ~orks to provide treatment o£ the Carvtns Cove water supply, aa outlined in report of the F~lcolm Pirnie Engineers, be held in abeyance until a study could be made ae to the results accomplished by other citiee ~rlth similar troubles, he sub~itted ~ritten report, reco~endin~ that the city start immediately the process prescribed by ]~. Plrnie toward the per~anent elimination of the problem of discolored ~ater, ~hich apparontly is in the status quo and should receive i~ediate attention by the construction of additional equip~ent at the Carvina Cove filter plant, and introduced ~. Pirnie £or a discussion with Council as to the details o~ the treatment he prescribes. In a highly technical discussion, Rt. Plrnie inforued Council that his idea is to build an aerating basin adjacent to the filter plant at the Carbine Cove ~-ater supply, explainin~ that an identical process has been used at Providence P~hode Island, for years, and has been satisfactory, stating that he ~ould like to have authority to proceed ~ith the de$1[n of the basin ~lth the hope of having the process in operation early in the year 19~9, callint attention to the fact that 61. due to the details of this project being incomplete, it is fuspossible to determine the exact cost of same, but making a rough estiemto of $~OsOOO*OOs voicinE the opinion that the situation now existing gives every indication off growin~ worse in tho f~turs and that the aerating basin is the only satisfactory solution to the prohlem~ and concluding that after this ~ater is treated it will be the best ~ater in the City of Roanoke and that the chemical cost of treating same willbe cut in half, based on the present cost. In a question and answer period, attention ~ras called to earlier reports on water tests, F~. Pirnie stating that he will be glad to confer with representatives of Alvord, Eurdick & Howson, engineers for the project, and Pr. James ~o Caird, Consulting Chemist, before proceeding with the design of the basin. In this connection~ Er. H. F. Stoke appeared before Councll~ suggesting a method for utilizing the pure rain water on the top of the reservoir rather than lettin~ it flow over the dam, F~r. Pirnie tnfolming ~o Stoke that hie plan is along the same line as the one suggested. After a Further discussion of the question, and the members of Council beinF of the opinion that the ~lcolm Plrnie Engineers should proceed with the design of the aerating basin, with the understanding that the ~ater softening units now installed in varlous homes affected by the discoloration of water will not be removed until a satisfactory solution to the problem has been reached, Mr. Edwards offered the followin~ Resolution: (~645) A RESOLUTION authorizing the City ~anager to direct Plrnie Engineers of New York, N. Y., to proceed immediately with the design of installations required to provide suitable treatment of the Carvins Cove ~ater to produce a relatively non-corrosive soft water supply essentially free from iron and manganese, and to advertise for bids in connection with the project. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinence Book No. 15, Page Er. Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Er. Einton and adopted by the following vote: AYES: EessrSo Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Einton, and the President, ~M. Hunter ............ NAYS: None .... O° CITY~NAGE~: The City ~nager eul~nitted written repor~ that the series of requests referred to him at the suggestion of F~. Cronin have been or will be ~lven attention ~ust as rapidly as time is a~ailable. The report was ordered filed. BUDGET-~NSURANCE: The City ~Mnager submitted witten repor~ that in order to complete the automobile liab£1ity insurance necessary for this year it will take an additional appropriation of $1,128.00, explaining that equipment has been recently purchased which the city has been unable to obtain for years ~r. Minton moved that Council concur in the request of the City ~anager and offered the following emergency Ordinance: '62 (~96~6} AN ORDINANCEto amend and reenact Section ~130, 'l~unicipal Garage", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 29th day of Decenher~ 19~7, So. 9355, and entitled, ~An Ordinance appropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 19~, and ending December 31, 19~, and declaring the existence off an emer~ency~ as anended by Ordina~ce No, ~76, adopted on the 2~th day of Aprils (For ~ull text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Rook No. 15, Page ~. ~lnton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Nr. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Eessrso Cronin, Dillard, Ed~rards, ~lnton~ and the President, Er. ~anter ................... ~AYS: Sons .......... O. JUVENILE DELItlQUF~CY: The question of comic books having been referred to the City P~nager and the Per~anent Youth Co.lesion for study, report and reconnendation, the City ]~anaEer submitted the following: eRoanoke, Virginia, October ~, 1925. To The City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen: O~ June 21~ 19~$, you referred to me for study the question of co~ic ~gazines~ and at a subsequent date, [ met ~lth the Per~n~nent Youth Com~ission concerning this matter. I a~ certain you ~entle~en are f~lliar with the national attenpts to curtail the comics t~lch have become, in many cases, of£ensive to the parents of this community. I had a study made of the cities in the State of which ! will enter into the records, and there seems to be no effort on the part of any of these cities to control comics. I checked with other citie~ in the country end found that the City of Detroit, }!ichl~an..and the City o~ Hilldale. Elchl~an, have made excellent steps toward their control~ ana a list of the m~gazines that are objectionable to the City of Detroit is also entered into the records. This study has gone on for several months in ~fnat spare tl~e the ~Titer Md, and it is ~terial to me ~hether the cities of the State of Virginia have taken action or not; however, it is my reco~enda- tton that the Council do one o£ t~o things, the alternate to be decided by this body: {1} That there be an appropriate ordinance made granting authority to restrict magazines of an oFffsnsive nature. {2) Suggest that the Per=anent Youth Commission take the attached list and invite magazine distributors in for a conference whereh~ those distributors of magazines ~lch ere debatable at present ~ould he cited by a blue card over their respective places of business as cooperating in the movement to suppress questionable comics and na[asineeo It appears to me that for this to become a ~overr~mental fUnction w~uld be quite difficult to enforce; howevers my office stands ready to do so if an appeal does not produce re~lte. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens, City P~na~er~ Council a~reeinE with the City F~na[er that an ordinance would be hard to enforce, Er. Dillard moved that the body concur in the second recommendation Of the City P~nager and that the pernmnent Youth Com~issinn he requested to take the list of ma~azinee which are debatable and invite magazine distributora in for a conference. The motion was seconded by PI. Edwards and unanimously adopted. WATER DEfAR~IT: The request of V~o. Clara E. Buck that citizens in the vicinity of Bhenand°ah Avenue and ~hirtieth Streetm H. ¥.) bo Furnished water 8ervicom having been referred to the City YAna~er for lnvestl~ationm report and recomendation~ he submitted written re~ort that this area is included in the city,s comprehensive plan for water ~aln ext~sion in the northwest eection~ as ~ell as lncreasin~ flre protection~ and that although he would be harpy to say that this could be done lmmediately~ the earliest possible date that he can promise that it will be accomplished is Befte~ber 1~ The report was ordered filed. S~REET CAR RAILS: The Clty¥~nager submitted written report~ calling attention to the fact that Council recently appropriated S20,0~O.00 for street car rails renoval~ and has awarded contract for this work to the successful bidder for $~,OOO.OOm reco~mendin~ that the balance of $3},C~O.OO be appropriated, in order that as much work aa possible may he accomplished before the winter weather sets in. Mr. Dillard moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the Clty Mana~er and offered the followtnE emergency Ordinance: (~96&7) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Section $76, "Street Repairs", of an Ordina~ce adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, ¥ir~tnia, on the 29th day of ~ecember, l~&?, No. 9]~, and entitled, "An Ordinance makin§ appropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year be~lnnin~ January 1, 19&8~ and ending December 31, 19~8, and declarin~ the existence of an emer~ency"~ as amended by Ordinance ~o. 9476, adopted on the ~6th day of Aprilm 19&8. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. Mr. Dillard moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~r. Edwards and adopted by the follow~n~ vote: AYES: Messrs. C~onin, Dillard, Edwards~ }~nton~ and the fresident, Mr. Hunter .................. NAYS: None ......... O. WATER POLLUTIO~ CONTBOL: The City ¥~na~er submitted written report, includin§ for the records of Council and for its information a communication from ¥~. Henry J. Sullivan~ Division En~ineer, Bureau of Community Facilities, in to water pollution control, to~ether with a copy of Public Law 8&~ and a Joint statement prepared by the Federal Security A~ency and the Federal Works A~ency. The report was ordered filed. DOGS: The question of the method followed in feeding do~s at the City Pound havin~ be~n referred to the City }Mnager for inves=iEatton and report, the City ~na~er submitted written report that it is his opinion the city should modernize the do~ pound at an estinmted cost of approximately $2~000.OO, and recommended that this figure be carried in next year~s budEet. The report was ordered filed. STREET CONSTRUCTION-WATER DEP~t~T~T: Tae matter of constructin~ sidewalk~ curb and ~utter to accommodate the Flrst Church of the Brethren at Carroll Avenue and TWentieth Street, N. ¥., and screening with wines or trees the water tank located in this vicinity in order to obscure aaee from view, havin8 been referred to the City ~nager, he submitted the following report~ .Roanoke, Vlrginia~ October ~, To The City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Centlemen: On September 16, Files t~l~'and t~SS-R, and File ~57 on September 23, there was correspondence concerning sidewalk, curb and ~utter on the area now owned by the Roanoke Water Department~ the School ~oard, and the First Church of the Brethren. I have authorized and approved the construction of this prior to the winter season and also signified to the First Church of the Brethren our willingness for us to beautify the tank area in any reasonable ~anner that they may desire; and as soon aa they present to me a plan I~nich was a~reed on over a year ago, the City will immediately take appropriate steps to carry out its beautification in conformity with the appropriate season for planting. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens, City Y~nager" The report was ordered filed. ~AT~ DEPART~N?: The question of the removal of pipe and other materials stored by the Water Department on property located on the west side of Jefferson Street south of the bridge over Roanoke River havin& been referred to the City ~Mnager, he submitted the followinE report: "Roanoke, Virginia, October 2, 19~8. To The City Council, Roanoke, Vir~inia. Gentlemen: YOU referred to me for study on September 13 the matter concerning pipe which the Water Department has placed on Jefferson Street near Belleview Avenue. If we are to remove the ptpe, it appears to me that we should open Belleview Avenue between Jefferson Street and Franklin Road along the Roanoke River for a beautiful parkway which could be used when the Roanoke River pollution is abated. This could be accomplished by an underpass under the railroad zoinz east and west and then another new street with the grade crossing f~mning north and south from the river to KcClar~ahan Street. I have had estimtes and drawinEs made of the entire project which I have broken down into sections to discuss with You with the recommendation that, if you think it feasible, it be referred to the Planning Commission for study alone wit~ the other general plans for the City. Respectfully submitted, (~lgned) Arthur S. Owens, City Manager". ~. Dillard moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City Manager and that the estimates and drawings for extending Belleview Avenue be referred to the Planning Board for study. The motion waa seconded by ~. Cronin and unanimously adopted. AIRPORT~ The question of providing a heatin~ system for the Administration BulldinE at the RoanoksNunicipal llrport other than the method used in:heating the building with a stove last winter, having been referred to the City ¥~nager for attention~ he submitted ~ritten report that the cost of heating the Administration Building will be $]~O25o00, that the cost of heating the Nose-in Hangar will be S~,126.00~ and that the cost of completing the second floor in the Nose-in Hangar will be $10025.00. In a discussion of the matter~ ~M. Edwards called attention to the fact that it would be unwise to invest money in improving the Ad~lnietration Building when it will eventually be replaced, ¥~o Dillard concurring in this opinion, but calling attention to the fact that the Nose-in Hangar is of a permanent nature and should be ~proved. Council bein~ of the opinion that the Nose-in Hangar should be heated, and the City Yanager recor, mending that as long as the building is to be heated that the city go ahead with completing the second floor, Er. Cronin offered the followin~ emergency Ordinance, providin~ for an appropriation o£ $5,151.00, covering the cost Of heatine the Nose-in Han~ar and completinff the second floor tn the butldin~: (~9~8) AN ORDINANCE to a~end and reenact Section #120, ~Eunicipal Airportw, of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 29th day of December, 19~7, NO. 9]55, and entitled! eAn Ordinance making appropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 19~, and ending December ]1, 19~, and declaring the existence of an emergency~, as amended by Ordinance No. ~7~, adopted on the 26th day of Aprll~ 19~. .(For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 15, ?a~e ~]O) Er. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The ~otton ~as seconded by ~r. Edwards and adopted by the following ~ote: AYES: Eeesrs. Cronin~ Dillard, Edwards, Einton~ and the President, Y~o Hunter .................. 5. NAYS: None ......... O. BIDS-CONTRACTS: The City ¥~na~er sub=ltted the following report and recommendation on bids recently received in his office: ~October ~, 19~. To ~he City Council, R?anoke, Vir~inia. Gentlemen: On September 22, 19~, ~e opened bids on the following: 1 - Construction of storm drains and appurtenant work thereto on Route ~60~ for~ich l~unds are already in the account, and Rudgin~ of Roanoke, Virginia, was the low bidder at $]6,760.00. 2 - Construction of Sanitary Sewer in Beverley Hills Addition~ after a public hearing authorized by you, and Er. ~. S. Hudgins was the lo~ bidder at -65 66 3 - Installation of undergr~und electrical duct at various tocaionlin the Ci}y [~i anpvrtenant york thereto. 1~e Utility er~cs vorporation-a o£ [~,270.OO ns the only bid receives on this york. It is my reco~endation that contracts be awarded to the respective lo~ bidders in each cass. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. O~ens, City Pa'. Edwards ~oved tha~ Council concur in the reco~endation of the City Yans~er and o££ered the ~ollowin~ Resoluti~n a~ardin~ contract for sto~ drain construction to ~. S. (~96~9] A RE~OLUTION a~ardin~ contract £or constr~ction of stor~drains~ and appurtenant work thereto, on ~elrose Avenue, N. ~., between Crescent Street and Palmetto Street and on llth Street, N. ~.~ between ~!oorvan Road and 0ran!e Avenue~ to ~. $. Hud~lns~ Roanoke, ¥ir~lnia, at a total cost of (For full te~t of Resolution~ see Ordinance Book No. 1~ Pate ~)0) ~. Edwards ~oved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~o~ion ~as seconded by ~r. ~ln~on and adopted by the £ollowin§ vote: ly~: }!essra. C~onin~ Blllard~ Ed~rards~ ~inton, ~nd the ?residen~ ~o Hunter ........................... NAYS: None ................... O. ~r. Cronin of£ered the £ollo~1n6 Resoln~ion a~ardln~ con~rac~ £or se~er cons~rvction to E. So Hudgins: (~96~O} A IL~SOLUTIOH a~-ardin§ contrac~ £or the construction o£ a sanitary se~er in and alon~ ~he eas~ side or Tillett Road and ~he north side o£ Eontvale ~oad ~es~ o£ Sprin~ Road~ S. ~o~ in Block 2, Beverly Hills Addition, to ~. $. Hud~ins~ ~oanoke, ¥1r~inia, at a ~otal cost o£ (For ful! t~xt o£ ~e~olution, see Ordinance Book No. 1~ ~a~e F~. Cronin ~oved the adot~ion of the Resolution. The ~otion ~as seconded by ~* Dillard and adopted by ~he follo~ln~ AYES: }lessrs. Crontn~ Dillard~ Edwards, ~n~on, and the President~ }~r. Hunter .......................... NAIS: None .................. O. ¥~. ~tnton offered the follo~in~ Resolution a~andin~ contract for ins~allation o£ the under[rnund electrical duct to the U~ility Service Cot {t~96~1) A BESOLUTION a~ardin~ con~rac~ for ins~ellation of unjer~round electrical duct~ ~ith appurtenant ~ork thereto, at variOUS loca~ion$ in th~ City of Boanoke, to U~tll~y Service Corporation, Ne~ York, Ne~ York~ at a to~al cost (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance ~ook No. 1~, Pa~e P.~. ~inton ~oved the adoption of the Besolution. The ~otion ~as ~econded by ~. Ed~-ards and adopted by ~he £ollo~in~ va~e: AYES: ~essra. Cronin, Blllard~ Edwards, ~in~on~ and the President~ }ir. Hunter ................. NAYS: Nons ......... O. :¸67 TP, qFFICo~II~ING ~OOLS2 The question off construction of underground passageways beneath heavllly-travelled streets at public schools and the construction of a swie~ntn~ pool havinE been referred to the City ]~anager to obtain the cost of sa~e, he submitted ~ritten repor~ that the estimated cost constructin~ a pedestrian underpass at Peach Road and Orange Avenue, No W., is $]6,569.50, and that the estimated cost of constructing a swimming pool, with mininu~ facilitiss, is $$],~OO.00, the cost for a first-class pool being estimated at $128,5OO.OO. The report was ordered filed for future study. POLICE DEPARTP~T: The City ~Mnager submitted written report that ~. E. Dewey Anderson is requestdn~ that he be appointed as a Special Police Officer in connection with his business as a Private Detective, the City ¥~nager advisin~ that be concurs in the recommendation of the Superintendent of Police that Anderson be sworn in as a Special Police Officer. The question being raised as to the city granting special police powers to individuals engaged in private business, on notion of }~o Dillard~ seconded by ¥~. Cronin and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the City Attorney for his opinion. A~RY-UILITARY CO)~ANIES: The request of ~Jor E. C. Gravett of the ll6th Infantry, Virginia National Guard, that a temporary armory he constructed under the ~!unicip~l Stadiu~ at a cost of $1OO~OOO.OO, until such ti~e as the city is in a position to constrnct the projected armory, having been referred to the City ~nager for investigation, report and recom=endation, he submitted the following: "Roanoke, ¥1r~inia, October 2, To The City Council, Roanoke, VlrFdnia. Oentlemen: You referred to ne at your regular neetin~ on ~Mnday, September 20, a study of the plans submitted by ~Jor E. C. Cravett of the ll6th Infantry Virginia National 6uard, with reference to a temporary armory in 2~e Clby. There has been a very careful study made of the proposed plans, the estimates, and the history of the vote of the people at that time, and in order to refresh your nemory, I will review the facts. On November 7, 19~O, an election was held By the people to vote on an armor , stadium, and athletic field, the cost of ~hich amounted to $~30,OOO. T~e certified vote in the affirmative was 3,661 and in the negative, Pictures in the press at the tame show that the people intended to vote on ~n athletic field, which has since been constructed, and a combination armory and stadium which history and the records show was based on enclosures under the stands as well as an armory building, which the general public has always construed as a place used for drill purposes It appears to me that there should be a general clarification by the people of ~hat they intended to spend their money for, and I would not recommend it on the following basis: 1. The plans are not in keeping with future developments of the stadium and armory. 2. The proposed construction is temporary and therefore see=s unfeasible to me. 3. The offices and equipment would be on the ground floor which is nearly 5 feet below the 19~O water level. ~o Other government units have provided their o~n construction. 5:. Ap.patently there will be appropriate ~oney at a later Cor~ress to allow ~or the construction of an armor~m and if the Cltyd~ee not act hastlly~ we could receive aid at a later date, 6. It is entirely a State and Federal f~nctionm and the tax money in Roanoke should not be used as a subsidy, Respectfully submitted, (Slgned~ d~hur S. O~ena~ City Maneger~ · On motion of )Jro Dillar~ seconded by )~, ~:inton and unanimously adopted~ action on the repo~ was held in abeyance until the next regular meetin.~ of Council CIT~ ~d~A6ER: The City ~anager submitted ~rltten and verbal report on the progress hein~ ~ade in his study of the sprinkler system~ a housing survey~ water rates, rente at the Airport and Vinton rater rates, adviainE that these item~ ~e re.fred on dur~n~ thl~ ~e re~rt ~s o~ered filed. ~T~ DEFA~T: The Clt~ ~na~er submitted ~ltten re~rt that 1~ ~ter safftenin~ ~its ~ve been in,tailed in hom~ afffected B~ the discoloration of water and submitted a bill from the distributors of the ~its in the ~o~t of It a~pearin~ t~t a hr~e ~rt of ~his ~o~t covers the ~nitial cost of acqu~rl~ the ~its~ and there being a question in ~he minds of those ~resent as to ~ether the city is p~chasin~ ~hese ~its or merely payS[ for their usea a~ the members of Council bein~ of the opinion that the installation charge and se~ce charFe~ ~n the a=o~t of ap~roxl~tely $3~-~ should be ~id for the ~e beinT~ pendin~ a more definite understandin~ w~th ~he distr~tors~ ~. Dillard offered the follo~n~ Resolution: (~6~2} A ~ESOLUTION author~z~n~ and directin~ pa~ent o~ approx~tely $],~.~a coverin~ installat~on charge and se~ce cha~ge on the water softening ~its previously installed by the City of ~oanoke in homes affected by discoloration of ~ter. (For full te~ of ~esolution, see O~inance ~ok ~o. l~a Page 432) ~. D~11a~ moved the adoption of the ~esolution. The motion ~s seconded by ~. ~rds and adopted by the follo~ng AYe: Messrs. Cron[ma Dlllard~ ~s~ ~ntona and the President, ~. H~ter .................... NAYS: None ........... O. J~ENI~ ~ DO~$TIC ~E~TIONS COU~T: ~ual ~e~rt of the operation of the Juvenile ~d Domestic ~elat[ons Court for the ~ear 19~?~ ~s before Co~cil. On ~tion of F~. Dilla~ seconded by ~. ~wa~s and ~animously ado~ted~ the re~ ~s o~ered f~led. RE~HTS OF CO~I~E~: None. U~INISH~ BUSIngS: None. CONSIDERATION OF C~: AUDIToJU~NILE AND DO~STIC RELATIONS COURT: A statement of charges from the Office of the Audltor of l~blic Accounts, Comonwealth of Virginia, in the amount of $12].91, representing the cityts one-half of the expenses incurred in connection with the audit of the accounts and records of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of the City of Roanoke for the calendar year ended December 19~7, was before Council. On motion of P~. Mlntonj seconded by F~. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the statement of char~es was referred to the City ABditor for payment. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE~ AND RESOLUTIONS: STREETS AND ALLEYS: Ordinance No. 96]2, vacating, discontinuing and closing an alley located in the middle of block bounded on the north by Norfolk Avenue, on the east by Fifth Street, on the sough by Salem Avenue, and on the west by Sixth Street, $. ~., havln~ previously been before Council for its first read and laid over, was a~ain before the body, Mr. Dillard offering the following for its second reading and final adoption: (~]2) A~ ORDINANCE vacating, dtscontinuin~ and cloain~ that certain alley extendin~ frcn Norfolk Avenue in a southerly direction ~2.1~ feet more or less and thence in an easterly direction to a point short of Fifth Street, the aforesaid alley heine located in the Southwest Section of the City of Roanoke, ¥1r¢inia~ and hereinafter more particularly described. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Pace F~. Dillard moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by )M. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, )~. Hunter ....................... NAYS: None .............. O. STltEETS A~D ALLEYS: Ordinance No. 96]3, vacating, discontinuin¢ and closinE that certain alley at the rear of Lots i through 11, Section 27, Wasena Corporation ~p, located in block bounded on the north by Howbart Avenuej on the 'east by the Norfolk and ~estern Railway Belt Line~ on the south by Kerns Avenue, and on the west by Eighth (fornerly First} Street, S. ~., having previously been before Council for its f~rst readtng~ read and laid over, was again before the body. In this connection, )~. Dillard =oved that the easement clause be a~ended to read as follows: The City of Roanoke~ however~ reservin~ unto itself a public easement in the said alley for sewer lines~ storm drains and water mains and the right of in¢ress and e~ress for the matntenance~ repair and construction of any preper~y now or hereafter used for such easement, and all other municipal installations now located in said alley. The motion'was seconded by }~. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin~ Dillard~ Edwards~ ~lnton, and the President, }~. Hunter ........................... NAYS: None .................. O. ,7O ~L~. Ed~arde then offered the ffollowing Ordinance, as a~ended, fur its second reading and final adoption: {~6]]) ~/~ O~DIH~A~CE vacatingj discontinuing and closing that certain alley 20 feet in width~ running on the east olde of Section 27~ Wasena Corporati°n, at the eastern boundary or rear of Lots 1 through 11~ inclusive, o£ Section 27, Yasena Corporation. {For Full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 15, page ~r. Edwards ~oved the a~option of the Ordinance. T~e motion wa5 seconded by ~.r. ~lnton and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ¥.essrs. Cronln, Dillard, Edwards, ¥.inton, and the President, ~ir. Bunter ....................... HAYS: Hone .............. Os PI)TIONS A~D [IISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS: COF~ilYTEE FOR PROGRESS: Hr. Dillard brought to the attention of Council that he feels the body should have the benefit of a cross-section of the citizens of Roanoke on i~portant issues end that a comittee to be known as "The Committee of 100 for progress" should be appointed to help Council determine the proper Policies of the City of ~oanoke, the ce~nittee to be non-political and each Councilman to noninate twenty members. The ne~bers of Council agreeing that this committee should be appointed at the ~eeting of the body on November 1~ 19~, the President, F~-. Hunter, suggestinff that too ~any varying opinions might be received £ro~ such a large csmittee, }ir. Pillard offered the following Resolution: (~965]) t RESOLUTION providin~ for the appointment of a comittee by the Council of the ~ity of Roanoke, to be known as "The ~o=ittee of 100 for Pr~ress" end to be non-partisan and non-political, each Councilman to nominate 20 members, the purpose o£ the committee being to help Council determine the proper policies of the City of Roanoke. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page F~. Dillard ~oved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by F~'. Edwards and adopted by the following ~ote: lYES: F. essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, F. inton, and the President, Er. Hunter .................. NAYS: None ......... O. HOUSING: The City ]~ana~er and the City luditor ha~in~ been en~aged in a study es to whether rents for tenants at the Veterans E~er~ency Housing Project can be reduced, the City Auditor stated that the city has spent $18,99~.2~ on the project and has received $1~,815.~0~ reainding Council that any authority for reduction in rent will have to co~e from the Federal Public Rousing Authority. On ~otion of Er. Cronin, seconded by Sir. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the City ¥~nager was requested to negotiate ~lth the Federal Public Rousin~ Authority ~ith a vts~ of havin~ the rents in question reduced. JUNIOR CHI~ER OF COF!~i~CE: ~o Ed~-ards brought to the attention of Council the success of the accompanyin~ festivities in connection with the two football gamas played at Victory 5tadiu~ on Saturday~ October 2, 19~8, and eu!~ested that the Junior Chamber of Commerce be co~endad for its par~ in arranging the ~rade~cro~nin~ of the queena and furniahin~ of music by varlous bands. There being no further business~.Council ad~ournedo APPROVED Clerk President COUNCILj REGULAR )~ETINQ ~ Eonday, October 11, 19~8. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Municipal Building, ~ndayj October 11, 19~g~ at 2:00 otclock, p. m.~ the regular meeting hour~ with the President, Y~, Hunter, presldin~o PRE~EN?: Eessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, F~o Hunter .................. ABSENT: ~ons ....... O. OFFICE~S FRESENT: }~. Arthur $. Owena, City Ymnager, }M. Randolph '~ittle, City Attorney, and Er. H. R. Yates, City Auditor. MINUTES: A copy of the minutes of the previous meetin~ havin~ been ftwnished each member o~ Council, upon motion of ~:r. Cronin, seconded by ~. Edwards and ~nanimously adopted, the readin~ was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HEARI~ OF CITIZENS CPO}! PUBLIC WATER DEPARTIIEt/T: Council havin~ at its last meeting authorized payment of ap~roxi~ately $~,000.00, covering installation charce on the water softening units previously installed by the City of Roanoke in home~ affected by the discoloration of water, and, also, covering service charge on these units for the period during ~hich they have been in use, a representative of the distributors of the units appeared before Council, calling attention to the fact that the total amount due was $~,790.9~, and explaining that the lariat part of this amount represents palanent of the service charge on the first 122 units installed for two years in advance, advising that in dealing with a private individual his company is more or less assured that the water softener will be used for a continued period of time, and, therefore, the individual is not required to ~ake this advance payaent, but that in dealing with the city in connection with this particular situation, there was no certainty as to how long the city would need or want ~he units, and for that reason, in order to protect the interests of the distributors, the advance service charge was agreed upon between them and the City The matter was discussed at length, and it appearin~ that the distributors want a _~uarsntee that the city will pay for the use of the units for a minimum period o£ two years, in return for ~hich the distributors will ~uarantee the servicing of the units for that period of time, and the City F~na~er voicin~ the opinion that the company should be paid the balance due, as requested, fir. Dillard moved that the President o£ Council apl~int two menbers of tile body to assist the City $!anager in working out a ~attsfactory agreement ~ith the distributors and to sub. it report at the next regular meeting. The motion was seconded by F~o Einton and unanimously adopted. The Presid~nt, ¥~o Hunter, appointed ~!essrs. Dillard and ~inton to assist the City Partaker with ~his hatter. In this connection, the Clty V~nager brought to the attention of Council the fact that he continues to receive applications for the ~ater softening tmits and asked ~hether or not it is the desire of the body that he have these additional units installed. The City ~Mnager was informed that Council wishes him to continue with the installation of these units. DRPA~ll~NT OF PUBLIC WELFARE: Fao W. D. Dew and o~her citizens interested In the case of ~Mo Frank g° Atkins, relief client, together with [~o Atkins, appeared before Council, Ero Dew advising that the State Board of Welfare and Institutions has upheld the action of the local Department of Public Welfare in reducing the allotment of Er. Atkins from S59.00 per month to ~]~.OO per month, and asked that the Governor of the State of Virginia be petitioned to lnterwene in behalf of this case. E~o Jo H. Fallwell, Director of the Department of Public ~elfare, bein~ present at the meeting, ha explained that his department has acted according to re~ulations of the State ~elfare Deportment, that he realizes the allotments to relief clients are insufficient to meet their daily needs, but that unless the wishes to appropriate supplemental ~nds over and above t~e amount matched by the state, in an effort to meet these needs, there As nothing which can be done to relieve the situation, suggesting that ~en the next General Assembly convenes pressure should be brought upon the Legislature to increase welfare allotments. In a further discussion of the matter as to a possible solution of the case of Er. Atkina, it being brou~mht to the attention of Council that the $3~.OO per =onth is allotted under the category of Aid to Dependent Children, and it suggested that perhaps Mr. Atkins could obtain addftional funds by making application for General Relief for hi. elf, on mc£lon of Mr. Edwards, seconded by M~. Minton and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the Director of the D?partment of Public i/elfare with an idea of having Hr. Atkine apply for General Relief. With further reference to the subject of relief for the needy, Er. Fallwell brought to the attention of Council the increasing hardship in obtaining coal, Mr. Cronin suggesting that the City F~na~er look into the matter of having imnates of the Cl~y Jail chop do~n trees in the Carvins Cove area for use of the relief clients as fuel ~ood and for cooking purposes. REFUNDS AND REBATES-LICENSE: Judge John E. Hart, Com~issioner of Revenue, appeared before Council, advising that recently his office required the Ideal Laundry and Dry Cleaners, Incorporated, and the Fmgic City Launderers and Cleaners, Incorporated, respectively, to pay a license fee of $50.OO per annu~, plus $0.~0, for the years 19~5-~6-&7-~8, for the privilege of storing furs, but that the City ~ttorney has ruled that this privilege ~as covered in the license previously purchased by these componiesunder the provisions of Section 50, of the License Code, with regard to all persons, firms or corporations engaged in the business of cleaning, pressing, storing, dyeing and repairing clothes or other articles, and asked that the two componies be refunded the amount of ~202.00 each. Council being of the opinion that the refunds should be ~ado, as requested. and the suggestion being ~ade that consideration should be given to clarifying the License Code ~tth regard to tho privilege of cleaning and etoring furs ~hen the Code ia amended around the first o£ the year, ~r. Hlnton offered the following Resolution authorising the refund o£ $202.OO to the Ideal Laundry and Dry Cleaners, Incorporated: (~65~} A RESOLUTION authorl~in~ refund of $202.00 to the Ideal Laundry and Dry Cleaners, Incorporated, representing erroneous payment of license charges on the basis of SfO;~Dper annum, plus $0.~0 fee, for the years 19&5oi6-~7-&8, for the privilege of storing furs. (For full text of Resolution, nee Ordinance Book No. 15, Paie Mr. Minton moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~r. Cronin and adopted by the followin§ vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, F~. Bunter ....................... NAYS: None .............. O. Mr. Edwards offered the followin§ Resolution authorizin~ the refund of $202.OO to the ~gic City Launderers and Cleaners, Incorporated: (~9655} A KESOLUTION authorizin~ refund of $202.OO to the }~ic City Launderers and Cleaners, Incorporated, representing erroneous payment of license charges on the basis of $50.OO per annu~, plus $0.50 fee, for the years 19&5- &~, for the privilege of storing furs. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Pa~e t~. Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~r. Minton and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: Eessrs. Crontn~ Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, ~. Hunter ....................... NAYS: None .............. O. PETITIONS A~D COmmUNICATIONS: ZONING-SETBACK LINE: The followinf communication from the Board of Zoning Appeals, with reference to establishinE a 5-foot setback line on both sides of Jamison Avenue, S. E., between Ninth Street and f~urteenth Street, was before Council: "October 8, 19&8. The Honorable W. P. Hunter, ¥~yor, and Kembers of City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlenen: The Board of Zoning Appeals wishes to call your attention to a =atter discussed at some length at its meeting on October 6, in connection with the appeal of Y~. ~. B. Garland, owner of property at 1232-123~ Ja~ison Avenue, for a variation from the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. After a personal inspection and study of the vicinity in question, it is the opinion of the Board that there is an immediate need for the establishment of a setback line on Ja~ison Avenue to provide for its future widening to improve the hazardous traffic conditions now existing along this heavily-travelled street. The Board of Zoning Appeals recommends that City Council establish a setback line of at least five feet from the £ront line of property on both sides of Jaminon Avenue from 9th Street~ S. E.~ to the intersection of l~th 5treat and Dale Avenue~ S. Eo By Order of the Board. (Sl~ned) F. E. Blshop~ Chair=an. (Si~ned) Nlra S. Seymour, Secretary" l~. ~inton ~oved tha~ Council concur in the recommendation of the Board of Zoning Appeals and that the City Clerk advertise for a public hearing on the matter to be held at 2:00 o~clock~ p. m., Eonday~ November 1~ 19~$. The notion was seconded by ¥~. Dillard and unanimously adopted. BEFUI~S l~ REBATES-BUILDI~ PEPJIIT: A co~unication from Y~s. Gills Conlon~ advising that on June 10~ 19~a~ she purchased a building perni~ in the a~ount of SLOO, for the purpose of finiahin~ the interior of a garage on her property at 1~1~ Laurel lvenue~ S. E., but that since obtainin~ this permit conditions have arisen ~hich make it l~poasible to continue ~lth her plans for doing this ~ork~ and asking tha~ she be refunded the a~ount paid~ ~as before Counc: It being the opinion of Council that ¥~a. Conlon is entitled to the refund~ Hr. Edwards offered the fullo~lr~ Resolution: (~96~6) A RESOLUTION authoriztnF and directin~ the City Auditor to dra~ ~arrant amounting to $}.00 in the name of Rrm. Gills E. Conlon~ coverin~ refund of amount paid for building per, it to finish the interior of a garage on her prol~rty at 1215 Laurel Avenue~ $. E.~ plane for said proJec~ having been abandoned. (For full tex~ of Resolution~ see Ordinance Book No. 15~ Page ¥~o Edwards moved the adoption of the Bsanlution. The motion ~as seconded by ~r. Ftnton and adopted by the follo~ing vote: ALES: Eessrs. Cronin~ Dlllard~ Ed~ards~ ~inton~ and the President~ ~. Hunter ............. NAY5: None .... O. CIT~ ATTOBHEY: A communica~ion from F~. Randolph 6. 1/hiPPie, City Attorney~ advisin~ that the ~hir~eenth annual Conference of the National Institute of l~unicipal La~ Officers ~ill be held on ~ecember 2~ } and ~, 19~8, in ~a~hinaton~ O. C., at the l~y£1o~er Botel~ tha~ the city has held a membership in this Institute for a number of years and that its president has requested him to prepare a paper and lead a discussion on ~The problem of recoverina a Judg~an~ agains~ a city despite a f~xed tax rate"~ ~hich question ~as projected defensively in the recen~ annexation case and occasions the assignaen~ and cbncluding that should Council desire him to attend this meeting he ~ill endeavor to do before the body. ~. Crnnin moved that the City Attorney a~tend this ~se~tng~ if he so desires. The motion ~as seconded by Rt. Edwards and unanimously adopted. TRAFFIC: A co~unication from Governor ~illiam ~. Tuck~ advising that on Thtwsday~ October 2~ 19~8, at 1:OO o~clock~ p. m.~ at the Hotel Eueger~ Riclmond~ Vir~lnia~ formal presentation ~ill be made to the City of Roanoke of its a~-ard as ¸-75 winner in Group I of the Pedestrian Protection Cantest~ and urEimg that the Yayor and any other members of the cityts official family ~ho can do so be present at that time to accept the a~ar~l from the RiChway Safety Co~l~ee~ ~as before Co~ci] ~ ~re~iden~ ~. H~ter~ indica~ln~ hl~ imten~ton of a~tendimE the cere~ny~ l~ ~s su~Eested tha~ the Su~rintendea~ of Police and Lleuten~ S. ~. B~ce~ head of the Traffic Bureau~ So alone ~ith him. ~E~IONS: A resolution fron the Yir~lnia ~ose Associa~lon~ extendin~ to the ~yor~ and though hi~ to the citizens of Roanoke, the sincere th~nks and appreciation oF the Association for the eany kindnesses extended during its recent convention in the city, ~as beffore Co~cil. ~e ~solu~ion ~s o~ered filed. RE~BT5 OF THE CITY ~G~: The City ~na[er submitted reports on ~ork acco~plished and expenditu~s for the payroll periods endin! September 1~, and September ~O, 19~, sho~n~ cost off garbage removal a~ ninety-three c~t~ and ninety-four cents~re$pectively. ~e re~r~s ~ere o~ered Filed. A~HOUSE: The City ~ana~er subnitted re.ri froa the Almshouse, sho~ln~ a total expense of $],~19.99 for the =onth of luaus~, 19~, as co~pared ~ith a totsl expense of $1,229.~] For the ~onth of lu~st, The re.ri wa~ ordered filed. CITY P~SICIAN: The ~ity ~anager su~itted ~rt from the City Fhysician ~ho~ing 209 office calls for September, 19~8, as co~pared ~ith 310 office calls for September, 1927, ~d ~96 prescriptions filled for ~ept~ber, 19~, as com~red ~2~ prescriptions filled fo~ September, The re~ort ~as ordered filed. DEPAR~NT OF PUBLIC h~ARE: ~e City M~nager submitted report from the Department of Public Welfare, showing 915 cases handled at a total cost of $29,565.3~, for the month of Septe=ber, 1~48, sm compared with 839 cases handled at a ~otal cost of $25,~5.~2, for the month of September, 19~7. The report ~s o~er~d filed. ~PORTS: The City ~Mna~er also submitted reports f~m the ~rrell M~orlaJ Hospital for the months of July and Au~st, 19~8; the Engineering De~rt~ent for the month of August, 19~8; the City M~rket for the month of Septe=ber, 19~8~ the Civil ~nd Police Court for the ~nth of Au~st, 19~8; the De~rtment of Air Pollution Control for the ~onths of August ~d Septe=ber, 19~8; the Department Buildin~, Pl~bin~ ~d Electrical Inspection for the month of September, the De~rtment of Parks and Recreation for the ~onth of Au~st, 19~8; the Health De~rtment for the month of August, 19~8; the Police Dep~r~men~ for the month of July, 19~8; the Roanoke Municipal Air~ for the ~onth of Aurar, 19~8; and the Water Departnent for the ~onth of July, 19~8. The reports were ordered filed. BUllET-COmPENSATION BOARD: The City ~anager submitted written report, enclosin~ notice from the Compensation Board that beginning at lO:O0otclock, a. mo, October 22, 19~, consideration will be given to fixing the salary and expenses of the Attorney for the Conmonwealtht Co:~lesioner of the Revenue, and Treasurer of the City of Roanoke for the year beginning January 1, 19~, and ending December 31~ 1~9~ the hearings to be held in the State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia° It appearing that no Joint agreement has been worked out between Council and the Constitutional Officers as to their salary and expenses for the calendar year 1~9, on motion of Er. Dillard, seconded by Er. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the City Clerk was directed to requeat the Compensation Board t~ extend the date of the hearin~ for a period of thirty days. FIRE PROTECTI09: A petition from residents and property owners on Fleetwoc Avenue, S. W., in the Greenland Hills Section, requestin~ that a fire hydrant be placed on this street~ having been referred to the City ~na~er for study, report and recommendation, he submitted the following. "Roanoke, ¥1rtinia October 8, 19&8 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: With reference to your File ~9 concerning a petition from ten residents in Creenland Hills, [ would like to report as follows: 1. ~e co=enced service to forty-five families in Greenlend Hills in 19&2. The section had previously been nerved by a private system which failed suddenly. 2. At that time no six- or ei~ht-inchnains were approved by the production Board. 3- The City )~naFer at that time and the Fana~er of the Water Department, after diligent effort, secur~a four-inch main after a reluctant approval by the War Production Board. &. Council approved a four-inch main after due consideration, as it was the only way out of a dangerous situation. 5. It is admitted that this section is a part of the 19&l annexed area; however, records prove that we have expended more money in that area for improvements than the total receipts for the sale of water. %~e plan on puttin~ this in the 19~9 work pro,ram, and unless you see fit to supersede all other programs and schedules, the earliest we can promise this fire protection is September, 19~9. Respectfully submitted, {Ui~ned} Arthur $. Owens, City ~na~er" On motion of ~o Dillard, seconded by ~M. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the report wan accepted and ordered filedo POLICE DEP~T~/T: The City ~na~er havin~ concurred in the recor~endation of the Superintendent of Police that ~o E. Dewey ~nderson be appointed as a Special Police Officer in connection with his business as a Private Detective, and the question of the city granting special police pewera to individuals en~a~ed in private business havin~ been referred to the City Attorney for an opinion, he submitted the following; 'October 11, 19~8 The Honorable Council of the City of Roanoke, Roanoke, Vlr~inia. Oentlemen~o At your meeting of {~nday, October ~th, the question of Council's granting a special police co~mission to an individual engaged in private business was referred to Re for an opinion. Section 2.of our charter enumerates "The powers of the CltyW; ~ragraph thirty, thereof, providin~ that the City shall have the power to exercise full police powers, and establish and ~aintain a department or division of policeo~ Section ]1 of ~aid charter, inter alia, provides: 'Ho person except as otherwise provided by general law or by this c?~rter shall act as special police, special detective or other special police o£ficer for any purpose whatsoever except upon written authority from the city nanagero Such authority, when conferred, shall be exercised only under the direction and control of the superintendent ar chief of police and for a specified time{ provided, h~ever, that the council =ay from ti~e to time designate the maximum number of such special police, special detectives or other special police officers.' I am infor=ed that the City of Roanoke, along with the vast majority of nunicipalities in both the State and Nation, has pursuant to such authority properly appointed special police, special detectives and other special police officers. Practically without exception, and as is indubitably cants=plated by the charter, such officers have been appointed for ~ purposes and upon requests from and for the benefit of othe than the appointee. In ether words, their services enure not only to the taxpayer at whose instance they are appointed but also to the City itself. And, in many instances, save for their appointnent as such special officer~ the City would be required to appoint additional regular officers to reader such services. In this instance, I am informed by Captain Ferguson that the proposed appointee operates a purely private detective aFency and, consequently, he would doubtless pursue investigations while not under the direction and control of the Supsrintendent of Police. It is my conclusion, therefore, that it is not contemplated by our charter for Council to co~isslon such individuals as special officers for such purposes. Respectfully, (Sl~ned) Ran. O. Whittle, City AttorneyS. Mr. Dillard moved that Council concur in the opinion of the City Attorney and that the request of ~. Anderson be denied, the City Clerk being directed to forward him copy of the opinion of the City Attorney. The notion was seconded by {fr. Minton and unanimously adopted. REPORTS OF WAR ~ORIAL: Mr. J. R. Fallwell, Chairman of the War [emorial Committee, together with ~r. Arthur Taubman, a member of the con, nitres, appeared before Counci and submitted written repo~c, enclosing a report from the Special Citizens Co=mitres composed of the last five Chairmen o£ the Co=unity Fund Campai6n; via, Keasra. John I. Bowman, James H. Eoore, Abney S. Boxley, ~alter G. Stephenson and N. ~. Kelley, which committee was requested to hake a study with respect to the possibilities of raising a fund of S9OO,0OO.OO by public subscription for the proposed War M~uorial pro,eat, the Special Citisens Committee voicing the opinion that a fund of S900,0OO.00, to he raised by public ~ubscription for a War Eemorial ~ro~ect, cannot be accomplished in this community, and expressing the opinion that a reasonable fund of S150,0OO.00 to $250,0OO,OO can be raised, {(r. Fallwell in his report advisinE that the ¥~morial Cor. mittee cannot concur with the negative findings of this five-man co~lttee, If the proper leadership will take hold of this venture, thst the Mamorial Co~lttee feels the t l~e has come ~hen Council must definitely authorize this campaign, the public to be told frankly that the overall plan might have to be changed or modified in the light of the amount of money raleed~ and offerin~ the following recommendations: #1o That the campaign ~oal to be ~ought be set at S6OO,GOO instead of the original $900,0(X) suggested, 2° That a fund-raising co~ittee be appointed immediately by Council. ]. That the committee be given broad authority to e~ploy such expert advice as it may deem necessary, to be paid for from funds to be raised. That pledges be permitted to epread over a ]-year period. 5. That provision be made for bequests and endowments. 6. That the campaign be put on not later than f~rch, 19&9, sooner if possible." F~. Dillard moved that the report of the War f~morial Co~aittee be receive. and taken under consideration, The motion was seconded by ~. Cronin and unanimously adopted. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: CIVIL Alii] POLICE JUSTICE: Council having accepted the resignation of JudFe Richard F, Pence as Civil and Police Justice, effective at midnight, October ]1, 19~, the President, ~. Hunter, called for nominations to fill the vacancy which will exist at that time; whereupon, ~. Hunter relinquished the Chair to the Vice President, Er. Dillard, and placed in nomination the name of Samuel R. Price. The nomination was seconded by ~. Cronin. In this connection, ~. Edwards suggested that action on this matter be held in abeyance until the next regular meeting of Council in order to give the Roanoke Bar Association an opportunity to submit any recommendations it might care to make, ~. Minton concurring in this suggestion. Messrs. Dillard and Cronin voicing the opinion that the Roanoke Bar Association has had sufficient time in which to submit its recommendations, and there being no further nominations, Mr. Samuel R. Price was elected as Civil and Police Justice, effective November 1, 1928, to fill the unexpired term of Judge Richard F. Pence ending September 30, 1950, by the following vote~ AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, l~inton, and the President, F~. Hunter ....................... 5. NAYS: None .............. O. The City Clerk was directed to forward Mr. Price a certificate of his election. The President, ~. Hunter, resumed the Chair, and it appearing that the term of Mr. Rolman Willis, Jr., as Assistant ~ivil and Police Justice expired on September 30, 19~8, ~. Hu~ter called for nominations to fill this position; whereupon, f~. Edwards placed in nomination the na~e of Robert L. Quarles. The nomination was seconded by {ir. Minton, and there being no further nominations, ~M. Robert L. Queries wee elected as Assistant Civil and Police Justice for term ending Septe~her 30, 1950, by the following vate~ AYES: P~ssrso Crenin, Dillard, Edwards~ Minton, and the Preeident~ Fx. Hunter .................. ~ NAYS~ None ......... O. The City Clerk was directed to forward Er. Quarles a certificate of his election. The City Clerk was also directed to for-ward a letter of thanks and appreciation to ¥~. Willis for the service he has rendered as Assistant Civil and Police Justice. CON~IDEHA?ION OF CLAI{!S: A communication from Er. Robert A. Pollard, advising that his automobile, driven by his son, Marvin Pollard, was involved in a collision with a city owned truck driven by ~illard Foster Hale, at that time a city enployee, at 8:30 o'clock, p. m., lMy ?, 19~8, and that he immediately filed a claim for damaaes sustained in the collision, but that there has been considerable delay end evasion of responsibility in connection with this case, and asking Council to take ~hatever action ~ay be necessary to secure settlement of this claim in the amount of ~260.~6, was before the body. On motion of ~r. Dillard, seconded by ~. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the City Attorney for investigation, report and recommendation to Council. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RE$OLU?IONS: ZONING: Ordinance No. 96~3, providinF for the rezoning of the rear 50 feet of lot fronting on the easterly side of Franklin Road, S. ~., described as Official No. 116012&, from General Residence District to Business District, having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, Mr. Minton offering the follo~ing for its second readinF and final adoption: (~96&]) AN ORDINANCE to amend ~nd reenact Article I, Section l, of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in relation to Zoning. (For ~ull text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Hook No. 15, Page M~. Minton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by }~. Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, Mr. Hunter ............. 5. NAYS: None .... O. ~DTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS: RAILROAD CROSSINGS: )~. Cronin brought to the attention of Council that there is no signal at the Virginian railway crossing on Bridge Street, S. W., ~hich in his opinion, is creating a hazardous condition. Members of Council agreein~ with Mr. Cronin that this is a hazardous condition, F~. Dillard moved that the City Ymnager be requested to ask the Virginian Railway Company to install proper slznals at its crossings on Brid~e Street and in the vicinity of Cleveland Avenue and lgth 5treat, 3. ~. The notion ~as ~econded by Er. Cronin and unanimously adopted. NAtFf Bill The President, Hr. Hunter, brought to ~he attention of Council literature on the observance of Navy Day, ~edneeday, October 27, The literature ~as referred to the local Naval Reserve or[~nization for it attention. THAFFIC: Council having previously directed that the President~ Yw. Hunter appoint a co~lttee to be conpoeed of one represe~tstive from the ~oanoke Eerchants lesociation~ one representative from the Chamber of Conmerce, one representative fro~ the ~omen~s Apl~arel Group, and t~ members of City Councils for a study of the problem o£ off-street parking, and to report to Council~ ~r. Hunter named Hr. E. L. Light from the Eerchants Association, }M. Jack Robertson from the Chanber of Co=erce, Hr. H. ~. Schlossber~ fro~ the Apparel Oroup, and ~esers. Benton O. Dillard and 21chard T. Edwards from Council, to serve on the co~ittee. The City Clerk ~as directed to notify these members of their appointment to the co~ittee. IBVITATIONS: The President, ~r. Hunter, brought to the attention of Council an invitation from the American Eunicipal Association to attend its knnual Conference in ~aehington, D. C., December 1~-15~ The invitation ~as ordered filed. There bein~ no further business, Council adjourned. AP?HOVED ATTEST: Clerk' 1'82 COUNCIL~ )~onda¥ ~ October The Council of the Cl~y of Roanoke me~ in resular ~eetin~ in the Circuit Court Roon in the Kunicipal Bulldin~ )~nday~ October 18~ 1~ a~ 2:~ p. n,~ t~e regular =eetin~ hour~ ~ith the Presiden~ )~. Hunter~ presiding. PR~: Hessrs. C~nin~ Dilla~ ~inton~ and the Presiden~ ~r. Hunter ............................... ~BSE~: ~. ~s ............. l. OFFIGERS PRESE~T: ~r. Arthur S. ~ens, Git~ ~na~er, f~. Randolph G. ~itKle, ~ity Atto~ey, and f~. H. R. Yates, Gi~y Auditor. HINUT~: A copy o~ the minutes o~ the previous meetin~ havin~ been furnished each ne~be~ of Co~cil, u~n ~ion of K:. )~in~on, seconded by ~. Pilla~ and unsni~ou~ly adopted, ~he ~adin~ ~s dispensed ~l~h and t~ minutes approved as recorded. ~ARINq OF CITIZen5 U~N PUBLIC J~ffllLE ~ID DO~-~STIC ~LATION5 CO~T: ~s. Alice J. Schlossber~, Part- tine f~bation O~icer of the Juvenile and Donestic ~elations Cou~, appeared before Oo~cil and presented a co~ica~ion, ou~linin~ ~he insurance of the of P~bation Office~s and ~in~ that ~hose of the local Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court be placed in a suitable classification in o~e~ ~hat R~noke may attract conpetent ~rke~s fo~ its Court. It appearinF that the Job Classification Co~i~ee has not as yet submitte~ its re~t on the eval~tion o~ City ~ob~ and salaries, k~. Cronin ~ved t~t ~he City Clerk be ~ested ~o set up a ~ile ~o~ c~rrespondence ~d requests received in connection with the ~tte~, in o~der that they ~11 be readil~ available ~hen Council begins its stay of the subject, and, also, .that a copy of the co~u~ica~lc f~m ~s. Schlossbe~ be fo~ed to the Per~nnel Dt~ecto~ fo~ his infoma~ion. ~e notion ~s seconded by ~. Dilla~ ~d ~i~ously adopted. PETITIOH5 ~ CO~NICATIONS: BU~ET-CO~ENSATION ~D: A co~unication ~rom the Compensation Board, advisin~ ~hat in accordance with the request of the City of Roanoke, ~he date ~he hea~in~ on ~he question of fixin~ ~he salary and ~penses of its A~torney the Co~om~ealth, Co~lssione~ of the ~evenue, Ser~ean~ and ~reasurer for ~he yea~ be~innin~ J~ua~' 1, 19~9, and endin~ December ~1, 19~9, has been post.ned ~il ~ove~be~ 22, 19~8, ~as before Council. The co~ication ~as o~ered filed. ~ ~-~IAL: A co~ica~ion finn ~. Ric~ H. ~ullikin, te~erin~ his resi~ion as a member of the ~a~ ~e~rial Co~ittee ~ that he is in favo~ of a ~tar ]~eno:ial of u~ill~arian type and the ~3ori~y of ~he co~i~ee is now in favor of the center st~cture only, ~ich is mon~ental in ~ure, advisin~ ~ha~ he d~s not believe ~ useful purpose c~ be se~ed by his remainin~ on the co~ittee, was before Co~cil. ~Ir. Dillard ~oved that the resignation be accepted and that the City Clerk forward a letter of thanks and appreciation to Hr. P. ullikin for the se~ice he Ms revered ac a member of the War ~e~orial Conittee. The motion was seco~ed by ~r. Jlinton and unan~ously adopted. RB~RTS OF OFFIC~: ~AT~ DEPAR~T: Co~cil ~vin~ authorized ~he Cl~y ~a~e~ to ~ubml~ an oiler of ~2)O.~ ~o H. L. Roberts for p~pe~y needed in connection with ~he erection of a wate~ ~k ~hereone [o~ ~he put.se of exhaling wa~er ee~lce to the Franklin R~d and 5ou~h Roanoke a~eae he presented ~he following re~r~ and reco~enda~ion: eRoanoke ~ Virginia October 18~ To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen: YOU authorized me to make an offer of $6,2]0.00 to Er. R. L. Roberts for property needed for a water tank in South Roanoke, and I am enclosing for the records a copy of my letter to Iff. Roberts, dated October l, and a photostatic copy of his letter to ne, dated October 8, in which the offer was rejected. It is my recommendation that Bis Honor, the )%yor, appoint a eor~ittee of three members of Council to work with my office toward naming a study as to %~at would be the most feasible thing to do to%ford a long range plan for water supply in this area. I suggest that the ~iayor be mode a member of this committee because of his knowledge o£ land values in the City. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) A. 5. Owens, City }Mnafer". ~. Dillard moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City ~lana~er and that the President, )~. Hunter, tozether with Councilmen Oronin and Edwards be appointed to serve on the conaittee. The notion %~as seconded by Mr. l~lnton and unanimously adopted. WATER DEPART}lENT: Council havin~ authorized the City ~Mna~er to direct ~Mlcolm Pirnie Engineers of New York, N. Y., to proceed with the design of installations required to provide suitable treatment of the Carwins Cowe water to produce a relatively non-corrosive soft water supply essentially free from iron and manganese, he submitted written report, enclosing for the records a cora~unication from ~. Pirnie, advising- that the engineers are proceeding.. accordingly. On motion of Mr. Einton, seconded by l~, Dillard and unanimously adopted, the report and communication were received and ordered filed. DEPARTI~FJtT OF PUBLIC WELFARE: F~. Cronin having sub_geared that the City l~nager look into the matter of having inmates of the City Jail chop down trees in the Corrina Cove area for use. of relief clients as fuel wood and for cooking purposes, he submitted written report that he has consulted with Mr. Edgar L. Winstead, City Sergeant, who agrees that it is an excellent idea, and that he has included in the Budget for 19~9 the amount of $~50.00, covering necessary expenses to work prisoners. '84 The report was ordered Filed. BUDGET: The City ~Mna~er submitted the following report with reference to amendments to the Budget: To The City Council Roanoke, ¥1r~inia Gentlemen~ Due to conditions beyond our control certain items in the Budget will exceed the appropriations For the year. Since most oF them are oF an euer~ency nature~ I am raquestin~ that the Followln~ adjustments be made in the Budget: 1. That there be returned to the Balloweten Celebration account $1OO.OO to aid in our plans for Hallowe'en Night toward cuttinF down vandalism and losses to citizens in the cc=unity. 2. That the },?anicipal Oara~e Supplies Account be increased by That the Yunicipa! Garage Repair by Others account be increased By $25o.oo. That ~20o. OO be transferred From ~aEes to Supplies tn the Budget, Account 5. ~ a~dltinnal appropriation oF $]50°00 to the Snow and Ice Removal Account, No. ~O, For the repairs and installations oF snow plo~s For the comtnff winter. 6. An additional appmopriation oF $50.00 to Travelin~ Expenses in Account 55, ~ealth Inspector, to provide f~nds For the Dairy Inspector to artery1 the !nternatlons! Association of Ellk Sanitarians on October 20~ 192~, in Philadelphia. IF funds are available, [ ~ould like very much to purchase a leaf collector For the Street Cleanin¢ Department. Account No. 73. in the a~ount oF $2~OOO.OO in order t~at ~e can pick up leaves, b~mdle them, and sell them as fertilizer. ~ believe this will aid us in doins the Job more eFFiciently than we are no~ ~espectFull¥ sutmitted, (Si~ned) A. $. City ¥~naFerw Council heln~ oF the opinion that the request o£ the City ~Mnager should be ~ranted, and that the leaf collector should be purchased, ~;r. Einton offered the £ollow~_n~ emergency Ordinance: (~657) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Section ~55, WEealth Inspection~ Section ~?], WStreet Cleaning% Section [~O, 'Sno~ and Ice Remova[w, Sectlon WCelehrations a~d Public F~te~tainnentsw, Section ~103, w)~unicl~al Stadium and Athletic Fieldw, ~nd Section ~130, w~(uniclpal Garagew, oF an Ordinance adopted by the Council oF the City of Roanoke, ¥ir~lnia, on the 29th day of December, 2o. ~3f5, a~d entitled, ~ Ordinance making app~oprtations Fro= the General o£ the Clty of Roanoke £or the Flscal year be~in~in~ ~anuary 1, 19~8, and endin~ ~ecenber 31, 1~, and declarln~ the existence oF an e=er~ency% as amended by Ordinance Eoo 9275, adopted on the 26th day oF April, (For full text oF Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Fa2e ~. Elnton ~oved the adoption oF the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~r. Dillard and adopted by the Followtn~ vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Elaton, aod the President, ~r. ~unter .................. NAYS: ~one ......... O. ()~. Edwards absent) REPORTS OF CO)t~ITTEES: I/ATER DF, PART~,TJtT: Council having by Resolution No. 9652, adopted on the ~th day of October, 19~8, authorized payment of approximtely $3,0OO.00, covering installation charge and service charge on the ~ater softening units previously installed by the City of Roanoke in ho~es affected by the discoloration of water, and Councilmen Dillard and ]4inton having been appointed to assist the City ~nager in working out a satisfactory agreement with the distributors of the units in connection with payment of the bill aa originally submitted in the a~ount of $8.790.9S, the larger part of this a~otmt representing payment of the service charge on the first 122 units Installed for t~o years in advance, the co~u:lttee submitted the following report and reco~unendations: "Roanoke, Virginia October 18, To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia At a conference in the City Y~nager's office on Thursday, October lb, the question of payinz for the Culliean Soft Water Service was discussed by a committee appointed by His HoHor, the Y~yor; and we have reache~ an agreement with the Culligan Company on this basis, which 1. That all installation costs be paid for immediately. 2. That any special costs te paid due to the fact that the City was testin! different types of installation. 3.That all services which are installed as of this date be paid to December 31. Attached hereto are th, billings for the services which have been approved, totaling $3,706.70. Council has previously appropriated $3,000.00; therefore, it ~11 be necessary to appropriate an additional sun in the amount of $706.70 to pay for the softeners. We further recommend that the ~nager be authorized to enter into a contract with the Culligan Soft Water Service that all units installed as of December 31, 19&8, be ~uaranteed for one year by contract to be paid monthly to this company. Very truly yours, Stgned}A. R. ~inton Signed)Benton O. Dillard (SiKned)A. S. Owens Committee" Mr. Cronin ~oved that Council concur in the recommendations of the committee, and it appearing that the provisions of Resolution ~o. 9652 are already broad enough to permit payment of the revised bill in the amount of $3,706.70, he offered the followin~ Resolution, authorizing the City ~Mnager to enter into a contract with the distributors of the water softening units, guaranteeing monthly payments for a period of one year for the use of those installed as of December 31, 19~8: ~9658) A RESOLUTION authorizing the City KanaMer, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to enter into a contract with the Culligan Soft Water Service of Roanoke, Virginia, guaranteeing monthly payments for a period of one year for use of water softening units installed as of December 31, 19&8, in homes affected by the discoloration of water. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Pa~e 85 '86 {Ir. Cronin moved the edoption oF the Resolution, by {~r. ~lnton and adopted by the followinE vote: AYES: Eessrs, Cronin, Dllla~ Hlnton, and the Fresident~ Nr. H~ter ................... HAYS} None ......... O. (P~, ~wa~s absent) UNFINIgHED ~SINESS: None, I~RO~CTION ~ ~SIDE~ON OF ~9IN~NCES AND R~LUTIO~9: {~TION9 AND ~ISCEL~N~U3 BU$IH~S~ ~one, There bein~ no f~ther business~ Co~cil adJou~ed. APPROVED A~T~ ' 'Clerk " The motion was seconded C~UNCIL, RECULAR ]<EETIN~ l~onday, October 2~ 19/,8, The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the ~[unicipal BuildinF, ~Mnday, October 25, 19~8, at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., the regular meetinE hour~ with the Preaident, }~o Hunter, presiding. PRESEN?: Eessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, FLtnton, and the Preaident, ~r. Hunter ....................... ABSENT: None ............ O. OFFICERS PRESENT: fir. Arthur $o Owens, City Fmna~er, ~r. Randolph '~ittle, City Attorney, and Er. H. R. Yates, City Auditor. f~NUTES: A copy of the mlnutes of the previous meetin~ having been furnished each member of Council, upon motion of Er. Edwards, seconded by Rlnton and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HEAR~ OF CITIZF~S UPON PUBLIC EATTERS: WATER DEPARTYENT: ~r. J. E. Cuddy appeared before Council, advising that recently he has sold two lots located on the west side of Fresno Street, the vicinity nf Florida Avenue Extension, formerly known as Nigh Point Avenue, and has built houses on the lots for the purchasers with the assurance from the ~ater Department that water service would be available by the time of their completion, but that aa yet this service has not been £u~nished by the Water Department, also, callin~ attention to the fact that a fire hydrant is needed in this area. Upon questioning, the City ~Mnager informed Council that the area under discussion is included in the comprehensive plan, but that he is reluctant to ~ive a definite date as to when water service can he extended to this vicinity. On motion of ~. )~inton, seconded by gr. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the City Fmnager for investigation, report and recommendation, with the request that he submit a list of all water main extensions ~ade durinF the year 19&8 to date. PETITIONS AND CO!7~NICATIONS: APd~DRY: A communication from ~mJor General S. Gardner Waller, The Adjutant General, Commonwealth of Virginia, Virginia National Guard, requesting permission to appear before Council at its meetinU on Konday, November 8, lq&8, at 2:00 o'clo( p. m., to dis cuss the matter of Armory facilities for the housing and training of National Guard Units in Roanoke, advising that he expects to be accompanied by two officers of the Virginia National Guard, and, also, requesting an early reply, was before Council. The President, ~r. Hunter, calling attention to the fact that the communication was addressed to him and advising that he has already acknowledged same, lnfor~in~ General Waller that this date will be satisfactory, and the other members of Council being a~reeable to meeting with The Adjutant General on the proposed date for a discussion of the Armory facilities, the letter was ordered filed. COUNCIL: A cozmuunication from ~. Boss W. Rankin~ President o£ the HcClanahan Bible Class, First Presbyterian Church, enclosing a resolution unanimously adopted by the Bible ¢lassl requesting that Council set aside an a~prep~late period before the op~ninF of regular ~eetin~s ~or prayer and asking that the ~inisters of the city representing all religious faiths bs invited to lead in such prayers, was before the body, After a discussion of the request, on motion of F~. Cronin, seconded by F~. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the City Clerk was requested to secure minister for each reFuler meeting of Council for the purpose of opening the ~eetin{ with a prayer, equal consideration to be given to all religious faiths. JUVENILE AN~ DO}:£3TIC RELATIONS COURT: A cor~unication from Judge ~. Ac Pate, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Justice, inviting the me.bars o£ Council to visit the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court and Detention }Mme at their convenience, either in a body, or, if it is not convenient for then to ~ake the visit as a ~reup, individually, was before Council. After a discussion o£ the invitation, }Y. Edwards voicin~ the opinion that the ne~bers o£ Council should visit various municipal departments with which they are not toe feuiltar in connection with the body's study of the budget for coning year. on motion of Fy. Oillard, seconded by ~r. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the City Clerk was reqnestad to acknowledge receipt of the invitation frou Judre Fate, edvisin~ that Council as a ~ruup will vl~t the Juvenile and Domestic Belatfons Court and Detention Ho~e ~mctlne in the near Future, th~ other me.bars of Council concurrin~ in the suggestion of ir. Edwards as to visitin~ additional municipal departments at an early date. REPORTS OF OFFICERS: lfATER DEPART~T: The City ~nager submitted ~rttten report, transmittin~ copy of report from the ~lcolm pfrnie Engineers on the Carvins Cove Reservuir raw and filtered water and recommended treatment. On motion of ~r. Cronfn, seconded by l~r. Minton and unanimously adopted, the report was received and ordered filed. STREET lIGHTS: The City Ymnager submitted written report, recommending the installation of street lights at various locations in the city. ¥~. Minton moved that Gc'~ncil concur in the recommendation of the City }~nager and offered the following Resolu~ion: ~9§59} A RESOLUTION authorizing the installation of street lights on certain streets in the City of Roanoke. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page ~37~ ~r. Minton moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~!r. Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: }~ssrs. Cronln, Dillard, Edwards, ~inton, and the President, ~r. Hunter ....................... UAYS: None .............. O. CITY M~:AGER: The City ~nager having previously been requested, informally, to look into various matters, he submitted the following report and recor~endation: ,89 "Roanoke, Virginia October 25, 192~ To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: You referred to ma several items at our meeting on October 18, and all have been given prompt attention. 1. The parking of automobiles at the ~roger warehouse. 2. The noise at the cinder block plant in the vicinity of Cleveland Avenue and 1Bth Street. 3. The reroutin~ of busee near Carroll Avenue. ~. The question of railroad c~ossi~e in the City which are not at the present protected with some type of autor, atic equipment. With reference to the last iten concerning the Virginian Railroad croa$ing on Cleveland Avenue between 10th Street and 18th Street, it is my recommendation tP~t we have the City Attorney Find out to what extent the City can force a protective crossing at this location. I see no reason at all m~hy the citizens in the cor.~unity should be jeopardized by not having a protective crosstn~ at this point. Respectfully submitted, (Sig~ed) Arthur S. Owens City {~na~er" l~r. Crontn ~oved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City {~nager and that the City Attorney be requested to study the city*s rights in requiring the installation of protective siFnals at grade crossin~s and to submit an opinion on the question. The motion was seconded by )~r. Dillard and adopted. In this connection, Er. Dillard voiced the opifilon that in the meantime, for the protection o£ the city, the unprotected grade crossings over the railroad tracks of The Virginian Railway Company on Bridge Street and in the vicinity l~th Street and Cleveland Avenue, S. ~., should be declared as unaafe, in the opinion of City Council, and offered the folio,lng Resolution with the direction that a copy of aa~e be for'warded to The Virginian Railway Company: {~660) A RESOLUTION declaring az unsafe, in the opinion of the Council of the City of Roanoke, grade crossings over the railroad track9 of The Virginian Railway Company on Brld~e Street and in the vicinity of 18th Street and Cleveland Avenue, S. ~l. {For full te~t of Resolution~ see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page Er. Dillard ~oved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by {~. Einton and adopted by the following vote: AYES: [easrs. Cronin0 Dillard, Edwards, Einton, a~;d the President, )~o Hunter ................... NAYS: None .......... Oo STADIU~: The City ¥~na~er submitted written report, reco~ending that Resolution No. 7~]0, adopted on the 19th day of October, 1~2, establishing schedule of rental char~es For use of Victory Stadiu~ and other facilities at ~her field, be a~ended in the following respects, statin6 that in his opinion in each of these cases the increase is justified: "(a) Concessions - Ail bids to start on basis of five cents per ~ereon or ten percent of the gross receipts. Contract ~rlth concessionnaire should include an option to Football - High School, College and University - Continue g~ of the Fross receipts until such t~e as the Federal A~mission tax is reduced, after which the rate will be 10~o£ the gross, less taxes. (tiFootball - P~ofessional - $100.00 flat plus 10~ of the gross until reduction of federal admission tax, after which the rate will be $100.00 plus 12% of the gross receipts less taxes, (d) Stun~ DrivSng - S~0.00 per day or lO, of the gross, less taxes, (e) Circuses o travel by Railroad: i - 10 cars $22~.00 per d~y 11 - 20 cars 2?5.00 21 - ]0 cars ]2~.00 " 31 - &O cars &OO.OO " " over &O cars &50.OO " " Clean-up charge - $1OO.OO Water charge - 25.00 per day. (f} Circuses - travelling by Auto and Truck: 1 - 10 trucks $150.OO p~r d~y 11 - 20 " 175.OO 21 - 30 " 200.00 " 31 - &O " 250.00 " " over &O tr~cks 300.00 " Clean-up charge - $1OO.00 Water charge 25.00 per day. (~) Motor Cycle Races - $500.00 per day. (h) Carnivals and other similar use - add $1OO.00 for On motbn of Er. Dillard~ seconded by ¥~. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the City Clerk was requested to furnish the members of Council with a list of the tion of the City }~anager. WATK~ DEPARTI~NT: The City ~nager having been requested to furnish Council the actual anount of increase realized from the new~ater rates for the period of time in which they have been in effect, he submitted the followin~ report: "Roanoke, Virginia October 25, 19&8 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlenen: You referred to me for study earlier this year the question of water rates. I have made a very careful analysis of water rates in the City and would like to present to you a series of fac~s and charts which I think will ~lve you a very conclusive picture. An analysis has been made from the Water Department for customers, water puffed, receipts, operating expense, capital outlays, and total expense from the year 1939 through September, 19&8. We have projected into the next quarter a fair estimate of what the picture will be at the end of December 31, 19&8. There is in your hands a copy of this study. I will explain to you a series of char~s, facts for which we took from each water meter reader's book, an accoun~ from the front of the book, one from the middle of the book, and one from the back of the book, ,no traced out these in groups of three over the past ten years to see how much water was used and %~at the average water bill was. ~y study proves conclusively to ze that with the exception of a minimum number of cases the water rates are fair, and I would not recommen¢ any changes at this time. ! would suggest that careful consideration be given to the following things: 1o That we discontinue the high pressure charge which appears to mo to be a fallacious ~ethod of water cost to our consu~ers. 2. That consideration be Klven toward the reduction of the sprinkler charges sEainst businesses who have this system installed so as to reduce fire protection on individual property. One important factor in this study to ~hich I would like to call your attention is that in the last ten years, or really the last nine years, the receipts from the Water Department have increased by 61.8%, and the total expense for the corresponding period have increased by over It is noted that there was an enornous ~mount of capital outlay durin~ 19~8, but I think you gentle:em are aware that it has been lmpossibl to get raterials and equipment durin~ the past several years. ¼~at ~e did this year toward capital outlay for improvements and fire protection is, in the ~Ords of every-day slruaF, merely 'a drop in the bucket.~ If ~e are to provide adequate fire protection, a modern water supply, and brin~ the system up to where it should be, we have a long~ hard pro,ram of five years or more in which to do so. It appears to me that it would be entirely erroneous to make any chanFes at this time. Respectfully submitted, [Sl~ned] Arthur S. O~ens City F2naKer" On motion of }ir. Dillard, seconded by lit. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the report was received and ordered filed for future study. - In this connection, Mr. Cronin moved that Council as a whole constitute itself as a com~ittee under the provisions of Section 22 of the City Charter to investigate the operation of the Water Department, and any other such departments as the committee may deem necessary or advisable, that the co~ittee be empowered to obtain such assistance as it deems necessary or advisable, and that the President of Council be requested to call a meeting of tile committee at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Wednesday, November 10, 19&8, for the purpose of orcanization. The ~otion was discussed, ~;~. Edwards raisinK the question as to ~hether or not such an inYestiration would be acreeable to the City l.~naFer. The City l~na[er answerin~ that he has no objection to such an investigation, but pointin~ out that he feels the department is well run from a standpoint of efficiency and economy, and Kr. Cronin explaininE that his purpose in proposinE the investi~ation is to enliFhten the public once and for all, either favorably or unfavorably, as to actual conditions existinE in the operation of the Water Department, the motion was secoD~ed by )ir. Dillard and unani~ously adopted. ~ATER DEPARTmeNT: The City Y~na[er submitted the followin[ repor~ with reference to placing orders for r~aterials~ in connection with work contemplated durin~ the next year, or so: "Roanoke, ¥irgin~a October 25, Ag~o To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: Due to the fact that pipe, material, and other equipaent cannot be delivered to us in periods varying any~'here from sixteen to eighty weeks, it is imperative that ~e order well in advance if we are to do capital improvements. ¸91. Althoti~h our suppliers quite often will allow us to order subject to cancellation, and ! feel certain that ~ost. of them would be happy to do it as there are more buyers by far than there are sellers, the Auditin~ Department has called my attention to the fact that under the Charter · we cannot ~ake orders without authority from Council. In order that we ~ay carry on our work in capital lmpraYements through 19~9, I would like your authority to purchase up to {200,000o00 worth of material and equipment for the year, mbJect to approval by the Auditing Uepertment and cancellation of the orders in case we do not need it° Respectfully submitted, {Signed) Arthur S. Owens ' City P~nager" After a discussion Of the report, and it being understood that the City !/snarer will advertise for bids for the purchase of these ~aterials, where necessary, reserving the unqualified right of cancellation, and, also, will suh~lt a tabulation of the results o£ such bids after they are received for action by Council, ~nenever such action by Council is required, Er. Edwards offered the Following Resolution: (~9661) A RESOLUTION authorizing the City ~nager to place orders for ~terials, in connection with work contemplated during the next year, or so~ to he purchased From Water Funds, a~d not to exceed the amount of ~2OO,OOO.OO on order at one time, such orders to b~ issued subject to unqualified cancellation privileg~ on the part of the city, and directing the City Auditor to approve such orders. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 1~, Page ~r. Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution. The mo%ion was seconded by ~r. ~inton and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwarc~ [~fnton~ and the President, ~r. Runter .................. NAYS: None ......... Co CITY MANAGER: The City }Mnager submitted the following written report on matters previously referred to him for study, making verbal reports on each item contained therein: "Roanoke, Virginia October 25, 19~8 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: After these reports today, there are only four items which you have left for me to study that are not complete. They are: 1. Vintonwater rates. 2.The housing suI~ey. Airport rental. Reduction of rents at the Veterans Housing Project. Two of these will be ready for next week and two for the week afterwards. Respectfully submitted, (Signed] Arthur S. Owens City Fmnager" On motion of ~. Cronin, seconded by ~. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the report was received and ordered filed. BOND$-ANNF~ATION= The City Clerk brought to the attention o£ Council a Certificate of Canvassers appointed by the Electoral Board to take the sense of the freehold voters on the question of endorsing Ordinance No. 9602, providin~ for the issue of bon~s in the amount of ~.~00,000,00 to reimburse the County of Roanoke for the permanent public improvements in the territory to be annexed to the Clt7 Of Roanoke, and Ordinance ~o, 960], providin~ for the issue of bonds in the amount of $~OO~O00,OO tO pay fOr the cost of new per~anent public improvements to be made in the territory tn be annexed to the City of Roanoke, upon the annexation of said territory; ~hereupon, ~. Dillard moved that the followin~ Certificate and report be spread upon the minutes of Council: "CERTIFICATE OF CANVASSERS ~e, the undersigned Canvassers of election, appointed by the Electoral Board of the City of Roanoke, pursuant to an Ordinance adopted by the Council of tho City of Roanoke, ¥ir~inia, on the 30th day of August, 19~8, to take the sense of the freehold voters on the question of endorsing the £ollowin~ Ordinance: ~An Ordinance directin~ and providinu for the holdin~ of an election in the City of Roanoke, ¥ir~inia, to determine whether the freehold voters of the City of Roanoke will approve two ordinances, Nos. 9602 and 9603, respectively, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke on AuFust do hereby certify that at an election held on the 19th day of October, 19&8, votes were cast as follows: QUESTICN: Shall Ordinance No. 9602 adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke on Ausust 30, 19&~, entitled, 'An Ordinance to provide for the issue of bonds of the City of Roanoke, ¥1rfinia in the anount o£ Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000) to provide funds to reimburse the County o£ Roanoke fo~ the permanent public lmprovenents in the territory the decree of annexation of the Circuit Cour~ of Roanoke County entered on the 30th day of July, 19&8,' be approved? FOR 208~ A~AINST 1192 QUESTION: Shall Ordinance No. 9603 adopted by the Council of ~he City of Roanoke on August 30, 19~$, entitled, 'An Ordinance to provide for the issue of bonds of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in ~he amount of Pive Hundred Thousand Dollars ~$500,0OO) to provide funds to pay for the cost of new pe~m~nent public i~provements to be nade in ~he territory to be annexed to the City of Roanoke, pursu~n~ to the decree of annexation of the Circuit Court of Roanoke County entered on the 30th day of July, 19~8, upon the annexation of said ~erritory,' be approved? FOR 202~ AGAINST 123~ OIVEN under our hands this 21st ~ay of October, 19~. I Si~ne~l To~ W. Fore Sfgnen~ Fred J. Farris ATTEST~ (Stgned~ R. Allen Gibbons (Si~ned~ J. D. Fa~er ~Sfgned)M. K. Moorman (~lgned~ C. H. Sommardahl" City Clerk. The motion was seconded by Mr. Edwards and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, ~. Hunter .................. 5. RATS: None ......... O. In this connection, ~. Croain raised the question as to the next step to be taken in connection with the bonds, the City Attorney info~in~ Council that the next step is to fix a date for the sale o£ the bonds and to offer them for sale on that date, adviein~ that one of the experts employed in connection with the annexatio2 proceedinFe had suggested ~ednesday~ December 1, 19~8, as bein~ n gond date for the sale of the bonds. The ~ueetlon was discussed further as to whether Council wishes to sell both of the bond issues at one time or defer one of them until a later date~ and the menbern of Council indicating their desir~ to sell both bond issues at the same time, on motion of F~o Dillard, seconded by }~o Cronin and unanimously adopted, a committee composed of Er. Randolph Go Whittle, City Attorney, as Chairman, Er. W. P. Hunter, )Myo~, ~ro C. R. Kennett, City Treasurer, Er. F~ston K. ~oor~an, City Clerk, ~. Harry R. Yates, City Auditor, and F~. A. R. Einton, Councilman, was appointed to work out the details for sellin~ the bonds, and the City Attorney was requested to prepare draft of necessary Ordinances or Resolutions, providing for the sale of the bonds on Wednesday, December 1~ 19&8, or as soon thereafter as possible, and to submit same to Council for its consideration. With further reference to the matter, Er. Cronin moved that the City ~anaTer be requested to submit a plan not later than December 6, 19&8, for the public improvements to be made in the annexed territory, with a view of holding public hearings at various locations throughout the annexed territory to determine what these citizens want in the way of public improvements. The notion was seconds by )~r. $iinton and unanimously adopted. BUDGET-SCHO~LS: The City Clerk brought before Council copy of the School Board's proposed budget for the calendar year from January 1, 19&9, to December 31, 19~9. Copy of the budget having been delivered to the members of Council, and the body being of the opinion that a conference should be held with the msnbers of the School Board on the proposed budfet, at ~ich tine consideration cnuld also be given to the suggestions for improvement of the Civil and Police Court, as made by Judge Richard F. Pence, on motion of )~. Dillard, seconded by ~. Cronin and unanimously adopted, the City Clerk was requested to invite the School Board to meet with Council at 7:30 o'clock, p. m., Wednesday, November 3, 19&8, for a discussion of its proposed budget. In this connection, ~. Cronin voiced the opinion that the school bond issue election should be held soon after the first of t-he year, suFgestinE that a definite date be fixed for the election and that the matter be discussed with the School Board, the City Attoroey, and other interested officials, at the conference to be held on November 3, 19&8; whereupon, F~. Dillard moved that the date of the school bond issue election be fixed as February 1, 19&9, or as soon thereafter as possible, and that the matter be discussed with the School Board at the conference to be held at 7:30 o'clock, p. m., Wednesday, November 3, 19&8. The motion was seconded by F~. Cronin and unani~ously adopted. REPORTS OF CO~$[ITTEES: SALAR~S-CIT¥ E~[PLOYEES: F~. J. H. Frantz, Jr., Chairman of the Job Classification Co~tttee, created unde~ the provisions of Resolution No. 8978, adopted on the 17th day Of ~Mrch, 19&7, appeared before Council and presented to the m~bers of the body copies of the Job Classification and Salary Plan prepared ¸95 by the Job Evaluation Board appointed by the co~lttee, recor~ending its adoption as an Ordinance ~y City Council. The Job Classification Committee also recomnended in its report that it be discharged and that the Job Evaluation Board be designated to carry on the work until its completion and the plan becomes effective, expressing its appreciation for the excellent work accomplished by the Job Evaluation Board. Hr. Cronin raising the question as to whether or not the Job Classifi, Committee would be wlllin§ to continue, and ~o Frantz advising that the corznittee feels it has finished the Job for which it was appointed, but that it will be glad to assist in an unofficial capacity at any ti~e its services are needed, on motion of ~. Cronin, seconded by Er. Edwards and unaninously adopted, the report was received and ordered filed for future study, the c~nmittee was discharged with thanks and appreciation for the excellent work acconplished and the Job Evaluation Board was designated to carryon the w~rk until its completion and the plan becomes effective. In this connection, Mr. Cronin brought to the attention of Council that a fo~r., of a Certificate of }!erit should be worked out for acknowledgment of services performed by individuals and groups such as the Job Classification Committee and moved that the President, }.{r. Hunter, appoint a co=nitres for this purpose. The motion was seconded by )~. Edwards and unanimously adopted. The President, Rt. Hunter, announced that the committee would be named in the near future. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None. CONSIDERATION OF CLA~: CLAI~: The claim of ¥~. Robert A. Pollard against the City of Roanoke havin~ been referred to the City Attorney for investigation, report and recommendation, he submitted the following: "October 25, The Honorable Council of the City of Roanoke. Gentlemen:- On October 11, 1948, you referred to ne for investigation, report and recommendation, the claim of }~. R. A. Pollard against the City of Roanoke of approximately ~2~0.00 resulting from a collision between claimant~s Packard/ automobile and a City owned truck, then driven by ~illtam Foster Hale, a City employee, which occurred at 8:30 P. ~., on )~y 7, 19&8. At the time of the accident, Wlll~m Foster Hale was employed ~ra farm hand under ~. J. B. Fallwell, our Director of Public Welfare. , . Fallwell promptly investi~ated the occurrence and while not professing to ~iYe a legal opinion is, from the layman's point of view, under the belief that F~. Pollard's claim is a valid one and should be paid. R. M. Moomaw, Esq., as counsel for ~. Pollard, served requisite written notice of this claim on ~fay 19, 1928~ on Honorable R. T. Edwards, then our ~yor. Incidentally, ~. toe,aw, thinks Pollard~s claim ia valid The City is insured against such liabilities By Lumbernens }iutual Casualty Company, Shenandoah Life Building, Roanoke. This company's local representatiYe is Mr. Joseph Forman ~no was duly notified of the claim~ tnvestlTated it and takes the position that there is no liability on the City and, consequently, none on his company. Accordingly, in my opinion, ~. Pollard has the legal right to pursue his claim in the courts and since the City's insurance carrier declines an amicable settlement, it seems to me that the City has no alternative other than to suggest to ~M. Pollard that he litigate his claim. therefore~ an reco~end unto Council, Respectfully, Ran. Qo ~hittle City Attorneyw ~o Cronin moved that Council concur in the recor~endation off the City Attorney and that the City Clerk forward a copy of the repor~ to f~. Pollard with the suggestion that he litigate his claim. The motion ~as seconded by ~r. Edwards and unanimously adopted. IN~RODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: None. )~TIONS ~ ~ISCELL~NEOUS BUSINESS: BUD~,ET-RECREATION DEPART]~ENT: F~. Edwards brou[ht to the attention of Council the lack of proper equipment in the Sandlot Football Program and offered the followinE emergency Ordinance appropriating $~00.00 for this purfose: (F9662) AN ORDINANCE to emend and reenact Section ~1OO, "Recreation Depart~ent",of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, on the 29th day of December, 1927, ~o. 9~55, and entitled~ "An Ordinance ~aking appropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiec~ year beginning January 1, 19~, and ending December ~lj 19~8, and declarinF the existence o£ an e=er~ency', as anended by Ordinance No. 9~76, adopted on the 26th day of April, {For ~ull text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Rook No. 15, Fa~e )~. Edwards moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The notion w~s seconded by )~r. Dillar~ and adopted by the £ollowing vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillnrd~ Ed~-arda, ~inton,' and the President, Er. Hunter ....................... NAYS: Nsne .............. O. TRAFFIC: Fr. Dillard havin~ requested the City f~nsger to investi~_ate the question of o~ership of the parkin~ area in the vicinity of the l{orfolk and ~ester~ office buildings, passenger station and Hotel Ro~noke and to report his findings to him personally, and the City ~anager having delivered information on this subject to ~. Dillard personally at the regular meeting of Council on September 20, 1928, he moved that the following co~unication from the City Attorney be entered into the records: "September 20, ¥~. Arthur S. ~ens, City ¥~nager, Roanoke, Virginia. Dear Sir: So=e tf~e a~o you requested that this office report to you on the ownership of property near the Stone PrintinE Company and the I~orfolk and Yestern Railway Company as to whether or not the City or the Railroad owns the street North Jefferson Street, runnin~ between the Hotel Roanoke proper~y on the East, and the ~orfolk and ~estern General Offices and the Stone Printin~ Company on the West, ~r~s dedicated to the public by Roanoke Land and Improvement Company to its present width according to the plats in the office of the City Engineer so that the entire width of North Jefferson Street at this point was dedicated to the public. ,97 Shenandoah Avenue between Hotel RoanOke and the railroad has been cban~ed from the original ~ap but by deed dated October 2]~ 193~ Virginia Holdin~ Company deeded a strip to establish a street as it is built at ~reeent so that the land between Hotel Roanoke and the ~orfolk and Western on Shenandoah Avenue at this point has been dedicated to public use ns a street. This deed is of record in Deed Book 596, ~a~e ~hen conferring with the Assistant City Enzlneer in re~ard to the proper~y line and the street line in front of the Norfolk and Weeter~ passenger station we concluded that before anewerin§ that part of your com~tmication some one from the City En~ineer'n office should ~o upon the lend and be in the position of havin~ checked certain plats in their possession against conditione which exist on the ~round so that our answer to you would be clear and un~ietakable. As soon as they are able to do you will receive a further report from this office. I a~ sendin~ you this communication today for the reason that an inquiry Was made about these streets by members of Council at the neeting last F~nday, ~hich neit[~r of us attended. Very truly yours, (Signed) Ran. O. ~ittle City Attorney" The ~,~tion was seconded by ;~. Edwards and unanimously adopted. ANNEXATION: The President, ~. Hunter, brought to the attention of Council a communication from Mr. Eugene S. Pedi!o, askinE that the City of Roanoke forego the annexation of the Idlewlld-Kenwood area in that the section has water, eewera~e and school facilities close at hand in the To~ of Vtnton %fnereas the city will experience difficulty in furnishing these facilities to the vicinity. On notion of MF. Dillard, seconded by Er. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the City Clerk was requested to acknowledge receipt of the communication, advistn~ that in the licht of the decree of annexation of the Circuit Court; of Roanoke County entered on the 30th day of July, 1928, there is nothing Council can do. BRIDGF~: ~[r. Cronin b~ou~ht to the attention of Council and moved that the Plannin~ Board be requested to confer with engineers of the Norfolk and destern Railway Company and the City En~lneerinK Department to deter~ine ~.,at plans if any~ have been rmde for an underpass or overpass in the vicinity of the present Jefferson Street crossing. The motion was seconded by ~r. Edwards and unanimously adopted. STADIUm[: ~r. Cronin brouKht to the attention of Council and asked the City Fmna~er tO took into the matter of furnishinf additional water fountains at Victory Stadium, more easily accessible to the public. There being no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED ATTEST: Clerk P~esident- 98 COUNCIL, R.~LAR ¥~ond ay ~ November The Council of the City o£ Roanoke met in rerular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the }:unicipal Huildinff. I~nday, November 1. 19&8, a: 2:00 o'clock, p. n.. the reFular meetin? hour, with the President. ~. Hunter, prestdingo PRES~IT: ~:essrs. Cronin, Dillard. Edwards, Einton, and the President, }ir. Hunter .................. 5. ABa~T: None .......O. OFFICERS PRESENT: )!r. Arthur S. Owens, City }~nager, Kr. Randolph ~ittle, City Attorney, and Kr. H. R. Yates, City Auditor. The ~eetinr was opened with a prayer by Reverend ~llbert R. Lesser, Paster of St. Paul's Evangelical and Re£or~ Church. IIINUTES: A copy of the minutes of the previous meeting havin~ been furnished each :e~ber of Council, upon action of Mr. Cronin, seconded by ~. Finton and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved aa recorded. fiEA!II~ OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC /.LITTERS: ZONING-$ETBACF LINE: The Hoard of Zonin~ Appeals havin~ reco~Tended that a F-foot setback line be established on both sides of J~zison Avenue from 9th Street, S.-E., to %he intersection of l&th Street and Dale Avenue, and no,ice of public hearln~ on the matter having been publiJhed in the World-News pursuant to Article XI, Section &3, of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, settin~ the ti~e of the hearin~ a~ 2:00 o'clock, p. m., )~nday, November 1, 19&8, the question was before the body. In this connection, )feasts. W. J. Miller and Harry Thurman appeared before Council in opposition to the setback line, )fr. )Ciller advfainK that he has recently completed a butldin~ ~tch extends over the proposed setback line 1325 Janison Avenue, S. E. )~essrs. )~iller and Thur~an were advised that the proposed setback line wi l not affect buildings already in existee:e; whereupon, they withdrew their objection. Council being of the opinion that the setback line should be established, )~r. )Iinton norad that the followinK Ordinance he placed upon its first readinF. The motion was seconded by )~. Cr~nin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: )~ssrs. C~onin, Dillard, Edwards, }~inton, and the President, )~r. Hunter .................. NAYS: None ......... O. (~9663) AN ORDINANCE to establish a 5-foot setback line on both sides of Ja~ison Avenue from 9th Street, $. E., to the intersection of l&th Street and Dale Avenue, $. E., for street widenin¢ purposes. WHEP~AS, notice of public hearinE on the queation of es%ablishin~ a 5-foot setback llne on both sides of Jamison Avenue f~om 9th Street, S. E., to the intersection of l&th Street and Dale Avenue, S. E., as required by Article '99 section 6], of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke~ Virginia~ relatin~ to Zonin~ has been published in "The World-News", a newspaper published in the City of Roanoke for the time required by said section, and %/HEREAS~ the hearing as provided for in said notice published in said newspaper was given on the 1st day of {{ovenber, 1968, at 2:00 otclock, p. m., Before the Council of the City of Roanoke in the Council Room in the Municipal Building, at which hearing all property owners in the affected area were given aa opportunity to be heard on the question, and ~/1/EREAS, it appears from the evidence submitted, and the recommendation of the Board of Zoning Appeals~ that the said setback line should be established. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that a 5-foot setback line be, and the se~e is hereby established on both sides of Jamison Avenue from 9th Street, S. E., to the intersection of 12th Street and Bale Avenue, S. E., for street widening purposes. 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 Ordinance hsvin~ been read, was laid over. TAXES: Judge John H. Hart, Commissioner of Revenue, appeared before Council, advising that the EnGineering Department will not have necessary lnfornation needed in preparing the land book for the newly annexe~ territory ready for his use before the first of the year and that he will be unable to furnish the City Treasurer with this land book for preparation of tax tickets in time for the first quarterly payments on real estate taxes for the annexed territory to be cede, as a result of this delay, and asked that these citizens be perr~itted to wait until the fourth quarter next year to pay their taxes for the year 1929, without being penalized for the first three quarters. The City [~nager advisinE that the matter of the ~ineering Department furnishing the Commissioner of Revenue with the necessary information in time for preparation of the land book should have been handled with his office, emphasizing that if the needed information is required by a certain thne he will see to it that the descriptions and names of the property owners are civen to the Com~issinn~ of Revenue by that date in order that the land book can be turned over to the City Treasurer for preparation of the tax tickets before the first quarterly payment becomes due, the matter was left in his hands for attention. Later during the meeting, 1tr. C. R. Eennett, City Treasurer, appeared before Council in connection with this matter and was informed of the body's action on the question. BUt~,ET-CO~,ISSIONER OF REVENUE: Judge John ~. Hart, Commissioner of Revenue, appeared before Council, advisine that there has been some discussion as to the use by the city of the International Business ~chfnes system on a rental basis, Judge Hart stating that aa far aa he is concerned he would prefer four electric typewriters. ' oo On motion of V~o Ed*rards, seconded by ~r. ~lnton and tmanimousl¥ adopted, the question was referred to the CitF FAnager, the City Auditor, the Co~issioner of Revenue and the City Treasurer with a view of reachin~ an agreement as to the type of r~chines to be u~ed and to report to Council at its next ~eiular meetinFo BONDS-HEALTH DEP~RTI~T: Dr. E. 6. Gill, Chairuan of the Board of Health, Dr. ~. R. t~hitman, a member of the Board, and Dr. Janes N. Dudley, Commissioner of Health, appeared before Council, Dr. Gill advisin~'~hat it has been estimated an adequate Health Center can be erected in the City off Roanoke at a total cost of ~2~O,OOO.OO, that forty-five per cent of this ~mount, or $112,~OO.OO, will be borne by the State and Federal Government, leavin~ a balance of $1]?,5OO.OO as the city*s share, and asked that this pro,oct be included in a bond issue to bo sub=Itted to the freeholders, Dr. Dudley explaining the type of structure planned and Dr. ¥.~itman endorsing the request. After a lenrthy discussion of the ~tter, the President, l~r. Hunter, .in~ that if the project is included in a bond issue the a~ount should be fixed as ~150,OOO.OO, Dr. Dudley &dvisinF that the building should be in close pr~ximfty to the ~unicipal Sulldinz and should be adequate enough to provide space for a dental clinic~ venereal disease clinic, mteraity clinic and "%;ell baby" clinic, emFhasizing, in ~nswer %o questions by Er. Edwards, that the main purpose of the p~oposed Health Center is to provide adequate space for the present personnel of the Health Department, not to increase the personnel or total maln%enance cost of the departnent, Dr. Gill voicin~ the opinion that this project should have priority over any other projec~ as befnF the most lmportan~ to the ~enersl public, and ~'r. Dillard calltn~ attention to the fac~ that other requests will in all probability be received for inclusion in any bond issue decided upon, ion motion of ~r. Edwards~ seconded by ~r. ~inton and unanimously adopted, it was Idecided that consideration would be given to the question when the school bond iasu is discussed st the ~eetin~ scheduled Pot Wednesday, Novezber 3, 19&8, or at a later date if t~me does no% pernd% at that meeting. SALE OF PROPER?Y: ~r. W. D. Equi, Jr., Delinquent Tax Collector, appeared before Council and submitted a cor~unication, enclosin~ written offer of cash fron ~r. L. T. Clark for property located on the north side of Jest Ave~]ue, S. W., between Nineteenth Street and Twentleth Street, described as Lot 11, Block 32, Wes% F~nd and River View ~p, Mr. Equi reco~endin~ that the offer be accepted. ~. Edwards ~oved that Council concur in the recommendation of the Delinquent Tax Collector and that the followin~ Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by gr. Kin~on and adopted by the followinf vote: AYES: }~essrs. Cronln, Dillard, F~wards, ~inton, and the President, ~. Hunter ................. 5. HAYS: None ....... O. (~966&) A~ ORDINAl;CE providtnm Pot the sale of property located on %he inorth side of West Avenue, So W., between Nineteenth Street and Twentieth Street, ~escribed as Lo~ 11, Block 32, West End and River View ~p, by the City of Roanoke L. T. Olsrk, et a consideration of $500,000 ne~ cash %0 the city, and the execution and delivery of a deed therefor upon payment of the consideration. '101 BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that sale be ~ade by the city to Lo To Clark of property located on the north side of West Avenue, So ~., between Nineteenth Street and Twentieth Street, described as Lot 11, Block ~2, West F~d and River View ~p, at a consideration of $200°00 net cash to the city, BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the proper city officers be, and they are hereby authorized, directed and empowered, for and on behalf of the city, to execute and deliver a prefer deed upon the form to be prepared by the City Attorney conveyinF the said property to said purchaser, or to whomsoever he may direct in ~ritinF~ delivery thereof, however, not to be made until said net cash considt has been ]mid in fulls The O~dinance having been read, was laid over. TAXICABS: Er. ~alter H. Scott, Attorney, representinF the Checker Cab Company~ and }Ir. W. P. Hazle~rove, Attorney, representinF the Yellow Cab Company, having been requested to work out a schedule of proposed rates under a taxi meter ayste~ tdth the City )~naFer for sub~iasion to Council, th~y~ to~et~r with representatives of the above companies and stiller taxi operators in the city, a~ain appeared before Council, advisin~ that they have not been able to come to an e~reement il!th the City Eangrer. In this connection, the City l~n~er submitted the fol]swlnF report arri recommendations: "Roanoke, Virginia, November 1, To The City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen: You referred to me for study the q~estion of taxicab rates. After two meetings with the taxicab o~ers, we have been unable to arrive at an a~reement. Therefore, I recommend the following: 1. That taxi meters be required and that maximu~rates be set as follows: 35t for the first mile and lot for each additional one-third £~ile. 2. Ten cents for each additional passenger. 3. Ten cents for each three minutes of waitin~ period. In addition, this office recommends that all other taxes that have been levied by the City of Roanoke be eliminated and in their stead there be a five per cent Frosa income tax on all revenue received by the taxicab companies, effective January 1, 19&9. In the event that this new ordinance and tentative a~ree~ent fails to meet with the approval of the present owners, I would su~Fest that we advertise openly for bidders on a franchise who will offer services to citizens in taxicab lots of five, ten, twenty, forty, or eighty cabs. Council then could decide which company offered the best services to the public as well as the company who would signify its willln~ness to pay a reasonable amount of money for the use of our streets. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens, City ~anaEer" In a discussion of the City )~na~er's report, the attorneys for the taxi companies advised that they are in substantial aFreement with the City FianaFer as to the rates, but that they feel the matter of levying license taxes upon the operators is a separate question which should be considered at a later date, 102 calling attention to the fact that if the taxi meters are to be in uss by the firs of the year they will have to be ordered l~ediately, and urging that the present city ordinance be amended at once to provide for the installation of the meters and the £1xli~? of a ~axintcaneter rate, the ~atter of fixing the license tax to be considered at some' other time. Council bein~ of the opinion that a public hearing should he held on the ~atter, on notion of Er. Dillard, seconded by ~. C~nin an~ ~ni~ously adopted, the hearine ~as set at ~:~ o'clock, p. =.~ ~onday~ November ~ 19~8. PETITIONS AI~D CO~TUNICATIONS: STHEET ~ROV~[ENT3: A petition sl~ned by o~ers of ~rty on De~ent Drive, Devon Road~ Carleton Road and ~lndsor Ave~ue, Lee-Hy 6ardens, askin~ that these streets be ~ved as soon as ~ssible, was before Council. On notion of Mr. Einton, seconded by }~. Edwa~s and unanimously adopted, the petition ~as referred to the City ~naFer for investi~ation, report and reco~.e~ation to Council. STREET II~PROV~ENT~: A co~unication f~m Fr. James A. Dove, Jr., ~sking that th~ street be ~ved in the 2~ block of Alberta Avenue, S. ~., was before Council. On notion of ~r. Dilla~, seconded by Er. Edwards and unaninously adopted, the renue~t ~s referred to the City }~anager for attention. CITY ~CKUP: A co~unication fro~ }Tr. R. E. Youell, Acting Director, Division of Corrections, enclosin~ re~rt on ins~ction of the lookup of the City of Roanoke on October 20, 19~8, cor~endinr the continued Food o~ration of the lockup, was before Co~cil. On potion of Er. Dillard, seconded by Er. Cronin and ~imously adopted, the re~rt was referred to the City Manager for attention. CITY JAIL: A co~ication fron }~r. R. E. Youell, Acting Director, Division of Corrections, enclosin~ report on inspection of the jail of the City of Roanoke on October 20, 19~8, expressing the hope that the next lns~ction will disclose that ~ improved condition exists in cleanliness of those ~rtions of the jail criticized in the re~rt; viz, the niche type pl~bing, ~op sinks, the floors under the ~op sinks and shower floors, was before Council. On notion of Mr. C~nin, seconded by Er. Minton and unanimously a~pted, the re,ri was referred to the City f~na~er for attention. PL~INn ~ARD: A resolution from the Pl~bing ~in~ Board, asking that the o~inance establishin{ this Board be ~ended to provide for a ne~bership of five duly qualified people on the Board, with ~eetin~s to be held once a month, three cenbers to constitute a ~or~, and to p~vide for the conductins of two types of ex~ina~ion~; one for jou~e~en pl~bers and one for ~-~ster Pl~bers or Pl~nbin~ Contractors, the lat~er coverin{ the design and theo~ of plumbing installation, was before Co~cil. On notion of Er. Dillard, seconded by 1-~. Cronin and ~nimously adopte~, the resolution ~s referred to the City F~na~er for investigation, re~rt and reco~endation to Council. RE~TS OF OFFICERS: SALA~IF~oCI~f E~FLOYEP~: Council having received and ordered filed for future study a report from the Job Classification Committee, includin~ a Job Classification and Salary Plan prepared by the Job Evaluation Board~ the City {~naeer submitted written report, advisinK that if it is CounclPs intention to operate this plan next year it should be incorporated in an appropriate ordinance in order that he might include the sane in his 1949 reco~ended budget. After a discussion of the matter, it was decided that the fl6ures set out in the Job Classification and Salary Plan should not be included in the City {~narer~s 1949 reco~ended budget, but that consideration would be riven to lncludin~ these figures when Council beFlns its study of the proposed budget. ~ATER DEPARTmeNT: The request of )~ro J. E. Cuddy that water service be extended in the area of Fresno Street, H. Wo, south of Cove Road, having teen referred to the City KanaFer for investigation, report and recomnendation, he submitted the following report and reco~endation: "Roanoke, V2r~lnia, To The City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Oentle~n: You referred to ne on Konday, October 25, the request of Nr. J. E. Cuddy that water services be extended in the area of Fresno' Street, N. ~., south of Cove Road, and also that a fire hydrant be installed. I would like to report as follows: 1. ~e are engaged now in the relaying of linas on Lynchburg Avenue, N. ~., fr~m Fifth Street east because of the highway job. It will take until November 10 to finish this. R. We have already scheduled and promised to lay new mains under a refunding contract in Roaaline Hills requlrin~ two ~eeks ~hich ~{ill com~it ua to Hove=bar ]. ~e have on schedule the Franklin Road 1R-inch job and the Rullitt Avenue 8-inch fire protection job; however, since there are no custonera wattinc on either of these lines, we would be happy to insert a job at this point which would be approximately November The shortest run of pipe to serve the two houses requested by }~. Cuddy is south in Fresno Street fro= Cove Road for a distance o£ feet. Any pipe laid in Fresno Street at this tLm, e can be fed only by a 2-inch line. If ~e disregard the conprahensive fire i~provement work plan for this area and did }ir. Cuddy~s ~ork first, it .ould be to which there ~ould be a credit of ~1]0.00 for a R-inch pipe, leavinF a net payt..ant by ~?r. Cuddy of $87~.00, in order to provide aug-inch main in conformity with our reneral plan. We have scheduled the Villa Heights section for the ~iddle of January. or the first of February, and it see=s to ne that it w/ii be a better policy to undertake this work at the entire cost to the City rather than insist on enforcin~ the cost on Rr;Cuddy in order to achieve services a~ he desires. It is nv reco~endation that we continue the comprehensive plan or either have f!r.'Cuddy deposit this as I have explained. Respectfully submitted, (SiFned) Arthur S. Owens, City ~nager" After a discussion of the report and reco~endation as nade by the City }.~na~er, the matter was left in his hands for handling through to a conclusion. POLICE DEPARTmeNT: The City ~Mna~er suLmitted written report that Sylvester Hill, Sr., Administrator of Sylvester Hill, Jr., deceased, has brought suit for $10,000.00, in the Court of Law and Chancery, affainst Police Officer 1%'oodrow Ii. Gaitor, in connection with the fatal shootln~ of Sylvester Hill, Jr., 104 by Officer Oaitor, on October ]1, 19~7, and reco~e~ded that since the Police Officer was actin~ in line of duty Counsel be appointed to defend him, ~o F~earda mowed that Council concur in the reco~endatlon of the City ~naeer and offered the following Resolution: (~665) i RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Attorney to act as Counsel for Police Officer ~oodrow H. Oaitor in the defense of the action against Bin instituted by Sylvester Hill, Sr., Administrator of Sylvester Bill, Jr., deceased, now pendin? in the Court of Law and Chancery for the City of Roanoke. (For full text of Besolutionm see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page ~r. Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution. The notion was seconded by ~r. )'tnton and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: }'essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Einton, and the President, RAYS: None .............. O. AIRFOBT: Council having previously appropriated funds for the lnstallatio] of a heatlnr system in %he Nose-in Ban~ar at the Roanoke Eunicipal Airport (Woodr~m Field), the City ~na~er submitted writtea report %hat bids for this project were received and opened in his office on October 30, 19&8~ and that a committee composed o£ Er. H. C. Broyles, Assistant City Engineer, and )ir. ~arshall L. Harris, Airport ~na~er, has recommended that the low bid of submitted by Electric Appliance Sales Corporation, be acce~ted and the contract awarded to the company, in which reco=nendation he concurs. )~. Cronin moved that Council concur in the recor~.endation and offered the follo~in~ Resolution: (~9666) A RESOLUTION awarding contract for installing a heatinF system in the Nose-In Ban~ar at the Roanoke }~unicipal Airpor~ (Woodrum Field~ to Electric Appliance Sales Corporation, Roanoke, Virginia, at a total cost of $3,125.00. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book Ho. 15, Page ~. Cronin 5oYed the adoption of the ~esolution. The motion was seconded by ~r. Edwards and adopted by the followinK vote: AYES: }~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~linton, and the President, Kr. Hunter ................. NAYS: None ........ O. WATER DEPAR~RT: The City Fmnager submitted written report that on SepteEher 10, 19&~, he wrote the State of Virginia Health Depart=ent a letter, reuuestine that they check the Carvins Cove water supply, and presented for the records a communication from )~. Richard ~esser, Director~ Sanitary Engineering, and one from Dr. L. J. 5o~er, State Health Commissioner, the latter co~unication enclosin~ an analysis of the water supply and advisinK that the results of the tnvestiFation show conclusively that the purified water as it leaves ~he Carvins Cove filtration plant is of very high quality from a public health standpoint. The re~ort and correspondence were ordered filed. -105 BUDfIEToI(UNICIPAL BUILDINg: The City ¥~nager eubmitted written report, requeatin~ a budget a~endment in the amount of ~225oOO for suppliea for the ~:unicipal Dulldin~; ~ereupon, l:r. Cronin offered the following emergency Ordinance (~667) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Section ~12, ~City Halle, of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Noanoke, Virginia, on the 29:h day of Deceuber~ 19~?, No. 9)55, and entitled, wan Ordinance nakin~ appropriations from the General ~nd of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beFinning 1, 19&8, and ~ndin~ December 31, 19&~, and declartn~ the existen~e of an aa amended by O~inance No. 9&76, adopted on the 26%h day of April, (For full %ex% of Ordinance, see O~[nance Book No. 1~, Pa~e Rt. G~onin moved the adoption of %he O~lnance. The notion ~s seconded By ~r. }:inton a~ adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronfn. Dillard, ~wards, ~lnton, and the President, ~r. Hunter .................. NAYS: None ......... O. BU~ET-PLLq~IN~ CODE: The City ~Mnarer submitted written report, request~nF a budget a~end~ent in the amount of ~g&.O0 %o print the Pl~binz Code booklet which r. us% %e available prio~ to January 1, 1929; ~hereupon, Fr. Edwards offered the followfn~ er~ency Ordinance: (~668) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Sec2ion ~&], "Buildin~ and Plumbin~ Inspection", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the C~ty of Roanok~ Virginia, on the ~gth day of DecemBer, 19&7, No. 935~, and entitled, "An O~inance makin~ appropriations from the General Fund of %he City of Roanoke fo~ the year be~inninff January 1~ 19&8, and endin~ Decembe~ 31, 19&8, and declarin~ the existence of an emergency", as amanded by O~inance No. 9~76, adopted on the 26th day of April, 1928. (Fo~ ~11 te~t of Ordinance, see Ordinance Rook No. 15, Fa~e EF. Edwards moved the adoption of the OFdinance. The notion w2s seconded by ~r. Dllla~ and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: ~sa~s. Cronin, Dillard, Edwa~s, ~linton, and the Fresident~ ~r. Hunter .................. NAYS: None ......... O. WATER DEPAR~NT: The ~tte~ of fixin~ a new charfe fo~ furnishing water to the To~.~ of V~n:on hav~n~ been referred to the City ~.~na~er for study and re~r% as to what he thinks this charge should be, as a result of a previous d~scuss~on by the ~nSerested parties on %he matter of %h~ City of Roanoke the To~ of Vinton with wate~ under te~s other than those called for in the present contract, he submitted To the City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen: the followinff report and recom~endation: "Roanoke, Virginia, November 1, 19&8. S=uart Royer and Associates, engineers employed by the Town of Vinton, have requested certain figures pertaininE to the City Water Department which have been prepared by the Water Department and which the City Attorney and I first studied and then approved for transmittal. 106 We have also made our own Independent analysis prompted by their questions. We are of the opinion that a proper charge to the To~n of ¥inton based upon pro rated costs ~ould be at the rate o£ $0.145 per thousand iallons. Such a charfe ~ould eive no credit for larFe quantity delivery. On the other hand if we were to charFe Vlnton for the water it is now eonsumin~ based upon all ~ater delivered throurh a single ne~er under the exlstin~ schedule of rates which is char~ed all other large consumers, the average cost to the To~n o£ ¥1nton would be Should Vinton increase its denands, the application of the present schedule of rates based on the one ~ :etnr ~ould cause this price to approach a figure of ~0o107o The Departnent furnishes one large meter the sa~e as it does to ether large customers. I, therefore~ recor, nend that the present rate schedule be applied to the To~ of Vinton. Eespect£ully submitted, {Si~ned) Arthur $. Owens, City After a discussion of the reDort and reco~endation, the President, }ir. gunter, announced that he ~uld arrange a meetin~ between the represestatiYes of the City of Roanoke and the representatives of the Town of ¥1nton, sometime in %he near future, for the purpose of discussinK the recom~endation of %he City ~na~er. BUDGET-STREET CONSTRUCTION: The City ~nager submitted written report, enclosin~ a cor~unicatfon f~om ~r. John L. %~entw~rth, City Engineer, requestin~ an appropriation of ~15,~O3.~2 to the Contractors Account in the Street Con~tructio Budget, to take care Of sidewalk, curb and ~utter construction for the remainder of l~&~, on which individual property owners haYe already paid their proportional part, the City ~na~er concurrin~ in this request. Council bein~ of the opinion that ~15,8OO.O0 should be appropriated for this purpose, ~'r. Dillard offered the follo~tn~ ener~ency Ordinance: (~9669) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Section ~?~, "Street Construction", Of an 0rdinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 29th day of Decerber, 19&7, No. g35~, and entitled, "An Ordinance makio~ appropriations fron the ~eneral Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year be~innfn~ January 1, 19&8, and endin? Decenber 31, 19&8, and declartn~ the existence of an emer~ency"~ as amendRd by Ordinance No. 9&76~ adopted on the 26th day of April, (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page ~. Dillard mowed the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~r. Cronin and adopted by the £ollowin~ vote: AYES: ~-~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, F~wards, ~inton, and the President, ~{r. Hunter ......................... HAYS: None ................ O. 6RADE CROSSINGS: The City Attorney ha¥inz been requested to establish the city's rights in requirin~ the installation of protective siKnals at ~rade crossings within the corporate limits and to submit his report to Council, he presented the £ollowinK: "Rovember 1, 1943 The Honorable Council of the City of Roanoke. At your regular meetin~ of October 25, 1946, you reouested ne to advise Council if it had the legal right to require the' installation of protective sirnals and/or gates at railway frade cros$tnra within the corporate limits of the City of Roanoke. Section 3998 o£ the current Code of Virginia clearly Fives Councll requisite authority in the premises. That section reads as follows: *3996. When gate shall be erected and ~aintained, flagman stationed or discontinued. - Whenever, in the opinion of the Council of any city or incorporated to~n, the public interest requires that a ~ate be erected and :aintained, or a flarnan stationed and kept at the place where any highway or street is cx~ssed, within the corporate limits of such town or city, by any railroad heretofore or hereafter constructed, it shall rive the superintendent or manager of the railroad written notice that the sate is required, and the railroad company shall, within the time preacribed in such notice, erect and m~intain at such crossing the style of gate directed in said notice, and keep a man in charge of the sa:e during such hours ss tile said council any designate, or keep a flaEman at such crossin~ durin~ such hours aa it nay require. And the said Council nay authorize the discontinuance of such cate or flarman whenever, in its judgment, the public interest no lon~er requires Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Ran. G. ~lttle, City Attorney" In this connection, the City }~na~er submitted written report, encloain~ the followin6 corm..u~ication from The Virginian Railway Company: "October 29, 1946. ~r. Arthur S. Owens, City }5~naEer, City of Roanoke, Roanoke, Va. Dear Sir: We note from the newspaper what the City Council has to say with reference to ~rade crossing protection at Cleveland Avenue and l~th Street, Roanoke. If you will please refer to ny letter to former City Eanager, ~r. Hunter, on July 24, 1947, and to previous correspondence, with reference to crossing protection~ and ~. ~unter~s reply of August 4, wherein he agreed that it was not necessary, to install crossinz flasher lights at Cleveland Avenue and 18th Street, since we a~reed to-install these signals at Brid~e Street crossin~. I bee to advise that the flasher li[hts for Bridze Street have been approved by our Fmnagement, and %hat the material is heinz assembled and Just as soon as it is on the fround, we will proceed with ~nstalling flasher lights at BridFe Street, and I kope that this will be satisfactory to you. If you will check the traffic on Cleveland Avenue a~d 18th Street, you will find that there is no justification for crosainF protection at these points. O£ course, you appreciate the delay in asseabltn~ the material is due entirely to conditions beyond our control. Signal ~aterial is very hard to secure at this time. Yours very truly, (Si~ned) A.G. Garrett, Ouperintendent" 108 Council being of the opinion that appropriate si&ns'la should be installed at both the crossing on Bridre Street and the croe$inzs in the vicinity of l~th Street and Cleveland Avenue~ $. W., regardless of the volu~e of the flow of traffi over these crossings, and that The ¥1rginian Railway Company should be required to install these sienals within the next sixty days. lifo Edwards =oved that the City IMna~er notify the company accordingly, The r~tlon was seconded by liintcn and unanimously adopted. In a further discussion Of the matter~ Er. Cronim voiced the opinion that all railws¥ co~panies havlnff erade crossln?s over their railroad tracks within corporate limits should be required to furnish a method of protective signaling at the crossings ~hich ~ill be satisfactory to the city and moved that the City ManaFer notify these companies ac¢ordinely. The motion aa~ seconded by Mr, Dillard and unanimously adopted. REPORTS OF C0~3{ITTER OF 1OO FOR PROGRESS: Council havinF at its nesting on October 1918, adapted Resolution NS. 9653, providing for the appointment of a committee, to! ~e kno~ as ~The Co=Sties of lfO for FroFress~, and to be non-partisan and non-political, each Councilman to nominate 20 members at its meetin~ on t~onday, November i, lB&g, the purpose of the cor~ittee being to help Council deternine the proper policies of the City of Roanoke, on motion of ~r. Dillard, seconded by ~!r. Crouin and unanimously adopted, the following persons were elected to serve on the comJ~ittee for term endin? September 30, 1950: Owen Arnold Robert F. Benninaton G. Ernest Brown Lester H. }!itchell Edmund T. P. Easlev t;illia~ O. Giles, ~r. l~rs. B. Frice Hylton C. Grattsn Lindsey, Col. Lucian D. Booth Louis P. Snithey H. Thomas Dr. Fallon Davis F. }lark Fisher George E. Trout Herbert Richardson L~muel O. Burton Br. Ellwood B. Do',nlin~ Edmund P. Goodwin Henry Bash~ Nat Spinel James A. Turner William B. Adams English Showalter Dr. Huuh H. Trout, Jr. Dr. Barry B. Stone Gordon E. Johnson T. ~oody Evans K. Clement Quinn Junius P. Fishburn Ben3anin F. Parrot~ 1-1rs. Horace A. Bass }~lss Carrie Layne R. H. Smith }irs. Lelta Ba~bey Robert L. Rush Harry B. Saber Edward H. Scott ~illiam L. Yartin Dr. A. H. Hollingsworth, llarceau ?hierry Walter R. DeBusk ADDRESS FHONE 1815 Dale Avenue, S.E. 7&16 6~6 Stewart Avenue, S.E. 8302 2601 Avenham Avenue, S.W. 8558 706 l~untain Avenue, S.E. 7662 610 %%'alnut Avenue, S.W. 2-1923 515 Highland Avenue, S.W. 8920 1850 Arlfnrton Road, S.W. 2-5832 2961 Rosalind Avenue, S.W. 3-1665 32& King George Avenue, S.W. 3-2665 2912 Wycliffe Avenue, S.W. 6772 262 Kin~ George Avenue, S.W. 2-0925 2S31 }felrose Avenue, N. ~. 5382 Floraland Drive, Williamson Hd. &756 1903 Grandview Avenue, N. ~. 2-2571 R. F. D. 5, Garden City 2702 Tillett Road, Orandin Ct. 2-8607 236 Patton Avenue, N.W. 95&1 2830 Nilton Avenue, S.W. 5218 2107 }:ercer Avenue, N.W. 56&8 231~ ~ellow }fountain Road, S.E. 2-5909 1856 Greenwood Road, $. ~. 2-7010 1702 Arlington Road, S.W. ~ 2666 2619 Lon_~view Avenue, S.W. 9309 525 Avenhan Avenue, S.W. 2-6702 13~5 Lakewood Drive, S. ~. 502 Audubon Avenue, S. W. 1638 Center Hill Drive, S. 2626 Richelieu Avenue, S.W. 7130 2731 Jefferson Street, S.W. 5800 3112 Somerset Street, 5. W. 6590 524 Allison Avenue, S. W. 818 Jefferson Street, S. ~. 5082 loll Franklin Road, S. ~;. 2-5321 18&3 Blenheim Road, S.W. 3-2727 al6 Avenham Avenue, S.W. &552 2610 Jefferson St., Clermont Heights 1631 Mercer Avenue, N.W. 3-0868 1720 Ymlvern Rd. Lee Hy gardens 3-507& 215 Highland Avenue, S.W. 2-165& 2531 Stanley Avenue, S.E. 6523 2016 Hanover Avenue, N. W. NA~. ADDRF~S PHONE Bev. J. Landon }Mddex Horace L. Yason Thomas T. Trout Lamacus B. Whitenack Maurice E. Shelton J. Thomas Sutherland William B. Harbour E, Edwin West, Jr. Benjamin B. Harden Co T. Tayloe Harry C. Wyatt Joseph Spinel R, II. Cutshall William E. ]~¢Cuire, Jr. Herbert H, ~caenzie Rupert E. Carle~on Kre, George D, Bunter Fred G. ~!cGee Wal~er R. Clark Joseph D. Hebert Nesser D. }~louf Ernest W, Klbchell N. ~llltan $chlossber~ Frank ~rner George P, Lawrence Joseph G. Fuller Nelson S. Bond Rev. D. N. N~3rady Anne )~. Bull }~s. Stella L. Fisher W~lliam J. Vickera Jacob H. %feinstein W. Lloyd Jones Eugene $. Bro~ Leo F. Henebry E. Price Rlpley Alan E. ~fflson Paul C. Buford ~rvin ~. Stfnson Alene M. Hough Albert G. Buff, Jr. Wlnfree B. Carter An4rew S. Coxe CharlesB. Nucker Elme~ L. ~awyer $. B. h~eeler Dr. William T. ~eAfee Paul H. Starkey W. Arthur Boitnott Ballard R. %~ebb C. O. Austin, Sr. J. O. Plunkett Watts Gills Susie B. LinCh William C. Prunty VirEil T. Coleman Euzene B. Pedfzo The City Clerk was requested their election. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None. 1016 Lafayette Blvd.,Villa Hts. 927 Palm Avenue, Forest Park 1311 Oran~e Avenue, ti. W. 2-869~ 715-13th Street, N.W. I[ 2-5309 1213 Campbell Avenue, S. 2-6951 1241Tazewell Avenue, S, 7706 223 Walnut Avenue, S.E. 8707 22~9 Windsor Avenue, S. Wo 2-0523 1Oll Lafayette Blvd., Villa Hgts. 5688 118 - 18th Street, S.E. 7981 2&O1 Cornwallis Avenue, S.E. ]-31&2 2707 Carolina Avenue, S.W. 6203 202~ ~alden Lane, S.W. ~82 2612 Cornwallis Avenue, S.E. 2-7&01 3108 Janes Street, Wmsn. Roed 151~ Lafayette Blvd. 2-0560 3002 Larralne Road, Grove Park ~588 4~5- Apt. ~10, Walnut Bill ~Office 62~1 2516 Winthrop Avenue, S.W. 3-1298 1507 Hampton Avenue, S.W. 9700 1509 Patterson Avenue, $. W. 2-6397 3127 Allendale St., S. ~. 2-5522 2~11 Avenham Avenue, $. W. 5673 1825 Avon Road, S.W. 2-6&OO ~06 Gatnsboro Road, N.W. 3-7161 627 Rutherford Avenue, N.W. 3-0352 3116 Willow Road, Grove Park 76&2 R. F. D. 5, Garden City ~866 2731 Wycliffe Avenue, S.W. 58~5 1502 Franklin Road, S.W. 57~2 2003 Bunt~ng%on Blvd. Wmsn. Road 2-5150 ;~ilin~ Address F. O. Bnx ~1132. 3OO1 Yardley Drive, '~:sn~ Road 3-1876 209 KcClanahan Street, S.W. 2-5327 106 KcDowell Avenue, H.W. 3-7188 507 EcDo~ell Avenue, N.W. 2-7&39 2702 Avenham Avenue, S.W. 58&8 2&20 Stanley Avenue, S.W. 3-5~90 324 [~rshall Avenue, S. 293& Avenha~ Avenue, S.W. 5757 718 Morrill Avenue, $. R. 2-3393 1OO7 Stewart Avenue, S.E. 6031 1317 Golfside Avenue, N.W. 2-0325 153& Westover Avenue, S.W. 2-080& 2798 Derwent Drive, S.W. 3-3212 Ill& Fechin Avenue, S.E. 8695 122& Grayson Avenue, N.W. 2-75~3 670 f'.urray Avenue, S.E. 6302 1029 Oak Wood Avenue, S. W. 706 Stewart Avenue, S.E. 2-6AA1 1615 Watts Avenue, N. II. ~ Laconia Avenue, W=sn. Road 7917 13 Chatham Street, Wmsn. Road 2-0625 1OO9 Chapaan Avenue, S.W. 7293 R. F. D. 5, Gamden City 2-7957 3~7 Albemarle Avenue, S.W. 3-27~5 1031 Pal~tto Avenue, N.q. 2-731& 522 Walker Avenue, N.E. 4~49 1303 Tazewell Avenue, S.E. 9&79 Idlewild Park (Vtnton) ~ 8146 %o notify the members of the committee of CONSIDERATION OF CLAIKS: None. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: BONDS-A!H{EXATION: The City Attorney havin~ been requested to prepare draft of necessary Ord%nances or Resolutions providing for the sale on Wednesday, December 1, 19~8, or aa soon thereafter as possible, Of bonds in the tot al amount of $1,1OO,OOO.00 as recently approved in the Annexation Bond Issue Election, he presented drafts Of two Resolutions as approved by the bond attorneys. Council bein~ of the opinion that these Resolutions should be adopted, ~'w. Cronin offered the followin~ Resolution offerinE for sale the bonds a~ountin~ to $6OO, OOO.O0: 109 Route 2~ and~ also, a study as to a new bridre to the I:orthweet section either at lion,ich or loth Street' the Oity }%namer submitted written report, enclosin2 a cot~,unication fro= the State DePartment of Highways, advising that Er, K. G, }~ane, Traffic and Planning Enrineer of the Department, will ~ake the investi~ation to deteraine the ~ost practical location of Route 2~, and will study the possibility of the use of Federal lid funds for the construction of a new bridee to tb~ Northwest Section, The rerort ar~ co~unicatidn' were ordered filed. SALARIR~-CITY }~TLOYBE$: The City lMnaeer sub:ftted aritten re¥ort that the city has carried in its budget for the Fast fe~ years a figure of ~5.C~ for daily ~¢orkera end recor~ended that the a~ount be raised to ~7.CO ~er day. ITt. Edwards moved that Council concur in the racor~endation of the City llana~er and offered the follo~in~ Ra~olution: {~97~6) A RESOL,TION authorizin, heads of departments of the Roanoke }~niclFal ~overnnent ~ho find it necessary to employ eztva clerical or stenowraFhi¢ help aa provide~ far in the budget to pay said extra help on a rep diem basis at the rate of 37.00 per day for actual tine ~orked, and rsvokinr ~esolution ~o. ~75, adopted on the.lOth day of January, 19~6. [For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Pa~e 501) ]~. Edwards moved the a doption of the Resolution. The motion was s uconded by ~r. [~inton and adopted by the followin* vote: AYES: ~!essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, }Tinton, and the President, ~fr. }~nte r .................. NAYS: None ......... O. BL~GET-}IOUSING: The City l~n~cer submitted ~Titten report, enclosing tentative 19&9 BudFet for t.h~ Veterans Housin~ Project. The report %~a ordered held in abeyance to be considered in budget study. ANNEXATION-S~Ni?ARY DISTRICT: The City }~anager submitted %;ritten report that it %.,~1I hs necessary for the city to make a chenfe in the !fillia=son Road Sanitary District Budget by the addition of t}~ follo-.in~: A Clerk-Typist at a salary of 31,8OO.OO per ann=~; Stationery in the amount of ~200.O0; and Postaee in the ~ount of ~250.QO. ]~r. Edwards moved that the above items be included in Sectiou 72-A, "Se%~a~e Disposal Plant", of the proposed 1949 Hudcet. The motion was seconded by }Tr. l~inton and unanimously adopted. REPORTS OF CCI](ITTEEq: None. U~FINYSH ED BUSINF~S: COi:SIDERATIO:~ OF CLAI~ S: ~one. INTRODUCTION ~ CCUSIDERXTiON OF CHDINANCE~ Ai~ RESOLUTIONS: 9TREETS AI~ AILEYS: Ordinance No. 9733, providinm for the exchanTe of a strip of land, bein~ part of an alley ~'htch is encroached upon by the rear of Elks Club ~ulldinE located at 602-60& South Jefferson Street, for s strip of land which is encroached upon by the said alley at the rear of the buildin~ in question, havin~ prevtoLvty been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was stain before the body, ~. Dillard offerinF the folluv,~nF for its second readln~ and final adoption: 110 [j9670) A R~OLUTION offerln~ for sale on the let day of December, 19~ bonds nz~ountlne to ~6OO.OC~.OO to provide funds to reimburse the County of Roanoke for %he per~anent public l~prove~en~s In the te~rlto~ to be annexed to the Cl~y o~ Roanoke, ~suant to the decree of a~exat~on of t~e Circuit ~ou~t of Roanoke County entered on the ~0th day of July, 19~, authorized at an election held on the 19th day of October~ (For ~11 text of Resolution, see O~inance Book ~o. 15, PaFe The Resolution havin& been read in its entirety, ~:r. Cronin moved its adoption. The motion ~as seconted by ~r. Ed~a~ and adopted by the following AYES: ~cssr~. C~nin, Dillard, ~ards, ]~inton, and the President, ~r. Hunter ........................ NRTS: None ............... O. Er. Dtlla~ offered the follo~in~ Resolution offering for sale the bonds anountin~ to (~671) A RESOLUTION offerinr for sale on the 1st day of December, bonds a::o~tinr to $5~,O~.~ to provide f~ds to ~y for the costs of ne~ of Hoanok~, ~ursuant to the decree of annexation of the Circuit Court of Roanoke County ~ntered on the ]0th day of Juty, 1928, u~n the annexation of said territor authorizo5 at an election held on the l~th day of October~ (For full tex~ o~ Resolution, see O~tnance Book No. 15, Pare The Resolution havin~ been read in its entirety, ~:r. Dilla~ moved its adoption. The motion ~as secor~ded by Er. ~[r. ~:inton an~ adopted by the vote: AYES: ~:essrs. Crontn, Dilla~, Ed~a~s, Etnton, and the Presideat, Nr. Hunter ....................... :~AYS: None .............. O. ~[th further reference ~o the sale of bonds, 1ir. Dllla~ nove5 that the City Attorney and the City Clerk be authorized and directed to prepare the of each bond. Th~ notion ~aa seconded by [:r. Edwards and adopted by the follo~ina AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, ~ards, ~:inton, and the President, Er. H~ter .................. NAYS: None ......... O. ~[r. Cron~n then moved that the City Auditor ~e anthorized and directed prepare a p~posal for the honts and that the City Clerk be authorized and directei to sim the p~posa] an5 have a sufficient n~2er thereof printed and distributed to prospective purchasers of t~:e bond~. The notion ~as seconded hy Er. Dilla~ and adopted by the following vote: AYE5: Eessrs. Cronin~ Dl[[a~ Ed~a~s, ~inton, and ~ P~esident, 1ir. Hunter .................. NAYS: None ......... O. m 111 Hith still further reference to the sale of the bonds, Hr. ~d~r~rds moved that the City Auditor prepare a report of finances as of September 30, 19~, have the same mimeotraphed and delivered to interested parties. The motion was seconded by Mr. Minton and adopted by the following vote: AYF~: ~esars. Cronln, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and tho President, Mr. Hunter ................. NAYS: None ......... O. In conclusion, l~. Minton moved tf~t the City Clerk be authorized and directed to prepare complete certified copies of all p~ceedtn~s t~en to date in connection with the adoption of the o~lnances and holdin~ of the election and supply ;{easts. Wood, King and Dawson, the l;ew York bondin~ attorneys, and other requisite F~rties, copies thereof. The motion was seconded by Er. Dilla~ and adopted by th~ following vote: AYES: }iessrs. Cronln, Dilla~, Edwards, Einton, and the President, ;'r. ~unter ...................... NAYS: None .............. O. ;~TIONS ANn ;~ISCELLANEO~'S BUSINESS: ELECTIONS-ANNEXATION: }{r. Dillard b~uFht to the attention of Coun:il and moved that the Roanoke City Electoral Board be re~ested to sub=it to Council a revised liar of voting precincts within the present corporate limits and within the extended cor~rate limits, includinr the newly annexed territory, makin~ sure that no precinct will have more t~n one thousand re~lstered voters, provided by law, and that a different nar~e be riven to each individual precinct r~t~er than a n~ber. The motion was seconded by Er. Cronin and ~aninously adopted. PAREIN~ E~TERS: ir. C~nin raised the qusstion as to when parkin~ meters are to be installed on the E~ Avenue side and First Street ~ide of El='~ood Park, the City 2~narer advising that there are no funds available in the budget at the present time for the purchase of these meters. Council bein~ of the opinion that the meters should be purchased and installed, ~r. Crontn offered the follow, lng e~ergency Ordinance appropriating $6,~0.OO for this pur~se: (~672) ~; ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Section ~O, "Police Department", of an O~inance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 29th day of December, 1927, No. 93~5, a~ entitled, "An Ordinance makin~ appropriations from the ~eneral F~d of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 192~, and endln~ December 31, 19~, and declarinr the existence of aa emergency", as amended by Ordinance No. 94~6, adopted on the 26th day of April, 19~. (For full text of Ordin~ce, see O~inance Book No. 15, Page ~. Cronin moved the adoption of the O~inance. The motion was seco~ed by }ir. Dillard and adopted by the follo'~n~ vote: AYF~: }iessrs. Cronin~ Dllla~, ~dwardss Minton~ and the President, Hunter ..................... ~. NAYS: None ........... O. There beinr no further business~ Gounoil adjourned. APPROVED ATTESTS' Clerk President Wednesday, November ), The Council of the Oity of Roanoke net in special meeting iu the Circuit Cour~ Room in the F~umi¢ipal Buildinp, Vednesday, November ], 19~8, ak 7:]0 o'clock p, m,, for a disuussion with the Roanoke City School Board ef its proposed budget for the calendar year beginning January l, l~&9, and ending Oecen~er 31, 1~9, and for a discussion of the proposed school bond issue, the President, {~'o Hunter, presidin~o PRE,iHT: f~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, }~inton, and the President, gr. Hunter ....................... ABSEHT: hone ............ O. OFFICERq PRE~E~iT: }~r. Arthur S. O~ena, City ~'mnaFer~ lit. Randolph ~hittle, City Attorney, and Mr. H. R. Yates, City Auditor. SCI~OLS: The Prestdent~ }~. Hunter, stated that the present meetln~ ia bein~ held for the purpose of discussinm with the Roanoke City School Board its proposed budget for the calendar year beginning January 1, 19~9, and ending December 31, 19~9, and for the purpose of discussing the proposed school bond issue and recognized =he members of the School Board, gr. D. E. ~sQullkin, Superintendent oF School~, and )fr. J. S. KcDonald, Clerk of the Board, who were present at the meeting. ~r. LeRoy H. Smith, Chairman of the School Board, acted as spokesman, and the proposed budget was discussed item by item. In a discussion of the amount of ~1,OO0.OO se~ out under item V, coverinf textbooks and supplies to indigents, }~r. Cronin raised the question of the city furnishtn~ free textbooks to all school pupils in tko elementary zrades, ~. }[cguilkin advising that should the city inaugurate such a plan the state would contribute ninety cents per pupil for this purpose, estimating that the city's annual cost ~ould be approximately $13,OQO.OO, reminding Council that it is late to oualify for this state aid in the present school year, but that the plan could be initiated next fall. }[embers of Council indicating an interest in the city inau~uratin~ such a plan, on no~ion of ~. Dillard, seconded by ~r. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the School Board was requested to furnish Council the annual cost to the city for furnishing free textbooks to school pupils in the elementary grades. After a lenFthy discussion of all the items contained in the proposed budget, and Council bein~ of the opinion that the pre~ent proposed budget in the amount of $1,690,230.OO should be decreased to $1,605,930°OO, attention bein~ called to the fact that the amount of $~&,3OO.00 set out in Item X under Capital Outlay for the completion of the New I~nroe Junior High School will be returnable from the proposed school bond issue, if it passes, and it bein~ pointed out that the amount of ~6,&OO.OO for toilets at the }[elr~se Schcol, and the amount of $i4,500.QO for a heating plant at the Virginia Heights School, as set out in 114 Xten VIXI under Faintenance of School Plant, could be deferred until after the bond issue, ~ro Dillard m~ved that the 5chool Board be requested to submit a' revised budget on the basis of ~1s605~9]O.~. The motion was seconded by ~. G~onin and unanimously adop~e~l. It appearin~ that the present meetin§ is also for the purpose of discussin~ a proposed school bond issue with the members of the School Board~ and Co,nell' havinr at its neetin~ on ~:onday, lurust 16, 1948, taken under advisement a school bulldin~ pro~ram in the a~o~nt of ~3,917,OOO.OO, ~1,25o,ooo.COor the a~ount repressntin~ needs for the annexed territory, ~r. Smith submitted a revised pro~ran in the a=ount of ~5,~61,OOO,OO~ based on a projected est~ate of the enrollment in the City Schools, including tile newly annexed territory, for the yesrs inrediately ahead. In this connection~ }ir. Fo Il. Rivinus~ Chairnan of the Roanoke City Public Library Board, appeared be£are Council, advising that the Library Board is of the opinion that a ne~ public library is an integral p~rt of the city's educational facilities and that the question of providin~ additional funds needed to conatr~ct the prorosed buildin~ should be included in the school bond issue, r~ninding those present that there is a balance of ~1~?,OOO.OO left fro~ the earlier bond issue for zhe n=~ ~ublic library, and tnfor=in~ the body that the architects ill a rev!ned estimate have placed the total cost of the project at }6OO,OOO.OO, if erected at the location oririnally planned, or approximately $575,C~O.OO, if built in the northl~est corner of Elmwood Park. A discussion followed as to the location of the proposed library, ~r. Rivinus mskfng it clear that the Library Board is in favor of having the public library constructed at the location originally planned near the site of the present s~acture, if Council will so agree, the memkers of Council indicattne thai in approving a librsry bond issue they would nat wish to determine the location of the structure. A discussion was also held as to lunpin~ the school and library issues as one question, members of the School Board and Council a=reeln~ that the proposed library is a definite part of the city's educational plan, but expressin~ fear that opposition to one or the other of the proposals would have the effect of defestin~ both. At this point a recess was held, and after the recess, Council befn~ of tke opinion that the school bond issue and library bond issue should appear on the ballot as separate ouestions, that the date of the election on the bond issues should be ~arch 1, 19&9, rather than February 1, 19&9, as previously decided, }~r. Crontn ~oved that the City Attorney be requested to prepare drafts of proper ordinances providin? for a school ~ond issue in the amount of $5,C~0,C{)0.00, and a library bond issue in the amount of $&28,000.00, and to submit sa~e to Council at its rerular meeti~ on ~nday, Kovember 15, 19&8, for further consideration. The motion was seconded by ~r. Dillard and unanimously adopted. There bein~ no further business, Cot~cil adjourned. ~PPROVED ATTF2T:.. President :115 COUNCIL, REGULAR EEETII~,, ~nday, November 8, 196~. The Council of the City of ~oanoke met tn reFular meeting in the Uircuit Court Boon in the {~nicipal Building, Fnnday, November ~, 19~8, at 2:00 ot¢lock, p. m., the regular meetin~ hour, with the President, [~. Hunter, presidin6. PRESENT: }~esers. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, l[inton, and the President, ~{r. Hunter .................... ABS~T: None .......O. OFFIC~R~ FRESE!~: Er. Arthur $. ~ens, City [~naFer, Er. Randolph G. Zihittle, City Attorney, and ~r. Il. R. Yates, Gity Auditor. The meetin~ was opened with a prayer by Reverend J. ~e$1e¥ Zlebb, Pastor of the Tazewell Avenue Eethodist Church. I~INU?ES: A copy of the minutee of the reFular ~eetin~ of November 1, 194~, and the special meeting of ~ove~ber ~, 194~, havtn~ been furnished each ~ember of Council~ upon ~otion o£ ~r. Edwards, seconded by Er. }[inton and unanimously adupted, the readin~ was dinFenseH with and the minutes approved as recorded. HgARING OF ClTIZ~{$ ]lFO~ PUBLIC EATTERS: HOI!DS-HEALTH DEP~R~EIIT: Council Having decided at its regular meetin~ on November 1, lg~, that consideration would be ~iven to the question of incl~din{ a Health Center in the proposed bond issue in the anount o£ repres~ntin~ the city's share of the total cost of ~250,C~O.OO, as requested the Board of HealtH, at a special meeting scheduled for November ], 19~B, or at a later date if time did not permit at that meetin~, and it app=arinu that there insuf£icfent time to discuss tie matter at the special ~eetin~, Dr. E. G. Gill, Chair~..~an o£ the Board, a~ain appeared before Council, toFether with ~[essrs. Robert J. Eeybin and John Strickler, members of the Board, Dr. Gill reiteratin~ that this pr~ect should come first on the priority list and ur~in~ that it be included in the proposed bond issue. In this connection, ~. Eeybin also spoke on the Guestion, cellini attention to the fact that the city should take advantage of state and federal funds now available for this project before it is too late. Er. Strickler also urFed that the Health Center be included in the bond issue, callin~ attention to cro'~ded conditions in the Health Department and voicin~ the opinion that this department should not be located in the 5[unicipal Building. The matter was discussed, ~. Cronin expressinS the fear that so questions in one bond issue might tend to defeat the whole, members of Council reachin~ the conclusion that it is up to Council to decide ~hether the projects are worthy of bein~ submitted to the freeholders and that it will be up to the freeholders to decide whether they want any or all of the projects: whereupoi~, )~. ~finton moved that the Health Center be included in the proposed bond issue in the amount of %150~0Q0.00, and that the City Attorney be requested to prepare 116 drafts of proper ordinances and to submit sane to Council for further consideration The motion was seconded by Kr. Edwards and unanimously adopted. STREETS RND ALLEYS: ~r. Paul S. Johnson, Attorney, representing Elks Lodge No. 197, apt~ared before Council, advising that his client's building located at 602-60G South Jefferson Street encroaches approximately four or five feet on the alley running south from Tazewe]l Avenue at the rear of the buildin~ and that the alley encroaches appmxir, ately seven or eight feet on his client's property, I:r. Johnson explalnin! that he has discussed this matter with the City .%~narer and the City in?inoer and that they are '.dlling to exchange the 5-font strip of land for his client's 8-foot strip of land. On ~otion of I:r. Edwards, seconded by l.!r. Dlllanl and unanimously adopted, the ~stter was referred to the City l~anager for re~ort and recommendation to Council. STREETS AND ALLEY~: }ir. Allen i{. Staples, Attorney, representin~ %/; W. Noir, Jr., a~peared before Council slid presented ~he follow!mr askfnc tha~ ~he southarly four fez~ of a 15-foo= alley running eas~ and west between Fifth S~ree% and Sixth S~reet, S. ;l., and lyinr between Jane:to Avenue and ~luff Avenue, be. ~e~nen~ly vacated, 41scon~inued and closed: BEFORE THE C~U:;CII. OF TH= CITY OF I~; Ri: APPLICATION TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, ~ VACATE, DISCOi.~TIL~E AND CLO3E THE SOUTHERLY & FEET OF A 15 FOOT ALLEY RUN!~ING APPROXINATELY ~AST A~D WEST AS MHO~M~ Oi'~ THE OF BLOCK 11, JANETTE LA~9 COFFANY ~AP, EXTEh~IhG BE~EN FIFTH STHEET Ai~D SIXTH ST~EET S. W. BEING ~CATED 131.5 FEET ~UTH OF JA~{ETTE AVE~;UE S. W., SAID ALIEY TO BE PARTIALLY VACATED, DISCONTINUED AiD CLOSED, BEII~G ~CATED OH THE ~UTH ~UNDAHY OF ~TS 1 THROUGH 13, B~CK 11, OF THE JANETTE ~D CONPA~Y'~ 2~A~, AND OI'~ THE iiORTH BOUNDARY OF ~TS l& THROUGH 26, BLOCK 11 OF SAID ~AP. SAID ~TB ARE OWNED OF RECORD AS FOL~US. PETITION OF %~. W..t~OIR, JR. The undersized, !;. W. ~,oir, Jr., o~er of ~ts t4, 15 and 16, Block 11 of the Janette Land Company ~fap, located on the southerly side of a 15 foot wide alley, ex%endin~ between Fifth Street and Sixth 5=peet S. ~;. in Roanok~ City, res[ectfully requests that a ~trip of said alley & fee% in width, extendinz alon~ %he sou%horn boundary of the alley, be vacated, discontinued and closed in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5220 and 2039 (9} of the Code of Virginia as amended ~o date. The undersigned alleges that in Block 11, Janette Land Company to be affected by this proceedInz~ are Lot 1 and part Of Lot 2 Part of Lot 2 Lot 3 Lot & Lots 5 and 6 Lots 7 through 13 inclusive Lots l&, 15 and 16 the o~.ners of the several lots which are the only properties as follows: Rosa E. Spraker T. B. and }:. L. l~ilson O. L. ~ance John C. and Alice B. Doron J. C. Doron George S. Via Estate U. W. Koir, Jr. Lots 17 through 23 inclusive Dr. J. C. Hurst Lots 2& through 36 inclusive Fannie P. Paul The undersiFned alleges that said alley is laid off and platted as a 15 foot wide alley on the ~ap of the Janette Land Company's property prepared by Win~ate and Hanckel, Engineers July, 1891, which map is on file in the office of the Roanoke City Engineer, but only the northerly l0 or 11 feet of the width of said alley is mow in use as such and, to the knowledge of the undersigned, only the northerly 10 or 11 feet o£ said alley has been used as such for approximately 25 years and, so far as the undersifned is advised, no more than the northerly 10 or 11 feet of said alley h~s ever actually been in use. In 1922, the un~}ersi~ned, who was then the owner of Lots l&, 15 and 16, Block 11, accordtn~ to the Janette Land Company [Tap~ caused a new plat an~ survey to be made of said three lots, which were re-subdivided into five smaller lots runninc renerally east and west and frontln~ on Fifth Street S. W. instead of Bluff Avenue in accordance with the original Janette land Company plan. Thereafter, the undersigned caused a dwellin~ house to be constructed upon the northerly lot resulting From said re-s~bdivision and, by error and mistake, said house was so constructed that the ~ortherly ].5 feet of the dwellinF house extended into said 15 foot platted on the ori~inal Janette Land Company encroachment and is now no encroachment into the use of said alley is concerned. In fact, it was special survey of the property was made that the dwellin~ house into said alley as platted on the was discovered. alley as said alley was althouch there was no alley insofar as the actual not until rece:,tly when a encroacl~ent of said Oanette Land Company ~ap The undersigned alleges that the northerly iO or ii feet of tim aforesaid alley, as it is now in use, is a~ple amd sufficient for all ~urpose~ to serve the properties adjofnin~ said alley, and that the encroachment of the dwellinm house, belonfftn~ to the un!ersigned, into the ori~inal 15 foot alley as platted on the Janette Land Company ~TaF in no way obstructs, blocks or hinders the use of the alley or the servicing of the properties abuttin~ thereon. ~ne undersigned alleges that no inconYenience or detriment will result tn anyone from the vacatin~, discontinuinu.and closing of the scutherl & feet of said alley as platted on the Janette Land Company Nap, thereby l~avinr an 11 foot alley as is now in use, and that such ;~11 not abridfe or destroy the rights Or privileges of anyone concerned. The undersigned further alleges that as a result of the aforesaid mistake in construction of said dwellln? house, the value of said property, unless the situation is rectified, is seriously da~a~ed a~ld impaired and the market ability of said property destroyed; that it is Impracticable to move said dwellin~ back frum the alley due to the nature of its construction, and the only practl cable relief For the %mdersi~ned is the frantin~ of this petition by the City Council. The understcned herewith files an affidavit rmrked Exhibit A showfn~ ~ h~t the proper legal notice of this application to the Council has been duly an5 legally posted as required by law. .11.8 The undersigned hereby further requests that not less tl~n three, nor more than five viewers he appointed to view said alley herein sought to be p~rtially vacated, discontinued and closed, and re~ort in writing to the Council as required by Sections 5220 and 20)9 (9) of the Code of Virginia as a~ended to date. The undersirned hereby further requests that a proper ordinance be enacted partially vacatin~, discontinuinff and closing said alley as set forth Respectfully submitted, By Counsel ($1~ned} A.W. Staples" In this connection, t~rs. Rosa E. Spraker and Dr. J. C. Hurst appeared before Council in opposition to closing the par~ of the alley in question, declartn~ that to do so ~tll leave the alley too narrow for proper tnfress and egress, 2.~. Staples e~plaininz tha~ the four foo~ strip proposed to be closed ls not in actual use as par~ of the alley, that only an elewm foot width is being utilized. Council be~nc of the opinion that viewers should be appointed to report on whether or no~ in their opinion the portion of the alley should be closed, and ~hst the o~ers of properties bordering the alley ~ould be given an opportunity to be heard when the repor~ of the viewers is ~eceived, Kr. Edwam~s offered the follow, in? Resolution: (~9673~ A RESOLUTION providing for the appointment of five freeholders, any three of whom mimh~ act, as viewers in connection ~ith the petition of W. W. ~oir, Jr., to vacate, discontinue and close the southerly ~ feet of a 15-foot alley runnin~ east and west as sho~n on Block 11, of the Janette Land Company's ~p, ~d ~tendinr between Fifth and Sixth S~reets, S. U., said alley bein~ bounded on the north by Lots 1 through 13, inclusive, and on the south by Lots 1~ through £6, inclusive, all in Block 11, of said Janette Land Company's }~p. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Fete ~6} Mr. F~wards moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was secondeJ by t~r. !~in~on and adop~d by the following vote: ATES: ~essrs. Cronin, Dilt~rd, Edwards, Einton, an~ the President, ~r. Hunter ......................... 5. NAYS: None .............. O. LICENSE: Council having at its mee~inm on April 20, 194~, modified Nr. Frank ~. Rozers, Attorney, representin~ Business and Academic Schools in the City of Roanoke, that upon prompt payment of the license tax for these schoolm for the year 19L~, plum penalty, further consideration would be civen to refunding the penalty, Er. Ro~ers appeared before Council, advising that all except one of these schools paid the license in question, without penalty, and asked tha~ the pmyment of these licenses, without penalty, be ratified by the body, a:~d that the Virginia Southern CslleMe be refunded the amount of $~3.C6, representin~ penalty. Council bein~ of the opinion that the request of Mr. Rozers should be granted: Mr. Cronin moved tha~ the payme~ of license tax, without penalty, f*r the opera~io~ of National Business College, Cornett School of Business and Vieud School, Incorporated, for the year 19~, be ratifte~, and offered the following Resolution, autborizin~ refund of ~33.©~ to Vlrcinfa Southern College: '119 (~67~) A RESOLUTION authorizing refund of $33.06 to Virginia Southern College, representin~ penalty paid on License Tax for the first one-half of the year 19~. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book ~o. 15, Pa~e Er. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Er. Dillard and adopted by the follo~nz vote: AYES: ]:esS:So Cronin, Dlllard~ Edwards, Uinton, and the President, ~r. Runts: ......................... t~AHER FIELD: I~r. Jo Clarke ~ra~, President of ?he Roanoke Baseball Club. appeared before Council and presented co~unicatio~, adviain~ that Roanoke ~aseba11, Incorporatsd~ has a lease ~lth the City of ~o~noke for ¥~her Field Baseball Park until the close of the 1949 season at a flat rental fee, but that the organization feels that a lease of the property on a Fercenta~e basis ~ould be more fair to both the city and to them, proposin~ a five-year lease arran~e~.ent For the baseball park on the basis of five per cent of :ross reaeipts, both from admissions and from concessions, in order that improvements can be made, su~estinz aa an alternate, a t~ienty~year lease on a Flat rental basis ~Itb the c~st of the improvements to be bo~e solely by the bassball club. In a discussion of the matter, the President, Er. Hunter, au~estin~ that the Stadium Advisory Committee assist in a study of the question, on notion of Yr. Dillard, seconded by ]~r° Edwards and unanl~ously adopted, the proposal of Roanoke Baseball, Incorporated, was referred to the City Essayer for n~fotiationa. MR;EXATIOU: Reverend D° N. EcGrady, President of the Garden City Civic League, appeared before Council, advising that several years a~o the citizens of ~antsn City purchased a lot and deeded it to tho comuty for the purpose of erectinc a buildine thereon, part of which ~as to be used as a Fire station and the other part as a library and co=munlty center, but that since this section will become a part of the city after the first of the year, the citizens are anxious to have the county deed this lot to the city For the sacs purpose. Council bein~ of the opinion that perhaps additional lots adjoining the lot in question ~tould also be needed in connection ~ith this project, on motion Er. Cronin, seconded by Ur. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the matter referred to the City ~Mna~er for neeotiations. STREET II~P~OV~,[ENTS: Er. Hu~hes T. An~ell, ~r., a resident of the Franklin Itefehts Apartments, appeared before Council, ccnplainin~ of the dust comtnc From Beechwood Drive amc! Roberts Road in the Beechwood Gardens 5uodivision, adjoinin~ the apartcent buildings, and asked that the condition be corrected in~.ediately. On notion of ¥~. Edwards, seconded by Er. Einton and unanimously adopted the matter ~as referred to the City }hna~er For attention° TAXES: The matter of the End!nee:imf Department furnishin! the Cor~lssioner of Revenue necsssa~ infornatfon needed in preparln~ the l~nd book for the newly annexed territory early enough to turn the land book over to the 120 City Treasurer for preparation of real estate tax tickets before the first quarterl payments become due next year having been referred to the City ~nafer for attentio Judre John E,. Hart and ~, C. R. Kennett appeared before Council. In this connection, the City }Mna~er submitted the following report on the matter: "Roanoke, Virtinia November 8, 19~8 To The City Council Hoanoke, Virginia ~entlenen: You referred to ne, File 79, the question of preparing necessary info.etlon for the Commissioner of Revenue and the City Treasurer for the annexed territory. At a conference in my office, Judge Hart and }~. gennett, in a splendid spirit of cooperatton~ affreed that they would use a portion of their present office forces to work overtime in order that the book and tax tickets would he ready on ti:,e. The Enmineerinr Department assures me that they will work the necessary extra time to have the work completed by December Respectfully submitted, (Sig~d) Arthur S. Owens, City l~ana~er" Judge Hart advised that itl the conference with the City ~anager the plan w~s a~reed upon t~at part of the personnel in the office of the Cor~Issioner of Revenue an~ in the office of the City Tr~!asurer would work on Saturday afternoons and Snn~ey$, at extra compensation, in order to complete the land book and tax tickets on time, which lies satisfactory to their office staff, but that since the conference, he has co~,e to the conclusion that it will take fourteen additional days to complete that part of the land book for the newly annexed territory, and that the work of his forces durlng the noI~h of January will only Five six additional days, esti~ttng that st twenty pa~es per day, with a total of 6~0 pages, more or less, it will take his office at least thirty-four days to write the entire land book, stating that he feels it will be impossible to finish %Lc work on td~e even with the six a~ditional days, and asked that the citizens in the annexed territory not be required to rmke their first quarterly pa.w~-ent until the month of April. It appearing that :he law requires the Commissioner of Reveaue to deliver the land book to the City Treasurer by the 12th of February~ it was decided to until that tine in order to ancertain ~lether the land book will be ready before ~ny further action is taken. BU,DGET-COI~ISSIO!~ER OF REVE!~UE: Judge John ]:. Rat:, Co~-:issioner of Revenue, appeared before Council, cal]inr attention :o the fact that Council on the 2Cth Jay of Septerber, 19&80 by Ordinance No. 9631, appropriated ~hal.~O to his budget for the purchase of two standard typewriters, advising that he has decided he wants four electric typewriters which can be purchased at a cost not to exceed $1,900.09, and asked that this additional appropriation be granted. Er. Dillard moved that the request of Judre Hart be Franted and offered the followin~ emergency Ordinance, appropriatin~ ~1,&79.80, covering purchase of four electric typewriters at a cost not to exceed (,,~6~5} A~ ORDI~A~:CE to amend and reenact Section ~5, "Co~n, issioner of Revenue", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 29th day of December, 19&~, ilo. 9355, and entitled, "An Ordinance making appropriations from the General Fund of the City of ~oanoke for the fiscal year be~inninF January 1, 19&~, and endin~ December )1, 19&8, and deelarln~ the existence of an emergency", as amended by Ordinance No.e&76, adopted cfi the 26th day of April, (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page }{r. Dillard moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ]{r. Cronin and &dopted by the followlnF vote: AYES: [~ssrs. Cronia, Dillard, Edwards, Kinton, and the President, Er. Hunter ............... 5. NAYS: None .... O. FETI?IONS AND COf~NICATIONS: TAX~: A communication fro~; 1ir. B. S. ~orecock, advisin~ that in ma~in~ his pergonal property return last sprin~ he assessed his personal property on the basis of ~hat it would co~t him to replace it instead of the possible price for %{hich he could sell it, ~;hich has resulted in an abnon-.alty high tax, and reguestinm permission to file an amended return, was before Council. It appearin~ that ~r. ~recock wishes to reduce the return from the estimated amount of J3,O&~.OO to ~&80.OO, on motion of ~r. ~tnton, seconded by ~r. C~onin and unanimously adopted, t~e matter was referred to the City Attorney for report and recor-~endation as to proper procedure to be ZO~ING-A~NEXATIO~;: The Board o£ ZoninF Appeals suk~itted the followinF report and recor~.end~tions %{ith reference %0 ~oninF of the newly annexed territory and use of unexpended funds in its present budFet for adwance preparation Of zone plan maps: "November 5, The Honorable I1. P. Hunter, 5[ayor, and ~lemhers of City Council, Roanoke, Vir~inia. Centlemen: In connection with the enlargement of the city limits by the annexation of county territory: Inquiries have been made by the County E~ineer, a member of the County Plannin~ Board, and others, as to what action the City of Roanoke will take in re~ard to the ~resent zontnf of said county territory. Article VIII, Section 35, Chapter 51, Zoniny, City Code, provides thst: ~Any territory embraced within any future enlargement of the city limits shall be deemed in the ~eneral residence districts thereof until otherwise classified by the city cotulcil.' 122 However, ~he Board of Zoning Appeals is o£ the opinion that county authorities have ~iven due consideration to the classification of county territory in its various use districts, and tha~ the necessary action on the ~art of City Council to retain said districts upon the acceptance of county territory within the city limits will Freatly facilitate the work of the Building Inspector, as well as that o£ the Board, and. at the sa~e time, will Five the present county property owners the protection they have had since their property was classified. The Board of Zoning Appeals, therefore, recommends that City Council take i~..ediate action to a~end Chapter 51, Zoninc, of the Code of the City of Ro~provide that: 1. Any territory e~braced ~lthin any future enlargement of the ~lty limits of the city ~hich has riot been ~rerlously zoned shall ~e deeced in the aenera~ residence districts thereof until otherwise classified by the city council. Any territory embraced within any future enlargement of the city limits of the city yhich has previously been zoned shall re~ain as classified, the ~ 'l' Residence Di~tricts~ to be desirnated as ~6eneral Residence Districts'. ~ 'B' Residence Districts" to be desi~natedas ~Special Residence Districts~. eLocal ausiness Districts" to ~s desirnated as "Business Districts~. "Light Industrial Districts" to be designated as ~Lirht Industrial Districts". ~Heavy Industrial Dlstrlc~s' to ~e designated as "Heavy Industrial Districts% it is understood that the County Engineer is ~illin~ to furnish to the City of Roanoke a certified copy of the official county zone map upon request. The ~oard is of the opinion that tile provisions of Chapter 51, Zoning, City Code, sh~ll apply to said annexed districts until such ti~e as a study can be made of tke present Zonin~ O~dinance and necessary revisions made. Your attention is called to the fact that three s~ts of zone ~lan maps (~5 sheets to a set) will be required for %he annexed territory. %he preparation of these sheets will require considerable %i~e, and ~he colorin~ ~hou!d 5e done by the qecretary of the Bo~d in order to familiarize herself with the classification of the annexed territory. It is recor~en~ed and requested, upon definite indication by City Council ss to how the annexed territn~y shsll ~e classified, that the Board ke per~aitted to use unexpended funds in its budget for 19&~ under the ite~ of "Publfshin~ Notices", as well as the item "Incidentals", for the advance preparation of as many ~one plan naF~ as tine and f~nds will allow nrtor to January 1, 19&9. By Order of the Board. (Si~ned) S. H. Barnhart, Vice-Chairman. (~i~ned) ~ita S. Seymour, Secretary" ~[r. Cronin moved that the recor~.endation of the Board of Zonin~ Appeals as to the zonin~ of the newly annexed territory be referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper ordinance, and that the question of use of unexpended f~%ds in its budget for advance preparation of zone plan maps be referred to ~he City I~na~er for atten%ioa. Ihe ~o~ion was seconded by ~r. Dillard and unani~ously adopted. REPO~?S OF OFFICER3: STREET LIGHTS: The City ~na~er submitted written report, recor~endinK that 250 C. P. street lights be installed at 3009 Gibboney Road, S. %~.~ and at the intersection of Jefferson Street and Elm Avenue, S. J., to be maintained ~uder th~ contrast existin? between the Gity of Koanoke and the Appalachian Electric Po~er Company. Er. Dillard moved that Council concur in the recor~:endation of the City ].~na~er and offered the followlnr Resolution: (~9676) A RF~OLUTIO~I authorizin~ the installation of street llFhts on certain streets in the Clby of Roanoke. {For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Fa~e Iff. Dillard moved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~otlon was seconded by E~. liinton and adopted by the followinK vote: AYES: ~lessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, l~inton, and the President, Yr. Hunter ............... flAYS: Ilone ......... O. STREET I~ROV~EI/T$: A petition sl~ned by owaers of.property on Derwent DriYe~ Devon Road~ Carleton Road and Windsor Avenue, Lee-Hy Gardens~ askin~ that these streets be paved as soon as possible; and a Communication from ]ir. James A. Do~e, Jr., askinc that th9 street be paved in the 2600 block of Alberta Avenue, S. Il., herin7 been referred to the City l'ana{er, he submitted the followin~ "Roanoke~ Virginia November 8, To The City Council Roanoke, Vir~inia Gentlemen: You roi,Prod to ~e, File 51~, a letter from Ja~es A. Dove, Jr., requestfn~ that attention be Fiven to Alberta Avenue. Our schedule calls £or the pa¥inr Of this street prior to the first of January. Under File IS1&, you referred to me a petition si~ned by reside~ on Derwent D~!ve, Devon Road, Carleton Road, and ~indsor AYenue in Lee-Ry Gardens, and I l~uld like to report as follows: The City forces have already started ravine ~$indsor Avenue and will pave Devon Road and Carleton Road before the first of January. The curb and ~utter ca De~ent Drive was paid for by the residel~ s on November 3, 19&8, and the street will be pa%ed 3ust a~ soon as possible, obviously placinc this request in seq~ence; and it apl,ears that it will De the early part of 19&9 before we can complete it. Respectfully submitted, (Si~ned) Arthur S.' Owens, City Nanazer" The report was ordered filed. APPOINTI'E~TS-FIRE DEPAR?NE~iT: The City Nana~er submitted written report on the a~pofnt~ent of Peter L. Frice and }fcCoy ~ilts as First Year Privates in the Fire Department, effective Novo~ber 1, The report was ordered filed. BUDGET: The question of the city initiatina the use of the International Business l~chines system on a rental basis next year havin~ been referred to the City I.~ana~er, tile City Auditor, the Co~missioner of Revenue and the City Treasurer with a view of reachin~ an aFreement as to tile type of machines to be used~ City l~anaFer submitted written report, adviain~ that they believe it the part of wisdom to investiFate all type~ of rmchines for comparative purposes, and that after they have completed their findin~s~ they will report to Council at a later date. The report was ordered filed. AR/~RY: YaJor Oeneral 9. Oardner Waller, The Adjutant General, Cor~monwealth of VirFlnia, Virtinia National Ouerd, having been scheduled to appear before Counci at the preaent neetinF for a discussion of the matter of Armory facilities for the housin5 and traininc of National Guard Units in Roanoke, the City }~nager Fresented the folio.iht communication for the records: "~ove~ber 5, 19~ Hr. U. Po Hunter, {~yor ir. A. R. {~inton, Councilr~n {~r. Richard T. Edwards, Councilman {:r. Benton O. Dillard, CouncilP~n {~r. Dan Cronin, Counciluan Gentlemen: I have been advised by General %~aller, Of the National Guard, that it wi]] b, impossible for him to be at the Council meetinF on l[ovem~er and he is askin~ t~at the meetinc te deferred until sometl=e in December. General l~aller mires as hie reason that on November 2~ and 29 there is a m6etinf in Uashinzton with reference to the plans for the National Guard of the ~uture, and he feels that the infort'.atlon he secures there niFht be helpful in thi~ conference with us. I took the liberty of advisin~ General %{alleP that I felt certain this would be ~%irely a~reeable to the Council. Very t~ly yours, (Si~ned) A. $. Owens, City The ¢OnhUnication was ordered filed. %lATER DEFAR."%TE~{T: The City ]~ana~eP submitted the fol]owin? report and recor~ienda%ion ~{ith reference to the new aeration unit at the CaPvins Cove plant: "Roanoke, ¥ir~inla I;ove~,ber 8, 19L8 To 2he City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: I am in recaiFt of plans and contract doctunents fop the ne~v aeration unit at the Carvins Cove plant, and it is my recor_mendation that I be authorized to enter into a contract on behalf of the City with ~LC0~ FIR~IE Ei;GINEERS sub.~ect to th° approval of the contract by tee City Attorney. }ir. Firnie advises ~e that he will send in a me~er of his staff in an attempt to rive some terlporar> relief prior %0 the completion of the ad.~unct to the plant. ' ' ResFectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. City ~nager" ~P. }~inton mowed that Council concur in the reco~endation of the City }~ana~er and offered the followin~ Resolution: (~677) A RESOLUTION authorizing the City ].~ana~ar, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to enter into contract with }falcolm Pirnie Engineers for enrineerinr services in connection with the construction of an aerator and aprurtenances at the Carvins Cove giltration Plant, sub3ect to approval of the contract by the City Attorney; to advertise fop bids for the c~ns%ruction of the aerator and appurtenan:e~ in accordance with contract documents furnished by the eneineers: and to purch3se f~om the ~est Pal= Beach ~ater Company~ at a coat of {3,3CO.C©, plus freirht, pipe and fittings needed in connection with the project. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page '125 P.r. L'lnton noted the adoption of the ~esolutlon, 'i~e notion ~ seconded by }~r. Ed~ and adopted by the followtnF vote: AYES: {~essrs. Cronin~ Pillar, F~warda, Minton, and the President, NRYS: ~one ........... O. TRAFFIC: The Ct~y ~mnaeer submitted two traffic plans pre~ented to h~ by the Police Department as a part of its street traffic p~gram~ the pri~ry purpose oC both plans heinz to improve vehicular traffic movemen~ in do'~lto~ Roanoke by re-dest~natlnm certal~ street~ as o~e-way and imposi~M addition restrictions curb ~rktng tn certmln aress, the Police Detriment advislnf that when such a p]~n Is placed into o~ration the basic recommendation9 of the Barton F]an will have been complied with and recom=endtn~ that plan two be placed into effec~ trm, edtately on a trial basis un ~er authority of Section 79~ of the Traffic Co~e, which would ~tt minor chan{.es to ke rmde with a nlnlu~a of t~uble, and at the end of the trial peFio~, proof o~ln~ncea could be dra~ up %o cover changes made. Council bein{ of the opinion that ~% should hold a conference for a s~u~y of both of %hes~ plans, and that a public kearin~ should h9 held after that b~fore el%her of %he plans is put into operation~ ~F. Edwa~s moved %ha~ they be reeeivec and filed and that the City ~.~anafeF forw3rd copies of same %o each of the of Council for study. The motion was seconded by Er. Minton and unanimously adopted. On motion of ~[r. Cronin, seconded by ~iF. Dillard and unanimously adopted, ~ize of the conference of Council was fixed a~ 7:30 o'clock, p. m., Tuesday, ~ovenher 16, REPORTS OF CO~ITTEES: None. UNFINISheD BUSI~ESS: ~one. CONSIDERATIO~I OF C~I~.~: None. INTRODUCTIOii AIiD CO~SIDERATIOi~ OF O~DII~M!CES AND 5~OLUTiOi~S: ZONING-SETBACK LINE: O~inance No. 9663, es%ablishin~ a 5-foo% se%back line on both sides of J~lson Aven~e from 9th Street, S. E., %o the intersection l&%h S~reet and Dale Avenue, S. E., havinM previously been before Council fo[- its first read,nc, read and laid over, was a~ain before the body, ~r. CFonln offerin~ the fo!low, nc for its second read,nc and f~nal adoption: (~9663) Ail ORDI[~ANCE %o establish a 5-foo5 setback line on ~th sides of Jamfson Avenue f~n 9th Street, S. E.~ to the inLersec%ton of l&th Stree~ and Dale Avenue, S. E.~ for stree~ wide~n~ purposes. [For full text of O~in~ce, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Pa~e }~r. Cronin moved %he adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was secouded by }-~r. Edwards and adopted by the followln~ vote: AYES: )'essrs. C~nin, Dillard, Edwa~s, )~inton~ and %he President, }~r. Hunter ............... [lAYS: If one ......... O. 126 SALE OF PROPERTY: Ordinance Ho. 9~, providing for the sale of property located on the north side of ~est Avenue~ S, ~.~ between Nineteenth Btreet and Twentieth Street, described as Lo~ 11, Block ]2, West End end River ¥1ew ~p~ to L, T, Clark at a cash consideration of $5OO.OO, having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, ITt. Cronin oPferin~ the Pollowin~ Pop its second readinE and final adoption: (,~966~) i~ ORDINANCE providinr for the sale of property located on the north side oP ~{est Avenue, So ~., between Hineteenth Street and Twentieth Street, described as Lot 11, Block ~2, ;;est End and River Vle~ l~p, by the City o£ ~oanoke to L. T. Clark, at a consideration of $~00.00 net cash to the city, and autborizin~ the execution and delivery oPa deed therefor ut~n payment of the consideration. (Pop full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book Ho. 15, Fare I~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The ~otion *~as seconded by ~lr. Edwards an~! adopted by the Pollo*~lnr vote: AYES: ITessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Ilinton, and the President, l'r. Hunter ................ fIAT2: None ......... O. BONDS-A!IiiE~ITION: The City Attorney presented draft of an eaerrency Besolution, providina for a banktnr institution in the City of ~ew York as a place of ra!mant for bonds and couFons :entioned and provided for in Ordinance No. 9602, ~rovidina For the issue o£ ~5(~,6~0.~ annexation Bonds, and for a proposal By the City of Roanoke to pres~ec:ive purchasers of said bonds tiler the bonds and coupons ~ill be paid at su:h bankina institution in the City of [;e~ York, the proposal to be and constitute a part of tie purchase agreement; ~hereupon, }Ir. Cronin offered the follo;~In? as an emercency =assure: (,~967a) I RESOLUTION providin2 for a baakin~ institution in the City of York as a place of payment for bonds and coupons :entfoned and provided for in an ordinance, No. 9602, entitled: wAN O.~9INANCB to provide for the issue of bonds of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in the amount of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) to provifle £~nds to reimburse the County oP Hoanoke for the perm. anent Fublic improvements in the territory to ~e annexed to the City of Roanoke, Fursua~t to the deoree of annexation oP the Cir:uit Court of Roanoke County entered oa the ~Oth day of July, 19L~", passed by tbs Council for the City of ~oanoke, Virginia, on the 3fth day of August, 19L8, and ratified by a majority o£ the freehold voters of said City votln? at an election duly and lerally called, held and conducted on the 19th day of October, IDLe, and for a proposal by the City of Roanoke to ~rospective purchasers of said bonds t~at the bowie and coupons will be paid at su:h bankin~ institution ia the City o£ ~e~ York, the prol:osal to be and constitute a par: of the purchase arreement; and providin~ for an e=ergency. (For full text o£ Resolution, see Ordinance Book I;o. ~, Page The Resolution havinl been read in its entirety, Air. Cronin :oved its adoption. The notion ~as seconded by ~[r. Edwards and adopted by t~e £ollo~n~ vote: AYES: Besets. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Einton, and the President, [r. Hunter ...................... NAYS: None ............... O. The City Attorney aisc presented draft of an emergency Resolution, providing for s bankint institution in the City of New York as s place of payment for bonds and coupons mentioned and provided for tn Ordinance No. 9603, providin~ for the issue of ~5OO~OOO.OO Annexation ~onds, and for a pro~osal by the City of Roanoke to prospective purchasers of said bands that the bonds and coupons will be paid at such banking institution in the City of New York, the proposal to be and constitute a part o£ the purchase agreement; whereupon, ~.~. Cronin offered the follo~in~ as (~9679) A RESOLUTION provldin~ for a bankin~ institutuion in the City of New York as a place of pa~n:ent for bonds and coupons mentioned and provided for in an Ordinance Zlo. 9693~ entitled: "AH ORDIN^~CE to provide for the issue of boods of the City o£ ~oonoke, ¥irzinia~ in the amount of give Hundred fhousand Dollars (~OO,OOO] to provide funds to pay for %he cost of new peruanent public improvement to be made in the territory to be annexed to the City of Roa~ok~, pursuant to the decree of annexation of the Circuit Court of Roanoke County entered on the BOth of July, 19&~, npon the annexation of said territory", passe~ by the Council for tbs City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 30th day of August, 19L8, and ratified by s m~Jority of the free~old voters of said City votinF at an election duly and le{ally called, held and conducted on the IPth day of October, I~&{, and for a proposal by the City of Roanoke to prespectiv,~ purchasers o£ sai~{ bonds that the bonds and coupons %~ill be Fold a~ such bankin~ institution in the City of :~ew York the proposal to be and constitute a par= of the purchase afreemen~; an~ provldin~ (Fop full text of Resolution, aec Ordinance Book ~o. 1~, Pa~e &51) The Resolution havinK been read in its entirety, ~. Gronin moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by gr. Dillard and adopted by the followin~ AXES: ~'essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Einton, and the President, Er. Hunter .................... 5. NAYS: ~one .............. O. ~DTIONS AI~D KISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS: ' CITT ATTOR~E~: The question was raised as to the need for an assistant to the City Attorney at this ti~e, the City Attorney advisin~ that he would have more information on this subject later durin~ the ~eetin~. Later durin~ the meeting, the City Attorney presented a eer~nunication, renuestinr that a~ emergency Ordinance be passed supple~entinF the appropriation for his office by ~750.00 as salary for such an assistant, expressing the belief that the services of a competent attorney can be obtained for the balance of the year for this figure. Council beln~ of the opinion that such an assistant could be obtained at a salary of $&50.OO per month, ~. Dillard offered the followin~ emergency Ordinance, appropriatin? $6V5.OO, the employment to become effective as of ~ovember 16, 19~: [~96~0) AN ORDIHANCE to amend and reenact Section ~11, "City Attorney", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Vir~inia, on the 29th day of December, 19&~, No. 9355, and entitled, "An Ordinance makin~ appropriations from the Oeneral Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginnin~ January 1, 19~ and endin~ Decenher )1, 19&8, end declarinF the existence of an ener~ency' as amended by Ordinance No. 9h76~ adopted on the 26th day of April, (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 1~, Page ~2) Mr. Dillard moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~r. Edwards and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: l[essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, llinton, and the President, Yr. H~nter ............... NAY5: None ......... O. REB C~OSS: The President, }~r. }!unter, brourht to the attention of Council coraunicatien from the Eosnoke Country Chapter of the A~erlcan National Red Cross, advisin~ that Ihs Eastern Area of the or~anization ia spo~sorlnF a meetinr i~ Richrcond on Friday, November i2, 19~, b~iinnin~ at 10:00 o'clock, a. ~., in connection ~ith disaster relief work in the 3tats of Vir~inia, and that the local chapter ~ld like very much to have the City }Muster attend this ~eetin~, at no expense ~o the city. The City I~na~er indicatina that he considers the neetin~ worthwhile, ~. Edwards r. oved thnt he attend tbs n;eetin~, if he so desires. The motion was by Nr. I(inton and unanimously adopted. CEETIFICATE OF t~RIT: The President, l[r. Hunter, havin~ been requested to appoint a coraittee to ~ork out a fo~ of a Certificate of llerit for aekno~led~msnl of services performed by individuals and ~rouys for the City of Eoanoke, he named Councilman Crsnin and Ed~ards a.~ the City Clerk to serve on the coraittee. COUNCIL: }ir. Cronin brought to the attention o£ Council the matter of a calendar of business, sus~estin~ that a deadline of &cO0 o'clock, p. ~., on the Fridays before the regular meetinzs, be fixed for the receivinr of all matters to com~ up before the regular neetin~ in .cue5tion, and that a memorandum of all ~uestions received by the deadline be sent to the Councilmen for their study over the week end in order that they ~irht familiarize thenselves with the subjects ~atters at its regular meetings not submitted Before the deadline. It was suF~eated that Er. Cronin, the City Clerk and the City ~Mnaffer work this matter out. At this point, ;ir% Dillard moved that the body recess until 8:00 o'clock, p. m., at which time a public hearin~ will be held on a proposed increase in taxicab rates. The motion ~a$ seconded by ;.~. Cronin anJ unanimously adopted. After th~ recess, the hour of eight o'clock havin~ arrived, the body convened for the purpose of discussln? the proposed taxicab rates. TAXICABS: ~r. ~alter H. Scott, Attorney, representinff the Checker Cab Company; and ;~r. W. P. Hazlerr~ve, Attorney, representin~ the Yellow Cab Company; ~.~essrs. Jame~ C. ~rtin and ];illiam L. ~[arttn, Attorneys, representinv the Star Tazi Comyany, to~eth~r ~ith other taxi operators appeared before Council; whereupol the City Clerk reviewed the proposed rates as recommended by the City ~na~er; ~iz, maximum rates of thirty-five cents for the first nile and ten cents for each additional one-third mile: ten cents for each additional passenger; and te~ cents for each three minutes of w%itinr period. In a discussion of the ~atter, [~r. Scott outlined the need9 for the proposed lncreass and introduced a re~reaentativ~ of a taxi meter co~Fany who advised that the rates in question are fair ae co~pared to other cities and that the tendency in other cities is from flat rates to neter rates, I~r. Scott pointin~ out that the absence of citizens at the hearin~ would indicate the public is nut opposed to the proposed increase in rates. A~ong taxi operators enterin~ into the discussion, were the owner of the Srith Cab Service, 925 ~illiamson Road, ~hich will become a part of the city the first of the year: }[r. J. ~:. Berry, an tnJependent operator, ~ho stated that although he would prefer the present flat rate system he could install a taxi r, eter in the vehicle operated by him if required to do so; and ~[r. Paul S. Keenan, representinz the Checker Cab Company of Virfinia, incorporated, and ~lr. T. E. ~oherts, representing the ¥e110~ Cab Company. The rates as recommended by the City ]~nsger were discussed, ~[r. Cronin su~estinr a rate of thtrty cents fur the ~'irst mile and ten cents for each additional one-half mile, to which the operators would not a~ree, [~r. Cronin then s~:~estin~ thirty-five cents for the first mile and ten cents for each additional one-half mile, the operate)rs lnforminm him that they had already a~reed to the very minimum in their colferences with the City ~ana~er which rates :;ere substantially aTreein~ to a rate of thirty cents for t~e first one-half nile and ten cents for e~ch additional one-half mile, with the under~tandin~ that they will have the privilere of cominz back to Council for relief if the first six months oi the new rate does not ~;ork out satisfactorily. The ~ity ~%safer indicatin~ that he would not reco~send this rate w~thout the five per cent rross income tax on all revenue received by the taxicab companies ~re¥iou~]y re:om:;en~ed by him, alon~ :;ith certain rules and reEulations as to operatioo and policy, a vigorous argument t~llowed as to wLetLer the rates and taxes should be considered to~ether, or separately, the attorneys sPatinr %hat they were of the impression Council had decided at its meetin7 on [~ovember 1, to consider tke ~uestions separately, the City ~na~ar insistin~ that :he two matters should be considered to~ether, ~fr. Hazle~rove requestin~ that the present tax rate not be increased for the time beinr until the effec% of the new rates been ascertained, a~reein~ that his company would make whatever tax is decided upon that time retroactive to the first of the year. At this point~ Council recessed for further consideration of the matter, and after the recess, the City Clerk read the rates a~reed upon by Council to become January 1, 19&9, and Po be fixed rates rather Pkan maximum rates; viz, thirty cents Pot the firs% one-half nile, ten cen:s for each additional one-half mile, ten cents for each additional passenger and ten cents for each three minutes waitin~ tine after the first three minutes, with no charge for hand-baEs. The City Olerk also read the followinz provision for a three per cent ~ross ?he license tax on every person, partnership or corporation for the privilege of transportln~ passengers or baggage for hire on the public streets and hiFhwa~s of Roanoke, ¥irgin[a, by means of wheeled vehicles, not operated over filed routes or schedules shall in consideration of the rights and privileges to use the streets of the City of Roanoke, obtain a certifi~ate from the City of Roanoke. end pay to the City of Roanoke quarterly~ durin~ each year an a~ount equal to ] percentu~ of the gross receipts of such certificate holder durinr the preceeding period of three ~onthSo Every such certificate holder shall kee~ an accurate account of all such frees receipts and shall furnish to the City }~na~er~ and or. the City tuditor. ~onthly operatin? statements sho~in~ cate~orical listinrs of expenses, wa~es, salaries of ~fficers. debt retire=ant, and fixed char~es. Further the City }~nayer. and or the City luditor~ and or, their delegated rerreseatatives shill }lave the rirht to examine the books of such certificate holders at such reasomable times. The taxicab operators objecting strenuously to the provision for three per cent cross revenue tax, and askin~ that provision be made for the installation of taxi ~eters and the fixing of rates irx.ediately so that they may place order~ for the ~etera at o~ce to be put i~to ~se as of January 1, 19&9, ~atter of flxinv the license tax to be considered later~ and l~. Dillard objecting to this procedure on the rm~nds that the rates and taxes should be considered at the same time, th. Cronin movvd that effective as of January 1, 19t9, taxi ~eters be required for all taxicabs oI~ratin~ ~ithin the City of Roanoke, that rates be fixed at thirty cent~ for tho first one-half mile, ten cents for each additional one-half nile, ten cents for each additional passenger and ten cents for each three minutes ~aitin~ time after the first three minutes, ~lth no charfe for hand-bars, and that the ~lty Attorney he tempested to prepare draft of prefer Crdinanc~ e~hodylne these provisions and present same to Council for adoption. The motion was seconded by Ur. FA~arda and aflorted by the fotlowln~ vote: AYEg: Eessrs. Cronin, FAwarda, Kinton, and the President, l~r. Hunter .................... NAYS: Er. Dillard--l. There keina no further business, Council adjourned. ~PPROVED ~TTEST: Clerk President '131. COUllCIL, ~EGULAR ~ETIIi~, Ynnday, govemher 15, 19~8. The Council of the City o~ Roanoke ~et in regular mee:ln~ in :he Circuit Court Room in tile }Mnicipal Building, }~nday, November 15, 19~, at 2:00 o~clock, p. ~., the regular meeting hour, with t!~ Pre~ldent~ ]'r. Hunter, presldin~. PRES.;T: ~ssrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, }:inton, and the President, ~r. Hunter .................... AB$~T: None .......O. OFFIC~/S ~RE~:T: ~. Arthur $. Owens~ City ~hittle, City Attorney~ and ~r. ii. H. Yates, City Auditor. The meeting was opened with a prayer by Hevcrend A. F. Pereira, Assistant Pastor of Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church. ~INUTES: A copy of the minutes of the previous ~eeting havin~ been furnished each nember of Council, upon raotion of ]ir. Edwards, seconded by ]ir. 1minton and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispe~sed with smd the ~inutes approved as recorded. IiEARINq OF CITIZenS UPOiI PUBLIC BONDS-HEALTH DEPARTmeNT: Dr. John O. Boyd, Jr., appeared.before Council in opposition to the proposed Health Center bond issue in the an~ount of $150,OOO.OO, calling attention to the fact that he has served as a part-time City Physician and has been an attendant at the clinic at Roanoke Hospital, and as a result of this experience, is of the opinion that some of the clinics proposed tn be conducted at the Health Center will be a duplication of those at the Roanoke Hospital and that the undertaktnm -~ill be an expensive one, callin? for additional personnel not provided for in the present setup o£ the Health Department, and a~ditional equipment, maintenance costs, etc., concluding that he d~en not feel the Health Center is needed, but would like to see an adequate study made of the entire health problam. In a discussion of the rmtter, Dr. Boyd was reminded that a few years a~o the Academy of ~dicine requested the 'iar }~morial Committee to give consideration to a Health Center as a war memorial, Dr. Boyd replying that this acticn was taken while he was still aervin? in the arued forces. It apeartn~ that the Board of Health will be present later durin? the meetinC to answer any questions asked, Dr. Boyd was requested to wait until that tit~e. Later during the meetinF~ Dr. W. L. Powell, head of the clinic at Roanoke Hospital, appea~e.d before Council, also questioning a possible duplication of the clinics and eallin? attention to the fact that X-ray equipment, labo~tories and other facilities necessary in the operation of such clinics are already available at Roanoke Hospital, voicing the opinion that the hospital is the best place for clinics of any kind. 132 Dr. g, G. Gill, representin~ the Board of llealth, and Dr. Jinxes N. Dudle Co~issioner of Health, beinF present at the meeting by this time~ Dr. Dudley outlined th~ clinics p~sed %o be conducted a~ ~he Health Center; %'iz~ tubercu- losis, venereal d~sease, d.ental, well-baby,matemlal, child ~idance and l~unizatton, with a place to hold in~t~ction classes for foo~ handler~ and a place for medical Kroups %o neet, Dr. Dudley enphasizin~ that no radical chan~es the se~lces now offered are planned~ except %ha% i% ~s hoped ~o eapan~ these s~ices, and t~t the clinics, ~ich are of a preventive nature, are not intended to interfere with the clinic a% Roanoke Hospital~ Dr. Powell raising %he qued%ion aa to plans for a pre-natal clinic, statinK that he feels that this should be handled by the hospital, Dr. Dudley reiteratin~ that the Health Derar%ment doe~ not wish to dup!~cate services offered by the hospital. In a ~rther discussion of %he matter, Dr. }[arcellus A. Johnson~ who was also present at the ~eet~nK, called attention to the fac% tka% he was chairr.an of the coFm~i%tee appointed by the Roanoke Acadeuy of ~.'edicine Lo present to the ~far ~'emor~al CoF~ittee the re~e~ that con3ideration be given to a Health Center as a war memorial~ statinr that his cormittee was unsuccessful in its neKotlations with the ~ar }[~orial Com~ittee and concludln~ that he is still ~avor of the Health Center. Also spea~in~ in favor of the Health Center, were Dr. C. H. Ha~enbuch and ][r. R. J. ~'eybin, nemkers of %~ Board of Health. The discussion was concluded with Dr. Pot;ell nakin~ the statement as lon~ aa the clinics conducted in the Health Center are confined to prewentive medicine he ~5 no ob3ection. BU~ET-CO~][ISSIOHER OF REY~UE: Judfe John ~.:. Hart, Co~tssioner of Rewem~e, appeared Before Co~cil, reque~tin~ that $200.00 be app~priated %o the Stationery and Office SuFplies account in hi~ budge%; whereupon~ ~,~. Dillard offered the followin~ emergency' O~inance: [~6~1) ~,; ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Section #6, "Cormissioner Revenue", of an O~inance adopted by the Council of the City o~ Roanoke~ YirKinia on the 29th day of Dece=ber, 1927, No. 935~, ams entitled, "~ O~inance ~aaking appropriations f~n the General ~nd of the City of ~oanoke for the fiscal be~inninr J~uary 1, lg&~, and endin~ Dece=ber 31, 19&9, and declarinK the existence of an emergency", as amended by Ordinance Ko. 9&7o, adopted on the day of April, {For full text of O~inaace, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Pa~e ~Tr. Dilla~ mo~ed the adoption of the O~inance. ~ motion was by ~. C~nin and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYF~: ~[essrs. Cronin, Oilla~, ~w2rds~ ~-~inton, and the President, Er. Hunter .................... NAYS: None ......... O. In this connection, it was b~u~h: to the attention of Co,oil that an appropria%ion of ~250.~ is also needed in the Stationery and Office Supplies account of the City Treasurer's budget; ~hereupon, ~. Dillard offered the follo~ln~ emergency O~inance: (~9682) AN ORDINAl{CE to anend and reenact Section ~8, "City ~reaaurer", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, ¥1rginia, on the 29th day of December, 191,7, No. 9355, and entitled, "~ O~inance appropriations fro~ the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year be~innin~ January 1, 19~8, and endin~ Decenber 31, 19~8, and declaring the existence of an ener~ency", as a~,ended by O~lnance No. 9G76, adopted on the day of Arril, (For full tex~ of Ordinance, ~ee O~in~nce Book Ho. 1~, Fa~e {~. Dilla~ noved the adoption of the O~inance, The ~:ion ~a9 seconded by )Tr. Gronin an~ adopted by :he follo.ini vote: AYES: ~essra. Cronin, Pillar, ~,a~, Kin%on, and ~he President, ~'r. H~%er .................... IIAYS: None ......... O. PE?I?IONS AND CO]TUEICATIO~:S: I{one. RE~RTS OF OFFICER~: B]'~: ~e City ]~nacev su%ni%ted %he followinc re~or~ and reco~enda%~on as %o chan~es in %he "Roanoke, ¥ir~lnia November lq, To The City Council Roanoke, Virzinia Gentlenen: There are several chan~es in the Budge% which I would like to recor~endo They are as follows: 1. That the drug and supply account of the Roanoke City Sanatorium.. be increased by $?O0.C~. 2. That there be transferred from tile Furniture and Bquipnent AccOunt of the Folice Department ~ the Office Supplies Account the sum of ~285,00. 3. That ~75.OO be transferred fron ttle Toxin-antitoxin Account in the Health Department to tile PostaFe Ac¢o~i~. &. That the ~133.00 in the Publishinm l;otices Account the $59.OO in the incidentals Account of tile Board of ZoninE Appeals ~ud~et be expended for preparation of zone plan caps needed prioP to January 1, 19&9, fox' Annexatio~l. Respectfully submittsd, (Sizned} Arthur S. O%~ens, City ]~na~er~ ~;~. Cronin noved that Council concur in the recomr~endation of the City ~na~er and offered the followin~ emergency Ordinance. (~683) ~ ORDINanCE to amend and reenact Section ~28, "Boar~ of Zonin~ Appeals", Section ~&O, "Police Department", Section ~50, "Health Department' and Section #51, "Tuberculosis Sanatoriun", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 29~h day of Deccnber, 19&7, No. 9355, and entitled, wan Ordinance makinK appropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal y~ar be~innin~ January 1, 19&~, and endin~ December 31, 19L9, an~ declarinz the existence of an er.ergency", es anended by Ordinance ~o. 9&76, adopted on the 26th day of April, (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book Ho. 1{, Pa~e Ih'. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The ~lon was seconded by Yr. Fxtwards and adopted by the followlnl vote: AYF. S: l'essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~li~on, and the President, Yr. Hunter ............... 5. NAYS: I{one ......... O. he is in rece!p~ of a co~unication from Nr. A. G. Garrets, Superin%enden~ ~e Vi~inian Railway Conpany, info,in[ him %~ he will be in ~oanok~ on No~ember 22, 19&8, %o discuss ~esolu~lon No. 96~, adopted on the 25%h day of October, 19&8, declaring as unsafe ~rade c~ssin~s oMe~ ~}~e railroad %racks of the company on B~id~e 3%ree~ and In %he vicinity of lath Street and Cleveland Th9 report was ordered filed. AIRFORT: The City l~na~e~ submitted wri%%eu repor~ that on November 9, 19~, he opened bids in his office fo~ !easin~ %he ~ill roon and kitchen at the Roanok~ Yunicipal Air~o~ for a ~e~i~ of one year be~lnninK January 1, advisin~ %hat there were two bidders; viz, liP. ~{arren L. Norris who offered Fer non%h and Nfs. T. %;. Jennin~s who offered $50.~ per month, and reco~endia5 %}%a% %he bid of llrs. Jennin~s be accepted. I.¥. I'inton move~ tha~ Council concur in 5he reco~enda~ion Of the CiSy l~na~er and offered tLe followin~ Resolution: {~68&) I RESOLUTIO~ au%horizinr an~ directin~ %he City Kanaae~, fo~ and on behalf of %he City of Roanoke, %o execute con,fac% be%%:een %he City of R~noke and l'rs. I. LJ. Jenninrs, for %he leasfn~ of the ~rill room and kitchen a% the Roanoke Ii~icipal Airport for tern of one year, be~innina January 1, 19&9, a% a rental of $}O.OO per month, subject to %e~s and conditions contained iu said contract %o be ap~rowed by %be City Attorney. (For full text of Resolution, see O~i:lance Book I;o. 1~, Pase liP. Kin%on moved %ke adoption of %he Resolution. The mo~ion was se;onded by llr. C~nin and adopted by the followinK vote: AYES: Kessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Ninton, and the Presiden~, Nr. Hunter ............... NAYS: None ......... O. WATER DEPAR~iNT: The City t~naKer hawin~ been requested %o submit to Counci a list of all wate~ main ex~er:sions ~de during ~he yea~ 19&a %o date, he pres~ec six copies, one fop the reco~s and one for each meube2 of Council. ~e re~r~ was o~ered filed. STREET~ AIiD ALLEY3: The mat%er of tke city ezchan~ing a strip of land aDprozi~ately five fee~ L~ide, be~ par~ of an alley %,hich is ~ncroached u~n by the rear of the Elks Club BuildinF, located at 602-~& Sou~h Jefferson Street, for a strip of land apFroxinately eight fee% wide, which is encroacked uLon by said alley at %he rear of %he buildinl in question, havin[ been referred %o City 17anacer for investira%ion, report and reco~enda~ion, he presented w~i%%en re~r%, %orether wi~h a rmp explaininK %he areas involvcd~ reco~endin~ %ha% ~be p~per deed be made and delivered to the city and %hat ~i~e s~e be accepted it r. ee%s :;i%h ~e approval of %he Cl~y A~%orney. l~r. C~onin moved that Council concur in %he recom~endation of the Oity )~ana_~er and that the City Attorney be req~ed ~o prepare Freer draft of O~inance and pFesen~ sa~e %o Council fo~ adoption after %l~e proOF deed is ~de and delivered %o ~he cl~y wl~h his approval. ~e no%ion was seconded by ~[F. ]'.in%on ~d unanimously adopted. A~HOUSE: The City }~na~eF submit%ed re~r~ from ~he A~shouse, showln~ a %o%al expense of $1,810.51 for %he ~n~h of September, 19&~, as compared w~th a total ezpense of ~2,25&.12 fo~ the r. onth of September, The ~e~F& was o~ered filed. DEPIqT~IT OF PU~LI0 ?~LFARE: The City ~Tana~eF submitted report from the Department of ~blic %~elfare, showtn~ 911 cases %Feared at a total cost %29,&27.75 durin~ the month of October, 19&~, as compared with 836 cases treated at a total cost of ~23,9&O.58 durinF the month of October, 19&7. The re.pt %~as o~ered filed. CITY ~'ANAGER: The City Kana~eF submitted reports on work acco..plisLed and expenditures for the ~ayroll periods endin~ October 15th and 31st, sko~;inm cost of ~aFba~e removal as ei~h%y-nine cents~ and efTh%y-~our cents, respectively. The re. Frs were ordered filed. RE~ETS: The City }'anazer submitted reports from t~.e Burrell Ho3pi%al for the month of September, 19&8; %he ~fneeFin~ Department for month of September, 19&8; tl~e City }~rke% for the month of October, 19&~; %he Department of Bufldinr, Pl~binF and Electrical Inspection for the month of Oc%ober~ ly&8; the Department of Parka and Recreation for %he months of September and Octobe~ 19&~; the Health De~rtr~ent for the month of 3eptenber, 19&8; the ~'unieiDal Airport fo~ %he months of September and October, 19&~; ~d the Police DeDartment for the month of Aurust, The re.Frs %~ere ordered filed. ~;EED3: The City ~'ana~eF submitted %~ritten rupert that )~r. R. Holman ~a~lnnd, 220~ Richelieu Awenue~ S. '1., was rendered a statement by ~he city in the ~oun% of $5.69 for cuttin~ weeds, advisin~ that ~hile cuttin~ %ke weeds the city forces inadvertently cut do%~ trees valued at $13.50, and asked that lit. ~a~land be reimbursed $13.~O for the damaze %o the trees; whereupon, ~CF. Ed~ds offered the follo%;inr Resolution: (~9685) A RE~LU?IO~ authorizin~ pa~ent of $13.50 to Fr. R. Holn~ Rauland, 2208 Richelieu Avenue~ S. W., represen~in~ daLa~e to trees on his property described as Lot ~, Block 3, Oak liill ~Ta~. (Fo~ Pull text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book k~o. 15, ~a~e Er. Ed~Fds moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e notion seconded by ~!~. }~inton and adopted by %he follo%~in~ vote: AIE~: Messrs. C~nin, Dillard, Edwards, ~inton, and the President, ~r. H~ter ............... NAYS: ~{one .... O. REPORTS OF CO~,'~:ITTEES: None. UNFINISHEd) BUSI[~ES5: [{one. CON$ID~ATION OF CLAIre: None, ~RODUCTION ~D ~NSIDF~ATION OF O~DII~ANC~ A~D R~LUTION~: ~NINO-~N~ATIO~c The City Attorney havin~ been requested to pre,re p~per a~endn~nt to Section ~5, ArLlcle VIII, Chapter 51, of the City Code~ relatin~ to nea~ure; ~ereu~n~ Fr. F~wards offered the following: (~6~6) AN O~DINM{CE to a~end and re-o~ain Section ~5~ ~r~icle VIII~ Chaptex 51, of the C~e of the City of Eoanoke, Virginia, rela~lng to the of future annexed territory, and p~vidin~ for an enerrency. [For full text of O~inance~ see Ordin~nce Hook ~{o. 1~ FaFe }~. gdwa~s ~oved the adoption of the O~inance. The notion was seconded Fr. Finton an~ adopted by t~e foilowinf vote~ A~23: Fessrs. Cronin, .9illard~ Ed~ards~ Elnton~ and the ~resfdeaL, Fr. Hunter ................ NAYS: ~;one ......... O. 3ONDS: The City Attorney havin~ been requested to prepare drafts of ~roper Ordinances providinr for a ~cb~ol ~ond issue in the a~:oun~ of ~5~CO0~(CO.CO~ a mb!ic lt~ra~ bond issue in the anoun~ of ~E3~O.~ and a health cen~er ~ond issue i~ the ~ount of ~50~.~ he prcsea~ed drafts of ~hree Ordinance~. l~. Dllia~ ~ove~ that the foiio~ne O~inance~ providin~ for the issue bon~s not to exceed ~5~OO~O~O.C~ to defray the cost of acouisi~ion of sites for~ con~ction of, ccr.~letion of, additions to an~ i~prover.~nts in public ~chool buildin~s~ be placed upon it~ f~st reading. The ~o~ion was ~e~nded Edwa~s and adopted by the foilov~in~ vote: AYF~: Eessrs. Cronin~ Dillard, gdward~, ~:in~on, and the ~resldent, ITt. Eunter ................ UAYS: Uone ......... O. (~6~7) AN ORDINANC~ to provide For the i~ue of bands no~ ~o exceed Five t'~llion ~oll~rs (:~,COO~OOO} to defray ~he cost of pe~anen~ public i~prove~ents~ ~o-wit: ac~uisition of s$~e~ for~ const~c~on of, co~p~e~lon of~ additions to an~ fr:prove~ents ~n public schaoi buildings. U~REA5, it is dee~ed expedien~ by the Counc~i of ~he City of koanoke, Vir~n~ to ra~e a ~ not to ezcec~ F~ve Elllb~ Doilar~ (~5~O,~) to defray ~he cos~ of needed pe~anen~ pub~ic lmprove~.en~s, to-~i~: acquisition of site~ for const~c~ion of, conpIe~ion of, a~ditions to and improvements in public ~chcol bui!din~s. THEREFORE, BE iT ORDAIHED, by %he Council of the City of ~anoke, Mir~ini~, as follows: !. For the put.se of raisinf funds in an ~oun% not to exceed Five ~.Tillion Dollars ($~,~,~] to p~y for %he cost of pe~nen% public ~p~Mements, to-wit: acquisition of sites fo~, const~ction of, conpletion of~ additions %o and imFroMenen%s in public school buildings, tke proFer office~s of the City of Rosnoke are hereby authorized and enpowered, £ro~ time to t/d:e within a period of ten years, to execute £or and on behalf o£ the City o£ Roanoke, bonds not to exceed Five Hlllion Dollars ($5,(X)0,000}. Said bonds shall be in the denomination of ~1,0OO each, dated as of the day and year of issuance, payable serially in numerics order bonds a~rregatin~ (as near as divisible) one-:hirtieth (1/30) of each issue, annually over a period nf thirty years. Fmch issue of said bonds shall be numbered numerically and consecutively and shall bear interest at a rate to be detamminsd by the City Council, payable each year In equal semi-annual pa)tents, shall be si~ned by the ]Tayor and the City Treasurer and shall have the corporate ~eal o£ tho City of Roanoke affixed thereto, duly attested by the City Clerk, and the coupons attached to said bonds shall bear tile enrraYed or litho~raphed £acsimil sirnature o£ the City Treasurer, which shall be reco~nized by the City of Roanoke as havin~ the sane legal effect as if such sirnature had been w rAttan upon each coupon by tile City Treasurer. 2. Said bonds and the coupons attached thereto shall be in substantially the followin~ rom, to-wit: United States o£ A~erica H~ber Nut, bet ~100o $tc0o State of Virclnia CITY OF ROA~iOKE PUBLIC $C~OOL SEqIES - KNOW ALL ]~K BY THESE PRESENTS, that the CITY OF RO~OKE, a municipal corporation created end orcanized under the laws of the State of Virrinia, for value received, acknowledzes itself indebted and promises to pay to the bearer hereof, the sum o£ ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS (%1,OOO.OO), payable in lawful money of the United Sba%es of .~erica, on the day of , 19 , at the office o£ the City Treasurer of said City, with interest at the rate of per centum ( .~..) per annum, payable semi-annually on the day o£ and the day o£ of each year upon tbs surrender of the proper coupon attached hereto. This bond is issued for the purpose of providin~ funds to pay for tke cost of peri, anent public improvements, to-wit: acquisition of sites for, of, coiapletion of, additions to and improvements in public school buildinra, in ~urauance of an ordinance Of the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, ~dODted on the 22nd day o£ November, 19&i, and ratified by a ma.~ority of the freehold voters of the ssld City votinz at an election duly an:~ legally called, held and conducted on the lab day o£ ]~rch, 19&9, and under and in pursuance o£ the Constitution and Statutes of the State o£ ¥ir~inia, in¢ludinK, a~on~ others, an Ac% oP the General Assel.bly of Virginia approved on the 22nd day of )'arch, 192&, entitled, "An Act to provide a new charter for the Oity of koanoke and to repeal the existin~ charter of said City, and the several acts amendatory thereo£, and all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this a¢~ ac far they relate to the City of Ro~noke," as a~ended; and this bond shall be exempt from all municipal taxation of said City. 138 l~ is hereby oer~l£1ed, recited and declared ~hat the Issue o~ thJe bond Is uade in strict confornity with the Constitution and statutes of the State of ¥1rginia, and the charter and ordinaaces of the City o£ Boanoke authorizing the same, and that all acts, conditions and things required to exist, happen and be perforce.ed p~e~edent to and in the issue of this bond have existed, hapFened and Been perforned in regular due time, form and manner, as required by law, and that the debt limitation Of said City as prescribed by the Constitution will not be exceeded by reason of this bond. IN TF~TI~[~ %~E~F~ the said CITY OF ~OANOKE has caused ~ls bond to be sl~ned by tts~*~yor and by lt~ Cl~y Treasurer and the official cor~rate seal lnpres~ed hereon, attested by its Clerk~ and the coughs hereto attacLed to be slrned with th~ enrraved or llthoFraphed slrnature of its said Ci~ Treasurer, and this bond to be date5 the day of , 19 Attest: Rke. City Seal ~yor City Clerk City Treasurer (FORM OF COUPON) On the day of The CITY OF ROANOKE, Virginia, will pay to the bearer at tlc office of the City Treasurer, DOLLARS {$ ) bein~ the semi-annual interest then due on its Public School Bond, Dated the __~ay of 1~__ SERIES No. City Treasurer 3. Said bonds shall be executed by the proper officers of %he City of Roanoke, and sold by tha Council, and the proceeds from such sale or sales used fo] the purpose for which said bonds are issued in accordance with the provisions of this ordinsnce. A. Said bonds skall not be issued unless and until this ordinance has been atproved by the affi~..ative vote of a majority of tlc freehold voters of the City votin~ at an election to be called in ~ha manner provided by law. 5. City Council may, in its discretion, by resolution, provide a place of payment, in addition to the office of the City Treasurer, smd also definitely fix the rate or rates of interest. The Ordinance ha¥inC been read in its en%ire~y, ~s laid over. Iff'. Crontn moved that t~e £ollo~1n~ Ordlnance~ providing for the issue of bonds in the remount o£ ~428~000.00~ to provide additional Ponds to pay £or the cost, o£ a new public library, be placed upon tt,s first, reading. '£~e ~,ot,lon was seconded by {-Jr. ~',lnton and adopted h¥ the follo~rln~, vote: AYF~: )~essrs, Croni~, Dillard~ F~*~ards~ ~lnton~ and the President~ NAYS: /;one .... O. ($968~) AN ORDINAHCE to provide for %he issue of bonds Of %he City of Roanoke~ ~m~n~a, ~n %he ~o~ of Fou~ Hundmed ~en%y-el~h% Thousand Dollars lnprovemen~ In %he Cl~y of Roanoke, Vir~tnla, %~-w1~: a new public library. '~q{EREAS, i% Is deemed expedien~ and necessary by the Council of %he City Roanoke to ~lse %he sun of Fou~ H~ndred ~en%y-ei~ht Thousand Dollars ~o provide add~Clonal funds ~o pay for %he cos~ of a new pu~an~nt public lap~ovenen%~ %o-w1%: a new public library. THEREFORE, BE IT O~AINED by %he Council of the City of Roanoke, Virzlnia, as follows: 1. Fo~ the pu~oae of raisinz additional funds fn %he amount of Hundmed and ~enty-eight Thousand Dollars (~42~,O~.fO} ~o pay fo~ the cos~ of a new pe~anent public i~Drovenen% in the City of Roanoke~ Vir~lnia, to-wit: a new public library, the proper officers o~ the City of Roanoke are hereby authorize and directed to execute for and on behalf of the City of 5oa~oke bonds in %he a:,ount of Four H~ndred ~en~y-elKht Thousand Dollars (*~&2~,~O.~), doted Is~ day of July, lg&~, and payable serially la n~aerical order $1&,~.~ ~onds on %}~e first day of July in each of the years 19~0 %o 19~1, inclusive, and ~1~,~0.00 bonds on the first day of July in each of %be ?ear~ 1972 %o 1979, inclusive. Said bonds shall be in the denomination of $1,0~ each, shall be n~bered from 1 to &28, inclusive, and ~atl bear interes~ at a rate to be de%e~ined hy the City Council~ payable set, i-annually on the first day of J~Fy and %h~ fira~ day of July in each year, shall be ~iuued by %he ~-~ayor aud the City Treasurer and shall ha~e %}.e corporate seal of %he City of Roanoke affixed thereto, duly attested by ~he City Clerk, a~]d the coupons abt~ched %o said ~nds shall the engraved of lttho~aphed facsinile s~na~uFe Of ~he City ?rea~ureF~ ~ich ~lall %e FecoKnized by the City of Roanoke as ha~inm %he same legal effect as if such signature had been written u~n each coupon by the Cit~ Treasurer. 2. Said bonds a~ %he cou~n~ a~%ac4ed %here~o shall be in substantially United Sta~es of ~eriea N~nber f~ber 1000 State of Virginia CITY OF ROANOFE PUBLIC LIBRARY BO,'~D SERIES ~ 1000 139 140 KNOW ALL ]~EY BY THRSE PRF~qFJ{TS, that the CITY OF ROANOKE, a nuntclpal corporation crested and organized ~der the lawa of the ~tate of Vlr~tnia, value received, acknowledees itself indebted ~d p~mize~ to ~y to the bearer hereof, the s~ of ONE ~OU~N~ DOLLARS ($1,~.~), payable tn la~l ~oney of the Un,ted States of ~erlca, on tf.e ffirst day of July, 19 , at the office of the City Treasurer of said with interest at the rate of per centu~ ( ~} per annum, ~ayable ~nnually on the firs~ day of January and the first day of July of each year upon the surrender of the proper couFon attached hereto. ~$s band is issued for the purpose of providing additional funds to ~y For the cost of a ne'~ ~anent public improvement in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, to-~it: a ne~ public library, in pursuance off an o~dinance of the Council off the City of Roanoke, Vlr~ini~, adopted on the 22nd day of November, 19~, ~nd ra~!Ffed by a r. ajorfty of the freehold voters of the said City votin~ at an election ~uly an~ levally ca,led, held and conducted on the let d~y of 1920, and un,er and in pursuance of the Constitution and statutes of the State of Vfrrinia, including, ar, oas others, an Act of the G~neval As$en~bly of Virginia approved on the 2~nd day of ~rch, l~&, entitled, ~An Act to p~ovide a charte~ for the City of Roanoke and to reFeal the existing charter of s~ld City, and the several acts a~end~tory thereof, and all other acta or p~rts of acts inconsistent ~ith this act so far as they relate to the City of Roanoke,v as ar. ended: and this bond shall be e~e~pt from all municipal taxation of said City. It is hereby certified, recited and declared that the issue of this bond rmde in strict confo~ity ~ith the Constitution aud statutes of the State Virginia, and the charter and ordinances of the City of Roanoke authorizing the sane, and that ell acts, conditions and thin~s required to exist~ happen and be perfo~ed precedent to and in the issue of this bond have existed, happened and been performed in regular due time, form and :~nner, as required by law, and that the debt limitation of said City as prescribed by the Constitution will not be ezceeded by reason of this bond. IN TESTI¥ONY LMEREOF, the said CITY OF RO~OKE has caused this bond to be si~ned bF its ~ayor and by its City Treasurer and the official corporate seal ir. pressed hereon, attested by its Clerk, and the coupon~ hereto attached to be si~ned ~ith the engraved or litho~raphed signature of its said City Treasurer, and this bond to he dated the first day of July, i9~. ~.ayor Attest: Rke. City Seal City Clerk City Treasurer (FOi~ OF COUPON) On the First day of , 19__ The CITY OF ROA]~KE, Virginia, will pay to the bearer at the office of the City Treas- urer, DOLL~S ($ ) being the semi-annual interest then due on its Public Library Bond~ Dated the first day of July~ 1949. S£~IES City Treasurer 3. 5aid bonds ahall be executed by the proper officers of the City of Hoenoke, and sold by the Council, and the proceeds fro~ such sale or sales nsed for the purpose for which said bonds are issued in accordance with the provisions of this or~inance. ~. 3aid bonds shall not be issued unless and until this ordinance been approved by the affir~ative vote of a majority of the freehold veters of the City voting at an election to be called in tlc manner provided by 5. City Council may, in its discretioa, by resolution, chan~e tile date of the bonds authorized hereby and their ~aturity mad interest payment dates to conform, there~rith, provide a place of payr. ent in addition to the office of tr.e City Treasurer, a~d also definitely fix the interest rate. The Ordinance having been read in its entirety, was laid over. I~. tlinton moved that the followin~ Ordinance, providing for the issue of bonds in the anount of ~150,OOO.OO, to provide P~nds to pay for the cost of acquirinr a site for and construction of a public health center, be placed upon its first readinm. The notion was seconded by }~r. Edwards and adopted by the £ollowing vote: AYES: llessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, }~nton, and the President, }~. Hunter ........ ~ ........... NAYS: None ......... O. (#96~9) AN ORDINANCE, to provide for the issue of bonds of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) to provide funds to pay for the cost of acquiring a site for construction of a new permanent public improvement in the City of Hoaneke, Virginia, to-wit: a public health center. Ifl{F2~EAS, it is deemed expedient and necessary by the Council of the City of Roanoke to raise the sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,OOO) to pay for the cost of acquiring a site for and construction of a new pe~.anent public improvement in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, to-wit: a public health center. THEREFORE, BE iT ORDAII{ED by the Council of the City of Roanoke, ¥il-ginia, as follows: 1. For the purpose of raising the sum of one Hundred Fifty Thousaat Dollars (~150,OOO} to pay for the cost of acquiring a site for and constrnietlon of e new per~,anent public improvement in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, to-wit: a public health center, the proper officers of the City of Roanoke are hereby authorized and directed to execute for and on b~half of the City of Roanoke bonds in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,O00) dated the first day of July, 1949, and payable aerially in nu~ericsl order $5,000 bends on the first day of July, in each of the years 1950 to 1979, inclusive. Said bonds shall be in the denomination of $1,000 e~ch, ~hall be nunbered fro. ! to 150, inclusive, and shall hear interest et a race to be dete~ined by t~e City Council, Fayable seni-annually en the first day of January and the first day of July in each year, shall be si.ned by the [~yor and the City Treasurer and shall have the corporate seal of the City of Roanoke affixed thereto, duly attested by the City Clerk, and the coupons attached to said bonds shall bear the encraved or litho?raphed facsimile si~nature of t~e City Treasurer, which shall be recognised by tt~ City of Roanoke a9 havtn~ the aa~e legal effect aa if such signature had been ~ri~tea upon each coupon by the City ~reasurer. 2. Said bonds and the couFons attached thereto shall be in substantially tim follo~dn~ form, to-wit: United States of Ar. erica Num..bet Number 1CO0 lOOO State of Virginia C I T Y 0 F R 0 A N 0 E E PUBLIC HEALT!i CEI;TER BOND SERIES__ KN~'I ALL I-~X BY THESE PRESEi~TS, timt the CITY OF ROll,eKE, a municipal corporation created and orFanized under the laws of the State of Virginia, for value received, acknowledges itself indebted and promises to pay to the Wearer hereof, the sun of ONE T~:OU~ArfD DOLI~RS (~1,000.00), payable in lmwful money of the United States of ~merica, on the first day of July, 19__, at the office of the City Treasurer of said City, with interest at the rate of per centum ( %) per annum, payable semi- annually on the first day of January and the first day of July of each year upon the murrender of ti~e proper coupon attached hereto. This bond is issued for the purpose of providing funds to pay for the cost of acquirinz a.site for and construction of a new ~er~anent public improvement in the City of Roanoke, Virzinia, to-wit: a public health center, in pursuance of an ordinance of the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virfinia, adopted on the 22nd day of November, 19&~, and ratified by a majority of the freehold Ye%ers of the said City votin~ at an election duly and legally called, held and conducted on the 1st day of ]~rch~ 1949, and under and in pursuance of the Constitution and statutes of the State of virginia, including, amon~ others, an Act of the General As~eubly of Yir~inia approved on the 22nd day of 1924, entitled, "An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Roanoke and to repeal the ex!stin~ char%er of said City, and the several acts amendatery thereof, and all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act so far as they relate to the City of Roanoke," as amended; and thin bond shall be exempt frets all municipal taxation of said City. It is herab¥ certified, recited anddeclared that the issue of this bor~ is ~ade in strict confomnity with the Constitution and statutes of the State of ¥ir=inia, and the charter and ordinances of the City of Roanoke authorizinF the sa~e, and that all acta, conditions end thinrs required to exist~ hap£en and be perforr, ed precedent to and in the issue of this bond have existed~ happened and been per£ormed in reFular due tl~e, form and manner~ as required by law, and that the debt lib/ration o£ said City as prescribed by the Constitution will not be exceeded by reason of this bond. II~ TESTIEON¥ h~ERF~F~ t~e said CITY OF EOM~O~E has caused this bond to be si~ned hy its J~yor a~d by tis City Treasurer and the official corporate seal impressed hereon~ attested by its Clerk~ and the coupons hereto attached to be si~ned ~lth the engraved or litho~raphed signature of its said City Treasurer, an~ that this bond to be dated the first day of July, 1~9. l-~yor Rke. City Seal City Clerk City Treasurer (FO~: OF COUFOf~) Oa the First day of The CITY OF ROA~;OKE, Vir~inia, will pay to the bearer et the office of the City 'Treasurer, DOLLARS (~ ) bein~ tile semi-annual interest the~ due onit$ Public Health Center Bond, Dated the first day of July, 19&9. City Tream{rer ~. S~id bonds shall be executed by the proper officers of the City of Roanoke, and sold by the Co~ucil, and tke proceeds from such sale or sales used for the purpose for which said bonds are issued in accorda:~e with tbe provisions of this ordinance. &. Said bonds shall not be issued unless and until this ordinance has been approved by the affirmative vote of a maaority of the freehold voters of the City rs%in? at an election to be called in the manner provided by law. 5. City Council may, in ira diooretion, by resolution, chance the date of tke bonds authorized hereby and their ~aturity and interest payment dates to conform therewith~ provide a place of payaen~ in addition to the office of the City Treasurer, and also definitely fix the interest rate. The Ordinande havin~ been read in its entirety, was iaia over. {~TIOIIS UID I'ISCELIANEOUS BU~IiiESS: BOND,~-BRIF~F~.. IT. Dillard brourht to the attention of Council and m~ved that the City IMn~.qer be requested to sub~lt plan~ ~ e~tir~tes for const~ction of a bridge to the ~utheast section~ ~lth a vle~ oF includin~ this project the bond issue to be voted on /larch 1~ 19~9. ~e ~otion ~as ~eco~ed by }'.inton and ~ai~ously ado~ted~ In this connection, I!r. }Ilnton b~ufht to the attention of Coa~il ~d ~ved that the City }'anaFer be requested to submit plans ~d es~t~tes for oF a brid~ to ~he Iiorth~.~e~ ~ectton. The zotion ~as seconded by,~. C~nin unanimously ado~ ed. There bein~ no f~ther business~ Co~eil adjourned. APPROVED Presiden~ 145 COUHCIL, REGULAR F. EgTII~, {'~onday, l,'uvember 22, 19~,~. The Council of the City of Roanoke net In regular neetinz in the Circuit Court Roou in the }~nici~l Buildinm, Eonday, Hovenber 22, 19&8, a~ 2:~ o'clock, p. n.~ the reeular needing hour, with the Vice President, ~r. Dilla~ presiding. PRF~F~;T: l~essrs. Gronin, ~a~s, )~inton, and the Vice ~r. Dill~ ....................................... ABSEHT: The President, {¥. H~er ........ OFFICERS FREe.iT: ~:r. Arthur 3. Owens, City {~na~er, {Tr. Randolph ;'~]ittle, City Atto~ey, and )fr. B. R. Tares, City Auditor. 7ae neetin~ was opened with a prayer by Rabbi Charle~ B. Lesser of the Temple {?INURE3: A copy of the ~inute~ of the previous ~ee~ing havinF ~een furnished each ~enber of Council, upon ~otion of l~r. Cronin, seconded by F~ward~ and ~{m{~ous~y adopted, ~he readinc wa9 dispensed with and the ninu~es HEA~I-:G OF C~IZ~N3 U~N PUBLIC FATTERS: WATER DEPAR~.'~NT: }z~. He~au U. Black appeared before Council, advisfn~ that he is the o'~ner of a piece of p~rty just outside of the n~wly annexed territory, adJoinin~ the Sunny-Hrook s~bdivision, which is located in the f~orth Hills subdivision, and that h9 wishes to erect a home on this property, but t),at he has been info.:ed the city ~[11 not ffu~ish water to this re~idence, E~. Black 8tstin~ 2hat his ~moperty ~s '~[thin [e~s than three hundred Feet of the ~ate~ servln~ the Sunny-Brook subdivi9ion and that he is willin~ to di~ necessary ditch, furnish the pipe meter casfmz~ and 6vei.ythinF, if the city will furnish the meter and ~rant him ~e~,ission %o connect with %he ct%y~2 water m~in. The City {,anaFer ~tatinz that he feels the city has a moral obligation see that every citizen in Roanoke has the privilege of usinK the city's water facilities before outlying %ePritories are se~ed, and calling attentio~ %o tlc people in these counties, %hereby resultin~ iu an increased wa~er rate %o citizens of Roanoke, on motion of [~. Edwa~s, seconded by liP. }~in%on and unanimously adopted, the Latter was referred %o %he Gi%y {-~naKer and the City Attorney fop inves%i~a%ion~ report and recom~.endation %o Council. FETITION~ AND TAXES: A co~ication fFom BF. U. ~;. )lassie, pro%es%inK a~ains% present "Blue Book" method of %axi~ automobiles, was before Council. On mo%ion of {~r. ~wauds, seconded by {~r. ],~inton and ~aninously adopted, the cor~.unication was refeFred %o %he Commissioner of kevenue. STREET N~J'F~: A cor~ica~ion from }irs. G. ~. Grissor~, askin~ that ~he road botl~een Roanoke and Salem which has always been knom.~ as the "Salem Turnpike" be left ~a/em Turnpike, and not chan~ed %o Lynchbur~ Avenue, ~as before Council. It appearin~ that the na~a in question has already been chanted by Ordinsnco, and attention bein~ called to %he fact that further considera~ton will be ~tven to street nares ~hen the ne~ly annexed ~errl~ory bacoae~ a ~ar~ of cl~y~ on no~ion of ~r, Cmnin~ seconded by }-~r. ~a~5 and ~i~ously ado~ted~ ~he cor~.unica~ion was ordered filed for future a~udy and ~he Cl~y Clerk requested to advise llrs. ~rimsou acco~!n~ly. ~-CO}'F~SATION BOARD: Council havtn~ a~ an info.al mee~inz Thursday nlrht, I~oveaber 1~, 19~, in a discussion ~*lth ~he ~ns~itutional officers as ~hetr b~4ee~ for the calendar year 1~)~9, decided ~o requea~ ~he Compensa~ion ~ard to further ez~end i~s hearinr scheduled for Novenber 22, 19~8, un~il December 15, 19~, a corm~unica~lon fron ~he Conpensation Board, aavisin~ tha~ the hearinF on Che~e budgets la~ b~en extended until Dece~ber l~, 19~, ~as before %he body. The corm.unica%ion was ordered flied. REFOSiTS OF OFFICERS: CHR~G~AS GT!{EET LIGHTS: The Gi%y ~naeer sub~.~%%ed %~i~%en report, callin~ attention %o %he fact %ha% las% year the city paid .~3OO.OO as its sha~e of %o%al cost fo~ ~hriatmas street decors%ions in %he downtown business area, advisin~ that he i~ In receiF% of a statement f~om %he Roauoke ]~ierchan~s Association in the amount of /~[O.OO fo~ %he city's par% i~% 19&~, and recor~.,~n~inz ~ha% the city Fay ~30~.OO on the sa~o basis as last year. I~ aprearinz %hat %he ~oun% of $100.~ is already available for this puF~o!e in Account ~101, "Celebrations and Public Enter%silents", of %he judge%, l'r. ]~inton m~ved %hat Co,;ncil concur in ~ke reooraendation of %he City l~narer and offere~ tke foilo~in~ er er~ency Ordinan:e, sup~lenentin~ the amount by (~9690) AN ~9IilA}iCE %o ~,end and reenact Section ~101, "Celebrations and Public ~;~%ertainnen%s", of an O~inance adopted by ~4e Council of %he City koa:]oke, Virainia, on fha 29%h day of Deceabe~, 19&7, Ilo. ~355, and entitled, Ordinance l:akin~ aFproprla%ions from the General F~d of %he City of koanoke for the fiscal year beainninz Jauua~y 1, 19&8, and endin~ December 31, 19&S, and declarin~ the existence of an eLerpency"~ as an*nded by Ordinance ilo. adopted on %he 26%h day of April, (For full text of Ordinance, see O~inance Book l;o. 15, Pa~e }ir. }~in%on moved %he adoption of the Ordinance. ~e motiou %;as seconded b7 ITt. F~l-;ards and adopted by the followin~ vote: AVE~: }lessrs. CDonin, F~wards, }.linton, and %he Vice President, ~. i.IAYS: l~one ............ O. (The President, I~. H~%er, absent) S}Y.;AGE ~LLUTICiI: The City liana~er submit%ed written report, enclosin[ a coz~unication from llr. A. R. Paessler, Chemical Fm~inee~, State Water Control Boa~, advisin~ %ha% a% its neetin~ on Koveaber 10, 19&8, the Board considered let%ers from citizens and the City ]'anazer'a repo~ reaa~in~ alleged sewage poilu%ion of }'urray'm Run, %hat %he Board ~ould like %o discuss %his ~a%ter with reFresen%a~ives of %he City of .Roanoke a% its next nee%inF, %hat a% %he same tir~e it would like also a repor~ on what overall pro~rass %he city has ~ade abateLen% of its poilu%ion since its las~ pro,tess re,or% was filed on Canary 147 19Cd, and that the date o£ this meeting is l~nday, December 6, XgL8, the City )~narer in£or~ing Council that he exrects to have a representative fro~ ~ineerin~ De~rt~en: present a: the ~ee:ing in question. The reror~ ~s o~ered fi2ed. RgD UROSg: Council havinr decided a: a previou9 ~eetin~ that t~e $~ana~er should attend a c:ee:in~ In Rlcl~ond on Friday, Nover, ber 12, berinnin~ ab 10:~ o'clock, a. n., In connecbion wi~h disas%er relief ~ork in ~he S:ate of Ylrgtnl% as sponsored by the Eastern Area of the ~erican i;ational Red C~ss, he submitted written report tha~ due to his inability to a~tend he was represented by }~r. Charles S. F~st, Director of Air Pollutio~ Control, and rresented written re.pt of [:r. Frost on the conference. The rero~a were o~ered filed. ~IATER DEF~RT}~ENT: The City }[anaser submitted ~itten re.pt that in a deed with J. H. and Ora S. Stewart, dated December 1~, 19L], coverin~ [erpetual right-of-way or eaRement across their property in the vicinity of Ca~i~s Cove for use of tlc ~later Departr. eat, the city ~rcnted then the ri~ht and privileKe of obtaininr use of city water for dor,estic purposes %~henever the water main f~m Carvins Cove %~s Dui into service, advisin~ that } r. ~d ~s. Stewart are willing %o release and discharge the City of Roanoke nf and from any and all obligation, duty, reguirement o~ res~nsibi]ity pursuant to or resultinr from this ~rovision in consideration of the sup: of .~5~0.OO, and recor~cnded that this amoua% be paid. It appearin~ that the City Attorney has already prepared necessary deed of rele-~se %o be signed by ~¥. and }irs. Ste%~mrt uFon pad,eat of the .$580.00~ %~ith the understandinz that the city still retains its easement l-i~h%, }ir. offered the following Resolution: (~691) A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing payt~ent of $5~0.~ to J. H. and Ora S. Ste~{art, in con3ideration of ~he said J. H. and Ora S. releasin- and dischar~inF the City of Roanoke of and iron any and all obligation, duty, requirement or responsibility pursuant %o or resultinr from the provision ~,~ereby the city ~ranted them the righ~ and privilege of obtaininr use of city water for domestic put.scs as contained in deed dated the 15th day of Deceuber, 19&3, covering per~tual ri~ht-of-%~y or eased.eot ac~ss their property in the vicinity of Ca~ins Cove for use of the %~ater Department. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance ~ook f~o. 15, Page ;ir. }Tinton ~.oved the adoption of the Resolutio[l. The motion was seconded by }'r. Cronin and sdopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: }[essrs. Cronin, Ed~a~s, }~inton, and t}'e Vice President, ~'r. Dillard ................. ~. NAYS: None .......... O. (~e President, ~. Hunter, absent) WATER DEPAR~'ENT: The City }Z~nager submitted the following report with reference to constructio~ of an aerator at Ca.ins Cove: "Roanoke, Virginla, ~{ovember 22, 1948. To T~e City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen: I ~m submittinr here~ith for the records, copies of the follo.in~ corresFo~ence in connection with the C~ins Cove Water Supply: 1'48 1-Correspondence from ['alcol~ Pirnio Pagineers and Alvord, ~urdick and Howson, copies o£ which were sent you geatlenen during the past week. 2-Telegram received £ron {~lcoln Plrnie's Office on aoveaber ]-Recomnended changes in the operation of the Ca~vins Cove Filter Plant by {Mlcoln plrnie Engineers. 4-Copy of letter from Illcol~ Firnie ~ineers showing the dsily samples of water needed for analytical pur~oseso 5-Advertisenent for bids on the construction of an aerator at Carvins Cove Filtration Plant ~hich appeared in the Roanoke Ti~es on Sunday, };ovenber 21, ResFectfully submitted, (Si~aed) Arthur ~. Owens, City l~naeer". ~he report an~i eaclosures were o~{ered filed. RRILVi, F~: The City llanamer havln~ been reqnested to prepare plans and estirmtes f,~r the :onetruction o£ two brid~ea, one to the 3orth~est Section anJ oue to the Southeast Section, he subnitted the £ollowln? "Roanoke, Vlrclnia l~ovember 22, 19~ To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: Council at its regular meeting on Novemuar 15, 19~, referred to me the question of construction of two bri~ize$, one to the i;orthwest Section and one to the SoutheasL Section. First, the bridKe to the Southeast Sectio~ either over Tazewell Avenue or ~ullitt Avenue. The cost of ttl~ ?azewell Avenue viaduct, Jefferson Street to ~ourth Street, S. E., AU ft. road~ay, 5 £t. side~'alks on each side, is estirmted at $1,2OO,£Y30, which would include acquisition of necessary lend mud property damazes. The firm of H~rrinrton & Gortelyou, Consu!tinF Enyineers, in their report of July 30, 1938, neke the followinr statement: 'Any crossin~ in Tazewell Avenue im substantially out of the uuestion, for in i~e con~ested district it is so narrow that 'any structure would practically occupy the entire street. The property dat~a~es mould he heavy and tim distribution of traffic from Jefferson Street to the east ~ide would still be retained on Tazewell Avenue and the general treatment would be anything but satisfactory.' The Bullitt Avenue viaduc~ from Jefferson Street to Fourth Street, S. E., gO ft. roadway, 5 ft. sidewalks on each side, would be $739~000, which includes acquisition of necessary land, property d~rmFe, and a r~adway connection between Yazewell Avenue and Bullitt Avenue. If a bridge is included in the Bond Issue, this would be our recon~r, endation. Secondly, the bridge to Eorth;~est. The bridge at 10th Street is only 1~ feet wide and with a capacity limited to 10 tons should be replaced with a brid~e at loth Street from Shenandoah Avenue to Jackson Avenue with a gO ft. roadway, 5 ft. sidewalk~ on each side at a cost of ~360,OOO, inclu~inz land and property damages. This bridge would eerve as one of the main links in a new north- south thorouffhfare connecting the Willismson Road and Northwest Section of the City with the Southm~est Section. A second hrid~e to the North;~est should replace the e~istin~ bridge over Roanoke River '~hich is in bad condition. This should be a viaduct at Bridre Street connecting Russell Avenue to Patterson Avenue with a 40 ft. roadway and 5 ft. sidewalks on each side, at a cost of $7OO,OOO, which includes ac.cuisition of land and property damages. it is highly problematical that the City could have Federal and State aid in each of these projects. If the Council m~ishes to authorize me to do so, I will ir~ediately act in operation a request for a study and analysis of theme bridges. Very truly yours, (SL~ned) Arthur S. City ,149 Council bein~ o£ the opinion that Federal an, I State aid should be requested in the construction of these brld~ee, the City l~nager and the City Attorney were requested to confer on the' matter with a view of preparinK proper drafts of Resolutions solicitinE this aid. HOU~IN~: The City I~ns~er havln~ been requested to make a study of hsvin~ rents reduced at the Veterans Ezer~ency Rouslot Project, he submitted the followin~ "Roanoke, Virginia November 22, 19&8 To The City Council Roanoke, Vtruinia The Co~ucil at its reFular meetinF on October &, 19&8, referred to ms the question of havin? rents reduced at the Veterans ~erzency Housin~ Project. An analysis was ~ade of incomes of the tenants of which 32 of the 187 may have rent reductions if they apply to the HousinK l~na~er and submit evidence and proof Of insufficient income to meet the rental charge. The Public Nousin~ Authority ~lll not approve a ~eneral decrease as tbs Council entered into a rental a~ree~ent with the Authority and, as previously stated, only low lncoLe earners are eligible for a reduction. Two tenants have their rents adjusted at the present time, and we will be happy to have any of the tenants confer ~ith the Project I'anaser towerd rent reductioos. Respectfully submitted, (Sirned) Arthu~ S. Owens, City l~anaFer" Council bein~ of tbs opinion that the rents for all tenants should be reduced twt~nty per cent effective as of January 1, 19&9, on motion of l~r. Cronin, seconJed by l'r. }linton and unanimonsly adopted, the 0ity l~nsFe~ WaS requested to notify Housin? Authoritics of the city's intention. TAXES: The request of }Tr. R. $. }~orecock that he be permitted to file an amended personal property tax return havin~ been referred to the Oity Attorney for re~ort and recar~.ondation, he submitted the follow,inK report: "ilovember 22, The Reachable Council of the City of Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia. gentlemen: You referred to se, for report and reco~endation, I~r. R. S. l~recock~s request that he he allowed to amend his personal property tax return. Section &13 of The Tax Code of VirFinia dete~ines }~. f~recock~s rights and requisite procedure in the premises. F~rsuant to tf~t section, he may apply to the Cor~issioner of tko Revenue fo~- a correction of the assessment. If the Cor~aissioner be satisfied that he has been erroneously assessed and the assessment has not been paid, the Comraissioner should correct it. A copy of any correction ~de under the section should be certified by the Commissioner to tile Treasurer. Should the City feel a~rieYe. by such correction it may, through its 0ity Attorney, within six ~onths from the date of the correction, apply to the proper cour~ for a review of the action of the Co~nissloner. Therefore, in my jud[3~ent, the simplest procedure is for l~orecock to a~ain make application to Judge Hart for a correction of the assessment. If Judge Hart, from his lens experience, feels tf~t the ori~inal return is out of line be should permit the applicant to make such a r~turn as he (Judas }[art, not l~r. llorecock) considers correct and the tax should be paid pursuant to such amended return; the Treasurer beinK notified 150 o£ the correction, I an con£ident that Council ray rest secure in the knowled.r,e that the Co~.~iaaloner of the Revenue ~11 require the applicant to ~ake a fair return; neverthelees~ as above stated~ it nay~ ~houid it see fit. apply to the proper local court £or a review of the Comniasioneres action within six months. ][ an send/mr a copy o£ this letter to Judk-e Hart and have prepared an extra one for the Clerk to t~ail l:r. ~orecock should you desire that this Be done. Respectfully, (Sirned) Ran G. 'e~ittle, City Attorney" }Tr. Cronin moved that the report of the City Attorney be received and filed and that the City Clerk be renuested to forward a copy of sane to Iff. ](orecock. The notion was seconded by ]~r. Edwards and unani~ously adopted. ~EEORTS OF CO}~'ITT~;E$: None. UIWINiSHF~D 3USI:;E~$: None. CO!.;SI',)ERATIOii OF CLAI['~: None. I:;TRODU~TIO:~ A.'JD CONqIDERATION OF OP~IN,!NCE~ A.~,~ RE~OLUTiONS: BO:iDS: Ordinances No. 9687, providin~ for a school bond issue in the ~rount of -)=~6OO,f~O.OO; !~o. 969~, providioF for a public library bond issue in the a~ount of ~L2~,OO0.C©: and No. 90~9~ providin~ for a health center bond issue in the ar..oun~ of ~150,O00.00, havin? previously been before Council for their first reading, read and laid oYer~ were drain before the body. ~'e~:bers of the body bein~ of the opinion that a full membership of Council should he present before tke Ordinances are put on their second readi~m for £ir~l adoption, on motion of }:r. Cronir~, seconded by ~]r. Edwards and uns~:imously adopted the r. eetin~ was recessed until ~:30 o~clock, p. n., Friday~ Noveraber 20, 19/,8. APPROVED ATTEST: Clerk President 15 COUNCIL, RECESSED RF~ULAR Friday, November 26, 19&8. The Council of the City of Roanoke havinr on ¥.onday, November 22, recanted its re~.ular meetinz until 7:30 o'clock, p. n., Friday, November 26, and the hour ~avtn~ arrived~ the bo~y reconvened in the Circuit Court [~oor. in ~he runici~l Buildin~ with the President, ~'r. Hunter, ~residinr. PRESENT: ~{essrs. Cronin, Dillon, ~wards, Hinton, and the President, ABSE~:T: None ....... O. OFFICE~ISP~E~ENT: ~r. ~r~hur S. ~ens, City ~-~anarer, ~r. Randolph G. ~lhtttle, City Attorney, and ~ir. H. k. Yates, City Auditor. ~DTIONS A~ID I~ISCEL~I:EOUS BUSINESS: ANNF~ATION-STATE CORFOR.~TION CO~'IS~IO~h The City Auditor brourb~ to the attention of Co~cll a co~.unica~lon f~m I~r. Blake T. Ne~on, Jr., Counsel for the State Corporation Co~ission, edvisine that it ~11 be impossible for the Co~issiou to fu~ish the City of Roanoke the es~ess~d valuem of all public service cor~oration~ tn th~ territory annexed by the city as of January 1, 19~9, before ~-'arch 1, 19~9~ in that the law pe~its these public utilities up un~it the 1st of I~y to file their reports. The co~unication was ordered filed. BONDS-SCHOOLS: After a sugee~tion by nember~ of Council, the body went into e close~ session for a period of approximately two hour~. i~ the end of the closed session, }~r. ~wards moved that the Roanoke City School Board be invited bo meet wi~h Council at 3:00 o'clock, p. m., }~onday, }forester 29, 19~, to discuss the school bond issue witL a view of ~ettinF state and federal aid in the school improvement p~ram. The motion was seconded By }.~r. }~inton and unanimously adopted. TRAFFIC: ~. l~in~on brpu~ht to the attention of Council and suggested in ~he study of off-street parkin~ consideration be given ~o coverinz Lick Run from t~e intersection of Norfolk Avenue and Campbell Avenue, S. E., to a point in the vicinity of Twelfth Street, S. E., the euestion beinF raised tha~ this creek controlled by the Iiorfolk and 1~e~tern ~ilway Company and no~ the city. ROAd{ORE ~S~ITAL: ~¥. C~nIn brought to the attention of Council ~ze su~estfon that the Roanoke City School moerd be requested to f~nish educational movies used td the trainin~ of school children for ~he benefit of the crip~led children at the Ro~oke Hospital, mnd, also, that the Recremtlon Depmrtment Roanoke Public Ltbra~ be re~ested to furnish facilities for the entertai~ent of these children. BU~: The City l~anarer presented to the members of Council drafts of the ~pozed budmet for the calendar year beginning- Jan~ry 1, 19k9, and endi~ December ~i, 1949, showtnm tokai esti~ted reveuues of $5,))9,O5).~, ~ total e~bi:ated ex~nditures of There beinF no fu~her business, Co~cil adjourned. A~PROVED ATTEST: President 152 COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA VIRGINIA b'TATi~ LIBRARY RICHMOND 23219 ARCHIVES DIVISION LOCAL RECORDS BRANCH THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT PAGE(S): OF TNIS VOL~E WERE HISSIfiG OR BLANK AT THE TIME OF HICROFILfilflG, DATE /~ --/Z//__ ?,~- ~ICROFILH CAMERA OPERATOR COUNCIL, REGULAR )~ETIN~ F~nday, November 29~ 19~. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Eunicipal Building, ~nday, November 29, 19~, at 2:00 o~clock, p. m., the regular meeting hour~ with the freeident, F~. Hunter~ presiding. PRESENT: ReeSreo Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Elnton, and the President~ ~", Hunter ................... AB~?I~: None .......O. OFFICEH~ PRESENT: ~. Arthur S. ~ens, City F~nager, Rt. Randolph · hittle, City Attorney~ and Er. H. Ro Yates, City Auditor. The meeting ~as opened with a prayer by Reverend A. L. Ja~es, Pastor of the Firet Baptist Church, Colored. ~NUTES~ A copy of tho minutes of the meetin~ held on November 22, and the meeting held on November 26, 19~, havin~ been furnished each member of Council, upon motion of ~.~. Cronin, seconded by ~r. Dillard and unani~ously adopted~ the reading ~as dispensed ~r~th and the minutes approved. BEARING OF CITIZF~IS UPON PUBLIC ~ATER DEPART~E~;T: The request of ]f~. Herman U. Black that ~ater he furnished his property ~hich is located in the North ~llle subdivision just outside of the ne~ly annexed territory, adjoining the Sunny-Brook subdivision, having been referred to the City ~nsger and the City Attorney for lnvestif~tion, report and reco~nendation to Council, ~. Black again appeared before Council in corm~ction ~ith the ~atter. The City ~na~er advised that he and the City Attorney do not have a report ready for the present meeting, but that they ~ill subnit their reco~=enda- tion at the next regular meetin~ of Council. DEPART~T OF PUBLIC~ELF~E: ~[r. ~. D. Dew appeared before Council in behalf of Ora Johnson, advising that she has been dropped from the relief rolls of the Department of Public ~elfare because of a previous statement to the effect that she was ~arrled, which statement was false~ ~. Dew asking that Ora Johnson be reinstated as a relief client. On ~otion of ~. Ed~rards, seconded by ]~. Hinton and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the City ~Mna~er to handle with the ~elfare Departnent. LIBR~JtY: ¥~. ¥. ~. Rivinus, Chairman of the Roanoke Public Library Board a~peared before Council, advising that there is a pending vacancy on the Library Board due to the fact that )~s. James C. Hancock ~ose te~ expires June ]0, is plaaninF to move into the county, ~hich t~ill automatically make her ineligible for me~bership on the Roanoke Board, raising the question as to ~hether or not it would be in order for the Board to suggest a person to fill this vacancy. Rt. Rivinus was advised that Council will welco=e any suggestions the Library Board might care to make to the me=beta of the ~ody~ lnforr, ally~ as to the names of persons to fill the vacaney~ at such time aa the resignation of $~e. Hancock ia officially before Council and accepted. STREETS A~D ALLEYS~ Council having previously adopted a Resolution, provtdin~ for the appointment of viewers in connection with the petition of ¥o We F~lr, Jr°, to vacate, discontinue and close the southerly four feet of a 15-foot alley r~nning east and west between Fifth Street and Sixth Street, S. and lying between Janette Avenue and Bluff Avenue, ¥~o Allen ~. Staples, Attorney, representing ~. l~oir, again appeared before Council for the purpose of presentir~ the report of the viewers° In this connection, Hrs. Rosa E. Spraker again appeared before Council In opposition to closing this portion of the alley which is not actually in use, declaring that, if anything, the alley should be widened and the four feet in question utilized as bein~ part of the present alley. Council being of the opinion that the property o~ners in the vicinity of this alley should be ~lve~ a chance to be heard on the matter before the report of the viewers is received, the City Clerk v~s requested to notify them, in writing, that a public hearin§ will be held on the question at ]:00 o~clock, p. m., ¥~nday December 6, 1~. CONTRIBUTIoNs: ~s. Eva Price, Presfdent of the Roanoke Chapter, ~old Star ~thers, Incorporated, appeared before Council, adviein[ that the ceremony for the official organization and installation of officers of this chapter ~ill be held in Roanoke on December 7, 19~, and that the expenses of the Installing Officers ~rlll have to be borne by the local chapter, but that since the chapter ie ne~ly orlanized it does not have any funds, t~so Price statine that the organization ~ould appreciate any donation fro~ the city to assist in defrayin~ ex~eneee incident to the ceremony. Council being of the opinion that ~1OO°O0 should be donated for this purpose, and it appearin~ that there are no funds left in the budfet for contrt~utions of this kind, F~o Cronin offered the followfn~ emergency Ordinance spproprlatin~ the $un of (~96~2) AN O~DINANCE to amend and reenact Section ~101, ~Celebrations and Public Entertainments', of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on tho 29th day of December, 19~7, No. ~]55, and entitled, ~An Ordinance making appropriations from the general Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year be~lnninF January 1, 19~, and endln~ December ]1, 19~, and declarin~ the existence of an emergency~, aa amended by Ordinance' No. adopted on the ~th day of April, (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 15, 'Pa~e ¥~o Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The ~otion seconded by ¥~. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: )Mssrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~inton, and the President, ~. Hunter .............. NAYS: None .... O. BOY~S-SCHOOI~: The Roanoke City School Board having been invited to =eot ~ith Council to discuss the school bond issue ~ith a vle~ of getting state and federal aid in the school improvement pro,ram, the members of the Board, to,ether ~ith ~. J. $. ~cDonald, Clerk, and F~. D. B. F~utlktn, Superint~dent of Schools, appeared before the body. In a lenKthy discussion, the question was raised as to whether or not the school bond issue could he reduced with an idea of obtaining supplemental funds fro~ state and federal aid~ Mr. LeNoy H. Smith~ Chairman, acting as a~okesman~ replyin~ that it is his definite underatandinE any forth~omim~ state and federal aid will be for the ~urpose of instruction rather than capital outlay. In a further discussion of the hatter, Mr. Crooin voiced the fear that if the City of Noanoke takes care of its school improvements im a bond issue, should state and federal aid Become available at a later date, preference would be siren to the cities who had not taken care of their school improvements by issuing bonds, or, should this state and federal aid be forthcoming~ the city, under the provisions of the proposed five million dollar bond issue, would already be danKerously close to its lezal bond margin for the period of tine covered by the issue, thereby adversely aftecting the city's credit on the bond market. At this point, Mr. Cronin called on'the City Auditor for an explanation of the city's financial ~osition, the City Auditor givin~ figures aa to the city's legal bonded debt limit. The question of reducinE the tine in which the money derived from the sale of the school Bonds ~Duld he expended was discussed, the City Attorney pointing out that it would he to the city's advantage to issue as few of the honda as possible during the next two years because the full burden of the interest and retirement on any bonds issued mu~t be borne by those within the present corporate limits, after which time the annexed territory will assume its share of the burden this situation bethK brought about by the fact that the city cannot increase the tax rate in the newly annexed territory for a period of two years. The matter ~as discussed at length, Mr. Dillard su~gestin~ that the bond issue be reduced to $4,2OO,OOO.OO, and t?mt the money derived therefrom be expended within five 3earn, the School Board, after a recess, suggesting a bond issue of ~&~2,OOO.OO, which, together with the public:library issue and the health center issue, would total an even ~5,0OO,OOO.OO, but agreeing to a five year improvement preera~. Council indih~ing that they are in favor of the school inprevemant program, hut that they feel state and federal aid will be forthcoming in the project, the President, ~. Hunter, and ~. Minton expressing a preference for the original sun of $5,0OO,OOO.OO, bum agreeing to go along with the majority ion of the body, F~. Dillard moved that Ondinance No. 9687, providing for the issue of bonds not to exceed ~5,O00,OOO.OO, to defray the coat of acquisition of sites for, construction of, completion of, additions to and improvements in public school ~ulldioFs, which has previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, be amended by reducing the amount of bonds to be issued to the sum of $&,200,0OO.OO. The motion was seconded by Er. Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: }.~easrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, ~r. Hunter .............. NAYS: Hone ....O. 155 V~. Dillard also moved that ordinance No, 96~7 be a~ended to provide for the execution of bonds within a period of five years instead of ten years, The motion was seconded by ~ro Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AI~5: ~essrs. Cronin~ Dillard, ~d~ards, Ninton~ and the President~ P~. ~mter ............... ~AIS: None .... O. ¥~. Dillard then offered the following Ordinances, as amended, for its second reading and final adoption: (~9~7] ~OROINANCE, to provide £or the issue of bonds not to exceed Four Million T~o Nundred ~onaand Dollars {$6,2OO,O~0) to defray the cost of per~anent public improvements, to°wit: acquisition of sites for, construction o£, coopletion of, additions to and improvements in public school buildings. ~EREAS, it is deemed expedient by the Council of the City of ~oanoke, Ylrginia~ to raise a su~ not to exceed Four ~lllion T~o Rundred Thousand Dollars i(~2,2OO.0OO~ to defray the cost of needed per~anent public lmprovemente, to-wit: acquisition of sites for, construction of, completion Of, additions to and · improvenents in public school buildin~s. TH~F~mO~LE, BE 1T (~DAINED, by the Council of the City of Roanoke, ¥1rRinia, as £ollows: lo For the purpose of raising funds in an amount not to exceed Four ~lllion T~o Hundred Thousand Dollars ~$~2OO~0OO) to pay for the cost of per~anent public ~prove~ents, to-~t: acquisition oF aires for, construction of, completion of, additions to and improvements in public school bulldinEs, the proper officers of the City of Roanoke are hereby authorized and e~pe~ered, from tLme to ~ith~n a period of ~tve years, to execute for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke bonds not to exceed Four Pillion Tm Rundred Thousand Dollars 152~2OO~OO). Said bonds shall be in the denomination oF $1,O00 each, dated as o£ the day and year of tesuance~ payable serially in nu~erical order bonds a§~re~ating (as near as divisible) one~~rtieth (1/]0) of each issue, annually over a period o£ thirty Each issue of said bonds shall b~ numbered numerically and consecuti~ely and shall bear interest at a rate to be deternined by the City Councii, payable each year in equal se~i-annual l~y~ents, shall be siLmed by the F~yor and the City Treasurer a~d shall have the corporate ~eal o£ the City of Roanoke affixed thereto, duly attested by the City Clerk, and t~e coupons attached to said bonds shall bear the er~'aved or lithographed £acsinlle signature off the City Treasurer, ~fnich shall be recognized by the City o£ Roanoke as having the same legal effect as if such signature had been written upon each coupon by the City Treasurer. 2. Said bonds and the coupons attached thereto shall be in sub~tantially the £ollo~ing £or~, to-wit: United States of ~erica Number Number State o£ Virginia $1~o $1ooo CITY OF ROANOKE PUBLIC SCHOOE ~OND SERIES _ KNO~ ALL F~N BY THeE PRESE~?~, th~ the CIT~ OF ~0~0~ .a ~ici~l Cor~ra~ion crea~ed and organized under ~he la~s of the 5ta~e of Vl~ginia~ for value recel~ed~ acknowledges itself indebted and promises ~o pay ~o the bearer hereof~ the ~ of ONE ~HOUS~D ~L~R3 (S1~.~), ~yable in lawful money of the United States of ~erica, on the day of , 19 ~ at the office of the City Treasurer of said City, with interest at the rate of ~r cent~ ( ~] per ann~, payable semi-annually on the day of a~ the day of of each year u~n the surrender of the proper cou~n attached hereto. ~is bond is issued for the put.se of providin~ ~nd~ to pay for the of pe~anent public impro~ements~ to-wit: acquisition o~ sites for~ construction of~ completion of, addi~ions to a~ ~proveme~s In public school buildinEs, in purs~nce of an ordinance of ~he Council of the City of Roanoke, Ylrginia~ adopted on ~he 29th day of November, 19~5, a~ ratified by a majority of the freehold voters of the said City votinE at an election duly ~d legally called, h~ld and conducted on the 1st day of }Mrch, 19~9, ~d ~er and in pursuance the Cons~itution and statutes of the State of Yir~lnia~ includin~ ~on~ an Ac~ of the General Assembly of VlrEinia appmved on the 22nd day of }~rch, 192~, entitled, "An Act to p~vide a ne~ c~rter for the City of Roanoke and to r~eal the existing charter of said City, and the several acts ~endato~ thereof and all other acts or ~s of acts inconsistent ~ith this act so far as ~ey relate to the City of Roanoke,~ as a~nded; ~d this ~nd shall be exempt all municipal t~ation of said City. It is hereby certified, recited and declared that the issue of this ~nd ~de in strict confomity ~lth the Constitution and statute~ of the State of Vlrcinia, and the charter and ordin~c~s of the City of Ho~oke authorlzin~ the same, and that all acts, conditions and thin~s r~qutred to exiat~ happen and be ~rCo~ed precedent to and in the issue of ~l~ bond have existed, happened and been perffo~ed in re~lar due t~e, fo~ and maker, as required by law, and ' that the debt l~itation of said City as p~escribed by ~he Constitution ~11 no~ be exceeded by reason of this bond. IN TE~TI)D~ ~F, the ~aid CI~ OF RO~OKE has caused this bond ~o he signed by its ~yor and by its City Treasurer and the official cor~rate seal impressed hereon~ attested by its Clerk, and the coupons hereto attached to be si~n~d with the engraved or litho~raphed sitnat~e of it~ ~aid City Treasurer, and this bond to be dated the day of , 19 Eayo r Attest: Rks. City Seal City Clerk Clt'y Treasurer 157 158 (FOZO( OF COUPON) On the day of The CITY OF ROANOKE, Virginia, will paF to the bearer at the office of the City Treasurer, being the s~l-annual Interest then due on its ?ublic School Bond, Bated the ~ay 5~IE5 ]. Said bonds ~hall be e~e~ted by the pro,er officers of the of Roanoke, and sold by the Council~ and the p~ceeds r~a such sale or sales used ro~ the p~se For ~lch said bonds ~re issued tn accordance ~lt~ the provisions of this o~inance. ~. Said bonds shall no~ be issued ~less and ~il this ordin~ce has been app~ved by the affirnative vo~e of a ~Jority of the freehold voters of City votint at an election ~o be called In th~ ~anner p~vided by law. ~. ~lty ~o~cil ~ay, In its d~cre~ion, by resolution, provide a plac~ of ~ent, In addition to the office of ~he City Treasurer, and also defini=ely fix the rate or ra~es of interest. The O~lnance having been read In its en~trety~ ~. Dillard moved a~o~tion. ~e mo~ion was seconded by ~. ~wa~s and adopted by the follo~in~ AYES: Ressrs. Gronin, D~lard, ~wa~s, Mln%on, and th~ President, Er. Hunter .............. NAYS: None .... O. (Underlines denote ame~aen~s} School ~oa~, appeared before Co~cil and presented fo~ of a pm~sed con~rac~ between his ~oa~ and the Roanoke Co~y School Boa~ with reEa~ to the =e~hod of Ms~ providing school se~lces to children a=tending schools in the area ~o be annexed ~o ~he City of Ro~oke on January 1, 1949, f~n the Co~y of Roanoke, ~til the end of ~he 19~8-~9 school session on June 30, 1949, said contrac~ bein~ da~ed ~he l&~h day of December, 19&8, and asked the ~dy to app~ve execu%ion of the contrac= as submit~ed. F~. ~ronin moved that ~o~ctl approve ~he fo~ of con~rac~ and offered the followin6 {~69~} A ~0LUTiOII ap~mving the rom of a pm~sed contrac~ ~e~ween the Roanoke ClW School Board and ~he Roanoke Cowry School ~ard with regard the ~ethod of bes~ pmvidin~ school se~ices to children a~tend~ schools tn ~he I I area to be annexed to the City of Roanoke on January 1, 19~9, from the County of Roanoke, until the end of the 19~8-~9 school session on June 30, 19~9, said contract bein§ dated the l~th day of December, 19~8, and, also, approving execution of the contract by the proper officials oF th~ Roanoke City School Board. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book Re. 15, Page Mr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~ro Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYF~: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards~ )linton~ and the President, Mr. Hunter .............. RAYS: None .... O, BONDS-LIBRARY: Er. F. M. Rl¥1nus, Chairman of the Roanoke Public Library Board~ appeared before Council in connection with Ordinance No. providing for the issue of bonds in the amount of $428,000.00 to provide additiona] funds to pay for the cost of a new public library, which has previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over; whereupon, F~. Cronin offered the following for Its second reading and final adoption: (~688) AN ORDINANCE to provide for the issue of bonds of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in the amount of Four Hundred Twenty-eight Thousand Dollars ($&2~,0OO.OO] to provide additional funds to pay for the cost of a new permanent public improvement in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, to-wit: a new public library. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 1~, Page The Ordinance herin§ been read in Its entirety, F~. Cronin moved Its adoption. The motion was seconded by Mr. Minton and adopted by the following AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard~ Edwards, Elnton, and the Preeident~ $~. Bunter ................... RATS: Nons ......... O. In this connection~ Mr. Rivinus asked that it be made clear to the public that the proposed new public library will be located somewhere in Elnwood Park; whereupon, ~. Cronin offered the following Resolution: (~9694} A RESOLUTION settin~ fcr~the ~olicy of the Council of the City of Roanoke with reference to the location of a new public library. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page ~66] ~. Crontn moved the adoption of the ~esolution. The marten seconded by P~. Edwards andadopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Crontn, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, ~. Bunter .............. NAYS: None .... O. PETITIONS AND CO}~NICATIONS: ABNE][ATION-LIBHARY: Communications from [rs. J. W. %{ood, Robert A. Schwerzel, )!iss Loraine Leffel, lMs. L. [. Thorne, ¥~. V. H. Speese, F~s. V. H. Speese and ~iss Helen Speese~ asking that the branch library on Wllliam$on Bead, now operated by the county, be continued by the city when this area is annexed, and that the present librarian be retained, were before Council. 159 P~. F. H. Rlvinua, President of the Roanoke l~blic Library Board, being present at the meetirig, and explaining tha~ the local ~a~ contemplates operaLi~ · boo.bile se~ce Fo~ ~his a~ea wl~h ~e idea of ~k~n~ definite Fe~endation · ~ to plan~ ~or the neiKhborho~ ~ftera ~e~ or so, and s~estin~ that the co--ice, Ions be referred to his ~a~ for conference wi~h ~he librarian at the Villia~on Road Brach Library with a view of suhi~Zing reco~andation to Co~cil~ {k. Cronin so ~ved. The mo~lon ~as seconded by Fw. ~in~on and ~mnl~usly adopted, 5{ITE HIO~II9 ~ITHII~ 0ITl LD~T3: A co~icaZion from ~. R. P. ~llison, ~ecu~lve Assis~ of the 9tate Highly De~rtmen~, enclosin~ for the members of Co~cil copies of a speech on "~oo~ra~ion with Boa~s of Supe.isors, City Official and Or.rs~, as ~de by Rt. L. E. Akers, lssis~ Faintenance ~!lneer, a~ a ~ee~ine of S~a~e Highly De~r~en~ engineers on November 10, 1918, a~ ~atural Brld6e, prior to ~he second a~ual Virginia Highway Conference, ~s 'before Co.oil. ~e co~ica~ion was ordered filed. RE~TS OF O~IC~9: B~-DEPAR~iT OF PUBLIC ~ELFt~: The City F~naEer ~ubmi~ted the followin! re~r~, requesting an approprla~inn of ~1,~.~ to ~he ~erEency Relief Acco~ in ~he DepartuenZ o~ ~blic Welfare budEe~: "Roanoke, Virginia November 29, 19~8 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: We do not have sufficient money in our Emergency Relief Account to take care of our relief clients for the balance of the year, and ~e are desperately in need of money for fuel for the rest of the year. It iS obviously known that the cost of coal and wood has gone up this year, and since we are only meetin~ our Aid to Dependent Children cases on a 73 per cent basis and our General ~elie£ clients on a 65 per cent basis, you can readily see the need for increase. I would respectfully request that we appropriate $1,OOO to our E~ergency Relief Account in order to avoid suffering for the balance of the year. Respectfully submitted, (Signed} Arthur S. Owens, City Manager". Mw. Minton moved that Council concur in the request of the City ¥~nager and offered the following e~ergency Ordinance: (~969~} AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Section ~57, "Department of Public Welfare", of an Ordinance adol~ed by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, the 29th day of December, 19~7, Ho. 9355, and entitled, "An Ordinance making appropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 1948, and ending December 31, 19~, and declaring the existence of an emergency", as amended by Ordinance No. 9~76, adopted on the 26th day of April, 19~8. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page ~66~ Mw. Minton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by }~. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: Alfa: M~ssrs. Cronin~ Dlllard~ ~dwards~ Minton, and the President~ Mr. Hunter .............. NA"I5: None~---O. BII~T-PUBLIC LIBRARY: The City P~nager submitted written report, requestin~ that $100.OO be transferred from the F. qull~ent Account and that be transferred from the Binding Account to the Fuel Account in the Public Library bud.~et in that the library does not here sufficient f~nds to meet its coal and fuel oil needs for the rest of the year. Mr. Dillard moved that Council concur in the request of the City ~nager and offered the following emergency Ordinance: (~9696J AN O~DINANCE to a~end and reenact Section jlO~, "Public Library", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Vlr~lnia, on the 29th day of December, 19~?, No. 915~, and entitled, ~tn Ordinance makin§ appropriations from the fl, eneral Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year be~lnnin~ January 1, 19~, end endin~ December ]1, 19~, and declarinE the existence of an energency~, as amended by Ordinance lto. 9~76, adopted on the day of April, 19~. (For full text of 9~inance, see O~lnan~e ~ok ~o. 1~, Pa~e ~. ~llla~ ~oved the adoption of the O~inance. ~e aotion ~a~ by ~'r. C~in and adopted by the follo~in~ ~ote: AYES: Ees~r~. Cronin, Dllla~, ~d~a~, }l~ton~ a~ the President, NA~5: None .... O. B~T-T~CULOSIS 5ANA~RI~: ~e City Pana~er ~ubmitted the re~rt and reco~endation ~tth reference to the ~berculosls Sanatort~ budget: ~Roanoke, Virginia November 26, 19~8 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia ~em~l~en: A~ our regular mee~in~ on November 15, I respectfully requested an increase of $7~.~ for d~gs and supplies for Roanoke Cl~y Sanatori~. I~dverten~ly, Dr. Oas~ failed to break ~his do~ in~o an app~priation of $~.~ for supplies and $1~.~ for d~s ~d d~sinfecgants~ and the Auditing Depart~en~ will pay the~vouchers ~less thl~ l~ done. I would appreciate your au~horlzin~ the A~i~tn~ De~rtmen~ to divide ~his ~penditure aa follows: Supplies ........................ $~.~ D~s and Dlsinfec~an~s ......... $1~.~ In addition, ~he food f~d [or ~he Sanatori~ for ~he year has ~n ou~. Dr. Oas~ advises ma ~ha~ abou~ $18~ will be needed ~o complete ~he ~od ~ire~en~s for ~he year 1~. ~ere is An the B,,dge~ $18~.~ for an ex~ra nurse which ~s no~ been used, a~ I ~uld therefore sugges~ and reco~end tha~ $18~.~ be ~ransferred f~m ~he ex~ra nurse ~o ~ood resistants for ~he res~ of ~he year. Respectfully submitted, (Signed~ A~hur S. ~ens, City ~nager" ~. Minton moved ~ha~ Council concur in ~he reco~enda~ion of the City M~nager and offered ~he following emergency O~in~nce: 162 (~9697) AN CRDINA~CE to amend and reenact Section ~1, ,Tuberculosis Sanatoriu~", of ~ O~ce adored by t~e Co~cil of the City oF Ro~oke~ on the 2~th day of December, 19~7, So. ~]~5, ~d eatl~led~ '~ O~l~nce ~in~ app~prlattons f~m the General ~d of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year be~innin~ Jan~ 1, 19~8, and en~n[ December )1, 191~, and declaring the existence of ~ energency*, as ame~ed by 0~lnance No. 9~76, adopted on the 26th day of April, (For ~11 Text of O~in~ce, see O~lnance Book No. 1~, Page ~. ~nton moved the adoption of the O~lnance. ~e motion vas seco~ed by ~. C~nin ~d adored by the follo~n[ vote: A~: Eessrs. C~ln, Dilla~, Edwards, ~lnton, and the Pre9ident, F~. H~ter .............. CITY E~I~E~: The City P~na~er ~ubmitted re~r~ f~m the De~rtnent for t~ month of October~ ~e report was ordered filed. B~: The City ~Mna~er submitted the foll~in~ re~ with reference to the p~sed budcet for ~he c~endar year beEtnninc Janu~ 1~ ~9~ and endin December ]1~ 19~9: "Roanoke, Virginia November 29, 1948 To The City Council Roanoke, Vlr~tnia Gentlemen: In submitting the annual Budget on Friday, November 26, I respectfully requested the' p~ivilege-of atthching'~ letter ' to be presented at the Council meeting today. The Budget is approximately $5OO.000 short of requirements, which does not include an item of between $275,OOO and $300,000 for salary increases. At our regular meeting on Noveuber 1, 1948, I quote from the records: 'SALARIES-CITY E~PLOYEES: Council having received and ordered filed for future study a report from the Job Classification Conmittee, including a Job Classification and Salary Plan prepared by the Job Evaluation Board, the City ~nager submitted written report, advising that if it is Council's intention to operate this plan next year it should be incorporated in an appropriate ordinance in order that he night include the sa~e in his 1949 recommended Bud&et. After a discussion of the matter, it ~ae decided that the figures set out in the Job Classificatinn and Salary Plan should not be included in the City ~nager~s 19~9 recommended buiget, but that consideration would be given to tncludin~ these figures when Council begins its study of the proposed budget'. Therefore, in accordance with your instructions, no salary increases were included in the Budget due to this fact. ~e expect ~o render to the Annexed Territory the same service of all descriptions that we render the present City, and consideration has been given to this in our Budget report. Ail services will be on a comparable basis, and after January 1, 1949, all our facilities, and energies wih be accorded the /~hoAe City. I am attaching hereto two sheets marked 'A' and 'B'. 'A' will show a comparison ~f cost and other statistical figures for the years 1938, 19~3, and 19~. Sheet 'B' ~ill show estimated income fro~ various tax sources in the City. Respectfully submitted, (Signed] Arthur S. Owens, City ~Mnager". ~oYed that the ho8¥ be~n the fir=t of its BudGet studies at 7:30 otclock~ ?hursday~ December 2~ 1948. The motion was seconded by ~. Dillard and unanimously adopted. SE~R CONSTRUCTION: The City Clerk re~orted that construction of sanitar sewers on certain streets in Forest Park and Interurban Sections~ the Colonial Heights Section and the Grandin Court Annex Section0 aa authorized by Resolution No. 9089~ adopted on the 9th day of June, 19470 has been completed, that the ~n~ineerin~ Department has figured the final assessments for the individual pro~ert o~ners, and that under Section ~0~ off the Code of ¥tr~dnia it ~lll be necessary to hold a public hearing en the matter of £ixin~ the final assessments, and ipresented fo~ of Resolution creatin~ a Board for this Council being of the opinion that the hearing should he held at o~clocY, p. n., ~ednesday~ Januar~ l~ 1~2~0 or aa soon thereafter as possible, ~ro Dillard offered the follo~ln; Resolution: (~9~) A RESOLUTION creatin~ a Board authorized and directed to hold public hearings on the question of fixin~ final assessments, and to make the final assessments a~ainst abuttln~ property owners By reason of the construction of senitar~ sewers authorized by Nesolution No. 90890 adopted on the 9th day of June, 1947. {For full text of Besolution0 see Ordinance Book No, 15, Page 468) Hr. Dillard moved the adoption of the Besolution. The notion was seconde, by F~. Edwards and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: ~ssrs. Cronin0 Dillard0 Edwards, ~lnton, and the President~ }~. ~unt er ............... NAYS: None .... Oo ~B~O~T$ OF CO~/~,ITTEES: None. ~NFINI~ED BUSINESS: None. CONSIDEHATION OF BONDS-ANNEXATION: The City Clerk brought to the attention of Council a statement from The Bond Buyer~ New York0 H. Y., in the ~ount of $16].~4, covering publication of notice of sale of $1~100,OOO.O0 City of ~oanoke~ ¥ir~tnia0 Public Improvement Bonds in "The Daily Bond Buyer" of November 1~ and 22, 1948. There appearin~ to be sufficient funda in Section $117, "Annexation F~xpense"0 of the budget, for pa~e~t of this anou~t~ ~. Edwards offered the followin~ ~esolution: (~9699) A ~F~SOLUTION authorizing and dtrectin~ payment of S163.~& to The Bond Buyer, New York, N. Y., covering publication of notice of sale of ~10100~OOO.OO City of ~oanoke, Virginia0 Public Improvement Bonds in "The Daily Bond Buyer" of ~ovembeF l~ and 22~ 19~8. (For full text of ~esolution, see Ordinance Book No. 1~0 Pa~e 469] ~'. Edwards ~oved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~tion ~s seconded by F~. ~ton and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin~ ~illa~, ~s0 ~lnton, ~d the President~ P~, H~ter .............. N~Y~: None .... O. IRTRODUCTION ~D ~N~ID~ATION OF ~D~C~ AN~ R~L~IO~3: BONDS-HEALTH C~T~: O~ln~ce So. 9689. p~vidinz for the issue o~ bonds In the ~t of S1~O,~.~ to p~ide ~nds to ~y for the cost acquirin~ a site for and const~ction of a public health center, ~vin~ been before Co~cil for its first readin~ read and laid over~ ~as the ~y, ~. Minton offfer~ the Follo~in~ fo~ its second readin~ and final adoption: (~6~9) ~ ORDI~CE, to p~vide Fo~ the issue of ~nds of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in ~he ~o~t of One H~dred Fifty ~ousand ~llars {$150,~} to p~vAde ~nds to pay for the ~st of ac~lring a site for and const~ction a new ~anent public l~p~vement in the City of Roanoke, Virslnia, to-wit: a public health ce~er. ~gor ~11 text oF O~nance, see O~nance Book No. 15, Page ~62~ The O~inance hav~ been read in its entirety, M~. Minton moved its ~doption. ~e ~otion ~s seconded by ~r. C~onin and adopted by the following vote AYES: ~essrs. C~nin, Dllla~, ~a~s, F~nton, and ~he President, M~. H~ter .............. ~AY~: None .... O. ~OTIONS ~D ~SC~L~EOU~ BU~NESS: TRAFFIC: Council having on November 16, 1928, held ~ info~l conferenc~ on the t~ traffic plans prepared by ~he Police Department and submitted by the City ~nager to the body, ~ith a view of holdin~ a public hearing at a later date before either of the plans i~ put ~to operation, ~. ~ards moved that the public hearing be held a~ 7:30 o'clock, p. m., Wednesday, Cecember 1, motion ~s seconded by ~. Dillard ~d ~ously a~ed. ~ere bei~ no ~rther business, Council adjourned. APPROVED A~E~T: 165 COUNCIL, SFEClAL~ETIN~, Wednesday, December 1, 19~8. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in special meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Runicipal Building, Wednesday, December 1, 1928, at 12:00 otclock, noon, for the purpose of receiving end opening bids and a~ardin~ sale o£ $1,100,0OOOOO Per~anent Public Improvement Bonds, Series B and Series C, of the City of Roanoke, Vlrginiaj the President, ~o Hunter, presiding. PRESENT: ~essre. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~lnton, and the President, Er. Hunter .............. ~. ABS~IT: None--O. OFFICERS PRESENT: M~. Arthur $. Owens, City ~na~er, ~r. Randolph G. Whittle, City Attorney, and ~. H. R. Yates, City Auditor. BOND~-A~NEXATION: It appearing, by Resolution ~o. 9670, adopted on the 1st day of ~ovember, 1968, that the City Clerk was directed to advertise for bids for the sale of $6OO,0OO.OO Permanent Public Improvement Bonds, Series B, of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, authorized at an election held on the 19th day of October, 1968, to provide funds to reimburse the County of Roanoke for the peraanent public improvements in the territory to be annexed to the City of Roanoke, pursuant to the decree of annexation of the Circuit Cour~ of Roanoke County, entered on the 30th day of July, 1918; and that, by Resolution No. 9671, adopted on the 1st day of November, 19~8, the City Clerk was directed to advertis, for bids for the sale of $500,000.00 Permanent Public I~proveaent Bonds, Series C, of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, authorized at an election held on the 19th day of October, 19~8, to pay for the costs of new permanent public improvements to be made in the territory to be annexed to the City of Roanoke, pursuant to the decree of annexation of the Circuit Court of Roanoke County, entered on the 30th day of July, 19~8, upon the annexation of said territory, the said bids to be presented to Council at 12:COo'clock, noon, Wednesday, December 1, 19~8; pursuant to advertisement and due notice'of sale, the said advertisement reserving the right to the City to reject any and all bids, and in accordance with said Resolutions, advertisement and publicity, the advertisement providin~ that proposals would be received for the purchase of the whole, but not any part of the $1,1OO,OOO.00 Permanent Public Improvement Bonds, Series B and C, twenty-four bids by seventeen bidders were presented to the body. In this connection, the President, IM. ttunter, stated that before the bids were opened, Council ~uld like to know if any bidder present did not fully understand the proposal, ~hether anyone present had not been given an opportunity to submit bids, and if there were any questions on the part of those who had submitted proposals relative to terms and conditions upon ~hich the bids had been submitted. No one present raising any question as to the advertisement and notice of sale, the President, M~. Hunter, requested the City Clerk to proceed with the openin~ of the bids. 66 After the opening and reading of the bids, they were referred to the City Auditor for tabulation and to repor~ to Council ae promptly as possible~ Council reces$inE to strait the report of the Auditor. After the recess and the City Auditor havin~ submitted his report showing tabulation of the bids, the same wes read and discussed, and it being evident that the bids of Harris Tra~t and Savings Bank~ and Associates; The First Boston Corporation, and Associates; Bankers Trust Co=party, and Associates; and Shields Company, and Associates, ~ich bids were in the a~ount Of $1~101~000.00, to bear coupons at the rate of 2o1~ per annum for the said bonds, plus accrued interest to the City of Roanoke to date of delivery, were identical, the President Hunter, asked if the four best bidders ~ould agree to n dra~rlng of lots for the successful bidder. The four best bidders a~reeimg to this procedure, the name o£ Harris and Savings Bank, and Associates, was drawn; whereupon, the bid of Harris Trust and 9avinls Bank, and Associates, was declared to be the best bid in the interest of the City of Roanoke, ~r. Edwards offering the following Resolution providing for the sale of the bonds to this concem: {~97OO} A RESOLUTION to sell to Harris Trust and Savlnts Bank, and Associates, $1,100,0OO.OO Permanent Public Improvement Bonds, Series B and Series C, of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, at the bid eubzitted. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page }~. Edwards moved ~he adoption of the Resolution. The ~otion was seconded by Er. Urchin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: )!eesrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, Kr. Hun%er ............... NAYS: None ......... O. Er. Dillard then moved that the City Clerk return to ~he unsuccessful bidders :he certified checks deposited with their bids. The motion ,ss seconded by {ir. Edwards and unanimously adopted. Yz. ~lllard also noved that the City Ulerk forward to each of the bidders a letter of thanks and appreciation, the letters %o be slKned by the Ymyor and approved by him as to the wurdimi contained therein. The motion was seconded by fY. linden and unanimously adopted. There beinf no further business, Uouncil adjourned. APPROVED ATTEST: COUHClL, SPECIAL MEETI~, Yednesday, December 1~ 19~. The Council o£ the City of Roanoke met in special meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the }~nicipal Building, Wednesday, December 1, 19~8, at 7:)O o'clock, p. m., for the purpose of conducting a public hearin~ on the two traffic plans ~repared by the Police Department as a part of its street traffic program and )resented to Council by the City Mana~er, the President, Mr. Hunter, presiding. PRESENT~ Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Einton, and the President, Mr. Hunter .................... ABSF~T: None ....... O. OFFICE~$ PP~SBNT: ¥~. Arthur S. Owens, City Fanager, F~. H. C. FerEuson, Superintendent of Police, Lieutenant S. A. Bruce~ Head of the Traffic Bureau of the Police Department, and ~o J. D. Sink~ Chief Co=~:unications Officer. TRAFFIC: The President, Mr. Hunter, stated that the present maetin~ been called for the purpose of conductin~ a public hearin~ on the two traffic plans prepared by the Police Department as a part of its street traffic pro,ram and presented to Council by the City )~na~er, eallint upon F~. J. O. Sink, Chief Communications Officer of the Police Department, to explain both of these plane. In a discussion of the plans, Er. Sink explained that Plan No. 1 is in conformance with the original Barton plan, and that Plan No. 2 is an alternate proposed by the Police Department, the main difference between the two plans beir~ to leave Campbell Avenue as it now is and establishing Church Avenue as a one-way street for west bound traffic, under the provisions of the alternate proposal, a s compared with establishini Campbell Avenue as a one-way street for west bound traffic and Church Avenue as a one-way street for east bound traffic, under the provisions of the first proposal, Mr. Sink demonstratin~ Plan No. 1 by arrows on a map set up in the Council Chazber for that purpdse. At the end of F~. Sink's demonstration, the President, ~r. Hunter, asked if there was any objection to Plan No. 1, ~. J. T. Wood, who was present at the meeting, declarinf that he is opposed to all one-way streets, that he feels parkinE should be prohibited on one side of the streets as a solution to the problem. F~. C. R. Williams, who was present at the meeting, stated that he has a petition bearin~ sixty-five names of merchants and property owners on Church Avenue between Second Street, S. W., and Second Street~ S. E., includin~ a few other interested par%les, obJectin! to establishing Church Avenue as a one-way street under the provisions of the alternate plan, but that they are wtlltn~ to have the first plan put into operation on a trial basis. Enterint into the discussion on Plan No. 1, were Resets. ~. A. In,ram, · . O. Giles, Jr., and J. W. Boswell. 167 '168 A general discussion followed as to a revlsioa in bus routes in accordan, with Plan ~o. 1~ ~o No D. Cassell~ Genernl Superintendent of the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company and the Safety ¥~tor Transit Corporation, ~ho was present at the meeting, advisin~ that the trans~ation companie~ ~11 t~ to o~rate their b~es ~der any pl~ adopted a~ ~11 sub. it a ne~ ~ut~E plan to the City F~er ~thin t~o ~eeks after the adoption of a plan~ F~. C~nin su~ges~ln~ in revisin~ its routes~ the trans~rtation c~les give consideration to a system ~ereby its buses ~ill s~p on the far comers of intersections rather than on the near side fo~ the put. se of loadl~ and ~loadin~ ~ssen~ers, F~. su~estin~ ~t consideration also be riven ~o eliminatin~ all left-hsnd tums by buses, ~. Cmnin then su~estinF that the ~outh Roanoke-Raleigh Cour~ bus ~ke a loop a~und the streets In the vicinity oF the NorFolk and ~es~ern Co~ny ~ssen~er station, Hotel Roanoke and the Legion Auditorl~ fo~ t~ put.se of se~in~ the ~t~ns of these places. In a ~her d~cussion of the ~ter, a~tention was called to the fact that ~he overall Barton pl~ calls for an extension of Church Avenue~ S. E.~ f~m Second Street~ S. E., over the Norfolk a~ Western Railway Com~ny tracks~ ~o ~l~ S~ree=~ S. E.~ and ~ extension of dead-end Church Avenue~ 5. W.~ knto v~pbe11 Avenue~ S. '~.~ It bein~ indicated that consideration ~uld be civen to these feat~es of the plan a~ a later date. Everyone havin~ been liven an op~uni~y to be hea~ on the matter~ and their appearinE to be 1~1e objection f~ those presen~ to Plan No. 1~ kno~ as ~he Bar~on plan~ the City F~naEer suggested tha~ this pl~ be adored and tha~ the alter~te ~sed by the Police De~r~=en~ be dro~ped. A~ this ~int~ attention was ca11~ to the fac~ tha~ Plan No. 1 al~ p~v~es for additional no parkin~ zones~ )~. Sink explaininE the no parkin~ zones as se~ forth in this plan~ ~. ~inton sut!es~in! ~ha~ :bis ~se of the plan be worked ou~ at a la,er date~ bu~ F~. Sink requestin~ tha~ consideration be Cfven to establl~tn~ the ~rk~g res~rictions on the wes~ side of Fifth Stree~ from Koo~ Road~ N. '~.~ to E~ Avenue~ S. W.~ ~ediately. Cocci1 bein~ of the o~inion ~hat th~ additional one-~y streets as se~ fo~h in Plan No. i should be established as of Feb~ary 1~ 19~9~ wi~h the exception of wes~ bo~d traffic on ~rshall Avenue~ f~n Fifth S%reet~ S. W.~ Franklin Hoad~ S. W.~ ~hlch should be established ~edtately~ and ~hat considera~ion ~uld be ~iven to the es~abltshin~ of the at~i~ional ~o ~rkin~ zones at a later date~ with the e~ceptton of ~he wes~ s~e of Fifth Street lZmo~an Hoad~ N. ~.~ to E~ Avenue~ S. ~.~ ~ich ~uld be established F~. C~nin noved tha~ the Oiti Atto~ey be requested to prepare proper draf~ of O~lnance establishtn~ as one-~y streets for eas~ bo~d traffic Salem Aven~ from Fifth S~ree~, S. W., to Second Stvee~ S. E.~ and Church Avenue f~m Fifth S. ~.~ to Second S~ree%~ u. E.; for ~st bo~d traff~c~ C~pbell Avenue from Fifth S=reet~ S. ~.~ to Second $~ree~ S. E.; a~ for north bo~d traffic~ First fron Salem Avenue~ S. ~.~ to Fr~klin Hoad~ ~. W.~ effective Feb~ary ~ and establish~g as a one-~y street for west bo~d traffic }~rsh~l Avenue From Fifth Street~ 3. W., to Franklin Road, S. W.~ also providing for no parking at any time on the south side of Yarshall Avenue from Fifth Street, S. Wo~ to Franklin Road~ So ¥o~ instead of on the north side~ as at present~ and further providing for no parkL~ at any tl~e on the ~eat aide off Fifth Street from F~or~an Road, N. ~., to Ele Avenue, S. ¥.~ effective i~ediately; and to present sar. e to Council at lie next regular nearing on ¥~nday~ December 6~ 194~ for adoption. The motion was seconded by ¥~. Edwards and unanL~ously adopted. RECREATIO~ DEFARTI~F~T: Hr. ~. S. (Steve] Brody appeared before Council, advieinz that the bulldinK located on the east side of Thirteenth Street, between Fairfax Avenue and F~or=an Road~ formerly occupied by Saint Feterh Episcopal Church~ has no~ been used for a number of ~ears and is deterioratinr~ and asked if the city would assist in providing recreational facilities for use of this building as a boys club~ stating that he plans to secure a~sistance the project from the Nelrose Civic Learue and other organizations. On motion of ~r. Einton, seconded by ¥~. Edwards and unanimously adol~ed~ the matter was referred to the City ~nager for investigation ~lth a vie~ of usin~ the building as a recreation center or club house for the citizens in the Northwest section. MtNEXATIOR: An inforr~al discussion followed as to plans for services to the newly annexed territory ~hen it beconesa part of the ctty~ particularly with reference to garbage collection, library facilities, police protection and fire protection. There beinff no further busiaees, Council adjourned. APPROVED ATTEST: President 170 COUNCIL, REGULAR F~ETINO, ¥~nde¥, December 6, 19~8. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the ~lunicipal Building, }Mnday, December 6, 19~8, at 2:00 otclock, p. m., the regular meeting hour~ with the President~ ~. Bunter, presidin~. pRESENT: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Elnton, and the President, ~r. Hu~ter ................... ABS~T: None ....... O. OFFICERS PRESENT: }~r. Arthur S. Owens, City }~anager, Mr. Randolph G. %fllittle, City Attorney, and Er. H. R. Yates, City Auditor. The meetin~ was opened with a prayer by Reverend Richard R. Beasley, Pastor of St, John's Episcopal Church. MINUTES: Copies of the minutes of the meetings held on November 19&8; at 12:00 otclock, noon, -ecenber 1, 19&8; and at 7:30 o~clock, p. m., December l, 19&8, having been furnished each member of Councll~ upon motion of )~. Edwsrds, seconded by Mr. ~inton and unanimously adopted, the readinK was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. BEARING OF CITIZEN~ UPON PUBLIC FATTERS: WATER DEPART{'ENT: )~. Herman U. Black a~ain appeared before Council in connection with his request that city water be furnished his property ~hich is located in the North Bills subdivision just outside of the newly annexed ~erritory adjoinin~ the ~unny-Brook subdivi~idn~ whereupon, the City ~naEer submitted the followinK report and reco:~endation: "December 6, 19&8 To the Honorable City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. As directed by you on November 2nd, the City Attorney andU I. have considered the question of furnishing water to M~. Herman Black and it is our judgment that F~. Black's situation is ~ unusual one. The City Attorney has inforned me that there is, in his opinion, no legal impediment against this service %o {~. Black. I, therefore, recormend that {~. Black be permitted City water service, at the prev~ilin~ rate, provided he lay all requisite pipes and install all necessary equipment, of a kind and in a manner to be approved by the Wa[er Department, and a t his sole expense. It is my suFgestlon that Council ~ive thnuFht to requiring normal Respectfully submitted, ($iFned) Arthur ~. ~ens, City ~nager" It being understood that F~. Black's property will be served by an extension from the 2-inch main now furnishing water to the Sunny-Brook subdivision which will be adequate for domestic purposes, but not fire protection, with ¥~. Black's full approval, and that ~he extension will becume the proper~y of the city, )~. Dillard moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City ~na~er and offered the following Resolution, with the provision that the Frantinf of this permission shall not be construed as establishin~ a precederY~: (~9701) A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Fanagers for and on behalf o~ the City of Roanokes to execute agreement between Herman U. B~ck and the City of Roanoke for fumi~ ~a~er facilities to acco~odate hl~ l~a~ed tn the Ho~h H111~ su~vision~ adjoining ~he S~ny-Brook subdivision~ In the vicinity of Holllns College In Roanoke Co~y~ a~ no cos~ ~o ~he City of Roanoke~ ~der ~ems and co~l~lon~ ~utually a~reed u~n an~ contained In sa~d a~ree~en~ ii bein~ ~er~tood tha~ ~he p~vi~lons of this Resolution shall no~ be cons~ed s~ e~tablishin~ a p~ceden~. (For full text of Resolution~ see O~lnance Book ~o. 15~ Page ~72) ~r. Dilla~ =oved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e ~o~ion was ~eco~ed by Er. C~nin and adopted by the follo~ng vote: AYES: {iessrs. C~nin, Dilla~, Edwa~s, Elnton, and the President, Er. H~ter .............. NAYS: None .... O. STRE~S A~ A~EY9: ~e City Clerk having no~iffed o~ers of p~perty abuttinF on a 15-foot alley ~nning east and wes= between Fifth Stree% and Sixth ~treet, S. 1i., and lying between Janette Avenue and Bluff Avenue, %hat a public hearth6 would be held at the present meetinz on an application of '~. W. Noir, Zo vacate, discontinue and close the southerly four feet of %he alley in ques=ion, as requested by Co.ct1, the matter ~s b afore the body, ]ir. Allen W. Staples, Attorney, representing Kr. {~oir, again appearing. In this connection, Eessrs. John C. Doran ~d T. B. ~llson appeared before Council tn op~sition to closing a ~rt of the alley, asking ~hat the full width of the ~11ey be utilized instead of the eleven feet as a~ present, )~. Doran statin~ that aZ so=e ~r~s of the alley only eight-and-one-half feet are beinc used for alley p~ses which ~kes the alley too narrow for proof ingress and egress. The City Clerk brought ~o :he attention of Council that 1Irs. Rosa E. ~praker, ~o is ~ble to attend the meetinE, has sent wo~ ~hat she is op~sine the closing of a ~r~ of the alley. It ap~a~nF that Council has not as yet received ~he re.ut of the vle~er9, the City Clerk read the following: "VIRGIIilA: B~HE T~ COdiCIL OF THE CI~ OF ~ANOKE IH RE: APPLICATION TO T~ COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROM;OKE, TO VACATE, D2SCOH~HUE ~D C~SE THE ~UIH~LY 4 ~ET OF A 15 F~T ~ RUI;HII4G APPROXI{~TELY ~ST ~D ~T AS SHO'~ THE MAP OF BLOCK 11, JAIi~TE ~D COITAI~ VAP, B~N FIFTH S?~ET M{D SIXTH S~EET~ S. W., AHD B~G L~ AT~ ~.~ FEET ~U~ OF JAN~TE AV~UE S. ti., SAID ALLEY TO BE PARTIALLY VACATe, D~COIIT~UED AND C~SED, BEING LOCATED THE ~UTH BOUNDARY OF ~T~ i THRO~H 13, B~CK 11, OF T~ JAHETTE LA~ CO~A{iY*5 ~AP, AND OH ~E NORTH ~UNDARY OF 1~ THRO~H 26~ B~CK 11 OF SA~ PAP. REPORT OF VIERS ~e ~dersig~d viewers, appointed by the Co~:il of the City of Roanoke, Virginia by a Resolution adored on the 8th day of ~ovember, 19&8, to vtew,asce~ain and repo~ in writing pursuan~ ~o the provisions of Sections 5220 and 20~9 (9) of the C~e oC Virginia as amended to date whether in their opinion ~y, and if any~ what 172 inconvenience would result from the vacatinz~ discontinuing ami closing of the southerly ~ feet of the alley running east and west as shown on Block 11 of the Janette Land Company ~ap, extending between Fifth and Sixth Streets S. W.~ said alley being bounded on the north by Lote I through 1) inclusive, etd on the south by Lots 1~ through 26 lnclusive~ all in Block 11 of said Jsuette Land Uompany~s Pap~ hereby respectfully report that~ after having been first duly sworn, they carefully and thoroughly viewed the said alley and the neighboring property and are unanimously of the opinion that no inconvenience will result, either to the public or to any individual, from the vacating~ discontinuin£ end closing of a atrip ~ feet in width~ extendinF alon~ the southerly boundary of said alley between Fifth itree! and Sixth ~treet So ~. and comprising the aoutherly ~ feet of said 15 foot alley as platted on the ~p of the Janette Land Company's property on file in the office of the City Engineer of the City of Roanoke~ Virginia. GIVEN under our hands this 22d day mr November, 19~8. {~lrned} Howard Boyer (~l~ned] John L. Thompson (Signed} John L. Wentworth (Signed} Ja~es A, Turner {Si~ned) David E. EtheridFe, Sr." Council beinF of the opinion that a clear picture should be obtained as to the inconvenience to the property o~aers if full utilization is made of the eleven feet actually in use as an alley before any action is taken, the matter was held in abeyance until the members of the body have had an opportunity of personally viewin~ the alley, the public hearin£ being continued until the next regular meeting. PETITION9 AND CO~303NICATIO~S: LIBRARY: Co~-~unicattons from Hollie F~le, )~rs. A. L. Luke and ~ra. F. R. Rhodes, askin~ that the Willismeon Road branch library be continued, were before Council. On motion of }ir. Dillard, seconded by {.h*. Edwards and unanimously adopted the com. c~nications were referred to the Roanoke Public Library Board in connection with its study of the matter, with the request that appropriate action be taken immediately to neet the needs of this area. PEPJ~N~T YOUTH CO~ISSION: Copy of a resolution adopted by the Youth Commission, expressing its thanks to the Reverend J. Clyde Forney for his outstandin~ service as Chairman of the Cor~ission until the time of his resignation on November 1, 19&8, was before Council. On motion of ~r. Edwards, seconded by ~.~. ~inton and unanimously adopted, the resolution was received and ordered filed. LIBRARY BOARD: A communication from ].~s. James C. Hancock, addressed to ~L-. F. M. Rivinus, Chairman of the Roanoke Public Library Board, tenderin[ her resi..rnation from the Board due to the fact that she is moving out of the city into the county, was before Council. F~. Cronin :oved that the resignation be accepted, with re,rets, and that the City Clerk forward l~s. Hancock a letter of thanks and appreciation for the service she has rendered as a member of the Roanoke Public Library Board. The motion was seconded by F~. ~Hnton and unanimously adopted. REPORTS OF OFFICERS: BONDS-BRIDGES: The matter of requesting federal and state aid in the construction of bridges to the Northwest section and the Southeast section herinE been referred to the City ~nager and the City Attorney with a view of preparing adoption. ~Ir. Hlnton noved that Council concur in the reco~endation of the City ~ns§er and offered the follo~ing Resolution: (~9702) A REaL.ION authorize& and direc~in~ the City F~na/er~ and on behalf of Che City of Ro~oke~ to re.es: ~he ~blic Roads A~ini~:ra- tion a~ the 5~ate Hi&h~ay Detriment to ~ake a traffic co~: ~th ~ference establishin~ ~ether Taze~ell Avenue~ 5. E.~ or Bulli:t Avenue~ 5. E.~ ~uld be note practical for Route 2~ and~ also~ a study as :o a ne~ bridge to the Northwest section either at No.ich or lOth ~tree:, and auchorlzin& the City }Mna~er to ~ke necessary application for ~nds for this study from t~ Hi~h~ay Act of 19~ in ~hich ~nds for ~rade cressida ~ithin cities are provided. (For ~11 text of Resolution, ~ee O~inance Book No. 15, Fage ~r. Hin:on moved the adoption of the Hesolu:ion. ~e motion seconded by F~. Cronin and adored by the follo~lng vote: AYE5: lle5srs. C~ntn, Dilla~, ~s, l~nton, and the President, STr. Hunter ............. NAY5: None ....O. AHNF~ATION: The City ~Mna&er havin~ been requested to ~ub:i: to Co.oil not la:er than Decenber 6, 19~, a plan for the public Inprovements to be =ade in the ~nexed territory~ he presented ~ritten re.ri, reque~:ing extension of tiae ~til needed infomation can be gathered. The re~ ~ ordered filed and the extension of time ~r~ted. BU~-AIR~RT: The City }~na[er suBnitted ~tten report, advisini thai the ~upplies Account and Fuel Accost tn the l.[unfcipal Airport Budget are both dep!etcd: a~ auked that $1~.~ be a~propriated to Supplies and $1~.~ Fuel; ~hereu~n, }~. Dilla~ offered the follo~ing e=ergency O~inance: (~70]) ~ ~.DIN~CE to ~end and reenact Sec:ion ~120, ~Eunicipal Airporh", of ~ O~fnance adored by the Council of the City off ~noke, itrflnia on the 29th day of Dece=ber, 19~7, No. 9155, and entitled, WAn O~inance makin~ appmp~ation~ f~m the General F~d of the City of Roanoke For the fiscal year be~inninC J~ 1, 19~, and ending December 31, 19~, and declar~g the existence of ~ ~er~encyw, as amended by Ordinance No. 9~76, adopted on the 25th day of lp~l, (For ~11 text of O~inance, see O~ce Book No. 15, Pa~e ~. Dillard moved the adoption of the O~inance. ~e motion ~as seco~ed by }Ir. Etnton and adopted by the follow~[ vote: AYe: l:essrs. Cronin, Dilla~, Ed~s, Kinton, and the President, NAYS: None .... O. B~ET-RECREATION DEPART~iT: The City ~nager submitted the follo~ln! re.ri a~d reco~endatlon ~tth reference to transfers tn the Recreation Oe~ment Budget: "Roanoke, Virginia December 6, To The Ci%y Co~cil Roanoke, VirKinia '174 Oentlemen; The Recreation Department is requeatinc that the sum of Thirty Dollars (~30o00) be transferred, fro= the Pl~yleaders Account to Tr~¥eling ~xpenses in the Recreation Department bud~et~ Account 100. This chan~e is requested to enable )~ro Ho Po Hunter, ~irector of the Recreation Department, to attend a ~eetin~ Of tho )iiddle Atlantic Area Conference on Health, Education~ Physical Education and Recreation to be hel~ in ~aahin~ton on ¥~nday~ December 1~, Also~ they are requestin~ that the sun of two hundred dollars be transferred fro~ Account 1~3~ Eunicipal Stadlu~ and Athletic Field~ Supplies, to Account 100~ Recreation Department, Incidentale~ in order to provide for the purchase of li~htin§ equlF~:ent for the municipal Christmas I reco~end that these transfers he ~ade. Respectfully submitted~ Arthur ~° O~ens City ~na~er~ )~. Cronln ~oved that Council concur in the reco~o, endation of the City F~na!er end offered the follo~ln~ emergency Ordinance: (~970~) A~ ORDIEA}~CE to a=end and reenact Section ~100~ "Recreation Department'~ and Section ~10~ ~}~:unicipal Stadiun and Athletic Field~, of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke~ ¥1r~inia~ on the ~gth day of Decenber, 19~7, Ho. 9~55~ and entitled, ~An Ordinance makin~ appropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year be~lnnin~ January 1, 1~, and endin~ December ~1, 1~, and declarin~ the existence of an e~erEenc7~, as an~nded by Ordinance ~o. ~76~ adopted on the 26th day of April, (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance ~ook ~o. 15, Page Er. Crontn moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The ~otion ~raa seconded by Mr. Edwards and adopted by the follo~ln~ vote: ATE$: Messrs. Cronin, Dlllard~ Edwards~ Minton, and the President, Mr. BUDC, ET-STREET CAR RAIL R~:OVAL: The City )~anager submitted writte~ report that in order to complete as much work as possible on the street car rail removal project it will he necessary to appropriate the amount of $20,0OO.OO to complete the year; whereupon, Mr. Dillard offered the following energency Ordinance: (~970~) AN ORDIN~NOE to amend and reenact Section ~76, "Street Repairs", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, ¥irEinia, on the day of Decenber, 19&7, No. 9355, and entitled, "An Ordinance makin~ appropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year be~tnnin~ January 1, 19&8, and endinK December 31, 19&8, and declarin~ the existence of an emer£eney' as amended by Ordinance No. 9&76, adopted on the 26th day of April, 19&8. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 1~, Page ~. Dillard noved the adoption of the Ordinance. The~motion was seconded by F~. Minton and adoI~ed by the followin~ vote: AYES: Ressrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, ~. Hunter ............... IIAYS: ~{one ......... O. 175 BUDOET-CAR¥IN$ COVE: The City ¥~nager submitted verbal report that if Council wants Carvins Cove stocked with an additional supply of fish 19 order to build up the present supply an order should be placed l~ediately for ten to Fifteen thousand finKerlings at a cost of approximately ~35.00 per thousand, plus frei~ht~ as this is the season for stocking, mud asked that ~o00.00 be appropriated from the Oenaral ~und for this purpose in that the fees collected for ~ishing privileges at Carvina Cove are credited to the General Pund. Council being of the opinion that the a~ount of S~00.00 should be appropriated from the ~eneral Fund For this purpose, ~x. Minton offered the in~ emergency Ordinance: {~9706} AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Section ~102, "Public Parks", of a~ Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 29th day of December, 1927, No. 9355, and entitled~ "An Ordinance making appropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year heginnin~ January 1, 19~8, and ending December 31, 19&9, smd declaring the existence of an emergency", as amended by Ordinance No. 9&76, adopted on the 26th day of April, (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Rook No. 15, Page Mr. Minton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded By ~. Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, Er. Hunter .............. NAYS: .......... REPORTS OF CO}T*.XTTEE$: None. UNFINI~ ED BUSINESS: None. CONSIDERATION OF CLAI]~: None. I~UfRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF O.~DINAN~E$ A~;D RESOLUTIONS: TRAFFIC: The City Attorney having been requested to prepare proper Ordinances with reference to establishin~ additional one-way streets in the downtown area, in conformity with the Barton Plan, and with reference to establishing a no parkin~ zone on the west side of Fifth Street from ~o~man Road, N. W., to Elm Avenue, S. W., the City )~na~er presented the followin5 report: "Roanoke, December 6, To the City Council Roanoke, Virfinia In furtherance of your instructions at a meeting held Wednesday, December 1, the City Attorney's Office has prepared appropriate ordinance for the one-way street plan to become effective February 1, 19&9; and emergency ordinances for makin~ }Mrshall Argue one-way from Franklin Road to Fifth Street, S. 1;., ta~ing all parking off the west side of Fifth Street from ~or~an Road to Elm Avenue and off the south side of }~rshall Avenue from Franklin Road to Fifth Street, S. If the latter two, chan~ea are accomplished under Section 79, it would be a considerable saving to the City in that only Section 3~ of the Traffic Code would have to be published at this time, and a ntunber of chanffes probably will he required with reference to Section (Length of time vehicles may be parked on certain streets} when the one-way street plan ~oes into effect February lat. Respectfully submitted, [$1~ned) Arthur S. Owens, CityManager" Council being of the opinion thab the Ordinance providing for the establishing of additional one-way streets in the downtowa area, in conformity with the Barton plan, effective February 1, 19~9, should be placed upon its firsb reading, ¥~. Cronin ~oved thab the followin~ Ordinance be placed upon its first readine. The ~otion was seconded by P~. Dillard and adol~ed by the following vote: AYES: Eessrs. Cronin~ Dillard, Edwards, Himton, and the President~ ¥~. Hunter ................... NAYS: None ......... O. (~T9707) AN ORDINANCE to a~end and re-ordain section thirty-two, relating to streets limited to one-way traffic, as a~ended by Ordinance No. 8416, adofted on the 25th day of February, 1946, of chapter thirty-four, "Traffic", of the Code of the City of Roanoke. BE IT ORDAIIIED by the coUncil of the City of Roanoke that section thirty- two, relating to streets limited t~ one-way traffic, as amended by Ordinance No. 8&16, adopted on the 25th day of February, 19~6, of chapter thirty-four, "Traffic", of the Code of the City of Roanoke, be, and the same is hereby amended re-ordained to read as follows: SECTION 32- STREETS LD~ITED TO ONE-I/AY TRAFFIC. The followinF streets in the City of Roanoke are designated as one-way streets: Salem Avenue between Fifth Street, S. ~., and Second Street, S. E., is limited to east-bound traffic only. No vehicle shall be driven west thereon. Campbell Avenue between Second Street~ S. E., and Fifth Street, S. is limited to west-bound traffic only. No vehicle shall he driven east thereon. Kirk Avenue, S. E., between Jefferson Street and Second Street, S. E., is limited to east-boUnd traffic only. No vehicle shall be driven west thereon. Kirk Avenue, S. W., between Jefferson Street and Second Street, S. is limited to west-bound t raffic only. No vehicle shall be driven east thereon. Church Avenue between Fifth Street, S. W., and Second Street, S. E., is limited to east-boUnd traffic only. No vehicle shall be driven west thereon. Luck Avenue, S. E., between Jefferson Street and First Street, S. E., is limited to east-bound traffic only. No vehicle shall be driven west thereon. Luck Avenue, S. W., between Jefferson Street and Second Street, S. inite~ to west-bound traffic only. No vehicle shall he driven east thereon. ~rshall Avenue, S. ~., between Franklin Road, S. W., and Fifth Street, ;. W., is limited to west-bound traffic only. No vehicle shall be driven east thereon. First Street, S. E., on the east side of the market bulldin~, fr~m Campbell Avenue, S. E.i to Salem Avenue, S. E., is limited to north-bound traffic only. No vehicle shall he driven south thereon. Wall Street, S. E., on the west side of the market building, from Salem Avenue, S. E., to Campbell Avenue, S. E., is limited %o south-bound traffic only. No vehicle shall be driven north thereon. First Street, So E., between Campbell Avenue, So E., and Tazewell Avenue, So E., is l~mited to south*bound traffic only. No vehicle shall be driven north thereon. First Street, S. W., between Franklin Road, S° W., and Salem Avenue, S. W.~ is limited to north-bound traffic only. No vehicle shall be driven south BE IT FURTHER ~RDAINED that this Ordinance shill take affect and be in force on and after February 1, 19~9. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. Council being of the opinion that the City l~na~er should be authorized to proceed ilunediately with the establiahin§ of }~rshall Avenue as a one-way streei for west bound traffic from Franklin Road to Fifth Street, S. W., and the establiehinF of a no parkin~ zone on the south side of these blocks instead of the north side, as at present, also, the establishing of a no parkin§ zone on the west side of Fifth Street from F merman Road, N. W., to Elm Avenue, S. ~., under the provisions of Section 79, of the Traffic Code, }ir. Edwards offered the following emergency Resolution: (~9?Oa) A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City ¥~nager to proceed l~n..ediately with the establishin~ of Farshall Avenue as a one-way street for ~est bound traffic from Franklin Road to Fifth Street~ S. W.~ and the estahlishin~ of a no parking zone on the south side of these blocks instead of the north side, as at present, also, the establishing of a ~o parking zone on the west side of Fifth Street from ~oorman Road, N. W., to Elm Avenue, S. W., under the provisions of Section 79, of the Traffic Code. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book Ho. Mr. F~wards moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was secondel by Kr. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYES: }~ssrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~inton, and the President, lt. Hunter ................... NAYS: None ......... O. )~TIONS AND ~TqGELL.~iEOUS BUSIHES$: POLICE DEPARTIIFJiT: 1~. Cronin brought to the attention of Council and the City ~anager the matter of more adequate police protection for suburban a teas within the city. The City Fm.nager advised that he will look into the matter. BIDS-COUNCIL: Council at its meeting on September 20, 194a, havin~ taken under advisement an opinion of the City Attorney as to a dvertising, receiving and openi~g bids for public improvements, etc~, requiring the execution of contracts, }~. Cronin again brought the matter to the attention of the body~ stating that he feels Council should receive and open bids in excess of the liuoullt of $1,000.00. Action on the matter was held in abeyance. GARBAqE COLLECTION: Mr. Crontn brought to the attention of Council and the City {~naFer the sugFestion that FarhaFe and refuse be collected in the downtown section at night. 177 No action was taken on the ~atter. BUDOET*COP22ENSATION BOARD: The question was raised by ){r. C. H. Xennett, City Treasurer, ~no appeared before the body, to~ether with )%-. Edgar L, Wlr~tead, City .qer~eant, and JudFe John ~i. Hart, Co~missioner of Revenue, aa to when Council intends to take any action on the budgets of the constitutional officers{ Whsreu )%*. Dillard ~oved that Council meet at 7:]0 otclock, po m., Wednesday, DecemBer 19~, fo]' the purpose of studying the question of salaF'fLea and wa~es of city employees, and the Job classifications as recently submitted by the Job Classifil tion Co~lttee, the testing to be opened to the public~ ~lth city employees bein~ invited to appear and present any ~u_~eations or criticisms they might care to make. The r~otion ~as seconded by ~%-. Ed~rds and unanimously adopted. CI~'T I~ANA~gR: ~:r. Cronin brouL'ht to the attention of Council the questio~ o£ officially desi;!natin~ someone to act as City ~:anaEer in the absence of Y~. Arthur S. O~ens, or at his request, and su;;gested that ~:r. Harry Rs Yates, City Auditor, be n;uned to act in this capacity~ Kr. ~:inton sug;est/rig the name of },~r. John L. Wentworth, City EnFlneer, the President, 1~. Hunter, pointing out that if ~-Zr. ]fates is designated there might be complications due to the fact that Both he and the City )tanager mus~ ~'pprove expenditures, ~tr. Dillard su~gestir~ that the person so na~ed ahould he a city official ~ho is appointed By Council. After bein~ asked twice for a su~gestion, the City {tanager suggested ~%-. Yates; whereupon, )~r. Cronin offered the following l~esolution: (~70~) A RE~OLUTIO~ designating Lit. Harry R. Yates, City Auditor, to act aa City }~nacer in the absence of ir. Arthur $. O~ens, or at his request, (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Pa~e )%'. Crontn moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motton~as seconded by )Ir. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: F. essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, )!inton, and the President, }.'r. Hunter ..... r ........ HAY3: None .... O. There being no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED ATTEST,: Clerk 1 COUNCIL, -qPECIAL ~ETI~, l~edne sday, December The Council of the City of Roanoke met in special =eetinz ~ the Circuit Court Room in the ~.unicipal Buildin~ Wednesday~ December 8, 19~8~ at 7:]O o~clock p, ~., for the put.se of studyin~ the ~e~tion of salaries ~ ~a~es of city employees~ and the Job classification~ as recently ~uBmitt~d by the Job Cl~ssific~tioa Co~ittee~ the P~esident~ ~. ~te~ pre~tdin~. PR~T: Hes~rs. Cronin, Dllla~, Ed~s, Einton, and the President, F~, H~ter .............. ~SEHT: None--O, O~ICERS ~ES~: ~. Arthur S. ~ens, City {~naEer~ Er. H. R. Yates~ Oily Auditor, and {~. J. Robert ~omas, Assist~ City Auditor. Bu~ET-CI~ ~1P~YE~: The President, {~. Hunter~ stated that the presen= ~eetin6 ~s been called for the purpose of s~udying the quesZlon of ~alaries and m~ges of city employees, and the ~ob classifica~ions as recently submitted by the Job Classifica~ion Uo=l=~ee. A~ this ~int, }~r. Dilla~ called a~ten~ion to the overflow c~wd at~ending the ~e~ing, ~ta~ln~ that the south balcony in the Co~cil Ch~ber should be cleared of court reco~s tn order to ~ke available sea~iug s~ce for ~rsons attendl~ Co~cil session~, ~d offered the follo;{ing Resolution: (~710] A R~OLUTION authorizing and directinz the Cl~y {~na~er to the south b~cony In the Gircuit Cour~ Roo~, also used as a Co~cil Chanber, cleared of coum records no~ later than January 1, 19~9~ tn order to ~ke available additional seatin6 s~ce for ~rsons attendlnF ~e~in~s of the Co~cil of ~he City of Roanoke. (For full text of Resolution, see O~tnance Hook No. 15, Fa~e {-Y. Dilla~ ~ved the adoption of the R~solu~ion. ~e ~o~ion was se~nd~ by f~r. C~nin and adopted by Lhe follow~6 vote: AYe: {~essus. Cronin, Dilla~, Ed~s, Ein~on, ~d ~ President, ~r. Hunter .............. NAYS: None .... O. In a discussion of sala~es for city employees, Judge John )~. HarL, Comissloner of Revenue, appeared before Councll~ callin~ attention to the additional work tn his office as a result of ~he recent annexation which become effective as of Janua~ 1~ 19&9, sta~iug ~a~ he wan=s ~hree new enployees, that if ~y bl~ket sala~ increase is granted city employees, he w~s his employees to ~micipate ~ ~ch an increase~ and that he is asking tha~ his salary be increased ~o $7,&~.~ per ~n~. Kr. G. R. Kenneth, Gi~y Treasurer, appeared before Co~cil for a discussion of his budget, also calling attention to the additional work in his office as a ~sult of the ~nexa~ion and askin~ ~a~ his salary be increased $7,}~.~ per a~, fir. Ke~e~t also sta~tng that he wants his employees to share in any b]~ke~ salaw increase granted city e~ploymes. '180 In this connection~ ¥~'. C. E. Cuddy~ Co~onvea~th Atto~ney~ and Edgar L, Winsteads City SerFeant~ speared for a discussion of ~eir F~. Cuddy 8~atin~ that he w~ts bio budget a~proved as already s~mitted to the City ~a~er) ~. W~nstead calllfl~ a~efltfoa to the Fact that he ~s ask~n~ For e~ployees to ~are in sa~e~ but If not~ he ~nts to ~ke certain sala~ adJust~nts ~thin his de~ent, After hearin~ the ~nstitutional officerss the President) Er, Hunter~ suggested t~ln~ the various ~ici~l departments as they spear in t~e ~d~et and allo~lng anyone f~n each de~rtnent ~o desires ~o s~ak the to be hea~. ~ng those so appearln~ and s~eaktn~, were E~. ~. ~. )M~S~ Agent, Er. H. Haddon Dudley, Chief F~bation Officer of the Juvenile a~ Domestic Relations Court, Er. ~. E. Kullins, Chief of t~ Fire De~rtmmt, Pw. David Dick, Buildlng Inspector, Dr. J~es ~. Dudley, Co~lssioner of Health, {~. Charles Frost, Director of Air Pollution Control, Yr. J. H. Fallwe11, Director of th~ De~rt~ent of Public ~elfare~ {~. ~enJ~in E. Chap~n~ Attorney, representl~ the hourly workers, Kr. E. H. Richardson, SuFerintenden~ of the Eunictpal Garage, Fr. D. E. Ec~ilkin, Superintendent of Schools, ~r, Paul L. Routt, Tree Surgeon for the De~rCnent of Parks and Recreation, }~. R. P. H~ter, Director of t~ Departnent of Parks and Recreation, Eis9 Pearl R. Htnesley~ Librarian, and Equi~ Jr., Deli~quent Tax Collector. Is a result of d~cussiona with some of those listed above, It vas tentatively aFreed that the Director oF the Department of Air Pollution Control should be placed In Grade ~1, of the Job Classification Plan, rather than in Grade 27, as carried in the proposed plan; tha~ the Director of the Department of ~blic Welfare should he placed in Grade )1, rather than Grade 291 that the Tree be placed in Grade 17~ rather th~ Grade 1]; that the Director of the Depart~e~ of Parks and Recreation be placed in Grade 31~ rather th~ Grade 29, t~t the Park F~perty Su~isor be placed in Grade 18~ rather th~ Grade 15; that Assistant Airart }~nager be placed tn Grade 17~ rather that Grade 15; that the Superintendent of Fire Alsys be placed tn Grade ~O~ rather th~ Grade lB; and that the Car~ntera be placed in Grade 17, rather than Grade ~e hour beln~ late, and no definite a~ree~ent having been reached as to the budgets of the constitutional officers, GU the salaries and ~a~es oF city ~ployees, Council recessed atil after a ~eeting with the Council of ~he Of V~On on the te~s of a new w~ter contract between the City of Roanoke and Vinton scheduled for 7:30 6'clock, p. m., ~uvsday, Decezbev 9, 19&8. After %he recess, ~he mee%fn~ with ~he Council of %he To~ of hav~n~ been held info~ally, Co~cil ve~nvened In special session for %he put, se of s%udyln~ the salaries and wa~es of city employees and %he budgets of constitutional officers. A co~unica~ion from Er. W. D. Equi, Jr., Dellnquen~ T~ Collec%or~ askin~ tha~ his salary be increased to ~4,8~.~ pe~ ~a~, was read; ~lso, a f~m )~. S. )~. Flora, a nech~ic a5 %he ~icipal GaraEe, askin~ %~% he be classed on an equal basis with ~chanics ~ other de~r%~en~s. The Job Classification Plan ~as discussed, the me=beta o£ Council reachie the conclusion that the plan ~a~not be put into effect in its entirety at present tine, but that a further study will be ~ade of same durin~ the cominK year. The question of salary and wage increases for city e=ployees was then discussed, Pg, Minton offerin~ a motion that provision be made in the proposed budget for a $10o00 ~er month increase to the salaried city employees and an increase of five cents per hour for the hourly workers, with the understendln~ that the hourly workers 411 also receive the same holiday, vacation and sick leave privileges as the salaried employees, The motion ~-as seconded by Dillard. The President, Mr. Hunter, relinquished the Chair to the Vice President, )~. Dillard, and moved that Fa. ~intoa~n motion be amended to provide for a per ~onth increase to the salaried city employees and an increase of eight c~nts per hour for the hourly workers. ~he motion was seconded by }~. Cronin and lost by the follo~ng vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin and Hunter ....................................2. NAYS: Messrs. Edwards, Minton, and the Vice President, ~. Dillard-3. The President, P:r. Hunter, resumed the Chair, end Er. Cronln moved that Er. Etnton's motion be amended to provide for a $12.50 per month increase to the salaried city employees and an increase of seven cents per hour for the hourly workers. The motion was seconded by )~. Minton, but before the motion could be put to a vote, ~>. Cronln offered a substitute motion that the original motion of Mr. Minton be amended to provide for a $15.00 per month increase to the salaried city employees and an increase of eight cents per hour for ~he hourly workers; whereupon, the President, ];r. Hunter, relinquished the Chair and seconded the motion, which was adopted by the followinc vote: AYES: Kessrs. Cronin, Hunter, and the Vice President, Kr. Dillard-3. NAYS: M~ssrs. Edwards and Minton ..................................2. The President, Er. Hunter, resumed the Chair and the oriEinal motion of Mr. Minton, as amended, was adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: Messrs. Crontn, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, F~. Hunter ................... 5. NAYS: None ......... O. The budT~ts of the conetftu%innal officers were discussed, ~. Dii~ard su~_~estin~ that the City Tressurer~ the Commonwealth Attorney ~ the Commissioner of Revenue should have the $2&0.OO per annlun salary increase ~ranted other city employees for the pest year and the $1~0.00 per annum salary increase proposed for the coming year, and moved that the salary of the Commissioner of Revenue he fixed at $7,260.OO per annum, that the salary of the City Treasurer be fixed at ~7,260.OO per annlnn, that the salary of the Commonwealth Attorney be fixed at $6,&20.OO per annum, that the salary of the Assistant Commonwealth Attorney be fixed at $&,OOO.OO per annum, and that the ex~ra deputy requested by the City '181 Sergeant be omitted £rom his budEet, it bein~underatood that t~ remainder of the personnel in the constitutional offices ~dll share in the $l~.O0 per ~onth salary increase proposed for the city e~ployeeso The ~otlo~ was seconded by ~r. Edwards and u~ani~ou$1y adopted. There bein~ no further businee$~ Council adjourned. APPROVED ATTF~T: 'Clerk Fresldent COUNCIL~ RI~ULAR EEETIR~ ~:onday~ Decer~ber 13~ 1968. The Council of the City of Roanoke :et in regular ~eeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Eu_nicipal Building, lbnday, Decenber 13, 19Lq, at 2:00 o,clock, n., the regular meetinF hour, with the President, F~. Hunter, presiding. PRESEBT: gessrso Cronin, Edwards, Minton, and the President, ~r. Hunter ............................... 6. OFFICERS PRE$~IT: ~M. Arthur S. Owens, City ~MnaFera ~o Randolph 6o ~ittle, City Attorney, and ~r. Ho Re Yatea, City Ruditor° The neettng ~as opened with a prayer by Reverend Jo E. Stock,an, Pastor of St. [Mrk~a Lutheran Church. EINUTE$: Copies o£ the ~!nutes of tke rerular neetin6 held on Dec~nber 6, 1~6~; the special ~eetinF held on December H, 1968; and ihs recessed special meetin~ held on December 9, 1965, havin~ been furnished each =ember of Council, ~pon ~otion of ~. Cronin, seconded by ~. Edwards and unantnously adopted, the readin~ was dispensed ~ith and the minutes approved as recorded. HEARING OF CITXZEN~ UPO:I PUBLIC ~TTERS: BUllET-CLERK OF COURTS: The State Conpensation Board havin! continued its hearings on the proposed 1969 budgets of the constitutional officers of the City of Roanoke until Oecember 16, L96~, ~° Re J. ~atson~ Clerk of Courts, appeared before Council for a discussion of his bud6et ~ith a vie~ of sub~ittinf a joint reco~endation to the Co:pensation Board° It ap~eartn~ that Er. ~atson is asking that one of his clerks e~ployed as extra help last year be placed on the re./Tularpayroll, and that an additional stenographer be e~plnyed st a salary of $2~100.OO per annum, and that an additional typist clerk be ~ployed at a salary of ~1,800.OO per annum, in place of the extra e~ployees account previously carried in his budget; that his stationery and office supplies account be increased fro~ $1,7LO.OO to $5,295.00~ that his posta&e account be increased fro~ $22~.OO to $275.OO, that his incidentals account be increased from $50.OO to $100.OO~ that the repairs to machines account be increased fro= ~200.OO to ~?$.50, and that the Furniture and equif~ent account be increased from $2,]g5.OO to $6,616°OO, attention heinz called to the fact that the salary of the Clerk of Courts has been increased from $?~OOO.OO to $~,OOO.OO per annu~ by an Act of the General Assenbly, and Council bein~ o£ the opinion that the budget should be approved, ~lth the understanding that the other employees in the department receive the $15.OO per ~onth salary increase for city employees previously decided upon by the body, ~ith the exception of the additional stenographer and typist clerk~ and ~ith the underatandin6 that the salary of the clerk who ~as enployed as extra help last year and ~ho is being placed on the re_~lar payroll this year ~ill be fixed at ~2~220.00 per annum, [r. Cronfn offered the follo~in~ Resolution: 184 {~9711) A RESOLUTION makln~ Joint reco~endation to the Co=pensation Board for fixation of salaries and expenses in the office of the Clerk of the Courts for calendar year (For full text of Reeolution~ see Ordinance Book No. 1~, Page ~7~) ~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by IOo Edwards and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYF~: ~essrs. Cronin~ Edwards~ ~nton~ and the President~ ~r. Hunter .................... NAYS: None ......... O. (F~. DIlla~ absent) BUIIGET-COI}!I$$ION~{ OF REVF2UE: Judge John M. Hart~ Co~lssioner of Revenue, appeared before Council for a discussion of his budget with a view of subnittinE a Joint reco=endation to the Conpensation Board. It appearln~ that Jud6e Bart !a asking for three additional clerks at salaries on the basis of ~2,100.OO per annum, and that he is asking that the Extra ~ployees account be increased from the ~OO.00 requested las~ year to $5OO.O01 that the postaFe account be increased rrna ~175.OO to ~250.OO; ant that the advertisin~ account be increased from ~OO.OO to ~2~0.00, and Council beinF of the opinion that the automobile expense account provided for the License Inspector should be deleted and the salary of the License Inspector fixed at ~&,lSO.OO, includin~ the ~15.00 per month salary increase to be given the other e~ployees in the department, She body having already decided at a previous aeetin~ to fix the salary of the Co=issioner of Revenue at }7,260.OO per annum, and Oouncil also beins of the opinion that the budget should be approved, with the underetandin~ that the ~15.OO per month salary increase does not apply to the three additional clerks, f~. Gronin offered the follo~ring Resolution: (~9712) t RESOLUTION maktn~ Joint reco~endation to the Coapensation Board for fixation of salaries and expenses in the office of the ~ommissioner of Revenue for calendar year (For full text of tesolutton, sea Ordinance Book No. !~. Cronin moved the adoption of the ~esolution. The ~otion was seconded by llro Edwards and adopted by the follo~in~ vote: lYES: }{essrs. Cronin, Edwards, ~inton, and the President, ~r. Hunter ............... ~ItYS: None .... BUDGET-SlTY 5fRgEt~7: tk. Edgar L. ~instead, ~ity Serfleant, appeared before Council for a discussion of his budaet ~ith a vie~ of sub=ittinf a ~oint reco~a~endation to the Compensation Board. It appearinl that F~. ~instead is askin~ for an additional deputy, which Council directed deleted from his budget at a previous m~eting, and Council reaching the conclusion tMt the deputy should be restored to the propesed b~dget at a salary of ~2,700.00 per annum, excludin~ the ~1~.00 per month salary increase to be given to the other employees in the department, and the City Sergeant also asking that the stationery and office supplies account be increased £rom the ~OO.OO requested last year to $52OOCO; that the postage account be increased from S125oOO to S150.OO; that the telephone and telegraph account be increased from ~75.OO to $525.00; that the bond preml~un be increased from $250.00 to that the automobile expense account be increased from S2,5OO.00 to and that the furniture and equipment account he increased from $725.00 to and Council being of the opinion that the budget should be approved, Er. Cronin offered the following Resolution: (~9713) A RESOLUTION makin~ Joint recor~endation to the Compensation Board for fixation of salaries and expenses in the office of the City Sergeant for calendar year (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15! Pale ~81) ~. Croni~ moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Kr. Elnton and adopted by the followln~ vote: AYF~: Eesers. Cronin, Edwards, Elnton and the President, ~r. Hunter ................... NAYS: None ......... O. BUDGET-CITY TREASURER: }~r. C. R. Kennett~ City Treasurer, appeared before Council for a discussion of h~ budFet with a view of submitting a Joint recommendation to the Compensation Board. It appearing that }.~. Kennett is askin~ for two additional clerks at salaries on the basis of $2,1OO.OO per annum and For an extra employees account of $~OO.OO, and that he is asking that the stationery and office supplies account be increased from the $3,900.00 requested last year to ~5,8&0.00; that the postage account be increased from ~2,100.OO to $3,OOO.OO; that the rmintenancf of rachtnes account be increased from $600.00 to $7OO.OO; and that the furniture and equipment account he increased from $2,O~0.OO to $2,500.00, and Council bein~ of the opinion tlmt the budget should he approved, the body having already decided at a previous meetin~ to fix the salary of the City Treasurer at $7,260.O~ per annum, it belnc understood that the $15.OO per month salar~ increase will be Franted the other employees in the department~ with the exception of the two additional clerks~ ~r. Cronin offered the followin~ Resolution: (~971&) A RESOLUTION making Joint recommendation to the Compensation Board for fixation of salaries and expenses in the office of the City Treasurer for calendar year 19&9. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book 11o. 15, Pa~e !~. Cronin moved t he adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by }~r. Edwards and adopted by the followinc vote: AYES: /essrs. Cronin, Edwards, Minton, and the President, Er. Hunter ................... NAYS: None .........O. BuDGET-CO]}Dh';~ALTH ATTORNEY: It was brought to the attention of Counzil that F~. C. E. Cuddy, Commonwealth Attorney, intends to ask the Compensation Board to increase his salary from $6,000.00 to $~,OOO.OO per annum, and the salary of the Assistant Commonwealth Attorney from $3,&~O.OO to $5,000.00, alon~ with minor increases in his stationery and office supplies, postage and telephone and telegraph accounts. "186 Council bein~ of the opinion that the salary of the Commonwealth Attorney should be fixed at $6s~20.00 per annum, and that the salary of the Assistant Commonwealth Attorney should be fixed at $~,000.00 per annum, and that the Compensation Board should be notified of Councllte wishes in the matter, Er. Edwards offered the followinF Resolution: (~715~ A RESOLUTION making recommendation to the ~Ompensation Board for fixation of salaries and expenses in the office of the Attorney for the Com:zonwealth for the City of Roanoke for calendar year 19~9. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page ~83) F--. Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion wan seconded by Mr. Minton and adopted by the fnllowin? vote: AYES: Kessrs. Cronin, Edwards, Kinton, and the President, Er. Hunter ............... &. NAYS: None ......... O. STREETS A};D ALLEYS: ~. W. Courtney King, Attorney, representin~ Trustees of the Christ Episcopal Church, appeared hefore Council and presented the followin~ petition, askin~ that alley located 233 feet west of the southwest corner of Franklin Road end WashinKton Avenue, S. W., be permanently vacated, discontinued and closed for a distance of sixty-five feet in a southerly direction from Washin~ton Avenue: -VIRGINIA: BEFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROADOKE IN RE: APPLICATION TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRfiINIA, TO VACATE, DISCO!~INUE AND CLOSE, FOR A DISTANCE OF SIXTY-FIVE {65) FEET FF~M WASHINGTON AVenUE, AN ALLEY FJ3NNING SOUTH FRO~'. WASHIhGTON AVENUE,S. W., A~ BEn, INNING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAID WASHINGTON AVEI~UE 233 FEET FReE THE SOUT~ST CORNF.R OF FRANELIN ROAD AND WASHINGTON AVENUE AND LYING BE'FWEES; THE PROPERTY OF CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF ROANOKE, VIROINIA, AND THE PROPERTY OF L. L. PITDHFORD ON SAID WASHINGTON AVEI{UE IN SAID CITY. Your petitioners, Hugh R. Trout, H. C. Neren and 0. S. Reid, Trustees of Christ Episcopal Church of Roanoke, Virginia, respectfully file this their Petition praying that the portion of the above described alley located in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, be permanently vacated, discontinued and closed pursuant to Sections 5220 and 2039 (9) of the Code of Virginia, as amended. Your petitioners aver that they are the duly, legally constituted Trustees of Christ ~piacopal Church of Roanoke, Virginia, and as such hold the legal title to the property of said Church located on the southwest corner of h'ashinztoa Avenue and Franklin Road in said City with a frontage of 65 festoon Franklin Road and running back between parallel lines with Washin~ton Avenue in a westerly direction to the alley mentioned in the caption hereof a distance of 233 feet. Your Petitioners further represent that the aforesaid property of said Church was purchased by their Trustee predecessors on ~y 11, 191&, and that a church buildinK was shortly thereafter constructed on said property at ~reat cost. Your Petitioners further represent that since the purchase of the purchase oP the property aforesaid and the construction of the ~hurch building thereon that the congregation of said Church has increased to such an extent and the demand for additional church facilities have increased ¢reatly and that the present facilities are wholly and absolutely inadequate to furnish the sa~e. Your Petitioners further represent that the building of the church as constructed covers the whole of its said property and that they have been unable to purchase the property lyin_~ to the south of the present church property. That the only means of expansion for said Church is to cross the alley aforesaid and build on the property to the west of the present church property and to that end they have secured an option to [ urchase the same from L. L. Pltchford and his w/re, the present o~ers hereof. '187 Your Petitioners further represent that it is the intention of the said Church to build on the property proposed to be acquired from ¥~. and Mrs. Pltchford an extansion to the present parish house af£ordin~ much needed Sunday School classrooms, a combination gymnasium and auditorium and other ~uch and badly needed facilities and it ~uld be impracticable, inconvenient and impossible not to have the same connected with the present Church structure. Your Petitioners further represent that the closin~ of said alley would be only for a distance of sixty-five (65) feet, the ~resent depth of its property on said alley, end would leave sufficient thereof for Full and free access to al~ .other'~ropertie~ abutting.thereon. Your Petitioners herewith file an affidavit marked eExhibtt showinF that the proI~r legal notice of this application to Council has been fully and leFally posted ss required by law. Your Petitionera therefore pray: (1) That five (5) viewers, any three (]) of whom r~y act, be appointed to vie~ the above described alley a portion of ~hich is horein souFht to be per~an~tly vacated, discontinued and closed and report in ~-itin~, as required by Sections 5220 and $O]9 (9) of Code of VlrFinia, as s~ended. (2) That if and ~hen that portion of the said alley above described is formally vacated, discontinued and closed the order providinc for the same shall direct the proper ~erson or persons to mark upon any and all plats showina said alley which nay bo of record in the Clerk's Office of the Hu~tinFs Court for the City of Roanoke, YirFinia, and the EnFineerin~ Office for tho City of Roanoke, ¥ir~inia, ~Vacated' as provided by the aforenentioned Code sections. BesI~ctfully submitted, HU~H R. TROUT H. C. NEREN C. $. REID Trustees of Christ Episcopal Church of Roanoke, ¥ireinfa BY COUNSEL W. Courtney Kin~, p. q." Council bein~ of the opinion that viewers should be appointed to report on the matter, Er. Edwards offered the followina Resolution: (~9716) A RESO~ION providin[ for the appointment of five freeholders, any three of whom may act, as viewers in connection with the petition of Nu~h H. Trout, H. C. listen and ~. S. Reid, Trustees,of Christ Episcopal Church of koanoke, ¥irKinia, to perlaanently vacate, discontinue and close, for a distance s~t y-five (65) feet from Washin[ton Avenue, an alley runnin~ south from WaahinFtor Avenue, S. %1., and beginning on the sou~h side of said Washin~ton Avenue 233 feet from the southwest corner of Fr~klin Road and WashinEton Avenue and lyin~ between the property of Christ Episcopal Church of Roanoke, Virginia, and the property of L. L. Pitchford on said Washington Avenue in seid City. (~'or full text of Resolution, see'Ordinance Book No. 15, Page Mr. Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by }~r. ¥inton and adopted by the followinz vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Edwards, Minton, and the President, ~[r. Hunter .......... NAYS: None .... O. DELINQUENT TAXES: ~. J. T. ~n~leby, Jr., Attorney, to~ether with ~s. Nora ~1. Littlejohn, appeared before Council in behalf of Ers. N. W. Damron, a[ed relief client and m~sr of a piece of property located on the east aide of Third Street, S. E., eighty feet south of Elm Avenue, callin~ attention %o the fact that the City Attorney has ln~tituted suit in equity for collection o£ the taxes a~ainst the property~ pursuant to the frovision~ o£ Resolution ~Oo 9~]~ adofted on the ?th day of June, 1948, sad asked that the suit be held In abeyance for a few years. On motion o£ )Mo Edwards, seconded by }~. Minton and unanimously adopted, the ~atter was referred to the City Attorney for investieation~ re~ort and reco~aendation to Council. STREET N.~$-$TREE? IF~OYEI~JtTS: A ~roup of citizens and froperty owners of th~ CeO0 and 2900 blocks of Country Club Avenue, ~. ~., with ~s. L. Bo Coleman actinE as epokesman~ appeared before Council, fMs. Coleman callin~ attention to the fact that there is also a Country Club Road and an Old Country Club Road in the vicinity which creates confuslo~ in nail delivery to the persons living on the streets in question, and a~ked that the two blocks in which she ie interested be chanFed to Clifton Street, alao~ that this street be lnproved. On ~otion of Er. Edwards, seconded by IT. Cronin and unaninously adopted, the matter ~s referred to the City )~nager for Investigation, re~ort and reco~enda In this connection, Yr. ~linton broueht to the att~ntion of Council and ~oved that the ~tter of lnproving Clifton Street and ~lenrose A¥~nue he referred to the City ~na~er for investtration, report and recom~endation. ?he motion was seconded by ~r. Edwards and unani~ously adopted. ANNE~ATION-TAXICtBE: Mr. Richard F. Pence, Attorney, together with ~. F. G. Smith, operator of the Smith Cab Service, appeared before Council, Mr. Pence advising that his client ia based on ~llliamson Road in the area to be annexed to the city January 1~ 19~9, that at present his operations are limited to the county which mean~ he can furnish adequate service with the six taxicabs now being used, but that after the first of the year Kr. Snith will be required to operate throughout the corporate limits of the City of Roanoke, and asked tt~t the City Manager issue his client a certificate of convenience and necessity for the operation of ten taxicabs after the first of the year, calling attention to the fact that ~. Smith is willing to install taxi ~oters, two*way radios and pay any license tax required by the city. The City ~nager voicing the opinion that this ia a matter of policy to be established by Council, Mr. Cronin offered the following Resolution: ~?17~ ~ RESOLUTION establishing policy with reference to granting certificates of convenience and necessity to taxicab operators based in the to be annexed to the City of Roanoke aa of January l, 1949, upon application by such operators for permission to operate taxicabs within the corporat limits of the city. (For full ~ext of Resolution, see Ordinance Book ~. 15, Fage ~85) Mr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~fnton and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Edwards, Elnton, and the President, Hunter ...................... 4. NAYS: None ............... O. STRELTS DID ALLEIS: A public hearing on the application of W. W. FeAr, Jr.~ to vacate~ discontinue and close the southerly four feet of a l~-foot alley runnln~ east and west between Fifth Street and Sixth Street, 3. J.~ and lying between Janette Avenue and Bluff Avenue, havin~ been continued until the ~*abers of Council could view the alley in person, Er. Allen ¥. Staples, Attorney, representin~ Er. gear, again appearinE before the body, it was brourht to t~ attention of those present that the alley has not as yet been so viewed; whereuFon Council decided to inspect the alley during the present meeting before takinF any definite action. Later during the ~eeting, after members of Council had personally viewed the alley in question, it ~as decided that only the southerly four feet of the alley ~nning the depth of ~r. l!oir~a lot, a distance of 11~.] feet ~est fro: Fifth Street, should be permanently vacated, discontinued and closed; whereupon, ]ir. Oronin norad that the followin~ Ordinance be placed upon its first readin!. The motion was seconded by l~. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: llessrs. Cronin, Edwards, ~£nton, and the President, Er. Hunter .................... ~. NAYS: None ......... O. (~971~) AI{ ORDINANCE to vacate, discontinue and close for a distance of 11~.] feet ~est fro~ Fifth Street, S. ~., the southerly ~ feet of an alley runnine east and ~est as sho~m on the I~p of Block 11 of the Janette Land Co~pany's property, said alley extendin~ between Fifth and Six Streets, S. g., and beinr bounded on the north by Lots 1 through 1] inclusive, and on the south hy Lots l~ throu2h 26 inclusive, all in Block 11 according to the IMp of the Janette Land Company's property. h'gEREA$, ~. ~. /Mir, Jr.~ has heretofore Filed hie petition before Council in accordance ~lth the la~, requesting Council to vacate, discontinue and close the southerly ~ feet of a certain tS-foot ~ide alley as sho~m on the map of Block 11, Janette Land Company*s l~ap, extendina between Fifth and Sixth Streets S. W., and bounded as aforesaid, and ~hereas due, legal and ttnely notice of said petition was posted and Fiven as required by law, and }!HEHEAS, in compliance ~fth the prayer of said petition, viewers ~ere appointed by the Council to vie~ the said alley ~ich was requested to be partially vacat~ discontinued and closed, and to report whether or not in their opinion any~ and if any, ~at inconvenience ~ould result from the vacating, discontinutnz and closinc of said alley as prayed for in said petition, and 1/HEREAS, it appears from the report in ~rfting filed by the said viewers in this proceeding that no inconvenience vmuld result either to the public or to shy individual from the partial vacatinF, discontinuine and closinc of said alley, and ~HEREAS~ it £urther appears to Council that the petitioners aforesaid have a!reed to bear and defray the costs and expenses incident to this proceeding. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the ~ity of Roanoke that a strip comprising the southerly ~ feet of the l~-foot alley shown on the plan 189 190 of the Janette Land Company's property, extendin~ fro~ Fifth Street, S. ~., in a westerly direction threu~h Block 11 of said Land Companyta I~p be vacated, discontinued and closed for a distance of 'llh.] feet west from Fifth Street, and that all right~ title and interest of the City of Roanoke and of the public in and to the said southerly h foot strip of said alley for a distance of 11~o] fas west from Fifth Street, So W°, be~ and they are hereby released, insofar as the Council is e~powered so to do; except that a public easement is hereby reserved for the ~aintenance~ repair and replacement of the stor~ drains, sewers and water lines, and all other municipal installations,,lf any, now located in the said portion of an alley. BE IT F~TH~L~.ORD~IBED that the City En~ineer be, and he is hereby directed, to mark "per=anently vacated, discontinued and closed" the said southerly h-foot strip o£ sald alley for the distance aforesaid on all naps and plats on file in the office of the City Engineer of the City of Roanoke, VirFinia, on which said alley is sho~, referrlnr to the book and pare of Resolutions and Ordinances of the Council of the City o£ Roanoke wherein this Omtlnsnce shall be spread. BE IT FURTH~ ORDAINE9 that the Cl.rk of this Council shall deliver to the Clerk of the Hustings Court for the City of Roanoke, Vir~inia, a copy of this Ordinance in order that said Clerk of Courts ~ay make proper notation on all maps and plats recorded in his office upon which are shown the alley hereby partially vacated~ discontinued and closed. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. BUDG, BT-SCHOOLS: ~. LeRoy H. Smith, Chairman of the Roanoke City School Bcard, and Er. J. S. McDonald, Clerk, appeared before Council in connection with a communication from the School ~oard, callin~ attention to the fact that Council by Resolution No. 9560, adopted on July 19, 19&8, authorized the School Board to p~oceed %~fth the construction of the Jefferson Vocational Unit Addition at a total cost not to exceed $119,O72.11, advlsln~ that the contractors have info.ed the Board that they expect to have the buildin~ substantially completed before the end of December, and askinF that Council appropriate the amount of ~119,O72.11, in order that the Board might meet its oblirati~lson the building. In this connection, F~. [inton stated that he was of the impression the Schoc Board had a~reed to absorb in its own budKst the $13,700.O0 required for the advan, purchase of steel, Resets. Smith and [cDonald stating that the Board had on July lgA~, submitted a list of certain itezs in its budget which could be deferred in order to provide for the purchase of the steel, pendinff eventual reimhursezent from the 5ond issue, if successfully passed, or from the General Fund~ if the bond issue was not adopted, but that on July 19, 19&8, Council authorized the School Board to pro:eed with the construction Of the entire project. Council being of the opinion that $110,OOO.OO should be appropriated for this project for the tine befnr, with the su~Kestion that perhaps the School Board can find some means of absorbing the remaining ~9,O72.11, ~. Edwards offered the following emerFency Ordinance: (~9719) AN ORDINanCE to a=end and reenact Section ~90, "Public Schools", of Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Vir~inia, o~ the 29th day of Decezbe~, 1947, Ro. 9355, and entitled, "An Ordinance makin~ appropriations 191. from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginning January 1~ 19~, and ending December Il, 19~, and declaring the existence of an emergency~ as amended by OrdinAnce No. ~75, adopted on the 25th day of April, 1~. {¥or ~ull text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Fa~e V~o Edwards moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~r. ~lnton and adopted by the £ollo~n~ vote: AYES: ~esers. Cronin, Edwards, ~inton, and the ?resident~ ~. Hunter-~. NAYS: Rone-~ .........................................................O. PETITIONS AND CO}~NIGATIONS: CONTRIBUTIONS: An ackno'~led~ent from Ers. Eva }2. Price, President of the Roanoke Chapter, American Gold Star }bthers, Incorporated, expressing appreciation for the ~CO.O0 contributed by the city to assist in d e£rayinF expenses incident to the ceremony for the official organization and installation o£ officers of the Roanoke Chapter, ~as before Council. The acknowledgment was filed. STADII$[: A coF~nunieation ~ron Eisa Gertrude P. Bichardson, ExecutiYe Directo of the Roanoke 6itl Scout Council, reguestin~ permission to u~e ¥ictory Stadium on the night of April P2, 19~g, or, in the event of inclement weather, April 29, 19~g, with lights, free of charge, for the organization's International C~pfire pro.ram, was before Council. }~. Edwards indicatin~ personal sympathy fop this particular request, but questioning the wisdom o£ the principal of Council paying expenses o£ ~ny kind for Co.unity Fund a~encies, and the members of the body beinF of the opinion that the request should be granted only on the F~ounds that such action shall not be construed as eetablishin~ a precedent, ir. C~-onin offered the follo~in~ Resolution (~720) A RESOLUTIO~ authorizin~ the City }~na~er to ~rant per=issfon for rte free use of the Roanoke ]~nicipal (Victor~/} Stadium on the night of April 22, 192g, or, in rte event of inclement ~eather, April 29, 1949, for the International Campfire pro~ra~ of the Roanoke Girl Scouts, and waivin~ the fee of ~0.00 for use of lishts in connection with the pa2eant, it heine ~derstood that the latter action shall not be construed as astablishin~ a precedent. {For Full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Pa~e Er. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~otion was eeeonded by ~. Edwards and adopted by the follo~in~ vote: AYES: [essrs. Cronin, Edwards, [inton, and the President, ~r. Hunter .......... RAYS: None .... O. E~LOYEES RETIRE~'F~T SYSTE~i: A com=unication from }?r. Henry E. Thomas, Chairman o£ the Board of Trustees of the Employees Retirement System of t~e City of Roanoke, Virginia, advisfn~ that the Board ha~ received one copy of the first actuarial valuation of the system coverin~ the first ei[hteen months of operation~ which is bein~ kept in the Pension Board files due to the hesYy ex[ense of pre~srin~ additional copies of the document ~ich consists of t~enty-seven pages of typewritten ~tter, and that in Order [o carry Out the recom=endation of George B. Buck, ~ctuary, for a snell increase in the appropriation payable by the .192 city, it will be necessary to increase the proper budget item by a sum, the a~ount of~hlch ~s already been Fiven to the City }~nager, callin? attention to the creation of an Advisory Cor~lttee on Inveetnent of Funds composed of Eessre, J. ~. Barrett, Robert H. Daniel and William Po Scott during the year 19~8, was before Council. On notion of ir, Edwards, seconded by }~, ~tnton and unanimously adopted, the report ~e received and ordered filed. ~n this connection, Council being of the opinion that the three members of the Advisory Co~ittee on Investment of Funds should be appointed for definite terms of office by Council, ~. Crontn offered the Following Resolution: (~9721) A RF~0LUTION providinF for the establishment and appointment of an Advisory Cor~ittee on Invest:ant of Funds to the Board of Trustees of the F~ployee: ~etirement Syaten of the City of Boanoke, Virginia. (For full t~xt of ~esolution, see Ordinance 5ook No. 15~ Page ~o Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The notion ~aa seconded by ~[r. hinton and adopted by the following vote: ~¥E$: ~[essrso Cronfn, Edwards, Kinton, and th~ President, ~r. Hunter ............... N~¥S: Nons ......... O. LICFN~ES: A connunication from I~. R. W. ][ltchell~ License Inapector, advisinr that 627 notices have been sent to persons doin~ business ~ithout obtaining licenses~ and that from these notices $61~78.?] has been collected, leaving a balance of ~ZS.gg unpaid, was before Council. The co~unication was ordered filed. REPORTS OF OFFICERS: BUDGET: The City }~nafer submitted written report, advising that the followin~ adjustments to the budget are necessary in order to meet commitments made by the various departments durtn~ the year City Council City Hall Travel Expense $ 50.00 Wages $300.00 Supplies 200.00 City Clerk R~pairs 100.00 Incidentals 15.OO Juvenile Court City }~narer FSstafe i5.OO Telephone ~5.OO Postage 25.00 Telephone 35.0Q Lunacy Commissions Incidentals 50.00 Gas and Oil !1.OO Physicians Fees 50.C~ Advertising Hustings Court City Auditor Witness Fees 75.00 Postage 30.00 Counsel Fees 1C~.OO Equipment 500.00 Jury Fees 300.00 Law Books 10.£~ Delinnuent Tax Denartment Virginia Court of Appeals Incidentals 100.OO Telephone &.OO City Attorne~ Clerk of Courts Telephone 10.OO Incidentals 5.00 Telephone 15.OO Travel Expense 150.OO City Sergeant luto=obile Allowance $150.OO Electoral Board Stationery 325.00 Central Re~lstrar Telephone Cost of Elections .Ju~es and Clerks 23].50 Personnel Department Telephone 10.OO Police Department Salary, Special Police 3on.co Wares' 300.00 Incidentals lO0.OO ¥~intenance of Radio Syste= 2OO.00 Building InsPector Telephone 30.00 Welehts & }ieasures Gas and O11 1OO.OO Kilitia Rent 200.00 Do~ Tax Administration 15~ Collection to 75.00 Treasurer YfrFinia Health Department Stationery 50.00 Telephone 20.00 Incidentals 30.00 Travel Expense 10.00 Roanoke Sanatorium Extra Employees 500.00 Wa~es 50.00 Gas and Oil 20.00 Dru~s and Disinfectants 150.OO f'ood Supplies 1,OOO.C~ Fuel 275.00 Electricity ¥. D. Control Telephone 90.00 Cas and Oil Travelin~ Expense 1~.19 Air Pollution Control Stationery 25.00 Department of Public Welfare Telephone 30.00 Cit~ Physician Supplies 200.00 Almshouse Supplies 600.00 Juvenile Detention Telephone 10.C~ Food 600.00 Enzineerinz Dept. Telephone Gas and Oil 175.00 Travel F=pense 6.00 Sewer Const~uctl0n Gas and Oil 250.OO Repairs to ~chlnery 150.CO Contractors }~tntenance Sewers and Dralne Wa~es Street Cleantnz Wa~es 3,500.CO Gas and Oll 350.00 Refuse Collection and Disc~sal Wages 13,OOO.OO Gas and Oil 1,OOO.00 Supplies 225.C~ Street Hepair Wages 10,OOO.OO Telephone &.On Supplies 500.00 Fuel 50.00 Electricity 10.OO Water 20.00 Material 2,OOO.00 Contractors 15,OO0.00 Street Signs Wages 1,OOO.OO Bridge Repair Wages 6,500.00 Gas and Oil 325.00 Supplies 50.00 Street Ltrhttnz 5 - 600 C. p. ~ $3.10 per =o. 90.00 Recreation Den't. Stationery 35.00 Bond Premium 6.25 · Celebrations & Public Entertainment Eiacellaneou$ 3~0.OO Public Parka Gas and Oil 300.00 Supplies 200.00 Fuel 50.00 Electricity 225.00 Water Stadium Salary, Attendants 55.00 Telephone 15.00 Fuel 50.00 Water 350.00 Library Telephone 15.OO Electricity 35.00 Danazes & Costs Court Cost 250.6~ 194 Refunds & Hebatea Local Assessments License Accouats 5OO.OO Fines 50.OO ¥orknents Compensation Hospitalization 7OO.OO Annexation Annexation 2,5OO.OO Airport ~agea &OO.OO Stationery 25.OO lntercor~nuntcation Syste~ 120.OO Electricity 55.00 Water 95.00 Supplies 50.00 l~rke~ Wages fuel llO.OO ~.[unlclpal Scales Repairs $ 1OO.OO ~unieipal Cemetery ~azes City Far~_ Oas and Oil Repairs to {~chinery 150.OO Rent 575.00 Insurance quarry Supplies 125.OO )~r. Edwarxts moved that Council concur in the request of the City Kanager and offered the followin~ enercency Ordinance: (~9.722) A~; ORD!KA!~CE to amend and reenact certain sections of an O~dinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 29th day of December, 19&~, No. 9355, and entitled, "An Ordinance making appropriations from the General Fmnd of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year Deginnfng January 1, 19&8, and ending December 31, 19&8, and declaring the existence of an emergency", as amended by Ordinance No. 9&76, adopted on the 26th day Of April, 19&~. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Rook ~. 15, PaEe ~. Edwards moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~r. ~inton and adopted by the follo%dng vote: AYES: ~ssrs. Cronin, Edwards, Minton, and the President, ~. Hunter .............. HAYS: None .........O. ZONIN~-SETBACK LINE: The City ~nazer submitted written repo~ that he is concerned witil the continuation of a setback line in the business district on Williamson Road and that it is his belief the city should i=ediately have a setback line established on Williamson Road from the present city limits to the new city limits of twenty feet on each side of the hifhway. On motion of ~;~. Edwards, seconded by }~'. Einton and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the City Attorney for investi~ation, report and reco~.~endation to Council as to the proper procedure to he followed, the Buildtn~ Inspector to be notified of the city's intention of establishinK the setbsck line in question. WATER DEPAR~.~{T: The City ~naEer submitted written report that pursuant the provisions of Resolution ~o. 9&61, adopted on April 12, 1948, authorizing and directing the )~naFer of the l~ater Department, ~hen deemed ad¥isable~ subject to the approval of the City )~naEer, to allow full credit of the excessive amount over and above an average water bill where such excess ia due to an underfround or hidden leak, such credits not to exceed the amount of $300.00 in any one year, e 1 h u t t f this amount by Council. On ~tion of F~. Minton~ seconded by Fr. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the report was received and ordered Filed. GRADE CROSSIRG, S: The City ~nager submitted the follo~In2 report with reference to the grade crossin~a in the vicinity of 18th Street and Cleveland Avenue, S. "Roanoke, December 1], 1928. To The City Council, Roanoke, ¥irzinia. Gentlenen: On November 1 you asked that I check on trains and automobiles that go over the l~th Street and Cleveland Avenue crossing. On December 9 between 8:1~ A. ~., and 10:00 P. ~., a check was made by two officers. No. of motor vehicles passing 221 No. of freight trains 1~ No. of passenger trains 2 No. of cars pulled hy freiuht trains ~20 No. pulled by passenger trains 8 I am enterinE this report into the records. Respectfully submitted, (Sirned) Arthur S. ~ens City ~nager" The report h~s ordered filed. STREET LIGHTS: The City ~na~er submitted written report, recommsndinc the installation of street li£hts at various locations in the city. ~r. Mi~ton moved that Council concur in the recommendation of th~ City Kanaser and offered the following Resolution: (~9723) A RESOLUTION authorizin~ the installation of street lights on certain streets in the City of Roanoke. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance ~ook Ko. 15, Pa~e 290) ~r. ~inton moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded By )fr. Cronin and adopted by ~he followinz vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Edwards, Rinton, and the President, Mr. Hunter ............... &. NAYS: None .... O. HOUSING: The City ~fana~er submitted written report, enclosing the followin~ co=:nunicatlon from the Housin~ and Home Finance A~ency with reference to the proposed reduction of rent~ at the Yeterans Housin~ Project in Roanoke, and asking whether or not he should secure the information requested in the letter ~December 7,'1928 ~. Arthur S. Owens, City }Mnager City of Roanoke Roanoke, Virginia Dearer.' Owens: This is in reply to your letter of November 22 advisin8 us o£ the 196 proposal of the City Council to reduce the rents by twenty ercent on the Veterans Housing FroJect, effective January 1, ~9~9. We may not approve the action on the baals stated in your letter that your Council did not feel it was right to make a profit on the operation of the project. The governin& law, the Lanha~ Act, as amended, stipulates that the rents to be charged on such housin~ shall be fair rents based on value. The rents are determined on the basis of comparability'with private rental units and must be registered and approved by your Local Rent Control Office, Office of the Housinr Expediter. Any reduction in rents must, therefore, be prefaced by a findin& of the Area Rent Dlrectnr, OHH, that the present rants are above comparability or are subject to reduction under the standards for eettinr rents as may be operative by the OHE in this case. %fe will be rlad to consider the ratter further on the basis of fair rents based on rental value after you have consulted with your local Area Rent Director. (Sf~ned) Public Housin~ Administration ~eorzia Savin~s Bank BuildinK Atlanta 3, Georgia" Sincerely yours, A. R. ;~nson, Director, Richmond Field Office On motion of Er. Edwards, seconded by Mr. Minton and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the City )~na~er for conference with the local Area Rent Director. REPORTS OF CO~SIITTEES: None. UNFINISHED BU$INF~S: None. CONSIDERATION OF CLAII~: None. INTRODUCTION ~l{D CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES ~;D RESOLUTIONS: TRAFFIC: Ordinance No. 9707, amending and reordatninE Section 32, Chapter ~, of the City Code, to provide for additional one-way streets in the downtown section, in confo~ity with the Barton plan, havln~ previously been begot( Council for its firat reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, ~r. Edwards offerin& the following for its second reading and final adoption: (~9707) AN QRDINANCE to amend and re-ordain section thirty-two, relating to streets limited to one-way traffic, as amended by Ordinance No. 8216, adopted on the 2~th day o~ February, 19&6, of chapter thirty-four, "Traffic", of the Code of the City of Roanoke. (For ~ull text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Pa~e Er. Edwards moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~-fr. Minton and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ~ssra. Cronin, Edwards, l~nton, and the President, Mr. Hunter ................ NAYS: None .... O. REFUSE Ah~ RUBBISH COLLECTION: The City ~nager presented draft of Ordinance prepared by the City Attorney, concerning the collection of trash and refuse~ reco=endin~ its adoption. ~ro Hinton ~ved that Council concur in the reco~endation of the City ~anager and that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first readinF. The ~otion was seconded by ]~r, Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ~Ssrs. Cronin, Edwards, Minton, and the President, Er. Hunter ................ NAYS: None .... O. (~972~) AN ORDINANCE to amend the Code of the City of Roanoke by addin~ to Chapter 60 thereof a new section numbered ?a, the object of which is to )rovide for the manner in which paper, empty or discarded corrugated cartons and ~asteboard boxes shall be prepared for collection and removal by the City. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City ~ Roanoke that the Code of the City of Roanoke be amended by adding to Chapter 60 thereof a new section numbered 7a, which new section is as follows: NO person, fir~ or corporation shall place, or cause to be placed, on any public street, or elsewhere, within the City limits, for collection and removal by the City, paper nor more than four ~pty or discarded corruFated carton! or pasteboard boxes of any description, without first flattening and securely tying the same with stout cord in bundles not exceedin~ thirty-six inches in length and fifty pounds in weight. The Ordinance havin~ been read, was laid over. SALE OF PROPERTY: The City Clerk presented draft of Resolution prepared by the City Attorney, ratifying and approvinE the sale of certain property located in Salem to 3alvatore Oerizio, and authorizin~ the execution and delivery of a deed therefor; whereupon, ~. Edwards offered the follo~dn? Resolution: (~972~) A RESOLUTION ratifying and approvin~ the sale of certain property situate in the To%~n of Salem to Salvatore Gerizio and authorizing the execution and delivery of a deed therefor. (For full text Of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 1~, Pare 291) ~. Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution. The notion was seconded by ~.~. ~[inton and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: Resets. Cronin, Edw~rds~ f[tnton, and the President, }-~. Hunter ............ RAYS: None-O. KOTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS: ACADF3~ OF ~USIC: The City Clerk brought to the attention of Council the fact that the contract between the city and the Civic Academy Association Of Roanoke, Incorporated, for the leasinF of the Academy of ~usic, expires on December l&, Council bein~ of the opinion that the contract should not be renewed and that the Academy of }~stc should be put under the control of the City ~nager with a view of its operation being handled through the Recreation Department in the future, on motion of ~. Edwards, seconded by )3r. Cronin and un~ni~ously adopted, the City Clerk was requested to notify the Civic Academy Association sccordin~ly and to express Council~s thanks and appreciation for the service which ithe orranizatton has rendered to tP~ public in the operation of the Academy for 'past two years. '197 BUDd, ET: Attention ~ss brourht to the ~e=bera o£ Comcil that the body ~lll meet for the purpose of budeet study at 19~g, and Thursday, December 16, There bein~ no further business, Council adjourned° APPROVED Clerk Presiden~ COUNCIL~ RE~ULRR ¥~nday~ December 20, 19~8. The Council Of the City of Roanoke net in regular ~eetin~ in the Circuit Court Room in the EuniciI~l BuildinF, ~nday, December 20, 19~, at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., the regular meetinr hour, with the President, Er. Hunter, presidinr. PRF~S~]?: Ees~rs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Einton, and the President, Er. Nunter .................... ABSENT: ~Ione ............ O. OFFICERS PRESENT: Er. Arthur S. O~ens, City Eanarer, ~. Randolph G. City Attorney' and Er~ N. R. Yates, City Auditor. The nesting ~-~s opened with a prayer by Reverend J. Landon ~ddex, Pastor of the Villa Heights Baptist Church. EINUTES: A copy of the minutes of the ~eetinc held on December 1], having been furnished each member of Council, upon motion of ~r. Msards, seconded by Yr. l{inton and unanimously adopted, the readinf ~as dispensed ~ith and the minutes approved as recorded. HEARING OF CITIZEHS UPON PUBLIC ~NNEXATION-LICENSE TA~S: JudFe John ~. Hart, go=missioner of Bevenue, appeared before Council, calling attention to the fact that under the provisions o£ Ordinance No. ~?O, adopted on the 15th day of December, 19~6, imposing license ts×es on motor vehicles and trailers for periods beginning ~pril 1st and endin~ ~rch ]lst, the residents in the territory to be annexed to the City at midniFht on the ]lst day of December, 19~, ~ill ~e required to purchase city automobile license taFs, end asked that these residents either be allo~ed to ~ait and purchase their 19~9 city automobile license tags during the period from ~rch 15th to April 15th, or that they be allowed to purchase the license tars at one-third of the total cost for the entire year as o£ January 1949, instead of January 1~, 19~9, ~hen the t~o-thirds reduction nor=ally ~oes into effect. Council being o£ the opinion that the citizens in the annexed territory should not be required to purchase 192~ city license tags, }ir. Dillard offered th( followinr Resolution: (~72~) A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing that residents in the territory annexed to the City at midnight on the Ilar day o£ December, 192~, be relieved of payment of license taxes on motor vehicles and trailers for ~eriod from January 1, 19~9, to ~rch ]1, (For £ull text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page ]!~. Dillard moved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~otion was seconded by ~. Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Eessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~[intou, and the Fresident, ~r. Hunter .................... NAYS: Hone ..............O. ,199 200 ACAI)FS.~f OF ~,~SIC: Council havin~ at its meetin~ on July 26, referred the question of including adequate Funds in the 19~9 b~dget to repair the Academy of {fusic to a ~int where It will be ssFe For the general public, and confo~ with require~ents of the State Bureau of Insurance, to the City {Mnager for consideration in pre.ration of the p~sed budget for the hex: fiscal peri~, a ~rour rron the "Save the Acadec,y" Co~tttee, with Er. E. Carl ~drews as s~kes~n apreare~ before Co=nctl, }'r. Anarews statinr that the co~ittee is surrrised to learn that the City ~na~er has ~de no such prowt~ion in the propose~ bu~et for the year 19&9, ~vtewin~ the history of the uatter up to the present t~e callin~ u~n Council for a statenent of ~l~cy as to its ~ntentIons with regard the ~ture of the Acadeny. Also steak,hr in behalf of continued operation of the Acade=y of ~'usic for cultural entertaim~ent, were Ers. SeorFe S. ilurt, rerresentinF the Thursday Eorninr Fusic Club;}~. Br~ddus E. Che~mtng, rerresentin~ the Cc~,untty Concert Association; Dr. L. C. Downlnff, all stressing the fact that the of Roanoke has been jeopa~llzed ~{rs. W. .;. S. Butler and ~iiss Elizabeth Starritt, Future of all cultural entertainment in the 8ity with the closing of the second 5alcony at the Academy, and that although they do not contend that the second balcony ia safe and should be opened ,dthout First bein? repaired, they are askin~ that adequate funds %e ~ade available in the city's budget for repairin~ the building to a point where it ~;ilt be safe for the general public, including the second balcony. Also speakin~ on the subaect, was Er. kaymond P. Stultz, Con.~ander of Roanoke Post No. 3, of the American Le~ion, who advised that his organization is interested in entertainin~ any proposition the city might care to offer in dis~osi~ of the Academy of ~sic, with a view of relievin¢ the city of its operation and continuin~ full use of the buildin~ on the basis requested by the "Save the Acsdem Cor~ittee. At this ~oint, u~on request of Council, the City ~na~er explained that he had the second balcony closed b~cause he considered it ~nsafe, that at the sar.e tlr_e he had hich hopes the city would be able to find sufficient funds to repair the Academy of ~-iusic to make it safe for the ~eneral public, but that in makinz up the proposed ~udcet for 19&9 he had to cut all expenses to th~ bone, still leaving a large deficit, that it has been estimated the repairs will cost a minimum of ~iO,OO0.O0, but q~eationin~ the ability of the city to make these repairs w~thin this amount due to the proposed Virginia Fire Safety regulations recently drafted by the Stat~ Corporation Commission, some of which apply to existing theatres~ including the sta~e. In a further discussion of the matter~ ~. Cronin stated that he feels the ability of Council to make a complete decision at this time is impossible due to the financial problems FacinF the body and the uncertainty as to the exact amount which will be required to repair the Academy of [usic, stating that he would like to see consideration ~lYen not only to repairin? the Academy to make it safe for the general public, but to restorinu it to some of its foyer splendor After a further discussion of the question, ~. Cronin su~esti~that a cor~ittee co=prised of representatives of Coun:il,the Academy of Kueic Froup and the City ~nager be appointed to determine tke exact a~ount needed to repair the Acadeny and to report back to Council for further action withht {hirty to sixty the Academy Froup indicating a reluctance to serve on such a cor~ittee, Cronin then suF~estin~ that the City ~nager be requested to bring to ~ouncil within thirty days a prorram for conpl~tin~ the minimum require~ents %o make t~ butldin~ safe for the ~eneral public, %o~ether with the actual cost, and another pro,ran for completely restorin= the Academy of },[usic, %o~ethe~ with the actual cost, those present lnsfstin= t]~t t~ey feel any further a ction on the matter should be handled by Council, ~. G~nfn moved that Council actinz as a co~ittee of the %~ole study the matter and that definite action be taken by tke body not later than January 17, 19&9. The motion w~s seconded by Kr. Dillard and unanimously adopted. STREETS ~D ALLEYS: ]~r. W. Courtney KinK, Attorney~ representin~ E. O. Howard~ Sr., appeared tefore Council and presented the followin~ Fetition~ 8skin~ that Seventh Street, N. W.~ be pe~.anently vacated, discontinued and closed fo~ a distance of 130 feet f~om Shenandoah Avenue to the property of the Norfolk and i[estern Railway Company: "VIRGINIA: BEFORE THE COUNCIL OF T~ CITY OF ROA~;OKE IN RE: APPLICATION TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROA1;OKE, VIRGINIA, TO VACATE, DISCONTII~E ~D CLOSE 7TH STREET, N. W., R~NING FROM SHENANDOAH AVENUE, N. W., FOR A DISTANCE OF 130'FEET TO THE PROPERTY OF T~ ~RFO~ AND ~YERN RAILWAY CO~PA~iY AND LYING BE~,'~EN ~E PROPERTY OF E. O. HO~ARD, SR., AND THE PROPERTY OF LI~DSEY-ROBINSON CO~ANY, INCCRFORATED, ON ~AID ~HEN~DQAH AVEI~E. Your Petitioner, E. O. Howard, Sr.~ respectfully files this his Petition praying that the ~rtion of the above described street located in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, be Fe~anently vacated, discontinued and closed put,ant to Sections 5220 and 2039(9) of %he Code of Vir~inia as amended. Your Petitioner avers that he is the o~er of the fee s~ple title %o ~%s 1, 2, 3 and &, Section 24, Rogers, Fafrfax and Houston Subdivision which said p~rty f~nts lO0 feet on Shen~doah Avenue and r~s south with %he east side of 7th Street a dis%ante of 130 feet to the property of the Norfolk ~d Weste~ Railway. Your Petitioner further repres~ts %~t he o~rates a coal yard on the above described praises which said oFerat ion takes up %he ~ole of said pro~y and that he desires to build a garage for the storare of his t~cks ~d au~mobiles used tn said business and he is unable to build the same ~lesm that portion of the said street hereinabove set forth is closed and used for the purpose. Your Petitioner further avers that he is advised that the ~rtion of said street souKht to be closed is merely a paper street and ~ms never been opened on %he 20i 202 Your 'Petitioner fUrther represents that by resolution t~1~5 dated August 25, 19]~, the Council o£ the City of Roanoke did grant unto Lindsey- 2o~inson and Company, Incorporated, ~er~leaton to build u~on a portion of said street herein sought to be closed in which said resolution the said Council recited and found that such user ~uld not inconvenience the public. Your Petitioner represents that Lindsey-Robinaoa sod Company would he the only one affected by a closing of said street and that it ~uld be definitely to their advantaFe to have the same permanently vacated~ discontinued and closed, they havin~ built on a portion thereof. Your Petitioner further represents that the Cowacll. of the City of Roanoke did by Resolution ~5099 under date of Febrtmry 8, 1917, Five and Frant unto C. Lo Lacy~ your Petitioner*s predecessor in title, the right to use and build upon the eastern one-half of the stree~ herein aourht to be closed recltinF that the sa~e was not susceptible to use by the general public and that such use thereof would not inconvenience the public. Your Petitioner further represents that his business has no rOOm for expansion unless said street is closed, that it is necessary that a business of such a character as that o~ned by your Petitioner must have railroad facilities and that such property in the City of Roanoke is severely linited. Your Petitioner herewith files an affidavit marked "Exhiblt A" shc~inE that the proper legal notice of this application to Council has been fully and leFally posted as required by law. Your Petitioner therefore prays: {1) That five it) viewers, any three {~) of whom nay act, be appointed to view that port ion of the above described street herein sought to be ~ernanently vacated, discontinued end closed and report in ~ritint, aa ~equired by Sections 5220 and ~O]9(9] of the Code of Virginia, as a~ended. (2) That if and when that portion of the said street above described is for~.erly vacate~, discontinued and closed the order providinF for the sa~e shall direct the proper person or persons to rark upon any and all plats showin~ tb~t portion of the said street ~hich may be of record in the Clerk's Office of the Hustinrs Court for the City of Roanok% Vir{ini; and the En;tneerin~ Office for the City of Roanoke, Virginia, "Vacated" as provided by the aforementioned Code sections. Respeotfully sutmitted, E. O. HOWARD, SR. BY COUN?EL %{. Courtney Kinm, p.q." Council bein? of the opinion that viewers should be appointed to report on the nMtteF, KFo Cronin offered the following Resolution: (,.~9.727] A RESOLUTION p~ovidin~ for the appointm-nt of five'freeholders, an!' three of %~om may act, as viewers in connection with the petition of E. O. How Sr., to permanently vacate, discontinue and close, 7th Street, N. W., running from Shenandoah Avenue, ~. W., for a distance of 130 feet to the property of the Norfolk and Western Railwsy Company and lyin~ between the property of E. O. Howard Sr., and the proferty of Lindsey-Robinson Company, Incorporated, on said ~henandoah Avenue. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page ~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~(r. ~inton and adopted by the followinF vote: AYES: ~ssrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~Iingon, azld the President, l~. Hunter ..................... 5. HAYS: ~fone .............. STREETS A};D ALLEYS: Council havin~ previously adopted a resolution providinc for the appointment of viewers in connection with the request'of the Trustees Of the Christ Episcopal Church that a portion of an alley located 233 fe~ west of the southwest cox~16r of Franklin Road and l{ashington Avenue, S. W., be permaneutly vacated, discontinued and closed for a distance of sixty-five feet in a southerly direction frcn Washington Avenue, }~. W. Courtney Kin~, Attorney, a~aif ap~mred before Council and presented the followin~ report Of the viewers: BEFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RO~O~E IN RE: APPLICATION ~ THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROA~;OKE, VI.~.INIA, TO VACATE, DISCO~iTINUE AND C£O$E, FOR A DIST.;CE OF SIXTY-FIVE (65) FEET FRO]! WASHINGTON AVE[~E, Afl ALLEY EUHI{IIIG SOUTH FHO~[ WASHII~qTOH AV~:UE, S. W., AND BFP. INHIll~ ON T~]~ SOUTH SIDE OF SAID ~ASUI}~T~ AVenUE ~]] FEET FROM TIiE CO~NEN OF F~ANKLIN ROAD A~ ~AgUI1;Gll~N AVenUE LYI~ S.ET~EEN THE PRDPF~TY OF CHRIST EPISCOPAL OF NO~OEE, VIRGINIA, AI~ T}~ PROPERTY OF L~ L. PITCHFORD Oil SAID ~ ASHIf~TO~! AVF~ IN SAID CITY. REPORT OF VIEWERS The undersigned viewers~ appointed by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Vir~inia, by ~rder entered on the 13th day of December, 19~8, to view~ ascertain and report in writing, ~ursuant to the provisions of Sections 5220 smd ~O39 (9} of the Cods of Virginia, as amended, whether, In our opinion, any, and if any, what inconvenience would result from formally vacatinm, discontinuing and closing that portion of the alley set out and described in the caption hereof, respectfully report that after havin~ been first duly sworn, we viewed said alley and the neighborinF troperty and we are unanimously of the opinion that no inconvenience would result, either to any individual or to the public, from vacating, dlscontlnuinM and closin~ that portion of said alley as hereinmbove set out. Given under our hands this 18th day of December, 19%~. (Signed) R.V. Fowlkes, David }~. Etheridfe, Sr., James A. Turner" In this connection, Er. Frank W. Ro~ers, Attorney, re~reseutinF ~<iss ~ry T. Fenn and I~r. James A. Allman, residents of property abutting on the alley in question, appeared before Council, advising that to close this portion of the alley will ~reatly inconvenience his clients. Council beinm of the opinion that a public hearing should be held on the matter, }.~r. Dillard moved that the time of the hearin? be fixed at 2:00 o'clock ~. m., Monday, January 3, 19&9. The motion was seconded by Er. ~inton and un~nimously adopted. CITY ~.~RKET AUDITORIUm!: ~r. Raymond P. Stultz~ Corm.ander of Roanoke Post ~o. 3, o£ the American Legion, appeared before Council and presented a communication, advising that it is the understandinM of the orfanization that some criticism has been made by members of Council as to the ~erican Legion Drum and DuMle Corps ustn~ the City }~arket Auditorium for drillin? purposes, free of char£e, while the city pays rent to the American Le~ion for the privilege of the National Guard Units using the Legion Auditorium for drillin? purposes, and that if Council wishes to withdraw the privilege of the corps practicinm in the City Earket, the LeEinn will do its utmost to make other arrangements, calling attention to the fact that although the American Legion would prefer the use of the space now occupied by ~he National Guard it does not feel it can ask them to relinquish this sp~ce until the city has made other provisions for them, and, also, callinF .203 attention to the fact that the Legion has m~de tentative arrangeuents to allow the City Recreation Department to conduct Junior basketball ~anea in the Le~ion Auditorium at a nominal charge, The question was diecue~ed, )¥. Minton etatin? that it wac hie impression that when the present City ~arket Building wac conetructed it wac the city~e intention t~ hous~ the National Guard Unite on the eecond floor, {Mo Cronin raieing the queetion ae go the Recreation Dep~rtment ugin~ th~ varioue echool · gynnasi~s throughout thsccit¥ for its basketball ~ames, )~o D. ~. l~cQullkin, Superintendent of the Schools, who wac preeent~ t~e =eetinF, atatinF that this is don~ whenever poesible, but ~hat the school ~F~nasiune already have ~ pretty full schedule. After a further discussion of the matter, Er. Rinton moved that the A~erican LeKion Drum and Bugle Corps be per~.itted to continue usin~ the City Earket Auditorium for drillinff purposee as at present. The ~otion was seconded by Er. Dillard and Unanimously adopted. ANNEXATION-ELECTIONS: The Electoral Board having been requested to submit to Council a revised list of vatin~ precincte within the present corporate limits and ~ithin the extended corporate limits, includin~ the newly ~nnexed territory, with a view of ~ivinr each precinct a different na~e, Er. T. Howard Boyer,' Chai~r..An of the Bos~d~ appeared bePore Council, stating that the ~oard is of the opinion that only such chan~es as are absolutely necessary should be ~ad9 before the bond issue election on ~rch 1, 1929, and outlined the boundaries of the su~estc~ precincts including the annexed territory. Council beinr of the opinion that a public hearin~ should be held on the matter, ~r. Dillard moved that the ti~e of the hearin~ be fixed at 8:00 o'clock, p. m., ~nday, January 3, 19~,9. The ~otion was seconded hy ~-~. Cronin and unani=ously adopted. STRE..~TS ;J~D ALLEYS: ~[~. Allen ]{. Staples, Attorney, re~resentin~ %~. %f. }~ir, Jr., afpeared Before Council in connection with Ordinance Ko. 9718~ providinf for the vacating, discontinuing and closin~ for a distance of ll&.3 feet west from Fifth Street, S. W., the southerly four feet of a l~-foot alley runnfn~ east and west ~etwe~n Fifth Street and Sixth Street, S. W., and lyinE between Janette Avenue and Bluff Avenue, ~hich has previously been befora the body for its first readinE, read and laid over; whereupon, ir. Cronin offered the following for its second readin~ and final adoption: (#971~) AN ORDINA;~CE to Yacate, discontinue and close for a distance of ll&.] feet west from Fifth Street, Si W., the southerly & feet of an alle~ I~lnning east and west as shown on the Fmp of Block 11 of the Janette Land Company's property~ said alley extendin~ between Fifth and Sixth Streets, S. W., and being bound on the north by Lots 1 throu{h 13 inclusive, a~d on the south by Lots throuFh 26 inclueive, all in Block 11 according to the ]~p of the Janette Land Company's property. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page }~. C~onin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was' seconded by ~r. Edwards and adopted by the'followtn~ vote: bYES: lle}sra. Cronins. Dillard, Edwards, Elnton, and the President, IT. tiunter ..................... NAYS: lion6 ......... O. BUDGET-S~HOOL$: Council having at its last tabular meetin~'ap~ropriated ~110~OOO.OO in connection with the construction of t~e Jefferson Vocation Uni~ Adflition, ~ith the 5u~estion that perhaps the ~oanoke City School Uoard could find some means of absorbln~ tho re,minding ~9,O72.11, ~r. D. B. Ilc~ullkin, Superintendent of Schoo~s~ to,ether wit~ Kr. J. S. llcDonald, Clerk of the School Board, appeaPed before Council, advising that the Board, after thorough study of its budFet~'has been Unable to furnish thia'aluouatl whereupon, }~r. lilnton offered the followtn~ emergency Ordinance: (~9728} iN O~DINANCE to a~end and reenact Section ~<)O, "Public Schools of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Vtr~inia, on the 29th day of December, 19~7~ No. 9~5~s and entitled, "An Ordinance makin~ appropriatione from t~e General Fund of ~he City of Roanoke for the fiscal year be~innin~ January ~, 19~, and ending December 31, 19~as and declarinz the existence of an emer=ency"~ as a~.anded by Ordinance No. 9&76, adopted on the day of April, (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book NO. 15, Page ~. ]{inton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~'r. Dillard and adopted by the follo,~ng vote: AYES: }.~esers. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards,'~[inton, and the President, ~fr. Hunter ................ NAYS: ~lone .... O. PETITIONS AND CO}~NICATIONS: SCHOOL BOA.BD: A communication from }~. Arnold Schlossberg, advising that hi% company, the Central ~nufacturin~ Corporation, is the low bidder on certain nillwork for one of the schools in the City of Roanoke, and that be has been informed that if he resigns as a member of the Roanoke City School Board the low bid of his company on this work can be accepted, but that if he re~ains on the Board, he will have to obtain permission from the State Board of Education for every sale of materials to a Keneral contractor if such materials are to be used in constructin~ a school anywhere in the state, and that since he does not think it fair to his company to retain on the Board if it miFht mean depriving the co:pany of the right to bid on any school ~ob in the state, he wishes to tender his resignation effective immediately, was before Council. It appear%mr that the Roanoke City School Board has asked the State board of Education for a ruling as to whether ~r. Schlossberg's company would he barred from btdin~ on work in schools only in Roanoke or throughout the entire state, and ~[r. Dillard advising that it is his understanding ~r. Schlossberg ia willing to continue as a member of the 16cal School Board if the ruling applies only to Roanoke, action on the matter Nas held in abeyance until after the ruling has been received f~om the State Board of Education which meets on January lOs 19&9. 205 LIBRABY-ANNEXA?ION: A co~unication from ~r, F, E~ Rlvinua, Chairn~n of the Roanoke ~ublic Library Board, advlsinE that the report Of the Board as to the ~llllamaon Road Branch Librat~y has been delayed awaitin~ an answer from the Boanoke County Library Trustees with reFard to the service which has been rendered bi the county bookmobile and the library station in the firehouse, a~d the cost of off that service by the county bookmoUile ~£or the city in case · Council does not make timely p~ovision for a city bookmobile, was I be£o~e Council. On ~otion of F~. Dillard, seconded by ~o Edwards and unanimously adopted, the co~untcation was ordered filed, CO}~FENSATION BOARD-CITT 9ERGEAIlT: A cor~unication from the Compensation Bosrd,'fixin? the salary and expenses for the office of the City Serfeant for the cal~ndar year 19&9, was before Co~noll. In this connection, it w~a br~urht to the attention of Council %hat there t%~o differences between the award and the Joint Resolution heretofore submitted to the Compensation Board; viz, the ell~ination of the ~lOO.OO item for travel expense and mn allowance of $2,6~.~ for automobiles u~ed in necessary travel instead of the ~],r~.~, as submitted tn the joint Resolution. On zotion of ~r. Dilla~, seconded by ~. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the City Clerk was recuested %o forwa~ copy of the award to the C~ty Au~to~ for his information. CO~ENSAT[O~ ~ARD-CITY TREASURER: A co~ication from the Compensation Board, fixin~ the salary and expenses for the off,ce of %P~ City TFeasure~ for calendar year 1929, was before Council. In this connection, tt was bPought t~ the attention of Co~cil that there difference between the award and the ~oint Resolution heretofore submitted the Compensation Board; viz, a salary of ~l,T&O.~ per ann~ fo~ one of ~he regula~ clerks tn~tead of a salary of ~1,9~0.OO ~r ann~ as submitted in the Joint Resolution. On ~otion of Km. }~inton~ seconded by )~. C~nin and unanimously adopted, %he City Clerk was requested %o for~rd copy of the awa~ to the City Auditor for his info,etlon. CO[PENSAT!ON BOARD-CO~D~ALTH ATTORNEY: A co~ication from the Compensation Board, fi~in~ the salary and expenses fo~ office of the Attorney for the Co~onwealth for the calendar year 19&9, ~s before Council. In this connection, it was brought to the attention of Council that the Compensation Board has f~ed the salary of the Co~onwealth Attorney at Far ann~, tnstea~ of the $6,&20.00 per ann~ reco~ended by Council, and the sala~ of th9 Assi~tan% Co~onwealth Attorney at ~5~.~ per ann~ instead of ~$&,O~.~ per ann~ reco~ended by Council, and that the Compensation ~oa~ has al~ approved a total increase of $85.fO in other expenses. On motion of [m. Edwards~ seconded by ~. [iinton and unanimously adopted, the C~%y Clerk was requested %o forwa~ copy of the awa~ to the City Auditor for his info~tion. 207 REPORT3 OF OFFICERg: CITY ~NAGER: The City ~Mna~er submitted reports on ~ork accomplished and expenditures for the payroll periods e~ding November 15th, ~ovember ]Otb and ~ecember 15th, 192t. The reports were ordered filed. AIr. HOUSE: The City ~Mna6er submitted a report from the Almshouse, showing a total e~i~ense of $1~812.55 for the month of October, 1928, as co,pared with a total e~pense of $1,&12.o2 for the month of Octeber~ 1927; also~ a report, showing a total expense of $1~757.O8 for the month of November~ 19&g, as compared with a total expense of $1,962.~O for th~ month of IlovemLer~ 1927. The reports were ordered filed. CITY PHYSICIAN: The City lhnager submitted a report from the City Physician, showing 27g office calls for the month of October, 19&t, as compared with 35o office calls for the month of October, 19h7, and 519 prescriptions filled for the month of October, 1928, as compared with &~2 prescriptions filled for the month of October, 1~?; also, a report, showine ~9 office calls for the month of November, 19&~, as compared with 297 office calls for the month of November, 192~, and 267 ~rescripttons filled for the month of November, 19%~, a~ compared with ~32 prescriptions filled for the month of November, 1927. The reports were ordered filed. DEPART}~NT OF PUBLIC ~ELFARE: The City Eanager submitted report from the Department of Public Welfare, sho~dnff 927 cases handled at a total cost of $~9,665.<~ fei' the ~onth of November, 19~8, es compared with ~52 cases handled at a total cost of 222,~11.59 for the month of November, 19~?. The report was ordered filed. REPORTS: The City }~naFer also submitted reports f~om the City ~rket for the month of November, 1922; the Civil and Police Court for tho month of September, 19~8; the Department of Building, Plunbin~ and Electrical inspection for the month of November, 1928; the Department of Parks and Recreation for the month of /;oYember, 19~8; the Department of Air Pollution Control for the month of October, 192g; the H~alth Department for the months of October and November, 1928; the B~unic~pal Airport for the month of November, 1928; the Police Department for the month uf September, 19~g; and the Ro~--nske City Tuberculosis Sanatorium for the month of November, 192~. The reports were ordered filed. DONATIONS-FAR~3 Ah~ PLAY~ROUNDS: The City lMna~er submitted written report, enclosing a cor~:unication from Er. J. T. Eanes~ offering to donate to the city Lot 6, Section 6, ~asena Corporation ]~p, adjoinin? the five lots which he donated to the city and which were accepted by Resolution No. aSO~, adopted the 6th day of January, 19~?, the City YmnaFer recor~endinF that the city accept the lot. ~. Einton moved that Council concur in the recommendation of tkm City ~anarer and offered the following Resolutions: 208 : [~729) A RESOLUTION to accept from d. T. Eanes the donation of property fronting on Winchester Avenue between Tenth Street (formerly Second Street) and )~ln Street, Wasena, described aa Lot ~, Section 6, Wasena Corporation ~p, to be used for park, recreational and off-street parking purposes. (Fo'r Pul! text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. lf, Page ~r. Einton moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded 'by I.:r. FAwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Eessrs. Cronin, Oillard, Edwards, Einton, and the President, Er. Hunter ................ NAYS: Kone ......... O. STREET I{AEES-STRE~T I}:r~OVP~?S: The question of chan~lng the name of the 2~00 and 2900 blocks-of Country Club Avenue, N. W., to Clifton Street, and i=provin~ Country Club Avenue, Clifton Street and Olenrose Avenue, ~. W., having been referred to the City ~na~er for investigation, report and geco=:henderSon to Council, he submitted written report that both of t~ose requests have been accomplished. It appearing that the changin~ of the street none will have to be covered by an appropriate Ordinance, action on the report wa~ held in abeyance until next'regular neetin? of Council. ttOU$IN~: The question of proposed reduction of rents at the Yeterans Housing Project in ~oanoke havtn~ been referred to the City }~narer for conference ~:fth the local Area Rent Director, he subnltted written report, enclosinz copy of his letter to the Area Rent Administration office, and advised thst the Director is writin~ to the Public Housing A~inistration in Atlsnta, Georgia, as to proper procedure to be followed. The report was ordered filed. BUDqET: The ~ity ~Tanarer sukmitted writtgn report, enclosin~ a co~unicat~o~ from ~Tr. R. Powell Black, Pro3ect ~ana~er for the Veterans Housin~ Pro3ect~ askin~ %hat these esployees be included in the ~1~.0© per ~onth increase for salaried workers, and the eight cen%s per hour increase for hourly workers; also, a cor~unication from ~r. ~f. G. Har~.~an, Assistant Superintendent at the Detention Hose, askin~ that the staff a~ the Detention Ho~e be ~iYen the Puli incre~se on the same basis as other city employees. The co~-~unications were ordered held in abeyance for consideration in ~udget study. REFU~E AI~D RUBBISH COLLE~TIOI;: The City ~na~er submitted the followin~ repot% and recommendation with reference to refuse and rubbish collection: "Roanoke, Virginia December 20, 19~8 To The ~ity Council ~oanoke, ¥1r~inia Gentlenen: In accomplishtn~ phase two o£ our improved trash end refuse collection, I would respectfully ask that you amend Cha~ter 60, Section ,of the City Code by an appropriate ordin~nce that would require ouseholders to accomplish :~e zollowing when tree trtr. minr$, mhrabbery, and other nursery debris are to be collected. Incorporated in the ordinan,e would be 1. That all tree trlr-r~ln~s,'shrubbery cutttnes, cltppin~s from rose bushes, etc., be restricted in sise to ~ feet in len~tho 2. That the bundle be tied with stout atrin~ or rope. ). That an appropriate penalty be included in the ordinance. · I would recommend tFat t he City Attorney brinr in the proper ordinance Respectfully submitted, {Signed} Arthur S, O~ens~ City Iianager" Er. Cronin norad that Council concur in the recor~endatio~ of the City Eana~er and that the r~tter be referred to th~ City Attorney for draftinr of prouer Ordinance. The notion ~r~a seconded by )ir. Dillard and unanimously adopted. Bur~,ET-DEPARTt'ENT OF FUBLI~ ]ELFARE: The City {~nager subaitted written re[crt, adviain~ that it has come to his attention throuFh t~e Department of Public Zlel£sre that the County has three foster children ~hieh the city must take care of in its bud~et~ and reco=ondfn~ that an.its= of Il,fCC.CO be included under foster care in the 'Cellars Department BudFet for 19~9. The hatter was ordered haid in abeyance for consideration in the study. BUI~,ET-ANIIEXATION: The City l[ana~er submitted written report that it is inperative that Council make an emerFency appropriation to take care of Fire Departnent n~eda in the annexed territory in the ascent of ~2,O00.OO~ and ior assistance in the Building and Plumbin~ Inspection o££ice in ~ettin~ records co=plate for the County, ~o~ncil beinF of the opinion that the item of ~2~0.00 should be held in abeyance for consideration in budlet atudy~ Er. )linton offered the followin~ emergency Ordinance appropriatin~ ~895.~3 to Supplies, ~11).]5 to Repairs to Buildings, and $1,02~.C9 to E3ufpaent, in the Fire Department Budcet, to take care of the Fire Department needs in the annexed territory: (.~97]O) AI'I OROtNAIICE to amend and reenact Sectio:l #~1, "Fire Deyartment", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, ¥ir~inia, on the 29th day of December, 19~?, No. 9~55, and entitled, "tn Ordinance ~akin[ appropriations fron the General Fund of the City o£ Roanoke for the fiscal year be?inninff January 1, 19~, and ending December ]l, 19~B, and declaring the existence o£ an e~erFency", as a=ended by Ordinance No. 9~76, adopted on the 26th day o£ April, IFor full text o£ Ordinance., see Ordinance Book No. 15, Page ~. t!inton aoved the adoptio:l of the Ordinance. The notion ,as seconded by lit. ~ronin and ado?ted by the followin~ vote: AYES: Kessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, {.!inton, and the President, lit. Hmnter .............. 5. NAYS: }tone .................... O. '209 2: 0 BUD~ET-ICAD~ OF MUSIC: The City F~narer submitted the followinz rel~rt, requesting items to be included in the 19&9 budret for ogeration of the Academy of }~sic: "Roanoke, Virginia December 20, 19~8 study. To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: ' You have turned the Academy of {~$io over to me to operate, and I would, therefore, respectfully request that you include in the 19&9 ~udget the follo%dn~ costs: Electricity ..............~ 300.00 ~ater ....................150.OO Insurance ................500.00 Repairs ..................~,COO.OO Wa~es ....................~,OOO.OO Supplies .................5OO.CO Fuel .....................300.00 Incidentals .......... · .... 200.00 Respectfully submitted, (SiFned) Arthur S. Owens, City }~nager" The refer% w~s ordered held in abeyance for consideration in budFet D~I~QUE!iT TA-YE3: The request that.action be withheld for a few years in tile suit in e~uity recently instituted asainst }[rs. N. ~. Damron for coliectio of taxes standine a~ainst her property located on the east side of Third Street, S. E.~ eirhty feet south of Elm Avenue, ha¥ina been referred to the City Attorney for investiaation, r~port and recor~endation, he submitted written report, ad¥isin~ that the institution of the city's suit for enforcement of the payment of tke taxes ~il! preserve the city's lien so long as the suit is kept pendinr on the Court docket and is not dismissed, and that in his opinion a temporary delay in prosecutin~ the pendin~ suit will not ~eopardize the lien for taxes for a number of years to come~ if Council should direct such a delay to be had. ~. Dillard moved that the suit be continued on the docket until such tine as fur%her action is taken by Council. The notion was seconded by Er. [linton and unani~ously adopted. REPORTS OF COI~ITTEEg: I{one. UNFINISHED BUSII~: None. COrSIDERITIO!I OF CLAI)~: STATE HIG~IAY5 lfITHIN SITw LIMITS: Council havinF, informally, instructed the City Attnrney to institute suit aKatnst KcDowall &l~od, ~ontracto in the amount of ~3&5.~ for danares to s city water main incurred in ¢ onnestion with the construction of State Highway Pro3ect Ko. lla-AR1, Route 220, in the vicinity of Franklin Road and Avenham Avenue, S. ~1., he submitted communication, advisinr that Counsel for the contractors has offered to pay one-half of the danare, or ~172.9~, in full settlement of the city's claim, and recor-nendin~ that he be authorized to accept this offer, advisin~ that he has discussed this matter with the City ~ns~er and t~ ~na~er Of the Water Department ar~ they concur in this recor~endation. llr. EdWards mo~ed that Council concur in the recor, mendation of the City Attorney and offered the followin~ Resolution: (~9731} A RESOLUTION authorizin~ and directtn_~ the Gl~y Attorney to .accert from ~:cDowa11 & ~'ood, Contractors~ $172.9~ in full settler~nt of ~he City's claim against them for de,apes to a City water main incurred in connection with th¢ construction of State Hifhway Project No. S-1067-~1;11.~-AR1, Route ?~O, in ~he vicinity of Franklin Road and Avenha~ Avenue, S. %/. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Pa~e &97) Fr. Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution. The mo%ion was seconded by K~'. ¥inton and adopted by the follow,lng vote: AYES: l:essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards~ ~;lnton, and the President, ~,. Hunter ................ flAYS: IIone ......... O. IHTRODUC?IO:{ AHD COH~IDEBA?ION OF O.qDIHAIlCE$ At.'D~E~3OLUTIOIIS: REFI~SE AIID RUBBISH COL~CTIOIt: Ordinance No. 972~, p~vidin~ for %ke manner In ~ich paper~ empty or discarded corruFa%ed cartons and Faateboa~ boxes shall be prepared for collection and removal by %he city, havin~ previously ~een before Council for its firs~ readln~, read and laid over, ~s stain before tke body, ~r. Dillard nfferin~ the followln~ for ils second readtnF and final adoption: (~721,) AN ORDI}IAI;CE to amend %he Code of the City of Roanoke by adding to Chapter 60 thereof a new sec%ion nur.bered 7a~ %he object of ;~hich is %o provide For the ~nner in ~ich paper, empty or discarded corrurate~ cartons and ~s~e~ard boxes shall be prepared for collection and removal by %he City. {For full %ex% of O~inance, see O~in~ce Book ;lo. 15, FaKe ~r. Dillard moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The mo~ion was seconded by ITr. Cronin and adopted by the following vo~e: AYES: ~[essrs. Cronin~ Dillard, Edwa~s, l~inton, and %he President, ~r. Hunter ........... IiAY~: I~one .... O. CIVIL ~D POLICE ,;USTIGE: ~2r. Dilla~ brourh% %o the attention of Co,oil and offered the following e~argency Ordinance, a~endin~ and reordaining of the City Cpde, relaLtn= to %he ~ivil and Police Justice: (~732) ~ ~DI~IA:~CE ~o ~end and re-ordain Chapter fifty-four of %he C~e of the City of Roanok% as heretofore amended, rela%inr ~o %he Civil aa~ Police ;us~ice~ and p~vidln~ for an emergency. {For ~11%ex% of Ordin~ce~ see Ordin~ce Book t~o. 15, Pa~e I:v. Dilla~ moved the adoption of %h.e Ordinance. lhe mo%ion was seconded by Yr. Edwa~s and adopted hy the following vote: AYES: Kessrs. C~nin~ Dillard, Edwards, ~in%on, and the Presiden~, ~]r. Hun%er ........... IIAY3: l:one .... O. 212 STREETS AND ALLEY,~: The City Attorney h&vin? been requested to prepare proper draft of an Ordinance and present sa~e to Ccuncil for adoption, in connectlor ~th the hatter of the city exchanring a strip of land approxi~tely five feet ~de, bein~ ~rt of an alley ~hich la encroached upon by the rear of the Elk~ Club ~ildinF located at ~2-~ South Jefferson Street, for ~ strip of land aFp~x~mteIy eight feet wlde~ which Is encroached u~n by the said alley at the rear of the building in ~estton, after p~per deed had been nade and delivered to the city and aFp~ved by hin~ he presented the draft of O~inance; ~hereu[on, {~r. Edwa~s nuved that the following O~inance be placed u~n its fSst r~adin~. The notion was seconded by }~. Gronin and adopted by the folio,Jul vote: AYES: l~essrs. Urchin, Dllla~, ~wa~s, }~inton, and the Fresident, Yr. Hunter ............ NAYS: ~fone .... O. (~7>]) ~l ~DINAHCE ~vidin~ Yet the delivery of a quit-clai~ deed to the trian~lar per,ion of the alley, upon which the Club buildinr of Roanoke Lodge 197, ~. F. O. Elks, presently enc~aches, to the T~stees of said Lod~e in consideration of a zeneral warranty deed, e~ecuted by the proper officers of said Lod~e, conveyin~ to the Gity of Roanoke a trianfular strip of real estate, to said ~d~e, situsted behind, or to the East of, its Club buildin~ and presently used as an alley. BE IT ~ DAIHED by the Council of the City of Roanoke t~t upon execution ~nd delivery by the p~r offic~rs of Roanoke Lod~e Ho. 197, B. F. O. Elks, of a general warranty deed, in for= to be approved by the tity Attorney, conveyin~ unto the Gity of Roanoke the followln~ property: B~INNING at a ~in% on the south side of Tazewell Avenue, S. E., 152./,~ feet easterly from the pO[hr of intersection of the present easterly side of Jefferson Street, ,ith the said southerly side of Tazewell Avenue; thence alonz the said southerly side of Tazewell Avenue, H. 7~ 30' E. 8.0 feet ~oa point; thence leavinr 9s~d avenue and alon~ the west f~ce of an existin~ stone wall, S. 1 52' W., &~.& feet to a ~int: thence N. 8° 12i W. feet to the plsce of B~INN!NG a~ containing 173 square feet, that the proper City officers be, ~nd they are hereby, authorized, directed and et;~wered, for ~d on behal~ of %he City, %o execute and deliver a deed, upon the form to be pre[ared by the City Attorney, quit-claiming ~nto the T~stees of Lod~a No. 197, B. p. O. Elks, the City's right~ title and interest in and to the follo'~n~ d ascribed p~o~rty: B~INHI}IG at a point on the south side of Tazewell Avenue, S. E., 132.&8 feet easterly f~m the point of intersection of the present east sid~ of Jefferson Street, with the south side of Tazewell Avenue, S.oE.; thence alon~ the said South Side of Tazewell Avenue, N. 86 5~' E. 5.65 fe~t to a ~in%; thence leav~n~ said avenue, S. 1 22' %~., 32.72 feet %o a point; thence H. 8 ~2' '~., 32.7& feet ~ the place of B~I~]NII~G and containing 92 s~uare feet. ~th parcels of ~nd herein described bei~ sho~ on a map prerared by C. B. )~lcoln, State Certified Engineer, undeF d ate of July lV, 1948. The Ordinance havinc been read, was laid over. ~.~TION9 ~;D ~ISCELIAH~US ~SIi~SS: None. understandin~ that, if necessa~y~ the body would reconve.ne into re_~ular sessio~t anytime durfnff the co~in~ week, APPROVED ATT~ST~ .2 ,3 214 Benday. December The Council of the City of Roanoke =et in refular meetinI in.the Circuit Court Roe= in the l~nicipal Bulldl~% ]~nday, December p. =.~ the regular neeti~ hour~ ~tth the ~resident, ~r. Hunter= ~reeidin~. P~B~FJiT: Yeser~. Cronin, DlllarA, Edwards, ~lnton, and the President, A~SENT: None ....... O, OFFICER~ PBESENT: ~r. Arthur S. Owens, City ~ena~er, and ~r. H. R. Yatee, City Auditor. The meeting ~s opened ~tth a prayer by Reverend D. N. }:cgrady, Pastor of the ~arden git7 Baptist Church. ~I;;l~E$: A copy of the minutes of the meetinz held on December 20, 19~8, having bee~ furnished each member of Council, upon motion of f~r. C~nin, aeconded by t~. Edwards and unanime,,~!y adopted, the reading ~as dispensed ~ith ar~ the minutes apnroved as recorded. HEARING OF CITIZEN~ UPON PUBLIC I'ATTZR3: DEPARTf'E~IT OF PUBLIC I~ELFARE: I~r. Frank E. Atkin~, relief client, apFeared before Council, advi~in7 that he is almost out of coal end that he ham applied to the DeFartnent of Public i~elfare for an e~er~ency coal order and grocery order, without success. In this connection, at the request of Council, f~. J. H. Fall~ell, Director of the Departuent of Public Welfare, appeared before the body, callin~ ~t~ention to the fact tbmt a hearin7 was held in the office of the Roanoke City Social Service Bureau on Friday, December 17, 19~, in response to the appeal of ~r. Atkin~ from the action of the Roanoke City ~omrd of Public lielfare in nakin~ him an insde~uate Aid to Dependent Children a~*ard, but that a d ecision in the case ~ill not be rendered un~il after a meeting o£ the State Board of Public '£elfare sometime in January. After a diacussion of the matter, ~. Dillard voicing the opinion that ~2=.OO should be apFropriated to ~r. Atktns £or ~he purchase o£ coal and food, but the City I~nager eu=gesting that fu~ds be appropriated to the Emergency Relief item in the Welfare Department Budget to be expended in emergency cases such as the one of ~. Atkins at the discretion of the City ~?anager and the Director of the Department of Public i[etfare, Nr. ]linton offered the follo~,in~ emerfency Ordinance makinz an appropriation of $1OO.OO for the balance of the year: (#973g) AN ORDINM!CE t~ an~end and reenact Section #5?, "Department of Public Welfare", of an Ordinance adopted by ~he Council of nhe City of Roanoke, Virginia, o:~ the 29th day of December, 19A7, No. 9355, and entitled, "An Ordinance making appropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year be~inninz January 1, 19gB, and ending December 34, 19~, and declarinz the exlst~mce of an emergency", as a~eeded by Ordinance Ilo. 9~76, adopted on the 26th day of April, (For full text of Ordinance, eee Ordinance Book No. 15, Pa? 500) before Council, ealllnz, attention to his previous appearauce before the body at one of its lnfor-~al budget and tax studies in connection with a proposed increase of .~1,('~ on each ~100.OO of the ~ross receipts, as cor~pared %~ith a present rate of fifty cents o~ each ~100.OO of the ~_ross receipts, under Section 2(a), of the License Code, re~atinz to Advertistn? Azent~ or A.~eneles, %~toh proFosed increase ~gs subsequently reducinM to seventy-five cents on each AlOO.OO of the ~ross receipts, in addition to the basic license tax of ~50.C0 per annu-~ already provided for, ~:r. Houck pro,eating that his co:apany will no~ be able to bear any increase at all and will probzbly be forced to nova into the county if the license tax is raised. It %~as decided that further consideration would be given to the matter at the next t~:: study. HUNTOI! LIFE S~VING CR~{: ~.7r. George P. Lawrence, Attorney, representirr-~ the Hunton Life iavinc Crete, appeared before Council, advlain~ that it is his understandfnU the City ~anaKer has included in the proposed 19&9 BudKet a lu.~p sum of ~6,OOO.OO for the expenses of all of the life savin~ and first aid crews, without a break-do'~,~a as to the various orcanizations, and raised the question as to %~at recourse he should take if he finds the H~nton Crew is not to be included in this appropriation, or, if ineluded~ not in the anount previously requested by the crc%{ as bain= necessary for its operation. ]~r. La%~ren:e was advised to first handle this r;atter with the City ~ana~er, and then, if not satisfied, to appear before Council. PE?ITiONS ~J{D ~.~NICATIONS: ZO[]IN~,: A comm~unication from }:r. C. ~;. Francis, Jr., asking that property located on the north side of }:oorman Road approximately 1~O feet west of Eleventh Street, N. if., described as Lot 11, Section 6, ]felr~se Lan~ Company ]'ap, be rezoned from General Residence District to Business District, was before Council. On motion of Ih-. Edwards, seconded by ].Tr. ~.~inton and unanimously adopted, the request %cas referred to the Board Of Zoning Appeals for invastt~ation, report and recommendation to Council. A[;NEXATION-LIHRAR~: Co~unications from }:rs. J. P. Johnston and from Jerry Ne%a~n, as%kfn~ that the Wllliamson Road branch library be continued, were before Council. On motion of ~r. Edwards, seconded by ~'~r. ~inton and %L~animously adopted, . the communications were referred to the Roanoke Public Library Board for its fnfor~ation in connection with its study of the question. 216 COI~LAINT$: A co=nunication from t~. Clayton I. Hsrt, 213 Fourth Street, N. E.j conpleinin~ of bom blowin~ by t axicabs in the vicinity of his home and the barking of dogs durinF the nirht, was before Counoil. On motion ~f ~r. Dillard, seconded by ~r. ]iinton and unanimously adored, the co~plaint ~as referred to tho City I~na~er. BFDGET-JUVE~IL~ AND DO}~STI~ RELATIONS COU~T: A co~unlcatton from Judge [o A. fate, JuYenlle end Domestic Rela~ions Justice, asking that the salad/ of the Clerk Stenographer for the Court be fixed at }2j$OO.CO per snnun, and that the salary of the 3teno~rapher Receptionist be fixed at $2,C~O.OO per annu~ before Council. The ~atter ~as ordered held in abeyance for consideration in budget study. CO~;PE/iSATIO~ %OA%D-COI7!IS3IOII£R OF RLWEi{UE: A co~unication fro~ the Compensation Board, fi×ina the salary and expenses fo~ the office of the of Revenue for the calendar year 19~9, ~as before Council. In ~his connection, it ~as brought to the attention of Council that the salary of the License InsFector is carried at ~3~920.OO per annu~ in the a~ard instead of at ~A,190.CO as recormended in the joint Resolution heretofore submitte~ to th~ Compensation Board, and that the salaries of the three additional Cler~s are carried st ~l,~OO.OO per annur.; each in the award instead of at ~2,100.CQ each as previously recor~en~ed. On motion of ~r. Dillard, seconded by F~. Edwards and unanlnously adopted, the City Clerk %;as requested to lombard copy of the a:{ard to the City Auditor for his information. BUD~,ET-T~Eg: A communication from ~[r. B. H. Conner, a resident of the annexed terri%or~'~ surresting a number of sources of additional revenue for the city and offerin{ other su~estions for the bette~r..ent of the city, was before Council. ~[r. Cronin moved that the ~ity Clerk acknowledge receipt of the cor~unica- tion and that the sane be filed in his office for the information of the members of Council. ~ne notion %~as seconded by 1~. I[inton and unanimously' adopted. REPORTS OF OFFICERS: BUD~ET-LIBRARY: The City ~nscer submitted the followtn~ report and reco.m~..endat!on wi~h reference to the 19&9 budget of the Public Library: "Roanoke, ¥irfinia December 27, To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: ;fo have included in our ~ud~et for t~&~ in "Public Llbra~', Account 10&," pa~e 6~, item 12, 'Salary, Book_mobile Librarian, $2600.00." This was raised to .~1'~0.00 nors per year, making s total of I am recor~'endin~ that this item be deleted and in its place there teentercd, "Librarian, Pa~ Tine, ~720.OO." In addition, I am recormendinz ~300.O0 for incidental supplies, desks, indices, and Respectfully submitted, (Si~ned) Arthur S. Owens, City '217 }~. Cronin moved that Council concur in the reconr, endstion of the City ~nazer and ~hat tkese chan~es be included in the proposed 19&9 Budget. The motion was seconded by }~r. Dillard and unanimously adopted. %lATER DEPAR~FJtT: The City ].'~narer subf~ltted the followin~ report with reference to the aerator at Carvins Cove: "Roanoke, ¥ir~inia December 27, 19&~ Clerk. To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia ~entlenen: For the records and future referenc6, I am enclosing the following: 1. A ietter from the State ~egistra%ion Board for Contractors. 2. )~lcolm Pirnie's letter of December 20 concerning STEEL REINFORCING. 3.Oopy of {~lcolu P{rnie'a letter to the Roanoke En~lneerinF Sales Co. ,ith references to names of bidders. &. Copy of Roanoke 5~mlneerin~ Sales Company's letter of December 15 to {~AI.CO~ PIRNIE Respectfully su'~itted, (Si~ned) Arthur S. Owens, City ~[ana~er" Tho report and correspondence %;ere ordered filed in the office of the City BUDC, ET-BUIIDI~ INSFECTOR: The City l'anager submitted ~itten report that on }'end=y, December 20, 1948, he sent I'm. D~vid Dick, Building Inspector, to a hemrfn~ in Richmond, and tket his expenses on this trip %~re ~12.~0, the City ~*ana~em a skin? that the Buildtn~ and Plunhin~ Inspection Budget be amended to cover this amount; ~;hereupon, ~'r. Cronin offered the follol~fnz emergency Ordinance: (#9735) AH ORDINanCE to amend an2 reenact Section ~.~3, "Buildin~ and Plumbin? Inspection", of an Ordinance adopted by t he Council of the City of Roanoke, Vir~inia, on the 29th day of December, la&7, No. 9355, and entitled, "An Ordinance making appropriations f~om the General Fund of the City of Roanoke fcr the fiscal year beginnin~ January 1, 1948, end ending December 31, 19&~ and declarin~ tko existence of an emergency", as amended by Ordinunce No. 9&76, adopted on the 26th day of April, {For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Ps~e {.~r. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion %;as seconded by ](r. Edt~ds and adopted by the followinF vote: AYES: {~essr~. Cronin, Dillard, Ed~ards, }~inton, and tho President, }'r. Hunter .................. NAYS: None ......... O. BONDS-BRIDGES: Council havin~ previously authorized and directed tile City ~ana~er to re,rest the Public Roads Administration and the State Highway Department to make a traffic count %~lth reference to establishin~ whether Tazewell Avenue, S. E., Or Dullitt Avenue, S. E., ~ould be more practical for {[973)} tN ORDININCE providin~ for the deilvery ~f a quit-claim deed to t~e triangular ~ortion of th~ .ii~, .~..~lc~ ~ olub buildln~ of ~o~noke said ~dgc, conveying to the Oity of Roanoke a trian~lar strip of real b~lonFin~ to ~aid ~ge~ situated behind, or t~ the ~t of, its Club tuildlnF and presently ~ed as an alley. {For ~11 te~t of O~lnac% see Ordinance Book ilo. 15~ Page }!r. Dillard ~:.ovad the adoption of the O~inance. /he m~tion ~s seconded by l~r. Edwa~s and adopted by %he followin< vote: AYES: t'essra. Cronin~ Dllla~, ~%la~a, I~lnton, and %he Pres!den%, I.'r. l{un~er ................. 5. NAYS: I~one ......... O. RE~SE Ai~ BUBBI5~I COLI.EGTI6N: The City Attorney bavln~ been requested Drepare proper draft of Ordinance provfdtnr for the ~anner ~n ~;htch tree trinmtnes, sh~ubbe~ and hush cuttings shall be prepared f~ collec%lolt and ~emoval hy the city, presented s~ne; whereupon, ¥~. ~%~ards L~oved that the follo~iine Ordinance be placed upon it~ first readinz. The motion %~as seconded by }.¥. Cronin and adopted by t~.e folIo',~nz vote: AYES: l~essrs. C~nfn, Dilla~, Edwardl, Yinton, and the N~. H~er .................5. HAYS: Ilone ......... O. (~737) Ail ORDIN~CE to ~<end the Code of the City of Roanoke by addin~ %o Chapter 60 thereof a new section n~bered dA, the obaec% of which is p~vide for the manner in %~hich tree tri~.iin~s, sh~bbery and bush cu%Linzs shall be prepared for collection and removal by the City. BE IT O~AINED by %he Council of %he City of ~oanoke that ~he Code of the City of Roanoke be amended by addinK to Chap%er ~ thereof a new sec%ion n~bered 5l~ which now section is as No ~rson, firm or refutation, shall place, or cause %o be placed, on any public street, alley or elsewhere within the City limits, for collection and removal by %}:e City, tree %rt~inrs~ sh~bbery or bush cu%Linrs without securely %yinc the same with stout cord, or rare, in bun.lles no% exeeedinz four fee~ in lenr~h. ~e Ordinance havinr been read, was ]aid over. 3TREET ItChES: It ap~arin~ %ha% %~ City Iiana~er has had the na~e of Country Club Avenue, N. '3., chan~ed %o Clifton Avenue, which requires an Ordinance of Ci~y Council, I-Ir. Ilinton offered the followin~ e~ierfency O~inance: (~973~) Mi ORDINA}ICE direc~inA the chile of ~me of Country Club Avenue~ }~. W., %o Clifton Avenue ~d direc%inu the desif~%ion of %he ~rue name on present and future tax pla~s in the office of %he City ~ineer and direc~inf ~hat signs now and hereaf%er erected shall confo~ accordindly. (Fop full text of O~fnande, see O~!nance Book No. 15, Face 502) 220 Er. Elnton ~oved the adoption o£ the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Ct. E&~ards and adopted by the followinK rate: AYES: ]:essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Ed~arda, ~:lnton, and the Freaident, l'r. Hunter .................. flaYS: None ......... O. B~qET-SC!~OLq: The City Audf~r advised Co~cll that he has Seen info~ed by the Clerk of the Roanoke City School ~a~ that interest totaling ~{ill have a c:~ed on the tcnpo~ry losns f~m the State Literary Fund loan of :~5~,~.~ for the new I%n~e Junior High School as of December 31, 19&~, callin~ attention to the fact that only ~,,~.[0 is provided in the present Budget for Fa)~cn% of this interest, and asked that ~77&.~} be appropriated in order t~t he ni~h% pay the entire amount: ~hereupoa, I'r. Edwards offered ~he followin~ enercency O~lnance: (;;9739) AN ORDIN}.NCE to amend and reenact Section ~l&O~ "Interest on Indebtedness", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Ro~oke, Virginia, on the 29th day of Dec~:be~, 19~7, No. 9355, and entitled, "An Ordinmnce hakims appropriations from the Geaeral Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year be~innlna January 1, 19~8, and endin~ DecemberS, 19~,8, and declari~b- e::istence of an erer{ency', as ~,~,ded by Ordinance No. ~76, adopted on the {For full text of Ordin~ce, see O~inance Book ED. !~, Page ~O2) }~. Edwards moved the adoption of the O~inance. The no%ion was seco~ed by lit. Einton and adopted by t~ follo,.ing AYES: I~essvs. Cronin, Dillard, ~wards, l{inton, ~d the President, 1Tr. Hunter ............. I~AYS: None .... O. At this point, Council recessed mntil Tuesday, De,ember 28, 19&~, at 1:O0 APPROVED Clerk ~ Presiamt 22'1. COUNCIL, RECEdSED REGULAR KE.ETI.~G, Tueeday, D~ca:ber 2,~, 19~8. The Cot~eil of the City of Roanoke met in recessed regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the {'unicipal Building,Tuesday,December 28,19AB,at I:C~ o'clock, p. n., with the President, {'r. Hunter, pre~tdinF. PRESEUT: {~essrs. C~nin, Dlllara, F~;{ards, ]'in%on, and the President, ASSEUT: None ............ O. OFFICERS PRE~Ei;T: }ir. ArLhuu S. ~ens, City )~naEer~ }.~r. R~dolFh G. ~i~%1~, City Attorney, {]r. Ja~es N. Kfnca~on, Assistant %o the City l.]~. H. R. Yates, City Auditor~ and l.]r. J. Robert Thomas, Assistant City Audi%or. ],ICEll~ES-TAXES: Go~ci! havin~ hold n~erou9 open lnfo~:al mee%in=9 connection %:1%h it9 study of License Tax OFdinance ~;o. ~2, as amen~e~, a% ~;h!ch meetings nunerou9 cittzans were hea~, and n8ny of %~ see%ions con%aimed in %he Ordlnanu~ D~3vfn~ been tentatively revised by a madori%y vote of %he r. embe~s of %he body~ and the ClZy A%to~ey voicing the opinion %hal wiLh so many chan~ea it ;;auld be bet%er %o e~c~ a ne;v License Tax O~dinance rathe~ %ham %o amend and reenact %he p~esen% one, ~. C~nin offered the following ~ergency Ordinance %o become effective Janua~- 1, 19&9: (~ThO) AN O~INA:;GE iz~sin~ license %axes fo~ the year January 1, 19k9, and endin~ Decemba~ 31, 19&9, and also for each and every year %hereaf%e~ beEinning with Janua~ 1,of each such year,and ending hiLh Decer. beu following, unzil othe~.{ise c~nred, fo~ the suFFer% of tke city goverm~enZ, %he paten% of in%area% on %he city deb~, and for othe~ m~icipal expenses; preacrlbfn~ penalties for %he violation of %he ordinance: and provl~n~ for celiac%fen of such taxes and fo~ certain retirements and re~lation9 as an aid (For ~!1 text of Ordinance, see O~inance 3oak No. 15, rage The Ordinance havinr been read in its entire%y, ~. G~nin moved adnption. The mo~ion was seconded by {]r. Edwa~s and adopted by %he follo;dng vote: AYES: }]essus. C~onin, Dilla~, Edwa~s, }]in%on, and the President, NAYS: None ......... O. Go~cil having also riven consideration %o levying o~her %azes at its info,al mee%in~s, Kr. [lin%on offered the following emerrency O~inance, provtdinr for an admission tax, %o become effective January 1, 19&9: {~T&l) MI O~INAHCE levyin¢ an a~.ission %ax on persons ~ying an admission charge o~ ,~lo a~e a~i%%ed free when an admission charge is ~aid by othe~s %o placea of ~us~ent au en%ertai~nen%, definfn~ a~;isalon charge and place of ~usemen% or entertai~;en~ fixin~ %he amount of said tax, prouidin for the collection thereof, puesc-tbtn= peal%les for its violazion, and providin~ for an emergency. (For ~11%ex% of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book f~o. , Fa~e 222 The Ordinancehavinr been read in itu entirety, ~. ~inton~oved its adoption. The r~tion vas se~nded by {~. Edwards and adopted by the AYE~: Fessrs. Cronin, Edwards, ~inton, and the President, l~r. Hunter ....................... EAYS: }~. Dllla~! ....... 1. At this Foint, Uouncil recegsed un~il Friday, December Il, 19~, at 1:]0 o'clock, p. u. APFROVED ATTEST President PRESENT: Hessra. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards~ l~tnton, and the President, l'r. Hunter ......................... ABSF~IT: None ............ O. OFFICER9 ~ittle, City Atto~ey~ ~. J~es N. Klnc~on, Assistant to the City Attorney, MU, H. R. Yates, City Auditor, and }~, J. Robert. Tho~s, Assistant City ludltou. T~E~: Co~cil havin6 info~lly reRuested the Gity Attomey to prepare pmper O~inance levying a tax on transients obtaining lodging in hotels, inns~ ~d other places w~re a charoe equivalent to five ~r cent of the total a~un~ ~id for such ~on rental~ ~d to presen~ s~e to the ~dy at its ~resent meetin~ for adoptio~ Wood~ Jr. ~ Atto~ey, representing the Roanoke Ho~els As~ciation, appeared and registered objection to ~ssaae of the Ordinance as ~ emergency meagre, asking that the O~ln~ce be placed on its first readinF at the present time In o~er ~ive his clients the opportunity to gather ~inmt info~ation a~ preset same to Co~cil before the O~in~ce ~uld t~e efffect thl~y days after its final adoption on i~a second reading~ ~. ~{ood~n questionin~ certain provisions off the ~ea5ure ~d also questioning its v~idity. In thl~ connection, a g~up or tourist court and touris~ home o~rators appeared before Co~cil in op~sition to ~he proposed O~inance, w ith }ir. ~. '~. lfoo~ as s~kes~n, the operators protestiny that such a tax ~ill place a tremendous bu~en on them and that their competitors on ~illi~n Road Just outs~e of the new cor~rate l~lts will be able to advertise lodgings as bein~ "tax Freen ~d thereby d raw ~uch off the trade. Afte~ a ~rther discussion, everyone havin~ been given an opportunity to ~e hea~ on the rotter, and Co,ell being of the opinion that the Ordinance should t~e effFect as of Jan~ry 16, 19~9, ~r. Dilla~ offFered the follo~in~ e~erFency O~inance, ~i~h ~s ~ad by the City Clerk in its entirety: (~7~2) AN ORDINANCE levying a tax on transi~ts obtaining l~gtng hotels, inns, and other places ~re a charge Is ~de for ~uch lodging; deffinin~ transients, hotel~ etc.; fixing the a~t of said tax; providing for t~ collecttc thereof; prescribing ~nalties for its violation; and p~vt~n~ for an emergency. (For full text of O~in~ce, see Ordinance Book No. ~. Dilla~ moved the adoption of the O~lnance. ~e motion was se~ed by F~. Cmnin and adopted by the following vote: AYe: Eessra. C~nin, Dilla~, ~rds, Einton, and the President, ~. H~er .................... NAYS: None ......... O. 224 Later during the mmeeting~ after Councll~ by a ea~cxity vote~ decided to place the Ordinance levying a tax on floral deal6ns on its firet reading~ heinz unable to obtain the necessary ntuuber of votes required to pass the Ordinance as an emergency measure, }!r. l~oodru~ asked that Ordinance No. 97~2 be reconsidered ~lth a view of p~cin~ the ~easure on ~s ~st readinE~ ~ereu~n~ ~r. ~wa~s ~oved that the question be reconsidered. ~e ~otion ~s seconded by F~. Dllla~ and lost by the followinE vote: ~RYS: }Yeasts. C~nin, Dilla~, ~a~s, and the Presidents }M. Co~cil having infor~lly re~ested the gity Atto~ey to pre.re pm~r O~i~nce levying a five per cent tax on purc~sers of certain floral designs~ and to present sane to the body at it~ present ~eetin~ for adophion~ }?eisrs. ~rl I. Fltz~trick a~ ~. P. Hazle2~ve, Attorneysa appeared and re&istered objection to ~ssage of the O~inance as an e~ergency ~easure~ a~lnE that the O~lnance be placed on its f~st readinE at the present time In o~er to ~ive their clients the ore.unity to gather pe~inent info~atioa a~ present saue to Coacil beffore the O~in~ce would take efffect thirty day~ after i:~ final adoption on its second readin~ the attorneys questiouing certain provi~ions of the ~a5ure and also questioning its validity. After a ~rther discussion, eye.one having been Ffven an opportunity to be hea~ on the ~tter~ ITt. Dllla~ moved that the O~lnance tn question be adopted as an energency measure, to becone effective as of Janua~ 16, iSGS. ~e =orion seconded by }:r. ~wa~s and lost by the follo~ng vote in that ~ enerFency O~l~nce requires the affimattve vote of at least four of the me=bets of Co~cll: AYES: Kessrs. Cronin, Bflla~ and ~wa~s .................. NAYS: ~. ~tnton, ~d the President, ~. H~ter ............ 2. P~. Dillard then moved that the Folio'sing O~inance be placed upon its firs: reading. ~e mtion ~as seconded by }Yr. ~s and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ):essrs. C~nin, ~illa~ and ~s .................. HAYS: [r. [lnton, and the President~ F~. H~ter ............ (~743) AN ORDIH}~CE levyina a tax on purchasers of certain floral designs; deff~in6 certain te~s used in this o~inance; fixin~ the ~o~t of said tax; providin~ For the collection thereof; p~scribing penalties For its violation. BE IT O~AIN~ by the Co~cil of the Glty of Roanoke as follo~: l. DEFINITIOIIS: ~e Following wo~s ~d phrases, when used in this ordinanc, shall for the purposes of this ordinance have the ffollowin~ respective except ~ere the context clearly indicates a different =eaning: (a] PER. N: ~y individual, co~ration~ coap~y, association, ~rtner~ip~ or any g~up of indivfd~ls acting as a unit. (b) F~R~ DESIGN: ~y arrangement ~nsistin~ nainly of cut flowers ~d/or other pl~ts, intended for deco~:ion, oma=entire or display p~ses, and includlnr corsages~ ~uque:8~ ~eaths, garlands, festoon9 and other like~ or similar, articles, and the com~nen: part~ thereof. 225 (c] PURCHASER: Any per,on contracting for tho purchase, within the City of Roanoke~ of a floral design for any purpose other than that of a bona fide re-sale, ~hether such purchase be for cash or on credit, and regardless of the manner in which such purehaee agree:~ent is ~ade. (d) SELLER: Any person en~aged in the business of selling-floral deslrns within the City of Roanoke. (e! CITY TRE,qSURER: The Treasurer of the City of Roanoke, (f] COF//ISSlONER OF THE REVENUE: The Co==ieeloner of the Revenue of the City of Roanoke. (g) LICENSE INSPECTOR. The license inspector of the City of Roanoke. 2. TAX. On and after the effective date of this ordinance, there is hereby imposed upon each and every purchaser o£ any Floral desiFn within the City Roanoke a tax at the rate of five per centum ($,~,) of the price contracted to be paid for the ea~e, which tax in each and every case shall be collected by the seller as hereinafter provided and shall be paid by the purchaser to the seller at the tine the purchase price shall become due and payable under the a~reement betm~een the purchaser and the seller. 3. COLLECTION. On and after the effective date of this ordinance, every person sellinF_ a floral design, with respect to which a tax is levied under this ordinancej shall collect the a~ount of the tax hereby imposed from the per,on makinc the purchase, at the ti~e the purchase price shall be paid under the ,urchase aFreement. The taxes required to be collected hereunder shall be deemed to be held in trust by the person required to collect the sane until remitted as hereinafter required. ~o REPORT. The person collecting any such tax shall make out a report upon such for~s and setting forth ~uch information as the Commissioner of the Revenue may prescribe and require, sho~ing the amount of floral designs purchased, and the tax required to be collected, and shall sign and deliver the same to the Commissioner of the Revenue with a remittance of such taxes as have been collected Said reports and remittances shall be nada on or before the last day of each month coverinE the ~ount of tax collected durln~ the preceding month, the first report and remittance hereunder heine due on or before the ]lst day of {~rch, coverin~ the amount of tax collected durin~ Februaryj 19~. Any person operatin6 a place for the s-ale of floral d esi_~ns reFularly throu!hout the year may~ upon written application to, and with the v~itten consent of~ the Commissioner of the Revenue, make reports and renittances on a quarterly basis in lieu of the monthly basis hereinbefore provided. Such quarterly reports and re~ittances shall be ~ade on the last days of April, July, October and January in each year, and shall cover the a~ounts collected durin~ the three months ~immediately precedin§ the months in which reports and remittances are required. If the remittance is by check or money order, the sa~e shall be payable to the City of Roanoke, and all remittances received hereunder by the Com~issioner of the Revenue shall be promptly turned over to the City Treasurer. 226 5. ~NTERZS? ~J~D PEnALTiES. If any person shall fail or refuse to remit to the Commiesioner of the Revenue ~he t~ re.ired to ~ collected and ~d th~ o~nance within the ti~e ~nd in the ~o~t s~cif~ed In this ordin~ce, there shall Be added to such tax by ~ Co~lssioner off t~e Re~enue interest at the rate off one-half OF one ~er cent per ~nth on ~he ~o~t of the tax for each ~onth or ~lon thereoff f~ the date u~n ~lch the tax i5 due as ~vided this ordinance, and if said tax shall re~ain delinquent a~d ~aid for a ~riod of one ~onth f~ t~e date the sa~e ~s due and p~yable~ there shall be added thereto by the Co~ssioner of the Revenue a ~nalty of ten ~r cent of ~ount of the 6. FAILU~ TO COL~CT A~ BE~T T~. If any person 5hall fail or re~se to collect said tax ~d to make, ~[thin the time p~vided in thi= ordinance~ any re~rt ~d remittance required by this ordinance, the Co~issioner of the Revenue shall p~ceed In such ~nner as he ~y deem be~% to obtain facts and infor~ation on ~ich to base his esti~te of =~e tax due. As soon as the Co=issioner of the Revenue shall procure such facts and lnfo~ation as he is able %o obtain u~n which to base the assessment of any %ax ~yable by any person ~o has failed refused %o collect the same and to ~ke such re.r% and remitt~Ce, he shall p~ceed %o dateline and assess ag~nst such pers~ the tax a~ pan.ties provided for by this o~i~nce a~ shall notify such per~n by reElstered mail sent ~ his las% kno~ place of address of the total a=o~ of such tax and In%crest ~enalties, and the total ~o~t thereof shall be payable within ten days from the date of such notice. 7. HE~RDS. It shall be the duty of ~very ~rson liable for the coll~ction and ~a~ent to the City of ~y tax in~sed by this o~inance %o keep ~d presage, for a ~riod of 'two years, such suitable reco~s as ~y be necessa~ to the ano~t of such tax as he ~y have been liable for the collection of and pa~ent %o the city, which records the Co=fssioner of the Revenue shall have the rfEkt to inspect at all reasonable times. 8. CESSATION OF BUSINGS. ~enever any ~rson required to collect and pay to the City a tax ~der this o~lnance shall cease to oWrate or dispose of his %uslness, any tax payable bare.er to the Cit~ shall become i~ediately due and payable and such person shall i~ediately ~ke a re.ri and pay the tax due. 9. ~CEPTIONS. (a) ~e tax hereby ~sed shall not apply to any purchase of floral designs when such purchase is ~de by the Federal, State or local 10. PENALTY. Any ~rson violatin~ or fallinE %o comply~th ~y of the p~visions of this o~inance shall~ upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than five dollars hoc more than f~ve h~dred dollars, and each such violation or failure shall constitute a serrate offense. Such conviction shall not relieve any such person fro~ the ~ent, collection or r~ittance of said tax as provided in this o~i~nce. 227 11. LlCgNSE INSPECTOR°POWERS ~ND DU~I~S. It shall be the duty of the license inspector to ascertain the name of every person engaged in the business of eelline floral deslFns in the City of Roanoke, liable for the collection of the tax levied by this ordinance, who fails, refuses or neglects to collect the tax or to make, within the time provided by this ordinance, the reperts or remittances required herein. The license inspector and his duly authorized deputies may have a st~unons issued for such person, and r. ay serve a copy of such su~nons upon such person in the manner provided by law and shall make one return of the original to the civil and police Justice of the City of Roanoke. Police powers be and they hereby conferred upon the license inspector and his duly authorized deputies while engaged in pi~orming their duties as such under the provisions of this ordinance and they shall exercise all the powers and authority of Police officers in perform- inr such duties. 12. 1NYAL~DITY. If any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this ordinance shall for any reason be adjudged invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the which are not adjudged invalid. The Ordinance having been read in its entirety, was laid over. CITY COOE-TAIICABS: Council having at its meeting on )~nday, November .9~8, requested the City Attorney to prepare proper draft of Ordinance providing that effective as of January 1, 19~9, taxi meters be required for all taxicabs operatln~ within the City of Roanoke, that rates be fixed at thirty cents for the first one-half mile, ten cents for each additional one-half mile, ten cents for each additional passenger and ten cents for each three minutes waiting time after the first three minutes, with no charge for hand-bags, and to present same to the body for adoption, the City Attorney submitted the draft; whereupon, ~. Edwards offered the following as an e~ergency measure: {~'97&&} AN ORDINANCE to amend and re-ordain Section twenty, relating to Rates, of Chapter thirty-three, "Taxi-Cabs and 'For Hire' Automobiles", of the $ode of the City of Roanoke, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page M~. Edwards moved the adoption of the Ordinance after it had been read in its entirety. The motion was seconded by M~. Minton and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. C~nin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, ~. Hunter ................ 5. NAYS: None ......... O. At this Point, T~. Dillard moved that Ordinance No. 97&& be reconsidered. The motion was seconded by llr. Cronin and lost by the following vote: AYES: None--O. NAYS: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, }~. Hunter ......... ANNEXATION-S~ITARY SE.i~ DISTRICT: The City Attorney presented draft of )rdinance providing for the continuation of charEes heretofore paid %o the county )y residents in the Wtlliamson Road Sanitary District connected to the sewer system in the district, said charges to now be paid to the city by all residents connected elth any Sanitary District sewer system which becomes a part of the city; ~hereupon, ~r. Edwards offered the follow,lng emergency Ordinance: (~71~} ~ O~DPNA~CE ~o rati/~, continue and l=pose certain c~ar~es,heretofor l~sed by ~he Boa~ ~f Su~isors o~ Roanoke Co~y, Vl~inia~ on all real p~r~y ~Mch ~y a~ any ~t~e after the ~sa~e of ~his o~lnance be vi~hin the co.orate l~its o~ the City oF R~noke, a~ a re~lt o~ ~nexation or o~he~lse~ a~ ~hich real p~rty ~y have been co~ected ~ith ~y 3~ita~ District 8~er system in s~d Cowry since Feb~a~ 1~ 19]~s and im~sin~ like c~r~es on all o~ers of real p~rty ~hich ~y hereafter be connected ~lth any se~er systen ~ithin said for~er 5~ltary Dlst~cts; p~viding ~hen and ~ere said said char~es are to be paid, premiss ~d ~nalties ~ith re~a~ to the thereof; and pm;l~n; for ~ e~rFency. (For ~11 text of O~lnance, see O~ln~ce Book No. 16, Page 10) The O~i~nce ~vln; been ~ad in it~ entirety~ and lit. Dllla~ stating that he Is op~ed to the O~ln~nce in tha~ l~ does not carry a p~vision ~hat it shal renain in ~11 Force and effect until Jan~ry 1, 19~1, at ~hich time the O~l~ce would expire~ Y~. ~a~s =oved its ~option. ~e notion ~as seconded by ~. llinton and adopted by the ffoll~:;lng vote: AYe: }[essrs. C~nin, ~wa~s, Elnton, and the President, }M, H~ter-~. NAYS: )M. Dllla~ .................................................... 1. T~: Council ~vin~ info~lly re~ested the City Attorney to prepare proof Ordlnmnce levying a ~ax on tobacco pr~ucts and to present same to the b~y at its p~sent meeting for adoption, he prese~ed aane; ~hereu~n, IM. noved that t~ following O~inance be placed upon it~ fir;t reading. The ;orion ~as seconded by ~. }llnton and adopted by the follo~'ing vote: AYES: )lessrs. Cronin~ Dillard, ~wa~s, Kfnton, and the President, ~¥. Hunter ............... NAYS: ~one ......... O. (~7~5J ~ ~I~CE lew~ and i~posin~ a tax on every sale ~ ~eCail of any tobacco pr~uct, as in this o~inance de~ined; defining certain ~o~ and phrases used in thi~ o~lnance; f~tn~ the rate and a~ of such t~ and providing for the pa~ent ~ereof to the City by every seller of any such tobacco product; p~v~dln~ for the utilization by the C~ty of the revenues remltin~ theref~m; d efinin~ violation~ of the provisions of ~aid ordinance and prescribin~ penalties therefor; and providing for the se~rability of the prov~sions thereof.' BE IT O~AIN~ by the C~cil of the City of Roanoke as 1. BBFINITIONS. The follo~in~ ~ords ~d phrases, ~hen used tn this ord~nce shall fo~ the put. se of thi~ o~in~ce have the follo~n~ respective except ~here the context clearly ln~ca~es a different ~aning: {a) ~e ~rd ~City~ sh~ll me~ the City of Ro~oke, Vlr~lnia. (bi ~e ~scul~e pronc~ shall include the f~inine ~d neuter, ar~ the singular shall include the plural. ~c) The ~o~ ~and~ ~hall also mean %r~, and the ~o~ ~or~ shall also ('d} The word "parson~ shall mean and include any individuals partnership) Societys associations Join't stock companys corporation~ estate) receiver~ trustees assi~nee, referee or any other person acting in a fiduci.ary or representative capacitys whether ap~ointed by a court or otherwise, and any co~birmtion of individuals o (e) The word "treasurer* shall mean and include the Treasurer of the City and every person duly authorized by hl~ to serve as his representative. (f) The words *tobacco product", shall mean and include cl[ara) }obies) ci[arettes) smoking tobaccos chewing tobacco, snuffs and any other product of the tobacco plant) prepared by dryin~ and manufacturing processes) and used by human beings either for smoking, or for chewin~, or as snuff, irres~ective ~hether or not tobacco in any such product is flavored, adulterated or mixed with any other thE. radiant. (~) The ~rd ~sale* shall mean and in:lude every act or transaction, irrespective OF the ~ethod or m~ans employed, tncludlna the use of vendln~ machines and other mechanical devices, ~hereby title to any tobacco product shall be transferred from the seller~ as herein de£ined, to any o~her person within the corporate limits of the City. (hi The word "seller~ shall mean and include every person engaged in the business of sellin~ tobacco products ~ho transfers title or in whose place of business title to any of such products is transferred within the corporate limits ' of the City for any purpose other than resale. (i) The word ~dealer" shall mean and include every manufacturer~ Jobber, ~holesale dealer or other person who supplies a seller ~rith tobacco products. {j) The word "agent" shall mean and include everTdealer and other person ~ho shall be authorized by the Treasurer to purchase and affix stamps to tobacco iroducts under the provisiona of this ordinance. (k} The ~ord ~purchaser" shall mean and include every person to ~hom the ;itle to any tobacco product is transferred by a seller within the corporate limits !of the City. (1} The word "packa[e" shall mean and include every package, ba~, box, can o.r other container of any tobacco product, irrespective of the ~aterial From ~hlch such container is made) to which the Internal Revenue stamp of the United States Governsent is required to be affixed by and under Federal statutes a~d reEu~attor~ and in or from which retail sales of such tobacco product are normally made or intended to be made. (m) The ~rd "stamp" shall mean the ~all ~mmed piece of paper or decalcomania to be~sold by the Treasurer and to be affixed by an agent to every ~ackaEe of tobacco products, but it shall also denote any insignia or symbol =tinted by a meter machine upon any such package under the authorization of the (n) The word "Co~missioner" shall mean the Commissioner of the Revenue of he City of Roanoke. {o) The ~rd "license ~nspector" shall mean the license inspector of the City of Roanoke. 229 2. RATE AND A~OUNT OF TAX ON SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCT-q, In addition to all other ta~es of every kind now i~posed by law~ there is hereby levied ar~t l~posed by the City u~n each and eve~ sale off any tobacco p~duct on and after effective date oF this o~ln~ce a ~ the a~t whereof ~o be ~ld by t~ sellez in the ~ner herei~fter Fresc~bed~ of one c~ (1~) for each ten ce~ts (10~}, or fractional ~rt t~ereof, off the retail price at uhich any such tobacco p~duct Is sold) exclusive oF such tax. ]. PREP~TION MID SA~ OF ST~S BY CITY ~D D~IES ~O ~'~S OF TR~S~ IN CONNECTION ~ERK~ITH. The t~x ~5ed by this o~ln~ce ~hall be p~id by a dealer, or other ~ent~ affixing a ~tanp or st~ps~ or c~lnF a s~p or st~p3 to be ~ffixed~ to each a~ eve~ ~ckage of tobacco p~duct~ in ~he ~nner ~d a~ the ~ine or ti~s herel~fter ~tated. E~ery dealer ~ the City shal~ have the ri~h~ to buy ~d aff~ such 5t~p~ as ~ ~gent, ~nd ~he Treasurer ~y ap~lnt, tn ~dditlon to dealers, such other persons aa agents for the put. se of buying and ~ffixing 5tanps as he my deen necessary~ prov~ed, however, seller shall not be entitled to be appointed ~5 an a~en~. Every agent shill all tt~e~ have the ~h~ to ~p~in~ a ~rson in his enploy to affix the to any tobacco p~ducts ~der the aFent~ control. For the put.se of naktn~ such st~p$ av211able for use by dealers and o~her a~ents, the Treasurer pre~c~be~ prepare~ ~nish and sell $t~ps of such denominations ~nd as may be necessary for the payzen~ of the ~ l~posed by this ordinance. In the sale of such st~mps ~o a dealer oF other a~en~ the Treasurer shall allow a distort of ~ea ~r cen~ (10~} of the deno~inational or face value thereof cover the cost ~hich ~lll be incurred by such dealer oF agent in affixing the s~ps ~o ~ck~es of ~bacco pr~ucts, ~d in. the even~ ~hat p~ntin~ by a ~eter ~achine ts used in lieu of ~ed st~ps~ there shall be allowed a equal in mount to the cost to the City of the st~Rs tha~ ~uld othe~se be re~ired. ~e Treasurer nay fr~ t~e to ti~e and as often as he deems advisable provide for the issuance and exclusive ~e of stamps of a new design and foPbid the use of stamps oF any other desi~ and h~ is hereby ~po~ered to mke a~ car~ into effect all such reasonable ru~e$ a~ red. Lions ~la~in~ to pre~ra~ion, Furnishing ~d sale of s~ps a9 he ~y deem necessary. He is hereby further authorized a~ enpo~ered to prescribe ~he ~ethod ~ be employed a~ the conditions to ~e obse~ed in the use o~ ~eter ~chines for p~nting u~n packages of any such tobacco p~ducts ln$i~ia to represent the payment of said tax. ~. DUTI~ OF DEA~S A~ OF SE~EHS ~ITH ~ESPEOT TO T~ ON SA~ OF TOBACCO PHO~'CTS. Every dealer in ~oba~co products is hereby re.ired and tt shall be his duty to purchase such st~p~ at the office o~ ~he Treasurer as shall be necessa~ to pay the tax i~sed u~er the p~vi~ions of th~ ordin~ce~ a~ a~ a st~p or stanF~ of the ~oneta~ value prescribed by said ordinance; c~use such st~ro~ st~ps to be affixed, to each packa~a oF tobacco p~ducts prior to deltveri~F or ~ishtng ~ch tobacco pr~ucts to any seller; provided~ ho~ever~ tha~ nothin~ herein con~ained s~11 preclude any dealer f~ authoriztn~ and ~plo~fny any other a~ent ~ purchase ~ affix such s~ in his be~f or to have a sta=p meter ~achine used in lie9 of ~u~med eta=ps to effectuate the provisions of this ordinance. St~p$ or the prh~ted ~arkin~of a ~ter ~achine shall be placed u~n each ~ckaEe of any tobacco p~duct in such ~nner as to be readily visible to the purc~ser, Every seller is hereby required to exa=lne eve~ ~ckaze of tobacco p~cts prior to ex.sinE it for sale for the put.se of ascertain~E ~et~r such package has the p~per stamp affixed t~ereto in compliance ~lth the p~visions of this o~inance. If, u~n such ex~lnation~ unstated or ~properly stained ~c~Ees of tobacco p~s are discovered~ the seller ~all ~ediately notify the dealer f~u ~ho~ such ~ckaEes ~ere obtained~ and u~n such notification the dealer shall fo~h~th either affix to such unst~d or improperly st~ped packages the proper ~ount of stamps or shall replace such ~acka~es with others to ~hich st~ps have been p~rly affixe~. If a seller shall obtain or acquire possession of ~st~ped or tmproperl~ st~ped tobacco p~ducts from any ~rs~ o~her than a dealer~ the seller shall fo~h~th notify the Treasurer of such fact and the Treasurer shall thereu~n desl~te an agent to affix the ~ro~r st~ps to such tobacco p~ducts, the ~nds required to purchase such stamps to be advanced to such ~ent by such seller. In the event t~t ~y packages of tobacco pr~ucts are found in the possession of a selle~ without the proof st~ps being affixed thereto or wlthou~ authorized p~nted markings of a meter machine thereon~ and the seller shall be unable to evidence establishinE that he received such packages within the i=ediately precedin~ twenty-four (2&) hours, the pres~p~ion shall be that such packages ~re being kept by the seller in violation of the pmvisions of this ordin~ce and shall ~bJect him to all of the penaltles hereinafter provided. In the event t~t the Treasurer shall p~mulgate ~les and re~tions so re~i~n~, eve~ dealer~ a~ent or seller Is hereby further required and it sh~l be his duty cancel all st~ps u~n packaEes of ~bacco products in acco~ce '~ ~ch rules and re~tions. It shall also be the duty of eye. dealer and seller, and he hereby required, to ~intain and to keep for a ~riod of two (2) years such of tobacco pr~ucts received and sold by him as r~y be required by the Trea~rer, to make all of such records available for ex~ination by the Treasurer, Co~fssion, or License Inspector upon demand, and to n~e available the me~s~ facilities and op~unity for ~kin~ ~y such e xanination at all reasonable t~es. 5. ~i~H5 OF THE TR~S~, ~}~ISSIO~iER ~D LICENSE INSPECTOH ~TIVE TO TAX O~ 5A~ OF TOB.~CCO PRODUCTS. In addition to the ~wers /ranted to h~ Sections 3 and ~ of this o~inance~ the Treas~er is hereby authorized em~wered to prescribe~ adopt, promu12ate a~ enforce ~les ~d re~ulations relatin~ to {a) the me~hod and ~s to be used in the c~cellation of (b) t~ dele~ation of any of his ~wers to his representative or re~resenta%ives, and (c) ~y ot~r ~tter pe~a~in~ to t~ admini~tration a~ enforcem~t of p~visions of this ordinance. ~he Treas~er, Co~issioner or License are hereby au~horized and ~wered to examine books~ reco~s, invoices~ papers and any and all tobacco p~ducts in and u~n ~y premises ~ere the same are pl~ced~ stored, sold, offered for sale or displayed for sale by a seller. In 232 the even~ that such officers shall discover in any such place any tobacco products which are subject to the tax imposed under the provisions of this ordinance, but upon which such tax has not been paid~ or upon Waich stamps have not been affixed or evidence of payment show thereon by the printed ~arkings of a meter machine in compliance with the provisions of Sections ] and ~ of this ordinance~ such officera~ or any of them, are hereby authorized and empowered to seize and take possession forthwith of such tobacco products, which ,shall thereupon be dee~ed to for f~rfeited to the City. The Treasurer =ay, within a reasonable time thereafter and after written notice posted at the front door of the t;unicipal Building, at least five (5) days before the *date of sale, sell such forfeited tobacco products at the plac~ designated by him in such notice, and from the proceeds of such sale shall collect the tax due thereon, to~ether with a penalty of fifty per centum (~O~,.) thereof and th~ costs incurred in such proceedings, and shall pa~ the balance, if any, o£ such proceeds to the seller in ~hose possession such forfeited tobacco products were found; provided, however, that such seizure and 9ale shall not be deemed to relieve any person from any of the penalties' provided in this ordinance. The Treasurer, Commissioner or License Inspector are further authorize~ and empowered to administer oaths and to take affidavits in relation to any matter or proceedings in the exercise of their powers and duties relatinF to such tax, and they shall have power to subpoena and to require the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers or documents, and to examine such witnesses, books, papers and documents, for the purpose of securinK information pertinent to the perfo~ance of such duties. 6. UTILIZATION OF ~ONEYS DERIVED BY CITY FBO}i TAX ON SALE OF TOBACCO FROD~CTS. All moneys derived by the City from the tax on the sale of tobacco products imposed under the provisions of thls ordinance shall be deposited By t~ T~easurer to the credit of the General Fund of the City for utilization for such lsEal purposes as the Council of the City may from time to time determine. 7. ¥IOL&TION$ DEFINED. It shall he unlawful and a violation of this ordinance for any person to perform any ac~, or to fail to perform any act, for the purpose of evadin~ the payment of such tax, or of any par~ thereof; or for any dealer or seller, with intent to violate any provision of this ordinance, to fail or refuse to perform any of the duties imposed upon hhn under the provisions ~f this ordinance, or ts fail or refuse to obey any lawful order which the Treasurer may issue under the provisions of Section 5 of this ordinance. It shall also be unlawful for any person falsely or fraudulently to make, fores, alter or counterfeit any stamp or the printed markinEs of a meter machtne~ or to printed markinEs of a me,er machine, or knowinEly and wilfully to alter, publish, pass or tender as true any false, altered, for~ed or counterfeited stamp or stamps or printed markings of a meter =echine. It shall ful~her be unlawful for any person to sell an~ dispense through a vendinE machine or other mechanical device any ci~arettes or other tobacco products upon which such tax has not been paid and upon which evidence of the payment thereof is not shown on each packa=~e of such ciKarettes or other tobacco products. 8. EACH FIOLATION A SEPARATE OFFEIISE. Each violation of, or non-compliance with~ any of ihs provisions of this ordinance shall be and constitute a separate offen~e and s~all subject every person ~ullty thereof to the penalties prescribed in Section 9 of this ordinance. 9, PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. Any person violatinE any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than $10,00 nor more than 10. SEPARABILITY OF PRO¥ISIONS. If any section, part of section, sentence or clau~e of this ordinance shall be adJu~Fed to be invalid by a court of competent Jurisdiction, such~cision shall not affect the validity of any other portion of this ordinance, but ~hall be restricted~and limited in its operation and effffect to that specific portion of the ordinance involved in the litigation in ~hich such decision shall have been rendered. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. Council having lnfor~lly requested the City Attoroey to prepare proper Ordinance levying a tax of two cents per bottle on beer and two c enta per each twenty-~ive ~ents sale unit of wine, or fraction thereof, to be collected from the purchaser, and to present same.to the body at its present meeting for adoption, k'r. Walter R. Scott,. Attorney, appeared and called attention to Sea/ohs 65 and 26 of the A. B. C. Act, which, in his opinion, limit the powers of Council to that ~er~itted in Section 26, )L-. Scott stating that he lsd efinitely of the opinion that should the body attempt tq levy a tax on beer and wine such an Ordinance would be declared invalid by the courts. After a further'discussion, everyone having been given ~u opportunity to be heard on the ~atter, I',r. Cronin moved that the followin~ Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by ~-. Minton and adopted by the following vote: AYES: '):easts. Cronin, Dillard, Minton, and the President, F~. Hunter--&. NAYS: Pm. Edwards .....................................................1. (~,'r. Edwards explainin~ that he could not vote for an Ordinance which in his opinion is apparently in conflict with State Law.) ($97&?) AN ORDINANCE levyin~ a tax on purchasers of beer and wine; defining certain .terns used in this ordinance; fixing the amount of said tax; providing for the ~collsction thereof; and prescribing penalties for its violation. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke as follows: 1. DEFINITIONS. The following words and phrases, when used in this ordinanc! shall, for the purpose of this ordinance, have the following respective ~eaninws; except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (a) P~SON: Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, association, firm, or any ~roup of individuals acting as a unit. (b) BEER: Any beverage obtained by the alcoholic fer~nentation of an infusion or decoction of barley, nalt and hops or of any similar products in drinkable water and containinE one half of one per centum, or more, of alcohol by volume; and this definition shall include ale, porter and stout. 234 (c) WINE: An7 beverage obtained by the fer~entation of the natural sugar contents of fruits, or other agrlcultura! products conteinin~ sugar, honey and milk) either ~lth or without additional sugar) and containing one half of one ~er cent~, or more~ of alcohol b~ (d) ~RCHAS~: An~ pers~ cont~actin~ fo~ the purc~seo within the City ~anokes of bee~ and/or wine fo~ an~ put. se othe~ ~an t~t of a ~aa fide whether such purchase be for cash o~ on c~ditf and regardless of the manner in ~lch such purchase a~ree~ent Is ~de. (e) R~AIL~: ~y pe~on 'duly l~censed b~ the Clt~ a~ State to wine at retail within the City. (~} CI~ T~SUR~: The Treasurer of the City of Roanoke. (~) COI~ilS~ION~R OF T~E R~UE: ~e Co~lssioner off the Revenue of the City of Roanoke. (hi LIC~$E IN~PEC~R: The license ~s~ctor of the Cit~ of ~oanoke. 2. T~. On and after the effective date of this ordinance, the~e ts hereby levied by the City of Roanoke~ on each a~ eve~ p~chas~r of beer and wine ~thin the City of Roanoke a tax at the rate of t~ c~ts (2{) on each twenty-five cent (2~) sale ~it of beer and/of ~ne~ or fractional ~ thereof~ purchased within the Clty~ which t~ in every case shall be collected by the retalier the pure. set and shall be ~id by the purc~seF to the retailer at t~ time the purc~se price shall become due and ~yable ~er the ~reement between the purchaser and the retailer. This o~inance shall be const~ed as imposing a direct tax on each and every pur~aser of beer and wine within the City but the same ~hall not be con5t~ed as re~latin~ o~ pmhibitin~ the ~nufactu~e~ bottlin~ ~ssession~ sale distribution~ h~dllnK~ t~ans~rtation, drinkiug~ use, advertisin~ or dispensing of alcoholic beverages. ~e taxes required to be collected hereunde~ shall be dee=ed to be held in trust by the ~rson re~ired to collect the s~e ~til r~itted as hereinafter required. 3. RE~RT3. On or before the twentieth day of the second month f~llow- in~ the effective day of this ordinances each retailer Sh~l make written report to the Co~lssioner of the Revenue sho~nE the quantity of beer ~ ~ne purchased finn such ~tatler durinE the first month ~ which this o~in~ce is and shall file said report with the Co=issioner of the Revenue, to[et~r with a remittance cal~lated at the rate of two cents (24} on each twenty-five cent (25!) sale ~i= of beer and/or ~ne~ or fractional ~rt 2hereof~ purchased the retailer during the first calendar month In which this o~in~ce is effective. On o~ before the twentieth day of the thud month follo~n~ t~ effective day of ~ls o~fnanc~, and on or before the twentieth day of each month thereafter~ each and every retailer ~all ~ke out and file with the of the Revenue a report showin~ the ~antity of beer and wine purc~sed f~m du~g the preceding calendar month, to~ether with a remitt~ce c~cu~ted at the rate aforesaid u~n such beer and wine purc~sed from h~. or his duly authoriled agent or (s=ployee. If the required repor~ shall be Found correct and rdlect the tax due pursuant to this ordinance, the Commissioner of the Revenue shall approve the sane, or if found to be incorrect he gaall correct and then app~ve the s~e~ a~d assess a tax In acco~ance with thl~ o~ln~ce. U~n the assessment thereof, the retailer ~hall re. it the taxes required to be held in t~st by him to the City Treasu~r. ~. DISCO~T ~D F~TY. ~y retailer ~ho on or before the t~entieth day the second month following the effective day of this o~ln~nce~ or on or ~efore the t~entieth day of ~y ~nth thereafter, cakes ti=ely and pro~r repor~ ~d r~itt~ce for the preceding month as required ~der section ] hereof~ ~all be entitled to deduct a~ retain five per cent~ (~) of the ~o~t off r~lttance for such precedin~ c~dar month as co~l=sion For collecting ~d remittin'~ the tax ~sed by this ordinance. ~y retailer ~ho rails to ~ke timely and p~per repo~ ~d remittance shall not be entitled to such deduction. }Mreover~ IF any repor~ or r~ittance, or either of them, Is not f~ed ~th the Co~issioner of the Revenue ~ithin thirt~ (]O) days after the date d~, there ~all be added to such remttt~ce a penalty to be paid by such retailer of Five Dollar~ ($~.~), o~ five ~r (~) of the ~o~ of the remittance, ~lche;er Is ~reater. 5. FAILURE TO COL~CT ~D ~E~T T~. If ~y per,on shall f~il or re.se to collec~ said tax and to make, ~lthin the t[ae pmvided in this o~tnance, any re~rt and remittance required by this o~ance, the Co~lssioner of the Revenue sha~ p~ceed In ~ch maker a~ he ;ay deem best to obtain fact~ and tnfoaation on w~h to base h~s esti~te of the tax due. As soon as the ~o=issioner of ~he Revenue shall p~o~ure such facts and ~fomation as he is able to obtain u~n which to base the assessment of'any tax payable by ~y person has failed or refused to collect the s~e and to make such re~rt and r~i~t~ce, he s~Ii p~ceed to dete~ine and assess aKainst such ~rson the tax ~d p~vtded fo~ by this o~inance ~d shall noti~ such per~n by registered mail sent to his last kno~ place o~ address of the total amo~ of such ~ax and ~nalti and the to~al ~o~ thereof shall be pay~b!e wi%him tm days f~m the date of such 6. 0~5ATION OF BUSI~SS. ~enever any person required to collect and ~o the Oity a tax ~der this ordtn~ce shall cease to o~rate or othe~tse disuse of his business, ~ny tax ~yable here~der to the City shall become ~edtately due and payable and such per~n shall ~edlatel7 make a re~rC ~nd pay the tax d~ 7. D~ AND AUT~ITY OF T~ CITY T~EASU~. The Oity Treasurer shall be c~rged ~th the ~wer and duty of collectin~ the taxes levied and trussed hereu~e and shall ca~e the same to be paid into the general treasurer of the City. may collect such assessmen~ by levy, action a~ ~w, distraint, or any other method ~hich ~y be ~rovided by law for the collection of other city taxes. 8. ~O~JER OF CO)~ISSIONER OF THE P~gVE~UE.* RULES AND R~U~TION3. The Co~issioner of the Revenue shall have ~wer and authority ~ ~force and ad=lniste the p~lsions of th~s o~ln~ce~ and sh~l ~ve the a~hor~ty to p~ulgate~ In acco~ance vith the pro~isions of this o~ln~cea such ~les and re~lations as ~y be necessa~ to car~ ou~ its p~visions. The Co~lssioner of the Revenue s~ll further have ~wer to ~ake an assessment a~ainst any ~er~n ~o fails to ~ke p~r remittance~ or Fails to report~ o~ makes False or e~roneous re.rt. I~ shall be ~law~l for ~y person to ~ake ~y false entry u~n ~y re~rt require~ hereunder. 9. P~ALTI. Any person violatin~ or ffailin~ to cozply ~lth ~y of the p~visions of this ordin~ce ~hall~ v~n conviction thereoF~ be fined not less five dollars nor ~o~ th~ five h~dred dollars, and each such violation or failure shall constitute a separate offense. Such conviction shall not relieve ~y such per~n ~om the ~y~nt~ collection or remittance of said tax as provided In this o~ln~ce. 10. LIC~ISE INSPECTOR; ~5 A~ DUTI~. It shall be the duty of the license ~spector~ scting ~er the Co~lssioner oF the ~evenue~ to ~certain the of eve~ per~n engaged in the business off selll~ beer a~ ~ine In the City of Ro~oke, liable for the collection of the tax levied by this ordin~ce~ ~o ffails~ relies or neglects ~o collec~ ~he t~ or to ~ke~ ~i~hin the t~e p~vided by this ordinance, the re~rt$ or remittances required herein. ~e license insFector and his duly authorized deputies =ay have a s~ons l~sued for ~uch and may ~e~e a copy of such s~ons u~n such peraon In the ~nner provided by law ~d shall ~ake one return oF the original to ~he civil and ~lice justice of the City of ~oanoke. Police ~ers be and they are hereby conferred upon the license inspector ~nd his duly authorized depaties ~hil~ e~d in ~rfomln~ thel~ duties as such ~der the p~visions of this o~in~ce and they shall exercise ~1 the ~e~s and authority off ~lice officers ~ perfo~ing ~uch dutiea. 11. ~CE~IONS. There shall be excepted from the o~ration off this o~ln~ce the rollotdn~ p~chasers: (a) Purchasers f~m the Co~onwealth of Virg~ia a~ to ~y p~c~ses: made a~ a S%ate-o~rated ~%atl store, oF %h~u~h any Sta%e-o~ed a~ency~ (b} ~rcP~sers of ~ne ~ich ts intended %o be, and is, used solelF religious or sacr~en%al pur~ses in a duly orEanized church. 12. INValid. If ~ clause, sentence, ~ra~raDh or ~r~ of this o~dinance shall fo~ any reason be ad~udKed invalid, such invalidity shall no% affec~ the which are no% adjudged invalid. ~e Ordin~ce hav~ ~een read, ~s laid over. LICENSE: F~. Charles B. ~[o~ris, colored, appeared before Co~cil fo~ and on ehalf of his mo%he~, ;~s. E. B. Morris, callinE at%em%ion ~o %he fac% ~= ~n adop~ O~inance ~o. 97AO, ~s~E l~cense ~es, a~ its mee~ln~ on December 19&8, ~he ~dy re%aimed %he charge of $1,~.~ per ann~ for fo~e tellers, and asked %~% %his sec%ion of %he License Tax O~lnance be re.ms, tiered ~h a v~ew Resolution, providin~ fort his increase, with the exception of existing contracts containing provialons contrary to these rates, and to submit same to Council for adoption. The motion was seconded hy Mr. Cronin and unanimously adopted. POLICE OEPART~J~T-FItLE BEPARTI~T: Council havin[ decided in tnforr, al budFet discussions to allow policemen four days off par month and firemen one day off I~r month, in addition to the present schedule of the fire=em, ~. Cronin offered the £ollowing Resolution: (~97~g) A P~SOLUTION establishing policy with reference to days off for members of tha Police and Fire Departments. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Fa~e 11) Mr. Crontn moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was secor~ed by f~. Dillard and adopted by the following vote= AYF~: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard~ Edwards, f~nton, and the President, }~. Hunter ............... 2. NAYS: None ......... O. CITY EMPLOYEES: The City M~nager submitted written report, calling attention to the fact that last year Council authorized by Resolution that all hourly city employees be paid for holidays during the year 1943, and asked that this authority be continued for the year 1959. Council being of the opinion that this matter should be an established policy of the body to continue in full force and effect unless and until sooner amended or repealed, Ma. Kinton offered the following Resolution: (~9749) A RESOLUTION establlehinK policy with reference to payment of hourly city employees for holidays. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 12) ~t~. ~inton moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Crontn and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ~eesrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Kinton, and the President, A~. Hunter .................... ~. NAYS: None .............. O. BUDGET-GArBAGE OOLLECTION: The City ~MnaEer submitted written report, request~nK authority to purchase a t~uck for garbage collection at a cost of $),~00.00; whereupon, M~. ~nton offered the following emergency Ordinance: (~9750) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Section $7&, "Refuse Collection and Disposal", of an Ordinance adopte~ by the Council of the City of Roanoke, ¥1r~inia, on the 29th day of December, 19&v, No. 9352, and entitled, "An Ordinance 238 ~aking appropriations fro~ the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiecal year beginning Januar~ ID 19~ and endin~ December )1~ 19~8, and declarin~ the exis~ence of an ~r~ency~ as a~e~ed by O~ance ~o. 9~76~ adopted on ~he 26th day of lprll~ (For ~1 ~ex~ of O~i~ce~ see O~in~c~ Book ~o. 16~ Page P~. ~Jinton ~oved the a~ption of the O~lnance. ~e motion ~s se~ed by ~. Cmnin and adopted by the rollo~ lIB: Ilessrs. C~nin~ Dllla~, F~a~s~ liinton, and the President~ ~. H~ter ..................... HAYS: None .............. O. B~: ~cil having he2d n~e~us info.al ~ee~ln~s in connection ~th s~udy of the p~sed b~;et for ~he year ~9~9~ and c~nges In the draft having agreed uFon by a ~ority vote of the ~e~bers of the body, an~ ~essus. C~nin and Dilh~ lnsis~in6 tha~ th~ ~ould no~ vo~e for ~he B~get O~inance un2es~ it inc2~ed a provision for ~he fixi~ of the salaries containe~ therein, Ff. ~s offere~ the follovin; e;er;ency O~inance, incl~iu; the p~vision for the o~ ~he salaries, with ~ota2 appropu~ions in the a~oun~ o~ ~6,203,72~.3~, and to~a2 revenues in the ~o~ of ~,053,763.~, a defici~ of {1~9,966.3~, ~lch lnc2~es ~0~,~.~ for s~ciai ou~Zays f~ an expected surp2us. of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginning Jan~ry l, 19~9~ and ending Deceaber 19~9~ and dec~rin~ ~he exi~ence of ~ e~rgency. (For full tex~ of O~i~nce~ ~ee O~tmnce Book No, 16~ Page $'r. ~s ~o~ed the adoption of ~he O~inance. ~e ~ion ~as seconded by F~. Min~on and adopted by ~he follo~ing tY~: tle~srs. Cronin, 9illa~ ~a~s~ ~in~on~ and the Presiden~ !~. Hun~er ........... ~. ~s ~hen ofre~ed ~he followi~ emergenc~ O~lnace ~mviding for Wa~eP De~en~ Budfe% for 19~9, with ~otal appmpriations in the ~o~% of ~820,310.~, and ~o~al revenues in %he ~o~% of (~752} ~ ORDINANCE m~in~ app~priations f~m the ~ater Departments General F~d fo~ the Ofty of Ro~oke fo~ %~ fisc~ year beElnnin~ J~ua~ 1, 19&gs and endin~ Dece~e~ 31, 19&9, a nd d ecla~n~ the existence of an ~erEency. (Fo~ ~11 text of O~ce, see O~lnance Book No. 16, PaEe F~. ~s ~ed %h~ adop%ioB of the O~lnance. ~e mo:ion was seco~ed ~. Min~on a~ adored by the follo~nE vote: A~: }~essrs. C~nin, Dil!a~, ~wa~s, Mien and the l~r. H~%er ................ NAXS: Ilone ......... O. ~ere b,inE no f~the~ business, Co~eil ad,outed. APPROVED ATT~T: COUNCIL, REGULAR )~nday, January The Council of the City of Roanoke met ltl regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Eunicipel Buildinf, ~onday, January ], 1969~ at 2:00 otclock, p. n,~ the regular meetinr, hour~ with the President~ Y. ro Runter~ presiding. PRESF~IT: Eessra. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards~ Eintnn, and the President, Er. Hunter ............... ABSEII?: None OFFICER9 PRE~F~?: Fr. Arthur S. Owens, City F. anager, Er. Randolph O. khittle, Oity Attorney, and Er. N. R. Yates~ City Auditor. The meetinr was opened with a prayer by Reverend C. S. Trarzuell, Pastor of the ~/averly Place Baptist Church. EINU?E~: Copies of the minutes of the meetings held on December 27, 1968, and December 28, 19/~8, having been furnished each member of Council~ upon motion of Yg. gronin, seconded by Pg. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. ' HEARING OF CITIZ~{S UPON PUBLIC }fATTERS: A}RiefliA?ION-BUSE9: )Mo Leonard G. )'.use, Attorney, tofether with )~r. W. H. Horn, )tanager of the Safety )k)tor Transit Corporation and the Roanoke Railway and ~"lectric Company, appeared before Council, advising that since August 1a 19~8, the transportation companies have been silo:ring patrons tn ride to the far end of Garden City for twenty cents cash fare, or on a system weekly pass in the amount o Sl.75, beginning with Garnand~s Store, but that with the annexation of that a rea extendfnr, from the old corporate limits to a point beyond the store, the trr~nsit fires will he required to reduce these amounts to confor~ to city rates as far as the new corporate limits, which will mean that the concern will lose money on the Garden City line, and asked that the transportation co=panics be permitted to continue their present zone system of fares on this particular line. )[r° Dillard moved that Council take the request under advisement. The motion was seconded by )ir. Edwards and unanimously adopted. STREETS AND ALLEYS: Council having praviously decided to hold a public hearing at the present meeting on the application of the Trustees of Christ Episcopal ~hurch to per~uanently vacate, discontinue and close for a distance sixty-five feet from Washington Avenue, 5° ~/., an alley running south from the street and beginning on the south' side 2]] feet from the southwest corner of Franklim Road and Washington Avenue, )Lt. ~. Courtney Eing, Attorney, together with Dr. Hugh H. Trout, Sr., Reverend Van F. Garratt and )*.r. '~alter 0. Stephenson, appeared before the body, )Lt. Eing reviewing the history of the proposed expansion of the church leading up to the present petition, concluding that in his opinion a cause as worthy aa that of the church should be given special consideration in that the situation is different from that of a private individual, Eessrs. Trout~ Oarrett 'and Stephenson concurring in the remarks of Er. Etng and urgin~ that the request be granted. Appearing in opposition to the proposed closing of the alley, was F~. Frank ¥. Rogers, Attorney, representing )~iss ¥,~ry T, Penn, Er. James I. Allman, J4r. and l*.rs. Janes I/. Long and I~'. Clifford J. Flanagan, Itc. ~oters calling on }lisa Penn) Hr. Allman, F2's. Lens and ¥.c. Flanagan, ~ho ~ro present at the meetingm to as to the inconvenience the closing of this alley would cause thems the witnesses teetifyin~ that they al~aya use this end of the alley for insress and egress purposes because of the steep incline at the ~outh end of the alley and because the other alley leadlnF into Fourth Street is usually blocked with traffic from the restaurant located in front of the mouth of the alley, Eisa Penn declarin~ that to close the north end of the alley as proposed would force [arbate trucks to back up and turn around ~hen collectini the garbage from her home, }ire Rogers concludin~ that in his opinion a church deserves no more consideration in a matter of this kind than a private individual and that to close that portion of the as requested, wauld, in his opinion, be mtablishin~ a dangerous precedent of givtn~ land to private individuals for private purposes. In a further di~cussion of the question, lit. Crontn declared that the matter of the steep incline at the south end of the alley and the blockin~ of the alley leadinF to Fourth Street by traffic are conditions to be corrected by the City l*.ana~er and do not enter into the picture, and that since the citizens have these two exits and entrances for e~ress and ingress purposes, he ffeele that the north end of the alley should be closed, as requested. At this point, Council recessed for a conference on the matter, and after the recess, F. essrs. Dillard and Edwards expresstn~ a ay~pathetic attitute to~ards the request of the church, hut voicin~ the opinion that individual property rights involved ~hich cannot be violated, and su~[e~tin[ that the chtwch make application to Conncfl for pernission to construct an overhead passageway over the alley to connect the church buildin~ ~ltb the p~oposed building, SL~. Dillard moved that the ~etition be denied. The motion ~as seconded by l~r. Edwards and adopted by the follo~ing vote: AYF~: l.',essrs. Dillard, Edwar~is,and NAYS: }~. Cronin ............................ (The President, ~. Hunter, not votinf due to the fact that he is a =ember of Christ Episcopal Church) A~IEXATION: Reverend D. It. }-(cGrady appeared before Council and submitted a list of the i~edtate needs of the Garden City Co~nnity. On motion of Er. l'.tnton, seconded by ¥~'. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the request leas referred to the City llanager for his ln£or~ation in his study of the matter. PETITIONS At~ STREETS A/iD ALLEYS: Council having previously adopted Resolution providing for the appoint~ent of vied-ers in connection with the petition off lit. E. O. No,etd, Sr.m that Seventh Street, N. ~., be permanently vacated, discontinued and closed for a distance o£ 130 feet fro= Shenandoah Avenue to the property of the Ilor£olk and ~estern Nailway Co=party, the follo~rtn~ report of the viewers, leith reference to the ~atter, ~as before the body: 241 BEF~E THE COUNCIL OF THE CII~ OF ROANO~g I~ RE: APPLICATIO~ TO THE ~U~CIL OF ~ C~Y OF ROAN0~E~ STRE~e N. ~-e RUNNINO SO~ ~OE S~ENAN~ AV~UE~ N. ~.~ ~R A DIaTANCE OF 1~0 FE~ ~ ~E ~O~ERTI OF ~H~OR~ l~ ~T~ ~LWAY COI~tfiY l~ ~OP~ OF LIND~-ROBIN~O~I ~FPAI~, IN~ATED~ ~AID SH~A~ AV~E. RE~RT OF ~e ~dersl~ned, viewers, ap~ln~ed by ~he Co~cil of ~he City o~ Roanoke, Virginia, by order entered on ~he 20~h day of December, to view, ascertain and re~r~ in ~l~lng, purauan~ to ~he provisions of Sections 5220 and 2039 (9~ of ~he Code of Virginia, as a~e~ed, in our opinion, any, if a~y, wha~ inconvenience would resul~ from foully vacating, discon~inuing and closin~ tha~ ~r~lon of ~he s~ree~ se~ Out and described in the cap, ion hereof, res~c~fully repor~ ~ha~ after having been flrs~ duly s~rn, ~ v~ewed said stree~ ~d the neigh~rln~ p~per~y and w e are ~inimously of ~e opinion ~ha~ no inconvenience ~uld either to ~ indt~idual or ~o ~he public, f~m ~aca~ing, discon~inuing and closing ~ha~ ~r~lon of said s~ree~ as herelnabove se~ ou~. ~lvea under o~ Mnds ~hls 31s~ daf of December, 19~. (Signed) J. A. ~rner (Signed) R. V. Fowlkes (Signed) David M. E~her~ge, Sr." ~. ~s moved ~ha~ Co,oil concur in ~he repor~ ~ the viewers a~ ~ha~ ~he followtn~ O~inance be place~ upon l~s firs~ reading. ' The motion was seconded by ~. Cmnin ~d adopted by the following vo~e: AYe: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, ~wards, Itin~On, and ~he Pres~en~, Mr. Hun~er ........................ 5. NASa: None .............. O. (~753) AN ORDINMICE vacating, discontinuing a~ ~en~ly cloning 7~h 5~ree~, N. W., Roanoke, Virginia, ~in~ sou~h from Shen~doah Avenue, for a dish,ce of 130 fee~ ~o the pmpe~y of ~he Norfolk and Western Railway Company, and lyi~ between the p~y of E. O. Howard, ~r., and ~he pmpe~y of Li~sey-Robinson Com~y, Incor~ra~ed, on said Shenandoah Argue. ~EAS, E. O. Howa~, Br., has heretofore filed his ~i~lon ~fore Council, in ~ich pe~i~ion he requested Co~cil ~o pe~anen~ly vacate, discon~inue and close ~ potion of ~he herel~fter described s~ree~, of ~he filing ~lch said ~i~ion due no~ice was p~rly ~s~ed as require~ by law, and ~EREAS, ~he Council for ~he City of Roanoke, Virginia, on ~he 2~h day o~ December, 19~, adopted Resolution No. 972?, appoin~ing viewers in acco~ance wi~h ~he prayer or the said peri, ton ~ view ~ha~ ~r~ion of ~he s~ree~ which ~s requested ~o be vacated, d iscon~inued and closed a~ ~o re~r~ ~e~her 242 or not in their opinion any, and if anys what inconvenience would result frog the permanent Yacating, diocontinuing and cloein~ that portion of said etreet, and WHEREAS, it appears fro~ a report in writing filed by the said viewers in this proceedin6 that no inconvenience w~uld result either to the public or to any individual fro~ the per.anent vacatin~, discontinuing and closing that portion of said street, and WHER£AS, it further appears to the Council that the said petitioner has agreed to bear and defray the coats and expenses incident to this proceeding. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia~ that that portion of 7th Street, N. ~., lyir~ and being in the North West section o£ the City of Roanoke, ¥1rginia, and more particularly described as follows, to-wit: That portion of ?th Street, N, ~., Roanoke, Virginia, runnlr~ south from Shenandoah Avenue, N. W., for a distance of 130 feet to the property of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, and lying between the property of g. O. Howard, Sr., and the property of Lindsey-Robinson Company, Incorporated, on said Shenandoah Avenue. be, and the sase is hereby pen:anently vacated, discontinued and closed amd that all right, title and interest of the City of Roanoke and the public in and to that portion of the said street be, and they are hereby released insofar as the Council ia empowered so to do, except that a public ease=emi is hereby reserved for the maintenance, repair and replacement of the storm drains, sewers and water lines, and all other municipal installations, if any, now located in the said portion of said street. BE IT FUP. THER ORDAINED that the City Engineer be, and he is hereby directed to mark "permanently vacated, discontinued and closed" that portion of said street on all maps and plats on file in the office of the City Engineer of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on ~hich said ~aps and plats said street is shown referring to the Book and Pa!e of Resolutions and Ordinances of the Council of the City of Roanoke wherein this Ordinance shall be spread. BE IT FURTHER 0~DAINED that the Clerk of the Council shall deliver to the Clerk of the Hustings Court of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, a copy of this Ordinanse in order that the said Clerk of Courts may make proper notation on all naps and plats recorded in his said office upon which are shown that portion of said street which is hereby pernanently vacated, discontinued and closed. The Ordinance having been read, ~ras laid over. BONDS-ANNEXATION: The President, ~. Hunter, the City Treasurer and the City Clerk reported the consummation of delivery of the $1,100,0OO.OO City of Roanoke, Virginia, Permanent Public Improvement Bonds, Series B and Series C, and the transfer of fUnds in New York on Wednesday, December 29, 191~, and presented documents evidencing the procedure for transfer, along with legal opinion from Wood, King & Dawson, Bond Attorneys. The officers duly authorized to sign the bonds presented si!nature certificat~ certified by the Colonial-American National Bank of Roanoke. .243 On ~otion of ~'~. Edwards~ aeconded by ¥~. F. inton and unanimously adD,ted, the text of the certificate as quoted below vas made a ~:lnute of Council: #SIONATU~E CER?IFICATB We, the undersigned, officers of the City of Roanoke, State of . VirginiaI indicated by the official title opposite-our names, do hereby c. ertify that we did on the 29th day of Decemherl 19~8, officially el~n GI,iO0,O00 Bonds of the City of Roanoke, S. tate of Virginia, dated December 1, 1~8, of the denomination of S1,~0 each~ bearir~ interest at the rate of 2ol/8 per centum per annu~ payable June I and Becember 1 said bonds being numbered and payable a e follows, viz:- $600,000.00 Per~anent ~ublic Improvement Bonds, Series B, numbered from I to 600, inclusive, payable serially in nu~erical order $20,0G0 bonds on December 1 in each of the years l~&9 to 1978, inclusive. $~0,000.00 Per~ne~t ~ublic Improvement Bonds, Se~es C, ntunbered from 1 to ~00~ inclusive, payable serially in nu~erical order bonds on December 1 in each of the years 1~9 to 19~], inclusive, and $17,000 bonds on December 1 in each of the ~ears 195~ to 1978, inclusive, being at the date of such si~natur~ the duly chosen, qualified and acting, officers indicated therein and authorized to execute the sa=e. We ~urther certify that NO LITI6ATION of any nature is now PENDING or THREATENED RESTRAININ9 or ENJOININ~ the issuance and delivery of said bonds or the levy and collection of ta~es to p~y the principal and interest, nor in ~ny manner c~estioning the proceedin~s and authority under which the is made or affecting the validity of the bonds thereunder; that neither the CORPORATE F~STEL'CR or BOUL~ARIES nor the TITLE of the present OP~CBR$ to their respective offices is bein~ contested; and that no authority or proceedings for the issuance of said bonds have been repealed, revoked or rescinded. The fac-simile signature of C. R. gennett, City Treasurer, of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, is upon the coupons o£ said bonds and the corporate seal of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, is ~ressed on all of said bonds. Bone and delivered at ~E C~ASE N&TIONAL BA:aK OF THE CITY OF N. this 29th day of December, $ign~tu~e Official Title ($i.~ned) ~. Po H~ter ~Myor~ City of R~noke~ V~gin~ ~Si~ne~) C. R. ~e~ett City Trea~urer~ City of Roanoke~ YirginI (Sided) E. K. Moo~ ~it[ Clerk, City of Ro~oke, Yir~in~ I hereby cer~i~ ~ha~ ~he s~na~ur~ of ~he officers a~ve subscribed ?Ace Pres. & (Si~ne~) Ho~er S. Peck, Cashier T~ CO~IAE-~ICAN NATIONAE B~K OF ROANOKE - BANK Roanoke, ~e City Treas~er pres~ed receip~ fo~ duly si~ne~ showin~ receip~ of $1,102,818.~ f~m ~he purchasers of ~he bo~s o~ December 29, 19~8. On ~ion of M~. ~s, seconded by ~. T~nLon ~d ~imou~ly a~p~ed, ~he ~11 ~ex~ of ~he receip~ as ~o~ed below was ~de a ~u~e of Co,cji: ~CEIPT I, the undersigned, Treasurer of the City of Roanoke, State of Virginia, hereby certify tha~ I received from the purchasers or their agents or assigns, the purchase price of $1,100,OOO, Bonds of the City of Roanoke, State of Virginia, dated December 1, 19~8, o£ the denomination of $1,0OO each, bearing interest at the rate of 2-1/8 per centun per annum payable June 1 and Dece=ber 1, said bonds being nu=berad and payable as follows, viz:- 244 ~500~000 Pe~nen~ Public I~p*ovement Bonds~ Series B. n~be~ed f~ 1 to ~ inclusive, ~yable serially in n~rical or,er $20~ bonds on Dece~r 1 ~n eachof the years 19~9 to 197~, inclusive. $~,~ Fe~en~ ~blic I~prov~ent ~nds~ Series C, n~bered f~ 1 to ~, inclusive, ~yable se~ly In n~cal ~nds on Dec~ber 1 in eachof the years S17~ ~nds on December 1 In each of the years 1~ to 1~78, ~clusive. The date off delive~ ~s December R~, ~11 m~u~d coughs ~re detached f~ ~ld bonds prior to delivery ~hereof. All ~tu~d cou~ns ~ere attached thereto at the ti~e of delivery. I further certify t~t the officers ~ho ~i~ned said ~s a~ the ~u~ns thereto attached ~ere In office on the date of delive~ ~ereof. ~e purc~se p~ce Acc~ed Interest ..... $ 1;81~.O~ Tot al $1,102,81~.09 (Sl~ned) C. R. Kennett REPORTS OF OFFICE~$: APPOII~fMENTSoPOLICE DEPARTmeNT: The City ~tnnager su~ltted the following report on changes in the personnel of the Police Depertmant: "Roanoke, Virginia January 3, 19&9 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gent lenen: I wish %o report the following changes in the personnel of the Roanoke Police Department: APPOINT}~-E~TS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1~ 19&9 Everette Bryant Ramblett, First Year Pat*o/man Jsm~es lrvin Huffman, " " - Basil Willis Kelley, " " " Roscoe Ed~rd ~usselwhite, " " " Junious Nathaniel Perry, " " " Robert ~:elvin Shr~pshire " " " Vincent Eugene ~nning, " " " Andrew Wesley Gilbert, " " " Respectfully submitted, (~igned) Arthur S. Owens City F~na get" The report was ordered flied. APPOINT~:ENT$ -FIRE DEPAR~.~NT: on changes in the ~erannnel of the ~'ire Department: The City [~nager submitted the following repo~ "Roanoke, Virginia January 3, 19&9 To The City Council Roanoke, ~irginia Gentlemen: I wish to report the following changes in the persnnnel of the Roanoke ~ire Department: Howard O. Do.dy, effective December ], 19~8. Gilbert J. Uobble, effective December 16, 19~. APPOINTFJ~T3 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1m John Blackley Ballantine, First Year Fireman George Edward Smith. " ' Wallace F~yon F~ttox, " ~ Elmer Basil Smith, " " Leftwich Corbin Wilson, " ~ Waller Cecil Does, " " Respectfully submitted, (SIEned) Arthur S. Owens, City F~nager" The report was ordered filedo OIL SHORTAGE: The City ~na~er submitted written report, cnclosir~ a co~unication from Hr, Co Fo Joyner, Jr,, Fuel Co-ordinator, with reference to the fornation of a local committee to aer~e the cornunity in connection with a poseible oil shortage during the current heatin~ seaaon, and su~antin~ that such a co~mittee be appointed irnediately; whereupon. Er. Crunin offered the £ol]owing Eesolution: (~975&} A RESOLUTION authorizin~ the City }Mnager to appoint a committe to serve the citisens of Roanoke, and to take such steps as in hia opinion are necessary, in connection with a possible oil shortage durin~ the current heatin~ season. {For full Text of Resolutlon~ see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa~e ~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by }~. Edwards and adopted by the followinF vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard~ Edwards, ~inton, and the President, ~{r. Hunter .................... NAYS: None ......... Oo CUrB AND GUTTER CONSTRUCTION: The City F~nager submitted a comnunicatiol from the City Engineer, advisin~ that as soon as the curb and ~utter pro~ect at ]~nroe Junior Hi_~h School is completed, the contractor will a~_alnstart on the pro,eot for Derwent Drive, S. W. The co~nunication was ordered £iled. ANNF/(ATION: The City }Mna~er submitted written report that in =akin~ plans for the capital improvements in the annexed territory it is i=perative that a complete en~L~eerinE survey be made as to water~ sewers~ streets, curb and ~utt~r, new streets, etc., at an estimated cost of $22,~00.00~ and t[at street si~n~ for the area be purchased and erected at an est-fmated cost of~2~,OOO.OO;whereupon, Fr. Dillard offered the followinF Resolution: (~97~) A RESOLUTION authorlzin~ the City F~na~er to have a couplete en§ineerfn~, survey made in the arhnexed territory as to water~ ~wers~ streets~ curb and ~utter~ new streets, etc.~ at a cost not to exceed $22,~00.00, ara to purchase a~d erect street signs in the area at a cost not to exceed $2~000.00, to be charged to Annexation Funds. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16~ Page 37) :46 P~'o Dillard ~oved the adoption of the Re~olution, The motion was seconded by ¥.r, Cronin and adopted by the followin~ vote'- AYEs: F. essrs, Cronin, Dlllerd~ Edwards, ~'.lnton, and the President, ¥~'. Hunter .................... NAY.q: None ............. O. In this connection~ a length7 discussion followed &e to capital lmprovmamts for the annexed territory, ¥~*. Cronin ~ovinE that the City ~naEer be requeeted to make a study as to a site for a building.in the Garden City area~ and a site for a building in the 1/illia~on Road area, for the purpose of housing a co~munity center, fire station and library~ and to obtain esti~ates of the coot of acquirir~ the sites, d:awin~ up~lans and specifications and erectin~ the buildin~s, era to sub. it his report arfl reco~n~dation to Council. The ~otion was seconded by Kr. Dillard and unanimously adopted. REPORTS OF CO~'ITTEES: None. UI,~INIS~ED BUS~NESS: None. CONSIDERATION OF CLAIm'S: ANNEXATION: The City Clerk brou.~ht to the attention of Council a state, eat of expenses from The Siznature Company of New York, N. Y., in the amount of covering services rendered in the siznin$ of sl~-natures on the $1,100,OQO.O0 City of Roanoke, Virginia, Permanent Public ImproYer. ent Bonds, Series B and Series also, a statement of expenses from ~ood, KinE & Dawson, Bond Attorneys, in the amount of $2,000.00 coverin~ professional services rer~ered with respect to the annexation of territory to tko Ci~)- of Roanoke /h~d the issue of the ~onds, ln¢ludin~ renderinc of final opinion approvin~ the validity of the said bonds. connection with the issuance and sale of the bonds, Fr. Elnton offered the followtn Resolution: (~97~6) A RESOLUTION authorizin~z and directin~ the City Auditor to pay all expenses incurred in connection with the issuance and sale of $1,100,OQO.O0 City of Roanoke, Virginia, Per~:anent Public Improvement Bonds, Series B and Series be chaffed to Annexation Funds. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page }~. ~[inton moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~. Edwards and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: ~.'essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Einton, and t.he President, Er. Hunter ..................... NA~S: None .............. O. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINA~ES AND .~3~SOLUTION$: REFUSE A~/D RUBBISH COLLECTION: Ordinance Ilo. 9737, amending the City Code to pr~¥1de for the manner in which tree trimmin~s, shrubbery and bush cuttin_~s shall be prepared .for collection and removal by the city, havlnE previously been before Council for its first readinf, read and laid over, was a~ain before t~ body ~r. Cronin offertnF the followinF for its second readin.~ and final adoption: 2 [7 [~97)7) ~ ORDIIiANCE to a~end the gode of the City of Roanoke by adding to Chapter ~0 thereof a ne~ section n~bered ~A, the object of ~hich Is to p~ovide for the ~er in ~hich tree trl~ln~s~ sh~bbery a~ bush cuttings shall be prepared for ~llection and re~val by the City. (For full ~ext of O~i~nce, see O~l~ce ~ok No; 16, Pa~e ~r. Cronin ~ved the adoption of the O~l~nce. i'he ~otion ~as seconded by ~r. ~s and adopt~ by the follo~in~ vote: A~E~: ~essrs. Cronin, Dilla~ ~a~s, ]~inton, ~ the President~ ~r. H~ter ................... NAYS: ~one ............. O. ~OTIONS ~D ~SCELL~U~ BUSIeSt: T~ES: }~, Cronin b~u~ to the attention of Council and ~oved that the City ltto~ey be requested to obtain f~m the Attorney General of the Co~n~ealth ~f Virginia an opinion as to ~ether or no~ the City of Roanoke c~ legally i~se a tax on ~lne and beer tn the r~er ~lch Councl[ p~ses throu~ O~l~nc No. 97~7, ~ssed on its first reading at the ~eeting of the body on Friday, December ]1, 19~. ~e motion ~ seco~ed by ~. Ed~a~s a~ ~mimusly BUSES: ~r. Minton b~h~ ~o ~he att~tion of Co.oil the continued crowed condition of the ~ses ~rating ~tthin the cor~rate linit~ of the city and offered the follo~ng ~e~ency Resolution re~iring the establishing of safety line ~d the proper ob~e~ance of the line: (~7~7~ A RESOLUTION requtrl~ the Safety ~otor Tr~sit Corpor~tion Roanoke Railway and Electric Co~y to establish a~ once a ~lte safe~y line t~.ediately behind the driver's ~eat in all of its ~uses operating ~lthin the cor~rate limits of the City of Roanoke, and re~irinF t~ p~per obse~ance of the said line at all (For ~ll text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book Bo. 16, Pa~e P~. ~lnton noved the adoption of the Resolution. ~he ~tion ~as seco~ed by ~. ~s a~ adopted by the following vote: AYES: ~essrs. C~nin, Dillard, ~a~s, ~lnton, and the ~. ~ter .................... NAYS: None .............. O. There being no further business, Council adjourned. ~PPROVED ~EST: Presiden~ 248 COURCIL, BPECIAL ~.IEETIE~ Eondsy, January 3, 19~,9. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in special meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the }iunieipal Building, Px~nday, January ], 1929, at 8:00 o~clock, p. m., for the purpose of ~lvir~ citizens in the annexed territory an opportunity to be heard with regard to tho establishing of voting precincts and voting places in the area, the President, {h'. Hunter, presiding. PRF~ENT: Messrs. Croninj Dillard, and the President, ~r. Bunter ......................................... ]* ABSENT: Messrs. Edwards and Minton ...... 2. OFFICEHS pRESE~: ~. Arthur S. Owens, City ~nager, and F~. Randolph G. ~hittle, City Attorney. MINEXATION-ELECTIONB: The Preaident, V-to Runter, stated that the presen meeting has been called for the purpoee of giving citizens in the annexed territor an opportunity to be heard with re£ard to the establishing of votin~ precincts and voting places in the areaj ~Lr. Dillard stating that he ~ould like to offer su~estions at this tine as tn names for the voting ~recincts~ both in the present precincts ar~t the proposed ones in the annexed area~ sucgestin6 that the name of Jefferson ~loo 1 be changed to Jefferson; Jefferson Noo 2 to Belmont; Jefferaon No. ] to Waverly or Fallon Park; Jefferson No. 2 to Jackson Park or ~uena.'Vista; Jefferson No. 5 to %/alnut Hill, F. elrose No. 1 to C, ainsboro; Melrose No. 2 to ~'.elrose; Y. elrose ~o. ~ to Forest Park; Melrose No. ~ to RuEby; Kimball to renain the sane; Hi~rhland No. I to Rorer; Highland Noo 2 to Hi_~hLand; Highland No. ] to Shaffer*s Crossing; Ralei§h Court No. 1 to Ghent; Raleigh Court No. 2 to Grandln Court; Ralei~.h Court No. ] to Wasena; Raleigh Court No. /~ to Raleigh Court; South Roanoke No. i to Crystal Sprin~ and South Roanoke No. 2 to Franklin Heights and that in the annexed territory the ~ashington Heights precinct be named ,h'hshington H~hts; the area on the east side of Williamson Road be na~,ed Tinker; the area ~est of Williamson Road be named Oakland or Round Hill; the area including Hollins Road, East Gate, Kenwood and Xdlewlld sections be naned East Gate: and the Garden City and Biverdale area named Garden City, ~. Dillard stati~ that he would like to see two precincts in the last two areas, one to be known as ~arden City and the other as Rlverdale. In a further discussion of the matter, ~r. Dillard stated that he ~ould like to suggest that the South Roanoke precincts be re-arranged so that the voting place for both irecincts would be at No. 8 Fire Station, also su~gesting that a new precinct be created in the Colonial Rei_~tms-Lakewood Colony area, or that ali of the Raleigh Court precincts be re-arranged so that a new precinct could be created in this fast growing area, the new precinct to be named Virginia Heights. At this point, Mr. T. Ho~ard Boyer, Chairman of the Roanoke City Electoral Hoard, appeared before Council and submitted a communication from the Board, together with the heres and bounds descriptions of the East Gate or Tinker Creek metes and bounds description of the revised Eelrose Pricinct {{o. ~ and llelrose Precinct No, 3~ aa well as Kimball *~ard. Appearlr~ in connection with the pro~sed East Ga~e or Tinker Creek Precinct, was a group oF citizens from the Holltns Road section~ with P~. J. H. Taylor and {~. and {'rs. Everett Peters speaking, statin~ that they are not objectinF to the precinct~ but ~at they are opposed ~ the p~sed vo~ln~ p~ce, After a discu~sion of the ~tter, they agreed to this location as a votin~ place on a ten~ra~ basi~ and it was also t~tativelydecided to n~e t~ voti~ precinct Tinker. Appearl~ In connection ~i~h ~he ~s~ ~llli~son R~d Precinct and the {llliamson Road Precinct~ ~s a ~le~ation from ~llli~son ~ad~ with ~alter E. ~elson, A. S. ~'llls, F. ~. Fisher, H. ~. Hill, Neville J. Buchan~, ~. P. Eeador, R. Glenn Culbert~n and K. G. k~itti~ton speakin~, conc~rtn~ the reco~dation of the Electoral B~ as the n~es and votin~ places for these precincts; whe~upon, it was tentatively decided t~t these Frec~cts would be n~ed ~t a~ ~est ~llll~son R~d, the voZi~ places to be at the t~ation9 reco~ended by the Electoral No one appea~d in connection with the '~a~ington Heights Precinc~ and It was tentatively decided that this precinct would he ~med ~ashin~on Hel~ts, the voting place to be at the location reco~ended by the Electoral It was also decided t~t Eelrose ~{o. ~ Precinct would be n~ed Eu~ka Park and {~el~se No. ] Precinct would be n~ed Villa Hel~t9, subject to a fo~ vote of t~ ~tire membership of Council ~en Chapter 15, of the City Code, ~lating to Vot~ Precincts and Yotin~ Places, is amended. Appearing in connection ~ith the Galen City Precinct, was a group f~m the Oa~en City and Rive~ale secttons~ with Kr. C. O. Reed~ Vice Chai~n of the Ga~ City Civic League, J. S. B~tt9, J. O. Plunkett, B. P. Reynolds and Roy Dalton speaking for the Galen City section, ~d ~. Nelson B. Baldwin, President off the Rlve~ale Civic Club, toFether with )fr. C. B. Wo~, Secretaw of the Club, speakin¢ for the Rive~ale section~ the Galen City delecation statin¢ that they w~t their vot~ place to mmin as it is no-~ located~ the ~ive~ale representatives ~dvisi~ ~hat unless a more cmtrally located voti~ place can be a~reed u~n~ they want ~he ~ive~ale Precinct separated from the Garden City Prec~ct~ each with its o~ votin¢ place. 25O After a lengthy discussion of thc matter, ~i, essrs. Dillard and Cronin co~ltted themselves to the separate establiah~ent of a Carden City Precinct~ with the votimg place at the Oarden City Fire Station, and the separate establlshr~ent of a Rlverdale Pracinct~ with the votin~ place at Doest -~tore on RiYerdale Road~ as a temporary solution, with Route 116 as the dividing line of the t~o precincts, the President~ I~.r, Hunter~ opposing this move and ~ug~esting to the citizens in the 6arden City section and the Riverdale section that they get together and ~rk out one centrally located voting place for both areas, Er. ~oyer callin~ attention to ~he section of the 5tats Code ~hich fixes a mSnl~um of ~00 voters and a maximum of 1,000 voters in city votin~ precincts~ advising that the combined vote in both of these sections ~robably would barely exceed ~00, and a~Eestin~ that ~n opinion be obtained fro~ the Attonley ~eneral of the Co~on~ealth of Vlr~inia~ the City Attorney a~reein? with lL~o Boyer es to the retirements Of the State Law. There beir~ no further h~siness~ Council adjourned. APPROVED AT?E~T: - ~:lerk "~ COUNC][L~ RE~, U LAR P~nday~ January 10, The Council of the Oity of Roanoke met in regular meetin~ in the Circuit Court Room in the Municipal BulldinF, {~nday, January 10, 19~9, at 2:00 otclock, po mo. the regular meeting hour~ with the President, ~r. Hunter, preaidinF. PREiEII?: Messrs, Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, Mr. Hunter ......................... AB~E~f: None ............ O. OFFICER9 PRESENT: Mr. Arthur S. Owens, City Manager, Er. Randolph hhittle, Oity Attorney, and ¥~. H. R. Yatea, City Auditor. The meeting was opened wi~h a prayer by Reverend ~illian Ja~es Sift. one, Pastor of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church (Colored). MINUTES: Copies of the minutes of the meetings held on December 19&8, January 3, 19&9, ann the special ueeting on January 3, 19&9, having been furnished each member of Council, upon motion of Mr. C~onin, seconded by ~. F~wards and uanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HEARING OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC ~TTERS: TAXES: Ordinance No. 97&6, levying and Imposing a tax on every sale at re~ail of any tobacco product se~ forth in the Ordinance, having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, )~. R. P. Grumpier, representing Barrow-Penn & Company, appeared before the body, asking that the second reading of the Ordinance he deferred until the next regular meeting of Council on ]~nday, January 17, 19&9, in order that pertinenL tnfor~ation might be gathered and presented, pointing out several provisions that should be~¢lartfie~ Mm. Dillard stating that there are several pr~visiona in the Ordinance which should be straightened out, and Hr. Cronin voicing the opinion %hat the Ordinance should he simplified ag as to cause a little inconvenience to anyone aa possible, on motion of Er. Minton, seconded by )~. Dillard and unanimously adopted, it was decided that a meeting would be held at 7:30 o'clock, p. m., Wednesday, January 12, 19&9, for the purpose of discussing the matter further '~ith interested citizens, and action on the second reading of Ordinance ~o. 97&6 was deferred unti] l[onday, January 17, 19&9. ZONING: Fr. S. H. Tear appeared before Council and presented a communicattnn, asking that property located on the southeast corner of Orange Avenue and Seventeenth S~reet, N. W., described as Lots 1 and 2, Block 52, Melrose L~nd Company ~p, he rezoned f~om Business Dis:riot to General Residence District. On motion of )~. Edwards, seconded by F~. ~inton and unanimously adopted, the request was referred to the Board of Zontn~ Appeals for investigation, report and recom~endation. PATC~OR£ PL~.¥ER$: {~'. Richard F. Pence, President of the Patchwork Players, appeared before Council, reviewing the history of the or~anization and advfstn~ tha~ in the face of a ~3,000.00 deficit in the middle of the past season the nerchanta were called upon for aid ~hich resulted in a slight deficit of approximately ~ZO0.O0, with the promise that the merchants would not be called upon aeain for such aid~ ~o Pence calling attention to the fact that 2~,000 ~eople witnessed the per£o~nces of the Patchwork Players last eeason~ free of chard, e, and that the program has become a vital part of the recreational su~er activities in the city~ concl~lng that if this or[anisation is to be continued in Roanoke it must have a public ~rant~ and asked Co~mcil to tmder~rite this project in the a~ount of After a discussion of the ~tter~ ~tr. Edwards atatin~ that he did not see how the city could take an unbalanced bud§et and subsidize this project even though it is a worthy one, and the Public Parks Budget for the construction of a Vista on Mill F~untain~ voicin~ the opinion that part of this ~ount could be saved by havin~ Jail ln~ates perfor~ the labor involved, and F~-. Robert P. Hunter, Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, who '*~s present at the r~etin~, adviaing that a large portion of this anount covers u~e of machinery for the project, also stating that he would hat~ to see the Patchwork Players project abandoned since it is one of the biggest items in the eunr. erti=e recreational procra~, it was decided that Council ~ould take the request under advisement with a view of meetln~ with the Board of Directors for a fur%her discussion of the question sometime in the near future. STREETS AND ALLEYS: ]-~. C. E. Hunter and }~-. Charles D. Fox, Jr., Attorneys, representin~r R. A. Alouf et als, appeared before Council and presented the £ollo~inr petition, asking, that an alley located in the block between Fourth Street and Fifth Street, S. W., bordered by Rorer Avenue on the north side and Campbell Avenue on the south side, be permanently vacated, discontinued and closed: "VIR~iNIA: IR THE C~UNCIL FOR THE CITY 0¥ RO~I/OKE. IN RE: APPLICATION TO THE COL~/CIL FOR THE CITY OF RO~OKE, VIRGINIA, TO VACATE, DISCONTINUE AND CLOSE AN ALLEY LOCATED IN THE CITY OF F. OANOKE, VIR~.INIA, BET,/E~ CA~BELL AV~/DE AND RORER AVENUE K~ST OF 5TH OR PARK STREET, TF~ BE~,INNING POINT (F SAID ALLEY BEING APP~DXII'ATELY &~ FEET SOUTH FROM THE ~OUTHEAST CORNER OF RORER AVenUE AND 5TH STREET AND RUNNIng. IR AN EASTERLY DIRECTION, E. 72 FEET ~SD THENCE RUNNI~ IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION APPROXI~'ATELY 32 FEET TO RORER AVFS~UE. The undersigned hereby respectfully petition the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, to pernanently vacate, discontinue and close the alley herelnabove mentioned as provided by Sections .6220 and 2039 (9], as amended, of the 1922 Michie's Code of Virginia, and herewith file an affidavit, harked Exhibit A~ showing that proper legal notice of this application has been duly and le~.ally posted as required by law. Your petitioners request: (1) That three viewers be appointed to view the above described alley herein sought to be vacated, discontinued and closed, and to report in writin_~ as required by law. (2} That, if and when said alley is formally vacated, discontinued and closed, the order provIdin~ for the same shall direct the proper persons to ~ark upon any and all plats ~howing said alley which =ay be of record in the Clerk's Office of tbs Hustings Court for the City of Roanoke, Virginia, end in the office of the Engineer of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, ~Vacated, Discontinued and Closed~ as to enid alley as provided by Section 5222 of oaid Code of VirGinia, Respectfully eubnitted, (Signed) R. A. Alouf {SiGned) M~bel Alouf (SIFned) Joseph 6. Daher {Signed) ~rguerite Daher By Counsel, Htmter and Fox, Council being of the opinion that viewers should be appointed to report on the ~stter, Y~. Edwards offered the followinF Resolution: (~975~) I RESOLUTION providing for the appointment of five freeholders~ any three of ~hom mlFht act, as viewers in connection w~th pe:ition of R, A. Alouf et als to vacate, discontinue and close the alley located in the City of ~oanoke, ¥irzfnia, between Campbell Avenue and Rorer Avenue east of 5th or Fark Street, the beginninz point of said alley bein~ approximately && feet south from the southeast corner of Rorer Avenue and 5th Street and runnin~ in an easterly direction E. 74 feet and %hence runninz in a northerly direction approxi~ately 3~ feet to Rorer Avenue. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, PaFe M~. Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~. Minton and adopted by the followfn~ vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, K~. Hunter .................... NAYS: None .... O. TAXES: Ordinance No. 97&3, levyin~ a tax on purchasers of certain floral desizns, ha¥in~ pregiouely been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, Messrs. Earl A. Fltz~atriok and W. P. Hazle~rove, Attorneys, again appeared before Council in opposition to the Ordinance, de¢lartn~ that such a tax is dlscriminatory and seriously questloninK the validity of the ~easure. Later durtn~ the meeting, Mm. Dillard offered the followtn~ Ordinance for it s second readin~ and final adoption: (~97&3) AN ONDINe{CE levyin~ a tax on purchasers of certain floral des~ns~ de£inin~ certain terns used in this ordinance; flxtn~ the amount of said tax; prov~dinu for the collection %hereof; and prescribin~ penalties for its violation. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordin~uce Book No. 16, Page 39) The Ordinance ha¥in~ been read in its entirety, Mr. D~llard toyed its adoption. The motion was seconded by ~.~. Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard and Edwards ............... NAYS: Mr. Minton,and the President ~ Er. Hunter .......... (The President, P~. Hunter, sta~lng that he does not feel the Ordinance is valid.) TAXES: Mr. ~0rris L. $~sinter, Attorney, to~ether with a group of local Je¥1ers, appeared before Council and expressed the hope that the body would not lnpose a luxury tax, Fa'° ¥.asinter etating that his clients reel the t~eflty pew cent federal tax is aa I=uch as they can bear, Mr. David '~einsteln of Rogers Jewelers and ~[r. ~. Ac Jeneen of Rankin. Company voicin~ the fear that such a tax would lave the tendency of sendillg potential customers out of town for their purchases. The matter ~as discussed at length, but no action ~ae taken. PETITIONS A,';D CO)~UNICATIONS: ANI~XA?ION: A co~nunication fros ~. W. O. Radfo~d, Chaimah of the Road Co~nittee of the C, ar~deu City Civic Leaffue, submitting for Council's study and consideration a ~ of r~ds to be i~proved in the Garden City area, was before the body. On ~o~ion of ~'~. ~wa~s, seconded by ~r. Minton and ~i~ously adopted, t~ co~ica~ion was referred ~o ~he City ~nager. ANN~ATION-LIBR~Y: Various co~ications, requesting the continuance of the Willianson Road Branch Libra~, having been referred ~o the Ro~oke City ~blic Libra~ Board for a study of the namer, a co=unication from $lr. F. K. Rivinus, President of the Board~ re:urnin~ the corres~ence and advising that ~e subjecC has been co~ered by action of the City ~MnaEer in inpmving and m~lng p~vision for the continuation of the present Library Station on ~lllta~n Boad~ was before Council. ~e corres~ndence was ordered filed. I~WITRT~ONS: A co~unication f~m lit. R. ~. Culbe~son, Vice President of the Vegetable Omwers Association, tnvit~ the uembers of Co~cil, the City and other city officials to attend a neetlng of the organization to be held in the ~irc~i: Court Room at 7:30 o'clock, p. n., Janua~ 13, 19&9, was before It being irdlcated that the members of Council ~ho find it convenient to attend ~he meetfn~ will do so, the co~unication w~s ordered filed. 'JAT~ZQ DEPAR~1[LNT: A communication from }~. W. R. EcGee, ~yor of the Town of addressed to ¥~'. ~. P. Hunter, Mayor of the City of Roanoke, advising that the Council of the To'.1% of Vinton is of the opinion that any other conferences and concemin? the Vinton water rate would not avail either the City of or the Town of Vinton any results, was before the body. Mr. Minton moved that the City Clerk acknowled_~e receipt of the communication and that a copy of s~ze be forwarded to the City Attorney. The motion was seconded ~'r. Edwards and unanimously adopted. ~JATERDEPART~i~T: A communication from ~Sr. J. D. Turner, Arlington, Virginia, that when he noved away from Roanoke last Au~ust he requested the "~ater Repartment to refund him his $~.OO deposit, and that aince that ti~e he has afafn written the '~ater Department, recreating the refund, but that as ye~ he has receive¢ answer to any of his correspondence, and asking Council to advise him re~arding the deposit, was before the body. 255 After a discussion of the ~atter, the City ¥~na~er advising that the letters uritten by ~?. Turner to the Water Department were not acknowledged because of lack of a ~t~n addres~ ther~n~ ~:r. C~nin ~oved that ~r. ~rner be re~nded the ~.~ de.sit l~ the reco~s In the ~ate~ De~rt~ent ~ndicate he Is entitled to the re.nd, ~l~hout bei~ required to furnish an affidavit. %he motion se~nded by ~. Dllla~ a~d ~anl~ously adopked. BU~: A revie~ oF the ~utes and schedules of the ~o~oke Rall~a~ a~ Electric Comfy ~d the Safety ~tor Transit Cor~ration dated Dece~her~ ~as befo~ Co~cll. I~ ap~erin~ thai a copy of the ~evie~ has been r~nl~ed each me=bar of Council~ the s~e ~as o~dered filed, RE~TS OF OFFICES: ANN~ATION: ~e City DMnarer submitted the following report with reference to pe~ent public improvements In the annexed territory: "~oanoke. January lO, l~hg. To The City Councll, Roanoke, Virginia. ~ehtlemen: '~e suggest that a Resolution be adopted in s~hich items of a pe~anent public imp~v~t nature in the ~nexed Territo~ can be placed in one classification and those of m~ntenance a~ o~ration In another classification. These suggested classifications are es follows: PE~NT ~ROV~NTS D~I~T~4CE AI~ O~RATION Schools Fire Hydrate Sewer Light s (Street) Water Se~ic es Buildin~s Equi~en[ Street Signs ~erials Highway Signs Street Re.ir Street PavinF Curb a~ Gutter Side-~lk Drainage Respectfully submitted, Arthur S. Owens, City ~nager" (Signed} ~. Dillard moved that Council take the mmtter under advisement. The motion was seconded by Er. Edwards and unanimously adopted. ANNEXATION-STREET SIGNS: The City )~nager submitted written report, together with a snap shot of the type of street sign he proposes to place on the highways entering the City of Roanoke, ad¥istng that these SiKhS are of a perrmnent nature, attractive and very serviceable, and that the total cost of these and other permanent signs for the city would require a sum of S2,OOOOOO from the Annexation Funds, recommending that this authority be g ranted. gr. Dillard moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City ~mnager and offered the following Resolution: (~9759) A RESOLUTION authorizing the City ~nager t o purchase street si~ns for erection on highways entering the City of Roanoke at a cost not to exceed $2,000.00, to be charged to Annexation Funds. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa~e &3) 256 ~fro Dillard moved the adoption o£ the Resolution, The zotion was seconded by Ur. Cronin and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: ° Eessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~lnton~ and the President, ~r, Eunter .................... 5. NAYS: None ......... O. ANNEXATION-FIRE PROTECTION: The City F~nager subnitted written re~ort that the Wllll~son Road ~ater Company, through its President, IM. C. E. Ellis, has agreed to Furnish ~ater to the City of Roanoke For Fire protection in the ~ll]lamssn Head area for the year l~, at the rate of $]O,OOper Fire hydrant, and recommended that he be authorized to enter into contract for a ~aximum of seventy fire hydrants. It appearin~ that the use of the fire hydrants would be on a rental basi~, action on the report was held in abeyance until the City EanaFer has ascertained the coot to the city if it installs its own fire hydrants. POLICE DEPAR~iF. ST: The City ~Mnacer subaitted written report that he is in receipt of e request from the l~erican Viscose Corporation that l~r. Roy A. Williams and }~. Preston Rex Coz be appointed as special officers on the premises of the Viscose property, advising that the Superintendent of Folice approves of these appointnents and that he recommends sane. ~. Cronl~ moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City }Mnager and that lit. Roy A. ~tllian$ and ¥~. Preston Rex Cox be aworn in as special officers to serve on the property o£ the A~erican Viscose Corporation in Hoanoke. The motion was seconded by ~. Dillard and unani~ously adopted. ANNFI. AT!OH: A list of the iaedla~e needs o£ the Garden City Community herin? been referred to the City }~na~er for his lnforr, ation in his study of the matter, and the City ~nager havin~ been requested to make a study es to a site for a buildinc in the ~fllianson Road Area and a site for a bulldinF in the Garden City Area for the purpose of houslnz a cor:~unity center, fire station and library, he submitted the followinz progress report: "Roanoke, Vlr~lnia, January 10, 19&9. o The City Council, oanoke, VirEinia. Gentlemen: At your meetinF on January 3, you referred to me From your File ~91 two items, one a letter from Reverend D. N. Kc6rady, repreaentinK the Garden City Co~unity setting forth the immediate needs of that community, and the other a request that a study be made as to site for a bulldinC in the ~illiamson Head Area and a site for a bulldln~ in the Garden City Area for the purpose of houstn? a co~nunity center, fire station and library. You have already set up Funds for the enElneerinC of these requests and I have accomplished the followinF: 1 - Er~aged enFtneera t o make a study o£ drainage in the WtlliamsonRoad Area. 2 - Secured engineers to r~ake a survey of sewer service for Garden City, Hollins Road, Washington Heights and Rlverdale. The report was ordered filed. BUDGET-AIRPORT: The City F~na.~er submitted written reFort that the Budget r~andate requires him to pay hourly workers at the ~:unictpal Airport ninety-two cents per hour, but that due to the unusual warking conditions at the airFort and the fact that the greater number of the hourly enployeea are high school ~oya who work only during rush hours, he is asking that authority be granted to eaplu¥ the~e part-time workers under three grades described as A, B and C, at eighty cents, seventy cents and sixty cents per hour, respectively. Council being of the opinion that this authority should he granted, With the understandin~ that t~ese grades will he restricted to boys under twenty years of a~e, and that the City }~nager will report back to the body for additional authority if nors than $1,0OO.O0 is used for this purpose, ~r. Edwards offered the followin~ emergency Ordinance: (~9760} AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact that portion of an Ordinance adopted by the Cour~il of the City of Roanoke, ¥irgtnta, on the 315t day of December~ 19&2, ~{o. 9751, fixing the compensation of employees of the City of Roanoke who are paid upon an hourly basis, exclusive of personnel of the Water Dep~rtment and the Public Schools, for the calendar year 1929, and entitled, "An Ordinance ~aking appropriations f~om the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year heEinnin~ January 1, 19~9, and endin~ December 31, 19&9, and declaring the existence of an emergency". (For full text of Ordinances, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page }~-. Edwards moved the adoption of the Ordina.~ce. The motion was seconded by ~-r. }'.inton and adopted by the follo'~inE vote: AYES: }'.easts. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~.:inton, and the President~ ~,fr. Hunter ............... 5. NAYS: None ......... O. B~ET-HEALTH D EPAR~.~NT: The City }~nager submitted the followin~ report with reference to .~ob classifications in the Health Department: "Roanoke ~ Virginia, January 10, 19~9. To The City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Gent leman: ~e have been unable to obtain a trained Clerk-technician for the Public Health Lahora~ory-~& and have employed a laboratory-clerk at a smaller salary than carried in the Budget under Clerk-Technician until such time as we can find a properly trained Clerk-technician. 258 $inca this ia in violation of your requirements thai'all city employees must be paid the fUll salary carried tn the budget, this is to request that a new classiPication be established to be known as Laboratory-clerk at a salary of $2,280,OO ~er year, In the Health Department Hudget-50 we carry six senior Public Health Hurses at a calory oF ~2,?OO,OO per year, however we haye been unable to secure a colored nurse who has a Certificate in Public Health Nursing, but have employed a colored nurae who has had some traininE alone this line at a smaller salary than carried in the Budget under Public Health Nta-aeso Since this is also in violation of your requirements that all employees must be paid the full salaries carried in the Budget, this is to request that a separate classification be carried in the health Department Account-~O, to be kno~ as Interwediate Nurse at per year. RespectfUlly submitted, (Signed) Arthur J. mens, City ~nagerw Mr. Edwards noved that Council concur in the re,est of the City Eanager and offered the Pollowtng emergency Ordinance. (~761} A~ ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Section $50, "Health Department", and Section ~, "Laboratory", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 315t day of Oecenber, 19&8, No. 9751, and entitled, "An Ordinance making appropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginnin~ January 1, 19~9, and ending December 31, 19~9, an~ declaring the existence of an emergency". (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page ~M. Edwards moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mr. Einton and adopted by the Pollowing vote: AYF~: ;~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~nton, and the President, Er. Hunter .................... 5- NAYS: None .............. O. REPORTS OF COmmITTEES: ACABE~ OF ~SIC: The President, [M. Hunter, brought to the attention of the members of Council that the body acting as a com~ittee of the whole is supposed to submit a report on the Academy of Eusic not later than its regular meeting on Monday, January 17, It was decided that Council would make a personal inspection of the Academy of Music at 2:OO o'clock, p. m., Friday, January 1~, 19~9. bT;FINISHED BUSINESS: None. CONSIDerATION OF CLAI~: None. INTRODUCTION ~ CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: TAXES: Ordinance No. 97&7, levying a tax on purchasers of beer and wine, havin~ previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was a~ain before the body. ~. Cronin moved that action on the second reading of the Ordinance be held in abeyance for the time being. The motion was seconded by ¥~. Dillard and unanimously adopted. STREETS tl~ ALLEYs: Ordinance Ho. 975), per=anently vacating, discontinuing and closing Seventh Street, H. W., for a distance of 130 £eet from Shenandoah Avenue to the proper~y of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, having previously been beFor~ Council For its First reading, read and laid over, was a~ain before the body, the City Clerk advising that V~. W. Courtney King, Attorney, representing 1~. E. O. Howard, Sr., the petitioner, has asked that the second readin~ of this Ordinance be deferred until ¥~nday, January 17, 19~9. }~r. Cronin moved that action on the sacord reading OF the Ordinance be deferred until the next regular meeting aT Council oq }~nday~January 17~19~9. The motion was seconded by ~ro Ed~rards and unanimously adopted. BONDS-ELECTIONS: The City Attorney presented draft of Ordinance, providin~ for the holding of an election on F~rch 1, 19~9, to determine whether or not the freehold voters will approve the $~2OO,0OO.00 School ~ond 2ssue, the $~2~,0OOo00 Library Bond Issue and the $150,0OO.OO Health Center Bond Issue; whereupon, ~. Cronin moved that the following Ordinance be placed upo~ its first readin~o The ~otion ~aa seconded by ~. Edwards and adopted by the following AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, }~tnton, and the President, ~fr. Hunter ..................... 5. NAYS: Nons .......... O. (~9762} AN ORDINANCE directin~ and providing For the holdin§ of an election in the City of ~oanoke, Vir~infa, to determine whsthsr the freehold voters of the City o£ Eoanoke will approve three ordinances, Nos. 968?, 96~8 and 9689, respectively~ duly adopted by the Council of the City of Boanoke on Hove=bet 29~ 1928. BE IT ORDAINED By the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, as follows: 1. An election shall be hsld in the City of ~oanoke on the 1st day of t~rch, 19&9, to determine ~ether the freehold voters will approve the following No. 9687 AN ORDINANCE, to provide for the issue of bonds not to exceed Four Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($~,200,OOO] to defray the cost of permanent public iuprovenents, to-wit: acquisition of sites for, construction of, c=zpletion of, additions to and improvements in public school buildings. No. 96~8. AN ORDINANCE, to provide for the issue of bonds of the City of Roanoke, Virginta~ [n the amount of Four Hundred Twenty-eight Thousand Dollars (S&28,0OO.OO} to provide additional funds to pay for the cost of a new per=anent public improvement in the City Of Roanoke, Virginia, to-wit: a new public library.. No. 9689 AN ORDIHANCE, to provide for the issue of bonds of the City of Roanoke, ~frginia, in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,OOO) to provide funds to pay for the cost of acquiring a site for and construction of a new perm~nent public t~provemant in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, to-wit: a public health center. 259 260 2. The SerKeant of the City of Roanoke and the Ju~zee of election hereinafter desi£nated are hereby directed to open ~olls at the several voting places in the City of Roanoke on the let day of }Mrch, 19~9, for the purpose of submitting said ordinances to the freehold voters of the City of koanoke for approval. ). The SerEeant of the City of Roanoke ia hereby directed %o give public infor~ation o£ said election, setting forth the ti~e and place thereof by publishing a notice of the sane in a newspaper of ~eneral circulation in said City and published in said City, for the space o£ ten days, and by posting a copy thereof at each votin~ place in said City at least ten days before the date of said election. &. The Judces and clerks for the several votinc precincts in the City of Roanoke are hereby appointed to conduct said election, and in case of failure of any one or moro oF them to act, then the place or places of such shall he filled in the ~nner provided for in case of regular elections. 5. The electoral boaPd of the City of Roanoke shall, at least ten days prlor %o the date of the election herein provided for, have printed proper ballots to be voted at said election, and such ballots shall be in the following fo~n: CITY OF ROAKOKE BOND ELECTION OF l~rch 1, 19&9 QUESTION: Shall O~dinance No. 9687 adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke on November 29, 19~8, entitled, "~4 ORDINANCE, to provide for the issue Of bonds not to exceed Four Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($&,200,O~9) to defray the cost of pe~anent public improvements, to-wit: acquisition of sites construction of, completion of~ additions to and improvements in public school buildings," be approved? AGAINST QUESTION: Shall Ordinance ~lo. 9688 adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke on November 29, 19&~, entitled, "AN ORDINANCE to provide for the issue of bonds of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in the amount of Four Hundred Twenty- eight Thousand Dollars (~28,0OO) to provide additional funds to pay for the cost a new per~anent public improvement in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, to-wit: a new public library", be approved~ FOR AOAINST construction o~ a new permanent public improvement in the City u~ Roanoke, Virginia to-vit: a public health center~, be approved? The followin~ is printed on this ballot pursuant to the provisions of Section 47 of the Charter of the City of Roanoke as amended by Chapter ~a~ of the Acta of Assembly of Virginia of 19~2: "The city council is authorized, if necessary, to increase the tax rate above two dollars and fifty cents (~2.50] on the one hundred dollars ($100.00] of assessed value of real and personal proper~y to pay the principal and interest of any bonds approved by this election." 6. The ballot shall be prepared in conforatty with the provisions of Section 197 {a) Michie's Code of Virginia, and each voter shall mark his ballot in the manner prescribed by said Section. Such ballots shall be delivered to t?~ judges of election, for use in the said election, in the same manner as ballots are delivered to the Judres of election in regular elections. 7. Said election shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by la~ for the conduct of regular elections. 8. The judges o£ election shall tma, edtately after the closing of the polls count the ballots deposited and shall within t~o days thereafter make written return of the result of said election to the City Clerk, specifying the number of votes cast for and the number of votes cast against each question voted upon. Said return shall be presented to the City Council at its next regular meeting and shall be spread upon the Journal, and the said Judges shall further seal up the ballots and within two days after closing the polls transmit the same to the City Clerk to be kept among the archives of the Council, and said ballots shall remain sealed fluting the space of twelve months thereafter without the order of Council. The Ordinance havin~ been read in its entirety, was laid order. In this connection, the City Attorney raised the question as to whether or not he should employ the services o£ ~'ood, King and Dawson, Bond Attorneys, in this bond issue as has been the practice in past bond issues. After a discussion of the matter, Mr. Edwards moved that the City Attorney be requested to obtain from the bond attorneys as accurate an approximation as possible as to what their bill for services in connection with the bond issue will be, and Co repor~ back to Council. The motion was seconded by 1~. Dillard and unanimously adopted. ~J~NF~&TION-N(~ERI~ STI~EE?S: The ClOy ~Corney presented draft of Ordinance a~endln~ and reordaininE Section 1~ Chapter ~,.o~ t~e Cl~y Code~ rela~l~ ~berin~ S~reets, ia o~er to ex~end e~is~ln~ d~vidin~ lines o~ ~he four quadrants ~h~u~h ~he annexed territow; ~ereu~a, ~r, Dillard offered ~he follo~nE e~er~enc O~lnance: {~753] AN ORDINanCE to ~end and re-o~ain Section One, rela~ln~ ~ how quadrants de~e~ln~ av~s~ s~ree~s ~d bouleva~s o~ Chapter ~enty-Four ~berinF S~ree~s~, o~ ~he C~e o~ ~he Cl~y o~ Roanoke~ ~s a~ended by O~in~ce ~o. ~ ~assed P~rch 1~ 19~6~ and providin~ for an ~ergency. (For full ~ex~ of O~lnance~ see O~inance Book No. 16, Pa!e &&) ~r. Dllla~ moved the adoption of ~he O~lnance. ~ no,ion Er. ~wa~s and adopted by ~he follo~dn~ vote: AYe: tlessrs. C~nin, Dillard, ~wa~s, Nin%on, and the Presiden~, }~m. Hunter .................... NAYS: None ............. O. AI~tHATION-ESOTION5: A public hearing having been held on ~he of vo~ing precincts and vo%ini places tn the annexed territou, and ~he mJorl:y of the three menl>ers of Council presen% at ~he meeting having reached an aEreemenb~ infomally, as %o %he establishing of these precincts and the n~es for same, as well as ~hree precincts In %he old corDra~e lhl%s, l~. Dillard moved %M~ %he followin~ Ordinance be placed upon les firs~ reading. The ~o~ion 1~. Cronin and adopted by the following AYe: l!essrs. Cmnin, Dilla~, Edwa~s and llin~on ..... NAYS: The President, 1~. Hun%er ....................... 1. (~76&) AN OtOlNANCE %o ~end and ~o~ain Sec:lon~ 10, 13 and l&, Chap%er of %he Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, as amended, mla%ing ~o Precincts and Vo:in! Places, and also ~ending and reo~aininE said Chapter 15 by addinE ~hereto new sec:ions~ to be kno~as Sec%ions 21, 22, 23, 2&, 25 and 26. BE IT O~2AINED by the ~ouncil of the Oi%y of Roanoke ~hat Sec%ions 10, 13 and l&, Chapter 15, of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, as ~e~ed, rela:ing :o Prec~c%s ~d Voting Places, be, and the same are hereby amended and reo~ained to read as follows: Sec. 10. Kimball Precinc%. Begiaing a: ~he north end of bridge croseing ]ii W Railway proper~y a~ First S~ree~, N. W., ~hence follo~ng the North line of N & W ~lroad property; and :hence in a no~herly direc%ion following N i ~ Railroad proper~y (Shenandoah Division) ~o Indian Avenue, N. E.; %hence with Indiana Avenue in a wes:erly direction; thence with old Ci:y cordmate lines in a southerly direction ~o ~llliamson Road; %hence wl%hWllliamson Road in a northerly direction to %he south line of L~ens pmper~y; thence in a westerly direc~ion with the ~u~h line of Lukens pro~r~y %o an alley ~ich ~ns along %he sou~h side of said proper~y; thence wi:h said alley in a westerly direction to an alley which ~ns north and south between D~bar and Lukens Avenues; thence with said alley in a northerly direction to ~ooker Avenue; %hence wi~h Booker Avenue in a southwesterly direction ~oa ~in~ a% Bmadway Street; thence in a northwesterly direction %hmu~h ~pla:~ed land to a point at the east end of Hunt Avenue; thence in a southerly direction passing the east end oPTucker and Page Avenuea to a point on Lick Run; thence in a southeasterly direction following Lick Run to Peach Road; thence with Peach and Gainsboro Roads in a southerly direction to Gllmer Avenue; thence with Gilder Avenue west to First Street~ No Wo; thence with First Street in a ~outherly direction to place of Beginning. The voting place in said precinct shall hew and the same is established on Fourth Street, N. E.~ between Patton Avenue, ;I. E., and East Avenue, N. g. Sec. 13. Villa Heights Precinct. Beginning at the intersection of Shenandoah Avenue and 22nd Street, R. thence in a northerly direction with ~gnd Street and Cove Road to the Southeast corner of Fairland subdivision; thence in an easterly direction with the south line of said subdivision to the Huff llne; thence in a northerly direction between Fairland subdivision and Huff line in a northerly direction to Lick Run; thence in a northwesterly directtoa with Lick Bun to Hershberger Road; thence with Hershberger Road in a westerly direction tn Cove Road; thence with Cove Road in an easterly direction to 6ulld Hall Avenue, 6olfside Avenue, Country Club Road and Old City line to N & W Railway property; thence in an easterly direction with the north line of N & ~ Railway property to a point on line with 22nd Street; thence in a northerly direction on line with 22nd Street to Shenandoah Avenue, the place of beginning. The voting place in said precinct shall be, and the same is established on f%lrose Avenue, N. ;I., between T~enty-fourth Street, N. ~., and T~enty-sixth Street, N. W. Sec. 14. Eureka Park Precinct. Beginning at a point at the intersection of Orange Avenue and Tenth Street, N. ~.; thence with Orange Avenue in a westerly direction to 22nd Street; thence with 22nd Street and Cove Road in a northerly direction to the southeast corner of Fatrland subdivision; thence in an easterly direction with the south line of said subdivision to the Ruff line; thence in a northerly direction on a line between said Fairland subdivision and Ruff line to Luck Run; thence with Lick Run in a southeasterly direction to Watts Avenue; thence with Matts Avenue to Tenth Street Extension; thence with Tenth Street Extension in a southerly direction to the place of beginning. The voting place in said precinct shall be, and the same is established on Sixteenth Street, N. ~., Between Staunton Avenue, N. W., and Mercer Avenue, N. BE IT FI~THER O.~DAINED that Chapter 15 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, as amended, relating to precincts and voting places, be, and the same is hereby amended and reordained by addtnc thereto the following sections providing for new precincts: Sec. 21. TINKER PRECINCT. Beginning at a point on N & W Railway right of way (Shenandoah Division) where it crosses Tinker Creek; thence with said It & W Railway right of way south to where it crosses U. S. Route ~460; thence with U. S. Route [~60 to Ninth Street 263 N. E.~ thence with Ninth Street, south to intersection of N & W Railway right of way (Norfolk ~ivision); thence with said N & W Railway right of way east to Tinker Creek~ thence with Tinker Creek north to new City line on said creek; thence follow~n~ the new City line to place of beginning. The votinF place in said precinct shal! be, and the s~e ia established on Orange Avenue, No E.~ between Ninth Street, R, E°, and vicinity o£ Tinker Creek. Sec. 22. East ~lllla~on Road Precinct. Beginnin~ at a point on N I ~ ~ail~al ri~h~ of ~y (Shenandoah Valley Divi~ior ~here l~ c~s~es T~ke~ CreekI thence sou~h ~th ~aid Railway rl[h~ of ny to Indiana tvenu~ N, E.; ~hence ~es~ ~i~h ~diana tvenue and ~es~ and ~ou~h presen~ or old Cl~y line ~o ~lllia~n Road; ~hence n~r~h ~l~h ~1111anson ~d in~ersec~ion of Hershber~e~ ~oad; ~hence alon~ Virginia Rou~e ~11~ ~on~ Ii=its; thence eas~ wi~h ne~ City line to Virginia Rou~e ~211 thence sou~h ~ith YirFinia Route [62] to Hershberger Road; thence east ~ith Hershber~er Road and Carvins Creek to Tinker Creek; thence south ~lth Tinker Creek to place of ~efinnin~. ~e votin~ place In ~id precinc~ shall be~ and the ~ne ts e~tablished on the east side of ~illia=son Road, between Libe~y Road a~ Fuaate Road. Sec. 23. ~est ~llliason Road Precinct. Be~inning at a ~int on 7illiason Road at the aou~h east corner or the Lukens pmperty~ thence in a ~esterly direc~ion ~ith the south line of Lukens pro~er~y to ~ alley which r~s alon~ the south side of said ~roperty; thence with said alley in a westerly direction ~o an alley ~hich ~ns north and south between Dunbar and Lukens Avenues; thence wl~h said alley tn a northerly direction Booker Avenue; thence wi~h ~ooke~ Avenue in a southwes~erlydfrection aL ~adway ~tree%; thence in a northwesterly direction ~h~uFh unplatted land a point at ~he earl end of Hun~ Avenue; ~hence in a southerly direction passin~ the eas~ ends of Tucker and Pa~e Avenues to a ~in% on Lick R~, the present linel thence wi~h Lick H~ as fL ~ders ~o Tenth StreeLl thence with Tenth Street in a northerly dlrectloa to Watts Aveaue; thence with ~atts Avenue in a westerly direction to Lick R~; thence fmc Lick Run to Hershberger Road; thence with Hershber[er Road in an easterly direction to Williamson Road; ghence with ~illi~son Road in a southerly direction to the place of beg~ning. The voting place in said precinct shall be, and the sate is established on the west side of Willianson Road, between Bo~n {Belvedere) Street and Court Street. Sec. 2~. $lashington Heights Precinct. BeginninE aL the Intersection of Cove and Hershberger Road~, thence with Hershberger Road ~d the new City line in a westerly direction Feters Creek; thence in a southerly direc~ion with Peter~ Creek and the new City line to Norfolk and %les~ern Railway property; thence tn an easterly direction with[ new City line to Luckett S~reet, ~he old Cor~ration line; thence with said old line in a northerly direction to Cove Road; thence ~th said mad westerly to place of beginning. 265 The votln§ place in said precinct shall be~ and the ~e is ea~ablished on Melrose Avenue, N, We, between Washinston Street and Adar~ Street, R. ~, Sec. 25° Garden City Precinct. Be~lnaing at a ~oint on Roanoke River near A~erican Viscose Corporation where old City line crosses said river; thence with old City line in a southerly direction over Rill ~Muntain to intersection of new City line, approximately 200 feet west of Yellow Hountain Road; thence in a southeasterly direction with new City line to a ~oint where new City line crosses VlrElnia State Route ~65~; thence with new City line in a generally northerly and easterly direction to Route thence in a northerly and westerly direction with Route ~116 to a hrld~e o~er Carnandts Branch at the intersection of VirElnia Route ~5~$; thence in a northerly direction wi~h Garnand~s ~ranch to Roanoke ~iver; thence in a westerly direction with Roanoke River to place of beginninF. The voting place in said precinct shall be, and the sane is established on Hickory [§amend) Road between Clay Street and Do~wood Street. Sec. 26. Riverdale Precinct. Re~lnnin~ at a ~oint on Route ~ll~ at mew City line; thence i~ a ~enerally northeasterly direction with new City line to a point on Roanoke River near the mouth of Tinker Creek; thence in a westerly and southerly direction with Roanoke ~iver to the mouth of a stream known as Garnand's Branch; thence in a southerly direction with said branch to a bridge at intersection of ¥i~inia Route ~116 and ¥ir~inia Route $668; thence with ¥i~inia Route ~116 in an easterly and southerly direction to the place of beginning. The votln~ place in said precinct shall be, and the sane is established on Riverdale Road, between Clifton Street and Hira~ Street. The Ordinance havin~ been read, was laid over. In this connection, ~. Dillard moved that bs[inniu~ t~medtately after the election on ~arch 1, 1~, Council And the Boanoke City Electoral Board hake a thorough study of the ¥otin~ precincts in the entire City of Ro&noke with the express purpose of egualizin~ all of these precincts. The notion was seconded by }{r. Cronin and unsninous~y adopted. ~TIONS M~D ~SCELL~IEOUS BUSINESS: S~ERCONSTRUCTION: The City Cler~ brought to the attention of Council the fact that the construction of sanitary sewers in and alon~ the east side of Ttllett Road and the north side of ~ontvale Read west of Sprin¢ Road, S. ~., in Block 2, Beverly Hills Addition, as authorized by Resolution No. 960~, adopted on the 30th day of AuFust, 19&8, has been completed, that the En~tneerinE Departnent has figured the final assessments for the individual property owners, and that ~nder Section 3069 of the Code of Virginia it will be necessary to hold a public hearinK on the ma~ter of fixin~ the final assessments, and presented form of Resolution creatinK a Board for this purpose. Council heinz of the opinion that the hearin~ should be held at ~:OO o'clock, p. n., Wednesday, Februa~ 9, 19~9, or as soon thereafter as possible, ~. Crontn offered the followin~ Resolution: :6¸6 (~765} A RESOLU?IOR creating a Board authorized and directed to hold public hearings on the question of fixing final assessments, and to ~ks the final assess~ents a~ainet abuttin~ property owners by reason of tha construction of senitary sewers authorized by Resolution Ho. 9605, adopted on the loth day of August, 19~. {For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book Ro. }~. Cronin ~oved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was by ~o Vlllard and adopted by the follo~ln~ vote: AYES: Eessrso Cronin, Glllard~ Edwards, Elnton, and the President, ~x. Hunter ..................... NAYS: Rome ......... CITY E~LOYEE$: The Clt~ Clerk brought to the attention of Council the fact that a previous decielon of the body to give hourly city workers the same holidays, vacation and sick leave privileges as salaried employees will neceeeitate an amendment to Section 1], Chapter 7~ of the City Code, aa created by Ordinance No. 6968, adopted on }My 12, Er. Cronin moved that the City Attorney be requested to prepare pFoper draft of Ordinance to become effective as of January 1, 19~9, and to present ease to Council for adoption. The motion ~me seconded by ~. Dillard and unanimously adopted. BON~S-CITY F~LOYEES: The City Clerk brought to the attention of Council the question as to whether or not Er. Robert L. Quarles, Assistant Civil and Police Justice, ~. Gilbert H. Ruston, Assistant ~na~er of the ~ater and Er. John Elbert An~ell, Superintendent of Se~ge Dispoaal on ~flliamson Road, shsuld be added to Schedule Bond No. 1~760~5, covering certain employees of the City of Roanoke, dated April 2~, 192~. Council being o£ the opinion that these e~ployees should be added to the bond in a sufficient amount of security, 1~. Cronin offered the fullo~in~ Resolution: (~9766) A .RESOLUTION authorizing additions to ~chedule Bond No. l&760&~ coverinE certain employees of the City of Roanoke, dated April 25, (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa~e 26] ~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was eeconde by ¥~. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ~.[essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, }~. Hunter .................... NAYS: None ......... O. LIBRARY BOARD: Mr. Edwards brought to the attention of Council an existing vacancy on the Library Board due to the resignation of Hancock and placed in nomination the name of Krs. James G. McConkey, 109 Williamson Road, to fill the unexpired tern of ErS. Hancock ending June 30, 1950. There being no further nominations, ~s. James G. )~cConkey was elected a member of the Board of Directors of the Roanoke Public Library to fill the unexpired term of llrs. James C. Hancock endin~ June 30, 19~O, by the following vote: 267 IYF~: gcssrs. Cronin, Dillard, F-,dwa~Ss Y. lntons and the President, Yr. Hunter .................... 5. NAYS: None .............. O. The City Clerk was requested to forward Y, rs, EcConkey a certificate of her BI,~ET: F-I*o C~onin brought to the attention of Council thc existing deficit in the 19~9 budget, su?gestlng that the "Committee of 1OO for Progress" be requeete to organize immediately, to break itself down into subcommittees, the purpose of one of the groups to be the study of revenues, and to submit its reco~endations to Council, {fro Cronin uo¥1ng that until the report of the subco~ittee os the study of revenue is submitted within a period of sixty days, a Resolution be adopted freeaing all new employment i~.ediately and freezing the purchase of new equipment not now on order. The motion was seconded by )k-. Dillard and lost by the following vote: AYF~: Y. essrs. Cronin and Dillard ............................. NAYS: }lessrs. Edwards, ~inton, and the Fresldent, ].ir. Hunter-]. Mr. Edwards then offered the follo~ing Resolution after a further discussion of the question: (~9767{ A RESOLUTION requesting the City ]~anager to exercise the utmost economy while every effort is made by the Council of the City of Roanoke at future meetings to balance the 19/~9 Budget. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page ~7{ }ir. Edwards moved the adoption of th~ Resolution. The motion was seconded by Fr. L'inton and adopted by the followln~ vote: AYES: Eessrs. Cronln, Dillard, Edwards, Elnton, and the President, L'r.. Hunter ................ NAYS: None .......... O. On motion of ~. Cronin, seconded by ~!~. Edwards and unanimously adopted~ the City ~lerk was requested to invite the hi, bets of the "Committee of IOO for Pro~ress" to meet with Council at 8:00 o'clock, p. m., Monday, January 17, 19&9, for the purpose of organization. There beinK no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED ATTEST: // 268 COUNCIL, SPECIAL Wednesday, January 12, 19~9. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in special meeting in the Circuit Cour~ Room in the l:unicipal t~uildin~, I~ednesday, January 12~ 1919~ at 7:]0 o~clock~ p. m.~ for the put. se of dis~asing O~inace ~o. 9766~ levyin~ i=~sin~ a t~ on every sale at retail of any tobacco pr~uct set forth in the O~lnance~ ~ith interested citizens, the President, }~. H~ter~ presiding. FRF~ENT: l'essr~. Dillon, ~a~s. Etn:on, and the President, Hunter ....................... ~ .......... ~SENT: ~. G~nin ........... 1. OFFI~E~ PRESENT: ~. Arthur S. Owens, City Fana~er, ~, ~n~lph G. ~'htttle, Ci:y Atto~ey, Y~. J~es N. Kine.non, Assistant to the City A%to~ey, and )'r. H. R. Yates, City A~itor. T~: The President, 1~. H~ter, sta~ed %ha% the present meeLin~ has been called for %he put.se of dlscusslfl~ Ordinaace No. 97&6, le~ln~ and imposinc a %ax on eve~ sale a~ retail of any tobacco product se~ forth In the Ordinance, with in~erested citizens; whereupon, }~. E. P. C~pler~ a c%ing as s~kes~n for %he tobacco wholesalers and retailers present a% %he meetinF, and representin~ Barrow-Penn ~ Comfy, ~%ered into a lengthy discourse as %o why ~he present O~inance should not be adopted, voicin~ %he option that %he % ax is unjus~ to the ~erchan%s and would defeat itself by diwe~ln~ business f~m Ro~oke, cl~in~ ins%antes ~o subst~tta%e this s~a~emen~, ~intln~ out %hat tobacco is no longer a l~ury, bu~ a necessity, ye% is subject %o the larges~ ~ercenta~e of tax of any co~odity in ~eneral ~e. In a further discussion of the ma%te~ ~. C~pler pointed inconveniences ~posi%lon of the~x ~uld cause if %he present O~lnance adopted, ~intinF out %ha~ %o ~fix the st~ps as required by ~his O~in~ce would require additional employees, and ~ha% jobbers would ~ve ~o ha~e two stocks already c~l~ed ~rehouses, one for city c~%omers and the o~her for retailers outside of the city, displayinE more than a dozen tobacco i~ems which will be difficult to s~p. At ~his potn~, }Ir. H. ~1. l~oomaw, A~torney, cep~esentinc the ~obacco dealers of Roanoke, ~o ~s present at %he meeting, stated %hal in his opinion the pro.sod Ordi~nce is ~constiLu%lonal and illeEal, %ha% a city has no power of %~a%ion or oth~tse except %ha% expressly conferred u~n it by the General Assembly of its state in %he manner prescribed and se% forth in the Constitution of the S~a~e, and %M% %he General Assembly of Virginia has no~ either by Kenerat or local and special law ~wered %he City of Roanoke %o ~se any fo~ of sales tax~ concludin[ that acco~din~ to his interpret.Lion the proposed O~tn~ce con~ra~ to the Constitution and laws of %he Co~on~eal%h of-Vir~lnia, a~ asked that ~he said tax be no% ~sed. Also enterin~ into the discussionm ~ras )M. lteil Eo 1/essells, District l~naEer of the Peoples ~ervice Drug -~toresm who voiced the opinion that such a tax as is proposed would drive business away from Roanoke to a large extent~ I~o ~essells statinE that the present Ordinance is not workable and au~estln~ that if there is to be a tax levied that it be a flat rate of two cents on each package of cigarettes and that other tobacco products be exempted, also stkegestin~ that the wholesaler~ affix the stamps rather than the retailers, the ~holesalers to be compensated in the event ~ore than $100.00 in such s tanps should be purchased. 5ubstantiatin~ the remarks as previously ~ade~ was }~. Jerome ]~auf~an, l~lrector of Industry and Public Affairs for the t/ational Association o£ Tobacco Distributors, Incorporated~ }to. Kauf~an speaking from national experience. Also ~peakin~ on the subject, ~as lit. Ellis lt. ~lilan~ an independent retailer~ who stated that he felt the tax should apply to ci.~arettes alone. Everyone havin~ been given an opportunity to be heard on the ratter, the President, ]-ir. h~lnter~ advised those present that Council ~ould take the question under advisement ~ith a view of possible action at its re~lar meetin~ on }'.onday, January 17, 1929. There being no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED ATTEST: , . 269 270. COUN¢IL~ REGULAR HEETI~ ¥~onda~, January 17) 19~9o The Council of the City of Roanoke ~et in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Roon in the ~nicipal Building, ~onday, January 17, 19~9, at 2:00 po m., the regular heetlac hour, with the ?resident, Er. Hunter, presiding° FRESh{T: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Rlnton, and the President~ Er. Hunter .................................................. ABSF~T: Mr. Edwards ..........................1, OFFICERS FRES~iT: )~. Arthur S. (hcens, City }~nager, )~. Randolph k%ittle, City Attorney, and Mr. H. R. Yates, City Auditor. The meetin~ was opened with a prayer by Reverend Wilmer A. Blankenba~er, Pastor of the Runtlnrton Court I~thodist Church. ~INUTES: Copies of the ninutes of the ~cetings held on January 10, 19&9, and Jmouary 12, 19~9, havin~ been furnished each m~ber of Council, upon motion of ~r. Crcnin, seconded by ]~. ]~lnton and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HE~RING OF CITIZEN~ UPON FUBLIC ~A?TERS: STO~i DRAI~IS: ~. Walter L. Turman and Er. John G. Harris, members of tke Police Department and residents of the lvOO block of Franwill Avenue, N. appeared before Council and presented petition signed by fifteen citizens living or o%~inE property on Franwill Avenue and Seventeenth Street, N. %g., asking that the storndrain '~hlch is now being constructed in connection with the )~nroe Junior High School project be exte:~ed approximately three hundred feet north from Carroll Avenue along Eighteenth Street to Franwlll Avenue, voicing the opinion that it would be a saving %o the city over a period of time to have this drain and catch basin installed while the machinery is already doing work in this section. On motion of Er. Minton, seconded by ~. Dillard and unanimously ~dopted, the request %~as referred to the City }~anager fo~ investigation, report and recor~nendation to Council. Later during the meet in[, the City }D~nager brought to the attention of Council that the estimated cost of extending the storm drain as requested would be ~1,6OO.OO, pointing out that a bad drainage condition exists in t~is vikinity and that it would be a saving for the city to lay the storm drain now while the machine is already in tke ssction, ratl~r than to have %o go back ~t a later date, the City ~na~er recommending that he be authorized to proceed %;ith this project. }Ir. }~inton moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City ~anazer, and offered the following Resolution authorizing him to proceed wi~h the project at an estimated cost of $1,6OO.OO, with the understandin~ that when the present amount carried in the 19&9 budget for storm drain construction, which has already been co=~.itted to other projects, has been exhausted, the City )~na~er will report back to Council for an additional appropriation of the $1,600.OO: ' (i~9768) A R~OLUTION authorizing the City ~anager to proceed with extension of storm drain £ron Carroll AYenue, R. :1., north for a dL~t~qce of approx~ately t~ee hundred ~eet a]on~ E~teenth ~treeC to Fran~lll Avenue~ a: an (For ~1~ text o~ Resolu:lon~ see O~in~ce Book ~o. 16~ ?aEe ~r. ]?lnton eoYed t~e adoption o~ the-Resolution. The ~o:ion ~as ~e~ed by )tr. Dilla~ a~ adopted by the ~ol~o~nr vote: AYES: }:essr~. Cronin, Dllla~ ~int~n, and the Fres~ent~ }ir. Hunter--2. NAYS: None ............O. (}Ir. Edwards absent) LICENSe: JudKe John ~:. Har:~ Co~$ssioner of Revenue~ appeared before and presented co=uoications ~ron the ~eoeral }~tors Acceptance Cor~rat~on~ ~e Co=erctal Credit Cor~ration and the Auto Investment and ~an Cor~ration~ with reference to ~sslble lne~ities in Section 88, ~an Companies, Building and Loan Associations or tOm. hies, of the Lice~e Code~ Judge Hart advising that he has info.ed the complainants that the matter is out of his ~urisdiction a~d that representatives of two of these conpanles are present at the =eetin~ to ~tttion Co=noel on the ~tter. In this connection, ;~. F. J. ~orke, }~ana~er of the General ~btors Acceptance Corporation; [:r. Dennis N. Yin~lin~, Office ;.Tanager of the Cc~er:ial Credit ~orporation; and ~r. Robert L. Carter, }~anager of t}~ Universal CIT Credit Corporation, appeared before Council for a d~scussion of the nattera advisin~ that they are affected by sub-section (e) of Section 88, which has been in:teased f~n a flst license tax of ~1OO.~ ~r ann~to a basic rate of ~2~O.~ per ~n~, plus fifty cents on each ~1~.~ of the ~ross receipts in excess of excludin~ reagents of principal, stating t~t for the past year which was sub- no~ml they will pay a lice~se tax of approxi~tely ~5CO.~, a~ that for a no~al year they ~!1 ~y a license ~ax of a: least ~,~.~, ~der the provisions of the ~vised section, askln~ that a ~t license tax of ~2~C.OO per ann~, or some flat fee in excess of this ~ount, be established, and that in the event the question is not settled by Janua~ 31, 19~9, the penalty deadline, that the t~e limit for ~ent of the license tax be extended. It ap~arlng that the finance con~nies are not as concer~md about the license tax ~hey will be required to pay :his year as ~hey are a~ut future years, ~d it beinr'pointed out t~mt Council ~ives consideration to the License Code e~ch vear~ at ~hich tine oltizens ~ve :he privilege of ap~arinE before t~ ~dy with their requests, ~:r. Dillard moved that t}:e req~st to amend this section of the License Code be denied and that no extension of the tf=e limit for pa~ent of the license tax in question be rranted. ~e notion ~s seconded by ~. Crontn and ~an~ously adopted. In a ~rther discussion of the =~tter, }~. Borke asked Co.oil to request a ~lin~ f~n the City Atto~ey as ~o whether or not the revised license tax will apply :o ~ss receipts derived f~n business ori~inatin~ outside of the City of ~:r. Borke was advised to con~lt his o'~ atto~ey for an interpretation of this 271. 2'72 LICENSg~ ~, J. ~, Limdsey~ Atto~ne¥~ appeared before Council in opposition to lncreasin~ Section ~, Dental Laboratories, of the License Code, from a flat ilicense tax o£ $25.00 per annum, as provided for in Ordinance Ho. 8927, adopted on the 2?th day of January, 19~7, to ~0.00 per annum, plus fifteen cents on each ~100o00 of the ~roes receipts, advisinF that his clients feel they cannot be required to pay a license tax at all, but that they are willing to pay a flat license tax of ~2~,00 per annum as heretofore, and asked t~at this section be a~ended accordingly. After a di~cu~elon of the r~tter, [ro Cronin moved that'the request be denied The motion ~as seconded by ~r. Dlll~r~ and un~i~ou$1y adopted. ANNF~ATION: A co~nittee from the Wllliameon Road Civic League, with ¥~. ~alter ~. Nelson as apokes~an, appeared before Council, askin~ that t~ey be allo~ed. 'ay a flat t~ rate of ~1.~0, that the chaffs of fifteen centa for garbage collection, t~hich ~ount is carried on their tax ticket at the present ti~e, be dro~ed, and th2% O~dinance No. 97~5, adopted on the Ils% day of December, continu~n~ char~es heretofore imposed by the county for the Sanitary D~triet system, be repealed, in that they feel this charge is discriminatory. After a discussion Of tke question, ~r. Cronin moved that %he ~atter be referred to the City Attorney for an opinion as to the legality of the city collecttn~ taxes from the a ~nexed territory for garbe!-e collection and sewage disposal. The motion was seconded by Mr. Dillard and unanimously adopted. CIVIL AND FOLICE JL~TICE: }ir. Soloman Ellis appeared before Council and ,mplained of treatment received in the Civil and Police Court by Judge S. a. Er. Ellis was advised that Council %~'ould look into the matter. IHViTATIOI2S: ~.~. Kincle D. %{are appeared before Council and invited %he members and city officials to the meeting of the Ground Hog Club on Tuesday evening, February 1, 19&9. }~. Ware was %banked for his iuvitation and was advised that as ~any of the members o£ Council and city officials as can conveniently do so will attend the PE?ITIONS AND CO}~,~NICATIODS: W~TER DEFAR~'£N?: A communication from ~Tr. J. F~%~rd Weaver, 1836 }~iden ~ne, S. ~., raisinE the question as to why he hms not been refunded the ~.OO he deposited on June 6, 1927, for water service, was before Council On notion of }-~. Cronin, seconded by ~. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the co~nunfcation was referred %o the City ~naKer for attention. JUNIOR CH~ER OF GG~[ERGE: A cor.~untcation from ~. L. Graham Haynie, Ghairr. an of tke Student-Activity Day Co=~ittee of the Roanoke Junior Chamber of Cor~erce, askin~ that Friday, February 18, 19&9, be desiEnated as Jaycee Student Government Day and that tim J~nior Chamber of Conn..erce be permitted to work with the City ~nager in the culmination of plane for this event, was before Council. Er. Dillard and adopted by the fullo'~ing vote: AYEg: ~:essrs. Cronin, Dillard, }:inton, and the President, Er..gunter ......................... NAYS: None .................... O. SCHOOL BOARD: Action on the resi~nstion of ~r. Arnold $¢hlossber~ as a me~ber of the Roanoke City School Boa~d ha¥tnF been held in abeyance [endlnr a rulinw fro= the State Board of Education as to %¢hether ]~. Schlossber~,s company, the Central }~anufacturing Corporation, will be barred from bidding on :york in schools only in Roanoke or throughout the entire state if he remains on the lo:al Board~ a communication from ~.~. Schlossber&, enclosing a copy of a lc&al opinion that the Central }~nufacturing Corporation would be prohibited fro*a dealinf with any School Board in the State of Virginia except by permission of the State Board of Education so lank as he remains on the School Board, and advisin~ that in view of this opinion, he is unable to withdraw his resignation, was before Council. ~r. Cronin moved that the resi~nation be accepted, with regrets, and that the City Clerk be requested to express Council's thanks and appreciation for the ser%.ice ~r. Schlossber~ has rendered as a me~ber of the Roanoke City School Board and to file the legal opinion in his office for future reference. %he motion seconded by ~.h Dillard and unani~ously adopted. In this connection, ~:r. Gronin su_-~ested that Council Kive consideration to establishinF a policy in the near future that the City of Roanoke will not contract with any firm or corporation in which the officers are state, city or county officials, or ~th any person who is a state, ~ouhty or city official. The suFgestion was taken under advisement. STREET N~3-~S: A Fetition signed by sixty-one citizens askin~ that the name of the road be:ween Salem and Roanoke, which has been chan~ed tO Lynchburf AYenue~ N. W.~ be chan.~ed back to its former na=e of Salem Turnpike, was before Council. On motion of Mr. ~inton, seconded by ~. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the petition was referred to the City ~.ana~er in connection with his study of street nar, e s · STREET N~ES: A petition ei~ned by eighty citizens asking that the name of the street in the annexed territory knots% as the Veterans Road remain Veterans Road~ or Veterans Avenue, N. %;., or some other desirable name other than Shen~.~doah AYenue~ was before Council. On notion of Kr. ~'.lnton, seconded by ~1~. Dillard and unani=ously adopted, the petition %;as referred to the City }~na~er in connection with his study of street name s. 274 STATB C~R~O~tTION C0~.~I$SI0~: Notice from the State Corporation Co~leelon that a hearin~ ~lll be held In the State Office Bulld~nF at Ric~nd~ Vir~lnia~ at 10:~ o~clock~ a. ~., Feb~ary 10, 1~6~, on an application for tr~sfer of Certificate of Convenience a ~ ~ece~ity a~ Household ~o~s Carrier fr~ ~illiam Frazier B~ to Julius Ra~nd ~ot and Joseph Henry Root~ dba B~ Transfer, and advis~ t~t all ~rsons havin~ ~ interest in this tr~sfer 3hould appear at the hearine~ vas before Core, oil. On motion of lit. l~lnton, seco~ed by l~r. Dllla~ and unanimously adopted, the notice was referred to the City A~to~ey for an opinion as to whether or not the city should be represented at this hearing. BONDS: A co~unication fro= ]~. Harry R. Yates, Clgy Auditor, enclosing a state=ent sho~linc interest rates fr~ 2~ to 3~% as projected for the ~,778,~,~ Bond issues for Health Center, Library and Schools, sho'~ing ~early costs for both in~erest ~d principal, a~ sho~ng the ~o~t of increase in tax rate ~quired for each interest rate to cover annual costs and ~rcent increase in taxes, the amour of increase in tax rate increasinF fron twenty-nine cents for a 2~% interest rate to thirty-five cents for a 3~g interest rate, ~as before Council. ]'.r. ]~lnton noved t~t the City Auditor publi~ tM statement In ~e ~oanoke Tines a~ ~e 1torld-News for t~ info~tion of the public. The notion ~s seco~ed by Yr. Dilla~ and ~inously adopted. REPO3.TS OF OFFICEHS: ROCt~LE~E INN: The City Eana~er subnitted ~iritten re~ort that on ~ed~sday, January 12, 1929, at 2:~ o'clock,p, n., bids ~ere opened for the leasin~ of Rockled~e Inn on top of ~ill ]~o~tain for ~eriod fro~ ~arch 1, 19~9, to December 31 19Lq, and presented a tabulation of the bids received, sho~in~ a bid from C. A. Feverall for ~1,2~.00 pe~ year, ~yable $1~.~ per month, for a t~ee year ~i~h the richt of option for two additional years at $1,5~.~ per year, and a bid from Fred C. Ellis, the present lessee, for $1,~.OO for the lease ~riod from ~Mrch 1, 1929, to Decenber 31, 19~9, ~ith 5% of gross receipts in excess of $30,~.~, the City ~Mna~er reco~endin~ that the contract for o~ration of Rockled~e Inn be a~ed to ~. C. A. Peverall. In this connection, ~'.r. Fred C. Ellis, ;~ho~s~esent at t[~ nee:in~, called a~tantion to the fact that the advertisenent for bids called for proposals for the period fro~ ]~rch 1, 19~9, to Decer, ber 31, 1929, or for a ~wo-year or t~ee year period, ~lith renewal options, advising potential bidders t~t copies of the proposed lease could be obtained frcn the office of the City ~na~er or t~ Director of Perks and Recreation, that he obtained a copy of the lease f~m the office of the Director of Parks and Recreation and the lease called for a one-year period with rc:~ewal option, and, usin~ the lease as the basis for his bid, he subnitted a lo,'er ficure based on the one-year period than he ~uld ~ve done had he been biddinz on a t~-year or three-year ~riod, ]-~. Ellis asklnr t~t both of the bids received be rejected and that the question be re-advertised. 275 STADI~%PAHEIt FIELD: The City ~Mnager sub~itted written report that on ~ednesday, January 12, 19~9, at 2:00 o,clock, po mo~ bids were opened for the privilege of oporating concessions at Victory Stadiu~ in bMher Field fru~ February 19~9, to December ]1, 192~, and presented tabulation of the bids received~ reco~ending that the contract for concessions at Victory Stadiu~be awarded to th~ Roanoke Fair, Incorporated, at ~ ~/~t per admission. Council bela? of the opinion that the contract should cover the entire year of 19~9, ~r. Elnton moved that the body concur in the recor, nendation of the City Fanager and offered the following Resolution: (~9770) A RESOLUTIOH awarding contract for concession privileges at the Roanoke }~unicipal (Victory) Stadium and Athletic Grounds in ~Mher Field for period from January1, 19&9, to December 31, 19&9, on all occasions except for circuses, fairs, carnivals, game and activity'prorrams, to the Roanoke Fair, Incorporated, at a consideration of & ]/~t per ad~lssion to all activities at which an admission charge is ~ade and concessions are sold, and 30~ of gross receipts of concessions sold for all activities where an admission charge is not (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page Er. Einton moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by }~r. Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ~ssrs. Cronin, Dillard, Einton,and the President, ~'r. Hunter ................ HAYS: None ......... O. ANNEXATION SCHOOLS: The City ¥~na~er submitted written report that the Engineering Department has presented to him at his request the cost of street construction and s ewer construction near the lMnroe Junior High School for that ~art of the improvement that lies in the annexed territory, re¢or~enling that an ~pproprtation be made from the 19~9 Annexed Funds of $12,252.OO for street construction, $1,710.OO for curb and sidewalk and $1,&&O.OO for sewer construction. ~. ~inton moved t hat Comneil concur in the reconnenda=ion of the City ~na~er and offered the following emergency Ordinance: (~9771} AN ORDINANCE appropriatin~ from the 19&9 Annexed Funds for street construction and $1,A&O.OO for sewer construction in the vicinity of the ~.~onroe Junior High School, 'also ~1,730.OO for curb and side'~alk construction. {For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, FaFe Mr. [fnton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The notion was seconded by }~r. Dillard and adopted by the followtnr vote: AYES: l~ssrs. Cronin, Dillard, ~fnton, and the President, ~r. Hunter ................ NAYS: ~one .........O.. AFPOIN~{~TS-FIRE DE?ART~E~{T: The City ~nager submitted written report on the appointment of Carl Spencer Allen and Benjamin Albert Powell to the Roanoke Fire Department effective January 16, The report was ordered filed. 276 AFPOINT[:EHTS-POLICE D EPART{~F2{?: The City ¥~nager submitted written report on the appoint~ent of Randolph Fletcher Cre~er, Robert Her=an Huels, Jr., and Lyle JenninFs Croy~ Jr., to the Roanoke Folice Department effective January 15, The report was ordered filed. BUDG~'T-ELECTIO,'i$: The City }~naFer sub=ltted written report, enclosing a con=unication from the Roanoke City Electoral Board, asking that the rate of pay for JudFeo, clerks and cotunisalonera of elections be increased from S7,50 per day $10.OO per day, and askin~ that the budget be a~ended covering increase provided for by Section Ba, Chapter 10, 19&8 supple~ent ¥irginia Code 19&2, which fixes additional compensation for members of the Electoral Boards, t~ a=en~ent to be in %he amount of ~500.~O, makinf, a total appropriation of ~50.00 for %he personal services of the Hoard. On motion of ~r. ):inton, seconded by };~. Dillard and unanimously adopted~ the reques~ was taken under advlaer.ent until the nex~ regular meetin~ of Council on ~onday, January 2&, 19&9. ANHEZA?ION-S?REf~ NA~: The City ~na~er submit%ed writ%em report %ha% he ex~ec~s %o proceed ~o place app~prfa~e street signs in %he ~neaed territory, and in order %o re.ye confusion as %o duplicate names of s~reets in %he present ~nded the adoption of %he lis~ of s~ree% n~es enclosed with ~he )~r. Dillard mo~ed %ha% a public hearing be held on %he nat%er a~ 8:~ o~clock p. m., F~onday, J~ua~ 2&, 19&9. ~e mo~ton was seconded by },~. ~(inton and unanimous ly adopted. ANN~ATIOB: A cor_~unica~ion from gr. W. O. R~dford, Chal~n of %ke Cor~it%ee of %he Garden City Giv~c League, submi%~in~ for study ~d consideration lis% of ~ads %o ke improved in %he Garden City area, havinr been referred %o the City ;(ana~er, he submit%ed written re~r% ~hat in ~r%herance of previous au~ho~%y ~ran~ed by Co~n:il he has en~a~ed the fi~ of ~tern R F~te~ %o m~e this ~nd that their firs~ report is due February 10, 19&9, advisin~ %hat consideration %dll be ~iven % o %he re.es% of %~.e Garden ~t~y Ciwfc Lea~e and tha~ soon as he receiv~ a repor~ from the en~ineerinK firm the members of will be info.ed as %h~ re~enda~ions of %he enuineers. The repo~ was ordered filed. BONDS-HEALTH DEPArtmENT: The ~t~y ~.~aKer submit%ed ~%%en report %fm~ he is in ~ceipt of a let%er f~m Dr. J. N. Dudley~ Cor~issioner of Heal%h, in ~ich he reports %~% }~r. R. B. Almack, Director of %he Bureau of Hospitals and Health Centers and Cons%ruc~ion for %he S%a~e Depar~en~ of Heal%h, ~e~ ~%h %~ Board Health at their Dece~er mee%in~ to discuss ways ~d means of securin~ State Federal aid for a Health C~%er for ~oke, and a~ a la%er da%e, me% with of Health a~ %he Ghai~ of %he Board of Health~ a~ ~ch t~e es%i~%ed %P~t a buildin~ of ~s type ~uld cos% approx.%ely ~2~,~.60, %ke city's share of ~his c~ would be ~1~,~.~ instead of ~1~0,~.~, of Heal%h, therefore, reco~endin~ %ha% ~he ~ond issue be chan~ed from ~.~ %o ~1~,~.~, ~d that Council p~vide a s~ up ~o ~1~.~ for a ~i%able site for a Health Center Building. 27' Er. D~llard moved that the r~atter be taken under advisement. The ~otion ~ras seconded by l~r. 13atom and unanimously adopted. ~/ATF~ DEPARTMENT: The City Fanager submitted written re~ort that Resolution No, 95~5~ adopted August 11, 19G~, authorized hl~ to install water aoftenera for the year 19/~tj advisin~ that he has had a request for several this year which have been installed aa it was construed by hi~ that Council intended to place these softeners where needed after the necessity was checked, and asked that the body extend this Resolution to June 30, It appearinF t[~t Resolution No. 95~5 authorizes the City ~Mnager to have installed as ~ny ~ater softening units in ho~ea affected by the discoloration of water as may be necessary to take care o£ the number of proper applications received, ~lthout setting forth any tl:e licit, and, therefore, does not require an extension of tl~e, }ir. Einton moved that the report he filed. The motion was seconded by ]~r. Dillard and unanimously adorted. ANNEXATION: The City NanaFer submitted written report that Council has previously expressed a desire to construc~ a fire station in the ~lllia~soo Eoad area durinr 19~9 aa part of the capital outlay, requeatin~ by authority or appropriation the privllere of seeurlnr optton~ on pro;erty not to e~ceed ~2OOoCO. Council being of the opinion that Garden City should be included in the authorit~, Er. Cronin offered the following Resolution: (~9772) A RESOLUTION authorizinr the City ~Lana~er to secure ap:lens on sites for fire stations in the ~tlliamson Road and Garden City areas in an a~ount not to exceed $200.00, respectively. {For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page Iff. Cronln :eyed the adoption of the Resolution. The :orion ~aa secon~ed by Er. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Eessrs. Cronin, Dillard, [inton, and the Fresident, Er. ~unter ............... NAYS: None ......... O. ~AT~. DEPART}_~IT: Council having authorized the City ~Mna~er to advertise for bids for the construction of an aerator and aprurtenances at the Corrina Cove Filtration Plant in accordance ~ith contract documents ~urnished by [Talcolm Firnie Engineers, he submitted ~ritten report that on December 2~, 19~, the bids were opened in hie office and that [:r. J. ]% Turner was lo~ bidder in the amount of ~2~,905.OO, and in furtherar:e of a telegram from ~lcoln Pirnie EnFineers, reco=~endin~ the awardinr ~f the contract to ~. Turner, and a cornunication from Ur. Turner satisfying the city that the job could be satisfactorily completed at the price named, the ~eleFra~and cor:.unlcation being enclosed ~lth the report, the City ¥~na~er recommended t~e awarding of the contract to ~. Turner, subject to the approval of the City Attorney. ~. ~.[inton r~ved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City ~na~er a:~ offered the following Resolution: {~977]) A RESOLUTION awarding contract for the construction of annotator and appurtenances at the Carvifis Cove Filtration Plant to J. E. Turner, at a total coat of $22,905.00. {For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Fa~e 278 ¥~', FAnton moved the adoption of the Resolution, The motion was secor~ed by !r. Dillard and ado~ted by the following vote: AYES: ~:essrs, Cronin, Dlllard~ Mlnton~ and the President, ~unter ................ NAYS: None .... O. ZONING-SETBACK LINES: The City Fmnager submitted written report calling ~ttention to the authority recently granted by Council for an engineering survey as ~,o capital improvements in the annexed territorym recogmending that the body :onsider referring to the Planning Co:mission or Zoning Board his suggestion that ,.%nth Street from Williansan Road to Oranee Avenue, m~hich should be a boulevard or mrterial street; %/illismson Road; Hollins Road; Yellow }~ountain Road from the old :ity limits to the Garden City School; Riverland Road; and Hickory Road, whose ~roposed new name is qarden City Drive, from Route 116 to Yellow ~%ountaln Road, be 0rovided with setback lines in order that the respective streets might be widened at later date, in connection with the engineering survey now being made. On notion of ~r. Cronin, seconded by ~:r. )~.inton and unanimously adopted, the attar was referred to the Plannin.~ Board for immediate investigation, report and ~econnendation to Council. REPORTS OF CO)~'ITTEES: ACADemY OF }-TSIC: It appearing that a report on the Academy of Eusic is supposed to c oma before the present meeting from Council acting as a Committee of the ~zhole, the President, Hr. ltunter, s tared that the report will not be submitted today in that ~r. }:inton ~s unable to make the personal inspection of the Academy alon~ with the other nar. bars of Council on Friday, January l&, 19&9, and, also, due to the fact that }-.'r. Edwards is absent. U:~FINISHED BUSI riESS: None. CONSIDERATION OF CLA]2~S: None. INT?D~3C?ION ANq] CONSIDERATION OF CRDINA.'~CES AND RESOLUTIONS: TAXES: Ordinance No. 97f+7, levyinK a tax on purchasers of beer and wine, ~avinz previously been before Cou.qcll for its first readln~, read and laid over, was 7aim before the body. ~h-. ~.'inton moved that the Ordinance be tableu. The motion was seconded by Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ~:ass'rs. Cronin, Dillard, Einton, and the President, ~. Hunter ................. NAYS: None ......... O. STREETS A3{D ALLEYS: Ordinance No. 9753, Yacating, discontinuing and closing ;eventh Street, N. '.~., for a distance of 130 feet from Shenandoah Avenue to the ~roperty of the Norfolk and Western Rail%~ay Company, having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was amain before the body, Mr. Dillard offering the fo!lo:dn_z for its second reading and final adoption: (~9753} AN ORDINANCE vacatinf, discontinuinF and permanently closinK 7th ;treat, N. W.m Roanoke, Virginia, rtunning south from Shenandoah Avenue, N. W., for a distance of 150 feet to the property of the Norfolk and ~eetern Railway Company, and lying between the property of E. O. Howard, Sros and the property of Lindeey- Robinson Co~pany~ Incorporated~ on said Shenandoah Avenue. (For tull text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book ~Oo 16, Page Er. Dillard moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The m~tion was seconded by }7. Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AYE3: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard~ }linton~ and the Preshlent~ }~, Hunter .................... NAYS: None .............. O. BO~DS-ELEOTION$: Ordinance No. 9762, providtn? for the holdin~ of an election on }.Mrch 1, 19~9, to deternine ~hether or not the freehold voter~ w111 approve the ~&~200,O00.O0 School Bond Issue, the $~2a,000.00 Library nond Issue and the $150,000.00 Health Center Bond Issue, P~vinF previously been before Counci] read and laid over~ was a~aln before the body~ Er. Ulllard offerin~ the followinE for its second readinc and final adoption: (~9762} AN ORDINANCE directtn~ and providing for the holdln~ of an election in the City of Roanoke~ ¥1r~inla, to determine ~hether the freehold voters of the City of Roanoke will approve three ordinances, Nos.. 96~7, 96~S and 96~9, ly, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke on November 29, 19&8. (For full text of Ordinaaee, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa~e ~) The Ordinance havinF been read in its entirety, }ir. Dillard moved its adoption. The notion was seconded by }ir. }linto~ and adopted by the followinr vote: AYES: Eessrs. Cronin, Dillard~ Elnton~ and the President, Fir. Hunter ..................... NAYS: None---i ........... O. AB~{EXATION-ELECTION$: Ordinance ~o. 976~, establishtn~ voting precincts and votina places in the annexed tarrito~-y~ and revising three of the precincts in the old corporate llnits, havine previously been before Council for its first readin~ read and laid over, ~s stain before the body, l;~. Cronin offevin~ the following for its second reading and final adoption: (~976&} ~ ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Sections 10, 13 and 1~ Chapter 15~ of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, as anended~ relattnz to Preoinctl and Vottn~ Places~ and also amendtnE and reordainin~ said Chapter 15 by addin~ thereto new seetions~ to be known as Sections 21, 22, 23, 2&, 25 and 26. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16~ Page 51} ~r. Cronln moved the adoption of the Ordinance. Yhe ~otion was seconded by ~. Dillard and ~dopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: liessra. Cronin~ Dillard and Einton ............... NAYS: The President, Er. Hunter ........................1. (The President, ~r. Hunter, atatina that he is opposed to the separation of the Garden City Frecinct and Riverdale Prd¢lnct.) CITY CODE-BLASTING: The City Attorney presented draft of Ordinance, amending and reordatninr Section ?, relatin? to BlastinF~ of Chapter ~?~ of the City Code; whereupon~ ]~. Cronin moved that the follo~dng Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The notion was seconded by ~. Dillard and adopted by the followinc vote: AYE~ Messrs. Cronin, Dillard~ Mlnton~ and the President. IT. Hunter ........................ HAY9: None ................. O. (~977&) Ail ORDINANCE to amend and re-ordain section seven, relating to blasting, as a~ended, of Chapter thirty-seven "Safety £egulations", of the Code of the City of Roanoke. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that section seven, relating to blasting, as amended, of Chapter thirty-seven "Safety Regulations", of the Code of the City of Roanoke be, and the sate is hereby amended and re-ordain~ ~0 read as follows: Section 7. Ulasting. No blasting of rock or other material shall be pemitted within the City except upon a written permit issued by the City )~naFer, or his duly authorized agent or appointee; and no permit shall be issued by the City }~nager, or his duly authorized stent or appointee, to any contractor for %he purpose of blastin~ or using high explosives within the City until the contractor, sub-contractor, or stent securing tko pernit, shall file a bond with the City l~ansger in an amount not exceedin~ ten thousand dollars, with surety to be approved by the City or, in lieu %hereof, satisfactory evidence of public liability insurance, to be approved by the City {-~na~e~. And every precaution shall be taken to prevent ~mterlal from flyin~ by ustn~ heavy timbers for covering, or such other~eens as =ay be reouired by the City I~naeer, or his duly authorized a~ent or ayFotntee. and all contractors shall be required to explode all blasts by using an electric battery. Any person, firm or corporation, who shall violate this section shall he fined not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense. The Ordinance bmvin[ been read, was laid over. In this connection, the City Attorney also presenled draft of Ordinance, reFealinz Section 2&~, Explosives Not To Be Used %;ithout Permit, of the Buildin~ Code; whereupon, ~. Cronin moved that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first readinr. The motion m-as seconded by Er. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, ~idnton, and th~ President, I~. H~nter ..................... NAYS: None .............. O. (~9775) ~{ fP. DINANCE to repeal Section 2&2 "Explosives Not To ~e Used Without Permit" of the official Buildin~ Code of the City of Roanoke. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that Section "Explosives Not To Be Used Without ~ermit~ of the Official Euildin~ Code of the Git ~f Roanoke be, and the sane is hereby REPEALED. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. CITY EI~LOYEE$: The City Attorney having been requested to prepare proper proper draft of Ordinance, amending and reordainin~ Section 13, Chapter 7, of the ~ity Code, as created by Ordinance No. 696~, edopted on }~y 12, 19&l, in order hourly city w~rkers might have the same vacation and sick leave benefits as salaried employees, effective as of January l~ 19&9~ he presented eame; whereupon, )~r. Cr~nin offered the followin~ emergeoc¥ Ordinance: (~776) A~ ~RDINA~CE to amend and re-ordain Section 1] r~lating to vacations and sick leave, created by Ordinance No. 6958 adopted by Council on ~My lB, 19&l, of Chapter 7 of the Code of the City of ~o~noko; ~nd providing for an emer[ency: (~'or full text of Ordinance, see Ordinsace Book No. 16~ Pa~e ~o Cronin ~oved the adoption of the Ordinance. The ~otion was seconded by ~'ro Billard and adopted by the followin~ Yore: AYES: ~easrs° Cronin, Dillard, ~iintoa, and the President, }'r. Bunter ............... NAYS: None ......... O. It appearin~ that the provisiona of Ordinance No. 9776 are effective as of January 17, 19&9, the City Attorney also presented draft of Resolution, authorizin any officer or employee of the City who ney have been absent from work because of illness at any tt~r.e betweea the first day of January, 19&9, and the passage of the resolution, otherwise entitled to sick leave benefits as provided by Ordinance No. 9776, to obtain same; whereupon, ~. Dillard offered the followin~ Resolution: (~9777) A RE~D~TION authorizing any officer o¥ employee of the City who may have been absent from work because of illness at any time between the first day of January, 1929, and the passage of this resolution, othe~.~ise entitled to sick leave benefits as provided by Ordina~ce No. 9776, this day passed by Council, obtain the same; and providing fo~ an emergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. lO, Page 59) ¥~. Dillard moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by }~. }~inton and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, }linton, and the President, ~r. Hunter ......................... NAYS: None ................... O. ~ith further reference to the ~atter, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council that Resolution No. 97&9, adopted onthe 31st day of December~ establishing policy with reference to payment of hourly city employees for holidays, should beanended to conform with Ordinance ~o. 9776; whereupon, Cronin offered the following ~esolutlon: (~9778) A RFSOLUTION to amend and reenact a Resolution adopted on the 31st day of December, 1928, No. 97&9, entitled, 'A Resolution establishin~ policy with reference to payment of hourly city employees for holidays". (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 60) F~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~r. Dillard and adopted by the follo~n~ vote: AYES: Kessrs. Cronin, Dillard, ~inton, and the President, Hunter ................... &. NAYS: None ...... ?--0. TAXF~: Ordinance No. 97&6' levyin? ~nd imposin~ a tax on every sale at retail of any tobacco produ:t defined in the Ordinance, havin~ previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, ~as again before the body. 282 Hr. Crenin moved that the Ordinance be tabled. ~he ~otion was seconded by F~. Dillard and adopted by the followin~ voter AYE5: Ressrs. Cronin, Dillard, Hlnton, and the Presldent~ ~. Hunter .....................~. NAYS: None ..............O, The City Attorney then presented draft of Ordinance, levying and imposine a tax of one cent for each ten cigarettes sold within the city~ which was read by tbs City Clerk. In this connection~ P~. Eo P. Crompler, who, along with other tobacco wholesalers and retailers, had been present throughout the entire meeting, spoke £or and on behalf of the eirht Jobbers in the City of Roanoke~ questlonlnF~first of a11~ the validity of the Ordinance, and then opFosinr the Ordinance, in the event it is declared le~al, on the grounds that the five per cent discount allowed the wholesalers for the responsibility of affixing the etsmps and collectin~ the tax is inadequate, ~r. Cr~mpler a~ain outlinin~ the additional burden this work wil entail, eoncludtn~ that any discount less than ten per cent will be inadequate. The matter was discussed at length, ~. Nell E. ~essells, District )~nager of the Peoples Service Drug Stores, remindinC Council that it is his opinion it would be much better for the wholesalers to collect this tax for the city than the retailers, ~. Einton %~icinF stvon~ opposition %0 the tax in that it will tend to drive business a way from Roanoke and create a black market in his opinion. After a further discussion of the matter, it was decided to leave the discount at five per cent, to provide for a bond in the sum of $1~OOO.OO, and to provide for the provisions of the Ordinance to become effective as of ~rch 1~ 19&9 whereupon, ~.~r. Dillard moved that the followlnE Ordinance be placed upon its first ireadin~. ~he motion was seconded by Er. Cronin and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: Kessrs. Cronin, Dillsrd, and the President, }ir. Hunter-3. RAYS: Fr. ~lnton .............................................1. (~9779) AN ORDINANCE levying and inposinc a tax on every sale at retail within the City of Roanoke of any cigarettes, as in this ordinance d eflned; definin terrain words and phrases used in this ordinance; fixin~ the rats and amount of suc] ~ax and providinf fop the payment thereof to the City by every seller of any such :i~arettes; providin~ for the utilization by the City of the revenues resuttin~ ~herefron; definin~ violations of the provisions of said ordinance and prescribtn~ ,enalties therefor; and providin~ for the separability of the provisions thereof. BE iT O~AIRED by the Council of the City of Roanoke as follows: 1. DEFINITtON~. The followin~ words and phrases, when used in this ordin~nc. hall for the purpose of %his ordinance have tke followin~ respective meaninzs, ~xcept where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (a) The word "city" shall mean the City of Roanoke~ ¥irEinia. (b) The masculine pronoun shall include the feminine and neuter, and the s.inrular shall include the plural. (c) The word "and" shall also mean "or", and the word "or" shall also 283 (d) The word "person" shall mean and include any individual, partnership, society, association, Joint stock co=pany, corporation, estate, receiver, trustee, assignee, referee or any other person acting in a fiduciary or represcntative capacity, whether appointed by a court or otherwise, and any combination of individuals. (e} The word "Treasurer" shell Lean and include the Treasurer of the ~ity every person duly authorized by hiu to serve as his representative. [f) The word "Auditor" shall mean the Uity Auditor and any of his duly authorized deputies or a~ents. (g} The word "sale" shall me.~n and include every act or transaction, irrespective of the r.~thod or means ~mployed, includin~ the use of vending ~achinss and other mechanical devices, whereby title to any cigarettes shall be transferred froa the seller, as herein defined, to any o~her person within the corporate of the Gity. (h) The v~rd "seller" shall mean and include every person engaged in the business of sellinr cigarettes ~ho transfers title or in whose place of business title to any such ciFarettes are transferred within the corporate limits of the for any purpose other than resale. {i) The word "dealer" shall meml and include every manufacturer, jobber, wholesale'dealer or other person who supplies a seller with cigarettes. (J) The word "azent" shall mean and include evers' local dealer and other who shall be authorized by the tuditor to purchase ~nd affix stamps to of cigarettes under the p~o¥i$ions of this ordinance. (k) The word "purchaser" shall mean and include every person ~o whom the .itle to any cigarettes is transferred by e seller within the corporate limits of the City. (1) The word "package" shall moan and include eYery packaFe, box, can or other container of ~ny cicarettss~ irrespective of the material from which such container is made, to which the Internal Revenue stamp of the United States Goverm~ent is required to be affixed by and under Federal statutes and re~ulatione and in which retail sales of such cigarettes are norr~lly made or intended to be (m) The word "stamp" shall neon the stall ~%u~r..ed piece of paper or decalcommnia to be sold by the Treasurer and to be affixed by an aKent to every package of ciFarettee sold at retail in the City~ but it shall also denote any insicnia or symbol printed by a meter rachine upon any such package under the of the Auditor. (n) The word "Co~missioner" shall mean the Cox~isstoner of the ReYenus of the City of Roanoke. (o) The word "License Inspector" shall mean the License Inspector of the of Roanoke. 284 2. RATE AND A)]O%~{T OF TA]( OR SALE OF CIOARETTES. In addition to all othert axes of ever~ kind now imposed by law~ there is hereby levied and imposed by the City, upon each and every sale of cigarettes, as hereindefined, on and after the effective date of this ordinance a tax, equivalent to one cent (1~} for each ten (10) cigarettes, or Practional number of ten (10) clFarettes, sold within the City, the a~ount oP said tax to be paid by the seller in the manner and at the ,ine hereinafter prescribed. ]o PREPARATION A~D SALE OF aT~J.:PS BY CITY AND DU~IES AhD PO'./F,R.$ OF THE A%rOITOR AND THE TREASURER 1N CONNECTION THER2'~ITR. 'The tax i~poeed by this ordinance shall he paid by a local dealer, or other agent, afPixing a stamp or at'a~.,ps, or cau~tn~ a stamp or stamps to be afPixed, to. each and every package of ci~arettes in the manner and at the tins or times hereinafter s~atedo Every dealer in the City shall have the riFht to buy and affix such st~mps as an agent, and the Auditor ~ay appoint~ in addition to local dealers, such other persons as agents Pot the purpose oP buying and affixing stamps as he may deem necessary; :rovided, however, that a seller shall not be entitled to be appointed as an a~ent until ~uch seller shall have Piled ~ith the At~itor a bond in the penal sum oP ~l,OOO.OO, ~ith surety approved by the Auditor, conditioned upon such seller's fafthPul performance of all duties and obligations imposed upon him as an a~ent hereunder. Ever~ aFent shall at all tines have the ri~ht to appoint a person in his employ to affix the stamps to any cigarettes under the agent's control. For %he pu-~pose oP ruskin? such sta~nps aYailable for use by lo¢~1 dealers and other agents, the Auditor shall prescribe, prepare and furnish to the Treasurer, and the Treasurer shall sell, stamps of such denominations and quantities as may be necessa~' for tke paymen~ of the tax imposed by this ordinance. In the sale of such stamps to a local dealer or other agent the Treasurer shall allow a discount of five per centum (5~) Of the denominational or face Yalus thereof to cover t~ cost which will be incurred by such dealer or aFent in affixinF the stamps to ~acka~es of eifarettes, and in the event that printinF by a meter machine is used in lieu oP ~ummed stamps, there shall he allowed a further discount equal in amount to the cost to the City oP the stamps ~hat would otherwise be required. The Auditor may from t~me to time and as often a s he deems advisable pro~tde for the issuance and exclusl'~e use of stamps of a ne%~ desirn and forbid the use of st~rs of any other design, and he is hereby empowered to'make and carry into effect all such reasonable rules and regulations relatin=~ to the preparation, Purnishing, and sale and redemption oP stamps as he may deem necessary; p~o¥1ded, however, that in redeeminr s%~mps or nakin[ refund Pot des%toyed stamps, he shall in no case refund more than etFh%y-fiwe per centum (8~,~.) of the face value oP such redeemed or des%toyed stamps. He is hereby fur%her authorized and empowered to prescribe the method ts %e employed and the conditions to he obser~*d in the use oP meter rmehtnes for printin_~ upon packares of any such ci~arettes insignia to represent the pa)~ment of said tax. 285 ~, DUTIES OF DEALK~S~ AG~IT~ Ah~ SELLERS ~ITH ~gSPECT TO TAX ON SALE OF Ci~ARETTE~. Every local dealer in cigarettes and every aFent ap~ointed hereunder is hereby required and it shall be his d~ty to purchase such stamps at the office o£ the Treasurer as shell be necessary to pay the tax imposed under the provisions of this ordinance, end to~fflx a stamp or stamps of the nonetary value prescribed by said ordinance~ or cause such stamp or steeps to be affixed, to each package Of cigarettes prior to deliverin~ or furnishing such cigarettes to any seller who is not also an a gent; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall preclude any dealer frum authu~sing and employing any ageut to purchase and affix such steeps in his behalf or to have a steep meter nschlne used in lieu of ~u~ed stamps to effectuate the provisions of this ordinance. ~tanps or the printed markings of a meter n~chine shall be placed upon each package of cicarettes in such manner aa to be readily visable to the purchaser. Every seller ia hereby required to exauine each package of ¢iFarettes prior to exposing it for sale for the purpose of ascertainin~ whether such package has the proper stamp affixed thereto in conpliance with the provisions of thk ordinance. If, upon s~ch examination, unsta~ped or improperly steeped packages of cigarettes are discovered the seller, when such cirarettes were obtained fron a local dealer, shall lrr. edfately notify such dealer, and upon such notification ~uch dealer shall forthwith either affix to such unstanped or ir. properly stax. pad packages the proper amount of stamp~ or shall replace such packages with other to which stamps have been properly affixed. If a seller, ~ho is not also an agent, shall obtain or acquire possession of unstamped or improperly stamped ciFarettcs fro= any person other than a local dealer, the seller shall forthwith notify the Auditor of such fact end the Auditor shall thereupon designate an agent to affix the proper stamps to such cigarettes, the funds required to purchase such steeps at face value to be advanced to such spent by such seller; and the agent so designated shall thereupon affix the appropriate stamps at such a~ent'a place of business. In the even~ that any packages of cigarettes are fomnd in the possession of a seller without the proper ata=pe being affixed thereto or .ithout authorized printed ~rkin~e of a eater machine thereon, and the seller shall be unable to sub.it evidence establishing that he received ~uch packages within the i~=,ediately preceding forty-eight {&~] hours and that he has not offered the sane for sale, the presu~ption shall be that such packaFes are being kept by such seller in violation of the provisions of this ordinance and shall subject him to all of the penalties hereinafter provided, even though such seller be also an agent. In the event that the Auditor shallpronulzate rules and regulations so re~uirie~, every local d~aler, a6ent or seller is hereby further required and ~ shall he his duty to cancel all s tamps upon all packages of cigarettes in his possession in accordance with such rules and regulations. It shall also be the duty of every local dealer and seller, and he is hereby required, to raintain and to keep for a period of two (2} years such records of clFarettes received end sold by him as ~ay be required by the Auditor, to mke all of such records available for exanination in th~ Glty by the Audltor~ go~ifsioner or License Inspector upon demand, and to make available the means, facilities and opportunity for nakinF any such exa=tnatio at all reasonable times. 286 5o ~O'~RS OF THE AU~I~OS~ TREAiURFiR~ CO~O~.ISSION~R A~D LICENSE RE~TIVE ~ TA~ ON S.tLE OF CIGAR~TE~, In addition to the ~er~ ~ranted to h~ In Sections ] ams ~ o~ this o~lnance~ the Auditor is hereby authorized and e~ered to prescribe, adopt, promulgate and enforce ~les ~d ~gu~tions relatinr to (a) the ~ethod and mean~ to be ~ed In the cancellation of st~ps, (b) the delegation of any of his ~era to his representative or representativesa (c) the red~ption of stamps, and (d) ~y other ~tter ~rtaintn~ to the a~iniatration a~ enforcement of the provisions of this o~in~ce. ~e Auditor, Co~lssioner or ~icense Inspector are hereby authorized and empowered to ex~ine books, records~ ~voices, ra~r~ and any and all clrarette~ in and upon ~y praises t~ere the sane are placed, stored, ~ld, offfered for sale or displayed sale by a seller. In the event t~t such officers ~hall discover In ~y ~uch plac~ any ci~arettes ~hich are ~bject to the tax imposed under the provisions of thin o~l~nce, but u~n ~ich such ':ax h~s not been paid ~d upon ~hich stamps have not been affixed or evidence of ~ent sho~ thereon by the printed ~rkin~$ of a ~eter r~chine in compliance ~ith the provisions ~f Sections ] and ~ of this o~lnance, such officers, or any of them, are hereby authorized ~d empowered to reize and take ~sse~sion forthwith of such c iFarettes, ahich ~hall thereupon be deemed to be Forfeited to the City. The A~ttor may~ ~ithin a reachable thereafter, and after ~itten notice posted at the f~n: door of the ~:unlcipal Building, at least five (5] days before the date of sale, ~ell such forfeited cigarettes at the place des~:~:ed by him in ~uch notice, and ffrom the p~ceeds of such sale shall collect the tax due thereon to~ether ~lf:h a penalty of fifty per cent~ (fO~) thereof and the costs incurred $n such proceedings, and shall Fay the balance, if ~y, of ~ch p~ceeds to the seller In ~ose possession such c~:arettes ~ere Found; p~ided, ho~'ever, t~t such seizure and sale shall not be deemed to relieve any person from any of the penalties p~vlded ~n this ordin~ce. The A~itor, Co~isa$oner or License Inspector are ~urther authorized and em~ered to ad=tnister ~ths and to take affidavits in relation to ~y ~tter or proceedfn~ in the exercise of their power~ and duties relating to such tax, and ~ey have po~er to subpoena and to require the attendance of ~i:nesses and the production of books~papers or doc~ents~ and to examine such ~itnesses, books~ parers and doc~ent$, for the purpose of ~ecu~ng info~ation pertinent to the ~er~o~nce of such duties. '~. UTILIZATION OF EONEYS D~IVBD BY CITY. ~OE TAX ON SALE OF CiGArETTES. All moneys derived by the C~ty ff~m the tax on the'~ate of cigarettes imposed ~der the p~visions of thi~ ordinance sh~l be deposed by th~ Treasurer to the credit ~ the ~eneral F~d of the City For utilization for such legal pur~ses as the Co~c[[ of the City nay g~n :~e ~o t~e dete~ine. 7. VIOLATIONS D~I]IED. It shall be ~1 and a violation of this o~inance For ~y ~rson to ~rfo~ any act, or to fat[ to gerfo~ any act~ flor purpose off evadinr the pa~en: of such tax, or of any pa~ thereof; or For ~y 287 or refuse to perfor~ any of the duties [=posed upon him under the provisions of this ordinance, or to fail or refV~-e to obey any lawful order ~hich the Auditor ~a7 Issue under the provisions of Sections 3 and 5 of this ordinance. It ~hall also be unlawful for any person falsely or fra2dulently to ~ake, forEe, alter or counterfeit any sta~.p of the printed markinFs of a meter ~achine, or to procure or cause to be r~ade~ forged, altered or counterfeited ~any such stanp or printed r~arkings of a meter nachine, or kno~lnzly and ~llf~lly to alter, publish, pass or tender as true any false, altered, for~ed or counterfeited stamp or stamps or printed hark[rigs of a r. eter £achine. It shall further be unlawful for any person to sell and dispense throuch a vendin~ machine or other mechanical device any cicarettes upon ~lhich such tax has no: been paid and upon which evidence of the ~. EACH VIOLATIOIt A SEPARATE OFFEr[SE. Each vlolation of, or non-cocpliance with, any of the provisions, of this ordinance shall be and constitute a separate offense and shall subject every person cullty thereof to the p~alties prescribed in Section 9 of this ordinance. 9. PENALTIE~ FOR VIOLATIONS. Any geraon violatin~ any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereo£~ be punished by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor note than 10. -~EFARAB[LIT¥ OF ?ROVISION$. If any section, part of section, sentence or clause of this ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid by a court of competent jurfsdlction~ such decision shall not affect the validity of any other portion of this ordinance, but shall be restricted and limited in its operation and effect to that specific portion of the ordinance involved in the litlfation in ~htch such dec[sion sh~ll have been rendered. 11o EFFECTIVE DATE. The provisions of this ordinance shall be in full force and effect on and after Earch The Ordinance havin~ been read, ~as laid over. KOTIONS AND ~ISCELLM~EOUS BUSIf~ESS: FATC~:ORK PLAYERS: Council havin~ taken under advisezent the request of the Board of Directors of the Patchwork Players %hat the city underwrite this project in the amount of $3,OOO.OO, with a view of meetin.z with the ~oard of Directors for a further discussion of the question sometime in the near future, the ~ity Clerk brought to the attention of the body a su==~estion from representatives of the organization that this neetinE be held Thursday ni==ht. Nembers of Council beinK aKreeable to this date, the time of the meetin~ was fixed at 7:30 o'clock, p. m., Thursday, January 20, 19&9. I~IMITATIONS: The President, Fh~. Hunter, brought to the attention of Council invitation for the members to a~tend the "Life in Roanoke" forum series held at St. John's Parish House on Thursday nights of each week. ~{embers of Co=moil indicated their intention of attendtnE these lectures wheneYer c onvenient. There being no further business, Cothucil adjourned. APPROVED · Clerk President 288 Thursday, January 20, The Council of the City of Roanoke ~.et in sFecial ~eetin~ in ~e Circu~ Court Room in the ¥~icl~l ~uildinr~ Thur~day~ J~ ~O~ 19~9~ at 7:]O o~c~ck~ p. =,~ for the put.se of discussin~ with the BoarJ of Directors of the Patchwork ~layers ~heiv reques~ ~mt ~he city ~de~l~e this FroJec~ in the amoun~ of ~),OC~.CO, the Presiden~ }~. H~ev~ presidin~. PH~{T: Kessrs. Cronin~ Dll~ F~wa~s, and ~he Presiden~ t~r. Hunter ............................... ABS~T: ~r. Elnton ........... 1. OFFICERS PR~F=NT: ~. Arthur S. Ow~s, City ~naEer. FA?CH~RK PLAY~S: The Fresident, ~. Hun~er, stated that the present neeti~ has been called for the purpose of discussion %dth the Boa~ of of the Patch'~ork Players their request %~t the city un~e~lte this project %he amount of $3,~0.~; whereu~n, a discussion was held as %o the sec'ices the city could furnish this orFanization in %he ~y of janitor service, space, etc., in connection with the production of their plays~ and as %o cur~allmen~ of items in the present budget of the Recreation Department In order that ~3,~0.~ might be made available for the project as requested. After the discussion, the Boa~ of Directors of the Patchworkers was ACAD~ OF ~SIC: ~. Paul S. Johnson, represen~in~ Roanoke Lodfe ~o. [197, BPOE~ appeared before Council, advisfnE that %he Elks EinsSrel is booked for the Aeadesy of ~%sfc on January 25-26-27, 19&9, and %~t he does not wish %o wait un%il %he nex~ reEular mee~inr of Co~cll on ~onday, J~uavy 2&, 19&9, when re~r% on %he Academy of blusic is scheduled for presentation, ~o lea~ %~ body's stand on %he naa%er before p~ceedinF fuc~her with plans for %he minstrel, in !~ would ~e %oo late )~onday %o ~ke any radical chances in ~ese plans as ~ the location of %he D~duction if required, poin~inr out ~hat cons~erable money has been expended in maktnc preparations for 5he minstrel and re~es~inK ~.ission to use %he Acad~y for %his pur~se~ p~vfded more city firezen ace on hand %ham usually p~es~% at public events held In the buildfnK. In a discussion of %he req~s~, ;;m. Cronin stated %ha% in his opinion expels should declare whether or not the Academy of ~[usic is safe fo~ public use, no% Co,~cil, ~visin~ %ha% he feels %he ~%%er should be lef~ wi~h %he ~ity the Chief of %he Fire De~rtmen~ and %he Builder Inspector, F~. Dilla~ con%endin~ %ha% no department head has a rf~h~ %o close a cf~-o~ed bultdtnc, o:he~ than on a %~rary basis, ~%hou% pe~lssion from Co~cll~ %he Presiden~, ]~v. Hunter~ r~lndtnK ~. Johnson tha~ %he body's report on the Acadezy will be presented its mee~in~ on J~uary~, 19&g, and su~es%inK ~a~ in the meanwhile he handle the question ~%h %he City };An~Fe~ as ~o use of %he buildfn~ for ~he three nights '289 At this point, Er, Cronin asked the City ¥~na~.er if he had a report to make on the Academy of ¥usict the City Clerk calling attention to thel~ct that he had received calls from several citizens informing hi~ that they wished to be heard before any definite action was taken as to the Academyj and ~embers of Council expressing the opinion that any a orion taken a t the ~resent r, eetinF would not preclude the right of the public to appeal; whereupont the City F~naFer Fare a verbal review of the study he has made c~ the question and submitted written report~ enclosing a co~nunication from Er. John L. I/entworth, City Engineer, voicint the opinion that the En~ineerlnF Department feels the building is structurally safe, and communications from Sir. ~/. E. l:ullins, Chief of the Fire Department, I.~r. David Dick, Bui!dinF Inspector, and Hr. C. S. I.'.ullen, Jr., Director of Fire ~rahals for the State of ¥irFlnia, declarinF., that the buildin~ constitutes a serious fire hazard to persons assembled therein, the City }Mnager stating that in vie~ of the latter three cor~-unications it has become his duty under c~.arter provisions of the City of Roanoke to'-~dvise Council that he is closing the Academy of Eusic effective Saturday, January 22, 1929, concluding that he ~'ould reluctantly a~ree to the use of the Academy for the Elks Elnatrel if so directed by the body, but that in no event '~'ould he artec to c o==itments extendinl beyond that date so long as the hazardous conditions remain. Er. Cronin moved that Council concur in the report of the City ¥.ana~er as to the closinr of the lcademy of l/usic on the basis of the ln£or~ arian enclosed therewith. The motion ~as seconded by Yr. Edwards and unanimously adopted. A discussion then follo~ed as to ~hether or not the Elks Einstrel should be riven a t the Academy of l~uaic, the City };ansger su.~gestinF that the Jefferson Senio: High School auditorium be used for this purpose, Er. Johnson declarin~ that in the light of t~ preceding discussion his ar~anizatlon will not use the Acadeay for its minstrel, hut ~ill attempt to engage the high school auditori=. There bein~ no f~t~r bflsines~, Comqcil adjo,amed. IPPROVED ATTEST: Clerk Presiden~ 290 COUI;CIL ~ REGULAR }:onday, Jenuary 2~, The Council of the City of Roanoke met in rerular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the }~unici~al Building, Eonday, January 2&, 19~9, at 2:CO o'clock, p. n., the regular ~eetinr hour, ~ith the President, l-~r. Hunter, presidin~ PRE~T: f~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Einton, and the ~resident, Fr. Hunter ...................... ABSENT: None ....... O. OFFIC~q~ FRE~T: ~;F. Arthur ~. Owens, City ~na~er, ~5'. R~dolph G. ,~hit%le, City Attorney, and }'F. H. R. Yates, City Auditor. The meetinz was ope~d with a prayer by Reverend }(lllaFd R. Floyd, 'as%er of the First Evangelical United Brethrea Church. EII~TES: Copies of the minutes of the meetings held on Jan~ry 17, 9&9, an~ January 20, 19&9, havinr been furnished each member of Council, upon zo%lon of ]~. Dillard, s e:onded by ~r. F~wa~ds and ~animously adopted, the readinr was disrensed ~;ith and the minutes app~ved as recorded. HEARINq CF CI?IZE2S UFO5 FUBLIC TAXES: ],'r. J. H. Vance, to~ether with representatives of the eight jobbers in the City of Roanoke, upreared before Council in connection 'with OrdinF~c~ No. 9~79~ ievylnz ~d imposin~ a tax of one cea~ for each ten cigarettes sold wi%h~n the city, %;hicn was previously before Council for ils f~s% readinz, read and laid ove~, E~. V~tce advisinz that in %he event %he Ordinance is adopted %;hun it comes before %he ~dy for ils second reading, i% will be ap~ated 5o the courts~ and if both the Hustinfs Court and %he State Cour~ of A~peals uphold Council, ama Ordinance becomes la%~, i% is their belief %here %;ill be a conflict with the national and state consti%utions~ laws, rules ~d re~lations, tha~ %h~' do not believe %he cou~ts ~11 allo'.~ tke~nelves to be~ue involved in whatevep de~ree of restraint of trade there will be by %he hampePin~ of the free movement of mer=kancise from manufacturer to ~obber, to retailer, %o consumer, concludin~ it will be physically impossible for %kc .~obbers to affix %he stamps as required by ~the provisions of the p~posed Ordinance, and that %key ~iill no% undert~<e ~kev know they cannot do, s~gestinf %ha~ %he honor system be used, in ~he event 5ax is declared legal. Later ducin~ %he nee%in~ Ordinance i~o. 9779 was b~uEh% before Council in 5he re~ular order of kusiness, the jobbers reques~inr tha~ an honor system be used, %he City Attorney advisinz that he did not see :Iow the Ordinance could be effective ~,%%hout requiring %he slump syste[~. ~on~ %hose enterin~ into %he dis=ussion, were ~. E. P. Cr~,pler~ represen~inF ~arrow-~enn ~ Company~ ~ir. i. ~. ~e%ier~ represe~i~tnf the Victor)* 3pecfal%y Con,ny; and ]~. ]~rcus ~. Kaplan, represen%~ ~e Virftnia Ci~arette 291. At this point, }ir, Dtlllrd moved that Section ) of Ordinaoce ~o. 9779 be amended to allow a discount of seven per cent, instead of five per cent as provided in the Ordinance when passed on its first reading, in the sale of the sta£;ps to the dealers or agents. The t.otton was seconded by I!r. Oronin and adopted by the follo~lnz vote: AYES: l:essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, and the President, l:r. Hunter-I~. flAYS: I~. I,lnton ...................................................... 1. In a further discussion of th~ matter, the Jobbers stated that it was not a matter of the cost involved in the afffxinf of the etanps, but %~e fac% that ~n their opinion i% will be physically ~possible to co~.ply with %b~ requirer, enL.. ~. Cronin noved that Section 3 of Or:~inance No. 9779 be ~ended to allow Lke City A~fto~ to refund as ~:uch as n~ne%y per Cent of r~deer~ed or ~esLroyed staffs, instead of eighty-fibre pep cent as provided in the Ordinance %~en passed its first reading. The Lotion %ms seconded by ~r. Dillard and adopted by the fol/ow~n~ vole: AYES: Ness~s. Cronln, Dillard, Edwards, and %he Preslden%, Nr. Hunter .................................. ~AY~: 2~r. Nih%On .................... 1. }'r. ~ill~ t:oved that Sec%ion 3 of O~dinance !~o. 9~79 be amended %o require a bond of ~iC'O.OO of a seller acLin~ as an a~aL b} ap~ointnenL of the City A~itor, instead of $1,OOO.C~ as provided in the O~din~nce '~hen passed co its f~st readinz. The ~:otion was seconded by ~r. Oronin and adopted by Lke follo%~in~ vo~e: AYES: l~essrs. Crontn, Dillard, ~;ards, and %he President, HunL,r ..................................... &. NAY5: Nr. ~[inton ....................... 1. The question hawin~ been discussed at len~%h, and everyone present kavin~ been ~iven an opportunity %o be ~eapd on the ~aL%er, and %he jobbers in5istin~ that the honor system be used on a t~ial basis, but the majority of %he ~er~ers of beIn~ of %he opinion that the staLp system should be used, and ~r. ~iinton ~leadin~ with the body no~ %o adopt the Ordinance, 2~r. Dilta~d offered %he follow!nE emended, for its second readinff and final adoption: (~9779) A~ ORDINANCE levyin~ and imposin~ a Lax on every sale aL retail the City of Ro~oke of any cteareLte~, as in this o~dinance defined; ~efininm certain wo~s and phrases used in %his ordinance; fixin~ %he of such Lax and provid~n~ fo~ the pa}~en~ ~hereof ~o %he Ci~y by eYe~ seller ~f any ~ch cigarettes: provifinm for the utilization by the Oity of t~e revenues %herefp~.; definin~ violations of the provisions of sai~ ordinance ar~ )rescribinr penalties %~erefor; and p~vidin~ fo~ %he separability of the provis~or~ ~bereof. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordin~ce Book ~2o. 16, Pa~e 62) The Ordinance, as amended, havin~ been read in its entirety, t~r. Dillard ils adoption. ~e ~otion was sec-mded by ~. Oronin and adopted by folto~n~ vote: 292 AYF~: Eessrn. Cronln, Dillard, Edwards, and the President, Kr. Runter ............................... NAYS: {ir. },'lnton .................. 1. STREETS AND ALLEYS: Council having previously adopted a Resolution~ providing for the appointment of viewers to repsrt on .hether or not in their opinion an alley located in the block between Fourth Street and Fifth Street, $. bordered by Rorer Avenue on the north side and Campbell Avenue on the south side, should ke pel~anently vacated, discontinued and closed, {'r. CP~rles D. Fox, Jr., Attorney, rcpresentinc R. A. Alouf et als, appeared before Council and presented the followinr repor~ of viewers: "ViRGIhi..: BEFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE I~ ER: APPLICATIOn; TO ThE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EO~3;OKE, VIRGINIA, TO VACATE, DISCO~TII~UE ;J~D CLOSE THE HEREIHAFTE5 DESCRIBED ALLEY, BEIR~ LOCATED IN TRE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, CA~PRELL AVEi./'E A)~ RORER AYENUE EAST OF 5TH OR PARK STREET, THE BE~I:3~I:~G FOIHT OF SAID ALLEY OE!I~ APPRO)ilYATELY && FEET SOUTH FRO:7 THE SOUTHEAST CORe'EM DF RORER AVENUE A:~ 5TH STREET ~TiD 5UX':IN~ iN ~f; bASTERLY DIREC?IO:; E. 7& FEET AND TREi:CE kUNNING IN A r~ORTIIERLY DIRECTION AFPROZIKATELY 32 FEET TO HORER AVE~;UE. I? REIN'~ L'~TEqDED TO VACATE, DISCOi;TIKUE A:~D CLOSE ALL 7Jl] EVERY P&RT OF TH~ AF~O"E DESICNATED ALLEY. REFORT OF VIEWERS The undersisned viewers appointed by the Council Of the City of Roanoke Virzinla, by Ees~lution i~o. 975B, adopted on the 1Otb day of January, 19&9, to %Jew, ~nd ascertain, and report in writiny, pursuant to the provisions of Sections ~220 and 2039 (9) of the Code of Virginia, as anended, whether in their.opinion any, and if any, wha% inconvenience would result from p~rnanently vacatinF, discontinuing and closin? the alley described in the caption above, respectfully report that after having first been duly sworn they viewed tke said alley and the neighborin~ property a~d are unanir, ously of the opinion that no inconvenience will result either to the public or any individual from the perr~anen% vacatinr, disc~ntinuinr and closinF of the sa~d alley. Given under our hands this 2f+th day of Janua~', 1949. (Oigned) R. L. Rush (Si~ned) James A. Turner (Signed) David lq. Etherldge,Sr.' Action on the ratter was held in abeyance until proper draf~ of Ordinance, providing for the closing of the ~lley, is presented by the attorney for Council's consi derat ion. SE:fiR COHSTRVCTION-$TREET I}-Pp~VF2'Ei~T3: }Lt. Bowman H. Harris appeared before Council and presented petition signed by nineteen property o'-~ers in the new and recently annexed subdivision known as "Fairland", requesting a sewer system, sidewalks, curb and putter, and ~rdsurfacing of the streets in this area. On notion of ~r. ~:inton, seconded by }~. Cronin end unanimously adopted, the petition was referred to the City ]~nager for inclusion in the comprehensive plan he is preparing for this section of the city. LIC~ISE: ~r. E. N. Vaugkan a~peared before Council,advising that heretofore he has been payin~ a license tax of ~%.15.00 per annum urger ~ec%ion 71, General Repair Shops, for the privileze of repairing typewriters, but tha~ this section of the License Code has been revised and re-nunbered, eliminating the caterory of general repair and requiring a hi,her license tax for~ engine repair, boiler or tan~ repair and rmcLine shops as contained in the original sec%ion, ~:r. Vau~han asking that a special section be included in the License Code for ~ypewriter repair shops. 293 council being of the opinion that a new section should be included in the License Code for typewriter repair shops on the sane basis as r~dio repair shops; viz, ~25.00 per annun, plus fifty cents on each $100.00 of the gross receipts, the ~tter wes referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper Ordinance. LICENSE-HEALTH DEP~RTI'ENT: I-~. O. B. :~are, l~nager of the ~_~lc City Sandwich Company, appeared before Council and asked t~t persona enraged in the business of making sandwiches for distribution to retailers for sale to the public be compelled to purchase a license for thlh privilege, and, also, that they be --ompelled to observe sanitary re~ulations required by the Health Departr..e.~t. · Council bein~ of the opinion that persone engaged in such a business should be required to purchase a wholesale r. erchants license, ~.~. Dillard ~-oved that the iCoD~lssioner of Revenue be so notified and that the City ;~ana~er handle the ~nforcer. ent of the sanitary regulations with the Health Department. The notion ~econded by Er. Edwards an~ un~lmously ~dopted. ACAD~.~ OF IT'SIC: ~:r. ;% Carl Andrews, to~ether with ~e~bers of tl.e "S~ve ~he A~ade:,y of ~usic" Co~ittee, appeared before Council ~ hear the decision of ~he body actin~ as a cor~ittee of the ~ole as to rep~irin~ the Academy of ;~usic, the President, 1~r. H~u~er, info~sinm 2(r. Andrew, s, for arid on behalf of Council, that it has been estirmted it will take at least $60,~O.00 to repair the buildin~ ~o a point ~here it ~11 be safe for public use, ~.~th no d efini~e assurance ~th these reF~ir~ will it neet s~a~e requirenents, ~nd that the city is unable furnish this ~ount for the project, concluding, upon questionin~ by Yr. Andrews, that as ~ar as Council is conceded the ~uildin~ i~ pendently closed, unless sufficient funds are ~de available fro~ so~e other ~urce. 2~r. ~dre~s then asked for a state:en~ of policy fro~ Council as to its in~entions ~ith re~ar~ to the furze of the building, raisin~ the question as to ~heth~r or not ~he city in~ends to sell the $~re, and if so, will the ~nds ]erived f~n such sale be used to~rds erectinv a suitable audi~ori~ to replace the ~cademy of 2-Tusic, ~r. Andrews stating that he feels ~uy amount derived f~ the ~ale of the Ac~d~.y would be norally obligated to the construction of a new ~uditori~ for the city. In a further disc~slon of the ~tter, ~. Dillard a~reed ~ith Er. ~ndrews ~hat if the Acadeny of 2.~usic is sold ~he x~nds derived fro~ such sale should be used to~ards erectIn~ a suitable auditori~ for the city~ s~mestin~ that ~he a~ount ~ould rake a ~ood star~ to~ards the erection o~ the ~ic a~ fine arts buildln~ in the southwest corner of Eln~od Park. At this ~int, ~r. Cronin declared tl~t he ~ould never vote to sell a piece of city property, but called attention ~o the balance of app~xir~tely ~230,~O.OO renaining in the A~o~ ~und, statin~ that there is little likelihood the A~o~ x~ill be const~cted anyt~e in the near future and su~gestin~ that this anount be transferred for the erection of the music and fine arts building in El~wood Park by a referendun, concluding that these ~ds ~outd ~ke a ~ood start ~owa~s the const~:tion of ~he au~i~ort~ and ~he city could find so~e :.~ans of ~akin~ up the difference needed. No action ~s ~aken on tP~ :.at,er. O0,',I'ISSlONIR OF NE¥~J;UE: Judfe John ~. Hart, Co~--~:issloner of ~evenue, afeared before Co~cll, advlstna t~t by ne~lectinF regular duties In the office his staff M~ been able to type the ~nd Book to a ~int ~here It w111 be ~mpletei by Thur~day~ ten days earlier than ever hefore~ but that it ~11 be tnpos~ible to finish the ~nd Boo~ for the ~nexed ~erritory by February 12th~ as ~lred by No action ~s ~aken on ~he =after. LIC~E: Ju~=e John ~. Har~, Cor~issioner of Revenue, appeared before Council, callin~ attention %o %he fac5 %ha% License Tax O~lnance ];o. PETiUiO~;3 A~D CO~UNICATIO~iS: ZOO;II,G-SETBACK LI!;ES: The follo~;inU co~_unica%ion from %he Board of 2onlnr Appeals, %dith reference %o a study of %he current and future probleas city as %o its p~ier development, was before Council: "Jan~ry 2&, The Honorable H. P. Hmnter, l~ayor, and ]]embers of City Council, ~osnoke, Virginia. Gentlemen: In the perfo~ance of its duty, the Board Of Zoning Appeals, whose power it is to hear and decide appeals and authorize such variance from the tees of %he Zonin~ Ordinance aa will not be cent rary to the public interest, at al~..ost every nesting sees the necessity for some Cor~ittee, ~referably the ~lty Plan~ing Co--mission or a similar body, to study %he current and future problems of the City in regard to the estsblishr~nt of se%back lines for street widening, a plan for rmjor streets a!~ thoroughfares, off-street parkinK, the proper development of the city to serve the best interests, the revision of the Zoning Ordinance &nd I'aps~ etc. It is %he opinion of the Hoard that such problems can best be solved by deleratin~ to such Co~-nittee the authority to study each section of tke city individually, and ~lake such reco~endations to City Council for study and official action which ~ill develop into an over-all city, and pe~aps county or rerional, lent-term plan, such Committee to cooperate with the County in any plans for the territory adjacent ~o the city limits. The Board feels that the adoption of the Zoning Ordinance and adherence, in r~ny instances, to the City Plan prepared by John ~olen in 192~ has been invaluable in rmkin? Roanoke a better city. However, tile lack of a comprehensive plan for Roanoke in its early days resulted in the establishment of non-confornin~ uses, narrow streets, e tO., %~'hich problems cannot be remedied by the rezonin~ of an individual lot or the establi3hment of a setback line for a couple of blocks on one or two streets. The Boa~! has ObServed definitely in the anneaed area that, for instance, in s General Residence District there have, in the past, been constructed, through special permits, buildings directly contrary to that ~hich is permitted. This has been done to the extent that the type of building indicates that if apartment houses are continued to be erected under non-conforr, ing ;er mits, ss in the past, the character of the neichborhood is chang_ed, and, instead of such area being in fact a residential section lot one- and two-facedly homes, it probably should be rezoned to a Special Residence District to perm. it t}~e continuation of apartment houses confined to a se}~rate area. 295 Yurther, the ~oard ~aa observed the necessity in .~nch annexed terrttor~ o~ the ~tabli~h~nt of, ~roper s~tback l~nes on the ~treets, ~hl~h action ~hould be taken i~ediately 'to prevent the bulldtn~ of ~truetures on ~uch ~ln thorouzhfares that do not confo~ to a reasonable setback line~ ~nd~ also~ to set back in accordance with those st~c~es ~lch ~ve ~een considered under County regulations requirl~ a setback which does not confer: to the presen~ City Zonin~ O~nance. Further, ~he s~udy of %he ~bleu of C~%y Plannin~ and Zon~n~ annexed =err~%o~ should cover %ke ~d%h of s%ree%s, pa~%~cula~]7 %horouzhfares and o%her ~r~e%= in ~h~s sec%~on which, ~n ~he future, would ca~ry :he ~raffic. The Boa~ ~4ers%and= ~ha~ in some of ~he annexed ~e~r~%o~ %he w!d%hs of ~he s~ree=s are liul~ed, and i~ is ~es%~onable ~hether such streets should no~ kave ~oze consideration and wide.ed before t~e annexec ~errttory ts further developed. i~en such a Cormi~tee ~dertakes a study of the City~ ~roblezs~ recor~ended tMt all requests for rezonlng be referred to said Corait%ee~ bu~ no action be taken on individual requeat~ until %hat ~ectton of ~ke city in which the property in question la sit.ted has been studied to tke ~eed for t~;e requested rezonin~ of that an~ poss!b~y other This is betn~ b~uaht to you~' attention in the belier that fn Sollo'~lnc ~he ~mcedure as outlined above the City oI~ Ro~oke ~d afl,iotntnr County areas can en.~oy a more onterly rm~th to the advantaee or all its The ~oa~, fn the ~er$om~nce of its dt.ties, wilt be ~lad to COOl. rate tn ~y endeavors ~ade for the proper development o~ our City, and ofCer~ tLe use of 1t~ office a~d assistance of its Secretary, if desired. Respectfully {aimed) Frederic E. Bishop, Hr. Dillard moved tkat the Board of Zonin~ Appeal~ and ~he Plenninm Board be invited to ~.ee: with Council at 7:30 o~clock, p. ~., ~edneaday, February 1~9, for a dis~usaion of the ratter. ~he ~o~ion ~as seconded by l~r. ~war&~ and unanimously adopted. ZOIIIIIG: A eo~z~unfcation from I-ir. O. ~4. Francis, Jr.~asktnr tkat property located on the nar~h ~ide of Foeman Road approxir~tely 1~0 2eet west of Eleventh Street~ N. I1.~ described as Lo~ 11, Section 6, t]etmse Mnd Company }.~p~ be rezoned fm~ aeneval Residence DZat~ict to Business Distrtct~ havin~ been referred to the Board of Zoning Ap~als for investigation, re.r% and recommendation, the following letter, ~.th reference to the matter, was before Council: "January 21, 1949. The Honorable U. P. Runter, t~yor, and }~zbers of City Council, koanoke, VirEinfa. Gentl~en: In reply to your letter of Dece:!er 29, 19&~, referrinF to the Hoard of Zonim~ Appeals for fnvestiration, report and rsoo~endat!on a communication fr~m ~r. C. W. Francis, Jr., askinc that property located on the north side of ~o~:an Road approxfra~ely 150 feet west of 1/th Street, N. W., described es Lot 11, Section 6, ~[elrose Land Cozpany }~ap, be rezoned fro~ General Residence District %0 ~usiness District: Cembers of the Board hays inspected the property in question, but the Doard offers no recor~.endation with respect ~o %he proposed rezoninU of said property. However, tke Board calls City Council's attention to fact that if said property is rezoned, such action would constitute zoning", which has al~mya been and is no%; opposed by the Board of Zonin~ Appeals. By Order of the ~oard. {Si~ned) F. E. mishop, Chairr~n. (Siened) I]ita S. Secretary". .296 Action on the matter ~as held in abeyance until after the ~eet~ng with the Board of Zonlng Appeals and Plannin~ Board. ZONII~: A cor~unication from Ih'. 3. B. Tear, asking that property located on the southeast corner of Orange Avenue and 17th Street, N. W., described as Lots 1 and 2, Block 52, Eelroze Land Company ~p, be rezoned from Business District to Ceneral Residence ~lstrfct, havin~ been referred to the Board of Zoning Appeals for investigation, report and recor~endatioa, the fo110~ing letter, with "January 21, 19~9. The Honorable ~. P. Hunter, Eayor, and Ee=bers of City Council, Roanoke, Vircinia. Gentle~en: In reply to your letter of J~nu~ry 1~ 19~9~ referring to the Board of Zonin~ Appeals for investigation, report and mcor~endation a cor~unicetion fro= B. B. Tear, askin~ that property located on the southeast corner o£ Orange Avenue end 17th Street, ~. ~., described aa Lots 1 and 2, 91ock 5~, Eelrose Land Co~pany ]~p, be rezoned from Business District to ~enersl Besidence District: The property in ~ue~tion h~e been inspected, but the Board offers no recor~n, endat~oa with respect to the proposed rezonln~ of said property. Hot;ever, the Hoard calls City Council's attention to the fact that said property has been used for business over a lonz period of that it has been classified by the City as a Business District since Decer. ber 30, 1932, and that it was purchased by the present ob:net in %;ho de~ires thst i~a classification as a Business District be retained. By Order of the Board. (Si~ned) F. E. Bishop, Chairr.~n (Sizned) ~lita S. Seymour, Secretary" Action on the matter was held in abeyance until after the neetinr with the ~oard of Zoning Appeals and Ylannin? Board. SCHOOL BOARD: A comr.,~uication from the %~illiamson Road Civic Learue, recor~endlnc that ~r. John H. CrowEey be appointed to fill the uneapired ter~ of l~r. Arnold Scklossber~ as a member of the Hoanoke City School Doard, was before Council. It appearinr that }~r. Crowcey is a federal ezployee at the Veterans A~inistration, }~. Cronin moved that the co~u~.~uicatton be filed for consideration smd % hat the City Attor~%ey make an investiration as to ~hether or not federal regulations prohibitinr its employees from acceptin~ certain civic positions will prevent ;'to Crowgey from accepting such an appointment. The notion %cas seconded by t~r. Edwards and ~nanimously adopted. In this connection, !Tr. Dillard moved that Council study the question of ~doptinC an Ordinance extendinE to Willi~nson Eoad the dividin~ line between the two school districts of %he city. The motion was seconded by !Tr. Edwards and unsni:~ously adopted. PARKG A~D ?'.AYGRO~HTDq: A petition si~ned by home o~ers and residents of Piedmont Avenue, ~. E., askinc that the area o~ed by the city between Piedmont Avenue and Aoanoke Hirer be improved, %cas before Council. On ~otion of Er. Cronin, seconded by l'r. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the petition was referred to the Oity .t~nager for attention. LIC~ISE-TAXICABS: Copy of a communication frou)~. Walter H. Scott, Attorney addressed to the City Attorney, encloslnF draft of Hesolution, ~rantinK taxicab operators the option of paying monthly the two per cent license tax provided for in Section 136 of Elcense Tax Ordinance Ifs. 97~O, based on ~ross receipts for the precedin~ month, the provisions of the Rssolution also applying to the operators of for hire passenger corot vehicles, ~r. 3sort callin~ attention to the fact that when tho two per cent license tax was a~reed on it was requeatsd that the operator not be compelled to pay all of the incr~ame on last year's business ~hen ~hey F~d not had a favorable ~eter rate, end exprea~ln~ the ho~e that the Resolution .ould be adopted, .as before Council. ~r. Cronin ~oved tba~ the m~tter be taxon under advisement. The ~otion ~a~ seconded by Er. Dillard and unanimously ad,pred. CO~TLAINTS-AIRFORT: A sworn state.eot fr~ Clar~nce Lawson, foyer employee at the Roanok~ }?unicipal Airport who was recently disch~rm*d, charFin~ that ~rshall L. ~rris, t~anarer of the Airfor~, has used city equipment and e/ty employees to operate the equipment on his o%:a farm, as well as materials, and expressin~ the opinion that he was disr~lssed because he did not approve of certain activities at the A~rport, was before Council. On rDtion of ~'r. Edwards, seconded by ~r. ~[inton and unanimously a~opted, the co~unication ~s referred to the City }~ana-er for inYesti~ation and report to Council. PATC~;ORK PLAYERS: A cor~unication from ~Tr. RicP~rd F. Pence, President of the Board of Directors of t}~ Patchwork Players, askin~ that some definite action be taken at the present meetin~ on the request that the city under,rite this pro3ect in the a~ount of $3,000.00, was before Co~ncil. ~ir. Dillard moved that the request be ~ enied.A~he ~otion was seconded by ~.~. Edwards an~ unanimously adopted. REPORTS OF OFFICERS: TAXES: The City ~%na~er submitted written report tha~ representatives from the colleres who use the Roanoke ~nicipal (Victory) Stadiur/ for football fanes have asked the city to foreso the admission tax on st%dent tickets, presentin~ ~(~. Robert P. H~nter, Director of the Depart~lent of Parks and Recreation, to explain the schools' position in their request, ~r. Hunter explaininU that the ~ames in question are scheduled as home games and are played in Roanoke at the request of the eity~ advisin6 that the Stadiu-~ Advisory Oot!~i~tee i~ recom~endin~ that the five per cent admission tax be excluded on the student tickets for high school tames as %~'ell as the college Kamen. The ~ity ~na~er recor~endin~ that the request be denied, and Council bein~ Of the opinion that no concessions should be made as to the admission tax, Dillard moved that Council concur in the reco~enda~ion of the City }~nager and that the request be denied. The motion %~s seconded by ~. Edwards an~ unanimous adopted. 297 298 ~OCKLEI~E Ihq~: The City ~nager submitted verbal report that he has aeked Fr. Robert P. Hunter, Director Of the Department of Parks and Recreationj to appear before Council for an explanation with reference tn the bids on Rockled~e lr~ lit. t{~ter explalninF tJat the fo~ of lease was pre.red by' the City Attorney, that bath b~ders obtai~d copies of sane rrna his office before prestnttng their bids, and that In his oFinion it is rather d~ficult to st~ how there could have been any mis~derstandinr when both bidders ~d t}~ s~e infomtion, concluding ~hat lit. [llis mst have interpreted the termination clause which provides for ternination "at the ~piration of the original tax," of the lease as refcrrinr to an oririnal rem of one year rather than a ~asibl~ two-year or three. yea~ period, in that the dates for t~ orizinal tern of the lease were lef~ bla~ in the FreFared I~. FA~s noved ~ha~ the nat~er be referred to the City A~orney for a reyorL as to whether o~ not =here is any conflict b~tween the lorn of lease obtained by the bidders and ~he advertiueuent caling for bids on a one-year, two- year or tkree-year period Msis, wiZh renewal options, lhe notion was seconded by Fr. Ninton and un~inously adopted. ~UG3ET-ST~EET CONSTRI'CTION= The City }~nager sub[.itted ~ri~ten recuestinc an aypropriation of 4100.00 from the ~nexation mond lloney to be u~ed for oF~ions on ride,s-of-way. Yr. Edwards moved ifa% Co:ncil concur in =he reques~ of the City )Xnager and offered ~he followinz ener~ency (For f~l text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pare }!~. Edwards moved the adopLfon of %he Ontin~ce. The notion ~s se~nded by }'r. l'inton ar~ adopted by the follol;ln~ vote: AYES: I'essrs. 0mnin, Dillon, Edwards, }Tin%on, and the President, Kr. Hunter ................ !~AYS: None ......... O. BL~3~-D~INQU~;T TAXF~: The Oi~y Fane[er subniL%ed a written reques~ the Delinquent Tax Collector %~% an appropriation of $~00.~ be added to his budEe% for adver%isln~ cost tn connec%ion with the sale of proper~y for the co!lee%ion of delin~en% real estate taxes, ad~isina %ha5 there are a~u~ 130 lo:s in the process of kefnr sold in %ke near future~ and due to %he fac% Lhat the Atto~ey~s offlc~ is prosecutlnr these suits he assumed tPm% this expense would be cP~r~eable to that office, ar~ therefore, did mol take this iter: into conmidera%lo~ when p~eparin~ his budge%; uhereupon, l-ir. Cronin offered the followinE emerfency Ordinan:e: (~781) ~N O~DIIIANCE %o amend and reenact Section ~, ~Delin~en% Tax De~rtnenL"~ of an Ordin~ce adopted by the Co~cil of %he City of Roanoke, VirEini. on %he 31s% day of December, Ig&g~ Ho. 9761, and entitled, "An Ordinance app~p~tion5 from the General Fund of %he 0l~y of Roanoke for the fiscal year be~innin~ January 1, 19&9, and endfnr December 31~ 19&9, and declarinK existence of a~ emer-e~cy". (r'o~ ~!1 fez% of O~lnanee, see Ordinance Book I{o. 16~ Fa~e 67) 299 }.'r. Gronin ~oved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~r, Dillard and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: P. essrs. Cronin, Dillard, F~wa~s, }~inton, and the Fresident, }fr. H~[er .................... NAYS: None ............. O. BU~ ROUT~: The City ]-~naFer submitted written re~rt that on Feb~ary 19~9, the new one-way stree~ plan will be pu~ into operation and tha~ he has been in close contact with the Roanoke l~ilway and ~le~tric Co=pany and the Safety }'otor Transit Cor~ratio~ concerning chan~es in ~eir bus l~utes, Nresentl~ copy of the p~poaed chanres (see copy in the office of the City Clerk} with the request that Co~il concur tem~rarily in ~ese routes, advising that since it is apparent many cMn~es may be in the offing the present e}mnges contained in his re~ort should be authorized sub.iect to ad~ust=ents after exFerl~entation and a final adoption by 0rdinan~e at a later date. }'.r. Dilla~ n~ved that Co~il con,ur in the chan~es in bus routes for trial period ending April 1, 19~9. The motion was seconded by lit. Cronin unan ir, cue ly adopted. RAIlrOAD CROSSI}13S: Tile City I'.anaKer submitted ~'ritten repol'L in pursuance tL~ requirement that all railway co~:panies ~r~ish protective sfr~alfnf at grade c~ssinss where neceasary tn the city, e~closin~ correspondence Y~ tie and ;iestern Rail~ay Core,ny, advising that the cag~y feels all of its c~ssings ~ithin the corporate limits are amply p~tected, ~ith tlc exception of thr'ee alley crossinrs for ~hi~k plans are being rmde to install flashin~ lisLt signals as soo~ as necessary easements are obtained to pe~it these i~tallations. On motion of I~r. Dillard, seco~ed by }ir. }]inton mhd un~nimously adoFted, the report ~ea~{ orde~d filed. TRAFf'IC-~IR~iI~G lYET~R3: The City lhnager sutnftted written report that o~er to expedite traffic flow as much as passible it ~11 be necessary to r~ove parkfn~ meters in certain areas nf the do~ntown section, advising that he does kno~ whether this will be of a t~rary or final nature, reco~ending ~kat these ch~es be of an exuerf~.ental nature subjec~ to ap~roval by a~propriate Ordinance at a late~ date, the ~rking ~;eters in question being located on the ~est side of Second Street, S. g., bet~(een Sal~ a~ C~ptell Avenues; the mst side of -Jefferson Street between S~em and C~pbell Avenues; the east side oi' First Street, S. ~i., between Salem and Campbell Aven~$; and the north side ~f Ch~ch Argue, S. E., between First Street and Jefferson Street. }-ir. Ilfnton moved t~t Council concur in the re~r~ and reco~endation the City l~naKer. The matio~ was~conded by }~r. Cronin and unan~ously adopted. STADI~I-f~AHE~ FIEf: The City l~nager submitted written re~rt, enclosing a camunication From the Roanoke Fair, IncorFo~ated, advisin~ that the orranization wishes to use },aher Field and the Roanoke }[~icipal (Victory} Stadi~ fo~ its fair the ~'eek of A~ust 29 to September 3, 191+9, ~d~r the sa~e gems and conditions as last year, the City }{anarer concu~rinF in the request; l;hereupon, ~. Cronin offered the followina Reaolution: 300 (~9782) A RESOLUTION authoriain& the City {tanaier, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to enter into contract with the American Legion Post ~o. ], o£ the Roanoke Fair~ Incorporatcd~ for u~e of Eaher F~eld an~ ~Rce u~er sta~s of the stadi~ for ~riod from August 29 to September ), 19G9, inclusive, at a rental of $1,f~.~; also, use of stadi~ for the sane period at a rental of 8~ of the cross receipts derived f~n the use of sane, with a ~aran%eed nini~ of $~0.~ per day. (For ~11 text of Resolution, see O~inan:e Book No. 16, Page 67) Er. Cronin norad the adoption of the Resolution. 'i%e notion .as se~nded by {Tr.Edwa~9 and adopted by ~F.e following vote: AYE]: ):easts. Cronin, Pillar, Edward~, f~in%on, and the President, Vt. Hunter ...................... UAYS: Kone .............. O. H~S ~J;D PIGS: The City }~ana~er subzitted written report that in viea of t~,efact that Council has ~one on record as deslrln~ to exte~;d every courtesy to the new residents in the annexed territory P.~ 19 es~ecially concerned with the and Fi~ Ordinance, No. 752~, anop%ed ],Mrch ~, 19~,3, advising that [ecaus~ of the hardship this would work on people o~ufnf ho~s he is recor~ending that the body adopt a k~soluzion holdinr in abeyance action on this Ordin~ce for st least possibly t%'en%y- four Council beinr of the opinion that thia Ordin~nce should not be suspended, [~r. {~into~% moved that the re~rt be filed. ~e ~otion was seconded by Er. Edwards und unantr, ously adopted. RECREATION DEFARW'Ef{T: The ten. st of }lt. I. ~. [Steve) Brody t!mt building located on the east side of Thirteenth Street, N. U., bet:feen Fairfax Avenue asd t~oo~an F. oad, forr. erly occupied by St. Peter's Episcopal Church, be converted for as a boys club, havinr been referred to the City )~nager for investigation a vie~: of usl~r this pro~erty as a recreation center or club house for the in that vicinity, ke su%:~itted written reuort, ~nclosinz a cor~unication fro: Reverend Henry D. Phillips, Bishop of the Diocese of Southwestern Vir~inia,. advisinr that ~is is a consecrated church and cannot be ~ed for ot~r than relicious senices, but ti;at if ~ pro~sal was made ~o buy the property it could be de-consecrated, ~der the laus of the Episco~l religion. The report and cor~ica%fon were o~ered filed. CI~ FROFLRTY: The City ~naFer suunitted %he follo~ing report with property o~ed by the city on t~e north;vest co.er of Church Avenue and Second 3treat, 3. ~.: "Roanoke, Virginia January 2&, 19&9 To The City Council Roanoke, VirGinia Gentlenen: The new State Health Law requires restaurants to have adequate lavatory facilities, and the property o~ned by the City at the corner of Church Avenue and Second Street, S. W., is ir~dequate to c:eet the The En~lneerin~ Department estimates the lavatory extension ~ill be approximately $900,00; however, other i~p~ve~ents buildlnF tn Feneral are ~eded which will amo~% %o a minlm~ of $500.~. ~'e now secure $1~.~ ~ non%h ren~, ar~re~a%e from %his corner, divided as follows: J~ior Lunch ....................... ~50.~ Giles Real:F Company ............... Supply ~ozs ....................... It ap~a~s to ne %ka~ ~e should conside~ a move conce~in~ this property ~y doinF one of three ~hin~$: 1. Raise rents %o adeaua%ely compensate for 2. Raze t~ em%ire co'er fo~ Darktn~ lo%. 3. Take o~er %~ ~ro~rLy fo~ the u3e of City offices since s~ce is so drastically needed. ;'y office feels that %kc %hi~ ~iew ts %he ~des~ ResFectfully su~nitLed, (aimed) A~%hu~ S. City ['.ana~er" The ratter was taken u~er advisement. ANN~ATION: The City }Mna~er submitted written re.ri, enclosfnr a co~munleation from the %{ildwood Civic League, requesting ~me kin~ of a place which could he used for club room=, library and cot=unity meetinrs, better streets and street lights, but asking, first of all, that the ae:tion he furnimhed with %~nter and a Sckool~ advisin~ t~t they would he willinc to forero ~ome pe~anent improvements other annexed areas are dem~dinr if they can be ass~ed of ~ettinc school and wate~ facilities within a reaoonabl~ time. ~e City ~narer was requested to furnish copies of the cor=unication meabers of Council. AUDIT-ACAD~W OF ~T3!C: The City }{anager submitted report on audi~ of the fin~cial records of t~ Civic Academy Association, Incorporated, for tlc ~eriod from September 1, 19~5, to December 3t, 19&8. ~e re~rt was ordered filed. BUrET-WATER DEFAR~.TE~T: The City ~Mnager submitted written r~port ~hat in adopting %he budget for 19&9 the position of Ba:teriolocist was left off the list in the ;;ate~ De~r~men~ ~udze~, which employee was on t~.e ~ayroll as of De~ember 16, 19&~, but no provision was made iu 1949 for salary, reco~ending that since the employee !s satisfactory the ~sit!on of Bacterioloris% be created in the %;'ater Department Budget at A3,O~.~ per annmn. }~r. Cronin moved tka~ Council concur in the recorJ, endation of the City }'anager and offered the folio;tine euergency Ordinance: (~783} ~ O~INANCE to amend and reenact ~hat portion of an Ordinance ~dopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 31st day of December, 19&~, No. 9=52, fixing the salaries andwa~e~ of persons employed in the ';fste- Department for the calendar year 19&9, and entitled, 'An Ordinance raking appropriations f~n the ~fater Department's General Fmnd for the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year berinnin~ January 1, 19&9, and endinr December 31, 19~9, and declarin~ the existence of an emerrency." 301 302 {For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Boo{; Ho. 16, Papa {Jr. ~ronin r~oved the adoption of the Ordinance. The r~otion was seconded by Er. F~a~s a~ adopted by ~he follo, in~ AYES: Eessrs. Cronin, Pillar, ~ards, )~in~on, and the President, )~r. Hun~er ...................... N~Je: None .............. O. ~ET-GITY TREA3URUR: The City l~naFer su~l~ed ~it~en report, app~priatton of ~6,~.~ for cigarette s~aups; ~ereu~n, }~. Edwa~s offered the follo'~nF energency Ordinance: (f978&) AN ORDIN~CE to ~end and reenact Section ~8, "Cl~y Treasurer", of O~lnance adopted by the Co~ncil of the City of Ho~oke, Virginia, on ~he 31st day of De:ember, 19&¢, No. 9751, and antitled, "~ Ordinance z~in~ appropriations from the General Fun~ of the City of Ro~no;e for ~ fiscal year be¢innin~ 'Jan~ 1, 19L9, ~nd endin¢ Decenber 31, lg49, an.~ declart~ the existence of an (For ~11 text ~ O~in~ece, see Ordi~nce Book No. 16, Fa~e 69) 2~. Ed~s moved 5he adoption of ~he O~lnance. The motion was seconded ~r. Dillard and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYE3: ~essrs. Cronin, Dllla~, Edwards, and the President, ~. Hunter ...................... NAYS: Mr. ~lnton ........1. REPORTS OF CC27'ITTEE~: UN~NISHED BUqI~E ~: None. COUSiDER~TIO~ OF CLAIr'S: II;THODUCTIO;; A~;D CONSIDLRA~0!! OF ORDIKA~CE3 M~D RE~OL[~IONS: CITY CODE-BL~STI;;G: Ordinance i~o. 977&, amanfiin~ and reordaininK Section 7, relatin~ to blastin¢, as a~e~ded, of Chapte~ 37, Safety Refulations, of the City Code, havin~ p~eviou~ly been before Council for its first PeadinF, read and laid ~ver, was acain before the body, ~r. Cronin offerinF %he followin~ foF its second ~eadfnr and fill adoption: (~77&) A~ O~IHANCE to ~end and re-o~dain section seven, rela%in~ to bl~stinF, as anended, of Chapte~ thi~y-seven "Safety Re&ulations", of the C~e the Ci~y of Ho~oke. (~or f~1%ex% of Ordinazce, see O¢'din~nce Book ~o. 16, Pace ~ir. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordin~qce. Abe motion was seconded by Dillard and adopted by %he follo~dn~ vote: AYES: ~essrs. C~nin, Dillard, Edwards, ~inton, and the President, Hunte~ ...................... 5. NAYS: ~one .............. O. In this connection, O~inance ~;o. 9775, repealin¢ Section 2&2, ~plosives Not Be Used l;ithou% Pe~i~, of ~he BulldinF Code, havin~ previously been before 2o~¢il for its f~s% readin~ read and laid ~er, was a~ain before %he body, Dilta~ offerinK the followin~ for its se~nd readin~ and final adoption: (~9775) AN ORDINANCE to repeal Section 2~,2 "Explosives l{ot To Be Used '~ithout Pemit" of the official Building, Code of the City of Homnoke. (For full text of Ordi~nce, see O~inance Book No. 16, Pa~e 61) ~r. Dllla~ ~oved the a~option of the O~inance. ~e motion was seconded by ~<r. ~wards and adopted by the follo;~in~ w)te: AYES: }[essrs. C~nin, Dillon, ~wards, }~in~on, and the President, Yr. Hunter ..................... NAYS: None .............. O. EOTIONS AND I'ISCFAL;r;EOUS BUSINGS: LIBRARY BOARD: It was b~uFht to the attention of Co~cil that Ers. J. ~.[cConkey has declined to accept .~er ap~int~ent as a ~ember of the ~ard Directors of the Rosnoke Public Llbra~' %o fill the ~nexpired te~ of ~r$. James C. Hancock ending Jmle 30, 1950; whereu~n, I~r. Cronin placed in nomin:,tion the maze of ~Tr. Nelson S. Bond. The Pre3ident, ~fr. Hunte~, relinquished the Chair the Vice President, ~r. Dillard, and placed in nomination the name of ~[rs. Grattan L~ndsey, Jr. ¥.r. ~[lnton placed in nomi~tion the n~e of Ers. Mutler. Upon roll call, the vote was as follows: FOR }~q. BUTLER: F~. }linton ................................ 1. FOR IR3. LIND3EY: [%ssrs. Ed%~ards and Hunter ............... 2. FOR ~. BO:CD: ~.[r. C~nin, and the Vice President, ~.¥. Dillard-2. U~n a second roll call, the vote was as follows: FOR ~S. LINDSEY: ~<essrs. Edwards, Hunter and Einton--3. FOR ~. ~ND: ~Ir. Cronin, anJ :he Vice President, Er. Dillard-2. ~[r. Cronin moved %kat the vote fo~ }irs. Lindsey be recorded as unanimous~ and upon a third roll call, ~(rs. G. Grattan Lindsey~ Jr., was elected as a of the Board of Directors of the Roanoke Public Library to fill the unexpired term of Yrs. James C. Hancock eodin~ June 30, 19{0, by the follo%~ing vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Edwards, Hunter, ~.~inton, a~ %ne Vice Fresident~ Ur. 'Dillard .................... 5. NAYS: None ..............O. The City Clerk was renuested to fo~ard l[rs. Lindsey a certificate of her election. The President, }if. Hunter, resumed the Chair, and on motion of :ir. Dillard, seconded by ~[r. C~nin and unanimously adopted, the meetin~ was recessed until ~:CO o'clock, p. m.~ For the ~urpose of hearin~ citizens in ~he annexed territory, as well as anyone else who ni~ht wish to be hea~, on t~.ie ~uestion of street names. After tke recess, the hour of ~:OO o'clock, p. m., havin~ strived, Council reconvene'l, de!e~ations of citizens affected by the proposed chan~es in street names appea~ing in the interest of their particular street. ~e street names %:ere discussed in tke order in '.~ich tkey a[rearea on the list prepared by the office of the City Engineer, a delegation from the Veterans Road area, with l'essrs. G. R. Turner and %;. R. Vass actinr as spokes=~l, req~estin~ that instead of nanin~ tke street 3hensndoah Avenue f~m the old west COrporate limits to Peters Creek, as proposed in the list, that i% he named Veterans ~eterans Avenue from 29th Street, ]~. %~., %o the new west corporate limits. 3O3 flr. Dillar~ protested that it would be ~nwise to suddenly end the na=e of a street and pick up a new name In ~he nex~ block; whereupon~ ~r. Cronin ~oved that the na~e of Shenandoah Avenue ~e chan~ed to Veterans Avenue f~ 7~h Street, N. E., to the new west corporate liuits. '~he notion was seconded by I-ir. ~lllard and un~n~ously adopted. A dele~atlon F~n the 5a~en City area, ~ith }k. ~o)' '~. Dalton ac~lnF that ~ect!on, indica~ing their apFrova! a~ to th~ naraca eel out in the litt. ~mon~ tke ~hanFes r~de in the ll~t were tlc chan~ina oF Avenue, in ;;estwood Annex, to Lilac Avenue, Ii. U., instead of Caledonia Street; Locust Avenug, ~;illia~:~n Road, to %~7~t%%aker Avenue, N. ~., instead of Kyle Avenue: lincoln ~venue, Willlar:son Road, to Wil,ihu~s% A~enue, ~. E., instead of ~a~ ~venue: ~br~an Street~ Cardem Clty, to ~'oran Street, S. E., beln~ added to the list: ~'ountafn Vfe~ Avenue, Oarden City, to Ventno~ Street, S. E., instead iathvop Street; North Avant,e, %;illiar:son K~d, to Delco Street, N. E., beinu added to the list; I{orth Avenue, Ho!lins ~oad, to ~orton Avenue~ N. E.~ betn~ aided to tke list; ~ine Street, %;estwood Annex, to G~ StPee%, N. .Stockdeli Street: an unnamed street west of %fashinKLon Heights to ~yree !:. ~;., beinr added to %ke list: %lashin~ton ]ioad~ I~lllia~son koad, to T~y Avenue, N. E., instead of Dain~erfield Avenue: Clifton Street~ ~ive:daie~ to Ceruana Street, S. E., being chan~ed %o ~rton 3freer; Car%er Koad, Williar.~n Co~pt~n Street, H. E., bein~ added %o tke list; Do~wood Avenue~ ~estw:~od Annex, to Barterry Avenue, N. i~., bein~ added to the list; and Do~'wood Avenue, Garden uity Everyone present havin~ been ~iven an apFortunity %o be keard, Cronin moved that the revised list be tentatively approved and that the folloh~n{ Ordinance be placed upcn i%~ first reading. The ~otion was seconded by ~.[r. D~ilard and adopted b~ the ~llowin~ vote: AYES: ~[essrs. Cronin~ Dillard, Edwards, ~[inton, and the President, t~r. Hunter ..................... I;AYS: i{one ......... O. (~9785) AH OXDII~A}~CE directin~ the chan~e of names of certain streets in the ~ity of Roanoke, Virginia, directing the extension of n~r.~s of certain streets in %h~ City of Roanoke, ~ir~fnia, directin5 tk~ designation of the true names on present and t'uture %~ plats in the office of the City ~n[ineer, and directin~ that street signs now and hereafter erected shall conform acco~infly. ~{EREAS, due %o additional ter~ito~ annexed %o the Olty of Ko~oke as of Jan~ry 1, 19&9, i% is fo~d that names of certain streets in the newly annexed territory are duplicates of street nerves already established within the city. THEREFOP. E, ~E IT ORDAINED by the Co,oil of the City of R~noke the follo,,dn~ streets in the City of Roanoke now designated on ~lats in the office of the ~ity Enrineer and by street signs by %h~ sane name as other streets in the city, be, and they shall hereafte~ be desir~ted by the new na~es as sho~ the old na~es, respect fl. ely, as ~.resent Name Location New Rams Arbor Street Idlewild Atherly Street, N. E. Arlington Avenue Eaat Gate Archbold Avenue, N, E. Bandy Road Bluenont Road Bottom Road Brid~e Street Brighton Road Broad,my Brookeide Road Buena Vista Road Carter Boulevard Carter Road Carvln Street Centre Road Cherry Street Chestnut Road Clark Road Clay Street Clay Street Clifton Street Clieton Street Colonial Drive Dale Avenue Delaware Avenue Do?wood Avenue Dorwood Avenue Douglas Fmstland Road Forest Avenue Garnand Road (Hickory) Gillespie Road Grace Street Crandview Avenue ~rayson Road Grove Avenue ~rove Road Grove Street }!armond Street Hawthorne Avenue Hickory (New De%~erry) Road Hillcrest Avenue Hilton [Load Holconb Road Holconbe Avenue Holland Street Holly Road Indiana Avenue James Street James Street Jef£erson Street gessler Road Laurel Avenue Lawrence Avenue Leland Drive Leland Street Lincoln Avenue Lincoln Avenue Locust Avenue Locust Avenue ~dison Street ~%ple Road ~.~ple Street Hills Street ~rgan Street ~untain Road }.~ountain View Avenue ~<ountain View Boulevard !{e~ York Avenue North Avenue North Avenue Oakland Avenue Oakland ~oulevard Overland Avenue Palm Street Fanora~a Street Fersin~er Road Fine Road Pine Road Pine Street Plantation Road Hidre Road Riven/ale Riverdale Garden City Riverdale Riverdale Lincoln Cour% Garden City Garden City ~illiamson Road ~illiamson Road ~illiam..son Road Garden City ~illi&nson Road Garden City Garden City Garden City Kenwood Hiverdale Millianson Road ~illianson Road Kenwood %;ashinrton Heights Garden City Jeatwood Garden City Rivsrdale ~ashingt on tlei~hts Garden City %lilliamson Road ~illianson Road Tenth Street Extension Garden City Garden City Williamson Road Wlllian$on Road Lilly View ~estwood Garden City Garden City Garden City Willianson East Gate Williamson Road Garden City WsshInrton Hei£hts Riverdale Williamaon Road ]{ash inffton Heights From Hershberffer Road to Lynchburg Avenue F~st Gate Williamson Road Lincoln Court West Williamson Road East Williamson Road Lincoln Court ~illiamson Willia~son koad %;illia=so.~ Road Washington HeiFhts Garden City Williamson Road Willianson Road Garden City Riverdale Garden City Garden City ~[ashinfton Heights Hollins Road Willian~on ~toad Tenth Street F. xtenalon ~itliamson Road East Gate Kenwood aarden City Riverdale Garden City Garden City Garden City Hotlins Road Dundee Avenue, S. E. Carlisle Avenue, S. E. - Ventnor Street, $. E. Senningtoa Street, S. E. Brownlee Avenue, S. E. Do~ing Street, N. W. Hillview Avenue, S. E. Blanton Avenue, S. E. Collln~ood Street, N. E. Compton Street, N. E. Srightwell Street, N. E. ]~elcher Street, S. E. Clarendon Avenue, N. W. Altamont Street, S. E. Tipton Avenue, S. E. Danforth Avenue, $. E. Conway Avenue, S. E. Barton Street, S. E. Cedarhurat Avenue, H. ~ush Street~ N. W. Dunkirk Avenue, S. E. 'Dakota Avenue, N. ~. Carico Avenue, S. E. Barberry Avenue, ]{. Davenport Avenue, S. E. Edgerton Avenue, S. E. ~i~ldinz Avenue, N. W. Garden City Boulevard, J. E. %,~iteside Street, i{. E. Burton Avenue, N. Greenhurst Avenue, N. Gillette Avenue, S. E. Stratton Avenue, S. E. Colrate ~treet, N. E. Ells%~orth Street, N. E. Twentieth Street, N. E. Lilac Avenue, N. ~. Garden City Boulevard, S. E. Inlay Avenue, S. E. Glenoak Street, S. E. Woo~ury Street, N. Purcell Avenue, N. E. Kennedy Street, N. E. Ivywood Avenue, o. E. ,,yomin~ Avenue, N. W. Jerome Street, S. E. Delray Street, N. %;. %~estside ~oulevard, !~. %{. 7%~-enty-£ourth Street, [;. E. Haddock Av*~ue, N. E. %~hitten Avenue, N. W. Fawling Street, N. W. Lanford Street, H. W. Carver Street, N. W. :;ildhurst Avenue, N. %hurston Avenue, N. E. %~]~ittaker Avenue, N. E. Van bursa Street, N. W. ~reland Street, S. E. [~pleton Avenue, N. E. }~nta~ue Street, N. E. ~bran Street, S. E. Fadbury Avenue, S. E. Ventnor Street, S. E. [Tabry Avenue, S. E. Verr. ont Avenue, N. U. [~orton Avenue, N. E. De!amc Street, N. E. Rockland Avenue, N. J. %rayne Street, N. E. Kes'aick Avenue, R. E. Nort:zndy Street, N. E. ~orrison Street, S. Underhill Avenue, S. E. Crandall Avenue, S. E. Sa~pte Street, S. E. G~u Street, N. W. ~rooks Avenue, S. E. Ridgefield Avenue, N. E. 3'05 '306 Present Nam.__..___~ee Lacatioq New Name Riverside Drive East ~ate Tenpleton Avenue, ~ E. Roanoke [~ad Rlverdale Gordon Avenue, S. Rose Avenue Willianeon Hoed Ravenwsod Avenue, N. W. Round Hill Avenue Garden City Thornhill Avenue, S. E. Short Avenue East Gate Ellerbee Avenue, R. E. Spring Lane Garden City Springvale Street, S. E. Sycamore Street Rlverdale Kindred Street, $. E. Tillett Read Willlamson Road )~nsfield Street, N. E. Tinker Creek Road East Gate Thirteenth Street, K. E. Tinker Street Renwood Kermtt Avenue, N. E. Valley Avenue East Gate Varnell Avenue, N. E. ¥irzinia Route No. 116 Old National Highboy Kount Pleasant Boulevard, S. E. Unnamed street North of Washington Denszore Road, N. Heizhts Unnanel street South of Plantation Road Kefauver Road, S. E. Garden City Unnaued street West of Washington Tyree Road, iA. ~. Heights Walker Avenue East Gate Yes,er Avenue, N. Washin~ton Road Williarson Road Troy Avenue, N. E. Washinztoo Street Lincoln Court Dupree Street, H. Uaahington Street Washinzton Heights Fentresa Street, N. Westview Avenue Washin~toa Reirhts Da~ Avenue, ~. Willow Lane Westwood Dexter Street, N. W. Willow Road Garden City Findlay Avenue, S. Wilson Avenue Willismson Road Larchweod Avenue, H. E.. ~ilson Road Garden City Glencoe Street, S. I~odland Road Williamson Road h%lteferd Avenue, N. E. *;fright Road ~illiamson Roa~ %~itney Avenue, K. let Street East Gate l&%h Street, N. R. 2nd Street East Gate 15th Street, fl. E. 3rd Street E~st Gate 16th S~reet, N. E. &th Street East Gate 17th Street, N. E. 5th Street East Gate tSth Street, N. E. 6%h Street East Gate 19th Street, N. E. 7th Street East Gate 20th Street, i;. E. 8th Street East Gate 2!st Street, N. E. 9th ~treet East Gate 22nd Street, It. E. loth Street East Gate' 23rd Street, N. E. 1st Street Riverdale 16th Street, S. E. 2nd Street hiverdale l~th Street, S; E. 9th Street N.E., Oranre Avenue Hollins ~oad, ~. E. to ~orth Corporate limits 9th Street 19th Street BE IT Williamson Road Lyndhurst S~reet, i~. W. Extension Willi~son Road Avalon Avenue, i;. W. FL~THER OXDAiNED that the followin~ changes in street nai:.es within the present corporate limits and extensions shall hereafter be cesi~nated as set forth below: STREET N;J~ CHANGES WItHiN FR!~E.~,'r C~PORATE LIMITS Northern Approach - From 4th Street, ~. E., to 1~82 Corporation Line, chan~e to ;'~illiamson Road. ~ Lynchbur~ Avenue - From 0ran~-.e Avenne west Of Peach Road, ~. W., to &th Street ~{. E., chan~e to Raleigh Avenue. Shenandoah Avenue - Fro~ ?th Street, H. E., to the new Pleat Corporate Limits, chan~e ~o Veterans Avenue. FZ:TENSIONE FROK OLD CITY LIi~E TO N~V CiTY LtHE {.~elrose Avenue Orange Avenue Lynchbur~ Avenue Courtland Avenue Siznal Hill Avenue Tennessee Avenue --From Old Country Club Road to Peters Creek. - From Tinker Creek to new East Corporate Limits. - From old ~est Corporate Limits to Peters Creek. GF~RAPHICAL EXTENSIONS - Williamson Road to Gillespte nosd to include Clarence Hoed. - From Oakland ~oulevard to Clover Avenue to include Grand Avenue and part of Wilkins Street. - To include ~;estwood Avenue, ~estwood Annex. - To include Rid gewood Avenue, Washin~ton HeiFhts. 3O7 Broad Street I~ichi~an Avenue Oakland Boulevard Runtin~ton Boulevard Liberty Road Forest Hill Avenue Rlverland Road, l{iverdale hosewood Road To include leslie Street, Williamaon Road. ~o include Lanier Avenue, Washington Heights. To include John Street and Pioneer Road Extension. To include Court Street, west of Williamson Road. To include ~i~ Oak Avenue and Rocker Avenue. To include Forest Avenue and Clover Avenue, Tenth Street E~(teosfon. E~tended tO present ~rid~e Street, S. E. TO include ~auntain ~iew Avenue, Riverdale. Round Hill Avenue - To include Powers Road, Willianson Road. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the City Engineer be~ and he is hereby directed to designate ~he true names of streets herein provided for on present and future tax plats filed in his office, and that street sims now and hereafter erected shall confonr~ accordingly. The Ordinance havins been read, w~s laid over. In this connection, ~r. Dillard moved that as soon as the above Ordir~nce is adopted on its second reading, the City Yanazer have prepared an official r~? of the Gity of .Roanoke showin? the new names of the street% avenues, roads and boulevards in the annexed territory as well as those in the old corpo~te lit. its. The notion was seconded by }'r. Cronin and unanimously adopted. Thure bein.-- no further business, Council adjourned. APYROVED ATTEST: Clerk ~resi~ient 308' COUNCIL, R~UL/~/ ~ETINq, Eonday, January Jim The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Eunicipal ~ullding, F~day, Jan~ ~1, 19~9, at 2:~ o'clock, p, n.~ the regular ~eeting hour~ ~ith the President, ~r, H~ter, presiding, FR~T: )!e~sr~. C~nin, Dllla~, ~a~s~ ~lnton, and the Pre~ldent~ IBS~T: Hone ....... OFFICES ~T: Y~. A~hur S. ~ens, City f~nager, ~r. Randolph G. ~lttle City Attorney, and }'~. H. R. Tares, City A~ditor. The ~eetin~ ~s o~ened wi~h a prayer by Reverend L. R. }Mn=ell, Pastor oC the Seventh Day ~dventis~ Church. }~IN~ES: Copy of the minutes of the previous meeting having been fu~hed each member of Council, u~n notion of f:r. Cronin~ seconded by f~. ~wa~s and unaninousl7 adopted, the readin~ ~a= dispensed ~ith and the m~nutes app~ved as reco~ed. HE~IB~ OF CITIZENS ~ON PUBLIC }~ATTER5: LIC~tSE: ~uncil havin~ previously suggested to the Co~lssioner of Revenue that ~rsons en~aged In the business of =aking s~d~ches for distribution to retailers ffo~ sale to the public be required to purchase a ~olesale license For this privilege, at the request of Pr. O. B. Ware~ ~naEer of the ~'a~ic City S~dwich Company, Judge John ~f. Hart a~peared before Couucil, advisint t~t the individual~ conducting such businesses are located in residential districts and that acco~int to his interpretation of the law he c=nnot issue a business license For a res/dent/a! area. No s ction ~s taken on the =tter. T~ES-ANI~ATION: The City Atto~ey havin~ been requested to render opinion as to the legality of the City of Hoanoke collectin~ taxes or fees from the recently annexed territory for ~arba~e collectio~ and se'~a[e dispo=al~ as a result of ~he request of the ~l~lia~son Road Civic League that the residents the annexed territo~ be allo~ed to ~y a flat tax rate of $1.50, t~t t~ charge o~ fifteen cents for garbage collection~ ~hich ~ount is carried on their tax ticket at the present time, be d~p~ed~ and that O~in~ce No. 9725, adopted on the ]lst day of December, 1948, continuln~ charges heretofore l=~sed by the county For the S~nttary District se~er =ystem~ be repealed, ~. ~alter E. Nelson appeared before Co~ci1 to hear the opinion of the Cit~ Attorney; ~hereu~n, City Clerk read a five-page re~ ~th reference to the sexer conclt~din~ that the city not only has a legal ri~t to collect requisite levies to retire the ~nds previously issued by the co~t/ to defray the cost of installinE the s~lta~ ~ exerage system and dis~sal plant In the S~ita~ District but, in view of the facts contained in the report, it ~ the city's presen~ duty to collec~ the=, and that to hold othe~se ~uld be t~ttamo~t to reducin[ the taz rate upon the la~ a~exed. The City Clerk also read an opinion from the City Attorney as to the charge of fifteen cents for [arbage collection, the report concludin~ that at the tl~e the Sanitary District was annexed to the city the tax rate upon the land ia that area was stated to be )1.65 {~r $1OO.OO valuation, that the u~es the county concluded to apply such tax dollars to is lr~terial a~l foreign to the issue, that once the tax rate is determined the city has the undoubted right to continue it until such time as it may lawfully apply the hi6her rate prevailing in the "old city". In a discussion of tho matter, {~ro Nelson took exception to the opinions of the City Attorney, as did ~r. Jchn H. Pack of ]11 ¥1oraland Drive; whereupon, the question was taken under advisement until the next regular meetin§ of Council on ~nday, February 7, ZONING: A co~mu~ication from Kr. S. B. Tea~, askin§ that property located on the southeast corner o£ Orange Avenue and 17th Street, H. ~., described as Lots 1 and 2, Block 52, Kelrose Land Company Fap, be rezoned fr~m Business District to General Residence District, havin~ been ~ferred to the Board of ZoninE Appeals for investiEatlon, report and recommendation, and the ZoninE ~oard havin~ advised that it had no reco~endation to offer, a~t action on the matter havin~ been held in abeyance pendinK a meetin~ %dth the ZoninE Board and PlanninE Board~ ~r. Tear, toEether with }:easts. ~vin J. Burnette and A. F. Wa~ner, appeared before Council, advising that it is their understandinE the Buildin~ Inspector has issued a buildin_~ permit for the construction of a service station on these lots,sinc~ the last ~eetin~ of the body, protestinF that many of the residents in this neighborhood work niFhts and sleep durin~ the day and that such a business would disturb their rest and that trucks frequentin~ the fillin~ station would create a traffic hazard in the area. Council heine of the opinion that a public hearinE should be held on th~ request for rezonin~, )~. Edwards noYed that the City Clerk publish notice of the hearin~ to be held at 2:OQ o'clock, p. m., }.'onday, February 21, 19&9. %he motion was seconded by ~t~. Einton and unanimously adopted. In this connection, a discussion was held as to the bulldinE permit~ the President, F.r. Hunter, expres$1n~ the opinion %hat the constr~ction project cowered by the permit should be held in abeyance until the rezonin~ question is settled, but ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard and Edwards insiatin~ that the permit should be revoked ir~ediately; whereupon, ~r. Edwards offered the followin~ Resolution: (~9786) A RESOLUTION directing the Buildlnf InsFector to revoke ~ulldin~ Permit No. 17966, issued to J. ~. Blankenshlp, under date of January 27, 19&9, in the amount of $6.~O, coYer~nE construction of a cinder block service station at 1626 Oranse Avenue, N. W., which property is described as Lots 1 and 2: Block .~2, l'elr~ee Land Company ~-~p. (For full text of Resolution~ see Ordinance Book No. 16, PaEe 72) ~'.r. Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. ~:inton and adopted by the follo',~lnE vote: Alq~: I/easts. Cronin, Dlllard~ Edwards, Y~lnton~ and the President, Nunter .................... NATS: None ......... O. LICRNSE-?AXICABS: Council having previously taken undera dvisement the draft of Resolution prel~red by Y~'. Walter H. Scott, Attorney, gr&ntin[ taxicab operators and operators of for hire passenger motor vehicles the option of paying monthly the t~o per cent license tax provided for in Section 116 o£ the License Tax Ordinance No. 97;~0, based on gross receipts for the preceding month, Kr. Scott appeared before the body and asked that the Resolution be adopted. The Resolution was discussed~ }ir. Dillard insistinff that the measure should be adopted In the form of an Ordinance as an amendment to Section 116, thereby making the monthly payments =andatory rather than optlona~ ~%ereupon, the City Attorney was requested to prepare such an ~rdinance for consideration later during the meeting. Later during the meetinff, the draft of Ordinance was presented Dy the City Attorney and Er. Dillard offered the followino= as an emergency measure: (~9787) AN ORDINANCE to amend and re-ordain Section 136 relating to Taxicabs or other for hire Passenger motor vehicle operators, of Ordinance No. 97&O adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke on December 31, I9&8, a nd entitled "The License Tax Code of the City of Roanoke"; and providin~ for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 73) The Ordinance having been read, Kr. Dillard moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by Fr. Cr~nin and adopted by the followinu vote: AYES: ~:easra. C~onin, Dillard, Edwards, )[inton, a~d the President, ~r. Hunter .......................... 5. NAYS: None ............... O. In this connection, Mr. Dillard moved that the City Clerk have License Tax Ordinance No. 97&0 printed in booklet form, the said booklet to include all presenl Ordinances of the city levying and imposing revenue producinF taxes. The motion was seconded by ~'r. Edwards and unanimously adopted. CITY Dlq'-P: A dele~ation of residents living in the vicinity of the old rock quarry which is located Just off the Lynchburg Road and within Roanoke City limits, for=,erly used for a city du:z.p and now leased by ]~r. Hol~mn Willis and operated by }~. W. H. Hall for the sase purpose, appeared before Council, with ~frs. C. H. Fer~uson acting as spokesman, and presented petition, declaring that they consider said quarry and dump to be extremely unsanitary, filthy and offenaiv~ Jeopa~dizin? the health of the oom~unity, and askinc Couacil to refuse the dumpinc of anymore trash on said site, and that the drainin~ of the quarry be requested, or otherwise puttin~ it into safe condition for the lives and health of the co.unity. The City ~'~nager advising that he is already investizattn§ this ratter, on motion of ;Ir. Edwards, seconded by P.r. Dillard a*~ %mani~ously adopted, the petiti¢ was referred to him. STREET Nll~$: Ordinance No. 9785, providing for the change of duplicate street names in the annexed territory, as well as changes within the old corporate limits~ and extensions, having previously been before Council for its first readinr, read and laid overt a delegation of representatives from business establishments on '~henandoah Avenue, with spokesman, appeared before Council and presented petition, obJectin~ to changing the name of this street to Veterans Avenue ard asking that it re~ain Shenandoah Avenue in that ehan~in~ of the name ~ould be extremely expensive for the city in puttinr, up new street markersj and would be expensive for the business concerns due to the fact that all of their advertising~stationeryj literature, etc.~ bears the present nar, e, vd~ich would have to be reprinted if the name is changed~ concluding that this is a historical nane and is Well known by out-of-town customers of the business concerns and that they feel their business would be harmed in this respect if the nameis changed. Also speaking in opposition to chan_~inE the street name, was {Ir. J. A. Stone Yana~er of the Bemia Equipment Corporation~ the Preaident~ )~r. Hunter, calling attention to a request of {.'r. J. l~. Co, ar, who is unable to attend the present meetinr, that he be carried in the records as protestin~ the chan~e. At this point, ¥--. lifnton noved that Shenandoah Avenue retain its name from 7th Street, H. E., to 29th Street, No ~/., and that from there to the new west corporate limits the street be named Veterans Avenue, but his :otion failed for lack of a second. }ir. Dillard then moved tF.~t Ordinance No° 9785 be anended to eliminate the chan~ing of t~he name o£ Shenazido~h Avenue to Veterans Avenue From 7th Street, to the new ~est corporate limits, and to provide for the extension of the name of ~]uenandoah Avenue From the old west corporate limits to the new west corporate limits. The r~tion wna seconded by ¥~ro Edwards and adopted by tho following vote: AYES: }~essra. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, liinton, and the President, lLr. Hunter ..................... NAYS: Cone .............. O. ~lth further reference to the subject of street names, a dele&ation from Lynchburg Avenue, 11. ~/o, which was chan~ed From LynchburE and Salem Road, N. ~'/., by Ordinance No. 9166, adopted August spokesman, appeared before Council and asked that this street be fiven the name it has always been knomm by-"Sale= TurnpikeW. After ~uch discussion, }ir. Cronin moved that Ordinance Ho. 9785 be araended to eliminate the extension of the na~ne o£ Lynchburg Avenue £rom the old west corporate limits to the new west corporate ii. nits, and to provide for changing the name of Llrnchburg Avenue, H. li.j from the intersection of Orange Avenue and 2Otb Street to the new west corporate li~lits~ to Salem Turnpike, N. '~. The motion was seconded by Pr. Dillard and adopted by the £ollo~lng vote: AYES: L'essr$. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~:inton, and the President, P~r. Hunter ................. NAYS: None .......... 0o 312 Later during the meeting~ the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council a petition si~ned by residents of ¥oodland Avenue, Wlllismson Road, askin~ that instead of changin~ the name o£ this street to Whiteford Avenue, as proposed in Ordinance No. 97~5~ that it be chef. ed to Noble Avenue. ¥~'. Dillard ~oved that the request be granted and that Ordinance ~o. 9?85 be a~ended to change Woodland Aven~e~ ~llliamson Road~ to Noble Avenue~ No Eo~ instead of ~/hiteford Avenue, N. E. The motion was seconded by Er. Edwards and adopted by the follo~in~ vote.* AYES: EeeSrSo Cronin, Dlllard~ Edwards~ [lnton, and the President, Fa'. Hunter ..................... NAYS: None .............. O. Everyone havin~ been ~lven an opportunity to be heard on Ordinance No. 9755, Fa'. Dillard offered the following, as ~ended, for its second reading and final adoption: [~9785) AN OHDINANCE directing the change of names of certain streets in thc City of Roanoke, Virginia, d ir~cting the extension of n~mes of certain streets in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, directing the designation of the true names on present and future tax plats in the office of the City Engineer, and directing tha~ street slcns now and hereafter erected shall conforn accordingly. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 69~ F.r. Dillard moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded hy Fa'. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Hinton, and the President~ Jif. Hunter ................ 5. NAYS: None ......... O. STREETS ~-ND ALLEYS: Action on the report of viewers as tn permanently vacating, discontinuing and closing an alley located in the block between Fourth Street and Fifth Street, ~. W., bordered by Rorer Avenue on the north side and Campbell Avenue on the south side, having been held in abeyance until proper draft of Ordinance, providing for the closing o£ the alley, is presented by Mr. Charles D. Fox, Jr., Attorney, representing R. A. Alouf et als, to Council for its consideration, J:r. Fox appeared before Council and presented the draft; whereupon, Er. Cronin moved that the body concur in the report of the viewers and that the followin~ Ordinance be placed upon its firs~ reading. The motion was seconded by Mr. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Kessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Y. inton, and the President, ~:r. Hunter ..................... NAYS: None .............. O. (~97~} AN O~:NANCE vacating, discontinuing and closing an alley located in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, between Campbell Avenue and Rorer Avenue east o£ 5th or Park Street, the beginning point of said alley being approximately feet south from the southeast corner of Rorer Avenue and 5th Street and running in an easterly direction, east 7& feet and thence running in a northerly direction approximately 32 feet to Rorer Avenue. WHEREAS, R. Ac Alouf, l~bel Alouf, Joseph O. Daher and {~r~uerlte Daher have heretofore filed their petition before the Council of the City of Rosnoke, ¥1rginiaj tn accordance with the lawm in which said petition they requested said Council of the City of Roanoke, to vacate, discontinue and close said alley, as hereinabove set out, of the filing of which said petition due notice was given to the public, as required by law, and WHEREAS, in accordance with the prayer of said petition, viewers were sppninted by the Council of the City of Roanoke to vie. the property and report in writing whether in their opinion any inconvenience would result from vacating, discontinuing and closing said alley, as hereinabove set out, and WHEREAS, it appears from the report in writing riled by said viewers in this proceeding, which was filed with the City Clerk, together with the affidavit of said viewers, on the 2~th day of January, 1919, that no inconvenience would result, either to any individual er to the public, from vacating, discontinuing and closing said alley, as hereinabove set out, and WHEREAS, it further appears to Council that the petitioners aforesaid have agreed to bear and defray the costs and expenses incident to this proceeding. THEREFORE, BE IT ORD^II~D by the Council of the City of nOanoke, Vlr~.~inia, that said alley, as hereinabove set out, [.e, and the sane is hereby vacated, discontinued and closed; and that all right, title and interest o£ the City of Roanoke and the public in arid to said alley, as herei~bove set out, is hereby released insofar as the Council is empowered so to do; except that a public easement is hereby reserved for the maintenance, repair and replac~ent of the storm drains, sewers and water lines, if any, now located in the said alley, and all other municipal installations now located in said alley. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the City Enfineer be, and he is hereby directed to mark "Vacated~ Discontinued and Closed," as to said alley, as hereinabeve set out, on all maps and plats gn file in the office of the City' Engineer of the City of Roanoke, on which said maps and plats said alley is shown, referring to the book and pace of Resolutions and Ordinances of the Council of the City of Roanoke, wherein this Ordinance shall be spread. HE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Clerk of Council deliver to the Clerk of the HustinFs Court for the City of Roanoke, Virginia, a copy of this ordinance in order that said Clerk of Court may make proper notation on all maps or plats recorded in his said office, upon which are shown said alley, as hereinabove set out, as provided by law. The Ordinance havinc been read, was laid over. EL~Y~t0OD PARK: ~. A. E. Johnson appeared before Council and asked that the Grace Baptist Temple be g ranted permission to conduct religious services in Elmwood Park one Saturday evening a month. Mr. Johnson was ~equested to confer with the City )~nager for this permission. 31.3 314 WATER DEPAR?FJ~T: ~. Bo B. Harden appeared before Council~ calling attentic the fact that the fJshinE sea~n at Ca~ins Cove begins In a month~ a~ asked t~ ~tter of stockinZ the ~ke with fish be turned over to the state for handling. ~e matter was d~scus~ed~ ~d Co~cil being o~ t~ opinion that t~e city's of $2'.~ ~or fi~h~n~ ~e~lt~ should be re~oked~ ~. Cronin offered t~ roll.lng Resolut ion: (~7~9] A R~UTION repealin~ Section ~e of a ~esolution a~pted b~ Co~cil of the CltF oF Roanoke, Virginia, on the 12th day of April, 19~ ~o. establishing schedule of charges for fishi~ and ~atin~ in Ca.ins Cove ~ke ~uder ~le~ and re~ulations gove~lnE the rec~ational use of pro~e~y In the area. (For full text of Resolution, ~ee O~inance Book ~o. 15, Page 7~ ~. C~nin moved the adoption of the te~olution. The motion ~s by ~r. Dillard a~ adopted by the Follo~inE vote: AYES: ]~essrs. C~nin, Dilla~ Edwards, [inton, and the President, Ir. H~ter ........................... NA~S: None ................... O. }~. Elnton then ~oved t~t ~he City ~nager ~nvestigate the matter of state stockin~ Ca.ins Cove ~ke with fish. The moLion wasseconded by ~{r. PETITIONS AND CO}7~UNICATIOIi~: B~-J~ILE ~D ~I~STIC ~MTION5 COROT: A co~unication from K. A. Pate, J~enile and Domestt= Relations J~tice, asking that his budget be ~ended to provide a car allowance for one of the Probation Officers of the Court~ and t~= ~ %1~.~ per month cost of livtn[ alary increase be applied to the ~sitlon of the Frobation Officer ~ich is bein~ filled by t~ par~-ti~e workers during the year 19&9, ~s before Council. On ration of }~r. Dillard, seco~ed by Fx. ~wards and ~an~ously adopted, tko co~unication was referred to the City Yanager. COUNCIL: A co=untcation from Er. Jahes H. [ioore, ~ecuti~e Vice President of the Ro~oke Broadcasting Cor~ra~lon, requesting pe~lssion to tape-record the regular neettn~s of City Co~cil each I'onday afternoon with a view of playing-back a revised fo~ of the reco~in~ over Radio Station ~S~ each t~onday eveninx o~clock, p. ~.~ for the tnfo~tion of the publlc, ~s before Co.oil. Council hav~g no obJec~ion to this pmced~e, }~. Cronin moved that t~a body extend an in~tation ~o all three of the local radio stations to broadcast Co~cil nee~inFs, either direcu or by tr~scription, or by any other form of repor:tn~ they ni~t choose, it being ~derstood that they w~l have the privilege of tn=tailing any such facilities needed in this procedure so long a~ ~heI do not interfere with the o~erly conducting of the body's sessions. ~e motion was seconded by lit. Dilla~ and ~tmously adopted. BO~DS-SC~LS: A co=~icagion from lit. ~. H. Co~er~ asking several questions as to t~ ft~nclng of t~ school bond lssue~ was before Co.ct1, In thin connectionj ~r. }4. Carl Andrews, ~/~o ~as present at the meetinE, and ~/~o has been in char[e of arran~n~ for spealers to p~te the school ~nd lseue~ advised ~hat anythin~ Co.oil can do to put the absolute facts before the public the better It will be for the bond ~ssue~ statin~ that many such questions as those asked by ~r. Conner }~ve been raised at the meetings ~ere his s~eakers have appeared. After a discussion of the ~tter~ Ur, Cmnin moved t~t a special ~eeting be held at 7=30 o'clock~ p. n.,'}~nday, Feb~ary 1~, 19~9~ for the put.se of conferrin~ with anyone who wishes to ap~ar for answers to their questions with reia~ to the Bond issues~ the City Auditor~ City Atto~ey and City ~fanager to be presc,lt at the meeting for ~y assistance ~ey mliht be able to render. The ~otion ~s seconded by Fr. Dilla~ and ~imously adopted. R~T$ OF OFFICE~: ANN~ATION-S~RS: The City ~na~er submitted the follo~ng report ~ith re~a~ to se~er systems in the ~nexed territory: "Roanokej Vir&inia January ]1, 19G9 To The City Council Roauoke, ¥ir[inia Gentlenen: I ~uld like to present to you a prelininary report by the firm of Eattern & ~'attern ~nich you have en§aEed to make a study of sewer systems in the Annexed Territory, The report by Eessrs. Eattern is indeed interesting, and I w~uld like to present it for the records and respectfully request that you gentlemen study it carefully. The plan would be %o construct a collectinE system for Garden City, Washington Heights, ard Hollins Road and then start t~ construction of a plant which eventually could be added to until the entire area is served. This lone-range planninG would be economically sound and would provide for extensions and Fr~wth, and eventually will take care of the entire area surr~undinE Roanoke. The economics of the capitalization by the appropriate subdivisions as to their part of the cost could be accomplished at a later date. We believe now is the t/me to berin and recommend that we be authorized to secure bids on these plans. Respectfully submitted, (Si&ned] A.S. Owens, City Fanager". In this connection, the ~essrs. ~Mttern, who were present at the meeti£ fare a technical explanation of their recc~mzendation as to constructing an adequate number of units of a large plant so as to provide primary treatment for an equivalent population inste&d of constructin[ three separate sewaEe treat~.ent plants to serve the three project areas, ~hich w/ll have to be abandoned when a central disposal system is built and put into operation. Co%htcil being of the opinion that a special meetin~ should be held with the engineers for a full discussion of a sewage disposal system, and the City Clerk callin~ attention to the fact that the Boal~of Zonin~ Appeals and the Plannin~ Board have asked that tke meetinF scheduled for February 2, 19&9, be postponed; Er. Dillard moved that the meetinF with the engineers be held at ?:30 o'clock, p. m., 1%'ednesday, February 2, 19&9, and that the meetin~ with the Board 31.5 316 of ZoninE Appeals arzi Flanaing ~oard be postponed until ?~JO o~clock, po m°~ ~nday, Februar~ 7, 19~9. The motion was seconded by ]Mo Cronin ard unenimously adopted, TAXICABS: The City FanaEer submitted the follo~ing report with reference to additional taxicabs requested by ~, Floyd O, sRoanoke~ Virginia January 31~ 19~9 To The City'Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: On the 1]th day of December, 19~$, you referred to me Resolutio~ No. 9717, a copy of vahich is attached hereto for ready reference, concerning the request of Mr. Floyd Go Smith for additional taxicabs to be u~ed in the City of ~oanoke, Virginia. ConstrninE the lan~ua[e of the resolution to be of a discretionary nature, in. my judgment the t~n taxicabs ~hould be approved on the following basis: Resolution No. 9717 In Fart reads: *--as many taxicabs as he feels are necessary to provide adequate services to the public and to allow for the proper and economical operation of any such taxicab business affected by annexatton.~ .. Respectfully submitted, (Sl~ned) Arthur S. Oweus, City l~na[er" It appear/nC that anyone l;ishin~ to take exception to the report of the City ]~anaFer has a week in ~hich to file such exception with the City Clerk for the purpose of a public hearing by Council, action on the matter was held in abeyance until the next re=~ular meeting of the body on ~onday, February 7, 19&9. STATE HIG~4AY$ WITHIN CITY LI~ITS: The City ~nagsr submitted writ%em repor~ tP~t it is his belief tD~t in the city's genera% plaus there should ke a continuation of U. S. High~y Route No. &60, between the old west corporate limits and the new west corporate limits, on }'elrose Avenue, N. W.~ which would allow the city and state to participate in federal aid for highways on this route, suggesting tha~ without committing the city to uny expenditure he would appreciate authority to negotiate with the State Highway Departmen~ for this extension; w~mreupon~ ~r. Edwards offered the following Resolution: (~9790) A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Yanager to enter into negotiations the Public Roads Administration and the Virginia State Department of Highways to the cost and other necessary information in connection with extending U. Highway Route No. &60 on Melrose Avenue, lt. W., from Old Country Club Road, the former west corporate limits, to Peters Creek, the new west corporate limits. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pace Fr. Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded Mr. Minton and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ].~inton, and the President, Hunter ................. NAYS: None .........O. S~/ER CONSTRUCTION-STREET I)~PROVF~S: A petition signed by nineteen .erty oysters in the new and recently annexed subdivisions known as "Fairland", a sewer system, sidewalks, curb and gutter, and hardsurfacing of the streets in this area, having been referred tn the City M~nager for inclusion in the comprehensive plan he is preparing for this secsion of the city, he submitted the report: ~R6anoke~ Virginia To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: You referred to ne, Pile {27-57, on ¥~nday, January 19~9, a petition from reaidenta in "Fairland," and I ~uld like to re~ort as follows: A aurvey of the sewer eystem to the ~Fairland" Subdiviolon is now tn progress and will he finished in approx~ately sixty days. After the ~urvey ia finished, we expect to reco~end to the Council that authority be Franted to advertise for bids in order that the work can he completed. 31dewalks, curb and Futter could then be constructed after the sewer system has been completed. Hespectfully subnitted, {SiGned}Arthur $. O~ena City ~nager" On mo~ion of ~. Edvrards, seconded by ~. Einton and unanimously adop~ei the report was ordered filed. ANNEXATION-BRIDal, ES: The City F~na§er submitted written report t~t the Department of Highways and the Enlineerin~ DeparU~ent have had several conferences in reference to the eight additional bridges which the city annexed as of January 1, 19~9, and presented form of agreement as approved by the City Attorney and the Engineering Depart:ent with the confiraation of the Department of Highways, recommendin~ that the city enter into the agreement. ~. Cronin moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City ~naGer and offered the followlnc Resolution: (~97911 A RE~OLUTION authorizin~ and directing the City ~nager to enter into agreement with the Vir~in~aDepert~ent of Highways, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, ~ith reference to maintenance of the eight additional bridses located in ~he territory annexed to the City as of January 1, (For £ull text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa~e 75) ~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion seconded by Mr. Edwards and adopted by ~he following vote: AYF~: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, ~'r. Hunter ..................... 5.- NAYS: None ......... O. $TADILr~!: The City ¥~nager submitted written report that the Polack Brothers Circus ~ill be at the American Lerion Auditoriu~ starting February 19~9, and ending February 17, 19~9, and that several tigers mhd elephants were sent here in advance, a dvisin~ that he has te:porarily quartered these animals at the Roanoke ~nicipal (Victory) S:aditmat a charge of $5.00 per day, and asking that since there is no Ondinance coverin~ this, his ac:ion be confirmed. Mr. ~inton moved that Council concur in the report o£ the City Manager. The motion was seconded by ~Ir. Cronin and adot.ted by the following vote: ATES: }!esSrao Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Einton, and the President, ¥-~. Bu~ter ................ NAYS: None ......... O. 5~I~-CITT SER'~iEII~?: The City Y~na~er a ub~itted ~ltten report, enclosing a co~ication fr~ ~. ~zar L, ~instead, City ~ergeant~ asking that s~ce be ~de available at the north end ~der the ~est stands of the Roanoke Eunicl~l (Victor] ~tadiu= for the storage oF election booths, tables~ can~ sad ~airs, a cost or $]ga.O~ For enclosing the 5pace~ the City }~na~er concurrln~ i~ the request; ~ereu~n~ ¥~. ~a~s oFFered the following e~erEency O~lnance and ~thletic ~ield'~ of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of ~oanoke~ ~tr;inia~ on the )1st day of Dece;ber~ 19~t~ No. 97~1~ ~t encttle~ '~n O~lnance =aking appropriations fro~ the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginning January 1~ 19~9, ~t ending December )1, 19~9~ and declarin~ the existence of ~ energency-. {For full text of Ordinance, see O~in~ce Book Eo. 16~ Page 75~ ¥.r. E~a~s =oved the adoption of the O~in~ce. ~e ~otlon was secoz~ed by t'r. Dilla~ a~i a~opCed by the follo~n~ AYES: ¥.essrs, Cronln, Dillard, ~wa~s, ~;lnton, ~d the President, Mr. Hunter ..................... NA~S: None .............. O. CI~ ~ANAq~: The City ]~nager submitted the following progress report on hatters ~hich have been referred to him: 'Roanoke, Virginia January 31, Ta ~e City Co~cil Roanoke, Virginia Centl e~n: In order that ~ ~y bring up to date all re.rte requested by you, I ~uld like to advise the 1. ~e Water De~rtment investigation is proceeding and and ~ould be available at ~ early date. 2. ~e Airport inve~tigation has begun. 3. The question of reduction of rents at the Veterans Housing P~jeet ham been analyzed and studied, the A~itin~ Dep~rtment has checked o~ the fibres, aha a conference has been Held with the ~er~ency Rent Control. T~e report in ~11 p~bab[lity will be ready next Monday. Respect~lly submitted, City l~nager" The repo~ ~s o~ered filed. BU~-~AT~ DEPAR~NT: The City ~Mnafer called to the attention of Council that In addin~ ~he Bacteriologist at the ~'ater Dep~rt~ent to that deF~rtrent~s budfet at its last regular meeting no prov~sion ~as m~de ~or the $15.~ per ~onth cost of li~-ing aala~ increase granted other city enployees at the be~i~ing of the year and recom2,ended that this increaae be applied to this ~r. Cronin ~noved that Council concur in the reco~endation of the City L'ana~er and offered the following emergency Ordinance: (~79~) AN ORDINANCE to anend and reenact that portion of an Ordinance ~ds~ted by the Council of the City of Roanoke~ Virglfltaj on the ~lst day of December, 19~$, No. 97~2, fixin2 the salaries and ~sges of persona employed in the gater DeI~rtment for the calendar year 1~, and entitled, ~An Ordinance ~king tppropriations f~m the ~ater Department*~ General F~d for the City of For the fiscal year be~lnnin~ January 1, 1~, and endin~ December ]1, 1~, and teclarin~ the existence of ~ emergency,e a~ amended by O~Jnance 1~o. ~7~3, a~ed J~nuary~, (For ~II text of O~lnance, see O~lnance ~ook No. 16, Pale 75] ~r. C~nin moved the adoption of the O~lnance. ~e notion ~econded by ~r. Ed~s and adopted by the follo~nE vote: A~ES: )lessrs. C~nin~ Dillard, ~rds, [:inton, and the President, ~r. H~ter ...................... N~YS: None ......... O. SG~L BOARD: ~e ~ity Atto~ey havin~ been requested to ~ake fnves~igation as to whether or not federal regulations ~hibi~ing it~ employees ~rom accepting ~ertain ~ivi~ ~sitions would prevent ~. John H. Growgey, a federal ~ployee ~t the ~eterans ~i~istration, frou acce~tlng an ap~lnt~ent as a of the Roanoke ~ity School ~oa~, in the event of such an appointment, he submitted .~ltten re~rt that he has read the "Hatch ~olitical A~tivity t~t" ~ that in his o~inion it ~ontains no such ~rohibition, tut suf~estin~ that a ~ling ~e obtained fm~ the Veterans &~minis~ration. In this connection, }~essrs. l~alter }~. Nelson and Ha~ld ~. Hill, who ~ere present at the meetinr, sufmitted a co~i~ation from the ~llliamson Ro~ ~ivic League, stating that sin~e it has developed there ray be ~o~e question should ~. Crowgey receive the ap~intnent, they wish to withdraw their rero~endation and reco~end ~r. George P. Bo~n instead. }~. ~ronin moved that the re~r~ of the Gity tttorney be filed and that the ~o~unication fro~ the ~illia~n Road Civi~ League also be filed for consideration. The notion ~as se~nded by ~r. Dilla~ and ~mn~ously adopted. ROCKL~E I~N: The City Attorney having been requested to re~rt to ~o~fl as to whether or not there is any conflict betwee~l the fo~ of lease obtained by the ~r~ns biddin~ on RockledEe Inn and t~ ~dvert~ent ~alling for bi~s for the leasing of Rockle~ge Inn on a one-y~aF, t~o-yea~ or ~ree-year period basis, ~ith renewal o~tions, he ~tmitted ~ritten report that there is no conflict ~etween the advertisement calling for ~lds and the fo~ of lease. It ap~ar~g that the ~lty ~na~er has reco~ended that Roekledse Inn ~e leased to }~. ~. A. Peverall, ~r. Dilla~ ~oved that ~ouneil concur in the reeo~en{ation of the ~ity Fanager and offered the following Resolutioa: (~79~] A RE~LL~ION authorizing and directing the City ~nager, for and on ~ehalf of the Olty of Ro~oke, to execute agreement between the City of Roanoke an~ G. ~. Peverall, leasing to the s~id G. A. Feverall "Rockle~e Inn" on ~ill ~ountaln for a ~rlo~ f~ ~rch 1, 19~9, to Dece~ter ~1, 19}1, at a '320 consideration of $1,~00.00 per ~ear, with a renewal option for two additional years at $1,5OOo00 per year, under ter~s and conditions to be agreed u~on and outlined in said agreement° (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa£e 76 Er. Dillard moYed the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Er. Elnton and adopted by the follow~n~ vote: AYF~: Feasts. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Einton, and the President, l'r. Hunter ..................... NAYS: None .............. O. ZONIng-SETBACK LINES: The question of establishing setback lines on Te~lth Street, N. ~., Williamson Road, Hollins Road, Yellow f[o~tain Road, Riverland Road a~ Hickory Road having been referred to the Plannin~ Board for inveati~ation report and recommendation, they eu~nitted the Following: "January 31, lq&9. To The City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Gentl~en: The question Of establishing setback lines on streets as set out in report dated January 17, 19&9, from the City ~anager to Council having been referred to the City Planning Board for report and recommendable we wish to submit the follow, nc: (1) That a setback line be established on Tenth Street, N. ~., eatsnding fr~m ~illia~son Road to Norfolk Avenue, S. pro¥idinE for a 70-foot street from property line to property line, in accordance ~ith nap being prepared and to be filed in the office of the ~ity Enaineer, and tPmt this street an arterial hl~h~y extendin~ from Williamson Road into the southwest area. The Board recommending that traffic be split at the south end of the Tenth Street Bridle over the Norfolk and Western Railway tracks. ~iinth Street, S. ~., would be northbound lmm Patterson Avenue to Norfolk Avenue, while Tenth Street would be southbound from Norfolk Avenue to Patterson Avenue, S. ~. (2) That a setback line be established on Willia~aon Road from the old city corporate limits to the new city corporate line on U. S. Route No. ll, north o£ the Hershberger Road. The setback lines to be established 50-feet on each side of the present established center line of Williamson Road, providin~ for a 100-foot street. (3) That a setback line be established on Hollins Road, from the old city corporate line to the new city corporate line at Corrina ~reek, N. E., the setback lines %0 be established 2~-feet on each side of the present established center line of Hollins Road, providinE for a ~0~foot street. That a setback line be established on Yellow Mountain Road, from Jefferson Street, S. ~., to tho new city corporate line, the setback line to be established 25-feet on each side of the present established center line Of Yellow ~ountain Road~ prnvidin~ for a 50-foot street. That a setback line be established on Piedmont Avenue, S. from Walnut Avenue, S. E., to Riverland Road and on Riverland Road eastward to the intersection of State Route No. 66~, the setback line to be established 30-feet on each side of the present established center line of streets, providinf for a 60-fuot street. (6) That a setback line be established on Garden City Boulevard (now kno~ as Hickory Road or Oarnend ~oad} from State Route No. 116, to Yellow Eountain Road, the setback line to be established 30-feet on each side of the present establishe~ center line of said street, providing for a 60-foot Boulevard. (7) The Doar~ further recommends that a 20-foot setback line be established on the west side of First Street, S. E., between Tasewell Avenue and Bullitt Avenue, S. E., this line to be established 20-feet from the present property line. Respectfully submitted, [Oigned) B. N. Eubank, Actin~ Chairman, Roanoke Planning Board." Er. Edwards mo~ed that the City Clerk publish notice of a public hearing to be held on the eetback lines at 2:00 o~clock~ p. m., Monday, February 2Is 19~9. The motion was eeconded by ¥~. Minton and unsn~ously adopted. STREETS AND ALLEYS~ Estimates and drawings for the extension of Belleview Avenue having been referred to the Planning Board for study alonF with the other general plans for the city, the Board submitted written report, concurring in the plan as submitted by the City Fanager and reco~ending the openini of the parkway through the South Roanoke Park from Jefferson Street to Franklin Road, with a walkway extendin~ southward from the parkway into ~cClanahan Place, S. W. Action on the matter was held in abeyance in order that the question might be considered at the same time the hearing is held on oetbsck lines February 21, 19&9. REPORTS OF CO~[ITTEES: None. UNFINISHED BU3INESS: None. CONSIDERATION OF ~.AIFS: None. INTF~3DL'CTION AI~ CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES A~D RESOLUTIONS: LICENSE: The City Attorney havlnc been requested to prepare proper Ordinance, amending License Tax Ordinance No. 97&O, by addin~ thereto a new section for %ypet~iter repair shops, requirin~ a license tax of $25.00 per annum, plus fifty cents on each $1CO.OO of the gross receipts derived from such business, he presented same; whereupon, ~. Dillard offered the following emergency Ordinance: (~9795] AN ORDINANCE to a~end Ordinance No. 97&O, adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke on December 31, 19&8, and entitled, "The License Tax Code of the City of Roanoke", by adding a new section to be known as Section llSA, relating to Miscellaneous Repair Businesses; and providing for an emergency. (Wot full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 77) Mr. Dillard moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The notion seconded by ~. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, ~r. Hunter ...................... 5. NAYS: None .......... O. ~DTIONS AND tSSCELLANEOUS BUSIh~SS: STATE HIG}~fAYS: ~r. Dillard brought to the attention of Council and moved that the City ~nager be requested to confer with the Virginia State Department of Hig~mys, and the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors, if necessary, as to the ~ldening, Frading and paving of Hershberger Road from Peters Creek Road to Wllliamson Road, known as State Highway Route No. 117. The motion seconded by ~r. Cronin and unanimously adopted. STADIbg!: Mr. Cronin broucht to the attention of Council and the City Kanager the suggestion that the Roanoke ~%nicipal (Victory) Stadiumbe opened 322 children wiehing to skate or ride their bicycles on the ~ldget-auto racing track. The City ~nager advised that he ~ould see that thia ie done. There being no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED Clerk Preeident COUNCIL, SPECIAL F~ETI~, Wednesday, February 2, 19~9. The Council o£ the City of Roanoke met In special meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the }~nicipal Building, Wednesday, February 2, 19~9, at 7:30 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of discussing a sewag$ disposal system, tbs President, Mr. Hunter, presiding. PRE3ENT: Eessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Einton, and the President, ¥~. Hunter .............................. ~. ABSENT: Er. Edwards .......... 1. OFFICERS PRESE}!T: ~r. Arthur S. Owens, City }Mnsger, }:r. Randolph G. Whittle, City Attorney, and ]Jr. H. R. Yabes,.City Auditor. SE~tA6E DISPOSAL: The President, ~. Hunter, stated that the present meeting has been called for the purpose of discussing a sewage disposal syste~; whereupon, the City },~nager submitted a list of the estirated income and expenditures for the annexed territory durinr the years 19&9 and 1950, explaining in detail the fixtures contained in the re~ort. A discussion then followed as to separate sewage treatment plants to serve the Garden City, Washington Heights and Hollins Road sections, Kessrs. E. K. ;%ttern and G. L. )~ttern, Engineers, who were present at the meeting, explaining on zaps the plans for the areas in question both as to the separate plants and a central disposal plant, of which one unit would he constructed at the present time. In a further discussion of the matter, members of Council indicated favor for the recor~endation of the engineers as bo a central plant, but pointed out that if they vote for the present plan they will be com~ittin~ the city to the ultimate construction of the central disposal plant, and that it is their opinion before such a step is taken the public should be ~iven the opportunity to deter~.ine whether or nob they want a central sewage disposal system by. referendum. In this connection, the City Atbornq brought to the attention of Council that the city must subsbm~tially complete the expenditure of the equivalent of tweive per cent of the assessed valuation of the annexed territory within two years before it can apply the hi~her tax rate and asked that there be no undue delay in getting the improvement pro~ram for this area started. The engineers emphasized that al~houffh their recommended plan calls for the construction of a treatment unit on the same site chosen several years ago for a central disposal plant, this is the logical location for the building of the unit to treat sewage from Garden City, Riverdale and part of the Southeast section thus decreasing ~he load now being dumped in Roanoke River, which load would be increased back bo its present level by allowing sewage from the Washiugton Heights and Hollins Road areas to flow into the river, thereby conforming with the present State Water Control Law, regardless of whether or not the plant is ever expanded · 324 to handle the entire city~ but )~essrs. Dillard and Cronin contended that if t~ proposed unit is erected there the city will be co~itted to ~he eventual const~Ct~on of a ~e~age dis~sal syste~ for the entire city and insisted t hat the ~ubltc should be Flven an o~rt~ity to dete~lne this question~ ~r. Dllla~ roving that a resolution be adopte~ ~ettlng forth the ~licy that It is t~ sense of Co~cil tMt a sewage disposal ~yste~ for the entire city ~hould be constructed o~ed ~d o~rated by the city u~er it~ ~r~ grante~ tn its C~rter~ and tlat the question fo~ or against such a dis~sal system ~hould be dete~lned by a vote of its citizens at an early date, ~hlch ~otlon ~as ~e~ed by E~. C~n!n. Action on the resolution ~s held In abeyance ~til the next re~la~ =eetln~ of Council on Eonday, February 7~ 19~9~ In o~er to ~et the public's ~es~nse, and at ~htch tine a full me~ership of the ~dy l~ exacted to be There being no further business, Council adjourned. AFP3OYED .~TTEST: COUNCIL, REGULAR KELTIL~,, 14onday, February 7, The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meetins in the Circuit Court Room in the }~nicipal Bulldins, Monday, FebrL~ry 7, 19&9, at 2:00 otelock, p. m., the re=~ular meetin~ ho~r, with the President, }~r. Hunter, presiding. PRE$~{T: resets. Cronin, Dillard, E,iwards, ~in%on, and the President, ~r. Hunter ......................... ABSENT: ~;one ............ O. OFFICERS PRESE}~T: ~r. Arthur S. Owens, City Whittle, City Attorney, and ]~r. H. R. Yates, City Auditor. The neetinF~ %{as opened with a prayer by Reverend Kenneth R. Bain~ Pastor of the ~el~se Avenue Christian Church. )'INUTES: Copies of the minutes of the meetin~ ~eld on Janus,- 31, 19&9, and the neetinr held on February 2, 19&9, havtnu been furnished each me~er of Council~ upon motion of Mr. Dillard, seconded by Kr. F~%mrds and unanimously edopted~ the resdin~ was dis~ensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. }{EARI~ OF CITIZ~iS U?ON PUBLIC ~ATTERq: LICEN3E CODE: Kessrs. Leonard G. ~[use and John H. ~hornton, Jr., Attorneys, appeared before Council, advisin5 that in tke codificatiun of city ordinances, Ordinance No. 971, adopted October 13, 1922, rerulatins auction sales of ~ewelry, etc., was omitted, in that !% was ass~ned this measure was covered by state law~ callinS attention to tke fact that a!thou~h the section of the state law in question covers unredeemed ~oods by pa~brokers and ~udicial sales or sales by any eaecutor, administrator, or trustee under deed of assfEr~ent, it ~es not cover sale of merchandise not in pa~.n, and presented draft of a proposed ordinance re~latin~ auction sales of this type of 3ewelry, etc., with the reguest that consideration be ~iven to the adoption of sane. The matter was referred to the City Attorney for study and repot to Council, SEWAGE DISPOSAL: Council havin~ at a special meetin~ on February 2, 19&9 held in abeyance action on a motion that a resolution be adopted settinE forth the policy that it is the sense of Council thet a s ewaEe disposal system for the entire city should be constructed, o~ed and operated by the city under its powers Erante: in ~ts charter, ~nd that the question for or aEainat such a disposal syst~ should be determined by a vote of its citizens at an early date, until a full membership of the body could be prosent, and in order to ~et the public's response~ a larEe deleKation Of interested citizens appeared for a discussion of the matter. In this correction, }~. ~;alter ~. Nelson, President of the %~illiamson Road ~lvic League, ~tated that his orsanization %~ishes to go on record as beins opposed to the present plan proposed by the firm of }~attern & ~ttern, EnFineers~ but of beinK in favor cfa sewafe disposal syste~ for the entire city, and that the civic league would like to see action on the present plan deferred until such , time as Council can confer with the Town of Salem, the To~n of Vlnton and Eoanoke County ~ith a view o£ vorkin~ out an overall sewage disposal system for the entire Speaking in favor of ~oin~ ahead with the present plan lraediately, were Fro Frank J. ~slch, President o£ the Rainbo ~read CoD~any~ and Er. 1. F. ~ierce, Division }~na[er of the ln. erican 011Conpany, ~ho~e plants are no~ se~ed by the sanitary district tn the tlillla~son ~ad areal ]~r. R. q. lllte, repr~enting the ~ashin~ton }{eights section; and Fr~. B. F. Fisher, ac~ing as s~okesr~n for a large delegation f~m the Huntington Court an~ Lin~bergh Cour~ ~ubdivi~ions properties are not serve~ by ~he sanitary tistri:t In the ~illia~n R~d area. }~r. R. L. ~ell, reFresenting the ~av~en 6ity area, voiced the opinion that an overall system for ~ne en~tre city Is the only ~swer to the proble~ even though It ~y ~ake years. ~r. E. V. O'C~nnor, a residen~ of the ~llliam~on Rea~ section, a~eared before Council with a ~repared list of questions, advising that he was asking these questions for his o%,~ inform~tion~ ~r. H. C. B~yles, Assistant City EnEineer, was present at the meeting, answering the questions by a means of a map used for illustration. AmonK the questions asked by ;~r. O~Uonnor was %~etner or not the ~T&O,CO0.CO re~ired for the construction of an adequate nuzber of units of a Eiverdale and Far% of the Southeast sections, and collecting systems for the Garden City, ;fashington Heights and Hol]ins aoa~ areas, ~ould be t~ken entirely from annexation funds, }¥. O'Connor bein~ advised t}~% the anounh ~ul~ come of the annexation ~nds. }~r. O'Connor pointed out that the people in the Garden City, Washln~%on Heights and }{ollins Road areas h~d tko same OppOrtunity %o acquire a sanitary district by bon~ issue as tke ~illiamson Road area and %ka~ he does not feel this ~much money should be put into a project tka% ~tll be of no benefit to tko Wil]iam~n Road sanitary district section, but that %he annexation funds should be apportioned according %o the amoun~ of taxes derived fro~ the various annexed sections, askin~ that ac%ion on the sewage disposal question be deferred ~tll a system for the entire city can ke carried out. ~'~. LeRoy H. Smith appeared %efore Council and stated that as Plant ~'anager of the ~erican Viscose Corporation he wishes %o n;ake i% clear %o the publi that the Viscose Corporation intends to const~ct its o~ sewaEe disposal system %~ich will no% tie into the city's sys%e~; in order to zee% its o~ s~ecial that as Chai~an of the Roanoke City School ~oard he %;ishes to urge that Council ~roceed with the present plan as quickly as ~osslble, ~olntin~ out %ha% if septic tanks Pmve to he provided for the four new schools p~sed to be built in the annexed terri%o~ they would have %o be 8ban~oned when a sewage disposal sys%~ provided f~r the entire city; and that as a private citizen he is heartily in favor of the present plan which so definitely ties into the nas%er plan for a central Everyone present having been given an opl~rtunity tn be heard on the r~tter, and ~r. Broyles pointin~ out that contrary to public opinion, althourh the pollution of a portion of that part of Roanoke River running through the heart of the city will be increased to a sliFht extent in carrying out the present plan, this condition will be more than offset by the cleaning up of the three areas in question, which are insanitary at the present tine in comparisor, with the rest of the city, and I'r. Cronin advisin~ that it is his understanding that the surrounding localities are not interested in collaboratinE with the City of Roanoke on a sewage disposal system for the entire area and that if an~ when a central disposal plant is built it will in'all probability be for the city alone, and the members of Council being of the opinion that Plan B, as rocor, mended by ~attern l: Yattern, should be approved, that plans and sieeifications should be prepared, and that the firm. of Alvord, Durdick & Eowson, Consulting Engineers, should be conferred with in the preparation of the plans and s[ecifications, ]Jr. Dillard offered the following Resolution: {[9796} A RESOLUTION authorizln~ and directing the City [~nager to proceed ir~.ediately with havinc plans and sreeifications rrepared by the Firm of }:attern and [~tten~, Engineers, For the construction of an adequate nut. bar of units of a se~lage treatment plant to provide primary treatrant of sewage flow from the Garden City outfall, the Tayloe Street outfall and the Riverdale outfall in accordance with Plan B of the preliminary report of ~attern and ~ttern, 5n~ineers, on sewage treatment facilities, dated January 2~, 19&9, and authorizin~ and directin~ consultation with Alvord, Burdick and Howson, Consultin~ £nfineers, in connection ~lth the preparation of the plans and sre cifications. {For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book ~o. 16, PaFe 79} }~r..Dil!ard zoved the.adoption of the Resolution. The motion ~s seconde:: by ?ir. Cronin and adopted by the Followin? vote: AYES: Eessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~lnton, and the President, Er. Hunter ............................. 5. NAYS: ~lone ................... O. TAXES-ANNEXATION: Council havin? previously taken under advisement the opinion of the City Attorney as to the legality of the City of Roanoke collecting taxes or fees fr~ the recently annexed territory for ~arba~e collection and sewage disposal, the City Attorney havin? ruled that the $1.65 tax rate, includin[ fifteen cents for g~rbare collection, and the service charFe for sewage disposal, arc ]e?al, l:r. %~alter ~:. Nelson, President of the Williamson head Civic LeaEue, appeared before the body and asked that the request of the civic league that the charffes tn question he discontinued be granted. After a discussion of the matter, ~r. Edwards moved that in view of the opinion of the City Attorney that the request of the :lilliar~son ~oad Civic Lea_~ue that the residents in the amnexed territory ~e allowed to pay a flat tax rate of ;1.,0 per ~100.OO valuation be denied and that the present tax rate of $1.65 be continued. The notion was seconded by ~:r. Ninton and unanimously adopted. 327 The question of the service charge for sewa£e disposal was diecussed~ Cronin voicing the opinion that if this is a service clmr~e instead of a tax he does not feel it should he collected until a se~aze dls~sal system is p~v~ded for the entire city a~ everyone asseused on the sa~e basi9~ Er. ~s moving that in view of the opinion of the City Attorney that the request of the '~illia~ Koad Civic Lea~e that 0~inance No. 97&5, adopted on the ]lst day of December, 19&~, continuing e~rFes heretofore t~sed by the co~%y for the Sanitary District sewer systen~ be re~ealed~ be denied~ and that %he service charge be continued, which notion was seconded by [~. [finton a~ adored by the following vote: AYF~: )[essrs. ~wa~s, }(lnton, and the President, [~r. Hunter-3. NAYS: }'.easts. C~nin and Dillard ............................. 2. T~ICABS: Action on the reco~endation of the City )~nage~ %hat Floyd G. Smith, t fading as Smith Cab Service, be zrante8 a Uertiftcate of Fublic Convealence and ~fecessfty fo~ the oFeFatioa of a m~xi~um of ten t~xicabs, accordance with the policy established by Council under the provisions of Resolution No. 9717, adopted on the 13th day of December, 19&8, havinf been held in abeyance ~til th~ present neetfn~ in order that anyone wfshinF to take exception to the report of the City }~anafer might have the op~rtunity of such exception with the body, ~[r. 'W. P. Hazlef~ve~ Attorney~ representinE the Yellow Cat Company, and ~r. %lilliam L. ~artin, Atto~ey, repFesentin~ the Sta~ Tax~ Company, appeared before Council~ aJvisfn~ that the exception of these companies, %ouet},er with tke Cbc=kef Cab Company, the Day and NiEht Taxi Semite and John ~'. BerPy, ~s been filed .mith the City Clerk and that copies of the exception have been ~rni~ed each member of ~ouncil, ~ointinE out that they have no objection %-~ateveF to the issuance of a certificate %o }~r. Smith fo~ the same n~m%eF of cabs which he had in operation on the date of the annexation decree, nor ~y objection to the issu~ce to him on a p~rtionate basis with the other o~rators if and %~en the need is established for additional cabs in the city, but t}:at in the hearings before the ~ity ~na~er there %~s absolutely no evidence any present need fop additional taxicabs in the city, and that %~e City re,oft is obviously based upon the nist~en belief that Be~lution }~o. 9717 took ~receden:e over and in effect nullified the existinK oFdfn~ce relattns to taxicabs and fo~ hire au~mobiles fn that his ~co~endation is based upon operation of the Smith Cab Sec'ice rather than the ueed for additional cabs in the city, concl~din~ that if %kc certificate fo~ a maxin~ of ten taxicabs is Fra~ted ~[~. Smith the remainin~ five o~rators of taxi se~ice expect to have the riFht to apply for additional cabs which %~111 Five them note economical o~erat ion. In a further discussion of the matteF~ ~{r. Richard F. Pence, Attorney, representin~ }~. Smith, pointed out that because of annexation ]~r. Smith was required to operate in an enlarfed area which he could not do on an e~noztc basis with the n~beP of cabs he was operatinU at the time of annexatfon~ ~'r. Fence concludfnS that ~n his opinion Resolution No. 9717 does not supersede the existinE o~dinance relatlnE to taxicabs and for hire automobiles, but merely establishes a policy of Council. additional taxicabs their petition will be liven serious consideration, Er. Uinton offered the following Resolution: (F)797) A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the granting of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Floyd G. Smith, trading as Smith Cab Ser~ice[ for the opgration of a mximun of ten taxicabs, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 33, of the Code of the City of Roanoke. (For full text of Res·lute·n, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa~e 80) ~r. }~inton moved the adoption of the Resolution. The notion was seconded by Kc. Edwards arid adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: }~essrs. Cc·nih, Dillard, Edwards, ~!inton, and the President, t~r. Hunter ........................ NAYS: None .............. O. STREET NMzES: Council hsvin5 at its last regular meetinc adopted Ordinance No. 97~, providinF, am. onK other things, for the eztension Of the nsme of Shenandoah Avenue f~m the old west cora·rate limits to the new west corporate limits, which has formerly been known as Veterans Road, a ~roup Of residents livin~ on this street aprearead before Council, %~i~h ~Tr. G. R. Turner actin? as spokesman, an~ asked that the area between the old %~est corporate limits and the new west corporate limits be continued Ss Veterans Road, N. ~o, or Veterans Avenue, N. W. After a discussion of the r~tter, ~r. Cc·nih moved that the street in question be named Veterans Avenue, N. W., from the old ~est corporate limits to the new west corporate limits. The notion was seconded by }~r. ~inton and lost by the follo~inff vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cc·nih and Pint·n--2. NAYS: ~fessrs. Dillard, Edwards, and the ~resident, ~'r. }~nter ................................. SETBACK LINE-PURCHASE OF PROPERTY: Er. C. W. Francis, Jr., Real Estate A~ent, appeared before Council, advisin~ that ~r. Gordon E. Johnson~ President of the Auto Sprin~ and Bearin[ Company, Incorporated, wants to know v~et[.er or not the city would be interested in purchasing a strip of land six feet wide at tke north end and ffraduatin~ to a width of eighteen feet at the south end,. located on the west side of First Street, S. W., between Luck Avenue and an alley eighty-six feet south of Luck Avenue, a~ a cost of ~lO,©OO.O0, for street wideninE purposes. It %~s decided that action on the c;atter would be held in abayanqe until later-durinF the meeting. Later durin~ the meeting, ~r. Dillard moved that a public hesrinF be held at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Eonday, Parch la, 19&9, on the question of e stabli~h~ a setback line coverin~ this strip of land, and that the City Clerk public notice of the hearinu. The motion was seconded by ~[r. Edwards and unanimously ado~ted. :330 SIDEWALK~CURB A}D GUTTER COESTRUGTIOH: Er. Howaot E. SiEmon appeared before Council, calllfl~ attention to the Fact that the time limit provided for in Resolution No, 9606, in connection with the construction of sidwalks, curb and futter in the Rosalind Hills A~dition, expires as of February 11, 19&9, end asked that this tine limit be extended and that he be permitted to proceed with construction of sidewalks~ curb and f'utter on Howard. Road, between Fairway Drive and Northview Drivel Fai~'~ay Prive, between Howard Road and Lan~don Road; end Avenel Avenue, between Carlton Road and Lan~don Road, the city to reitburse him for its one-half of the cost aa r e~ular contractingprices. The City I~nager voicinF the opinion that Er. Simon should furnish complete data as to what'he wants done In this area, a~ter ~hleh the City Eana~er could submit a report and recommendation to Council, actien on the matter was held in abeyance until the next rezular neetinu of the body. PETITIONS !}~ C~ITUNICATION$: S~AGE DISPOSAL: A communication from the Ninth Grade R¥~iene Glass of tee Junior High School, u~cfn? that Conrail take steps at once toward a sewage dispose: system, ~s before the body. On motion of ~r. Cronin, seconded by ~ir. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the com~unfcation was referred to the ~'ayor for reply with an explanation of the action taken previously durinE the $~4A~E DI~FO3~L: A communication from Kr. W. E. Zieber, compltmentinC Council cn itm approach to uhe problem of sewage disposal and expressing the hope that the :~tter may be handled to a successful conclusion, was before the body. Nr. Dillard moved that the City Clerk acknowledge receipt of the cormunication and that all letters received on the subject be kept in an open file for further consideration ~Men the question of a sewaFe disposal eystem comes before Council. The motion was seconded by ~r. Nlntcn and unanimously adopted. FE~'A~:T YOUTH CO~3~ISSION: A cor~unicatlon from the Perr~nent Youth Comml~mlon, pointin~ out that drastic a~eFs are beinC taken on a national level to solve ~he comic hook problem and recc~ending tb~t this lead ~e followed locally with the utmost cooperation, was before Council. Nr. Edwards moved that Council concur in the recor~e~dation of the Perrmnent Youth Cor~ission an~ that the City Clerk notify ~he Commission ~ccprdingly. The motion was seconded by Nr. Dillard and unanimously adopted. LIbrARY 3OAHD: A cor~unication from Krs. C. Grattan Lind~ey, Jr., ecceFtinC her appointment aa a member of the Roanoke Fublic Library Board to fill the unex~,ired term., of Krs. James C. Hancock ending June 30~ 195C, was before Council. The ¢orz.unleation waa ordered filed. C0f$~C'~ALTH ATTOR~EY: A cor~unicatiom from ~:r. C. E. Cuddy, Commonwealth Attorney, advisin~ that he appointed Nr. ~everly T. Fitzpatrick as Assistant Cor~on~alth Attorney for the City of Roanoke effective am of February 1, was before Council. ~esara. Dillard and ~monin c~iticiain~ the methcd pursued by the Cor~on~ealth Attorney in appointin~ his Assistant ~rlthout first consulting Council ~r. Edwards moved that the body concur in the ~ppoint~ent. ~he ~otion was seconded by ;-~r. ~'inton and unanimously adopted. In this connection, copy of a cor~unication from the Compensation Board to the Commonwealth Attorney, approvinK his action in employinE the Assistant at an annual rate of salary not to exceed ~3,600.OO, was before Council. Attention beinu called t~ {he insistence of the Cor~onwealth Attorney that the salary of the Assistant be fixed at ~,OQO.OO per annum in the submission o£ his .budget for the calendar year 19&9~ due to the fact that in his opinion he could not secure a co:petent Assistant for less than that amount, in which the Compensation Board concurred, and Council still bein~ of the opinion that t~ salary should he fixed at $&~OO0.OQ per annum in accordance with its previous recor~,endation to the Comrensation Board, on motion of ~. Dillard, seconded by Yr. Cronin and unanimously adopted~ the City Clerk was requested to notify the Comfensation Board of Council's wishes in the matter and to request the Board's COUNCIL: A cor~.unication from Radio Station WSLS, expressin? appreciation for the action taken by Council at its last reFular meetin~ ~ranting permission to the local radio stations to broadcnst the re.~lar meetings of the body, and advisin5 that Radio Station %fSLS would like to start its series of broadcasts wit}] the special evenin~ mcetinf on ~fonday, February l&, 19&90 was before Council. Council bein~ a~reeable to the bro~dcastinK of the meetin~ in question, the City Clerk %~s requested to acknowledge receipt o£ the communication and advise Radio Station WSLS accordingly. REFUNDS A~B REBATES-LICEnseE: K com~unication from Woodrum and Staples, Attorneys~ representin~ ~fr. Irwin 0winEs, advisins that ~r. ~in?s is doinE tusiness as tko Friden Calculatinf }~chine Asency and the Clary AddinF ~[achine AFency at &O& First Strest~ S. W.~ and that due to the impression that it was necessary for him to obtain separate licenses for the oferation of these two a~encies he purchased ~olesale Ferchants Licenses totalins ~2f6.7&, but that lst~ it was determined he is actually operatin~ only one Jholesale 5[erchants Business and that only one'such license was necessary for the operation of the two a~ncies; ~hereupon, he purchased another license in the total amount of ~20~.99, and askin~ that the amount of ~2~6.7&~ representin~ the two licenses erroneously purchased, be re£unded~ was before Council. Mr. Cronin moved that Council concur in the request and offered the Following Resolution: (~9799) A RE$OLUTIO~ authorizin~ refund of represantin~ er~onebus payment of ~olesale Ferchants License for tb~ year 19&9. (For full text of Resolution~ see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa~e 81) ~r. Cronin moved the adoption o£ the Resolution. The motion was s econdsd by ~. ~'inton and a~optsd by tf~ £ollow~n~ vote: 3.32 AF~ ~esara. ~ronin~ Dlllard~ F~wards~ l~lnton~ and the President~ Er. Hunter ............... ~ ......... NAYS: None ................ O. Pensio~ ~ard~ enclo~ln~ a sta~enen~ of o~era~ions for ~he ~lx ~n~h~ endinE December )1, 19~ ~as before Council. ~he co~ication and state~en~ ~ere o~ered filed, 5I~I~ FU~: I co~untcation fro~ Fr. Har~ R. Yate~ Secretary of the Slnkin~ Fund Cor~ission~ enclosin~ a financial re~r~ of the o~eration of ~he Sinkin~Fund for ~he year endln~ Deceaber ~1~ 19~a~ ~as before Council. The communication and re~ort ~cre o~ered filed. ~'.PLOIEES HETI~NT 5~5T~: A co~unica~ion fro~ Er. Harry ~. Yates~ ~ecretary of the ~oa~ of Trustees of the ~ploy~es R~tire~nt 5yste~ enclosinE a cop~ or the annual re~ort oC the /Svlsor~ Co~aittee on Inve~t~en~ of Fun~s~ ~efore Council. ~e co~unicat~on and report were o~ered filed. REPORTS OF OFFICERS: REFORT OF TS~ CI~ YA~AGER: The City }~anszer subm~%%ed ~i%%en report on work accomplished and exFendi%ures for %he payroll perio~ endin5 December 31, showin~ cost of EarbaEe removal as nine%y-six cents~ total labor cost as total equipment cos~ as ~3,7~9.00, a %oral cost of $2~,~88.~&~ a de:rease of ~777.LO as compared with %he pre~ious pay~ll period. ~e FeFor% ~s ordered filed. A~'S~{OUSE: ~e City }~na~er submitted reporL from the Almshouse, showJn~ a %o%al expense of ~1,783.~1 for %he mon%h of December~ 19&8, as compared with a total expense of ~2~892.60 for the month of Deeember~ 19&7. ~e re~r% wss o~ered filed. CITY P~JSICI~3~: The ~i%y }~naEer submit%ed report froz %he City showin~ &IQ office calls for the month of December, 19&8, as ~mpared with 366 office calls fo~ the month of December, 19&7, and &5~ prescriptions ill/ed for the month of Decenber, 19&8, as compared wi~h ~17 prescriptions filled for month of December, 19&7; also, reFo~ f~m the Gi%y Physician~ showinE ~50 Office calls for %he month of January, 19&9, as compared %d%h LTl office calls for %he month of Janua~y~ 19~8a and ~30 p~escrlp:ions filled for %kc ~onth of J~uary, as com~ared %~i%h 569 prescriptionz filled for %he month of J~ua~, 19&8. ~e re~s were o~ered filed. DEPARTmeNT OF PL~LIG WE[FARE: The City ;.~na~er submitted report f~u Department of Public Welfare, showin~ 1~O cases h~ndled a: a total cost of ~32~60.0~ for the month of January, 19&9, as compared with 879 eases hanlled at a total :os: of ~26,635.O& for the month of Janua~, 19~8. The report was ordered filed. REPORTS: The ~ity EanaKer also submitted re~r:s from %he ~gineerin~ Department for the ~nths of Noven%er and Decezber, 19~8; %he City Farke% for the months of December~ 19~8, a~ J~uart, 19&9; the Department of A~r Follut~on 333 Control for the ~ontha of ~0vember and December, 19~; the Department of Building, Plumbin~ and Electrical Inspection for the ~on~h~ of December, 19~, and January, 19~9; the Departnent of Parka and Recreation for t~e r~nt~ of Decenber, 19~; the Health Department for the nonth o£ December, 19~ the Police Department for the months of October and November, 19~i; and the Roanoke City Sanatori~ for the =onth of Decenber, The reports ~ere ordere~ f~led. AP~OINT~'E~?S-FIRB DEPARTmenT: The City ~nager subnitted written report on the appointment of Carl Cletua Holt and Charles Edward LaFrad as F~rst Year Fire,eh, effective January 16, 19G9, and the appointment of Gerald Grayson Kin~ as First Year Flrenan, effective February 1~ The'report ~a$ ordered filed. APPOIE~FJITS-POLICE DEPRRTI~ENT: The City ]~nager submitted ~ritten report on the appointnent of Ja~ea ~atthew Hudgins as First Year Patrolma~ in the Polite De~artnent, effective February 1, 19~. The report ~as ordered filed. LIFE SAVII~ AND FIRST AID: The City ~anager submitted written report on the appointnent of Clyde [~ason Price, Charlie Harry Paxton and Haman Edgar Wills aa Crab, on in the Life Saving and Firat Aid Depart~nent, effective February 19L9. The report was ordered filed. INSURaNCE-CITY PROF~TY: The City [~anager submitted written report that he has requested the Fire Underwriters in the city to make a stuty of all city property'with reference to t~e adequacy of fire protection. The report ~as ordered filed. PURCHASE OF PROPERTY: The City tla:m~er submitted written report, enclosing a cormunicatton fron Fowlkes and Eefauver, Real Estate Agents, advising that they'have a client desirous of purchasing a shall parcel of land belonging to the city, described as Lot 21, Block ~, Official Survey, located on the northeast corner of Franklin Feed and ~aple Avenue, $. W., and requesting that the city offer this property for sale, the City Eanager advising that he is unwillin~ to reco=men~ the sale of the property in question. ~o Dillard noved that Council concur in the report of the City Fanager. The =orion was seconded by ~r. Edwards and unaninoualy adopted. CI~'~f E~LOYEES-['IL[TAR¥ LEAVE: The City F~naEer subnttted written report encloain~ a nemorandum from ~Tr. Robert P. Hunter~ Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, requesting perniaaien to take a Naval Reserve Cruise from [~arch 6 - [~arch 1~, 1~, the City Yanager recor-m~nd!ng that this pemission be granted. In this connection, ~'r. Dillard pointed out that the Job Classification and galary Plan contains a p~ovfaion for military leave of city enployeas, expressing the opinion that this part of the plan could be adopted by Ordinance immediately, and offered the following as an ener~ency neasure: 334 (i~)799) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Section 1], Chapter 7, of the City Code, as a=ended, b7 adding thereto Subsection (c)~ relating to Eilitary Leave for employees of the City of Roanoke~ Virginia, [For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page }[~. Dlllar~ moved the adsption of the Ordinance. The =etlon was seconded by ~'r. C~onin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: }?e~srs. Cronin~ Dillard, Edw~rdsj Elnton, and the President, Er. Hunter ................ NAPS: None ......... O. BUDqET-CO}]!ISSIONE. R OF REV~IUE: The'city tMnager submitted written report that Judge John }~. Hart, Co=~isaioner of Revenue, has requested permission to purchase three natal stools at ~12.32 each, or a total of $)6.96, to be charged to the unexpended balance in the Furniture and Equipment Account of his budget, the City ~fanager recor~endinr that the purchase be authorized aB requested. t~. Pinion moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City and offered the follo~in~ Resolution: [~00] A RESOLUTION authorizing purchase of t~ree natal stools at a total cost of approximately $&O.O0, for use in the office of the Commissioner of Revenue, be cbmrged to the unexpended balance in t~ Furniture ann Equipment Account, Section ~6, 'Cop.missioner of Revenue", of the Budget for the year 19&9. [For full text of Resolution, see 0rdinmnce Book No. 16, Fade ~2) ]~r. Rinton moved the adoption of the ~eaolution. The notion was seconded ly !fr. Dillarxt and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ~[essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards~ Einton, and the President, 7r. Bunter ..................... NAYS: None .............. O. ~{EALTH DEPARTI~N?: The question of enforcln~ sanitary regulations for ~andwich shops in homes having been referred to the City Eanager for handling with he Health Department, he submitted ~vitten report, enclosing a memorandum from Dr. N. Dudley, Cormissioner of Health, settin~ forth the requirements for these and advised that these requirements are being fully enforced. The report was ordered filed. §YREET LIqHTS: The City ~nager submitted written report, reco~.~ending the of street lights at various locations in the city. In this connection, ~. Dillard brought to the attention of the City request from residents in the vicinity of Brambleton Avenue and Red Rock Road, ~f., for a street light at this intersection, the City damager concurring in this uest. }Ir. Uinton moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City ~nager offered the followin~ Resolution: (~9~01) A RESOLUTION authorizing the installation of street lights on certain treats in the City cf Roanoke. [For full text of Hesolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 83) ]'r. Vinton noved the adoption o£ the .Resolution. The motion ~s seconded by },'r, Edwards and adopted by the followtn~ vote: AYF~: }',essr$o Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, F. inton~ and the President, ~!r. Runter ................... NAYS: Hone ......... O. AHNEIATION-SEUER COHSTRUCTION: The City Fanager submitted wr%ttsn report that when the city annexed territory from Roanoke County there was an incompleted job in the Sanitary District on Queen Street in the Williamson Road ares for which the city had to take over the contract from Er. F.. S. Hudgins for the work, and that in order to successfully complete the job, it will require an appropriation of ~10,C~00.00 from the Annexation Fund; whereupon, ~ir. Cronin offered the following emergency Ordinance: (~9802) AN ORDINANCE appropriating from the 19~9 Annex Fund the amount of ~IO,OOO.CO, for coupletion of the sewer construction project on queen Street in the ililliauson Road area. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordin~mce Book No. 16, Page ~-~r. Cronin moved tke adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by }.'r. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ~'essrs. Cronin, 'Dilla~, Edwards, }(inton, and the President~ ~.'r. }{unt er ................... BAY3: None ......... 0. BO.NDS-CONTBACTOR3: The City ~fanager submitted written report, enclosing an opinion from the City Attorney that it might be wise %o give consideration to amendin~ and reenacting Section 21, Bond To Be Give_n, of the Building Cods, by ~ivlng a contractor or builder his election to supply the city, first: the usual contractor's liability policy, nsmlnZ the city as the insured with .~i~,GOO.GO to .~3O~CO0.CO coverage, and a ~l,O00.OO simple performance bond; or, second: the ~5,000.00 combination performance and indemnity bond presently bethC required by the Buildin~ Inspector. After a discussion of the matter, on motion of [~r. Crontn, seconded by ~r. Edwards and unanir~ously adopted, the question was referred back to the City ~,'anager and the City Attorney for further report to Council. BUDGET-AIRFORT: The City ~nager submitted written report~ asking that w%l,OO0.OO which ~s inadvertently left out of the Eunicipat Airport Budget be a~propriate.4 to the Supplies Account, covering purchase of Coca-Colas for the dispensin~ machine for the year 19~9; whereupon, Hr. Edwards offered the following_ encrgency Ordinance: {~9~03) AN 0.RDINANCE to amend and reenact Section ~120, "}:unicipal Airport", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of rte City of Roanoke~ Virginia, on the 31st day of Eecember, 19&8, No. 9751~ and entitled, "An Ordinance raking appropriations from the General Fund of the Oity of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginninK January 1, 19&9, and endinz, Decer~ber 31, 19~9, and declaring the existence of an emergency". (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page '3'36 ~r. Edwards moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion ~as seconded by )~, Minton and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Eeesr~. Dillard, Edwards~ Einton~ and the Freeident, ~r. Hunter ................................... -NAYS: Fro. Orontn .................... 1. BUD~,ET-IiATER DEP~RT~?~NT: The City }~nage~ sub~itted written re~ort, reco~:~ending an apF~priation of $9~.~ to cover ~he cos~ o~ater for the year ~r. Dllla~ ~ved tha~ Council concur In the reco~en~ation of ~he City Eana~er an5 offered the following enerEency O~lnance: {~O~) AN O~DINANCE to ~end anJ ~en~ct Section ~gO~ '~rificatlon', of ~n Ordinance adop~e5 by ~he Council of the CI~F of Hoanoke~ Virginia~ on ~he ~lst d~y of Dececber~ 19~ ~o. 97~2~ and enCtCled~ 'An Ordinance a~roFrl~ttons f~n ~he ~a~r Departnent% General Fun~ for the City of Roanoke for ~be fiscal year beginnin~ January I~ 1~ an~ en~in~ December ~1~ 19~9~ and declarlnK the exf~tence of an e=ergency". (For full text of Ordin~ce, see Ordinance Hook No. 16, Paue ~r. Dllla~ moved the adoption of %he Ordinance. ~e mo%ion was seconded by }~r. Yin%on and adoFted by the following vote: AYES: ~ssrs. C~onin, Dillon, Edwards, l:inton, and the }~r. Hun%er ..................... N~YS: None ............ REFOqTS OF CO~ ITTEES: S~ CO~iS~UCTION: Council having appointed a Hoard comFosed of the City [~anager, the City ~gineeF and tge Cigy Clerk to make final assessnents against abuttinF prope~y o~mers for the cons%ruction of sanitary sewers In the Foresg Park and Interurban Sections~ the Colonial Heights Sec%ion and the Grandin Court Annex Sec%ion, the Boa~ re~o~ed %ha% a hearing ~s held on January 19, 19&~, and recemended ti:at the char~es as f~ed against the abutting properties at ghat be docketed in the office of the Clerk o~ ~he Hustings Court. F~. Ditla~ moved %ha~ Council concur in the recommendation of the Board and offered the following Rgsolu%ion: (l~O~) A RE~LUTION ~endin~ the estimated amours of assessments against certain a~utting landowners for sanitary sewer~ so a s to ch~uge the estinated amounts %o show the amounts finally assessed against each londoner, res;ectively, pursuant %o Resolution No. 969~, adopted on November 29, 19&8; apDrovin~ the final assessments; and providing for the docketing of the final assessments in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Court of the City of Ro~oke. (For full rex: of Resolution, see O~Luance ~ook Ho. 16, Page )~r. Dillard moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion ~s seconded by Ct. Edwa~s and adopted by %he following vote: AYES: }'essr3. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, }~inton, and the President, l~r. Hunter ......................... NAYS: None ................ UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None. CONSIDERATION OF CLA~: None. I~RODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: STREETS AND ALLEYS~ Ordinance No. 97~8~ permanently Yacating~ dsicontinuinE and closing an alley located in the block between Fourth Street and Fifth Street, S. ~., bordered by Rorer Avenue on the north side and Campbell Avenue on the south side, havinE previounly been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, %~s aggin before %he body~ )Jr. Dillard offerinE the following for its second readinF and final adoption: (~9788) AN ORDINAHCE vacatinF, discontinutnc and elosin~ an alley lo~ated in the City of Roanoke, Virfinia, between Campbell Avenue and Rorer Aven~ east of 5th or Park Street, the becinninE Point of said alley bsin~ approximately &~ feet south Prom the southeast corner of Rorer Avenue ~nd ~th Street and runnin~ in an eas{erly direcbion~ east 7& feat and %hence runninE in a northerly direction ~proximatety 32 feet to Rorer Avenue. {For full text Of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa~e ?~; ~r. Dillard moved the adoption' of the Ordinance. The notion was seconded by }~r. Edwards and adopted by the follo%lin~ vote: AYES: Hessrs. Cronin, Dlllard~ Edwards, Cinton~ and the President, ~r. Hunter ......................... 5. N~YS: None ...............0. EOTIONS AND ~IS~ELLANEOUS BUSINESS: None. At this point, ~r. Dillard moved that Council recess until 7:30 o'clock, p. m., for the purpose of conferrin~ with the Board of Zonin~ Appeals and the PlanninF ~oard in re~ard to the current and future problems of the city a a to its proper development. The motion w~s seconded by Iff. Edwards and unanimously adopted. ZONING-SETBACK LINES: After the recess, the hour of 7:30 o'clock, p. m., havin~ arrived, Council reconvened, members of the Board of ZontnZ Appeals and the Plannin~ Board appearin~ for a discussion of the current and future problems of the city as to its proper development. At the request of Council, the City Clerk acain read suggestions of the Board of Zonin~ Appeals as to pro,er procedure to be followed in work/nC out the current and future d evelupment problems, and reviewed pro~osed setback lines recommended by the City ~na~er and the Planning-moard for streets in the annexed territory. In a discussion of the setback lines, members of Council voiced the opinion that Tenth Street, N. W., should be eichty feet wide, instead of seventy feet wide as recommended by the City ~anacer and the Plannin~ Board; that the setback line on %;illiamson Road should be extended into the city to a point in the vicinity nf the Norfolk ~nd Western PassenEer Station when it is established; that Hollina Road should be seventy feet wide, instead of fifty feet as racom:landed; that Yellow }'oun%ain Road should be sixty feet wide, instead of fifty feet as recor~ended; and %hat the setback line p~oposed for Piedmont Avenue and Rive:land Road should extend tn the brid~e at Buzzard Rock Ford. 337 '338 The reco~endation of the City ~Mnager and the Plannin~ Board Bellevtew Avenue be exte~dedwas also discussed, In a discussion of zoning matters, the Chairman of the Board of Zoning ~p~eals pointed out that his Boar~ feels long-ranGe zonin~ and questions of rezonin~ should be a function of the Planning Board, the question of employing a ~ll=time planning engineer to work with both of the ~oards in this as well as city planning, being considered, ~:r. Edwards moving that the City ~narer investi~ate the ~plo)=ent of such an engineer and submit his report and recor~endation to Council. The motion was seconded by l~, }~lnton and unanimously adopted. In a further discu~sion~ the question was raised as to whether or not the Board of Zonin~ Apgeals has the rifht to issue a non-confomin~ ~e~it with a ti:e limit thereon, or the right to revoke non-co~for'~ing permits ~hen not used, ~ronin moving that the City Attorney be requested to render an opinion on this ~uestion, which notion wan sec:nded by ~Tr. Edwa~s and unanimously adopted. Action on the request of Kr. C. %I. Francis~ Jr., that property located on the north side of [[oorman Road approximately 150 feet west of Eleventh Street, N. tf., described as Lot 11, Section 6, [:elrose Land Con[any ]:ap, be rezened from General Residence District to Business District, havin~ been deferred until the present meeting, the matter was again considered, [<r.Dillard moving that the request be denied with the understanding that Er. Fraecis has a right to a ~ublic hearin~ if he so desires. The motion '~$ seconded by Er. Edwards and un~imously adoFted. There bein~ no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED Fresident PRESENT: ~essrs. Cronin, DllIa~, Edwards, Kin%on, and %he President, ~.~r. Hunter ............................ 5. ABBENT: None ................. O. OFFICERS ?RESE~iT: lit. Arthur S. ~ens, City F~nager, lit. Randolph G. l~tttle, City Atto~ey, ~d ~r. H. R. Yates, City Auditor. ~e meeti~ was opened ~th a prayer by Reverend Floyd T. Bentley, of the ~-'el~se ~eth~ist Church. ~INUTES: Copy of the minutes of the previous meetin~ havin~ been fu~i~ed ea:h member of Council~ upon motion of l'r. Edwards, seconded by }ir. ~-[inton and unanimously adopted, the readin~ was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HEARING CF CITIZenS UPON PUBLIC }fATTERS: TAXES: Council hav~n~ at its meetin~ on ;?onday, January 2&, 19&9, denied the request that the city foreFo the admission tax on student tickets for college and univemsity ho~e football ~anes played at the Roanok~ Kunicipal (Victory) Stadia, members of the Stadi: Advisory Co:]ittee appeared before the ~dy and FrescOed a corm.~ication, u~inm that the former action be reconsidered a~ recor~endin~ that the students in question be exezpted f~m the admission tax, pointln~ out that student tickets are ex,pied from the eight pe~ cent of receipts mental c~mr~e for college and uaiversi~y football ~ames at the Stadf~ anJ that in an effo~ to realize as much return as possible f~m the Stadi~ the Advi~o~ Corm~ittee has done ewerythin~ ~ssible to encourage the stasinE of football ~ammm in Roanoke and %o show the various colleEes and universities every courtesy ~ssible %;hereby Roanoko might b~ uiven a preference over some other city wkere such conte~ts might be staged. In a discussion of the matte~, ~'r. O~nin ~inted out that no opposition kas been registered to the admission tax so fa~, but that if %his exception mode as requeated, opposition might be aroused~ }.'.r. Walter E. 4elson, ~anaEer the Lee ~eatre, ~o was present at the :eetfnK, statins that asfar as he is concerned he would have no objection to this exemption. OOuncil indicatin~ a sympathetic attitude towards the request, but beln~ of the opinion that no concession should be ~de as %o the admission tax at this time 1-'r. F~wa~s moved that the b~y take the zattem under consideration. The :otion ~s seconded by ~?~. Dillard and unanimously sdopted. }~ILITARY CO~ANIES-~}{ER FIELD: Captain J. H. Ein~ of the U. S. ~ia~ine Corps appeared before Council a~d requested that ~emission be ~ranted for the erection of a ~ine Rese~-e Trainin~ Center on the pa~kins area at ~her Field between the Stadiu~ and the b~seball park for use of the 16th Engineering Company, advising that in order to become elirible for federal ~und~ the a~ory must be located in close proximity to the Naval ~eserwe. Training Center, Captain Elntm ~ointln~ out the advantages o~ the ~rainln~ center to ~oa~oke and st~lng that the Hecreatlon Depart=emi ~111 be allo~ed to u~e the Co~cil indicating its favor for the erection of the traininF center at Yaher Field, but pointinF out that certain te~s and condition9 should be worked out before the City ~nager is author/zed to enter into contract ~or and on behalf of the city~ ~. C~nin ~ved that the matter be referred to the City }:ansrer for ne~tiattons as to the contract ~n~ to report ~ck to the body. The motion ~as ~conded by ]'r. Edwards ~d un~inously adopted. LIC~2E CODE-J~EL~Y: Council havtn~ referred a pro~o~ad Ordinance, re~ulatlng auction sales of jewelry, e:c., to the City Attorney for study and report. ]¥. Jo~ H. ~o~%on~ Jr.~ A%%o~ey~ acatn a~peared before Council~ toge%heF with a Froup of loc~ jewelers, and asked %ha~ %he O~tnance be adopted. ~e City Attorney advisinF %ha% he has studied ~he p~posed O~lnance and %ha% i% parallels O~inance No. 971, adopLed October 13, 1922, which was omi%ted the co~tficatfon of city o~inances In t}]a% i% was apparently assumed %he measure wa~ covered by state law~ which has since %ha~ time proven %o be erroneous~ ~r. ~Inton moved %ha% %he followin~ Ordinance be placed upon lbs first reading. The mo%ion ~s seconded by ]~r. Cronin and adopted by %he followin~ vote: AYES: ~ssrs. CFonln, Dillard, Edwards, Kinton, and the President, Hunter ............................ NAYS: None ............... O. (~06) AN ORDINANCE %o amend the Code of %he City of Roanoke by addin~ ChaF%e~ 7&, the object of which is %o regulate %he conduct of public suction sales of dia~onds~ oc any othe7 precious or semi-p~eciou~ atones or imi%atlons wa%ches~ clocks, 3ewelry, Eold, silver or plated ware~ china, E~ssware, ar% ~oods r~s~ tapestries, leather ~oods~ oF like articles. BE IT ORDAIN~ by %he Council of %he City of Roanoke %hat the Code of the City of Roanoke be amended by addin~ Chaptem 7&, which ~w chapter is as follews: AUCTION SALES OF JEt. tRY, Section 1. General. ~cep~ for %he provision in Section 191 of Tax Code of ViP~inia relaLinE %o %he sales of un~edee~d Eoods by~bFokers and e~cept for judicial sales o~ sales hy any executo~ administrator, o~ trustee deed of assignment, i% shall be unlawful for any person~ flr~ or cor~ra~ion to sell, dispose of or offer for sale in ~he City of ~oanoke, at public auction, cause or pe~i% to be sold, disused of or offered fo~ sale a% public auction the City of Roanoke a~f diamonds, or ~y other precious s%o~s or semi-precious sLones, o~ imitations thereof, watches, c locks, jewelry, gold, silver or p~%ed ware~ china~ ~lassware, ar: foods, ru~s, =a~s=~ies, leather foods~ or like a whether the same shall be their own pro~r~y or whether they sell %he s~e as agen= o~ employees of others, unless and ~%il full compliancs with ~he p~vlsions of this ordinance has been effected. and true inventory of all articles to be sold thereat, and shall attach to such list an affidavit made by the p~rty desirinK to hold such sale, or if a firm or corporation, by a member of such fir~ or an stent of such corporation, that said list contains a true statement of all the articles to be sold, and such sworn inventory shall b~ filed by said commissioner of the revenue and kept open for sixty days, subject to the inspection of anyone desirln_~ to inspect same. At the auction held pursuant to such filins~ no article shall he sold other than those included in such sworn inventory, nor durin? the continuance of such auction sale shall any additional Foods, ~rares or merchandise Of the sar.e or similar nature to those beinc sold~ be received upon the premises wherein the articles bein~ sold are kept, nor where such sale is bein~ held, until such sale is completed. Section 3. Bond. Upon s ecurinK such license and before c om~encin~ such auction sale covered thereby~ the licensee shall make and file with the treasurer of the city in which such sale is to he had, a bond in the sum of ~00.O0 in some ~ood and solvent surety company doinK business in t his State, or other good and sufficient bond subject to the approva~ of the treasurer of the county o? city wherein the sale is to be had, said bond conditioned upon the carryin~ on of said sale in accordance with the terr_s of this act. Upon the violation of any of terms of this act in the carryin_g on of such auction sale~ any person, firm or corporation injured by such violation r~ay, as prescribed by law, sue and recover upon such bond and for tke amount of the injury or loss sustained by reason of sucf violation to the amount of such bond. Upon the rendition of a verdict for the plaintiff under this act; the license urfler %~hich the sale was had shall become ipso facto null and void. Section ;~. Time and Duration. No per,on, firm or corporation shall conduc an auction sale of the items numerated in Section 1 bet%ieen the hours of 6 p. and g a. n. in the City of Roanoke. ~.~oreover, where such auction sales as are allowed under this ordinance shall be held, such sales shall he held continuously from day to day and shall not continue longer than thirty days, Sundays and lecal holidays excepted; nor shall the sa~e d ealer~ licensed by himself or another, conduct another auction sale in connection ~ith such business for a period of twelve r. onths from the last d ay of a former sale. Section 5. List of Articles. By lO:CO o'clock of each mornin== durinr the continuation of any auction sale under this ordinance, the person, firm or 342 corporation conducting same shall file with the cor.~lssioner of revenue for the City of Roanoke a complete list of the articles sold at such sale on the previous day, showing the na~es and addresses of the purchasers and the true price received for such articles sold, attaching to such recold an affidavit that the ea~.e is a true and correct statement of all sales o£ such previous day, Such dally reports~ under oath, ~uat also be filed by said coP. missioner of revenue and kept open for the inspection of the public as a re all such public records in such office. Section 6. Conduct of Sale. It shall be unlawful for any person, firs or corporation conductinF such auction to employ or uae at such sale any "by-bidder "capper"~ "booster", nor shall any person act as "by~bidder~, "cap[er", or "booster nor shall the auctioneer at such sale ~cept, nor pretend to accept, any falses nlsleadin~ or fictitious bids for any article offered for sale, but every sale must be bona fide and for cash. The auctioneer at such shall recognize no bidder for any article ezposed for sale, unless such bidder, in biddinl, shall extend his arm. above his head so as to be plainly seen and identified as such bidder by those present, and each article sold shall be ir~.ediately and pt~licly delivered to such successful bidder tllerefor, mud the anount of the bid then and there publicly paid for such article by the purchaser. 3action 7. Tazs Attached. Each article ex~osed for sale at such auction shell have artec[ced ts it a tar, upon which shall be plainly written or printed in English, a true statement of its character and quality; if a diamond, the exact weight and quality of the stone; if s~y other precious stone, its true and ~eixht and description; if the article be of metal, whether pure and of what d agree of fineness; and if plated, the nature of the plating and the true nature of the metal cowered by said pla tiny; if the article offered for sale be an i:itation of a precious stone, fold or silver article, t~e ta~ nust plainly show that fact; if apparently of leather, whether real or i~itation leather; if a rug or tapestry, whether domestic or ln~orted, all wool or nixed; the purpose of the above bein~ that each purchaser at such sale shall have full and correct information of the nature and quality of the article bein~ sold. Tags ~ivinf this information shall re~ain firmly attached to such s rticle sold, and be delivered ,ith it to the purchaser, and the facts stated u[on such tag shall constitute a warraq}y t?at the article so sold is what it is thereupon represented to be and not otherwise. l~en ~fatches or clocks are so sold, such attached tags shall sho~ the true name of the ranufacturer of such watch or clock, and no parts or movements, nechaais~. of other watches or cloct~ shall be secretly substituted for those originally forminl such watch or clock, nor shall any false or nisleadin? na~s or trades,arks be used or ~abstituted in connection ~ith such watches, clocks, or the works therec nor shall any secondhand works he enclosed in any new watch case or clock case and sold or offered for sale as new, but all such substitutions shall ke sho'*~ upon such tag, and such fact plainly stated by the auctioneer in offerin~ such article for sale. If any secondhand ~oods or articles covered by this o~dinance shall be offered for sale at this auction, such fact shall appear upon said ta~ attached to the article, and also be [ublicly stated by the auctioneer conducting such sale. Section 9- Asaoeiatln-~ with licensed dealer or ~eneral auctioneer. No person, firm or corporation shall be relieved or exempted from the requirements of %his ordinance by reason of associatin? temporarily with any licensed merckant, dealer, dealer er general auctioneer, or by conducting such business in conI~ection with or as a part of the business of or in the name of any such licensed ~rcbmnt, dealer or general auctioneer. Section 10. Penalty. For violation of the p~ovisions of this the person, firm or corporation conductin~ such business and violating any of the provisious of said ordinance shall be dee*~ed ~uilty of an offense and shall be punish.ed by a fine Of not less than $1OO nor more than 0500 for each separate offense, and each 'day that such person or persons continue such business between the hours prohibited hereby, shall be considered a separate offense and punished accordingly. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. In this connection, the proposed Ordinance amending Section 16 (a) of the License C~te to include persons, firms and corporations not licensed under Section 238&-p, Code of Virrinia, as well as those ~{ho are licensed, in conformity with the provisions of Ordinance No. 9806, was discussed, ~tr. Dillard movinr that t,~e followin? Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. Th~., motion was seconded by Mr. Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ~'_essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~-2inton, and the President, ~[r. Hunter .................. ~AYS: None ......... o. (~9807) AN ORDII~ANCE to amend the License Code of the City of Roanoke by revisin_~ Section 16 (a) thereof, the object of which is to provide for the imposition of a license tax on certain persons, firr. s or corporations disposing of or offerin~ for sale at public auction, certain emus. crated articles of merchandise. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the License Code of the City oP Roanoke be amended by revising Section 16 (a) as follows: On each person, firm or corporation licensed under Section 238&-p, Code of Virginia, and on each person, fir~-, or corporation not licensed under Section 23~L-p, Code of Virginia, disposing of or offering for sale at public auction, or csustn~ or permitting to be sold, disposed of or offered for sale at public auction, any diamon<!s, or any other previous or semi-precious stones or imitations thereof, watches, clocks~ Jewelry, uold, silver or plated ware, china, ~lassware, ':}44 · art Foods~ ru~a~ t a~estr~es~ leather leeds, or like articlea~ ~het?~r t~ sake shall be their ovn property or ~hether sold a~ ~[ent~ or ~ployees of other~; F~v~ed~ ho~ever~ t~t t~l~ ~ection shall not apply to the sale of redee=ed Foods by pat~b~kera as p~vided for l~ ~ection 191 of the Tax Code of Vir~i~ia~ or to of assiF~en~ ........~5~,~ which shall ~e Faid in advance, no~ be Frora~ed or ~e O~inance ~in~ been ~e~d~ was la~d ZONINg: I'r. ~alter 11. I/ood~ Attorney~ appeared before Council and petition of o~,~ers of pro~er~y f~nting a dis%once of ap~roxt~mtely two ~housand fee~ on the eas~ ~lde of %lillianson ~oad~ between Colonel Robinson ~ioad and F~nt!er Road~ located In ~locks 5-1l~ inclusive, or the Wlllia~ Fleming Cour~ t'ap~ askin~ that tke pm~er~y in ques%ion be rezo~d from qene~al Residence Distrtc~ Business District. In a discussion of the reques~ ~r. llood~5 aLten%lo~ ~s called to a pm~osal to e~abltsh a 50-foo~ ~etback line on each aide of the present es~abli center line of Ullliamson Road~ pmvidinF for a l~-foot atreet~ from the old corporate limits to thc new corporate limits~ and the question was raised as whether or not his clients ~uld be willin~ to donate sufficienL land lmm the front of their property to provide for the widening of the street, ~[r. statin~ that he feels this ~uld be a reasonable reTaest. ;.~. Dillard noved that the petition be referred to the Board of Zonin~ Appeals and rte Pl~nnin~ H~rd for investi~atio~, report and recorr, e~ation, bearin~ in uf~d the pendin~ setback line. The motion was seconded by Yr. }ii,ton and unaninousty adopted. PETITIOn, S A?;D CC~2.UNICATIO:~S: AN]~XATION-STI~E~ IF~OV~'ENT: A ~tition sifned by residents of the 1~00- 19~ blocks of Roun~hill Avenue, I;illfanson Road, N. %~., askinK that the 1~0 block be b~rdsurfaced, was before Council. On motion of ~fr. Cronin, seconded by f[~. Edwards and unanimously add,ted, the Fetition was referred to the City ~[anage~. INVITATIOIIS: An invitation to the Erand op~in~ of the J~ior Achievers Canteen, located directly behind the ~blic Libra~ in E~wood Park, f~m 7:30 o'clock, p. n., ~%il 11:~ o'clock, p. n., Feb~amy l&, 19L9, was before Council. It ap~arin~ that a question and answe~ De,od on the bond issues is scheduled fo~ 7:30 o'clock, p. m., nenbers of Council indicated thei~ intention attendinF the openin~ afte~ the meetinp, if tine ~its. S~dAOE DISPOSAL: A co~unieation from ~.~. F. E. Stafford, urzin~ that a se%~ge dis~sal system fo~ the entire area b~ const~cted, ~s before Co~cil. On ilotion of }[~. Dillard, seconded by }~. ~wa~ds and unsnimously adopted, the co~ication %~s referred 2o the City }-~naEer in connection %4i%h his study of the ~%ter, %o 5e kept in open file for f~ther consideration when the question of a suwa~e disposal system for the entire area comes before Co=nell. -.. '845 In this connection, t:r, Cronin raised the question as to how long it will take to bring the Alvord, Burdick a,d Howson plan up-to-date, the City ['anager replying that it will take at least sixty days, l~r. Dillard voicimy the opinion that the hatter of a sewage disposal systen for the entire area should be ready to be voted upon at the Au.~ust election. TRAFFIC-BRI~E5: The Planning Board having been requested to confer with engineers of.the Norfolk and Western Railway Company and the City En~ineering DeFartment to determine what plans, if any, have been made for an underpass or overpass in %he vlctnl%y of the presen~ Jefferson S~reet crossin~, with a view of elininatln* the mrade crossin_~, a corm~unication from ~:r. W. J. ~cCorkindale, Jr., Chairr~an of the Planning Board, advistn~ that t~Ae Company has not fade any plans in this direction, that it is felt such a r. ove should be initiated by the city, and that if such a ~ove is initiated and it is desired, the Rall'~ay Company will cooperate with the city as far as possible toward some reasonable solution of the traffic problem at the crossing, was before Council. On motion of ITt. Dillard, seconded by ~ir. Ed%~ards and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred back to the Plannirw Board for furtker study as to uhether not it %~uld be possible to constmict an under£ass or over[asa at this location, proposed, and if so~ the estirrated cost of such a Froject, includinr condemnati of property, and to ascertain %~hether or not the Norfolk and 'Jestern Railway Company would be interested in assisting in the project. COllPLAIliTS: A co~unication from ITrs. O. B. Via, 2610 Grandin Roads S. '.;.', conplainin_~ of trash and ~arbaEe bein~ thro~al out all alonK her street by people passin~ in cars, oP water drainin~ fro~ Guilford Avenue into Gre~ndin Road, of the lack of street lights in the vicinity, arid of cars an~ tlnlcks speeding alon~ the street in Question, was before Council. On motion oP ;'r. Ilinton, secc~ed by ~lr. Ed;~ards and unanimously adopted, the communication was referred to the City liana[er for investl~ation~ re~rt and reco~endation to Council. SCH~L BOARD: A co~muication lmm the }lashin[ton Heishts Civic Leaaue, concurrinr with the %;illi~n R~d Civic League in reco~endi~ I[r. George P. Bo~n to fill the unexpired tern of lit. Arnold Schlossberf as a ~lber of the Roanoke City School Board, w as before Council. ~e co~unication was o~ered filed. ~ARD OF ZONING APPEALS: A com~.unication f~n the B~rd of Zonin~ %p~e~ls; enclosinp copy of the Annual Report of the Boa~ of Zonin~ ArFeats lan~ry 1, 19&a, to Deter. bet 31, 19&~, ~s before Council. The complication and repo~ ;;ere ordered filed. RE~ETS OF OFFICERS: 5ID~;IALK-C~H ~ID GU~ER COiiSTHUCTIOU: The request of Mr. Howard E. ~i~on that he be pe~itted to proceed %~th %he const~ction of sidewalks, curb ~nd ~tter on certain streets in the Rosalind Hills Addition~ the city to reimburse aim for its one-half of the cost at re~lar contractinm prices, havin~ been held in ~beyance, pendin~ report and reco~e~ation from the City ~na~er, the City 1.2ana~er '3'46 submitted written report, reeorz:ending m~st e~phatically that real estate develo~ents be required to pay For ~hcir o~ develo~en~ and cer~inly no~ be A heated discussion folh~ed~ ITt. Oilla~ ~in:lnr ou~ tMt ~hen i~Froved such pm~rty ~11 be more valuable to the city tn taxes and ~hak be ~ould no: a~ree to the construction of c~b and {utter unless sidewalks are ~lso included in ~[.e projoc:~ the City t~ana~er retorcinl that this one rroJec: ~111 take a sisable amunt out of the ~n~s alloted for stye: co~sLruc~ion durinc the year 19~,9~ that other citizens are ~aitln~ for s:ree~ t~rrovev,ents In front of their p~rer:y~ and :ha: he does not reel Ir. Si!ton should be given rrlorlty over the~. In a further dL~cusaion of the ~a~ter, llr. C~nin a~a~ed that he is aware of the fact tha~ the city should have la~s reFulatlnf ~he develoF~en~ of sukdtvl~l( and that in his opinion such an O~inance should be adopted {mediately, bu~ in thc ueantime, the city has already co:hi,ted itself to the con~tmc~ion of 9ide~alk, curb and FuZter In the Rosalind Hills Addition and Council canned chan~e its policy ~ith retard to this p~ject before its completion; ~ereu~n, Dillard offered the following Re~olu~ion with the unterstanding tha~ ~hen the fun~s in ~he ~:reet construction accoun~ are exhaua~ed the City }Inhaler shall report back ~o tke body: (~j~O~) I RESOLUTiOU authorizin~ Ho~tard E. Sl~on ~o con~tmc~ sidewalk, curb an~ tutter on certain s~rects la the Rosalind Hills tddition, a~r certain ter~.s and condi~ion9, and providing for Faymen~ of ~he coa~ thereof. (For full tex~ of Resolution, see O~inance Book No. 16, Fade 92) l'r. Dilla~ noved the adoption oY the ~esulu~!on. The motion was seconded by I r. Cronin and adopted by the follo~;in~ vo~e: AYES: llessrs. C~nin, Dllla~, and the Fre~idezl:, tlr. Hunter ..... HAYS: )~essrs. Edwards an5 llintun ................................. In ~hls connection, }'r. Edwards ~oved tha~ the City Attorney and City Kanarer be requested ~o prepare proper O~iance regulating davelo~en~ of au~diviaions and ~o sub,it sane ~o Co~ciI for adoption. The motion was seconded ~y I~. gronin and ~ani~ously adopted. ~I~GET-.~VE~IILE AND D0}~3TIC F~E~.TtON5 COURT: ~e re,nest of Judge K. A. Pate, Ju~enile and D~neatic Re~tions Justice~ that his ~dEet be ~ended to provide a car allowance for one of the full-tine ~Probation Officers of the Court, and t}~a~ ~he .~if.~ per month cost of livin~ salary increase ~e applied to the position of the P~bation Officer %~hlc~ is bein~ filled by two part-time ~Drkers durin~ the year 19A9~ haydnE been referred to the City Kana~er, he sukmitted the follo~n~ report s~ reeo~endation: "Roanoke, Virginia February l&, 19&9 To The City Council Roanoke, VirKinia Gentlemen: You referred to me, your File ]60-305, a letter from Judge K. A. Pate, recor~endin$ certain chanEes in his Budget. After ct~ckinE with tt~ City Auditor, I find tha~ there is carried in his budget, under car allowance, funds for a total of ~ units of &~ are now-beinF used; therefore, I would reco~-.e~ud ~ additional unit at ~12.57 per month be appropriatcd in order to allow for the use of 5! units in the Juvenile Court BudEet. ! feel certain Council inadvertently rads a r~lin~ which might ham two employees ~hich I ~dll explain to you briefly. i.e. these two employees each ~rk full tike for one half of the week, therefore are deservinF of a portion of the ~180.C~ salary increase into Uleir proportional part of work. Judre Fate advises me that it will be ratioed 6/11 and 5/11. You would correct the apparent injustice ~y an appropriation of vl..O.CC for ~ a car unit. )180.00 plue ~ ~ Respectfully submi~ted, (Sl~ned) Arthur S. Owens City ]~nsKer" F~. Dillard neved that Council concur in the recor~endstion of t~e City $1ana~er and offered the PollowinC enerEency Ordinance: (~9~O9) MI O~DINANCE to amend and reenact Section ~15, "Juvenile and Dozeetic [{elatione Court", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virfinia, on the 31at day of December, 19&8, ~io. 9751, and entitled, "An Ordinance uakin~ appropriations from the General Fund of the City Of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginnin~ January 1, 19&9, and endin~ December 31, 1959, and declarin~ the existence of an emerFency". {For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, fa~e 93) ~r. Dillard r~oYed the adoption of tke Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~r. Cronin and adopted by the follo%~ng vote: AYES: ~<essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~inton, and thc President, ]~r. Hunter ...................... ~. NAYS: None .............. 0. S~AqE DISPOSAL: The City ~naEer submitted ~ritten report, enclosin__~ a report from }~ttern & ~attern, Engineers, coverinu the start of en~ineerinK services in the annexed territory. The report wes ordered filed. FIRE PROTECTION: The City }%nauer submitted hTitten report that he has started a major fire flow nains and fire hydrant installation project in the Villa ]{eights Section and that h~ would like to include in the records the number Of feet, hydrants, work which is required, start and finish t i~e, an~ an estimate of the cost, advisin~ that this will be a ~reat step to~rd pro¥id~n~ adequate fire protection in this area, the nt~lber of feet beinK 37,850, the number of hydrants hein? 50, the nub%er of %~rk days required bein~ 231, the startinr time berinnin? on February 3,. l~Lg, a~ the finishin~ time befnr Decenber ~1, 19&9, the est~ted cost bein~ ~165,77f.OO. The report was ordered'filed. STATE }{I~{AYS ~;ITHIN CITY LIMITS: The City Kana~er subnitted written report, enclosin~ a co-~nunication from J. A. Anderson, Cor~.,issioner of the State Department of Hi~h%mys, advisin~ that a linited traffic survey on Route 2& in the City Of Roanoke will be nade by the Division of Traffic and Planning durin~ the sumr. er or fall of this year, in connection with its proposed relocation, the cost of the survey to be borne by the city. 347 '348 The report was ordered filed, P~S ~D FLAYGROUNDS: The City PAnager eubmitted the rollowin~ report and recor~endatlon with reference to an electric fountain for Elmwood Park: "Roanoke, Virginias February l&, 19&9. To The City Council, Roanoke, ¥1r~lnia. ~ent]e=en: Hoping to ~p~ve the beauty of our City, perpetuate a~ old sprinC and ~lve pleasure to a n~ber of ~eople~ I asked through the press if so=eone would donate an electric fo~ain for Elnwood Fark. The a~tached le~ter~ da~ed Feb~ary 3, was received fron ~r. J. B. Ftshburn and ~n a monent of en~husiasm and ~hinkinE i~ ~s an excellent idea~ I ~o~e ~. Flshburn tha~ I would reco~end ~he acceptance of ~he $&~2~.~ by Council. La,er realizinz tha~ acce~in~ a ~lf~ un,er ~hese conditions would no: be to the bes~ in~eres~ of ~. Fi~hbu~ on February 9~ 19&9~ sta~ln~ tha~ I would be reluc~an~ ~o reco~.end t% to Council with condl~ions a~ached subsequently Lhe a~au~d le%ter da~ed Feb~ary 10~ wa~ received f~n Nr. Fishburn ask!n~ ~ha% I brin~ it to your attention~ which I an doln~ wi~h ~ke re~enda~lon ~ha~ ~he offor noL be accepted if there is ~y condition to it. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens, City Kana~er" It appearing that the conditions referred ~o in the reporb of the City Fanarer are that no other building ~ill be erected in Eln~ood Parkexcept the ne~ library buildinr, and that the new library building will be const~cted on the site of the present library buildin~, or a little in f~nt of it, smd Council havin~ alremdy cormitte~ itself to the Ilar Kenorial Plan for three buildinFs in the ~ark, ~. Dilla~ moved that Council concur in the reco~endation of the City Fanager, but that Nr. Fishburn be thanked for his renerous offer. The notion w~s seconded by ~r. Edwa~s and unanimously adopted. In this connection, Co~cil bein~ of the opinion that a committee should confer ~ith Nr. Fishburn with a vie~ of ~etting him to ~ithdra~ the conditions, or some of the~, ~. Cronin ~oved that ~ co~ittee of three ~e sp~inted for this purpose. The motion ~s seconded by ~r. Edwa~s and unanimously adopted; whereupon the President, Fr. Hunter, appointed Kessrs. ~;mrds, Cronin and ~inton to on the committee. BUDq~-CITY ATTOE~EY: The City }~nager submitted written report that the City Attorney ~uld like pe~ission to expend ~29.15 from the Statione~ item of his budget for the purchase of a copy holder, reco~ending that this pemission be granted. Nr. Minton moved that Co~cil concur in the reco~endatlon of the City ~lanager a~ offered the follo~in~ emergency O~inance: (~810] ~ ORDINM~CE to amend and reenact Section ~11, ~City Attorney% of an Ordinance adopted by the Uouncil of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 31st day of December, 19~8, No. 9751, and entitled, ~An O~lnance making app~priations f~m the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 19&9, and ending December 31, 19&9, and declaring the e~lstence of an enerF~ency". (For full tezt of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 93) {~. Einton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Ifr. Fxt~arda and adopted by the follo~rlng vote: AYES: I:esars, Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Elnton, and the President, ~r. Hunter ....................... HAYZ: {;one .............. O. BUDqET-ANHEXATION: The City EanaFer submitted written report, requestinF that -~,69.00 be appropriated from the 19&9 Annex Fund for a fire alarm sys%en in tho annexed territory, and that ~128.00 be appropriated for a heater %o be used in the branch library on %;lllia~son Road. ]ir. Dillard moved that Council concur in the request Of the City and offered the fotlomiing er.erFency Ordinance: (,~9~11) AN ORDINANCE appropriating Prom the 19&9 Annex Fund the amount of ~3+69.00 For a fire alarm system, and the amount of ~12~.00 for a heater~ to be used in the branch library on '.~illiazson Road. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book Ho. 16, Page [:r. Dillard moved t?e adoption of the Ordinance. The me,ion was seconded by {~r. )'~inton and adopted by the following vote: AYES: {.~essro. Cronin, Dillard, Edtvards, Llnton, and the President~ F-r. Hunter .... -. ....................... HAYS: Hone ...................O. {'ILITARY CO{'PANIES-AIR¥(R?: The City {.'~nager submitted written report, enclosin~ a co~-~nunication from the Headquarters Compa~ly, ll6th infantry, VirFinia National Guard, requestinc use of one of the two vacant roans at the Cannaday House located on the Roano'<e ~[unicipal Airport proper~y by the Liffh% Aviation Section of the Company, free of clmrge~ for office space, the City ~[ana;er recomr~en¢ inF that the request be rranted. On notion of )ir. Cron/n, seconded by ~,~. Ed;yards and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred back to the City {'.ana~er for further study as %0 other uses ~TUHICIPAL GOVERIC~I~T: The City ~anager submitted written report that on August 30, 19&~, Council authorized the chanre o£ the municipal governr, ent's telephone system in order that complaints could be channeled to the proper municipa departments and the efficiency of the telephone system increased, requesting ~ermission to enclose the northwest door on the first floor of the {~uniciFal 5uilding with glass brick so that the necessary equipment and operators can be placed at this point. {.tr. Cronin moved that Council concur in %he request of the City ].~nager sr~ offered the followin~ Resolution: (~9~12) A RESOLUTION authorizing the City l~na~er to enclose the northwest door on the first floor of the {iunicipal Building with Flass brick, in order to provide space for the equipment and operators needed in the oFera~ion of the lnterco~ll~lcation telephone system of the {-'.unicipal Departments. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book I~o. 16, Page 95) '349 350 H'.'. Croain moved tho adoption o£ the Resolution. The motion was seconded by }:r. Edwards and adopted by the following Ybte: AYES: P. essra. Cronin, Dillard, Edward$~,inton, and the President, {ir. Hunter ....................... 5. NAYS: l/one .............. O. BONDS-'~ATER D EPARTI;F~T: The City ¥~nafer sulxaitted written re~ort, enclosinF a co~lcation from the }~na~er of the ~ater Berartnent, ad~l~la~ that he has bees infomed by the Resident ~yineer of the State Highway Department that a new ruling became effective Dece~be~ ~1, 19~, whereby any public utility, either municipally or privately o~.~ed, will hereafter be required to ~t up ~nd before recelvtne pe~lts to ~ake street openings, and that he has been infor~, a surety bond will be steerable, advisin~, further, that the ~ini~ ckar~e for each service o~nina i5 ~1~.~, sad req~stin? authorization to ~ploy a surety company and sire tn the ~ane oF the ~/ater Ue~Ftnent a z~ety bond In ~avo~ o~ the Cor2:onwealth of Virginia in the suu of ~1,~.00, expressin~ the belief that this ar~unt x/ill be ample to cover the i:axiri~ a~o~t of Incompl~ted openings at any one tine, the City Kanager r~cor~endinE that the request be granted. ]~. Cronin ~oved that Council concur in the reco:ae~ation cf the City ]'ana~r and offered the follo~n~ Resolution: (~9~I]) A RE3OLUTION authorizin~ the I.'ana~er of the ~Jater Department of the City o~ Roanoke to employ a surety co=pa~y a~ siYe i~ the ~e of the Roanoke !{ate~ Department a surety t~nd in favor of the Co~.onwealth of Virginia ia the sun of ~1,0~.00, coverin~ street openings made by the said !later De~rt~ent In connection with Fu~ishing ~ater service to the p~blic. (For ~11 text of Resolution, see Ordinate ~ok No. 16, Page 95) ],r. Cronin moved tke adoption of the Resolution. The ~otion ~as seconded by }'r. Dilla~ anJ adoFted by the followin~ vote: AYES: I'es~s. Cronin, Dil!a~d, Eduards, ][intan, and the Pvesident, l'r. Hunter ................... 5- NAYS: None ..........O. BU~ET-I'IITEE DEFARU'~T: The City ~an~er submitted written report that in the 19h9 budget a case of ha~shiF ~as inadvertently ~posed on one of the gatel De~rt::ent enployees ~inich he is sure was not intentional and recommended that tker be a budget increase for the Relief Fireman at the Crystal Spring P~ping Station from ~2,2~0.00 per ann~ to ~2,370.00 per ann~. E~. Ed~rds moved %ha~ Comncil concur in the reco~enda%ion of the City I.'anage~ and offered the follo%-~ng emeruency O~inance: (~81&) AN OPDINANCE to amend and reenact that Dortion of an Ordinance adopted by the Co.oil of the ~lty of Roanoke, Vir~inia, on the 31s% day of Decenber, 19&~, Ilo. 9752, fixing %h9 salaries and wages of ~r~ns ~ployed In ~ne !{ate~ DeF.art~en5 for the calendar year 19&9, and entitled, "~ O~inanee raking app~pria%ions fro~ the Wate~ DeDar%men~'s General Fund for %he City of Roanoke for the fiscal year berinnina Jan~ry 1, 19&9, and ending December 31, 19&9, and declarin~ the existence of an e~rgency." (For full %ex% of O~dinan:e, see Ordiuance Book No. 16, Page 96) ~r. Edwards moved the adoption of the Oz~nance. The motion was seconded by ~r. Oronin and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: }?essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, }lint<,n, end the President, Kr. Hunter ....................... HAYS: Hone .............. O. HOUSII~: The City Y~naEer submitted the follotdnz report with ~eference to reduction of rents at the Veterans HousinF Project: "Roanoke, ¥irffinia February 5, 19&9 To The City Council Roanoke, Virfinia Gentlemen: I sm attaching hereto copies of a study made of the income at tile Veterans }{oustn~ Project. It is moat a~srent, %;ith the commitments %is have made to the government, that the only way r£nts can be reduced is by a subsidy from the City ~overnr~ent of Rosnoke. At a meetin~ with the Rent Contrail Administration, they stated that they felt the only thin{ that should te reduced, if anything, would be the rent on the trailers %~ich would be ~5.00 on 37 standard trailers nnd ~&.OO on 9 expansible trailers, o~ a total an tile two of $2,6~0.O0. They did not think it %~ise to reduce the rents on any of the other units, tf this is accomplished, the City .~ill have to subsidize the project %~ith between two and three thousand dollars. Respectfully submitted, (Si~ned) Arthur S. Owens, City l(anager" After a discussion of t~e rmtter, and melters of Council being of the opinion that the rent for all the units should be reduced by ten percent, effective as of ~%arch 1~ 19&9, ;'r. Cronin offered the followinE emergency Hesolutil (~?15) A RESOLUTION directin~ that effective as of ~arch 1, 19&9, rents be reduced by ten percent at the Veterans Er~er~ency Housing Units in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, known as VA-V-&4359, consisting of &O trails rs, and consisting of 187 apartment dwellinMs. (For full teat of Resolution, see Ordinance Book Ho. 16, Page 96) ~r. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The notion was seconded by }°r. F~wards and adopted by the follo%~n~ vote: AYES: ~'essrs. Cronin, Edwards, ~'inton, and tile President, ~r. Hunter ....................... HAYS: ~one ..............O. (l~r. Dilla~ not robin? due to the fact that he is a tenant at the Veterans Housin~ Project) REPORTS OF CO~'ITTEES: None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: BUDGET-ELECTIOHS: The City Clerk brought to the attention of Council the body has under advisement a request from the Roanoke City Electoral Board t hat the rate o£ pay for 3ud~es, clerks and cormissioners of elections be increased from ~.50 per day to $10.OO per day~ and that the budget be amended coverin~ increase provided for by Section 89, Chapter IO, 19&8 supplement Virginia Code 35'1 352 19~2, which fixes additional compensation for members of the Electoral Boards, the a~endment to be in the amount of ~5OO.OO, rakin~ a total appropriation of $850.00 for the personal services of the Board. On motion of Er. Cronin, seconded by Er. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the City Attorney for a study o£ Section 89, Chapter 10, 19~ supplement Virginia Code 19~2, with a view of ascertaining ~hether or not the fixing of the additional compensation for members of the Electoral Boards is or compulsory, and to report back to Council. ANMF~IATION: The City Clerk brought to the attentton of Council that the has under advisen~n~ a suggestion of the City }anager that a Resolution be adopted classifying permanent public i~provenent lte~:s and maintenance and operatio~ items in the annexed territory. Er. Cronin moved that Council concur in the sug~estion of the City FanaFer and offered the followinm Resolution: (~9.816~ A RE~OLUTION classifying peraanent public improver~nt items and maintenance mud operation items in the annexed territory. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa~e Er. Cr~nin ~oved the adoption of ~he Hes~lution. The action ~as seconded by Ilr. Dillard and adopyed by the follow, lng vote: AYES: Ilessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, lit. Hunter .................... 5. NAYS: None .......... O. CONSIDERATION OF CLAIt~: None. I~iTRO~'CTION ^~ COliSID~ATION OF OHDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: None. IDTIONS ~ND [iISCELL~iFi)US BUSI[IESS: BIDS: ~. Cronin brou£ht to the attention o£ Council and moved that the City Attorney be requested to prepare proper draft of Ordinance, providin~ for the opening of bids in excess of the a~ount of ~1,OOO.OO by Council, and to presen~ to the bo~y for adop:ion. The motion was seconde~ by }'r. Dillard and adopted. SCHOOL BOARD: A'discuasion .x, as held as to exte~lsion of the dividing line the two school districts to include the annexed territory, ~. Edwards moving Zhat the ratter be referred to the Roanoke City School Board for recomauendation. The notion x~s lost for lack of a second. In a further discussion of the ratter, }ir. Dillard voiced the opinion that ;He present dividing line should be e~tended from Fifth Street, N. W., up ~o Tenth thence to ~illiamson Road and thence on ~illiamson Road to the ne~ corporate limits. In this connection, it ~s brouEht to the attention of Council ~at aa one has been appointed to fill the unexpired ter~ of ~. Arnold Schlossberg as ~ gember of the Roanoke City School Board ending June 30, 1950; ~hereupon, l~r. )illard placed in nomination the na:e of }ir. Willia~ L. I[artin. The President, fir. tlunter, relinquished the Chair to the Vice President, }¥. Dillard, and placed in nomination the name of f'.r. 6eorge P. Bowm~an. The result of the vote for the two nominees was as follows: FOR }~. fiARTIN: )~essrs. Cronin, Dillard and f:inton .................. ]. FOR lbo BOI~AN: ~essrs. Edwards and Hunter .......................... f~r. William L. ¥~rtin having been duly elected to fill the unexpired ter~ of ]'r. Arnold Schloasber~ as a me,.her of the Roanoke City School Board endin~ dune 30, 1950, by a majority vote of Council, the City Clerk was requested to forward him a certificate of his election. After the election, f~r. Cronin pointed out that the %~illiamson Road Civic League ~aYe Council no choice of selection from a Ur~up of several names in its recom~endation of one ~erson and suFEested that %~hen other school a~fointments arise several n~ne$ be submitted in'order that the body mi?hr have a choice. At this point, the President, ~r. Hunter, resumed the Chair, and I.'inton ~{as excused from further attendance of the meetins. LICENgE CODE-¥OTOR VF~I~iES: A majority of the members of Council havinK decided in informal discussion that the license tax on motor vehicles and t Failers should be revised to parallel state rates, includin~ a tax of thirty cents per one hundred pounds o£ t;ei~ht, or major fractioo thereof, for private passenger motor vehicles and ambulances, as compared with the present rate of eighteen cents per one hundred .pounds, Rt. Edwards moved that the followinff Ordinance be placed upon its first readin=m. The motion was seconded by ~-~. Cr~nin and adopted by the follo~;in~ vote: AYES: ;-!easts. Cronin, Edwards, and the President, ]ir. Hunter ..... 3. NAYS: ;~r. Dillard ......... 1. (~:r. Minton absent) (~9817) A~ O.qDINANCE imposin~ license taxes for the period April 1st, 19&9, to ~arch 3tst, 1950, both inclusive, and each successive year thereafter on motor vehicles and trailers and prescribin? certain rules and imposin? penalties: BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke as follo~: (A) DE~INITION~. The words and phrases used ]ierein as indicatin~ kinds or types of vehicles shall have the same meanings ascribed to them as are set out in Chapter 90B of the Code of ~ir=~inia, es amended. Trailers and semi-trailers shall be licensed separately from the_ motor vehicles to which they are attached. (B) TA~. A license tax is imposed on all motor vehicles, trailers and semi-frei!ers, for the period from April 1, 19;,9, to ~:arch 31, 1950, and for each successive yen~ thereafter, as follows: 1. PASS~iGER ~DTOR "EHICLES FOR On each passenmer motor vehicle kept or used for hire the annual license tam shall be ........................................................ ~.70 per .one hundred pou~nds, of weight, or major fraction thereof, plus .......... ~5.O0 for each passenrer seat exclusive of the driver's seat; provided, ho;~ever, that on passenger vehicles with a seatinz capacity of more than six adult passen=~ers used only to transport persons to and P~on their place of employr, ent a tax of..~30.( shall be char~ed; and pmovided, further, that this section shall not apply to any carrier og~rating under a certificate of convenience and necessity issued by the State Corporation Co~isston and who has secured appropriate tags from the Cormissioner of the Division of ¥otor Vehicleso {a) On each privately owned and o~rated motor vehicle, trailer and seni-trallerj not deslened and used for the transportation of passengers, the annual license tax shall be determined by the tress weirht o£ the vehicle, or combination of vehicles of w~ich it is a part~ ~heu loaded to th~ r~ximum capacity for which it is re~istered aaa licensed, according to the schedule of feee herein sat forth. For each thousand pounds o£ rross ~lght~ or major fraction thereof, for x~ich any such vehicle is registered and licensed, there shall ~e paid to the City ?reasurer the fee indicated in the fo llovcing schedule inr. ediately oFposite the weight rroup into ~hich such vehicle, or any co~bination of vehicles of which it is a .raft, falls when loaded to the ~axi~u~ capacity for ~hich it is registered and licensed; provided, t}~t in no case shall tbs fee be less than twelve dollars Gross ~eiEht Fee Per Thousand Groups Founds of (~ounds) Gross Weight lO,O00 and less ........................................ ~1.20 lO,O01-11j©O0 .......................................... 1.~0 11~©01-12~000 .......................................... 1.hO 1~,©01-13,000 .......................................... 1o50 i~COI-I~,O00 .......................................... 1.60 1A,OOl-l~O00 .......................................... 1.?0 1§,001-16,000 .......................................... 1.~0 16,001-17~000 .......................................... 2.00 17~001-1~000 .......................................... 1~,001-19,000 .......................................... 2.~0 19~001-20,C00 .......................................... 20,001-21~000 .......................................... ~.~0 21,©01-~,000 .......................................... P2~001-2~000 .......................................... 3.~0 2~,001-2A,000 .......................................... 3.~0 2~,001-2~000 .......................................... }.60 ~,001-26,000 .......................................... 3.EO 26~601-27~000 .......................................... 27~t~1-2~,000 .......................................... h.~O 28~001-29~000 .......... , ............................... ~.hO 29,001-~0~000 .......................................... ~.~0 ~O,OOl-~O00 .......................................... ~.00 hS,001-~O~O00 .......................................... 6.00 In the case of a conbination of a tractor-truck and a trailer or aami-trailer, each vehicle constituting a pert of such conbination shall be registered as a separate vehicle, and separate license plates shall be issued ~here£or, bu~, for the purpose o£ detertuinin~ the ~ross weiFht group into which any such vehicle fall.' pursuant t(~ the foreF, oing subsection the ¢o~bination of vehicles of which such vehicle constitutes a part shall be considered a unit and the ageregete press weight of the entire combination shall deter'nine such ~roas weight FrouF. The fee for the registration certificate and license plates for a tractor-truck shall be ................................................................... ~]0.00 for such vehicle used exclusively as a private carrier; ~5.00 for such a vehicle used as a contract carrier~ such registration fee to be deducted from the gross weight registration fee for a tractor-truck and trailer, or semi-trailer combination. (b) On each and every r~tor vehicle, trailer a~d semi-trailer nut designed smd used for the transpor~¢ation of passenrers, o~erated for hire but not ~s a coup;on carrier operatln~ between cities and towns in this State and not as to vehicles used by a dealer or rmnufacturer '.or sales pur[oaes, the annual license tax shall he the sa.'~e ss set out in subsectio:l (a) uext hereinabove written. 3. PRIVATE PA$SEI~ER FOTOR VEHICLE, HOT A FOTORCYCLE. On all private passenger ~lotor "~hicle$ not otherwise licensed by this City tie annual license tax shall he ....................................... ~er one hundred pounds, o£ weigh%, or ma3or fraction thereof; provided, that no tax shall be less than .................................................... ~6.OO and the ~.~anufacturer's shipping %~eirht shall be used in determinin~ the %:eiffht For bhe purpose of ascertaining the tax hereby impossd. &. TRAILERS OR SE~I-TRAILERS DESIGNED FOR USE AS IIVII~ QUARTE~S BY BEi[I~S. On each trailer or semi-trailer designed for use as livinr quarters by human heinffs the annual license tax shall be .............................. ~7.~O 5- }[OTORCYCLES, }'O!ORBIKES ;.~D TRI-~O~RCYCLES. Oneach motor vehicle designed to travel on not r, ore than three (3) wheels in con%act with the ~round, and on each four-wheeled vehicle weighing less than five hundred pounds and equipped with an enuine of less than six the annual license tax shall be ............................................ $3.00 and, in addition, for each sidecar ............................. · ........... $2.00. The tax in this section imposed shall not apply to motor vehicles designed and ,used as farm t factors. (C) TRANSFLR. ~o license issued under this ordinance shall be traa~sferred from one o-.~er to another owner and soy license issued hereunder shall expire ir~nediately upon a change in the o%,~ership of the vehicle for %~hich the sane was issued; ~rovided, ho',~ever, that this section shall not he construed so as %0 prevent the transfer Of licenses £ron one vehicle to another l, ehicle of the same class by the same person. (D) PRORATION. 1. Licenses issued under suk-sections 2(a) and 3 of Section "(B) TAX" r. ay he prorated, in which case of proration one-half of the annual license fee required to be paid by the o~ner of a rioter vehicle, trailer, or seulotraller, shall he collected whenever such license is issued during the period be~inoin~ on the First day of October in any year, and endin~ on the fifteenth day of January in the suns license year, end one-third of such fee shall he collected whenever such license is issued after the fifteenth day of January in the same license year. 2. No other licenses issued hercnnder shall he prorated. A nut. bar plate, or t as, for each rioter vehicle, trailer or sidecar shall be .nurnished by the Cor~issloner of the Revenue at the time the license is taken out, and shall be conspicuously displayed on said motor vehicle, trailer or sldec~r; and in the event ~uch t a~ is lost, the owner of the motor vehicle, tralle$ or sidecar shall forthwith obtain from the Co~uissioner of the Revenue a duplicate and shall Fay therefor ~l.OO. For the failure to display such tag, the owner, or operator of said motor vehicle, %railer or sidecar shall be fined not exceedin~ (F] ~TOR VEHICLE CARRIERS. Upon each motor vehicle carrier (freight or passenger) as defined in Chap%er 16lA of the Code of Virginia, the license tax shall he one-fifth cent per nile for enck mile operated within the City of Roanoke by any vehicle weighin~ five thousand {,ounds or less; t%:o-fifths cents per mile for e ach ~ile so operated by any vehicle weirkin~ more than five thousand pounds and le ss than fifteen thousand Founds; and three-£if%hs cent per nile for each nile sO operated by any vehiule weighing more than fifteen thousand pounds. The purpose and intent of this section is to levy a license tax as permitted by Section &Q97y2L Code of Vlr~inia, except motor vehicles o~,~ed by persons, firms, or corporations who pay a tax to the city on all their tangible personal pro~erty, machinery and tools. No motor vehicle carrier, as defined in Chapter 16lA of the Code of Virginia, shall operate in the City of Roanoke until such carrier has paid the license tax prescribed by this section and shall have secured the approval oi the Council Of the City of Roanoke for the route, or routes, over which said carrier desires to operate. EXPIRATION O? LICEI;SE. Every license imposed under this ordinance shall expire on the 31st day of ~rch next succeeding the date such license is f~posed~ and shall be renewed unnuslly by the o;~er and by payment of the required license tax, such renewal to take effect on April Ist of each year. (H) F~{ALTIr S. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any of the provisions of this ordinance, and any person :vho shall violate any of the provisions thereof shall be m~ilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction therefor, fined not less than five dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars for each separate offense, e~cept as provided in paragraph '(E)" hereof. I~;VALIDITY. If any part of this ordinance shall he found invalid by any court, it shall be conclusively presumed that this ordinance would have been passed without such invalid part, and the ordinance aa a whole shall not be declared invalid by reason of the fact that one or r~re parts may be found to be invalid, (dj R~PEAL. Ordinance number ~890 and all other ordinances, or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. DONATIONS: ~r. I. S. {Steve) Brody appeared before Council and presented to the body an ~erican Fla~, with his compliments, to be placed in the Council Chamber. Mr.. Cronin moved that the donation be accepted and offered the following Resolution of thanks and appreciation: (~9818) A RESOLUTION of thanks and appreciation to ~r. I. S. (Steve) Brody for his contribution to tho Co~ncil of the City of Roanoke of an American Fla~, to bo placed in the Council Chamber. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordin-~nce Book No. 16, Page 97) ];~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Yr. Dillard and adopted by t}!e following vote: AYE3: Yessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, and the President, ~r. Hunter ....................... &. NAYS: None ..............O. (}~r. [Tinton absent) In this connection, ~r. Dillard moved that the City ~ana~er be requested to place the fla~, and also the city flaF, on separate standards in the Council Chamber. The motion was seconded by )~r. Cronin and unanimously adopted. There being no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED ATTEST: Clerk President 358 COU~CIL~ REOULtR .v. ESTII~O~ ¥~ndaye February 21, 19G9. The Council o£ the City of Roanoke met In regular meeting in the Circuit ~ourt Roo= in the F. unlclpal Building, lMnday, February 21, 19~9, at 2100 otclock, p..n., the regular ~eetinF hour, with the President, l.'ro Hunter, preeiding. PRESENT: l:eesrSo Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~iinton, and the ~4-. Hunter ................... ~B3F~T: ~one ...... O. OFFICF-R3 PRE3E~T: }4-. Arthur S. O~ens, City ~Mmager, Er. Randolph ~q~lttle, City Attorney, and l:r. H. R, ]fates, Clty Auditor. The neetin~ was opened with a prayer by Reverend ~:el P~rrleon, Supply of the Foursquare Church. f:Ih~JTE$: Copy o£ the minutes o~ the previous meeting having been :ach mere, bet of Councll, upon motion of Hr. Edwards, seconded by Er, Einton and unanimously adopted, the reading was dispensed with and the minutes approved as ZONING: Er. S. H. Tear havin=- requested that property located on the 1 and2, Block 52, ~elro~e Land Company }~p, be rezoned fru~ Business District to General Residence District, and notice of public hearing on the matter havin.r been published in the %;orld-Ne~s pursuant to Article XI, Section &}, of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, settinz the time of the hearing at 2:00 o~clock, p. m., }-%malay, February 21, 19&9, %be questio~ was before Council. In this connection, a large delegation of property nw~ers and residents in the vicinity of the lots in ~uestion appeared before C~ouacil, with Er. ~4arvin J. Burne%te a ctin~ as spokesman for ;4-. S. R. Tear who has been called out of and presented petition si~ned by approximately 160 citizens, asking that the fillin~ station will greatly increase the traffic hazard on Orange Avenue and will depreciate the value of %heir homes, pointln~ out that all of Orange Avenue is zoned as General Residence District from Eleventh Stree~ to Twenty-fifth Street, ~lth the exception o£ four lots at Seventeenth Street. In a fur%her discussion of the matter, Reverend Dewey O. ~:ille~, Pastor of the First Wesleyan ~:ethodiat Church, appeared before Council and ~resented petition signed by members of the official board of the church, adviein~ tha~ the chh~ch plans to erect a new structure diagonally across from the lots in question and would like to have some dez_ree of assurance that the building ~ill not be AEon~ others speaking in behalf Of the rezoning, were }tr. A. F. Wagner~ };J~. E. B. Hamrick, f~. A. W..hlnorley and Riss Elizabeth L. ~'an..sor. '359 Appearing in opposition to the rezoning, was ~:ro John Do Co~enhaver, Attorney, representin~ ~ro 'J. Co Blankenship, present o~ner of the lots in question, ¥~. Copenhsver advieir~ that his client purchased the property as business property at a comparable price and that if the lots are rezoned he will be forced to sell them at a loss, presenting a petition sl~ned by fifteen property o~ners or occupants of property in the vicinity of Orange Avenue, asking that the property remain as now zoned in fairness to }L~. Blankenship. At this point, the City Clerk read a comunication from the Board of ZOning Appeals, calling attention to the fact that the original ZOnin~ Ordinance deslznated both sides of Seventeenth Street, N° W., between Melrose Avenue and Orange Avenue, for a Business District, and that the eetting aside of such district was a port of a definite and comprehensive zoning plao, and, hence, did not constitute "spot zoning". The entire matter having been discussed at great length, and everyone having been given an opportunity to be heard on the question, and members of Council being o£ the opinion that the best interests of a larger number of people would be served by the rezoninz, but that the property should be rezoned to Special Residence District instead of General Residence District due to the fact that three families sro living in the building erected on the property at the present tine, to which the proponents agreed, gr. Dillard moved that the Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by ~:r. Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ~.essrs. Crontn, Dillard, Minton, and the President, Hunter .......................... NAYS: None .............. O. (}~. Edwards not voting) (~9819~ AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Article I, Section 1, of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in relation to Zoning. WHEREAS, notice of public hearing on the question of rezoninE from Business District to General Residence District property located on the southeast corner of Orange Avenue end Seventeenth Street, N. ',t., described as Lots 1 and 2, Block 52, Melrose Land Company ~Mp, as required by Article XI, Section ~3, of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, relating to Zoning, was published in "The World-News", a newspaper published in the City of Roanoke, for the tine required by said section, and WHF. REAS, the hearinF as provided for in said notice published in said newspaper ~"as given on the 21st day of February, 19&9, at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., before the Council of the City of Roanoke in the Council.Room in the A,hAnicipal Building, at which hearing evidence both for and a_~ainst the rezonin~ was submitted, and I~HEREA$, it is dee=~d from the evidence submitted that it would be for the best interest of the City fir the said property to be rezoned from Business District to 'Special Residence District. THERF. VORE, BE IT ORDAII~ED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that Article I, Section 1, of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, relating to Zoning, be amended and teen.ted in the following ~erticular and no other, viz: ,360 property located on the southeast corner of Orange Avenue and Seventeenth Street, ~. W,, described as Lots 1 and 2, Block 52, ~helrose Land Company deslFnated on Sheet 222 of the Zoning Yap aa Official Nos. 2221601 and 2221602, be, and is hereby chan~ed 'from Businees District to Special Residence District, and the )~p [.erein referred to shall be cha~ged in this respect. The Ordinance having been read,, was laid over. ZONING-SETBACK LINES: The City ~nager and the Planning Board having ~ade reco~ue~dattone as to setback lines on certain str~et~, ~ostly in the annexed territor~, and notice of public hearin§ on the matter h&vin~ been publis.hed in the ~orld-Be~s pursuant to Article X[, Section ~+]~ of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, settinF the time o£ the hearing at 2-'00 o~clock, p. mo, February 21, l~&~, the question was before Council. The q~estion o£ establiehin~ a eetback line on Tenth Street, No W., from Norfolk Avunu~, S. U°, to ~lllianson Road, to provide For a ?O-foot street property line to property line, was discussed. No one appearing in opposition to the eetback line, {'-to Cronin moved that the follo'~inF Ordinance be placed uFon its first roading. The motion was seconded by }~-. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: )Masts. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, l.!lnton, and the President, }~'. Hunter ....................... NAYS: None ............. O. (~20] AN ORI)[HANCE e~tablishing a setback lin~ on both 9ides of Tenth Street, N. ~., extendfn~ from ~orfolk Avenue, S. ~., to ~illi~u~on Road, to provide for a ?O-foot street from property line to property line. ',',~REAS, notice hae been duly published as required by law~ and the proFerty o'~uers in the affected area notified that Council would hold a hearing on the 21st day of Februsry~ 1~, on the question of establishin~ a setback line on both sides of Tenth Street, N. W., extending from Norfolk Avenue, S. '.~., to ,'illiamson Road, to provide for a 70-foot street from property line to property line, and %F~EREAS, the said hearing was held on the 21st day of February, 19&9, at 2:00 o~clock, p. m., before the Council of the City of Noanoke, at which hearin_~ a~l property o:~ners in the affected area were given an opportunity to be heard on the question, and WHEREAS, no one appeared in opposition to the setback line, and it is the opinion of Council, due to the recommendation of the City ~nager and the Planning Board, that the setback line should be established. TH~EFORE, BE IT (lqDAINED by the Council of the City of Noanoke that a setback line be, and the same is hereby established on both sides of Tenth Street, N. W., extendin~ from Norfolk Avenue, S. W., to %~itliamson Road, %0 provide for a 70-foot street from proper~y line to property line. BE IT F[~T~R (11DAINED that no building hereafter erected on any of said lots abuttin? on said street shall extend over the setback line as established by the provisions of this Ordinance. The Ordinance havin~ been read, was lied over. The question of establishing a setback line on %/llllameon Road from the old ~ity corporate limits to the new city corporate limits on U, S, Route No, 11, north of the HerShberger Roa~ extending fifty feet on each side of the present established center line of %/llliamson Road~ to provide for a 'lO0-foot street, was discussed. No one appoarinF in opposition to the setback line, Er. Dillard moved that the followinr Ordinance be placed upon its first readinF. The notion was seconded by l'r. Cronin and adopted by the £ollowtng vote: AYES: l'.essra. Cronin, Dillard~ Edwards, }:lnton, and the President, Hunter ...................... I/A¥$: l/one ......... Oo (~9a21} AN ORDINANCE establishing a setback line on both sides of ~llliamsoa Road from the old city corporate limits to the new city corporate limits on U. $. Route No. 11, north of HershberFer Road, extendin~ fifty feet on each side of the present established center line o£ l~llliamson Road, to provide For a 1OO-foot street. I~tiEREAS, notice has been duly published as required by law, end the property o~ners in the affected area not/F/od fiat Council would hold a hearinF on the 21st day of February, 19~9, on the question of establishing a setback line on both sides of l~illtamaon Road £ron the old city csrporate limits to t?.e new city corporate lie/ts on II. S. Route ~o. 11., north of Hershberger Itoad, extendfn~ fifty Feet on each side of the present established center line of "lllta~son ~oad, to provide for a 1OO-foot street, and I~HEREAS, the said heartnF ~a~ held on the 21st day of February, 19t9, at 2:00 o~clock, p. m., before the Council of the City of Roanoke, at ~d~ich hearir~ all property o~nera in the affected area ~ere given an opportunity to be heard t~HER~AS, no one appeared in opposition to the setback llne~ and it l~ the opinion of Council, due to the recomnandatton of the City tMna~er an8 the PlanntnE ~oard, that the setback line should be established. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke t?~t a setback line be, and the sane 1~ hereby established on beth sides of ~illta~son Road Fron the old city corporate lintts to the ne~ city corporate ltnits on U. 5. Route No. ll, north of Hershher~er Road, extendin~ fifty Feet on each side of the present established center line of Wtlliameon Road, to provide for a 1OO-Foot street. BE IT YUt~THER OEDAT~ED that no butldtn~ hereafter erected on any of said lots abutttn~ on said street shall extend aver the eetback line as e stablf~hed by the provisions of this Ordinance. The Ordinance havtr~_., been read, ~as laid over. In this connection, it ~ras decided that Further study ~ould be given to the question of extendln_~ the above setback line to the vicinity of the The question of, establishin~ a setback line on Hollin~ Road from tP~ old city corporate limits to the new city corporate limits at Carvins Creek, N. extending twenty-five feet on each side of the present establl~ed center line ~ollins Ro~d~ to p~vide for a 50-foot street, ~s discussed. In this connection~ It ~ b~uFht to the attention of Co~cil that In its discussion ~lth the ~a~ oF Zoning l~eals and ~he Plannin~ Boa~ the suggestion ~s been made t~t Hollins Road.be established a~ a 70-foot street and that the setback line ~te~ f~m Orange Avenue, N. E.~ to the ne~ cltycorpoFate b~ Of ~radin~,. but %hat i% can be done. ;~r. W. T. Gilbert, a resident of Hollin~ Road, appeared before advisin~ %ha% he is in favor of w~ening the street as much a s ~ss~hle. After a ~rt~r d~cmssion of the ~%%e~, ~. Edwa~s moved %~% the Clerk l,e requested to re-adveYtise for a public hearing on the question of widenin~ Hollins Road by establishin~ a setback line extending %hirzy-five on each side of the present e~tablished center line of Hollins R~d, to provide a 70-foot street, f~m OranEe Avenue~ N. E., ~o the new city ~rporate limits, the hearin~ %o be held at 2:~ o'clock, p. m., }~onday, ~rch l&, 19&9. ~e motion was seconded by )~. Minton and ~imously adopted. ~e question of establishing a setback line o~, Yellow ~[o~tain R~d from Jefferson Street %o the new city corporate limits, extendln[ twenty-five feet on esch side of the present established center line of Yellow }~untain R~d, %o provide for a 50-foot street, ~s discussed. In this connection, it was b~uFht %o the attention of Council t~% in its discussion with the Boa~ of Zoning Appeals and the Planing Board the suEgestion had been ~de that Yellow ~iounta~n Road be established as a ~-foo% street; whereu~n, )~. Cronin moved %hat the City Clerk [e requested %o re-advert~e for a public ~a~inz on the question of establishin~ a setback line on Yellow Road from Jefferson Street %o the ne~ city cor~rate l~its, extending th~r~y fee~ on each side of the present established center line of Yellow ~%ain R~d, to p~vide for a ~-foot street, the hearinE %o be held at 2:~ o'clock, p. ~.~onday, }-~arch l&, 19&9. The motion ~s seconded by ;~. ~wa~s and un~l~ously adopted. ~e question of establishing a setback line on Piedmont Avenue, S. from l{alnut Avenue, S. E., %o Rtverland -~oad a~ on Rive~la~ Road eastward to the intersection of State Eoute No. 66~, extendinK thirty feet on each side of the present established center line of the streets, %o provue for a ~-foot street, was dim~ssed. In this connection, several citizens ~d ropresentatives of residents of Piedmont Avenue ~ Riverland Road a~ared In op~sition %o %he pro~sed setback line, advising that the homes on these streets are already too close %o the road and that if ~y of the land is token f~ the front of their properties for ~den~ their homes would be even w~th %~ new street line, advisinE, t~t %he pro~sed w~enin~ would increase the existinF traffic haza~, s~gestin~ that Walnut Avenue be extended a% %he foot of Kill ~io~%ain %o connect with ~iverland Road. 'A~on~ those speaking in opposition to the setback line, were Kr. George I. ¥oFel, Attorney, representin~rs. Leo W. Ru~hes, a resident of Piedmont Avenue, ~lro Ao Vo Blount, Er. Jo P. Gsrrett, representing his wife, ~s. Elizabeth C. Garrett, Er. Fred B. 6entry, Attorney, ~11 speakin~ as to Rlverland Road, and Yr. H. C. Sutphin, a resident of Piedmont Avenue. After a lengthy discussion of the ~atter, on motion of [ir. Cronin, seconded by Er. Edwards and unanimously adopted, action on the setback line was held in abeyance pending a tour of personal lmspection by ~embers of Council. The question of establishing a setback line on Garden City Boulevard, 9. E., for~rly Garnand (Hlckory) Road, fro~ State Route 116 to Yellow{~untatn Road,e<tendin~ thirty Feet on each side o£ the present established center line of the street, to provide for a 60ofoot street, was discussed° No one appearing in opposition to the setback line, Yr. Edwards noved that the £ollowin~ Ordinance be placed upon its f2rst reading. The motion was seconded by Ur. Ninton and adopted by the followinF vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Einton, ar~ the President, Kr. Hunter ...................... NAYS: None .............. O. (~98Z2) AN ORDINANCE establishin~ a setback line on both aides of Garden City Boulevard, 9. E., formerly Oarnand ~ickory) Yellow ~ountain Road, extending thirty feet on,ch aide of the present established center line of the street, to provide for a 60-foot street. WHEREAS, notice has been duly published as required by law, and the property owners in the affected area notified %hat Council w~uld hold a hearing. on the ~lst day of February, 19&9, on the question of establishing a setback line on ~oth sides of Garden City Boulevard, S. E., formerly Garnand (Nickory) Road, from State Route 116, to Yellow ~untain Road, extendin~ thirty feet on e ach side of the present establlshe~ center line of the street, to provide for a 60- foot street, and WHEREAS, the said hearin~was held on the 21st-day of February, 19&9, at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., before the Council of the City of Roanoke, at which hearing all property owners in the affeete~ area were ~lven an opportunity to he heard on the question, and ~HEREAS~ no one appeared in opposition to the setback line, and it is the opinion of Council, due to the reco~nendetlon of the City ~MnaKer and the Plannin~ Board, that the setback line should be established. T~..VREFORE, BE IT (]{DAINED hy the Council of the City of Roanoke that a setback line be, and the same is hereby established on both sides of Garden City Boulevard, S. E., formerly Gal~and (Hickory) Road, from State Route 116, Yellow ~ountaln Road, extending thirty feet on each side of the present established center line of the street, to provide for a 60-foot street. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that no building hereafter erected on any of said lots abuttinK on said street shall extend over the setback line as established by the p~ovisions of this Ordinan:e. The Ordinance havin~ been read° was laid over. ;6.4 The question of establishin~ a setback line on First Street, 3. E.~ between Tasewell Avenue and Bullitt Avenu. e, twenty feet on the west side from the present established property lins~ was discussed. It appaarinE that attorneys interested in the pro,need setback line have requested that the hearinF be postponed for a week, on motion of F--. Edwards~ se..-onded by Hr. ~.~inton and unanimously adopted, action on the ~tter was held in abeyance until the next regular ~eeting of Council on tlonday, February 28, In this connection~ it ~as brought to the attention of Council that consideration of the matter of extending Belleview Avenue was ordered held in abeyance until the present hearin~ on setback linem After a discussion of the question, it was decided that no action would be taken on the matter at the present tine. I[ILITARY COI~P}~IES-)IAHER FIELD: The matter of leasing certain tracts of land in l:,*-J~er Field in connection ~ith the erccgion of a }'~rlne Reserl~e ?ratnlnf Center on the northwest corner o£ the parkin.~ lot between the Stadium a~d the baseball park havin~ been referred to the City )~anaMer for ne£otiation as tO terms and conditions to be included in the contract, Captain J. R. Einum of the U. S. ~rine Corps and Captain William B. H~pkins of the 16th En~ineering teaparty of }farine Corps Reserve appeared before Council, .advisin~ that they have come to an a_~reement with the City )Mnager as to the tense and conditions, but that they would like permission to include in the contract provision for use of additional land for training purposes, and that the City )~nager ~auld like a provision included in the contract authorizin~ the substitution of another parcel of land for training purposes in lieu of the above parcel, if and when deemed necessary. Council indicatin~ its consent to the twa additional provisions, the President, }~r. Hunter, called attention to the conditions contained in the deed under which the Virginia Holding Corporation conveyed l~aher Field to the city for stadium, armory, park and recreational purposes only, voicin- the opinion that a waiver for the erection of the }~arine Reserve Training Center should be obtained from the Corporation before the city enters into a contract with the federal ~overnment for the use of F~her Field for this purpose. After a discussinn of the question, the other members of Council indicatinl a desire to Fraeeed with tbs leasinf of the tracts of land for the purpose requested, but to put the lessee on notice of the conditions contained in the deed fr-m the Virginia Holding ~orporation in order that same mi.~ht be comp!fed with, )ir. Edwards moved that the follo~in~ Ordinaaee be placed upon its first reading. The notion was seconded by I~. Cronin and.adopted by the followlna vote: AYES: Kessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards and NAYS: The President, Mw. Hunter ..................... (~9823) Ail ORDINAIICE authorizing and directing the proper officers of the City of Roanoke, Vir~inia, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to execute contract between the City and the United States of America for the leasinl of three tracts of land in t~mher Field, designated as Parcels 1, 2 and 3 on Plan No. 3&3~, dated February 19, 19~9, on file in the office of the City Engineer, Parcel No, 1 to be used aa a site for a ¥~rine Reserve ~rmor7 Training Centerj Parcel No. 2 For training pvrposes~ and Parcel ~o, ~ ro~ in~ess ande~ess ~ a~ f~m the trai~i~ area~ said lease to be for te~ off one year. begi~lng April 1, 19~9, ;with the rlFht of renewal a~ually~ for period endin~ ~Mrch ~1, at a consideration of ~1.~ ~r year, a~ to be exerted ~der te~s and conditions mutually a~reed u~n and contained therein~ ~ubJect to the a~proval of t~ City BE IT O~D~IN~ by ~he Co~cil of the City of Ro~oke that the proper officers of ~he City of Boanoke, VlrEinia~ be, and thty are hereby authorized directed~ For and on behalf of ~he ~ity of ~oanoke, to execute contract between the 2ity ~d the United States of ~erica fo~ t~ leasinF of three tract~ of la~ In }laher Field~ designated as Parcel5 1, 2 and ) on Plan 2o. ]~]2, d2ted February 19, 19~9~ on file in th~ office of the City ~Fln~er, Parcel ~o. 1 ~o te a 5itc For a }Mrine Rescue l~ory Tr~lnin~ Center, Parcel I~o. ~ for ~ralninE pur~aes, and Parcel ~o. ] for inFress and e~ress to and f~a the trainin[ s~id lease to be for te~ of one year, beai~in~ April 1~ 19~9~ with the right of r~ne~l ann~lly, for pe~lod ending $~rch 31, 19~9, at a consideration of per year~ and to be · xecuted ~er te~ and conditions ~utually aFreed upon and contained therein~ subject to the approval of the City A~to~ey. BE IT F[~TH~ ~ DAINED that the prospective lessee he.and Is hereby notified of the conditions contained in deed dated }Mrch 15~ 19&l~ ~er vhich the Virginia Holdi~ Cor~ation conveyed to the City of ~oanoke~ VlrFinia~ acres of lf~her Field fo~ stadia, a~ory~ ~rk and recreational pur~ses only~ in order that said lessee may comply therewith. The O~lnance havinz been ~ad~ was laid ove~. LICENSE CODE-)DTO~ VEHIC~S: O~inance No. 98~7, revising the ltcnese tax on motor vehicles and trailers to parallel state rates, bavtn~ ~een before Co.oil for its first readin7, read and laid over, a Froup of truck o~rators~ with [Ir. S. King F~khouser~ Atto~ey~ actinF as s~kesman~ a~eared before the body in op~sition to tl~e pro~sed rates~ advisinf that the t~ck operators will. eithe~ be forced out of business o~ forced to leave to~ if ~k~se rates are applied. ~ong those speaking in op~sition to the rates~ were [~essrs. ~'1. ~J. London~ ~cavatin~ Contractor; B. A. ~iley of the ~lley T~cking Com~ny; Harold ~'oods the 'Woods B~thers Coffee Com~ny; Conley S. Goodpa~ture of Ideal ~ ~d Cleaners; F~ L~on of the Valley L~ber Corporation; E. M. Dean of Dean and Soyers Coal Core.ny; ~nd )~s. Florence ~:. BookeF~ operator of a p~uce comply. In this connection ~{r. Frank E. Bo~ess appeared before Council presented a ~tition sifned by 1,&O1 citlze~, op~si~ ~creastnf the automobile license fee from ei~;teen cents ~r h~dred ~ds to th~ty cents per h~dred A discussion t~s held as to t~lng the t~cks on their gross ~pty wei~ instead of F~ss capacity weifn%~ as heretofore, the City A~torney advlsln~ that the state taxes on the 7ross ca.city weight a~ that since the rates parallel state rates It would be bette~ to ~duce the license tax to t~ corresponding ~rcentage desired than to le~ the tax on the Fross e=F~y ~'eight basis. 365 After a lengthy discussion of the ~atter, a~i ~{ro Cronin voiclng~ the opinion that.the automobile license fee should be reduced to twenty-five cents ~er hundred ~ds and the license tax on all o~er ~tor v~icles and t railers should be reduced to correspond ~lth a forty ~r cent increase over ~st year~s rate~ he . ~ved that f~ther consideration be ~lven ~ the Final adoption of Ordinance ~o. 9~17 at 7:30 o~clock, p. m., Friday~ Feb~a~ 2~ 19~9. ~e ~otion ~s secured by }~. ~s and u~n~ously adopted. ~IT~P~T: Er. J. E. FoFle Mvini apFeared before Council on occasions in ~ effort to obtain' water so.ice for his p~per~y on PersinFer Road~ a~ain apFeared beffore ~he body~ advlsin~ that as ye~ he ~s bee~ asuccessful in obtaining this water seaice. ~ ~otion of }~. C~nin~ seconded by Edward~ a~ unmi~ously adopted, the r~tter ~s referred ~o ~he City f~a~er for repor~ and ~co~endation. P~ITION$ AND COtt~NICATIONS: TRtFFIG: I co=unication fN~ the ~oke llerchants Association, advising that it considers arra~e~nts For off-street ~rkin[ facilities one of the city's ~ost ~ressinff needs and ~ st~ngly up.sod to ~y f~tMr el~ination in the do~to~n area until this need is ~et, ~s before Co~il. ~ ~ion of Ik. Gronin, seconded by Kr. Edwards and ~ani~ously adopted, ,he co=~ication ~as referred to t~ of fi-street pa~ing comittee in connection its study of the ~estion. ~NIN6: I co~aunication f~n lit. Joseph P. Hebert, a~kin~ that ~ts 1 to ~, inclusive, Block 21, Dorchester Court, be zoned a~ Business District, ~s before Counc il. On aotiOn of }~. Ed~s~ seconded by I~. 6ronin ad ~an~ously adopted, request was ~firred to the B~ of Zonin~ lppeals for investigation, re~rt recorm~atton to Co=:il. StH~: A resolution fro= T~upe ~70 off the National Thespian Pre. tic and n~be~s of Senior l~sque, a skin~ that a co=~lity a~itor[~ be built to the t/lllia Flemin$ High School for use as'a cultural center for the for the proFrams and plays of the ~illia Fliain~ High School, ~s before Ih-. Cronin moved that the cor~nunication be referred to the City ~Mnager his information and that the City Clerk be requested to acknowledFe the letter to invite the members of the dramatic society to attend Council meetings convenient. The notion was seconded by lit. llinton and unanimously adopted. At this point, the President, ~. Hunter, relinquished the Chair to the President, Ih`. Dillard. TAXES: A com~nunication from ¥~. };arcus Kaplan, President of the ¥irEinia ;icarette Service Corporation, advisin~ that it will be physically impossible %o ~lace all of the cigarettes in its vendin~z machines with stamped packa_ees when the :l~aretta tax becomes effective l~arch l, 19&9, and askin[ the city's indul=mence if there are reports of unsta~ped cigarettes bel~ sold by this company the first or so after the tax ~oes into effect, was before Council. ¸367 Eembers of Council bein~ of the opinion that discretion should be used in the enforcement of the cigarette tax ordinance under circumstances such as those listed above, on motion o£ ]Ir. Cronin, seconded by ~r. Edwards and unanimously adopted, it was requested that the City Auditor be so notified. BUD~,ET-SCHOOLS: A communication from the Financial Betterment Cog-mittee of the Roanoke City F~lucation Association, expresein~ appreciation for the recent salary increase granted city employees, ',*'as before Council. The co~nunication ~ras ordered acknowledged smd filed. A~IEXITION: A co~unication from the Washington Rei.~hts Civic Leagues asking that certain streets be improved, that street lirhts he installed and that city water, includin~ fire protection hydrants, be provided that area, was before Coccqcll. On motio~ of Er. Minton, seconded by I~r. Hunter and unanimously adopted, the com~-,unication was referred to the City ~Mnager for his information. REFUNDS MiD REBATES-LICE~iSE: A communication fro~ Er. Richard F. Pence, Attorney, representinF. Er. F. G. Smith, advising that prior to the amendment to Section 136 of the License Tax Code of the City of Roanoke, requirinr taxicab operators to pay their license tax on a monthly basis, such payments to be ~ade on the tenth day of each month based on the gross receipts of the previous his client paid the full license tax required-of him for the year 1949, such payment heinz ~mde on the basis of _~ross receipts for the year 1948, and asking that }-Ir. Smith be refunded t~ difference between the amount paid and tLe amount due by him for January operations, was before Council. It appearing that the monthly payments are now ~andatory and that Smith is entitled to the refund as requested, gr. Cronin offered the following Resolution: (~9~2&) A RESOLUTION authorizinF refund of w382.40 to F. G. Smith, tradin.z aa Smith Cab Service, representinE a portion of the license tax paid for the privtlece of operatinF taxicabs in the City of Roanoke for the entire year of ~19 &.9 · (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa~e 101~ gr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The mo~ion ~as seconded by ~r. Einton and adopted by thc follo',*in~ vote: AYES: Eessrs. Cronin, Edwards, Hunter, V~inton, and the Vice President, ]Tr. Dillard ..................... NAYS: None ........................0 · STCP2: DRAINS-ANNEXATION: A communication from lk'. Fred A. Gates, advising that he has been informed by the City ~na_~er that it will be at least the middle of sumner or fall of this year before the city can in some measure correct the existing drainage situation on Sunrise Avenue a% its intersection with Leslie Street, in the Willtamson Road area, by a street regradin~ and rebuildin~ project, and asking that the residents on this street be Fiven temporary relief from the drainage condition until such time as it can be permanently corrected, was before Council. 368 ~embere of Council expressing the opinion that temporary relief of some sort should be afforded these resideats~ on motioa of }'a*. Hunter, seconded by ¥~. Cr~nin and un~l~Usly adopted, the ~tter ~s referred to the City {~na~er ~or attention. STRE~ ~RO~T-~N~ATION: A petition signed by pro~erty o~erm on C~berl~d Btreet, in the ~illia~on Road area, addressed to the B~ of 5uFe~lsors of Roanoke County~ and filed by t~t body on July 21~ 1~7, asking that C~berland 9tree~ be ~p~ved f~m C[over Avenue to Hlllcreat Av~ue~ ~s before Co~Cil~ the petitioners advisin~ that the street In ~estlon ~s not lnpmved ~lle it ~ts In the cowry ~d expressing the ho~ tlat the city ~11 i~prove the street 9s requested no~ that this are~ has been annexed. On ~otion ~f }ir. Cronin, seconded by IM. ~s and ~al~outl7 adopted, the petition ~as referred to the City l~nager for his attention. MiNF~ATIO~-STRE~ II~ROV~I~T: A petition sl~ned by residents of t~ 18~-19~ blocks of Roundhtll Avenue, In the lqllli~son Road area, asking that the 1~ block be hard.traced, havin~ be~n referred to the City ~Mnager~ a subsequent ~tition from the cikizen5, advising tMt it Is their understanding side~lk~ c~b a~ gutter should be const~cted before the street is paved, aim askl~ that the ~lde~alk, curb a~ gutter be const~cted at the earliest possible date ~o that the ~vinf of this block will not be Further delayed~ ~s before Co~cll. On action of fY. G~nin, seconded by {-,r. llinton and unan~ously adopted, the petition ~as referred to the City ~Mnager for handling with the ~tittoners to the co~tructfon of the side~alk, curb a~ gutter. COI,T~;SATIOB BOARD-CO}~DNt)ZALTH ATTO~IEY: ~uncil Mvl~ noticed the Gonpensation B~ of its d esire that the ~la~ of the as~i~tant Co~on~ealth Attorney be ff~ed at .)~,~.~ per ann~, instead of $3,6~.~ ~r ann~ as Fixed by the go=o~wealth lttomey, with the request that the Compensation concur with :he ~es of Co~cil in the rotter, a co=~ication from the Board, advising that it ~s already approved the action of t~ Co~on~alth Atto~ey~ was beffore the body; ~herau~n, I-~r. ~wards offered the followin~ emergency O~ance fixing the marry of the Assistant at S],~,~ per ann~: (~825} AN ORDIH~GE to ~end a~ ree~ut Section ~ "Co~on~ealth~s Attorney", of ~ O~inance adored by the Co.oil of the ~ity oY Ro~oke, Vl~inia, un the ]lst day of December, 19~, Itc. 9751, and entitled, O~inace ~kinF appropriations from the General F~d of the City of Roanoke for the fi:cml year b~gi~inf Janua~ 1, 19~9, and ending Dacenbe~ ]l, 19~9, and dec.ring the existence of an ~.ergency". (For full text of Ordl~nce, s~e O~i~nce Bo~k Bo. 16, Pa~e 102} Kr. ~s moved the adoption of the O~inance. ~e motion seconded by ~. Etnton and adopted by the Yollo~ng vote: A~S: t~e~srs. M~s, H~ter, Eiuton, and the Vice President, ~. Dtlla~ ..................... NAYS: ~w. Cmnin ....... At thi~ ~int, the President, 1~. H~ter, ~s~d the Chair. RE~RTS OF OFFICES: '369 SEWAOE DISFO9AL $¥STI~: Council having previously authorized pre,station of plans and specifications by the fie of ¥~ttern and Yattern, En~ineera, for the conmtruction of an adequate number of units oia sewage treatment plant to provide primary treatment of sewage Flow from the Garden City 'outfell, the' Tayloe Street outfall and the Riverdale outfall, the City ~Zanager submitted the following report: "Roanoke ~ Virginia February 21, To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gent lemen: In furtherance of your instructions, I appeared before the ]gater Control Board alon~ with the City E~gineer, }fro John k'entworth, Assistant City Engineer~ ¥~. R. 2o Broyle$, ~essre. Eo ~. and G. }tattern and Dr. J. N. Dudley. Our plan for improver~nts to Roanoke River was presented to the %~ater Control Commission, and it was turned do~n with no suggestion · or alternate of any d escription. I would feel remiss in my responsibility if-I did not co=ent to you 6entlemen in my report that not only did the Board appear entirely negative in their views after our first two or three minutes there, but also appeared antaFonistic and critical of the fact that the City of Roanoke had waited two years before startin? $one plan to clean up river. I would like to discuss with you future plans. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens, City )~anager" A general discussion then followed as to future plans, the City ¥~nager presenting a communication fro~ Congressman Clarence G. Burton, indicating that the Veterans Administration v.ould be interested in having the Veterans Facility join in with plans for a sewage disposal system for the entire area surrounding the City of Roanoke, and, also, presenting the following communication from [:attern and )~ttern,. outlining a suggested schedule to be followed, the engineers being present at the meeting for a discussion of their suggestions, emphasizing that they could not recommend the construction of three separate treatment plants which would not tie in with the ~aster Plan: "21 February 19~9 ¥~'. Arthur S. Owens City l~nager Roanoke, Virginia Dear ~. Owens: In view of recent circumstances and in view of the informal discussions of ~embers of your Council we are submitting herewith a brief development of the physical means whereby the present plan for sewering the annexation areas can be integrated with construction c~ the entire Faster Plan for sewerlng the Roanoke Valley Community. This letter assumes that the City Council's determination to provide sewers for ~he annexed areas remains unchanged. It is possible that the editorials of the papers have developed public opinion to the point where a bond issue for construction of the overall plan might be desired immediately instead of in 1951 as generally contemplated in our discussions. If so, it is a major step forward, as all of us recognize the advantage of tk~ complete plan. If we assume that the overall bond issue should be asked for im~.ediately it is still possible to proceed as planned with construction of tie t}~ee collecting systems and to allow sufficient time to construct the presently proposed primary units, in the event the bond issue fails, to meet the annexation deadline of 1 January 1951. Briefly listed herewith is a suggested schedule: aG Proceed immediately with the three collectin& systems as presently planned but at a more normal speed so aa to farrow the time gap between completion of the systems and the date of a bond issue, b. Gather the necessary technical data to assure that these three lateral systems will tie to the ~ster Plan. co Proceed lr_nediately with ~atherinr, supplementary data to brir~ the ~aster Plan up to date aa to costs, distribution of costs, d. As soon as ite~ ~C~ has been carried OUt, initiate meetings with the other three pelitical bodies concerned~ aG aa to cattle the ultirate d esi~.n cal~city of the plant and trunk lines. e. Rs soon as the design Is settled, call for a bond issue. f. If the bond issue passes proceed at once with plans and conplete a substantial part c~ the plant construction in 1951. g. If the bond' issue'rails, proceed with construction Of primary units as presently propesed, b. ~ile the overall plan cannot be completed by the tl~e the three collecting ayster, s are completed, the trunk line could be, and all sewerage carried below Roanoke to the plant site ~d~ere it could be heavily chlorim ted until plant was co.plated. The above is of£ered in response to your request for all possible facts concernin~ the sewerage situation, and to show that it is possible to proceed ir~ediately with sewering the annexations~eas and to also assure construction of the priory treatment units in the event the overall se'wera~e bond issue were to fail of passage. It is our firm conviction that ir the bond issue were to fail the contenplated construction of primary units of the treatnent plant would answer all reguire~ents of the Water Control Act. Yours very truly, YATTERN & t'ATTERE, EN~,I~E~S (Sf~ned) E.K. ~:attern I$tgned) G.L. }~ttern" At this point, l:r. h'alter t~. ~lelson~ President of the Williamson Road Civic League, a spectator at the ~eetin~, voiced the fear that by constructin~ seura~e collectin? syste=s in the Garden City, 'Washinzton Heights and Hollins Road Sections, the citizens in those sections would not feel inclined to support the proposed bond issue when it is presented to the people, ILr. Cronin retortin~ ttu~t he could not believe any public spirited citizen would be t[~t selfish. In this connection, )~r. l~. T. Gilbert, a resident of the Hollins Road Section, Who was present at the neetin_r, stated that he was heartily in favor of the plan and would be ~l~d to support it, The matter having been discussed at length, and }k'. ~. Glenn Culbertson, former Fresident of the Wlllia=son Road Civic League, havinE previously during the r~etiny criticized m~bers of Council and city officials for their reaction in a ttitute toward the ruling of the State ~;ater Control Board, and Council being_ of the opinion that the schedule as suggested by }:attern and Eattern should be followed, the City Attorney voicing the opinion that the procedure is perfectly legal~ Fa'. Cronin offered the followin~ Hesolution: (~9826~ A 'RESOLUTION authorizing construction of sewage collectin~ systerm in the Garden'City, %gashin~ton Heights and Rollins Road Sections, in accordance urlth plans arid specifications; directin~ the assenblin~ of necessary technical data to assure that these three l~teral systems will tie in with the ~Mater Plan; and directinr that the ¥~ster P. lan~ s · prepared by Alvord, Burdick, and Howson~ Consultin~ EnFineera, be broueht up-to-date aa to coats, distribution o£ costa~ etc. (For ~11 text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book ~Oo 16, Pa&e F~o Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution° The motion was seconded by M~. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYF~: l!essrs. Cronin, Olllard~ Edwarda~ Kinton~ and the President~ Mr. Hunter .................. NAYS: Hone ......... O. ANNEXATION-FIRE P~OTECTION: Action on the report of the City Y~nager that the ~illiamson Road 'Water Company~ throuFh its Fresident, ~r. has a Freed to furnish water to the City of Roanoke for fire protection in the Niiliason Road area for tho }~ar 19&9, at the rate of ~]OoOO per fire hydrant, having been held in abeyance until the City Iianager could ascertain the cost to th=. city if it installs its ovzu fire hydrants, he submitted written report that he has r~de a further study of the matter and that it is still his recomr,endation that he be authorized to enter into contrac~ for a ~aximu=, of seventy fire gr. ~:inton moved %h4t Council concur in the recommendation of the City )~narer and offered the following emerFency Ordinance: (;j49827) AN O.RDINANCE to amend and reenact Section #&l, "Fire Department", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on tLe 31st day of Decer. ber, 19&~, No. 9~51, and entitled, "An Ordinance making appropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year be~tnning January 1, 19&9, and ending December 31, 19~9, and declarin~ the (For full text of Ordin=-nce, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 103) ~.'r. Klnton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~r. Cronin and adopted by the followinz vote: AYES: }'_essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Kinton, and the President, M~. Hunter ........................ 5. NAYS: None ............... STREET WIDENING: The City ~nager brouFht to the attention of Council a suf[eotion that ~.essrs. James A. Turner, T. Ro'~ard Boyer, E. B. Lemon, Zf. Paome Bowlln~, Sr., and John H. Windel be appointed as viewers by Council for the purpose of appraising property required in connection ~ith the ~identn~ of Lukens Street, N. H., in the Wllliamson Road area, with a view of establishing a fair end reasonable price for the parcels of land in question in order that the same L'r. Edwards offered the following Resolution: (~9828) A RF. SOLUTION a,ppointinF viewers for the purpose of appraising property required in connection %~ith the %ddenin~ of Lukens Street, N. E., with a view of estahlishln~ a fair and reasonable price for the parcels of land in question: (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa~e lO&) 3'7,2 ¥~. Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~otion was second~ by Nr. llinton and adopted by the following Yore: AYES: ~!essrs. C~onln, Dillard, Edwards, lfinton, and the President, I~. Hunter ................. NAYS'- None ........ O. SC~OOL~-/~AHER FIELD: The City }t~na~er submitted written reports that }Tr. D. E. l!cquilkin, Superintendent of Schools, has requested free use Of K~her Field on Friday, }My 6, 19~9, by the Physical Education Department of the City Nefro Schools, for a ~lay Day Pro~ra~, in ~hlch request he concurs; hhereupon, F~. Edwards offered the follo~ing Resolution: (/gaag) A RESOLUTION authorisin~ the City ¥.ana~er to ~rant perr~ission for the free use of Kaher ~ield on Friday, I~y 6, 19~9, by the Physical Education Department of the City Negro Schools~ for a t~ay Day Program. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa~e 10~) IL-. F~iwards. moved the adoption of the Resolution. The aotion ~as seconded by l:r. t?lnton and adopted by the followln! vote: AYES: llesers. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Klnton, and the President, }Ir. Hunter ................. NAYS: None ......... O. AFDO!NT/?.NTS-~OLICE DEPARTI~H~T: The City ~na~er submitted written report %hat Captain H. C. FerFuson, Superintendent of Police, has requested the Pension Board for retirement, and that he is appointing Lieutenant S. A. Bruce as Acting Superintendent of Police as of ~rch 1, 19&9. The report was ordered filed. CO~,~LAINTS: A conuunica%ion from ~:rs. O. B. Via, 2610 Grar~in Road, $. W., comp!aiming of certain conditions in this section, having been referred to the City Kana~er for investi~atiom, repor~ and recor~onda~ion to Council, he submitted the followinr report: "Roanoke, ~lrglnia February 16, 19&9 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: With reference to the letter from Ers. O. B. Via, I am happy to report as follows: 1. Trash and Karba~e beinF t4rown on the street is a =aLter of pride, and the only way we can break it up is %0 find the people and have them sllmmoned to Court. 2. The ~ater~-ainage situation on Guilford Avenue is well known by the ~n~tneerfn~ Department, and to correct the situation by runninF a drain to l~d Creek would cost $29,770.00 which is not included in this year's btdget. Therefore I cannot offer much help on this item at present. 3. Street liFhts are beinc added just as rapidly as they become available in allowance of the budget. ~e have already placed several in the Grandin Court area~ &. ~ith reference to the traffic speedinu, -,~ will attempt to break this up. I disagree with the first paragraph of Hfs, Yla'e letter because there are unlimited benefits since coming into the City which could be enumerated if time permuitted. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur 3, Owens, City ~rmger" The report was ordered filed, WA?F.R D EPART{:ENT: The City }Mnazer havin~ been requested to confer with the Coumission of game and Inland Fisheries with a view of having the state stock Carvins Cove with fish, he submitted the following r~port: "Roanoke, Virginia February 21, 19&9 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gent le ~,en: The attached letter from the Commonwealth of Virginia, Co~l~lssion of Oame and Inland ~isheries, signed by Mrs I. T° Quinn, has been received, and I would like to respectfully recommend that we clarify several points concerning Carvina Cove. 1. In accordance with their penultlmate paragraph, it will ~e necessary for us to convey the fishing rights to the Virginia Commission of Oan. e and Inland Fisheries. 2. We must incorporate in the Resolution the licensing of boats to be handled by the City of Roanoke along ~ith the rates, horse po:~er, and other pertinent infor~tion. 3. 'Je should control the area by recreational permits to people at no cost. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens, City {tanager" On notion of Pr. Minton, seconded by Mr. Cronin and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred beck to the City tMnager for clarifying the above points with the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries. GRADE CROSSINGS: The City )'~anaKer submitted written report, enclosin~ a cor~unication from The Vir~inian Railway Company, advisinK that forces are now em?aged in inatallln~ protection at Bridge Street, S. I%'., and ~hat it is expected that this work will be completed within the next eight or ten days. The report was ordered filed. SID~JALK-CURB AND GUTTER CONSTRUCTION: The City ~Mnager submitted writter report, askinm that sidewalks be included on Lansin~ Drive from Carlton Road to Mud Lick Creek on both sides, and that he be instructed not to approve the commencinK of any work unless it ia done in strict accordance with the City En_zineer's office, as additions to Resolution Ns. 9808, adopted on the l&th day of February, 19&9, authorizing Howard E. Si_tmon to construct sidewalk, curb and ~utter on certain streets in the Rosalind Rills Addition, under certain terms and conditions, the resolution to be amended accordin~ly. It appearing that both of these items are adequately covered by previous resolutions, on ~otion of Mr. Minton, seconded by )~'r. Cronin and unanimously adopted, the report was ordered filed. 374 BUDOET-A~aEXATION: The City ~'.anager suhnitted ~tten report that Co~cil ha~ auto.zed $~,~,~ for stree~ sics, $~a~,~ for en~lneerin~ $1,10~,g~ ~or the cost oF issuin~ bond~, and $~,~ ~or optio~ on fron the ~nexed ~d~ ~ a~ked that an app~pr~tion be made coverin~ these ~o~ts; ~hereu~n~ ~. Cronin offered the Foll~ng ~er~ency {~]0) AN O~D~CE appropr~ln~ certa~ ~ts f~m t~ 19~9 ~nex Yun~. {For full text of O~in~ce~ see O~ln~ce Book ~o. 16, Page 105) ~. C~nin roved the adoption ~ the Ordl~nce. The ~tion ~as seco~ed by ~[r. Flnton and adopted by the follo~tnE vote: ~YF~: g;es~rs. C~nin~ Dllla~, ~ards~ FAnton, a~ the Presid~t, B~G~-CITY FANAO~H: The City }MnaEer aubmitted written ~porta req~sting ~rmission to use $68.~ in his Incidentals Accost for the p~chase of t~D reco~inF nic~ones with one wire co~ec~lon; whereu~n~ Mr, ~wa~s offered the following emerEency Ordinance: {~8]1) ~ ~DI~tAKCE to a~end and reenact Section ~], ~City of ~n Ordi~nce adopted by the Co~cil of the City of ~oke, Virginia, on the ]lst day of Decenber, 19~, No. 9751, and entitled, "An Ordinance ~kin[ appropriations f~n the Oeneral ~d of the City of Ro~oke for the fiacal year beFtnninF January 1, 1919, a~ endin~ Decenber 31, 19~9, and d eclarin~ the existence of an emergency". {For full text of O~inance, ~ee Ordi~nce Bock No. 16, Pa~e 10~) ~. Edwa~ noved the adoption ~ the Ordinance. ~e motion was seconded by ]~r. ~:inton and adopted by ~he following vote: AYES: )[essrs. Cronln~ Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, ~. H~ter ....................... NAYS: None .............. O. BUDG~AGE COLLECTION: The City ~Mnager submitted ~ltten re~ ~hat d~ng the fall of ~s~ year six ~cks were ordered for ~rash and g~rbage collection, bu~ ~hab due ~o ~he l~bili~y of ~he city ~o ~l~ce its bud~e~, the ~cks were deleted, advisin~ tha~ he ~ms ~ried s~ce ~he Firs~ of ~he year ~o nain:ain efficiency, plus imp~v~ts, but ~ he c~no~ do so without' necessa~ equi~en~, a~ asked pe~ission to p~chase three of these t~cks ~he presen~ ~ne at a ~o~a1 cos~ of mpproxi~a~ely ~. C~nfn noved ~ Co~cil conc~ in ~he reques~ of the City ~ager and offered bhe followin~ e~rgency O~inance: {~9~2) Ail ORDINANCE ~o a=e~ and ree~c~ Section ~7~, "R~fuse Collec~ion and Dispo~al'~ of an Ordinance adopted by ~he Cocci1 of the City of VirEinia, on ~he ~lnt day of December, 19~, No. 9751, a~ entitled, 'An O~inance making apDrop~ations f~m ~he General ~'~d of ~he City of R~noke for the fiscml year be~i~in~ Jan~ 1, 1949, ~ud ending Decenb~r 31, 19~9, and declari~ ~he existence of an emergency". {For full tex~ of O~ance, see O~ln~ce Book ~o. ~6, ~age 106) ]/ATER I~EPAB'I~,~,~T: Council actin~ as a co~ittee of the whole havinz reeuested the Clt~ }~naFe~ to s~nit a m~rt tn connection with the inves~iFation of the ~ater Depart~nt~ ~ su~itted written ~port~ requestin~ an extension of sixty days, ~, ~wa~s moved [~t Co'oil ~ncur in the re.est of the City ~ger, The ~otton ~s se~nded by ~r. Elnton and ~anl~ously adopZed. AIR.T: A swo~ statenent fron C~rence Law,on, foyer ~ployee the Ro~oke )[unicipal Alrpor~ who was recently discharFed~ c~rging t hat ~rshall L. ~arris, {~na~er of the Airport~ has ~ed city equicor and city employees to operate the equi~ent on his o~ fa~, as ~ell as materials, ~d expressinf the opinion that he ~as disnissed because he did not app~ve of certain activities at the Air~, havin~ been referred to the City ~M~ger for investiga- tion and report to Council, he subni[ted a bulky file on his detailed investigation of the ~tter, toFether with ]-Die swirlon, ~intin~ out that he ~s been unable to get ~. Lawson to si~n the state~ent made by him when interviewed, and concluding t~t he can see no reason for disciplina~ action against {'r, Harris other than to wa~ }lin that all ~les and re~ulations conceding ~e of equipment, r~terial, scrap or ot~ise~ ~st be approved tbxouFh the proof channels ~hich are eithe'r the City ~Mnare~, ~rchasing A~t or City A~itor. O~ ~ion of {M. F~wa~s, seconded by 5~. Diila~ and ~an~ously adored, the tatter ~s taken ~er advis~ent. RE~TS OF S~R ~HS~UCT[ON: Council having ap~inted a B~ composed of the City {Mnager~ the City ~Fineer a~ the City Clerk to ~ke final aseessments a~ainst abutting property o:~ers for t~ const~ction of sanita~ sewers in a~ alon~ the east side of Tillett Road and the north side of {Z~ntvale Road west of SprinF ~oad, 5. W., in Block 2, Beverly Hills iddition~ the Boa~ re~rted that a hearinF was held on Feb~a~ 9, 19&~, and racom, ended that the charFes as fixed aFat~t the abuttinF properties at that time be docketed in the office of the Clcrk of the Hust inrs Court. t~r. ~rds moved that Cc~cil concur in the reco~endation of the Board and offered the following Resolution: (~B]]) A RESO[UT[ON a~ending the estimated ano~ts of assessments arainst certain abuttin~ lando~ers for s~ita~ sewers so as to change the esti~ted ~ounts to-shorn{ the ~ount9 finally assessed a~ainst each la~ov~er, respectively, purs~nt .to Resolution No. 9765, adopted on January [O~ 1~; approvin~ the f~l assessnents; and p~vidin~ for the doc~tin~ of the final assessments in the Clerkts Office of the Hustles Court of the City of Ro~oke. (For full ~ex= of Resolution, see O~inance Book i~o. 16, Page 106} ~r. Ed~rds ~ved the adoption of the Resolution, The ~otion wan seconded by ~r. C~nin a~ adopted by the Follo~ln~ votel AYES: Eessrs, C~nin, Dil~ ~ea~s~ Einton, a~ ~e President~ UHFIN[SHF~ BUSINF~S: Nons, COFF~IDERATIO~ OF C~: ~one. INTRODUCTION MI3 .CON~EH~TION OF ORDI~I~iIO~ ~ID LIB~E ~DE: O~inance ~o. 9~06~ re~lnr auction ~ales of Je~elry~ e~c. ~ ~v~nC previously been before Council Cot l~ firs~ readine~ read and laid over~ ~as a!atn before the body~ Er. F~wa~s offering ~he follo~in~ for its second readin~ ~d final adoption: (~06) ~ ORDINANCE to amend the C~e of the City of Ro~oke by ~ddinF Chapter 7~,~he obJec~ of ~ich i~ to regulate the conduc~ of public auc~i~ thereof~atches~ clocks~ ~e~elry~ ffold~ silver or plated ~are~ china~ (For full text of OrSinmce~ see O~lnance Book Ilo. 16~ PaKe 98) ~. ~rds gored ~he adoption of the O~i~nce. ~e motion ~s seconded by 1.~r. Cronln and adopted by tI~ follo~ing vote: ~AYS: I:one ............. O. In this connection, Ordinance I4o. 9807, amendfn~ Section 16 (a) of the License Tax Code of t~ City of Ro~oke to confo~ ~th the provisions of O~inance Iio. 9~0~, having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, ~as a~ain before t~ b~y, )~r. C~nln oFfertnF the for its second readin~ ~d fill ~doption: (~O7) AN ORDINANCE to ~end the License C~e of the City of Roanoke by revisln~ Section 16 (a) thereof~ the object of which Is to p~vide for the im~sition of a license tax on certain ~rsons, fi~s or corporations of or offerinr for sale at public auction, certa~ en~erated articles of nerc~mnd lse. (For full text of O~inmnce, see O~ance Book No. 16, Page 1Of) )~. Cron[n noved the ~doption of the O~lnance. The motion w~s seconded by I'r. ~wards a~ adopted by the followinK vote: AYES: )~essrs. Cronin~ Dtlla~, ~s, )linton, and the Presld~t~ )~r. H~ter .................. NAYS: None .........O. )~TIO~S A~D ))ISCEL~fi~US SCH~LS: F~. ~wa~s ~ed that the ~anoke City School Board be invited to neet with ~o~cll at 7:~ o*clock~ p. m.~ Friday~ Februa~ 25~ 1~29. '~e notion ~s seco~ed by )~. Dillard and ~ani~ously adored. 3?? At this point, F.r. Cronin ~oved that Council recess until 7:00 otclocks po mos Friday~ Febrt~ry 22, 19~9. The motion was seconded by ~:r. ¥,intonand unanimously adopted. APPROVED ATTEST: 378 COUNCIL, RECESSED I~EQULAR Friday, February 2~,' 19~9. The Co~cil of the City o~ ~oanoke =e~ In recessed r~ular ~eetinF in ~he Clrcul~ Co~r~ too~ in ~he ~i~i~l Bulldin~ Friday, Feb~ary2 ~ ~9~9~ a~ 7:~ o~clock p. ~.~ ~ith the Presiden~ F~. H~er~ ~resl~n~. President, ~r. H~ter ............ ~S~T: None ........... O. OFFICERS ~ES~T: Er. Randolph D. ~tttle, City Atto~ey, f'r. Ja~s R. Ktncanon, Assistant to the City Attorney, and )~r. J. Robert ~o~s, Assistant City Auditor. SCHOOLS: The Roanoke City School Boa~ having been invited to ~lth Council, ~, rAva~s stated that h~ had suggested the conference~ out ~hat the election of ~r. ~llli~ L, ~rtin as a member of the Roanoke City School Boa~ to flll the unexp~ed term o~ ]:r, Arnold Schlossberg ending d~e 19~O~ has been challenged in couct, that It is required by 1au that t~o school districts be maintained ia the citi an5 that it Is a mtter of ~hether the School ~oard ~tshes to extend the present dividing line between the t~o district~ to include the annexed terrtto~ or to change the line~ it beinF his opinioa that Council ~ould abide by the rec~endation of the Boa~ b~t surge~tin~ that the line ~ &~ged. In a ~rther discussion of the ~tter, Kr. Ed~a~s ~tnted out that cha~gtn~ the line mtzht result in the te~s of ~o nember~ In either or both o~ tee dtztrlcts e~plrt~g at t~e tame t!~e~ but t~t this could be overcome by one of the affected members resigning and t~ediat~ly heine reappointed for a tern either one year lonrer or shorter than no~ contemplated. At this ~ln:~ ~, LeRoy H. S~lth~ Chaim~ of the School Boa~ said that soon after the annexatfon~ consideration had been given to' the of revertin~ to the fomer dividing line, resulting in north and south districts, instead of the present east and west distrlc%s, bu~ %ha~ %he Board had been hesitant %o ~ke this reco~enda%lon wi~hou~ firs~ beinc asked by After a f~ther discussion of ~he ~%~er, the President, Kr. Hun%er, asked %he School ~oa~ tF i% ~ ready to make a reco~e~a%ion as ~o t~ di~di~ line between the %~ school d~t~c%s~ Hr. Smith replying %ha~ %he Boa~ had been informed as %o ~he express pu~ose of ~his conference, and~ coherently is no~ in a ~sttion %o make ~y definite s%a%emen~ a~ this %~e, i% beln~ ~gges~ed ~ha~ the members of the Board re~ire from ~he Co.oil Ch~ber for a conference a view of r~ktnc a re~enda%ton before %he ~d of the present meetly; ~ereupon, they retired from %he ~teP durin~ the nee%lng, the members of %he School Board returned to %he Co~cfl Chamber, Er. Smith a dvtsing %~ %he Boa~ Is ~animously. of %~ opinion %ha~ it ~ould like a longer period or C~e for study or the school ~e~ore subml~%inc its reco~enda%lon as to the dividtnC line, %o which Council a~ree5. LICFA~SE CODE~F~OTOR VEHICLE3: Council having decided that it would give further consideration to the final adoption of Ordinance lto. 9817, revising the license tax on ~otor vehicles and trailers to parallel state rates, already passed on its first reading, at the present meeting, a group of interested citizens appeared for a discussion of the matter. k~ong those enterin~, into the discussion, were ~:essrs. Clifton A. Jr., and $. King Funkhouser, Attorneys, representing some of the truck operators in the city; B. A. Riley of the Riley Trucking Company; W. T. La~rence of the Lawrence Transfer and Storage Company; Nelson S. Bond; Herbert I~o London; ~:r. S. F. 'i'oody of the Peerless Hard,re Company, Incorporatedm and Roanoke Hardware Company, Incorporated, Harold !goods o£ the ~oods Brothers Coffee CoLpany; and Frank E. BoffFees. The truck operators contended that if ~he license tax on trucks is to be increased it should be on the same basis with private automobiles and levied on the empty weight of the trock rather than the capacity ~eight. Various rates having been suggested and discussed, and }~. ~:inton voicin2 the opinion that the merchants and business men are already paying heavy taxes and that any additional tax would be placin~ an undue burden on them, pleading that the automobile license fees be left as tl~ey were last year, including all other motor vehicles and trailers, }~'. Edwards ~oved that Ordinance No. 9817 be a~ended to provide for a license tax of twenty-five cents per hundred pounds for trucks, with a minimum fee o£ $9.00, based on the certified e~pty ~eight of the truck. The motion ~as seconded by }Ir. Cronin and adopted by the ffollo,ing vote: AYES". I~esers. Cronin, Edwards, and the President, l'r. Hunter-]. ftlYS: I~essrs. Dillard and ~linton ............................. ¥~'. Ed~ards~ then moved that Ordinance No. 9~17 be amended to provi~e for a license tax of twenty-five cents per hundred pounds for automobiles, with minlmu~ fee of ~6.00. The motion was seconded by lit. Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: llessrs. Cronin, Edwards, and the President, Fa-. Hunter-3. HAYS: Eessrs. Dillard and l!inton ............................. }ir. Edwards also moved' that Ordinance No. 9817 be amended to provide for s flat fee of $30.00 for passen6er notor vehicles for hire, including taxicabs, on the same basis as last year. The motion ~zas seconded by L'r. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYES: }~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~:tnton, and the President, }{r. Hunter ....................... 5. HAYS: None .............. O. In this connection, the City Attorney was requested to re-write Ordinance No. 9817, includin_z the a~endments adopted at the present neeting, and to present same to Council for final adoption at its regular ~eeting on I'onday, February 2~, There beinF no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED ATTEST: 380 ~onday. Yebruary 28. ~'~e council of the City of B~noke ~et In re~lar =eating In the Circuit Co~t ~om ~n the M~ioipal Baildin6, l~on~ay~ Febr~ry, 28, 19~9, at 2~ o~clook, p, ~,~ the regular ~eetin6 ho~r~ with the Pre~ident~ ~r, H~ter~ presidl~, PR~IT: ~essrs, Cronin~ D~llard~ g~wards, Hlntoa~ ~d the ~. H~ter ............. O~C~S P~: llr. Arthar S. Owens, City ~a~ger, l~r. Randolph ~. ~lttl City Attorney, an~ Mr. H. ~. Yetes, City Auditor. The meetl~ was opene~ w~th a preyer by ~everend ~. D. Utt, pastor of the ~e! L~therm Ch~roh. ~.~: Oop[es off the nin~tes of the ~eetl~ held on February 21, and the ~eeting held on ~ebraary 25, 19~9, havl~ been ff~rnished each n~ber Ooan~il, ~poa ~o~loa off 2ir. ~dwsrds, seconded By 2~r. ~lnto~ and u~nimously adopted the rea~lng was dispensed with en~ the ~lnutes approved as recorded. ~AR~h~ 0F ~LIC ';~ARE: ~M. ~a~ y. Atk~ns, relief client, appeared ~fore Co~c~l, advising that his grocery order all~wnce has been red,ced by the Departnent of Pablic Welfare. ~. C~onln s~ggestlng that lfr. Atklns might be sent to the University of Virginia Hospi~l at Charlottesville for a c~plete physical exa~natlon, was requested to confer with the City ZON~-~ACE L~S: The pla~l~ B~rd ~ving reco~ended that a 20-foot setback line be established on the west side of First street, S. E., between ~zewell Aven~e and ~mll[tt Aven~e, and notice of public hearl~ ca the ~tter hav- ing been published in the World-News p~suant to Article XI, Section ~3, of 51 of the Code of the City of R~noke, settl~ the t~e of the hearing et 2:00 o'clock, p. n., ~onday, ~ebruary 21, 1929, and the hearing having been contin~ed until the present neetl~ at the request of attorneys interested In the proposed setback lins, the question was aga~ before. Co,oil. in this co~ection, ~fr. Walter H. Scott, Attorney, representing l~rs. ~na ~. Obermyer and Mr. E. g. ~errls, together with ~r. F~n B. ~itescerver, representing Clover Creamery Company, Incorporated, owners of the property affected by the setback i[ne, appeared before ~ a dlsc~saion of the hatter, 2ir. Scott advised that a brick building already erected on the property of ~rs. obernyer and that the city has already ~blished a 5-foot setback line on Bullitt Avenue along the side of the property of ~r. Harris, polntl~ oat that the co~prehensive plan does no~ contain any pro- vision for this street as a thoro~hfare and that tfa bri~e is ever constructed over ~zewell Avenue on ~ll[tt Avenue tn the southeast section, First Street wo~ld be wo=t~ess as a thoroughfare, concluding that to establish the setback line as proposed woald depreciate the val~e of the property of his clients. ~ a f~ther dlsc~ss~on of the matter, l~r. Whitescarver outlined plans his client for erection of a bmilding on its property tn the ~lddle of the block t he i Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. ~le motion was seconded by ~l~r. ~dwards ~n~ adopted by the following vote: AY]~: ]!eaerao Cronin~ Dillard, ~dwards, 1~[nt~ and the ~resident~ H~nter ............... (~983~) AN ORD~;~;0E to establish a 5-foot setback line on the west side ~f First ~treet, S. E., fr~ Tazewell Avenue to ~ullitt Avenue, for street ~urposes. ~S, in accordance with a reco~endat~on of the Pl~nl~ Board, n~tice f public heari~ ca the ~uestlon of es~bltshln~ e 20-foot setback llne on the west ldo of First Street, S. ~., from ~zewell Avenue to ~ullAtt A~enue, as required b~ rticle X~, Section ~3, of Chapter ~1 of the Code of the City of ~oenoke, Virginia, elating to ~oning, was publishe~ tn "~e World-News-, e newspaper published in the ~lty of ~oenoke for the t~e requlre~ by said section, and ~S, the hearin~ as provided ~or in said notice published In said news- ~'as g~ven on the 21st d~y of Febr~ry, 19&9, at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., before ~he Council of the City of Ro~oke In the Co.oil Ro~ in the 2~unlcipal Building and until the 28th dsy of Febr~ry, 19~9, at which hearing ell property o~'ners the affected area were given an opport~fty to be heard on the question, and ~S, after hearing evidence submitted, Co~cll is of the opinion that a -foot setback line should be establi~ed. ~0~E, BE IT 0~D by the Co.oil of the City of ~oanoke that a ~-foot ~etback l~ne be, and the s~e is hereby established on the west side of First Street E., fr~ Tazewell Avenue to BullAtt Avenue, for street widening pa=poses. BE IT ~R~ O~'ED that no building hereafter erected on any of said ts abutting on said street shall extend eve= the setback line es es~blished by provisions of this 0rdin~ce. ~e Ordin~ce hav~g been read, was lald over. P~ITIONS A~ C~ICATI0~: 7~N~S: A petition si~ed ~y owners of property fronting a distance of app=ox~tely t~o thousand feet on the ea~ side of Willi~on Road, between Colonel Robinson Road end Frontier Road, located In Blocks 5-11, ~nclusive, of the Flying Co~t ;lap, esk~g that the property in question be rezoned fr~ General ~esldence D~str~ct to BuSiness District, havl~ heed referred to the ~rd of ~eals and Ple~l~ B~rd for investig~tion, report and reco=endation, the follow- ~g co~uication, wi~ reference to the ~tter, was before Co.oil: "February 2&, "~e ~onozable W. ~. Wunter, ;~ayor, and M~bers of C~ty Roanoke, Virginia. ~entl~en: ~ co~ection with yo~ letter of Febr~ry 17, 19&9, addressed Jointly to the Pla~lng Beard and the Board of Zoning Appeals referr~g to th~ for investigation, report an~ reco~ndation to 382 Council a petition of property owners sekins that Blocks f-ll~ in- elusive, William ylenin~ Coart Map, located between Colonel Robinson Road an~ Frontier R~, be rezone~ from ~eoial Residence Dla~iot to Business District: A Joint ~etin6 of ~ese ~o B~rds ~s held ~e~estay~ February ~]~ 19~9~ at ~hioh t~e the ~eq~est ~as 6i~en eareful o~sidaration. The Pl~nln~ B~rd ~d the B~rd of Zoal~ Appeals ~olatl~ the followiM reoo~nda~i~ ~o Citz '~at the olassifloati~ of ~e property In question be ~lntained In its present a~tus ~tll a thorou~ stuty can be ~de of the entire Wlllie~on R~d area by th~ Pla~l~ Board, an~ a de~iled and omprehensive plan for its fature orderly development s~b~ltted to Co.oil flor oo~lderatio~. I~ Is hoped that ~ls study can be completed and a definite reco~endation submitte~ to City Co.oil within sixty Respectfully submitted, Chair~n, pla~l~ B~rd ~ederio ~, Bi~hop, ~heir~n~ ~rd of Zonin~ Appeals.- In this co~eotion, Mr. ,Walter W. ~ood, Attorney, representln~ the are holdl~ In abeyance plane to erect basiness ea~blis~ents on s~e of the lot~ in question, pen~ln~ the decision off Co~oll~ and that tim~ Is of e~sen~e In that ithey ar~ very anxto~s to s~rt bulldin~ In th~ sprl~, askl~ that the study by the Pl~nal~ B~rd be acoelerate~ as ~u~h aa 9n notion of ~r. ~wards, seconded by ~M. Dillard ~ni ~animously adopted, the City Clerk was requested =o advise the B~rd of 7~nin6 Appea~ an~ the Plenn~ Boars that It Is the desire of Couoil that the study of the entire Wlllianson ~d by the Plannin~ Board be c~pleted aa quickly as possible. ~ilNG: A comnunlcation from }~. D. W. l!oonaw~ askl~ that Lots 9~ 10 and 11~ Section 8, Atrlee Court, be rezoned to Business District, was before Co.oil. ~ notion of llr. llinton, seconded by Hr. Dillard and ~a~ously adopted, the request ~as referred ~ the B~rd of ~onl~ Appeals and the Pl~ni~ Board for i~vestl~atio~, report and rec~endatioa to ~0[~I~: I c=~lcatim ~o2 I~. ~o~ D. Cope~aver, Attorney, representl~ }fr. J. C. Bla~enshtp, askinE tMt the second reading of Ordi~nce No. 9S19, lng for the rezonins of property located on the southeast corner of Orange Avenue C~any }lap, from Business District to Special ~esidence ~istrict, previously passed on its first =eadin~ read an~ laid over~ be ~eld tn abeyance For another week in order that he mi~t have s~fficient tine In which t0 re-circulate the petition ~resented by h~ at the ~re~lous neetint with a view of provin~ that the views oF the si6ners of the p~tition In question have not chan~ed as charsed by several of the persons sskin6 that the property be rezoned, was before Co.oil. In this co~ectlon, a dele~tfon of the proponents of ~e rezonl~ bein~ present at th~ ~etin6, llessrs. S. H. Tear, ~arvin ~. Burnette~ A. F. Knick, ~. F. Eetley and Hiss ~ll~beth L. ~n~or spoke In opposition to deferrln6 the second read~6 of Ordinance No. 9S19, contendin~ that in ~eir opinion ~. Cop~haver has ~d as much tl~e es they have ~d in present~g ~e ~se, poi~tl~ out that s~e of th~ are losin6 tt~e ~om work In order to be ~resaat at these h~arin~s, and ~sisting that ~e Ordl~nce be acted upon a~ ~e preset Mr. Cronin stating that he is of the opinion that no one should be denied th opportunity to present the full facts in any hearing, and ~ro Dillard denlaring that he doss not feel ~. Oopenhaver has given reasonable grounds for the continuance of th~ hearing, and there beins sc~e discussion as to a time and place suitable to those present for the hearing, l!r. Crania moved that the heerin6 be held et 7:30 o'clock, p. m., Eondey, L'arch 7, 1929, in the Council Chamber. ~he motion was seconded by Hr. Hlnton and adopted by the following vote: AI'E~: ~essrs. Cronln, !~inton, and the President, l~r° Hunter ..... 3. ~AYS: Mr. Dillard ....... 1. (Hr. Edwards not voting) REPORTS OF OFFICE~S: BUD~ET-~L~TIO.~;S: The City 2~!aneger submitted written report that the Furnitt and Equipment Account in the Coat of ~lections B"dget has been over-drawn in the amount of $20.00, due to the purchase of chairs by the City Sergeant for use in the Bond Issue Election on ~arch 1, 1929, at a total cost of .~106.20, and asked that $20.00 be appropriated to this account. lir. Dillard moved that Council concur in the request of t~he City ~!anager and offered the followin~ emergency Ordinance: {~9835) AN OBDINA~E to amend and reenact Section ~27, eCost of Elections', of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 31st day of December, 19~+8, No. 9751, and entitled, "An ordinance nakin~ appropriations frc~ the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 1929, and ending December 31, 1929, end declaring the existence of an emergency~. (For full text of Ordinance see Ordinance Book No. 16, page Mr. Dillard moved the adoption of the Ordinanc*. The motion was seconded b~ Er. Edwards end adopted by the following vote: A~-ff~: 1.!essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, l~intoa, and the President, !ir. Hunter ............ 5. NAYS: None ..... 0. DRAD~ CROS~IN~S: The City ~anager submitted written report, enclosing a com~nunicatlon from l!r. A. B. Stone, Chief v~agineer of the Norfolk and Western Rail- way Company, together with draft of resolution, authorizing the installation of an automatic flash light crossing signal within the bounds of the first alley south of Bullitt Avenue, S. ~., as a protection for automobiles, with the request that the same be adopted; whereupon, l~r. Crontn offered the following Resolution: (~9836) A RESOLUTION authorizing the Norfolk and Western Railway Company to place, maintain and operate an automatic flash light crossing signal within the bounds of the first alley so~th of Bullltt Avenue, Southeast, Roanoke, Virginia, on the north side of said alley and east of the Rallway's tracks, the proposed location of same being shown colored red on blueprint of Plan N-22607, in the offio~ of the Chief Engineer of the Railway, ~oanoke, Virginia, dated February 15, 19~9, which is attached hereto end made a part of this resolution; provided, however, tha~ the Railway shall indemnify and save the City harmless from accidents resulting in damage to person or property due to or caused by the presence of the pedestal end pipe mast supporting the said flash light signal within the bounds of the said alle (For full text of Resolution see Ordinance Book No. 16, page 113) Mr. Cronin moved the adoption of tho Resolution. The motion was seconded by ;~r. l~lnton and adopted by the following vote: '383 384 ATEfl: t/easts. Oronin~ Dlllerd~ Edwerds~ l~inton~ and the ~resident~ ~r; Hunter ......... 5. l~atTS= Rone--O. POLIC~ D~AR~I~: The City l~a~er submitted ~ritten report~ ~6ether ~ith a oo~nioation fr~ ~r. ~hields lo~son~ O~eral llaneser of the T~es-World Corporation~ a~l~ t~t llr. ~en F. ~16ht be appointed as a special of fleer to · prote~t the property of the ~es-W~ld Corporat~on~ and the concurrence of the S~perintenient of ~olloe, the City ~flf co~ourrln~ with the ~uperlntendent of ,olioe. ~, lIlnt~ n~ed that Hr. ~en Y. WriSt be appointed as a special officer ~o protect the property of the T~es-World Corporation. ~e motion was seconded by }ir. ~dwards and ~an~ously adopted. ~IIATIONS-S~ WID~t~C: ~e City l!ana~er s~bnitte~ th~ ffoll~la~ report with reffer~ce to the widsnin6 of L~eas Street, N. E.: 'Roanoke, Virginia February 28, 19~9 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: In your overall plans for the development of an additional highway to Wllliameon Road and in fttrtheranoe of your instructions to m~ke s study of as~a, ! am happy to report ~s follows: ~r. ~anes G. l~cDo~ey has deeded to the City as a rift- of-way flor approx~ately 1,700 feet~ property to the we~t of the present Willtsmson R~d, at no cost to the City. This involves nine parcels of land~ iscluding s~e 29 lots. I respec~lly request that you a~cept these lots on behalf of the City and send a letter to 1~. ~cConkey extending appreciation for ~ls property. Respectfully submitted, [Sl~ned) Arthur S. ~ens, C~ty ~anager- ~. Dillard moved t~t ~o~cil concur tn the repot of the City ?~nager ~d offered the following Resol~tion: (~817~ A ~SOL~ION to accept fr~ Claudine W. ~cCo~ey and ~es ~. ~[cComkey the do~ticn of nine parcels of land located on L~ens street, N. E., as shown on Plan No. ]?&], dated Janmary 17, 1929, on file in the office of the City ~gineer, according to the lisp of Willl~on Groves Smbdlvtsion, for street uzposes, and exp~essi~ t~nks and appreciation for ~e said donation. [For ~ll tex~ of Resol~tion see 0rdl~nce Book t~o. 16, page 112) l~r. Dillard norad the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded y ~r. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: A~: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~lnten~ and the Presid~t, ]~r. H~ter ............. 5. I~: None--O. ~ -S~CE L~NE: The City Eanager submitted written report, 'l~ that setback lines be established on bo~ sides of Liberty Road, I~. E., f~ Street to Willia~on R~d, extending thirty-five feet o~ ~a~ side of the established center line of the s~eet, to provide for a 70-foot street. Council being of the opinion that a public hearin~ should be held on the on motion of ~r. Cronin~ aecon~ed by ~r. lli~on l~ ~~ I~op~e~ Oity Clerk ~s~ re~ueste~ to advertiaa ~or ~he public he~ri~ ~o be held a~ 2:00 o~ol~k, p, n,, M~day~ March 28, 19~9. ~TIOfl-~IO LI~: The City l~a6er submitted written report that he ~s recei~e~ a petition from citizens operatin~ businesses on Willia~o~ R~d~ questin~ a traffflo light at the intersection off W~llie~on ~d and Liberty ~oad,and t~t a~ce this f~ts In very well with plans for the de~elopment and proration this area, he Is rec~endi~ that $1.700,00 be appropriate~ from the A~e~ation F~ for this inprovenent. ~r. ~nton mo~ed ~at Co.oil conc~ In the reo~endation o~ the City and offfered the followin~ ~er~enoy (~818) ~ O~DI~NO~ approprlatin~ $1,700.00 from the 19~9 ~nex F~d for S~al3~ ~ oonfleot~on w~th the ~nstallation of a trflff~o Xl6ht a~ the intersection of Walll~son ~d and L~berty (~r full text of Ordi~noe see Ordl~noe Book }~o. 16, ~Ee l~r. l~n~n moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The not,on ~s seconded ~r. Edwards and adopted by the follow[~ vote: A~: ~essrs. ~ronin, Dillard~ Edwards~ ~tnton~ and th~ President, ~r. ~ter ............ I~YS: None ..... O. A~I~TION-~RE D~A~: ~e Cl~y l~ager sub~tted written report and =eco~ended that $3,500.00 be appropriated from the ~nexatlon F~d In order that the c~ty ml~t secure certain lots tn Section H, }{ap of the Wlllla~on Groves Subdivision, known as ~ts 12-15, inclusive, end Lo~ 27-30, inclusive, situated be- tween Woodland Avenue and La~el Argue and Wilkins Street and L~ens Street, es a site for the proposed fire station in the Willla~on R~d area. ~. Cronln mowed that Go.oil conc~ In the fecundation of ~e City ~anager and offered the following ~erg~cy 0rdi~nce: (~9839) ~I 0RDH;A~E appropriating $3,5~.00 fron the 19&9 ~nex F~d, :o~ectlon with the p~c~se of lend as a site for the proposed fire s~gion In the ~;llllm=son R~d area. (For full text of Ordinance see 0rdinan~e Book No. 16, Page 116) l~r. ~ronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The mution :~s seconded by M. Minton and adopted by the followin~ vote: A'~: Messrs. Oronin, D~llard, Edwerds~ ~lnton, and the President, ~r. H~ter ............ NA~: None ..... 0. In this co~ection, the City Eanager also ree~ended that viewers be ~ointed by ~ouncil for the purpose of appra[sin~ the lots in question, with a view ~f establishing a fair and reasonable price, in order that any of the lots can be :onde~ed in the event the offers are not accepted by the property ~ners. Mr. Dillard n~ed that Co.oil conc~ in the reco=endatton of the 0ity ~ger and offered the following Resolution: (~9SAO} A RESOLUTION appolnti~ viewers for the purpose of apprais~g Lots ~2-1~, inclusive, and Lots 27-30, inclusive, Section ~, l[ap of Wllliansoa Groves 386 Subdivision, looated between Noble {Woodland) Avenue and l~ddook {Laurel) Aveaue, N. E., and Wllklns Street and Lukena Street, No E., in connection with the purchase of said lots as a site for the proposed fire station in the Wlllia~cn Bead with a view of establishing a fair and reasonable pries for the lots in q~eetl6n. {For full text of Beeolutlon see Ordinance Book Nco 16, Page 116) l/r. Dillard moved the adoption of the Beaolutiono The motion was seconded by Yro Edwards and adopted by the follOwln~ vote: AYF~: l!esarao Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~lnton~ and the President, ~ro ~unter .......... ~Y~: ~ane---O. MTN~WATION-FIR~ DE?A~?I~: ~he Clty ~nager h~?lng bean euthorlz6d to e~cure options on altus for fire stations in the Willis=son Rosd end ~rden City areas, ha su~ltted written reportthat ha has been ~a~ble tO obtain sn optio~ on e site for a fire at~tlon In the G~rden ~tty area, hut that he hca secured prlues on two tracts of land, the o~sers of whiuh ere u~willing to sell any part of the treats hut rather ere wlllin~ to dispose of the= es a whole, the price on the Llptrep parcel of ainu acres bsin~ ~17,~00.00, and the prlaa on the Schilling ~arcal of four acres being ~12,000.00, the City l~nagar advising that e~ch of these ~arcele of land hsve adequate frontage sn the hl~hwey for the construction of a but polsting out tha~ he is makin~ no raco,'~.~endatlen that elther of the~ be purchased at the price requested. Action on the matter wss held in abeyance pending a tour of inspection of two parcels of land in question by the m~bers of Carmel1. BUEGET-CITf ~LOYEE~S: The City Manager submitted written report that he is workers in the different departments, and asked that ha be au$21erizad to secure this clothing which will be paid for an a semimonthly bsais by the ~nployees. Hr. Cronin moved that Council cencur in the request of the City Manager and offered the followin~ Heaslutlon: (~98&1) A R~SOLUTIO~I authorizing the City Manager to purchase work clothlnE for ~treet man, refuse collectors and certain other workers employed by the ulty, ts be resold to such mlployees end paid for by a~imonthly deductions from their (For full text'of Resolution see Ordinance Book No. 16, page 116) ' ~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion wes seconde~ by Mr. Dillard end adopted by the follOwing vote: AY~S: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, I!inton, and the President, =hnter ........... 5. ~YS: None ---0. ~RTS OF C~I~S: ~one. ~II~ BUS~S: I;one. C~/SI~TION OF C~S: None. I~O~CTION AND COt~ID~ON LI~EN~ COD~!O~R ~ICL~S: Ordl~nce ~o. 9817, revising the license ~x m~to~ vehicles an~ trailers to parallel state rates, havl~ p~evtously bees befor 3o~cil for its first reading, read ~ laid ~er~ sad Co.ell having at a ~etl~ ~lday, February 2~, 19&9, ~eaded the Ordi~nce to provide for a licease tax of twenty-five cents par hundred pouada for trucker, with a ninl~,~ fee of $9.00, based oh the oertifie~ empty waist of the tr~ck, a license tax of twenty-fine,cent per hunted ponds for auto. biles, with a min~ fee of $6.~ and a flat fee $]0.00 for passen6er motor vehicles for hire, laolud~s taxicab~, o~ ~e s~e as ~st ~ear~ an~ the City Attorn~ havins re~afte~ the Ordnance aocordin~ly~ Eda~rds offere~ the foll~ln~ Ordinance~ as ~ended~ for its seoon~ rea~in~ a~ fi~l adoption~ tO l~rch 31st, 19~0, both inclusive, and ~ch successive year ther~fter, on rioter · ehicles, trailers end motor vehicle ~riers as defined In C~pter 16~ of the Code of Virginia prescribin~ certain rules and ln~osin~ penalties and repealin~ 0rd[~nce lie. 8590 a~ amen~ents thereto. BE IT OR~D by the Co,oil of the City of ~oanoke as follows: (A] ~FINITIO~: The words and phrases used herein es indicati~ kinds or types of vehicles shall ~ve the s~e meanl~s ascribed to ~h~ as are set out Chapter 90B of the Co~e of Virginia, a s e~ended. ~allers and s~l-treilers shall be licensed separately from the ~otor vehicles to ~hich they are attached. (B) T~. A license tax is ~posed on ell m~tor vehicles, trailers and trailers, for the perio~ fr~ April 1, 1~9, to l~arch 31, 1950, end for each successive year thereafter, as follo~s: O~ e~ch p~sse~er ~otor vehicle kept or used f~ hire, the annual lic~se tax shall be ..................................................... $30.00. On each ~uck, tractor truck, t~eller or s~l-traller kept or used for hire for the transfer of freight or =er~andlse of a rated capacity of one-ton, or less ......................................................... ~ ......... $ 15.00. Over one-tone rate~ capacity .............................................. 5.00 additional for ea~ one'half t~ rated capacity. 0n each privately ~,ned truck, tractor truck, trailer or semi- trailer used for the transfer of fret~t or merchandise, a license tax of..~ · per one hundred ponds of waist, or ~Jor ~action thereof, which said weight shall be the enpty waist of said vehicle as shown on ~e registration card issued for the same by the Division of lictor Vehicles; provided, h~ever, that no tax shall be less t~n ......................................................... 89.00. 2. P~A~ PA~ I~OTO~ V~IC~, IIOT A EO~. On ~11 prints passenger ~otor vehicles n~t otherwise licensed by this City the e~ual license tax shell be ............................... ~ per one h~ed ponds of weight, or major fraction thereof; provided, that no tax shall be less then ..................................................... ~.00 and the manufact~er's shippl~ weight shell be used in determining the waist for the purpose cf ascertainin~ the tax hereby ~pose~. 5.~A~S ~ ~I-~A~3 D~IGI~D FOR U~ AS L~ING QU~S BY ~Ii ~ e~ch trailer or se~-trailer desired for use es living quarters by h~n bei~s the ~nual lice~e ~x sha~l be ............................ 388 6. MOTOE~fCL~.q, I~OTORBIEE~A1]DTI~I-~0TORCYCLESo ~ each motor vehicle desired to travel on not ~re them three (3) ~eels In contact with the growl, and on each four-whaelea v~lola lass then five h~ndrei po~ts and equippet with an ~lne of less than six horse- power, t~e annual license ~x shall be , ...................... , .............. and, In ad~ltion, for each sidecar .... , ............... ~ ................... The ~x in this seotio~ imposed shall n~t apply to motor vehicles desired an~ used as farm tractors. ~o license lssue~ under ~ls ord~ce shall be tra~sfferre~ ~ o~e owner to another owner and any license lssue~ hereunder s~ll expire ~ediete- ly ~pon a change in the ownership off the vehicle for which the s~e was issued; provided, however, that this section shell not be construed so as t~ prevent the transfer of licenses from one vehicle to another vehicle off the same class owned by the s~e person. Llc~ses issued under sub-sections 3 and ~ of Section '(B) ~y be prorated, in which case of proration one-half off ~e a~ual license fee required to be paid by the owner of a ~otor vehicle, trailer, or s~i-traAler, shal be collecte~ whenever such license [s issued d~ln~ the perio~ begianl~ on the first day of october in any ~er, end ending on the fifteenth day of January In the same license yea~, and one-third of such fee shall be collected ~henever such license is issued after the fifteenth day of January In the s~e license year. I;o other licenses lssue~ hereunder shall be prorated. LIC~P~S. A n~ber plete~ or tag, for each rioter vehicle, trailer or side- car shall be ff~nished by the C~lasl~ner of the Bevenue at the t~e the license is.taken out, anl shall be conspicuously displayed on sa~d motor vehicle, trailer or.sidecar; a~ in the event such tag is lost, the owner of the rioter vehicle, trai er or sidecar shall forthwith obtain fron the O~issioner of th~ Revenue e duplical and shall pay therefor $1.00. For the failure to display such tag, the owner, o~ operator of said rioter vehicle, trailer or sidecar shall be f~ed not exceed~g $~. ~o. Upon each motor vehicle carrier ~eight or passe.er) es de- fined in Chapter 16~ of the Code of Vlrgin~a, the license ~x shall be one-fif~ cent per mile for each mile operated within the City of ~noke by any vehicle lng five thousand ponds or less; two-fifths cents per mile for each.nile so ed by any vehicle ~el~ing more than f~ve tho~s~d ponds end less then thousand po~as; and three-fifths cent ~r mile for each mile so Operated by any vehicle ~el~i~ no~e than fifteen thousand po~qds. ~e purpose and intent of this section is to levy a license ~x pe~nittea by Section ~097y22 Code of Virginia, except m~tor vehicles ownea by per~ sons, fir~, or corporetlc~who pay a ~x to the city on all their t2nglble persona: property, ~chinery end tools. No motor vehicle carrier, as defined ia Chapter 16lA of the Code '389 of ¥1rginia, shell operate in the 01ty of Roanoke until such carrier has paid the license tax prescribed by thin section end shall have ~ecurad tan spprovsl of the Council of the C~ty of ~osnoke ~or the rc~te~ or ro~tes~ o~er which said desires to operate. ~ery license ~cse~ ~der this ~dl~nce shall expire on the day of ~rch next succeedins the date such license Xs ~posed, and shell be r~ewed a~uelly By the owner an~ by ps)~ent of the required l~cer~e ~x~ such renewal to ~ke effect on April 1st of each year. It s~ll be ~lawful for any person to v~olete any of the of th~s ordl~nce, mhd any person ~ho shell v~olete any of ~e provisions thereof shall be ~ullty of ~ misd~esnor, end upon conv~ction therefor, fine~ not lees then ,rounded In ~re~a~h "{~)" hereof. If any part of this ordinance sh~ll be fo~d invalid by any court, ~t shall be conclusively pressed that this ordinance would have bee~ passed with- out such invalid p~rt~ and the ordinance es e ~hole shell not be declared invalid by reason of ~e fact that one or more parts ney be fo~d to be invalid. Ordt~nce No. 8~90, end ell amendments thereto, are hereby repeals The O~dinance as emended, ~ving been read in its entirety, ~r. ~werds moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by ~r. ~ronin end adopted by the followi~ vote: A'~: l{essrs. Cronin, ~dwards, ~nd the ~resident, ~[r. H~ter .... 3. NA~: l[essrs. Dillard end l~lnton ............................... ZONI~-~ACK LI~: Ordi~nce 9820, estebl~shin~ a s~tback line on both sides of Tenth Street, N. W., extend~n~ from Norfolk Avenue, S. W., to Willl~son Eoad, to provide for e ?0-foot street fren property l~ne to property line, hav~ ~ p~eviously been before Council, re~d end laid over, was a~ain before the body. ~ this connect[on, t{r. Walter ~. Nelson, ~resident of ~e Wlllie~on ~d Civic League, who was present et the nesting, advised that wh~ the public heerin~was held on the proposed setback line on Febr~ry 21, 19~9, no one from the effected af~ appeared with reference to the ~tter because they were not f~llier w~th Just whet ~s expected of them, poinin6 out t~t if the setback line Is estab- lished as proposed, It will cut off the front porches of some of the h~es on Tenth Street when the street is widened~ and asked that the second reedin6 of this Ordi~nce be held ~ abeyance ~or a week in or,er that ~e people from that section might appear and be heard on the question. ~. D~llerd protest[n~ that interested citizens were ~iv~ en opport~ity to be heard on the setback line when the hearl~ was held on Febr~ry 21, 1~9, and that ~o one appeared et that t~e, and that he feels the Ordi~nce should be adopt- ed on its second re, din6 at the present meeting, l~. ~[nton moved that action on ~he second read~g of Ordl~nce NO. 9820 be held ~ abeyance until after the meet- ln~ sched~ed' for 7:30 o'clock, p. ~., l(ondey, ~arch 7, 1~A9, at ~ht~ meet~g the 390 oitozana will be given an opportunity to be heard on the setback line, motion was seceded by 1~o Or.nih and adopted by the following vote: A~: ~essrs. C~onin, ~wards, Hlnton, a~ the president, l~r, l{anter--~, NA~ ]~, Dillard ............. 1, '~N~-~A~ L~: Ordl~noe No. ~821, establish~g a setback l]~o on sides of Wllll~son R~d from the old city corporate ll~ts to the new city :orporate l~lts on U. S. Route ~o. 11, north of Hershberger ~oad, extending fifty ~eet on each side of the present established center line of wllllemsom ~d, to 3rovide for a 100-foot street, having previously beam before 0o~oll for its first reading, read and laid over, lit. Oronin offered the followl~ for its second read- ing and final adoption: (~821} MI ~D~NOE eatablish~g a setback line on both sides ~oad fro~ the old city corporate ll~ta to the n~ eity corporate limits on U. cate No. 11, north of Hershb~ger ~oad, extending fifty feet on each side of the sent asahi!sheS center line of willi~son R~d, to provide for a 100-foot street {For full text of Ordi~nce see ordi~noe Book I~o. 16, page 110) ~r. 0ronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The notion ~'as se~onted by M. ~iwards and adopted by the foll~ln~ vote: A~S: Ilessrs. Cro~ig, Dillard, ~dv:ards, I~lnton, and kbs President, ',M. ~anter ............ 5. la'~: None ..... 0. Z0~/E;O-~/0X LI~: Ordinance No. 9822, es~bltsh~g a setback line on both aides of ~rden Olty Boulevard, S. E., formerly ~rnan~ (~ickory) State Ho,Ate 116, to Yellow Ilountaia ~oad, extending thirty feet on each side of the presea~ established c~qter line of the street, ~o provide for ~ 60-foot street, havin~ previously been before Council for its first readl~, read and laid over, acafn before the body, fir. ~dwazds offering the following fcc its and final adoption: (~9822) Alt 02D~N3~ establishinc a setback line on both sides of Garden City Boulevard, S. E., fornerly ~rnand (Hickory) ~oad, fro~ State ~oute 116, Yellow ~!oantain ~oad, extendi~ thirty fee~ on each aide of the present established center l~e of the street, to provide for a 60-foot street. {For fall text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book ~o. 16, page 111) iM. Edwards moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded b~ ~. Iiinton and adoptea by the following vote: A~a: l[essrs. 0rosin, Dillard, ~dwards, lilnton, and ~e President, lit. Hunter ............... 5. NA~: None ....... 0. M~X~f ¢01~AN~S-}~B ~D: Ordinance No. 9823, authoriz~g ami direct- ing the proper officers of the City of ~noke, Vir~lnla, for and on behalf of the City of ~oanoke, to execute contract between the ~tty and the Unftet S~tes ~erlca for the leasing of t~ee tracts of land In I~aher Field, in co~ection with the proposed erec~ion of a Iiarlne Reserve Arnory Train~ Center, having previoasly been before Con.oil for its first ~eadin8, read an~ lald over, ~.~s a~in before the body. ~ this co~ection, Captain ~. B. ~in~ 0f the United S~tes I~ar~e Corps, who was present at the ~e~i~, advised that he la negotiating with the Vlr~lnia Holding Corporation aa to a waiver for the erection of the building at l,~her Fleld~ but that as yet he has not received an answer. The matter having been discussedj and the Presideutt }Tro Hunter, that in his opinion the Ordinance should not be adopted until the waiver is obtain- sd~ voicing the opinio~ that there ara other sites owned by the city which do not have restrictions on them, such as llenorial Park, which should.be suitable for the proposed trsinin/l center, and me.bars of Council bain~ of the opinion that s provi- sion should be embodied in the lease to the general effect that if the buildins is not constructed within two years the lease w~uld be forfeited, t!r. Dillard moved that Ordinance Ilo, 982] be ananded by addin~ the following paraEraph: ~BE IT FUt~Ir~-H ~DAllq~D that a provision be e~bodied in the lease to the Eeneral effect that if the proposed l:arine Heaerva Arnory Trainin/~ Center is not constructed on Parcel lis. I within two years from the date of said lease, the lease shall bacons and be null end void.' The motion was seconded by I:ro Cronl~ and adopted by the follswin/~ vote: AY-~: llessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Xdwards and ]ilnton UAY~: The President~ llro Hunter ..................... 1. ]Ir. Dillard then offered the followln/t Ordinanse, es amended, for its aacond reading and final adoption: (~982]) ~3I O.~D1NAIICE authorizin.~ an~ directinE the proper office~ of the City of ~oanake~ Virginia, For and on behalf of the City of H~aoke~ to execute contract between the City ani the United ~tates of ~erica for the leasin~ of ~re~ tracts off land in I~her Field, desi~ated as parcels 1, 2 ann ] on Plan No. dated February 19, 19~9, on file ia the office of the City ~lneer, ~rcel No. 1 to be ~ed as a site for a Ilarine ~eserve Armory ~aini~ Center, ~arcel Ho. 2 for tralnfn~ purposes, ani Parcel No. ] for tnflress and e~ress to and from the trainia~ ares, said.lease to be for term of one year, beEl~ln~ April 1, 1929, with the ri~' of renewal annually, for period end~ l~arch 31, 1979, at a consideration of per year~ and to be execated under ter~ affi conditions ~utaally agreed upon and contained therein, subject to the approval of the City Attorney. BE IT O~D by the Co.oil off the City of ~oanoke that the proper offficers off the City of ~oanoke, Virginia, be, and they are hereby authorized and direeted~ for ~d on behalf of the City of H~aoke, to execute contract between the City ~nd the United State~ oF ~erlca for the leasinE of three tracts of land in ~her Field, desl~ated as parcels 1. 2 an~ 3 on Plan No. 3~]2, dated February 19, 19~9, on file in the office of the ~ity ~tneer, Parcel No. 1 to be u~ed as a site for a llarine ~eserve Araory ~ainl~ Center, parcel No. 2 for training purpose: an~ Paroel No. ~ for lnsress ~d e~ess to and from the trahi~t area, ~aid lease to be for term of one year, be~l~ April 1, 19~9, with the ri~t of renewal a~ally, for period endUE llarch ]1~ 1979, at a consideration of ~1.00 per year, and to be executed ~der ter~ and conditions n~tually a~reed upon and con.tried thereln~ subject to the approval of the City Attorney. BE I~ ~R O~ that the prospective lessee be~ and Is h~reby notifl, off the conditions contained in deed dated lfarch 15, 1921, ~der which th~ Virginia Eold~E Corpora'rich convey'ed to the Olty of ~noke, Virtinia, ]0.'1~ acres of I~aher 'leld for s~dl~, arnory, park and recreational p~poses only, In order that e~see ~y comply th~ewith. BE IT ~ 0~ that a provision be e~oilei la the lease to the eneral effect t~t if the proposed llarine ~eserve Armory ~aining Center is 392 constructed on Parcel Ho. 1 within two years frc~a the date of said loose, the lease shall become null and void. Too 0rdinanoe,a$ a~ndod, havin~ been road in its entirety, Hr. Dillard ire adoption. The notion wes seconded by ]~ro Cronin end adopted by the follewinE vote: AYES: Heserao Cronin, Dillard, Edwards and lflnton ..... ~YS: ~e Pre~ldeat, Hr. ~mater ...................... 1. of the Advisory and Appeal Board to the Dlrect~ of the ~par~t of Air pollution Control expired a~ of Dec.bar ]1~ 1928, and that Ordinance No. 91~, adopted on the llth day of August, 1927, pro.ides that ~p~n expiration of ~uch term of Office any subsequent appoin~ent shall be for a term of fo~ years Ffo~ ~e date of pirat~on, ~r. ~dwards placed In n~lnaticn the name of ~. ~. ~. ~ooro t~ succee~ himself ~s a n~ber of the Advisory and Appeal Board to the Director of the ~part- m~nt of Air ~ollution Control for a tern of four years endin6 ~ber ]1, There bain6 no f~ther nouinattons~ I~. E. H. Hecta wa~ elected to succeed h~self as a n~ber of the Advisory and Appeal B~ra to the Director of the ~part- nent of Air Pollution Control for a term of four years end,ns ~cember 31, 19~2, by the foll~.~in~ vote: A~S: ][essrs. Croaln, Dillard, ~wards~ I~laton, ~n~ the Tie City Clerk was r~queste~ to forward I!r. !~oore the certificate of his ~AD~I A~ISORY C0l~II~a~: It appearing that the terns of five of the n~bers of the Stadi~ Advisory 0~tttee, oreate~ un,er ~he p~ovisiona of fica ~o. 8900, adopte~ on the l$th day of ~cmnber, 19~6, expired as of ~c~ber 31, 19~8; viz, !!essrs. Wayne O. l~etcalf, Richard S. ~ens, Sr., William ~. ~r., ~ohn L. ~pson an~ Walter L. Young, IT. ~dr;ards m~ved that the present inc~be~ts be re-appointed for a tern of two years ending December 31, 1950. The mption was seoonded by Hr. l[lntoa and ~an~ously adopted. At this point, the President, Hr. Hunter, relinquished the Chair to the Vice President, lit. Dillard. U. S. S. R0~0~: lit. ~ards brought to the attention of Oo~ctl that the cruiser U. S. S. Roanoke is tentatively scheduled ~ be placed in co~lsslon at the Naval ~se, Phi~delphta, Pennsylvania, on ~arch 31, 19~9, which 'c~issionin~ will be attended by ceremonies appropriate to the occasion, ~d ~ve~ that the Chair~n appoint a co~fttee cf t~ee to Investi~te proper procedur~ to be fol- lowe~ ia co,action ~lth the co~issioning, having in mina the furnishl~ of the silver service for the ship, ~f needed. The notion w~s seconded by l~r. 0ronin and ~an~oasly a~opted. ~e Vice President, Hr. Dillard, appointed llessrs. Richard T. Edwards, ~n Cr~in and Wilil~m B. Bagbey to serve on this co~lttee. ~ere being no further business, Co~cil adjourned. A~~ APPR OV ~D Clerk Pres ident 393 COU~ICIL, RF~UI~R }i~ETIN~, ¥.onday, Earch 7, 1949. The Council of the City of Roanoke net in regular meetin~ in the Circuit Court Noon in the }:unieipal ~]uildXn~ ~onday, ~arch ?~' 1949, at 2:~ o~c]ock,p.m.,t regular meeting hour~ ~th the Presid~t~ {~r. H~ter, presiding. PRES~/T~ Kessrs. Cronin, Dilla~, Edwa~s~ Einton, and the President, Er. Hunter ................... ABS~]T: ~ione ........ O. OFFICE~S %~ittle, City ~tt0rney, ~d ~'r. H. H. Yates~ City Auditor. The neettnc was opened with a prayer by Reverend Gustaf A. Johnson, Superintendent of the Roanoke Gos~l Rescue ~ission. }{INUTES: Copy of the minutes of the previous neet/n~ havin~ teen fu~Ished each member of Council, u~n ~otion of ~[r. ]{inton, seconded by }~r. Dillard and ~aninously adopted, the readin~ was dispensed with and the mi~ approved as recorded. HEAR!N~ ~F GITIZ~'gS U~f FUBLIG IIATTE~9: ~IRFORT-~ILITA~Y CO~PANIHS: Lieutenant Co~nde~ R. S. ~omas of the United 9tares Nsval Rese~e appeared before Council and presented a co~.unication fro~ Lleuten~t Co=ander A. g. 1'a~ell, Co~andinF Officer of the Aviation Volunteer Unit 5-&, invitinc the members of Council to a~te~d a ~eetinF to be held at the Naval Rese~e A~o~ on ~rch 11, 19&9, at 7:30 o'clock, ~. m., to ~eet Captain I~'. S. Butts and hfs staff for a discussion of the ~ssibility of establi~hin~ a flyin~ ~it at ~. C~oni~ moved that the invitation be accepted and t~t the ~embers of Council attend the neet/n~ in question. ~e motion was seconded by ~r. }~inton and ~anlnously adopted. A]~.]EIATIOIi-FIRE PROTECTION: ~r. %{alte~ ],~. Nelson, Pre~ident of the %{illi~son Road Civic 'LeaFue, ap~ared before Council and raised the question as to proper steps to be taken In havfn~ insurance rates lowered for property In the Willia~on Road section ill view of the fact that additional fire hydrants are bein~ placed fn the area. ~ter durin~ the meeting, ~<~. Cronin.su~ested that the City Atto~ey look into ~the ~tter ms to ~ro~r procedure to be followed. PETITIONS ~ND ~}~NICATIONS. U~S.S. ROANOKE: A co=~ication fr~m Captain J. D. Kelley, United States Navy, Prospective Co~ndinc Officer of the U.S.S. Roanoke~ New York Shipbuildln{ Cor~ration, Camden, New Jers~, invitin~ the citizens as he mieht su~zest, to attend the ceremony on ~rch 31, 19&9, at the Naval Base, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when the c~ise~ ~11 be placed in co~issio~ was before Council. ~. Cronin moved that the President~ Er. Hunter, be designated to represent Council at the ceremony~ the expense of the trip to be borne by the city~ and that he appoint a committee of reasonable size to accompany him at their own ex~enseo ~he motion was seconded by Er. Edwa~s and unanimously aa pied. STREET F~TENSIONt A petition signed by citizens on ~ontroa~ Avenue, S. E., and Buena Vista Boulevard~ askin~ that 6.1 Street be extended between these two streets~ ~as before Council. Oa ~otion of F~. Cronin, seconded by Kr. Dillard and ~ani~ously adored, the petition was referred %o the City ~Mna~e~ %o obtain the cost of such extension and to sub~i~ his reco~endation to Council. ~ARD OF ASSES~RS: A cor~unicatlon from Er. ~alter H. Scott, suyfestin that %he }~ufacturers ~ppraisal Co~ittee, o~ a similar orFanization, be employed to Father factual information fo~ use of the Boa~ of Assessors when it re-assesses real estate In Ro~oke for the purpose of taxation in 1950 be effective in 19~1~ In o~e~ that more accurate tax assessments might be fade, was before Council. On mo%~on of }~r. Dillard, seconded by ~. Edwards and unanimously adopted~ the cor~unication was tak~ under advisement. BU~ET-E~CT[OSS: ~e City Atto~ey hav~n~ been re~ested %o make a study of Section ~9, Chapter 10, 19&~ supplement Virginia Code 19&2, whi~ fixes additional compensation fe~ r.~mb~s o~ the Electoral Boards, %~lth a view asca~aining ;~het~.er or not the fix~n~ of the additional compensation Fermisstve or compulsory, .a co~unica%ion f~m the City Attorney, advisi~ that the ~ection in question p~vides %ha% Council ~ay p~o~ide additional compensation fo~ ner;%ers of the electoral board which shall not be less than three h~d~ed dollars for t[~ secretary and fifty dollars for each other ne~er of the ~ard, was before t~ body. 0n motion of }~F. Cronin, seconded by IfF. Edwards'and un~imously adopted, the cor~tca%ion was taken ~deF advis~en%. HOUSING: A co=~ica%ion f~n }fF. A. R. Hanson~ Direc%o~ Riehmond Field 0ffice~ Housin~ a~ Home. Finance AKency~ Fublic Housin~ Adminis~ration~ addressed to %he ~yor, ~de~ date of ~arch 2~ 19L9~ acknowled~i~ ~eeip% of a copy of Resolution No. 9~1~ directin~ %ha~ effective as of }larch 1~ 19&9, be reduued by %eh pe~c~t a% %he Veterans ~erKency HousinK Units in %he City of ~osnoke, advis~ %ha% the Administration has no% been info.ed by %he Area Sen% Direc%o~ of ~y findin~ which would indicate %hat %he ren~s previously chaFFed were above conparabiltty with private ~en%al units in Roanoke~ and ~ha% A~infstra%ton c~no% approve %~ reduction until ~ch p~oof is Eiven, out %hat a reduction in %he Fen%als must receive %~ prior approval of the Public HousinE A~ints%ra%ton and that Resolution No. 981~ does no% present the basis for 3us%ifylnE aptera1 of the action %~en~ ~s before In %his co~ectton~ the City )~na~eF advised %ha% ~ has a con. ica%ion f~n ],~. L~fo~ L. Loving, Area Rent Director, u~e~te of ~rch assurtnK h~ t~mt %he reduction in rents is In no way con%ra~ %o %he HousinE and Rent Act 6f 19&7, as amended, and the Rent Refuletions based thereon, and that neither the Act nor the Rerulations affect in any way the riFht of City Council to sdJus~ the rates on the housing units below the amounts first approved. On m~tion of }ir. Edl~ards, seconded by }~. Rinton and unanimously adopted, the City ~ana~er was requested to forward }~. Hanson a copy of ~'r. Lovin~'a letter, with the explanation that the city feels it has followed the proper ~rocedure in reducing the rents, pointin~ out that the ten per cent reduction will come out of the city's share o£ the income from thc pro,eot, a~ inviting )Jr. Hanson to make a personal inspection of the units in question. BOHDS: A Certificate of Canyassers appointed by the Electoral Board to take the sense of the freehold voters on t}:e question of endorsin~ Ordinance No. 9687, providinF for the issue of bonds not %o exceed $&,~OO,COO.OO tod spray the cost of acquisition of sites for, construction of, completion Of, additions to and improvements in public school buildings; Ordinance Ko. 96BS, provi2in? for the issue of bonds in the amount of ~&28,O~O.OO to provide additional funds to pay for the cnst of a new permanent public library; and Ordinance No. 9689, to provide for the issue Of bonds in the amount Of ~l.O,OOO.OO for a public health center, was before Council. Er. Edwards moved that the foll~;in~ Certificate be s~read upon the minutes of Council: "CERTIFICATE OF CAHVASSERS We, the undersigned Canvassers of election, appointed by the Electoral Board of the City of Roanoke, pursuant to an O~dinance adopted by the Co~ncil of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 17th day of Januar~y, 19&9, to take the sense of the freehold voters on the question of endorsin~ the following Ordinance: "An Ordinance directin~ and providin~ for the holding of an election in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, to determine ~ether the freehold voters of the City of Roanoke will approve three o~dinancee, Nos. 9687, 9688 and 9689, respectively, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke on November 29, do hereby certify that at an election held on the 1st day of };mrch, 1929, votes were cast as follows: QUESTION: Shall Ordinance Re. 9687 adopted by the Council Of the City of Roanoke On November 29, 19&8, entitled, "AN ORDINANCE, to provide for the issue of bonds not to exceed Four ~illion Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,200,000) to defray the cost of per~anent public improvements, to-wit: Acquisition of sites for, construction Of, completion of, additions to and improvements in public school buildin~s," be approved? FOR ~Og6 AGAI~ST 1583 OUESTION: Shall Ordinance No. 9688 adopted by the Council of th~ City of Roanoke on Hovember 29, 19&8, entitled, "AN ORDIN~CE~ to provide for the issue of bonds of the City of Roanoke~ Vir~.inia, in the amount of Four Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Dollars ($&2~O00) to provide additional funds to pay for the coat of a new per=anent public improvement in the City of Roanoke, VirMinia, to-wit: A new public library," be approved? FOR AOAINST QUESTION: Shall Ordinance No. 9689 adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke on November 29, 19&8, entitled, "AN ORDINANCE, to provide for the issue of bonds of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in %he amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,£~O) to provide funds to pay for the cost of acquirin~, a site for and construction of a new per~mnent public improvement in the City of Roanoke, Virfinia, to-wit: A public health center," be approved? FOR 2651 AGAINST 19~1 395 '396 Oiven under our hands this 3rd day of {~rch, 19G9o ATTEST: (Si.~ned) W. H. ~ayne (Sl~ned))i. K. {[norman, ($iFned) 3. H. Booth City Clerk (~i~ned) O. S, Clark ($iKned) Fred J. Farris {Signed) C. H. $or~ardahl" The ~otion was seconded hy Er. )Zlnton and adopted by the following vote: AYF~: {[easts. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, {:inton, and the President, {~. Hunter ............. NAYS: Hone .... O, LIC~{]E-)~TORCYCrI~9: A co~unication fro~ Er. A. R. Bailey, tradinF as SFocial Delivery Service, suFgesting a city license fee of $10.£~ for each unit operatinC motorcycles in Roanoke on a "for hire" basis, in addition to present state and city license fees, ~:aa before Council. On notion of ~r. F~wards, seconded by ir. Cronin and unanimously adopted, the cormunication ~ras referred to the City Attorney for preparation of proper Ordinance, inposin~ the license tax as su~reated, and to present Sa=e to Council for adoption. REPORTS OF OFFICERq: WATER DEPAR~NT: The r~uGst of Er. J. E. Fable that the city furnish m;ater service for his pro~erty on Fersln~er Road, S. ~., havinF been referred to t~e City ~.~ana~er, he submitted the follo~vin~ report and reco~:endation: ~Rosnoke, Virginia )~rch 7, 19~ To The City Council Roauoka, ¥1rFinia Gentlemen: You referred to ~e your File ~&6~B concernin~ a request Fram [~r. J. E. Fable to have ~atar at his property on Persin~er Road. I a~ familiar ~ith this specific case, and I m~ou]d recor~end that [~. Fable be Fiven the water line on the basis prescribed as Pellagra: 1. That Pr. Fable and his associates pay for a ~-inch line fro= Colonial Avenue to his p~o.r~rty on Ferstn?er ~oad. 2. Obviously, the City will lay an 8-inch line and charge the o~mer for a 2-inch line. 3. ~nat each property o~{ner within the next ten years who attaches on to the ~in refund to {~r. FoFle and his associates ~65.00 per unit. Yhia is in accordance with rules and reFulations. ~. That under no Condition wa cross private property. As this ~as discontinued in 1~16, there are records of con,arable cases throughout the State. and in many cases these ended unsatisfactorily. The cost of layin~ 1,&O0 feet of line, at $1.6~ per runnins foot, is Respectfully submitted, {$i~.ned)Arthur S. ~;ens City ~ne City ;~narer explainin~ that the above project will necessitate replacinm 235 feet Of 2-inch water main with an 8-inch water r. ain ih Colonial Avenue south from Bent Kountatn Read, and that the city will lay an 2-inch water main from this point south for a distance of 900 feet to Persinffer Road at its '397 expen~e~ and that, Ero Fo~le w~ll l~ay for the cost. of constructing an ~oinch water m~in ~9t for a distance of 5~ Feet in Fersi~er Road~ for the pu~ose of ~ervin~ hl~ p~perty~ on the basis of a 2-inch water ~ln, ~r, Dilla~ ~ved t~at Co~cil concur In the reco~endat~on of the City )~na~e~ and offered the follo~ln~ Resolution: (~&2} A RESOLUTION au~horizinK and directing ~he Wa~er De~artnen~ ~he City of Roanoke to const~ an ~-inch ~er ~in ~n Colonial Avenue~ ~, W.~ f~m Den~ Eo~ain ~oad sou~h for a d~ce of aF~xi~ly 1,1]~ Persin~er ~oad~ and thence ~es~ on PersinTer H~d for a di~an=e of ~ fee~ a~ ~ivtn~ ~he ~rovision~ of Sub-section (f) of Rule 21-A of ~he mules and ~e~ula~ion~ of the Valet Department, In order ~o allow ~,~. J. E. Fo~le ~o b~ar the cos~ of ex~ndin~ ~he wa~er ~ain in Pers~er Road for a distance of s9~roxt~%ely ~ fee~, for ~he put.se of servin~ his pro~er~y, on ~be basis of ~ 2-inch wa~er nain~ ~be Wa~er De~r~uun~, however, re~e~ln~ ~he constant a lar~er nato in acco~ance wi~h ~he F~visions of Rule 21-A, additional co~% ~o be borne by ~he Water Depar~=en~. (For full ~ex~ of Resolution, see O~in~nce Book No. 16, Pa~e 117) ~r. Dillard moved ~he adoption of ~he Re~olu~ion. The no~ion was s~co~ed by f~r. }.~n~on an4 ~8op~ed by the follo~dn~ vo~e: AYES: Ee~rs. Cronin~ Dillard, Edwa~s, Ein~on, and ~he President, Er. Hun~er ........... ~AvS: None--O. STRE~ LIGHTS: The City ~na~er submitted ~.=i~%en reform, reco~enuin~ ~he in~%al]a~ion of 161 s~reet lights in ~he a~e~ed territory, and, also, re=o~end~nr the ins~alla~ion of one ~ree~ l~h~ a~ ~len~e Avenue ~ Forest P~rk Boulevard, N. W., and ~hree s~ree~ lizh~ aFoun4 ~he Konroe Junior High School, advi~inl ~ha~ i~ i~ estimated all of these s~reeL li~h=s will be installed ~r. Dillard moved ~t Co~cil conzuF in ~he recommendation of ~he Kan~eF ~nd offered ~he followin~ ~esolu~ion: (]9~}) A RESOLUTION au~horizin~ ~he installation of stree~ ltEh%s on certain s~reu~s in ~he City of ~oanoke. (For full ~ex= of ~esolu~ion, see O~in~ce Book No. 16, Fa~e 118) F~. Dtlla~ moved ~he adoption of the ~esolu~ion. The mo~lon was seconded by Er. C~n~n and adopted by ~he followin~ vo~e: AYES: Eessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, E~n=on, and ~he President, ~r. Hun~er .................. NAYS: None ......... O. ~NDS-HEALTH C~TE~: The Cl~y ~na~er submit%ed ~he following and ~co~enda~ion ~h reference ~o %he cons~=~on of ~he pro~se8 center: 'Roamoke, Virginia, ]~rch 7, To The City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen: In furtherance of confirmin~ vote by the people on Tuesday, ~rch 1, concerning the Health Center, I would recom~zend that I be authorized to apply to the Federal .:398 Security A~ency, ~ublic Health Service, £or ~100~000,00 toward the total cost of constructin~ a Jtealth Center for ~200~000,00. The Resolution should include the request for funds, the Cltyes willingness to secure a site quickly, authority to the City ~Mna~er to si~n necessary aFreement concernin~ the request for funds. It is Ky su~aestion that Council decide on a site ard secure an option prior to the announcement of the specific place that the Health Center will be located. Respectfully submitted, [Signed) Arthur S. Owens City I~naKer" Itt. Cronin moved that Council concur in the recon~endation of the City l~nazer and that tile matter be referred to the City Attorney for preparation of p~oper resolution and to present same to the body for adoption. The motion was seconded by lit. Edwards and unanimously adopted. III~URAIiCE-CIT¥ PROPERTY: The City l~naaer submitted the fo llo~in~ report with reference to insurance on city owaed property: "Roauoke, ¥ir~inia. ~arch 7, 19&9. To The City Council, Roanoke, ¥irflnia. In 19al an ad3ust*:ent was ~ade in the statement of values of City owned property al~ the City placed it s insurance on property for ~1,37&,C~30.00 £or a three year period or $&Sa,OOO.OO per year at an overate rate of .999~. Realizin~ the criticis~ tha~ would co~e to tls for not havin? city o'~aed ~uildinFs adequately insured at the presen~ market Yalue~ I a~ havin~ an appraisal rode by Insurance Engineers, and they have riven a tentative estimated fiFure for a three year period of ~&,OQ.O~COO.O( with a 90~ clause makin~ it $3,6&0,OOO.OO or ~l,210.C~ per year at a cost of ~10,300.OO with a reduction in average rate to .8~27. I would like to d~cuss this with you ~entlemen. Respectfully submitted, [Si?ned) Arthur S. Owens City ~!ana~er" In a discussion of the question, the ~atter of the city carryin~ its own insurance rather than placinr the fire insuranc~ I~th private companies was considered, l.lr. Cronin suzKestin~ %ha~ the ~'&OO,OOO.OO in the City Employees Retirement Syater, Fund could he used as a backlo~ of protection un%fl the insurance fun~ could be ~uil% up. On motion of }'r. Cmonirl, seconded by }~. Billard and tulanlmously adopted, the report of ~he City )~n~aer was taken under advisement. STREET LIGHTS: The City }~na~er submitted the followinK report and recor~endation with reference %o stree~ lights in %he dm~towo section: "Roanoke, ¥ir~inia }~rch 7, To the City Council Roanoke, ¥ir~inia We Pmve been '~rkin~ in conjunction with the ApDalachlan Electric Po;~er Company toward new street lights in the business area. -We are doin~ our best to have Jefferson Street co=pleled this }'ear, and we ~*ant to experiment .;ith moOern li~hts on two city blocks for about thirty days. In one of the city blocks, w~ want %o have incandescent li[h~s and in the second block, mercury The only way we can find ouL ~lch is better is through experiment, and I recommend that I be authorized to make the Respectfully sb~nitt~d, (dlcned) Arthur S. Owens City }Mnsger" Er. Cronin moved that Council concur in the recomnendation of the City ¥~na~er and offered the followin~ Resolution: {$98&&) A RE~OLUTION sutharizin~ the City Yansier to bmve incandescent a~i re rcury otreet liFhts installed in two block~ of South Jefferson 5~reet on a trial basis. (ior ~11 text of He~lution, see O~in~ce Book No. 16, Pa~e 119) }~. Cronin novcd t~ adoption of the ~esolution. The motion was seconded by ~r. Edwards ~d ado~ted by 1he followtn~ vote: AYES: ~'essrs. Cronin~ Dillard, ~wards, [lnton~ and the President, Hr. Hunter ................... NAYS: Hone ......... O. AI~iEIATION-FI~E DEFA~TEENT: The City ~a~er submitted written report, requestinF authority to secure an architect to begin the preparation of plus for fire station in the Wllliam~on ~oad area. Fr. Cronin ~ved that Council ~ncur in the request of the City ~ana~er ad offered the followin~ H~solution: (~925) A HE~LUTION authoriz[n~ and directinu the City ~iana~er employ ~arch/tect to prepare plus ~ speclficat[ons for a fire station in the ~111!~son Hoad area. (Fo~ full text of Hesolution, see O~inance Book ~;o. 16, Pa~e 119) ~r. Cronin hayed the adop%io~ of the Hesolution. The motion was seconded by ~r. Edwards and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: ~ssrs. Cron/n, Dillard, ~wsrds, }!inton, and the President, Er. Hunter ................... NAYS: None .........O. S~tA~E DISPOSAL ~'ST~]: The City )~ana~er su~itted ~itten report that he has received a tele~ran f~m }fr. L. H. Howson of the fin of Alva,, Burd/ck Eowson, ~onsultin~ ~clneers~ Chicaco, Illinois, advisin~ him that he will rr/ve in ~anoke at lO:O0'o*clock~ a. n., Tuesday~ ~rch 8~ 19&9, for a conference with reference to the p~posed sewage disposal system. The report was o~eved filed. THAFFIC: ~e City Fana~er submitted w~tten report that he has received a co=~unicatioa fro~ Fr. ~eorge ~. ~rton of the fir= of Associated Consultants, Evanston, Illinois, ~ith reference to a visit to Ho~noke to obse~e the oae-~y traffic plan cone ~o Hoanoke sonetine du~n~ the week of ~rch 21st, in connec~ion with his trip ~o Bichnond~ ~ich would entail no expense m ~he city. ~r. Cronin hayed ~hat Co~cil ~ncur in the re~rmenda=ion of the City 'anaTer. ~he notion ~s seconded by ~. Dillsrd and ~aninously ado~ted. '400 ~RgHASE OF p~-~PHRTY-STRERT 'glDl~iI~(]: T~e City ~er ~ub~ltted written re.ri that he has ~e~red ~ offer of ~3~*~ ~m~ Harry D. ~uck an~ Leota L, ~uck for p~y ne~ed by the city in the strai~tening of the corner at the intersection of Fe~lnand Avenue, Tenth Street and {~rshall Avenue, S. b'., and reco~end~ that he be authorized to pur~ase the p~rty at the price offered. E~* FArads r~ved t~t Council concur in :he reco~endation of the ~ity l~narer and offered the follo~n~ Resolution: (~9~6) I ~LUTION authorizing and directinr the City ~M~er, for and on behalf of the Glty of Roanoke, to rurc~se finn thrry D. I.Muck and Leota Left.ich I~uck 1,0]} square feet of land bein~ the southwest ~rtions of ~ts ~ and 9, Block }~ N. C. ~mes IMp, located on the northeast corner of Fe~inand Avenue ~ Tenth Street, 5. ~., at a consideration of ~3~.~ for street purposes, (For full text of Resolution, see O~inance Book Ilo. 16, Pale 120) Er. FAwards noved the adoption oP the Resolution. ~e notion ~as seconded by }~r. Kinton and adopted by the follo~in~ vote: AYES: }'easts. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Eln:on, and the President, Lt. Hunter ................... HAYS: None .......... O. BU~ET-~UILDIN~ IN~F2CTO~: The City ~nayer subnltted ~ritten report that in the ~cet ~or th~ year 19~9, Buildin~ and Plu=bing Inspection, Account No. L~, there Is listed ~der equi~ent ,~75.OO for a desk, advisinc that a conbination s ecretary*s desk~ ~hich is the type desired, Is ;~115.OO, and that in the e~uipnent ire= there is also carried a files iten est~ated at $~5.~ of ~ich only .~71.OO ~ill probably be needed, leavina a balmnce of 3~7~.~ and record, ended that ~LO.O0 be transferred f~n one item in the account to the other. Kr. l~inten aoved that Co,mcil concu'r in the reco~endation of the City }lanacer ~d offered the follo~n~ Resolution: {g9~27) A RESOLUTION transferring ~hO.OO from the v~sible steel files anountinr to ~h5.C9, in the :'~ni:ure and Equipment Account, m~der ~ection 'Buildinr and Plu=binr Inspection'~ of the ~dget, to provide for the pur~ase of onedesk at a co~t of (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Paee 120) Er. Einton ~oved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e motion ~aa se~nded by I.'r. Eda~rds and adopted by the follo~in~ vote: AYES: Eessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwa~s, Kinton, and the President, NAYS: None ........... FIRE D~PAR~[~T: The City lMnager subnitted the follo~ing report ~th reference to an accident tn ~hich Fire ~rine No. a ~as involved: "Roanoke, ~iriinia }~rch 7, 19~9 To The City Council Roanoke, VirFinia Gentlenen: On Friday, February 25, 1929, at 3:19 P. E. ptmpin~ enfine No. 8 was ~nawerinc a fire call at 1023 %;in~ate Road, and there was a head-on collision on Colonial Avenue north of the Veterans Housinm Project between our engine and t~r. Clarence Brown, driver of a 1936- Pontiac coupe. '401. The engine was severely damafed~ ~nd we are now catalog, ln~ the necesear'/ parts. Due to the excessive ~.ount of damafe, I am reluctant to estl~te ~he loss. ~e t~ck ~as a Sea,raves and had been in so,ice ~or thirty-two year~. ~r. B~ is in the Veterans Hospital at this time. Respect~lly su~itted, (Sicned) Arthur S. Owens, City }~naffer" The report ~as ordered filed. CI~ ~OPERTYt Council havin~ previously taken ~er adv[se~.~ a suFeestion of the City ~ana~er that city owned buildinFs on the no~h~est co~e~ of Church Avenue a~ Second Street~ S. ~., be taken over Fo~ ~e of municipal offices since s~ce is so drastically needed, the City EanaFe~ submitted a subse~ent repo~t~ re~endinr that the buildings in ~estion b~ razed. Council being of the opinion that tile buildin~s should ~e razed, b~ not ~t~[ after December ]l~ l~ and that in the ~eanti~e the rental char~es For same should be ~ncreased by fifty percent, effective };ay l, 1~2~, the C[ty rent~ and to also notify them of the city's intention to raze the buildinus, Edwa~s offered the followin~ Resolution: {~h~} A ~SO[.UTION directin= that effective as of }'ay 1, 19~9, rental charzes he increased by fifty ~rcez~t on city o',mod bui!din~s l~ated at ~econd Street, S. !~., and 20]-20~-207 Church Avenue, S. ~l.; directin~ the City Attorney to give the renter~ of said buildings thirty aays* notice in ~ritin~ the increase in rent, a~ to al~ notify said rent,rs of the city~ inte~ltion to raze the buildings in ~e8tion after Dec2::ber )1, [For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 120) }'r. Ed~ards moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded By }dr. l~inton and adopt~d by the followinr vote: ~YES: ]~essrs. Cronin, Dillq~, Ed~rds, ldinton, and the President, l.:r. Hunter ................. NAYS: None ........ O. BUrET-HEALTH DEPXR~'.EiiT: The City l:ana~er submitted ~tt~n report in the Laborato~ Account No. ~l,, there is listed under Furniture an~ Equirm~t a Earn Shakinff }~a~hine at a cost of ~l~.~, advisinE th~. the cost of the ~,achine is ~115.~, and asked that a~thority be ~ranted for tr~nsferrin~ ~15.OO Incidentals to Eq'alpnent in order that the machine might be p~chased. }~r. ~wards moved that Council ~ncur in the recast of the City Yana~er and offered tl:e follox~n~ emergency O~in~ce: [~9) AN ORDIN~CE to ~en~ and reen2ct Section ~5~, 'Laborato~n, of an O~inance adopted by the Council of the City of l~anoke, V~ginia, on ~he d~y of December, 19~, No. 97~1, and entitled, nan O~inance making ap[ropriatlons from the General ~nd of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year be~innin~ January 1, 19~9, and endin~ December Il, 19~9, and declarin~ the existence of an emer~ency". [For full text of Ordln~ce, see Ordinance ~ok No. 16, Para 121} 402 ~o Ed~rarda moved the adoption off the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by }~r. Elnton and adopted by the £ollowin~ vote: AYES: ~essrs. Croninj Dillard, Edwardsj ~inton, and the Preaident~ Er. Hunter ................... NAYS: None ........O. ANNEXATION: The City }~naFer submitted written report, enclosing a Frogrees report from )~ttern & ~%ttern, EoFineers, in connection with a survey of the ennexed territory. On motion of Er. Cronin, seconded by Er. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the report %~as ordered filed. BUDGET-J~ENILE A~D DOI~ESTIC RELATIONS COURT: Toe City ~nafer su~ltted written report that ho has received a letter from Judge K. A. Pate, Juvenile and Domestic Kelationa Justice, requeatin~ a third telephone line, advisin~ that the cost involved in the installation of this line will be an increase of $10.75 per month an~ a )21.OOnon-recurrln~ installation charge, makin~ a total cost of ~12~.~0 for the year. Council beinz of the opinion that the request of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Justice should be ~ranted, }~r. Edwards offered the followin~ emergency Ordinance. (~9~50) AN O~DINAiEE to amend and reenact Section #1~, "Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Vir~inia, on the 31st day Of December, 19&8, No. 97~1, and entitled, "An Ordinance making appropriations from the Qeneral Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal )'ear kerinnin~ January 1, 19~9, and endin~ December 31, 19&9, ar~ declarin? the existence of an emerFency". (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16j Page 122) ~. Edwards moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The =orion was seconded by };~. Dillard and adopted by tko folio%ring vote: AWES: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, ~. Hunter ........................ iiAYS: None .............. O. DEPAR~(EN? OF PUBLIC ~ELFARE: The City ~anaTer submitted written report, :ofntin~ out that du~in~ the past several months it has been called to Council's ~ttentton that relis£ clients ere securinF an averaEe of seventy-three percent of the needed Frant lam relief, advisin~ that in order for a one hundred percent maxim=n of the necessary relief allowance to be reached it would call fo7 an additional The repa~ was ordered filed. ~CIiITARY CO[~ANIE$-~AHER FIELD: Cou~ncil ha¥inr previously authorized the e~ecution of a lease between the City of Roanoke and the United States of America, in connection with the erection of a ~rine heserve Ar=sty TraininE Center at }~her Field, upon the condition that the lessee be notified of the conditions contained in deed under which the ¥1r~inia Holding Corporation eonYeyed ~her Field the city fo~ stadium, armory, park and recreational purposes only~ in order that the lessee might comply therewith, the City l~nager submitted ~ritten report that he has received a co~unication from Er. R. H. Smith, President of the Norfolk and ~este~ HaLley Com~ny~ on this subject; ~ereu~n~ Kr. Dllla~ moved that the follo'~inR letter be made a ~r~ of the llinute5 of Council: ~R~noke 17, Virginia - ?arch 1, 27~. Arthur S. O~ens, Roanoke, Dea~ I'r. O~ens; In our conference of the 28th you a~a~ed: ' (1) Tha~ ~he C~y has u~er considera~ion leasing to the United Sta~es, for a peri~ of 30 years, Parcels 1 a~ 2 outlined In red on a ~p ~ed January 19, 19~9 (cap~io~d "~ap sho~tng ~-~her Field), p~per~y o~ ~he City of Roano~", and beari~ ~he si~n~ture of John L. ~e~or~h, Cl~y ~lneer)~ ~ha~ the United S~ates would u~e Parcel 1 for the cons~ction of a ]~rine Coros A~Ao~ sad Parcel 2 as a drl!lin~ ~d a~ for practice o~ra~ions: tha~ th~ City would also ~r~ ~he United Sta~es, for the duration of th~ lease, a 20 f~. ease~nt for ~ad (sho~ in red on said ~p) extendin~ f~ Parcel 1 ~o the ea~ ~ide of Parcel 2 a~ thence to Roanoke River; and (2)' Tha~ Council desired an expression f~ the Railway or Virginia Holdin~ Cor~ration as ~ ~he~her ~ch lea~e and use were acco~ance ~i~h the inten~ of the deed of ~rch 15, 19~.1, ~her~in Holdin~ Cor~ra~ion ~ran~ed 2~her Field (of ~hich said ~r0els eas~m, e4~ are a ~r~) to ~he City. ~ile muoh l~a~e and use by ~he United S~a~es ~-~ere no~ ~n~empl~ted when ~h~ deed ~as executed, ~h* Hallway and Virginia Holdin~ Corporation dc not remard sa~e as a breac~ of the cowiitions set forth in said deed and d~ not object thereto. As you are doubtless aware, the A~ory conter~plated by the deed was for proper housin~ of National Guard Units located in Roanoke a~ conveyance to the City ~s actuated in ~rt by our feelin~ tPat the City ouuht to possess facilities for the proper acco=~odation of such ~its. Ire are hope~l, therefore, that the City %~ill in the early ~%ure feel abl! to p~ceed with %be const~ction of the A~o~ referred to in covenant ~2 of the deed. Very t~ly yours, (Signed) R.H. Smith" ~e motion %;as seconded by }ir. ~ards and unsnlnously adopted. PUHCHASE OF PROPERTY-STkEET ~TEilSION: ~ne City ~narer subnitted written report, enclosing a map sho'~n~ the pro~sed extension of the new highway ~arallelin~ Williamson Road and going a~ost %o Orange Avenue, advisin~ that )Pder to continue with this plan~ he is reco~mendin~ that the city secure the six lots a~ a ~rtion of six others at a cost of .~3,~O.~, %o be appropriated f~m ~he Annexation F~nd. IZr. Dillard moved that Council concur in the reco~endation of the City Yana~er and offered'the followin~ emergency Ordinance: (~851) AN ORDINMICE authorizing and d~ectin~ the City lTana~er, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to purchase f~m C~udine %;. [cConkey a~ James G. KcConkey property located on Doumlass Avenue, described as Lots 20-2;, inclusive, Section !, Lincoln Court, at a consideration of 0&CO.OO each, and ' )ro~rty located on Short Street, described as Lots ~-10, inclusive, Section ~incoln Court, at a consideration of -)350.~ e ach, and proEerty located on Ca~e~ Lincoln) Avenue, described as parts of Lots 18-23, inclusive, Section 9, Lincoln curt, at a ~nsideration of $750.00, a total consideration of ~3,OOO.00, ~%ich ;aid lots are sho;m on Plan No. 37&3-A, dated llarch &, 19&9, on file in the office )f ~he City ~ineer, and are to be used f~ street purposes in connection with :he extension of Lukens Street, N. E.; mhd appropriatinE the amount of $3,COO.O0 Yrom the 19&9 Annex Fund for this put, se. (For ~11 text of Ordin~ce, see Ordinance Book No. lo, Page 122) lit. Dillard moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~fr. Fxlwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: I~essrs. C~onin, Dillard, E~wards, Kinton, and tt~. President, }~r. Hunter .................. NIYg: None ......... O. EASFJiENT-$~&ER CONSTRUCTION: The City lMnaFer subuitted written report that the city has re~ested The Virginian Halley Coap~y for ~e~ission to construct one ~-in:h terra cotta sewer pipe a~ t~ ~nholes on The Vir[lnian Rail,;ay Company right-of-way In th~ vicinity of Campbell Avenue, S. '~., between Elchteen~h Stree~ and Nineteenth Street, and %ha% %he City Attorney has aD,roved ~he pm~sal with the excep~ion of one sec%ion, the City )hnacer askin~ that he be authorized to enter into a~reenen% subjec~ to %he ch~e iu Sec%ion &, as suFmemted by ~ke City Atto~ey, %o read a~ follows: The said par~y of %he second Fart a~ree~ ~o ~y all ex?eases incurred In ~he const~c~lon and ~in%en~ce of said piFe and ~nholes, and %o construct the sane subject to the supervision ~d approval of %he Fm~ineerin~ Department of said Railway Cor~pany. 1% appearinF that the suF~es~ed chanfe in Section ~ eliminates inde:mi%y clause, t~r. ~warda moved that Colmcil concur in the request of the City l~n;.~er and offered the followina Resolution: (~9~2) A REeOLUTIOii au%hoviztn~ and directin~ the City llanarer, for and on behalf of the City of Ro~oke, %o exec~e con%fac% da%ed December 16, belwesn The VlrFinian Hailway Company and the City of Roanoke, coverin~ priwileEe for the City locatinU and const~ctin~ one ~-inch terra carts sewer pipe and manholes on and alon~ the ri~ht-of-~y of The Virginian Rail;~ay Company a~ Nile Post 225.6, located in the vicinity of Campbell A~enue, S. 1';., between Li~hteenth Street a~ Nineteenth Street, under terms and conditions to be mutually a~reed uuon ama c~ntained themeln, subject to the app~ovat of the City Attorney. (For ~ull text of Reaolution, see O~inance Book fo. 16, Fa~e 123) l[~. ~wards ~oved the adoption of the Resolution. ~he motion was seconded by [~P. Dillard and adopted by %he followin~ AYEq: l~essrs. C~onin, Dillard, Edwards, [inton, and %he President, l.ir. Hunter .................. NAYS: None .........O. Alal~ATION-S~;iER CONSTRUCTION: The City }.Mnaier submitted w~itten that the ~Kinse~l~ De~r%men% has reco~ended the extension of sewer se~lce the Cove Road ~mea.intke Northwest Section a% ane sti~ted cost of $19,750.~ and to the Tenth Street Extension Area in the North.,~s% Section at an esti~ted cost of $37,212.~, a total cost of ~6,962.00. Co~cil bein~ of the opinion that the members of the body should act as heard in f~or o~ or a~ain~t the p~se~ con~t~c~and ~he le~yin~ o~ a~ainst the said abuttlnz landowners as proviaed by law, the date for the hearing %o %e a% the reeler nee~inu of Co~cil on Nonday, April 4, 19~9, or as soon thereafter as ~ssible, lit. Dillard 6ffered the following Resolution: (~985)) A RESOLUTION creatin~ a board before whom abutting landowners on certain portions of Cove Road, Coveland Drive, Aspen Street, Tremont Drive, Qelfview Drive, Qulldhall Avenue, in the Cove Road Area, N. ~., annexed as of January 1, 19%9; Watts Avenue, Tenth Street Extension, Alview Avenue, Runt Avenue, Levelton Avenue, Oueen Avenue, Creenhurst (arandview) Avenue, Lyndhurst (Pth) Street, Pleasant ¥1ew Avenue, in the Tenth Street Extension Area, N. W., annexed as of January, 19%9, may appear and he heard in favor of or aealnst the proposed construction of sanitary sewers in and alon~ said portions of said street~ the cost of which, when the same shall have been ascertained, is to be assessed or apportioned between the City and the abutting landowners as provided by law; and providinm for notice to such abuttinz landowners of the hearin~ before such board. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Paze 12&) ~r. Dillard moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~he motiou was seconded by ~'r. Edwards and adopted by the followin? vote: AYEq: ~essre. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, }~inton, and the President, Yr. H~nter .................. 5. NAYS: None ......... O. AIRPORT: The City )~ana~er submitted writtenreport that in furtherance of the city's azree~ant with tke Federal Government concernin? development at the Roanoke )%nicipel Airport it is imperative that the city apply for funds im~.ediately in order not to lose the appropriation in the event Council sees fit to continue its pro,ran, the City ~na~er displayin~ tentative drawings and presentin~ income fibres for the inspection of %he members of the body. Council lndicatin~ its approval of the plans for the administration buildinr, includinz necessary appurtenances, at a total estimated cost of · ~5OO,OQO.OO, with t4e exception Of ~r. Kinton who expressed the desire to obtain further in£o~ation on the ~uestion before cor~ittin~ himself, and it appearln~ that the city has cor~nitted itself to an expenditure of $50,0OO.OO durinK the present year for the development of the airport, to be matched with federal funds, ~r. Cronin offered the followin~ Resolutioa: (~985%) A RESOLUTION approving plans for an administration buildin~ at the Roanoke llunicipal Airport (Wood:un Field), dated }~rch &, 19%9, as ~repared by Eubank and Caldwell, Incorporated, Archite~tso and authsrizin~ the City ~nager to nerotiate with the State end Federal Government for an allotment of funds to start the initial step towards %he erection of %his buildinr, and necessary appurtenances, it being the sense Of %hts Council that the 5uildtn~ in question should be constructed as ~uickly as possible. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordlnsnce Book [~o. 16, Pa~e 125) Kr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. ?ne no%ion was ~econded by ~r. Eillard and adopted by the followin? vote: AYES: ~eesra. Oronin, Dillard, Edwards, and the President, ~r. Hunter ................... &. NAYS: None .......... O. (~. Minton not voting) 405 AIR.~J.~T.* The City ~na/'or sul~ltted written report, to£ether with a co~unica~lon f~m Fr. )~rshall L. Hmrrls, Eanager of the Roanoke E~lciFal lirFor~, 8dvisin~ ~ha~ lns~c~ion of lir~r~ ~elling ~2, a s~ll s~ructu~ located at the end of R~ay ]30, which is no~ vacant, reveals stm~c:ure to bo in bad condition, and that since it is located near :he center line of the ~m~ay ~d in direct line of traffic, in the even: an aircraft over-shoo: and ~n off the en~ of said ~nway, Lhe dwellin~ ~'ould be desCroye~, }fr. Harris s~gestinr t~at it~ consideration of :he above, the building be ~old and removed f~n the airport p~rer:y~ the glty ~na~er concurring in his sur~esLion; whereu~n, {~. DlllaS offered t~e follo'~inr Resolution: (~55) I RE~LUTION authoriz~F the sale of Airpor~ Dwelling ~2, located at the e~ of Kunway 330 a~ the Roanoke [~uniclpal Airport (Wood~m Field), a~ removal of same from the Air~r~ (For full text of Resolution, see O~lnance Book };o. 16, Fare 126) ]-~r. Dillard moved the adoption of %he ~e~olution. The no, ion was seco~ed by {~y. ~s and adopted by %he follo%dn~ vote: AYE3: l-'essrs. Cronin, Dillaud, Edwards, {~ln%on, and the Puesiden%, ~r. Hun%er ....................... NAY]: ~;one .............. O. RKFOSTS OF THE CITY {i.~NAGER: The Cit. y 1~ana~er sub,.it%ed reports on mcco~plished and expenditures for the F~yroll periods endinz Jan~m~y 15th, Jmnuary 31st, February 15zh~ and Feb~ar:' 28th, 19%9, sho%;lnu c~% of ~arbaue ~enoval as ~l.0&, ~1.12, ~1.16 and ~1.25, res~c%ively. The Fepor~s were o~e~ed filed. A~:SHOU~E: The Oily {.:anare~ submitted report from %he Almshouse, sho;~in~ a %o%al expense of $1,96~.35 for %he month of January, 19&9, as compared mvith a total ~pense of ~1,973.&9 for %he uon%h of Janua~, 19&8. ~e re~ was ordered filed. DEPART~2[T OF PUBLIC ~ELFARE: The City ]-~na~er submi~ted report %he Department of ~blic lie!Yarc, shu%dn~ a %o~al of 1,06& eases handled a% a cost of $33,872.9~ fo~ the month of Dezer~ber, 19&8~ as con,red %~%h a %oral 865 cases handled at a cost of $25,~51.15 for the month of Decem%er, 19&7; also, re~ f~on %he Department oY Public :[elfare, sho~in~ a %oZal of 1,011 cases handled a% ~ coat of ~33,132.63 for the month of Feb~a~, 19&9, as c~red with a %o%al of R~I ca,es ha~led a% a cos% of ~27,&35.11 for %ke r:on%h of Feb~ary, 19&8. The ~uo~ts were o~ered filed. RE~RTS: The City }~naze~ also submitted reports from %he Burrell }~emorial Hospital for %~ month of January, 19&9; %he City ~FineerinF Department for %he month of January, 19&9, %he CiDy ~uke% for the month of Feb~ary, 19&9; the Departmen~ of Air Pollution Control for ~ke month of January, 19&9, the Department of Build~, Pl~binF and Electrical Inspection for the month of February, 19&9; %he Department of Parks and Recreation for the month of J~ua~, 19&9, the Health Department for %~e month of Janus,, 19&9, %he }funicipal Aiu~r~ fo~ %he month of January, 19&9; al~o, %he month of February, 19&9; Police DeDartnent for %he ~n%h of December, 19&8; and the Roanoke City Sa~ri~ for %he month of Jan~ry, 19&9. The reports were ordered iiledo RE~O~TS OF C~,~ITTEE5: None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS*. None. INTHODUCTIO~I AND CONSID~ATIO~I OF ORDINA]ICES AED RESOL~IONS: ~/AqE DIS~S~ SYW~I: Er. Cronin b~u~ht to ~he attention of Cocci1 ~ offered the follo~n~ Resolution, p~vidinr for initial step~ in connection ~[th the construction of a sewage disposal ~stem to be o~d and o~rated by City of Roanoke~ statinr that he d~s not feel the city should ~o into the district plan due to the fact that ~ch a pl~ ~ould remove all home ~le: (~56) A RE~LUTION providin~ for initial step~ in connection the const~ction of a se~a~e disposal system to ve o;~ed and operated by t~ City of Ro~oke. (For ~11 text of Re~lution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Fa~e 120) ~e Hesolution havin~ been read in its en~Irety~ ]-'.r. C~nin noved its adoption. The ~tion ~s seconded by Er. Dillard and adopted by the follo~'in~ vote: AYES: ~es~rs. Gronin, Dilla~, ~rd~, }[inton, and the Pre~ident, ~. Hunt e~ .................. NAYS: None .........O. ZONINg-S~BACK LINE: Ordinance No. 983~, establishin{ a 5-foot se:tack line on the west side of First Street, S. E., f~om Tazewell Avenue to Bullitt A~enue, havin~ p~evfously been before Council for its first readin~ read and laid ove~, was a~ain before the body, ~.[F. E~wa~ds offe~inS the follo'~n~ for its seco~ ~eadin~ ~d fill adoption: (~]&) AN O~DIN~k~CE to establish a ~-foot setback line on the west side of First Street, S. E., from Tazewell Avenue to Bullitt A~enue, fo~ street wid~tn purpos es. (Fo~ full text of Ordinance, see O~in~ce Book No. 16, Pa~e }~. F~wa~ moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by }[~. Gronin and adopted by the follo~{in~ vote: AYES: }[essFs. G~onin, Dilla~, ~wards, ~{int~n, and the President, NAYS: None .......... O. }'OTION9 AND ~ISCFLL~N~US BUSI[~SS: STRE~ EXTENSION: ].~. C~onfn brought to the attentior~ of Council the 9roused extension of Second Street, N. E., from Gains~ro Road to the old no~h corporate limits, suz~estin~ that the ~ity }{ana~er investigate the ~ossibility of secu~nz f~ds fo~ p~=chase of ~nd needed in connection ~ith this under the p~visions of Senate Bill Eo. 1070, relatin~ to sl~ clearance. }~]IICIPAL GOVER~[~T: }~. C~onin b~ou~ht to the attentio~ of Council and su~ested that the ~ity ]-~anageF i~esti~ate the fe~sibility of t~e city tourist info~ation booths at the ~trances to the city, the telephones to be pla=ed therein conne=tin~ directly ~ith the proposed switchboard in the ~'unicipal Building, with s view of full,ins ~uide service for ~he visitors to the city. 40' 408 ANNEXATION-FIRE DEPARTI~F2/T: A cries on the report of the City ¥~anager with reference bo purchase of lan~ as a site f~ a fire station In the ~a~en City area havtnF been held inabeyance pendin~ a tour of inspection of t~ t~ ~rcels of la~ under consideration, }~r. Dllla~ voiced the opinion ~hat the Llptrap ~arcel of nine acres should be F~c~sed ~ediately at a consideration of $17~C~.~, and that the City }~na~er should secure an option on the Schilling ~arcel of Four acres, if ~$stble, offering the follouin~ emergency O~inance: {~S57) ~N ~DININ¢~ authori:in~ and directin~ ~he City }Mnager~ for and on behalf of t~ City of Roanoke~ to p~chase approximately nine acres of lad kno'~ as the Llptrap Parcel, a~ a consideration of $17,C0.~; apFmp~a~tnC the amount of :~I?~C&O.C.O finn the 19/,9 Annex Fund for this put,se; end, also~ authorizina and directinF the City lMnarer to seevre an option~if ~ssible~ on approxi,ately ~.25 acres of land, kno~m as the Sehillin~ Parcel, in connection ~ith the construction of a fire station in the Galen City area. (For full ttxt of O~inanee, see Ordin~ee Book No. 16, Fare 1271 }ir. ~illa~ moved tke adoption of the Ordinate. The motion ~as se~nded by Nr. Cmntn a~ adopted by the follo~inl vote: AYES: l'essrs. C~onin, Dillard, ~t*ards, }linton, and the Fresident, i'r. Hunter .................. Nlv~: None ......... O. ~ON3 ISSUE: It this point, l~r. ci~.othy F. Sheehan, a spectator throu~kout the neetin~ compll=.~nted Coancil on its leadership tn the recen~ bond predictin- a birder a~ ~etter B[oanoke under th~ ~idance of the present Council. }~r. C~nin noved that Council recess ~til 7:30 o~clock, p. m. Ihs Lotion ~as seconded by }ir. 9illa~d a~ ~aninoualy adopted. RESOLU~ON OF }~PRECIATION: After the recess, ~<¢il haying re~nvened in re,lac session, }ir. g~nin offered the f~llo~dng Resolution in recofnitlon of the aFpointnen% of Louis Arthur Johnson %o %he office of Secreta~ y of Defense of %he United States of (~8~8} A RESOLUTION in recognition of the appointment of Louis Artkur Johnson to tke office of Secretary of Defense of the United States of ~erica. (For full text of Resolution, see O~inance Book No. 16, ~a~e 128) }~r. Cronin moved the adoption of %he Reuolu%ion. Tke mo%ion was seco~ed by }~r. ~'inton and adopted by %he follo%(ing vote: AYES: ~iessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Eduards, ~inton, and %he Presid-n%, ~r. H~ter .................. NAY{: None ......... ZONI~;G: Council havinz previously agreed ~o hold in abeyance ~%it the )resent neetin7 the second readinr of Ordinance ~o. 9~19, p~vidinu for the rezonin~ of Froperty located on %he southeas~ co~e~ of Orange Avenue and ~eventeen~h S~ree%, N. ~., described as Lots 1 and 2, Block 52, Kel~se Land Company }-~p, f~m Business Dis%ric~ ~ Special ~esidence District, which was ~assed on its first readinF a% %he meetinz held on Feb~ary 21, 19~9, in order to give everyone interested in ~he matter an oppor%~idy 5o be heard, a large delegation of interested citizens appeared. In this connection, Kr. John D. Copenhaver, Attorney, reFresentin~. ~!r. J. C. Blankenship, owner of the property, presented petition sirned by 2;2 pro~erty owner.- oP occu~nts of residences In the vicinity of the Ions in question, the pe~tlon~ bearin~ t}~e date of Feb~a~y 2), 19&9, ask~n~ ~C these lots re, in ~ned as business in %ha% %hey feel %he Droposed rezonin~ of %he p~o~r%y wsuld be unfair to }~. Blankensh[p. ~[~. Cope~ave~ also presented an apyraisal from %he I{oanoke Real business purposes, and $1,8~.OO ~f used for residen%la! purposes, con%atnin~ the ~ema~ks %ba~ %here will b9 heavy truck %rafflc, as well as all o%he~ kinds of ~mtn hirhway traffic, which makes Oranre Avenue extremely ~des~rab!e ~esiden%lal purposes but ~uld emhance %he value for ~usiness rurposes, and ~ h % 9 p~mrty is ideally situated for a fillinr station. In a further dis~ssion of the mat%er, }~r. CoFenhaver Dofnted out t~% ~ Council sees fit %o ~zone property after a purchaser has obtained s~e for one ~urpose there could be no assurance to ~y purchaser that pro~r%~- so obtained :~would ~enain as classified at the time of purchase. ' ~on~ those spe~kinF in behalf of the lots in question retainin~ th%ir :~ present classification fop business purposes, %~ere ~essrs. F~e~ ~. ~Ch~rl, e.s P. Lockwood anJ ~Trs. J. C. Bl~nkenship. ~on~ those askfn~ that the ~o~rty be rezoned as previously requested, ~were ]'essrs. S. H. ?ea~, ~v~n J. Burnette, De%vey O. ~[ille~, A. F. E. B. }{amrick end I'iss Elizabeth L. Everyone havir~ teen riven ~ opportunity %o be h~ard on the natte~, and ~7~. Edwards havin~ previously been excused f~n~ votin~ on the Ordinance due to ~:the fact that he is a la%~ Fertne~ of ~. Copenhave~, and tko Fresident, ~.~. ~Hunter, ~sk~nu that he be excused from votinK on the Ordi~nce on its second resdin~ in that he is an officer of the ~sociation %Fnich appraised the pro~rty ~. Bl~kenship, l~. Dillard offered the followin~ Ordinate fo~ its second ~?eadin~ and final adoption: (~Ig} Mt ORDI~[AECE to amend a~ ree~ct Article I, ~ection 1, of ~Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in relation to Zoning. (For full text o~ O~din~ce, see Council l~inutes of February 21, 19&9) ~.IT. Dilla~ ~oved the adoption o~ the O~din~ce. The notion %~s seconded {'by ~'r. C~onin and lost bv. the followin~ vote in that the City Charter sti~u~tes that in case of a protest arains% ~ezonin~ si~ned by the of ~cen%um nr mo~e eithe~ of tko area of the lots included in the F~oposed rezoninF~ ~or of those ir~ediately adjacent in%he rear %h ....f ....f those ~i~ec%Iy ~opposite tkereto~ such am~dmen~ shall not become effective e xc~Ft by ~favorable vote of three-forths of all the ~e~ers of Council: AYES: :~essrs. C~onin, Dillard and ~inton-3. ~AYS: ~;one-O. (~r. Edwards and %be President, ~. Hunte~, not voting] In this connection, ~r. Burne%te asked what ~course if any could his ~oup take in the rm%%er, it bein~ suggested th~% the K~up confer wi~ tko City . Atto~ey a~ the City ~n~ineer %o rake certain that ~e lau has been co~nplied )y ~.,~. Copen~ve~ as to si~atures on the petitions presented at the 409 410 ~eetinr in connection with the definition o£ the Clt7 Charter reganting per cent or ~ore of %~ FroFer~7 o'~er~ In %he mur~u~ini area. ZONItlG-SETBICK LIIIE: Council having previously agreed to hold in abey~ce atil the present ~eeting tke seco~ reading of Ordinance ~io. 9820, establlghing a setback line on both sides of Tenth Street, H. ~., extendinF f~n Norfolk Avenue, 5. lt., to Villia~son R~d, to puovide for a ?O-~oot stree~ f~ Fro~y line to property line, ~hich ~a~ previously passed on it~ first readiw st the neetin~ of the b~y on Febr~ry 21, 19&9, in order that all interested ~icht be FiYen an op~unity tn be hea~ on the miter, a d~le~ation of citilcn~ f~n Tenth Street afeared. lit. George P. ~ecae pre~ented a l'etition si~ned by twenty-three property o~mer9 l~hose Fm~y eitiir abuts oF i~ located on Tenth Street~ N. ~.~ opposing the establishment of tie 9 etback line in that it will raterially change the value of their Froperty, ~etNeen Gilmer Avenue and Orange Avenue. ~:r. Jos~Fh A. Dawi~ info.ed Cn%ncil %hat h~ is wlllin~ %o ~i~9 w~%eve~ foo%are is neede~ 2'rom the frnn~ of his ~roFer~y !or street %~idenin~ ~uFFosea. ~-~r. Wal%e~ %~. Wood, Attorney, represen%in~ citizens from Oranre Auenue to }'ooma'~ Creek, advised %~ his clients have no ob.~ee%ion %o Eivin~ ten fee% the f~onts~e of thei~ property on the wes5 ~ide of Tenth Street ~tension street ~ enin~ ~fr. F. E. ~trauss, J~.~ Fresen%ed petition sirned by twenty property o~.~ers res!JimU be%%~een %ke old corporate limits and LynchburK ~oad (now kn~-.n as O~an~e Avenue), askfn~ that this portion of Tenth Street be established as a street, the ~a,~o~:sy of these petitio;~esidinu on %he e asr side of these blocks. }~r. Thomas }~. C~o'Jell presented ~e%ition si~ned by seven%y-two o:~ners be%ween %he old corporate limits and Willi~:son Road, askin~ %ha% %his por%~on of Tenth Street be established ss a ~C-foot s~reet. ~onc other~ speskin~ on %he se%back line~ were ~,~ess~s. ~rl O. Brad~haw~ wko o~fered no objection, P. ~. Luney~ H. H. Fralin and ~obert Hunt, who advised ~%1a% t?ey ~ould not ob3ect %o a 5C-foot street. Eye.one havin~ been ~iven an opportunity %o be heard on %he mat%er, a nd a r~3ori%y of %hose Fre~en~ indicatin~ a willingness %~ dor~te five fee% of l~n~ fro~ the f~n5 of %kei~ p~ope~ty fo~ stree~ %~idenin~ FurFoses in exchange sidewalk~ curb and ~%teP, and some of the members of Council be~n~ of %he o~inion tk~t Ordinance ~o. 9~20 should be amended on its secon4 readin~ to provide for a 50-foo% street, pmovided %hgse property o%.ners %.~o will ~e affected by the ~ropo~ed street i:idenin~ %~itl su~.it to the body a si['ned a~reesent %o donate 5-foot strip of land ~n ezchan~e for sidewalk~ curb ~d ~utter~ %h~ ~residen%, I,~r. Hun%er, dec.tint ~ha% ~e feels %his should be at least a 60-foot s~ree~ ~:r. Dilla~ moved th5% tke second readinr of ~ke Ordinance be ~mld in abeyance ren~n~ meccaS5 of %he si~ned s~reenen~ at %.,~i~h %i~.e %he Ordin~ce %~ilt be emended %o es%~!ish a ~C-foot street and a~o~ed. The mo%ion was se~nded by ~.~. Cronin and un~inous!y a~pted. ?here heinr no furtker business, Council ad3ourned. ~pFkO~'E O 410 PRF~IT: !,essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Ed~ards, l:inton, and the President, }irc Hunter .............. 5. ABSF~:T: None--O. OFFICERS PRESENT: Mr. Arthur S. Owens, City ~.~narer, ~.~r. Randolph G. ~'hfttle, City Attorney~ a~ ~r. N. R. Yates, City Auditor. The meet~n~ was ope~d with a prayer bb' Re%'e~end J. ~. Dabney, Pastor of the Ch%~rch of qod In Christ. ~,I[~UTES: Copy of the manures of the pre;iou~ mee~nC hav~ng been fu~i~h each memhe~ of Council~ %%pon ~o%ion of ~r. Edwards, seccnJe~ by ~-. ~{{Dttn and unanimously adopted, %he readinc %~%s dis~en~ed ~;ith and th9 r~nutea a~ro%.ed r~corded. }{E;~RING OF C~IZ~ U~O~ PUBLIC ~'ATTF~RS: ZO~]I~iG-SE?BAC}' LI~ES: [~o%ice of public hearing on the ~aes%ion of estabi~shinK setback lines on }{olI~ns Road, N. E., Yellow }'ountain 5oad and FirJ~ Street, q. W.,havinc been published in the %Sorl~-!~e%~s pursuant to Article Sec%ion L3, of Chapter 51 of the C~e of the City of Roanoke, settinc the time of th* hearin~ at 2:CO o'clock, p. m., ~onday, }~arch l&, 19&9, %he question w~s before Council. The question of es%~blishin~ a setback line on both sides of Holllns Road N. E., fo~er!y ~inth Street, N. E., f~m Orange Avenue %o the ne~ city ~or~orate liI!its at C/rvins Creek, ex%endln~ thirty-five feet on each side of tlc ~resen% established center line of }{ollins Hoed, %o provide for a 70-foot street, discussed. In this connection, a deleuation of p~Ferty o%~ners and resi~enbs on ~o!lins Road aFgu~red in op~sition to the proposed aatback line, a~visin~ to w~den tke street %o this width %'ould cause considerable day,ace %o their property and serinusly depreciate its value, voicinf the opinion %hat a ~C-foo~ street would be sufficient. Amon~ those speaking in opposition to the setback line, were ~Te~srs. %;. T. }{ylton, Orrin S. Hhudy, Lewis 1~. ~fillis, F. E. Sa~e~ and ~Trs. C. W. Bailey. Couacil ~oin~in~ cub ~o the delegation tha~ the establis~.eng of a se%bac~: line does no~ mean that th~ entire seventy feet %~uld be ubi!ized as a s~reet, but r. erely prevents ~y future st~ct~e from beinr erected beyond such se%back line, and the uembers of the ~dy being of the opinion that provision shou be made fo~ at least a 6C-foo~ street, ~r. ~'ln%on indicating that he would vote for such a ~easure on its first readin~ with the understanding %ha% he was the right %o chance his vote on %he second readinz if he so desired, ~.~. Cronin moved that the followin~ Ordinate be placed upon its firs% readinK. Th~ was seconded by ;'~. Edwards and adopted by %he follo%~n~ vote: 411 412 AYES: Roasts, Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, }~r. Hunter ................... NAY5: Rone ............ O. (~9~59} Ill ORDINANCE eatablishin~ a setback line on both sides of Hollins Road, N. E. (forcerly 9th Street, Ii. E.), froa Orange Avenue, lt. E., to the new city corporate limits at Carvlna Creek, It. E., extending thirty feet on each aide of thc present established center line of Hollina Road, to provide for a 60-foot street. !/~I~REA~, notice has been duly published as required by law, and tt~e proferty o'~ners in tile affected area notified that Council would hold a hearing on the l~th day of l$arch, 19~9, on the question of establishing a setback line on both sides of l{ollins Road, :I. E. (formerly 9~h Street, N. E.}, fror. Orange Avenue, N. E., to the ne~ city corporate limits at Carvius Creek, 1{. E., extendin~ thirty-five feet on each side of th.= present establis}~ed center line of Hollins Road, to provide for a "C-foot street, and I~{EREAS, &he said hearing was held on the l&th day of ~'arch, 1949, at 2:00 o~clock, p. ~., before the Council of the City Of Roanoke, at which hearin~ all ~roperty o;~ners in the a fleeted a rea were .riven an opportunity to be hear~/ on the 'JqE~EAS, after hearin? evidence submitted, Council is of the opinion that a se%boo!< linc should be established to provide for a 60-foot street. ?HEREFQRE, BE IT OFDAINED by the Council of the City Of Roanoke that a set~ack line be, and tLe saze is ?~reby established on }{o]lins Road, ~. E. (forrerly 9th Street, N. E.) from Orange Avenue, Ii. E.s to the new city corporate ]ir. its at Corrina Creek, N. E., e>;tendinm thirty feet on each side of the present established center line of Hollins Road, to provide for a 6Q-foot street. BE IT FUR?HER ORDAINED that no buildin~ hereafter erected on any of said lots abuttin.--, on said street shall extend over the setback line as establi-~hed by the provisions of this Ordinance. The Ordinance havin= been read, was laid ever. Yhe question of establishin~ a setback line on the west side Of First ~treet, S. 1[., bet;;een Luck Avenue and the alley innedlateiy south of Luck Avenue, said setback line to vary from a distance of aik feat heginnfn~ at Luck Avenue %0 18.5 feet at the north side of the alley, meaaurin? from the present west street line of First 5treat, was disc,ussed. ~:o one appearin~ -in opposition to the proposed setback line, and the City ~(ana~er advising that he has received telephone calls fro~ !~r. Gordon E. Johnson, o%;ner of the property, and }.~r. C. ~,'/. Francis, Jr., Real Estate A~ent, informinK him that they ~uld not appear in opposition to %he setback line, but that they are hopeful Council will rive favorable consideration to purchase of the strip of lan~ in question, Hr. Urchin moved that the followinr Ordinance be placed upon its first readinz. The motion was seconded by ]'~r. Ed',~ards and adopted by the followin7 AYES: }~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, }~inton, and the President, Hunter .................. NAYS: None ......... O. (~9860) AH ORDINANCE to establish a setback line on the west side of First Street, S. W,, between Luck Avenue and the alley i£=~ediately south of Luck Avenue, said setback line to vary from a distance of six feet beginning at Luck Avenue to 1~.5 Feet at the north side of the alley, neasuring from the present west street line of First Street, for street '.;tdening purposes. WHFiREAS, notice of public hearin~ on the question ore stablishin~ a setback line on tho .~t side of First S~ree~, 8. W., betueea Luck Av~ue and th~ alley lr~ediately south of Luck Avenue, said setback line to vary frm a distance of six feet begtnnin~ at Luck Avenue to iB.5 Feet at the north side the alley, r. easurin~ f~u the present h'ost 9tro~ line of First Street, as roqulred by Article ii, $ectton ~3, of Chapter 51 of the C~e of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, relatinr to Zoning, was publl~ed in "The World-News", a neuspaper published in the City of Roanoke, for the time require~ by said IDtEREAS, the hearin~ as provided for in said notice published in said newspaper ~ms riven on t~e l~th day of l~rch, 19~9, at 2:00 oVelock, p. m., before the Council of the City nf Roanoke in t~ Co~cil Room in the }[unicipal Building, at ~hich hearinr ail property o~ners In the affected area v;ere given an opportunity to be heard on the question, and WHEREAS, no one ag[eared in opposition to thc setback line, and it opinion of Council th*t tk* setbock linu a~ould be e stabli:hed. THEREFORE, B~ IT ORD.5IN~ by th~ Council of the City of Rosno'<e that setback line be, and t,~:e sane ia Hereby established on the v,~st side of First Street, S. ~I., b~tueen tuck Avenue ar~ %ke alley ir~.ediately south of Luck Avenue said setback line to vary fron a distance of six feet be~innin~ at Luck Avenue to 1~.5 feet at %he north s~e of the alley, ~:;easurin~- f~m the present est stree line of F[r3t Stmeet, For street ::idenln~ purposes. BE IT FL~T}~ER ~D~i[~ED that no buildin~ keraafter erected on any o[ said lots abuttin~ on said street shall extend over the setback line as establisl~d by t[:e pro"i~ions of %his Ordinance. ~e Ordinance havin~ bean read, was 12~ over. The question of e2tab!ishinz a setback line on both sides of Yellow 5'ountain Road f rom Jefferson S~Peet to its intersection with Garden City qoulevard, S. E.~ fo~e~iy Gain&nd (Hic~oFy~ Road; tLence on Qarden City ~oulevar~, S. E., forner!y Yellow ~ountain Road~ to the ne;~ city co~[orste li~ft ~;:%endin~ thirty feet on each side of the present established center line of streets, to p~vfde fo~ a 6Q-foot street~ was discussed. In this connection, a de3e~ation of property o;.~ers and residant~ on Yel]o~ ~.'ountain Road appeared in opposition to the ~roposed setback line, p~otestin~ that to %;iden the street %o this width would cause considerable da~.a[e %o thei~ ~roperty and seriously depreciate its value~ ~ug~e~tin~ that as a solution %o the problen a street be opened to public t~avel from the en~ of Cornwallis Avenu~ to Yello~ ~[ounta~n ~o~ whit4 question has previously been before Council on several occasicn~ an~ denied due %o s~renuous objectio~ fror: residents on Cornwallis Avenue and surroundin~ streets, an~ askinff that a ~u~,ey be ~ade to ascertain just how nuch of the property on Wello~ ~'ountain %~ould he required in the widenin~ of tke s %reef as proposed. ~on~ those sreakin~, in opposition to the setback line, were ~essrs, L, H. Duncan, F, C,. Tucker, U, ',~arren Dickersonj ~. A. C, lbbons, Sr.~ ~. key F. F. ~mer~ Nat Spifel~ C.-l. tianson. ~. E. Fetterson and J. A. Rober~son. ~e matter ~vin~ been discussed at length~ )fr. Cronin r:oved that question be referred to the City l~na~er for a s~vey of pressed ~leth~s of deteminlnz the outflow of the nor%hem end of Yellow I~untain R~d with a viet~ of subntttinu various alienates %o~et[~r with an outline of the property required each plan, lneludlnK estirated cost of ~aKe to %he properties involved. motion %ms seceded by ~-~. ~wards and unanimously a~pted. In this connection, the City ~naaer advised that ~;e t~uld ~bnit such :, report at the re~lar meeting of Council on }~rch 2a, 19&9. DEPAR~'ENT OF PUBLIC ~LFIRE: Er. Frank E. Atkins, relief client, appeared before Council, advisin~ that he ha~ an affidavit f~m Dr. H. L. Bell of the Gill I~norial Eye, Ea~ and Th~at }losrital, certifyin~ that the client bsvn un,er treatr:ent fern s persistent ~u~h and periodic loss of voice~ Yr. stat~ that he is wil!inE %o be sent to %he UniveFsity of Vir~ini5 Hospital Charlottesville at any time if furni~led with pro[er clothing. In this connection, the City l'anare~ advised that he is now awaitlnr word f~om Charlottesville as %o %,'h~n the hospital v;lll receive 1-~. Atkins, and that as soon as he rets word, he uitl see to i% that I(r. Atkins is furnished with tlc propeF clothinc a~ sent %o the hospital for observation arld treatment, necessary. BUILDING PEr,IT: I.Tr. C. K. Lusk appeared before Council, advisinr that it is his desire to erect an Almmi-Built Pre-cut Cabin, classed as a metal clad buildinK, at l&30 l';illiamson Road, N. ~;., on tlm northeasterly portion of Block 1, Brogan La%el I,~p, o~ed by lit. J. P. ~o%,man, to be used as an office for a trailer sales lot, but %Pnt he has been informed by the Buildinff Inspector, in view of the fact that the property in nuestion is located in the Firs% fi~e zone, that under the provisions of Ordinance Ilo. &333, adopted on the l~th day of August, 193&, ertl] Council can authorize the ~rantin~ of such a pe~it when in its jud$ment it p~orer to do so~ }ir. Lush pointin~ out that the pressed st~ctu~e will n~t in close ~oxinity to other buildings, ant, therefore~ will no% increase the fire hazard %o property in this vicinity. Council bein~ of the opinion that the re.it should be ~ranted for a Ueriod of one year~ llith the right of rene;;al upon application %;ithin a period of not less than thirty days before its expiration, }[r. Cronin offered the followin~ e~ler~ency Ordin~ ce: (~61] Ar{ OPDiNANCE authorizin~ and directing the Building Inspector to grant a pemi% to J. P. Bo.~.an fo~ erection of an Alumi-Buil% Pre-cut Cabin, classed as a nets! clad butldin~ at l&30 Uil!ianson Road, N. W., on the not.easterly portion of Blo~k 1, Bo~,~n ~ Yap, Official Tax Uo. 207132&, to used as an office for a trailer sales lo% by C. K. Lusk. {For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance' ~ok ~o. 16, Fa~e 129) ~:r. Cronln ~,oved the a4optlon of the Ordinance. The ~tlon was seconded by I;r. Edwards and adopted by the following vnte.- AYES: }?essrs. Cronin~ Dillard, Edwards, I'.lnton, and the Frestdent~ ~:r. Hunter .................... HAYS: }Ione .......... 0. LICEI'I5E CODE: }'r. Frank J. Sherertz, }~anager of the Better Business ~ureau of Roanoke, Incorporated, appeared before Council, advising that he has been receivinr eouplaint$ fro~, citizens [~ho have paid itinerant pho[oarayhers for pictures and have ne.er received ~aid plcturea or been refunded ~heir money, l'r. Sherer[z pointin~ out tha~ Section 107 of ~h~ License Tax Code inuludea the itinerant pho~orrapLer as ~ell as local ~hoto~raF}era, and asked tha~ the be $eparated and that tF~ itlnerml~ Fhotogr:,l.her~ be required ~ Fay a licen~e tax of .~l$O.~ Far noath and to d eposi~ a bond of ~1,~.OO, to be re~ained by the city for a reasonable length of ti~e. }~r. t:lnton moved ~ha~ Council concur in [},e requea~ of lit. Sherertz al~ that ~he t;a~Ler be referred ~o the City Attorney ~or preparation of proper Ordinanc( and to F~e~e::t sar. e to Council for adoption. ~e =.otion x~s seconded by J'r. Cmnln and unanfr:oualy adopted. ZO]iIIIG-SE~CI' LIIIE: Council al its tiee~tng on }~onday, IMrch m, lShS, havin~ held in abeyance the $econd reading of Ordinance I~o. 9~20, es[ablishin~ a setback li~e on both aides of TeaCh Street, ~I. Yr., extendin~ from i{orfolk Avenu% S. ~I., [o ~fillia::.aon Road, to provide for a 70-foo~ street from yroper~y tine to r~rouer~v line, pending recoil% of a si~ned arree~:en~ from proper~y o~mer$ affected :b}- the p~po~ed street ~tidenin~ to donate a ~-foot striF o~.land in exchange ~o~ side~alk, curb and mi~ter, a~ ~hich time the Ordinance would be ~=.ended to estab a 5C-foot s~ree~ and adopted, Hr. D. Roberz Hunt appeared before Zhe body, advi$inF ~Fat he has obtained the siFnatures of aixty-~hree pro~r~y o~mer$ .ho are 'trilling to donate ~he[r land as o';~lined above, tha~ one property mmer ~{il1 artec to such a donar~2on if a nu~ual agreeaen~ ca~ be ~'orked ou~ aa ~o sh~bbery on her prorer~y, thai one proper~y mmer has indicated he ~i[[ no~ co~Zes~ a condeu~atlon suiz, tha~ three property o'~era xthose sianatures have not been o~[ained have indicated they ~ll sign the agreement, and that four proFec~y o;mers have flatly re~u~ed to donate ~heir land, }'r. Hun~ s~a[in~ that the donations .ill be ride upon ~he um~i~[en condition that there ciZizens ~.~il1 n~ be asked ~o donate an~ore land and npon the umCritten condi{ion tea= Council .ill ac~ favorably on the four ~ritten conditions contained in the siraed agreement, l.~ich are as follo.s: "~. Install, .i=hou~ cost ~o the undersiFned proper~y o~ners, side~alks, curbs and ~u~era alon~ ~}ie street, utilizing tee pro~$ed donated pro~r~y for this purpose. 2. ~y retaining wall ~d/or fence sad/or a~eys and/or terracing, now existin~ on any of this proposed donated property and ~hich lzlll have to b~ removed for this s~reet widenfn~ ~ur~ea9, shall be rep/aced a~ City ex~ense. }. Any trees and/or ~hs no'~ extstinF on the proposed donated ~per~v shall be moved ~o new locations on ~he pro~r~y of the fl~nor; ~uch location to be designated by the pm~r~y 16 Any trees and/or shrubs too large to be feasibly t~oved shall be replaced with trees and/or shrubs (of the same kind i£ the owner so desires) of cood size, on a location to be deslcnated by the property The novin~ and/~r rerlacin~ of tree~ and/or ~h~b~ shall ~e done entirely at City expense. &. Tha~ the ~ork, of ravine this street~ and %1~ installation of aidewalks~ ]~arch l&, 19&9; and that the entire s~ree% (~v~ne, sidewalks, curbs tufters} shall be ;o~pleted within one yea~ after-the da%e of the startin~ %he ~rk." The City ~ana~er lndicatinc tha5 he ~uld like to d e~emaine %;hether or all of these conditions c~ be ;.~e% before any definite action is taken on Croni*1 and un~mi[;ously PET!T!D~;~ AYD RO.~ICKE LIFE ~AVI:~% CRZf: A cor=unfca~ion f~m Dr. ~[arcellus A. Johnson, Jr., th-nkinc Council for the :~ork it k~s done tn aidinr the }ioanoke Life Savtn~ Crew~ a~ ~efore %}~ body. T~e c0r~.unication %las o~Jered filed. COU]:CIL: A cor~unication from %he ¥;ashing%on Heights Civic League, askin~ %hat im~.e~iate stems be taken to increase %kc r. erbers~ip of Ci%y Council from five %o nine members, %~as before the body. Cn mo%ion of I'r. Dillard, secon~ed by ]?r. Edwards and unanimously adopted, ~he City Clerk w~s requested to acknowledfe receipt of %he corz~unication and %he sa~e t;as tabled. A~;I;EXATIO::-~I'SES: Copy of a con, unica%ion f~m the i~ashinK%on Heights Civic League, %ddressed to the Safety ~lo%or Tr~nsi~ Corporation and %he City ]~na~er~ 4~%~ith reference %o ~us routes, schedules and fares in %h%% sec%ion, ~Js before Co~ncil~ the ri%':' ]?ana~er advisin~ %hat he baa inwe~%iraSed every iten~ con%aimed in the letter and Pros info,.ed %be %'Iashinr%on Heights Civic Lea~e as %o what bein~ done in e ach respect. Council bein~ of the opinion that a public hearing should be held on the ~uestion of bus schedules and bus routes, }ir. Cronin moved t~t the hearin~ be ~hsld at %:30 o'clock, p. m., 'de5nesday, Ap~l 13, 19&9. The motion %~s aeco~ed by ~Tr. Dillard a~ unanimously adopted. POLICE LO~CKUF: A co~.unicatlon f~n l~r. R. 2% Youell, Direc~or of the Division of Corrections, advisin~ that the police ]ockup of the City of Roanoke ~'as insrect~d on Feb~ary 15, 19~~, recommending tha~ :he lockup be Fai::ted %~ith white enamel oloss paint and that %he %.:ails of the cells and %he ~closure b* riven a thorou=h sc~hbin~, was before Council. On notion of ]'r. Cronin, seco~ed by ~Tr. Dillard and un~inously adopted~ the recommendations '~ere referred to the City ]?anazer for attention. C!~ JAIL: A cor~.~ication f~r. )~r. R. }%. Youell, Director of ~he Division of Corrections, advi~in~ t~t %kc jail of the City of Roanoke was inspected on Febr~- 15, 19&9, a~ that t~ imp~vem~%s found at this inspection are noted with aDp~val, was before Council. :417 In this connection, }Jr. Cronin took exception to that part of the report setting out the fact that only two ~eals a day are served prisoners; viz, breakfast and supper,declarinc tMt in his opinion priaoners should be fed three square meals a day and g~de to ;~ork, conc]udinE that in the fre~ent case the prl~ner~ could at least be f ed a lirht lunch in ~ddition to the g.erning evenl~ After a discussion of the question, on ~o~ioa of Er. Cmnin, seceded by Fr. Dillard nnd unanimously adopted, the City Clerk'~s requested to invite the City Serreant to aprear before Council at its reeler c, eeting on Eo~ay, ]~rch 2~, 19;,9, for a discussion of the ratter. ZQ~I~;Q: A pe~!~ion fr~n property orders cn %;illiam~on Road, askinc tha~ ~he west si'}e of I[tllian~cn Road be re~cne~i for business rur~ses from Hershber~er Road to Oakla%~ Avenue, was befnre Council. On c~ton of ~r. Dillard, seconded by }.~c. Edwards and ~%nlmously sdo~ted~ the Ue%t%ion ~s referre~ to the Board of ~oninc Appeals ~nd tke P!enninc Doa~ in conne~t!cn witk its study of the %ii!liar:son Road ~rea. ~A~KETq: A cor~unication f~m }7c. S. S. Guerran%, su~cestin~ %hat a ~ro3uce market be e~tablia!~ed on Third 5tPeet, 3. E., near the inter~ec~ien Elm Avenue, ~nd ou%llnin~ tt~e advantaces of such ~ market, was ~efore Ceuncil. Cn motion of ~. Dillard, ~ccnnded by ~¥. ~in~on and unkni~ous]y the core.ica%ion was referre~ to %kc ~oac~ of Zonin~ Appeals an~ t ~e Flannin~ ~oard for inves%iua%ion, repor~ and ~c~r~:en~a%ion %o C~uncil. LICenSE CODE: 7he City Attorney havinc been requested to FreF~me nrdin~nce !evyin~ a license %ax o~ ,~10.OO on each unit operatinr motorcycles in ~oanoke on a "for hire" basis~ t%e followin~ com2~unicaticn, %;ith reference to the r. at%er, was ~efore Council: "}'arch l&, 19L9. The Honorable Council of the City of Roanoke. Gent !~e~: - At your ~eetin~ on ~Tarch 7, ]9~9, I uas directed %o prepare fo~ p~esentation to your nex~ ~eetin~ an o~linance levyin~ a license %~x of $10.OO on each unit opera~in~ motorcycles in City of Roanoke on a "fdv hire" basis. In thinkin~ a~u~ %his ~er before %he pre.ration of tke ordin~ce, i% occurs %o r.e %ha% i~ m~h% be inadvisable %o pass such an ordinance a% %his time. Yhe proposed %ax is in %he naSure of a business license a~ %;ould cons~i%u%e an ~endmen% to our present license tax c~e which wRs adored on December 31, The license tax code i~Foses business licenses on sene one hun4red a:~ sixty different businesses fo~ the Deri~ of e~ch calendar year. If %he tax cdde is ~ended by the addition of the license ~ax in o~s%ion, it is ObVious %ha% %he new %ax could no% be made re%reactive %o J~uary la%. The amendnen~ would have ~ be ublished in the news~rer a% tke expose of the City. The icense %ax c~e i~ in %he p~cess of bein~ p~insed in ~d booklet fo~ an~ the printer's proof has already been set up a~ the inclusion of the ~dmen~ in ques%ien would em%ail co~iderab!e a dali%tonal expense to the City. in vie~ of the matters mentioned above ~nd in ~iew of ~he fact tha~ the license %ax p~vided by the p~posed ~.end~ent would no% p~duce more ~han ~20.~ o~ ~30.00 revenue fo~ %he City, i% is obvious ~ha~ from a fin~cial s%and~int i% miuht be be~er to wait until the license ~ax ord~ce for 1950 i~ dra~ up before includi~ the proposed license %ax in the old ordinance. The above sufgeations are resFect£ully brou[ht to your attention in order that they may be considered prior to the introduction of an ordinance a~endin~- the present licensetax ~osl-ect £u lly ~ub~lt t ed, (Si~ed) ~an. G. City A~to~ey' In this connection, I:r. A. ~. Dailey, trading as Special Delivery Service %~%o was rresen% at %ge mee%in~ ~fed t~L such an o~in~ce be FointinK out %ha~ his idea is %o i~pose a l~cens~ tax of $10.f.O upon each motorcycle a~ %ha5 at the presenL tine ~here are eiFh% of L~ese mo~ rcyc]es o~ratfr~ in %he After a discussion of %he maL~er, Council bein~ of the opinion %hat the ordinance ~hould be adopted as m,~ues%ed, on ~otion of ~'r. Cronin, seconded by f~. Edwa~s an~ unanimously ad~pted, the City AL%orney ~s requested %o proceed with the preparation of ~.e Zel;I~G: The City A~o~ey k~v!n~ been requested to render an opinion as whet~er er no% the Board of Zoninr Appeals may ia~ue a non-conformin~ ~rmit with ~ ti~e li~it tkereon, or revoke a non-confo~in~ pe~it previously issued the same kas not ~een used~ a corm.unication, reco~en~in~ %hat the Board ~ Zonin~ A~als e~%ablish a uniform ~le to ke applied in the case of all non-confor~in~ r:ita ~lereafter autho~zed under the po:~ers fronted th~ Board un,er provisions of 'the City Charter and City C~e, %vas before Council. On motion of ~[r. Dillard, seconde~ by ~r. C~nin an~ unanimously ado~ted, tko City Clerk %~s ~queste~ %o I o~ard a copy o~ the opinion to the ~rd of Zonln~ Appeals. ~FOKE CO~TROL: A cc~tunication f~n }(r. E. H. Foore, a cceptlnK his a?rofntr~ent ~s a member of the '~dviso~y an~ Appeal Board to the Director of the Deyart~ ~nt of Air Pollution Contel for a te:~ of four years endinr Decer:ber 31, 1952, .~as before Council. The co~mmication h~s ordered filed. R~ORT~ OF 3U.;.~GE DiSFO~: The City )[ana~er ~bmit%ed the follo%~in~ re~ort and recor~endation with refer~nce to ~rin~in~ the AlwaY, ~dick and Howson pl~ "Roanoke, Virginia, l:arah 14, 19&9. To The City Council, ROanoke, Virzinia. The attacked later, rather lengthy, has been received from the firr..s of Alvcrd, Burdick ~ Howson, and Iiattern and liar%em, with reference %o brin~in~ a ~revious enrineerin~ ~rvey of the first mentioned firm. up to date. ~ne crux of the-content~ o£ the letter is ~n ~e sixth paragraph on paffe %kree which I ~{ill read f or the records. ~For brin~inK the report up to date, ~ he ~m of fifteen hundred dolla] (1500) due and [ayable Aurust 15, 19~9. In the e~ent tbmt prior to that date the voters have approved funds For the construction and ye are authorized to proceed %~th the remainder of the work~ this $t,~OO s}~atl be credited aFaf~£t rte total remuneration hereinafter named.' 419 of these flrr,~ un, er the aloe'e-mentioned conditions. Respectfully submitted, [Si?ned) Arthu.~ S. City }~naser" (~9~62) AN ORDINanCE authorizing and direetin~ the City [~ager, for and behalf of the City of Ro~noke, to enter into contract ~ith the fi~s of ~tte~ and [~ttern, and Alvord, 3urdick and Howson, for ~relimina~y engineerin~ services accordance with te~.~s and condition~ contained in p~posal dated }.~arch ~Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the ~lst day of Dece~ bet, 19~, No. ~9751, a~ ~t~tled, "An Ordlnance nakfn~ appropriations f~om the General Fund of %he City of Rosnoke fo~ the f~scal }%.a~ be~innin~ January 1, 19~9, and endfnz aFT~orFiat~on of ~]~500.~, cove~lnz cosh of such F~elimtnary services in (For full %ex~ of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16~ Fa~e 130] }~. Edwards m~ed %~ adoption of the Ordinan=e. The motion ~s seconded by K~. Dillard a~ adored by %be followin~ vote: Hun%er .............. NAYS: None-O. SEJA~E DISFOSAL: The City ~ana~er submitted written re~ort that he is in receipt of Re~]ation Ko. 1 of the Virginia %;ater Contel Hoard concernin~ the ~esolu%ion be adopted advlsin~ %he ~;a%er Control Board wha~ %he City of Roanoke is ~ana~e~ ~d offe~ed the followin~ Resolution: (%~963) A RESOLUTION directin~ the City Clerk %o ~ully advise %he State i%~ willin~ness, so far as is com~tible wi~h the best interests of the City of Rosnoke~ to cooperate with said Board a~ also %d=h ~he political and non-Foli~ical entities in the Valley of the Roanoke in their like endeavora. (Fo~ ~tI %ex% of Resolution~ see O~dfnance Book ~o. 16, ~aEe 131) by ~. Dillard and adopted by the follo%dn~ AYES: }.~ess~s. C~onfn~ Dillard, Ed~rd~, }~inton, and ~he PresidenS, ~unt er ................... 5. NAY9: None ..... O. 420 STREET L16HTS: The City ~nager su~xlitted ~rittcn report, reco~endin~ the installation of certain street lights a~ various locatio~ thmugh the city. ~, )linton ~ved that Council concu~ in the recommendation of the City ~na~er ~d offered the followin~ ~esolution: (~6~) A ~ESOLUTION authorizin~ the installation of street lirhts on :ertain streets in the City of Hoanoke. (For full text of ~esoluticn, see O~insnce Book Ilo. 16, Pare ~w. l!inton moved the adoption of the Hesolution. ~e notion ~as ~conded by ~. Ed~s azfi adopted by the follo;dn~ vote: AYES: Ilessr~. Cmnin~ Dlllard~ ~a~, llinton, a~ the Freaident~ ;Yr. Hunter .................... NAYS: Uone .........O. ANIiFXATION-FIHE DEFA~-iEIiT: Council havin~ previously appropriated ~,~00.00 from the 1929 Annex F~d for ~he purcMse of e izht lots a $ a site for the ~posed fire ~tatlcn in the '~iilliamzon Hoad area~ and appointed vie-~ers for the put.se of appraisin~ the lots in question, the City }~na~er submitted ~ritten re~ort that he has obtained an offer f~n Clau.linc ~. }lcConkey and James G. ~,:cConkey to sell five of these lots to the city at a tot~ coasideration of ~1,~75.C0, and recor;.e:,ded zhat lm be authorized to purchase Lots 12, 13, 12, 27 am ~9, Section H, I~p of Uillia~n ~ves Subdivision, at this t~rice. 7he City Attoraey su~gestinr that t~ie ~urchsse, if authorized, should be by reffular ordinance, I(r. Cronin coved that Council coacur in the reco~m~dation tt:e City l'ana~er and that the follo,.~n~ O~inance be p~ced upon its first reading. The notion ~'as seconded by }~r. Halliards and adopted by ~e follo~;iz~r vote: AYE.2: }ies~rs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Ilinton, and tko President, ~.lr. Hunter .................... NAYS: None .........O. (~9~65} AN ORDINANCE authortzin~ and directinF ~he City Iiana~er, for and on keha~ of the City of Roanoke, to Furchase fro= Claudine ',I. l~cConkey and }lcConk~y pmparty located between Noble (;{oodland) lvenue ~d l':ddock {Laurel} lvenu% N. E., and 'dllkins Street and Lukens Street, N. E., desc~ibed a s Lots 1~, 12, ~7, and 29, Section H~ }~p of l~illi~t9n ~ves Subdivision, at a total conaide~ation of ~1,9~5.00, ~aid lots heine a ~ortlon of the site contemplated for the ~roposed fire station in the Uilli~son ~oad area, and directin~ aCcertance of deed t}-~reFo~ upon arprgval of the City BE IT ~DlI[l~ by th~ Co.ell of th~ City ~ ~o~oke tha~ the City [.lanager be, and he is hereby sutho~zad and directed, for and on behalf of the ;ity of Eosnoke, to p~chase fm~ Claudine U. }'cConkey ~d J~ea G. ~lcConkey ~ropert~, located t, et~;een Noble ('doodland) Argue and ~!addock (Laurel) Av~ue~ ~. E., and Uilkins Street and Lukens Street, II. E., described as Lots 12~ 1~, 1~, 27 and 29~ Section H~ }.'ap of l~illiamson ~roves Subdivision, at a total cona[deratio~ of ~1,~75.C,0, acid lots beina a portion ~ the site contemplated for the proposed fi~e ~tation in the ~illi~9on Road area, and that deed therefor ~e accalted upon approval of the City Attorney. 421. The Ordinance havtnF been ~'ead, was laid 5TRBUT ~.T~SION: A petition s~ned by citizens on t~ntros~ ~venue~ S. E,, aud buena Vista Boulevard, a~ktnF that 6~ Street be exter~ed between these tw~ streets, having been referred to the City lhna~er to obtain the cost of such an eatension and to audit his recom~endation to Co~cil~ he presented the follo~in{ re~rt and recom~endation: "Roanoke, Virginia Karch l&, 19&9 To The City Co'moil Roanoke, Virginia Wit~! r~ference %0 t~e op~nln~ of 6~ Street~ S. E., between }~ntrose Awonue and ~uona Vista ~oulevard, I am ~ivin~ you the fol]o,~ln~ information: The City would have a 30-foot riLht~of-way bet%~een these two streets which %~uld necessitate a fill that ~uld ~ive us a lO-foot to~ for dra~n hm;n throurh ~he hollow ~hich %-~3uld take addition52 funds. It ap~ears to me that the co~t is pr~hibitiv5 of in31udin~ it in thi years budget, and I tLerefore re~ret that I cannot recor3~end Respectfully (Si-ned) Arthur 3. City ~[anacer" On motion of ~r. i~il]ard, seconded by ~[r. ~[inton ~nd unanimously adcpted~ ac~ ion on the report was held in abeyance until the r e~Tular m~etin? of Council ANNEXATION-FIRE DiFAR~NT: Council havin~ authorizud purchase of spyroxir~tely nine acres of lan~, kno;~ as the Liptrap parcel, at a consideration of ~i~,O00.OO, and secur~n~ of an option, if possible, on ap~roxlnmtely 3.A~ acres of land, kno'~ as the Schillinz parcel~ in connection with the construction of a fire station in the Garden City s rea, the City }~na=er submitted ~Titten reporT., enclosin~ ~n option for thirty days on the SchillinF property at a purchase price of The report and option were o~ered filed for further consideration. HOU~INq: Council havin~ previously authorized the G~ty }~nafer to a survey made of housin~ conditions in the City of Ho~oke at a cost not to exceed $~.O0, he su~nltted %~itten ~port~ recor!:.endinr that ~O0.OO be aFpropriated }~r. Dillard mowed that Council concur in the reco=endation of the City }'snaRer and offered the followin~ emergency Ordinance: (~9366) AN ORDINAi~CE to ~end and reenact Section ~1~ "City Council"~ of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, VirEini5, on t~e ]lst day of Decer;ber, 19&8, No. 9751, and entitled, "An Ordin~ce a~propriations f~m the General Fund of the City of r~anoke for the fiscal year bezinnln- January 1, 19&9, and endinE December 31, lO&9, and dec~ri~ the (For h~ll te~t of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 133) 422 }Ir, Dillard noved the adoption of the Ordinance, The Lotion was seconded by I'r. Edwards and adopted by the following vote.* AYES: }'~ssrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~'.inton, and the Pre~ident~ I~r. Hunter .................. NAY~: None ......... O. R~CREATION DEPAR~'E:iT: Beverend Henry D. Fhillips~ Bishop of the Dio=ese of ~ou~hwestem Virzinia~ havinc previously advised tha~ bulldin~ located on the east side of ~irteenth Street, N. U., between Fairfax Avenue a~ I'oo~,an Road, formerly occupied by St. Peter's Episcopal Church, canno~ be used for other than relirious services, but %hat if a proposal were nade %o buy the yro~erty it could be de-~onsecrated, under the i~s of tls Episcopal reli~ioa, ~he City [Tanacer suk:.itted written re¥ort that i]e has ~ade inquiry as %o for wh~t ~rice the buildin~ could be purchased, with a view usin~ this property as a recreation center or club house for %be citizens tbst v~cinity, ~nd %hat at the present time he is awaitinC ap;raisers, at which %t~%e ke will subnit further re~rt %o Council. The report w~s ordered filed. BCiiDS-HEALT}{ DEF;.R~T~T: The City ~naKer submitted written report that architect's conce~tion of the Health Center, and re~ested authority to employ this firn as the official architects for the Health Center Building. Council expres~inr a demire to ',vie%; the plans in' ~ue3tion before ~akinc any action on the ~atter, the re,or: of the City ~nacer ~;as }~eld ~n abeyance. ~.U~.7: The City }Tanace~ subr. itted tbs follo%~ine report with reference "Roanoke, Virainia l'arch iL, ?o The City Cotmcil Roanoke, VirFinia ~;e are in need of Budget am~.dnents as follows: 1. City Au-21tor, Account f&, under }'urniture and E~uipment, a duplicattn~ machine, ;~225.OO. ' 2. En~ineerinc Department, .tccount ~7~, ~5C.O.00 for ~mps which Co,%nlcil lnatI~ucted that 'a~- have nade. l'fe are securinU five thousand small lithomraFh t.a~s to he on a t" : 18OO~ ~cale reduced iron the large scale r~ap completed /.larch 1, 194g. 3. Under Refuse Collection and Disposal, Equiyuent, the ~r., of $!~O0.OO is needed for /~" C. F. punp ~;itn belt drive. I w~uld a~Freciate your nakina these e~endnsnts. ~espectfully submitted, (Si~ned) Arthur S. Owens City I?anaFer" llr. Ed%~ards moved that Cou~mil concur in the request of the City Fanager an~! off ere4 the fo]lowin~ emergency Ordinance: (~9~67) ~ll OKDINAIiCE to amend and reenact Section ~&, "City Auditor", Section #70~ ~En~ineerinr and ~uperintendence", and Section ~?&, "Refuse Collection and Disposal", of an Ordinsnce adopted by the Council of %he City oJ Roanoke, ¥irginia, on the 31at day of December, 191%, No. W~I, and entitled, "An Ordinance makin~ appropriations fram the C, eneral Fund of the City of ~o~noke for the fiscal year be~inninF Janus~ 1, 19~9, sn~ endlnff Dece~,ber 31, 19~9, and declarinm the exbtence of an (For full text oF O~inance,, see Ordinance ~ok ~;o. 16, Page Mr. F~srds moved the sdnptlon of the O~lnance. ~e motion ~as ~eco~ed by Mr. ~'inton and n~pted by t~ follo.in~ vote: AYES: {'essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Ed'~ard~, [lnton, ~nd the President, {{AYS: None ......... O. INSURA{{CE-GITY PROPERTY: The City ~n~er submitted t).e followinr report on insurance for city o~med property: "Roanoke, Virginia 2~arcb ll., To %~he City Council Ro~oke, Virginia Gentlenen: survey of our insurance need~. Since it is apparent t}tat we are unfferinsured as of the %;tth them an~ have then to explain fully their vie%;s on City-o%~ed property. In~ the. o'interim' I '~uld recorr, end a blndeF for sixty days not to e~eeed ~',~O, (O.OO ~er yea~ ~;}~ich is app~o~irmtely double {he ~.ount Ee~pectfully submitted, (Si~ned) Arthur S. City }~anafer" Co~cil bein~ of the opinion that no action skould be taken at fop the insurance s~utd be in an g~lount twenty-five }~er cen~ in excess of appro}~irgtely one hundred ~r cent, Ir. Edwards offered the following Resolution: (~9369) A RESOL~TIC~; authorizin~ the City f%naKe~ Lo secure a bi.er for insurance on city o%,~ed pmoperty, for period of sixty days, in an ~oun% twenty-five Fercent in excess of the pre~en% insurance now bein~ carried on said property. {For full text of Resolution, see Or~inanc~ Book [~c. 16, Page 134) [~r. Edl;ards moved the a{option nf the Remolu%ion. %'he ~otion was seconded by }'r. ~'in~on and adopted by t~e fo!iotJ n~.vote: AYES: }'essrs. Cronin, DillR~ Ed'~ards, }iinton, ai~ %4e Fresident, Hunter ................. 5. HEFORTS OF CO;]'ITTEES: U~Fi~ISHED BU~I~ESS: RU~ET-ELECTiOi~S: Co.oil havin~ taken under advise~ent a request of the 423 424 cor~issioner~ of elections be increased lmm $7.50 ~er d~y t6 S10,00 ~er day~ and '~at the ~dgec be ane~ed coverla~ increase p~vlded for by Section Chapter lO~ 19&~ supplement Virginia Cote 19&2, ~vhich fixes additional con~nsation f6r menders of the Electoral Boards, the amendment to be in the ~oun% of ~5~.~, makinr a total appropriation of ~50.~ for the personal services of the Boa~ ami the City Attorney ~mvin{ info,.ed Co~cil that tie above section ~'ovides that compensation for ~'~bers of the Electoral Board shall be n~% less than three hundred dollars for the secretary an~ fifty dollars for each other ~enter of tie board, and It being b~u~ht to %t:e attention of the body that a!thouFh the budget fixes the salary of the secretary at three hundred doll~rl in confomity ~{tth the ]~, the salarieu of the t~o other northers are fixed at ~25.Cf each, ]~r. Dillard offered the follo~inr e~.ergency O~inance: (~69) ~ ~.DINM:CE ~o amend and reenact Section ~25, "Electoral ~oard", of an OrJin~ce adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virrinia~ on ~he 31st day of Dec~:~er, 19&g~ No. 9v51, and entitled, "An Ordi~mnce ~akin~ apFropria~ ions from the G~neral Fund of the Ci%~' of 5oanoke for the fiscal year be~innin~ January 1, 19&9, and endinu Dece:~ber ~1, 19&9, and declarin~ the e~/stence of an er:er~ency". (for full text of O~inance, see Ordi~nce ~ook No. 16, Pa~e ?.'r. Dillard nore~ the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~'~. Ed:{arJ~ ~nd adopted by the ~ollowin~ vote: AYEq: ~[essr~. Cvonin, Dill:ltd, Ed~ards, I'inton, and the Presiient, ~'r. Bunter ................... NAY3: None ......... O. In ~ f~tha~ discussion of the matter, i.:r. Dillard moved tha% the present rate of pay for judges, clerks and cor~issioners of elections at :~7.~ per d:~y, as well as the ~l.OO additional for the .Tud~e car~'in~ the ~eturns and tickets to and f~n his~tinu place to t~ clerk's office, be continued. The r. otion ~as ~conded by ~.~. C~nin a~ un~imou~ly adap%ed. FEF37~NENT YCICH COt]~ISSION: It ~as brourht to the attention of Council that the %e~s Of Dr. Clark HaKenbuch, Dr. J. N. Dudley, }(r. B. F. Farrott, E. Griffi%h Dodson, Jr., }~r. W. Clark H~mphreys, ]~iss Hazeltine Settle, 2-~r. Paul H. Coffey and l-'iss Sadie La~{son as me,ers of the Feman~t Youth Co~ission expired as of Decer, be~ 31, lg&~. ~.fter a discussion of O~e matter,' it bein~ bvourht to the attention of Council that Dr. Ha~enbuch has expressed a desire not to be reelected to zhis ~osition, an~ that ¥iss I,avlson has moved out of to~, and r_~bers of Council beinc of the opinion that persons connected with the m~iciFal ~ove~r. ent should not be called upon %o se~e on such ccr~ittees, with the ~ception of ex officio }4~. Dillard moved that ~'essr~. Fred B. 27oore~ J. London ~ddex, %;. Preston Leech, %~. Clark H~phreys, E. '. O'Connor, B. F. Par~t%, Paul H. uoffey and ~s. ~. F. Fisher be ap~inted as members of %k~ Fem.me:~% Youth Uo~ission for %e~m er. div{ December )1, 1951, and that they be so notified. ~he motion ~:as seconded by Cronin an5 ~aninously adored. -425 In a further diam~ssion of the matter~ it ~ae brought to the attention of ~Ouncil lhat th-. vacancy created by the real=nation of ~eVo Jo Clyde Forney has ~o~ as yet been filled; ~ereupon, Er. Dillard placed in nomination the n~e Rev. D. ~h I~cGrady to Fill the unexpire~ te~ endtnC Dece~.ber jl~ 19~9. ~he zotl~n ~ia~ mconded by t~. Cronin and ~ani~ou~ly ~dopted. In thi~ connection~ Pr. Dtlla~ ~oiced the opinion that the President of the tucy Addison High School Student Council and t he President of the 'Jilliam Flemin5 High School Student Co~cil ~o~ld be added to the Pemanent Youth ~o~is~ion ~s ex officio members and offered the followinz Resolution: (~70) A RESOLUTION ~endinz and ~enactinz ~/esolution No. adopted on the 17th day of Decer. ber, 19&{~ entitled, "A Resolution providtnF for ~f,e ~tablis~ent a~d ap~l~tment of a committee to [:e [no~ as the fe~anent Youth io=x,ission, a::4 definin5 its duties", as ~ded by Resolution No. ~)7, adopted on 11, 19!~. (For full text of Re~lution, see Ordinance 3ook No. to, Page ~. Dillard nove~ the adoption of the Resolution. %he motion was b}. ~r. Cronin and adopte~ by the follo',~n~ vote: ~.YE~: }~essrs. C~nin, Dilla~, Ed~ards, }linton, and ti;e [ir. Hunter .................... NAYS: None ......... O. The City Clerk was also reque:~ted to express Council'~ thanks and ~ppreciation to ~hose r. omb~rs of the Fe~mnent Youth Co~mission ~ose ter~.s have expire~ fo~- the service they have rendered as n~mbevs of tf~ COi:~IDEBATION OF CL~,I}~: None. INTS.0DUCTION AND CCNSIDE~A-ION OF ORDINAr:CE3 AND RESOI.UTIO~;C: ~ONDS-HE~,LTH CENTFR: The City Attorney havinz bee~ reeuested to prepare /raft of pI~eF resolution in connection with obtaininF federal funds to~vsrd the ~ota! cost of const~ctin~ a Health Center, presented sa~::e; ~;hereupon, ~[r. ~ffered the follo:.lfnF Resolution: (~2Z1) ~ RESOLUTION autho~izinr tRe City }[anager of the City of to file mn application ~qith the Federal Security Lrency, U. S. Public ~{ealth Service (or other proper Federal departr.~nt~ or a&encfes) for a Frank not ,zeeed ~1~0,000.00 to aid in the ffnancinc of the acquisition of a site for and :onst~ction of a public health c~ntev in the City of Roanoke; directinff the City to fu~fsh st~ch info~tion as nay be reasonably re~ested iu con:;ection ~ith the a~plicati~n; and declarin~ an emer~ency. (For full text of Resolution, see O~i~ance Book Iio. 16, Pa~e Er. ]~inton ~nved the adoption of the Resolui ion. ~he motion ~'as s econ~Jed 5y }~u. C~nin and ad~pted by the follo;,~nF vote: AYES: I%ssrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwa~s, }[fnton, and the President, lunter ........................ ~. NAYS: None ......... O. LE'I3LATION: The City }[answer b~u~ht to the attention of Council the ~Sth Convention of the National Rivers and Harbors Conzress ~hich fs to te h~ld D. C., Ap~i ~-9, 19~9, su~restinz ~hat the City of P. oa~oke te ~epFesented at this coufemence. Action on the otter was held In ~beyance until the regular meetinr of ouncll on l~nday, l[srch 28, 19t,9. In th~ connection, }~r. DIlla~ brought to tho a trent[on of Council ~n~lnr ~tm%afn Dan ~ld hycl~electrlc ~we~ ~Ject on the Roanoke Rlver~ ~ Introduced In %he House of Eepres~%a%~ves, and offered %he follOW, hr Resolution: (;9~72) A R~LUTION ~d~rs~n~ House Bills ]250 and 3&16 authoF~z~n~ and ~vld~n- fcP "%he const~c%ion of %he Sn~%h ~ioun%ain D~n and Hydroelectric ~wer plan~ pro,eot ~n %he Roanoke H~ver Bas,n". (Fop full tez% of Resolution, see Qrdinanee Rook ~:o. 16, P~le 137) }~r. D~llard mowed %he ~do[~ion of %he Resolution. The r~tion was seco~ed by ~[r. Edwards and adopted ky the followinc wore: AYE%: }Tessrs. Crontn, D~llard, Edwards, }Tinton~ am~ the Presiden%, ~{un% e r ................... 5 · !~ )~Y3: I;one ......... 0. ELECTIO!~3: Vt. C~nin b~u-ht to the attention of Council and =o~ed that the ~ity }~ns~er be requested to obtain figures on votinF ~.achine~ and to report his findinrs to Council. The motion %cas secon~efl by }~. Dillard and unanimously E'~.%!~O}'E G~.~ CO,TM;Y: I.[r. Dillard broush% to %he attention of Council ~d msved thst the City FanaKer be ~questcd to ascertain from the Rosnoke G~s Company %he status of efforts to obtain natural ~as for %he Eoanuke area as endorsed ~y Council. The motion '~s seconled by I[r. ;'inton anO unsnimously ~O:~3S-HE:'~TH CE~iTER: The City ~%nacer brou~h% to the attention of Council the ~roFosed purchase of !ant as a site for the Health Center, advisin~ tha~ he can seuura options nn property lo~ated on the nsrtht~est c~rner of Church Argue a~ Fourth Street, S. ~[., described as Lots 11 ~d 17, Block 10, O.~.S.~!. 7~ E. B. }~¢Donn!d &nd Ali }'cDons!d et al, resi'ectively, a% a total purchase price of · ~25,CC0.OO~ and Tbs% ke is sLill nec~atin~ for an option on adjoininz Lot from T. D. and Gertrude ~. Toler, at a ~urchase pFice of ~16,COO.OO. On r.otion of ~Tr. Dillard, seconded by }[~. ~d%~rds and unanimously ~doFted, %he City ~'anaceP teas requested %9 p~oceed ,¢ith acquisition of options on ~e three lots in ~ues%ion, if possible, p~vided the purchase prices do not exceed those out a~ove. There bein~ no further Business, Council adjourned. .¢P PROVED Clerk COUNglL, REGULAR }~ETING, Monday, }Larch 21, 1949. A quorum failing to appear, the meeting ds adjourned. APPROVED 427 COUNCIL, REGULAR {~nday, )~arch 28, 19~9. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the ~unicipal Building, )~nday, {~rch 28, 19~9, at 2:00 o~clock, po m,, the regular meetin~ hour, with the President, Mr. Hunter, presiding. PRESENT: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, Mr. Hunter ................... ABSENT: Hone ....... O. OFFICERS FRECf3iT: }ir. Arthur S. Owens, City Manager, }'_~. Randolph Go Whittle, City Attorney, and Y~'. Ho R. Yatea, City Auditor. The meeting was opened with a prayer by )~'. V. '~. Shives of the First Bhurch of Christ-Scientist. ~'.IHUTF~: Copy of the minutes of the regular meeting held on Monday, i ~arch l&, 19&9, havln~ been £urnished each nembsr of Council, upon motion of {ir. Cronin, seconded by }:ro Ed~rards and unanimously adopted, the readin~ was dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HEARING OF CITIZENS UFOH FUBLIC MATTERS: STREET I[~PROVE}~MiTS: Pursuant to notice of advertisement for bids for construction of concrete sidewalks, curb and gutter, alley crossings, driveways, and appurtenant work thereto, at various locations in the city and in the 19~9 annexed area, also, construction of pavement on 19th Street, N. ~., north of Carroll Avenue, in front of the ¥onroe Junior High School, and on Cumberland Street between Hillcrest Avenue and Greenland Avenue in the Willianson Road area, according to plans and specifications available at the office of the City Engineer, to be received by the City Clerk until 2:00 o'clock, p. m., ~:onday, ¥~rch 28, end to be opened at that hour by Council, and submissions havin~ been received from eight different bidders on various portions of the above projects, the President, }'r. Hunter, 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, and if there were any questions about the advertise=ent would like to ask, and no representatives present raising any question, the instructed the Clerk to proceed with the opening of the bids. After the openin~ and public reading of the bids, ~'. Dillard moved that the same be received and referred to a committee composed of the City Engineer, the Assistan~ City .Auditor.and the Building Inspector for tabulation and report as to its findings with regard to the beet bid as prenptly as possible. The motion was seconded by tr. Edwards and unanimously adopted. Later durinl the meeting, the committee submitted a tabulation of the bids received with the recommendation that %he lowest bidder for each project be awarded the contract for said project. ~-". Dillard moved that Council concur in the recommuendation of the committi and offered the following Resolutlgn a~rding contract for construction of concrete sidewalk, curb and gutter, alley crossings, driveways, and appurtenant work thereto, at various locationsin the city, to Philip L. Baird, at a total cost of ~1,715.OO: (~7~) X RESOLUTIO~ awardin~ contract For construction o~ concrete sidewalk, curb and gutter~ alley crosain&e~ driveways and appurtenant work thereto, at various locations in the City of Roanoke, to Philip L. Baird, 2920 Wyclif£e Avenue, Roanoke, ¥ir~lnia, at a total cost of (For ~ull text of Resolution, see Ordinance ~ook No. 16~ Page 141) ¥~o Dillard moved the adoption o£ the Resolution. The motion was seconded by )Ir. Cronin and adoFted by the £ollow~ng voter AYES: Eesars. Cronin. Dillard, Edwards, Elnton~ and the Preaidentj Hunter ........................ NAYS: None .......... O. ~r. )linton offered the £ollo~ln~ Reaolution awsrding contract for construction of concrete sidewalk, curb and ~utterj alley crossin~s, dr~vewa)s, ~nd app~tenantwork thereto, in the 1949 annexed area, to Philip L. Baird, total cost of (~874) A ~SOLU?ION awarding contract for construction of concrete ~lde~alk, curb and ~utter, alley c rossin~s, drtvewaya and appurtenant work thereto at various locations in the 19&9 annexed area, to Fhllip L. Baird, 2920 W¥cllPfe Avenue, Roanoke, ¥~rFinia, at a total coat of (Yet £ul1 text of Re~olution~ aec 0rdin~nce Oook No. 10, Page F~. ~lnton noved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~otion was seconded by I'r. Edwards and adopted by the followln~ vote: AYES: )~asrs. Cronl~, Dillard, F~wards, Flnton, and the President, Yro Hunter ................... NAYS: None ......... O. Er. Cronin offered the followin~ Resolution awarding contract for construction of approxinately 6~0 lineal feet of pavement on Nineteenth Street~ N. ~., north of Carroll Avenue, in front of the ~onroe Junior Hi=th School, to Sam Finley, Incorporated, at a total coat of {f~875] A RESOLUTION awardin~ contract for construction of approximately 520 lineal feet of pavement on Nineteenth Street, N. ~., north of Carroll Avenue~ in front of the ~onroe Junior High School, to Sam Finley, Incorporated, Roanoke, Virginia, at a total cost of (For full teat of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, ?age F~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Yro l{inton arfl adopted by the followinS vote: AYES: }~essrso Crcnin~ Dillard, Edwards, Einton, and the fresident, l~. Hunter ................... NAYS: None ......... Oo }~. Edwards offered the following Resolution a~rardtnE contract for construction of pavenent on Cunberland Street, ~etween Hlllcrest Avenue and ~reenland Avenue, in the Wllliamson Road area, to Adams & Tare Construction Compan~ at a total cost of (~9~76) A RESOLUTION awarding contract for construction of pavement on Cunberland Street, between Hillcrest Avenue and Greenland Avenue, in the ~i11iamson ~oad area, to Adams & Tare Construction Conpany, Roanoke, VirEtnia, at a total cost of (For full teat of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, PaEe }ir. Edwards ~oved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by I'~r. Dillard ~nd adopted by the followin~ vote: AYE3i liessre. Cronin, Dilla~, ~wa~s, Einton, and the President, ~*r. Hunter ................... NAYS: llone ......... O. ~NIt{~-S~BACK LIN~: Notice of public hearinK on the question of establishing a setback line on both sides of Liberty ~oad (cig Oak Arena) from ~illiauson Road to the p~sed intersection of Libe~y R~d ~th Lukens Sree=, N. E., ext~dinK thirty-fi~e feet on each side of the present e~tabli~hed c~ter line of the street~ to provide for a 70-foot street, havin~ been p~blished in the '~orld-News pursuant %o Article XI, Section &], of Chapter 51 of the G~e the City of Roanoke, settin~ the time of the hearin~ a% 2:~ o'clock, p. m., l~onday, l'arch 28, 19&9, the question was before Council. In %his connec%ion, Er. J. L. }~ull~ns, o~er of property at the intersection of Liberty Road and ~orest Hill Avenue, and F~. J. H. Fralin, of prope~y on the co.er of Liberty Road and Will[~son ~ad, speared In opposition %o the setback l~ne, ~lntlnF out that the present buildings on their lots would be d~ared if the street is widened %o se~en%y feet. Eessrs. )Tullins and Fralin were ~nfo~ed that if and when %he city widens the street to seventy feet they would be reimbursed for the ~rt[on of land f~m their lots. After a discussion of the matter, and members of Co.ell bein~ of the opinion that the setback line should be established as advertised, kr. Dillard · oved that the followtn~ Ordinance be placed upon its f~st~ading. The notion ~s seconded by ~r. Edwards and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: }~essrs. Cronin, Dilla~, ~wa~s, Kinton, and the President, ~r. H~ter ................... NAYS: None ......... O. (~877) AN O~INANCE establishin~ a setback line on both sides of Liberty Road (Bl~ Oak Av~) from Wllliamson Road to the proposed ~ntersection Libe~y ~ad with Lukens Street, N. E., extending thirty-five feet on each side of the present established center line of t~ street, to provide for a 70-foot street. %~EREAS, notice las been duly publi~ed as required by law, and % he p~per~y o~ers in the affected area notified that Co~cil ~uld hold a hearin~ on the 2~th day of ~arch, 19&9, on the ~estion of establishing a setback line on both sides of Liberty Road (Bi~ Oak Avenue) from Willlamson Road %o the pro~sed intersection of Liberty Road with Lukens Street, N. E., e~tending thirty-five feet on each side of the present established center line of the street~ to provide for 70-foot street, and WritERS, the said hearin~ ~s held on the 28th day of l~rch, 19&9, at 2:CO o~clock~ p. m., before the Co.oil of the City of Ro~oke~ at ~tcn hearing all property o~ers in the affected area were ~lven an op~rtunity to be hea~ on question, and ,429 ~liEREA$~ after hearing evidence submitted~ Council is of the opinion that the setback line should be established. THERE¥ORE, BE IT ORDAII{£D by the Council of the City of Roanoke that a setback line be~ and the sane Is hereby es~ablished on both ~ides of Liberty Road [Big Oak Avenue) f~= '~illian$on Road to the p~sed lnter~ection of Liberty Road ~lth Lukens Streets N. E.s extendl~ thirty-five feet on each side of the p~sent established center line of t~ street, to provide For a 70-foot street. lots abuttt~ on said street shall extend over the setback line as establi~d by the provisions of this O~tnance. The O~tnance havln~ been read, ~as laid over. ~N~ATION-TAXE$: }~. ~. R. Kennett, City Treasurer, and Judge Jo~ E. Hart Comisslo~r of Revenue~ ap~ared before Cou~cil~ advisin~ that due to incorrect nailing addresses fo~ o~mers of property in the annexed area In many instances the tax tickets fo~ ~hese p~o~r%les have been returned u~ellve~ed, and t~ du9 % o lack of info~ation so~e of the properties In the annexed %erri%o~ have no~ been included in the 19&9 ~ ~ok and will have %o be assessed as supple~nts %o %he Land ~ok as and when p~per lnfo~ation is ob%aimed, the Gl~y Treasurer a~ Comisstoner of Revenue stating tha~ 1% is %hel~ opinion the prope~y coming unde~ either of %hose ~%~o cate~ries should no~ be ~e~lred %o ~y a penalty, which penalty roes into effect after [~rch 31, 19&9, for a period of thirty days beyond the date the tickets are actually ~lled by the Cigy Treasurer. with %he cor~ec~ info~a~ion %hereon. Council bein~ of %he opinion %hat ~ke above procedure should be followed, ~r. U~nin ~oyed tha~ the master be referred %o %he ~i~ A~%orney fo~ p~epaPa~lon of p~r re~lu~ion a~ %o present sam~ a5 the next ~gular ~eeti~ of %~ for adoption. ~e mo~ion was seconded by ~. ~s and unanimously adopted. AN~E~AT/Otl-~U~ES: ~'.r.d.D. Bailey, Jr., opiated before Council ~d presented a petition si~ned by 2&l citizens of Floral~d Drive, G~andview A~enue ~nd ad3acent s~ree~s in Dorchester Court, Northwest, toques%inE bus service to the Do~chester Court section and s~es%in~ that %he Williamson Road ~press and Air~r~ ~press be rou~ed over Floral~d D~ve %o Grandview Avenue %hence %~ Hershberrar Ro~d and back to ~illial:son Road. ~ motion of Er. l~in%on, seconded by [[~. Cronin and unantzously adopted, the petition ~s referred %o the ~l%y F~na~e~ fop conference with the tr~sportation companies with a view of ca~ing out the request of the ~itioners prior %o the hearln~ on ~s schedules and bus ~u~es%o be held a% 7:30 o'clock, p. Wednesday, April 1~, LICENSE TAX C~ E: ¥.r. 'd. Cour%ney KinE, A~%orney, opiated before advisin~ that he re~resents %he a~ln~ and ten% ~ke~s in %he Gi%F of Ro~oke a~ asking %ha~ some p~ovision be included in Sec%ion 20 of ~he Ltc~se Tax Code for a license tax of ~O0.C~, plus f~teen cents on each $1~.~ of ~he ~ross receipts derived f~m such business, on ou%-of-%o'~ concerns solicl~in~ business in the of R~noke, ~in%lng ou~ that this procedure is followed with rega~ to coal deale and ~und~les. / 431. On motion of Mr. Dillard, seconded by P~'. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the request vas referred to the City Attorney for preparation of proper ordinance and to present same to Council for adoption. STREET CAR RAILS: Council having under date of -~eptember 20, 19~, by Resolution No. 9636, awarded contract for the purchase of street car rails fmn the City of Roanoke to Virginia Scrap Iron & F~etal Company, Incorporated, at a price of ~2.66 per _~ross ton, l'r. Samuel Golden~ President of the Company, appears before the body and read a prepared statement~ advising that it had been estimated approximately 1,]00 tons would be deliYered to his concern by February 15, and that under the pro¥1sions o£ the contract, deposit was made on this basis, but that~ of that date only 1~200 tons ~redelivered, and that only recently has the city notified him of its intention to resume reuoval of the street car rails, after a lapse of several months, under the asstmption that the contract for purchase of the roils is $till in effect~ Er. Golden askinE that the City Eana~er be iratructed to call the contract completed withchltveries rmde as of February 19~9, and that his company be refunded funds now being held which represent the deposit in excess Of the actual amount due as full payment for those deliveries. The City }~na~er advisin~ that approxirately ~5,QOO.OO is involved in the controversy, on motion of Kr. Dillard, seconded by ~. Klnton and unanimously adopted, action on the rmtter was held in abeyance FendinF a report from the City Fana_~er. A}~tFXATION-STREET II'.PROVF2~NT: }~. ~. W. Dalton appeared before Council and presented petitions from property owners on Gearhart Road and ¥iato~7 Road in the Garden City area, offering to donate a ]O-foot riEht-of-lcay alone these streets for their improvement. On motion of lit. Edwards, seconded by Kr. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the petitions were referred to the City }MnaFer for investigation with a view of havinF the City Attorney prepare proper deeds for fore, al acceptance by the city if his study indicates the request should be granted. TRAFFIC: I~. R. W. Dalton appeared before Co%h~cll and suggested that consideration be given to increasing the speed limit of twenty-five miles per hour within the city limits to thirty-five miles per hour and the fifteen miles per hour zones to twenty-five miles per hour. }-'r. Dalton was informed that the maximum speed limit of twenty-five miles within the city is fized by state law, and on motion of ~r. Dillard, seconded by Kr. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the City ]'anaEer for study. BUILDING PEPS:IT: Council havinE at its meetin§ on F~rch l&, 19&9, by Ordinance lin. 9~61, authorized and directed the Building Inspector to grant a permit to J. P. Boy, an for erection of an Alum~ni-Bullt Frs-cut Cabin, classed as a metal clad buildin~, at l&30 Wllllamson Road, N. W., on the northeasterly portion Block 1, Bowman Lawn F. ap, to be used as an office fur a trailer sales lot by C. K. Lusk, ]ir. tusk appeared b~fore Council, advisinK that although his lease with Kr. ~o~man contains ana~reenent as to the eredtion of the building, on this propert Yr. ~ow~an now refuses %0 slFn the buildlnF permit as resulted under the provisions of the Buildin_z Code. ' 432 Mr, Lusk bein~ informed that his recourse is with ¥~', Bo~ne action on the repeal of Ordinance Ho. 9861 was held in abeyance ~end~ the outco=e of t~ ne~tiations between the p~rty o~er and the lessee, COUNCIL: ~r, J~es C, P~rtin speared before Co.cji ~d took vigorous exception to an editorial and article ap~arin~ In T~e Roanoke ~orld*He~s on Satu~ay~ ~rch ~6, 19~9, c~iticisin~ Co.oil with re~a~ to the ~nul~ance taxe~ )'r. ~'artin declarin~ tha~ efforts should be ~de to debunk such editorials in orde~ that the citizens of Roanoke miFht [et a clear and true picture of ~nditions. )~. Groain ~ved t~t the re~rks of [~. ~in be nade a ~rt of the records of Council. The ~otion was seconded by ]Ir. Dilla~ and ~a.i~ou~ly a~ted T~ES: Krs. B. E. chutt speared before Co.oil in connection with taxes on p~Ferty in the nsnes of Bar,er ~. and ~ry E. Shutt, described as ~t 12, Block 12~ Riverland Road, in the a~unt of $~7.]~ }~s. Shutt advisinE that the buildin~ on this lot burned do~ several years ago and that he~ efffo~ts to have the propeF~y assessed accordingly have been to no avail. On notion of ~. Dllla~, seconded by ~[~. ~wards and ~animou~ly adopted, the r~tter was ~ferred to the City Attorney and the Co~issioner of ~e~enue for in~estifation, re~rt and ~c~endation to Go~cil. ZONI}~-SETBACK LINES: The question of establishing a setback line on bot~ sides of Yellow Kountain Road frcn Jefferson Street to its intersection with ~ity ~ouleva~, S. E., fo~erly Garnand (Hickory) Boad; thence on 6a~en City ~uleva~, S. E., fo~erly Yellow }~o~tain Boad, to the new city corForate l~mits, extendin~ thirty feet on each side of the present established center line of the streets, to p~vide fo~ a ~-foot street, having been held in abeyance ~ndin~ receipt of a ~vey from the City [ana~er as to proposed nethods of dete~inin~ the outflow of trsffic on the northe~ end of Yellow Mountain ~oad with a view of subnitting various alternates to~ether with an outline of the p~perty re.ired each plan, includin~ estinated cost of da~e to the p~rties in~lved, a delegation of citizens f~n the affected area speared before Co.oil; w~reu~n~ the City Fmna[er submitted a ~itten r~po:t, including m esti~te of for opening a street between the southem end of Com~llis Avenue and Yellow }'o~tain Hoed, and an e stimte of $~?,]~O.~ fo~ ~deni~ Yell~ }'o~nt~in ~d to a AO-foot street from South Jefferson Street means of a chart the two proposals. The matter was discussed at length, Yellow ]~untain Road he widened to a 30-foot to Nottingham Road, and explained by ~. L. B. Duncan suggesting that street from Twent~second Street to NottinEham Road, without sidewalksj curb and gutter, and that a street be opened between the southern end of Cornwallis Avenue and Yellow ~!ountain R. E. Petterson advising that he would have no objection to a 30-foot street. In a further discussion of the matter, ~. Charles D. Fox, Jr., representinF ~. Warren ~. Hobhie, advised that Mr. Robbie is willing to contribute land for the purpose of widenin~ Yellow }~ountain Road~ F~. C. Preston Brunfield advising that he is also willing to donate land from the back o£ his property for this purpose, hut that he is opposed to opening a street between Cornwallis Avenue and Yellow ~untain Road. )[essrs. F. G. Tucker, W. A. Gibbons, Sr., and F. P. Turner voiced ob~ectio= to wideninK Yellow Kountain Road at all. 433 ~r. ?om Stockton Fox voiced strenuous objection to o~ening a street between Corn~allis Avenue ard Yellow }~untain R~ds ~tatinF that In his opinion the street ~ould be too steep and ~ould create a ~raffic haza~ for chi~ren might ~lsh to enter the ~rk pro~sed to be develo~d in this a rea. Eye.one having been ~lven an op~rtunity to be hea~ on the question~ Council being of the opinion that a setbac~ line should be established on Yello~ ~o~tain Road f~ Twenty-seco~ Street to Nottingh~ Road ~o ~rovide for a ]O-foot street, and that f~m thence to the ne~ city cor~rate linits a setback line ~hould be e~tabll~ed to pmvide for a ~-foot street, Er. Cronin moved the following O~inance be placed u~n it s first reading. The ~tion ~a~ s eco~ed by Yr. Dilla~ and adopted by the Follo~n& vote: R~S: l!essra. Cmnin, Ollla~ ~a~a, }linton~ ~d the Pres~ent, HIY5: None ......... O. (~a78~ ~N O~Dllt~ECE establishin~ a setback line on both sides Yello~ F~uatain ~oad~ S, E.~ f~ ~nty-second Street to it~ inter~ection ~ith ~ottin~h~ ~o~d, extending fifteen Feet on each side of the present established center line of the street, to pmvide for a ]O-foot street; and establishin~ a selback line on both s~es of Yello~ Ilo~t~in ~oad, S. E., fro= Nottin[h~n ~oad to its intersection ~ith ~a~en City ~uleva~, S. E., fore. Fly Garnand ~oadl thence on ~a~en City ~uleva~ ~. E., fo~erly Yello~ Eountain ne~ city corporate limits~ extendin~ thl~y Feet on each side of the preset established center line of the streets~ to provide For a 5C-foot street. I~E~EI5, notice has been duly published a~ required by la~, and the pro~er~y o~ers in the aFFected area notified that Co~cil ~uld hold a hearin$ on the l~th day of Ya~ch, 19~9, on the question of establishing a setback line on both sides oF Yello~ ¥ountain goad fm~ Jeffferson Street to its intersection ~ith ~a~en City Boulevard, 5. E., fo~erly Gar~d (Hickory) Bo~d; thence on Galen ~ulevard, S. E., fo~erly Yellow }~o~tain Road, to the new city cor~rate limits, extending thi~y feet on each side of the present established center line of streets, to p~vide for a 60-foot street, and I{H~EAS, 'the said hearing was held on the l~th day of ~Mrch, 19~9, at 2:~ o'clock, p. ~., before the Council of ~e City of Ro~oke, at ~ich hearing property o~ers in the affected area were given an op~rtunity to be ~ard on the question, and ~'~EREAS, after hearingevld~ce submitted, Council is of the opinion ttmt a setback line should be establi~ed on both sides of Yellow ~untain Road, S. E., f~m T~enty-second Street to its intersection with Nottingham Road, extending fifteen feet on e ach s~e of the present established center line of the street, to p~vide for a 3C-foot street; and that a setback line should be established on ~th s~es of Yello~ ~Muntain Road, S. E., from Nottinghsm Ho'ad to its intersectio~ with Oa~en City Boulevard, S. E., fo~erly Ga~d {Hicko~] R~d; thence on Galen City Boulevard, S. E., fo~erly Yellow ~ountain R~d, to the new city cor~te limits, extending thirty feet on each side of the present established center line of the streets, to p~vide for a ~-foot street. '4 4 THEREFOHE, BE IT (I~DAINED by the C. ouncil of the City of Roanoke that a setback line be, and the ~e ie hereby established on both sides of Yellow Eountal~ I~oada ~, E.~ from ~enty-seco~ ~treet to it3 intersection vith hottin~h~ ~oad~ extendl~ fifteen feet on each side of the pre~ent eatablished center line of the streeta to provide For a ]O-foo~ street; a~ t~t a setback line be, ~d t~ Is hereby e stablished on both s~es of Yellow ~tain Road~ S. E, ~ f~m Nottingham R~d to its intersection with Galen City ~uleva~ S, E.~ formerly Garnand (Hickory) ~oad; thence on Galen City douleva~, ~. E., fo~erly Yellow F~untain ~d~ to the ne~ city cor~rate limits, extending thirty feet on each side of the ~resent e stabli~hed center line oF the str~et~ to p~vide for a ~-foot street. BE IT ~RTH~q ORDAINE9 that no building hereafter erected on any of lots abuttl~ on said street shall ~tend oge~ the setback line as established by the p~visions of this O~inance. The 0~inance havinl been ~ad, was laid over. instructed to have a s~vey ~repared showin~ how much land will be required of eacf pro~rty o~e~ to widen Yellow Eountain Road to a 30-foot street. The motio~ was seconded by }.'~. Ed~rds ~d ~ani=ously a~pted. Co~cil bein~ of the opinion that a street should be opened tetween Co.wallin Avenue and Yellow Eountain ~oad~ ~]r. Dilla~ offered the follo~ng Resolutlon: (~79] A RESOLIITION authorizing and directinE the City ~nager to p~ceed with the o~ninE of a street between the southern end of Cornwallis Argue a~d Yellow ~ountain Road, S. E., in accordance with ~evised Plan No. 10~, dated Fmrch 2~, 19~9, on file in the office of the City ~gineer. {For full text of Resolution, see O~inance Book No. 16~ Page 1~) ~zr. Dilla~ moved the adoption of the ~esolution. ~e motion was s e~nded by Kr. Edwards and adopted by the follo~ng vote: A~9: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, }[into~, and the Fr. Hu~t er ................... NAUS: Eone ......... 0. ZONIN~-SETBACK LINES: Council havin~ held in abeymnce the second~adi~ of Ordinance No. 9820, establishin~ a setback line on both sides of T~th Street, N. W., extendfnE from ~orfolk Avenue, S. W., to ~llliam~n ~oad, to p~vide for a FO-foot street from p~y l~e to F~rty line, pendin~ receipt oF a si~ed a~reenent f~n p~perty owners affected by the p~o~sed street ~denin~ to donate a 5-foot strip of la~d iB exch~ge fo~ sidewalk, curb and gutter, at ~ich t~e th~ Ordinance would be ~ded to establish a 50-foot street and adopted, and the ~atter havi~ a~ain teen held in abeyance u~n presentation of the signed a~reement in o~ that the City }~nageF might dete~ine whether o~ not all of the conditions contained in the a&reement could be net by the city, }~essrs. D. Robert H~t a~ J. H. Fralin appeamed before the body for a discussion of the matter; ~ereu~n, the City ~.~a~e~ submitted ~itten report, includin~ an esti~te of ~6,]2~.O0 for widenin~ Tenth Street to a 50-foot street, and explained a p~file showin~ the drainage p~blen in this area. 435 After a lengthy discuselon of the ~atterm Y~. Edwards voicing the opinion that he feels the street should be wider, but that Council has already co~ltted itself to a ~O-foot streetm the President, [7. Runter, lnsietin~ that the street should he sixty feet, and the ~aJority of the members of the body beir~ of the opinion that a setback line should be established to ~rovide for the street from the old north corporate limits at Lick R~ to W~llia=~on Road, the ~rtion f~ Norfolk Argue to Lick ~ already being f~fty feet~ Er. ~illard ~ved that O~lnance ~o. 9920 be ~ended on ~ts .econd reading to provide For e.tablishing of a .etb~ck line on both .~es of Tenth Street, ~. ~., exte~lng fro~ the old north ~v~rate limits at Lick ~iun to ~iilliamson Road, to provide for a ~O-foot ~treet from proyerty line to yro~rty line. The ~tion ~s seconded by Er. C~nin and adapted by the followi~ vote: AYES: )fes.r~. Gronin, DillaN. ~aNs a~ ~inton ................ NAYS: Th~ President, )~. N~ter .................................. Y~. Dillard then offered the follo~in~ O~lnance~ a~ a~ded, For second reading and final adoption, with the ~derstanding that the City Attorney will pre,re necessary deeds for the donation of the ~-foot strip~ of land, a~ with the f~them =~ersta~ing %[~% If ~ when the street is ~dened to fifty feet ~rkl~ will be p~ohibited on the south side: (~820) ~iORDINANCE estab!ishinE a setback line on both s~es of Tenth Street, N. W.~ extending f~m the old north cor~rate limits at Lick Run to Wlllianson R~d, %o provide fo~ a ~-foot sgreet from ~roperty line to property li~ (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordin~ce Book No. 16, Page 118) Er. Dilla~ moved the adoption of the O~lnance, as ~ended. The notion was seco~ed by }(r. ~nin and adopted by the followi~ vote: AYES: Fessrs. Cronln~ Dilla~, Edwa~s and NAYS: The President, ~{r. Hunter .................... 1. In this connection, ~. Cronin mowed that a vote of th~ks be extended to the p~perty owners who have agreed %o dom te the ~-foo% strips of t~d, a~, es~cially, %o ]:essrs. H~t ~d Fralin ~o have been inst~men%al in obtainin~ these si~ned aureemen%s. ~e motion was seconded ~y ~fr. Dillard ~d unanimously adopted. In return, ~essrs. Runt and Fr~ln thanked the members of Council for their Fenerosl%y in carryinc the second ~eading of O~inance No. 9820 over in order tha~ the people of Tenth Stree~ mi~h= be hea~ on the matter of establishing the setback line. ZONI~-S~BACK LIltS: 0~inance No. 9859, e stablishinE a setback line on both sides of Hollins Road, N. E., (fomerly 9th Street, N. E.), f~m Orange Avenue to the new corporate limits a~ Ca,ins Creek, extendin~ thirty fee~ on each side of the pFesen~ established center line of Hollins Road, to p~vide for a ~-foot street, havin~ previously been before Council for its firs% reading, read and laid ove~, [~r. W. T. Hylton ap~ared before the body In connection with the matter; ~ereupon, Fr. Cronin offered the following Ordinance for its second and final adoption: 436 {1~9859} Mi (RDINIItCE eetabllshinll a setback line on both sides of }~llins R~ad, N. E. (formerly 9th Street~ N. E.), ~rom Orange Avenue, N. E.. to ne~ City co.orate limits at Ca.ins Creek~ N. E., extendin~ thl~ feet on each side oF the present establish~ center line of Hollin. ~ad~ ~ ~ro~lde For a ~- foot ~treet. (For full text oF Ordin~ce, ~ee O~din~ce Book No. 1~, ~a~e 1]~) F~, C~nin ~ed the adoption oF t~ O~ln~ce. ~he mo~ion ~a~ ~econded by ~r. ~ards and adored by the following vote: AY~: [essrs. C~nin~ Dillard, ~, Einton, and the ~r. Hunter ................... ~ATS: None .........O. ZO~I[~: Requests of ~tittoners for the rezontng of certain pro.rites tn the ~ll~=son Road area hav~ng been referred to the ~oa~ of Zonin~ Appeals and Planning Boa~ for tnvest~gatton~ re~rt and reeow~endatton~ the following repo~ with reference to the requests was before "}~rch 21~ 19~9. The Honorable W. P. H~ter~ ~'ayor~ and ~bers of City Counctl~ Gentle=ea: ~nacco~ance ~ta your let:ers of February 17th~ February 25th~ Farch &th and ~rch 19, 19b9, referring to the Plannin~ Boa~ and the B~ of Zon~nc Appeals for ~n~esttgatlon, report and ~co=endatioa to ~t7 Council r~T~ests of ~t~ttoners for the rezon~ng of certain pro~rt~es tn the W~ll~auson Road area: An ins~ction of the ~ltlliamson Road area has been :ade~ and several meetings held in connection with the Boards~ study of condit~ons and t~ ~ture proof develo~ent of the area. After care~l considera:ion of tl~e factors involved, the PlinthE =oard and the ~ard of Zoni~ Appeals make the followlnE reco=enda:ions ~o City Co~cil: 1. Re: Fetitfon filed by ~talter ~. ~ood, Attorney: (al That Block ~, ~ts 1-12, inclusive, ~lilli~ Fl~ming Fap, r~zoned f~m a S~eial Residence District to a Business Pist~!ct for the depth of the existi~ lots f~nting ~illiamso~ Road as ~o~ by the Gity's offigial tax map. Ih} ~at Bloeks 6 and 7, ~illia~ Fle~ng }~p~ remain clamsified as now indicated on the Zone Plan ]~p, part of which is Residence ~d ~rt General Residence. {~] ~at Blocks 8, 9 ~d 10, ~ts 1-12, inclusive, Fleming ]lap, be rezoned f~m a Sfecial Residence District to a Business Dist~et for th~ depth of the existing lots f~nting ~illiamso~ Road as shown on t~e City's official tax ~p. (d} ~at Block 11, ~ts 1-15, i~clusive, ~llliam Yl~ing be ~zoned fro~ a Special Residence District to a Business District for the depth of the existing lots fronting ~illf~mon R~d as ~own on the City's official t~ (el ~at a setback line be established to provide for a sixty- foot street on Colonel ~le~ing Road f~m Williamson ~ad for frs entire existing lenMth and any future extension of said to Hollins Road. 2.Re: Petitfo~ of Er. Joseph D. Hebert: ~at the ~equest to rezone Lo~a 1 to ~ incisive, Olo~k 21, Dorchester Co~rt~ f~m a General Residence District to a Business Pistriet~ be denied. ~.Re: Petition of Er. D. W. ~o~w: That' t~e request to rezone Lots 9, 10 and 11, Section 8, Airlee Court, f~m a General Residence District to a Business District, be d~ied. Petition of }ir. Frank W. Bosh= an~ Others: That the request to rezone properties on the west side of eilltamson Road~ beglnnin§ at a ~oint opposite Oakls~n Avenue and extendin~ north to Jannln£s' E~so Station, from a $~e¢lal ~esidence District to a Business District, be ~ranted as Lots No. 228011&, 22t0115 and 22801~6, Sunset Eanor, Part of Lots No. 2280111 and 2280156~ }bomaw Lands ~p, and Part of Lots ~o. 22~010&, 2280105, 2280106 and'228O110, Beshm Land }~p~ for the depth of the existing lots fronting ~lllinmann Road as sho~n by the City's official tax ~ap~ but in no case shall the depth he more than 160 feet. The Plmnning Board and the ~oard of Zoning Ap[eals also make the following recon~:endations in connection 'at~h the study made: 1. That the follo~ing properties~ located on the west side of ~1111a~son Road fro~ CLarendon Avenue north to an intersection beyond Oakla~ Avenue, be resoned from a Special Residence District to a Business District for the depth of the existing lots frontinr ~111ia~son as sho~ by the City's official tax Block 1, Shsdyla~nCourt I~p, Lots 1-9, inclusive. Block 1, Bed[e La~ntMp, Lots 1-1], inclusive. BLOck 1, Epperley Court, Lots 1-7, inclusive. Layman Square ~p, Lot 21~O]0]o Block 2, floraland ~:ap, Lots 1-7, inclusive. Block 1, Floraland ].:ap, Lots 1-7, inclusive. Block 1, Ja~es Addition, Lots I-7, Inclusive. ~unset l~anor tMp~ Lots 1-~, inclusive. 2. That the follo~lnE properties be rezoned from a General ~esidence District to a Special Residence District, said properties bein~ located ~thin the area bounded on the south by the south side of Clarendon Avenue, on the west by the west side of Orandvie~ Avenue, on the north by the north sides of Cedarhurst and Epperley Avenues, and on the east by property now classified as s Special Residence ~lstrict (but reconmended by the Boards ss a Business District): Round Hill Terrace }~p, Lots ~o. 20~01~5, 20~O1~6 and 20~01~7; Rou~d Hill Terrace }~p, Lots 2o. 20~02~o and Lot 75A; ~ound H£11 Terrace t~p, Lots ~o. 2080]01, 20~O]O2 and 2Og0]0]; 5hadyla~n Court l'ap, Block 1, Lots 10-22, inclusive; ShadyLa~'a Court ~ap; Block 2, Lots 1-12, inclusive; 5hadyla~n Court F~p; Block ], Lots 1-6~ inclusive~ R. g. Cntts I~p, Lots 1-10, inclusive (2161110-216112]); ~llltamson Court }~p, Block ~, Lots 1-8, inclusive (2161101-09) H. H. Bollin~ Yap, Lots 1-10; ~lllia~son Court )~p, Block 5, Lots ~o. 2160701-2160?O6, incl.; ~i111s~eon Court l~p, Block 7, Lots 1-21, incl; Lots ~A and Brooks gap, Lots 1-1], inclusive ~illis:son Court Yap, ~lock ~, Lot 11; ~tllla~son Court gap, Block 6~ Lots Noo 1-11, inclusive; Hedge La~nF~p, ~lock ], Lots 1-8, inclusive; Epperley ~ourt }~p, ~lock 2, Lore 1, 2, 11 and 12; Epperley Court ~Mp, ~lock 1~ Lots 17, 1~, 19, 20 and 21; Shadyla~n Court ~ap, Block ~, Lots 1-10; ~illtanson Court ~p, ~lock 9, Lots IA, ]B, ~C and Redgela~n ~p, Block 2, Lots 1-1~, inclusive; Hed~ela~n 1lap, Block 1, Lots 1~-25, inclusive. That the property located on the east side of 10th Street Extension between Shade Land Avenue and Ee]lo~ Avenue, desiKnated as Shade Land ~p~ Block 2, Lots ~-1~ be rezoned fr~= a Business District to a General Residence District. shown on the map submitted herewith, and as outlined above, i~oards reso=m, end that: Ail property on the east side of Wfllia~son Road now classified as a Special Residence District be rezoned %o a Business District with the exception of the blocks between Colonel Flemin~ hoad and Colonel BreckenridEe Road; All property froutin~ on the west side of ~illiamson from Clarendon Avenue to Rershber~er Road now classified as a Special Residence District be rezoned to a Business District. As the '488 A Special Residence District he established on the west side of ¥illia=son Road between Clarendon Avenue and Epperley Avenue. The property on the east side o£ loth Street Extension between Shade Land Avenue end Kello~E Avenue be resoned from a Business District to a General Residence District, RespectFully eulmitted, ($i~ned} 'do J. EcCorkindale, Jr., Chairman, Planning Board. (Signed) F. Eo Bishop, Chair=in, Board of Zonin~ tppeala." In this connection~ the City Clerk called attention to a petition from property o~laers on both sides o£ Tenth Street, N. I~., from the old north corporate limits to ~/llliamson Road, asking that this entire portion of Tenth Street be zoned as C, eneral Residence Hlstrict. Ressrs. Do R. Hunt, ~/alter ~/o Wood, D. It. ¥~omaw and Joseph D. Hebert being present at the neetin~ and askin~ that a public hearing be held on their original requests, and Council being of the opinion that the hearinG should cover all of ~locks 5-11, inclusive, l/illin= Fie=inK ~Mp, F.r. Heber~s request, ~[r. tloonaw~s request, the petition of JAr. Frank '~. Heahm and others, the petition of the property o~.-ners on Tenth gtree~, a~ well as the a dditlonal reco~,endations of tke Hoard of Zonin~ Appeals and Planning Board, Er. Edwards moved that the (;lty Clerk publish notice of such n hearing to be held at 2:00 o~clock, p. ~., }~nday, April 18, 19k9. The notion was seconded by llr. Cronin and unanimously adopted. In this connection~ l:r. Dillard moved that the City Clerk be instructed to advertise for a public hearin~ on the question of establishing a setback line on Colonel fleming Road from l~illia~son Road to the proposed intersection of Colonel Fleming Road with l{ollins Road, to provide for a (>O-foot street, the said hearin~ to be held at 2:00 o~clock, p. m., ~.onday, April 18, 19~9. The motion ~as seconded by 1~-. Cronin and unanimously adopted. ZONINfl-SETBAC£ LINES: The following report f rom the Board of Zoning Appeals and Planning Hoard, with ~eference to setback lines on Cove Road and ~elrose Avenue, was before Council: "}Imrch 21, 19~9. The Honorable W. P. Hunter, ~yor, and ~embe~s Of City Council, o9noke, Virginia. Gentlemen: In connection with recent studies ~ade by the Plannin~ Hoard and the Board of Zoning Appeals, careful consideration has beau KlYen to the need .for setback lines on Kelrose Avenue and Cove Road, and the Boards are of the opinion that the establishment of such setback lines will better facilitate the flow of traffic. Therefore~ the followina recommendations are made to City Council: 1. That a setback line of thirty-five feet, measured from the center of the r~ad, be established on each side of Cove Road from Lafayette Boulevard to Hershberger Road tn provide for a street of seventy feet. 2. That a setback line be established on ~elrose Avenue from the old Countr-~ Club Road to the City Limits at Peters Creek to provide for a street of one hundred feet. Respectfully submitted, (Si~ned] ~o J. }~Corkindale, Jr., Chairr~n, Plannins Board. [$i~ned] F. E. Bishop, Chairman, Board of Zoning Appeals." 439 On motion of {tr. Dillard, seconded by }tr. Edwards and Unanimously adopted, the 'report was taken under advisement. · CITY FIOVEPJI}~HT: t con~unication from {tr. l~illia~ H. }.~rphy, Principal of the Fountain Hun High School, Fountain £un~ Kentucky, advising that he plans to bring a high school group through Roanoke around May 1~, 19~9, and requesting ln£or~ation about placee of interest in the city~ was before Council. On ~otion of F~-. Dillard, seconded by P~'. Cronin and unanimously adopted, the comnunication was referred to the {~yor and City Clerk for reply. OOUHCtL: A cou~unication from I4rs. }~rion B. Yatts, Head of the Records Division o£ the Denocratie National Co~uittee~ ~/ashington, D. C., re,treating the names o£ the ma~bera of the Council of the City o£ Roanoke, notinF those that are Damo~ratic~ for the records of the Hational Co~nittee, was before the body. On notion of lit. Dillard, seconded by Er. Edwards and tmanimously adopted, the co~uunication was referred to the City Clerk for proper reply. STREET I~:FROVEI!ENT$: A petition from residents and proper~y owners on Aspen Street, Villa Heights~ asking that this street be ~ldened a~d hardsur£aced, and a supplemental petition that curb and gutter be constructed alon~ this street, were before Council. On notion of Er. F. lnton, seconded by Er. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the petitions were referred to the City }lanager for investigation, report and recom~.endation to Council. BUSF~: A petition from patrons-ltvin~ in the section a£ northwest bounded by Shenandoah Avenue on the south and {~oorman Road on the north, From 5th Street to l?th Street, asking that the bus recently taken off of this route £rem the hours of ?:OO o~clock, a. m., to 8:~O o~clock~ a. m., be restored, was before Council. On motion of {tr. I.;lnton, seconded by Kr. Cronin and unanimously adopted~ the r~tition ,aa referred to the City )Mnager for investigation prior to tRe hearlna on bus schedules and bus 'routes on 'gednesday, April 1], 19/~ . LI~,ISLATION: The City Clerk having far,Yarded to the Honorable Williaa ~. ~/hittiniton~ Chairman of the Connittee on Public ,Vorka, and to each Vir[inia member of the Con~reas o£ the United States, copy of Resolution No. 9972, endorsin~ House Bills ]250 and 3~16, authorizing and providing For the construction of the Snith ¥.ountain Dam and hydroelectric power plant project in the koanoke river Basin, aa requested by Council, acknowled_~nenta and pledses of cooperation in passage of the leFislation were before the bodY. The comumnications ~ere ordered Filed. LF~I$IATION: A co~nunication from ¥-~. I. E. Wer'~inski, South Bend, Pndlana~ encloainf £orn of resolution ~e=orializln~ the Con~ress o£ the United States to pass, and the President of the United States to approve, if passed~ the General Pulaski~a }lenorial Day Resolution no~ pending in Congress, For the consideration and adoption of the Council of the City o£ koanoke, was be£cre the body. The request was tabled. RE~I~RDS ~D REBATES-BUILUI~ ~E~IITS: A Joint co~unication f~om {~o Fo Fox and {:rs. Ollie Fulcher, advisin~ that on September 16, 19~8, Cassell~ Contractor, purchased in their na~es a building pemit in the amount of S6.50 For a studio garage at 810 Second Street, S. W., but that plans For the project have been abandoned and the permuit has never been used~ and sskin§ that ~:r. Cassell be refunded the amount paid for the permit, was before Council. Mr. Cronin moved that Council concur in the request and offered the fro llo~lnF Resolution: (~80) A RESOLUTIOH authorizing and directing the City Auditor to draw warrant amounttn_~ to $5.50 in the n~ue o£ G. Wesley Cassell, covering refund of amount paid for building per. it, issued in the name of Ollie Fulcher and F,. Fo Fox to erect a studio rarage on property at 810-2nd Street, S. W.~ plans for said project havin~ been abandoned. {rog full text of Resulution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pafe 1~] Pr. Cronin ~:oved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: F. essrs. Cronin~ Dillard, Edwards, ~lnton, and the President, Er. Hunter ................... NAYS: None ......... O. S~¢ER ASSESS}-~E~T: A communication from Er. H. E. ~-~omaw, Attorney, advisin~ that by deed dated October 21, 1966, J. Harris Chilton o~nveyed to the City of Roanoke a rib, t-of-way for a sewer line across Lot 6, Section 17, Villa Heights Corporation, Survey NOo 2, in consideration Of the right to connect with and use said sewer~ and cal~in~ attention to a sewer assessment against this property in the amount of $85.67, which in his opinion is invalid~ and asking that the assessment be released~ was before Council. On motion of ]'.r. ~.inton, seconded by ~. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the City Attorney for proper procedure in having the lien released. REPORTS OF OFFICERS: BR/DGES: Council having previously authorized the City ~.~nafer to request the Public Roads Administration and the State Highway Department to make a traffic count with reference to e stabliehinc whether Tazewell Avenue, S. E., or Bullitt Avenue, S. E., would be more.practical for Route 2&, the city ~na.rer submitted written report, enclosin~ a co~nunication f~om J. A. Anderson, Commissioner of the State Department of Highways, advising that forty-fly men will be required for one day to make an origin-destination survey at Norfolk and Western Railway Company crade crossin~ on Tazewell Avenue and su~estin_r that if t~ city furnishes firemen for this project tke study can be m~de for approximately $700.00, other~rlse, if the state pays the men makin5 the study, the cost will be approxirately )ir. Cronin moved that the City ~'.anaFer be instructed to use the city firer~n for this survey. The motion was seconded by ]-:r. Edwards and unanimously adopted. 441 S~dA~B OISFOSAL SYSTF~: The City ~anager submitted wr/tten report~ ~nclosing an official copy of lltnute ] of the ~etinF of the State ~ater Control ~a~ In lticl~ond on Febr~ 1~-19, 19~9~ coverinc the ~oa~s consideration the s e~e disposal system p~s~ by t~ City of Hoanoke at that ti~e and its · ubseq~nt action in dl~approvin~ ~ plan, ~or the re~rds of Co.oil. On motion of ~. Dllla~, ~eco~ed by ~r. ~a~s and unan~ously a~pted~ the copy of the minutes ~a~ ordered filed ~ith the reco~s of Co.oil, H~SIB~: The City F~er subnitted ~ritten report~ ~closin~ a co~ication f~m l~r. B. ~o~ell Black, l'a~er of the Veterans ~er[ency requestin~ autho~ty to dep~ran Trailers No~, 1520~ ~]0~ and 1~1~9, due to a lack of applicant~ for the trailers In that they a re ~fit to live in, red.ending that they be depro~r~ed on t~ grounds that they are no lonier needed for ~er~ency housinE~ the City ~a[er concurrint ~ the re~e~ation of [[r. dlack. Y~. Cr~ln moved that Council con~r in ~e reco~dation of the City ~a~er ~d offered the follo~inF Resolution: (~1) A H~LUTION re~estinF t~ A~inistrator of the HousinF ~d Ho=e tin. ce A~ency to ~ke a detemi~tion that Trailers Nos. 1520~ h~]O~ and 15129 are no lonFer needed for veterans housing. {For full text of ~esolvtion, see O~inance Book No. 16, Pale Yr. Cronin ~ved the adoption of the ~esolution. The motion ~as seco~ed By E~. ~a~s mhd adopted by the follo'~in~ vote: AYES: ~e~srs. C~nin, ~a~, [inton, and the President, ~r. Hunter ........................ NAYS: ~. Dillard ....... BUD~-TUB~C[~SIS S~A~H[~i: The City I~naFer submitted witten report, enclosl~ a co=~ication from Dr. Fred F. Oast~ [edical D/rector at the Ro~oke City Saatorl~ advising that the price of the Color~eter carried the 1~h9 Budget at ~1~.~ has been. increased to $115.~, and askin[ that the additional ~35-~ be appropriated; ~hereupon, ~. Dilla~ offered the follo~in~ emergency 0~inance: {~82) AN O~INANCE to anend and reenact Section [~1, "Tuberculosis Sa~tori~~, of an O~inance adopted by the Cocci1 of the City of ~oanoke, Viriinia~ on the ]lst day of December, 19~8, No. 9751, and entitled, "~ Ordinance nakin[ appropriations from the General F~d of the City ~ ~oke for the fiscal year beginninc Jan~ry 1, 19~, and endi~ December ]1, 192~, and declarin~ the (Fo~ full text of O~imce, s~e Ordin~ce ~ok No. 16, Er. Dilla~ moved the adoption of the O~lnance. The motion ~as seconded by Er. Einton end adopted by the follo~nc vote: AYES: [essrs. Cronin, Dilla~ Ed~a~s, ~linton, and the President~ Yr. H~ter ..................... N~YS: None ........... O. AN~XATION-FI~E DEPAH~.~NT: The City Y~nager submitted ~ritten report, callin~ attention to the fact that the option of ~[O,~.~ for the Schillinl property in the Garden City a rea aill teminate on April 12~ 19~9, 442 The re~ort was ordered filled for further consideration, STHEET LIGHTS: The City F~nager submitted written report that although the cityts contract with the Appalachian Electric Power Company will not terminate until AuFust 1, 1951, he ~ould appreciate authority to ne~otiate for a new contracl coverin~ modern street liFhts on both Jefferson Street and Campbell Avenue which would be phase one in the new lightin~ plan for the do~town business area, ndvisin~ that he could negotiate at a laterdate for other improved liZhts throu[hout the city. On motion of l~r. ~4inton, seconded by ~',r, Edwards and unanimouslya dopted, the City ~naFer was instructed to proceed with negotiations for the contract as requested. FIRE DEPART~TE~IT: The City [~nager submitted written report that for future development and e conor, y of operation he would appreciate authority to rake an appropriate study as to cost of property, construction and other items that would be necessary to combine Fire Stations No. 1 and No. & on Highland Avenue, S. W., between Franklin Road and Third Street, advising that an analysis would be made and a proper report submitted to Council at an early date. On motion of }'r. ~'.inton, seconded by ~:r. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the City }'anager was instructed to proceed with the study as requested. B~GET-A~SEXATION: The City ~'anaKer submitted w ritten report, requestin~ an appropriation of -.~300.00 from the Annexation tund which will be used for makinu appraisals on certain properties that are needed for street widenin~ purposes; u~ereupon, ~. Edwards offered the followinr emergency Ordinance: (~98~3) AN ORDINA!~CE appropriat~n§ $300.00 from the 19&9 Annex Fund, for street construction. (t'or full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page Mr. Edwards moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ['r. Minton and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYE3: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards~ Minton, and the President, }~. Hunter ....................... 5. NAYS: None .............O. CITY F;t~-i: The City Ymnager submitted the followin& report with reference %o the City Farm: "Roanoke. Virginia [Mrch 28, 19~9 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gent lemen: Our lease on the City Fern expires April 30, and the o~er of the property is requesting that if we renew the lease it ~ill be on a basis of .2,&OO.OO a year rather than the present $2,100.OO. Obvio~sly, you gentlemen recall that the rent was raised last year from $1,500.OO to ~2,1OO.OO. It appears to me t~t we should make a study as to the feasibility of securin~ mn adequate farm %0 provide a home for proper convalescent care, adequate farthing, and the possibility of the Juvenile Home bein~ placed on this proposed new property. 443 A method of ur~er~riting the cost is possible and I suggest that the members of Council either appoint a co~lttee among themselves or some experienced group to make a study o£ this possibility and return tlit~ reco~end;ttons. Respectfully submitted, {Signed) Arthur $. City }~na~er~ On ~otion of Er. Elnton~ seconded by Er. Cronin and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred back to the City Yanager for further lnYestl[ation, re~ort and reco~endation to BUrET-COURT R~}~: The Cl~y Yanager ~ub=itted ~ritten re~ort that City Sergeant has requested an approp~ation of ~60.~for t}~ purchase of F~rteen c~ir cu~lon~ for the Jury. In a dl~cussion of the natter~ Co~cil bein~ of the opinion t~t a sufficient ~ount should be app~p~ted for t[~ purchase of the n~ber of chair cushions re.ired for the Juries In the Hustings Court~ Cou~ of ~ an~ Chance~ an~ ~ircuit Court~ }~. Cronin offered the follo~ng e~zergency O~inaace afproprtatin~ (~) A~i O~INL~CE to ane~ a~ reenacC Section ~1~ ~Clty Councll'~ Section ~1~ 'Husting~ Court~, and Section ~19, ~Court of ~ and Chancery~ an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of ~noke, Vtrtinia, on the ~lst day of December, 19~g, ~o. 9751, and entitl~d~ ~An O~ance making app~p~ations from the ~eneral Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year be~innin~ Janua~ 1, 1929, a~ endinE December ]1, 19~9, and declaring the existence {For full text of 0~ce~ see O~inance Book No. ~5, Fage ~. Cronin moved the adoption of ~he Ordinance. The =orion ~as Seconded by Er. Dilla~ a.~ adopted by the follo~in~ AYE2: E~ssrs. C~nin, Dllla~, Ed~a~=~ Elnton~ an~ the President, ~. H~ter ................... NA~B: None ......... O. AIrarT: Council havin~ previously approved plus for ~n ~inistration Buildtn~ at the Ho~oke E~lcipal Air~ and authorized th~ City ~naffer ne~tiate ~tth the State and Federal ~ver~nt for ~ allotment of ~nds to start the initial ~tep to~s the erection of the buildin~ the City l/~nager submitted ~ritten report that ~reli~l~ry application has been made and that ~. E. ~n engineer ~ith the Civil ~e~nautic= Administration and ~ork~E ~ith the State Aviation Department, ~ill be in Ho~oke on ~dnesday =nd Thursday, ~rch ]0-]1, 1~9, for a discussion of ~eneral plans. in a discussion of the ~tter, it ~as suggested that the City Yanager notify all t~ts at the Airport of the city% plans ~ith re~ard to the tion Bulldlnc a~ to ascertain ~hat their requirements ~111 be in t~ futur~ o~er that the city c~ plan for a buildi~ adequate enou[h to =.eet re.irene.s to J~tif7 the expected capital outlay. 44'4 ELEC?IONS: The City /tanager havin~ been requested to obtain figures on voting ~a~chinee, he eubmitted the following report: "Roanoke. Virginia ~rch 28, 1949 To The City Council ~oanoke, Virginia Gentian: At our meeting on )~rch 14, you requested that I secure in£or:ation concerning voting machines. A survey of the Junior Chamber of Coerce, as well as current lnfor~tton from the Autouatic Voting ¥~chine Corporation of Jamestown, New York, available and entered into the records for your future study. ~y I call your attention to the fact that the machines can be rented on a yearly basis with an option to purchase which would include credit of the rent upon the purchase of the machines at a later date. Respectfully submitted, [Sit'ned) Arthur S. O~ens, City }Mnager" The report was ordered filed. TRRFFIC: The City Yanager submitted written report, enclosing the following cora~unication Prom the Superintendent of Police, with his concurrence: "Fmrch 1, Er. Arthur $. Owens, City ~anager, Roanoke, Virginia. Dear Sir: During the time the bridge on Second Street, S. E., was under construction, it was necessary to reroute north-and south-bound throu[h trucks over certain streets that deviated from the provisions of Section 33 of the Roanoke Traffic Code. This experience caused us to recoEnize the wisdom requiring large trucks passinE throuch our city, which was responsible for much congestion, to use a different route in passlnE through Roanoke. Therefore, I recommend an ordinance to a~end and re-ordain Section 33 of Chapter 3~ Of the Code, to-wit: North on Franklin Road (U. S. Hirhway Route 220) from the city's south corporate line to Pleasant Avenue; thence east on Pleasant Avenue to Jefferson Street; thence north on Jefferson Street to the VlrEinian Railway station; thence north on Third Street, S. E., to Campbell Avenue, S. E.; thence east on Campbell Avenue, S. E., to Norfolk Avenue; thence e asr on Norfolk Avenue to Fourteenth Street, S. E.; thence north on Fourteenth Street, S. E., to Ninth Street, N. E.; thence north on Ninth Street, N. E., to Orange Avenue, N. E.; thence west on Orange Avenue, N. E., to Williamson Road (U. S. High,cay Route 11). Very truly yours, (Si~ned} H. C. Ferguson, Superintendent of Police" ~. Cronin moved that Council concur in the recor~endation of the City ~nager and offered the followinE energency Ordinance: (~9885) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Section 33 of Chapter 3~ of ~he Code of the City of Roanoke in relation to routing of through-trucks over :ertain streets, as amended by Ordinance No. 7844, adopted on the 19th day of June, .9~. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 147) 445 l/r. Cronin ~oved the adoption of the Ordinance. The ~otion was seconded by Yr. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYES: F~aars. Cr~nin, Dillard, Edwards, Rlnton, and the President, Yr. Hunter ....................... NAYS: None .............. O. WATER D EPART~EHT: The City {~nager submitted the followin~ report with regard to a boat to ~trol Carvins Co~e: "Roanoke. Virginia Parch 2t, 19~ To T~ C~ty Co~etl Roanoke, Virginia ~entl~en: We ~ve entertained for so~tine %~m ~ssibill%y of secu~ng a b~t to ~t~l Ca.ins Cove In order %~t we cm~ provide safety to ou~ citizens as well as prope~iy ~i the area. The ~t would be a Steelcraft, 20 feet lonF, equip~d with radio ~ necessa~ lif esavinr equi~ent. ~],~.~. F~ds for this ar~ In the capital outlay but require authority for pure. se from Co~cll. Respectihlly submitted, {Sl~ed) Arthur S. City ~na¢er" On ~tion of Kr. ~inton, seconded by }~. Cronin and u~n~ou~ly adopted, the re~rt ~s taken under advisement. BUrET-POLICE DEPART)~T: The City }'~nager havin~ been requested to investi¢ate the feasibility of the city placlng tourist information booths at the entrances to the City, the telephones to be placed therein connecting directly with the pressed switchboa~ in the i.'mnicipal ~uildtn~, with a view of f~ni~lnF guide se~ice for the visitors to t}m city. he submitted the follow,lng 'Hoanoke, Virginia March 28, 19~9 To The City Council Roanoke, VirFinia Gentlemen: At the meetinK on ~Tarch 7, 1949, File ~175, you asked that I secure information concernin~ a telephone booth and telephone to be installed at the corner of ~venham Avenue and Franklin Road. The cost for the service will be $9.50 monthly plus a $2.00 nonrecurring installation charge. This can be installed in the P.BiX. system of the City. I reeomriend that the booth be constructed and the telephone authorized to be placed in the new ayste~. 5espec%fully submitted, {~lgued] Arthur S. O;~ns, City ~na~er" ~r. Cronin moved that Council concur in the recom~.endatlon Of the City }fana~er and offered the followin~ emerEency OPdinance: (~9886) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Section ~&O, "Police DepartLent~ of an O~dinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, VirEinia, on the 31st day of December, 19&8, No. 9751, and entitled, "An Ordinance making appropriations from the Oeneral Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 1969, and e~ding December ]1, 1969, and declaring existence of an emergency". (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page lit. Cronin noved the adoption of the Ordinance. The ~otton was secov~ed by {ir. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYES: {lessra. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, l'lnton, and the Fresident, ~'r. Hunter ................... NAYS: None ......... O. BUDGET-AIRPORT: The City I~nager submitted the followin~ report and rscom,.endation with reference to construction of a pavilion and play area for children at the Roanoke {:unictpal Airport: "Roanoke, Virginia {~rch 28, 1969 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlem~n: I feel certain that you gentlozen have observed the great pleasure our citizens get from watching airplanes a t Woodcut: field on Sundays, and I think we should provide some comfortable place where citizens could be seated and also provide protection for their children while they enjoy watching the planes take off a.qd land. I estimate that for approximately ~1,OOO.O0 we can construct an adequate pavilion and a play area for children, and I respectfully re.quest that such an appropriation be made. Re~ectfully submitted, (Sl~ned] Arthur S. Owens, City ~nager." }Ir. Cronin moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City ~'anager and offered the followinF emergency Ordinance: (~9~7) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Section ~120, "~.funiclpal Atr~ort", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 31st day of Dec~ber, 1968, No. 9751, and entitled, "An Ordinance matinE appropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for tho fiscal year beginnlnF January 1, 1969, and ending December 31, 1969, and declarin~ the existence of an emergency". (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No.16, Page 168) F~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~Tr. Dillard and adopted by %he following vote: A¥?~: ]~essrs. Crontn, Dillard, Edwards, Einton, and the President, ~r. Hunter ................... ~. NAYS: None .......... O. REPORTS OF CO~TITTEE$: None. Ui~TIH!SHED ~;SIUESS: None. CONSIDERATION OF CLAI~: None. I!~RODUCTIOI! AED CONSIDERATION OF (1%DINAi;CES AND RESOLUTIONS: ZONING-SETBACK LI~S: Ordinance No. 9860, establ ishin~ a setback line on the west side of First Street, S. W., between Luck Avenue and t~e alley ir~ediately south of Luck Avenue, hsvinE previously been before Council for it s 447 first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, )ir. Dillard offerinF the 'following for its second reading and final adoption: (/19860) AN ORDINANCE to establish a setback line on the west side of First Street, S. %/., between Luck Avenue and the alley in~ediately south of Luck Avenue, said setback line to vary from a distance of six feet beginning at Luck Avenue to 18.5 feet at the north side of the alley, neasuring from the presen~ west street line of First Street, for street widening purposes. (For full text of Ordinance-see Ordinance l~ook No. 16, Page Y-r. Dillard norad the adoption of the Ordinance. The notion was seconded by Er. Cronin and adopted by the follomdng vote: AYES: Eessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, tlinton, and the President, }[r. Hunter ........................... NAYS: None ................. O. In this connection, the City Clerk brouKht to the attention of Council a subsequent offer from Yr. Gordon E. Johnson, owner of the strip of land covered in the above area, to sell the strip of land in question to the city at a price of ~10,0OO.00 instead of the previous offer of .)12,0OO.O0. Council befnF of the opinion that the price is still too hiFh, the offer wa9 taken under advisenent until the regular neetin~ of the body on Eonday, April 11, ANNEXATION-FIRE DEPART{:ENT: Ordinance No. 9~65, authorizin~ purc?~ee of land fron Claudine W. EcConkey and Janes G. {~cConkey at a total consideration of $1,875.OO, in connection with the erection of a fire station in the Wllliar~on Road area, having previously been before Council for its first r eading, read and laid over, was aFain before the body, Er. Dillard offering the following Ordinance for its second reading and final adoption: (~9~65) AN ORDINAHCE authorizing and directinE the City Y~nager, for and on ~ehalf of the City of Roanoke, to purchase fron Claudine %/. V. eConkey and James G. EcConkay property located between Noble (%{oodland} Avenue and }mddock (Laurel} Avenue, N. ~., and Wllkins Street and Lukens Street, N. E., described as Lots 12, 13, l&, 27 and 29, Section H, f~p of Willia~son Groves Subdivision, at a total consideration of $1~87~.OO, said lots being a portion of the site contemplat, for t~e proposed fire station in the ;{llliameon Road area, and directing acceptance of deed tl~refor upon approval of the City Attorney. {For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Rook No. 16, Page 120) Er. Dillard norad the adoption of the Ordinance. The notion seconded by Vt. {.iinton smd adopted by the following vote: AYES: Eessr~ Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Einton, and the President, flr. Nunt er ........................ NAYS: None .............. O. BUDqET-HEALTH DEFART{fE~T: The City Attorney presented draft of Ordinance appropriating $9/*,780.7& from the General Fund in connection with the public health center with the understandin~ that the eaid amount will be refunded to the General Fund from the proceeds received f rom the sale of the bonds issued for this purpose; whereupon, f:r. Cronin offered the followin~ as an e~er[ency measure: 4'48 (~tk~81Jl~) AN O~DINANCE approprlatin~ £~om the Oeneral Fund of the City of Roanoke $9~,780.?~ to apply on the costs o£ acquirin£ a site £or, the construction and equii~ant of a public health center; providin~ that said mount of money be re~unded to the General Fund from the proceeds received from the sale of bonds authorized by a ~aJority of the freehold voters voting at an election held on F~arch 1, 19~9; and declaring an emer~encyo {For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page l'.r. Cronin ~.oved the adoption of the Ordinance. 'l~e motion was seconded by Fr. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Eessra. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Elnton, and the President, Er. Nunter ....................... NAYS: None ..............O. LPCENSE: The City Attorney presented draft of Ordinance leYyin~ a license tax of $10.OO on each "for hire" motorcycle operating in the City of Roanoke; whereupon, ;~'. Cronin offered the following as an emergency measure: (~9~9) AN ORDINA~.'CE imposinK license taxes for the calendar year 19&9 a~ for each and every calendar year thereafter, until otherwise chanEed, for the privilece of conduc~in~ motorcycle delivery services or for operatlnF motorcycles on a "for-hire" basis; for the support o£ the City ~overnment, payment of iu~erest on the City debt and for other municipal expenses; prescribin~ penalties for the violation of the ordinance; providin~ for the collection of such taxes and for certain requirements and re_~ulations as an aid thereto; and pro¥1din~ for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa~e 150) ~'~r. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The notion was seconded by }:r. Edwards and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: llessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, }h'. Hunter ............. NAYS: None .... O. LICking: The City Attorney presented draft of Ordinance imposing a license tax on certain one or two-wheel trailers and containing a provision relating to possible conflicts with the state law imGosing licenses; whereupon, Yr. flronin offered the following a% an emergency measure: (~9~90) ~2~ O.~DINANCE to amend and re-ordain Ordinance No. 9817, passed by thu Council f6r the City of Roanoke on Febl-aary 28, 19&9, by adding thereto a new section to be kno'~11 as Section (BB), imposin_~ a license tax on certain one or twa-wheel trailers; and by addin~ thereto another new section to be known as Section (K), relatinff to possible conflicts with the S~ate law lmposin=~ licenses; and providin? for an er~rgency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, PaEe 151) [:r. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was ~conded by Er. Dillard and adopted by the followinK vote: AYES: ~:essrs. Cronln, Dillard, Edwards, Einton, and the President, !~r. Hunter ....................... NAYS: None .............. O. ~OTIOIIS AND L~SCELL~NEOUS BUSINESS: 449 STREET II~PROIfl'~fFJ/?: Er. l*,lnton brou[ht to t~e atteution of Co~cil an info.al offer of p~perty o~ers to donate suffici~t lend for the ~idenin~ imp~vin~ and extension of Nineteenth 5treet~ ti. ~., fron Car~ll Argue 6randvie~ Avenue, and Huff ~nes 'N. ~ s f~m Nineteenth Street to Hershber[er Road, to ~rovide for a ~lfom 70-foot street In both instances. council being of the opinion that the offer should be accepted ~lth thanks and appreciation~ on ~tion of F~. ~lnton~ seconded by ~. C~nin ~anl~usly a~ed~ the ~tter ~as referred to the City }~na~er and the ~lty Attorney for p~p~r proced~e and to repor~ back to Co~cil for fora1 accepta~e of the deeds. POLICE D~ART}~T: ~. ~!inton brought to the attention of Co~cil the retirement of {mr. H. C. Fer~aon as Superintendent of Police on {Mrch 31~ 19~9, and moved that Er. Fergeson be ap~inted as a general s~cial ~lice officer the City of ~anoke. ~e motion was se~nded by F~. C~nin a~ ~animously a~pted AIRART: ~r. C~nin b~u[ht to the attention of Co~cil and moved that the City Attorney ~e inst~cted to investigate the rate st~ctures of the airlines servinF Roanoke. ~e notion m~s seconded by Er. Dilla~ and unanimously adopted. COUHCIL: )~r. C~nin bro~ht to the attention of Council and asked that consideration be Fiven to the emplo~ent of a secretary to the menbers of City Council. The sug6estion was taken under advisement. FIRE DEP~f~T: )~. C~nin b~ht to the att~tion of Council a~ suFgested that consideration be ~iven to calllnf for bids for the purc~se of two 65-foot aerial ladders, a 1,~-gallon p~per and ~terials with which the Fire Department miFht build three 5~-callon p~pers at a total esti~ted cost of On motion of Er. {~inton, seconded by Er. Dilla~ and ~aninously adopted, the ~tter was referred to ~. Cronin, the City {~nager and the )~yor for study, re~rt and reco~endation to Council. BONDS: F~. Cronin bro~ht to the attention of Council and suggested that consideration be ~iven to fixing a date for the sale of the school, library health center bonds app~ved by the freeholders on )Mrch 1~ 19&9. ~e City Auditor su~estinc t~t a~d the middle of July ~uld be a 6ood %~e to sell the libra~ and health center bonds, and as much of ~nds as the School B~rd recommends by ~ha% time, on motion of ~. Dilla~, seconded by ¥~. ~wards and unaninously adopted, the ~tter was taken ~der advisement until the regular neet~E of the body on Eoniay, i~ril 11, 19&9, the City AUditor to furnish Uo~cil with as ~uch infomation on the subject as can be obtained by that t~e. LIBRARY: It w~s b~u~ht to the attention of Co,oil that the Rosnoke Library Boa~ has not as yet submitted any definite plans as to the l~ediate erection of a new library in E~wood Park. ,5'0 Hro Cronin moved that the Roanoke Library Board be requested to obtain necessary information on a new library in El~wo0d ~ark and a library on ~lllia~on Road~ with a view of erecting the bulldinis i~ediately~ and to submit detailed plans and s~ecifications to Council as ~oon as possible for action. ~he motion wae aeconded by }M. Dillard and unani~ouely adoi~ed. In this connectioa~ llr. Dillard brought to the attention of Council and moved that the Roanoke Library Board be requested to subnit its report on the advisability of eatablishin[ a permanent Branch Library in the "Buena Vista" Building in Jackson Park~ as previously referred to the Library Board by Oit7 Council. The motion was seconded by ~r. Cronin and unaninously adopted. CITY- EI~LOYEE~: 12. Cronin brourht to the attention of Gouncll and sue~ested that consideration be given to relieving the situation whereby a city employee severin~ employment ~ltb the city for another position and retarntn[ in a reasonably short tine to the robt..er position with the city is required to start as a beginner, insofar as salary, sick leave, vacation and pen,ion benefits are concel~ed. The ~atter was taken under advlsenent. CITY PROP~TY: The City Clerk brouEht to the attention of Council that ~esolution ~o. 9~4$, adopted on ~arch 7, 19~9, directinF that effective aa of )!ay 1~ 1919, rental char~es be increased by fifty percent on city owned bulldin~s located at 321-~2] Second Street, S. ~., and 203-20}-207 Church Avenue, S. inadvertently doubles the rent, and asked that the resolution be amended to provide for the fifty percent increase. In a discussion of the matter~ Iir. l!inton stated that since conaidertn~ff the ~ueation further he does not feel the rent should be increased at all~ but that the renters ahould be notified of the clty~s intention to raze the buildin[s after Deeenber 31, 19~9, and given ~ritten notice to vacate not later than that date; whereupon~ lin. Cronin offered the follo:~in~ Eeaolution: (~9~91} t RESOLUTIO~ directing the ~ity lttorney to.notify renters of city o~ned buildin~s located at ~21-}2} Second ~treet, $. ~;, and 20~-20~-207 Church lvenue~ $. ~., of the city's intention to raze said buildings after December ~1, 19~9, and to Five said renters ~ritten notice to vacate not later than December )1, 19~9, and repealinf Resolution Ilo. 9~t~, adopted on linch ?, 1929. {For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book Ifo. 16, Pale 152) ~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. 'l~e ~otion ~as seconded by tW. Edwards and adopted by the followinf vote: AYES: Ees~rs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards~ Einton, and the President, ~. Hunter ........................ NAYS: ~one .............. O. COUNCIL: The ?resident~ lin. Hunter~ brought to the attention of Council that Radio Station ~SL$ has discontinued its recording of re~ulir ~eetinfs of the body as of the present session, but that he has been notified by ~. Jamea H. 451: Executive Vice Preeident~ that the radio etation will be glad to broadcast any meetin~ oF special importance and interest to the public if Council so desires. There beinF no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED ATTEgT: COUNCIL, REOUIAR KEETI~, }ionday, April 4, 1949. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Renu in the {~niciFal Building, }:onday, April 4, 1919, at 2:00 o,clock, p. m., the regular meeting hour, with the Vice Fresident, Yr. Olllard, presiding. PRESFJiT: ~'essrs. Cronin, ¥inton, and the Vice Fresident, }'.r. Billard*3. ABSEET: ~r. Edwards, and the President, {:r. Hunter ................... OFFICERS FRr--SFJ/T: )'.r. Randolph O. 'dhittle, City Attorney, and ir. H. R. Yates, City Auditor. The resting ua opened with a prayer by Reverend 14. D. £inf, Assistant Faster of the South Roanoke )'.ethodtst Church. {'.INUTES: Copy of the ~inutes of the previous meeting having been furnishe cach member of Council, upon r:otion of }ir. l~inten, seconded by Fr. Cronin and unanimously adopted, the readin6 ~'as dispensed with and the minutes approved as HEARING OF GITIZ~i-q UPON FUBLIC {Z~TTERS: S~fER CODSTR%~TION: Council havint under date of ttarch 7, 1949, adopted Resolution No. 9553, creatinZ a board to be co~posed of the members of Council before who:~ abuttinl landohners on certain streets in the Cove Road area and the Tenth Street Extension Ares, N. 1t., ~i~.ht appear and be F. eard in favor of or a.zalnst the pro~osed construction of sanitary sei~srs in and along said portions of said streets, 'the cost of which, when the sane shall have been ascertained, is to be assessed or apportioned between the city and the ab~ttinf landowners provided by law, and due notice havir~ been given such abuttdn~ landu-~nera of a hear/n_~ before such board at 2:00 o'clock, p. =., )',onday, April Cronin ~uoved that Council recess to act as a hoard for the purpose of conducting the hearinF. The ~otion was seconded by tlr. }linton and unani=ously adopted. After the recess, }~essrs. Bo~cuan N. Harris, R. f,~.. Harris, V. ¥.. {{arris and _L. F. Payne havin~ appeared in favor of the project, and a co~muunicatton aiinei by Fesara. C. S. Hatcher, C. $. Harper and O. H. Hudson~ o{~era of lots on 5uildhall Avenue, Villa HeiFhts, favorin~ the project, havin~ been received, and the nar~e of Francis Ii. Dowdy, owner of Lots 25 and 27, Block 9, Fairland located on the south side of Tremont Drive, H. Ii., bet'wsen Aspen Street and Fair]and Road, ~aving been dropped from the list at the'request of )Ir. Do'wdy due to the fact that althou==h the proposed ss'wet line ~ould serve his property the lot is so situated t~t the line would not be of a sufficient depth to accommodate a basenent floor drain, and no one else havinl appeared at ~he hearing, and Council actin.~ as a board having decided to peen=end the construction of the sanitary sewer and the docketing of the estinated amounts as presented by )~r. John L. lientworth, City Engineer, and ¥-r. J. R. Hildebrand, Assistant City En_zineer, at the hearing, in the office of the Clerk of Courts, on =orion of lip. }iintor_~ seconded by }fr. Cronin and unan/~ously adopted, the reco=r, endation was so ~:.a.te. 453 It appearinF that an emergency ~easure requires four affirmative votes for adoption, and F~. Edwards, and the President~ l'r. Hunter, being in Philadelphia for the comissioning of the U.S.S. Roanoke, the City F~nager also being absent for thin reanon, action on the matter was held in abeyance until the next regular meetin? of Council on }~nday, April ll, 19&9. }?APS-STRER? N~E~: Council having previously instructed the City F~nager to have prepared an official nap of the City of Roanoke sho~lng the new name~ of the streets~ avenues, roads and boulevards in the annexed t erritory~ aa well as those in the old corporate limits, as in effect the date of ~rch 19&9, Er. John L. %ientworth, City Engineer, and Er. J. R. Hildebrand, Assistant City EnFineen, appeared before Council and presented the map for official adoption. In this connection, the Vice President, };r. Dillard, called attention to the fact that were it not for the word "Colonel" or "General" in front of some of the street names for the Williamson Road area they %~nuld be duplications of existing street names in the old corporate limits, voicing the opinion that these titles should be dropped in all instances. After a discussion of various street names, and it having been decided that Camps Alley should be chan~ed to ~th Street, N. E.~ Clay Street should be chanfed to Tuck Street, N. E., Colonel Began Road to An~ell Avenue, ii. W., Colonel Breckenridqe Road to Tr~nkle Avenue, N. %~., Colonel Christian Road to Christian Avenue, N. %;., Colonel Crockett Road %o Crockett Avenue, N. ~., Colonel Flemin~ Road to Fleming Avenue, N. W., Fleming Road to Fleming Avenue, N. E., Colonel }~cGlanahan R~d to Bankley Avenue, N. W., Colonel Preston Road to Preston Avenue, N. %1., Colonel Robinson Road to Went~Drth Avenue, N. %;., Robinson Road Wentworth Avenue, N. E., General Wash infton Road to Truman Avenue, N. W., and fain Street, %~est Park, %o Comer Street, N. W., Er. Yinton moved that the following 0rdinance be placed upon its first readinc. The notion was seconded by gr. C~onin and adopted by the fo llovrln~ vote: AYES: }~ssrs. Cronin, ¥inton, and the Vice President, Dillard ................ 3. I{AYS: None---O. {~. Edwards, and the President, ]~r. Hunter, absent) (~9~92) AN ORDIUANCE directin~ the change of names of certain streets in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, directing the desiFnation of the true n~es on present and future tax plats in the office of the City Engineer, and directinF that street signs now and hereafter erected shall confo~u accordingly. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the followin~ streets in the City of Roanoke now designated on plats in the office of the City EnFfneer and by street si§ns in the ci%y,b~, ar~ they shall hereaften be deslFnated by the new names as sho%~ opposite the old ma-nas, res[ectiYe!y, as follows: Present Name Camps Alley Clay Street Colonel Bo;~nan Road Colonel Breekenrid[e Road Colonel Christian Road Colonel Crockett Road Land Nap Old Northeast Section Jackson Park William Fleming Cour~ William Flemin~ Court ~lllian Flemin~ Court William Fleming Court New Name 5th Street, N. E. Tuck Street, N. E. AnEell Avenue, N. ~. Trtnkle Avenue, N. W. Christian Avenue, N. W. Crockett Avenue, N. W. ;4 Colonel Fleming Road Flening Road Colonel ~!cClanahan Road Colonel Preston Road Colonel Robinson Road Robinson Road aeneral Washington Road l~in Street Land William Flaming Court ~illtam Fleming Court William Fleming Court William Fleming Court ~illia~ i'leming Court Wlllian Fleming Court William Flaming Court ltest Park Fleming Avenue, N. ~. Fleming Avenue,N' E. Barkley Avenue, N. ~. Wentworth Avenue, ~. W. Wentworth Avenue, R. R. Tru~aa Avenue, N. W. Co.er Street, N. W. BE IT FUR~R OR~AINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the City EnFlneor be, arid he ia hereby directed tn designate the true names of streets heroin provided For on present and future tax plats filed in his office, and that street signs now and hereafter erected shall conform accordingly. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. l'r. Cronin then offered the followin~ Resolution adopting an official map of the City of Roanoke with the understanding that the street nam chammies provided for in Ordinance Ilo. 9892, upon its final adoption, will be sho~ upon the ~ap: (~a2~93) A RESOLUTION adopting ~, of the City of ~oanoke, Virginia, dated l~y 15, 19~9, on file in the office of the City ~n~lneer, aa the official gap of the City. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pale 155) Iir. Cr~onin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion wes seconded by Ilr. llinton and ad~pted by the follo~in[ vote: AYE3: lXssre. Cronin, Minton, and the Vice President, Nr. Dillard ....................... 3. NAYS: None .............. O. ZO~IIII~-B~BACE LIN~B: Ordinance I~o. 9878, establishing a setback line on both sides of Yellow l~untain Road, S. E., froa Twenty-second Street to its intersection with Nottingham Road, extendin~ fifteen fee~ on each side of ~he present established center line of ~he street, ~o provide for a 30-foot street; and es~eblishin~ a setback line on bo~h aides of Yello~ Mountain Road, S. E., from Nottin~ham Road to its intersection with qarden Cl~y Boulevard, S. R., formerly ~arnand (Hickory) Road; thence on Garden City Boulevard, S. E., formerly Yellow l~untsin Road, ~o the new city corporate lt~l~s, extendin~ thirty feet on each side of the present established center line of the streets, to provide for a 6e-foe street, having previously been before Council for i~s first reading, read and laid over, and the Cl~y llanager havin~ been instructed to have a survey prepared sho~tn~ ho~ nuch land will be required of each property owaer to widen Yellow l'ountain Road to a 30-foot $~reet, Mr. John L. Wentworth, City Er~ineer, and ~. J. R. Hildebrand, Assistant City Engineer, appeared before Council and preserved a profile ahowing the a=ount of land required. Roasts. L. H. Duncan, J. A. Robcr~son and R. E. Patterson, who were present at the ~eetin~, re~igterin~ no objection to the results of the survey ae shown on th~ profile, ~r. ~inton offered the followin~ Ordinance for its second readin~ and final adoption: (~9~78) AU ORDIIiMICE es~abliahina a setback line on both sides of Yellow Mountain Road, $. E., from Twenty-second Street to its intersection with Nottin~ha~ Road, extending Fifteen feet on each side of the present established center line of the street, to provide for a 30-foot street; and establishing a setback line on both aides of Yellow l~untain Road, S. E., from Hottin~ham Road to its intersection with Garden City Boulevard, S. E., forr. erly Garnand (Hickory} aosd; thence on Garden City Boulevard, $. E., for=erly Yellow {:ountain Road, to the new city corporate limitsj extending thirty feet on each side of the present established center line of the street, to provide for a 6n-foot street. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance ~ook No. 16, Page 153) ~. Einton ~oved the adoption of the Ordinance. The =orion was seconded by Fr. Cronin a:~ adopted by the following vote: AYES: ]~essrs. Cronin, ~inton, and the Vice President,' ~r. Dillard ................. NAYS: l/one ......... O. REFUtlDS AND REBATES-LIC~ISE: ~. Robert L. Dabney appeared before Council, ad¥isinF that on January &, 19~9, he purchased a license for the year 19&9, in the amount Of $20.75, for the privilege of practicing ~dchanical en~ineerin~ as an associate member of the fir~., of Brown, ~tells & ~eagher, Architects and En~ineers, in that he was required to purchase such a license as an associate, but that on January 13, 19&9, he terminated his association with the rim, and on Januar7 15, 19&9, was employed by the firm of Smithey and Boynto! Architects and Engineers, as a mechanical d raftsman, which position does not require such a license, and asked %imf he be refunded the amount of ~2~.75. }fr. Cronin moved that Council concur in the request and offered the followin? Resolution: (~989~} A RESOLUTION authorizin~ refund of ~20.7~ to Robert L. Dabnay, coverin~ amount paid for license for the year 19&9, for the privile~e of practicin~ mechanical en~ineerin~ as an associate nemSer of an architectural and enrineerin? fir~. in the City o£ Roanoke, VlrEinia. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, PaEe 15~} ~r. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Yr. Rinton and adopted by the followinE vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Kinton, and the Vice President, ~r. Dillard ................. 3. NAYS: None ......... O. PE?ITIOHS AS~ ~}~NICATIONS: PURCHASE OF PROPERTY: A com~unication fro~ ].~. J. P. Helms, Agent for Er. Henry C. Giles, offerin~ the remainder of the old }~o~aw tract Of land in the vicinity of Cove Road, N. ~., consistinE of sixty-one acres, includin~ %he orlcinal $~onaw house, bam~ and well known sprinF, for the sum of su~Kestinf that the tract of land could well be used as a park for the northwest sectio~ of the city, was before Council. On r~tion of ~r. ~inton, seconded by )ir. Cronin and unanimously adopted, the matter was taken under advisement for consideration when a full membership of Council is present. 456 TRAFFIC: A com~unication fr~= Er. C. D. Clemens, 90~ Fourth Street, .~, E., asking that parking be p~hiblted In f~nt of his residence in order that he ~ight have p~r t~r~ss and egre99 to his home In the delivery ~ co~l~ ~o~ and fuel oils and ~llectiou of garbage, was before Council. On ~otion of Er. Elnton~ seconded by Er. Cmnin and ~ani~ou9ly ado~ed~ the communication was ~ferred to the City 14an~er For ~ndling. DE[INQUFJIT TAXE~: ~ co=u~ication fro~ }.tr. 'd. D. Equi, Jr.~ Delinquent Tax Collector, enclosin& a Iisi of prorerties for ~hich s~its In equity ~hould oe instituted and conSuctcd for the pur~d of enforcin& the clty~ lien for delinquent taxes~ and askinF that authority be included In ~y re~lution adopted for the Deli~quent Tax Collec~r to bid an a~unt equal to t~ taxes~ se~er or sidewalk assessments) and court cost, was before Council. It ap~artn~ that the resolution should be an e~erRency ~easure~ action on [nstitutin~ and ~nductinc the suits in equity ~as held in abeyance until the In ~his connection, the matter of authorizing ~he Delin~uen~ tO bid fn an amount %o equal the city's liens, plus cos%s, at the sale of such F~rties as t~ose listed above, was discussed, and Council being of %he opinion that blanket authority should be E~anted, I.~. Cronin offered %he followin~ Resolution: (~95] A RESOLUTION authorizinF %he D~linquen% Tax Collector, a~ sales of prefer%les for ~%ick suits in equity are instituted fo~ the purfose the city's liens for delinquent %sacs, to bid, for and on behalf of %he City of Roanoke, in ~oun%s equal to all the city's liens agai~ such p~per%ies, plus Co,ts. (FOr full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Boo~ No. 16, Fa~e 156) Kr. C~nin moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e motion was seconded by }tr. Kinton and adopted by the follo~in~ vote: AYES: ~es~rs[ C~nin, ~'lnton, and the Vice Fresident, ~.~r. Dillard ........................ AUDIT-JUVLNI~ AND ~,~STIC RE~TIONS COURT: An audit of the accounts and recess of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Uourt of the City of Virrinia, for the period from January 1, 19&8, through November 3, 19&t, as prepared by the iu~itor of Public Accounts, ~s before Council. On motion of }-'r. C~nin, ~econded by ~r. Einton and un~inously adopted, the reFo~ was o~ered filed. Huntinfton Boulevard, in the %;illiamson ~oad aFea, requestinr city sewer service, was Before On no~ion of ~.~. Cronin, seconded by ~. Klnton and ~anlmously adored, the ~tition was referred to the City ]'.anaKer for in~luslon in the overall Wllliam~on Road and Hollin~ Road p~ject. 457 SEWER AND SID~{ALK ASSESSYE~TS: A cor~unicatien from }~. Jacob L. Reid, Attorney' advising that recently it has come to his attention timt there is a assessr:ent in the ~ount of ~.21, with Interest fro~ Parch 1, 192], against pro~rty described as ~t 15, Gale and Andrews IMp, standing in the name of Annie Dorene Terrier al~ assessed In the name of Janes Ter~, and a sidewalk In the amount of $8.&~, with intere3t f~m I.~arch 1, 1923, assessed tn the name of J. A. Ter~, and calling attention to the fact that ~en he prepared an abstract of title for this property on the llth day of December, 1932, he made inquiry ~rsonally at %he office of the City Clerk and was told t~% there were no side~lk an4 sewer assessments against the said lo~, which infection he accordingly inserted In the abstract, askin~ that the two assessments be released, wgs Before Council, On ~%ion of ~. ~*lnton~ seconded by ;ir. C~nin and unanimously adopted, the communication ~s referred to the City Atto~ey for investigation, re~rt and reco~endation to Cbunctl. In this connection, the Vice President, Er. Dillard, suggested Counel~ ~ive con~ dera%ion at a lmter date t~ applying %}~ statute of limitations to sewer and side%~lk assessments. SCH~LS: The Roanoke City School Board having previously been requested by Council %o make a recoF~endation as to the dividin~ line between the two school districts in %he city, the followin~ communication, wi~h reference to the matter, was before the body: "April &, 19&9 I~r. ~ston K. City Clerk, Roanoke, Virginia. Dear ~r. ~oo~an: Council has ~quested of the School Noard a reco~endation or reco~endations concerning divi sion of the City of Roanoke into school dist~cts. RECOmmeNDATION NO. 1 The School Boa~ reco~ends to Council that use of the center line of the west-bound main line of the Norfolk and Railway between its intersection with the eastern and with the weste~ corporate bo~a~ lines of the ~lty of Roanoke ~uld be the best ~lution for dividing the City into two nearly equal school districts. The School Boa~d, being of th~ opinion t}m% Council might like to have an alternate reco~endation, submits the follo~dnF alter~te: RECO}~NDATIO~ NO. 2 F~on the intersection of Fr~klin Road, S. %;. ~ at the ~uthem corporate limit; thence northeast with Franklin Ro~d %o a ~fnt ~ere the center line of 5%h Street, S. W., extended~ intersects; thence with the line of ~th Street northerly to its northern extremity a% %fashington Park; thence c~ssins ifashin~ton Park on a straight line to the cente~ line of Liberty Road, N. E. [formerly Booke~ Avenue and ~l~ Oak Av~); thence with the center of Liberty Road in a northeasterly diFe~tion to th~ center of Wtlli~son Road; thence along the center oI ,illiar~on in a northwesterly direction to the south line of the Hershberger Road, the north corporate limit as established by the annexa~ion order effective January 1, 19&9. The intent of this description in general to divide the City of Ro~oke into %~ districts. Very truly yours~ (Signed] J. S. }[cDonald, Clerk of School =oard 458 }~. Minton moved that Council concur in the Eecommendation ~o. 1 of the Roanoke City School Board and that the following Ordinance be placed upon first reading. The motion was seconded by }ir. Cronin and adopted by the following AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Minton, and the Vice President, }:r. Dillard .................. NIYJ: None ......... O. (~)~96) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain Section 2, Chapter 35, of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, relatl~ to School Districts, as amended by Ordinance No. 7a55, adopted on the 19th day of June~ ~RgAS~ the School ~oard c~ the ~lty oF Roanoke has reco~cnded, pursuant to Section ~ of the Olty*e Charter, ~hat Section 2~ Chapter 35, of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, relating to School Districts, as amended by Ordinance No. 7~55, adopted on the 19th day o£ June, 19~&, be amended to redistrict the present city into two School Districts, in which recor~endatton THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that Section 2, Chapter ~ of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virfinia, relating to School Districts,as auended by Ordinance No. 78~, adopted on the 19th day of June 19&~, he, an9 the same is hereby amended and reordained to read as follows: Sec. 2. 5cReel districts. (a)That the ctty be, and it is hereby redistricted into two School Districts. (b) All that portion o£ the city lyinu south of the center line of the west-bound m~in line of the Norfolk and Western Railway between its intersection ~lth the eastern and with the western corporate boundary lines of the City of Roanoke ~hall constitute school district No. 11 and all that ~ortion lying on the north side of said ~a in line shall constitute school district No. 2~ and three trustees shall be elected by the council fro~ each district, upon the expiration of the present te~s of office. The Ordinance having been read, wan laid over. In this connection, douncil being of the opinion that the present of the School Board should be re-affir-~ed for tile terns for which they were elected, tn. ]~inton offered the follo~ring Resolution: (~9~97) A RESOLUTION re-affirming the election of }ir. LeRoy H. Smith and l~rs. Robert C. Churchill as School Trustees for the City of Roanoke for term endin~ June 30, 19&9; I-~s. J. Kirk Ring and lit. William L. Kartin for term ~nding Jmne 30, !9~01 and Dr. Harry T. Penn and Mr. J. Barclay Andrews for term ending June 30, 1951. [For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, FREe 15~) ~r~ }{inton moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by hr. Cronin and adot~ed hy t~e following vote: AYES: Cessra. Cronin, Minton, and the Vice President, }Ir. Dillard ................... NAYS: ~one .......... O. '459 ZONINg: i petition fro= property owners on both aides of Tenth Street, N. W., from thn old north corporate limits to Williemson Road, asking that this entire portion of Tenth Street be zoned aa General Residence District, havir~ previously been before Council, a supplemental ~etition, bearing additional names, was before the body. On motion Of Yr. ~'inton, seconded by ~.r. C~onin and unanimously adopted, the ~etition was ordered filed with the original ~etition pending a Fublic hea~in~ on ~he question a~ 2:~ o~clo=k~ p. ~.~ ~nday~ A~ll 18~ RE~TS OF OFFICES: BU~-CITY }~ET: A written report f~m the City }~nager, enclosing a comr~unication from [~r. J. F. Douglass Clerk of I~rkets, calling at~ention to the item of $3,fOO.~ for one ~onia Compressor u~er Fu~iture and Eguiiment, Section 121, Nelson Street }',arket, of the B~et, and asking that $~CO.O0 be app~p~lated to defray the co~t of a motor for the co=pressor, the City }-~naaer recom~endinr that the amount be appropriated as req~sted, ~s before The request callinr for an emeraency r;easure, action on the ~tter was held in abeyance until the next ~ular meetinF of Council on I~onday, April 11, 19a9. ANN~ATION: A written re~rt from the City l'.ana~er, enclosing a p~ress report from I'attern ~d I'attern, EnEineers, for the month of }larch~ 1919, coverinE the annexed territory, was before Council. On motion of ~'r. llinton, seconded by }.~r. Cronin ~d unanimously adopted, the report was o~ered filed. BU~ET-HEAL~t DEPARTmeNT: The roll,ina report from the City with reference to a mobile ~nit for a sprayer, was before Council: "Roanoke, Virginia April 2, 19~9 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentl ~ en: In our Budzet Account No. 7~-A on line 3, ~ have an item of equipment in-the ~ount of ~3,O00.O0 in which there is a sprayer at $2,5~.~ and miscellaneous small sprayers at totaling $3,O~.~. l~e have purcl~sed a sprayer at $1,~9~.~, and I would appreciate authority to purchase a 3/& ton t~ck at ~1,23~.7~ and a body at $150.OO, totali~ ~2,8~1.75. This ~11 only need authority, no Budget appropriation. Res~ctfully submitted, [Signed] Arthur S. Owens City Mr. Cronin indicatin~ that he ~uld vote for this particular request, but that in t~ future he expe0ts all bids in excess of $1,C~.OO to be received and ope~d by Co,ell, t~. l{inton offered the follo~nS Resolution: (~89~} A HE~LUTION authorizing the City llanager to use $3~2.~ of the amount listed for Small Sprayers, etc., to defray excess cost for the mobile unit of the Sprayer a~ Duster Item, under Equifnent, Section 7&-A, "Fly and }losquito Contml", of the Budget. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordin~ce Book No. 16, Page 156] 460 k'r. llinton v~ved tbs adoption of the Resolution, The motion was seconded by Iff. Cronin and adopted by the £ollowlng vote: AYES: }'eases, Cronin, Eintonj an4 the Vice Preoident, Er., Dillard .................. NAYS: None ......... O. E.%SE~TJ~T: A written report fron the City }~nager, enclosing form of aereenent between the City of Roanoke and the Norfolk and %'eatern Railway Company, ~rantinff to the Railway Company an easement for encroachment of retaining ~all upon Shenandoah Avenue, N. E., at the location and to the extent 5horn on Plan N-22573, dated January 22, 19~9, on file in the office of the Chief EnFlneer of Railway Company, advisinF that the a~reement has been approved by the City Engineer and the City Attorneyj and requestinF authority to execute same, was before Council. l'.r. }',inton mowed that Council concur in the recormnendation of the City ~ns~er and offered the followfnp Resolution: (~9~99) A RESOLUTION authori~lng and directin_~ the City ~'ana~rer, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to execute agreement between the City a~d the Norfolk and Western R~ilway Company, 5rantin.~ to the Railway Company an ease.~.~nt for encroachment of ~etainin~ wall upon Shenandoah Awenue~ N. E.~ at the !ocatinn and to the extent shown on Plan N-2;573, dated January 2~, 19&9, on file in the office of the Chief Enfineer of the Railway Company, under ter~.s and conditions contained in said a~ree-~ent. (For full text of Resolution, see O~'dinance Book No. 16, Pa=~e I~r. ~'.inton moved tb~ adoption of the Resolution. ~he motion '~a seconded by f'r. Crcnin and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: }~essrs. Cronin, ~iinton, and the Vice President, ;~. Dillard ................... 3- NAv. q: None .... m ..... O. REPORTS OF CC}F(ITTEE$: None. UI~FINIS HED BUSII~SS: None. CONSIDERATION OF CLAI}'S: None. INTP. ODU~TIOIi AKD CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES A}~D RESOLUTIONS: ZO.~II}!G-$ETBACK LINE~: Ordinance No. 9877, establishing a setback line on both sides of Liberty Road (Bi~ Oak Avenue) from Williamson Road to the proposed intersection of Liberty Road with Lukens Street, N. E;, extendin~ thirty- five feet on each side of the present established center line of the street, provide for a 7C-foot street, havinff previously been before Oouncil for its first readinE, read and laid over, was a~ain b'efore the body, ~r. )~inton offerinE the followinE for its second readin~ and final adoption: (]91377) iN ORDINANCE establiahin.~ a setback line on both sides of Liberty Road (Biz Oak Avenue) from Williamson Road to the proposed intersection of Liberty Road idth Lukens Street, N. E., extending thirty-five feet on each side of the present established center line of the street, to provide for a 70-foot street. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, PaKe ]~-. Hlnton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Nr. Cronin and adopted by tke following vote: 461. AYF~: Messrs. Cr~nin, Minton, and tt~ Vice President, Dillard ...................... NAYS: Hone ......... O. AHNF!ATION-TAIES= The City Attorney havin~ been instructed Lo prepare dr~fL of proper resolution providin~ LhaL in instances of incorrect nailing addresses For o~mers of property in the annexed area, and ~ere properties in the annexed territory have not been included in the 19b9 Land Book due Lo lack of information, which ~111 have to be assessed as supplements to the land book aa and when proper tn£or~atton tn obtained, the o~nera of such propers!es shall not be required Lo pay a penalty on the taxes against said properties for a period of thirty days beyond the dale the tax tickets are actually railed by the City Treasurer with t~ correct information thereon, presented sane; whereupon, Er. ~ln~on offered the (ff9900) A RESOLUTION aughorizin~ the Treasurer of the City of Roanoke to waive penalties, durin? the year 1969, in certain instances waere o;~nera of real eatat~ situated in ghe territory annexed go the City as OF 19&~ may not pay such taxes before the dates such penalties ~ould otherwise beco=e collectible. (For Full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16~ ?a~e 157) I~. Klnton moved L~e adoption of the Resolution. ~he notion was sec'mded by Ir. Cronin and adopted by the Followina vote: A~E~: }~essrs. Cronin, );inton, a~d the Vice President, t~r. Dillard ...................... NAYS: None ............. O. ~!OTION5 AND ]'ISCELL~NEOUS BU3INEJS: DELIN~UE~IT TAXES: I~ was brought to the attention of Council that Fr. lHolman Willi$~ Jr., Attorney, rspresentin~ Kessrs. S. D. and M. ~. Fer~uson, has Frepared draft of Resolution auLhorizin? and direcLin? the City Attorney and/or his Assistant to institute and conduct a suit in equity ~r %he purpose of aacertainin~ the true owners of and enforcin[ th~ city's lien For taxes a6ainsL Lots 7 and 8, Block 3&; and Lots 1, 2 and 12, Block 3~, ~iverview Land and Nanu£actur~nK Conpany I~p, the taxes on the lots in question havinf re~ained unpaid due to a cloud on %he LiLle, the purpose of the suit in equity bein~ to collect the taxes and at the same Liue clear the title. IL appearin~ that ]~. Willis wishes the resolution adopted as an emergency with tke understandin/ that the city ~ill not be pul Lo any expense in :onnection with the suit, on motion of Er. Cronln~ seconded by l~. ~inton and adopted, action on the matter was held in abeyance until the next neetin6 of Council on t~ndsy, April 11, There bein~ no Further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED ~TTE3T: 62. COI~IOIL, ~I~UI~R N~?INO, l~ondey~ April Ii, 1919. The Council of the 01ty of l~oanoke met in regular meetin6 in the circuit ~octrt Rocr~ In the Municipal B=lldl~, lfonday, April 11~ 19~9, at 2~00 o~olook, n.~ the r~alar meet~s hour~ with the President~ Hr. Hunter, presidi~. P~: Hessrs. Cronin~ Dillard, Edwards~ Hlnton~ ~ the H~ter ........ ~T: None--O. OF~S P~: IM. ~th~ S. ~s, City ;~ans6er, l~. F~es N. Xincanon, to the City Attorney, and 1~. H. R. Yates~ Clt~ Autitor. The msetl~ wms opened with a prayer by Reverent A. H. HollinE~orth, ~r. of the Second Presbyterian Church. I~I~:~S: ~opy of the minutes of the pre~ious neetl~ havl~ bean furnished ~ach u~ber of Co.oil, upon motion of Iff. Edwards, seconded by IM. ;~iatoa and ~n~o~ly adopted, t~ readin~ ~s dispensed with and the minutes approved es ~r'ded. ~R~ OF ~IT~S ~ON P~LI0 ~ AI~ A~: 1~. T. L. Pl~ett, ~., Attorney~ representin~ the L=ber ~orporation, appeared before Co.oil and presented the followi~ )etition, askin~ that Sixth Street, N. W., be permanently vacated, discontinued closed fr~ the southerly line of Shenand~h Avenue to the Norfolk and Western 0~psny r I ~ht -of-w~y: "VIRGINIA: IN THE OOUI'~CIL I~OR ~{E CITY OF ROANOKE IN RE: APPLICATION TO ~ OO%TiGIL OF ROANOKE, ¥I~C, INIA, TO VACATE, DISCONTlqiUE AND ~LOSE SIXTH STREET, N01FfH WEST, FR~! THE SOUT~.LY LI~E OF SRE~AND~H AVE~WJE, NCt~,~I- WEST, TO THE NORFOLK AND ~.~T~N RAILROAD SIGHT-0F~WAY, SAID ~T BEING ~0~1~ ON THE IIAP OF ROGERS, FAIRPAX AND HOUSTON, II, TED DEG~.~Bi~, 1890, 12ID OF RECO~D IN ~ CL~RK'S OFFICE OF THE HUSTINGS CC~IRT OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINia, IN D-~ED PA~E The undersigned Hedges LtU=ber corporation would respectfully petition the Glty Council that Sixth Street, North West, in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, be vacated, dlsaentlnued sad closed from the southerly line of Shellaadoah Avenue, North West, to the northerly side of the Norfolk and Western Railroad right-of-way, said portion of Sixth ~treet being situated between the properties of Hedges Lumber Corporation, in support of said petition, you~ petitioner would show the following facts: (1} That due legal notice was posted as required by law, as ia ~own by affidavit of Warren E. ~lth, Deputy Sergeant of the City of Roanoke, ¥1rglnia, attached hereto es Exhibit (2} That it is the o~ner in fee simple of ~11 of the adJoinln~ ~roperty on both sides of that portion of e~ld street to be closed. {3) That said Sixth Street is not open to travel across the Norfolk and Western Railroad right-of-way. (&} That no person, firm er corporation uses this portion of Sixth Street, for ingress or egress to, or Iron their properties. (5~ That no inconvenience would result to any person, firm or corporation~ or to the public from discontinuing said portion of Sixth Street~ North .West. (6) That the Norfolk and Western Railway siding erossin~ the end of Sixth street is ten feet higher than the main right-of-way makl~ it lnfeaeible to make that portion of Sixth Street into other than a deed end street. (?) That if this portion of S~xth Street, l~orth West, is closed, yenr petitioner cam use it for the purpose of material storage in oonmection with lis business on its adjoining propertie~ Wherefore, your petitioner~fllee this petition ,,.der Seotions ~220 and 2039 (9) Of the Code of Virginia as amended and asks for the relief provided for by said section. H0~Efl L~'t.~E~ CO~PORA?IOI/ (Signed) By Claude A. Hedges" Council being of the opinion that the vinwere.should be appointed as requested, Hr. Cronin stated that he would vote for the aplointment of the viewers with the understanding that they will also submit a n estimate of the value of the lend proposed to be vacated and offered the following Resolution: (~9901) A R~OLUTION providing for the appointment of five freeholders, any three of whom might act, as viewere in COnnection with petition o£ Hedges :orporation to vacate, diecoatinee and c lose Sixth Street, l~orth West, fron the southerly line of ~henandoah Avenue, I/arth West, to the Norfolk and Western Rallroat right-of-way, said street being shown on the Map of Rogers, Fairfax and Houston, luted December, 1890, and of record in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings court of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in Deed Book ~$, page 252. {For full text of Resolution see Ordinance Rook No. 16, page ~.r. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~he motion was seconded by Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ]~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~tnten, and the President, Hunter ..... NA ~FJ: None--0. STR~'~.TS AND ALL~YS: Co~noil at its nearing on ~ooday, L~arch 28, 19~9, having adopted Resolution No. 9879, authorizing and directing the City l!anager to proceed · lth ~he opening of a street between the southern end of CornWallis Avenue and Motu~tain Road, S. E., a large delegation of property owners on Cornwallis · and neighboring streets appeared before the body, with L'r. Richard F. Pence acting as spokesman, Mr. Pence contending that opening of the street in aestion would he costly and that it is not needed, that the land at this point has dangerously steep grade for street purposes, that it would create a traffic hazard the children in the neighborhood, as well as adults, that it would depreciate Value of property in this area for residential pttrpose$, and that it would dis- ;urb the peace and quiet of t~e vicinity. Among other speaking in support of the ren~rks of ~r. pence, were Hr. Tam Fox, also representing ~fr. Leigh P. Huff and Brs. Adelaide E. Wilson who were to attend the present meeting, Dr. ~. ~.. Gill, ]Ir. Warren W. Hobble, ttephen L. Ness, lit. W. Courtney King, Dr. U. ~. L'aaele, ~ohn W. Davis, Dr. paul and Dr. W. R. Whitman. In this connection, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Coeneil a :bmmunication from Dr. L'asale on the subject. In a f~trthor discussion of the matter, the question was raised as to whether not the citizens fronting on Cornwallis Avenue whose property extends to Yellow '463' .464 Road would be willie6 to donate sufficient land from the rear of their lots to widen Yellow Mo-ntala Road to e. ~O-foot street, extendin~ fifteen feet on each aide of the present established center line of tho street, it havin~ been in- dicated st a l~reYioc~ meeting that l/r, C. Preston Brunfield and ~ro Warren W. ~obbie ere willing to make such a do~tion, ~, ~l~ stated t~t he would be willins to make such a do~tioa and It pointed out that ~. H. F, S~aedahl and l~. ~. Roy 9u~ h~e ladicate~ to ~sidents o~ Cor~wallis Avenue their willingness to ~ke such a ~e ~tter ha~ln~ been discussed at ~reat le~th~ ~d everyone ~6 b~n lynn an opport~lty to be beard, an~ the dele~tio~ a~l~ that Resolution No. rescinded, ~f. Dillard s~ln~ t~t he wo~ld act vote ~ ~esoind this measure due ~ the fact the the op~lns of the s~eet ~ question Is a pert of the c~rehensive ~lan for the city, ~. I~lntoa offfere~ the roll.iai {~0~) A R~L~ION repealin~ a Hesolution adopted by the Cc~cil of the of Roanoke on the 28th day of l~roh, 1929, ~o. 9879, entitled, ~A Resolution aathorizl~ and directl~ the City ]~naser to proceed with the op~int of a street betwe~ the so~ther~ end of Cornwall~s Avenue and Yellow l[ountain R~d~ ~. E., accordance with Hevl~ed plan No. 105), dated ]~rch 2~, I~, 'on file h the office of the City E~lneer~, {F~ full text of ~e~olution see Ordinance B~k No. 16,Fas~ 160) ~. liinton moved the adoption of the Re~olution. ~e notion was seconded 5y ~. Bdw~rd~ and adopted by the roll.inS vote: A~S: Messrs. Cronin, Edwards, ~lnton, an~ the President~ l~r. H~nter--2. 2~. Edwards then ~oved that the City l:anaser be l~tracte~ ~ submit to estX~te of the cost of widening Yell~ l~o~ln R~d to a 30-foot street, a list of the addltiomal len~ required in conne0tton with the project, the City In the me~e, ~ canvass the owners of property a~u~ting Yellow ~d ~ith a view of ascerta~lng which property owners are willing to donate the ecessary s~lps of l~nd needed In co~ectlon with the street wldent~ project. The was seconded by ~r. U~nton and unan~ousty adopted. ~LS: ]~r. LeRoy H. ~ith, Chairman of the ~noke City School Board, ;ogether with ~r. $. ~. Mc~aald, Clerk, and ~r. D. ~. ~cquilk~n, Superintendent of appeared before Co~cil advises that in studying plans for an addition l,Jr.,Hi~ Sch~l it was d[scovered it would be necessary to encroach city property now desolated for park p~poses, }fr. ~lth presentl~ s ~howl~g the ~ropose~ open~ of a new street betwe~ the school and West Raleigh Park which would curve arced to co.eot with ~on ~oad ~nd'a~ t~t ~anted'the School M~rd to use for school p~poses at least that portion of the thus separated by the proposed new street as shown on the ~aw~. After a discussion of the ~tter, Oo~cll being of the opinion that the B~rd should be pern~tted to use as much of the property In question as ~t ~eeds, and IM. Dillard volc~g the opAnion that the "paper ~ley" sh~n on the ~aw- shoed be opened to ~e proposed ne-~'street ~e=t~g with ~von Road, ~ve~ that the R~noke 0try School M~rd be pe~itted to use for sc~ol purposes as m,,ch of that portion of dby property lyin~ between Carter l~oad and the proposed new street eonneetin~ With Devon Road aa is necessary, and that the City Ma~er be lnstru~te~ to prooee~ ~lth the opanin~ o~ the alley to the proposed street ~ith a ~iew oF ob~inin8 do~tions for on~-halff off the width of the allay fr~'abuttin~ property o'~ers, If possible~ otherwise, to use city property entirel~ ~e ~otion was seoond~ by l~r. l~lnton add ~n~o,~ly adopted. BON~-S~: l~r. LeRoy H. ~ith, Chair~n o~ the R~noke City Soh~l '~rd tosether with 1~. ~, S. ~o~n~ld, Glerk~ and ]~r. D. ~. Ho~allkl~ S~perintendent, eppeare~ before Co.oil In colorlon with a oo~nication f~ the Sch~ol S~estin6 t~t $2~000~0~.00 be ~de available from ~le o~ the school bonds to ~eet th~ oo~ts off its prop~se~ buildins pro~ to ~ul~ 1, ~ ~is conne~tion~ 1~. Cronin rained the q~e~tion as to ~en plans will be submitted to Co~o~I In re.rd to the proposed new school buildings and addit~ons, vo~cl~ the opinion that the ~dy Should be ~rn~shed with a complete list off the School ~rov~ent prosr~ w~th rea~onabiy accurate fl~e~ as to how ~oh each pro- Ject will oo~t and h~ mach off the co~t will be born~ by the city and how m~ch by the state~ l~r. ~l~ retort~ that this weald b~ ~practical ~n t~t It will be lmpo~sible to de~ermine how ~uch each project will cost ~til the bids for sane are Affter a ~rther discussion off the ~tter, ~essrs. Cronin and Dillard con- tendin~ that ~o~oll ~ho~ld approve the plan~ flor the school L~pr~v~ent pro~ before appropr[atins ffvnd~ for s~ l~r. ~dwards moved that the ~atter be ~ken adv~s~t. ~e motion was seconded by ~r. ~[nton and ~an~ous[y adopted. before ~o~cil~ a~vts[n~ that he wen~ to the Un~ver~Ity off Virginia Ho~pital~ at p~ a~e~ent with the City ;~neger, but that instead he ~s confined and nothl~ · as done for h~, stating It Is his ~derstending the h~pital notified the City ~nager there was noth~g wrong with ]~r. Atkins, ]Ms. A~ins substantiating the r~arks ~de by her bus.nd. The City Manger advisl~ .that he had no co~ent on the matter, l~r. Atk~s ms advised to handle his problen with the ~partment of Public Welfare. TDI;~-~A~ L~S: Co.oil hav~g ~der date of April ~, 19~9, adopted ~rdinance No. 9~77, es~blishing a setback l~e on both sides of Liberty R~d (Big mk Avenue) from Wtlllemsen Road to the proposed intersection of Liberty ~oad with ,~s Street, N. E., extend~ thirty-five feet on each side of the present es~bll: ~d center line of the street to provide for a 70-foot street, ]ir. E. H. ~o~ston, · 3~2 Meadow Street, ~d I~rs. Ne~ie R. ~ayblll, 12 Liberty R~d, appeared before :o~cil and presented a petition signed by fifteen property owners whose lots abut )n the street In question, prctest~g a~inst the proposed wid~ of the s~eet, ',ontend~g that the street is alrea~ adequate to ~ke care of all traffic m~tng ,vet Liberty ~d and volc~g the opinion that such a step will depreciate the value ~f their properties. 0n motion of ;ir. Cronin, seconded by lit. Edw~ds, and ~n~ously adopted, ;he matter was taken under advis~ent until the next regular meet~g of Co.oil ~onday, April 18, 19~9, pending a per~nal tour of inspection by the members of the ,ody. ,66. ~E~ND~ AND ~ATE~-D~Z~N~YENT ?~XE~= Mr. ~o y. ~amSsoa appear.ed bef0ze Co~o~l, a~la~g t~t ~o~ delin~t ~XeS stand~n~ agai~ his property l~ate~ the north aide of Walker Avenue 23~ feet west of S~cond ~treet, ~an ~o~t of $~1.~' for the ~ar 1930, as o~pared with an ~t of $1].87 for th~ year 1911, pointing oat t~t the house ~ this property was razed In the year 1929 'and t~ the 1~0 ~x~s should ~ve been adjusted eccordln~y, )~. ~amlson a~l~ ~roper action be taken in adjusting this diffferen~e. On motion of ]~. Ed~rds, sec~nde~ by ~. Dillard ~d ~n~ously adopted, ;he hatter was referre~ to the City Attorney for l~veati6ation, report and reoom- m~dat~on to Council. BU~LD~ P~: Co.oil havla6 at Its meeting ~ 2~aroh Ordinance ~o. 9851. aath~ized and directed the Bailding Inspector to grant a permit to ~. P. Bo~n f~ erection of ~ Alii -~ilt Pre-cat Cabin, classed as a clad b~lldl~, at 12~ Wlllia~on Road, N. W., to be used as an ~ffXce for a trai sales lot by C. E. Lusk, ~d 1~. Lusk ~vi~ info.ed the body t~t ~r. B~n has refused to si~ the buildl~ permit as reqaired ~der the provisions ~ode, 1~. Lvsk again appeared before Co.oil, advising that he ~s now fo~ snot site for the office cabin at 81~ Wllli~son Bmd, N. ~., and presented ~ltten ap. ~l~cstto~ from ]~r. A. S. Wills, ~ner oF the property, bearing the approval o~ the ~allding Inspects, the City 2~anager rec~ending that the pernit be granted as ~equested. ~r. Dillard ~ved that Com~cil conc~ ~n the rec~en~et~on o~ the City ~na~er and offered the foll~in~ emergency Ordl~nce repeall~ Ordinance No. ~: ~03~ AN O~D~SE repes~in~ sn O~din~ce Sdcpte~ by the Co~cil of the ~ity of ~oanoke on the 12th day of l~erch, ~9~9, No. 9861, entitled, ~ Ordinance ~uthorizing ~d d~rectin~ the Bulidin~ Inspector to ~ent a petit to ~or erectien of an A~l-Bullt pr~cut C~b~n, classed es a metal clad bulldog, et Off~clel ~x Nc. 20~]~, to be used es an orifice fo~ a tr~ler s~les l~t (For f~l text of 0rd~nence See Ordinance Book No. 16, ~ege 161) l~r. Dlll~d ~e~ the adoption o~ the Ordinance. The m~tion was seconded l~r. Cronin and adopted By the followin~ vote: A~: l[essrs. Cron~n, Dillard, Edwards, ;~inton, end ~he Fres~de~t, · . ~unt er .......... NA~: ~. ~srds then offered the ~oll~tn~ ~er~cy O~dl~ce ~nt~ permis- sion for the er~tion of the b~ildin~ et 8~ Willie~on ~d, N. E.: (~0~ AN O~D~;CE authorizing and directi~ the Building Inspector to e permit to A. S. Wills for erection of an Alii-Built Pre-c~t ~bin, classed W~llia~o~ Or~es ~ap, Official Tax No. 30806~6, ~ be used ss an office for e sales lot by O. E. L~sk. (For f~l tex~ of O=dimance see 0=d~nanee Book }~o. 16, ~ge 161} ~. ~dwards ~oved ~he adoption of the 0rd~n~ce. The motion was seconded ~y ~. Czonin a~d adopted by ~he foll~ing vote: A~.* Masers, Cronins Dillard, Edwarda~ lfintoa, and tho Presideat~ M~. 'Hunter .......... 5. LI0~E-~ ~T:I~. Walter H. S~ott~ Attorney, representing the ~canoke Hair ~essers Assoolation~ tosether with ]~s. ~ladys S. 6odsey~ President' off th~ Assoo~ation~ ~d I~. Russell ~. ~aybe~ app~red before Co~c~l~ askl~ that the sanitary re~ations' for beauty shops be more ri~dl~ e~ff~oed~ or,'iff the preset ordinance sovernins s~e~ atren~th~ed~ and~ also~ that the collection o~ the requtre~ city license ~x for t~e operation off such s~ops be enforoe~ ~ the cooperation of th~ Asso~latl~ and of ferns any such assistance as be needed In th~s ~fforc~ent. 0~ notio~ of ~. Cr~in~ ~eco~ded by ~. Dillard and ~anl~a~ly ad~pte~ the ~tter wan referre~ to ~e City ~ana~er for conference w~th the proper city fiolals and to sa~lt his report and reco~ndation to C~f F~: Co.oil havi~ refe~re~ the ma~ter off the city aoq~lr~n~ its ~n ~ farm to the C~ty ~anase~ ~ ~ther l~veatlsatlon~ report an~ rec~endat~on, the lease on the preset City ~rm oxpir~ as of April 30, 19~9, Mr. E. F. Real Es~te Agent, represen~g Byron W. Steele, owner of the property, app~red before the bo~, advising that his client wishes to kn~ whether or no~ the city lmtemds to re~ew the lease ~der the te~s and c~ditloas stipulated by the owner. ~ this co~eotion, ~r. ~ohn H. Fallwell, Director of the Depar~ent of ~:Pablic Welfare, who was present at the meeting, stated ~hat he does hot feel the ~$ should renew the lease ~der these terms and con~ltions ~cause ~he property is ~worth the r~tal fee requested. ~[ The 0ity ~nager advising that ~ he is not ready to ~ke a definite report and ~reco~datl~ at the pre~ent needle, and there bein~ a question as to ~ether ~or not proper notice was given as to the proposed increase in of ~j[Dillard, seconded by ~r. ~dwards and ~an~o~sly adopted, action on the ~tter was ~:held in abe~nce ~ttl the next regular meetin~ of 0o~cil on ~onday, April 18, ~ 19~9, pending an opinion fr~ the ulty Attorney aa to the legality of the notice. LB~: 0o~oil ~v~ requested the Roanoke pabllc Library to chain ~necessary ln~ormtion on a new library la ~wood Park and a library on ~Road, wit~ a vie. of erecting the buildings immediate2, and to s~lt detailed pla~ and specifications as soon as possible for action, and to also submit report on the' a~lsabllity off establishl~ a permanent Bra~ch Li~ary in the ~aena V~s~" B~ild~g In ~a~som Park, 1~. F. ~. ~lvin~s, Chair~n,~ together with ~lsa pearl R. Hlnesley, Librarian, appeared bef~e the bo~y, 2~. Riv~s advising that at a neet~ off Co.oil on ~e 27, 1938, the Library Board reporte~ on a stu~ of the library ~s~ita~ton as ~de by ~r. ~oseph ~. Wheeler and ~. ~alph N~, together with racom- mendation as to sites, size, cost and type of ~utlding for Roa~oke's needs, the site rec~e~ded for the new public library at ~at t~e berg the northwest corner ~of ~wood Park, as now comtemplate~ in ~e War ~emorial Plan, ~r. Rivinas s~estin~ that this s~vey should he brou~t up-to-date at an esti~ted cost of $300.~, point. lng oat that the present plans for the library, as prepared by ~b~ and ~ldwell, Architects, will be ~eless If the building Is to be placed In the northwest corner of the park. 467 Counoll being of the opinion that the re-eurvey should be rode, H~. ;. H. ' ~allwellm Chairman of the War ~morial C~ittee, who ~as present at the meatin~,. }e~6 ass~e~ that tha ~pert oon~uot~s the sur~ey ~d be a~lse~ of the present ~ar ]{~orial Plan for ~oo~ ~arh for his in~o~ation In oon~otion with h~s ~. Cronln offered the follow,n6 e~or~e~y Ordinanoe pro~idins for the survey at a ~ost not to exceed $~00.00: {~0~) AN ORDI~CE approprlat~ the s~ ~ ~.00 ~r~ the I~prove~ent ~d, for the purpose of re-survey as to location, 0ontent an~ type of butiding, ~tc., ~a connection w[th the proposed new public library In E~ood Park. (~r full text o~ Ordinance see 0rdi~noe B~k ~o. 16, Page ~. ~onin moved the adoptlo~ off the ordinance. The notice was seconded ~y l~r. Dillard and ad.ted by the following veto: A~: }[essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, l~lnton, and tho Presldeat, ~. Hunter ............ With reference to the proposed library on Wllll~son R~d, l~r. ~Ivinus tsked for an executive session for a dlscaastoa of acquisition of lend as a site for the building; whereupon, Coanoil recessed for an executive session. recess, rotter of es~blishI~ e peman~t ~an~h Library After the the ~n the 'Buena Vista~ Building in ~ackson park wes dlaoassed, l~r. ~ivlnus asking that [onsiderat[oa of this project be deferred ~til plans for a southeast approach to the city re crystallize~, pointing out that ~der tho exist~g situation the ~ln librar~ Is more acoesslble to the citizens ~n the ~rden Otty and ~iverdale area and that the ~ain library la already so overcrowded another branch l~brary ca~ot be operated with ,resent facilities. After e dlsc~sion of the question, action on the ~atter ~s deleted until the ne~t regular met~g of Cereal on t~on~ay, April 18, 1919, at which t~o the ~lbrary Board will submit a report and reo~endation on the subject with a view ~f setting up a b~k statics at this !~atton. WA~ ~A~: ~. Charles If. Irvln appeared before ~o~cil In co~ec- ton with a co~unication from l~r. L~o F. He~bry, pointing out ~at ~th Spring nas not be~ ~sed for a n~ber of years and is probably the least desirable as upply ~l~[ng ~ter, advising that a ~oup of citizens wish to utilize this f~ npring for recreational purpoees by oleaning it up and stockl~ it with fish, provid{ hey can obtain a teame on the property at a very ~I~l rent for a p~i~ of five [~ ten ~ars, the c~ty to reserve the right to th~s spring, If neede~ es a water supply during the term of the lease. ease After a disoussio~ of the ~tter, Co.oil bel~ of ~e opinion that tho consideration of ~0.00 per year~ ~. Cronin ~ved ~at the followin~ Ordt~noe e placed upcn its first re~d[n~. The notio~ ~'as seconded by ~{r. Dillard and adopte~ y the follow~ vote: A~S: l~essrs. Cron[n~ Dillard~ Ed~rds~ l[lnton, .and th~ ~restden~, l~r. ~ter ........... (~906} ~I 0~D~[~C~ authorXzi~ and directXn~ the proper off~co=s of the 'City of Ro~nok% ¥trginia, for a~ on behalf of the City of ~c~noke, to execute agreement between the City end Leo F. Henebry and Charles Ho Irvin~ for thc leases o~ ~lth Sprl~ ~ p~rio'd ffrcm ~y 18, 19~9, to Hay 17~ 19~2~ at a consideration of $~0.00 per year, ~der terns and oondit~ons to be ~t~lly a~eed upon and confined therein~ Bah Jeer to the approval o~ the City Attorney~ It be~ ~derstood t~at the City ~s to reserve fall water rJ~t8 dar~nS the term off lease. BE IT ~D by the ~cil 0f the City of ~noke that the pro~er officer of the City of R~noke~ Virginia, be, and they are hereby authorized and directed, for and on behalf of tho City of R~noke, to axe.cute a~re~a~t between the City an~ Leo F. Henebry and Charles If. lrvin, for loasln~ of ~lth ~rin~ for periot ~ay 18, 1929, to l!ay 17, 19~, at a consideration of ~0,00 per year, un,er ter~s and conditions to be mutually a~eed upon and contained therein~ subject to the approval of tho 01ty Attorney, It heine ~derstood that the City is to reserve full water rifts d~in6 the term of lease. ~e ~dl~mnce havin~ been read, was laid over. ~ SIGNS: Iff. ~rdon 0. St. ~la[r, representin6 the Southern l~chinery and Supply ~p~ny, appeared before gou~ll, advislnE that when bide for street st~s were opened in the office of the Puroha~lnE Agent on ~rch 28, 19&9, his c~Fany submitted a lorn bid of $6,922.28 on the basis of enamal n~e plates, plus ~750 fr~es and posts, but that it is his ~derstanding the Oity I'ana6er plans to :race.end awardina the contract to the Tldpweter ~pply C~p~y, Incorporated, the s~ of $12,~&.10, cover~ porcelain name plates, plus 7~0 francs an4 posts, l~r. St. ~lair ~lEorously and ~t ~eat length outlinin~ the advantages of the t~ of slEn his c~pany handles over that of his competitor. ~ this co~ection, the Oity }~anager presented a 3-paEe star.ant fr~ the Ptdewater ~pply,Ccmpany, Incorporated, outlinins the merits of its type of over other t~es of si~s, the 0try flanger advisinE that he Is in favor of awardin6 'the contract to the ~ide~ter Supply C~pany. After much discussion of th~ two types of si~s, the ~tter was ~ken ~der ~l:onsideration ~til the next regular nesting of ~o~cll on lfonday, April ~, 1929. P~ITIOIIS AND ~? ~R0~T~: I co=~tcatfon ~on the f~tly of l~r. 1~. K. ~ha~bers, 7~0 ~iverl~nd R~d, S. E., ask~6 that curb, ~utter and sidewalk be constructed the 600-700-800 blocks of Niverlan4 ~oad, as well as the lower end of the street :come,tinE with Hi.way No. 116, was before 0n motion of Hr. Oronin, seconded by ~. Edwards and ~an~ously adopted, thf ~ication was referred to the City lla~ger for investigation, report ~d recom- lendation to 0o~cll. ~ ~: I commqicstlon froz lit. F. B. ~eedy, 3002 Willi~on R~d~ c~- ,lalnl~ of s~e of the conditions on ~e City }{~rket and other streets where the ~ucksters are ~kin~ up very near all of the sidewalks, ~s before Co.oil. ~ motion of Mr. Oronin, seconded by lit. Edwards and ~nimously adopted, the ~o~ication was referred to the ~ity ~ana~er for attention. In ~ls co~eotion, Iff. Cr~ln moved that the City llanaEer 61ve ~nsideration o ~klnt th~ site on which the Water ~partm~t hulldin~ Is located an adJ~ct ~he City Market when the Water ~par~ent is moved ~ closer proxi~ty with the .z 69 470 '. {lu~loipal Building. The motion was seconded by Mro Edwards and unanimously adopted, ~-Ol~II{O: A oc~unination fzc~ {ir. Allen W. staples, Attor~y, representing the Ralph E. MILls Foundation, lnaorporated, asking that 6,9}2 acres of property lo~ated at the intersection Of Tenth Street a~ Levelton Avenue, H. W,, Official TaX Nos. 2060528 and 2060~]~, be rezoned from general Residence District to Business District, was before Council, On {~o~ion of {Ir. Cronin, seconded by ]{r. ]~dwerde end u~eni~ously adopte~, the oc~munlcation was referred to the Bo~rd of ?Shin6 Appeals sod pinn~ing Board for inveetlg~tion, report and recc~u~endation to Counallo CITY ~AIL: Council having previously invited tho City Sergeant to appear before the body at its meeting on I{aroh 28, 19&9, for a discussion of meals for l~mstea of the city Jell, a'com~uication from lit° ]~ar L. Wlnstead, sdvisl~ that ha was present at the msetin~ for so~e length of time end several times at intervals during the l~esting and was never called upon, ~nd that he also appeared at the meetLu~ on April l+, 19/+9, at various intervals and was not called upon, was ~fore Co.oil. ~ noti~ of ~. Oroniu, seconded by ~. Dillard and ~a~ously adopted, the Oity Clerk was instructe~ to ~vite l{r. Wlnstead to appear beffore the body at its ~ext reg~ar meeting on ~fouday, April 18, 1~, a~d to ~ke himself ~. R~ORTS OF OFFIO~S: ~L P~S: The City }~anager advised Oounoil that pursuant to the ,rovisions of Resolution Itc. 1189, adopted on the 22nd day of ~e, 1923, 6rant~ a ~er~lt to the T~es-World Corporation to exoavate ~der the sidewalk for the full · idth on Caupbell Avenue between the Tines Building and the property of F. B. ~s ~he T~es-Worl~ Corporation has ~de an application 'to h~ for a permit to excavate ~der the sidewalk for the full width on Campbell Avenue in ~ont of its property un the north side of the street beg2~ing aZ a point 66 fee~ west of second Street ~nd extending westerly 50.~ feet, to the property of Reid & Outshall, a partner~ip ~he City l[a~ger s~t~8 that on accost of the passage of time since the adoption bf this Resolution he was bringing the hatter to ~e att~tion of ~he bo~ before ~roceedimg ~der sa~e. On notion of ~. Or.in, seconded by }~. Dillard and ~ously adopted, ~esolution No. 1189, adopted ~e 22, 1923, was re-affirmed, and the City Manager ~'as Instructed to proceed thereunder. ~{~ T~-~E OF PROP~: ~e Olty Clerk reported tha~ he has re- eived ~ offer of $550.00 fr~ ~. ~ohn D. Oopenhaver for properZy recently bid in by the City of R~noke for delinquent ~xes, which property is locate~ on the South side of Orange Argue, 1{. W., between Sixteenth Street and ~ev~te~th Street, {escr2bed as Lot 5, Bloom 52, Melrose ~d ~psny {~p, the offer havl~ been {~ough the ~l~quent Tax ~par~ent. It appearing that the present appraisa~ value as sh~n by the 19&8 ~nd Book is ~95.00, 1~. C~onin norad that the off~ be accepted and that the follow~g Ordinance be place~ upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by {{r. ~lla~d adopted by the following vote: A~: i{essrs. Cronin, Dillard, {~inton, ~d the President, }{r. Hunte~--~. 1~: None ---0. {~. E~wards not voting] {~907) AN ORD~OE providl~ for the ~le of property located on the south side of Orange Avenue, N. W., between ~lxteenth ~eet and Seventeenth s~reet, desaribed aa Lot 5, Block 52, llelross Land C6-,pany lap, by the Uity of Boanoke to ~ohn D. Copenhever, at a ooneiderntio~ of $550°00 net cash to the city, and authoriz lo8 the execution and delivery of a deed therefor upon payment of the consideration. BE IT ORI~lr/fED by the Co,nell of the City of Boa~oke that sale be made by th~ e.ity to ~ohn D. Copenhaver of property lo~ated on the eoeth aide of Oreni~e Avenue, B. W., between Sixteenth Street and Seventeenth Melrose Land Company 'llap, at a consideratlbn of $550,00 nat cash to the city, BE IT FO~,"l~ ORDAINED that the proper city officers be, end they are hereby authorized, directed and empowered, for and on behalf off the city, to execute and deliver a proper deed upon the form to be prepared by the City Attorney, conveying ti sa.id property to said purchaser, or to whomsoavar he may direct in writing, delivery ithereof, he, ever, not to be made until said net cash consideration has been paid in The Ordinance herin8 been read, was laid over. AIiI.~TION-S~'/~ CONSTRUCTIO,~I: Tbs City liana6sr submitted written report ;hat the ~gineerl~] Department has recc~nsnded the extension of sewer service to tho Garden City area at an estimated cost of Council being of the opinion that the members of the body should not as a board before whom abutting landowners in the affected area nlaht appear to be heard !in favor of or e~ainst the proposed construction and the levying of assessments against the said abutting landowners as provided by law, the date for the hearin~ to be at ]:00 o'clock, p. m., ]icffday, liay 9, 19~9, ar as soon thereafter as possible,__ l!r. Cronin offered the following emergency Resolution: {~99¢6) A RESOLUTION croatia8 a board before whom abuttinc~ landowners on certain portions of certain streets in the Garden City area may appear end be h~ard {iseid portionh of said streets, the cost of which, when the same shall have teen tescertalned, is to be assessed or apportioned between the City and the abutting ilandownere as provided by law; and pro?idin6 for notice to such abutting landowners iiof. the hearing before such board. i (For full text of Resolution sas Ordinance Book No. 16, page 163) I: i lit. Cronin ~oved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e motion was seconded AYES: llessrs. Cronin, DiLlard, Edwards, liinton, and the President, ;il!r. Hunter ........... NAYS: None ---0. SE.{AGE DISPOSAL SYST~{: The City llans~er submitted written report, enolosln~ the followln~ oom~lunicstion fro~ the State Water Control Board with reference to "6 April 191~9 l!r. Arthur S. Owens. City Manat~er Roanoke, Virginia Dear lit. Owens: Receipt is hereby acknowledged your letter 29 llarch, which am sorry we did not properly interpret the question in your letter of 18 L'arch. No other city, town, or oo~poration has forwarded to the Water Control Board its actions with reference to Regulation .11. 471. 47'2 Hoc ! by means of a properly attested resolution, None of the progress reports to which ! referred in my letter of 21 ]~eroh ere of this type, Oar iuterpretation of Resolution No. 98&3 is ~at yea are n~ ~k~g the necessary steps to provide, tr~tment for the entre City of R~noke as s~n as practicable. ~ls is good n~s an~ we hope t~t yo~r aotio~ will pro~lde an ~pe~s which wall start other m~loipalities on the r~d to abating their se~ge Pollution. yo~rs very truly, (signed) A.H. Paessler Astin~ Executive Secretary- · The report and oomm,,nicstion were ordered filed. AIRPOR?: The City ~anagsr submitted the followin~ report with reference to the proposed Administration Building at the Roanoke ]~unieipal Airport: -Bosnoke, Virginia April 11, To The City Co.nell . Roanoke, Virginia · Gentiles: YOU authorized ~s ~o investigate the possibility of securing funds for an Administration Building at the ~unieipal Airport, and en l~rch 23, 19~9, IS. ~. E. D~wnes, of the Civil Aeronautics Adn~nistratlon, met with the gentle~en of the Council for an informal conference and advised of the steps to be taken. I would respectfully request that you adopt two resolatious which would include the following: 1. Signify your willingness to appropriate $75,000.00 out of this year's funds to match Federal appropriations already available to June 30, 2. That by appropriate resolution you signify to the Civil Aeronautics Administration your willingness to appropriate an additional $100,000.00 after July 1, 1929, to match $100,000.00 of Federal funds which will be available after that date. Respectf_u/ly submitted, (Signed] Arthur S. Owens, City ]~nager- It appearing that $50,000.00 is already included in the present hmdget for. lrport improvements, and Council being of the opinion that the additional- 10BDTtC-E to emend and reenact "Appropriations from Accumulated (~9909) ~plus en~ ~ferred ~sintenencs Account-, of sn Ordlnancs adopted by tho Oouneil Of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 31st day cf December, 19~8, ~o. 9751, and ~ntitled, "An Ordinance making appropriations from the ~eneral Fund of the City of ~o~noke for the fiscal year begln.uing ganuary l, 19~9, and ending December 31, 1929, ~nd declaring the existence of an emergency-. (Fur full text of 0rdlnence see Ordinance Book No. 16, page 166) 1~. ~ronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion wee seconded by · . Dillmrd and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ~aers. Cronin, Dillard, ~dwards, ~inton, end the ~resident, ~. Hunter ...........5. I{AY$: l~one ---0. }Ir. Cronin then offered the follo~l~ Resolution ei~lif?l~ the willin~lsse of the city to ~ppropriate an edditionsl $1~,000.00 after ~uly ls (~9910) A RZFF~L~01~ sl~lffying the w~llingness of the ~lty o~ R~noke to appropriate the s~ of $100,000.00 between ~aly 1, 1929, and ~e ]0, 19~0, to Federal ~nts, Iff and wbe~ o~oh f~ds ~all beo~ available, In co~eotion with the construction of an A~lnistratlon B~lldl~, and necessary app~t~ances, at the ~noke ~lol~al Airport {Woo~ Field). {~r full text of Resllution see Ordl~nce B~h Ho. 1~, pa~e ~. Cronin ~ved the adoption of the ~esolution. The motl~ was seconded by lit. Dillard and adopted by the followl~ vote: A~: Hessrs. Cronln, Dillard, ~dwar~ds, l~tnton, ~d the ~re~ld~t, POLICE ~: The City },inhaler su~ltted written report~ enclosl~ a oc~unicatlon frcn Lieutenant ~, A. Bruce~ Acti~ Superintendent off Pollce~ advls~8 that Patro~an ~. E. Callls who was ~urad ~ duty ~ayuar~ 23, 19~9, Is stll~ con- fined ~o the ~oke ~osp[tal because of inJ~les sustained lm that acotd~t~ and ~request~n~ that since Off,ocr Call[s will not be able to return to duty for 8~ ~detern~nate %~e he be paid his regular salary for h~s absence from duty ~n exaess Of the sixty days provided by ~esolutlon No. ATA8, edopte~ on the 28th day of February, 1916, the 0ity llana~er conourrinE in the request. Co.oil berg of the opinion that Officer Callls should be paid his full :~salary for an a~ditional period not to excee~ sixty days ~less further authorize~ ~and directe~ by appropriate action of Co.oil, }~r. Edwards offered ~e following ~Resoluticn: (~911) A RESOL~ION authorizl~ and directing that R. E. Ca~i~ Patro~an the Police ~par~nt, be pai~ his regula~ salary for the time absent f~ duty }in excess ofathe sixty days provided for by Resolution No. 67&8, adopted on the 28th ~day of Febru ry, 1936, accost of p~rsonal injury received in line of duty, but ]~no,~ ev~t to exceed an addit~onal period of sixty days ~less f=ther authorized ]and directea by appropriate action of Co~cil. (~r full ~ext of Resolution see ordinance Book No. 16, page 16~} ~. ~w~ds moved the adoption of ~e Resolution. ~e motion was seconded A~: }~easrs. Oronin, Dillard, ~dwards, l~lnton, and the President, ~AL~{ EL~IC P~ COI~A~: The 01ty l{anager su~itted writt~ reporl e~=!osl~ a co~lcatlon from the Appalach~ ~ectric power Company, request~g 'permission~ to co~truct a 6-foot cyclone f~ce along the ~=on property l~e of the C~pany; and t~t of the Norfolk and Western ~llway C~pany ~derneath the Walnut ~venue viaduct; whereupon, }~. ~{lnton offered the follow~ Resolution: (~9 } A RE~L~ION grant~g permission to the Appalachian ~ectric Power ~O~any to cons~uct a 6-foot cyclone fence alo~ the co=on property lane between dtts property and that of the Norfolk en~ Western Railway C~anF ~derneath the ~Walnut Avenue viaduct, tf the grantin~ of such pe~ission be necessary. 473 474 {For full text of Resolution see Ordinance Book HOc 16, page 168) lifo llinton moved the adoption of the Resolution° ?he motion wag seconded by ~, ~dwards an~ adopted by the followl~ vote~ A~t ~essrs. Cron~n~ Dillard, Edwards, Nlnton, and the Presid~t, ~A~: Rone--O. C~ A~ ~ ~0~ ~I~Y~ The City ~r aub~itte~ report ~a~ l~ayor Leslie T. ~x~ Presider of t~ Lea~ae off Virginia ~unicipalitie~ has asked h~ ~ serve on a co~lttee with other, officials with re~erenoe to the ~hesa- peake & Pot~Tele~hone C~pan~s request for l~oreased rates~ pointl~ out that h~ has served with a c~lttee off this type on two previous oocasions~ but that he official action sh~ld be ~ken by Co.oil prior ~ his aooep~noe. ~e notion Was seconded by ~. ~ln~n and ~n~o~sly adopted. BOY SC0~PA~S A~ P~Y~0~: ~e City Hanager s~b~tted the followl~ ~port with reference to use o~ ~rine Hill by the Boy SCOUts~ ~R~n~e, V~inia ~arch 28, To the 01ty Council Roanoke, V~ginla Gentle, n: The Boy Scouts of ~e~Ica~ t~o~h their leadership ~ainl~ C~qittee Chair~n, Hr. ~es W. L~beth, have requested the asa of ~rtne Hill f~ Scout activities which wo~ld serve also as a SCOut training area. I have checked with ~. ~. N. ~dley, Uo~lssioner of Health~ and )ir. Robert P. H~ter, Director~ Depart~nt of Farks and Recreation, and we retched that the gcouts be ~anted the use of the property for the gfor~entioned p~pose provided adeq~te sewage and water facilities are ~de aval~b~e. Respeotff~ly 8ubmitted~ (Signed) ~thur S. ~en~, City l~anager" ~. ~llard norad that Co~cil conc~ in ~e report and recordation of the City ~nager and offered ~e following Resolution: (~9913] A R~LUTI~ 6raat~g the R~noke Boy Scouts use of S~ine Hill tratnin~ area and ~ ~o~ectioa with activities of the orEanf~tion, provided adequ~ and water ffaollities are ~de available. (For f~ll text of Resolution see 0rdl~nce Book ~?o. 16, page Hr. DIHard moved the adOPtion of the Resolution. The notion was seconded by IM. ~d~rds ~d adopted by the following vote: A~S: Eessrs. Crcnin, Dillard, Edwards, llinton, and the presid~t, ~. H~ter ........ I~YS: None-0. ~-~O~ ~S: The City l~ager s~ltted written report, enclos~ a petition iron citizens of the 16~-I7~ blocks of ~ray8~ Avenue, N. W., and the 1600 block of R~by Boulevard, ask~ that a atom ~atn be constructed po~t near the intersection off ~rayson Avenue and Sixteenth Street to the old city l~lts at the E~l~g property, the ~lty ~ager advisi~ that the cost ~roJect will be $2,571.00. '475 council being of the opinion that the storm drain should be constructed sa requested, Hr. ~ronin offered the following emergency Ordinances (~1~) AN 0~ to ~nd ~ re.act Section ~71, '~er C~str~tion. o~ an Ordinance adopte~ by the Co.ell of the City of ~o~oke~ Vlrslnia, ~ the ' lint day of ~o~ber~ 1~8, No. ~7~1~ and entitled, ~ ~d~anoe ~k~6 t[ons ~om the G~eral ~ o~ the City of R~no~o for the ffiscal year be~innl~ ~an~ry 1, 1~, and end~6 ~cember ]1~ 19~9, and declarJn~ the ex~stenoe of an ~er ~eney~. (~r ~11 text o~ Ordl~noe see O~dinance Book No. 1~, Pa~e ~r. Cronin m~ed the adoption o~ the ~rdl~nce. ~he ~otion was sec~ed by ~. Minton and adopted by the foll~l~ vote: A~S: l[e~sr~. Cron[n, Dlllard~ ~d~rda, M~n, an~ the ~re~ld~t~ ~unter ......... ~ this co~ectlon~ the Presid~t, }~, H~ter, advise~ the City Jthat It has c~e to his attention there Is a ba~ &al~e condit~on ~ Stewart [~:Avenue S E between Save , · .~ nth Street and Eighth Street. ' ~F~C: The City ){anaEer submitted written repot, enol~ng the follow~g ~r~ferenoe to prohibiting south bo~d motor vehicle traffic from cro~s~g the F~st Street Brid~e~ the Olty ~ger conourriu8 In the reo~endation: Acting ~perintendeat of Police" lit. Cronln m~ed that Co~oll cunc~ tn the reco~endation of the City ;~aser and offered the followl~ emergency (~9915) A R~U~0N authorizln6 the City {~a~ger, aotl~ ~der authority ]~f ~tion 7~ of chapter ]~ -~afflc- of the Code of the City of Roanoke, for the Jbetter r ulati ~ on of traffic within the City, to desl~ate that portion of F~st Street extendi~ ffr~ ~1~ Avenue, S. W.~ over F~st Street Bridge to the inter- sectio~ off First Street and Center Avenue, N. W.~ as a o~e-way traffic street for ~orth bo~d vehicles only, and declarl~ an {For full t~t of Resolution see Ordinance B~k No. 16, page "April 4, 19~9 To: l~r. Arthur S. Owens Frae: Lto S. A. Bruce Dear Sir: I am confident you have observed tbs traffio bottlaneok in ou~ "One-Way- street system at the ~terse~tion of ~1~ Avenue and First Street, S. ". ~ ~ opinion and ~ow~g it Is yo~ desire to do everythiu~ possible to get the very best resglts ~ a~ effort to alleviate con.cation In o~ downto~ area~ I ~a~ly believe we should ~edtately prohibit south bo~d motor vehicle traffic from cross~8 First Street Brt~e. As yo~ recall south bo~d traffic: cross~g First Street Bridge reachl~ the Inter.eot{on o~ Avenue 19 required to proceed east bo~d on ~l~ Avenue. I have notice~ con.cation frequently at ~ls location and believe the solution to the probl~ Is prohibltin~ south bo~d traffic from crossing the bridge. Therefore, I reco=en~ First Street ~ldge be desi~ate~ as cae-way m~th bo~d only. ~ls would coinuide with our preset ~stem on First Street, S. W., fr~ Fra~lin R~d north and would only affect the mo7~ of traffic be~een ~enter Argue, N. W., crossing First Street Bridge'south into ~1~ Avenue. Very truly yours, S.A. Bruce ~'. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. ?ha motion wes seconded gr, Edwards and adopte~ by the following vote: AI~E~; tfeesrso Cr~ln~ D~llard~ ~dw~rds, ~l~to~ en~ ~e prosident~ ~. H~nter .......... ~YS: None---O ~A~ D~AR~: ~he City l~nager submitted the following report Ee~o~datl~ with reference to ~e operation of ~rv~s Cove. 'R~noke, virginia ~o ~e City Roanoke, Contigen: With the beg~ of the s~ s~son, I th~k that there shoald be s~e policy adopted by the Council with reference ~ the operation off ~rvAns Oove area. I appreciate the fleet t~t this Is pr~arlly a public water supply;' however, with proper e~trol, there can ~ a~ ade~te amo~t Sf pleas~e afforded our citizens. I wo~d respeO~fully reo~n~ that yea ~er the ~eoreation ~partment s~bJeot to ~prove~nts ~nder approval by the City ~ager's Office. I tr~st ~is will meet with yo~r approval. ~espect felly (Signed) Arth~ S. owens, }~. Cron~ ~ved that Coun*~l ccnc~ tn the report and rec~endation of tho City ~aagor, Tho ~tion ~aa ~econd]d by l~r. }~lnton and ~un~ously adopte~, S~ C~ ~S: ~ho requoat of ~. ~=uel Golden, President of Virginia Scrap Iron & l[e~[ C~pany, Incorporated, that tho City l~anagor bo struetel to esl1 tho contract for the purchase of street car ralla ~ tho City of ~mnoke c~pletel wlth deliveries rode as of February 15, 1~9, and t~t his be ref~ded f~ds now being held ~lch repres~t the deposit in excess of the actual amount due as full pa~t for those deliveries, hav~g been held in abeyanc~ p~ding a report from the City l~anager, he submitted a writt~ report that in his language use~ In the c~tract for the disposition of the street car rails, co. club- ins that he ca~ot reco~ ~ything other than that the C~p~Y carry out the contract felly. It bein~ brou~t to the attenticn off Co~cil that ~. Colden ~as ~able to attend the preset meeting, on notion of 2~. Cronin, seconde~ by ~r. Dillard and ~an~ously adopted, the ~tter ~s ~k~ ~der advis~nt. ~FIC: A su~estion of 2~. ~. W. ~lton that consideration be given to increasin~ the speed l~it of ~enty-five niles per ho~ ~ithln the city l~tts to :thirty-five miles per hour and the ~ift~ miles per hour zones to twenty-five niles per ho~ havi~ been referzed to the City Lansge~ for study, he submitted the follow~g repot: "Roanoke, Virginia April 9, 19&9 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: You referred to =e, in your File ~20 of for s~udy a suggestion made by ~r. B. We ~alton that oonsidaratien be given to increasing the speed limit of twenty-five mllee per hour within the city limits to thirty-five miles per hour and the speed limit of fifteen miles per hour to twenty-five miles par hour. ~h~eae, I respect lit. l~ltonte views very highly, ! think, that, ss the eitustion now etande, we allow too mush speeding In the city which is · hazard to our older citizens as well as the children.in our cor"'unity. F~enkly, ! would'like to see the limit reduced if there is shy wa~ in the world to do it. as I think wa automobile drivers place entirely too much pre~lum on speed. ! cannot believe that the hurry in which people go home in the afternoon is Justified; therefore, with all dun respect for lit. ~ltonts ideas, ! cannot a~ree with him in this matter. Respect fully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens ' City ]~anagsr" ti The report was ordered filed. Ii In this connection, ~'r,.. ~iotc- called to the attention of the City ],ana~er,. !one-way traffic plan. STR~ET ~PROV~NT3: A petition from the residents and property owners on i~epen Street~ Villa Heighta~ asking that this street be widened and hardsurfaced, and a supplem~tal petition that curb and gutter be constructed along this street, having baea referred to the City L'ana~er for investigation, report and reco~n;ndation~ he submitted written report, recommending that the citizens be requested to donate a minimum o£ five and possibly ten feet of land for curb and gutter~ at which time ithe city r. ould put it in at no nest to the property =~nars. l~r. Cronin moved that Council concur in the rcco~x~andation of the City ,~fsnsger. The motion was aacond~d by ~. ~!lnton and unanimously adopted. AIRPORT: The City ~aneger submitted written report~ enclosing the following co~unicatlon from the L'anager of the Roanoke L'uniotpal Airport with reference to rental of ~velling ~e. 2: "April 6, 19&9 ~. Arthur ~. Owens, City l!anager, Roanoke, Virginia. Dear Sir: The razing of the buildings at the Airport okayed by you several weeks ago has not yet been completed. Since the date of this permission, I have been requested by the 0tvil Air pat~el, a profit flight organization in ~oanoke, to rent them D~elling ~2 for their headquarters and weekly meetings. After conslderatlon of this request, and d~e to the f~ot that no one will he living in the structure end that no expense will be involved in repairing and maintaining this building, I race.mend that the Civil Air patrol be permitted to rent this house at e rate not to exceed $10.00 par nenth for a length of time satisfactorily ar- ranged between said organization and the Airport }~nagement ~hfch will be directly cmntingent upon the close cooperation of said Civil Air Patrol in the use of the }~unioipal Airport and its facilities. Yours very truly. [Signed} ]~arshall L. Harris" The City ]fanager Concurring in the request, end Council being of the opinion that the rental fee should be $5.00 per month, 1~. Cronin moved that the following Ordinance he placed upon its first reading. The motion ~as seconded by l~r. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: 478 AI~S: gessrSo Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, llinton, a~d the Presidents ~r° Hunter .......... NA .~ *- ll'one---Oo (~91~) ~ O~DI~ a~thor~z~ the C~t7 ~[~a~er to ~e0~te a lease o~ ~ell~g Ho. 2 l~ate~ at the ~inipal Airport ~ the Civil A~r patrol, upon 0attain terms an~ oond~tions. ~, the C~ty Is the ~ner of a oer~ln dwelll~ ~o. 2 lo.ted at the Haninipal Airport, which said dwell~ Is not ~ occupied or otherwise used; and ~, the Civil Air Patrol, a non-profit fl,l~t org~l~tion eo~ose~ largely o~ o~tizens of the Olty, desires to use the said ~elll~ No. 2 for the locati~ of their headq~rters and of their weekly meetings and has offered to ~emse sa~d ~ell~ No. 2 from the City. ~E~RE, BE ~ OR~ by the Co.oil of the ~Xty of Ro~oke that the ~anager be, and he Is hereby authorized to execute a lease of ~e~1ng 1~o. 2, l~ated at the l~inipal Airport, to the Civil Air patrol, or its proper'officer: officials, at a rental of $~.00 per month and f~ such period of t~ and upon s~ch ter~ and conditions as ~y be mutually a~ee~ upon by the City ]~anager, the ,crt l~anager, and the proper officials of the Civil Air Patrol, the said lease ~to be ~pon such lorn as Is approved by the City Attorney. The Ordinance havi~ been read, was laid over. A~PORT: ~e Oity l[~ager submitted written report, ~closlng a com~lcatin fr~ the ~erlcan Airlines, requesting permission to offer one-~l~ ho~ fll~ts ;o the general public for $2.50 eaoh at its Open House scheduled for April 23~ 19~9, at the R~noke ~[~[c~pal Airport {W~dr~ Fleld~, and asking that any charges that would ordtnar$1y be ~de by the city for such an operation be ~ived la this ;he 0~ty ]~anager reco~dlng that the ~erican Airlines be authorized to offer thes~ Tlights at $2.~ each and that the city charge ten per cent of the gross receipts ~erived therefrom. Oo~tl being of the opinion that the request of ~e ~erican Airless ~ho~ld be ~anted, ~. Crontn offered the followl~ Resolution: {~917) A R~SOL~ION aa~izin~ the ~lc~ Airlines to offer one-half ~o~ fll~ts to the general public for $2.50 each. at its Op~ House scheduled for prll2J, at the H~noke [~lcipal Airport {Woo~ Field}, and 1929, harges that wo~d ord~rl~be made by the Olty of ~noke for such an operatinn. ~r fa~ text of Hesolution see ordln~ce B~k ~o. 16, Page 170) ~. ~ron~ moved the adoption of the Resol~tion. The motion waa seconded ~y ~. ~dwards and adopted by the follow~ vote: A~S: Messrs. Otc=in, Dll~rd, Edwards, l~lnton, ~d the :,~. H~ter ......... 5. HAYS: None--O. BU~-A~TION: The Olty 2[anager submitte~ the followl~ report with 'eference to expendlt~es In the annexed territory: "~oanoka, Vtrgls~ April ll~ 29~9 To The City l~anager Roanoke, Virginia In order that we may expedite public improvements in the Aanexed Territory, I would like to discuss a proposed plan which ! went to present to you.. You hs~e appropriated $102,~73.98. In c~der to set the · achinery in o~eration to f~lflll our obligatioas~ In ~ nent we will nee~ approxl~tely $1,000~000,00 more, ~k~ ' a total of ~1,102,&73,95 for this year. Slnca the f~s aze not a~ailable yet~ I would appreciate y~ur a~optin~ a Eeneral plan end ap~ro~riate all f=nds that will ~espectf ully ~o~oil being of ~e opinion that the general plan should be approved at the Vresent t~e, Hr. Dillard offered the following Resolution: ([9915) A R~FOL~0N app=ovl~ the general plan for publi~ l~rovenents In the a~exed territory as smkmitted to the Co.oil off the ~lty oF Roanoke by the City Eanag~r ~der date o~ April ~. (~or f~l text off Resolution see 0~dinance Book NO. 16, Page ~. Dillard mowed the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by l~r. Edwards and adopted by ~e foll~w~ vote: A~S: ][esszs. C~onin, Dillard, Edwards, I~intcn, end the Pzesid~t, ~r. Hunter ......... BU~ST-WA~ D~AR~: The Oity l~anager submitted the ~oll~i~ report reco~endatlon wi~h reference to au appropriation of ~51,0~.~ to the f~om Replac~en~ Reserve Accom~t of the Water Deportment "R~noke, Vl:ginla ,!' To The Oity Ootmcll ] Roanoke, Virginia Gentl~en: I am in receipt of e letter from l~r. Charles ?,. ~[anager of the R~noke ~ater ~partnent, tn which he race. ends the following: 'In o~der to protect the City Auditor's ~par~ent from a tec~laal over.aft, I re- be ~creased arbitrarily to six t~es the $21,000.00 or $126,000.~ for the ye~ 19~9. Otherwise, the buret will be nateriaMy over- ~awn tec~lcslly but not In feat by the ~d of the year.' ~ This Is a boo~eep[~ entry, and [ ~ec~end yo~r servest° acc~pl~Shby $5i.~00.0o.this' zals[ng appzopriet[OnSRespectf ~lyfr°~submttted, r epl~cem~t re- (Sided) Arthur S. ~ens, ~ City [ 1~. Edwards moved that Cou~il coac~ la the rec~endation of the City ,~Ea~ger and offere~ the following emergency 0rdinaace: (~99~9) mi o~onm~t~ ~ ~mend ~n~ ree~ct "Appropriations ~om Replacement Reserve", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of ~e ~ity of M~noke, Virginia, 0n ~e ~lst day o~ ~c~ber, 19~8, No. 9752, and entitled, "~ ordinance ~ki~ ~ppropriations from the ,Water ~par~ent's General ~nd for the City of Ro~oke 479 480 for the fiscal year beaming ~auuary 1, 19~9, and ending December 31, 19~9, and deolarin~ the existence of an e~er&anoy-. C~or f~l text of 0rdtnamce see Oral,manes Book I~o, 16, page ~. ~rds move~ the adopttom of the Ordl~nce. 7he motion was seconded by ~r. Dillard and adopte~ by the follow~ng A~S: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, l~lnton, and the President, IM. H~nter .......... IL~Y~: None .... 0. B~-~K~ AND ~BA~ C0~ION: The City ]~er su~tted ~rltt~ report, reco~end~n~ that $2,820.00 per y~r be included In the b~dget for an additional for~an In ~e ~ef~e Dlsposal ~par~emt. Mr. ~dwards =~ved ~at Oou~cil co~c~ iA the recordation of the City Manager and Offered ~he follcwl~ ener~eAoy Ordinance: [~920) ~ O~DI~NOE to ~end ~d ree~et Section ~7~, "Refuse Collection and Disposal", of an ~rdtn~ce a~opte~ by the Co--il of the City of Virginia, on the 31st d9y of ~c~ber, 1928, ~o. 97~1, and entitled, ~An ordinance maki~ appropriations ~om the General F~ of ~e City of ~noke for the year ~eglnnlng January 1, t929, smd ending ~cembsr 31, 1929, end declaring the existence of an ~ergency~. (For full text of Ordlnance see Ordinance Book Itc. 16, page ~. E~wards moved the adoption of ~e Ordinance. The motion was seconde~ by 1.~r. l~lnton and adopted ~y the following vote: A~S: l~essrs. Cronln, Dillard, Ed~,ards, l~lnton, and the Presider, ]~r. H~ter .......... I~YS: None---0. R~TS OF C~S: None. ~-C~Y ~: Action on the request of l~r. J. F. ~las, ~lerk Earkets, that ~6~.00 be appropriated to the it~ of $3,500.00 for one C~pressor ~der ~niture end Equipment, Section 121, Nels~ Street ~farket. the Buret, ho defray the cost of a larger motor needed for the c~p~essor, hav~ been held in abeyance pending a full membership of Co.oil, the ~tter was a~ before the body; whereup~, l~r. I~inton offered the roll.lng ~srgency 0rdlnence: (~9921) ~ O~;ANGE to emend and ree~ct Section ~121, "l;elson Street Earket~, cf an Ordinance adopted by the Co~cil of the ~lty of R~noke, on the 31st day of ~c~ber, 19~8, No. 9751, and entitled, ~ 0rdt~nce mak~ ~r~rl~tlons fr~ the General F~fl of the City of ~noke for the fiscal year begging Jan~ry 1, 19~9, and end~ ~c~ber 31, 19~9, ~d decler~g the existence {~ ~11 text of Ordf~nce see Ordi~nce Book ~o. ~6, pa6e f~. ~finton moved the adoption of the ~dtnance. The motion ~s seconded ~r. gronin ~d adopted by the followln6 vote: A~: Eessrs. Cronin, D~1lard, ~d~'ards, ~fnton, and the President, NAYS: None ---0. , DELIN~2~T TAXES: &orion on the request of IR. W. Do Equi, ~ro, ~ll~q~e~t ~x Colleotor~ that s~s ~n equity be instituted ~d o~d~oted for the p~pose of ~foro~n~ the city's lie~ for delinquent t~xes a~lnst ear.in properties~ hsv~n~ be~ held in abeyance pendin~ the fell ~e~er~p of Oo~ol~ the matter ~s a~ln before the b~y; whereupon, Hr. Oron~n offered ~ foll~in~ ~erEenoy ~esol~tion~ [~922) A ~OL~ION euthoriz~ end direotl~ the 0~ty A~torney end/~ his *ssis~nt to institute a~ conduct suits ~n e~uity for the p~ose of enforo~ the ~ty~s l~en for delinquent taxes and other asses~ents aEalnst certain properties stand~ ~n the n~e of the respective reoord owners thereof. (For full text of ~esolut~on see 0rdl~noe B~k No. 16, Pa~e 17]) ~. Cron~n norad the adoption of the ~esolution. ~e motion was seconded by l~r. Dillard and adopted by ~he followin~ vote: A~S: }~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, ~dwards, l~inton~ an4 the ~resident, Er. H~ter .......... ~. NAYS: None---O. Dv~II~U~T TA~-~: Action on the request of I.'r. Hol~n Willis, Jr., Attorney, t representing I~essrs, S..D. and 1~. W. Ferguson, that a suit in equity be instituted and conducted for the purpose, of ascertaining the true owners of end enforcing the city's lien for delinquent taxes against Lots 7 end 8, Block 3~; end Lots 1, 2 end 12, Block 3~, Riverview La~d and ]~anufa~t~ing O~pany ~ap, havi~ bee~ held in abeyance p~din~ a ffull ~embership off 0o~cil, the ~tter ~s a~in tefore the whereupon, }Ir. Cronln offered the followl~ energenoy {~923) A RESOL~ION authorizing and directing the City Attorney an~or bls Assistant to lnstltate a~d cold, ct a sa1~ la e~1ty for the p~rpose of ~g the tr~e owners of and enforcing the City's lle~ for delinquent ~xes an~ other asses~ents a~st certain properties lying ~nd beln~ in the CAty of Roanoke. (For f~ll text of Resolution see Ordtn~ce Book NO. 16, Pa~e Mr. Cronin moved ~e adoption off the ~eso!utinn. The motlo~ w~s seconded )y ~r. ~lnton and adopted by the follow, lng vote: Ay~: l~rs. Cronln, Dillard, Edwards, 2[lnton, an~ the Presid~, r. Hante: .......... ~ CON~CTI~: Action on the rec~dation of the b~rd e~posed of [~he ~embers of City Co~cfl that sanitary sewers he constr~cte~ in and along cer~fn ~ortions of certain streets In the Cove R~d area and the Tenth Street ~t~s[on area ~. W., and that estl~ted ~ounts thereffor be docketed in the office of the Clerk Courts, hav~g been held in abeyance pend~g a f~l n~bership of Co~ll, the ~tter · ~s a~ln before the ho~; whereupon, ~r. Cronin ~ved that Co,ct! eonc~r in the recantation of the board end offered the followi~ emergenoy Resolatlon: (~992~) A ~LUTION a~thorlzfng the construction of sanitary sewers An and along certain p~rt[ons of Cove R~ad, Coveland Drive, Aspen Street, ~e~ont ~ive, Col~ie~ ~lve, ~uil~all Aven~e, t~ the Cove R~d Area, I~. W., annexe~ as o~ [, 1~29; Watts Avenue, Tenth Street ~tenslon, Alvlew Aven~e, ~t Avenue, Aven~e, q~een Argue, Greenh~rst (Grandvlew) Aven~e, Lyn~rst (gth) Street, pleasan~ ~lew Ave~e, In t~e T~ Street ~te~lon ~ea, N. W., a~exed as of Jenaary 1, ~929, for which ~prove~nts asses~ents are to be m~de a~ai~t the abetting ~ndowne~s, 481. '48'2 end providing f~r the docketing of en abstract of the Resolution in tho Clerkte ,flies of the Hustings Court of the City off Roanoke, [For full text of Resolution see 0rdinanoe Book l;o, 16, Page Hr, Cronin meted the adoption of the Resolution, The notion was seconded by r. Dlllerd ~nd edopted by the follo~lnl~ vote: A~S: llessrs. Cronin~ Dlllara, Edwards, }[lnton~ an~ the Presid~t~ l~. H~ter- ~: None ....... C01~SID~ATION ~F C~: None. ~0~GTI~N A~ ~NSI~%TION OF 0~D~O~ ~D ~ ~: ~din~6e No. 9592~ directing the chan~e of hames of cer~ln strge~s in ~he 01ty of R~noke~ havi~ previo~ly bee~ before ~o~oil f~ its first reedin6s rea~ and laid overs was a6ain before ~he bo~ }ir. Dillar~ offerin~ the followln~ for its sec~ reading and final 8doptioa: {~92} AN ORDIN~GE dlrect~g the change of n~es of certain streets In the City of Roanoke, Vlrg~nie, direct~n~ the designation of the true n~es on present ~and ~ture tax plats tn the or.ce of the ~tty ~glneer, and directln~ that street ~s~gns now en~ hereafter erected shall confor~ acoord~ly. {~r full text of Ordinance mae Ordinance Book No. 16, page 1~8) ]~r. Dillard n~ved the adoption of the Ordl~nce. The notion was seconded by ]{r. Cronin end adopted by the followin~ vote: A~S: ]~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~inton, and ~e President, NA~: Mona---0. S~00LS: Ordinance No. 9S96, redistricting the present city into two school Districts, havln~ pre~lously been before Co.oil for ~ts first reading~ read and ~la!~ over, was a~in before the bo~, ~r. T~inton offering the foll=~i~ for its secon~ reading and final adoption: (~S96) AN 0RD~CE to amend and reordain Section 2, Chapter 3~, of'the code bf the City of R~noke, Virginia, relatt~ to School Dlstrfcts~ as amended by ~rdinance No. 78~, adopted on the 19th day of J~e, 192~. {For full text of Ordinance s~e Ordinance Bock I;o. 16, Page ~. l[tnton ~ved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~. Cronln and adopte~ by the following vote: A~S: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, ~dw~rds, l~lnton, and the President. ~r. H~ter ......... I~YS: None .... 0. In this co.action, i~ ~s brou~t to the attention of Co~oll that et the ~ast ~eeting of the body the t~ee n~bers present adopted Resolution Uo. 9897, fflrnln~ the present n~bers of the Roanoke ~ity ~h*ol Board for the ter~ for hfch they were elated. 0n ~otlcn of l~. Cronln~ seconded by Iir. E~wards~ Hesol~tlon No. 9a97, adoptefl bn the 2th day of April, 19~9, was re-affir~ed by the followlns A~S: Hearts. Cronln, ~llard, Edwards, l~lnton, and the President, ~DOET-DELIN:~UE~IT ?AX~S: The ~ssistent to the 01ty Attorney presented ~eft o~ ~er6ency Ordi~nee, appropriat~ from the Oeneral F~ the s~ off $10~000,00 to be use~ ~ time to time for the p~ohase ct lands sold by order of Co~t suite for the collection of delinquent taxes and authorizin~ the disb~s~t by the City Auditor of portions of said f~d up~ certificates of ~e ~llnquent Colleotor; ~ereupo~ l~r, vronln offeret the [~992~) 2N O~D~IANC~ approprlatin~ from the Ceneral Fund of the City of ~oanoke the s~ of $10,000.~ t~ be used fr~ time to t~e for the purchase of lend~ sold by order of Court in s~lts fc~ the collection of delinqu~t texas; the dlsburs~ent by the Auditor of p~tions of s~ld f~d up'on c~tif~cetes of ~e ~linquent ~x Collector f~ s~ld City; end providing for an ~ergency: (For full text of 0rdinence see Ordinance B~k NO. 16, ~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. ~e r~tlon was seconded by ~r. ~wards end adopte~ by the followinS vote: A~S: l~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~inton, e~d the President, I~0TIOI;S AID ~ISC~NE0~ BUS~SS: ~: IM. Cfonin brou~t to the attant~oa of Co.oil the tragic death of [ little Eathy Flscus la Smn l~arl~o, California, caused by ~lll~ into an ~ well, an~ moved that the City Attorney be ~nstructed to determine ~hat action ~ 0o=%~1 can ~ke to force o~ners to lilt abandoned %~ells and to cover those In use '~ citizens of R~noke, In the meantime, bein~ called upon to coop=Jato In this ~moven~nt to the u~ost. The m:t~on ~as secoadea by }~r. ~dwards an~ ~an~ou~ly ~ a~opted. , STA~ CORPOSATICN C~ISSICN: ~. Crontn brou~t to th~ attention of Co~cil~ ~a hearin~ scheduled by tbs State Corporation C~fsslon at 10:00 o'clock, a. m. Tuesday, April 26, 19&9, on an application of the Norfolk and ~estern RAilway ~ u~np~nyfor p~rniss~en to discontinue Trains }~os. 12 and 13, between ~noke ~Bristot, en~ a hearing at 10:00 o'clock, a. m., TaPestry, April 27, 19A9, on ~ ~alas ~os. 33 and 3&, between R~noke ~nd W~nston-~l~, and moved that the Attorney be instructed to appear at these hearings ~a opposition to the appll~tion. ~RPORT-RE~LUTIOI~ OF APPREC~TION: }?r. Dillard brou~t to the atte~tion ~{of Co.oil e feat~e article on activl~ies a% the Ro~oke ~funicipal Airport la The ~ Roanoke T~es, S~day, April 10, !9&9, as wTlttea by ~elvllle Carico, reoorter, ~end moved that l~r. Carico be co~dea for his work ia the writing of ~his weekly ~col~. The tactics ~s seconded hy ;~r. ~dwards and ~aa~ously adooted. P~ISIONS-FIRE D~AR~: ~r. Dillard brought %o the attentio~ of Co~cll the situatio~ of Captain J. 0. Gregory, ~rmez n~ber df the Fire ~par~ent, who zas inJ~ed la !~e of duty at a fire in V~ton add was later pemsioaed by the city, l{r. Dillard surest!nc that c~aideration be gives at a later date to pl~cing gregory on the Gratuities to Former ~ployees List at $12.~ per month. U.S.S. ROAN~: ]~=. Edwards b~ought to the attention of Co'oil the splendid ad. ess gives hy the ~$ayor et the co~lssioaing of ~e U.S.S. Roanoke in phllsdelphi, and the excellent press notices accorded the cottony by the Philadelphia newspapers 483 484 ? end moved that copies of these items be made a pert of the records of Co~noll~ also that'the President, }~r. Hunter, azpr~ee to Honorable L~uis Ac ~ohaaon, Secretary of Defense, the thanks end appreciation of the body for hie participation in the affair. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cronim and unanimously adopted. PURCHASE OF PltOPERTY-ST~ETS AI~ ALLEYS: comnoil having taken under torthe consideration the question of purchasing from the Auto Spring and Bearing Company, Incorporated, e strip of lend varying from a distance of six feet beginning st luok Avenue to 18.5 feet at the north side of the alley L~ediately south of Luck Avenue, measuring from the present west street line of First Street, S. W., the President, l~r. Hunter, reported that tlr. Gordon E. ffohnson has agreed to sell this strip of lend to the city at a price of $8,500.00, provided it is utilized for street purposes beginning thirty days after recordation of the deed in order that he night construct a bulldlsg on the abutting land in ~nformity with th~ street grade. Ccmlcil being of the opinion that this offer should be accepted, l~r. Cronin red that the followin~ Ordinance be placed upon its First reading. The motion seconded by l~r. ~dwarde end adopted by the following vote: AYreS: ~:esars. Cron/n, Dillard, Ed~-~rds, ~finton, and the President, l'.r. Edwards ............. 5. I[AYS: None ...... 0. [,~9926) AN 0RDi~{ANOE authorizing end dlrectins the City Manager, for and io~' behalf of the oity of Roanoke, to purchase fr~ the Auto Spring & Bearing Oc~npany, Incorporated, 1,020 square feet of land located on the west side of First Street, S. Y~., between Luck Avenue end the north s~de of the alley of Luck Avenue, bein~ the east part of Lot 15, Block 2~ S. ~. 2, Official Survey, BE IT OR~ by the Co~il of the Ci~y of R~noke that the ~ity be, and he Is hereby authorized and directed, fo: and ca behalf of %he City ~oanoke, %o p~hase fr~ the Auto Sprin~ a Bearin~ ~ompany, Inc~porated, 1,0&0 square feet of land located on ~e west Side of First Street, S. r~., between Luck Avenue and the north side of the alley ~ediately south of luck Avenue, being the east pert of Lot 15, Block 2, S. U. ~, Official S~vey, at a consideration $8,500.~, for street p~poses, the deed therefor to be approved by ~e ~lty At~rney, which parcel of land Is more fully described as follows: B~IE~G at the present southwest corn~ luck Avenue and First Street, S. W.;othence with the present west l~e of First Street, S.-1 -I~'-~--W. 85 feet ~ point on a~ey; thence with the north s~de of s~e, S.- 87°-09'-~5"-W. 18.50 feet to a poin$; thence leaving said alley and with the new division line sero?s ~ot 1~, 2, S. W. 2, Official S~vey, N.-9°-29'-O0--E. 86.96 to a po~t on the south side of luck Aw~ue; thence with the s~e, N.-88o-~7,-59-~. 6 fee~ t6 the place Of'BEGItE~, containing l~0&O sq~re feet aa~ ~eing %ne eas~ part of Lot 15, Block 2, S. W. 2, Official Suzvey. It is the intent of this description to c~ver all of the land now ly~ baleen the present west line of let Street, 2. ~., and the newly- es~blishe4 west l~e of said street as sh~n on pI~ No. 3756, dated April 12, 19~9, on file ~ the Office of Gity ~g~eer, R~noke, V~rglnls. The Ordinance hav~g been read, was laid over. There being no f~th~ business, Co~cil adJo~ned. APPROVED Clerk President OOU~;CIL, REGULAR ;'EETI~G, ~.~onday, April 18, 19&9, The Council of the City of Roanoke met in reuular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the runiclpal Building, l'onday, April 1,~, 19~g, at Z:O0 o~clock, p. n., the regular ~eetin_~ hour~ with the President, I~r. Hunter, presiding. PRES~tT: ~,essrs. C~in, Dills~, ~wa~s, ]~inton, and the ~esiden~, ~'r. Hunter .................... 5. OFFICERS PRESENT: }.'r. Arthur S. ~ens, City ]~nager, ~!F. James N. Kincanon, Assistant to the City Atto~ey~ and ~. H. H. ~ates, City Auditor. The neetinn %~s opened with a prayer by Rewe~end George D. Coffey, Pastor of the [est End ]lethodist Church. ].'I~!I?E2: It appesrin.--, that the mcr.bets of Council ~ere not furnished ~ith a copy Of the minutes of the previous n~etinz 'of the body in tine to read same, upon notion of ]~r. ]~inton, seconded by ]~r. Edwards and unanimously adopted, approval of the minutes ~gs held in abeyance until the next regular neetinM. HE~%RING OF CITIZenS l~FON PUBLIC SK?ER CONgTRI~CTIO:;: ~rsuan% to notice of adve~isement for bias for the const~ction of sanitary sewers in the Cove Road area and the Tenth Street ~xtention area, N. W., accnrdin~ to plans and specifications available at office of the City Engineer, to be received by the City Clerk until o'clock, p. m., ~'onday, A?ril 15, 1949, and to be opened at that hour by Council, and three submissions havin~ been received on the first pro3ect, ~nd ~wo on the second project~ the President, ~[~. Hunter, asked if there was ~yone ~resent ~lo did not I%lly understand the advertis~eht~ if there was aayone ~resent ~ho had been denied the p~i~ile~e of bidding, ~d if there ~.;ere ~y questions a~ut the adwertiser.en% ~yone '~uld like %o ask, and no represeatatives present raisinU any ~uestion, the P~esident instructed the GleFk to proceed witn the o~enin~ the bids. After the o~nin~ and ~ublic readinc of the bids, ]<r. Dilla~ zoved that the sa~e be received and referred to a co~ittee composed of the Uity Eneineer, the City Auditor and the Assistant to the City Attorney for tabulation and as to its findings with re~a~ to the best bid fo~ each of the p~jects as prozptly as possible. The notice %ias seco~ed by ]~c. G~onin and unani~ously adopted. Late~ d~lnz the meet~p, the co~ittee submitted a tabu~tion of the bids with the recom~,endation that the lowest bidder fo~ eac]~ p~ject be awarded %te coat.ac% fcc said p~ect. l~r. Dillard moved that Council concur in the reco~endation of the co~ittee and offered the follo%;in~ Resolution awarding contract for the const~ction of sanitary sewers, with appurtenant work thereto, ~n %he Cove Road area, to the Pionee~ Construction Con~pany~ Incor~rated~ at a ~o~l cost of 485 (~9927) A RESOLUTION auarding contract for the construction of sanitary sewers, with appurtenant work thereto, to serve property along Cove Road. parts of Fairlan~ Addition, Coveland Court, Dyer Estate, and adjoining areas, to the Plonee Construction Company. Incorporated. at a total cost of ~15,2L9.C0. (For full text of Resolution. see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page [Tr. Dillard moved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~otion was seconded by ['ro Edwards and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: l'essrS. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Linton~ and the President, }!r. Hunter ................. NAYS: None ......... O. ~. CFonin offered the £ol]owlnc ~esolut!on awarding contrae~ for the construction of sanitary sewers, with appurtenant work thereto, in the Tenth Street Extension area, %o %he Flonee~ Construction Company~ ~ncor~ora%ed, a% a %o%al cos% of {ff992~) A RESOLUTION awa~in~ con,Fac% for the cons%ruction of sanitary set;ers, ~i%b appurtenant %;ork %hereto, %o se~e p~er~y alon~ 16%h 3%ree% ~xtensio Farts of Rugby ~nd rosiny, Shadeland Addition, Al~iew Addition, Tinker View Addi%ion~ and adjolnin~ subdivisions, to %he Fioneer Cons~Fuc~ion Conpany, a%ed, a~ a %o%al cos% of ~&C,109.35. (For fall text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa~e ~Tr. Cronin moved %he adoption of the Resolution. The no%ion was seconded by I'r. ~'inton and adoF%ed by %he fol]owin~ Yore: AYE3: Hessrs. Cronin, Dillard, ~wamds, ~2in~on, and the Presiden~ IF. Runter ................. NAYS: None ......... O. ZOI~ING: }totice of Fublic hearin~ on %he ,~es%ion of rezonin~ certain propeF~ies in %he ~;il]ia~son Ro~d area havin~ been published in %he WoFld-~lews pursuant %o Article XI, Sec%ion &3, of Chap%er 51 of the Code of %he City of koanoke, se%tin~ the time of ~he hearin~ at 2:00 o'clock, D- m.~ ~-~onday~ April 18, 19&9, %he question was befoF~ Council. In %his connection, a laFce delecation of citizens from %he l;il!ismson area~ ~;i%h ~Tr. Rickard F. Pence, Atto~ey, mepFesentin~ I~r. S. ~orter Cney, actin~ as s~kesnan, appeared before Council, with reference %o %he Froposed rezonin~ of p~ies located on the east 3ide of ~;i!liamson 5oad, I~. ~;., between Colonel l{obinson Koad and Frontier Road, to a Business Dis%tic%, ]~r. Pence presen%- inF a Fetition f~m tenants and pro, Fry o%~neFs in this area, a~visin~ %ha~ %hey would no% ~e oFpose~ to the conduc%in~ of such businesses as ~csry stores~ dry ~oo4s store~ oF d~ stores a~ this location, but %ha% i% is %heir unders%~din~ tke o~ers of %he various ~Foper~ies in qued%ion plan to erect a aka%inc rink, a bowlin~ alley and a tourist cour~ on %heir lan~ respectively, and %na~ 5he pe%itioneFs are ~nalterably o~posed to %kis type of ~usiness in %heir neighborhood in that i% ~ould be noisy, would %end %o cheapen %his sec%ion ~d ~ould m~e i% an ~ndesirable place in which to brinK up children. ~onc %hose sub~%an%ia%in- %he remarks of ~. Pence, were ~r. J. E. In~ra~ l~rs. J. G. Karle~, ~'r. Ra)nond E. ~hacker, ]~r. R. E. Ransey~ ]~. Carl V. 3mith, and ]~. 1;. ]'. ~. %~illiams. Appearing in favor of the proposed rezoning, was )~r. Walter '~. Attorney, representin-~ o~nmers of soue of the property proposed to be rezoned, pointinc out that Wlllianaon Road is destined to become a business area and askinF that this pro-th not be retarded any longer. Also sreskin~, in favor of the rezonin~; were {.'essrs. C. F. Kefauver, }'arvin Lemon, R. A. Ellis, J. R. Alvis, Robert il. ',ioodson, Jeff. Davis and Ii. F. ¥onday, o~ers of soma of the property proposed to be rezoned, none of the proper~y owners havin~ any definite plane as to the type of business they want to establish on their land if the lots are rezoned for business purposes, with the exception of I'r. Ellis who stated that he proposes to erect the skating rink, 'r. il]is contendin~, that the skatln~, rink will be conducted on a high :aral level and will be aa assett~ the childr<n of the neirhborhood. At this point~ l'ro Eo Eo -~uenin~' stated t. het he ~onld. hsYe ne objection to rezoning the property in question to a Business District, provided the vacant lots in this area are cleaned up and business sicna abolished. In a further discussion of the I~atter, ~.[r. J. S. ~cDonald, Clerk of the Roanoke City School Board, stated that the Board hopes Council will retain sufficient control in the zonin~ of the area in question as to prevent hazardous and unwholesome businesses from bein~ established close to the schools in that section. Alon~ this line, ~[r. Gronin moved that the City ~ana~er be requested to nemotiate for the purchase of Blocks 6 and 7, l;illiam Flemin~ Court ~a~, located between :;illiam$on Road and ".:illiam Flemin~ High School, from Colonel FleminK Ro~d to Colonel Breckenrid~e Road. The motion was seconded by I:r. Dillard and unanimously adopted. }~r. Bueninz suggested that a t raffle signal and safety lance be estabii~hed in the vicinity Of the schools for protection of school children and was info'ed by the City Fanacer that pl~ne are in the nakin~ alon~ the lines of his su~estion. The matter of rezoning havin~ been discussed at [rest len-~th, and ' everyone havinK been ~iven an opportunity to be heard on tile matter, and various Kembere Of Council voicin? the opinion that Jilliar, soa l{oad is destined to becor, e ia business area, but that the development should be au orderly One ~;ith different types of business delegated to certain areas alon~ the ti:orou-_-.hfare, ~. Cronin moved that action on the matter be held in abeyance until the City Attorney could render an interpretation of state and city la%-;s as to what ext~-nt Council can s~ecify the types of business %{hich can be established in a business district, especially as to standards and type of construction, the repor~ of the City Attorney to be subzitted to the body at its next re~ular neetin_a on l~onday, April 19~9, or not later than ]'ay 9, 19~9. The notion was seconded by ~'r. Dillard and unanizous iy adopted. The request of }~r. D. ',{. }:oomaw that properties located on the east side of '~;illiameon Road, ~{. i;., north of ]/hitney Avenue, described as Lots 9, 10 and 11, Block ~, Airlee Court ]Tap, be rezoned from Special Residence District to Business District, was discussed, ~'r. ~[oomaw appearin~ and askin~ that this property be irezoned as requested. 48? 4:88 In this connection, }~-. and Nfs. ~oyce H. OoFgin apl~ared before Council and presented a petition si--ned by thirty-seven residents o£ the 3700 black o£ Alrlee Cou~ ~illiamaon Road, askin~ t~t the requeu~ be d~ied ~n that the F~sed rezonlng would lower the residential standa~a of their I~ ap~aring that the Boa~ oF ~nin~ Appeals ond Plannin~ ~ have reco~ended ti~t this request for rezoni~ be denic~ Ir, Ollla~ ~ved that Council concur in the roco~endation of the two Boa~s and that the re~uest be denied. The mo%ion was seconded by Er. Fdwa~s and unanimously adop%ed. ~e ma%%er of rezoninF proper%ies loca%ed on ~he wes% side of Wllliamson Road, N. ~., be%ween Clarendon Avenue and Rershber~er Road, ~n Special Residence District ~o Busi,{ess Dis%tic%, Far% of ~hich ~{ere included in a pe%i%ion of l-~r. Frank '~. BeaCh and o~herm, ~vas discussed, ~he deleca%ion ~hich previously spoke opposl%ion ~o %he ems% side of %;illiar.~n Hood also voicinE i%s objection ~o %he r~pose~ rezonin~ of %he %:es% side. On no%ion of 2~r. Dillard, seconded by Lt. ~ in%on and ~ani~ously adop%ed, ac%ion on %he ~%er u'as held in abeyanc~ Fe:~din~ %he repor~ of %be City AZ~o~ey. The ~a%%eu of rezonin~ proper%les loca%ed wes% of ~;illl~on koad in vicini%y of Clarendon Avenue, Grandview Avenue, Ceda~hurs~ Avenue and Spperley Avenue, f~n General Hesidence Distric~ to Special Residence Distric%, reco~m~en~ed by the Board of Zoninu Appeal~ a~ Pl~nin~ Board, ~s discussed. No one appearin6 in op~si%ion to %he rezonin~, {~. l'in%on moved %ha~ Co~cil concur in %he recommendation of the Boa~ of Zoning Appeals and Planning Board mn5 tho% %be follo~in~ Ordinane~ be place5 u~n i%s firs~ readinE. The mo%ion was seconded by Er. Dillard and ado~ed by the follo~n~ vo%e: AYES: ],essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Ed~vards, )~inton, and ~he Presiden%, ~.~r. Hunter ...................... 5. (~9929) AN ORDINANCE Zo anend and reenac% Article I, Section 1, of Chapter 51, of %he Code of %he City of Roanoke, Virginia, in relation %o Zoning. %.~ERd~A.S, no%ice of public kearin~ on %he question of rezonin~ f~ General Residence bts%rict %o Special Residence Dis~ric~ properties loca%ed wes% of Wtlli~son Road in %he vicinity of Clarendon Avenue, Grandview Avenue, Cedarh~s% Avenue and Epperley Avenue, as required by Article XI, Sec%ion 43, of Chapter 51, of %he C~e of %he Cl%y of Roanoke, Virginia, rela%in~ to Zoning, has been in "The iforld-Ne~;s", a ne~rer published in %ha Ci%y of Ro~oke, for %he %i~ required by said section, and I~ERE~.S, %he hearin~ as provided for in said no~ice published in said newspa~r m{a9 ~iven on %he l~th day of April, 19&9, a~ 2:00 o'clock, p. n., before %he Coun:il of %he City of Roanoke in %he Council Room in %he ).unicipal Building, at ~-hich hearin~ no objec%ionz were presen%ed by p~pe~y owners and o%her 2n%eres%ed r~arties in %he affected area. THERZFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by ~he Council of the Ci%y of Roanoke tho% Ar%icle I, Section 1, of Chap%er 51, of %he Code of %he City of Hoano2e, V~r~inia, rela%in~ ~O Zoning, be a~nded ~d ree~c%ed in %he foll~ln~ particular and no o%her, viz: Properties located west of Bill[arisen Road in the vicinity of Clarendon Avenue~ Grandview Avenue~ Cedarhurst Avenue and Ep~rley Avenue, to-wit: Round Hill Terrace ~p~ Official ~oa. 20801/*~, 20801/*6, 20801/,7, 20~02~5-{7~A), 20~02~6, 20~0301, 2080302, 20~0]03; ~ts 10-22. Block l~ Shady~ Court ~p, Official Nos. 2161]01-2161312, inclusive; ~ts 1-1~, Block 2, Shady~ Cou~ l~ap, Official ties. 2161201-~16121], inclusive; 1-6, Block 3~ Shady~ Cou~ imp, Official ~;os. 2161129. inclusive; ~ts 1-10, Block ~, Shady~ Court ~'ap, Official ~os. 2160910-21~1~, inclusive, and 21~92~-216092a, inclusive' ~s 1-10, ~ g Cu~ts ~, tllllia~on Court l~api Official ~o. 21~8)3; Lots ~-l~ ~-B, ~-C, ~-D a~ 5~ Block 5, ~lllianson Court Official Nos. 21~701-2160706, inclusive; ~ts 1-11~ Block 6, %iilliam~n Court IMp, Official lies. 21~&2~, inclusive; ~ts 1-21, lncludinF ~ts ~-A and 5-B, Block 7. ~{illia=son Cou~ )lap, Official Nos. 21~801-21~27, in~luaive; ~ts 1-8, Block 8, ~illianson Cou~t I~p, Official Nos. 2161101-2161109, inclusive; ~ts ]-l, ]-B, ]-C and 3-D, Block 9, '~illianson Court Official Nos. 21~9~, 21609~, 21~922 and 21~92]; 1-10, H. B. Bollin~ lap, Official Nos. inclusive; ~ts 1-11, l~Fooks l~p, Official Nos, 21~2~- 21~832, inclusive; ~ts 1~-25, Block 1, Hedge La~ Official Nos. 2161~1-2161012, inclusi~re; ~s Block 2, liedce La'~ l'ap, Official Nos. 21~01-2160907; inclusive, a~d 21~915-21~921~ inclusive; Lots Block ], Hedge ~ l'ap, Official Nos. inclusive; ~ts 17-21, Block 1, Eppe~ley Court I'ap, Official Nos. 21~, 2160~6, 21~612, 21~613 and Court ;:ap, Official lies. 2160505, 21~06 2100~11 and be, a~ a~e hereby chanEed ~ro= General Residence District to ~ec1~l Aes1~eece ~istr[ct, and the Sheets of the Zoatn2 ~p on ~hich the above p~o~rties are sho~;n shall be chan~ed in this respect. ~e O~lnance h~vln~ been ~ead, ~a~ la~d ~e matte~ of ~ezonin~ p~ope~ties l~ated on both s/de~ o~ Tenth N. ~., bet~;een ~ello~ Avenue and Lick Run, iron Busines~ D1~tr~ct to General ~esidence ~l~trtct~ as petitioned by property o'm~e~s in that ne~gh~rhoo~, dis~ssed, ~:essrs. ';~alte~ ~. Nelson and D. R. Hunt ap~rln~ a~ advising that ~ their unde~sta~n~ the present ~me~ o~ the lots ~n q~estlon haw no object,on to the ~ezon~n~ of this p~rty. Comnc[1 Bein~ of the opinion that the property should ~e re~oned as ~e~ested, N~. gd~a~s moved that the ffollm~in~ O~nance be placed upon its readin~. ~e notion ~as seconded b~ ~. ~!1nton an~ adopted by the follo~in~ vote: AYEg: ~ess~s. CronIn, ~1lla~d, Edwards, ~:1nton, and the President, NAYS: None ...... O. (~930) ~}~ OADINANCE to anend and reenact A~1ele ~, Section ~, of ChaEte~ ~1, of the Code of the City of Aoanoke, V~r~1nia, in relation to Zoning. ~f~EREAS, notice of public hea~n~ on t[:~ ~uestfen of rezonln~ ~us[ne3s ~istr~ct to General Aeslde~se ~istrlct p~operties located on both sides o~ Tenth St~eet~ ~. ~., bet~een Eelloff~ Avenue snd Lick A~, described as Lots 1- 1~, inclusive,Block 2, ~h~de ~n~ ~F; ~ts 1-10, inclusive, 3lock 1, Shade La~ }~ap; ~ts 2~, 25 and 26, Block 21, ~by ~nd Co~por~tlon; Lots 23, ~ and 2~, Block 20, Au~by Land Corporatioa, as required by A~ticle ~, Section 4~, of CAaFter ~1, of the Code of the City of Roanoke, VirFin~a, relat~n~ to 2on[nF, ~as been published in "The !~o~ld-~e~s", a ne~s~pe~ publiC, ed in the City o~ Ao~oke, t'o~ rte tt=e ~equ~red b~ said section, and 490 W]{EREAS, the hearin~ as provided for in said notice published in said newspaper w~s flven on the 18th day of April, 1929, at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., before the Council o£ the City of Roanoke in the Council Room in the Eunicipal ~uildinE, mt which he~ring no objections were presented by proper~y owners ~nd other interested parties in t~e affected area, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that I, Section 1, of Chapter 51, of tlc Cods o£ the City of Roanoke~ Virffinia, to Zoning, be amended and reenacted in the following particular and no Properties located on bath sides of Tenth Street, H. ~., between KelloFg and Lick ~un, described as Lots 1-12, incluaive~ Block 2~ Shade Land 1-10, inclusive, ~lock l, Shade Land Cap; Lots 2~ 25 and 2~ ~loek 21, Rugby ¢or!~oration; Lots 2], 2~ and 25, Block 20, Ruzby Land Corporation, deel?rnted n Sheet 2C5 of the Zonin¢ D~ap aa Official I;os. 2050301, 2050302, 205030], O=03(:5, 2050306, 2050~0v, 2050201, 2050&O2, 2050&O3, 2OSC&O&, and on ~heet 21] )f the Zonin~ {~p as Official Nos. 21)0521, 2130522, 2130523, 211001], hnd 2130615, ~e, and are hereby chanced from Business District to General Residence )lstrtct, and the Sheets herein referred to shall be chan~ed in this respect. In this connection, it was brought to the attention of Council that the ioard of Zonin~ Appeals and Planning Board have recommended that the request for ~ezonin~ be denied. Should be ~iven to the fact that traffic on this road is steadily increasing; ~eeks. Tbs notion was seconded by fir. Dillard and unanimously adapted. ~r. Dillard moved that the question of establishinz a set,ack line on the ;outh side of Hershberger Road, from Cove Road to ~illiamson Road, be referred .o th~ Board of Zoning Appeals and the Planning Board for i~vestiKation, report and do,ted. ZONI~G-SETBAC? LINES: Notice sC public hearin~ mn the question of es~ is etback line on both sides of Flemtn~ Avenue {Colonel Fleming Road) from %;illiams¢ oad~ ~. %[., to the ~roposed intersection o~ Fleming Avenue wi~n Hsllina 5sad, N. E., Ixtendinuthirty on each side of the present established center line of the feet itreet, to provide for a 6c-foot street, having been published in the %~orld-Hews ursusnt to Article XI, Section &3, of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke ettinz the tine of the hearinc at 2:00 o~elock, p. m., ~.~onday, April 18, 1929, the uestian was berate Cau~ctl. AYES: ~essr~. Cronin, Dillard, 5~wa~ds, };inton, and the President, }Jr. Hunter ..................... NAY.q: Nane~ ......... 0. (#9931) AN ORDINANCE establishin~ a setback line on both sides of Flemin~ Avenue (Colonel Fleming Road) fro;~ ~.~illia~son Road, N. :i., to the proposed intersection of Fleming= Avenue %~ith Hollins Ro~d~ N. E., e .'.tendin~ thirty feet on each side of the present establi.~ed center line of the street, to provide for a 60-foot street. ;f{ERF, A~, notice has been duly published as required by law, and the proFerty etchers in the effected area notified t}~at Coku~cil would hold a hearin~ on the l~th d ay of April, 19&9, on the ~uestion of establishinr on both sides of Flemin~ Avenue (Colonel F]emin~ Road) from ;;illiar~son ~oad, to the proposed intersection of Flemin~ Avenue with Hollins Road, ;~. E., extending thirty feet cn each side of the present established center line of the street, to provide for a 6a-foot street, and ~KqEREA$, the said hearing was held on the 18th da}' of' April, 1949, at 2:00 o~clock, p. m., before the Council of the City of Roanoke, at which hearing all property owners in the affected area were given an opportunity to be }:~ard on the question, and ~,~{EREAS, after bearin? evidence subr, itted, Council is of the opinion that the setback line skou!d be established. THEREFORE, BE IT {~ DAI~ED by the Council of the City of i¢o~noke that a setback line be, and the same is hereby established on both sides of Fleming Avenue (Colonel. Flemin_~ Road) from Wllliamson Road, N. ;;., to the proposed intersection of Fleming Avenue with Hollins Road, N. E., e~.terdin~.~ thirty feet on e~.ch side of the present establish;ed center line of the street~ to provide for a 6Q-foot street. BE IT F[~T}~R ORDAINED that no building hereefter erected on any of seid lots abuttin? on said street shall extend over the setback line as established by the provisions of this ordinance. The Ordinance havin=~ been ~ead, was laid over. LIBRARY: }.Ir. F. ~.~. Rivinu~, Chairman of the Roanoke Public Library ~oa~d, and L'iss Pearl R. Htnesley~ Librarian, havinf conferred wit',,1 Council in executive session a~ its last re~-ular meetin~ %4ith refe.~ence to acquisition of land as a site for ~De :]illiamson Road Branch Library as a result of the request of the body tb~t detailed plans and sFecifications for the Branch Library be 492 sub=itted as quickly as ~ossible for approval by Council, Fr. Rlvinus ant i~inesley again appeared, adviaint that an option has been obtained from Frank L. Brown. et ~ on t~ee lots located on the ~outberly a~e of Floneer Itoad, If. I~.~ east of ~illiam~on Road~ described a5 ~ta 1~ 17 and 1~ ~lock 1~ ~illl~ Fle~ing Court ~ap~ at a p~cha~e price of $750.~ each, and asked that a~p~val be ~lven for the purchase of these lots in order that t~ Library Boa~ proceed ~ith pre~aration ~ ~he~talled plans and sl~cifications, Council being of the opinion tha~ the lo~s in question ~hould be ~urcha~ed ir~.ed!ately, Er. F~a~s offered the follo~ln~ emergency O~inance, ~uthorizimg the p~chase at a total consideration of $2,250.~, with the ~derstandins that tke deed t}erefor is to be approved by the fit}' Attorney: (~932) }~ ORDIII.~I;CE authorizing a~ ~rec~inr the City l~Mnacer, for and behalf of the City of Roanoke, to purchase from Frank L. Bro~m~ et hx, three lots located on the southerly side of Fioneer ~o~d, t{. ~i., east of '.~lllia~son Road, described as Lots 16, 17 an~ 1~, Block 1, ~iilliam Fleming Court l~p (fornerly B.E. Price Fop), Official N~. 2090103, at a consideration of ~7~0.00 each, total consideration of ~2,250.~ as a site for the ililllar, son goad Brar~ch Libra~,', and apFmF~iatinr the ano~t of }2,250.OO fram the 19.,9 Annex Fund for this Furl ose. (Fo~ full text of O~inaace, see O~inance Book i{o. lo, Page 135) Nr. Edh'ards moved the adoption oF the Ordinance. The motion ~as seco~ed hy t[r. Ilin~on and adopted by tke follow,lng vote: AYES: Nessrs. C~llin, Dillard, Edemata, lli;~ton, ant the President, t r. Kunter ................ 5. NAYS: !:one ......... ~fith further reference to libraries, Council havin~ reTueated the Library Board to establish a bsok station in the "Buena Vista~ Buildin~ in Jackson if not a Branch Library, l'r. liivinus and l'[sa Hinesley stated that riley nave been tryinz to ascertain durina the ~st ~eek liheLher or not a proof [er~an could he obtained to be in charge of and reapon~ibile for the books, and u~ether or t}le necessary space and equipment are ~lable ~r ~be ~ook station, }.liss Hinesley advisina that she has been info,.ed that the second floor of..the buildin~ can te used for this pu~ose, but that she has been unable to ~:ork out th~ de}a~s as to personnel and equipment, concluding that she could not reco=end the establishing of a Branch Library at this location at tke pre~ent tine. $~. Dilla~ insisting ~at at least a book station should be establi~ed at this locatlon i~ediat~ly, on no, ion of }~. Edward, seconded by I.~. Dillard and un~i~oualy adspted, the ~tter~'as referred to the City l{anager for ~out the ~tails '~ith Uis~ Hin~sley. ZONIIi~: F.r. Ton Stockton Fox, Attorney, representing the l;'est ~d Real Estate, iacorporated, appeared before Council and preseated a co=unicatioa, askin~ that undeveloped land lyin~ north of Patterson Avenue and w est of the ne~ ~treet ~nina from Patterson Avenue to the Shaffer~s Cros~in~ Underpass at T~enty-f~urth Street, S. 'J., described as Blocks 51 and 52, Rive~ie~ and kfest End ~nd Company, be rezoned f~r, qeneral Residence District to Heavy Industrial District. On notion of I-:to Cronln~ eeconded by IT. Edwarde and uananinously ado~ted~ the matter was referred ~o ~he Boa~ of ~ning Appeals and ~he Plannin~ ~ for inve~ti~a~ion, reFort and recor~endation to Co~cil. 5T2EET CAR 7.AILS: The repor= of the City ]'anazer on the req~st of Nr. San~el Golden~ Presiden~, of the VlrFlnia Scrap Iron & ].~e~al Conpany~ Incor~rated~ ~bat ~he City ]~nager Le ins~ed to call ~he con~rac~ for the ~uFch~se of street car rails from the ~i~y of Roanoke completed wl~h deliveries ~de as of Feb~a~ 15, 19&9~ ~vin~ been held in abeyance In o~er ~ha~ Council, FF. qolden ~ppearln~ foF ~ d~cusslon of the question. The ratter havinc been dis~ssed at lenzth, and the question being raised as to the liability of the contractor, Adams ~ Tare Const~ction Go~pany~ i~ view of ~.~r. Golden~s statement that the work of ~e~ovin~ the street car rails was stopped on Decer_ber 15, 19&~', a~d was not res~-~d until sometiue in durinr which t~e the price of scrap steel dmopped sharply, ~[r. Linton ~.oved that a co~ittee of ~}{ree be eppointed to investi~ate the entire subject and to submit to Council a reco~endation at its next regular meeting, the City Attorney establish the ~es~nsibility of the contractor. The ~otion was seconded by Dillard and unanimously ~dDpted. The President, ~[r. Hunter, appointed ~essrs. Dillard, ~inton ~nd the City Atto~e]* to se~e o~ the co~ittee. DEPAHTF~T OF P~LtC UELFARE: ]~F.Frank E. A%kins, relief client, appeared before Council i~ connection ~ith his previous complaint as to inadequate help from the Department of fublic '~elfare. In this conne=tion, ~r. John H. Fallwell, Director of the De~rtment of ~ublic :~elfare, who was present at the meetin~ advised that ~lthou~h } r. Atkins is supposed to ~eeeive '~50.00 per month f~n the 3elfsre Department he r~ceived ~99.80 for the month of January, ~103.10 for the month of February, a~ ~20~.O3 fo~ the month of ]<arch, ~i~ latter ~ount include~ funds required in connection with h~s trip to the University of Vir~ini~ Hospital at Charlottesville, ~[r. clients have received, statin~ that he does not ~nt to be !;ut in the position opposin~ ~rants to relief clients, but that he does not think preferential treatment should be sho,~ to any one ~r~n and a good deal of uhat has been ione for ~-~r. Atkins has been done without the a]~proval of the %~elfa~e Director~ Iff. Fallwell concluding that the ~%ire t~uble has been b~ufht a~ut by lack sufficient ~nds from the state and that the only thin~ Council can do to remedy the situation is %o appropriate approxi~ately ~150,OOO.OO ~ put all relief clients on the same basis. In a further discussion of the ~tter~ ~]r. Atkins charged that the ?ielfare Director has refused to brin~ legal action against the son of ~r. Atkins to force him to support his father, ~r. Fallwell advisin7 that he has been reluctant to take the matter to court. '493 Council being of the opinion that the '~lelfare Diractor should: take legal action in such cases as that of ;ir. Atkln$, with the aid of the office of the City Attorney, }Jr, Cronin offered the followint Resolution: [~9933) A RE~OLUTIO~ directin~ the D~ector of the Department of Public llelfare~ acting ~der the City I'anager~ In app~riate cases ~o ln~titute conduct letal proceedlnFs in the nane of the City or S~a~e aKainst children of parents In destitute or necessitous circumstances, provided said children have ~uffficient earnin~ c a~city o~ incone to provide or assis~ In ~rovidin~ for the supFort a~ ralntenance of his or her mother or ared or lnflm rat~r, and to procu~ the assistance of the Cormomlealth Attorney in the institution and conducttn~ of all such Fmceedin~s. (For ~11 te~t of Resolution, see Ordinance Book Ilo. 16, FaEe 1~5) Nr. Cronin moved the adoFtion of tbe Resolution. The ~.otion ,~as seconded by ]ir. Dillard and adoFted by the follo;linU vote: AYES: llessrs.Cronia, Dillard, Edwards, llinton, and the ~resident~ Kr. Hunter- ................ NAYS: N~ne ......... S~E~ ~ISNS: Council havtn~ ta[en under consideration the hatter ~wardinz contract for '~0 street siEas, the :~tter ~s a~ain before Council, I'r. C. T. %;alker, Sales I anager of the Grote l'anufactuving Conpany, Belle~e, Eentucky, l'r. ~ord~n C. St. Clair,reFresentin~ the Southern llachinery and Supply Conpany, }~r. A.Sprulr= reFresentin7 the lluniciual Street 51~ Conpany~ Incorporated, and }Ir. C. Ii. Stutts, representin~ the Tidewater Supply Inc:rForated, aprearinU and pointinc out the me,its of their ~articular type o~ street si~n in a Ien~thy discussion. In this connection, the City ~ana~er presented petitions from the %;illiamson Road area and ~srden City area, askin~ that the city purchase a~ install porcelain street ~i~ns for their sections, and, al~o, submitted photo~ra~hs ~ctual si~n plates which have been in use in Roanoke for a n~ber of years to Fr3we their qualities, %he City ~'ana~er concludin~ that he still favors the porcelain-ty~e sign and ~'ould so recommend. The ~tter havin~ been discussed a~ greath length, ~.'r. Dillard m~ed %hat~l of the bids as previously received by the ~urchasing Agent for the street si~s in question be re3ected and that the City ~nager re-adve~ise for bids be receiwed by the City Clerk and opened before Council, the new bids to be for street s i~s that %-:ill indicate the block n~mbers as %:ell as % he street n~es. The motion was seconded by ~r. Edwa~s and ~ously adupted. P~ITIC~{~ t:~D CO}}T~NICATIONS: ZONI~G: A request of the Ralph E. ~ills Foundatioa, Incorporated, that 6.952 acres of p~e~y located at the intersection of Tenth Street ~d Le~elton Avenue, ~. l~., Official Tax ~os. 2060~28 and 2060~3&, be ~ezoned fro~ Oeaeral Residence District to Business District, hsvin~ ~een referred to the Board of Zonin~ Arpeals and the Plannin~ Boa~ for investigation, report and reco~endation, a petition si~ned by thi~y ~ro~y o~mers an~ residents in the wicini%y of Tenth Street a~ Lewelton Awenue, conc~rin[ in the request for rezonin~ was before Council. In this connection, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council a cor=unicatlon from ]~iss L. Annie John, 709 Tenth Street gxtenalon~ N. ~/., one of the slsners of the petition, asking that her name be stricken from said petition, in that she has found since first signing same that 9he did not understand all that was involved therein. On notlonj duly seconded and unanimously adopted, the petition was referred to the Board of Zonina Appeals and the Planning Board for their Inforr. ation in connection with the request, for rezoning. ~TOIfll I)RAINS-FIRE P~OTECTION: A petition ~lFned by residents of Grove Park, askin~ that fire hydrants be installed in this sectionj also, that logs lyin~ bet~ieen Kelrose Avenue and the hlgh~;ay in the vicinity of Thirtieth Street, N. ;l., be removed, in that they are stoppin,~ up the drain, ~as before Council. On notion of I;r. ~'.intoa, seconded by l:r. Dillard and unani~ouely adopted the petition ~as referred to the City I~na.~er for correction of the drainage situation and tn tnfbr~ the petitioners of the city's plans ~;ith re~ard to the fire hydrants. ~llI~,: i petition fron llr. ~,eor_ae P. La'~rence, Attorney, reprasentin~ the Citizens Undsrtakim-, Establishment, Incorporated, askina that p~apcrty located on the north side of Patton Avenue, N. g., bet',;een Co~.onwealth Avenue and Fourth Street, described as Lot 1~.~.~ :Iard ~+, ~oenoke Land and InproYeken% Company ~-ap, be rezoned from Special ,~esidence District to ~usiness District, ;sas before Council. On notion of ~ir. Edwards, seconded by ](r. ~Linton and unanimously aJop%ed, the petition %~as referred to the Board of ZoninE Appeals and Plannin~ ~oar~ for investigation, re~'or~ and recor~endation to Council. AIRPORT: A corr, unication fron ~-~r. Arthur L. Ogilvie, Landscape Architec~ {~con, Geor~ia, offerin~ his serwices in landscape planning and l'-~ndscape developin~ in connection %¢ith the construction of an Administration Buildin~ at the Roanoke ]'u~icipal ~irFort, was before Council. On motion of {~. Edwards, seconded by }~r. {,:inton and unanimously adopted, the cor~unication was referred to the City {mna~er. IIiBURA.'~CE: A c~unica%ion from the Insurance Advisory Committee, requestinK a sDecial meetinE with City Council for the purpose of discussin~ fire insurance, ~s a result of the recent survey and appraisal of insurance for city-owned property, %~ns before Council. On motion of Kr. ~ronin, seconded by ~Jr. Ed;~'ards and un~ni~ously adorted, the ti~e ~f the meetin~ was fixed st 7:30 o'clock, p. u., Tuesday, ],ay 17, 19;+9. ,HOND~-CI?Y_ _~'PLOYEE~: A co~..unication fros Charles L~msford Sons and Izerd, Genera_l Insurance Asents, enclosinE renewal of the schedule bond coverin~ various employees of the City of Roanoke for a £urther perioJ of one year from April 25, 1949, ~vas before C6uncil. On motion of }-~. Edwards, seconded by ].~. ~[inton and unanimously adopted the City Clerk was instructed to p~Dceed %;ith tile renewal of the bond. 495 96 TRAFFIC: A com=Unication from f:r, Henry $chwarzachild, Chair=mn, Far,~de Co=nittee~ advising that as a firat-day feature of the three-day ¥irginia State- ~lde Safety Conference to be held ~n R~ch~nd~ )~y 19~ 20~ 21, 19~,9, plan~ are beinc node for the ~rgest and nest impressive Safety Parade ever held In the State of Virtinia~ and askin~ that the City o~ Roanoke display its interest and sincerity in an effort to ~ce ~e n~ber of accidents and the terrific loss th~urhout ~e State, which is due to the ~eneral practice of ~sare pmcedures and conJuct, by preparinr a Float rot participation in this State-~Yide Safety Paae~t, was before Council. On notion of l~r. Ilinton, secon~led by I.'.r. ~ards and unanimously ~do~d, ,.-r~unication m~s referred t'> the City Yana~er for attention. F~"RCHI3E OF FROFF~RTY-3TREETS .l~iD ALSYS: A co~unlcation froa Yrs. O. S. ClcuteF, 201 Liberty Road, E. E.~ requestin~ Fe~,iaaion to purchase city designated us ~'i~land Stre*t ~ich is nu~ used for s~r, ut purt~oses at the present ti~e, was ~ofore Council. The City Ilana~er advlsin~ ~hat this strip of la~ l~lch adjoins Lot 1, Block 1, quilfo~ I-ap, Official Ilo. 3090~O1, will eventually be needed lot street ~purposea and that he does not recor~mnd i~s sale, Edwards Council {concur in the reco~enda~ion of the City I~na~er that the ru~ue9t be denied a~ ~hat l~rs. Clouter ~e notified accordln~ly. The notion ;~s seconded bi. }r. I;int9n and unanimously adored. REPO~T3 OF CI~ I'ANAGER: T~e City }~ao~er submitted reports on work accomplished and expenditures for the Fayro!l poriods endin~ I'arch 15, 19~9, and larch 31, shm~inx cost of Farbaae re,oval as ~{1.11 and .~1.1~, res~ctively. The reports ~;ere orde~d filed. A~'3HOUSE: The City l'anaaer suB=irked re~rt from the ll~:~house, Sho~i~ a total ex,roe of ~1,673.20 for the month of Februa~., 17~7, as compared with a exrenae of ~1,90~.~ for ~he month or Feb~ary, 19~1 also, a report shu~ng a total expense of ~1,950.3~ for the month of I;arch, .19~9, aa compared ~itt{ a Lo,aL exie~e of ~2,~51.~,~ for the month of ldarch, 19~. ~e repo~s v~ore ordered filed. CIYY }HY3ICIAN: Th~ City' l~aaFer ~ub~it~ed report rrna the City Physician, sho~inz 5~9 office call~ for the aonth of Febmary, 19~9, as compared ~vith office call~ for the month of Feb~aary, 19~, an~ ~6 prescriptions filled For month of Febma~', 19~9, as compared ~vith 5C,9 pre~criF~ioiia filled for ~he month or February, 19~8; also, report sho~vin~ 610 office calls for the =onth of larch, ~ 19~9, aa co:,Fared wi~h ~66 office calls for the aonth of l~arch, ~9~B, ~d prescriptions filled for ~he month of }~arch, 19~9, a~ coapared ~ith prescriptions filled fo~ the aonth of llarch, 19~. ~he reForhs ~ere ordered filed. DEPAEU~;T CF FUSLIC i~E~IRE: TEe City !'ana~er ~ub~i~ted repo~ fm~ the DeFar~nent of Public 'lelfare, sho~{in~ 1,O~2 cases h~dled at a total cost ~3~,190.17, for the month of l~rch, 19a9, as compared with ~90 cases handled at ~otal cas~ of ~2a,910.73, fsr t~ month of larch, 19~8. .. . The report, ~s ordered filed. R'-PO2T3: The City )'ana~er also submitted reports from the AirFor~ for the ~nth of Farch, 1949: Burrell Iiemorial l{ospi~al for the =oath of Feb~ary, 15~9; Cl~y t~arke% for the ~n~h of ~rch, 19&9; Ro~oke ~lty Sanatorl~ for :oaths of Feb~a~ and ]~reh, 19&9; ~tneerin~ Departmnt for the month of Fe~rua~, 19&9; Depart~en~ of Air Poilu%Ion Con~l for the honors of February a~ }~rch, 19~9; De~rtrent of Buildinr, Pl~bln~ an~ Electrical for the month of }.'arch, 19~9; Oe~r~nent of Farks a~ Recreation for tt~e months of Februa~ an~ ].~rch, 19&9; and the Folice Oepar~en% for the ~onth of Janua~, 19&9. The re~r~m were ordered filed. FOLICE DEPAR~'~iT: The City [%nacer sub~lt%ed written report on thc resignation of J~es ]%%thews Hudgins, a member of the Folice Department, effective April 15, 19h9. The re~r% was ordered filed. ANNEXATION-ENGINEERI~:~ DEPARIJ E:~: The City IA:lager oub~it%ed written construction in the annexed %errltory, i% is ~pera%ive %~% soraeone be secure~ %o accomplish %his work~ a~ recommended %ha% the ~cineerlng De~artm~ be authorized to employ a stenographer f~m April 16~ 19&9, ~rourh December 31, 19&9, at a sala~ of ~160.00 per month. ;~r. Edwa~s moved fha5 Council ~ncur in the recorz~cndation of the City ~anager and offered the followfnm emerKency Ordinance: the ~ineering Departr.ent f~m AFril 16, 19h9, %h~u~h December 31, 19&9, at a salary of ~160.~ per r. on~h, in coanection with detail work necessary fo~ the sewer construction in the annexed %errito~-, said ~ary to be charged [o and appropriated from the 19~,9 Annex F~d. {For full text of Ordinance, see Crdinance Book tio. 16, Pa~e 186) Rt. Edwards moved %he a~op%ion of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ],~r. Kin%on and adopted by the follo'~ng vote: A~S: ]~essrs. C~nin~ Dillard, ~wards, ] inton, and the President, Kr. Hunter .................... NAYS: None .......... O. BE~U~ SHOPS: ~e question of enforcin~ sanitary regulations and licenses fo~ beauty shop~ havin~ been referred to the Ci{y ~anager for n~ndling with the p~per officers, he submitted %he iollowing report: "Roanoke. Virginia April 18, l~h9 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentle.n: You referred %o me tlc question of ~forcing and investiTa%ing saaita~' regulations ~d licenses for beauty shops, and I would like %o report the following: 1. LICenSES ]ir. R. 'd. ~.~itchell, Lic~se Inspector, Co~is=ioner of Reveaue's office, called on seventeen beauty shops in %he last ' week, ~nd twelve claimed %o be ou~ of ~siness. The renainin5 five 497 498 2, SM/ITARY CONDI?ION5 I an quotin~ below a letter from Dr, J. No Dudley, Conmission'er of tlealth~ with reference to ~anitary condition~ in beauty ~hop~. ~i su~ey and in~ction of all Barber 5hops and Beauty Parlors In the City has been started. I believe tba~ the require~nt~ iovemin~ 5ucb ~hops a~ ~et forth in the Code are adequate. Copies of these re[ulations and requirements have been mimeo~rarhed and distributloa to the ~ops in the City sta~ed last ~eek~ by the sanitation officers of the Health Department. At the tine of this su~ey and sanita~ conditions found ~11 be corrected. Orerator~ be required to neet all other requiren;ent~ of the City Code.~ Res~ctfully su~itted ~ (3i~ned) Arthur ~. O'aens, City I~nafer~ The re.ri ~as ordered filed. In this connectfion~ llr. Cronin ~.oved that the City ~naKer have saniLary re~la%lon~ x;ith regard to outdoor p~iwtes more rigidly enforced and to sub:lit pro~ress l-crofts to Council. ~e r.o%ion was seconded by ~r. Dilla~ unanimous ly ado~ ted. AIRfO2T: The City Ika~rer submitted written report, callin~ attention Ecsolution No. 9~55, authorfzinz the sale of Airport Dwelling ~2, located at the end of Run%lay 330 at the Roanoke YuniciFal Airport, as ad~pted on the 7th day ~rch, 19~,9, and Fointin- out that in the Eeantine Ordinance [~o. 9916, authorizing the rental of this building, has been placed on its f~st readins, and recorx, ended that Resolution Ilo. 9~55 be ~pealed. }'r. ~'inton moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City ~'anacer and offe~ed the followin~ Resolution: (~9935) A RE~Lt~ION repealin~ a Resolution adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke on the ~th day of ~%rch, 19&9, No. 9855~ and entitled~ "A Resolution authorizin~ the sale of Air~ort D~'ellin~2~ located at the end Runway 330 at the Roanoke Nunicipal Airfor% (%;o~ Field), and re~o%~al of sa~e from the Airport property". {For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 10, Pa~e 1~6) )Tr. ~inton moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seco~ed by ~[m. Edwards and adopted by the follo%:ing vote: AYES: ;[essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwa~s, ][inton, and the President, S~iAGE DIS~SAL: The Glt~ P~aEev submitied ~itten re~ reco~ending the ap~intment of ~iewers %o secure ~ecessa~:p~operty for %he sewaEe dis~sal pl~t of the City o~ R~noke. ' 499 }tr. I~inton ~oved that Council concur in the recorm~endation of the City Fanarer and offered the folio'wing ~{esol~tion: (t99~6) & ~tE3OL~IOI/ apl~intin, viewers for the ~u~ose of appraisl~ property required for a ~ewage d~sFosal plant In the City of Roanoke ~ith a of establl~hinF a fair a~ reasonable pr/ce for the land In (For full text of Resolution, see O~lnance Book Bo. 16, Fate }~r. ~inton moved the adoption of the Resolution, The notion was seconded by ~¥. F~s and adoFted by the follo~lne vote: AYES: }~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Ed~lards, l:into:~, and the ]~AYS: l{one ........... O. HEALTH DEPAk~'f~f,T: The City ]anaser sub=itted wMtten refort, r~co~,mdin/ the er,ploynent of Stone & ~ompson as official architects for the lie~th C~nter* ~. Cronin moved that Council concur in the recommendation of rue City }(an~e~ a:~d offcred the follo~in~ Resolution. (~937} A RESOLUTION authoriztn~ and directinC the er. ployment of the firm of Stone i: ~ompson as official armhitecta for the Health Center. (For full text of Heso~ution, see Ordim~nce Book ~o. 16, Pace 187) }~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Kesolution. Ti~e notion '~s seco~Jed by }'r. ~'inton and a~pted by the follo~n~ ~ote: .~YE~: Fessrs. Cronin, Dilla~, Ed~;ards, ]linton, and the President, ~[~. Hunter ............... NAYS: None ...... O. FIRE DEPAF.~T: The City ~ana~cr submitted ~:ritten reFort, reco=~endin~ that t'~. E. Faul Hayes be er'~ployed as official architect for the ~:illi~son F/re Station. ].~r. ~{a~ds moved that Council concur in the recorJ:endatiou of the City l~ana~er and offered the foll'o~{in~ Re~lution: {~9~8) A ~{ESOLUTIO]i authorizing and directin~ the City ][anager employ }'r. E. faul Hayes as architect for the l'~illi.-~..son Road Fire Station. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordin~ce Book No. ld, Paso ~. Ed-~a~ds moved the adoption of tLe Resolution. The ~ot/on was se~n,Jed by ~.¥. Dillard and adored by the follo~in~ vote: AYfl~: }'essrs. Cronin, Dilla~, ~wa~s, I~into:~, and the President, ~Tr. Hunter .................... .............. 0. In gh~ connection, lt. D~llard moxed ~ha~ ~guden~s 5n ghe ~rch~ee[ural classes ~f the public schools ~e invited to submit sketc~ ...... d ideas for ~tudy by the architeclS %~th the ~e.; that some of these ideas zi~ht he inco~o~ted in the final plans by the architects. *h~ motion was seconded by Yr. Ed-cards a~ un~imously adopted. P~CHASE OF PROPERTY-'~ATER DEPAP[~'E~T: The City I~ana~er submitted written report that the ~:e~can Viscose Cor~ration, throu[h its Eanager, Smith, and its Attorney, ~r. Frank 1I. Rogers, has inquired as to whether or not '500 the city would be willing to sell portions o£ the I:use SprlnK proper~y, askin~ that Council entertain the proposition of sellinF outright Parcels 1, ], ~, 5 and 6, and retain the titled to Parcels 2, 7-A and ?-B. The su.~gestion of the City ~'anager was taken under advis~,ent. BUD~,ET-~IRBA~,E COLLECTION: The City )lanaaer submitted written report, requestin~ an appropriation of ,~350.C0 to the Refuse Collection and Disposal ~udaet which was necessitated due to an emergency which was brought a~out by ~mllnf a water line to the top of the eiLy dump ~o rake wa~er available for the workers the d~p. lit. C~ntn ~ved ~hat Co'~cil concur In the request of the City 15ana~er and offer,~d the followln~ e~er~encM Ordinance: (~9939) AN ORDIN,EiCE to ~d and reenact Section ~7~, ~Re~ae Collection and Disposal~, of an Ordinance a~ed by the Coun~il of the City of Ro~oke~ Virginia, on the 31st day of Decer~er, 19~, Ito. 9~51, and entitled, ~An Ordinaoce maktnn aFpmFriationa from the ~en~ral Fund of the City sC Ro~oke for tLe flacal year b~innin~ January 1, 19~P, and enfling Decer.ber 31, 19~9, a~ declaring tLe existence ~f an ererEency." (F~r full text of O~inauce, see Ordin~ce Eook I~o. 1~, Fa~=e I'r. C~onin moved the aiOFtion of the O~inance. The motion wa~ seconde~ by I r. Dillard and adopted by the follm,inr vote: ~.Yi?: I'ems~s. Cronin, 9illa~d, Edwar~3~ l~in~on~ and ~he Fremi~;~t, l'r. lhmter ................ ::lY3: l~one ......... O. ~EFORTS CF COIf tTTkE3: ::one. 9ONDS: Tbe City A~i~or having ~een requested to furnish Council wi~h much infom:ation as could be obtaimed wi~h a view of fixing a date for ~he sale of lhe School, Library an~ Health Center bon4s approved by the freeholders on tlarch 1, t9~9, and al~ as to t~m advlaability of ~ellin~ all ~f t~m~e ~nds ~he Fresen~ time, ke I~re~ente~ to the n~mberm of the body in~ivi~ copies of a detailed statement. Action on the r~tteF %Rs held in abeyance in o~er %ba~ ~e=ber~ of Couacil might study the report. CC!i3IDERATI01~ OF CL%IYS: None. IN~liODV2TIO~; AED ~:3IDERATI0i~ CF ON~I~I~:~CE~ AND LEBOLUTIC[~3: 'fATEE DvPAE~'K T: Ordinance No. 9900, [~vidin~ for the leasinff of Smi~ Sprin~ to Leo F. }~enebry ~nd Charles ~. I~in for a period of five yea~s at a consideration of ~fO.OO Kef year, havin~ previously been before Co~cil for its first readin~, reed and laid over, was a~ain before the body, lit. Cronin offerin~ the follo'.~i~:~ for its se~nd readinF and final adoption: (~9~) ;3~ ORDI~JA~JCE authorizing and directing the proper officers of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, for and on behalf of the Gity of Roanoke, to execute aTreenent hetwe~ the City and Leo F. Henebry and Charles E. I~in, for leasfn~ of Enith Spring for period from ['ay i~, 1949, to flay 17, 19f&, at a consideration of %5C.00 p~r year, under te~s and conditions to be mutually agreed upon and contained therein, ~b3ect to the approval of the City Attorney, i% being unders%oo~ %hat ~ke City is to res~e full ware;- riKL%s during the te~ of lease. (For full text of O~inance, se~ O~ce Book l~o. 16, Page 181) ~r, Oronin ~oved the adoption of the Olxiinance, The ~otion was seconded by ~:r. Dillard and adopted by the follo~inF vote: AYES: }.fessrs, C~nin, Dillard, ~wa~s, ]2inton, and the President, ~}'r. Hunter ..................... NAYS: None ........... O. SALE OF ~OPER~: 0~lnance No. 9~7, p~vidin~ for the sale of located on the south side of Orange Avenue~ N. ~;., be~een SD.%een%h Street and ~even~eenth Street, described as ~t 5, Block 52, l~elrose ~na Company f'ap, by the City of Ro~oke to John D. Co~nhaver, at a consideration of ~O.~ cash, havin~ previou~ly been before Council for its f~st readin~ re:~d an~ laid over, '~s a~%in before the body, ~ r. C~nin offerin~ the followinK for its second readinr and final ado~tion: (~9~v) Ail O~{DIIL~;.;E pro~ldinr for the sale of pro[erty l~ated on the south side of Orange Avenue, N. %~.~ bet~een S~teenth Stree~ and 3even%eenth :~$ desc~bed as Lot 5~ ~lock 52, lelroze Land Cozpany lap, by the City of Roanoke ) {O ~ net cash' to t~e ci% nd John D. Copenhaver, aS a consideration f .~5. · ' - ' Y, ~' ~ authorizin~ th .....tion a~ delivery of a deed t~ .... for upon payment of the [] consideration. (For full text of Ordinmce, see Ordin~lce Book ~o. 10~ Fa~e 181) }~. Cronin I~oved the adoption of tke Ordinan~e. The mo~ion ~'as seconded .[ by ~,]r. Dillard an~t adopLed by %%:e follo%~n~ ~ote: [: AYE3: Kessrs. Cronin, Dillard, I'in%on, and the Fresident, I'r. Hunter ................ [ flAY3: l'~one ...... O. (} r. Edwa~s no% ye%imf) AIRPORT: Ordinance tie. 9910, authorizinf the 0i%y l~ana~eP to exechte [ a le~se for Dwelling ]2 at the Ro~oke ~unicipal Airporg with %he Civil Ai~ h~ving ~reviously been before Council fo~ its fiFs% readinr, read and laid over, was a~ain before the ~dy, ~.'~. ~.Tinton offerin~ %he folio%dmz for its second readin~ and final adoption: (,~916) A~I ~RDIiIA~:CE au%ho~zin~ the City i[ana~e~ to execuLe a lesse of Dwellin~ IIo. 2 locatei a% %he ~'unicipal Airart %o the Civil Air Patrol, uFon (For full %ex% of Ordinance~ see Qrdin~qce Book 1~o. 10, Pa~e 182) ~r. l'in%on mowed the ado~%ion of %he O~i~nce. The to=ion was seconded by l-~. ~wards ~d adopted by %he followinK AYPi~: ~essrs. ~ronin~ Dillant, Edwards, ]]inton, and the Preside:iL, lit. Hunter ..................... NAYS: None ...........O. PURCHASE OF PbOP~TY-STREEIS A~iD ALLEYS: Ordinance I~o. 9926, au%hoPizi~E purchase of a stPip of land located on the ¥;es% side of Firs% Street, S. between Luck Avenue and the north side of the alley i~J:edia%ely south of Luck Avenue, from the Auto SFrinf ~: Bearing Company, Incorporated, a% a consideration of ~,500.00, for street purposes, having previously been before Cou~cil for its first reading, read and !aid oYeF, was a~ain before %he body, ~Tr. Cronin offerlnc the follcr~in~ for its second readin~ and final adoption: (i~9926) MI OtDINANGE authorizing and directin! the City }M~ger, for and ~ehalf of tP~ City of ~noke, to p~chase from the Auto ~pring & Bearin6 Conpan{ Incorpor~ted~ l~O~O ~quare feet of land located on the west side of First Street, ~, '~., between Luck Avenue and the north side oF the alley l~:~diately ~utb of Luck Avenue, beinr the east ~rt of ~% 15, ]lo~k 2s S. 1{. 2~ Official S~vey~ at consideration of ~8,5~.~,fou street (For full %ex% of Ordin~ce, see O~lnance Book Ilo. 10, Pale ~?~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded i I'r. Ed%~ards and adopted by the followinF vote: AYES: Yeasts. Cmnin, Dllla~, Edwa~9, I'inton, and the ~'r. Hunter .................. N.IYS: None ......... O. I[ELLS: The City At%o~ey havinF been i~%~cted %o dete~ine ,hat action the City of Ro~oke can take to force o%~ers to fill ab~doned ;yells and to cover .hose in use, and %o {'repa~e p~ope~ Ordinance carryin~ out such safety ~,easures ~long this line as c~ be enforced, the Ordinate %o be presented to Council consideration, tk~ Assistant to the City Attorney presented a draft of sane: '.ihereupon, I[r. Cronin r. ovcd that tile foilowinu be placed u~n its first readin T~e r. otion l~'as se~nded by I'r. f inton and adored by the folio'wine vote: AYES: I'essrs. Cronin~ Bills:M, Ed;yards, }linton, and the President, 'r. Hunter ....................... I!AY3: [~one .............. O. (~99;,0) A~; ORDINAllCE remllatin~ the raintenance of ;~ells~ cisterns, '.e5s~ools, excavations~ mine openings, quarries~ pits and stmndinF ~ndies of v:ater orethan(1) foot inin the of depth, City BE iT ORD.tINED by the Council of %he City of Roanoke as follo~es: ~nd co~pletaly clo~ed ~'ith earth ov other solid matter by the o:;ne~ of the land on ~hi~h such ~ell o~ other opening is located, unless said o~er, or his agent,tenant >r ot~r per~n actin~ fora him, se~res Cmn the City ][anager a ye~it in writinff ~uthorizinK such %~ell, cistern, cess~ol, cave, sinkhole~ nine~ or othu~ similar ~enin~, %o be kept open. It shall be the duty of the City {Tana~er, u~n application of shy such izsue a Fe~it authorizin~ any ~uch %vell~ cis%e~, cesspool, cave, sinkhold~ >u other similar openin~ to ba kept o~en pi~vide~ tile o~ey ~all ~ni~ satisfac- o~ evidence tothe City {'anager that 3uch well, ceste~l~ or cesspool, is, o~ will e, F~tected by reinforced concrete caps ou slabs~ cons%rutted and installed ccom~inc %o approvcd buil~ standa~s, o~ in the case of a cave, sinkhole, mine, r other sini!ar opening, that such is~ or will be, pmotected by a steel-mesh fence % least six (6) fee% in hei~L% ~mpletely sur~undin~ such openinf at ~1 tiles when such o~nin~ is not per~nally attended. The Ordinance kavin~- been read~ was laid over. ~OTICN3 A~;D ~ISCEiL,'~ECU3 BOARD ~F ASSESSORS: )Jr. Edwards su~este~ that the ~enbers of Council five con~ideration to arran~in§ a ~nferel~ce ~ith J~ge Jo~ }I. liart~ Co~issioner of Revenue, and Ju~Ke S. L. Fellers of the ~w a~ Chancery Court, tn connection 1~50. BU~F~: ~'r. C~onin b~uzh~ to the at~enLlon of Coun=ll and ~ov~d t~a% the se~e the City of Roanoke, as well as methods of financiny such a proSec~. The De~artr.en%, on the qrakuities %o Form~ ~ployees Lis% a% $1~.~ per ~onth~ Cronin suK~ested %hat ~ ~d when a pl~ Is a~rted providins sfecial compe~ation for disabled city employees ~ich ~uld include ~aptain GreFo~, that his compensation be ret~active %o A~ril 1, 19&9, since his specific case has already ~,[r. Edwa~s and unani~ously a~pted. GOU~CIL: ~[r. Dillard b~u~ht to the attention of Council and moved t~at a ~ sfecial meetin~ of t~ ~dy be held at 7:30 o'clock, p. m., 'Xednesday, A~ril 27, There being no furthe~ business, Council adjourned. APPROVED ~' ATTEST: CERTIFICATE OF AUTIIEIITICITY THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE PE~Le~NEHTLY YALU/L~LE RECORDS OF THIS OFFICE AS LISTED ON THE TITLE SHEET ~ERE HADE AVAILABLE FOR RICROFII~I/~G BY THE LOCAL RECORBS BRANCH OF THE [IRCHIVES DIVISION OF THE VIRGIHIA STATE LIBRARY As AUTHORIZED BY SECTIONS 15.1-8, q2,1-82, AND ~2,Z-83 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, THE PURPOSE OF THE . NIcRoFIut]UG 1S TO PROVIDE SECURITY COPIES OF THE RECORDS, COUNCIL, h ~UL~ )*.onday, April 25, 19~9. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular r. eeting in the Circuit Court Room in the ~,unicipal Building, ~!ouday, A~ril 25, 19~9, at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., the regular meetin~ hour~ with ~he President, Lt. HunLer, premidinK. PRE3ENT: J:essrs. C~nin, Dillard, Edwards, ~[lnton, an~ ~he President, ~r. Hun%e r .......................... 5. OFFICE~{S PRE~E~T: )~r. Arthur S. O%~ens, City ;~anaKe~, ~r. Randolph G. l~l%tle, City A%to~ey, and ~r. H. H. Yates, City Auditor. The r~eetln~ %;as opene~ %;ith a prayer by Reverend Benjamin ~. Beckham, retired ~e%hodis~ ~inister. ' ;~I~HI?E;: Copies of the minutes of %he regular ~ee%in~s held on ~7onday, April 11, 19&9, and ~-~onday, April 18, 19~97 ~nS' been furnisked 9ac ~ ~.~e:.~e~ of Council, upon no%ion of ~'r. Dillzrd, seconded by.~¥. Ed~{arf~ an~ un%n~o~sly ador%e~ %he readin~ %ms dispensed %;ith and tke minutes approved as ~eco~ded. }{EARI~ OF CITIZEN~ UFON PUBLIC STREET I~'~50VF~H~T3: Fursuan~ to no~ice of advertis~en% for bias pavinK of roads and s%reebs a% various locations in the 19&9 annexed area of City of Roanoke, accordin~ %o %he Virginia Departr. ent of Hi~h%:ays s[ecificat~ons, to be received by %he City Clerk un~il 2:00 o'clock~ p. n., ~onday, April ~5, 19&9, and %o be opened at %hat hour by Council, and four submissionz havinr been received the President, ~¥. Hun%er, askeJ if tkere'~as anyone ~resen~ %~ko di~ not fully understand %he advertisenent, if %here was ~yone present %~o had been denied tke privilege of biddinr~ and if %here were any questions about the advertiser.eh% the President inst~cted the Clerk %o p~ceed with the openinu of t~ bids. After %he o~ning and public readinz of %he bids, ~r. Ed~srds r~oved that the same be received and referred %o a co~4~ittee composed of %he City ~ineer the Assistant City Auc~itor and the Assistant to the Gity Attorney fo~ tabulation and repor~ as to its findings with re~ard %o the best bid as pro~,~%ly as ~ossibte. The mo%ion was seconded by }~. Dillard and unsni~ously &dop%ed. Late~ durin~ %he meeting~ %he cor~i%%ae submit%ed a tabulation o~ the bids received with tke recor~endation that the lowest bidde~, ~a~ Pinley~ Incorporated, be a %~rdsd the contrnc% a% a to%al cos% of ~5t,635.25. ~r. Dillard moved that Council concur in %ke reco~.enda%ion of co~::ittee and offered the followin~ Resolution: (99&1) A RSSOLUTION a%~rdin~ contract for %he pavin~ of r~ds and streets a~ various locations in the City of Roanoke (19&9 Annexed Area) accordi~ %o the Vi~rinia De~a~t~ent of }{iFh%~'ays Specifications, to San Finley, Incorporated, a~ a %o%al cost of ~5&,635.25. (For full %ex% of Resolution, see Ordinance Book ~o. 16, Page 193) [ir. Dillard norad the adoption of the Resolution. The motion ~as seconded by )~r, ~'.inton and adol~ed by the followin~ vote: AY~L~: ):essrs. Cronin~ Dillard, Edwards, I.:inton~ and the Pre$ident~ ~-o Hunter ...................... NAYS: [lone .............. SPECIAL PFC'IT.q: l~r. Paul S. Johnson~ Attorney~ representin~ Auto Spring Bearing Company, Incorporated~ appeared before Council and presented advisin~ that the Council of the City of Roanake~ by Resolution No. ~3~1~ dated August ]1~ 193~, granted the company a pernit to veneer the front of its buildin~ situated on the south aide of Luck lvenue~ with structural glass aeven-etrhtha of inch thick~ the said venea~ to extend on the aide~,'alk s~ace the distance of seven- eiekths of an inch~ and that since the adoption of this Re~slutio~l~ the co:apany has a~quired title to the re:.~ainine proferty to the east of its cfi?ina1 buiiiir~ and no~; wishes to tear do~m the ~uildln.--s ca Lots 12 and 1~, Block 2~ ~:~ Survey, and %o erect in place thereof a new addition to tile orit'lnal building so tkat the new arid the ori~inal will at,ear as one bulldin--~ I;r. Johnson asking that perr~iasion be ~ranted his client to encroach upon the sidewalk space in front of the t;~ lots in question for a distance of seven-ei~hthsof an inch lot purpose of the veneer of structural &lass. Council hein~ of the opinion tkat the permission should be grs;;ted upon the condition that no si~n overhan=ing the sidewalk %;ill be placed on the buildin~ in question, ~r. Dillard offered the follo;,~nK Resolution: {,,J9922} A RESOLUTIO!~ ~rantin~ the Auto Spring ~ Bearin~ Cou=Fany, Incorporated, per~..ission to encroach seyen-ei~hths of an inch on the sidewalk in f~ont of buildin-~ to be constructed on p~ope~y kno%~n as 106-10~ Luck Avenue, $. '.~., described as Lots 12 and 13, Block 2, S!f 2, Official Survey, Official ~;os. 1012610 and 1012611, for the purpose of a veneer of structural .~.]ass on the proposed buildinz, said pemission bein~ zranted upon the condition that no si~n overh-~nrin~ the sidewalk ',~ill he placed on the front of the buiidin~ in question. (For full text of }~esolution, see Ordinance Book '.~o. 16, Page 193) ~.~. Dillard mov6d the ada~tion of the Resolution. 'fne motion' was ~econded by }?. Cronin and adopted by the followin~ vote. AYES: Kessrs. Cronin, Dillard,. Ed'~;ards, l~inton, and the President, ~r. Hunter ................ 52 NAYS: I~one ........ O. BUDOET-JUV~iILE DETEI,~ION HOI-~E: Judge E. A. Pate, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Justice, appeared before Council and presented ccr~.unication, asking that the position of one of the t%~ Supervisors carried in the Juvenile Detentio~ Home Budget at a salary of ~1,620.O0 each per annula be discontinued and in place of the discontinued position a position of I'~ld be created at a salary of ~1,320.OO per annum. ~. Edwards moved that Council concur in tile request of Judome Pate and offered the follo:~in~ emergency Ordinance: (~99/,3) AN ORDIgANCB to anend and reenacL Section ~r63, "Juvenile Detention Eor, e", oF an Ordinance adopted by :he Counct2 o~ the CiLy o~ [o~oke~ Virginia, on the ]lst day of Decet~ber, lgh~, Ko. 9751, and entitled~ "An O~inan:e ~akin~ apF~priatiqns from the ~eneral Fun~ of the Uity of Roanoke for the fiscal yesr ~e~lnnin~ Jan~ 1, 19~?, and ending Decenber ]1, 19~9, and declarinl the existence of an e~;ergency". (For full text of O~inance, see Ordinance Sook :{o. 16, Pare }~. F~wa~s moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The ~o%lon w=s second~ by Yr. ~lnton an4 a~p~ed by the followin~ AYES: }[essrs. Cronin, Dilla~, Edwa~s, Pinion, and ~he Kr. Hun%er ..................... ~;AYS: None ......... O. TRAFFIC: }~r. H. F. S%$ke appeared before Council for a discussion of traffic and ~rking problem~ ~Tr. Stoke voicinr the opinion that ~e streets city are for trsffic and traffic only, and that t~e city is under no n.oral o~ legal obligation to provide parking space for private individuals, %bat the person who should pay for Farkin~ is the nan who uses parkin~, su~esting ~he city %~sh its hands of the parkin~ proble:~ as a ~ole and %hat parking in do~%o~ business sec%ion, e specially C~pbell Avenue and Jefferson ~%ree%, be prohibited, %kc pnb!ic %o be ~Iwen f~n six %o %~elve months' notice of t4e city's lntentions~ ~¥. Stoke concludin~ that if the city re,.oyes any threat %ha% i% ~o into the off-street parkin~ business, he feels sure private capital %~ill p~vlde adequste off-street parkin~ lo~s. After a brief d~cussion of t4e traffic p~oblem~ }r. Stoke indica~ng ~ha~ he ~utd ~bnit his su~es%ions in %{riti~l~ a% a la%er da%e, ~r. Edwards %ha% ~r. Stoke be thanked for his appearance before Council and %Lat his ~e taken un ~er advise~en%. The ~o%ion was seconded by ~r. Dillard an5 unani:r, ou~iy adopted. PETiTtCNS A:I.D CO~fiUi~tCATIOi!S: 3~REET iI'PEOV~ Ei~TS: Council having previously conourred in re~o~endation of the City ~ana~er that property owners on As~en Street, Villa Heights, be retuested to donate a ~ini~ of five and possibly ten ieet of l~nd for curb and ~utter at no cost to the property o~ners, a ~tition si~ed by all of the o~ers in the affected area, with one exception, a~reeing ~o donate five feet of their t~d in exchange for sidewalk, curb and ~ut~er, was h~fore Counoil. ~r. ~iinton moved that the donations be accepted and that tke City Attorney have pro?r deeds Frepared coverinr tLe donations of the strips of l~nd in exchange for sidewalk, curb an~ gutter. The motion w~s seconded by ~[r. and unaninously adopted. HECREATION DEP~RTiiEi~T: A co~unication f~m !~at Spigel, Chairman, Roanoke Soap Box Derby Co~ittee, Hoanoke Ch~ber of Co~.erce Safety Co~i~ee, and the Recreation Sub-Cor~it~ee of the Co~ittee of One Hundred For P~ress, askin~ ~hat a new ~nd nodern starting r~'~p be const~cted for the Soap Box Derby on C~s~al Spring Avenue, S. W., at an initial constr~ction cost o~ approxir, ately ~5~.~, and an annual r. ainten~nce cost of approx~mtely ~1~.~ ~r year, was before Council. On notion of ]!r. Dillard, seconded by I~r. Ed~'arda and unanimously adopted, the cor~,unication was referred to the City I'~nager for investigation, report and recomnendatton to Council. RE~NDS AIID tr~ATE~-LICE~'~E: A codification f~n the Grand Piano ~rni%ure Co~pany~ Incor~ra%ed, advis[n~ ~% on the ls~ day of April, 19&9, %he com~ny ~nodver%en%ly Furc~sed a 19&9 c[[y %ag for a 19&6 Dodge T~ck, in %he azoun% of ~12.~, ~e %~ck havin~ previously been sold in 19&8, and askin~ %his a~oun%~e re~nded, was before Co~cil. Council bein~ of %he opinion %ha% the reques[ should be ~ranted, offered the follo~n~ (~i'99&h) A RE3OLUTIOX au%ko~izin~ refund of ~12.~ to %he Gr~d Piano Fu~ture Company, Incor~or~[ed~ cover~nK cos[ of City Truck License Ta~ [~o. 819~ purc~zsed April 1, 19&9, %hrou~h error. (For full text of Kesolution, ~ee Ordinance Book Jio. 16, Pa~e ~[r. ~'inton moved %he adoption of %kc Eesolu%ion. ?he ~.otion was seconded by ~r. F~:~ards and a~oFted by t~e follow,nc vo~e: AYES: ~.;e~sr~. Cronin~ Dillard, Ed%;ards~ linton~ and the President, ~r. Hunter ................. ~AYS: lone ......... O. BU!~II;G I~][EC/C~: A co~unication fron ~r. John V. Galla~he~, Chai~as, Cor~ittee on Arranger.chis, ~%ids~es% Conference of Buildin? Officials a~ Inspectors, announcin~ that the Third Annual School for Buildtn? Inspecborm will be held the Drake Hotel, Chica~o, Illinois, June 19-23, 1949, and ur~inc that 5oanoke be represented, sz~s before Council. On no%ion of I~r. Dillard, seconded by }Tr. }iinton and un~imously adopted, th~ cory~unicatJon szas o~ered filed. CiTY CLERK: A cor~unication fro~ ~r. kalph A. Glas?ow, Abtorney, %kab a list of all assessnen%s be ~osted according to official n~bers in the office of %he City Clerk, ;vas before Council. On mobion of }Tr. Dillard, seconded by ~r. ~;vards and unanit, ously adopted, the cor~unication '~s referred to ~he City Attorney for investigation, re~ort reco~er~ation to Council. A~EXATIO~]: A cor~unicabion f~m Reverend D. N. ~cQrady~ President of the Garden City Civic Lea?ue, renindin5 Council %ha% the option on t~ Schillin~ ?roperty has expired a~ e~pressinr doubb as to %4berber or no% %he Lip%rap proFer~y is tmrE~ enough to contain both tke fire s%ztion and %he future school buildinF, ~oin%in? OUt %ha~ if the city desires %o purchase %his additional l~d, i% should be acquired i~u.ediately, and advising %~m% even though the option has expired he has been infor~ed that ~Tr. Schillin? %~ill live up to the to~ of the option, ~s before %he body. After a discussion of the matter, %he City ~Isnarer advising that althouzh i% is his understandin~ the Roanoke City School Board does not %~ish to use ~is site for school Furroses he feels %~ property ~1t be needed for tke fire station and park purposes and recormlendin~ the purchase of the land in question, ~'~. Dillard noved that Council concur in the r eco~endation of %he City ~'anaEer and %hat the follo~;inz Ordinance be placed upon its firs% readinF. The motion ~s seconded by Ur. Ed~za~s and adopted by %he folios;lng vote: AYES: ]~essrs, Cronin, Dillard~ Ed~rds~ ]~in~on~ and the Preaide,~, }~r~ Hunter ..................... HAYS: Uone ..............O. (~99&5) AH ORDIHANCE authorizing and directing the City }~narer, for on behal~ of the City of Roanoke, %o purc}mse f~m I{oah S. Schilling, e~ ~, app~xin~l%ely 3.&~ acres of ~ l~ated in the vicinity of Galen Gl~y S. E., bet%;een Koffe~ Avenue and Imlay Avenue, described as ~ts 8 ~d 9, A. G. }{opwoo4 {~p, Official No.&&~306, at a consideration of $10~.~, and ap{,ropria%!n~ the amoun~ of $10,C{~.~ from the 19&9 Annex Fund for %his BE IT ,~AIUED by the Council of %he City of Roanoke %hu~ ~he City }TanaEer bo, a~ he is hereby authorized and direc~ed, for and on behalf of the of Roanoke, %o pure,se fron ]foah S. 3chillinr, et ~., approxiz..ately 3.&5 acres of la~ located in %he vicinity of Garden City ~oulevard, S. E., butween Avenue and Inlay Av(nue, described as Lots 8 and 9, A. G. Hopwood I ap, Official BE IT FURTHER OiiDAINED %ha~ ~10,O~.~ be, and the sal.e is hereby appropriated fron the 19&9 Annex Frond for %he purchase of %he above pro~rty as outl lned. ~e Ordin~ce havin~ been ~ea~, wa3 laid over. SCHCOL BOARD: Cor~unications fron }~a%herine ?yler Ell~t%, the F~rent-Teacher Association of the {~el~se School and the Alleghany Oa~en Club of Roanoke, Virginia urcinr the reappoinu~ent of {'F. LeRoy H. Snith as ~hairr~ of th~ [~oanoke City ~cbool Board, an~, if possible, %kc reappoin'~en~ ~ ]Trs. Rober~ C. Churchill, at ~he ezpiration of their present terms of office ending J~ne 30, 19;+9, were before Council. On motion of l'r. Dillard, seconded by ~'r. Edwa~s and unanimously ado~%ed~ the co~.unicatic~ ~ere ordered file~. ?AXES: A Cor~unication f~r~ ]~r. J. George Etphand, i{ew York, l{. Y., advisin= %hat as a frequent visitor to the City of ~oanoke as a representative of bis Young Vie~oint Fashions, he bus been required %o Fay %he ho%el tax, but tkat he {eels %he pro~ress of Rosnoke effects itself in a beneficial way in his ~usiness and that %he shall tax ~m~i~l he has ~aid is indeed well spenz and he is more than happy %o pay his share, was before Council. ~r. Dillard noved %ha% the City Clerk be instructed %o acknowledge of the core.unica%ion and %o send a copy of }Tr. Elphand's letter %o the Chaske~ CorJ~erce. The motion was seco~ed by :~. {Tinton and unaninou3ly adopted. AIR~OET: A co~ication f~m ~'r. Joseph An=ell, Jr., takinr issue %d%h any proposed const~c%ion of ~ Administration Building- at the Eomnoke {~unicipal Air~rt %?hicb ~uld be of "troditional Viy~inia ar~.i%ecture", a ~ suggesting the const~ction of a f~nc~lonal, clean-cut, contz~porsry buildinF, was before Council. On notion of ]~r. Ed%mrds~ seco~ed by ~'r. Kinton and un~ninou31y %he cor~unication ;~s ordered filed. S~E~ LIGHTS: A petition si~ed by residents in the vicinity of Yennsylvani~ Avenue, Twenty-seventh (Hoover) Street a~ Twen%y-eirh%h (Clifton) Street, ~. reques~in~ stree~ lights in this area, was before Council. On notion of }ir. Einton, seconded by I]r. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the petition was referred to the City Eanager for attention. TRAFFIC: A co~lcation from Rudolrh F. Eing~ ~ecutlve Director of the Pres~ent's Hiqhway Safety Conference, re~estin~ the na~es~ titles ~nd addresses of the representatives of the City of Roanoke who will attend thc sessions of the President's l{i~hway S~fety Conference in '.tashinF~n, D. C., J~e 1, 2 a~ 3~ 19&9~ was t~efo~ In a discussion of tke hatter, it was decided ~at the ;~yor ~'ould represen~ the City of Roanoke, or, in the event of his inability to attend the conference, a representative to be designated by hin. S~.~OKE CO]IT~L: A co~unication from ;ir. Charles S. Frost, Director of the Departnent of Air Pollution Control, enclosin~ su~ested chanres of a noncontro- versial nature to O~in~u~ce Eo. 9152, adopted on the llth day of Au~st, 19&7, dealin~ ~.'ith air pollution control, was before Council. The su~estions were t~ken under advis=~ent. REPOiiTS OF OFFICE?~S: BUDgET-LIBRARY: The City Eana~er havin~ been instructed to ~'ork out details for establishinz a book station in the "Suena Vista" Buildin~ in Jackson Park ] isa Pearl R. Hinesley, Librarian, he subz~itted written report t~t arranre~ents have been coupleted for the o;eninz of the ~ok station and requested an afpropriation of ~ZOO.O0 for .;a~es, ~50.O0 for Incidentals, ~.~ for Supplies, ~00.OO for Repairs, ~112.OO for Equipr. cnt and ~]+~O.OO for a Librarian; '~;hereupon, ~:r. Cronin offered t~e follo~n~ enerrency Ordinance: (]99~6) Ali O~DIi~ANCE to ara..nd and reenact Section ~lO&, "Public Library", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virfinia, on ~e 31st day of December, 19&{, No. 97~1, and entitled, ~An Ordinance r~akin{ aFpropriation~ from the Oeneral F~d of the City of Roanoke for the Piscal year be~!nnin~ Janus,' 1, 19~9, and endin~ December 31, 19~9, a~ declarinF the (For ]~11 text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book Eo. 10, P~Eelg~] Er. Cronin ~oved the adoption of the Ordinance. ~ne notion ~as seconded by ~:r. }:fnton anJ ~d~pted by ~he follow,in= ~-ote: AYES: ]:essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Ed~rds, ['!nton, and ~he President, )ir. H~ter ....................... ~AYS: ~one ............... O. In this connection, th~ City Kana~er'~ as co~pli~ted for t~e exTeditiou~ h~nd!in~ of the openin~ of tee book STADI~:-POLIC~ BEPART}~N~: ~e City ~[~na[er ~bnitted ~itten report that the Police Protective Association of Roanoke, VirEinia, has scheduled a rodeo at the Roanoke ¥~icipal (Victory) Stadia, August ~-7, lg~9, a~d that t}:e Dire=tor of the Department of P~rks and Recreation has reco~ended t~t tlc Association be charced ~:5~.~ per day in ~ccord~nce z~ith past fees, but that fifty p~r cent of the ~mount so paid be refunded to the Associatfon~ tee City ~:~n~fer concurrinE in the re~or~cnd~tion~ ~;hereupon, ~. Cronin offered the follo-~in~ Resolution: {{~)9~7) A RESOLU?ION authhorizing and directing that the Police Protective A$so~.iationa lncorporateda of Roanokea Virginia, be charred .)~25o0( per day for ~he use of the Roanoke {~uicipal {Victory) 5t~di~n, in connection with a rodeo to be s~nsored by ~he Protective Assucfatinn, August ~-7, 1~9, an~ au~horizin~ and directinF the City Auditor to refund %o the Association fifty ~ r cent of the amount so paid. (For full text of Re~olution, see Ordinance ~ok I{o. 16, Page 196) {-'r. G~nin moved the adoption ~ the ~{esolution. The uotion ~ as seconded by {~. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYe: ~[essrs. C~nin, DAllaS, Edwards, }~inton, and the Fresiden~, Fr. Hunter ................... NAYS: None ............O. S~E~ LIG]['S: ~ne City }~n~ger submitted written report, ~eco~n~lnr the installation of street lirhts at various locations in the city; whereupon~ }'lnton offered the follo%iin~ Resolution: {~9&8) A REgOLUTION authorizinr the installation of street liFhts on certain s treet9 in the City of Roanoke. (For I%11 tex~ of Resolution, see Ordinance ~ook No. 16, Pa~e 196) {ir. ]~inton moved the adoption of the Resolution. T~e uotiun '~s seconded by }'r. Edwards and adopted by the I'ollouinu vote: AYES: ~;essr~. Cronin, Dillard~ Edwards, ]~[inton~ and tLe President~ {Tr. Hunter ...................... NAYS: None ............... O. In this connection, the President, I~r. }{unter, called %o the attention of the City {.~na{er the need for a street lath5 in the 22CO block of }[enwood ~oulevard, S. E. HUDGET-HUS?Ii~GS COURT: The City l~nager submitted written re,ri that the ~ecretary to the Judge of the HusLin~s Court will have to be absent from her duties from four to six weeks for an operation which will necessitate substitute help for a period not exceeding ttvor, onths at ~16~.00 per month, and asked Lhat $330.00 be appropriated for e~tra help in this office, also, tha~ }12~.~ be appropriated fcc the purchase of a ne;; typewriter; %i~nereupon~ {.~r. Dillard offered the followin~ i emergency OrdinBnce: of an Ordin~eo adop~e~ b7 ~he Coun:~l of [~e ¢i~7 of Roanoke~ ~ir~inia~ on 31s% day of December, 19h8, I'Io. 9751, and entitled, "An O~inanee appropriations from the General Fund of t}ie City of Roanoke for the fiscal year be~inninF January 1, 19{9, and endin~ December 31, 19&9, smd declaring the existe:tc~ of an emergency". (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordin~.~ce Book No. lo, Pa~e Er. Dillard Roved the adoption of the Ordinance. lner. otion was seconded by }.'r. Edwa~s and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: }~essrs. Gronin, DAllaS, Ed~ia~s, i.inton, ann t.;e President, }<c. Hunter ..................... NAYS: None .............. 0. ANIIEXATION-F~E D£PARTYV~/T: Council having previously appropriated from the 19~9 Annex Fund, in connection with the purchase of land as a site for the proposed fire station in the 'Jlllianson Road area, and ap~ointed viewers for the purpose of apFraisinF the lot~ in question ~tith a view of establlchin~ a fair and reasonable price for sene, the City I~nar~er submitted ~rttten report, ~o~ether with the re~ of the viewers, coverinF the lots in addition to the ones freviou91] authouized ~o be purchased f~n Claudine W. ]'.cGonkey and Janes G. KcConkey, the City {~nager reguestlnF authority to Furc}~se t}{cse sddi~ional lots. Co~cil bein~ of the opinion that the lots should be purchased at the figures submitted by the viewers, ]'r. ~wa~s =owed that the following O~inance be placed upon its first reading. The l:mtion was seconded by {fr. ]linton and adopted by the fotlo'.~/ne vote: AYES: ~'essrs. C~onin, Dillard, Edm{ards, {~inton, and the Fre~ldeat, l'r. Hunter ...................... NAYS: I/one .............. O. {~950} AN ORDINA{ICE authorizinE and directing the City i'~na~er, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to purchase Lots }'ap of ]{illiamson Groves Subdivision, located between Noble (Woodland) Avenue and {~adJock (Laurel} Avenue, N. E., ~d Wilkins Street and Lukens Street, ii. E., at a total consideration of ~i~CO.OO, said lots beinE a ~rtion of the site contenplated for the proposed fire station in the ;~illiamson koad area~ smd directi accel tance of deeds therefor u~on approval of the City Attorney. BE IT O!~AINED by the Council of the City of *roanoke that the City ~'anager be, and he is hereby authorized and directed, fo~ and on behalf of the City of P. oanoke, to purchase Lots lY., 15, 2~ and ]O, Section H, }'ap of liilliamson Groves Subdivision, located between'l;oble (i~'oodlmqd] Avenue and ]'addock [Laurel) A. venue, N. E., and lli!kfns Street smd Luken~ Street, {{. E., at a total consideration of ~!, 700.~, to-wit: Lot 1~ }'rs. ]~'ad~e G. Young ~]50.O0 Lot 15 l~vs. I'ary J. Zfillians ~50.00 ~t 2~ L.D. B~uh ~00.O0 Lot ]0 Eunice E. ii,be 500.OO, said }ors bein~ a portion of the site confer.plated for the F~posed fire station in the Z~illimmson Road area, and that deeds therefor be acceEted upon approval of the City Attorney. The Ordinsnce having been ~esd, was laid over. ~.Ifl[EXATIOii-STREET ?.'!DE~{II~G: Co~cil having previously apFointeu viewers for the purpose of ap[raisinz property required in con~ection with the ,~idenin~ of Lukens Street, l;. E., with a view of establishinc a fair and reasonable price for the parcels of !anJ in question, the City ]~anaFe~ submitted written report, to~ethem with report of t~.e vf{n;urs as to fi¥~ of the lots, the City }.ana~er requestinF authority to purchase these lots. Co~cil being of the opinion that the lots should be purchased at the fi~;res submi~ ted by the %'~ ewers, l'r. Dillard moved that tie fol]o;~in~ Ordinance be pl~ce~ on its first reading. The motion was seconded by ~'.r. Cronin and adopted by the follo~;in~ vote: AYES** }'essrs. Cronin, Dillard~ Edwards~ I~lnton, and thc Freaident~ Hunter .............................. NAY~: l;one ................... O. (~99513 ~3I ORDIN~3/CE authorizing and dlrectinF the City ~anager, for on behalf of tile City of Roanoke, to purchase certain parcels of land sho%~n on ~%p Of :';illia~son Groves Su'odivision, at a total consideration of $12,350.OO, to be used for street purposes in connection with the extcnslon of iukens Street, ]~. E., and approprtatin~ the erount of $12,350.C0 from the 19&~3 Annex Fund for this purpose. BE IT ORDAI~$ED by the Council of the City o£ Roanoke that the Clty ]ana~er re, and he is hereby authorized aud directed, f~' and on behalf of tke City of Roanoke, to purchase certain parcels of land sho~;n on ][ap of ;;illi-~l.son ~roves Subdivision, to be used for street purposes ill connection witi~ ti~e extension o~ lukens .qtreet~ ~]. E.~ at a total consideration of .~12~350.CO, to-wit: Lot 60, Block ]', Lucas and Fralin $500.00 Lot 61, Block ~i~ G.S. Rear£ and 3. F. Brown 300.00 Lot 10, Block J, D.B. l~urphy 300.00 Lot 16, Block G. Charles Pierce 250.00 Official Tax No. 2060752 ~;alter H. Bart~aan 11,000.OO BE IT FUkTHEi~ ORDAIfltD that $12,350.OO be, a ~ the sa~e is hereby apppoFriated frou the 19~9 Annex Fund for the purchase of the aboYe .rnreels of l%nd for street purposes. The Ordinence havin~ been reed, ~gs laid over. RU~Eq: The City ~anaKer sub~]itted written report that the Safety Transit Corporation has ~cconylished six of the sug--.estions made at a hearin~ on bus schedules and bus routes held on l~ednesday, April 13, 19&9, anl presented a ll~t of the 3ix ir. prover~ents, also advisinr that the ma~s coverin~ t[le present routes and the proposed new routes will be available at an early date. After various suggestions to the City ]'anal. er by r.~_:.bers of Council as to bus routes and bus schedules, the report %~as ordered filed. ZONI]~G-SETBACK LI~E: The City ~.~na~er submitted %~ritten report t~at to his knowledre there is no setback line from. Franklin Road to ~{or£olk Avenue on ?bird Street, S. ~;., and record%ended that a setback line be established i:2~ediately on the east side. On notion of Yr. Dillard, seconded by ~ r. Edwards and unani~.ously adopted, the ratter was referred to the City Attorney for inYestiration, report and recor~..endation to Council. HEALTH DEPART]~iiT: The City }~nager ha¥in~ previously been requested to here sanitary regulations with regard to outdoor privies more rigidly en[~orced, he submitted %~ritten report that he has available a Sanitary Pit ~rivy ia%~ %~'hich can be discussed enytime Council desires to do so. After a discussion of the trotter, ~-'r. Cronin g~oved that the City Attorney be instructed to prepere proper draft oP Ordinance prnhibitin~ outdoor privies in the City of Roanoke and requirin~ the installetion of septic tanks wkere city facilities are not available or are inaccessible. The llotion was seconded by Fr. Dillard and unmnimously adopted. RECREATION DE?~T¥;';T: Council havin~, previously considered the question of purchasin~ buildin~ located on the east side o£ Thirteenth Street, ii. lt.~ between Fairfax Avenue and ¥oo~n Hoad~ fo~erly occupied by ~:. Fetor~ Ep~scc~l Church~ for use as a recreation center~ the City l'anarer submitted ~itten re~or~ that the ap~raisal value of this pro~r~y is The ~port was ordered filed. ~:2IONS-FIRE DEPIRT]~NT: )¥. Dilla~ havin~ previously brought to the a~%endion of Council a suggestion that Ca~tain J. C. Gregory, foyer ne:.ber of the Fire Department, who was lnjuned in line of duty a~ a fire In Vln~on later pensioned by %kc city, be placed on the Qratui%les %o Foyer ~ployees List at $12.~ per non%h, %he City ~Fec submit%ed %lri~ten re,ri, %ogetheP tilth a case his%cry on th~ matter f~o~ I~P. I[. ~. Kul]lns, Chief of ~hc Hoanoke Fire Department. The question %;as discussed at lenrth~ ~ essrs. Cr~nin and Dillard insistin* that Cap%aim Gregory be placed on %kc Cratui%ies %o Foyer ~ployees Lis% as of %he opinion %ha% a thorough study should be r~:de of the overall picture and all disabled city employees covered a% one tine by &ny action taken a]on~ this line. After a fhrther disc~:ssio~ of the r:.a%%e~.~ ]~r. Dillard Loved that an e~ercency Ordinance be ador%ed placinr C~p%ain J. C. Gte-cry on the Gratuities %o Fo,:er ~rloyees List a% %17.CO per month~ effective April 1~ 19&9. The motion seconded by ~Tr. Cronin and lo3% by the followinu vote: AYES: }'essrs. Cronin and Dillard ................................... 2. I~AYD: I'essrs. Zd~ards, ~iin%~n, and %he Fresiden%~ ~Tr. Hun%er ....... In a further discussion of the q~s%ion, ~. Cronin pointed out %ha~ %here are two categories of retired city e~ployees~ %he employee who re%ires became he or she is physically unable to continue and the employee who retires because of the a~e limit and t}~en ob%aims a job else~kere while still receivi~ a pension from the city, both l[essrs. Cronin and Dillard cri%icising the :~3,OO0.00 in the present city employees re~ireLent system in cases where employees have obtained substantial e~.plo~.en~ else~t~ere after re%tre~.eu~ by %he city. Council bein~ of the opinion that for %he ti~.e bein~ %he old Police ~d Firenen's Pension system sho~ld be ~ended %o better provide for disabled policemer smd liter, an 1~o are re%ired~ '~i%h study %o be civen %o %he city employees instructed %o ~repare proper Ordinance ~ending %he Police and Fire~en's }ension Ordinance ~o p~vide for ~x~ ~on%hly pa~en%s of Qi~O.~ %o disabled ~ployees par%iciFa%inK in this syster, who are not Fain~lly employed in any ~deevor %.~ich pays more %ham ~2~.OO per month, and %o provide %ha% in the even% an ~,ployee particiFatinr in this syste~., is ~ain~lly ~ployed a~ more than S2~.OO per month, such employee shall receive %he ~1~.OO per ~onth as Fres~%ly provided. mo~ion ~s seconded by I'r. Dillard an~ ~hnidously adopted. voicin~ the opinion that Secdion 5~ Chad%er 60, of %he Ci%y Code, requirinz o%~ers or occupants of all resideAces and buildinEs in %kc City of Roanoke %o provide containers for ~arba~e, etc., is ar. bl~uous and should be clarified to require that a second container be provided by householders, property o%;ners, and otkers~ for tin can~ elass, non-inflar~ables~ cowered the sar, e as the other type On notion of ;~r. Cronin, seconded by ].~r. ~wards and unanimously the hatter was referred to t~,o City Attorney for preparation of ~roper a=~ldment to Section 5~ and to ~bn[t same %o Council for adoption. REhT~T2 OF CO~'~ ITTEF~: l~one. UBFINISHED BI~S!I~E2S: l~one. CO~IDERATION OF CL%IT'S: None. INTi{ODUCTIOH A~D CONSIDERATIOI~ OF O~DI[iA:;CEJ A:;D RE~LPTIOI~S: ZONINq: O~in~ce I.[o. 9929, rezanfn~ f~m General Residence District %o Special l{esidence District p~perties located '.~est of !;illianson !{oad in tLe vicinity of Clarendon Avenue, Gran~view Avenue~ Ce[laFhurs% Avenue and Avenue, havin~ previously been before Council for its first readinu, read a~ laid over, was aFa[n before t~e bo~y~ ~. Edt;orals offertn~ the !'ollo;-~in~ fo~ its second readin~ an~ final adoption: (~/9929) AI~ ORDI[~A~[CE to at.end ~nd reenact Arzicle I, Section 1, of Chapter el, of the Code of the City of ~{oanoke, Virminia, in r~-lation to ZoninT. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordina::ce Book I~o. lu, ~aze ~'r. Edt;orals norad t~:e adoption of t]:e Ordinance. The notion was seconce, by I'r. Cronin and adopted by the follow,iht vote: AYES: ~'essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Ed~;ards, I inton, 2nc tko Freside~%, ~r.Hunter ...................... ~AYS: I~one ......... O. ZONII~G: Ordinance [~o. 9930, rez~nin= f~m Business District to General Residence District properties located on both sides of Tenth ~treet, ~;. ~f.~ in the vicinity of Lick Run a~ [~ello~ Avenue, havinff ~reviously ~een before Council for its ~irst reading, read and lai~ aver, was asain before the body, l[r. Ed'~'ards offerin~ the follouin~ for its second readin~ and final adoption: (~9930) A~I ORDI~A~;CE to ~.end and reenact Article I, Section 1, of Chapter 51~ of %he C~e of the City of Roanoke, Vir~inia~ in relation to Zoning. (:or full tent of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book ~o. t~, Fa~e 190] ~'r. Edwards norad tke adoption of the Ordinance. The notion was secona~ by :r. ~'inton and adopted hy the fotlo,~in~ vote: AYEa: ~[essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Ed~'ards, ~'inton, and t}ie Presi~en%~ ~'r. Hunter ..................... NAYS: None ......... O. ZO~II~G-SETBiCK LIt~Ea: Ordinance No. 9931, establishinK a setback line on both sides of Flening Avenue (Colonel Fleeing ~oad) f~m ~illi~:son N. %~., %o the proposed intersection of Fleminr Avenue ~;ith Hollins koad. i~. e~tendinff thirty feet on each side of %ke present established center line of street, %o provide for a 60-foo% street, havinr previously been ~efore Council for its first readin~ read a~ laid over, ~;as asain before the body, ~.r. G~nin off erin- t~ follo;~in~ for its second readin= and final adoption: [~9931} AN ORDIHANCE establi.*hinF, a aetback line on b,,th afdea of Fle~in~ ,~venue (Colonel Fleming Road) from ;/illianson Road, H. '~., to the pro~sed intersection of Flenin~ Avenue with ttollins Road~ N. E., extendin{ thirty see~ on each side of the Fresent establ/s}~ed center line of the street, to Frovide lbr ~-foot street. {tot ~11 text of O~lnance, sec Ordin~uce Book Ho. 16, Page 1~) }~r. g~ln ~ved the adoption of the O~ln~uce. 'ihe Lotion ~la9 ueco~ded by F~. Dillard an~ adoFte~/ by the followin? vote: AYES: ~'essrs; O~onln~ Dtllard~ Edwards, l[in%on,and %he R&YS: l!one ......... O. ~ELLS: The Cit~ Attorney kavln~ prepared draft of Ordinauce, re~ula%tn~- the 5aintenance of %~ells~ cisterns~ eessFools~ excavations, mine oFenin~s~ qu~riem~ pits and standinu bo~ies of water ~ore %baa one foot indeF%h, containinK seven ~ection~ and ~ouncil havin~ at its last ~eKula~ ~eebin~placed Seccion 1 on its ~irs% ~eadinr as Ordinance ~o. 99&0, %;hich %:as read and laid o~er, the ratter ~aln before the body. Council beln~ of %he oFinion ti!a~ the ~Pni%~ shoul~ be issued by InsFector lnatead of %he ~i%y ~]an~[er~ and %ha~ %he pro%ec%i~ fen~ ~ul~ of a kei~ht %o be aFproved by Council in accorda~ce wi~h re~utations %o be ~FFroved at a later date, Ir. Edwards noved that Ordinance I~o. 9~;+0 be ~ended %o include %l~ese %%~o cha~mes and %o include %he seven sections ~ %he criminal dr&f% ~he shove c~qn~es. The r.otion was seconde~ by ] r. Oronin and adopted by the AYE'~: ~7essrs. O~onin, Dillard, Edwards, ~iinton, and the F~esiden%~ ~r. Hunter ....................... NAYS: ~one .............. O. ~[~. Cronin then offered tk~ follo,dn~ Ordinsnce, as anended, fern its second and final adoption: (~&O) A{~ CRD~HA~CE re~ulabin~ the maintenance of %~ells, cisterns, %hah one (1) foot in depth, in the Gtty of Roanoke; ~movi~in~ fo~ the erection )f mu~d devices ove~ or around the sar. e: ~rovi~inm fo~ %he issuance of Fe~its to eximtin~ wells and othe~ excavations ~%d openinfs in the earth, and %o new ones; p~escribin~ penalties for the viola%ion of %he Frovisions of ~his ordinance; definin~ certain public nuisances and providinr for %keir abate[.en%. (~or ~11 text of O~inance, see Ordinance Book i~o. 16, P3~e 191] 1.~. Oronin ~so%'e~ the adoption of the O~dinance. The ms%ion was secor~ed by }lt. Dflls~ and adopted by the followinr vote: AYES: lTess~s. O~onin, Dillard~ Ed%;ards~ llin%on~ and %~ President, {unter ...................... 5 · NAYS: ~one ......... 0. SYATE CORFORAYIO~ CO}]'ISSION: The City Attorney havin~ been inst~cted ~o ~ar before the State Cor~ration Co~ission aL a bearin~ scheduled f or 10:~ o'clock, a. n., Tuesday, April 20, 19&9, in opposition to an a~plica%ion of Norfolk and ;lester~l Railway Conp~ny for penuisalon to discontinue Trains ~;os. 12 and 13~ between Roanoke ~nd ~ristolm he presented draft of Resolution~ re~lsteriI the objection of City Co,mci1 to tho ap~licati~n; wkor~u~on~ Fr. ~;la~$ off~rcd the following: {~2) A RE~OLI~ION re~istorin? the ob3ection of City Council to the application oF tho l~orfolk ~nd 'lestern ~alluay Co~ny for pe~is~ion to di~continu~ train~ ~Io~. 12 aud 1)~ between Roanoke and Bristol. (For full %ex% of Resolution, see Ontinance Book [;o. lO,'Pa~e198) [~. ~waFds moved %he adoption of the Resolution. ~e ~;,o%ion was seconded by ]'P. ]~inton and adopted by the ~ollowln~ vote: AYES: ~'essrs. Oronin~ Dillard~ Edw~rds~ ]~inton, an.l tke [~r. Hunter ..................... ~Y~: :~one ......... O. STATE COHFO~iATIO~; CO~I~IS~IOH: ?he City A~torney kavin~ been instructed %o aNpeaF before the 3tare Corporation Cor~.ission at a hearin= scaeduled for o'clock, a. n., .:e~nesday, April 27, 19&9, in opFosi%ion to an application of the Norfolk and ~;estern ~ailway Company loc permission %o discontinue Trains :,os. a~ 3'., bet%~een Rohnoke and ~iinston-S~len N. 3., he ~-ese.~ted d~af~ ~ ke~oluLion, re~isterin~ %}lc ob3ection of City Council to t~e a~plica%ion; %;:~ereupon, ~ r. C~nin offered the follo~n~: (~9953) A ~SOiU?IC~; registeFinr the ovjec%ion of City Council %o apFlic~%ion of the ~orfolk and %[es%ern Railway Company for pe~ission to discontinue trains Nos. 33 and ]&, bet~een Roanoke ~d %finston-Salem. (Fo~ full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book I;o. lb, Pa~e 19~) }-~r. Cronin moved %he adoption of the Resolution. ?he motion wus seconJed ~y ]'r. ~wa~s ~d adopted by the follo%dn~ vote: AYF~: l-~essrs. Cronin~ Dillard, Edl~aFds, ~in%on, and %he President, ~¥. Hunter ..................... NAYS: None ......... O. SALE OF FROPERTY: The City A~tovney brouKh% %o the attention of Council draft of Resolu~lon~ authorizinr the execution and delivery of a de~d of correction reconweyin~ to Janes ]~. ~:ol~lin property originally conveyed %o him ~der provisions of Crdinance 2228~ the City Attorney a~visln~ %~:at ][~. ~id~:ey F. Parham, Jr., A%torney~ has requested the adoption of the Resolution in %hat the City Clerk neclected %o affix the ~.unicipa] seal %o %l~e original deed, for %~hich reason some ~uestion has arisen as %o the nature of %he %i%1e acquired by %he fr~]%ee %her~in; whereupon, I-~F. ~wa~s of Pered the folio%lint: (~95&) A RE~OLUTION au%horizin~ the execution and delive~ of a ~eed of correction reconveying %o Jazes }~. Not,lin cer~ain pro~y, situate in and formerly belonvinu to the City of Roanoke. (For full text of Re~olutien, ~ee Ordinance Book I(o. 16, Pa~e 199) IfF. Ed%lards moved the adoption of the Resolution. The r.otion was second~ by ]'r. ].[inton and adap%ed by the follo%~n5 vote: AYES: ]~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Ed~lards, ].[lnton, and ti,e ~resident, ~r. Hun%er ..................... IiAYS: l;one ......... O. S~,P:~R ASSESSKF~;?: The question of releasing a sewer assessr~ent in the amount of $~5.~7~ standin~ agains~ p~per~y described as Lot 6, Section 17, Yilla Heights Cor~ra~lon, S~ey No. 2, in ~he n~ of J. Horace Chll~on, In ~ha~ had previously conveyed ~o ~he Cl~y of Roanoke a rich,-of-way for a se~er lin ~he p~per~y in considara~ion ~f ~}~e ri~h~ ~o connec~ ~i~h and use said se~er,[ havin~ be~n referred ~o the City A~orney ~or proper procedure, he submitted ~ri~en opinion th.~L there is no valid lien a~ains~ the said lo~, bu~ tha~ i~ k'ould be Froper for Council to authorize and direct the City Clerk to make an actual release the reco~s, ~ presented draft of Resolution car~in~ out this ~rocedure; Fr. ~wards offered the followinc: (~955) A RE~LUTION authorizin~ the City Clerk to ~rk released an ~s~inated se~er assessnent a=ainst Lot 6, 9ectio~ 17, Villa HeiFhts Corporation in the n~e of J. Horace Chilton, and as recorded in Jud~nent Lien Docket 17, paze ~5, in the Clerk's Office of the HustinFs Court for tke City of Roanoke, ~lr~lnia. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Sook No. lo, Pa~e 2~) lit. F~wards noved the adoption of t4e Resolution. The ~otion ~;as seconded ~y F~. Finton and adopted by ~he follo;~inF vote: AYES: I~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Ed~;ards, ][inton, and the President, Hunter ....................... IIAY3: :'one .............. O. ~[OTIOI~ A!ID ~ ITCELIAI;EOUS BUSI;~E3~: CITY COUEH~'E~;T: The City I,~na~er brouFht ~o the attention of Council and )sked that he be Fe~itted to enter i~to ~ contract '.~ith the Chesapeake and Potor~c Cor.~ny of Virginia, For a ~inin~ ~eriod of five years, coverin~ a :entv~lized PBX syste~ for the City of Roanoke; ~:hereupon, }[~. Cronin offered the Resolution: {~956) A RE3OLUTIOt~ authorizin~ ~n~i directinS the City l'ana~er, ior and behalf of the City of Roanoke, to enter into a contract ~ith ~he ChesaFe~ke Telephone Co~F~ny of Virginia, ~or a ~ini~ period of five year~, coverinF centralized PBX System fo~ the City ~ Ro~loke, under te~s ~d conditions ~o te a{reed upon and contained in said contract, sub3ect to the a~;~oval of the ]ity Attorney. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, PaKe ~[~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The r~otion wss se~ed hy ir. Edwa~s ~d adopted by the follow, nc AYES: ~[essrs. Cronin, Dillard, ~%~a~s, ~,~inton, and the President, NAYS: l;one ......... O. RESOLUTIO:i OF APPRECIATIO:~: }'r. Edwards stated that it has cone to his ~tte~'Ition that ~Trs. ~aslin Davis, actin? in the capacity of Civic Chairman of the City Garden Club, was instm]~ental in having t%~'enty pin oak trees planted ~lon~ both sides of U. 3. HiEhv:ay Route I{o. 22C, im~'.ediate!y beyond the intersection Df Franklin RoGd snd Avenhar. Avenue, S. 'J., and offered the followin~ kesolution of ~hanks and appreciation: (~9957) A RESOLUTION of thanks and appreciation to Yrs. }~slin Davis, who, as Civic Chairr~n of the Yaric City Garden Club, ~as instrunental in havin~ twenty pin oak trees planted along both sides of U. S. Highway Route No. 2~O, i~:.ediately ~eyond the ~n%ersecL~on of Franklin goad and Avenha~ Avenue, S. (For full %ex~ of Resolution, see O~inance ~ok No. 16, Pa~e 202] F~. ~wa~s moved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~o%ion ~s seconded by ~. ~'ln%on and ados%ed by the follo'~lnF AYES: ]~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, ~wards, ]'inton~ and ~ke President, ~*r. Hun~er ..................... NAYS: None ..............O. ~';III~I~ FO0~: ;~r. Cronin brought %o %he at%eh%ion of Council a plan for const~ctin~ %'~ swi~ln~ pools in %he City of Roanoke at a cos% no~ to exceed ~100,O~.~ each~ one ~o be constmlcted in %he /'all and one ne~.~ s~rin~, Lt. ]~inton suc~es~in~ %hat eventually fou~ sw~,in~ ~ols should be con~%~cted, one in,ch of thc quadrants of ~he el%y, ~r. Cronin offerin~ %h~ follo%~in~ Resolution: (~9~) A RESOLU?ION au%horizin~ and directin~ %he City t~anarer %o have prepared prelininary plans and specifications fnr a s%iir~iin~ ~ool, &n~ to o~tain estir.ates of the cos% thereof. (For frill %e~ of Resolution~ see Ordinsnce Book ~o. 1~, Fa~e 202) ;'T. C~onin ~oved the adoption of %he Resolution. Yhe Eo~ion was seconded by }'r. Dillard and adoF%ed by %~e follo~lin~ vote: AYES: Fessrs. Cronin~ Dillard, Zd~:aPds~ ~'in%on~ and %be President, ~'r. Hun%er ..................... NAY3: Eone ..............O. A~i~L~A?IO:~-PA!iK~ AHD PL~Ya~.C~::~3: At tke request of i~r. Dillard, %~e City ]%namer revealed that he has an offe~ from ] ~s. L~na I~. i~inin~er %o sell to the city 1~.907 ac~es of land a~ a c)s~ of $35~81&.~ mid 27.~&V acres of land a% a cost of ~55,0~0.00, in the vicinity of %he %$illiam Flenin~ Hirh School, for ~urposes. On ~o%ion of ]~r. Cronin~ seconded by ]~. Dilla~ and unaninously adopted, the offer l~ss taken unde~ advisenen%. In this connection, I~r. 111n~on brough% Lo the a tten%ion of Council and mo~ed that %he City ~'~naKer also investigate the matter of ac~uivin~ p~er%y for a park in %he '.;ashin~ton Heights and upFer lIorth%~es% areas. The t~o%ion was seconded by ~'r. Cronin and unanimously adopted. STREET CAR hAILS: The req~es% of ~. Sanuel Golden, President of %he Vircini8 Scrap Iron ~: ]~etal Company, Incorporated, t~at %he City I-~ana~er be instructed call the contract for %ke p~c~se of s%Teet car rails f~m the City of ~oanoke completed with deliveries fade as of Feb~ary 15, 19&9~ and %ha% his co:~pany be refnnded funds now 5ein~ held which represent the deposit in e~[cess of the a c~ual ano~% due as full ~ent for those delive~ies~ hsvin~ been referred %o a cor~i%tef con~osed of ]'ess~s. Dillard, ~inton and ~he City Attorney, for study and recor~enda- %ion, Ir. Dillard re,fred that i~ is %he recoi~endation of the corgi%tee %~% contract be considered cancel/ed as of ~.arch 1, 19&9, and that cef~d be r,ade accordingly. Er. Cronin ~oved that Council concur in the reco~.endation of the cor~it~ee, and tha~ upo~ deter~,ination of the actual a~o~t to be ref~ded~ pro,er ~esolution be adopted p~vidin~ for ~he refunt. ~e ~otion ~s seconded by l~r. ~a~s and adopted by the follo~n~ vote: AYES: }'essr~. Cronin~ Dillard, Klnton~ ~d the President, ['r. Hunter--~. NAYS: ~one ...........O. (]Ir. Edwa~s not COUI;CIL: The ~estion of establl~hin~ an office in ~he l~unici~l 5ulldin~ fop the ]Ayor, and for uze by the other ~e~ber3 of Counc~l~ as ~ell as ~he e~plo~er of a stcnoFrapher who ~ould act a~ Fersonal secretary to the ]~yor~ as ~ell a~ t~ o~her ncr,bets of Council, ~nd, also, as a recep~ionist a~ Council ~eetinrs~ d~scu~sed, a~ on r. otion of ~r. C~nin, ~econde~ by ~'r. F~rds and nnanl~ou~ly adoFted, tke Fresiden%, l'r. Bunter, %~s requested to submit a reco~-~enda%ion along L~DISL~TION-HOU~INq: ]~. Dllla~ brough% to ~he attention of Council previous action of the boSy ~rin~ the last session of %he Con~ress of %he United States in entorsinc legislation with ~eference to long-range housin~ poin~in~ out %ha% the present session of ConFress is also considering le~islation alone %his !ine~ an~ offered the followinr Resolution: (~959] A ~LbTION endorstnc the "Housinc Act of 19&9" {S. 1070). (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa~e 202] ~'r. Dillard moved the adoption o~ the Resolution. The notion ~s seconded by ~'c. Cronin an~ aSop%ed by %he follo%dn~ vote: AYE]: ]Tessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ]2inton, and the President, NAY3: None ........ O. There beinr no furtker business to cone before the bo~y a~ %he Fresent ~ime, Council recesse~ ~q%i] ~:30 o'clock, %lednesday, April 27, 19&9, for consideration of ~ny such matters as %::e r~nbers nigh% care %o take up a% %ha~ APP!iOVED ~residen~ COUNCIL, RECE'SSED REr~'LA!{ FEETII;C,, The Council of the City of Roanoke net in recessed regular neetin~ in the Circuit Court Room in the )uniclpal BulldinF, !~ednesday~ April 27, 19&9~ a~ 7:30 o'clock, p. m., for consideration of any such ~%%ers %~e :.;eabera of ~e body m~ht care %o take up~ the President~ }~r. Hun%er, presidin~. PRE,El;T: }'essrs. Cronin~ D~lla~d~ F~;ards~ ~%in%on~ and %he President, ~'r. }{un%er ................ A~E~T: ~;one ....... O. OFfice{R2 PRZ~E~T: Ur. Ar%hut ~. O~ens, City ~[ans~er, ~'r. ksndolr~h G. '.~h!%tle City Attorney, and I r. H. R. Yates, City Au<titor. DEPART~ ZiiT OF [UBLIC i;~FARE: The lease bet~een the City of }~oan~ke and Byron ~;. and Frances P. Steele for rental of pro~rty lo~ated on t~e ~est side of the C~ve Sprin~-Garst ~71~ Road, for use as a dairy ~ar;:~, expiring as of Ayril 19&9, and Council havinr had ~der consideration the Latter of the city ac~uirin~ its o:;n farm, ~r. J. H. Fall%:ell, Director of the Departr:ent of Public [elfare, appeared before the body for a discussion of the :..atter. In his rem,arks, ~'r. Fallwell review'ed %~ events leadinr up to the Ieasin~ of the Steele property as a dairy fa~ and recon.nended that for rare efficient oyeration the city consolidate all of its faming activities on one tract of city- owned land~ pointfnr out that at t[~e present tine land at the ~oanoke Tuberculosis Sanatori~r,, the City Fa~., the Air;~ort and tLe Steele Farm is bein- utilized for this pur[-ose~ ~Tr. Fall%:ell a:]visin,~ Council that he [~as written a letter to the City ~'ana~er~ su~cestinr that the City [~o~ee be considered ['or school use~ that another buildin~ on the City Farm be used as a convalescent home~ and that consideration be ~iven to acceptin~ an offer to sell to the city for dairyinr an~ ~eneral fa~, activities a 5&O-acre tract of land. After a len?thy discussion of the matter, ~ r. Dillard moved that the that the City Uana~er furnish the met. bets of Council individual copies of t~e corl:unication referrer[ to by ~r. Fall%;ell~ af~ that the Councilmen [.ake a Fersonal tour of insFection ;~ith the D~rector of t],e Departr:.~nt of [ublic ]~elfare at o'clock, p. r..~ TuesJay, ~'ay 3, 1949, of the ~;.O-acre farr.~ wit[; a vieu of reachin a conclusion on the subject %;ithin si~:ty ~a]'s. The n:otion was seconOed by Eduards ~nd unanimously adopted. BQI[D~: The City Auditor havin? been ~uested to fmrnish Council with as much infor[~ation as could be obtained %~ith a view of fixing a ~ ~te for t'~e of the School, Library and Health Center bon~s approved by the ~ reeholders ~'arch 1, 19~9, an~ also a~ to the advisability of sellin~ all of these bonds at the present time, an~ the bo~y kavin5 taken unf~er a~viscment the su~estien of the City Auditor that ~2,67~C~0.00 of the ~nds be sold in t~e r.onth of July~ the m~tter was a~ain before Council~ the City Auditor advisinr that a furt[~er study of the ~uestion has de~aonstrated ii,at it %:ould be %~ser to ~efer the sale ~f this a=.ount oF bonds for an additional period of ninety days, explainin.r t}mt tLe first quarterly realty taxes are 'tue In {~rcL and ;~uld rive tl.e city sufficient money to nee~ interest pa)~;ents and o~ker dm.:mds, as well as retire~:~nts In In a further exFlanation as to ~asons for deferring the date fo~ the sale of the bonds, t}~e City AuJitor advised that %he city's cash ~osition is ~e%%ing p~Cresslvely lower and %}~a% there i~ evc~' indication %he city's ~osition ne~% January ~11 be far belo~1%h~% of tko Fast J~qry, Fointin~ out that interest Faymen%s, t-~e%~er with nornal heavy exFeniit~'es in ~le firs~ month of the mirh% Fu~ Council in the ~si~ion-of having %o ~rro~; in J~nu~ry and Feb~sry~ al~o advising %hat until now mos% of %he city's deb~ ~.~{%urities have co~.e in bu% %P~% a ;-rea% deal of this indobt~dn~ss ~11 be wiped ou~ next J~uary. In a ~tlll f~tker discus~ion of %he ~:a%ter, the City Auditor tkat neit}~er he nor anyone else could say 1;~1a% the r~ney r~%rke~ ~;ill be in ~eptenber, but t~t as a ~n~le there are fe~ ~nd offcrin?s d~in~ this ~onth~ conclu~i:l~ that %~El'e is no ~rcat nee9 to Frovide tk~ library fu~s for several r~ontks beea~,~e of %h~ %l~v,O~.~ no%i aw~ l~ble fro:i %he o~lrinal library bond Council ~ein~ of the opiniDn %hat %~e date for the zale ~f ~2,07~0.Q0 the ~L,77~,~0.~0 ~n~s shoult~ be tentatively fib:ed for 3e~ae~ber lf, ]'r. Dillard moved that the City Attorney be instructed to Drepare FroFe~ lay 2, 19&9, for further consideration. The notion ~;as seconded by ~ r. Ldwards and unaninou~Iy a~opte~. In this connection, Hr. ~ronin morel that %ho Roanoke City 3chool Uoard be i ay 2, 19&9~ as to ho~ soon %he School BoarJ %~11 need cash for con%fac%ora and architects required in connection 1;i%h i%~ proposed building pro~ra~s, how much ~oney %;ill b~ needed for %he school im~roveL~% ~>~r~ %h~u~h June, 195C~ they %o be located a~ %:%.a~ is tk~ reasonably anticipated cos% of each inRividual ~lr. Cronin also moved 5!at the Roanoke Ci%y ~chool Board be reql~es%ed %o furnish Council as soon as Fossible a list sho~in~ the a rchitec%ura! fi~s en~a~ed %o d rat; %he school [~lans, ang tko buildin= coat of eac~ a%t~rd~ so that Council an~ %he City ~'ana~er micht know ~ich of %~e architectural fir~s are most heavily enza~ed in city plans. The no%ion was seconded by lit. Ed%gar5s anJ unanimously adoF%e~. A!~I~XATIO~-PARFS ;J~D PL~.Y%kOUI:DS: ~'r. Dillard brourh% %o %he attention of Council %nd the City :~an~er a tentative offer of ] r. ~osie B. Oyler %o sell to t~e city approxirmtely t~enty acres of l~n;i at a consideration of .~&O,~0.O0~ u~e as a F%rk in t~ie %iillia::~son Road area, and a~ked the City I~narec to look into In %his conner%ion, Hr. Dillard asked the City tlanacer %o ne~tiate for the Furchase of 1~ for Fark Fur~ oses and play='round purposes in %he idle%~ild and East BOARD OF ASSESSORS: IT. Edwards brought to the attention of Comncil and suggested that a conference be held with Judge $. L. Fellers of t~ie Law and Chancery Court asr:crime I'onday afternoon in eonaection ~ith the ~enera! reas~ess- ment of real estate In the City of Roanoke d~rln~ the ye~r 1950. In this connection~ the City [~nager aJvised that the Enrineerin~ Depa~tnenL is substantially ~rel~ared for the reassessment. Afte~ a discussion of the ~w~tte~, ]~r. Edwa~s was reTuested %o arrange fo~ the conference. STREET LIGHTS: A discussion %;as held as %o street li-nts at ~arious locations in the city, ]¥. ]~in%o:l ~F~estinc that a street li=ht be placed on Cazpbell Avenue approximately lfO feet east of ?nirJ 3tract, S. E., the City ]~n~cer reco~r~endins that street lights ai.~o %e installed on ]~val [[eserve Avenue, ~. W., apF~xlr, stely ~0 feet east of Franklin 2sad anJ ap?roai:.ately ~/est of Jefferson Street. Council being of the opinion that these thrse street li-i.ts should be ln~t~lled, ~'~. ]qnton offered the fol]ovin[- Ees~iution: (~.~9960) A ]{ETOIJ'TIO]~ authomizin~ tie installation o$ 3tree% lights on certain ~treets in the City of Roanoke. (For full t~xt of Reaolution, see Ordinnnce ~ok ][o. 16, ~a~e by ~7~. C~nin an~ ads,-ted by t~e follo'.;in~ vote: NAYS: ~one .............. O. REF~i~D3 Ai~D ~EBATES-STREET CAi{ RAIL3: Council havin~ concurred in the recor.nendaLion of a cor~ittee comiosed of ~ easts. Dillard, ~ inton and the City Attorney %}~a% the contrac~ betl~een the Cit? of Roanoke and t;~e Virginia Iron A ~etal Coniany~ Incorporated~ for the p~c}'.ase of street car mils iron the city be considered cancelled as of ]'arch 1, 1949, and that %he con,party be refunded due as full pal~ient for those deliveries made under the ~rovi~ions of the contract, the City ~fana~er sutni~ted a ststenent iron %ke Virginia Scrap I~n Incorporated, in the amount of .J&,972.27, reFresentinf balance due the conl~any by the city, %~hich a~!oun% has been v. rified by the City Engineer; ~:.ercuFon~ ~[r. ~'inton offered the follo'~dnz 2esolution: (~961) A RE~OLUTION authori~nK and directin~ refuna of ~&,912.27 to the Virginia Scrap Iron and ~'etat Cor.pany, incorrorated, coverinr exces~ det~osit for t}:e purckase of street car rails fr~. the City of (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book I{o. lo~ Pa~e ~. ~[inton moved tke adoption of the Resolution. The ~./otion %;as seconJed by ~'r. Dillard and ads,ted by the follot~n~ vote: AYES: ITessrs. Gronin, Dillard, Edwards, ]iinton~ and the ~¥. Hunter ............... ~IAYS: I;one .... O. FIRE DEPART]ZNT: Council havin~ previously appointed a co~-~..lttee co~posed of he Fre~ident, {'r, Hunter, Councilx-an Cronin and the Gity {'anage~ to r~ke a study of the needs of the Fire De}~artr. en%~ ti~e co::,ittee submitted the followinc reFort and ~or~endati oas: "Roanoke, ¥ir~inia April 27, 1949 To The City Council Roanoke, Vir~inla The Committee you appointed has ~mde a careful study of the Fire Departhent needs after a conferene.e by the Corz~ittee ~:lth tke Chief of the Fi,.-e DeF~rtnen%~ ,"r. ',~. ]!. ~'ullins. Whe Co:~ittee record.ends the follow:imf: 1 - 75C Gallon Fu~per for No..~ Station iu South Roanoke to be pul-c.~ a~ed ir.':u~iate!y. 1 - 65 Foot ]adHer for No. 11 Station in Zlil~ianaon Road. 1 - 65 Foot ladder for Ilo. 7 Station in Virginia !{eights. 1 - 750 Gallon pumyer for No. ? St~ti')n in Virginia !{eimhts · 1 - 750 Gallon yumyer for {2o. ]1 Station in 'Jilliar. son ]{osd. 1 - ~00 Gallon [u~:~er for ~{o. 11 Statiou iu 'Jilliar. son Ro~d. 1 - 100 Foot ladder for ~o. 1 Station on Church Avenue lhe',: Fire Station to co:.blne ilo. 1 and !.o. ~. Renovate Plo. 7 Station in Virjinia Hei~'~ts. The ~305,000.00 could be financed as follows: Sale of 'Jillianson Road Property ~Rent from :Jo. 1 Station Sale of I~o. 4 Station (i{i~hland Avenue) .)lJ,O00.O0 22,000.C0 23,000.00 1~,000.00 13,0C0.00 iO,SCO.OO 34,5C©.00 150,000.00 12,000.00 ~305,C00.00 35,0~0.00 15,0OO.OO 10,000.00 60,000.00 rafter first '.,'ear, use rent to replace and r, odernize Fire De.rartnent. E~tir.~ te!] ?23.~en ~ it u~e s 305,000.00 Less s-=!e of lie. & ar~ .illiar.son Road plus first year rent on ~'~o. 1 Station 60~O00.00 .)24 ~, oeo. OO You will observe that this leaves a act balance to be financed of T2&5,000.OO. A cceck with the City Auditor sho~s the follo~in_~ an;ounts available in the A~.ary Funs: Available money in kmor7 ~und ;230,992.6~ interest due July 1, 1949 i~12~..OC Total ~£32,117.6~ ?his would leave only e few thousand dollars di£iercnce b~t'..;een the money in the Arr,.ory Fund end that %:hich ;gould be left to either fins.nee t~e Fire DeFartn~-nt prozrai: or three swir=:in~ pools. '.:e res.tearfully record,end %?.at %he Council submit to the freeholders to deci~e ',;bather to taS:e the Arr. ory money and build three s:~,ir=~in? pools or finance the Fire Department pro=ran or have a further alterrmte of doin~ nothing, %;ith the n.oney but leaYe it in the Auditin~ Deparu.~t. The Fire Depar~r, ent pro,ram would be a start toward brinrin~ the d e~art~:ent up to the standard for the City of ~oanoke; a~ since the Council has siFnified its ~llinrness ~nd has app~ved a p~rarl to const~ct two fire ~ations, one in the Ullliamzon Road area aL an4 one in Galen City aL ~30,~, ~e %eltcve this %lould he a for~iard step for ir,rrovemc~ts so neces2ary to the City. Respectfully submitted, (Sl~ned) 1~. P. Hunte~, (Si~ned) D~niel J. C~nin, Counci~an, (Si~ned) A~thur S. ~;ens, City ]-~. Dillard moved that the retort of the corl, ittee be acce~ted and aplroved on the basis of a lon~ ~nre plan. Yhe motion ~{as sec~n~ed by ] r. Ed%~srds and unanimously a doFted. In this connectfon~ ]'r. C~nfn moved that the City ~[ana~er advertise ior bfd~ for the ~O-~allon pur.~er for the I~o. ~ Fire Station in South ~oanoke in ordel that the s~:~e ni~h% be ~urc] ased as quickly as ~.ossible. ine n%otion was seconde5 by ]'r. ]'inton and un~i~]ously adopted. LEGiqLATIO~: ~[r. Cronin b~uFh% to the attention of Council and Offered the follouinF Resolution: (~962) A RESOLUTION declarinr it to be the sense of the Council of City of Roanoke~ Vircinia, %hat tPm best interests of the :.aSoriLy of tke citizens of Roanoke will be ~e~,ed b1' the outrig~.t re,esl of the so-called Taft-hartley Act by the Con~-ress of the United States and the enact~en% of a fair and e~uituble national la~ ~1{ as advocated by the President. (For full %e:t of Resolution, see Ordinance Book i~o. 16~ PaEe AP%er a discussion of the Resolution, I[r. Ed%:ards and the Fresident~ }'r. Hunte~, contendins %Bat althou'~h the ne~:bers of Council as individuals should an official body should take no suth action in that no [etitions or re%uests for the reve~l of the Act have been received f~or~ the public, ~[r. Crouin n.oved adoption. ?ne ~otion was se~ndc~ by I'r. Dill.Ltd anJ adopted by the follo'.:in~ vote: AYES: }[essrs. Cronin, Dillard and ] inton ........... ~AYS: ~Tr. Edwa~s, and the President, I r. Hunter---2. TRAFFIC: Er. }linen brouTh% %o the attention of Council ~n~ the City a high hedge in the vicinity of 1631 Lercer Avenue~ N. ~;., and the lack of a ~ard rail on ~e retainin5 %;all at Cove Road and Lafayette Boulevard~ ~i. ~., %~hich are cre&tin~ traffic haza~ds~ a:~ asked the City ]~na~er to investigate %~ese conditio:~ In this connection, the City ]Tana~eP %/as advised by ]ir. Dillard tka% tkere is also a hiEh hedge on the southeast :orner of ~[alnut Av(nue an5 Piedmont Avenue 3. E., %;hich is cFeatin~ a tr;~fffc kazard. The City ~ana~er advised %}m% he %;ould investigate tkese maLt, ers. There bein~ no fucker business, Council adSourned. APPROVED ~resiOent COUNCIL~ RSSUIAR Eonday, ~hy 2~ The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meetin~ ia the Circuit Court Room in the Eunicipal Building, ~Muday, ~ay 2, 19~9j at 2:00 otclock, the regular neeting hours with the President, ):to Hunters presiding° PRRS~21T: Resets. Cronins Dillards Ed~ardss and the President~ Er. Hunter ......................... ABS~T: ~. Elnton .......... OFFICER~ PRESET: FJ~o Arthur S. Owens~ City ~nager, ~. Randolph Ighittle~ City ~ttorneys and ~[r. ii° H. Yatess City Auditor. The ~eetin~ w~s opened with a prayer by Reverend J. Clyde Forney~ Pastor of the Central Church of the Brethren. ~INUTES: Copy of the minutes of the meeting held on Eonday~ tpril 25s 1949, havtn~ been furnished each ~e~ber of Councils upon ~otion of ~[r. Edwardss seconded by Er. Cronin and unanimously adopted, the reading ~as dispensed ~/th and the ninutes approved as recorded. HEAP/NG OF CITIZF~S UPON P~BLIC EATTF~S: LICENSE TAX CODE: The City Attorney having been requested to have prepared proper draft of Ordinance, including a provision in Section 20 of the License Tax Code for a license tax of $200.00~ plus fifteen cents oneach $100.OO of the gross receipts derived from such bu~iness~ on out-of-town awainE and tent ~akers~ eolicitin~ businees in the City of Noanokes ¥_-o J. Courtney King, Attorney~ appeared before Council and presented draft of Ordina~ce~ imposint a flat tax of $250.OO per am~um on such concerns~ advising that the for~ has the appreval of the City Attorney. Council being of the opinion that the proposed Ordinance should not be passed as an emergency measure, ~. Dillard ~oved that the follo'~ing be placed upon its first readinF. The motion ~as seconded by ~[ro C~onin and adopted by the fo 1lowing vote: AYES: Eessrs° Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, and the President~ ~'° Hunter-~. NAYS: None .................O. {~h-. tIinton absent) {~)96~) Mi ORDINanCE amending Section 20 of the License Code to license taxes for the calendar year 19/,9, and for each and every calendar year thereafter, until otherwise chanced* on every person, firr: or corporation, other than a merchan%~ or an awnin~ and teut makin~ and repairin~ establishment located in the City of Roanoke paying a re2ular awain§ and tent license, merchantts license or ~nufacturer~s tax in the City of Roanoke, en~a~ed in. the business of solicitint orders for or contractin~ as principal or aE-ent, for the sales manufacture, erectin_~, repairin§ or takin~ down for others of awnings, tents~ covers, venetian blinds or tarpaulins, for the.support of the city government, paynent of interest on the city debt and for other nunicipal expenses. BE IT OKDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that Section 20 of the License Code be amended by adding thereto as sub-section (c) the following.' That for the calendar year 19~9, and for each and every calendar year thereafter, until otherwise cbar~ed, there is hereby i~posed on every person, firm or corporation, other than an a~nin§ and tent making and re,airing establishment or ~erchant located in the City of Roanoke ~aying a regular a~ning and tent license mercBant'e license or manufacturer0e tax in the City of Roanoke, engaged in the business of soliciting orders for or contracting, as principal or agent, for the sale, smnnfacture, erecting', repairing or taking do~n for others of awnings, tents, covers, venetian blinds or tarpaulins for compensation ..................... $250°00 per year~ not prorated. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over, BUSES: F~s. L, Ho Byrd, f, ra. J, D, Hall and )'rs. J. A. Secreet, with }~-a. Byrd acting as spokesman, appeared before Council and presented a petition signed by residents of F. ontrose, ¥.urray, Tayloe, ¥~rton and Tompkins Avanue, S. E., asking that the route of the {forningside bus, as recently changed on a trial basis, be again changed so that instead of continuing south on Thirteenth Street, S. E., to Tayloe Avenue, the bus ~ould turn west at )~ntrose Avenue and Thirteenth Street, thence on {~ontrose Avenue to Tayloe Avenue, thence on Tayloe Avenue to }~iami Street thence on Eia~i Street around ~foroingside School, thence to its for~er regular rout, in that more f~ilies would be served and school children going to Eorningside and Jackson Junior Schools, living in the affected area, would be giver bus service where they have no service going to the schools, ~.rs. Byrd advising that since this petition has been gotten up the bus route has again been changed to continue west on Tayloe Avenue from Thirteenth Street to )iorningside Avenue, thence over its regular route, which is satisfactory to the petitioners if they can be assured it will be left that way. The City Kanager advising that he ~as responsible lbr the latest change in the bus route referred to by ~irs. Byrd as bein~ satisfactory to the petitioners, Er. Cronin moved that Council confirm the route of the {:orningside bus now in effect, as established by the City ~nager. The motion was seconded by )~. Dillard and unanimously adopted. PETITIONS AND CO~gNJNICATIONS: DELINQUENTTAXE$: A communication from ~.'r. W. D. Equi, Jr., De%inquent Tax Collector, attaching a list of properties and asking that a Resolution be adopted authorizing and directing the City Attorney to institute and conduct suits in equity for the purpose of enforcing the city's lien for delinquent taxes aFainst the properties, was before Council; whereupon, {.,¥. Cronin offered the following emergency Resolution: (~996&] A RESOLUTION authorising and directing the City Attorney and/or his Assistant to institute and conduct suits in equity for the purpose of enforcing the City's lien for delinquent taxes ar~ other assessments against certain propertie~ standing in the name of the respective record o~lere thereof. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 207) ¥~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ¥~. Edwards and adopted by the following vqte: ~4 AIF~ Hessrs. Cronino Dillard, Edwards, and the President, ~tr. Bunter ................. NAYS: l~oae ......... O. In this connection, ¥~. Cronin suggested that the City ~ana§er take an inyentory of lots purchased by the city for delinquent taxes which are not sold, with a view of heine some of the property for play areas. SALE OF FROPERTf: A co~unicatinn from ¥~. W. D. Equi, Jr.s Delinquent Tax Collector, to~ether with an offer from ¥~$. S. Eo De,itt, in the amount of cash, for the purchase of property located on the east side of Bridge Street, between Railroad Avenue and Russell Avenue, described esL ob 7, Block 2, Section Roanoke Developoent Company Yap, which property was acquired by the city in a recent tax aale at a consideration Of $175.OO, was before Council. Council being of the opinion that the offer should be accepted, and the City Attorney su~gestin~ that the property be conveyed with Special Warranty of Titles but members of the body being of the opinion that the deeds for these lots should contain a General Warranty of Title, }~. Cronin moved that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by F~. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Eessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, and the President, Hunter .......................... NAYS: None .............. O. (i~9965) AN ORDINANCE providing for the sale of property located on the e asr side of Bridge Street, S. W., betweea Railroad Avenue and Russell Avenue, described as Lot 7, Block 2, Section 3, Roanoke Development Company )~p, by the City of Roanoke to l~s. S. R. De, itt, at a consideration of $200.00 net cash to the city, and authorizing the execution and delivery of a deed therefor upon payment of the consideration. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that sale be ~ade by the city to Y~s. S. E. DeWitt of property located on the east side of Bridge Street S. W., between Railroad Avenue and Russell Avenue, described as Lot 7, Block Section 3, Roanoke Development Company l~p, at a consideration of ~200.00 net cash to the city. BE IT FURTHER OP~DAINED that the proper city officers be, and they are hereby authorized, directed and empowered, for and on behalf of the city, to execute and deliver a proper deed upon the form to be prepared by the City Attorney, conveying, with General Warranty of Title, the said property to said purc}mser, or to whomsoever she may direct in writing, delivery thereof, however, not to be made until said net cash consideration has teen paid in full. The Ordinance havinc been read, was laid over. WATER DEPARTmeNT: A petition signed by citizens in the nine hundred block of Penmar Avenue, S. E., and the twelve hundred block of Ninth Street, S. E., complainin~ of an inadequate water supply, was before Council. On motion of Y~. Dillard, seconded by $~. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the petition was referred to the City Manager for attention. SCHOOLS~ A co~unicatioo from }Ir. William L. Yartin, advising that in view of the opinion of the Judge of the Law and Chancery Court, in Quo Yarranto proceedings, that the appointment of ~o {~rtin as a School Trustee for the City of Roanoke to fill the unexpired tom of Er. Arnold Schlossberg ending June 30, 1950, is invalid due to the fact that }~. ¥~rtin is a resident of present District HOG 1, end Er. Schlossberg a resident of present District Ho° 2, he is tendering hie resignation to take effect l~ediately without the necessity of any order being entered in said proceedings, was before Council° ¥~o Dillard ~oved that the resignation be accepted, with regrets. The motion ~raa seconded by ¥~. Edwards amd unanimously adopted. In this connection, a discussion was held as to filling the · xisting vac~{cy, the City Attorney sub,eating that perhaps action on the~atter should be held in abeyance until Ordinance Ho. 9896, redistricting the present city into two School Districts, becomes effective on ~y ll, Some of the members of Council voicing the opinion that the vacancy should be filled immediately under the preaent School Districts, )M. Cronin moved that the body meet at ~:]0 o'clock, p. m.~ ~ednesday, ~y 2, 1~9~ for a further consideration of the matter when a full me~bership of Council w/il be present. The motion was seconded by ~ir. Dillard a~d unanimously adopted. PEP~%~T YOUTH CO)~;ISSIOH: A counuunication from the Per,anent Youth Co~uission, reco~ending that steps be taken ir. mediately to provide recreation centers in four additional sections of the city, ~as before COuncil. In this connection, V~-. Cronin voiced the opinion that school gy~masicu~s could be used for this purpose and moved that the ratter be r e£erred to the City ¥~nager to have the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation take ti~e question up with the Roanoke City School Board. The motion was seconded by Ed~-ards and unanimously adopted. In a further discussion of the school gymnasiums of the prese~t buildi~g~ and those which will be constructed with funds from the bond issue, ~. Cronin raised the question of using these facilities for al~uory purposes, as well as auditoriums, and moved that the ~atter be referred to the City )~na~er for study. The motion was seconded by {~r. Dillard and unanimously adopted. REFUHDS A~D REBATF.9-BUILDIhG PF~lT: A couuuunicatio~l from }Ye. Georgia ~. ingram, asking that she be refunded the amount of $].~, covering fee for permission to make alterations to a garage on her property at ~)10 ~illiamsou Road, H. ~., in that pla_ns for ~akinF the alterations have been abandoned, before Council. ~. Edwards moved that the request be Fronted and offered the follow/rig Resolution: (~966} A RESOLUTION a~thorizing and directing the City Auditor to draw warrant amountin~ to ~]oOO in the name of ¥~s. Georgia ~. Ingra~, covering refund of a~nount paid for building permit to make alterations to a garage on her property at 2910 ~illiamson Road, N. ~., plans for said project having been abandoned. (For full te~t of Resolution, see Ordinance Book Ho. 16, Page Pr, Edwards moved the.adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded F~. Cronin and adopted by the Follo~n~ vote: AYES: ~desrs, Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, and the President, ~r. Hunter ......... ~ ........... NAYS: None ......... O. SE~ER A~D SIDE~AL~ ASSESSIENTS: The request of ~r. Jacob L. Reid, Attorney, that a sewer assessment in ~he amount oF $~.21~ with interest from ¥~rch 1~ against property described as ~ 1~ Gale ~d ~drews F~p~ standing In the n~e off ~a~e Dorene Terry et als~ assessed In the n~e of James Ter~ and a ~lde~lk assessment in the ~o~ of $~.~ ~th interest f~m ~rch 1~ 1~2]~ assessed the ~me of J. A. Ter~ be released~ in that ~en he prepared an abstract of title for this p~perty on the llth day of December~ 1~]~ he ~de inquiry personally at the office of the City Clerk m~ ~as told that there were no se'~er or sidewalk assessments against the said lo~, having been referred to the Attoraey For ~nvestiEation, re~rt and re~endation to Co~c~l~ a co~ication f~ the City Atto~ey~ reviewing the Facts in the case a~ advising that he has no reco~endation to ~ke~ ~s before the body. Co~cil being of the opinion that the request of F~. Reid should be Eranted~ ~. Edwa~s offered the ~ollo~tng Re~olutioa: (~7)A R~OLUTION author~zl~ and directinE the City Clerk to release sewer asse~eat ~o~ting to $~.21, ~lth i~tere~ from ~rch 1, 19~, assessed the n~e of J~es Terw, a~ sidewalk asses~ent a~ti~ to $~.~, sith interest From ~rch ~, 19~], assessed in the n~e o~ J. A. %'er~, standing agai~t pro~y described as ~t 1~, 6ale and ~dre~s gap, In the name of ~nie Dorene Terry, et al~ (For ~ull text of ~e~olution, ~ee O~inance ~ok No, 16~ Page ~0~) ~. Ed~s moved the adoption off the Resolution. The ~o~io~ ~as seconded by }~. Croain ~d adopted by the follot~nF vote: AYES: ~e~sr~. C~in, Dilla~, ~s, and the President~ ~. Hunter ....................... ZO~IE~-SE~AC[ LINE: The City ~Mnager havinE previously reco~ended that a ~etback line be establi~ed on the east s~e o~ 'l'hi~ Street, S. ~., ff~m Franklin Road to ~orffo[k Aven~e~ and the ~tter havin~ beea refferred to the City Attorney for an inw~tigation as to existln~ ~etback lines, ~f any, on th~s street, a co~unicatioa From the City Attorney~ advi~in~ that a lO-foot setback line has been established on'~th ~[de~ of ~e street f~m Franklin Road to Church Avenue, was before Co~c~l being of the opinioa that a 10-Foot setback l~e should be oa both s~e~ off ~lrd Street, 3. ~., ~m Church Avenue to l~orfolk Avenue, ~. C~nin moved that t he City Clerk publish notice ~f a public hearing to be held the ~tter at ]:~ o~clock, p. m.~ ~nday~ ~y ~]~ 1~. ~e ~t~on wa~ seconded by ~. ~wa~s and vn~ou~ly adopted. SCH~L BOA~: Co~icat[ons from ~s. C. Pre~ton B~ield and J. E. Firebaugh, urg~g the re-ap~lnt~eat of ~r. LeRoy H. Smith as a ~ber of the R~noke City ~choo[ ~a~, and the ~blic Affairs Co~ittee of the Y. h. C. A., urging =he re-ap~intmen~ of both }~. Sntth and }~s. ~obert C. Churchill~ were before Coun=il. The co~aunications were ordered Piled. In this connection, Er. Dillard pointed out that the public should be reminded Council was able to have the School ~oard take advantage of the federal funds available in connection with the school lunch program only after a terrific campaign, and that although Council has indicated its willingness to share in the government*a pro,ram for Pres text books, its Resolution on the subject has to date been ignored, as far as the School Board is conce~*ed, $~o Dillard concluding that he Peels the preaeut School Board is not progressive enough as a whole° SCBOOLS: Council having previously requested the Roanoke City School Board to furnish the body a list of local architects now under contract with the School Board and the estimated cost of the respective projects, in connection with the school improvement program, in order that Council and the City ~nager might know which of the architectural firms are most heavily engaged in city plans, a communication from the School ~oard, furnishin~ the information requested, was bePore the body. On motion oP Fa'. Edwards~ seconded by [~'. Cronin and unanimously adopted, the communication was ordered filed for rePerence by the me=bets of Council. SOHOOLS: Council having previously requested the Roanoke City School Board to furnish the body with info~mation as to how soon the School Board will need cash for contractors and architects required in connection with its proposed building pro,ram, how much money will be needed for the school improvement pro,ram through June, 1950, ~hat schools and improvements are contemplated, in what order oP priority, where are they tO be located and what is the reasonably anticipated cost of each individual project, a comm~lication from the School Board, calling attention to the Bosrd~ previous estimate of $2,0OO,0OO.00 as the amount needed for the school improvement program through June, 1950, advising that at the present time a survey is being made to determine the most feasible locations for several proposed new schools, informing Council that a special meeting of the Board is scheduled for )~y 9, 19~9, for the purpose Of making a further analysis and study at that time of certain items of the proposed building program, and assuring the body that the Board will be pleased to furnish the additional desired information just as soon as possible after its further consideration of these matters, was before Council. ¥~. Cronin commenting that he could not understand why if the School Board Purnished as much information as it did with reference to the proposed school improvement program prior to the bond issue it would have less information now, the communication was ordered filed. TAXES: A communication Prom )~. Kenneth ~ller, General ~Mnager, Honest Dan "The Trailer ~n", Petersburg, Virginia, complaininE against Roanoke's "city sales tax", especially the hotel tax, advising that he has instructed his salesmen to pass up Roanoke until the sales tax on hotel bills is a~olis.bed, was before Council On motion of ~. Dillard, seconded by P~r. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the communication was referred to the Commissioner of Revenue to ascertain whether or not out-of-to~ trailer concerns soliciting business in the City of Roanoke are required to obtain a license for the privilege of conducting such business, and if so, whether or not the above finn is property licensed in the City of Roanoke. TAI;..~: A co==unication from the Cha=ber of Co=~erce, acknowledgin~ receipt of n copy of the letter fr~m Y,r, J, George Elphand~ Mew York~ H, Y,~ cozening the City of ~oke for im~siq t~ hotel t~, ~ vo{cin~ the opinion t~t in v~e~ oF the n~e~us lettera critical of t~ tax~ C~ty Co~c~l should feel very zrate~l For the co~ication f~m ~, Elphand, ~s before Co~cll. The co~lcation ~as Ordered ~led. CO~!ISSIO~ OF ~E~: Copy of a co~ication fro= ~lss Evelyn ~. Parrack, 2~26 Ro~dhill ~venue~ addressed ~o the Co~lssioner oF Revenue, criticisin~ ~hat orifice for ref~ln~ to ~ll her city and state tax fo~s became of lack oF ~sta~e~ ~ su;;est~ that perhap~ City Co~cil ~ould take ~ appropriation for this pu~ose~ was before the body. COucil ~a of the opinion ~hat the citileas of Ro~oke aould not be requital to f~nl~ ~sta~e for the rolling ~ these t~ fo~s~ gM. 6ronin moved that a ~nor~dum be sent to the Comissioner of Revenue to include sufficient f=ds in his 19~ b~get fo~ ~stage for this put.se. ~e motion was seconded by Er. ~s and ~m~usly adopted. ~INIC: I co~ication f~m ~. aeorge L. Denison, tlsociate Fanager of Hotel Roanoke, en~rsing the el~lnation of dog,ton ~rking, was before Co~cll. It appearing that individual copies of the cou~lication were sent to each of the northers of C:uncil, [:r. Dllla~ ~ved that the letter be acknowledged and fil~. ~e ~otion was seconded by liP. ~s and ~mnimously adopted. IIWITATION~: I comunication fro~ Dr. C. '~. flrady~ Fanager of the Veterans ld~ini~tration Hospital~ inviting the ne=bers of City C;u~il to attend the open house to be held from 2:~ o~clock to &:~ o~clock~ p. 2.~ S~day~ l~y 8~ 1929, at the ~oke Vetera~ l~inistration ~o~pital, in connection ~th the obse~ance of National Hospital Day, ~s before Co.oil. [embers of Council indicating their lntentio~ of attending the observance~ if convenl~t, the couuication wa5 ordered ackno'~ledged and filed. L~ISLATION: I co=~lcation fro~ ¥.r. ~aaes ~. Dre~ express~g approval of E==olution No. 9662, adopted on April 27~ 19&9, calling for the repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act~ ~s before Council. The comuicatlon n5 ordered filed. PLIN~IN~ ~ARD: The follo~n~ couuicttion from the Planning ~ard~ with reference to e~plo~n~ of an engineer in connection with bringing the city plan up-to-date~ was before Council: .lpril 30, 19&9. The Hcnorable W. P. H~ter, }Myor, and ~enbers of City Co~cil, Roanoke, Virginia. ~entlenen: ~e Planning Boa~ for soue t~e ~s realized that its work in bringing the City P~n up to date has been greatly handicap~d by the lack of the so.ices of an experienced eng~eer to ~rk on a full-t~e basis ~er the supe~i~ion of the Boa~ and in coo~ration with the ~ineering De~rtment. It re~gnizes the fact that effective long-tiao planning requires considerable tiao, study aM detailed ~rk fron day to day ~ich the me.ers of the B~ are ~able to give. In accordance with Ordinance Ro. 87~ adopted by the City Council on September 16, 19~6, crqating a :Planning Board and prescribing its duties, authority has been delegated to the Board eto employ such engineers and other assistants as may be .necessary in the prosecution of its work, subject to the approval of Council.' The Planning Board, therefore, recommends to City Council that provisions be made immediately for the enployment by the doard of an experienced engineer to work on a full-time bases with it in bringing the City Plan up to-date and plansing property for the recently annexed territory, Respectfully submitted, [Signed) ~o J. [cCorkindale, Jr., Chairman~ On motion of ~r. Cronin, seconded by Kr. Dillard and unaninously adopted, the communication was referred to the City ~Mnager for investl~ation, report and recommendation to Council. ZONI~G-PIA/INIR~ BOARD: The following communication from the Planning Board and ~oard of Zoning Appeals, with reference to a better cooperation between Council and the two Boards, was before Council: "April 30, 19~9. The Honorable W. P. Hunter, ~Myor, and Eembers of City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. members of the Planning Board ~nd the Board of Zoning Appeals appreciate the confidence City Council has placed in them by their appointment to the respective Boards, and they realize their responsibilities in carrying out the duties involved. They have endeavored to perform their duties as outlined to the best of their abilities, inspecting personally the properties involved, and giving much time and serious consideration to the questions referred to them for report and investigation before making recommendations. The Boards~ decisions are derived at only with the motive of serving the best interests of the various communities and the City as a whole. On several occasions, when these Boards have bee*~ requested to submit recommendations, City Council has not followed them. The me~bers are fully aware that only through differences of opinion at times can the best results be attained aud proper progress made. However, in view of the thorough studies made by the Boards before submitting reports, it is recommended that when City Council differs in its opinion, action be deferred until the opportunity is given the Boards to explain the reasons for such recommer~ationh. The Boards further recommend that when requests or petitions are filed with Council for the establishment of setback lines, street widening, and other related subjects pertaining to the preparation and development of Hoanoke's City Plan, that City Council, before taking action, refer these matters to the respective Boards for study and investigation to determine whether they will be in line with the Plan now being prepared. It is believed that this cooperation between City Council and the Boards in exchan§in~ viewpoints will result in a better understanding of the City's problems, end how best they can be solved. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) W. J. McCorkindale, Jr., Chairman, Planning Board. (Signed) F. E. Bishop, Chairman, Board of ~oning Appeals." The communication was ordered filed. ZONING-SETBACK LINE: The followin~ co~unlcation from the Planninc Board and the Board of Zonin~ Appeals, with reference to a setback line on Bershber~er Road, was before Council: ~April 30~ 19~9. The Honorable ~'. P, Hunter, Mayor, and F.e~bera of Clty'Council, · Roanoke, Virginia° Gentleman: In accordance with your letter of April 23, 19&9, referring to the Planning Board and the Board of Zoning Appeals for investigation, repor~ and recom~eudation the queerish of establishing a setback line on the south side of Hershber&er Bond, from Cove Road to I/lllia=sou Road: The County Engineer has been contacted concerning any ~ossible plans the County ~ay have for the widening of this thoroughfare, and the Boards have been informed that progress is now beir~ ~ade in acquiring properties For ~ch It is the opinion of the Boards that I/ershberger Road should be widened to not less than seventy feet, and it ia recomnended that City Council establish a setback line to provide for a seveuty-foot right of way on Hershberger Road from l/illiamson Hoed to Petere Creek, the City and the County to share equally in the proposed widening. The Boards £urther reco~end that the City Engineer cooperate with the County Engineer in working out the necessary details of the project. Respectfully submitted, (Si~ned) I/. J° [cCorkindale, Chairman, Planning Board° {Signed} F. E, Bishop, Chairman, Board of Zoning Appeals. t~. Dillard moved that Council concur in the recor, me*~tation of the two Board,' and that the City Clerk publish notice of a public heartr~ to be held on the ratter at 3 o~clock, P. m., F~nday, l~y 23, 19&9. The motion was seconded by Er. Cronin and unanimously adopted. ZONING-SETSA¢£ LISES: The following communication from the Planning Board and the Board of Zoning Appeals, with reference to the establishment of setback lines on various streets throu!hout the city, was before Council: "April 30~ 19&9. The Honorable 1/. P. Hunter, Yayor, and ~embers of City Council~ Roanoke, ¥irginia. Gentlemen: The Planning Board and the Board of Zoning Appeals has had under consideration for some time the necessity For the establishment of setback lines on various streets throughout the City :Which are now, and will continue to be, main thoroughfares, heavily travelled. Certain parts of these streets are now built up and are changing from time to time; other parts are situated in undeveloped areas~ which will eventually be used. The development of a good City Plan eau be done only over a long period of time, and as funds are made available by the City. It is the opinion of the Boards that the City of Roanoke and its contiguous areas will continue to grow and develop, a~d that certain existing con§este~ sections can eventually, be eliminated or improved by the establishment now of setback lines. The Boards have made studies of certain areas and given due consideration to their existing uses and possible future development, and hake the following recommendations to City Cou~xcil: 1. That a setback line of ten feet be established on both sides of 3rd Street, ~. W., from Church Avenue north to Norfolk Avenue, in accordance with previous setback lines established on 3rd Street south of Church Avenue to Franklin Road. 2. That a setback line to provide for a lO0-foot street be established aa follows~ beginning on ¥illianson Road (formerly tth Street, Ho E.) at the old City Limits as of 19~8, extending south to Co=~onwealth Avenue, thence in a southerly direction along Commonwealth to 2nd Street, N; B., and along 2nd Street to Randolph Street Brid§eo , ]. T~at a setback line to provide for a 70-foot street be established on Colonial Avenue, S. W., beginning at Brandon Road and extending west along Colonial Avenue to the 19~] Corporation Line. ~. That a setback line be established to provide for a 70-foot street on Brafldon Road beginning at its intersection with Franklin Road, So W., a~l extending westerly to the Corporate Limits at }~d Lick Creek. Respectfully submitted, (Bigned) ~. J. Ec~orkindale, Jr°, Chairman Planning Board. (Signed) F.E. Bishop, Chair~a~, ~oard of Zoning AppeaJ In this connectiou) it was brouEht to the attention of Council that the body has under advisement the establishment of setback lines ou Cove Road and ~elrose Avenue~ as previously reco~ended by the two Boards. l~r. Cronin moved that Council concur in the reco~ne~dation of the two Boards as to the establishment of the setback lines on the streets previously outlined a~ that the City Clerk publish notice of a public hearin~ to be held at 2:00 o'clock, p. n., June 6, 19~9, on the ~atter. The motion was seconded by Lt. Edwards a~d unanimously adopted. ZOnINg: The followin! communication from the Plannin~ Board and the Bcard of Zonin~ Appeals, with reference to requests for rezenin~ previously referred to the two Boards flor investi~ation, report and recor~endation, was before Council: "April ]0, 19~9. The Honorable ~. P. Hunter, ~(ayor, and }(e~bers of City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. April 18, 22 and 23, 19&9, referrin~ to the Boards for investigatioa, report and recommendation the requests of petitioners for the rezoning of certain proper%les: Eembers of the Boards hav~ inspected the properties in question, and conferred with the attorneys of each of the pe%~loners, who furnished additional information and data as requested. The Boards' recommendations 1. Re: Co=unications under the dates of lpril 18 and 22, 19~9, fro~ C. A. ~oodrua, Jr., and Allen ~. Staples, lttorneya~ re~resentin[ the Ralph E. ~ills Foundation~ Ind.~ requestin~ that 6.952 acres of proper~y located at the intersection of loth Street and Levelton Avenue, i. ~., Official Tax ~os. 206Ot2t and ~O60~, be rezoned from General Residence District to Business Dhtrlct. At the Boards~ meettn~ltr. ~oodrtunstated that he ~ould ~ithdraw the request t,hat Lot No. 2060~28, located on the north side of Levelton Avenues be rezoned to a Business ~lstriCto The Boards recommend that the property desiFnated as Official Tax ~o. 206053~ (3o15 acres)~ located on the sou~h side of Levelton &vanue~ ~. ~,, east of lOth Street~ N. ~., be rezoned from a General Residence District to a Business District with the exception of that portion of the property fronting 157.~ fee~ on 10th Street and extendin~ east apprexi~ately 1~1.1 feet, the depth of the adjacent existing lots on the south (according to the City's official tax maps), which shall remain classified as General Residence to conform with the classification of other properties fronting 10th Street. 2. Re: Conununication from ¥~. Tom Stockton Fox, Attorneys representing the Vest End Real Estato~ Inc.srequestin~ that properf, y in the vicinity of Patterson Avenue, S, ~.~ and 2~th Streets So Vo~ described as Blocks ~l and 52, Rlverview and Vest End Land Companys be r ezoned from a General Residence District to a Heavy industrial District. The Boards recommend that the request of the petitioner to rezone Blocks 51 and 52~ Riverview and Yest End Land Company F~ps from a General Residence District to a Heavy Industrial District be granted. 3. Be: Co~nunication from George P. La~Tences Attorney, representing tho Citizens Undertaking Establishment, Incos requesting that property located on the north side of Patton Avenues No E., between Commonwealth Avenue and described aa Lot 1~, Yard ~s Roanoke Land & ~nprov~nent Coml~ny )~Ps be rezoned from Special Residence District to Business District. The Boards recon~nend that the request of the petitioner to rezone said property to a Business District be granted, and, ~urthers that the remainder of the block also be rezoned to Businesss all properties involved deslFnated as Lots Nos. 15~, Hoanoke Land & ~nprovement Company For more detailed reports concerting the above reco~eadatione a copy of the minutes o£ the Boardss meetin~ is attached. Respectfully sbunitted, (Signed} ~. J. ~cCorkindale, Jr., Chair, s, Planning Board (Sl~ned} F. E. Bishop, Chairman, Board of Zonin~ Appeals". F~. Cronin moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the two Board~ and that the City Clerk publish notice of a public hearing on the matter to be held at Z:OOo'clock, p. m., Monday, ~y 23, 19&9. The motion was seconded by ~. Edwards and unanimously adopted. ZONINg: The following communication from the Planning Board and the Board of Zonin§ Appeals, with reference to the rezonin~ of Lots 1 to 5, inclusive, Block Dorchester Court, was before Council: "April ]O, 19&9. T~e Honorable ~. P. Hunter, ~yor, and }{embers of City Councils Roanoke, ¥1r~inia. Gentlemen: In connection with the public hearing conducted by City Council on April 1~, 19&9, at which time Council considered, but deferred action thereon for thirty days, the request of kr. Joseph Heber~ that property located on Grandview Avenue and Hershber~er Road, designated as Lots 1 to 5, inclusive, Block 21, Dorchester Court, be rezoned from a General Resi~nca District to a Business District: ~rior to submittin~ the recommendation to Council that said request be denied, the County =nEineer~s office was contacted and infor~ation obtained that the CountySs property on the north side of Hsrshbsrger Road immediately across from the property in question is classified for residentia purposes. Later the County Engineer was personally contacted ands tared that property on the north side of BershberEer Road from Williamson Road to Peters Creek, except a~ the intersection with Cove Road, is now classified for sin~le-family residences only, and that the County does not feel that any additional Business Districts should be established. it is the mutual understandin~ betweea }Ir. Paul ~mtthews, County En~ineer, and the Boards that when questions of rezonin§ and plannin~ along the City-County boundary lines are being considered, an effort will be made to cooperate for the general welfare of beth the County and the City. The Boards recomend that City Council give s erious consideration to the above facts when the question of rezoning said property comes before it for action. Respect fully submitted, (HIEned~ ~/o J. ~¢orkindale, Chairman~ Plannin~ Board. (Si~ned) F, Eo Blehop~ Chairnan, Board of Zoning Appeals o" The co~munication was filed for reference by the ~e~bers of Council when the question again comes before the body. STREET IF~RO¥~!E~I'S: The following cor~unication fro~ the Planning Board, with reference to the proposed ~idening of Aspen Street, ~. ~/., ~as before Council: ~April ]0, 1~. The Honorable W. P. Hunter, Fayor, and Eembera of City Council, Roanoke, ¥ir~inia. Oentle~en: The Planning Board's attention has been called to the fact that City Council, at its meeting on April 2~ 1~, accepted certain offers of land m~de by residents in the vicinity of Aspen Street, N. I/o, for the widening of said street to forty feet. Your attention Is called to the fact that Aspen Street is now fifty feet wide from Forest Park Boulevard to F2ssachusetts Avenue, and, furthera that it is the policy of the EnFineering Department, whenever at all practicable, not to permanently improve any street until its width has been increased to fifty feet. State highway fu/lds are ~vailable to the City for the ~aintenance of thirty-foot pavements. In view of these facts, the Board is of the opinion that no part of Aspen Street should be less than fifty feet wide. The offer on the part of the citizens to do,re part of their properties for street widening purposes is commendable, however, the Board feels that due consideration was not given by City Council to the adverse effect on this particular growin~ neighborhood by the establishment of a street for a part of its distance only forty feet in width. Therefore, the Board recomnez~s that City Council reconsider its recent action in providing for a forty-foot street only on a part of Aspen Street, and give serious consideration to establishing a setback line that will provide for a fifty-foot right-of-way on Aspen Street from ~ssachusetts Avenue to Cove Road, which will be in keeping with the City Plan. The Planning Board also believes that' City Council erred in its decision to provide for a fifty-foot right-of-way only on lOth Street, N. W., when a seventy-foot street had been recommended by the Board, a.public hearing conducted thereon, and passed on first reading by City Council. The Hoard feels that a fifty-foot street is insufficient to take care of traffic either now or in the future in that section, and is contrary to the best interests of our City. The Plannir~ Board stronzly recommends that City Council rescind Ordinance No. 98200 adopted Yarch 28, 19&9, establishing a fifty-foot right-of-way on lO~h Street, N. W., and give very serious consideration to the establishment of a setback line that will provide for a seventy-foot Ii[lit-of-way on 10th Street~ N. W., from Orange Avenue, N. W., to Williameon Road. Respectfully suhmi%t ed, (Si~ned) %f. J. EcCorkindale, Jr., Chairr~n" The recommendations contained in the communication both as to Aspen Street and Tenth Street, N. W.~ were taken under advisement. 33 ]~ARKETS; The following comunication from the Planning Board and the Board of Zoning Appeals, with reference to a produce ~arket on Third Street~ S. ~as before Council: "April ]0, The Honorable ~o Fo Hunter, )tmyor, a~d F~mbers of City Council, Roanoke, Virginia° Oeatle~en: In accordance with your letter of ~arch 19, 19~9~ referring to the Plannins Board ard the Board of Zoning Appeals for lnvestigation~ repor~ and reco~mendation a letter from Ero $o S. Guerrant, that a produce ~arkst be established on Third Street, S. E,, near the interaection of E~n Avenue: An inspection has bee/~ ~ade of the property in question, and after considerationj it is the opinion of the Boards that said property is not sufficiently large enough for its development to ser~e advantageously for the suggested use. The Boards recommend to City Council that said property not be considered for develolxnent for the use as a produce ~arket. ReeFect £ully submitted, {Signed) ~g. J. F. cCorkindale, Jr., Chairman~ Planning Board. ($i~ned) F. R. Bishop, Chair~an, Board of Zoning Appeals? )Ir. Cronin moved that Council concur in the recor~endation of the two Boards a~d that a copy of the co~unication be sent to Kr. Ouerraut. The motion ~as seconded by ~r. Edwards and unanimously adopted. TRAFFIC: A communication from ~. H. F. Stoke, ~uttin§ into ~ritini the re=arks made by him as to off-street parking at a previous meeting of Council, before the body. On motion of ~[r. Cronin, seconded by ]~. Edwards and tn~an/~ously adopted, co~unlcation ~as referred to the off-street perking cor~nitteeo REFUI~DS A~D RE~ATES-DELINQL~T TAXES: The request of )~r. E. F. Jamison that delinquent taxes against his property located on the north side of Walker Avenue 23& feet 'west of Second Street, N. E., in the amount of ~&l.&&, for the year 1930, be adjusted in accordance with the fact that the build/of on th~s property was razed in the year 1929, having been referred to the City Attorney for investigation, report and recommendation, a comm%uiication from the Aasista~t to the City Attorney, voicinc the opinion that neither %he Co,missioner Of Revenue~ Council nor the 1930, and recomnendino= that the request of }2r. Jamison be denied, was before Council ~. Cronln moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the Assistant to the City Attorney and that the reqnes~ of ~. Jamtson be denied. The motion was seconded by Er. Edwards and unanimously adopted. REPORTS OF OFFICERS: BOARD OF ASSESSORS: The City Yanager submitted written report, together with a written plan for the assessment of proper~y in the City of Roanoke, pursuant to a discussion of the matter at the recessed regular meeting of Council held on Wednesday, April 27, 19&9, advising that if an appropriation of $5,710.00 is made, the Engineering Department ia ready to beEin the necessary wurk; whereupon, ~. Cronin offered the following emerEency Ordinance: (~9968] AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact an Ordinance adopted by the ! Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on th.e 31st day of December, Ho. 9751, and entitled, =~n Ordin~nce smkinE appropriations fr~m the General ~d of th~ C~ty of Romoke for ~ fiscal year be~lnning J~ 1~ endl~ December ~ ~ a.d declar~n~ the existence of an e~er~ency~, by addl~ t~reto Sectlon ~7~ SAsses~ of Re~l Es~a~e~. (For full tex~ of Ordl~ce~ se~ O~nance Book ~o. ~, Pa6e ~. Cronln moved ~he adop~loa of t~e O~c~. ~e mo~lon was se~nded by Er. ~wa~s ~d adopted by the followln~ vote: A~: Hessrs. C~nin~ Dllla~ ~wards~ and ~he President, NAYS: Hone .......... O. TRAFFIC: The C~ty ~na~er submitted ~ltte~ re~ort that due to the recent conce~rated drive on s~eeders~ conditions are vastly improved, advis~ that no ~erson was ~oned ~o ~d no~ exceed the s~eed linl~ by an additional ten miles ~r hour~ ~d that there ~re 369 s~o~mes issued between A~r~l and April 30~ The re~rt was ordered filed. THAFFIC: ~e ~ity }~naEer submitted ~itte~ re~rt that after a conference with the }~nager of the Patrick Henry Hotel~ he and the Actin~ Su~r~tendent of Police are of the opinion that ~rkinE ~ould be p~hibited at any tl=e o~ the north side of 9ull~tt Avenue~ S. W.~ between Jefferson Street and First Street in order to facilitate the m~ent of traffic~ as well as provide a more orderly method for cleaninE t~e s~reets, and reco~e~ded that this three .be adopted. ~. Cronin moved t~% Cocci1 con~r [~ ~e reco=endation of the City F~na~er a~d offered the followin~ ~rKency Resolution: (~969) A RE~LUTION author~z~E a~d directing ~he City f~ager, act~ under authority of Section 79 of C~pter 3~ "Traffic"~ of the Code of of Ro~oke~ to p~h~bit ~rk~E at a~y time on the north sEde of ~ullit~ Avenue~ S. W.~ between Jefferson Street and Fi~t Street, (For full text of Resolution~ see Ordfn~ce Book No. 16~ Page 210} ~. Cronin moved the adoption of the ~esolut~o~. ~e motEon ~s seconded by ~. ~s a~d adopted by ~ followin~ vote: AYES: ~(essrs. C~nin~ D~llard~ ~wa~s, ~d the Presiden~ f~. Hunter ............... NAYS: None ......... O. ROANORE PUBLIC LIBRARY: The City ~%nager submitted ~itten re.ri, to~ether with ~he 2~th A~ual Repo~ of %he Ro~oke Public Libra~ coverin~ %he calenda~ year 19&8. On mo%ion of ~. Dillard, seconded by ):r. ~uin and ~imously adopted, %he repo~ was o~eFed filed. FIRE DEP~E~T-RECR~TION DEPAR~T: The Gl%y Fana~e~ su~i~ed written repor~ ~hat ~. Robe~ P. H~te~, Direc%o~ of %he Depart=en~ of Parks and Recreations, hes asked %ha~ p~o~ ~o disposition of No. A Fire Station by %he ci%y~ conside~a~ion be Eiven %o use of s~e as a m~icipal recreation center~ and reco~ended ~ha~ Co~cil consideF %h*s re~es~ since ~he total differeace overall fin~ces is neKliFlble. On ~otion of ~ro Cronin, seconded by ¥~. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the ~atter was taken under advisement. ARHEIATIOH-STATE HIG~AY3 ~ITHI~ C~Y LI~IT~: The City ~ger submitted ~ltten re~ t~t a p~sal has been ~de for the ~dening of U. 5. High.ay Route Ho. ~ be~een Old Co.try Club Road ~ the ~es~ cor~rate limits of the city, advising that in o~er to proceed vith the purchase of pro~rty for the rl~t-oF-~y i~ ~ill be necessary for the city to ~ke its app~priations ~hich ~om~ts to $102,~.~, at this t~el ~hereuFon~ Ir. Cronin offered the follo~n~ ~ertency O~l~nce~ (~970] ~ ORDIN~CE app~priatin~ $102,~.~ f~m the 19~9 ~nex ~d in connec~ion ~ith the ~denin~ of U. S. High. ay Route No. ~ between Old Co~t~ Club Road mad ~he ~s~ cor~rate limits of the City of Roanoke. (For full text of Ordin~ce, see O~lnance Book No. 16, Page 210) ~M. C~nin mo~ed the adoption of ~he O~in~ce. The motion ~a~ seconded by ~r. ~a~s and adopted by the follo~in~ AYES: Ee$srs. C~nin~ Dllla~ ~ards~ and the President, F~. H~ter ....................... NAYS: Houe .............. O. CHESAPEAKE A~D PO~)~C TE~HOI~E CO)~ANY: The City )'~ger having been placed on a ~ittee ~th reference to checking on a telephone rate increase for ~he cities affected by the Chesapeake and Po~c Telephone Company Co~ora%e ~e~ices, he subnitted written repo~, advisin~ that the co~ittee met In Ric~ond ~n April 15, 19~9, and decided that adeq~tely trained assistants should be secured ~o see if the need is for the best interests of the people, the City ~Mnageu stating that Roanoke's pro~rtional cost ~uld be approx~a%ely $92.68, a~ ~co~ended 3ouncil indicate its willingness to s~re this p~rtlonal cost in the study. )~r. Dilla~ moved that Co~cil concur in the reco~endation of the City a~ offered the following e~rKe~lcy O~inance appropriating the ~ount (~971) ~ O~IN~CE to amid ~d reenact Section ~1, "City Co~cil", Ordinance adopted by the Co~cil of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 31st day of December, 19&8, No. 9751, and entitled, "An O~in~ce m~in~ app~priations the General F~d of the City of Roanoke for t~ f~cal year beginning Jan~ [, 19&9, ~d endi~ December 31, 19&9, and dec~r~g the existence of ~ emergency". (Fo~ f~l text of Ordinm{ce, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 211) )M. Dilla~ moved the adoption of ~ O~in~ce. ~e motion was se~ed by ~wa~s a~ adopted by the follo~ng vote: AY~: Eessrs. Cronin, Dllla~, Edwa~s, and the President, H~ter .................. HAYS: None ......... O. ~I~O~ C~SSINGS: The City Fmnager submitted ~itten report, together a co~ication from P~. A. B. Stone, Chief ~gineer, enclosin~ draft of in connection with the placing of fla~i~ signal in the confines of the alley north of Bullitt Argue by the Norfolk and Western ~ilway Com~ny, whick been conc~red in by the City ~gineer; whereu~n, M~. Cronin offered the ; (~9972} A RE~OLU?ION authorizing the 2orfolk and I/estern Railway Company to place, maintain axd operate an automatic ~lash light crossin~ signal within the bounds of the first alloy north of Bullitt Avenue~ Southeast, Roanoke, Virginil on the south side of said alloy and east of the Rallway's tracks, the proposed location of same being shown colored red on blueprint of Plan ~-2260~, in the office of the Chief Engineer of the Railway, Roanoke, Virginia, dated February 15, 19~9, which is attached hereto and made a part of this resolution; provided, howaver, that the Railway shall indemnify and save the City harmless from accidents resultin~ in damage to perao~ or property due to or caused by the presence of the pedestal a~d pipe mast supporting the said flash light signal within the bounds of the said alley. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book Ilo. 16, Page 211} Fa-. Cronin moved the adoptioll of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by fir. Edwards and adopted by the Following vote: AYES: f:essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, and the Presfde~t, Fr. Bunter ............... NAYS: Ngne ......... O. SE~/A6R DISI~SAL: Council having previously directed that the fiaster Plan for a sewage disposal system in the City of Roanoke, as prepared by Alvord, Burdick and Howson, Consulting En~-ineers, be brought up-to-date as to costs, distributio~ of costs, etc., the City },'anager submitted written report, enclosing the report of Alvord, Burdlck and Howson, n~ld I-~ttern azid it is evident From the figures submitted that it is to the mutual adva~tage Roanoke~ Vlnton, ~alem and the Veterans Facility to participate in the union project, the ~ity }tanager advising that there was a meeting on April 29, 19~9, of the engineers, consultants, and other interested persons and townships adjacent to Roanoke at ~hich time the details of the plans were discussed, and in furtherance of the meeting, recommended that the City Attor~ey be rec.~ested to su~mit a contract to the Veteraus Administration, the Township of Salem, the Township of Viz~ton~ and the ~ounty of Roanoke for ti. elf respective study in order that tho Council of the City of Roanoke may be prepared to take the next necessary step. Action on the recommendation of the City I~ana~er was held in abeyance until the mashers of Council have had an opportunity to study the report of the engil~eer.' BUDaET-AN~EXATIO~: The City ¥.anager submitted writteii report that it will be necassary to appropriate $~,000.00 for sewer construction and ~4,000.00 for street construction in order to cover contracts already awarded in the 19~9 Annex Fund, and that it will also be necessary to appropr.iato an additional $20,000.00 for sewer construction bein~ done by the City F~gineerin~ Department, recommending that these appropriations be made. ~'. Cronin norad t~at Council conctw in the recon~ezldatio~z of the City [ana~er and offered the fol]owin~ emergency Ordinance: (~7]} A~ ORDinAnCE appropriating from the 19~9 Annex Fund the a~ount of $7/+,000.00 for sewer construction, and $~,000.00 for street constructions. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book Ilo. 16, Page 212} Mr, C~onin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The notion vas seconded by ¥.~. Edwards and Adopted b7 ~he ~ollovl~ vo~: AT~: ~essrs. Cronin, Dilla~, ~va~s, and the President, ~r. Hunter ................. NtIS: Hone ......... O. R~TS OF CO}~fI~EES: ~one. UNFINISH~ BUSIngS: Hone. CO~SID~ATI02 OF C~D5: ~one. IhTRO~CTION lng COHd~TIO~ OF O~I~A~CES AriD INN~ATION-FIRE DEPAR~T: O~lnance ~o, 99~5~ au~horizin~ and directln~ the Ci%y F~naKer to purc~e 3.~5 acres of la~d f~m Noah S. Schilltn~ at a consideration of $10~.~, havini previously been before Co~cil for its first readinc, read and ~id over~ was afain before the ~dy~ ~M. Cronin offerin~ the followin~ for its second readinE arid final adoption: (~9~5) A~ O~IN~CE authorizing and directin~ the City }~na[er~ for on b~alf of the City of Roanoke~ to purchase from ltoah S. 5chillinr~ et ~ app~xinately ~.65 acres of land located in the vicinity of Galen City Bouleva~ S. E., between l~ffett Avenue ~d Inlay Avenue, described as ~ts 8 ~d 9, A. C. Hopwood Fap~ Official No. 6&~306~ at a consideration of $10,~.~ and app~priatinF the ~ount of $10,~.~ f~m the 19&9 ~nex Fund for this ~urpose. {For full text of O~lnance, see Ordinance Book Iio. 16~ Pa~e 205) F.r. Cronin noved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~. Dillard and adopted by the followinc ~ote: AYES: l~essrs. Cronin, Dlllard~ ~wa~s~ a~ the President, ~. Hunter .................. NAYS: None ........... O. A~ATION-FIHE DEPAH~i~T: Ordinance i~o. 9950, authorizinE the City }~nager to purchase ~ts 1~ 15, 2~ and ~O~ Section H, Fap of Williaason Gro~es ~uMivision, at a total consideratioa of $1,7~.~, said lots bein~ a ~rtion of the site contenplated for the pro~sed fire station in the ~illiamsou Road area, havin~ previously been before Couniil for its first readin~ read and laid over~ ~s slain before the body~ ~Ir. ~wa~s offering the follow~ for its second readin~ and final adoption: (~950} ~ OHDINAhCE authorizin~ and directin~ the City ~Mnager~ for and on behalf of the City of Bo~oke~ to purchase ~ts l&, 15~ 28 and 30, Section }-[ap of-~lllia~n O~ves Subdivision, located between ~oble (~oodland) Avenue and l!addock (~u~l) Avenue~ Ii. E., and '~ilkins Street and Lukens S~reet, N. E., at a total consideration of $1,7~.~ said lots bein~ a ~rtion of the site contenplated for the pro~sed fire station in the ~1111~son Hoad area~ and directin~ the acce~ance of deeds therefor u~n approval of the City Attorney. (For full text of Ordinance, see O~inance Book Iio. 16, Page 206) }'.r. Ed~s coved the adoption of the O~tnance. ~e =orion was seconded b~ ~r. Dillard and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYe: l!essrs. Cronin, Dilla~, Edwards, ~d the President, Mr. H~ter-6. NAYS: l{one ............................................................ O. ANNE~{~?ION-STREET EI[?ENSIOH: Ordinance No, 9951~ authorizing and directin~ the City {<anager to purchase certain parcels of land to be used for street purposes in connection with the extension of £ukens Street, N. E., having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the bodyj }~r. Dillard offering the following for its second reading end final adoptions-' (~951) AN ORDINAhCE authorizing and directing the City {tanager, for {nd on behalf of the City of Roanoke~ to purcF~se certain, parcels of land show~ on ~ap of ~llliameou Groves Subdivision, at a total con$ideretion of to be used for street purposes in connection wit~ the extension o£ tokens Street~ N. E., and appropriating the amount of ~12,]50oOO from the 1~ Annex Fund for thie purpose. (For Full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book Ho. 16, Page 2061 Pro Dillard moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion seconded by Er. Edwards and adopted by the gollow2ng vote: AYES: F_eesrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, and the President, ~'r. Hunter ..................... NAYS: None ......... O. SI/EEPINO SIDEWALKS: The City Attorney presented draft of Ordinance, relatin~ to sweepinF sidewalks and prehibitin~ the sweeping Of trash on sidewalks or streets. Ooudcil being of the opinion that the penalty should be not less thau five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars, ~h~. Cronin moved that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first readinF. The motion was seconded by {~r. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: {,.'essrs. Oronin, Dillard, Edwards, and the President, Kr. Hunter ..................... NAYS: None .... ..... O. (~997&) AN ORDINANCE to amend and re-ordain Section 12 of Chapter 25 of the Code of the City Of Roanoke, as amended by Ordinance ~o. 9278 adopted on the loth day of Hovember, 19&6, relating to sweeping sidewalks; a~ to a~end said Code by addin~ to Chapter 25 a new section numbered 13, %he object of which is to prohibit the sweeping of trash~ etc., on to sidewalks or streets. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that Section of Chapter ~5 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, as amended by Ordinance No. 9278 adopted on the loth day of November, 19&6, relating to sweeping sidewal~s, he amended and re-ordained to read as follows: Sec. 12. Sweeping sidewalks, Every person, firm or corporation doing business in the Gity~ having a paved sidewalk in front or on the side of his place of business, shall have such sidewalks swept a~ the trash so swept deposited in containers and removed from the street before nine o~clock~ ante ~eridian, on each day of the week except Sunday. Each violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than five dollar~ nor more than twenty-five dollarsZ BE IT FUR?HER ORDAINED that the Code of the City of Roanoke be amended by adding to Chapter 25 a new sect~n numbered 13, which new section is as Sec. II. Sweeping trash, etc., on to sidewalks or streets. It shall be unlawful £orany person, fir~ or corporation doing business in the City, to sweep trash or debris fron his place of business on to any sidewalk, or fren any sidewalk into the street. Each violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars. The Ordinance having been read, ~as laid over. OARBAOE AIID REFUSE cOLLECTION: The city A~torney having been instructed to prepare proper a~endment to Section 5, Chapter 60, of the City Code, requiring otraero or occupants o£ all residences and buildings in the City of Roanoke to provide containers for garbage, etc., in order to require that a second container be provided by householders, property owners, and others, for tin cans. glass. non-infla~ables, covered the same as the other type can, submitted same; whereupo }~. Edwards noved that the following Ordinance he placed upan its first reading. The notion was seconded by }~. Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: }~essrs. Cronin~ Dillard, Edwards, and the Fresident~ ~. Hunter ................ NAYS: None ......... O. (~9975} AN ORD!NA2CE to amend and re-ordain Section 5, relating to duty of the owner or occupant of premises to provide containers for garbage, etc., and Section ?A, relatin~ to manner in which discarded paper, corrugated cartons pasteboard boxes shall be prepared for collection and renoval by the City, both of Chapter 60 o£ the Code of the City of Roanoke. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that Section 5 of Chapter 60 of the Code of the City of Roanoke be amended and re-ordained to read as follows: Sec. ~. Owner or occupant to provide containers for ga~ba[e, etc. It shall be the duty of every owner or occupant of any premises, or portion thereof~ in the city~ who wishes the City to remove garbage and/or refuse %herefrc to provide, or cause to be provided~ at all tines within said premises at a place convenient and satisfactory to the Superlnteudent of refuse collection and disposal not less than two sanitary metJllie garbage cans with handles and tight fittinF netallic tops, of a =inimuu capacity of eight ~allone and a naximu= capacity of thirty-two ~allons each~ for receiving and holding, without leakage, accumulated ~arbage and/or refuse. Every such o~mer or occupant shall (except as provided in Sections 5A and ?A of this chapter} place,or'cause to be placed, all such Farba~e and refuse that is combustible in one, or more, such sanitary caus and shall also place, or cause to be placed, all=such ashes, cro ckery~ earth, metals and other non-combustible refuse in one, or gore, other such ssnitary cans; provided, however, that no such cans shall be placed or allowed to remain u~on any sidewalk of the City except durin~ the hours and days desi~nated by the Superintendent of refuse collection and disposal. t! BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that Section 7A of Chapter 60 of the Code of the City of Roanoke be amended and reordained to read as follows: Sec. ?A. Preparation of discarded paper, etc. for removal by City. No person~ firm or corporation shall place, or cause to be placed, on any public atreet, or elee~ere, within the City limits, for collection and removal by the City, discarded parer. corrugated cartons or pasteboard boxes of any descrlptlon~ without first flattening and securely tying the same with stout cord in bundles not exceeding thirty-six inches in length and fifty pounds in weight. The Ordinance having teen read, was laid over. ~DTIONS AND ;:ISCELLANEOU$ BUSINESS: BUILDIEr· CODE: Er. Dillard brought to the atte~tion of Council the construction of a marquee in front of a tutldinE which is hein2 remodeled at Campbell Avenue, S. W., pointing out that this is in violation of the general tren of removinK overhanginE signs and projections from the downtown streets. The City Attorney expressing doubt as to the legal right of such a projection over city sidewalks without specific pernission of Council, on motion of ;:~r. Croni~ seconded by ~,ir. Edwards and una~lmously adopted, the question was referred to the City }[anager for investigation a~d handlin~ with the City Attorney. TRAFFIC: It was trought to the attention of Council and suggested that the City ~tanager ~ive consideration to dividing the traffic between the parkway on ~(elrose Avenue, N. W., w~st of Lafayette Boulevard, to provide for one-way travel on either side. The City }~nager advised that he would look into the matter. WATER DEPART; E:,~-HEALTH DEPART;~[';T: Fr. Dillard brought to the attention of Council that it is his understanding the federal government is experimenting with several towns or cities in the various states by putting sodium fluoride in the water with a view of reducing dental cavities in children under fourteen years of a?e by at least forty per cent, and moved that the matter be referred to the City )lanager for investigation as to the possitility of the City of Roanoke beir~ used for this experiment. The ~otion was seconded by }ir. Cronin and unanimously adopte~ COF~ITTEE OF 100 FOR PROGRESS: Mr. Cronin brought to the attention of Cou~ncil az~ moved that the Committee of 100 For Progress be requested to make a study of present tax sources and possible future tax sources for the City of Roanoke. The notion was seconded by }.t~. Ed~ards and unanimously adopted. TRAFFIC: ~Ir. Cronin brought %o the attention off Council and moved that City }:anager brave the En~ineerinE Department and the Traffic Department make a sur~ey of the present one-way traffic system and to sutmit a report as to how the plan is workin~ out, in their opinion, along with any cha~ges i~ the plan they might care to su~zKest in an effort to fetter sane. The motio~ was seconded by Yr. Edwards and unanimously adopted. TRAFFIC: }~'. Cronin brouKht to the attention of Council and suggested that the City }~nager investigate the construction of an underpass at the Jefferson Street frade crossin_~. The City ~Mnager advised that he would look into the matter. m There bein~ no further business to co=e before the body at the present ti~e, Council recessed mttil ~:]0 o'clock, p. m.~ ~gedneeday, ~'~y ~, 19~9, for consideration o£ any such r~atters as the ~enbers might care to take up at that time APPROVED ATTF~T: ' f Clerk ~ Fresident {! COUNCIL, REGF~SED RE~UL~ Wednesday, ~ay &, 19~9. ~e Council oC ~he Cl~y oC Roaaoke me~ in recesaed regular meetin~ In the ~lrcul~ Cour~ ~oo= In the E~iclpa! Buildin~, ~edneaday~ Fay ~ 19~9~ a~ ~0 o*clock~ p. m** for consideration of ~y such matters the members of ~he body might care to take up, the Pre~iden~ ~'.r. Huntev~ presidin~. PRESEHT: ~e~ra. C~nin~ Dllla~ ~a~ Ein~on, and ~he President, ~r. H~er ............... ABSEhT: l;one ....... O. OFFICe3 ~E~T: ~r. Arthur ~. ~ens~ City f~na~er, ~. Randolph D. City A~orney, a~ F~. H. R. Yates, Cl~y Auditor. ANN~ATION-FIRE DEPAR~T: The City Clerk broughb ~o the a~tention of Co,oil that O~lnance No. 9t65, adopted on the 2~h day of f~arch, 19~9, p~vides for the purchase of p~r~y fro~ Claudine W. McConkey and James G, McOonkey a~ a total considera~ion of $1,~75.~, In connec$ion with ~he p~sed fire s~ation in ~he Willianson Road area, including Lo~ 1~, Secbion H, ~p of Williamson Groves Subdivision, but ~ha~ ~ 1~ had, In the ~eautime, be~ sold by Itt. ~d McConkey to Mrs. ~ladge G. Young, and thab although ~he deed for same r~s no~ as ye been reco~ed, O~inance No. 9950, adopted on i~s aecond readin~ at ~e las: regular meeting of the ~dy on ~onday, kay 2, 19~9, also provides for ~he purchase of Lo~ 1~, f~m f~rs. Young, at a consideration of $~50.OO. Council betn~ of the opinion ~ha~ ~ 1~ should be deleted from Ordinance 9~65, and the ~o~al considera~ion provided for in s aid Ordinance reduced from $1,~75.~ ~o $1,725.~, a~ ~r agree~en~ with ~-~. a~ ~rs. KcConkey, Mr. ~wards offered the following as an emergeucy measure: {~976) ~ ORDINANCE to amend and reo~ain an O~inance adop:ed by ~he Co~cil of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on ~he 2~th day of ~rch, 19~9, ~o. 9E65~ entitled, 'An O~inance authorizing ~d direc~ing ~he Cl~y ~nager, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, ~o p~chase f~m Claudine W. McConkey and Jamea G. McConkey p~perty located between Noble (Woodland) Avenue and ]~ddock {~urel) Avenue, N. E., and WElkins B~reeb and Lukens S~reet, N. E., ~described as Lots 12, ~3, l&, 27 and 29, Section H, t~ap of Wil~ianson Groves Subdivision, ab a total considerabion of $1,~75.~, said lo~s bein~ a ~r~ion of the site contemplated for the p~po~ed fire s~atiou in ~he Williamson Road area, and direc~ing acceptance of deed therefor upon approval of the City A~to~ey~. {For ~11 tex~ of Ordinance, see O~inance Rook No. 16, Page 212] Er. Ed~s coved the ~op~ion of t~ Ord~ce. The mo~ion ~z seconded by ~'r. Cronin ~d a~p~ed by the following vote: AYES: }~essrs. Cronin, Dilla~, ~wa~s, Kin%on, and the President, Huater ................... 5. NAYS: None ......... O. BOi~DS: Council having inst~cted the City Attorney to prepare proper Resolutions providing for the sale of the $150,~.~ Health Center ~nds, $~28,000,000.00 Library bonds, and $~,100,000.00 of the ~,~00,000.00 School Improvements bonds~ and to l~resent sane a~ the regular meeting of the body on ~nday, ~'~y 2, 19~9, for furtP~r consideration, the City &ttor~ey advised that the drafts of the Resolutions iu question have not as ~et received the approval of the boz~d attorneys although they are ready for co~sideratio~ at any time Council wish todo gouncil hein§ of the op~nio[~ that ~he ~esolutio~ ~hould be ~dc~ed at the pre~ent ~eeti~F~ ~t~ the ~dersta:~ln~ that they can ~e a~ended at a later date~ ~F ~ ~eq~e~ted by the ~ atto~ey~, and the body b~lnE of the F~rthe~ opinion that the date for the sale of the bonds in question should be fixed as or September 15, 19~9, Yr. ~s offered the followinq Resolution, p~viding for the sale of the $150,0~.~ Health Center ~]ds: [~977~ A R~OLUTION offering for sale on %he 15%h day of September, 19&9, bonds ~oun%in~ %o $150,~O.~ to provide ~nds %o ~y for %he cos% of acquiring a site for, and construction of, a new pe~anen~ public improvement in %he of Roanoke, Virginia, tn-wit: a public health cen~er, authorized at an election held on the ls% day of ~larch, 19&9. (For full text of Resolutio,,, see O~inance Book No. 16, Page 213) The Resolu%io~A havinu been read in its e~A%ire%y, )~. Ed~rds moved its adoption. The notion was seconded by ~r. Croni~ a~d adopted by the follo~nE vote: AYES: ~fessrs. Cronin, Dillard, F~wa~s, ~inton, an~ the President, Mr. Hun~er ..................... mS. NAYS: None .............. O. ~r. Dillard offered the following Resolu%iou, providing for the sale of the ~&~8,~.~ Libra~ bonds, which ~ read in its entirety: [~978) A RESOLUTION offering for sale on ~he 15th day of September, 19&9, bonds ~oun~ing ~o $&28,0~.~ to provide additional l~nds %o ~y for the cost of a new pe~anent public improv~ent in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, %o-wit: a new public libra~, authorized a% ~ election held on the ls% day of ~rch, 19&9. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordin~ce Book No. 16, Pare 21&] )~r. Dillard moved %he adoption of %he Resolutions. ~e mo%ion was secor~ed hy ;~r. }finto~} and adopted by 5he followin~ vote: AYe: ~[essrs. Cronin, Dilla~, Edwa~s, ~{in~on, and the President, ~fr. Hunter ................. 5. NAYS: None ......... O. }[r. C~in offered %he follo~ng Resolutions, providing for the sale of ~2,1~,~.~ of %he ~,200,~0.~ School ~nds: (~979) A R~0LUTION offering for sale on the 15th day of September, ~2,1~,~.~ of the $&,2OO,~.~ of ~nds authorized at an election held on the ls% day of }-~rch, 19&9, ~o defray %he cos% of ~en% public ~p~vements, to-wit: acquisition of sites for, cons%ructio~ of, comple%iou of, additious ~o and ~provenen%s in public school buildings. (For full ~ex~ of Resolution, see O~inance Book No. 16, Pa~e 21&] The Resolution having been read~ in its entirety~ {ir. Cronin ~oYed adoption. The motion was seconded by Yr, Edwards and adopted by the followiz~ vote: AYF-~: ~.essrso Croni~m~ Dilla~, ~wa~s~ }linton~ a{~d the Presideut, Hunter ......................... NAYS: Bone .............. O. SGH~: The existi~,g vacaucy on ~he Roanoke giZy School Boa~ wa9 discussed the gity Atto~ey advising that gouncil has a right to appoint a successor ~o fill the ~expl~d te~ of ~. Arnold 9chlossberg as a School 7~stee fro~ 2, ~or the Uity of Roanoke, ending June 30, 1950, i~ acco~aace with the pre~ent districts, prier to {'ay 11, 19~9, when O~inance Ho. 9896, adopted on ~he llth day of April, 19~9, redistricting the ~tire city into t~ ~chool DlsZriets, becomes efPective, ~inting out, however, thzt u~er the present di91ricts, no one in the annexed area .hich ca~e into the city a9 oY January ~, 19~9, i9 eligible You the School Board. After a discussiou of the ~atter, {~r. Edwa~s placed in nominatioa the na~e of }Y. ~rtin P. Vurks, and there bein~ no further liominatio~is~ ~urks was elected as a School T~stee from District No. 2~ for the City of Ro~loke~ to fill the unexpired te~ of I-ir. Arnold Schloss~er~ endin[ June 30, 19~0~ by the followinc vote: AYES: llessrs. C~nin~ Dillard~ Edwa~5~ l[il~tou~ aud t~e President~ Hunter .................... NAYS: Hone ......... O. The City Clerk was inst~cted to fo~a~ }ir. ~urks a certificate of his HEAL~ DEP~TI~iiT: The City l[anaEer bmuFht to the attei,tion of Council that he has been neEo~iatin~ with various ~roperty o~ers In an effort to obtain a ~uitable site loc the p~posed Health Center and reco=ended that he be autho~zed to purchase f~m the Southwes~ Virginia Trust Com~any~ Trustees~ pro~rty located on the east side of Eighth Street, S. Ii., between Campbell Ave~lue and ~arsha11 Avenue, described as ~ts 9~ 10~ 11 and 12~ Block 1~ Fi~burl~ Place, at a consideration of I~ appearing that sufficient funds have already been appropriated lmm the General F~nd for the acquisition of a site for the Health Center~ under the provisions of O~inance No. 998~ adopted on the 2Sth day of }-Mrch~ 19&9~ to be refunded to the General ~d upon sale of the Health Center ~nds, and Council bei~ of the opinion that authority should be ~ranted for purchase of the property as teton, ended by the City }~nager, t.[r. Cronin uoved that the followin~ Ordinance be placed upon its first readinc. The motion was seconded by }ir. Dillard and adopted :by the followina vote: AYES: F. essrs. C~nin~ Dilla~ Ed~s~ Minton,and the President, NAYS: None ......... O. (~9~O] AN OHDIItAIiCE authorizin/ aad directinC the City l~na~er, for aud on behalf of the City of Hoaz~oke, to purchase from the Southwest Vi~inia T~st Coupany, T~stees~ pro~rty located on the east side of EiFhth Street~ S. between Campbell Avenue and ¥~rshall Avenue, descrited as Lots 9, 10, 11 and 12, Block 1, Flshburn Place, at a consideratio2 of $],500°00, as a site for the proposed Health Center. BE IT ~DAIN~ By the Council of the City off Roanoke that the City be~ an~ he is hereby autho~zed a~ direct~ for and on behalf of the Cit~ of ~oanoke~ to ~urc~se fr~ the Southwest Virginia T~st Co~pany~ T~stees~ property located on the eas~ side of Ei~th Street~ ~. ~.~ between C~bell Avenue and Y~rshall Avenue~ desc~bed as Lot~ 9, 10, 11 and 12, Block 1, Fl~burn Place, a consideration of ~3,5~.~, as a site for the p~sed Health Center. ~e Ordi~nce havi~ been ~ad, was laid over. BUILDII~ CODE: Council having at its neeting on }~onday, ~y 2, 19&9, requested the City ~nager to investigate the const~ction of a ~rquee in front of a bulldin~ ~ich is bei~ remodeled at 112 C~pbell Avenue, S. W., with a view of havin~ sane renoved, the City kanager submitted written re~rt that Section 139 the Buildin~ C~e pe~lts the const~ction of the ~rquee In question, red,ending the deletion of this section of the BuildinE Code in o~er that there will be no recurrences of a co=~rable situation. F~. Cronin no~ed that Council concur in the reco~endation of the City Kana[er and that the City Attorney be instructed to pre,re draft of proper Ordinance a~ to present sane to the ~dy for adoption. The notion ~s seconded by ~. Ed~rds and unanimously adored. PURCHASE OF PROPERTY-STRE~S AliD ~YS: Council having previously authorized the purchase of a strip of land located on the west side of First Street S. ~., between Luck Avenue and the north side of the alley i=ediately south of Luck Avenue, f~n the Auto Spring & ~earfn~ Company, Incor~rated, at a considerati of $~,~OO.~, for street pur~ses, the City lfana~er submitted written ~rt, callinz attention to the fact that f~fls for the purchase of the strip of land in 3uestion ~,ave not as yet been appropriated; ~hereu~n, $~. Cronin offered the followin~ ener~ency 0~Inance: (~9~1} AN ORBINANCE to anend ~d reenact Section $7~, "Street Construction' of an Ordinance adored by the Council of the City of Eoanoke, VirFinia, on the ~lst day of Decenber, 19&8, No. 9~1, a~ entitled, "An O~ina~ce making approp~ations from the General F~d of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beEinnin[ January 1, l~&9, and endinff December 31, 19~9, and declarinE the (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordin~ce Book lio. 16, PaEe ~. Cronin moved the adoption of the O~inance. The motion was seconded by $~. Ed~s and adopted by the following vote: AYES: I~essrs. Cmnin, Dillon, ~wards, Minton, and the President, lit. Hunter ................. NAYS: None ......... O. There bein~ nc f~ther ~siness, Co~cil adjou~ed. APPROVED Clerk Prea~den~ COUNCIL~ R~ULAR KEETING, ¥~onday~ Eay 9, The Council of the City of Roanoke net in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room In the ~unicipal Building, Eonday, }~y 9, the regular meeting hour~ with the President, Mr. Hunter, presidln~o PRF~ENT: Eessrso Dillard, Edwards, ~inton, and the President, Mr. Hunter .......................... ~BSENT: ~. Cronin ........... 1. OFFICe-RS PRE~ENT: E~. Arthur S. Owens, City }Mnager, }:r. Raodolph G. Whittle City Attorney, and )~o H. R. Yates, City Auditor. The meetin~ was opened with a prayer by Reverend Kathryn R. Oorman, Fastor oF the Franklin Road Chapel. ~Ih~?RS: Copy oF the minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday, April 27, 19~9, having been furnished each member of Council, upon ~otion of E~. Dillard, seconded by }~o ~inton and unanimously adopted, the reading was diapcnsed with and the ~inutes approved aa recorded. HEARING OF UITIZ~{$ UPON FUBLIC f~TTERS: BUDGET-CC~I$SIONER OF REV~{UE: Judge John ~. Hart~ Go=missioner of Revenue, oppeared before Council, advising that Funds included in his budFet for extra employees have been exhausted and that he will need $3OO.OOadditional for this item during the remainder of the calendar year. Council being of the opinion that it would appropriate the city's portion of thin amount, provided the state will agree to ira portion, {Y. Edwards offered the following emergency Ordinance appropriatfn~ (~9982) ~ ORDINANCE to amand and reenact Section [6, "Uo~uiaaioner of Revenue", oF an Ordinance adopted by the Council oF the City of Roanoke, ¥1r~inia, on the ]lst day of December, 192~, No. 9751, and entitled, "An Ordinance ~aking appropriatEona From the General Fund oF the City of Roanoke For the fiscal year be~inning January 1, 1~9, and ending December ]1, 19~, and declaring the existence of an emergency". (For fulltext of 'Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 217) ~. Edwards moved the adoption of thc Ordinance. The notion was seconded by ~r. Dillard and adopted by the followinE AYES: Eesare. Dillard, Edwards, Einton~ and the President, Er. Hunter ................ NAYS: None .........O. (Mr. Cronin absent) SCHOOL BOkHD: ~s. William W. Kavanau~h, President of the Central Council of the Parent-Teacher Association, together witha large dele~ation of women from the or~anization, appeared before Council and presented a resolution adopted by the Executive Committee of the Association, asking that F~. LeRoy H. Smith be re-appointed as a member of the Roanoke City School Board When hie present term expires. On ~otion of ¥~. Edwards~ seconded by }M. }~inton and unanimously adopted~ the resolution was ordered filed for ~urther consideration when the question comes before Council for action, In this connection~ the City Clerk read a co~unication from F~ao Robert Carp Churchlll~ advisinr that it is her understanding that because of the redistricting of the city into two School Districts that both she and }~. Smith ca~mot be re-appointed ~hen their present terms expire as membera Of the Roanoke City School Board~ and informing Council of the fact that she cannot serve after her present term expires~ ¥~s. Churchill expressing the hope that {~. Smith will be re-appointed at the expiration of his present teN, in order that the plans fomulat. by the School Board ~ay ~e successfully carried to completion. ~:r. Dillard moved that the co~unication be acknowledged arid filed along with other correspondence on the subject. The motion was aeconded by )x. Edwards and una~imously adopted. ZO~I[~: Action on the question of rezoning certain properties on ~illiamson Road for business purposes having beez~ held ira abeyance pe~ading an interpretatio[~ of state and city la~s from the City Attorney aa to what extent Council, or the Board of Zonin~ Appeals, can specify the types of business which can ~e established in a business district, especially as to sta~xdards az~ type of constructio:a, a group of residents from the ~lllia:ason Road area appeared before the body ~n connectiou with the matter. At the request of Council, the City Clerk read the ~ ritten opinion of the Assistant to the City Attorney, concluding that it is clear Council has the ri£ht to specify the types of business ~hich can be established in a business district~ and that it also has the right to classify d Lrferent types of business or other districts such as has beezi done in the case of reside~ce a!ld industrial districts. After the reading of the opinio~, l~r. Richard F. Pence~ Attorney, representing residents in the ~lllianson Road area ~ho are opposed to the types of business proposed for the p~perties under consideration, asked t~mt in view of the decision rendered by the office of the City Attorney~ the matter be referred to the Planning Board, the Board of Zoning Appeals and the City Attorney, with a view of making a recor~.endation as to whether or not a Special Business District or Restricted Business District classificatio:~ should be created, and if so, to make a study o£ the entire ~illianson Road section, block by block, in the light of such a ne~ classification. In this connection, ]~. Walter ~. ~ood, Attorney, representing sene of the property o~ners who have asked that their property be rezoned for business purF~ses, pointed out that much thought and study have already been ~iven to this question by the Planning Board and the Beard of Zoning Appeals and that he can see no reason in furrier delay, concluding that his clients are being greatly inconvenience as to pla~s for development of their properties because o£ this delay. After a further discussion of the matter, Er. ~intoa moved that the question of creatin? a Special Business District or Restricted Business Oistrict classifica- tion be referred to the rlam~ing Board s~ld Board of Zoning Arpeals for conference with the City ~ttorney and for recor~aendation~ and ii' t~e t:~o Boards feel that such a classification should be created, to make a study of the entire Williamson Roadj block by block, in the lt{ht of such a new classification, and to submit report and reco~endation to Council at its next regular neeting on t:onday, Y~y 16, 1~9. ~e notion ~s seconded by ~r. ~wa~s and unanimously adopted. ~AR M.~RI~: ~. J. H. Fall~ell, Chatr~u oI the War ~e~orial Co~ittee, appeared before Co~cil and pre~ent~d a co~un!cation, reco~endin~ that a c~iFn co~ittee be ap~inted for the purFo~e of rai~i~ funds to build a ~usic ~d fine arts ~11 in accordance ~lth the pl~ developed in the War Ue:orial Co~ittee's re~rt, stating that the co~ittee feels that since there is such a pressin& need for ~mething to take the place of th~* Academy of ~:usic, the co~ittee ~s to leave the develo~ent of the mon~ent till a later date and undertake to raise the ~nds to build the music and fine arts hall as early as practical, ~king ~t clear that the co~lttee is not reco~:ending any change in the overall plan but fha1 one ~hase of this pmject be pushed i=ediately, and the ~on~ent be left for developnent at a later date, also asking t~t in the event the questio~ of using the balance of the a~.o~ mo~ey For other purposes is prese~ted to the i reeholders of city, the voters be given an op~rtunity to detemine if they prefer that this mone' be used to:~a~ the music and Fine arts hall. ~r. Dillard moved that the request of the War ~ enorial ~or;:itte~ be accepted and that action on s~e be held in abeyance ~til the re.lap :eetin[ of go~cil on ~:onday~ ~[~y 30, 1969, ~r. Fallwel[ being requested to submit ~ list of at fiffty nm.es at that tine For consideration of the body. The :orion ~as seconded by Fr. Edwards and un~imously adopted. S~ COliSTRI'CTIOia: Council having under date of April 11~ 1969, adopted Resolution Uo. 9908~ creatInr a board to be com~sed of the me.bets of gity Council before ~om abuttin~ lando~ers on certain streets in the Garden City a rea ~ight ap~ar and be heard in favor of er against the proposed construction of sanitary sewers in and along said portions of said streets, the cost of which, when the same shall have been ascertained, is to be assessed or ap~rtioned between the city a~d the abutting l~do~Aers as provided by law, m~d d~ notice havin~ been given such abutting landowners of a ~ari~ before such boa~ at 3:~ o'clock, p. m., }~onday, ~y 9, 19~9, a~d the hour of 3:00 o'clock having arrived, ~]r. Dillar~ moved that Council recess to act as a board for the put,se of conducting the hearinM. The motion was seconded by }~. };inton and ~an~ously adopted. After the recess, ~. R. L. Bell havinE raised objection to the pro~sed route of the sewer line in the vicinity of his p~perty on the west side of glencoe Street (Wilson Road], south of ~.~bry Avenue (Mo~tain View Boulevard}, Roy W. Dalton havinF asked that the property ow.~ers be ~i%ted to make partial pa~euts on the assessments when the s~e become due, Yr. G. V. Robertson and )~r. T. W. Willis havin~ objected that the p~perty they o~, proposed to be se~ed by the sewer line, is not suitable for residential pur~ses due to its steep grade, Yrs. Lucy Kennedy having objected because of the ~pense 'involved, ~.lr. Carl H. Lambert and ¥.r.H.C. Chisom having objected on the ~rounds that the area in which their p~rty is located is too sparsely ~pulated to require a sanitary sewer line, }~.r. ~.~rceau Thierry and ~r. C. W. Britts, s~aking for and on behalf of his son) {~r. R. ~. Britts, appearing in favor of the project) and ~r, ar~i Pxs. E. J. Oray havin~ appeared in connection with a ch~e as to the ownership of their and Council acting as a ~a~ having decided to re~e~ the const~ction of the sanita~ sewer a~ the docketing of the esti~ted a~mits as presented by John L, ~ent~rth~ Cit~ ~Flneer, F~. H. Cletus B~yles, Assistant City ~lneer, and F~. G. L. [~tter~, ~gineer, at the hearing, in the office of the Clerk of Courts, on motion of )~. Dillard, se~nded by ~. Elnton ai~d ~i~oumly adoFted~ ~. Dillard then ~oved t~t Co,oil concur In the ~co~endation of the boa~ and offfered the ffollowing energency Resolution with the under~tanding that City {~nager would advertise for bids for the construction of the sanitary sewer, to be received and opened a~ the regular r. eetinz of Co~cil on {~nday, }~y 23, {~83} A RE~LUTION authorizing the const~ction of sanitary sewers in and along ce~ain ~rtions of certain streets In the Galen City area, for ~ich ~vidiz,g for the docketing off an abstract of the Resolutio~l in the Glerk*s Office of the Hustings Court of the City of Ro~oke. (For full text of Resolution, see O~inance ~ook i{o. 16, Fare 217) Er. Dillard noved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~otio~ ~s s eco~ded by )ir. {~inton and adopted by the Yollo~n~ vote: AYES: Eessrs. Dillard, Edwards, ~inton, and the President, }.Ir. Hunter-&. NAYS: Hone ........... O. P~ITiOi;3 AiiD CO)2Ui~ICATIOf{S: STREET OP~tI,G: Petitions sig~d by property owners, asking that Jero=e (J~es) Street, S. E., and {.~arvizl Street, S. E., be opened between Edgerton Avenue~ S. E., (~sttand Road), a~d Rive~ale Road, in the Rive~dale section, were before Co~cil. On mo%ion of ~lr. ~wards, seconded by ~[r. gin%on and unanimously adopted, SCH~L ~ARD: Co~ications f~ ~.~rs. J. )~inor King, ~r. A. E. ~obley and %he Al%~sa Club of Roanoke, askin~ %ha% 2.'.r. LeRoy H. Smi%h be re-appoin%ed as a club also asking ~ha% considera%ion be given %o %he ap~oin~en~ oi' a woman %o fill %he second vacancy ~hich %~11 exis% after J~e 30, 19&9, '~ere before Council. 0n mo%ion of ~.~. Dilla~, seconded by ~. ~wards and ~aaimously adopted, STREETS AND ALLEYS: A pe%ition from proper%y o~ers on %ne eas% side of ~faye%%e Boulevard, N. W., askinK %he ci%y %o grade and dis%ribu~e c~sbed rock upon the alley i~edia%ely ~as% of ~faye%%e Bouleva~, H. J., ex~ending no~h fro~ Pe~msylvania Avenue for a dis%ance of app~x~%ely 150 fee~, was before Cou~c %he pe%i%ion was referred %o %he City L~ISLATIO~-HOUSI~G: Co~ica%io~:s f~m Congressmen J. Vaughaa Gary, S. O. Bland, W. ~. Abbi~%, Tom B. Fuga%e, ~ozas B. S~ley, Po~er Hardy, Jr., Clarence G. B~%on and Seas%or A. Willis Rober%son, acknowledging receip~ of Resolu%io~ No. 9959, endorsing %he Housing Ac~ of 19&9, a~d expressing appreciation for %his exFressio~ f~n City Co~cil, were before %he body. The cor~unications were ordered filed. LF~ISLATIO~-LABOR: Co~unicatione from Con&resemen Jo Yau~han Gary, So O. Bland, 1/. ~. Abbitt, Ton B. Fu~ate, Thomas R. Sta~ley~ Porter,Har~y, J~.~ Clarence Burton and Benator A. ~lllis Robertson~ acknowled~in~ receipt of Resolution No. ~62, endorsi~ the re~eal of the Taft-Rartley ~bor Act, ~ere before Council~ ~. Gary and I.fr. Bland~ in their ackno~led~ent~ advisin~ that although they are not in favor of repealin~ the law, they are ~lllin~ to consider any amend~ts to the la~ ~hich In their opinion ~uld impmve it, Eessrs. lbbitt~ Fu~ate a~ld Hardy expressin~ appreciation for the views of Council on the matter and pled~ln~ serlou~ consideratio~ of the le~islation, and Senator Robertson advising that he has also received a n~ber of co~lcations f~m residents of Roanoke assuring him that the ~sition taken by City Co,oil on the Taft-Hartley ~w d~s not represeut their view~lnt. ~e co=~ications ~re ordered filed. TRAFFIC: A co~lication f~m the ~erica~ Autonobile Association, ~visiuF that the City of Ro~oke was awaked First Place In tie with Berkeley, California, amon~ cities 50,~ to 1OO,~ population in the 19~8 ~ational Pedestrian Protection Contest sponsored by the American Automobile Association, was before Council. The President, ~. H~ter, co~endin~ that the City ~na~er and the Police Departnent are to be conEratulated for their part in the ~nni~E of this awaY, the co~icatiou was ordered filed. STREET I;.~ROV~ ESTS: A co~unication from f~. T. T. Baker, advisin~ that he is willing to douate ten feet of l~d from the front of his p~perty on Aspen Street, Villa Heights, if he can be assured that he ~11 receive sidewalk, curb and ~utter for the property at no cost to him, was before Council. It appearinF that Council has previously a~reed to accept a donation of five feet in exchange for curb a~ ~utter, ~{r. I.~inton noved that the city accept the donation of ten feet of land in exchange ~or sidewalk, c~b ~d ~tter. *he motion was seconded by ~r. Dilla~ and unanimously adopted. In this co~ection, Fr. Baker also c~led attention, In his cor~ication, to equipment of the Water Department and Street Department which is stored on his lot at the southeast corner of Aspen Street az~ }~assachusetts Av~ue~ N. W., without his pe~ission, ~d asked t~t when the e~i~ent is removed t~t the lot be left in just as cood or better shape as it was before t~ city started stortn~ heavy equip=ent thereon. On motion of f~. ~linton, seconded by ;~. Dilla~ ~d ~aninously adopted, the hatter was referred to the City ~naEer for his info~ation and attention at the ~per time. STATE HI~WAYS ~IN Ct~ LD~ITS: A co~lcation f~= fir. K. 6. ~[c%fane, Traffic and Plannin~ ~Fineer of the State Departnent of HiEh~ys, a dvising that ~the Public Roads Administration desires to collect annual statistics ~gardinE the receipts and expenditures of cities, to'~s, and counties for the const~ction ~td mainten~ce of r~ds and streets, and askinF the City of Ro~oke to ~rant the 6overnorts Tax Study Co~isston authority to £rant the Public Roads Administration ~ermiesion to use the audits o£ Roanoke~e receipts and expenditures which the Commission has for a ntmber o£ years, in order to secure desired data regarding receipts a~fl expenditures for the construction and ~ainteltance of the cityts street,, was before Council. On notion of lit. ]lintont seconded by $[c. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the co~unication ~as referred to the City l'~nager for attention. REPORTS OF OFFICERS: APPOINT}tr~hT-POLICE DEPAI/TI;-F~T: The City ~anager submitted the follo~in~ relx)rt on changes in the ~ersonnel o£ the Police Department: "Roanoke, Virginia I/ay 9, 19~9 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia I wish to report the following cha~ges in the person~Ael of the Police Departme~At: i~ill~a~ Lawre~ce Cu=bie e=ployed as 1st Year Patrolm~n, effective ~my 1, 19~9. Ralph Benjamin Cooper resigned, effective l~!ay 15, 19~9. H. E. Sower retired, effective ~y 1, 19~9. Respectfully submitted, (Si~ned~ Arthur $. Owens Oity ~Mna£er" The repork was o~ered filed. AP~IN~:F~TS-FIRE DEPAR~HT: The City ~.~nager submitted the follo~ng re~rt on changes in the personnel of the Fire Department: ~Roan~ke. Virginia ' ~:ay ~, To ~e City Co~cil Roanoke, Virginia 6ent I wish to report the follo~in~ ch~es in the personnel of Fire Departne~t: Jackson Thonas De~*s e~ployed as 1st Year Private,effective ~ay 1, 19~9. William D. ~[us~rove retired effective ~y 1, 1~9. J. A. Nichols retired effective J~e 1, 1929. ~. V. S~pter r~t~ed effective ~My 1, Res~ctfully submitted, ( Signed ~ Arthur S. City ~na~er" The re~rt was ordered filed. BR[~ES: The City 2~nager submitted written report that due ~o the condition of No.ch Bridge, 2~d on reco~ndation of the ~n~ineerin~ he had the hr~ge closed e~fective Satu~ay, ~y 7, 19~9, for an indefinite Feriod, sdvi~in8 that there are adequate funds in the budget to provide for repairs a~,d the steel has been ordered for the beams ~ich it is hoped ~11 not keep the bridge closed over four to six weeks. The report was ordered filed. TAXESz The City P~nager submitted written report that there will he an important meeting at Hotel Ro~loke on {~y 19, 19~9, concerninE Senate Joint Resolution HOo ]2, refarding r egional meetinFa of atate comission on state and local revenues and expenditures, advislnz that he is calling this meeting to the attention of Council because it is his opinion it behooves all persons connected with the Oovernment and citizens in general to express their views'on the present tax methods. The report ~aa ordered filed. RECREATION DEPARTFJ~IIT: The request of gr. Nat Spigel that a new and modern starting ra~p be constructed for the Soap Box Derby on ~ryatal Spring Avenue, So ~.~ having been referred to the City ~nager for investigation, report and recom~andation to Councll~ he submitted the following report: ~oanoke, Virginia To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: You asked me to check on the Soap Box Derby, and I would like to report as follows: 1. This is not a municipal function but that of a civic organization a~ a private corporation which promotes the Soap Box Derby. 2. The City streets are used for t his purpose ~ich I am sure the Council is happy tn allow. ~. The Recreation Departre~ and the City Gove~m~,t in general will cooperate in any manner possible toward its successful operation. If there are any improvements of any nature made, the promoters of the Derby will be responsible for making them in order that the facilities for the race will be adequate. Respectfully submitted, (Signed~ Arthur S. Owens Glty ~Z~nager" :~. Dillard moved that Council concur in the report of the City ~nager. The motion was seconded by }~. Edwards and unanimously adopted. BUDGET-HEALTH DEPARTmeNT: The City Ymnager submitted writtenz~port that due to the fact that the clerk of the Venereal Disease Control clinic is ill it will be necessary to secure a clerk to substitute during her absence and asked that the sum of $1OO.00 be transferred from the F~xtra Employees account in the Health Department Budget to the Extra Employees account in the Venereal Disease Control Budget; whereupon, N~. Minton offered the fallowing emergency Ordinance: (~998~ AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Section ~50, ~Health Department~ a~ Section ~52, "Venereal Disease Control", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 3lst day of December, 19~8, No. 9751, and entitled, "An Ordinance making appropriations from the General F~nd of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 19~9, and ending December ~1, 19~9, and declarin~ the existence of an emergency.' (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 2~1} ¥~. ~nton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ¥~. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ~essrs. Dillard, Edwards, )~tnton, and the President, ~. Hunter ....................... ~. NAYS: None ............... O. WATE~ DEFART}~hToNEALTH DEPA~T[E~IT: The City }MnaKer having been requested to investigate the ~ossibility of havin~ the federal government use ~e City of ~oanoke for experim~mtal purposes by putting sodium Fluoride in the ~ater ~rlth a view of reducin[ dental cavities in children under fourteen years of age by a t least forty per cent, he 5ul~itted ~ritten report, together with a communication fron Dr. J. N. Dudley, Connissioner of Health, advising that Dr. W. H. Rumbel,, Director of the Bureau of Dental Health, Virtinia State Health Department, will b~ in the vicinity of Roanoke on ~My 2]-2~-25, 19~9, and will be gled to discuss this matter with the members of City Council at t~at ti~e. Fr. Dillard moved that the City Clerk be instructed to invite Dr. Rumbel to meet with Council at its regular meeting on },~onday, Fmy 23, 19&9, for a discussion of the matter. The motion was seconded by Er. Edwards and unanimously adopted. ANNEXATION: The City Fmnager submitted written report, togeth=r with a progress report from ~ttern & {/~ttern, Engineers, on services to Garden City, Washington Heights, Rlverdale, Hollins Road and Williamson Road. The report ~as ordered filed. FIRE D EPAR~.~ENT: The City ~tanager submitted written r~port, to~ether with a co~munication from the American-LaFranee-Foamite Corporation, Washington, D. C., with reference to fire apparatus in connection with the long-range pro[ram for the Fire Department, advising that the company will be able to furnish any type of pumping equipment in from four to five months and any size ladder truck, up to and including a lOC-foot all-steel aerial, in not more than eleven to twelve months after receipt or order. The report and cor~unica%ion were ordered filed. WATER DEPARtS{T: The City Fanoger sutxnitted w~itten report, calling attention to an unpaid water bill standing against lit. Joseph C. Parrish, trading as J. C. Parrish Furniture Company, Incorporated, Fdr period from April 5~ 19&8, to July 15, 19&~, in the total amount of $7.53, covering property located at 128 Campbell Avenue, S. E., and recommended that in view of the controversy involved that }fr. Parrish be released from payment of the amount. ~. Finton moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City F~na~er and offered the following Resolution: (~9985) A RESOLUTION releasing Fr. Joseph C. Parrish, trading as J. C. Parrish Furniture Company, Incorporated, from payment of water bill for period fro~ April 5, 19&8, to July 15, 19$8, in the total amount of S7.53, covering property located at 128 Campbell Avenue, S. E. (Fo~ full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 232] ~r. Einton moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion ~as seconded by Fr. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Eessrs. Dillard, Edwards, ~iinton, and the President, Fr, Hunter ................ NAYS: None ......... O. BRID~ES: The City )~nager submitted ~ritten report that a meeting has been held with represen~atives of the State High.ay Departm~t and plans made for the traffic survey on Tazewell Avenue, S. E., Route Ho. 2~, and on Jefferson Street and Norfolk Avenue on IMy 2~, 19~9, and ¥2y 26, 19~9, respectively. The report ~as ordered filed. TRAFFIC: The City ~nager havin~been requested to have the Engtneering Department and the Traffic Department make a survey of the present one-way traffic system, he submitted written report that he has asked ~. Oanrge W. Barton who m~de the original survey to come to Roanoke and assist in the present study of the plan. The report was ordered filed. BUIDING CODE: The City )~anager submitted written report asking that the ~iO,COO.OO limit for public liability damage protection to the city, as presently provided for in Section 7, Chapter 37, of the Building Code, amended by Ordinance No. 977&, he increased to $15,OOO.OO. Council being of the opinion that the limit should be increased from the amount of $10,OOO.OO to ~15,OOO.OO, ~lr. Dillard moved that the City Attorney be requested to prepare proper amendment to this section of the Building Code and to present same to the body for adoption. The motion was seconded by ~. Edwards and unanimously adopted. HEALTH DEPAR~'~T: The City Kanager suDmitted written report, together with s communication from Ronald B. Almack, Director, Bureau of Hospital Survey and Construction, advising that Part 1 of the application for the construction of a Public Health Ceuter at Roanoke with state and federal aid under provisions of the Hill-Burton Act has been approved by the State Department of Health as the official state a~ency and by the U. S. Public Health Service, $66,666.67 in federal funds and $38,552.60 in state funds having been allocated to this project. The report and communication were ordered filed. PLANNING BOARD: The request of the Planning Board that an engineer be employed in connection with brinffin~ the city plan up-to-date having been referred to the City ~Mnager for investigation, report ~ recommendation to Council, he submitted written report that t[~re has been no dereliction on hie part or the Personnel Department in this matter, advising that he has written to a number of persons in an attempt to secure someone for this position, but finds himself in the extremities of either obtaining an outstanding plannin~ engineer, which would he very costly to the city, or obtaining a student just out of college ~ho would lack the experience, the City ~nager concluding that the Personnel Director is :continuing his search for someone to fill the position, and just as soon as someone can be found who can do tP~ work in a manner that would justify the expenditure, he will recommend that the person be employed. The report was ordered filed. BUSES: The City Fana~er submitted ~ritten report t~at the routing of the F~rningside bus has been completed to the satisfaction off the petitionera. The re~rt ~as o~ered filed, ~URCHASE OF FROP~TY-SC~: The City }~naEer ~vin~ been reque~ting to negotiate for the purchase of Blocks 6 a~ 7, ~illia~ Fle~ln~ Court located between Wlllia~son Road and the ~illia~ Flemin~ High ~chool, f~ Colonel Fleming Road ~o Colonel BreckenridEe R~d~ he ~ub~ltted ~ltten report that he has three co~unicaticns on the subject and that he ~uld like to fo~a~ i~i~dua] copies oF these co~unications to the m~bers of Council for study befo~ enterin~ same into the records. The City ~nager was requested to forward copies of the three co~unica~ions to the m~bers of Co~cil for study. ~RTS OF COb~ITTEES: None. UN~NISHED BUSI~ES~: None. CON~ID~ATiOI4 OF C~I~'S: None. IIATHO~CTION AND CONSIDerATION OF ORDINA~C~ A~D RE~LUTIO~iS: LICE~gE TAX CODE: Ordinance No. 9963, lm~sin~ a flat license tax of ~250.O~ Fer ann~ on out-of-~own a~i~ and tent ~aker~ soliciting business in ~he City Roanoke, havin~ previously been before Council for l~s Pirst re~din~, read and laid over, ~as again before the body, ~r. Ed~s offered the ~ollo~n~ ~or its second re~din~ and final adoption: {~963} AN ORDI~CE ~en~ing Section 20 ~ the Lic~se Code to impose license taxes for ~he cal~dar year 19~9, ~ for each a~ every cal~dar year thereafter, ~til o~he~ise c~ed, on every person, fi~ or corporation, other ~h~n a ~erchant, or an a~in~ ~d tent making and repairing establis~ent located in the City of Roanoke payin~ a regular a~ing and tent license, nerchant's license or m~nufacturer's tax in the City of Ro~oke, engaged in ~he business soliciting orders for or contracting, as principal or a~ent, for the sale, manufacture, erecting, repairing or taking do~ for others of a~lngs, tents, venetian blinds or tarp~ulins, for the sup~rt of the c~ty gover~ent, pay=ent of interest on the city debt and for other ~unicipal expenses. (For full text of O~in~ce, see O~in~ce Book No. 16, Page 216} ~. Ed~s noved ~he adoption of ~he O~inance. The motion was s eco~ed by ~. ~inton and adopted by ~he ~ollo~ng AYES: ~*essrs. Dillon, ~wards, Minton, and ~he President, F~. H~e r ................... NAYS: None ........... O. ~ALE OF PROPERS: O~inance No. 9965, providin~ for the sale of property located on the east side of Bridge Street, S. W., be~wesn ~ilroad Avenue Russell Avenue, described as ~t ~, Block 2, Section 3, Roanoke Develop=ent Comply ~p, to l~rs. ~. M. De'gitt, a~ a consideration of $2~.~ cash, having previously been before Council for i~s first re~in~, read an~ laid over, ~as again before ~he body, ~r. ~wards offerin~ the followin~ for i~s second readin~ ~d final ~dop~ion. I! (~$965) AH ORDIRAHCE providing for the sale of property located on the east side of Bridge Street, S, ~,, between Railroad Avenue and Russell Avenue, described as Lot 7, Block 2, Section ], Roanoke Develol~nent Company ~p, by the City of Roanoke to ~s. So M. De'dirt, at a consideration of S200.00 net cash to the city, and authorizin~ the execution and delivery of a deed therefor upon payment of the consideration. (For full text of Ordina~ce, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page ¥~. Edwards moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Fr. Minton and adopted by the following vote: AYF~: ~essrs. Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, Er. Hunter ................. HAYS: None .......... O. S~EEPIN~ SID~IALKS: Ordinance No. 9~?~, relating to sweeping sidewalks and prohibitin? the sweeping of trash on to sidewalks or streets, havinF previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was affain before the body. At the request of the City ~[anager, ~tion on the second reading and final adoption of the Ordinance was held in abeyance until the next regular necting of Council on Monday, May 16, 19~9, 6ARBAGE AND R~USE COLLECTION: Ordinance No. 9975, anending Section 5, Chapter 60, of the City Code, requirinF o~ers or occupants of all residences and buildin~s in the City of Roanoke to provide containers for garbage, etc., in order to require that a second container be provided by householders, property on,ers ~d others for tin cans, glass, non-inflammables, covered the same a s the other type can, havinF previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body. At the request of the City ~n~ger, action on the second readin~ and final adoption of the Ordinance was held in abeyance until the next regular meetinE of Council on Monday, ~:ay 16, BUILDIN~ CO~E: The City Attorney havin~ been requested to prepare proper draPt of Ordinance repealin~ Section 139 of the Building Code, pernitting the erection of marquise to project over sidewalks, presented same; whereupon, Mr. Dillard moved that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by ~1r. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ~essrs. Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, F~. Hunter ..................... NAYS: None .............. O. (~9986) AN ORDINANCE to repeal Section 139 permitting the erection of marquise to project over sidewalks of the Official Building Code of the City of Roanoke. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that Section 139 permitting the erection of marquise to project over sidewalks of the Official BulldlnK Code of the City Of Roanoke be,and the sane is hereby, REPEALED. The Ordinance havinK been read, was laid over. ~? In this connectiont ~ir. Dillard called attention to the fact that not only is Leggett~e Department Store~ Incorporated~ constructing, a marquee in front o£ the buildin~, it is remodelin~ at 112 C~mpbell Avenue~ So ¥o~ but that it iL now constructing a marquee over the aide entrance to the bulldin~ at 209 First Street~ So ¥o, and moved that the matter be referred to the City Attorney with a view o£ first ascertaining ~ther or not the company Hill be willing to re=ore the two marquise now under construction~ and~ in the ~eantime~ to ~ke an investl~,ation as to ~hether or not there is any ~ossible legal neons of re2uirln~ the removal of the marquise in question. The notion was seconded by ¥~o Edwards and unanimously adopted. ~ith further reference to the ~atter~ Council bein~ of the opinion that in view of the provisions of Ordinance No. 9986, the City [~nager should be directed to instruct the Building Inspector to withhold any further issuance of pernits under Section 139 of the Building Code tn~ediately~ )~.r. Dillard offered the follo',rl ng ~esolution: (~99~7) A RESOLUTION directing the City ~,'anager to instruct the Building Inspector to withhold any further issuance of ~ernits under Section 139 of the BuildfnE Code~ pernitting the erection of marquise to project over sidewalks, in view of Ordinance No. 99~6, repealin~- said Section 139. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page }:r. Dillard moved the adoption of the .Resolution. The notion wac seconded by [~. Edwards and adopted by the follo~ting vote: AYES: }~essrs. Dillard, Edwards, l.~inton, and the President, }~r. Hunter ...................... NAYS: None .............. O. I(OTIONS AI'iD EISCELLAI~EOUS BUSINESS: BNDG=ET-WAT~R DEFART}~-;T: The City Auditor brought to the attention of Council and asked that he be authorized to transfer $25,000.00 of U. $. Government 2,~, Bonds from the Replacement Reserve Account to the Debt Retirement Account in the Water Fund; whereupon~ ]'[ro Edwards offered the follo:~ing Resolution: (~988) A RESOLUTION authorizing the City ~uditor to transfer $25,000.00 of U. S. Government 2,~, Bonds from the Replacement Reserve Account to the Debt Retirement Account in the %~ater Fund. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 233) ~r. Edwards moved the adoption of the Reaolution. The notion was seconded by ~. P. lnton and adopted by the follo'~ng vote: AYES: )~esars. Dillard, Edwards, ¥.inton, and the President, ~r. Hunter ................. NAYS: None ..........O. S~OEE CO.~Y.~0L: Council having taken under advise=ant the suggestions of }~r. Charles S. Frost, Director of the Department of Air Pollution Control, aa to changes of a noncontroversial natura to Ordinance }~o. 9152, adopted on the llth day of AuFuat, 19/,% dealin_z with air pollution control, }~r. Dillard moved that the City Attorney be inatructed to prepare necessary Ordinance incorporating these changes, and, alao, to prepare proper Ordinance restoring the No. 2 require=ant as to dense s~.oke to Section ~ [I}) and to present same to the body for further consideration. The motion was seconded by ~ir. Edwards a~d unanimously adopted. AIRPORT: Kr. Dillard brought to the attention of Council that it is his understanding the Ninth Air Force is considering moving the 66th Troop Carrier Squadron of the United States Air Force Reserve from the present base at the Roanoke }lunicipal Air~ort to Lan§ely Field, Virginia, pointing out that at the present time the squadron has a lease for tho nose-in hangar at Woodrum Field~ as well as other facilities, that it sar~es as a training center for the Air Reserves for Southwest Vlrginia~ and that it is the only training base in this area. After a diacu~sion of the matter~ Council being of the opinion that the training base at l/oodrun Field should be continued, that the city should indicate its willin~ness t o re-negotiate a new lease for the nose-in hangar, at the expiration of tho present lease, which ~ould be fair to all parties concerned, and that tlr. Dillard should be authorized to go to ~ashin~ton and confer with the ~roper officials as an official representative of the City of Roanoke in connection with the question, }'r. Edwards offered the following Resolution, with the understandinr that in the ~eanti~e telegrams would be forwarded to the Secretary of National Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Corm.ending General of the Ninth Air Force, Congressman Clarence G. Burton and Senator A. dillis Robertson, prevailing upon them to take such steps as are necessary to assure %he continuation of an Air Force Reserve Training Unit at the Roanoke ~'.unicipal Airport: (~9989) A RESOLUTION requesting the continuation of an Air Force Reserve Training Unit at the Roanoke ~Tunicipal Airport {%%'oodrum Field), Roanoke, Virginia. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pace 234) Mr. Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution. 't~e motion was seconded by Fr. 5[lnton and adopted by the followinF vote: AYES: Messrs. Dillard, Edwards, ~linton, and the President, ~. Hunter ................ &. NAYS: None ......... O. ZONING-SETBACK LINES: Council havin~ previously instructed the City Clerk to advertise for a public hearing to be held at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., June 6, 19&9, on the question of establishing setback lines on certain streets, including 1~elrose Avenue, N. W., from the Old Country Club Road to the city limits at Peters Creek, to provide for a lOO-foot right-of-~y, he advised that the Engineering Department has suggested that the question of establishing a setback line on the street in question be held in abeyance for the time being. ~. Edwards moved that the question of establishing a setback line on ~[elrose Avenue he deleted from the notice of public hearing and that action on the question be held in abeyance for the time being. The motion was seconded by l.~. kinton and unanimously adopted. DRAIN: ~.~. Edwards brought to the attention of Council.and moved that the City }~anager be requested to investigate the drainage condition on Windsor Avenue, S. ~., in the vicinity of }%unt Vernon Road. The notion was seconded by ~Ir. llinton and unanimously adopted. BONDS: The City Attorney brought to the attention of Council that the bond attorneys have approved Resolution No. 9977, providing for the sale of the $150,OO0.OO Health Center Bonds; Resolution No. 9978, providing for the sale of the ~4~,O00.OOLlbrary Bonds; ar~ Resolution No. 9979, prov~ding for the sale of $2,100,000o00 o£ the $~,200,000.00 School ~ond$o Sl6NS: ~iro ~lnton br~u£ht to the attention of Council and moved that the City }tanager Investigate the matter of placing a slFn in the vicinity of Yelro~e Avenue and Peters Creek Road, N. ~.~ indicating the direction to Roanoke, the aign to bear reflector lights. The motion wa~ seconded by ~. Dillard and unanimously adopted. SI~N~: ~r. Dillard brought to the attention Of Council and the City f~naZer the fact that traffic sikhs on Virginia route ~o. 116, in the annexed terrl%oo', are partially hidden from view. The City f%na~er advised that he would look into the matter. There being no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED ATTEST: , COUNCIL, REGULAR PDnday, ;~y 16, 19&9. The Council of the City of Roanoke ~et in reKular ~eeting in the Circuit Court Room in the t:unicipal Building, t'onday, )~y 16, 19&9, at 2:00 o'clock~ p. m., the re~lar meetin~ hour~ with the President, I-~r. H~ter, presiding. PRESE~T: ]~ess~s. Cronin, Pillar, Edwards, ~inton, and the President, }'r.: Hunter ..................... 5. ABS~iT: None ............ O. OFFICERS PRE~ENT: ~. Arthur S. Owens, City ~naEer, ]~r. Randolph G. ~'hittle City Attorney, and Er. Harry R. Yates, City Auditor. ~e meeting ~m o~ened with a prayer by Reverend J. A. l;oodie, Pastor of the Rugby Church of God. MINUTES: Copies of the minutes of the meetings held on ~y 2, 19&9, }~y &, 19&9, and ~'ay 9, 19&9, having been Punished each meat:er of Council, upon motion of ~'~. Edt~Fds~ seconded by ~. 2.~in~n and unanimously adopted, the reading %~as dis~ensed %~i%h and the m~nu%es approved as recorded. HEARIN~ OF CI~ZENS UPON PUBLIC ~'ATTLR3: Fb~CHASE OF PROPERTY: Council havin~ taken under advise~nt an offer of ~r. J. P. }{elms, Agent for ~fr. Henry C. Giles, to sell to the City of Roanoke the remainder of the old Moor~w tract of land in the vicinity of Cove goad, N. '~., consistin~ of sixty-one acres, lnclu~inK the original Moormw house, barn and well kno~ sprinff, at a consideration of $75,~0.OO, for ~e as a park for the northwest secRion of the city, Kr. Helms appeared before the body, ur~in~ that serious thought be ~ven to the purchase of %his property. ~.~. Be~s was advised tPmt the City ~naEeP has this tract of la~d ~der consideration in connection with his study of the acquisition of land in %he annexed territory for park purposes. ZONING: The question of creating a Special Business District or Restricted Business District classification having been referred %o the Boa~ of Zoning Ap~als a~ Planning Board fo~ conference %d~, the City Attorney and for recor~e~a%ion, a~ if the two Boards are of the opinion t~t such a c lassification should be created, %o make a study of the entire Willi~mson Road~ block by block, in the light of such a new classification, and to submit report a~ recorJ, endation to Council at its regular meeting on }~onday, ~lay 16, 19&9, a delegation f~m the ':;illianson Road area appeared before the body %dth reference to the matter. In this connection, the City Clerk reported that he has been advised by %he Secretary of the two Boards that ~hey would be unable to Populate a~ submit such a report at the presen~ meeting. EAS~T-i'~ATER DEPtR~T: ~. Hogan Willis, Jr., Attorney, ~presenting ~. Lacy ~ssie, appeared before Co,oil and presented a petition, advising that his' client is the o~er of approxl~tely fou~een acres of land lying in the Co~ty of Roanoke and adjoining the property belonging to the City of Roanoke kno~ as the ;~iller fa~, now being used by the city for the filter plant and other waterworks establishments, and asking that the petitioner be granted a riEhl-of-way over and across the city,s property, alonE such line as nay be designated by City Council, in order that in, ross and egress to his land might be obtained, the property of the city lying between the property of the l~titioner and the only accessible public road, ~r. 2~saie agreeing to build and maintain a connecting road at his own expense. On notion of Mr. Cronin, seconded by ~. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the pelt%ion was referred to the City ~nager and the City Attorney, DEFAR~tE~iT OF PUBLIC WELFARE: ~'r. Robert Clime, relief client, apgeared before Council, advising that he is desirous of earain~ his livelihood, but that he is handicapped by his physical disability, and asked that he be granted permission to sell pencils on tho streets. It appearing that there are restrictions a~ainst peddling on the streets, on notion of l~r. ~inton, seconded by Mr. Cronin and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the City ~nager to work out a satisfactory solution to the problem.. CITY JAIL: ~'r. Edgar L. Winstead, City Sergeant, appeared be£ore Council and presented forms of supplemental a~reenent between the city and the government to provide for the safekeepin~, care and subsistence in the Roanoke City Jail of yereons detained as aliens by officials o£ the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, in addition to Federal prisoners already provided for in the original a~reement, advisinm that the supplemental a~ree=ent is necessary due to a new setup whereby persons detained by the Immigration and Eaturalization Service ~ill be confine~ in certain jails, and asked that he be authorized to execute ss~n.e, for and on behalf o£ the City of Roanoke. ~o Cronin moved that Council concur in the request of the City Sergeant and oi'£ered the followin~ Resolution: ~)~90) A RESOLUTION authorizin~ Edgar L. ~instead, City Sergeant, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to execute supplemental a~reenent betueen the City of Roanoke, Virginia, and the United States of ~erica, designated as Supplement No. 1 to Contract No~ Jlc-15~3~, which provides for the safekeeping, care and subsistence of Federal Frisoners in the Roanoke City Jail, Roanoke, Virginia, in order to provide that the services specified in the ori~inal contrast shall also apply to persons detained as aliens placed in the institution by official of the ]mm. igration and Naturalization Service, said auppl~mental a~reement to expire as o£ Fetch 17, 1950, and to be executed under terms a~d conditions containe~ therein. BE I? RESOLVED by tke ~ouncil of the City Of Roanoke that Edgar L. ~lnstesd, Gity Sergeant, be, and he is hereby authorized, for a~d on behalf of tke City of Roenoke, to execute supplemental aEreement be%ween the City of Roanoke, Vir~inia~ and tke United States of ;~erica, designated as Supplement No. 1 to Contract No. Jlc-l~3&, %~hich provides for the safekeepin~, care and subsistence of Federal ~risoners in the Roanoke City Jail, Roanoke, ¥irEinia, in order to provide that the services ~pecif~ed in the original con%tact shall also apply to persons deta~ne( as aliens placed in the institution by officials of the I~lgratlon and Naturaliza- tion Service, said supplemental agreenent to expire as of J.~rch 17, 1950, and to be executed under terms and conditions contained therein. ~. Cronin noved the adoption of the Resolution. The notion was seconded by }Jr. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ['easts. Cronin~ Dillard, Edwards, ~inton, and the President, Hunter .................... NAYS: None ......... O. PETITION3 AND LI~,ISLATION: Cor'~unications fron the Roanoke Typographical Union No. 60, and the Textile ~orkers Union of America, Local Ilo. 11, conmending City Council for the adoption of ~esolution No. 9952, April 27, 1959, requestin~ the repeal of the Taft-Hartley Labor Act, were before Council. The communications were ordered filed. 9UILDII;~ CODE: A co.-m, unication from }Ir. P. H. Trout, protesting a~ainst the prohibition of rarquise, was before Council. The cor.munication was ordered filed. COI~IlTTEE OF 1OO FOR IROGR~--~S: A coan,.unication fron I:r. U. B. Carter, tendering his resilnaticn as a nenber of The Cormittee of 100 for Frogress in that he ~ill be a candidate in the luFust primry for nomination to tt;e office of Co=missioner of Revenue, was before Council. }k. Pillard norad that the resignation be accepted and that the City Clerk convey to I'r. Carter the thanks and appreciation of Council for the service he has rendered as a nember of The Coraittee of lOC for Pro,tess. The notion ~as seconded by l~. Ninton and unanimously adopted. ~'PLOYEES'RETIR~,'EI~T 3YST~.i: A cor. munication from Nr. Henry E. Thomas, Chair-man of the Board of Trustees of %he Employees Retirement System of the City of Roanoke, notifying Council that he will be unable %o accept reappointment the Board of Tm~stees when his present tern. expires as of June 30, 19&9, should Council see fi~ to request him %o serve again, %~s before tke body. ~. Cronin moved that the City Clerk be instructed to acknowledge receipt of the communication and to express to ~r. Thomas the %hanks and appreciation of Council for the service he has rendered as Chairman of the Board of T~ustees of the Employees Eetire~ent System of the City of Roanoke, and, especially, for the time and work given durinE the locative period oS the Re~iremen~ System. The motion was seconded by ~[r. Edwards and unanimously adopted. BONDS-A.r~RY: A co~nunication from S. Gardner %~ller, ~ajor General, The Adjutant General, Virginia National Guard, pro%estinE against the proposal submit to the freeholders in a referendum the question of uainE the balance of the Art. sty Fund for other purposes, pointing out that the 5tute of Virginia has in good faith planned to organize Roanoke'a fu~l quota of National Guard troops just as soon as Ar~nory conditions can be ~mde satisfactory to the federal gover:LTent, and advising t~at a% the present tine his department ia cooperating with the otheF states of the union to have Compress enact an Armory Bill which, if passed, will enable the structure in Roanoke to be built ~ithout serious expense~ was before Council. On notion of lira Cronin, seconded by F~. Dillard and unanimously adopted, itl City Clerk was instructed to acknowledge receipt o£ the communication, advlsin~ that it is the opinion of Council at this tiao that the ultimmte disposition of the Armory Fund is up to the poople of Roanoke~ and that inasmuch as the present fund has not been used~ it is incumbent upon the Council of the City of Roanoke to give the citizens an opportunity to ex~ress their opinion as to what they want done with this fiend, pointing out that as yet no definite action has been taken by the body ] toward submittin~ the question to the freeholders. BOND~-SC[iOOLS: A com~.unieatian from l~r. LeRo¥ B. Smith, Chairman o£ the I Roanoke City School Board, invitin~ the members of Council to meet with the School Board a: 8:00 o~cloek, p. a., tlonday, I~y ~ ~, 19~9, for a discussion of the purchase of land for the varlo~s new schools authorized by the bond issue, wes before Council On notion of t~. Dillard, seconded by }ir. Edwards and unanimously adogted, the City Clerk was instructed to advise the School Board that Council will meet with the Board at the ti~e specified in its cormunieation. SCHOOLS: Council having previously requested tl~e Roanoke City School 8oard to furnish the body a list of local architects ns~ un,er contract with the School ~oard and the estimated ¢o$t of the respective projects~ in connection with the school imgrovement procram, a co=unitarian from the ~chool Board, furnishing sdditional names of architects and advising that estirmtea of cost of the projects in question will be furnished as soon as the preliminary plans have been at~roved, was ~efore the body. The cox:unieatlon was ordered filed for reference by the members of Council. In this connection, l'r. Cronin ~ointed out that in accordance with the usual fee o£ t~ percent o£ the total cost of :he ~rojee: char~ed by architects for supervision, the combined fees for the ~,iO0,OOO.OO school improvement pro~raz · ~ould total close to ~100,O(20.OO, and suggested that consideration be given to the emplo)=ent of one person on a full-time basis at a salary of $10,OOO.00 get annu= for a ~eriod of five years for this ~urpose, concluding that much a gerson would in all probability make a closer inspection of the various school projects. SCHOOLS: A Cs=unitarian from l.:r. ~. $. l:cDonald, Clerk of the Roanoke Ctt~' School ~oard, transmitting a tabulation showing the ~:anding of the funds of the School Board at the end of the calendar year 1948, the reeeipts~taling ~171~525.52, and :he expenditures to:sling ~171,2~5.~4~ lesvin~ a balance on hand in the amount of ~279.9~, was before Council. The cor. m~icati~n and tabulation were ordered filed. tlRFOR?: Council having under date of l~y 9~ 19L9, adap:ed Resolution I;o. 9989, requestin~ the continuation of an Air Force Reserve Training ~nit at the Roanoke I!unicipal Airpor:~ telearams from the Secretary o£ the tit Force, the Chief of Staff for tit Reserves and the Secretary of Defense, advising that after careful Iconsideration satellite baas opera:ions were omi:ted from the new re,eryc program prorram will provide air reserve training opportunities in Roanoke if enthusiasti- cally supported, were before Council; al~o~ a communication from Senator ~. ~tllis Robertson. ,! The teler, ran~ and co~unication were ordered £iled. REFUND~ AND RF~ATE~~LIC:EilSE: A co~unication f~n ~r. ~e~ley A. ~ool~ine~ askinr that he be relied $7.50, repre~entin~ the ~ount paid on Ap~l 7, 1969, for a City Automobile License Tar for a 19&0 DeSota Coupe o~ed by his son, in that his son ~s moved out of the city ~d ~he car ~s sold on ~y 2, 19&9, before Council. On zo~ion of ~. ~wards, seconded by ~F. Dllla~ and ~aninously ~he request was referred to %he City A~to~ey for investigation, re~or~ and STRaiT LIGHTS: A petition sired by pro~er~y o%~ners In the 2200 bl~ck li~h% in %hfs block, no%hinE ~s been done toward %he ins%alla~ion of the On mo~ion of ;~r. C~nin, seconded by ;~r. ~wards and ~fnously adopted, Fe~i~ion ~s referred %o %he Ci~y ~naEeF for his info~a%ion in connection with his s %udy of the ~t~er. In this connecSion, ~. C~nin asked ~he City }~na~er to inves~iEa~e %he advisability of placinr a street li~h% on Br~don Avenue, S. ~'.~ ea~ of of %he &O0 block of Allison Avenue~ S. %;., an~ ~Tr. ]~in%on asked ~he City %o look into a request for a s%ree~ liEht in %ke 1300 block of Pie~mon~ Avenue~ S. E. JUVENILE DELI~:~UE~tY: A corx. unica%ion from }{arriett H. Fillin?er, Frofess~r of Chemi~%ry a% Hollins College, deplorfn~ %he fac% ~ha~ ~uvenlte crire has On motion of }'r. CFonin~ seconded by ~'r. Edwards an~ unanimously ados'ted, t~e city facilities. ?~ATER DEPAR~-~I]?: A ~etition si~d by citizens and spor~sn~ of %he City 0n motion of }~. Cronin~ seconded by ~F. EdwaFds and unanimously adopted, the D~S: A cor~.~ica~lon from ~.Ir. L. }~. ~[alkeF~ askinE %ha% %he Do~ Ordinance be enforced indiscriminately of abolished, %~as before Council. .66 On ~otlon of Ik. Oronin~ ~econded by }~. tilnton and unanimously adopted, the co~-unication was referred to the City l~nager. TRIF¥IO: ~ co~unicatton £ro~ }ir. Ja~es P. Econo~os~ Director, Traffic Court Judges and F~secu~ors Conferences~ Ar.erica~ ~a~ lssociation~ ~nouncin~ second Traffic ~o~ Judges and Prosecutor~ Conference to be held at Tulane University, Hew Orleans, ~uisi~a, {~y 23-27, 19~9, and inviting ~he City of Roanoke to be represented a~ the conference, ~as before Council. On notion of I$. Edwards, seconded by tlr. Umnin and ~aiuously adopted, the ccmunica~ion ~as referred to the City RETORTS OF O~IGERS: BL~ET-SUILDING AND FLUfBII~ IHSFECTIOH: The Gi:y }~nafer submitted written report t~at in the ~uilding and Fl~nbin~ Inspection BudFet there is a balance of ~2~.OO left in ~ke visible steel files lte~! and asked that ~35.~ of this a~oun[ be transferred for the purchase of a copy holder; {~hereuyon, }Y. Cmnin offered the follo~in~ Resolution: (~991) A RESOLUTION :rasferrinf ~]5.~ fro= Zhe unexpended balance of ~ahS.O0 Visible Steel Files itcc, in ~he Fumiture and EquiF=en~ Account, under Section ~3, "]uildinl and Fl~u~inr Inspection", of the Budge~, to provide for >urchase of one Copy Holder. {For full rex: of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Fa[e23~) ~. C~onin moved the adoptton of ~he Ee=olutfon. The notion h'as ~econded by Cf. Edwards and adopted by ~he follo~iaf vote: AYES: Neasra. Cronin, Dillard, Ed~ard~, Itinton, and the President, Nr. Hunter ...................... ~IAY2: None .............. BU~-DEP~RTFE~T OF F~LIU lfELFARE: The City l~nager sub:dried written refer: tha[ under the Furniture a nl EqUiF~ Accoun~ in the D~rt:a[ of Public ~elfare Budce~ there is an item of ~3,~.~ for ~o au:ouobiles, for ~hich the ci~y ~ill be rei~,bursed by ~he S~ale DeFartmen~ of Fublic 1~lfave in the ~oun[ of fifty ~r cenZ, advising tha~ the Director of the ~elfare Department ~uld like [o sec~e a car '~ich could be converted in:o an anbul~ce for the purpose of carrying :atienZs [o hospitals ~h~ughout the S~ate, and reco~ended that an aFFro~riaZion of ~275.O0 be ~de in order ~o provide aufficien~ funds to secure both cars. ~r. ~ronin =eyed thaZ Co,uti concur in the reco~enda~ion of the Cl~y ~nager and offered the following emergency Ordinance ~ith the underat~dina that fifty For cen~ of the total ~oun~ ~ill he reimbursed ~y t~e (~992) AN ORDIIiAIICE ~o amend and reenacz 2ec~ion ~57, "Depar[cen: of l{elfare", of a Ordinace adopted by the Council of the Gi[y of Ro~oke, Vlrflnia, on the 31s: day of 9ecerber, 19~, Ho. 9751, ad entitled, "h Ordin~ce making appropriations free ~he Oeneral F~d of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year ~efinntnf January l, 19&9, and endi~Dece=ber 3~, 19~9, and declarinE the existence or an e~erbency". (For full texZ of Ordin~ce, see,Ordinance Book No. 16, Faae }~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The notion was seconded by Fr. Dillard and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: ~essra. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Hinton, and the President, ~r. Hunter ................ 5. NAYS: None ......... O. POLICE DEPAR~NT: The City Partaker submitted ~ ritten rel~rt, ~nclosin~ a cor~unication from Lieutenant S. A. Br~ce, Acting Superintendent of Folice, advisin that the sixty additional days with pay provided by Resolution No. 9911, adopted on April 11, 19&9, for R. E. Callls, patrolman ~o was injured on duty January 23, 1949, expires as of }~ay 22, 1949, and that since Officer Callis will probably be off duty six %o eight weeks longer, asking that he be paid his regular salary for that period of tine, the City ~anager concurring in the request; whereupon, ~. ~'inton offered the following Resolution: (~9993) A RE.qOLUTION authorizing and directing that R. E. Callis, Patrolman in t~ Police Department, who is unable to perform his regular duties account of personal injury received in line of duty, be paid his regular salary for an additional period not to exceed sixty days from I~ay 22, 19&9. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, ~age 239) ~. ~inton moved the adoption o~' %he Resolution. The mo%ion was seconded by ~. Cronin and adopted by the fo llowin~ vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard~ Edwards, ~2inton, and the President, ~r. Hunter .................... 5. NAYS: None ......... O. STREiT LIGHTS: The City ~na~er submitted written report that the EnEineerin Department has made a survey of the lights for the South,;est Section between .;alnu' Avenue and Highland Avenue from First Street to Fifth Street, and that as a result of this survey he is havin~ the c~udle Dower of seven existing lights on ~alnu% Avenue at ~hird 5treet~ on Third Street from ilalnut Avenue to Albemarle Avenue, and on Franklin Road from ~oods Avenut to Hi,bland Avenue, S. W., increased, and the trees in the area trifled, the City ~na~er askin~ that authority be E ranted for the installation of t%;elve additional street lights in this vicinity to further improve the lirhtin~ in ~he nei=kborhood; ';&ereupon, ~!r. Cronin offered the followin~ Resolution: (~999&) A RESOLUTION au%horizinE the installation of street lifhts on certain streets in the Cit~ of Roanoke. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa~e 240) Er. Cronin moved the adoption Of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~r. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Cessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~lnton, and the Presiden~, Er. Hunter .......................... 5. NAYS: None ...................O. ' SIGNS: The City }!mnager submitted written report, to~ether with a co~unication from ]~r. David Dick, BuildinK Inspector, callin~ attention to the fact that Ordinance No. 3056 peri, its the erection of signs projectin~ over city streets, provided a permit is issued by the BuildinF Inspector, and sub,eating hat if it is the wish of Council that no more pe~its be issued for simons over the treets Or sidewalks tha~ ~n ordinance be passed prohibitinF saze. Council bein~ of the opinion that such signs m%ould bo prohibited in the future, ]Jr, Dllla~dmoved that tho City Attorney be instructed to.prepare draft of proper ordinance anendln~ Or~tinance No. 3056 to prohibit the erection of ail'ns ~roJecting over the streets or aide~alks, and to present sane to the body for adoption, The notion was aeconded by Fr. Cronin and unanimously adopted. In this connection, a discussion was held as to the matter of eventually requirinF the rer~val of existing sifns projecting over city streets or sidewalks, and Council bein~ of the opinion that a committee should be appointed for a study of the matter, Mr. Cronin £~ved that the Chamber of Cora. orca, the ~erchants Association and the ~o~en's Apparel ~roup be regue ated to na~e a representative fro~ each ~roup to serve on such a cor~ittee with the City ~naser ~nd the City Attorney. The ~otion was seconded by Mr. Edwards and un~--nimously adopted. C!~APEAKE AND ¥OTO~C TZLEPHONE CO~Y: The City ~na~er submitted w ritte~ report and discussed with Council the r~tter of intervenins before the State Corporation Co--mission in connection ~ith the application of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Conpany for a third increase in telephone rates, under the sponsorship of the League of Virginia Municipalities, the City ~nafer advising ~hat the ultin~te cost of such intervention ~ill proabably m~ount to approximately ~1,OO0.O0 as the City of Ro~noke'a portion. Council bein~ of the opinion that the inte~ention should be carried out es thoroushly as possible, ~r. Edwards ~oved that the City ~ana~er advise tf~e Lessue of Virginia }~nicipelities that the City of Roanoke is willing to cooperate to the utmost, provided tbs other cities ~nd ~o~ms in the state wish to participate in ~he intervention. Th~ ~otion was seconded by ~r. Cronin and unanimously ad,pred. ~.~LOYEES RETIRe'MN? SYST~': The City ~naser submitted verbal report that it has co~e to his attention that persons with certain physical disabilities or inpairnents ~ho w~uld be able to wor~ for a number of years are barred from city e~plo)~ent because of the rigid requirements of the Employees Retirenant Syste~, and su~ested that consideration be liven to amendins the system in order to allow the enploy~ent of such persons provided they will a~ree to ~aive any pension benefits. After a discussion of the ~atter, ~r. Cronin moved that the question be referred to the City ~[ana~er, the City Auditor and the City Attorney for further investi~ation, report and reco~endation to Council. ~e motion was seconded by ~r. Hd~ards and ~animous!y adopted. REPORTS OF C027'ITlEES: None. UNFINISHED BD'SINESS: None. CONS!D~ATION OF CLAI~: None. I[iTHODUCTION ~3[D CONSIDERATION OF CRDIN~CES AND RESOLUTIONS: ~EEPING SIDe,ALES: Ordinance No. 997~, a~endin~ and reordainins Section 1~ Chapter 25, of the City Code, relatin~_~ to sweepin~ sidewalks, and addin~ thereto Section 13, havin? previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, ~nd the second readin? havin~ been held in abeyance at the request of the City ~nager, the ordinance ~as a~ain before the body, the City ~ana~er edvisin~ that there is no objection to the ordinance as ~ritten; ~ereupon, f~r. Cronin offered the followinf for its second readin{ and final adaption: {~)~7~) AN ORDINANCE to amend and re*ordain Section 12 of Chapter 25 of the code of the City of Roanoke, aa amendod by Ordinance No. 9278, adopted on the lOth day of November, 19~6, relating to sweepin? sidewalks; and to amend said Code by adding to Chapter 25 a new section numbered 13, the object of which is to ' Frohibit the sweepin~ of trash, etc., on to sidewalks or streets. CFor full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book Ilo. 16, FaEe 235) }~. Cronin moved the adoption o£ the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Dir. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: D~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~:inton, and the President, ~r. Hunter ................. 5. NAYS: None .......... O. QARPAGB A~ REFUSE COLLECTIOH: Ordinance !~o. 9975, amendin~ and reordainin~ Section 5, Chapter 60, of the City Code, relatinF to the duty of the owner or occupant of premises to provide containers for EarbaEe, etc., and Section 7A, relatin~ to the rnnner in ~ich discarded paper, cor~uzeted cartons and pasteboard boxes shall be prepared for collec=ion and r~oval by the city, having previously been before Counoll for its first reading, read and laid over, and the second re~din~ havin~ been held in abeyance at ~he request of the City }~sna~er, the oYdinsnce was a~ain before ~he ~ody, the City ! a~:a~er advisin~ that ~here is no object,on to the ordina:lce as written; w~ereuron, Fr. Cronin offered the followin~ for its second readinz and final adoption: (]9975) AN OHDI!~ANCE to amend and re-ordain Section 5, relatfn~ to duty of the o~ner or occupant of premises to provide containers for EarbaEe, etc., and Se:fish ?A, relatin~ to r~nner in which discarded paper, cor~uFated cartons a~d pasteboard boxes shall be prepared for collection and removal by ~he City, both of Chapter 60 of the Code of the City of Roanoke. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa~e 236) ~r. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The no=ion ~as seconded by !'r. Dillard smd adopted by ~he follo.~in? vote: AYES: ~essra. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Finto~, and the President, }'r. Hunter ................. 5. NAYS: None .......... O. PURCHASE OF PROPERTY-HEALTH DEPAHT~i~T: Ordinance ~o. 99~0, providinE for the purchase of property located on the east side of EiFbth Street, S. W., between Campbell Avenue and }~arshall Avenue, described as Lots 9, 10, 11 and 12, Blo:k 1, Fishburn Place, from the Southwest VirEinia Trust Company, Trustees, at a consideration of ~3,5OO.O0, ax a site for the proposed Health Center, havin~ previously bean before Council for its first readinz, reed and laid over, was a~ain before the body. In this connection, the City Clerk read a cor~.unication from Dr. J. ~. Duiley, Commissioner of Heal,h, recon~.andinF the selection of a proposed site on Campbell Avenue, S. ~., a~ ~inth S%ree~, in that this site ~ould provide roo~ for future expansion, could be more easily located by the publi*~ would provide ~ple space for parkin~ cars and would provide a more desirable settinE for the Health session to discuss the matter, ~'.ro Cronl~ refusing to prticipate in the executive After the ~cess~ }ir. ~s moved that action on the second reading of Ordinance No. 9980 b~' held In abeyance until the ne~% regulaF meeting of on ~onday, ;~y 23, 19&9. ~e ~tion was seconded by ;~r. ~[l~lton and adopted by %kc follo%~nf vote: ~Tr. ~iunt er ........................... NAYS: ~. C~nfn ............. 1. }ir. C~onin moved that Ordinmnce No. 99S0 be placed on its se~nd Fo,ding at tho present meeting. ~e notion failin~ to receive a second, the same was lost. In a further discussion of health matters, }~r. (;ronin moved that the of Health ~e requested %o hold its r. eetings In tko ~.unici~at BuildinU in the [uture at sFeeified times. The mQtion ~s seconded by ~r. Dillard and unanimously a do~ted~ ~UILDI~iG CPDE: Ordinmnce No. 99f&, repea!~n~ Section 1]9 of tko Building FFeviously %eon befoPe Council foF its first reading, read and laid over, a~a~n before the After a discussion of the matter~ ~'essrs. Edwards and }(inton st,tinU they did not feel they knew enough about the subject %o support such an o~dinance at the present tine, ~.~. Dtlla~ offered the followin~ for its second readin~ final adoption: marquise to p~jec5 over side,s, ihs of the Official BuildinU Code of the C~%y Roanoke. (For full text of Ordinance~ see Ordinsnce nook No. 16, Pa~e 237] ~!r. Dillard moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~Tr. CFonin and adopted by %Ye follo~nU vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, a~ the FFesident, ~.~. Hunter-3. NAYS: ~essrs. Edwards and }~[nton ............................. BUILDI~[G CODE: The City A%to~ey Fresented draft of Ordin~ce, adding Inspectsr before any work shall be started cozin~ under %he requiP~ents ~f %he Buildin~ Code; %;hereu~n, ~. Dillard offered the following as an ~.erEency (999~) AN ORDINAKCE %o ~d the Official Building Code of the City of Roanoke by addinE ~here%o a new section to be kno'~ as ~a Peri% ~equired, and declarinK an emergency. (Fo~ full text of Ordinance, see O~in~co Book ~'~o. 16, Pa~e }~. Dillard moved ~he adoption of the Ordinance. The notio~ %~s seconded by AYE3: ~'essrs. Cronin, Dilla~d~ Edwa~s, Kinton, and the President~ ~rr. Hunt eF ...................... NAYS: None .............. O. PENSIONS: The City Attorney having been instructed to prepare draft of proper Ordinance ~:ending the police and firemen pension system to provide for maximum monthly pa)ments of $150.OO to disabled employees ~articiF~tin~ in this system ~ho are not painfully e~ployed in ~ny endeavor ~hich pays more than $25.00 per month, and to provide that in the event an employee participating in this system is gainfully employed at more than $25.00 per month, such employee shall receive a ~aximum o£ $1OO.OO per month as presently provided, presented same. The draft of Ordinance ~as discussed at length, the mcr, hers of Council decidin~ that the provisions of sane should apply to persons now on the pension list as well as those ~lo will he placed on the list in the future, the Presi~eat, ~'r. Hunter, lndicatinz that he would vote for %he Ordinance on its firs% reading with the understandinE that he miEht have some su~Fes~ed chan~es when the same cones up for its second readinz; %;hereupon, ~r. Dillard moved that the followin~ he placed upon its first readinf. The notion was seconded by ~r. Cronin and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: )~essrs. Crnnin, Dillard, Edwards, Kinton, and the President, ~ r. Hunter .............................. NAYS: None ................... O. (#9996) AN OHDI~ANCE to ~end and re-ordain Section 5 of Chapter 52 of tko Code of the City of Roanoke, relatin~ to amount of pensions for members of the fire and police departments. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of tko City of Roanoke that Section 5 of Chapter 52 Of the Code of the City of Roanoke, relatinF to amount of pensions for mom. bors of the fire and police departments, be amended and re-ordained to read as follows: Sec. 5. Amc=mt of pensions. (a) Every person placed on the "pension list" as provided for in section one of this chapter shall be entitled to receive an annual pension equal %o two per centum of his average annual compensation computed for five years last past, multiplied hy the n=nber of )-ears such person has been in service, so lon~ as he shall remain on the "pension list" herein provided for, the amount %hereo£ to be paid him in equal monthly ins%alln~nts; pro¥ided~ however, ~hat no pension shall be less than twenty dollars per month, nor more than one hundred dollars per month. (bi Not withstandinr any provision of sub-section (a) hereof, every person no%~ or subseqaent!y placed on the "pension list" as provided for in 01ass D of Section 1 of this Chapter shall be entltled to receive an annual pension of ~150.OO per month, provided such person shall not become ?sinfully employed in any occupstion, or endeavor, for ~'hich he shall receive r~ore than .)25.00 per month; provided, further, that any such person %~o shall become Fain fully employed in ~ny occupation, or endeavor~ for %.~ich he shall re-ceive more %ham ~25 .OO per month shall receive a pension of ~)IOO.OC per month. In event such person elects and receives %~orkmens~ Compensation, then such person shall not be eligible %o any pension under this section~ or chapter. The Ordinance havin~ been read, was laid over. ~!OTIOHS A~ RI$CELLANF~US BUSINESS: PARK5 AND PLAY~RDUNDS: }~r. Klnton brought to the attention of Council and =oved that the Oily }~na§er have the park area in the vicinity of Pled=oat Avenue and Ha=llton Terrace, S. E., east of Jefferson Street and north of Belleview Avenue, cleaned up. The motion was ~econded by };r. Cronin and unanl=oualy adopted. U.S.S. ROANOKE: At this point, Jim Shell presented to Council, for and on behalf of Hadio Station ~OV, a complete recordin~ of the co=issionia~ of the U.S.S. Roanoke. The President, ~. Hunter, acceFted tho recordin~, for and on behalf of Council, end the same was ordered filed wfth the City ~lerk. CITY ~!AP: Council havin~ previously edopted the }~p of the City of Roanoke, Vlr~inia, dated ~y 15, 19&9, on file in the office of the City Enzineer, as the official nap of the city, the City }~nacer advised that all chan~es in street n&~es as directed by Council have been incorporated in the r;ap to date and presented the original as filed in the office of the City EnEineer; whereupon, }~r. Dillard moved that the City ~nager have printed on the gap the words: "Approved by the Council of the City of Roanoke, ¥ir~inia, }lay 16, 19L9". The motion was seconded by ~fr. Edwards an~ unanimously adopted. COU;iCIL: The President, ~. Hunte~, brou~h~ to the attention of Council that Fonday, ~'ay 30, 19&9, is a legal holiday; whereupon, ~7r. Dillard moved that the reuular neetinr of the body scheduled for that day be postponed until 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Tuesday, 2<ay 31, 19&9. Thc motion was seconded by ~. Edwards and unanimously adopted. There beinE no further business~ Council adjourned. APPROVED Clerk ' }resident COUNCIL, RE~ULAR [~ETINq, ~-:on~ay, l.~y 23, 19&9. The Co~ncil of the City of Roanoke met in re~ul~* ~,eetin~ In thc Circuit Cour! .Room in the ]!unicipal ~uilding, ~:onday, l'a¥ 23, 19&9~ a~ 2:00 o'clock, p. m., the regular zeetlnc hou~ %~1%h %he Pres~dant~ ~r. Hunter~ PEESE[IT: ~essra. C~nin, Dilla~, Edwards, ~inton, and the ~res~dent~ ~.~r. HunteF .... T .................... ABSE~IT: None ............ O. OFFICERS FRESE[~T: ~r. Arthur S. O'~en5, City ~anacer, }~. Randolph G. ;~lttle City Attorney, an~ ~,~r. J. Robert Thomas~ Assistant% City Auditor. The neetin~ %~'as o~.ened with a ~rayer by ChsFlain %:illiar. 3. Gold of the ~retersns Administration Hospital. ~'!UUTE3: Copy of the minutes of the previous neetinr kavin~ h~n furnished each me,her of Council~ upon notion of ~Yr. Edwards, s~condcd by ~ir. ~intDn an! unanimously adopted, the reading ~3 dispensed with and the minutes ap~vcd as recorded. HEARING OF CITIZE! S UFON PUBLIC S~JER CD]~STbUCTIOU: Pursuant to n~tice of aduurtisement for bigs for the construction of sanitary se~,ers~ ;¢ith a~?lrtenant %.'Drk there%o~ to serve property in the Kefauver Lands~ the Garnand Lan]s, the Garden City Area~ the s~uthern Fortion of Riverdale, and adjo~nin~ subdivisions, accordin~ %o plans and sFgcifications ~repared by ~iattern and ~atter~, Enrineers, to be mceive~ by City Clerk until 2:00 o'clock, p. m., ~1onday, ~ay ZS, 1949, and to be opened at that hour by Council~ and four ~bmisslons }avin~ been received, the ~r. Hunter, asked if there was anyone present ~¢ho did ns% fully unaerstsnd the advertisement, if there ~;ss anyone present w},o h~J been den~e~ the pr~vilefe of b~ddin?, anJ if there ~ePe any questions about the advertisem~:~t anyone .:ould like %o ask, an~ no representbtives ~re:ent ralsin5 &ny ~]uestion, the [resident instructeJ the Clerk %o proceed ;~ith the o~=nin~ of the bi~s. After the oFening and public re~ing of the bi/~ ~[r. Dillard m~wed that the sar. e be recelveJ and referred %o a cor~ittee composed of ~r. H, Clears Broyles, Assistant City Engineer, ~'r.J. Robgr% %homes, Assistant City Audi%or, an~ ~]r. E. K. ~at%ern, Engineer~ for tabulation and ret'or% as %o its findinls ;-;ith retard to the heat bid as p~mptly as poJsible. The r orion %~aa secondeJ by ~]~. C~nin anti unanimously adoFted. Late~ durinK the meetiny, the ¢crm~i%%ee ~ub~it%ed a tabulation of the receivc~ with the recormen~a%ion %hat the lowest bidder~ ifi!ey h. Jackson Company, Incorporate¢l, be al~'arded the contract at a total cost of ~. Dillard move~ that Council concur in %h~ recorJ._endation of the cor~ittee an~ Offered the fot!o;;in~ e~ergency Ordinance awar~in~ the contract and aFp~p~stin~ the f~s therefor: (~9~~) AN CRDI~;AI~CE awardin~ contract for the construction of sanilary with apres-tenant '~rk thereto~ to serve Frcperty in %he Kefauver L~::da~ the 3arnand 74 Lands~ the Gallon ~It¥ Area~ the aouthern ~or~lon of I~iverdale~ and adJoininE subdiviaion~ %o ~lle)' N. Jackson Cou~, Incor~orate~, at a total cos~ of ~227,977.90, an~ a~FFo~lating the ~ount of ~227,977.90 f~n the 19&9 Annex Fund (For ~11 text of Ordinan~e, see Ordinance i~ook ~o. 16, [a~e 241) ['r. Dillard moved %he adoption of the Ordinance. ~e motion %~as seconded by [~r. Edwards and adop%e~ by %~c follo,~ln~ vote: AYE3: }'czars. ~ron~n, Dillard, ~;ards~ ~.ifnton, and %he President, l-r. ~unt er .......................... 5. N.%YZ: ~one .............. 0. re~eive~ by tko City Clerk until 2:Co o'clock, p. m., ~7on~ay, ~y 23, lO&Q, and to ke o~a~ed at that hour by Council~ and t~.ree submissions havin~ bsen received, the ~rivi!e:~e of b~Jdin~, an~ if t~cre ~;crc ~ny question~ about t~e advertisenen% Fr~siiant insti~c%e~ the filer'.< to proceed with %he o~enin~ of the ))iris. After the oFfinin~ an! ~ublic readin~ of tko bids, ~ r. Dillard no~ed Assistant C~ty E:~fnecr, ~'r. J. i{okert Ikon:as, ;.szistant City Auditor~ and E. E. ~'at~arn, En?ineer, for tabulation 5n~ report as to its findings with to tko best }[d as ~ror[tly as possible. The motion was seconded by ~'r. Crcnin an~ unaninou$ly a~o~te~. Later duriny t~e neetinE~ the corr. ittee submitted a tabu!at!on of the bids re-eived %~tk the recomr~en.~atien %hat the lo'.~est bidder~ San ~'inley, Incorporated, he a%;arde~ %he con%raft ab a %oral cost of QOO,~O0.CO for Bi%m~.in~us Conzrate Favor:ant, an~ $29,570.00 for ~itm~inous Surface Treatren%. and offered the fo!!o%.iiny Resolution: [~999~] A REZOLU?IO)~ s~ar~ing contract for the pavin- of roads and streets 5% varicu~ loc~tion3 in the City of Roanoke~ accordin~ %o tho Virginia Department of Hi~h:;zys SpeCifications (da%ed January 1, 1947], to Sam Finley, Incorporated, at & total cost of ~96,~C0.CC for Bituminous Concrete Favenen%, and ~29,570.f0 for [For full text of Ecsc!ut!on, see Ordinance Book ~o. 16, Page 242) ~,r. Cronin moved the adoption of the Eeso!u%ion. The motion was seconded by ~'r. Di!l~rd and adopted by the follo%dng vote: AYE3: ~'essrz. Cronin, Dillard, Ed'~a~ds, ~inton, and the President, Hunter ...................... 5 · ~ %Y~: Hone .......... 0. STREET SI~,~;S: Pursuant to notice of advertisement for bids for Street Nar~e Plate SiKn~ Posts, Fret. es and Block Nun%ers, to be received by the City Clerk until 2:00 o'clock, p. m., ~:onday, ~'ay 23, 19&9, and to be opened at t'hat hour by Council, and fifteen submissions haydn=~ been received, the President, k'r. Hunter asked if there was anyone present who did not fully understand the adYertiser~nt, if there %cas anyone present who had been denied the privile~e Of bidding, and if t~ere were any questions about the advertlser.ent anyone would like to ask, and no representatives Dresent raistn~ any question, the President instructed the Clerk to proceed %:ith the opcnenin~ of the bids. After tk~ o~eninU and iublic readinE of the bids, ~r. Dillard r. oved that the s%r.e he received and referred to a cor~ittee co,~[ose~ of ~.[r. H. Cletus Broyles, Assistant City Engineer, ~r. J. Robert Thomas, Assistant City Auditor, and E. K. ~-~attern, F.n~ineer, rom tabulation end report as to its findings '~.ith retard to the best bid as promptly as possible. The motion %;as secon~ed by hr. Cronin smd unanimously a~opted. Later durin~ the meeting, ~r. C. T. Walker, r~presentin~ Thc ~rote ~'anufactur. in~ Co.-..p~ny, Incorporated, ~'r. A. J. G~%e;:ooJ~ rep~esentin~~ Lake Shore ¥.r.A. %~'. Enders of Lyle Signs, Incorporated, in conjunction ;~ith ~r. Q~rdon St. Clair of the Southern Yachinery and Supply !.'o.~pany, ~r. John %:. Inje, Jr., representin? St%nfo~'d A Inca, ~nd :~r. C. fl. ~tutts, representin~ Tidewater Supply Cozpany, Incorporated, spoke on the merits of their res~ectiYe sic-n, s, )~r. %falker emph~stzinr t4at his company %could be able to deliver- the si?ns ;~ithin thirty ~ays after receivin* t~e approved list f~m the city. All of the representatives of the si~n companies hevin~ been ~iven an opportunity to he heard, the co.-,J.ittee appointed earlier in the reetin~ tQ tobul~%e t~e bi~s suhmitteJ the tabulation and ;Jritten report, advisin? that inss.~uch as the committee could find no cordon bases for comparison, it has been unable to deter~ine the lo;~ bid, and, therefore, the tabulation should be considered as a !istin~ rathe~ than a legal ]~id tabulation, the corm~ittee reoor~,endin=* that thorough conaideration be ~iven to a similar type ~i~n to that ;¢hicll has been in use in the city for approximately t%;enty-five years. After a discussion of the report, and Council bein~ of the opinion that three members of the body should stuJy the bids %,~th the ~ity ]Tanager and the City En?ineer, ~]d submit reporl and reco~mendation, ,'ir. Edwards offered the fo!lo;:in~ P. esolution: 1#9999) A RE~OLUTION referrin5 bids for Street [~ame Plate ~iffns, Posts, Frames and Block Nm-..bers to a corr. ittee composed of ~[ayor %;. P. Hun%er, Vice-~Vayor ?anion O. Dillard, Councilman Daniel J. Crondn, .~[r. Arthur $. C;~'ens, City and ~-'r. John L. Wentworth, City ~Lnftneer, for study, report end recor~end;tion. (For full te.~'t of Resolution, see Ordinca~ce ~ook ND. 16, Fs.~/e ~[r. Ed;;ards moved the adoption of t?!e Resolution. The r.otion ;~as seconded by ~'r. ~.[inton and adopted by the fol!owin~ vote: AYES: }.[essrs. Cronin, Dillard, L~%¢ards, ~[inton, and the [resident, Hunter .................... ~;AYS: None ......... O. ZONINg: Notice of public hearinF on the question of rezoning property located on %.he south side of Levelton Avenue, N. W., east of Tenth SLree%, N. conmtsttn~ o~ ).15 acres, designated a~ Official Tax No. ~0605~4, from General Residence District to Pustnes~ District, with the exception of %ha% ~ortion of property frontin~ 157.55 feet on Tenth Street and extending east approximately 151.1 feet, having been published in %he World-News ~ursuan% to Article of %he hearin~ at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., ~onday, ~.'ay 13, 19&9, %he question was before Council. In %his conncc%5on, ~. Clifton A. Joodrur., J~., Attorney, r~rezent!n~ K%lph E. ~ills Foundation, Incorporated, o'~n.3rs of %he property in quo~%ion, apFea:'e~ lefore Council and revie%:e~ tho ~istory oP t~e property and %he ~azon for asklnE %~at it be rez~n~ f~r bu%ines~ purroses, ~ir. ~Joodrum also asking i~ ~e sFe~fi~ally stated a ~tri$~ of tan! f~ntinE 7.! fe,~t on Tenth des~gnnted as Qff~cial 7~x ho. 2C6C503, !u to bu excluded f~m %h~ rezoning. No cae appcsrin2 ~n opposition %o tho rezonfn?~ and the Eoard of Zoning the follo%:in~ Ordinnnce ~e place~ u~cn its first rendinG. Thc motion ',;~s by ~[r. Crcnin nnJ aJo~teJ ~y %~= follo'.{!n- vole: AYES: ~'essra. Cronin, Dillard, E/~;2rds, 17inbcn, anJ the [rcsidant, ~'r. Hunter ................. 5. NAYS: None ......... Chapter 5!~ cf the Cede of Lhe 9ity cf i[onnoke, Virginia, in relation %o Zonin5. 2esidan~c Z~ztr~ct to Eu~inans Distrl-t, ~ro~crty located on the south z~de of L=v~iton .%v~nue~ ~. 1~.~ eSOt of Tenth 3trcct, ~. i~.~ coati,tiny of 3.15 acr~c, ~:-cFerty fr>ntinE 157.55 feet on Ten%l; 3tr~% and extendin5 east !51.1 feet, as requirc~ hy Article XI~ Su~tiotl g3, of Chapter 51, of the Code of the qity of !'.oanske, V~rcinia, re!atin~ to Zonin~ has been ~ub!i~=d in "The lforld-[fe::~', a ne.~sla;er ~ubi~z~cd in the Uity of kosnok~, for the time re luired by i/]{L~.2i3, t;e he,tin5 5s ~rovided fcr ~n said notice ~ubiighed in said news;3ycr v, 3m civen cn t~e 23rd day of r~ai, !~49, at 2:60 o'clo:k, p. ~., before the Council of the City of Eoancke in the Council Room in the ~lunici['al ~uildin~ at which kearinr no ob3eztions i~ere presented by ~ro~crty o'~rs and other 'J~{E?~LA%, it i$ t~a opinion of Council t~at %kc prot. er%y ice,ted on the south ~ide of Lavelton Avenue, !~. ~;., eu~t of lent} Str~ut, I~. J., ccnsistin~ of 3.15 scres~ desi~r:r, ted as Official Tax No. 2C6Cf3&, should be rezoned from General Eesidenc~ District %o ~u~!n~ss District, ;~ith the exception of that Forticn of the ~ro~erty f~ntinE 15~.55 feet on ?enth Street and extendin~ e~st 1~1.1 fee%, ~nd a s%riF of lanJ fronting 7.i feet on 7en%h Street, deai~n%ed OffieiaI Usx Uo. 2C60503. ,H.RE.O~{., BE IT ORDAIIIED by the Council of tko City of R~anoko that Article I, Section 1, o£ Chapter 51, of the Cod9 of the City of !{oancke, Virginia, relating to Zoning, be arended an~ reenucted in tko follo~;tnM particuler and no Property located on the ~outh side of icvelton Avenue, YI. ~f., east of Tenth Street, ~{..~., consistin~ of 3.15 acres, desi-~ted on Shue% 2C~ of ~he }'ap as Official }~o. 206053L, be, and is hcreb) changed from General Residence District to ~u~tness District, with the exception of that lcfii.on of %}:e fronttnf 157.55' feet on Tenth Street and exten.lin~ esst app~x~mf, tely 1~1.1 feet, and a striI of land f~ntin% 7.1 feet on Tenth ~%ree%, desirnated as Official Tax No. 2Q60503, and the sheet herein refurr~d to shall be chanre~ in thI& The Or~nance ~avinc bean feud, wss l~id uver. ZC'fI~: ~o%ice of ~ublic ha~rin~' on the question of rezoninc ~ro~rty !coats, describ~ as ~locPs 51 ~nd ~2, .:esl Znl an~ Eiverv~.; ~'ap, from qenara! Resf.~ence District %o ~eavy Industrial District, having been [ub!izkeJ in thc ~ursuant to Art~c!e ZI, ~ectfon ~,3, of Chni'ter 51 of the Cede of the Ci%:' 3osno~<e, aettinf tk~ %ir.c cf the hearin5 at 2:C~ o'clock, F- m., l?nday~ }53 19~9, the question ~<~ ~et'ore ~ounci!, ~r. 7om 3tockton Fo)., Attoraey, ~:o one aDFcarin5 in oppogiticn to the rezcnin~ and thc ~oard of lonln~ l~i~!s an~ l~!anntn~ Board herin? retort.ended %k~1 the p~erty Le rczon=d, that t~e fo!lot:iht OgQinance be placed ul~on its firs% re,din-. The motion secon~e] by ~ r. Edt;erda and adorteJ by t~e follo%.~nf vote: AYE3: l'e~mrs. Cl~nin~ Dillar~!~ Ed~;srds~ ~ inton~ an.l the PreJident, ~r. l~unt er ............... 5 · }lAYS: [:one .... O. (~lOOO1) lI~ CSDI}iAECE to anend ant r~enact Article I, Section 1, of 51, of the Code of the City of Roanol-:e, VirE!nia~ in retaticn %o Zoning. %;}{EREA~, notice of yublic kearinc on the quest!on of razoninr from General Residence District to Heavy Industrial District property !ocate~ between Avunue and 'feat Avenue, 3. .;., east of T%~enty-a~cond Street, described as Jlocks 51 and 52, ]feat End and Rive~iew ~'ap~ as required by Article XI~ Section 43~ of Chapter 51, of the Code of tko City of Roanoke~ Virginia, relatin[ to Zoninc~ has %eon published in "The Jorld-Ifel.;s", a ne;~s~;i~er pub!i~h~d in %he City of koanoke, for the tine required by said section~ and ~QiERi~%S, tko ~earin~ as ~rovided for in said notice published in said newsnet-er %~as given on the 23r~ day of ~lay, !949~ at 2:06 o'alock, ~. m., before tko Council of the City of Roanoke in %~e Council Room in tko ~unici~al Bui!flinC, at %.%ich hamrin~ no objections %~'ere presented By property o'.,ners and other interest parties in the affected area. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAI}I;,'-D by the Council of the City of Rosnoke that Article I, Section l, of Chapter ~1, of the Code of t~;e City of Roanoke, Vir~inia~ relati~ to ZoninF, he mmended and reenacted In the follo~dn~ Fartt~lar and no othcr~ viz: FroFer~y located bet~een Patterson Avenue an~ .~e~t Avenue, S. W., eas~ of ~'enty-second Street, described as Blocks 51 and 52, '.~est ~ an~ Rivervie~ Fap, desiFnated on Sheet 1~1 of the Zonin~ Fap as Official Nos. 1311801-i]11~0~, inclusive, and 1312501-1312510, inclusive, be, and is hereby chafed f~m General Residence District to Heavy Industrial District, an~ the Sheet herein referred to shall ~e cban~e~ in this re=Fect. The Ordinzmce havin~ been read, ~as laid over. ZCN/~:q: Uotice of Fubet~ ~enr!nF on the question of r~zoning yro~erty !eeate.t on the nsrth side of Fatten Avenue, N.E., between Conmon:;ealth Aven~e ~n5 Fcurth Street, 9e~cribed as Lot2 Nos. 1~, 155, 156, 157 and 15~, Uard ~, Roanoke Land and !nF~ve~ ent Co~Fany NaF, f~n 3[eclal [{esldence Di~tric~ to Fusiness Diztrict, bavinZ been FublieLed in the Jorld-Ke~;~ ~ursuant to Article X[, S~.ction ~, of Chapter 51 of th.e Cede of the City of ~anoke, ~etting tk~ tine of thc hc:,rinr at 2:00 o'cloak, p. ~., NonJay, Kay ~, 1949, the ~uestion was before Council, ~[r. neorreF. La;~r=n~e, ~tttorney, refresentin~ the Citizens Underta~:!n~ Estab!ish~:~nt, IncsrForate2, oxmers of Lot ~5~, apfearinE in ~chal~ Lo one appearing in cp~oz!tion to the rezoninr, and th~ Board of ZoninF AF~e'~Is ~nd Plannin7 ~onrdhay!hr recommended that the property be rezoned, AYe5: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Zd~;~rd~, kinton, an~ the [rcsidcnt,~ r. ~{untcr ..................... 5. N~Ya: lfcne ......... O. (~!COO~) AN ORDINANCE to a~enfi an~ reenact Article t, Section !, of Cha~ter 5l, of the Cole of tlc ~ity of Y. osnoke, Virginia, in relation to Zen!hr. ~.~LSEAS, notice of jul!i: ~earin~ on the question of rezonin~ from S[ecia[ ' as Lots N~s. !~&, I5~, 1~6, 157 an~ 1~, l{ard &, ]{oanoke L~nd and I~Frov~aent CcmFany l[aF, as required by Arti=le XI, ~ection &], of Chapter 5!, of the Code of the City of Rosno~-~, Virfinia, relatin~ to Zoni~l~, has haan ~ublisLed in "The ]IHE~EAS, the hearing a~ ~rovided for in said notice published in said ne:~sFa~ar waa given on the 23r~ day of Nay, 19&9, at 2:0L' o'clock, p. n., before the Council of the City of Rosnoke in the Council Room in the :-~uniciFal Suildinc, TI!EREFORE, ~E IT ORDAIE'-'D by the Council of the City of ~oanoke that Article I, Section 1, of Chapter 51, of the Code of the City of Eoanoke, Vir_~inia, %o Zoninc~ bu amen~ed and reenacted tn the follo%~in~ particular and no o%ker~ viz: Property located on %he north st~e of [atton Avenue, N. E., be~%:een Cor~on;~ealth Avenue and Fourth Street~ descri~ed as Lots ~Ios. la&, 1~, 1~6, 157 and 15~, %Card &, Ro%noke Land and Inp~vcn~n% Company ['ap, designated on Sheet 301 of %he Zonin~ ~'ap as Official Nos, 301C905, 30~C90G and 3~10907, he~=~n referre~ %o shall be chan~ed ~n ~his respect. The O~din~nce havinr been read, u53 ia~d ever. ZCNING-SETaACK LINE~: Notice of public hearinM on the questicn of establish~n~ a setback line on Third Street, S. 1;., f~m Church Avunue Avenue, extendin~ thirty-five Ccct on each side of the preJen% established cen%e~ l~ne of 7h~r~ ~treet~ %o ~rovide for a ?C-foot rfKht-of-~%y, havinC been ~ublta~c~ ~n the 'fJorl~-l~e~s pursuant ~o Article 5I, 2ectiqn 43, of Cha~ter 51 of the Code the City of Roanoke, settin~ %he t~mc of the ke~r!nr at 3:O0 o'c!ock~ Fay 23, 1949, t~e ~uestion %~s before Council. ~r. Cronin moved that Council concur in the rcccr~nJution of %he t%~o 5$-~rda an.i seconded by ~'r. Dillard ama ados;ted by thc folio;ring vote: AYES: ~iessrs. Crcnin, Dillard, Ed~'urd~, ~iinton, and the Ires!dent, ~r. Hunter ......................... 5 · HAYS: None .............. O. (~'10003) AN ORDINANCE establishin~ a setback line on both si~es of Third Street, 3. 'J., from Church Avenue to Norfolk Avenue, extendln5 thirty-five feet on each side of the preoent established center line of Third Stree%, to provide f.~r a 70-foot rirht-of-wny. ];HEEEAE, notice has been duly published as required by !a;% and the property o~;ners in the affected area notified that Council ~;~uld hold a hearing on the 23rd dsy of Fay, 1949, on the question of establishing a setback line on both Third Street, S. %~., from Church Avenue to Norfolk Avenue, extending thirty-five feet on each side of the present established center line of Thi~ Street, to pro?id, for a ?C-foot ri~ht-of-~my, and ~;}{ERE~.S, %he said hearin~ ~;~s held on the 23rd day of ~[ay, 1949,- at 2:CO o'clock, p. n., before the Council of thc City of Roanoke, at ;~hich hearing all property o;~ers in the affected ar~H ~ere ziven an opport~nity to be heard on the question, and UHEREAS, no one appeared in opposition to thc setback line, and it is the opinion of Council, due to the recom=endation of the Board of ZoninE Appesls, and the Flannin~ BoarA, that the setback linc should be est~b!ished. THEHEFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Counoil of the City of Hoanoke that a setback line be, and thc same is hereby established on both sides of Third Street, ~' 79 $. '~., iron Church Avenue to }torfolk Avenue, extundinz thirty-five feet on each of the present established center line of Third Street, to provide for a 70-foot right-of-way. BE IT FURTHER 0,qDAI~/ED that no buildin~ hereafter erected on any of said lots abuttinF on said street sha!l exten~ over t~ setback line as eutablished by the provia~ons of this Ordinance. ~e Ordinance havin~ been ~ad, was laid over. ZONING-SEI~AC~ LINES: Notice of public hearin~ on the question of establishinE a ~etbsck lin~ on H~rshber~er ~oad iron Peters Creek to Road, exten~in~ thirty-five feet on each side of the pre~ent e~%abll~hed line of He~hbev~er Road, to provide for a 70-fo~% ri~ht-of-w~y, havin~ been Fublished in the ~!orld-Newa Futs~-~nt %o Ar%ic!e fi, Section &3~ of ChaFfer 5t of ~he Cote of the City of Rosnoke, setttn~ the tine of %h~ he~rin~ at 3:00 p. m., I'onday, ]Pay 23, 19&9, the question %.~as before Counsi!. No one a~Fer, vinE in opposition to the setback !ine~ and the ~osrd of Nr. Cronin moved that Council concu~ tn the re~:~r~er~ation of the two Boards and ~e~le~ by Nr. Dil!~rd an] aJ~ptc~ ~y t~e fo!l~;in~ vote: ]'r. ~{unt er .................. ~L'~Y7: ~lone ........... O. (~1COO4) AN C. SDINA~[CZ estab!ish~n~ a setback line on both si~es of }{~rahter~er Ro~d f~r. Feter~ Creek to Jilli~&on Rend, e~tendin~ thirty-five feet th~ 23ri dzy of ~ay, 1949, on tko queJticn cf astab!ichinf a net. b~ck line on both %o [ro'~'ii~ f~r a 7Q-foot r~ght-of-%Jay, ~nd lfH~SEAS, th.~ said bearinK ~ms held on %he 23rd day of ~.'ay, 19&9, at 2:0C =pinion of Counc!!~ due to the reccrI~a~atfon of tko Hoard of Zonin~ Appeals and ~;:~-~, 3E -~T ORD~I!IED by t~e.. Council of %he City of Roanoke that a Df the Fregent establiaked center line of ~=-a~b~r-=~c_. Roll!, to provide for a rirht-of-%~y. lbutttnc on said street ~hall extend over the setb~ek line as establi~hcd by the rovistons of this Ordinance. ~ O~inan~o havin~ ~een read~ was laid over. BUIL9III~ CODE: The City Attomey h~vinc b~en fnat~c%~d %o ascertain .r not Le~ett~ Departr. en% Store~ Incorporated, %~ould ke %~lllin5 to remove %he r~rquee now u~er const~etton ~n front of t~e bulld~n~ ~ is r~o~elinr at 112 Campbell ~venue, S. %~.~ a~d the marquee new under constractien ~ver %he ~ntrance to the but!din~ at 209 First Street~ ~. W.~ ~n!, in the m~antime, to an lnvestfcation as to %¢hether or not there ~s any ~o~sible legal m¢~ns of requ~rinC the removal of thc marquees in tuestlon, ~r. H. G. Lezcett ap~eare~ ~efure '~ou~cil, advisin~ that his ¢cm~any wishe3 to coopurate with the city as much as ~ossible~ but %hat to remove the martuees as requested arid re,!ace sbre with %gould ¢o~t the company .)5,0OO.O0 or ~6~000.0C~ ~olntinr out th~h a :ermiL for )lane ;~as issue! by the ~ulldin~ InsFec*or ~bile 2ectlcn 1)P of %~:e ~uil~in~ ~ode Le~rett store in Lyn~hbur~-. Council bein~ of the o~nion that unlor the vtrc~m~tances tion of the tuo r~arqueas in queztlcn, ~'r. DillarJ ~oved that the City Atto~cy by ['r. E~ards an~ unanimously ',lATEX D!iPART~'ZUT-~{E~LTH DZPLET:E~TT: Dr. Y. H. Z~r. bc!, Director of Pureau of Dental Health, Virginia State Health Deiartr:ent, hsvin~ be~n invitc~ tc meat ~;ith Counzil durinff the present neetin? for a discussion of the ~oa~ibility of havin~ the federal ~overnment use the City of Roanoke for experimental by ~uttinr sad!urn fluoride in the %;stet ~ith a vie~ of reducing dental cavities in children under fourteen years of see by at least forty [er cent, Dr. tcretker ~it}~ Dr. J. ~[. Dudley, Cor~issioner of Health, ami ~]r. C. E. ~icore, ~=na%er of the Water DeFartment, ap~eare~ before the body. In a discussion of the matter, Dr. Rut. tel emphnsized that the use of sodium fluoride in ~uniciFal water supplies is still in the e:~yerimcntal sta~e ar:d that a!thcuKh the Virginia State Departr. ent of Health does not atvocate thc. ~rofram, it would not seriously object to sucL procedure on an experimental basis, pointing out that nothinK can be added to a municipal ~ater supply unless it is approved by the'municipality's State De[artnent of Health. Dr. Rumbel also advised that in places %;here drinking ~ater is f!u:rinated naturally tests have 3ho:cn tooth d~cay is reJuced s~ty ier cent, but as yet t~ere l:as been no conclusive proof t~at the artificial iht:reduction of aodi~ fluoride into :~ter ;~il] Dro~uce beneficial results. !fith reference to the cost to the city for such an exrcriment, Dr. [iur.bel es~ir:ated that it ~;ould require three dry feed machines at a co~t of a~rroxir:ateIy ~200.OO per machine and a yearly maintenance cost of ten cr eleven cents par ca[its, %;hich ,~ould amount to at least ~9,COG.OC per ann~m in Eoanoke's cage. It having been brou,~hC out in the discu~ston that no to~n or cit. y in the State of Virginia has a~ ye: rar:icigate~ in :he ex~erin~a ama Dr. Dudley havin~ advised that he feels c~nsiderati~n shoul.~ be ~iven ~o Roanoke p~ceedin~ with such an exferiment, ~'r. Oronin moved that the matter be referred %o a co~rAttee comFosed of the Commissioner of Health, the ~a~a~er of ~he ,,'stet Dcpartr~n~ and one local dentist %o be selected by the Roanoke Dental ~ociety, fop study, and to sut:.i re,r% as to the advantages, d~sadvantaKes, require~.ents, cos%s, results, and~ also as %o %he feasibility of haN~n~ %}~e teeth of school children %rested with a solu%i~ of sodium fluoride, as well aa in~o~3%lon with rcC3~ to ho%l ~uch of the co3% would be 5~rne by %kc federal and 5tare Eovers~ent, if any. ~c motion was seccndad by }'r. Edwa~s ~n~ unsnimously adopted. BUD~ET-DEP;_qTFE~T OF FUBLIC '.iELFAR5: ~'r. J. H. Falluell, Director of t~e De;-artr. cnt of Fub!tc lfelfare, spic,red before Council and Fresco%ed a copy of the s%stc'~ ~iscal budge% for the Roanoke Welfare ~par%nen% for ~riod be~inninf July I, 1949, and endin~ June 30, 19~0, advisfn~ %hqt the b,~ru% calls for an increase of ~27~&37.0Q, of u~ich %kc city's ~or%ion fo~ the la~% six months of 1949 !ill! be %6,630.00 to retch the fe~er~! and s%~%e increase in funds. Coun~i! kein- of tke o~inion that the a~iition~l stenofra~her incl~e~ in thc buffet a% a salary of ~2,1dO.CO ~er annum ~houl~ bu ~ie%e~, le~vin~ a tctal the city's Fortion ~;ouad bc ~6~090.6~, }:r. Ed~;r. rds of fore] the fo!lc~iu~ ~solu=ion authorizfn~ a~rovs1 of the budget, at the %oL5t incrc~.s= of ~26~&07.C0 for the las% Si:: months of 1949: estin'te of ext~an!!tures for %he De~art::un% of ~ub!ic i~e!fnre for }erio~ fi~m July i, 19&9~ to June 30, 19{0~ for sutnission %o the 3tare Defer%rent of Fublic lie! fare. {Fo~ full text ~ Eesclut/on, see OrJinLnce ~ook No. 16, PaEe 2&3) ~'r. Edwards ~ve~ the adoFtion of the EesoluLion. The motion wu~ seconded %y ~'r. Vim%on anl a!o[%ed by the follo%,~inz rote: .'-.YES: ~'essrs.Cronin, Dtl!sr~, E~%:~:rds, }[inton~ and the Fresfder~t, ~'r. Hunter ....................... ~. ~!AY3: ]lone ............... O. l~ith further reference to relief matters, ~[r. Fallwel! advi2ed that Lhe e~er~ency relief account is ~racticalty exhausted and that $5,C00.0u in local funds will be neeSed for the halance of the cslenda~ yenr. ~r. Fallwell also advised that he has ~eceived a request from JuJfe E. A. Pate~ Juvenile and Domestic Relations Justice, that tie Del-afL,eot o: rublic ]felfare ~ccept custQdy of tke deFenJen% and neglected chi!lren in thc City cf Eoanckc, previously au~er'-ised by the Juvenile sol Domestic Relations Court, ~hich %;i!1 necessitate an additional aDpropriation of ~IO,CO0.O0 in local ~5 ~o the Foster Hone Care account for tke balance of the calendar year an~ the ar~plo)~ent of ~n additional Children's Case ~Jorker at a salary of ~2,6&0.0~, one-half ~f which %;ill ~e reimbursed by the state, Jl~Ke Pate, ~ko was ~re~ent a% %he meeting, concurrin- in the request. It appearin~ that approval of th~ st~,te~s fiscal budget for the Roanok~ '.','el£aru Department for period berinnin~ July 1, 19&9, and endin~ Junu 3~, 19~C, wtll necessitate an appro~riation of tko ~26,&07.00 lncreas~ for the last months of 19&9, all but ~6,090.00, ~he city's portion, to bc rcf~kur~e~ by the federal and ~ate ~o~ernncn%, &n~ Council tein~ of the o~:inion %ha% the additional $5,000.00 should be app~prla%c~ ~o b~ergency }{e!!uf, $10,~0.00 %o Fos~er Hone Care~ an~ the employment of 5he additional Children's Caec ~forker }¥. Cr~nfn offered tho followinr emergency Ordintnce: (~10~6) AN O~{DINANCE %o azen~ and reenact SectZon J57, "De~artr~n% of Public %foliate", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of thc City of Soan~ke, Vir{inia, on the 31s% day of December, 19&~, No. 9751, aml entitled, "An Ordinance m~kin~ app~priaLions from the qeneral Fun~ of the City of -~oanoke for th~ fiscal yesr ke~innin~ J~nuary 1~ 19&9, and ending D~curLer 31, !$i?, an~ dccltrin~ {For full text of Ordin~,nce, see Orlin~n~e D~ok No. 16, F~fc ~Tr. Eh~rd~ an~ -doptu/ by the follouin- vote: :'r. Hunter ..................... NAYS: ~one .............. O. prefer Ordinance am~.ndin~ Ordinance ~o. 3C5~ to prohibit thc erecticn of sifns projecting OVer the ctreets or zldew~ik~, ~ r. ~{oy C. Kinsey, Presiient of t?c has r~e application for a ~e~i% to erect such asiun, but that tae ihe ~ity I~anerer a~vising that a :.aa%in- ~s 5chedu!e~ in hi~ office for o'~l%ck, a. n., ?hur:~day, ~'ay 26, 19&9, for a 5tudy of the si~n question, it suggested that ~r. Kinsey attend the ~TILITA!{Y CC~?A~IES-~?~HEE FIZLD: Council having treviously authorized the execution of a contract bet%~ecn the City of i{otnoke, Virginia, and the States of A~erica for the leasin~ of three tracts of land in }l~hc~ Field, in CayLain J. l{. Zin~t% of the Unite~ ~tztes ~'arine Corps aD,eared before thc body and the City ~Tanager, that %~e a~iory buildin~ lin= ce set ~eck ~if%) fe~% from the line of future ~denin~ of .~ava! 5eserve Avenue in orde~ %o mak~ the buildin~ line conform to that of the }~ava! Raserve A~:ory and the t~lann~2 liational Guard %~ory adjacent to Victory ~%adi~m, a~ that the city ~rant an adiitional ~ee% in ~e~%} %o the lot on %~hich the buil~inj is to Le constructed in order %o ~rovi~e sufficient s~ace in rear of t}e buillin~ to ~=rmit th~ naneuvurin? of ~ehic!es in and ~)ut of the vehicular 5tcra~e ~rea, Ca~tain Linum askin2 that ~ouncil authorize a modification to the !eaee %o increase the depth of Far'ca! N~. 1 Council heine of the opinion that the lease should be modified as requested, ~r. Cronin of Pered the £ollowins e~er~enc¥ Resolution: [~10{07] A RE~LUTION authorizin~ an~ dire~ting tke prefer officers a lease bet~een the City of ~oan~ke and the United States of ~erica, dated tfril 1 1949, leasing unto thu said United States of Americ~ three tracts of land ~'ah~r Fitld~ desi~nnted ss ~ar~els 1, 2 anJ 3 on Plan N~. 3&3&, dated Feb~ary 19, 19&9, on file ~n %h~ Office of the C~%y ~fneer, Parcel No. 1%o te used as a for a te~ :)f one year, ~:ith the rirh% of run= .al annually, for ~riod endin~ ~'arch 31, 1979, at a consideration of )].00 F~r ye2r, so as %o increase b)' fifty feet the leith of Parcel i:o. ! thereof; and de~!~rIn~ an [For full text of 5csolution~ see Ordinance Book :fo. 16, faSe ~!'. Cronin ~o' ed the adortion of the ~[esolution. The r~otion %13~ ~y ~'r. billar~ anJ aJopted by %kc follo~;~ns vgtu: Y~-. Hunt u~'- ..................... AZFU~D3 A~D REBATZ3-LIeZ~SL: A co~.~unication from the Libe~y Corpora%ion, advisin~ %hat on J~n,~:'y 2%, 1949, the corporation purchlscd a license in the [~oun% of C~9.5~, h!~ed on ~ros~ sales %o%~lin~ f~25~2~.00~ for period enJin~ June 30, 1949, ~{hen the license should hive been based on commission2 %o%~i!n~ ~1,976.O0, or an gmounL of gtO.~l, anJ r=qu~stinc a refunJ of On r%oticn of U~. ~inton, secondeJ by ~[r. Dillard anJ unanin.ousty adouted, SCHOOL BOAID: Ccri~unlcaticn3 from the Junior %logan's Club of ~oanoke, the ~nd the %f~shin~Lon }{eirhts Parent-Teacher A3so~iaLion~ uP,in5 Lhe re-~Fointmen% of ~lr. LeKoy H. Smith aa a r;ember of the koanoke City School Board ~:he~: his present %e~ u~pires June 30, 19L9, were b~fore Council. AIRPORT: A cor~unication Prom Colonel H. %~. ~o~.~an~ Assi$tan% Vice t}e Roanoke ~]~nicipal Airport, ~s before Council. iECiSLATIO~:: ~% ccr~unication f~m the Ro~oke Lodse No. 1~5, International arvinr %~e C~nrressmen of Virjinia ~o ~rk for the refeal of the Taft-Har~ley w~s before thc The com-un!cqtfon ~{as ordered filed. BO.~RD OF ZO~IING APPF. tLS: A ccm~unication from ~'r. J. P. Bo~ling, Jr., ten~ering his resignation as a m~be~ of the ~o~rd of ZoninE Ap;eal~, %o becc~e effective i~red~tely, due %o a ch~ge in employment ~htch ~'ill re,ire residence in ~othe~ city~ Mss before Council. ~'r. Dlll~rd moved that the resignation be accefted~ ;~ith re~:'ets, snd that the City Cle~q~ be inst~cted %o exfress to ~[r. Bo~;lins the thanks and of Council for the splendid sera'ice he h~s rendered as a rL~nber of %h~ Zonin~ ~%ppeals. ~e notion ;;~s soconded ~)y }.'r. ~inton and unsnfuously. In this connection~ ~.'r. Dillqrd Flaced in no~in~tion tlc n&me of ~r. 59y J. Bar,er ~o fill t}~e unexpire~ terr~ of ~'r. %~. P. 3owlin7, Jr.~ as a me:~er of Board of Zonin~ Apy. e~ls, endinu Decenher 31, 1949. ~.em~er of %~e B~al~d of 2oninc A~eals %o fill the uncxiired %en~ cf :~r. .~. 3owlfn~, J~-., ending Decer,~er 31, 1949, by tko follo%~'ini vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Ed%~arl~, ;'inton, and %kc President, ~]r. Hunter- .................... ~AYD: ~one .............. O. The 9it]~ Clcr~ was instructed to for~arJ ~r. ~nr~er a ~ertific%te of his of 3us!ness f~dr.inistrat!on ~t V. F. I., ~'i~eotin5 tLsb tb~ n~.tc of .,i!!iar~on CC~7'ITTEE CF 100 FOE ?20Ol{ESS: Council hmvin3 requ~st~/ %he Co:miLta~ Council. Vir=~nfa, ~:e University of Eichmond, l%o~no~e College a~::J t~ e Co!lese unonimously ad ~pteJ. Uith reference to tt~ employment o£ a qu~]ified engineering a~Fr~i~s1 fin~, }'r. }'inton ~oved that thi~ matter be r~ferr~d to the Fre~fden%, ~'r. }{unter~ ~'r. Dillard and ~'r. Edw:lrds for study. The m~ticn %;as seconded by Fr. Crenin an~ unanir'ously adam'% ed. Cn motion of ~Tr. Dillard, seconded by I~r. Llnton and unanl~<ously adolted, the ~utition %~nJ referreJ to the City ~anucor for investigation of the ~snltary con~ition~ t:y the He~!tb Department. AUDIT-CLZR}~ CF COUET3: A ccr~.unlcation from ~'r. J. Gordon ~enne%%, Auditor cf the City of Loanoke, Virginia, for %~ caleng~r yea:- !~4~, ~as b~forw Council. Cn rlotion of ~'r. DilL~rJ, seconJc~ by ~'r. ~]tntcn anJ unanlmcusly adotted, th A"DTT-~'~I.O~EZS LETiLii"L'~T SgZT~': i ccr.runicat~cn from ~ r. Harry A. Ye%ca, LZnlULATiO~: Csunci! hsvin- ~re~'ioualy ado~ted Reso!utlcn ~;o. 9372, enjor~!n~ House ~i!!s 3252 end ~416 authorizing- and ~vidinr for thc c~nstru~tion tcntrol su!committe~ ef the United States House of i{e~-resentstireg ~ill hold a he~rln~' in i~&sh!nEtcn on ihurgJay~ ~ay 26, 19&9, on the matter~ and urcin~ that an in %e%a!f of the FrcSe~t. Cn mstion of !'r. Dil!ard~ seconlcd ky !~r. ~Tintcn and unnnir, ous]y ado;Led~ ihe report %:as ordered filed. TRAFFIC: The City ):ana~er submitted written report, to,ether with e letter fro.-.. )~r. ~,uor~e 'J. Baa%on, ~?~neer~nK D~rec%or~ Associa%ul Con~ultan%s~ Evans~on~ Illinois, advtsin~ %hat he %~tll b~ tn Roanoke on Uedn:sday, ~iay 25, 19&9, for a study of t}~e present one-way traffic system in the do~.nto'~ are~. The report anJ cor~unieation were o~de~d filed. AN~EXATiON-FIRE DEPAR/~'E~T: Council huvin~ previously auth,)~ized the ~'ana~e~ %o employ ~. E. P,~ul Ha)'es as architect for %he %'~illismson ko~d Fire Stution, he submitted %{~1%%en re}-:ort, to,ether ~ith lorn of ~-recm~n% Let,,eon city and [;~. }{=~yes, bea~in~ the a~.p~owal of the City Affords=y, an~ asked t[~st b~ authDrfzed to execute the contrae%. Council bein~ of the oFinion that thc request ~hould he ~ran%ed, ~nJ ~t ar~'earin~ that an a]'Fro~riation of .~7,500.C0 %~ill be requirei from %h~ 1949 Annex Fund, to ~efray the cost of %%~e architect's s*rv!c~, I'r. Cronin offered (~'ICOC~) A~ ORDI~A~CE authocizin~ anJ dfrectinT the C%~y ~'an3Ee~, loft anJ on behalf of the City of Roanoke, %o execute an aCreemcn% da%ei t~%u 2~th d~y of a~prnrriatinr ~7,5C0.(0 from the 19&9 Annex Fun~ for the /'ire scation, to defray (For full text of Ordin~,,ce, see Or/i:~nce Boo~ ~o. 16, [a~e ~r. Cronin move~ the adoption of the Crl[nance. The motion %~s seccnhad by ~r. Dillard and adopted by %he fo!!o%;!n~ vote: AYES: ~'essrs. Cronin, Dillard, ~inton~ and the ~residen%~ ~'r. Hunt e 1'- ..................... NAYS: None ...............O. (]~r. Edwmrds absent) ~AFFIC: The City ~ana~er sutm~tte~ %;ritten report, %o~ether with a let%ar ~n order %o facilitate the movement 3f traffic, park~n= be prohibited on tko si Jo of Jail[son Avenu~, ~. E., bet:~een T%~clfth Street and Fourteenth St,'eeL, ~r. Dill%rd nove~ %hat Council concur in the recor~en~tion of the City ~'sn%~er amd offered the followin~ emercency Eesolutfon: (~!0009} A REZgLUTIO~' authorizes- and directinf %he City :~an~Eer~ actin~ un, er authority of Section 79 of Chapter 3L~ ~'Traffic"~ of t~e Code cf %he City Roanoke, to prohibit Fark~nr at any time on the south side of Jettison Avenue, between T%;elfth St:'eet and Fourteenth Street. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance ~ook ~:o. 16, ~a~a IfF. Dillard moved %he adoption of %ko ~esolution. ihe r. otion was seconled by ~'r. Croniz~ anJ ad'pied by the follo%~in~ vote: AYEZ: ~'essrs. Cronin, Dillard, ~in%on, and the ~'r. Hunter ..................... NAYS: [~one .............. O. (~r. Edwa~s absent) ANNF~X~TION-PARK$ AND PLA¥~,ROUNDa: The City }~anager having been requestet to investtFate a tentative offer of t~r. Fosie B. Oyler to sell to the city twenty acres of land at a consideration of ~O,COO.O0, for use as a ~rk in the ~illiamson ~om~ arem, he su~itted written report,' advisinc that he h~ obtained written offer~ f~m Kr. Oyler and }~r. f. F.. Luney, owncr.~ of the lanJ in qu~stion, an~ thut copio~ of the off,rs will te forwurded to the m~rbers of Council for their information. The report was ordered filed. Au,~o~v "I~I~RV CC~?AEIE~: 7he C~ty ~analur mubm~e~ writ%un re~ort~ .orctbu~ wi~h a corJ.unication from ~'ajor Jar. es ~. N~chols, Jr.~ adv~n~ that le~e on the third floor of ~,12-I~, South Jeffur~cn Streat~ ~h~ch floor ~s now use~ for an A~ory for ~u First ~attal~on of ~hu 1!6th Infan~ry~ V~r-inia Gu~rd~ anl the 9Stb A~y Fie!] Yurzu ~an~ expired as of ~'ay 15, 19~9~ and ask~nu suitable Armory fac! !ii,es ar~ avaiia!le, thc City ~ian~fur re~mendinF that t~ (~lCCIO~ A qEZ2LUUI2~ authorizinr an! air~ztinc th~ Cit~' ]~na~e:-, for an~ Eurk~ an~ ~bc Latatc of !. J. ~ie~ls f~r i~aa~ng the thir~ floor of hui!Jinf ~t 4IZ-!L Sauth Jcffcrscn 3treat for ~..riog fro:~ Yay 15, lP49, to :'ay 14, 195C, at {For full t~;,:t of Lcso!utio~, sec Ordinance Book !:~. 16, Fare 247) AYE]: ~'c~srs. Cronin, Diltar~, ~int-on, an~ t}-e LAY3' ]~one .............. O. [~'r. Ld~;ards absent) ~'2nufacturers' 7.yFra~ln! CcrF~ny~ ~hilsdel~hia, ~ennsylvania, has becel in conferen3 it ka,z~n/ haan defile9 that as r.any of the m~m%erJ of Council as could ZE~CETS C'F CC~7'!TTLE~: ~:on~. C.SYS!DE~AT!Cr~ CF CL.iI"C: !!one. !U~iqZ'WUI~ ~ AUD C2~Z!aLK%TIOU OF ?2D!U.'.UqZZ .%UD hZSCIU71C~3: FU.~CJ!.~S~. OF FEO?F..~TYo:!E.'-iTH DEFARi!'E!.T: Ordin~=~ No, 99~0~ rrovidinF for Carphell Avenu= and ~'aFs~all Avenue, deser!ked as Lots 9, 10, 11 and F~ahbu~ Plaice, at a cons~derst~on of ~3,~CO.CO~ as a s~te for %he proposed IL a$~c~r~n~ t}~ thc CiLy N&n-;cer is no% re~dy %o su)r. ita re~ort on t~:e question of ~urchasinr adjolnln~ land to [ro"/de for future expansion .of the }le~lth Center, action on the second readinc ~f Ol-d~n~:n~c Ilo. 99~0 ;~5s }eld in until the lltc%in~ of Counei! on 7ueJday, Nay 31, 1949. to pro~'ide for rag!mum monthly [ayments of ~l~O.C~ to disabled um~lo}ecs :nrt$c!~.n%~]-- in this syste- is cainfu!!y e~:;-loyut at ~oru than ~25.O0 ~er montL~ ~ai-t of Lots ~ 9, lC and II~ BloBk 5, Ro~nsk~ Lan~ anJ Imtrovcr:ent Ccm~any~ has ;.~ril 1, 194%', to De~em%cr 3!, 193.9, bc referred to thc Cit]' Attorney for re~ort sufficient land for the %~id~nin~, it%Frovinr an~ e:itension of I~ineteenth Street, N. l!., frcn C~rroll A,.enue to Grandview Avenue, and Huff La~e, N. '3., reluctant to a~ree to %he donation of the necessary land without a definite cor_~ttr, ent on %he part of the city that the two streets will be extended and t:ovcd %hat the City ~'an~Ver indicate to the affected ~ro~er%y o%c~ers the intention of tko city %o cz%end %he %~;o streets in ~es%lon. The mofio~ was seconded by ~'r. Cronin and unani~ously adopted. Uhere bcin? no fl~rt~er ~usine~s, Council adjourned. APPROVED ATTEST: ~' 1e'o bein~ a !e~al h~t':~y %hu reru!ar n=ctinj of the Coun~it of %},& City of T:.o~-:e %:~s receuscJ .'ri!! 2:0S o'c!oc~-.. F- r.~ Tuesday, ~ay 31, 19~9. APFXCVLD COUNCIL, RECE3$ED R~ULAR Tuesday~ }hy 31, 19~9. The Council of the City of Ro~oke met in ~cessed r e,~lar neet~nr In the Circuit Court Room in the ~nicipal BuildinF, Tuesday, Fay 31, 1949, a~ o~clo:k~ p. m., the Pre~ident, Vt. Hunter, ~re~idtnF. PREqENT: ;~essrs. gronin, Dillard~ Einton, and the ~resident, ['r. Hunter ..................... ABS~T: Yr. ~wa~s ..... 1. OFFICERS PRE9~T: ]~. Arthur S. Owens, City ]Tanager, fir. Randolph Q. City ~ttorney, a~ ~r. Harry R. Yates, City Auditor. The neetin~ %~as open~ with a p~ayer by the Eeverend J. i%. Johnson, foyer pastor of the Ebenezer ~ethodfs% Church. }~INUTEq: Copy of the minutes of the previous meet!n- having been furnished esch member of Council, u~n motion of Fr. Dillard~ seconded by lit. C~nin un~imously adopted, the readin~ was dispensed with and the r. inute~ approwed as reco~ed. I{EARI~q OF CITIZENS U~N IUBLIC ~ING: Ordinance No. 10002~ providin~ for the rezoninr of property located on the no~-th side of Patton Avenue, N. E., between Co~.on,;ealth Avenue and Fourth Street, described as Lots Nos. l{&, 155~ 1~, 157 and 15~, Ward &~ ~oanoke Land smd Imp~ovemen~ Company ~Ta~ f~m Special Residence District to Business District~ as requested by :¥. Georre P. La~rence, Attorney, representin~ the Citizens before Council at its las% re~ula~ meetin¢ for its first readins~ read ana laid the affected block, apFeared before the body, ~[r. ~mrtin advisin~ %kat his clients were una%fare of %h9 move %o rezone the proFerty until after the O~inan~e kad placed on its ~ irst readin~ and that they are ve~' much o~poaed to %he rezoninff. After a discussion of the ~::atter, and i% appea~in~ thtt the ~omrd of Zonin~ ApFeals &md Fla~inE 3card have recommended that the property in question be rezoned for business purposes, ~r. Dillard ~oved that the request fo~ ~zonin~ be referred back to %kc t%;o ~oa~s for reconsideratiou and %o hold a public Learin The motion was seconded by ~7~. ~Tintor, and ~n~imously AIRF0~T: ~. Clifton A. Wood~m, JF.~ Attorney~ meFresentin~ the Flyin~ Se~'ice~ appeared before Council, s dvis~l~ tka% it is the desire of his client %o pPoduce an Air Sho~: at %kc E~noke ~'unicip81 Airport between %ke hours of 2:~ o'clock ~ 5:00 o'clock, p. n., tke latter [~rt of the sur~er~ p~ssibly July 31st~ AuFust 7th or August 21st, the exact date %o he designated later~ an~ aske~ that %he !~ood~r: Flyin~ Se~ice be ~Fanted remission to unde~ake this p~Ject subject to %e~s and conditions [reviously submitted to %he Ci%)- ~ anaEer. In this connection, the City ~"~arer subn:itted written reFort, to[etLer with there ziF/nt be so~e question as to the exclusive ~i~h% to all soft drink a~ concessions outside of those Fresently operated in tke A~in!strction ~u[l~in~. Council heinz of the opinion that the request should be _~ran%ed under the reruns and conditions su~ltted, includin~ the exclusiYe right to all soft drink Buildin~ Kr, C~nin offered the followln~ Resolution: {~l~ll) t RE~LWION granting ~ission %o )~rtha ~ne ~ood~m, % radl~ as 11o~n Flyin~ Se~ice, %o produce an Air Sho%~ at the Ro~oke l'unicipal ('Joodr~: Field), between the hours of 2:~ o'clock and 5:~ o'clock, p. m., on a date to be a~reed u~a betweea the City ~-'ana~er and tile .[oodr~n Flying Se~lce, ~nder certain %e~:s a~d conditions. (For full text of Resolution, se~ Ordinance Sock Ko. 10, Pa~e 251) l'r. Oronin mo~ed the adoptCon of the Resolution. ?he motion was se~ed by )'~. Dillard and adoFte:: by ~ke follo~in~ wore: AY~: )'essrs. ~ronin, Dllla~m )'inton, and the )'r. Hunter ................ NAYS: None ........O. (;¥. Edwards absent) AIRFOST-)'IiIT;RY CO~'~A!;IES: Lieutenant Co,render R. S. ~homas, United State: Naval Reserve, appe~ed before Council and' extended an lnvita%iou ~o the of %kc body to a %ten~ t~ e corm, issionin~ of the lJaval Air ~ese~e Trainin~ Unit in Roano'~e, kno%~:l as Associsted Vol~ntee~ Unit (Aviation)-3, %o be held st Roanoke )'untci~al Ai~Fort, June 19, 19&9, a% 3:30 o'cloc?, p. n. The F~esident, ;'r. Hunter, for and on k,ehalf of %hi ~.enbeFs of Council, thanked Co:~mander Thomas for t~e invitation. In this connection~ Co~ander Thonas advised tha~ %~)ien %)~e p~esen~ lease whick %he ~6th Troop Ca~rCer S~uadron o~ the United States Air Force I[ese~e on %)lc nose-in hanKa~ ~x~ires, his unit %.~uld like %o ass~e s~Te. On motion of )~r. Cronin, seconded by Ir. )~in~on an~ unnninously adoFte~ m~tter was referred %o tke City )ana~er for negotiations %ii%h Co~r nder ~honas as tO te~s and c~)nditions. TRAFFIC: Council havin~ a% its last mee~ ~ authorized the City )an~e~ >rokibit parking on the ~u%h side of J&mison Avenue, 3. E., be~%~een Twelfth Street and Fou~e6nth Street, on a %Pial %,asis, I~r. 5. ~%. Juck aFpeared before the body ~nJ presented a Feti%ion si~ne~ by over one hundred citizens, advisins %~% this rc~kin~ restriction is detrimental to the business establishments in this vicinity ~nd sskin~ that the restriction b= reno~ed. On notion of )'r. C~onin, seconded by I r. )'in%on arJ unanimously sdoFt~d Fet~tion %;as refe~re~ to the ~ity )~ans~er fo~ further 3tudy of the ratter snd retort back %~ Co~ncil. I~}ISE FiEf: )'r. Tom 3%ockton Fox, Attorneym re~esentin5 koanoke Bas~ball, Inco~orate~, ap~es~ed before Co~cil~ advising %ha% his elien~ has Dmd signs placed on %he back of the crandstand in the baseball ~rk ~% )~aher Field, but the City )'a~er has info,led him ~ec%ion 5~ Chapter &O, of %he City Code, p~hibits a3vert~sinU signs in ~ublic Darks wi%hour t)le Fe:z:ission of %he ~ity )~naKer, Fox cont~ndin~ %hat ~aher Field is not a public park but a coIJ.ercial recreational area. lfter a lenFthy discussion of the matter, lit, Cmnin ~,oved that the question ~e referred to tile City I'ana_~er and the City Attorney for study, re~or~ arid ~eco~aendation to Council, ~nd that in the meantime, the City t~na~er withhold any ~urther actio~ as tommoval of tke signs, Tke ~ation was suconded by ]ir. I~inton ~a11~o11~ Chal~n of the liar Femorial Co~al~ee~ ~o su~l~ a lis~ of a: lea~ fifty l~es for consideration of ~he b~y in the ap~lnl~ie~t of a campaicn co~$ it~ee for ;he sole put.se of ralsin~ funds to build a music an~ fine arts hall In accordance ~lth tke plea developcd in ~he i';ar l'enorial Co~lt~ee% reFor~~ llr. Fallwell trpeared before Council and presented a suF~ested lis~ of persons to se~e on % ~e On mo%ion of Iir. ~lronln, meconde] by l~r. [ltnton and unanimously adopted, the [i~t was taken ~der consideration for action at the next r~u!ar r:eetin~ of' Council ~n I'onday, June 6, FETITIm;?; .~;D CC~-IEiICATIO::~: ~ILE OF F~OYERTY: I cor~unica~ion from I~r. '.;. D. Equi, Jr., Delinquent Tax ~ollector, to-ether %;l%b a con%tact f~:l Rorer Hairston for the lurc}mse of property located on the seuth side of Chestnut Avenue, 1;. '.;., bet'.~een Feac}~ Road and Short 3tree%, described as ~r% of Lot 6~ Block 9, i;orth Side, at a consideratiol )f .~&OO.OO, ~ayable ~150.C0 in cash, and the balance of .~2fO.~ %o ~e p2iG in r, onthly iustall~ent.; of ~12.OC, .d%~ interest at t?~e rate of six per cent ~nnu~, Hr. E~ui advisin~ that the property in question was acquired by %he city at C[ancery sale at a Fric~ of $2~0.OQ, and that the appraised value of ~kc is ~l~O.OO, was before Council. Council beinz of the opinion %hat tile offer should be acceF%ed, l'r. Dillard ioved that the follottinT Ordinance be plnced uron its firs% ~adi:lr. ihe ~as seconded by I'r. l~intoa and ad,hied bi; the f~llol~ng vo~e: AYE9: l'essrs. Cronin, Dillard, 1 inton, and the President, ~;r. Hunter ...................... ~llY2: None .............. O. (}'r. Edwards absent) (~1OO12) ~ OEDIIiAI~CE providinz for %he sale of progerty located on ~ou~h side of Chestnut Avenue, Ii. if., bet;~een Feach koRd and 3hot% S%reet~ described ~s Dart of Lot 6~ Block 9, North Side, Official No, 2021011 by the City of ~o ~o7er llairston, at a consideration of .;~OO.OO, payable ~lSO.CO in cash and the ~alBnce of ~250.O0 %0 be ~ia icl ~on%hly installments of .~12.CO, ~i%h interest tl~e rate of si:: per cent Fer ann~u~ with ~he right of anticipation, and also ~u%horizinr the execution and deli~.ery of deed %kerefor~ upon receipt oi' tke consideration by t}~e city. BE IT ORDAIiiED by %he Council of the City of Roanoke %hal sale be made by %kc City Of Roanoke to Roper Hairston of th;~t certain real estete located on ~}:e south si~]e of Chestnu~ Avenue, Il. W., bet;~een Feach Road a~ Short Street, described as part of Lot' 6, Block 9, Ilor%h Side, Official IJo. 2021011, at a consideration of ~&OO.~ payable ;]150.00 in cas}~ and %he balance of ;250.~ in aonthly inatal~en%s of ~12.~, with interes~ at the rate of six per cen~ ann~ l~i%h the right of ~nticipation. Br- IT FURTHER ORDAINEI] that the prol~r city o$£1cerz be, and they are hereby authorized, directed and empowered, for and on behalf of the city~ to execute and deliver a proper deed u~n the fo~ to be pre.red by the City Attorney, conveyin~ the said pro~rty to said rurchaser, or to ~ho~soever he ~y d~rect, in ~itinr, delivery thereof, however, not to be made until said caeh consideration bas been rec ived by the city, and proper purchase delivered to the city. The Ordinance havinr been read, was STHEET LIqHTS-~TREET II'FROV?U'Ei;TS: honey deed of trust, or vendor's lien, laid over. A corz.unication from the Roanoke Civic League, askin-m for better street li~htin~ ~n the i~ortheast and IJorthwest sections, and as'~in~ that Oi]ner Avenue, N..:., west of Fifth Street, Fairfax Avenue, Gainsboro Rea% Ru%hgrford Avenue, Fa%ton Avenue, N. I~., ess% of Fifth Vadison Avenue, Ches%nu~ Avenue, Yells A,'enue, N. %~., wes% of Firs~ S~ee~, a[~d H~rrison Avenue, H. E.~ be improved, u~ ~efore Council. On mo%ion of ~. l~in~on, seconded by ~r. ~ronin and un~mously adopted, com~unicasion was referred %o %he City ]~na~e~ for SC~{~L~: Copy of a coca,unica%ion f~n the koano~e Civic League, addressed %o ¥~. LeHoy H. ~mith, Ch~i~n of %he Ro%noke City School Boa~, dated ~'ay ~3, 19&9, callin~ at%eh%iOn to a previou~ letter da%ed ~arch 9, 19~9, addressed %o t) e Roa~:oke City School ~oa~d and sent to the ~ttention o~ ~¥. D. E. ~ e~uilkin, Superintendent of School~, %:i~h reference %o %he institution of a course in au%o:o ile dr!vin~ at .%ddison Hiuh School simila~ to %He course no%~ beinE conducted for %he %d~ite students a% Jefferson Hirh ~chool, and a~visin~ no official reply to t~e letter has as ye% been received from ~he School 5card, was before Council. ~r. Cronin moved that %he Roanoke City School Boa~d be requested %o use the funds apFropriated fo~ school ~urposes by Council to p~vide e~ual facilities in all rhase~ of publi~ education. ?he ~otion ~as seconded by ~'r. Dillard and ~nsninous Iy FU[{~H~E OF PHOPERTY-PARKS AihD FLAYQHOU3D~: A Fetition si~ned by eisht citizens, askin~ %he city %o purchase %he old ~oouaw %fac% of 1~ in the vicinity of Cove ~{ohd, ~. i~., fo~ the purpose of es%ablishinF a park, lake a~ swi~in~ ~ool, %~as before Council. On notion of Yr. ] in%on, seconded by ~. Dilla~ &n~ unanimously adopted, petition was referre~ to the City Yana~e~ for his info~a%ion in connection his study of the PUHC~A~E OF ~5~PLETY-~HCOLS: A co,unica%ion iron ~r. J. ~. ¥cDonald, Clerk of %ke Roanoke City School Bo~rd, {~dvisin~ %hat the School ~d %~Duld like to have Council's autho~zDtion to Fro~eed with acquisition of proposed ne%; school sites an~ land for enlarrenen% of son~ of %he present school sites, as considered by the %%~o bodies in conference on Fonday eveninK, Kay 23, 19&$, was before Council. On notion of Yr. Dillard, seconded by ~Tr. Oronin and unasimously adopted, %he ~tter was referred back to the School Board for a n~tes ~nd ~un~s descriFtio of the ~pope~%ies in question, includin~ %he anount of acreare, and %he cos% of each. In this connection, }'r. Cronin uoved that Council hold a public hoarinr at 8:00 otclock, p. n., {~onday, Juno 6~ 19~9, in the Garden Oity area, for %he ~urpose of ~lvin~ the citizens In %hat section an opFo~uni%y %o express theiu view9 as %o ~he p~per location You a new school in %he vicinity. The me,ion was seconYed by }~r. Dllla~ and unanimously adopted. ~CHOOL [~OAR~: Co~uniea%l'on9 f~om the Roanoke City Educe%ion Association and The 9ehoolma9%eua Club~ %ore~keu with a cor~nica%ion from {r. ~%~ve enc]osin~ a pe%l%2o:l fuo~ citizens of every %:elk of life and every par~ of City School Board %~{en his p~esent %e~ expires~ wore before Gouncil. The cos~%unica~lons and petition wore ordered filed %4i%h oLh~ correspondence on the subject. LICEI;~E: A corJnunication from Judge Jol;n }~. }{ar~, Cor~ lssione~ of [~evenue, su~es~i~lr ~ha% in cases %;}~ere a cae is sold and in cases whe~ a car is sold tlc intent of {urckasin~ 8 t~ek, %h5% the unuaed par~ of %he city %a~, ~'hich u~de~ %h~ preach% ls%~ cannot be~ansfe~red~ be redeemed a~ its cos% price, before Co~{cil. Cn z~otion of {~r. Dlllani, seconded by i r. Cronin and unani~ou~ly adopted, %he ~on~iunica%ion l~s referred to %kc City Attorney for study, report and reco~;endation to Council. BU~}]T-nO~7'I~aIO:iER OF REVEI~UE: A cor~.unication fr~m JudKe John 1.. ~iart, Co:~issioner of ~evenue{ re~uestinz authority to ~rant to :[!ss ]label Bouston, clerk in his office, a leave of absence for a period of ninety days~ %vithout Fay~ and to employ in her place a te:.porary cl6rk, w~is before Counuil.' Count21 bein~ of the opinion that tke request should be 7ra.~ted, }[r. i inton offered t}:e follo~;inc Resolution: (~1~13) A }~E~OLUTION autborizin~ the Co~mlissioner of iievenue to gram% to }lisa ]~abel Houston, clerk in his office~ a leave of absence f~r a period of ninety days~ ~thout pay, and %o e:aploy in her place a temporary clerk for said period of ninety days at a salary of ~'~150.CC per {For full text of kesolu~ion, see Ordin9nce Book :~o. lo, Fa~e 251) l~r. ~[i~lto[~ moved ~ie adoption of the Resolution. T~e motion ~zas s~co~ed by }'r. Cronin and adopted by the followinK vote: AYEa: Yeasts. Cronin, Dillard, {'lnton, and the President, ~r. Hunter .................... ]~AvS: [:on~ .............. O. (}~r. ~wmrds absent) DEPART~'E~T OF PL~LIG %fELFAR : A communication from }'rs. ~. F. Hess, Dale Avenue, 9. E., requestin~ the aid of Council in kef efforts to Obtain re,fission to raise the rent on ~oms in her }one and advisinK that she is unable to pay tke taxe~ on key property, was before ire body. On ~otion of {-r. ~'lnton, seconded by ~'r. Dillard and ~n~imously a~o~ted, the co~unication was referred to t[~e City l[anage~ for handlin~ wi%i~ the De~rt~ent of Public ifelfare. REPORTS CF OFFICER3: R~PORTS OF ~[~: CITY }'ANAqER: The City {MnaFer submitted reports on uork acconplished and ex~nditures for the payroll periods endtn~ April 15, 19G9, and Rpril ]0, 1~9, sho~dn~ cost of rarbare r~oval :~ {1.19 and {1.17, res~ctively. ~e re~rts :~ere o~ered filed. A~HOUSE: The City {~na~er submit%ed re~r% from %he Almshouse, sho~in~ a %o%al ex~nse of ~2,O93.20 fo~ %he month of April, 19&9, as co~pared wl~h a expense of ~2,262.19 for %he month of April, ~e ~e~ ~as o~ered filed. CITY PHY~ICI~: The C~y [~a~e~ submitted ~epo~ from %he City sho~n~ ~ office calls fo~ the ~Dn%h of April, 19&9, as compared with &&5 off tee call~ fo~ %kc ~on%h of April, 19&8, and ~66 p~eseri~%lons filled for %he month of Ap~ll~ 19&9, as compared wi~h 501 prescriptions filled fo~ %he month of April, 19&~. The re~o~ was ordered Piled. REPORTS: ?}~e City ~ana~e~ also submit%ed repo~s f~on ~ke ~tneerin~ Depar%r. en% fo~ %he month of ]~arch, 19&9; ~he ~i%y ~.~arke% for %he month of April, 19&Q; %kc Departmen~ of ~uildinr, Pl~binr and Electrical ins~ecLion fo~ %he month of April, 19&~; tko Departr. en% of Parks nn~ Rectos%ion fo~ ~he month of April, the nonth of A=ril, 1999; bhe Police Depart[eh% for the non~hs of February and ~arch 1949; and the Roanoke City Sanatoria. for ~he nonth of aDril, 1949.' The reports were ordered filed. tURCUASE OF PLOP~HTY: The City ~ana~er sub~itted %~ri%%en report, %oEetker with an offer from ~rs. i~ellie ;~e Travers to sell ~o %he City of koanok~ property kno%~l as 2~2 Eighteenth S~ree%, S. E., a~ a consideration of ~]~3,250.00. ~?r. ~'inton r.oved that the nab~er be taken under considers%ion until %he next rezular meetin~ of Council on ~'on~ay, June 6, 1949. The notion was seconded by ~lr. Cronin and unsnimously adopted. PURCHASE OF P~DPERTY: The City ~naKer sul~itted ~ritten report that ~e ~itt fo~ard individual copies of his report on the Ninin=er prorerty on Williamson Road %o t~e ne~bers of Council. The report was ordered filed. BUDGET-CIViL A~O POLICE JUSTICE: The City ;~an~rer aub~it%ed report, to=ether ui%h ~ cor~.unication from Judre S. it. Price, Civil ~ Police Justice, as~in= ~hat the s~![~ry of ~lr. ~:. k. Ba~ardn~r, Clerk of the Police CouP, le increased from ~23~.00 ~r month ~o ~275.OC For r~on%h. On no~ion of ~lr. Ilin~on, s~-con ed by I~r. Dillard and unanimously adopted, tlc request wa3 taken under consideration un~il the nez~ regular meetinF of Council ~,;I~?'IN~ POOLS: The City ~ager sub,.it%ed wri~%en repor~ that he is naa'in p~rress on his study of swir~inz pools, but that althouzh he has secured considerable info~a%ion, he would like to wait possibly two more weeks for completion of his report. ~r. ~in%on uowd that Council concur in ~he ~Fort of the City ]lana~er. The ~obion wms seconded by ~'r. Dillard and un~innusly a-Jopted. BUD~,ET-POLICE DEFART~[ENT: The City Yans6er submitted written report that two cars Prom the Police Departnent have been daunted in accidents durin~ the past several nonths, one a 19&9 Fo~, in the anount of $790.~, and the other, a 19~ Ford, in the ano~t of .~5~O.~, the City ;;~nager advtsin~ that tke cases have not been settled in the Civil Court yet and that it is urgent that the cars be ~paired for duty ~ich will cnst approxir~tely ~)1,~.~ for the two, and recuested an appropriation to the ;'[unl~ipal Gara2e budget in that ~ount. ;'r. ;~inton noved that Council concur tn the request of the City ;~snarer and offered the follo;~ne e~rgency Ordinance: (~1~1~) AN OP~INANCE to ~.end and reenact Section ~;130, ";~unicipal ~arare', of an O~lnance adopted by the Council of the City of ~oanoke, Virginia, oi~ the 31st day of December, 192~, No. 9751, ~d entitled, "An Ordin~Ace nskin~ appropriations fro~.~ the ~eneral Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year be~innin~ January 1, 1929, and endin~ Decenber 31, 19~,9, and dec~rinF the existence of an e~.er~ency". (Fo~ full %ex~ of Ordinu~ce, see Ordin~.ce Book :~o. 1~, Pa~e 2~2) ~-'r. Yin%on nove~ the ad.~p%ion of the Ordinance. ~ne n.o~ion ~s secon~e~ by ~r. Dillard a~ adopted by %he follo%;inr ~ot~: AYES: ~'ess~s. Cronin, Dillard, ~inton, an~ the President, kr. Hun%er ..................... N~.Y~: ~:one .......... O. (~. Edwards absent) BU~ET-ANHEXATIC~: The City ~ana~er subni%%ed %he followin~ report on a revised plan for %he %~ork pro,ran in tko ~nexed Territor~ fo~ 19~9 an~ "Roanoke, Virginia ~Tay 31, To ~e City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gen% le~en: I would like %o subz~it %o you a revised plan for the pro,ran in the Annexed Territory for 19&9 and i950. ~e estirmted expenditure required on the 12 per c~nt decision which nust be expended bePore %ko Oity tax rate can be placed on property, is :~1,2~7,0OO, but due to %he increase~ building and der~ands since the survey was nade in %he suer, er of 19L~', sone of the costs hsve increased appreciably, notably the necessity for s~%~ers caused by the increased n~ber of houses. It would expedite our Flannin~ *onsiderably if the Council would study this durinc %he next %~eek and, if possible, apyropria%e the funds on this basis at our next ~eebin-. Copie3 of %his work Fro-ram are available for each men,er of Council. tiesrec% futly submib%ed, (Signed) Ar%hut S. City The report and plan were taken under advise~n%. REFORT~ OF C0~'ITTEES: None. U~TFII~IS}~D BUSI?ES3: COi;3IDE~ATIO;~ OF CPAI?3: ~one. IHTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF OEDIr~A~CES AiiD RE~OLUTIOi~S: ZONII~G: Ordinance ~o. 1COOO, rezonin~ f~m General i(ssi~ence District ~o Bus.ess Dis%tic% property located on %he south aide of Love!Con Avenue, ~. ,~., esst of Ten~ Street, N. W., consistinr of 3.15 acres, desiznated as Official Tax I~o. 206053&, with t~e exce~tion of that l~rt, ion of tho pro~r:y ~T.~5 ~ee: on Tenth Street and extendtnr east aprrox~z~te]Y ~5~.~ ~eet~ an~ a strip of l~d f~ntin~ 7.1 feet on Tenth Street~ decimated as Official Tax 1~o. 20~03, havtn~ previously been ~:efore Council for its f~rst re~dlnF, re~d and lald over, ~as arain before the body; whereu~n, }'r. Dilla~ offered the followin~ for its second ~eading and final adoption: (~1~00) A~I ORDIIIAECE to,end and reenact Article I, Section 1, of Chapter 51, of the Code of %]:e City of Koanoke, VirFlnia, in relation to Zoning. (ior full text of O~In~nce, see Ordin~nce ~ook No. 16, PaKe ]~r. Dillard noved the adoption of the O~lnance. The ~tion was seconded by ]'r. Cronin and adopted by %he fo]lo%:ln~ .~Y~: ]~essr~. Cronin, Dillard, ~inton~ and t~e President, }:unt er ....................... & * NAYD: :~one ............ O. (;~r. Ed:-;ards absent) ZO~]i;~: O~in~nce I;9. 1CCC. l, rezonin5 fror. ~enera! kesidence District Hea%'y industrial Dis%rio% property located bet%leen P=%teraon Avenue and Avenue, 5. .;., (,~% of T~;enty-~econd ~%reet, de~crlbed a~ blocks 51 and ~2, ~ a~5 .~Ivervie~; ~p, h~vin~ previously been before Council for its first rea~in~, read an! lai~ over, %'as a~ain before %he body, ~. Cronin offerin~ followin~ for its second resdin~ an8 final (/-10001) A~ O~!Di~,%~UE to amend and reenact Article I, Section 1, of ~ha~ter ~1, of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Vircinia, in celhtion %o Zoning. {For full text of Ordinance, see Ontinlnce Book ~;o. 16, Pare ~r. Cronin nowed tke adoption of %Le Ordinance. ~]ie :~tion h'as seconded ~r. Dill~:rd an~ adopted by the follo%iin~ vote: AYES: ~'essrs. Cronin, Dillard, ]~in%on~ an~ t]~e Fre3ident, ZO!~I];G-SE?BACK LII~S: Ordinance I~o. !C003, establishin~ a setback line on both sides of Ihird ~%ree%, S. ~.~., fro~ Church Avenue to l~orfolk Avenue, extendin~ thirty-five fee% on each side oi~ the present establishe~ center line of Thi~ Street, to provide for a 70-foot ri~ht-of-'*~y, havin~ Fre~'iously been before Co~c~i for its firs% reading, read and laid ovar, %:as a~ain before the body; w!~ereuFon, ~-r. Dillacd offerad the follo~iin~ for its second readin~ an~ final ~doF%ion: (~1~03) A!~ O~DINA!~CE establish!n5 a setback line on both sides of Yhird Street, 3. _;., from Church Avenue to I~o~folk Avenue,extendin~ thirty-five on edch side of the present establisked c~nter line of '~i~5 Street, ~o p~ ide for a 70-fo~% ri~ht-of-llay. (For full %e:~% of Ordina~ce, see Ordinance ~ook ~o. 16, Pu~e ~[r. Dillard r. oved ihe ~ioption of the Ordinance. ~e ~otfon %;as seconded by ]'r. C~nin.and adopted by tke follo%lin~ vote: AYES: ;'es~ra. C~nin, Dillard, l~in%on, and %he President, /:AY~: I~one .......... O. (~fr. EduarSs absent) ZONINO-,~ETBACK LINES: Ordinanse I{o. 1COO&, establishing a setback line on both sides of liurshberger Road from Peters Creek to Williamson Road, extendin~ thirty-five feet on each side of the prssent established c~ter line oi' Her~ber~e~ Road, to p~vide for a 70-foot ri~ht-of-~vay, havln~ previously been before Council for its fir~% reading, read and laid over, was a~ain before the body; whereu~n, ~r. ~'inton offered %he followinr for its second r~:ad[n- and finnl (~l~&) AN ORDII]&UCE establishing a setbac~ line on bo~h sides of }{ershberrer Road frou ~eter~ Cre-~k %o lfilliam~on Road, ex%endin~ %hir~y-five on each side of the present establlshe~ center line of HeFshberger Road, %o ~rovide for a ~O-foo% rirht-of-way. (For full text of Ordinance, see O~inance Book No. 16, FaKe 250) l~r. ]'inton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The n.otion was seconded by ~¥. Cronin an-] adopted by the follouinr vote: AYES: ~.'e~3~3. Cronin, Dillard, Finton, ~nd %}..e F~esiden%, }'r. H~*ter .................... NAYS: Uone ..............O. (~;r. Edwards absent) SIG~;3: Council havinm insdructed the City Attorney %o prepare draft Of proper Ordinance amendin~ Sec%ion 137 of %he ~uildin~ Code, as ar. ended ~y Ordindnc ~{o. 3050, %o p~hibit the erection of si=ns pr)jecLing over tko S tree%s or side~alks, he pre~e]teJ an O~inance no~ only prohiOitin? the future ~rec%ion signs, but p~vidin~ for %he rer. Dval of exis~in~ sicns. In a discussion of %Re Ordinance, IF. Dillard Fro%es%ed amainst %he co~binadi( of the two features, %he City A~torney advisinm ira% in his opinion an Ordinance Frohibitin~ the future erection of signs only %;ou!d be invalid. Council havinr been fu~is}}ed %~i%h individual copies of %he Ordinance for study, acdion on %he matter was held in ebeyance. ~ O~E CO~TROL: Council having instructed tke City ;.%%oFney %o pre,are dr~ft of prdper O~dinance, providinc for cerdain changes %o Ordinance }~o. 9152, adopter on the llth day of August, 19&7, dealinm wi%:~ air poilu%ion control, as ~e~uested by ~'r. Charles S. Frost, Director of %he Department of Air Fo!ludion Co~trol~ he presented same. After a discussion of the Ordinan:e~ l'r. Dillard moved 5kat copies of the draft be referred %o the Advisory and Appeal Boa~ to the Director of DeDartmen~ of Air Poilu%ion Control for study, report and reco:~.enda%ion %o Council a~ its next regular nee%inr on I'.on~ay, June 6, 19~9.The mo%ion was seconded by ] r. ~[in~on and unanimously adopted. KOTiOUS AND ~ !SCELiAI~EOUS BUSINESS: DO:~TIO~: ]fr. Dillard presented to Council an ~erican Fla~ donated %o Cl~y of Roanoke by %be ~a~ies Auxiliary of tke Virginia Depart~.en% of ~he Veterans of Foreign Wars and moved that ~he City Clerk be inst~cted %o fo~ard a communication to the President of tRe A~iliary, exFressin~ the thanks and a~precia%ion of Council for the donation. The notion ~-ias seconded by 1Tr. ~nd unanimously adopted. ZONIUG: Tke question of crea%in~ a S~ecial Business District or Restricted Business Distric~ classification havin~ been referred %o %Re Board of Zoninz Appeals and Plannin~ Board for conference with the City Attorney and for recoz.~:endation, and if the two Boards are of the opinion that such a classification should be created, to make a study of the entire 'dillismson Road, block by block, in the light of such a new classification, and the City Clerk having advised earlier in the ~.eeting that a repor~ had been received frou the Zoning and Flanning ~a~s, an~ the ma~ter havinr deen held in abeyance, pending t~e arrival of }'r. ~ards, in n~er tha:'a full menbership of ~nuncil nigh: be Fresen: ~'hea the repot: was read, and ~'r. Ed~a~s having arrived at the m.e¢Llnf, the ~ity Cler~ read the followinr re,or: ani reco~endation5 from the Boards: ~}:ay 26, 19~9. The Honorable 'J. P. }iu~nter, l'ayor, and l'en} ers of City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Gent lemen: In reply to your letter of ~ay 13, 1949, referred jointly to the Plannin~ Board and the Board of Zonin~ Appeals, re~uestin? a report and reco~r, endation on thc q~mstion of creating a Special Business District or Reatricte~ Business District, and that if the Boards feel such a classification should be created, to ~ke a study o~ t! e entire ~illdan$on Road, block by block: DeYeral ~eetin-s have been held in connection with the studies n~ade on this question. After due consioeratdon, the followin~ recc[~endations are submitted: 1. The Planninm Board and the Board of Zoninz Appeals jointly recornend to City Council that no ne%~ business classification further restrlctin~ uses %vithin a Business District be created, the opinion bein~ that Article ZoninE Ordinance, City Code, Section 17, "Use Renu!anions", and Section 20, relating to "~';uisances" is adequate, and should not be &: e:~ded at this tine. 2. The Boards f~,rther reco::r, end bkat serious consideration be miven at a very early date to ar. endin~ the Zonin~ Ordinance {o Fro¥ide for off-street parkin? facilities alon? the aener'al lines as suz-e~ted in the attached memorandum entitled "Off-Street Parkin- (Froposo~' .tr.end~ent to Zonin~ Ordinance)~. :~'ith reference to the Boards' previous recoil, end_idols in re~ard to rezoninF properties alon~ ~.~illianson Hoed, as s*t fort4 in OUr letter of !'arc~ 21, 19&9: 1. City Council is advised that in holdin5 several meetings, which have been open, we }lave heard tLe ar~-urAe~s pro and con as to the proposed business uses of lots contained in Blocks ~.~illian Flemin~ Court }~ap, located between Flenin? Avenue and Trinkle Avenue, and the Boards are still of the opinion that these lots ehould be maintained as' Special and General Residence Districts as indicated on the of£icial Zone ~lan Kaps of the City. 2. The ~o-~rds are still of the opinion that other properties alon~ ~.Jillia~son Road should be classified as s Business District for the depths ~s previously ~ecor~ended. Respectfully submitted, (Si~ned] %;. J. ~[cCorkindale, Jr., Chair~an~ Plannin? Board. (Si=ned] S. H. Barnhart, Vice-Chairrmn, Bo=rd of Zonning Appeals." A large deleration Prom the W1111amson Road area being- present at heetlac to hear the re~*dinr of the report, the rn~%er was then discussed at [rear length. Er. ~ichard F. Pence, Atto~ey, repre~entinr ~sidents In the ~l~lll~son noad ~rea ~o are op~ed to the ty~ o~ business proposed for the pro~rties under con~ideration, ob~ectud to the first reeo~endation of the Bosrds, dechring thut new business classifiea%lons could and should be established. A~ain s~akin~ In opposition %o the ~ypes of busin(s~ proposed for the p~pertius under co~sidera%lon, ~;ere lTra. J. G. Earle% and l~r. J. E. I~ran~ }~r. E. ~. Buenin~ who previou~ly advised %ha~ he would have no objection to rezoning sta%ln~ that 1% has come %o his attention a filling station will be ~rected in close p~imiay %o his p~perty if thu area is rczonud as and that he is na%l oppo~inr the rezoninz, ]~r. ~;altem ~;. l~ood, Attorney, represen%inr owners of sor_e of the pro[arty p~sed to be rez-~ned, stated %hat Le h'~s no obSection to the reeor, l,~ndations of the Hos~s except as %o %he depth of the ~ezonin~ advisfnr that he feels should be sufficient sFace to p~ovide for adequate off-street pa~kin~. Coneurrin~ in his ~ema~'ks, ~Tere ]~r. Arthu~ E. Smith, A%t(]Pney, ~. R. A. Ellis, and ~. ~'oss A. Plunkett~ Atto~ay, ~ecutor of tLe ~erkley Price Estate. ITt. J. R. Alvis voiced the opinion tko% Blocks 6 and 7 of the ilillian Flenin~ Court ! ap should be incl~ed in t~e resorting. In this connection, Council hsvin~ previously reQueste~ the City lanareP ne~o%iate for the purchase of ~locks 6 ~d 7, %iillian ~lemin~ Court ~[ap~ l~r. ~lunkett offered to sell to the city thirty-three of %ke lots in these tw~ blo=ks at a % oral consideration of Council bein~ of %he opinion '%hat the offer should be accel'ted, l~. Cronin moved that %he f'ollff,~in~ Ordinance be placed upon its fir;% ueadin~. ~he ~otion was seconded by ~'~. Dill~ and 5dopte~ by the followin~ vote: AYE]: ~'essrs. Cronin~ Dillard, Ed~:ards~ ~.[inLon, and the President, ~r. Hunter ............... ~IAYS: I[one ......... O. (~10015} AY OP~INAIiCE authorizinr ann directin~ the City fanager, fcr and on behalf of the City of koanoke, to ~urc}mse %kirty-thlee certain lots or parcels of !a~ sbo~c: on ~%p of ,;illis~. Fleminr Court 3uk.,division, dated Dece:~ber 10, 193~ of record in the Clerk's Office of tke Circuit Court of ~oanoke County, Virrinia, in Plat Book n~ber 2, page 121, at a total consideration of for municipal purposes, and aFpropr~ting the &mount of ~&o,OCO.CO f~n tke 19&9 Annex ~'~d for this purpose. ~E IT ORDAINED by the Co~cil of the City of Roanoke that the City ]~na~er be, 8n~ he is hereby authorized and directe~i~ for and on behalf of the City Roanoke, to Furchase thirty-three cergain lots or ~arcels of l~d ~*o~n on of %;i!liam Fleminc Could% S~bdivision, dated D%eenber 10, 193~, of record in Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of iloanoke County~ Vi~-rinia, in Plat ~ook nunler 2, ~'e 121, for municiFal pur~es, at a ~%al consideration of to-wit: -'101 102 Lots 1! and 12, Block 6 Trustees, ~{illian~on Road Lodge Ko.1§] ~ Lots 7~ ~, 9 and lO, Ray Vaughn Akers and I'ary 11. Akers 15,000.00 Block 6 Lots 13-23, inclusive, I~ss I. Plunkett, F. xecutor, of the 22,500.00 Block 6, Lots 1-5, Estate of Berkley g. Price inclusive, Block 7, Lots 20-30, Inclusive, Block ? BE I? FU~?iER ORBAIHET) that ~6,000.00 be, and tl~ saue is hereby appropriated from the 19~9 Annex Fund for the rurchase of the above lOtS or parcels of land l'or municipal purposes. The Ordinance hsvinr teen read, was laid over. Everyone havinr been ~iven an o~ortunity to be heard on tko r. atter of rezoninr~ I'r. Crontn moved that Council acLina as a co~-nittee o£ the ~/aole a study of the question with a vi¢',~ of reaching, a decision aZ its nezt regular meetinr on I<onday, June 6, 19L9o The notion ~as seconded by Itt. 3illard and unsninous ty adopted. ^$S!S?Ai;? CIVIL lli~ POLIC~ JL'3~iCE: l<r. Robert a. ~uarles, Assistant Civil end Police Justice, appeared before Council a~ presented a co~,unication~ askin~ that he be l~.::iitted to attend, at the clty~s expease~ a conference of traffic court jud~s and Froaecutor: to ~e held a~ the l~e~ York University ~chool BY La:~ on June 6-10, 19~9. lir. Dillard moved ttat Council concur in ~hc requent o~ Itt. ~u~rles. ~he :olion ~as seconded by I'r. ~wa~s ~ unanimously adopted. STREET SI~::S: Council kavin: referred bids for Street Nar, e f~te Sims, roots, Frames and Slock Numtera ~o a coraittee oomposed of Kayor I'I. ~. ~ice-I'ayor ~nton O. Dillon, Councilman D~iel J. Cronia, the City I[ana~er and the ]ity Engineer Yor stt:dy, reKort and reco~.endation, the cor~.ittee subnit%ed ~Fort, recor~endinr that the bid of t~e Tidewater Supply Company, Incorporated~ be ~cc~pted~ provided the City ~Tana~er be allowed to ~urchase the po~ts %o t~e ~vantare of tke city. In this connection, ~r. C. T. ]~atker~ re~resentin~ the Crote ~]anufactLrinr Companl-, incorporated~ %;ko %~s present a% the meeting, ~ointed out tkat the si~n his con,any produces is note a~acti~e and node~ ~d almost as durable as tke %yFe si~n p~duced by the Tideuater Supply Company, ur~in~ %h3t Council cive :onsiderat?~n to tke ~urc~se of his sims. The mat%er was discussed at lenrth ~ the members of Council finslly d ecidin~ ~o accept the bid of t~e Tidewater Supply CozDany and %o purckase 250 additional ~i=ns fron the ~rote ~snufacturin~ Company at the price quoted in it~ bid, rte ~dditional signs to be used for experi~ent; wkereu~on, ~'r. ~'inton Offered the %llowing Resolution: (~1~16) A RESOLUTION acce~tin~ the bid of tke Ti~e~ater Supply Company, Incorporated, %o furnish to the City of Ro~oke 750 street signs, in accordance .~ith srecific~tions on which its b~d %~as submitted, an~ authorizin~ the City 7an~rer to ~urchase sane, and fur%her a~thorizin~ the City ~na~er to ru~c~se f rom 'he ~rote ~anufacturin~ Company~ Incorporate~, 250 additional street sims at ke price quote~ in its bid~ ~rovided, however, that %he posts for all of the ~hall be p~chased by the City ~na~er frorl %ke source ~ost ad~antareous to the city (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance ~ook I~o. 1~, Pare {L'. {~lnton noved the adoption of the Resulution. The notion ~as seconded by {ir, Edwards and adopted by the follo~{in~ vote: AYES: ~:essrs. Oronin~ Dillard, Edwards~ {~inton, and the President, }Jr. Hunter .................... 5. HAYS: Hone .............. O. PIF,~.CHASE OF PROPERTY-HEAITil DEPART{.Z~J;T: Action on the second readinF of Ordinance I!o. 9980, providin~ for the purchase of property located on the e~st side of Eichth Street, So U., bct'~een Campbell Avenue and {tarshall Avenue, described aL Lots ~, lO, 11 and 12, Block l, Flshburn Flace, at a consideration of $3,500.OO, as a site for the proposed Health Center, having been };eld in abeyance, pendin¢ a report from the City I anacer as to purc[mse of adjoining land to provide for the future expansion of the Health Ceater, the City [ana?er submitted %;ritten report, recor~endln~ that the property located on tLe south'~est corner of Campbell Avenue and Eirhth Street, S. W., o..,~ned by the Fish, burn Estate, be condemned f~r this purpose, in olsce of t~e orf_minsl site provided Ior in Ordinance I?o. 99~O. It appearinr that it will be necessary to subnit a fir~ offer for the property in suestion before conder~ation proceedings can be instituted, ~r. Crnnln moved that Ordinance ~'o. 99~O be tabled and offered the following Resolution authorizin~ the City ~'ana~er to 3ubr~it a firth offer for the pro~-~rty located on the south?!est corner of Canpbsll Avenue and EiKhth Strset, B. J., at the figures subnitted by the appraisers: (~10017) A EESOLUTIOH authorizing and directing the City ~:ana~er to submit to 3. J. Fishburn, Trustee for S. Ella Fishburn and A~mie L. Fishburn, and to S. Ella Fisbburn and Annie L. Fishburn a firm offer of ~15,500.OO for ~roper~y locate~t on the south side of Cam-~bell Avenue, S. ~., lyes% of Lirhtk Street, described as Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, ~. H. Fis%bnrn ! ap, and ~&,SC~D.CO for properly located on t}~e %lest side of Eight? Street, S. i~'., south of Car.p%ell Avenue, describe~ as Lots 3, & and 5, 3lock !, R. H. Fishburn ITap, as a sits fcr the Ur~posed Health Center, and declarin~ the existence of an e~.ergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book l;o. 16, Page }.~r. Cronin noved the adoption of tke Resolution. ?he motion '~s seconded by }¥. Edwards arid ~dopted by tlie follo'~nc vote: AYES: }'essra. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ]'in, on, and t}:e President, }Tr. Hunter ........ 5- i;AYS: ]~one .............. O. SCHOOLS: The City A~tornsy brought to the attention of Council draft ef an Ordinance, providin' for the conder~nation of property descriSed as Lots 2& and 25, Section f, Rozers, Fairfax and Houston ;~p, to be used for school purposes; whereupon, ~r. ~iinton r~oved that the follo~in~ O~dinance be placed u~n its first reading. Tbs motion was seconded by ~. Cronin and adopted by the folio'win=m vote: AYES: ~'essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, }'inton, and t~e President, }~. Hunter ................... 5. HAYS: ~fone .............. O. 108 [~10018} Al{ O,~DINANCE providing for the conder~ation of certain lan~ in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, known a~ ~ts 2~ and 25, Section ~, according to the I~p of tho Ro~ers, Falrfax f; Houston Addition to the City of Roanoke, to be uaed for Fublic school fUrFOSe=. L~{~EAS, the City of Roanoke no~ has located on Lots 18 through 2], i~cluslv{ Section ~, n~cn~in~ to the ]tap of the Eo~ers, Fairfax ~: Houston Addition %o the Gtty of Rosnoke~ ~ public school kno'~ as Harriso~ School and it has become necessary to enlar{e the ~unJs of said public suhool by acquirin~ title to the tw~ lots, Nos. 2& and 25, adjoinin~ said school Fronds on the E~st in Order that the ~hildren attendin~ said school be provided with proper aud safe recreational i~t ~u~t ion ~ a~d ~}{E~EA~, the City of ~oanoke, through its School Board, has r.ude a bona fide~ but ineffeetu~t, effort to Furch~se said additional lots reouired for pu~pnses, ';hich said Lots 2~ and 25, Section 5, accordinF to %}e ~'ap of tke kozers, Fai~fax .: Houston Addi~ion to tke City of Roanoke, a~e owned by the heirs o~ devisees of Alfred ~Teado~;s~ de,eased, some of which heirs reside ouLside the State of Virzinia, some of %~ose addresses are unkno%,~ and the husband of one of slid heirs i~ein~ non conpos r..entis and u~abie to execute any valid deed ~o the ~roFerty. THEREFORE, 3E iT CRDAi~iD by the Council of %he City of Roanoke a~ follows: 1. For the purpose of p~vidinc adequate E~unds fop the nainLen~nce of the public school kno~ as Ha~risun School on Harrison Avenue, ~I. %~., betwee ~ Fifth Street and Sixth Street, in the City of Roanoke, the City of Koanoke, by and through its proper officers, acen%s ~md attorneys, shall~ as herein provided, in accordance ;~h %kc statutes fop such c'~ses r:ade and provided, proceed to in fee simple, thoee certain lots or parcels of land situate in th= ~i%y of Roanoke, VirTinia, described as follows, Lots 2& and 25~ Section 5~ acco~in~ %o the ~p of the Rocers, Fairfax ;< }{oustDn Addition Do t)~e City of koanoke. 2. Con~er~n~tion ~roceedin~s hereunder s}.all 5e ins%itu%ed and conducted as prescribed by %he Act] of the General Assembly of Vir¢inia, in such csses made and 7rovlded. The Ordinance h:vin~ been Fead~ was laid over. BU~ET-~I~ FRYSiCIA]~: The Gity ~ana~er subni=Led ~erbal re~ that he has received a request fror.[ the Director of %he Department of ~ublic %felfare that the unexFended balance of the auto¢lave i%em~ under the Furniture and Equiunen% Account of the City Physician budcet, ~e used for %}e purchase of a ~air of scale~ for t~e ~ha~acy at an approximate cost of )19~.00, %kc City ~ianaTer reco~endi~ that %he request be Franted. ~'P. Dillard moved thk% Council ¢oncur in %he reco~.enda~ion of the City }.~ana~er and offered the folio%tinE Resolution: (~10019) A RE~LUTION authorizin¢ the purchase of a pair of pharrzcy scales at a cost of app~x~ate]y $190.00 from the ~ex~nded balance of the autoclave item~ ~o=qtinc %o ~260.Q0 in the Furniture and E~uipuent Account, under Section ]58, "City Physician", of the Budcet. (Fo~ full %ex% of Resolution~ see Ordinance Book I~o. 16~ Pa~e Yr, Dillard noved the adoption of the Resolution. The notion ~as aeconded by }'r. Edwarda and sdopted by the follo:~inF vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edt~ards, l[inton, and the President, Lt. Hunter ..................... NA~5: None .............. O. PENSIONS: Action om the second readin~ of O~lnance ~o. 9996, ~.endin~ the ~lice and fireman pension system %o provide fo~ ~mx~ monthly p'~ym~n%s ~150.O0 to disabled employees partici~tin~ i~ tLis syste~, who are not ~ainfully employed in any endeavor which pays more %hau $25.00 per [%onth, and to provide that in t):e event an employee ~articipatinm in this system is rain~ully employed acre than '25.C,O per month, such e~ployee shall receive a nskir.~ of ~lOO.~ month as presently p~vided,kavln~ been held in abeyance, ~endinj a puLlic hea~inr Lo be held at ~:30 o'clock, p. m., Tuesday, ~'ay 31, 19&9, at ~hich hearin~ of the ~olice and Fire De~rtneuts, and anyone else in%crested in the system, %;ould be ~tven an opportunity to be heard on the m~ tier, Council recessed until 7:30 o'clock, p. u. AfteP tlc recess, the hou~ of 7:30 o'clock, p. n., havin~ arrived, and ~'ess~s. Dillard and ~'inton bein~ absent, a U~uF of mcr,bets oY Police an~ Aire DeFer%: ents apl,eared for a discussion of the matter. ~.on~ those enterin~ into the discussion, were Uaptain G..~. Craddock~ Chief %J. ]7. ][ullins, Captain V. k. ~[etz, Captain E. E. }lane and Captain k. k. Danie of the Fire Department, &nd Lieutenant S. A. B~ce, Actin~ Superintendent Folice~ and Captain !{. S. Hough of the Police Department. The spok*-~nen stated that they are in full accord %;i%h the provisions Ordinance :[o. 9996, but asked thHL Consideration ~e ~iven %o 5 provision in t~e present pension system w~:ereby an e~:~ployee narticiFatinc in %kc syste:, v~ho ~lects to continue in sec'ice after havin~ re~ched the present ~nxi~ur. of .~lOO.CO month for t%:enty-fiv= 5~ears' service, at which point the employee is eligible retire under the present system, nay build up pension benefits on a pro rata basis to s maxir,~l of ~150.~ per month over an additioaal period of five %o seven yearJ, out th~L unde~ such a setup t~e city will be able to retain experienced employees fo~ a longer period of tiue and sa, e money in %h~ lon~ Eye.one havin~ been ~iven an opportunity to be heard, ~[r. Cronin LOVed t~a% O~dinunco ;~o. 9996 be held in abeyance and that %~e renuest of the Police and Fire Departments as to lncreasin~ the r~xi~:~ pension benefits for tk-)se in service %~!%h t}~e city for a longer ;'eriod than t%~enty-fivo years be referred ~o the ~onsion }]oamd ~)f %~e Police and Firemen Pension Jystem for stuay as t~ the cost an~ savin*s to the city, and to ~eFort back to Council. T~]e motion was seconded by ]-'r. Edwa~s and unanimously adopted. LEelSLATIO[~: )[r. Cronin and the City Uana~er htvin~ been designated as officio! representRtives of the Gity of Roanoke to attend a he~rin~ in tJashin~ton On the proposed construction of the Smith ~ountain D~i nnd hydroelectric power plan~ ~roject in the Roanoke Ri~er bas~x, they re~orted flat th~~ appe3red at the hearin~ on Thursday, ~Ay 26, 19&9, and had their remarks entered into the record ratke~ than testifyin~ directly, }ir. Gronin voicin~ %}.e opinion that their appearance at the i~earinr was %~orthwhile. · '105 106 In a dlscueslo~ of the need for lower electric ratee~ the City ganager complained acainet Sections 229 and 219 of the Virginia Tax Code which limits the tax a locality can in.se on an electric ~er company to half of one per cent o~ its ~ross and prohibits any local tax in insurance contanies, re~pectively~ voic~ ~he opinion that the two mcttons ~hou!d be aSolished, the City ststing that it is hi~ belief the City of Roanoke bas a rirht to expect the Appalachian Electric Fo~ter Con.any to sl~are ~o~,e of its mvnoFoly benefits Roanoke m{ith the locality. In concluzion, the ~ity l.~naFer suFcested tLat Council become Fully acquainted ~{ith the federal plans for developin~ the Roanoke River basin, Fro~slnq thut the President of tbo Roanoke Eiver ~asin Association be invited to neet ~[th Council for a dhcussion of the p~Ject, or that Council ~:.ake a [ersona[ tour of inspection of tl:e sites fo~ sis:ilar F~jects. ]io a ction '~as taken on tbe ~rrestion of the City {ana~er for the being. There beinr no furt[~er bnsiness, Council adjou~ed. APPROVED AT'SiT: ~re~i~ent COUP;OIL, RD~ULAR I~EETI~q, ~0nday, June 6, t9&9. The Council of the City of Roanoke net in reaular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the }~unicipal Building, }'~onday, June o, 19&9, at 2:00 o'clock, p. the regular meetin~ bout, with the President, 1Tr. Hunter, presidinr. PRESEll.': ~'essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Ed~ards, l'Inton, and the President, l.]r. Hunter ....................... ABSB~T: I:one .............. O. Ot'FICEK'3 P[[}~]E~?f: }ir. Arthur S. O~ens, City l~na~er, lit. RaniolFh G. 2hittle City Attorney, and ~. Harry }~. Yates, City Auditor. The neetin~ %~s opened %;lth a prayer by Coun~-ilnan ~d;wards in the absence of Adjutant Allen Dillon of the Sal~-ation Ar~y. I~[i[~U?ES: ~opy of tke minutes of the ~revious ~eetin~ having been furnished each me~ber of Council, upon motion of ~'r. Dillard, seconded by lit. £dwsrds and unanimously adopted, the readin? Was dispense~ with and %he minutes arproved as recopied. HE'~RI~G CF !]iTIZ~.'IS UFO.~ FUBLI{; :ATTERS: ZO~II~q-SETBiCK LIliES: Notice of ~ublic hearin~ on the question of establishi a setback line on both sides of Cove koad, ~:. 1~.~ from Lafayette Boule~ard to I{ershberrer !lo~d, extending thirty-five feet on eack side of the present established center line of Cove Road, to provide for a ?O-foot ri~Lt-of-~ay, having been ;bed in the !;orld-l;e~s pursuant to Article XI, Section 43, of Chaunter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, settin-~ the tine of the hearing at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., ]'onday, Jhuue 6, 1949, the nuestion ~,;as before Council. ~'o one appearin~ in opposition to the setback line, and the Board of Zonin~ ~'ppe~ls and Ptannin~ Board have recor~-.ended that tke setback line be established, ~r. Dillard moved that Council concur in the recor~endation of tke two Boards a~d that the follow;in? Ordinance ~e 'placed upon its first readinz. T~e motion was seconded by ~Tr. E %{ards and adopted by the follo~gir_E vote: ~YE~: ;'essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~inton, and the ~resident, } r. !{unter .......................... ~;AYS :. !;one ................... O. (,~10020) Al: ORDLqAIiCE establishin~z a setback line on both sides of Cove Road, N. I~., from Lafa:'ette Boulevard to Hers},berger Road, extending {hirty-five Peet on each side Of the present established center line o£ Cove Road, to provide for a 70-foot rirht-of-way. !~fHEREA$, notice }las keen duly published as required by la~{, and the property owners in the affected area notified that Council ~.;ould hold a hearin{ on the 6th day of June, 19&q, on the question of establishing a setback line on both sides of Cove Roed, ~..!~., from Lafayette Boulevard to Hershberrer Road, extendin~ thirty- five feet on each side of the present establis!~ed center line of Cove Road, to )vide for a 70-foot ri-=ht-of-~'ay, and ~.~q{E:iF;.S, the said hearin~ %;as keld on the otb day of June, 1949, at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., before the Council of the City of Roa:loke, at which hearin~ all pro-erty o%,.-lers in the affected area were Kiven an opportunity to be heard on tke 107 108 IIHE.REAS~ no one appeared In oprosition to the setback line~ and it is the opinion of Council, due to the reco=nendation of rte Boa~ of Zonlns A~peals and the Plannin~ BoaFd~ that the setback line should be established. TIiRREFOR~, BE IT ORDIINED by the Council of the City of Iloanoke that a setback line be, and the sa~e is hereby established on both sides of Cove Road, N. U.~ from ~fayette ~ouleva~ to Hershbercer Road, extendin~ thirty-fiv~ feet on each side of the present establis]ed center line of Cove Road, to provide for a 70-foot ri~ht-o f-~y. BE ~ ~RT}iER CRDi~]~ED thht no buildine hereafter erected on any of said lots abuttin~ on said street shall extend over the setback line as established by the ~rovis:~ns of this Ordinance. The Ordinance havin~ been read, was lai~ over. ZONING-~BACK LII:E3: No%ice of ~ublic n~arlnK on the ~es%lon of establishin~ a ~etback line on both sides of Colonial Avenue, S. ~., from Brandon Avenue %o the 19&3 CoP~rntion Ling, extendin~ thirty-ffwe ~eet on each side o~ %he presen estab!iahed ce~ter line of Colonial Ar(hue, to province fo~ a vC-foot havin~ been published in %~e ~or!2-!~ews pursuant %o Article XI, ~ec%ion &3, Cha~ter 51 of the -ode of the City of ~oanoke, settin~ the %i~e of %he hearin~ at 2:~0 o'clock, D. m., }'ondNy~ June ~, 19~9~ the question w~s before Council. In %his connection, eight property o~.~ers from. Colonial Avenue, with ~r. ~o~m~n ~. ~ellin~er actin~ as s~oke3~ an, ar~e ~red before Council and ~e~ented a ~e%ition in o~o$iti~n %o establi~hinr of the set%~ck line on Colonial Avenue, S. ~., f~on ~ra:.don Ive~ue %o ~ent ~'ountain 2o~d, advis~n~ ~h~t ~key feel these blocks would be of a sufficient %;idtk to accorr, o4aLe %be n~.al flo%; of traffic on %he street if tke ~resen% %~idth of si~[ty fes~ were fully utili~ed, the also requestinm ~ha% sidewalk, curb and ~utter be const~c%ed on this street, and that a% least one nope st,-e% light be erected in %he 23~0 and 2&CO blocks, alon~ wiLh adequate lirhtin~ fror~ ~randon .~v~nue to the 19&3 CorporaLion Line. Everyone present havin~ been ~iven an or~ort'~Ly to be heard o~ %he and there aFFearinz to be no ob3ec%ion from t~e property o',cleFs at %ne meetin~ to the establishin~ of the setback line on Colonial Avenue, S. .;., from ~en% }ountain Road %o %he 19&3 CorFor~tion Line, ~]r. Cronin ~oved %ha~ the follo~n~ O~inance be ~laced uuon its firs% readin=. The notion was seconded by I]r, Dillurd and adopted by %he follnwin~ vote: AYES: I~essrs. Cronin, Dilla~, Edwards~ I'inton, and %he P~esident, ]~r. Hunter .................. I~AY3: I~one-i .......... O. ~10~2!) AN OPDINAI~CE est~blishin7 a setback line on both sides of Colonial A~enue~ S. 1;.~ from Bent I~o~tain Road west %o %he 19&3 Corpo~tion Line~ extendinF ~hi~y-five feet on each side Df tile pPesen~ established center line of Colonial Avenue, %o provlde for a 70-foot ri~ht-of-~y. ~2{LqEAS~ notice has Seen duly ~ublisked as required by la~', sn~ %he property o:~ers in the affected area ngtified ~ha% Council would hold a heaFin~ on the Oth day 'of June, 19~9, on the qu~-stion dP e~tabliahing a setback line on both sides of Colonial Avenue, S, U.j from Brandon Avenue :{est to the lO&] Cor~ration Line~ extendfn~ thirty-five feet on each aide of the present established center line of Colonial Avenue, to provide for a 70-foo% right-of-way, and ll~IEREA~, the said bearln~ was held on the 6th day of June, 19&9, at 2:CO o*clock~ p, n., before the Go,oil of the Glty of Roanoke~ a~ %dlich hearinF all property o~ers in the affected area were given an opFortu~llty %o be heard on the qued%ion, and setback line should be established on both sides of Colonial Avenue, S. ,~., from )!9~%ain Road %~es% ~o %he 19&3 Co~[ora%ion Line. THEREFORE, BE IT Oi(D~%IllED by the Council of %he City of Roanoks tiaa% a se%back line be, and %he sa~ie is hereby established on both si~es of Uolonial Avenue, S. U., from Bent }~ountain Road ues% %o the 19~3 Cor~ora%i~m Line, ez~endin~ thir%y-fi~e feet on each aide of %h~ D~esen~ established cea%er line of Colonial Avenue, %o provide foF a '/O-foot BE IT FU~Ti~E2 aqDAI~IED %ha% no buil~inz he~eaf%e~ erected on ~ny of said to~s abu%tin~ on s~id street shall extend over the re%b~ck line as es%abliskcd by tlc ~roFlsions of %his Ordinance. ?he Ordinance havinc been resd~ %ms lai.l over. In re~ard to the oLLe~ requests in %he petition, 1 r. Dillard moved %D.~% r.a%te~ of construc%in~ side~;Rlk~ ~u~b &n~ ~utter on Colonial Avenue Le referred to tke Gity ~.'&na~er :~th t~e re?:est tkat the ~:or't: 5e started as soon as tie o%.~ers 5~ve de,sited their one-half of the total co~t, and tha5 the ~ues%ion of e~ec' in~ at least one lloPe street light in tke 23C( and 2&dC Dlocks of %he s~rea%, alon~ '~i%h adequate li~htin~ from i~randon Avenue to the 19:~3 Corpora%ion Line~ be referred ~o t~e City ~na~er for investisa%ion~ re,or% and FecorJ~endaLion to Counci T}~e motion %~s seconded by ]~. Cronin and unanimously adopted. In %his connec%ion~ ~ r. ~ronin m~ved %ka% %he ~i%y l~na~e~ be reQueste~ %o insert an a~ver%isenen% in the local ne%~spa~ers o~%lininU tile proper procedure be folto:~ed by proper~y o%,~rs in ob%ainin~ sidewal~, curb an~ ~utter. The ~s sec.)nded ~y I'~. ~'inton and un~nin.~u~ly ZQi~II;G-SETBAOK LINE~: No,ice of public kea~inr on ~he question of establi~h- in~ a setback line on both sides of B~andon Avenue, S. %~., fro~: Franklin 5dad to Grandin 5dad, %l~ence orl Brannon Avenue (fo~:erly Auburn Avenue) %o %hu Cor~rate Limits at ~[ud Lick Creek, extendin~ thiF%y-five fee~ on each si~ze of present established center line of Brand~n avenua, %o F~oviue for a 70-foo% of-way~ h~vin~ been published tn %he %~orld-~el~ pursuant %o Article XI, 3ection of Ckapter ~1 of %l~e Code of the Gity of Eoanoke, se%%in~ the %i~ie of %i~e hearinr 2:CO o'clock, p. m.~ lbnday~ June 6, 19&S, the ques%im %~as before Council. In this connection, a large deleration of property o'3ners, ~i%h ~r. John Strickler, Attorney, ac%in~ as spokesrmn, a[.peared before Council an~ ~rese;.ted a Fetition signed by 109 citizens in opposition to the es~ablishin~ of %he setback line~ ~r. 3trickier advising 5ha% many of ~he hones on ~randon Avenue are already 109 110 close to the street and that the Fropoaed widenin~, would reduce property values~ also statinr that the proro~ed widening ~ould destroy the ~]~ shade trees planted along thethorouph£are~ Fr. Str[ckler concluding that U. S. Routes 11 and 221 ~hould :o have t~ese hl~h~ys re-~u~ed so as to by-pass this ~treet entirely and U. D. Route 220 be re-routed ~n such a way that anyone ~i~hin~ to connect Routes 11 or 221 fron ~toute 220 ~uld not travel over Brandon Avenue~ at~ vice of ~. Stric~ler, ~ere Feasts. C. Lucian g~ck~tt~ President of the Balei~h Cou~ Civic League, J. ~Mlker Cald~el!, Fr~ J. Sherertz~ 6. T. Lee, Alan D. Decker, J~es A. ~rner, John L. Tho=pson, A. S. ~acha[~ Jr., ~nd Krs. ~eorge C. Steedr~, ~. Joseph An~ell, J~., dEsplay~d a drawin~ of the proposed re-lo~ation oF the three ~randon Avenu~ ~muld be a costly p~ject and tkat the increased traffic ~uld ne:~ high school in Shrine Hill Fark. Limits,to provide for a 70-foo% right-or-%my, be abandoned, and that the City ~nd any Federal agency %~hich might be involved, for %he re-location of U. S. Route 11, an~, also, .%kc re-location of U. S. Route 221, through its partial consolidatien with U. S. Route 220, irftedia%ely upon ~he completion of U. S. Route &60~ so establisP~ent of a belt-line for %turk traffic. ~e ~%ion was seconded b" l~r. ~in%on and un~imously adopted. ZONIEG-SETBACK LI~TEq: ~fo~ice of Fublic }~earinr on the ~ues~ion of establishin~ a se%back line on both Sides of %~illi~:son Road (formerly ~%h 3%ree~, N. E.) %hence on 2nd ~tree~ to Shenandoah Avenue~ ~. E., as ~o~-~ on Plan f~o. I35oA on file in the office of the City Engineer, %o provide for a 1~-I'oo5 ri~Lt-of-way~ h~vin~ been published in tke %~orld-I~ews Fursuan% to Article XI, ~ection ~3, Chapter fl of the Co~e of %~o City of Roanoke~ setting the ~e of %kc hearinc at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Fonday, June 6, 1Q~9, %h~ ~ues%ion was before Co~cil. I;o one apFearin~ in opposition %o %he setback line, and the Board of Zoning as %he r~und survey of the are~ in question has been co,pieCed by %~e ~gineering ZONIll~,: Council actin~ as a connittee of the ~hole havino~ r~ade a study o£ Ullliamson Road as &o the zonin~ of certain pro~erties for business ~urFose~ ~ith a view of reachin~ a definite decision at the presen~ ~eetia~ a delegation f~n the Uillia~lson Road area a~peared before the body: A discussion followed as to restriction of the types of business to be pe~ltted on %;illiamson Road, ]~. Richard F. Pence, Atto~ey, representin~ residents in the llllliamson Road area who are opposed %o the types of business F~po~ed for the properties ~der consideration~ Iirs. J. G. Karlet, 1-~. J. In,ram an.t l'r. John E. Easter e~:phasizin~ that the citizens in ti.at section are not opposed to types of ~u~iness such as department stores, ~rocery stores and ~'~. Ualter %[. %food, Attorngy, ~.'~. J. ~. A1vis and lc. m. E. ~uenin~ spoke in Afte~ a fu~he~ discussion of the ~%te~, l[c. Edwards nowed %ha~ %Lc followir Ordinance, providinu for the ~zonins of Llocks 5, 8, 9, 10 and 11, tlap of Jilliau Flemin~ Court, for business ~urFoses, be placed upon its first r eadinE. ~otion was seconded by I'r. Illnton and adopted by the followinr vote: AYES: ~ essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, I inton, and t~e ~resident~ !lAYS: None ......... O. (,~1C022) Ail OE[)iI~iIlC[{ to anend and reenact Article I, Section 1, 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Vir~inia~ in relation to Zoning. J}iEREAS~ notice of public heari~ on the question of rezoninc proFerties located on the eest side of i~illianson Road~ N. 1[. ,between %;ent~orth Avenue (Colonel ~obinson Road) ~d Frontie~ 1. Lo%~ 1-12, inclusive, Block ~; Lots 1-12,inclusive, Block O; Lots l-lC, inclusive, Block 7; Lo~s 1-12, inclusive, Block 81 Lots 1-12, inclusive, Block 91 Lots 1-12, inclu~ive~ Block 101 Lots 1-15, inclusive, Block 11~ I'ap of %;illia~ Flemin[ Court, frol1 Special Residence Dis%vic~ to Business District. 2. Lots t3-32, inclusive, Block ~; Lots 13-32, inclusive, Block 61 Lots 11-30, inclusi%-e~ Block 71 Lots 13-3o, inclusive, Block8 Lots 13-]d, inclusive, Block 9; Lots 13-36~ inclusive, 3lock 10; Lots 16-39, inclusive~ Block 11, lisp of ~;illiam Flemin~ Court, iron General Residence District to Business District. a~ required by Article XI, ~ection ~, of Chap%er ~1 of the Code of the Roanoke, relatin~ to Zoninp~ was published in eThe ~;orld-llews"~ a newspaper published in the City of Roanoke, fo~ the time required by said section, and i~EREAS,, the hearin~ as p~vided for in said notice published in s aid ne%~spane~ ~s ~iven on the 18th day of April, 19&9, at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., before the Co~cil of the City of Roanoke in the Co~cil Roon in the l<~icipal Buildins, at which hearinE evidence' both for a~ a~ainst the r ezoninu was submitted~ and ]~EREAS, it is deemed from the evidence submitted at several meetinzs of Co~cil that ~% %~ould be for the best interest of %}~e City for Jlocks ~, 10 and 11, I%p of '.~illiam Fleminc Co~t, to be rezoned to a Business District. TH~qEFORE, BE !70RDAII~ED by the Co~cil of the City of iioanoke that Article I~ Section 1~ of Ghapte~ ~1 of the Code of the City of Roanoke~ Virginia, re!atinF %o ZoninF, be anended and reenacted in the follol~inc particular an~ no other, viz: '111 1o Froperties located on the east side of ~lllianson Re'dm No W.m betweea Uentworth Avenue (Colonel Robinson Road) and Frontier ~oad~ described as Lots 1-13 inclusive, Block 5; Lots 1-12~ inclusive. Block 8, Lots 1-12~ inclusive, Block 9; Lots 1-12, inclusive, Block 10; and Lots 1-15, inclusive, Block 11~ ~p of ~lllia~, Fleminff Cour~, d esl~nated res.pectivoly on Sheets 209 and 210 of the ZoninE lap as Official Nos. ~0~0~01-2090~05, inclusive, 2100101-21010~, inclusive, inclusive, 2100~01-2100~0~, inclusive, end 2100201-210~05, inclusive, be, and are hereby d~en~ed from Special Residence District to Business District, and the Sheete herein referred to shall be changed in this respect. 2. Fro~ertiee located e asr of lllllianson Road, N. ~;~ bet~¢een IJent~orth Avenue (Colonel Robinson Road) and Frontier Rosa, described as Lots 1]-]2, inclusiw Block ~; Lots 1~-]6, Inclusi~'e, Block ~, Lot~ 1~-]6, inclusive, Block 9; Lots inclusive, Dlock 10; ar, d Lots 16-]~ incluslv~, 31o~ 11, I~p of :;illian Fl~minr ¢ou desi~nated respectively on Sheets £09 and 210 of the ~onin~ l~p as Official 20~0~05-2C90~1], inclusive, 21©010~-2100112, inclusive, 210020~-~lO0212, incl~sive, 12100]0~-2100~12, inclusive, and 21©0~06-210021~, inclusive, be, and are hereby ch~nffed fFon ~eneral ~esidence District to ~usinees District, and the Sheets herein referred to shall be chan~ed in this respect. The Ordinance havin~ been readm~s laid over. In this connection, I[r. Edwards moved that the City Clerk publish notice of a ~ublic hearin~ to be held at 2:00 o'clock, p. n., ~nday, June 2% 19~9, on the question of establlshin~ a setback line on the east side of ~illiamson Roa~ from ~entworth Avenue (Colonel Robinson Road) to Hershber~er Road, extendin~ si×ty feet from tie present established center line Of 1iillia~son Road. The notion was seconded by ]ir. I!inton and unanimously adopted. ~Iith further reference to zon£nc, no formal action havfn~ been taken on the question of rezonin~ properties located on the ~eet s ida of Willianson Road, N. between Clarendon Avenue and Hershberser Road, from Special Residence District to Business Distric2, ~'r. Cronin moved that the request of property o~lera t[2t the ~est side of ]illismson Road, R. if., fro~ ©akla~ Avenue to Hershber~er Road, be rezoned from SFecial Resideoce District to Business District, be denied, and that the west side of liilliamson Road, il. ~., fror~ Clarendon Avenue no~th to an idntersection beyond OaklawnAvenue, which the Beard of Zoning Appeals and Planning Board have recommended be rezoned to a ~ustnesa District, remain classified as 3pecial Residence District. The notion w as seconded by l~r. Dillard and unanimously adopted. it also appearin~ that no formal action has been taken on the request of ~r. Joseph D. Bebert that property located on the east side of Herahbar~er Road, I~. ~;, bet~teen Grandview Avenue and Eden Drive, d ascribed as Lots 1-5, inclusive, Block 21, Dorchester Court ~Mp, be r ezoned from General Residence District to Bus hess District, and l'r. Hobart appearing before Council and edvislng that he would like to be able to tell prospective purc~msers of the lots in question ~het!mr or not property in this area ~ill re=aim residential indefinitely, or will eventually be used for business purposes, f~. Cronin moved that an Ordin~ce, providing for the rozoning of Lota l-Sm lnclusivem Block 21~ Dorchester Court ],tap, fr~m General Residence District to Business District, be p~ced u~n it9 firs~ reading~ ~e :orion wa~ seco~ed by F~. Dlll~ and lost by th~ follo, ini vo~e, in that an O~ln~ce providin~ for rezoninf of p~Ferty ~uires a four-fifths vote of the m~bership of Council: AYES: )'essrs. C~nin~ Dilla~ and Edwa~s ......... NAYS: }~. Iiinton~ and the Fresiden~m lit. )ir. Cronin then noved tha~ tlc Board of Zonin~ Appeals and the Planing be requested to ~ke a study ~ t~ question of ~zonin~ the sou~h side of }{ershber~er Road~ N. ~.m fro~ ./illial:son Road to ~randview Avenue~ for buainesa pur~ses. The mo~ion ~s seconded by Idr. Dillard and unanimously adopted. FURCHASE OF FROPERTY-HEAL~ DEFA~NT:' Co~eil havlnz at t~s ~s~ regular =ee~inz adopted Resolu~ion No. 1OO17~ au~horizin~ and direc~in~ ~he City ~osuh-~lt to B. J. Fishburn~ TrusLee for S. Ella Flshbu~{ and ~nie L. Fi~bu~ and to ~. Ella Fishburn ~d Annie L. Fl~burn a firn offer of .~15~5~.O0 for p~r~y located on the sou~h aide of Campbell Avenue, S. U., {lest of Eighth described as Lo%9 1 and 2, Block 1~ h. H. Fishburn }~ap~ ~d ~&~5~.OO for proFer=y loc~ed o~ ~he ~les~ side of Eighth S%ree%, ~. ;~., south of Campbell Avenue, descr/b as to~s 3, & and 5, Block 1, R. lt. Ftshburn /~ap~ as a s/~e for the p~posed Health Cen~er~ I:~. Fishburn appeared before Lhe body and presented a si~ned ~reeuen~ to accept the offer u~er the te~%s and conditions contained in the contract prepare] by the C~%y Attorney. It appearinz that the contract provides that the city will agree %o ~ay the purchase p~ice of ~20,000.~ either in cash, oF, at the election of the ~rantors, · ~0OO.O0 in cash upon aequlsition of title, and the residue of $1~,OCO.O0 %o be evidenced by six nepotistic notes dated as of the date of acquisition of title, each in the s~ of ~2,5OO.00, %~ith interest at &~, %}~e first a~.d second notes payable yemr after date, the th'i~ ~d fourth t~ years after date, and the fifth and sixth three years after dat~ and ~ouncil bein~ of the opinion that it could not pay interest on the bonds issued for %he purpose of acquiring %be Health Center, and fn~dition~ pay interest on the site fop the Health Center~ f]r. Edwards t~oved that ~¥. Fishburn be thanked for his ~enerosity in a~reein~ to sell the lots in question Lo the city at a consideration of ~20,0~.OO~ and that the ~atter be r~ferred to the City ]%naEer and the City Attorney for further negotiations %~i%h ~[r. Fishbu~ as to the te~s and conditions in the contract. The notion ~as seconded by ]'inton ~d unan~ously adopted. PAF~[S AND PLAY~DUHD~: ~r. Blair J. Fishburn, P~esident of the ko~oke Recreation Association, appeered before Council and advised that i% is his ~derstandinz ~'r. J~ius B. Fishburn~ who donated ]Jill ~[o~tain %o the City of Roanoke for park ~d playrround 9u~oses, is not at all satisfied with the bein~ ~de by the city in improvin~ this area. ~e City }~na~er advised ~'r. Fi~bu~ that several improvements on Lill 114 REFU:P39 M~ REBA?E~-TAXES: l~essra. Ac C. ~/alker, Ernest Go Baldwin and Yurray A, ,qtoller, representing ~ricm Legion Post ~]~ Roanoke, Virginia, with l?r. ~falker actinc as spokesman, upreared before Co~cil, advisln~ that 20.7% o~ ~be Legion Audi~orl~ Is used by the public durinF ~ach calendar year and is used by ~h~ ~erican LeFlon, and stu~in~ ~ if ~his proper~y is to be ~axed a~ all, i~ ~uld only be ~ha~ Far~ ~hich is Fu~ ~o public us~, ~he ~pres~n~a~ives askin~ that in view of this fact, the ~erican LeFion Post ~3 be relieved of the bu~en' of tlc taxes assessed against this p~perty by the City of I(oanoke for the years 19~ and 19~9 in accordance with the ~licy of exempting non-profit patriotic organizations f~m taxes on their "homes" at.d meeting places. On ~otion of 2~. ~wa~s, seconded by Yr. l~inton and unanimously adopted, the requeut es referred to the'City Attorney for inves%ization, repor~ and recorr, enda~ion %o Council at its next recular mee~inc on }~onday, June 13, 19~9. STRE~ i~'PROVFY~FJITS: {~¥. ~ozaas O. Assaid appeared before Council and presunLec~ a t,e=i~ion si~ned by fou~een citizens, asking tha~ *.Jestwood ~uleva~, Trout!a~d Avenue and Cro'~orr Stree~ in ~he Ore,on Park section he surfaced. Oi{ mo%ion of lit. Dillard, seconded by {~r. llinton and ~animously adopted, the Fetitioz~ was referred to the City Yanager for attention. SIGiiS: T~;e Chamber of Comterce, the Yerchants Association and the Apparel Group having been requested %o name a representative from each croup to se~** on a co~itLee with the City ~Tana~er and the City Attorney for the purpose of m~king a study of the ques=ion of eve~l%ually requirin~ the removal of existing signs projectin~ over =ity streets or sidewalks, { r. I.~. D. Booth, President of ~he Roanoke Heu%aurant Association, appeared before Council, advisin~ tl~a~ ret. oval of ~bese sizns ~11 work a hardship on tl~ose affected by such a requir~r.ent. I~ ~ppesrinF that a r. eeting of the corz~ittee on signs is scheduled for 10:~ o'clock, a. r~., Tuesday, J~e V, 19~9, in the office of the City ]~nazer, l~r. C~nin moved that a representative from the Hoanoke i{estaur~nt Association be added to the cor~i~tee. The :..orion ~s seconded by I¥. Dillard and un~imously adopted. I~HEH FIELD: The question as to whether or no~ {~ler Field should be classified as a public park or a co~;ercial recreational area having been referred to the City Hana~er and City At=o~ey fo~ study, report and recor~qdation, in connection with the plmcin~ of advertisinz signs on the back of tLe Frandstmnd in the baseball park at Yaher Field by Roanoke B~seb~ll, Incorporated, {Tr. Tom Stockto~ Fox, Atto~ey, appeared before Co~cil with ref~rence to the In this connection, the City Atto~ey presented draft of Hesolution, declarin~ i~ to be tbe sense of Co,oil that the prohibition a~ainst erectin~ signs banners, or advertiser, er, ts in parks, as contained in Section 5, Chal%er &O, of the City Code, does not apply to areas o~ed by th= City of Roanoke and rented on an annual or longer b~sis for co~.ercial athletic purposes; wl~ereupon, ~. [~inton offered the following: (#1OO23) A HESOLUTIOH relatin~ to the application of Section 5, Chapter 40, of the City C~e, to areas o~.~ed bl- the City of Holyoke a~d rented on an ~nu~l or longer basis for co~z~.ercial athletic purposes. (For full tex~ of ke~olu~ion, see Ordina~ce Book ~[o. 1% Page ].'r, Flnton ~oved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~otion was seconded by ~[r. Cronin and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: }'essrs. Gronin, Dilla~d~ Ed~s~ds, ~tnton, an4 the President, fir. Hu~ter ..................... NAYS: l:one .............. O. ~:~I~iG: ~r. John Strlckler, Attorney, apr~ared before Co.oil and presented a co~ication iron }[r. Ray J. Bar~er~ asking that property located on the southwest corner of Orange Avenue and Sixteenth Street~ N. W., described as Lots 7 and 8, Block 52, ;[e!rose ~nd Gonpany ~-'ap, be rezoned f~m General Residence District %o Business Dlst~lct~ in that he has been awaked a contract for the build!n~ of the llo~h~'est Sub-Fcc% Office to be placed on this FForerty, and has option fo~ the ~urcbase of said p~perty conditioued ou obtainin~ s business zonin~ %he~eof. On n~tion of )'r. Dilla~, seconded by l'~. [qinton and unanitaously adopted~ the request was ~efe~red %O the Board of Zonin~ A~peals and Plannin~ Boamd fo~ ~]~EE COIiT}{OL: Draft of Ordinunce, ~rovidin= for certain chanzes to 0rdinan~ No. 91~2, adopted on the ll%h day of August, 19&'~, deatin~ %{ith air pollution eontrnl~ as reguested by I'r. Charles S. Frost~ Director of the Depart: e~t of Air Pollution Control~ havin~ been referred to the Advisory and AFFsal koard to the Director of the Department of Air Pollution Control fo~ stua]-, report and recor~endation, I~r. Frost appeared before Council and presented a resolution adoDted by the Boa~d~ reco~endinz the adoption of the Ordinance as draft=d, with the exception that Section 21, Fumes, should re~d in part: The eLission of smoke elual to or ~reate~ than I~o. 5 of the Rinzelmann Chart shall be a violation at any tile. After a discussion of the draft, ~F. G~onin r,oved that the follo%;inE Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The notion was seconded by }'r. Dillard and adopted by the follo%lin~ Yore: AYES: I'essrs. G~onin, billard~ Edwa~s, [[inton, and the Fre~ident~ (~tOO2&) AI~ C2DiNAi~CE to ~-,end and re-ordain Section & (G) (new Section 2! Fures), Section L (E) (new Section 23 Defense Provisions), Section 5 {A) (new Section 2~ Pernit Requi~ed}, Section 5 (g) (new Section 2~ I[inor ReFairs), ~ection 5 (D) (ne%{ Section 26 Pl,.ns snd Specifications), Section 5 (O) (ne%; Section Certificate of Inspection, and Sectiou 5 (L) (new Section 3& Othe~ ~e~its },ecessa~ of Ordinance ~Io. 9152, adopted by the Council of the gity of Roanoke, Virvinia, on the ll%h day of August, 19&v, and entitled, "AI: OkDII;Ai~CE resulating %he o~ othe~ ~aterial o~ obnoxious Eases and re~lat]ng the const~ction, installation, alteration,~econst~ction, or repair.of boilers, fur~ces, heaters~ and other oF simila~ combustion equipm~t o~ ~y co=.bustion equi~ment;p~vidin~ fo~ the issuanc~ ~its and the collection of fees therefor; ~rovidin~ penalties for the viot~n ~ ~e ~visions of this ordinance; pFovidinF fop the creation of a 5epartt,en5 c~f 115 1'16 Pollution Control mhd prescribing the riKhta, powers, and duties of such; providinz for an Advisory Board to assist in r~tters of ~olicy and ad~inistratiofi; and re~alin~ all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict w~th th~s o~!nance% as ~.ended by O~dinance No. 9~1] adopted on the 21s~ day of J~e~ 19&~; to l'ur~he~ amend and re-o~ain said ordinance by ~ncor~ra%inK the ian~aKe used In the nine sections %hereof ~n%o new seet!ons~ n~bered 1 to ~3~ both ~ncl~sive~ each of said sec%ions ~ea~ln~ a ti%lc o~ caption; and ~o further amend said ordinance by add~n~ %hereto a new sec%loa to be numbered && desl~%~nK the manner ~n which said o~dinance shall be eL%ed. (For full %ex~ of O~lnance, see O~inance ~ook I~o. 10, pace The Ordinance havinr been read, was laid Ft~CH~SE OF ~CFE~TY: Co~%cil havinF aL its tas% mecLin~ adgF~ed on readin~ O~inance ~o. 1('O1~, providtnc for %he p~ckase of thirty-three lots on ~ap of William Fleminz Court Su~ivlsion, being a portion of Blocks o and 7~ located on %~e east s~de of %~illlanson Road, ~!. l;.~ bet%~een Flemin~ Avenue (Colonel Fleninz Ko,d) a~d Trinkte Avenue (Colonel 2reckenrid~e R~d), a% a %o%al cost of ~&6,O~.OO, Yr. J. R. Alvis appeared before the ~dy 3nd offered %o sell six lots o.~ed by him in Block O, a% a to%al consideration of ~22,500.OO. Council bein~ of %he opiniou that this offer ~ould be accel%ed, and tke ~emai~er of the lots In ~locks o and 7, ~.~ of %;illiam Flenin- Oo~'t~ sh$uld also be purchased, a% a to%al consideration of ~22,~00.OO, f~m ¥oss A. Flunket%~ ~eautor of %kc Es%ate of ~erkley -. Price, ~'~. Dillard ~.oved %ha% %he Ordinance be placed u~n its first reading. The mo%ion was seconded by ~k'. Gronin and adopted by the followin~ vote: &YES: }~essrs. C~n~n, Dillard, Edwards, ~in%on, and the PresidenL, ~'r. Hun%er ........................... NAYS: ~:one ................... O. (~10025) Ai~ OkDI~L%]~CE authorizing and directin~ tke Oity ~]ana~e~, for and on behalf of the ~i%y of ~{oanoke, to purchase Lw~%y-nine certain lots or ~rcels l~nd a}o%~n on ]'a~. of ¥illiam FleLin~ Court Subdiuision~ da%ed December 10, 193% of record in the Clerk's Off~ce of the Circuit Coup% of ~oanoke Coun%y~ Virginia, in Pl~t Rock' n~nbe~ 2, pace 121, a% a total consideration of 4A5,OOO.~ for municipal Furposes. and app~p~atin~ %he amount of .~&5,OOO.OO f~om the 19&9 Annex Fund %his purpose. BE iT ORDAi];ED by %he Co~cil of %he Gi~y of ~o~noke %ha~ %he Gity ~%ana~er be, and he is hereby authorized and directed, for ~d on behalf of %he ~i%y of koanoke ~ to Fu~cnase twenty-nine certain lots or parcels of land ~oun on ]~ap of ¥itlian F!emiu~ Cour~ Subdivision, dated December tO, 193~, of record in %he Clerk'~ Office of the Circuit Court of i~oan~ke Co~%y, Virginia, in Pla~ Book n~ber 2, ra~e 1~1, for nunicipa! pur7oses, a% a total consideration of -$&5,COO.QO, Description Reco~d O~em ~,o un~ Lots 2&-32, inclusive, Block o, ~oss A. Plunkett, ~ecutor~ ~22,5CC.~ Lots 6-19, inclusive, Block ~ of %he Es%ate of Berkley E. Price Lots 1-u~ inclusive, Block o J.R. Alvis e% ~ 22,500.00 BE IT FI~B?IiER ORDAINED that $~5,OOO.OO be, and the sane is hereby appropriated from tke 19~9 Annex Fund for the Iurchaae of the &bore lots or ~arcels of lan~ for nuniclpal purpose~. The Ordinance bavin~ been read, was laid over. PETITIONS AD.9 CO}] UNICA~O~[S: F~{CF~.gE OF PROPERS: A communication f~n ITt. Jennin~s R. ~n~e, offering to sell to tke city property located In %~ave~ly on Winker Creek on the Roanoke City s~de, described as ~ts 3-13, inclusive, Block 20, ~;averly Addition }[aF, at a consideration of ~6~O.~ as a site for a sewaue disposal plant, was before Council. Th~ City ~'anm~er advisin~ t-at he has a refort to make on the site for a se%~a~e disposal p]ant~ ~r. Dillard noved that the cor~lunication Joe filed. I~e motion '~s seconded by ~ r. Cronin and un~nir.ou~ly ado[~ted. SCHOOL ~O.%RD: Core.un!cations iron The t~osnoke Codicil of Church Jot.eh, the Ro~no~ Branch of the ~lerican Association of University ~o:.en, endorsin~ the reappointnent of l..r. I~eRoy H. Smith as a men,her of the ko<~noke City School Board~ were before Co~nc~ The cor~unications %~ere ordered filed. TRaFFiC: A co~k~unication from ]ism Katherine L. Brewincton, operator of the Dutch Confectionery, 1229 Jar~ison Ay. nue, S. E., protestin~ arainst the recent restrict!on ~!aced on parkin~ on the south side of Ja~ison Avenue, S. Z.~ between T~elfth Street anJ Fourteunth Street, in that the Farkinc re~triction has hsd an a~verse effect upon her business establishment, '.~3s before Council. The City ~'anarer advisin~ that he has a re~ort to make on %kis subject later durinc the neetinc, the corf~unication %~as o~ere~ filed. SCHOOLS: The ~o~oke City School ooard havin~ been requested to use the fund appropriated for school purposes by Council to provide equal facilities in all phases of education, as a result of the request of the Roanoke Civic League that a course in automobile drivinz be instituted at Addison High School simil~ r to tke course no~ bein~ conducted for the white students at Jefferson High School, the followinr co~2~ication f~m the Chair:r~an of the School Doar~, with reference to the r~tter, was before Council: "June 3, 1949 ~lr. I'aston Clerk of Council ):unicipal Building Roanoke, Virginia Dear }Tr. This will ackno%;ledre receipt of your letter addressed to me %:hich ~s delivered to ~'r. ]TcDonald in person and %;hich contents he telephoned to ne. The School Board had planned to have a neetin? on ~'onaay, June 6~ at %;hich title it had planned to consider the ~:uestion of the re~;ested driwinc school but inasr, ucb as a public meetin-% kas been called to consider a school site in the Garden City area, the school board neetin~ has been postroned so that me'~%bera of the school board can a trend this hearin?. I ~ill be ver~, ~lad to brinc this ~atter before tl~e board at its next meetin~ ~'nich date ~;ill be set followin~ ti~e ~.eetin~ in Garden City. 117 118 In reviewin~ :his situation, the followin.r, £ac%s ray be of interea:: 1, The School Board Uhairr~an never has received a lea%er from 2. %'he letter se:~% to }'r. Ilc~ilkin on I~rch 9 was never bmurht '~nen t~ letter dated I.~y 2~ fro~ lit. R. E. La~son ~as received by :he School ~ard Chai~an~ l: ~ r~:l:ly ans:~ered on 26~ a~ which ti~e l'r. ~son ~as advised tha: the ~::er ~ould brourh: to tke ~chool 9oard% at:eation a~ it~ :ee:in~ on June i/ad this leLter been brou~hL ~o the a:tentlon of :he School ~oa~ In Narch~ it x,~uld not have L. een Feasible ~o Inaugurate ~he drlvlnr school aL Addison i~lrh un:il ~er:e:.ber~ 19L% For 5.The dual drive :ra~nin~ car is no: ~pplied by :he fichool ~oard bu: ia suprlied by 7. A s~ficlen: n~nber of a:uden:s ~,uat be inheres:ed ant ~hysically prc~ran~co~ld be placed in the school budget fo~ 19~(' and be to Council fo~ approval or re.icc%ion. (Si~d) LeRoy H. Smith Board for authority %o proceed %~th acquisibion of pro~oseJ ne,; school ~i%es and land for enlargement of some of the pres nt schoal sites, as considered b}' the ~chool ~oard aud City Comqcil ia conference on l~onday eveninr, Iay 23~ 19&3, havin~ from the llchool ~oard, fu~ishina all availaale info~,a%ion as %o the and pries on %he Garden Oity sites, '/est %;illiamson Road~ Crystal Sprin~ Harrison an~ a nele lie-re Senior Hirh Sc~ool~ was before Council. adjoininc the Harrison School, and l~r. Dillard contendin~ that sufficient inforLa%io is n~t yet available for the purchase of the Garden City and ~;ea% Witliar~son ~enior l{i~}~ ~chool, be placed u~on its fi~s~ ~eadin~. The motion was seconded by .~Y}lq: l~essrs. Cr~nin, Dillard, Edwards, I~inton~ and tl.e ~resident~ l'c. Hunter ...................... {~10026} AN ORDIN~J~CE authorizinE the purchase by the City of Roanoke of three lots or parcels of land known as part of Lot 9 and all of Lot 10, Block 35, Crystal Spr~.nr Land Company }'sp, Official No. 1061301, from Richard F. 'Jatson; iot 8 and part of Lot 9, Block 3~, C~stal Sprin~ land Company ]~p, ~:o. 1061302, from Eather~ne Stone; and Lot &, Block 9, Victor ~nd Company Official ~:o. 2031213~ from'John ~:%ro~e Staples, or the legal o~ners of ~id lots~ at a price of ~13,~.~, .%12,f~.~ and .~5,COO.~, resFecti~ely, to be used for school purposes; authorizinr ~he s~ of ~ ~ ~ . ~30,~OO.%~ ~e paid by the Roanoke City School Board out of its General School Fund for pay~ent for said lots; and provtdln~ for the reimbursement %o %he 3chool Bo%~*s General Fund out of the proceeds of the sale of certain ~blic School ~onds Leretofore authorized %o he issued fnr achool purposes. ~i]{EREAS, the Roanoke City School Board deems i% necessary to acquire addition~ land ad.~oininu the present Crystal SprinK School pro~rty and the site of negro senior hich school in the City of Roanoke and has obtained an o~tion for the >urckase of ~art of lot 9 and all of Lot 10, Block 3~, Crystal SFrin~ Land Co:.pany ~aF, from Richard F. "Iatson, at a price of $13,OOO.OO, and h~s obtained an for the purcPase of Lot ~ and ~art of Lot 9~ C~{stal Sprint Land Company ~a7, }'ati~erine Stone at a price of ~12~CO.OO, and has neFotiated for the ~urchase Lot &, 3lock 9, Victor Land Cou.pany laD, Official ~2o. 2C31213, from John ~.brose ?taples at a purc~ase price of ~,OOO.CC, said latter lot to b~ used as a par% of the site for the new negro senior hirb s chool~ an~ has reco~m~ended to Co~cil that all of said lota ~ould be ~urchesed at the aforesaid prices, ~[EREAS~ Council coqcurs in the recou3~endations of the School Bo~ willin~ to authorize and direct the purchase of all of ssid lots a% the aforesaia prices~ the said lots %o be used for school purposes, a~ ~;}{EREAS~ pendinz the sale of certain Public School ~onds heretofore ordered to be sold by Resolution of City Council ~assed on ~ay 2, 19~9~ i% will be necessar~ for the School Board to pay the purchase price of said lots out of its General kun], which said ~:ount of ~30~OO.OO, or so much thereof as is actually used, shall be reimbursed to the School ~oard~s General Fund out of the proceeds of the sale of the Public School Bonds approved by the freehold voters of the city on the 1st day of ]Tarch, 19&9. THE~EFC2E, BE IT ~7~D%I~ED hy the Co,~cil of the City of ko~oke as follo~;s, t. That the proper officers of the city be, and they are hereby authorized, and directed, on behalf of said city, to purchase the follo'~;in~ three lots or at the followin~ prices: Lo~ Owner Purchase Price Part of Lot 9 ~d all of Lo~ 10, Rickard F. Jatson .$1],O~.OO Block 35~ Crystal Sprint ~and Company I~ap, Official Ho. 1C61301 Lot ~ and Far~ of Lot 9, Block Katherine Stone 12,~OO.OO 35~ Crystal SFrin~ ~nd Co:lpany ]~p~ Official ~io. 1061302 Lot k~ Block 9, Victor Land John ;~]~se ~taples Co=~pany ]'ap, Official 2031213 -119 upon deliver~ to the City o£ Roanoke of a good and sufficient deed or deeds, upon ~uch lorn as ia approved by the City Attorney~ conveyln~ to said city with General .;arranty .if title the fee simple title to said lots, ~nd after an ex~.ination and apparel by the City Atrophy of the ti%lc ~ said lobe. 2. ~at the Roanoke City School boa~ be, and is Lereby authorized to out of its General F~t, %he sum of $1),~O.~ for Fa~t of ~t 9 ~d all of 10, Block 3~, C~stal SD~in~ ~nd Company }'ap; the s=n of ~12,5~'.~ fo~ Lo~ and part of Lot 9, C~'stal Sp~in~ ~nd Company lap, and tlc s~ of $~CC.O.OO for Lot L, Block 9, Victor Lan] Company }~p, upon deliver' to the p~per city officers of a deed or deeds ~o th.~ lot o~ lots as afo~esaid. 3. lhat, u~n the sale of the Public School ~nds authorized to be issued bi thc freehold voters of the OiLy of i~oanoke at an election held on the 1st day ~[a~ch, 19%;, it is kereb]- directed t~% the General Fund of the ~{oanoke OiLy School ~oard he reimbursed out of such ~roceeds of sale %}:e suu of ~30,~0~.CC, oF Fart o~ parts %}.ereof as r.ay have been actually ~aid out of said General Fund, Si~EET SiGi~3: Council havin~ as its last reetinr authorized %kc ~urckaae 2~O street sims from I}.e Grote ~'anufacturing Com~ny~ incorporated, a co~_unication from lit. ~. ?. 'Jalker, Sales t[anarers 5i~n and Reflector Division, exFressin~ before Council. Cn no~ion of I~r. Dillard, seconded by K~. Edwards ~nd unanimously adopted, the cor::uuication wad o~dered filed. kEFCkTS OF ~FFi~ER3: A][i[EXAT!OU: The City ] an~ze~' submitted a Dro~ress relor% from ~la%%er,~ The report ~;as ordere~ filed. AUi~LZATiC!~-SE 7E~ CCUST%~ C71Cl[: The City I'ana~er submitted ~ritten report, %oretLer ~;ith a recor~endation from the Enzineerins Department that Council set a date for the l~ashinrton Heights server project public hearin~ on July 5, 19&9, or July ti, 19&9, the City ]~anafer concurrinz in the re~om~endation. Council beinr of the opinion that the members of the body should act a s a board before ~om ahuttin- lando%~ers in the affected area might appear to be heard in favor of or arainst the p~posed co~t~c%ion and tLe le'~ying of a%ainst the said atuttin~ !an~o%;ners as F~vided by la%~ the date for the hearing to be at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., ~[onday, July 11~ 1949, Lt. Dillard offered the follo~n~ enerfency Resolution: (j1~27) A RESOLUTION creatinr a board before ~%om abutting l~do%.~ers on certain portions of certain streets in the %;ashington Heizhts area may appear and be heard in favor of or arainst the p~posed construction of s~itary sewn-rs in anR alon~ said portions of ~id streets, the cost of %~hich, %{ken the same shall have ~een ascertained~ is to be assessed or apportioned bet%~'een the City and atut%in~ lando%~ers as provided by la%.~; and providing for notice %o such a~uttin~ (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book l{o. lo, Page {fr. Dillard moved the adoption of the Resolution. fha notion was seconded by I~r. I'.Inton and adopted by the follcwin? vote: AYES: ~:essrs. Cronin~ Dlllard~ Edwards~ ]~inton, and the President, ]'r. Hunter ..................... ~\Y~: ]~one .............. O. CITY FAIi;.~,E.2: Tt,~ City Fane?er submitted %~ritt~n report on thu pro_~ress kein; made in stor~drain~ air~ort~ curb and .~tter~ street and sewer construction. The report %~s o~'dered file]. A~!EI. ATIO~-FIRE DEPA.~{~'E];?: The City ;[anaKer subultted %~ritte.~ report, reaor~.endinc that ~'r. Alba E. Sir.-.ons be appointed the official architect for tke Garden City Fire Ststion. ~'r. Dil]ar! 5oYed that Council concur in the recor~endation of the City I[ana=er and offered the followin~ Resolution: (11;1002~] A EESOLUTIO:~ authorizins and dtre~tin~ tke enploynent of Alba }'. Sir~.ons as official architect for tke Garden City Fire Station. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordin&nee i~ook i;o. 1~, Pa~e ~[r. Dillard moved tke adoption Of the Resolution. ~e notion was seconded by ~r. Ed%~ards and adopted by t~e fol]o%~inr vote: AY!]3: ~'essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Ed%~ards, I[inton, end th-_ ! r. Hunte~ ................ ~. ]lAYS: .~one ......... O. S~:AGE DiSFOSAL ~'STf2': Council herin- previously authorized the ap.~ointren% of vie',.:ers for the purpose of apFraisin~ ~roperty required i'or a sewace liisyosal plant in the City of Roanoke, ~;ith a view of' establishin~ a fail~ and reasonable ~rice for t~e land in gu stion, the City ~[anacer subn~itted written report, to~et~ler !{ith the report of t}~ viewers and a reco~"~endetioh £ron: tke Snrineerir~ Departs.ant that condemnation Froceedin~'s be initiated for acquisition: o~' the necessary land~ the City ~*an=-rer concurrinr in th~ recor~'~endation. Council heinz of the opinion t.~at a fi.~J,, offer should be submitted ! or p~'operty in question in accordance wit[~ th.~ price fixed by the ap?raisers condenlTation proceedinrs are instituted, }r. Dillard offered tile followin_- e~.erzen¢ Ordinance: (,~10029) Ail O]~/*I]i;2[CE authorizin~ and directin? the City }inhaler to sukmit fi!&~ offers fox- certain parcels of land s~.~own on the Eastove~ Place Cot[oration }~ap~ as a site for a seepage disposal plant, and declaring- tke existence o! e::.e rgency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordin~-nce ~ook Ko. 16, Fare ~:F. Dillard ~:oved the adoption of the Ordinance. ~he motion was. seconded bi' [[r. ~[inton and adopted by the followinc vote: AYES: ~'essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, I~inton, and the ~r. Hunter ..................... NAYS: L~one .............. O. AN]iEZATIOL~-FI}{E DEPARiI'E~:T: Council havin~ previously authorized and directe tke City ~'anarer to purcP~se Lot 1~, Section Hr ~lap of WilliaL$on nroves ~ukd'_'vision from !~rs. ][ad.~e G. Younr, at a consideration of ~350.00: Lot 15, from Lrs. ~ary J. ~Yillians, at a consideration of $~50.OO; Lot 2~, £run L. D. B~h, at a considera- tion o£ ~OO.C~; and Lot ]O, fron Eunice E. ~'abe, at a consideration of ~5~O.OO, in accordance with prices Fixed by the appraisers, in connection with the ~'/illiar. son Road Fire Station, he subnitted written report that ],irs. }~be has aqreel to accept the offer for her property~ hut that t.~:e rem. aininF three property o%~ers }:ave declined to accept the city*s offer~ and recor-,.~ended that conderaaation Froceedin-s be instituted for the acquisition of these three parcels of land in that they are necessary for the completion of the project. {'r. Dillard r~oved tbst Council concur in the reco~'~.endation Of the City ]~ana~er aud offered t!.e followinF e~.ergency Ordinance~ Frovidin~ for the con,er_nation of Lot (~1OO30) A~{ O.~.DIHAI~CE pro¥idinz for the condemnation of' certain land in the City of koanoke, Vir~inia~ kno~% as Lot l&,Section "H", accordin~ to the }~a! of ?,'illia~ son ~rove$, o~nued by {~ad~e G. Youn~ to be u~ed for ~ublic purposes~ and providin~ for an er. ergency. (For full text of Cr~dinance, see Ordinance Book {~o. 10, PaCe }~. Dillard moved the adoption of the Ordin~ice. ?he notion was seconded ~y ~'r. Ed%-:ards an8 a~opted by th9 follo%,'inc vote: A¥~22: ~Tessrs. Cronin, Diltard~ Ed;;ards, }~inton, an8 the President, {r. Hunter ............... HA_rS: :~one ........ O. }~r. Ed%:ards offered the follo:.~n~ euer~ency Ordinance, pro¥idin~ for the con~ernetion of Lot 15: (~q@C3t) Al2 CSDIi~AiYCE rrovi~in- f~r the conde:~ation of certain land in the Cit:~ of Eosnoke, Vir_-inia, knn'~ as Lot 15,Section "H"~ accordinF to the %,illiar. ron Groves, o',-~d by ]ary J. ~i!lia~s, to ~e use~ for public purposes, and .rrovidin~ for ~n euerFency. (For full text of Ordi:;s:~ce, see ©rdin~/~ce Book 12o. 1~, Pa~e 259) ]Ir. Ed%,'ards noved the adopLion of the Ordinance. ~h~ ~.otion was seco~ldea by Ir. ]',inton ~nd aSo.~ted by %he follo%~in~ rote: AYE7): :~essrs. Cronin, Dill3rd, Edwards, ]'inton, and tl:e President, ~'r. H'~nt er ................ ~7'.'g3: !~one ......... O. ]~r. Cronin offered ti~£ fo!lo'~rin? e;.argency Ordinance, Frovidin? for conder, nation of Lo% 2~: (~1OO32] AI~ O.qDil[."% CE providin~ for the conde~.~lation of certain land in %kc City of ![oanoke, Virrinia, kno;.~ as Lot 2~, Sec%ion "i{", accordinz to the ~ap of ~;itllamson qroYes, o'er. ed by L. D. Btu?h, to ~e used for public purposes, and r~rovidin~ for r~q er. ergency. (For £uli text of Ordinance, see Qrdii~=-nce Book ~4o. 16, Pare 260] fir. Cronin r. oved tile adoption of the £]r~inal.ce. T}le r. otion was seconded by l'r. Dill2rd srf a~orte'd by the following w~te: AYES: i?essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Ed;;ards, I.inton~ an0 %i~e President, I'r. Hunter ..................... 5. i~AYS: :lone .............. O. TRAFFIC: A petition sinned by over one hundred citlzens~ a~ktn¢ that the par~in¢ restrictions on the s~uth side of Jantson Avenue, S. E.~ between Twelfth ~tree~ a~ iou~eenth Stree%~ as recently ir,rosed on a %rial basis, ~.e in %~3~ the rarkinc Fca%Fiction is detri~:,~%al %o tho ~u~ines3 es%abll~l~ ~%s in this vicinity, havin~ been Fei, Fred to the City Fana~ev for furtKer study and report, he submitted ~ltten ~rt that after a f%rtker stuJy Le is of the opinion that the exrevinent should be continued a little lon~-e~ before any ch~Fe is Lade. The re,oFt %ms ordered filed. TRAFFIC: The City l~nage~ sutait~ed written report that ];r. GeorFe %;. Barton visited Hoanoke o~1 l~ay 25-20, 19&9, for a study of the one-1;ay traffic plan in the do~tn%~ section, and that his report will be completed within a short ~eFioJ, the Ci%!, ~%naTeP advisfn~ t~a% in the inteFin ~'r. ~arton has mecor~'.ended that traffic on ~[orfolk Avenue, S. 11., be reversed between First Street and Second Street, makin~ it %lest bound instead of e~st bou~ and suFKestin~ tb~t this ~co~,endation be carried Out under Section 79 of %~ Traffic Code of the City of l~noke since only %ho~e property o%;ners and r.e~ck~nts iu thaL block will ke a fleeted in the overall plan. Council teinm of the oFinion that tie traffic on IloFYolk ;~uenue shoul~ ~e reversed as recom~.ended, 1 r. Ed%lards offered the followin~ e~ er~ency Rezolution: (:~1~33) A ~{E~MWIO]] authorlzin~ the City ]ana~er~ ~ctin~ urifle~ authority of ~ection 79 of Cha~ter 3L "Traffic" of the Code of %~e City of ~o~noke, for heater re~lation of traffic ~.~_thin the City, %o designate t~at ~ortion of l~orfo!k Avenue, S. U., bet~een First Street anl Second Street, as a one-way traffic a~reet 'or ~'est bouaJ vehi-~ies only, and dec]ari;iz an e~.errency. (For full text of Resolution~ see Ordinance ~ook ~:o. lc, Fa~e 261} ~ '. Edwards moved t~e adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~r. ~]intoa and adopted by the follo~in~ AYE3: ~Tessrs. C~n~:~, Dillard, Ed~ards, ~finton, and t~e ~resident, ~'r. Hunter ................ E~%Y~: ~7one ......... O. CH~]SAFCA~E A!~C ~CTC~%C '~5LEFHOi~E CO!~p~.~y: The City ~ana=~r h~vinr been requested to advise the leazue of Virrlnia I unici~alities that the City of koanoke i~ '.~illinr to ~ooper~te to the utmost in the inte~'ention before the ~tate Corporation Cor~ission in connection ~ith %be application of the Chesapeake and roto~Rc TeleFhone Cor]pany fo~ a thug increase in tei~Fhone rutas~ provided the othe cities and to%~s in the state ~ish to particire, te in the interv%ntion, the City ~'an~rer subnitted written reFort that twenty-six cities and towas have indicate~ t~e~ desire to Farticipate and t>at the cost to the Cf. ty of ~o~noka, ~}~en the same becone~ due, will ~e The re~rt was ordered filed. FOLICC DE[A~fr:'{]iT: The City tlana~er sul~mitted %;ritten ~Dort t~t for the ~ast ei~h~ years the Police De~rt~ent kas ~ed a finserprint cad,.era o%~ned by ~r. L. C. koechiccioli and nD~ that ~]r. ~o~chiccioli is retirin>- ~]d leavlnr the city he has asked that the c~era be returned %o hin, the City ][ana~er advisin~ ~hat there are sufficient fun~s in tke Folice Department oud~et to Furchase a new ~amera, torether ~th adapters and batteries, at a cos~ of ~)120.OO, and requesting necessary authority to nf<e ~his purchase. Countil being of the opinion %hat au'~ority should be rr~ted for the p~chase ~nd that ~fr. Rocchiccioli ~ould ~e th~ked for the ~e of his cad.era, ]~r. Cronin offered the following Resolution: [~1003~] A RE~OLIITION authorizin~ the purchase of a fingerprint car.era, torether ~-ith ada.frets and ~atteries, ~t a total cost of ap~roxir~tely ~120.00, fro= the unexpended balance in the Furniture and EquiFnent Account, under Section #40, "Folios Department", of the Budget. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance ~ook l;o. 16, Pale lit. Cronin novsd the adoption of the Resolution. %he ~.otion was seconded by ~r. Edwards .~]d adorted by the followin~ vote: AYES: }[essrs. C~nin, Dilla~, Edwa~s~ ~[inton, and ~e Fresident, ~'r. Hunter ................. NAYS: ~one ......... O. I~ATE~{ DEF.iR~'EZT: A [etition si~neJ by citizens an~ s~rts~en of the of Ro~noke~ askin~ that a ~ad to %~ entrance of Ca,dins Cove be ~.aved and ~intai~ tkat an ~dequate paFkin~ lot in the vicinity of Garvins Cove be surfaced and or~aniz kavin~ keen referred to %ts City I[an:]rer for investi~ation~ Fei'crt an~ ~ecom~]d&- esti:~ted co~t to t~ e city will be .~2&,S&~.fiO, includin~ a total of ~9,59?.50 the const~ct~on of toilet facilities snd drinkin~ ~%er units: .~,7~O.OO for five picnic tables: anJ ~5,~O.OO for tke inp~venent of that rortion o1' the roadwa on city rroFerty~ tke Virrinia 3%~%e De~%%r~t of Hi~h'.;ays havin~ aKreeJ %o and r. ainzain 0.2 r~iles of the road located in Ro~loke County and 2.22 miles of the road located in ~otetourt County~ fro~ U. ~. [{oute 1t at I[1:rra]'s Store %o tke city FroFerty~ known as Virginia Secondary Route ilo. Council beinr of the opinion %kat the i~Frove:~ent of the road should be the first of the three FroSects t3 be undertaken, I'r. Cronin offered the fol!~win- er%er~ency Or.]insnce [rovidi~%~ for an ap~:ropriation of .~5,C00.OO for this (~!fOS~) AT~ O~Dti~.~iCE %o anend and reenact Sectio:l :~?o, "Street Xe~airs"~ of an Ordinance ado[~ed by the Council oi' tile City of ~osnoke, Vir~inia~ on tLe 31s% day of Dece:;ser, 19~, 2;o. 9V~l, a~ entitled, "An Crdinance 5FproFr~stions f~n tke General Fund of %ke City of Rosnoke for the fiscal year be~innin~ January 1, lgAg, anl endin= Dece~Ler 31, 19A9, a:~ dec~rir~ the (For full te:'t of Ordinance, see Ordina~ice Book ;[o. t~, Fa~e 262) }ir. Edwards and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYLS: I[essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, I[inton, aud tls fresident, I r. ]{~nter ................. ~. STREET F~TF2~ION: The City ~'ana~er submitted written report that he has received a list of properties~ to~ether with their owners~ £ron the Dep~,r%nen~, with the ~eco~menda%lon %has these parcels of land be viewed by a~rraise~s in %}~a~ they hmve to be acquired by ~he city by co~er~na~ion connect!on with ~he extension nf Lukens S%~e,%, ~. E., ~o U. S. koute &bO (Ora/Age Avenue~ %he En~nee~ln~ Departz~en% ~eco:~2endinz %ha% t.le sane viewers be ~DDointed by Council as %~e~e appointed fo~ otke~ }~per~ies on Lukel~s Stree%~ City ~'ans~eF advisin~ %ha% he concurs in the ~ecorJ~endation. ~(~. ;'inton nove'~ that Council concu~ in the reco~en~5%ion of th~ City ~'an%rer and offered %he follo%~in~ Resolution: (.~10036) A RE-DI.U?IOi~ a~ pointin~ viewer~ for the ~ur~ose of a~praisin- three ~arcels of l~knd located on %;~e north side of Hart Av.nue~ ~;. E., %~% o[ gecond 2freer, i;. E., and ~u~wn ou olock 2, ~. J. 3, Official Survey, as Official Tax ~:os. 20205C9, 2020~10 and 2020511, re~ired for the ~ur~ose of connectin~ Lukens Street and U. ~. koute &60 (Or~!n~e Argue], wit[~ a view of eJtablisnin~ a fair (~'o~ f~ll text of [[esolution, see O~dfnance ~ook Ilo. lo, Fa~e 263) by I'r. Dillard and adoptei hy t~e follo;in~ vote: Ir. Huater ..................... BUDnET-kE~TE Ai3D GARAGE ~LECTICN: The City ~[anager subz~ibted written report that t~:ere is a balance of ~6,C~.00 left in Account 7&, ]~efuse Colicc%~._~ Dis~osai, of t~c 2udder, a~ bi:at %; ere is ~3,000.00 left in %:e b.~ui~men% item, under Section 76, 3%re,~t Repairs of t).e l~ud~et, voicinT the opinion that four eirh% unekFended funds with & view of improvin~ the present refuse collection plan. Council heine of t~e opinion %ha% the ~urchsse of t~se ti.tee !tens should 53,000.00 from the E~uipnen% Item, under 2ecbion ~76, Street kepairs, of the ~d~et to the EQuipment Item, under Section ~T&, Eefuse Collection ~nd ~is~osal~ Budge%, and direcbinE that in the purchase of %~ ite~.s so much of %he ~o~al %hereof as is necessary shall be paid fror~ the unexpended balance in %kc i~uipr.en% I%~ under Sec%ion ~7&~efuse Collection and gisFosal~ of the Bud[et: (~10037) AN OoDI~;AIiCE to auend and reenact Section ,~TL~ "Eefuse Collection Council of the 6ity of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 31st day of Dece~ber, 9761, and entitled, 'An Ordinance makin~ appropriations fror. the ~e~eral Funa of %he City of Roanoke for t~e fiscal year be~innin~ January t, 1969, ~ud enainz December ]1, 19L9, a~d declarinr the existence of an er-.erzency". (For full text of Ordin~nze, zee C~inance Book ilo. 16, Pa~e 263) }Ir. ~ronin r. oved the a dopZion of t~.e Ordinance. ~he ~.o%ion ~,,as seconde9 by ~'~. Dillard and adopted by %~.e foito%;in~ vote: AYES: }!essrs. Cronin~ Dillard, gdwards~ Kinton~ and the P~esident~ }:r. Hunter ..................... NAYS: ~:one .............. O. BUrET-CITY }~A~i;.~ER: The City l,%~er ~ubni%ted written report, requesting, an a~Fro~riat~on of ~.~ to employ an electrical engineer %o ass~s% him in the stndy of street lights. ~'r. ~waD~s ~<oYed that Council c~:lcur In the ~eques: of %~e ~ty ~ an~er and offem~d the followin~ emergency Ordinance: (,;lO('j~) Ail ORDINA~CE to ar.e:~d ~,d reenact Section j'j, "C~ty ~ana~er", of an Ordinance ado[te~ by tko Council of the City of ~oanoke, Vir~inia~ on the frar; the General Fund of the City of koanoke for tk~ fiscal year beginnin~ d~ry 1, ISL~, a:~ e~din~ Decen.ber 31, 1929, and declari~ %}.e existence of an (F r full text of O~inance, see Ordinance ~ook 1;o. lu, Fa~e by ~'r. Dillard and a~oFted by %be follo~in~ AYE5: I'essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Eduar~, llinton, and the }resident, ~'r. Hunter- ............... ..... Ii;Y3: Uone .............. O. 5E~C.~T3 OF CCi ~ iTTEE~: U 'FiU!SHED !~US!UE~S: ~'~q~T-~IViL A:iD FOLiC:': JUSTZEE: T~e reques~ o: Judze S. k. Price, Civil and Police Justice, that ~he sa!a~y of ]'r. I[. R. Ba~ardner, Clerk of the }olice dourt, be in-reamed from ~23c.00 ret nnnth to ~27=.0~ per month, havin5 been Council. ITt. Dillard r.oved that t].e request t.e referred %o the City l'ana~er for ~onsideration in preparation of th= ~ud~et for the calendar yea~ 1956. The notion %;as seconded by ]~r. Cronin and unanimously adopted. ~7A]{ ~'~'Cl!iA]: Council kavin=: taken under consideration a list of of raisin~ fronds to build a r.u~ic and fin~ arts hall in accordance with the [lans developed in the report of the ilar ]'er~orial Co:=:.ittee, the ::~tter was asain before t~e bodT; ~aereupon,I[r. Dillard :,oved that the follow.hZ $~r~ons be na:~d to se~-e on tl,e corz:ittee, tko last t%~elve names being additions to the ori~Lnal list The notion was seconded by ] r. Edwards m~d un~imously adopted: C~2 FA!GN C017 ITTEE Ff~l ~}~ OHIAL, ~ USIC Ai[D FIi;E ARTS BALL Kelson S. Bond Colonel L. D. gr. B. F. Psrrott Irs. B. F. Ahney S. 2oxley N. i:. Kelley F. E. ~ishop L. Franklin ~oore, Jr. J. ifalker Caldwell John S. Sumpter Lloyd H. ~n~leby l;alter G. Stepkenson Dr. H. T. Penn Dr. C. T. Surton ~rs. Virginia K. liri5i~t F. G. I:c~ee Claude Harrison, Jr. J. ~. *~ichardson John B. Trent, Jr. James H. Thomas P. Parsley irvin~ Saks L. P. S~:ithey H. S. Sharer R. Doubled I~inin~er Joseph L. Hill Ilu~h T. 61sh I. F. Pierce Larry A. Dow Peyton R. Keller Curtis O. Roberson Dr. ',t. F. tlatcher Dr. J. E. John Clifton A. I/oodrun, Jr. E. Griffith Dodson, Jr. Krs. Paul It. Janison H. L. Lap, son, Jr. Enrlish Showalter }~rs. David O. Tyrrell Dr. J. B. Claytor H~v. A. L. Janes J~es H. Lewis Nat Spinel Thor~s R. 'Jirain~, Jr. !l. Frank Colenan, Jr. }bra. C. Grattan Lindsey, Jr. ]~rs. A. Tracy Loyd )~rs. J. H. Trent, Jr. Julian ii. Hutherfoord, Jr. Guilford L. ]'attern B, A. A~istead E. Netted Trinkle Richard F. Fence D. E. l<cluilkin Joseph D. LoKan, Jr. Dewey C. l~ynn John I. Bowman l'rs. Robert L. Lynn, Jr. Krs. Randolph Frantz R. ]I. Clark Robert J. Fo~,'ell A. Blair Antrinl ~irs. Louis k. Showalter ~'rs. ~. T. 3urton J. H. Fali%'ell Krs. H. L. Lawson, Jr. L. A. Lee Ernest L. Limht J. I{. KcBroom, Jr. ~obert W. CutsHall ,~illiam S. Russell J. H* F~tthews Bernard 'J. '.foodahl }irs. Rszon N. Redford H. Thonas ]~m~tin, Jr. Frs. D. E. He~sberg Rev. Harry Y. Gamble Rev. Richard R. Beasley E. K. Imlay ;[urray A. Stoller ~rs. George S. Hurt D. L. Jordan Gocdon E. Johnson '.;. D. Payne 'J. B. Carte~ Leo F. Henebry Rabbi Charles ~. Lesse~ Rev. A.,H. Hollin2sw.:rth, Jr. br. E. D. Downing Rev. R. J. 5nlrb G. G. Saunters Leroy A. 4eeley Charles 1,. D~ane k. Q. Hi%e Walter ~[. Nelson Rev. D. ]~. ] cGrady John ][. Bart Juli~ S. %~ise ~[osby J. %[illiar~3 John L. Tho:.pson Edgar L. ,tinstead O. H. Kenne%% Arthur Taubman Chad!es ~. 2often In this connection, the City Clerk was instructed to notify lW. J. I{. Fall';el Chairr,]an of the ;,~ar Fenorial CorJ-~ittee, flat i% is the ~ ish of Council that ne meetin- for the purpose chai~, and that the cor~ittee condnct the c~paiqn and hire such e~perb advice funds %o be derived fro~ the cat,Faith. CO}I$~EHATIO!t OF CLA~S: Eone. IIiTFEDUCTION A~:D CO;i~S~ERATIO'.i CF C,~.DIIi.%i~CLS AHD RESCLKTIO~3: SCU, OOL~: The City Attorney presented draft of an emergency Ordinance, providinr for the co~.nation of Lots 2& and 25, Section 5, Re.ers, Fairfax and Houston Yap, adjoinin= Harrison ~chool, for [ubtic ~CHODt purposes; whereupon, ~'~,. Edwards offered the followinr: ~10039) AN CHDIN~;,;CZ providin] for the condemnation of certain land in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, kn~,~n as Lots 2f~ and 25, S~ction 5, accordin~ to the l'ap of tke Rogers, Fairfak ca Houston Additio:1%o the City of ~oanoke, to be used for public school purposes~ and p~vidin~ for an er.er~ency. (For ~1! text of Ordin~ce, see Ordinance Book ~[o. 16, Pa~e 265) ~r. Edwards moved the adoption of. the Ordinance. The motion was secoaded ~'r. Dillard ~d adopted by t!e follo;~in~ vote: AYES: l[essrs. C~nin, Dillard, Edwards, ~[inton, and the President, IRt. Hunter .................... NAYS: Ilone .............. O. AIiIIFD:ATION-LIBRARY: ['r. ~rd brough% %o the a~en~ion of Council and moved thac the Roanoke Public Library Board be invited to ~ee% with the members of Council a% 3:30 o'clock, p. m., ]1onday, 4uno 13, 19&9, for a discussion of tho build!n~ on %he ~Fo~er%y which i~ helm= purchased by tho city in f~nt of %he %;illian Flenin~ High School. ?he no%ion l~as seconded by l~r. Cronln an4 un~inou5 ly 3Ci{~L BOARD: It aFpeaFln~ %hat ~s of July 1, 19&9, under %he re-dlstrfc~in~ oF %he school dis%tic%s, %here ~lll be a ~eed for %he election of a ~ckool fPon Dis%tic% ~o. 1, and %he election of a School Trustee f~n District ~F. ~'lnton placed in nozina%ion the na::e of ~'P. LeRoy }{. Smith %o succeed himself as a School Trus%et~ f~m Dis%Pict ]~o. 1, for the City of Eoanokc, for a te~ three ~ears becinnin~ July I, 17.9. There bein~ no f,~rt}.er nominntio:~s~ I'~. LeRoy ]{. S:,ith was electgd t succe d hirse!f as a School Trustee f~:a District [~o. !, for the City of 2oanoke~ for a %~r:~ of three years, becinnin- July !, 19~,% bj %he follo'.dnc AYES: Fessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Ed%~ards, ] inton, and the Fresi.~ent~ ~AYS: iione ......... O. The City Clerk %.:as insist, tied to fo~ard lit. Smith a certificate of his reo2¢ction. l-~. Dillard %l;en placed in noriina~ion the nar.e of t ~. Elnore D. i/eins as a School ?rustee fror: District i~u. 2. The President, ]r. Hunter, re!innuished the Ckair to t~e ','ice ~Pesiden%~ ~'c. Dillard, and placed in no~1ina%ion %he nar.e I~r..~. ~. Hi%e as a Scho:)l Trus;ee from Distric= ~o. 2. The President~ i.r. H~%er, res~ed %kc ~hair and %he result of %he vote for FCI ~ E. ]~ I~iq: I'-~srs. Cr,'nin~ Dillard, F~wards and ~ inton .......... FOE FR. HiTE: TLe Pres!den%, l.r. Hun%er ............................. i. ~¥. 21note D. /{elms ksvin7 been duly elected by a r.ajority vote of Council as a School Trustee fco~. District ~o. 2, for the City of i~o~noke, ]¥. Edwards n.ovcd that t~.e election be declared unanimous. The mo%ion was seconded bj Dillard an! un~ni~.ous!y adopted. ~e City Clerk ~s inst~cted %o i orwa~d Ir. Helms a certificate of his election. U.3.~. EOAI,OKE: The President, Ii~. Hunter, 9reseuted a set of pictures rode durinc the cor:~issionin~ of tlc U.S.S. Roanoke in FhiladeiFhia. The pictures were o~dered filed in the cf lice of the City Clerk as a of %kc records of Council. T~AFFIC: The Presiden:~ 3 r. Hunter, presented a copy of %Le p~grai2 ike ~resident's Hi~h%;a~ Safety Coherence held in ~:ashinFton on June 1-3, 19&9. ~ne p~rram ~as ~rdered filsd ia ~ office of ~ke ~ity Clerk as a ~ar5 of tke records of Council. TRAFFIC: I'r. Cr~nt~ brou~.ht to the attention of Council and suFgested tint traffic signals be re~lated for ~5-second tnte~als instead of the present The Oity I'anaKer advised ~hat he would look into the ~OLICE DEFAR~i~fT: Ilr. C~nin b~uzhC to t~ attention of Council ~:oved tMt the City t:ana~er be requested to Vive as ~,uch ~olice protection ~ssible ~ the residential areas~ with a view of herinF ~licer[en petal t?eae areas by foot at ni~t, even if it tmans usin~ ~:en from the traffic squad. T~e t:ation was seconded by llx-. ~wards and unani~.oumly adopted. 5TRE-T I1PLOV~ ELTO: The President, I[r. Hunter, broutht to the attention Co~cll a~ t} e City I'ana~er the n, atter of w identnF the southwest corner of Jefferson 2tre,~t and Church Avenue, S. ~., a:~ the south'~est corner of Luck Avenue ~nd Third Street, ~. '.{. In thin connection, fr. Dillard broufht to tke attention of Council the . matter of widenin~ toe southwest corner of GranJin R~d and Brandon Avenue, S. '.~., advisln~ that it ia his understandinff the Virginia ltei~?~ts Luthern Church has azreed to do,ate the necessary land fo~ this widening in exchange for midewatk~ curb and ~utt~r. The City I'ana,-er ad~ ised that he ~uld look into these ~TXEET LIC~!TS: The City i answer was requested by I r. Dillard to investigate the matter of platina a street light in the middle of tiaa block on Second Street, 5. Vi,, between Kirk Avenue and Church Avenue. FO[ICE DEPAi!TI'~[T-FIRE DEFAR~'ENT: l'r. C~nin brought to the attention of Council and offered the followin~ }ieaolution with reference to z:~.:ber~ of the Police and Fire Departments with three years ezperience qualifyinr as Third Year Fatrolmen uFon re-emplo~ent: (..~l~&O) A R~nLUTIOM establishin~ policy~%h reference to th~ re-e~ploym~nt ~nd'rate of pay rom activv service of me~.bers of the Folice an~ Fire Depart~ ents. (For ~11 text of Resolution, see Ordin'ance nook No. 16, ~'r. J~nfn moved the adof%ion of the Resolution. ?he mo%ion was seconded by ~'r. Dillard ~d adopted by the following vote: AYES: ;~essrs. Cronin, Dillurd, Edwards~ ~inton, and the ~remident~ ~'r. H~nt e r ..................... 5. ~IAY~: None .............. O. There bein~ no fur%her business, Council adjourned. APPROVZD President COUNCIL, RE~UL~ ~onday, June The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Eunicipal Building, F~onday, June 13, 19~9, at 2300 otclock, p. m., the regular ~eetin~ hour~ with the President, fir. Hunter, presiding° P~ESENT: Eessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Elnton~ and the President, F.r. Hunter ................ ABSENT: Hone ....... O. OFFICERS PRESENT: ¥~o Arthur $, Owens, City VAnager, ~r. Randolph G'o ~hittl~ City Attorney, and ¥~ro Barry R. ][ates, City Auditor. The meeting was opened with a prayer by Adjutant Allen Dillon of the Salvati ~c~ Army. MINUTES: On motion of l~'. Edwards, seconded by Hr. Minton and unan~ously adopted~ approval of the minutes of the previous meeting was held tn abeyance until the next regular meeting o~' Council. HEARIN~ OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC HATTERS: ZONING-SETBACK LINES: ~. D. B. Bunt appeared before Council and presented a petition si~ned by one hundred per cent of the resident property owners within a radius of one block of the intersection Of Watts Avenue and Tenth Street, Bo calling attention to the fact that on the RSth day of April, 19~9~ the body adopted Ordinance ~o. 9930~ providing for a General Residsnce DM~rict on Tenth Street from Lick Run to the Business District off o£ Nilliam~on Road, as one the conditions in exchange for the donation of a five foot strip of land by the property o~ners for street widening purposes, and advising that recently the Board of Zoning Appeals has granted a non-con£orning peri, it £or the erection off a filling station on one o£ the parcels of land included in Ordinance Bo. 9930, located On the northwest corner off Watts Avenue and Tenth Street, B. '~.~ and described as Lots 2~, ~5 and 26, Block R1, Bu§by Land Corporation, the petitioners asking Council to prevent the erection of the fillin~ station in accordance with its agreement with the property owners to keep that section a residential area. ~[ro Dillard moved that the Board of Zoning Appeals be informed of the agreement between Council and the property ownera and that the Board be requested to reconsider its action. The motion was seconded by F~ro Cronin and unanimously adopted. In this connection, F~. Dillard moved that the City Attorney be requested to render a written opinion to Council as to whether or not Council has the prero~ative of overrvlin~ the Board of Zoning Appeals in the issuance of non- conforming per,nits other than by an Ordinanc~ of rezoningo The motion was seconde~ by ]z~. Edwards and tman~ously adopted. WATER DEP~TKE~T-HEALTH DEPARTf~T: The matter of adding sodl~ fluoride to the Roanoke w~ter supply with n view of roducin~.dantal c avities having been to a co~ittee co=pesed o£ the Com~tesioner of Bealth, the ¥~nager of the Water Department, and one local dentist to be selected by the ~oanoke Dental Society, for study, and to audit report as to the advantages~ dieadvanta~es, requirements, :osts~ results, and, also~ as to the feasibility of having the teeth of school :hlldren treated with a solution of eoditua fluoride, as wll as lnfor~ation with regard to how ~uch of the cost would be borne by the federal and state Eovern~ent, ~f any, Dr. Ja~es N. Dudley, ~r. Charles Eo ~ore and Dr° Ja~aes E. John, the representative na~ed by the Dental 3ociety, appeared before Council and presented prelimimary report. In a discussion of the report, Dr. Dudley explained that the advantages of idimg sodium fluoride artificially to municipal water supplies to prevent tooth tecay have not, as yet, been proven, that the process 411 require the installation 0f three feeder units at a total cost of $11,585.00, that the annual maintenance cost ~lll be approxlmtely $9,~7.00, and that he has been~vimed the United States Public Health Service and the State Health Department w~ll be unable to aid financially in the program for applying fluoride to the teeth of school children, but that the -~tate Health Department will help Roanoke set up such a program, Dr. Dudley estiratinE that such a treatment for one child would require npproximatel one hour of a dentist's time. After a further discussion of the matter, Dr. John emphasizing that the ~ddinE of sodiun fluoride to the municipal water supply would be purely an ~xperiment, and pointing out that the Roanoke Dental Society adheres to the policy ~f actual application of fluoride to the teeth because of the known results, ~dvising that the Dental Society plans to submit in the near future reco~endations ~'or a well-rounded program along this line~ ¥.c. ~.'oore concurrinE ~ith Dr. John as ;o the addin~ of sodium fluoride to the municipal water supply being an experf~ent, dth unknown results, ~'~. Cronin moved that action on the question b~ held in lheyance pending a further report on the subject. The motion was seconded by · ~r. Dillard and unanimously adopted. REFUNDS A~D REBATES-LICENSE: ¥~'. Hugh G. Buck appeared before Council, ~dvising that he is operator o£ the Johnson and Carper Cafeteria which is o~erated For the sole convenience of the employees of the Johnson-Carper Furniture Company, [nco~;porated, on Rollins Road, the cafeteria being open between the hours of 11:]0 ~nd asked that due to the limited operation of this establl~ment his license be ~educ ed accordin-~ly. ¥~. Buck was lnfor~ed that Council is sympathetic ~it~ hie situation, but that ~he minimum license for the operation of such a businese cannot be consistently ~aived or reduced. ZONING: Council hav~ng at its last meeting denied the request of property owners on the west side of lglllianeon Hoad, H. ~f., between Oaklawn Avenue arid Herehber[er Road, that this area be rezoned from ~pecial Residence District to ~ueiness District, and havir~ also moved that the west side o£ ~llliameon Road, ~o ~f., from Clarendon Avenue north to an intersection beyond Oaklawn Avenue, which the ~oard of ZoninE Appeals and Planning Board have reco~ended be rezoned to a Business District, remain classified as Special Residence District, ~s. T. T. Harris, ~nd F-~. Woodrow Rex appeared before the body and presented a petition signed by ~ix of the property o~ers in the for~er area~ asking that Council reconsider the latter of rezoning that portion between O~kla~n Avenue and Berehberger .1.21 ~. Edwards ~oved that the:~atter of relonin~ the entire area in question be reconsidered and that interested citisens be given an opportunity t~ be hea~ on the subject of rezo~ln~ the wes~ side of ~lllia~son Road~ ~. ~,~ between Clarendon Avenue ~d HershberEe~ ~oad~ ~o~ Special ~esidence Dlstr~ct to ~usl~ess D~str~ct, at the reEu~r meetin~ of Co~c~l on ~nday, J~e ~7~ 1~. ~e ~otion was seconded by F~. ~nton ~d ~n~ously adored, ~ATION-LIB~Y: ~e~bers of the ~oanoke ~blic Library Board havinE been invited to ~et with Co~cil for a discuss~on of the location of t~e ~llli~son ~d Branch Llbrary~ ~th a v~ew of erec~i~ this ~[ldinE on the pro~y ~lch beinE ~urchased by the city In f~n~ of the ~illi~ Flemin~ HIEh School~ the ~sbers of ~he Boa~ a~eared. In a discussion of the ~tter~ F~. F. ~. ~vinus~ Chair~n~ advised that the Llbra~ ~a~ ~s Elven careful consideration t'o both ~he site already ~urch~sed the ~illl~son ~oad Branch Library ~d the site ~n ff~nt of the ~llia~ FleminE HIEh School ~d that the Boa~ ~t~ll reco~ends the ~ite already ~urch~sed. Cocci1 bein~ off t~ o~nion that the re~endation off the Ll~r~ should ~e concurred ln~ a dl~c~sion was ~en held as to'preparation o~ plans ~d specifications for the new buildi~ ~. Rlvinus advis~E that the Boa~ is in favor~ of a buildl~ s~ilar to the ~elrose Branch Libra~ a~ that It is esti~ated the en-j tire cost to ~ve the Brach Libra~ ready F~r o~ration will be approx~tely ~fter a f~her discussion of the ~a~ter~ Co~c~l b~lng of the opinion tha~ '1I,,'' an architect should be ~ployed to ~re~re the necessa~ plus ~nd s~clffica:to~s su~lssion to the b~y as soon as ~ssible for approval ~ith a view of advertisi~ flor bids and a~ the c~tract for t~ const~ction of the buil~nE~ Dllla~ offered the follo~n~ Hesolution: {~1~1) A ~OL~ION autho~zinE the emplo~ent of an architect to prepare plans ~d speciffications for and ~upe~i~e the const~ctio~ of a ~illi~n Branch {For f~l text of Resolu~ion, ~ee Ordinance Book No. 15, PaEe ~. Dllla~ ~ved the adoption of the Hesolution. The motion ~s seconded by F~. ~s ~d adopted by the follo~inE AYES: Eessrs. Cronin, Dllla~ ~wa~, F~ton, and the President~ ~. H~ter ...................... N~Y3: None ..............O. ~ith fu~her reference to the subject of ltbraries~ Co~cil havin~ authorized a re-su~ey as to location~ conten~ and t~e~of bulldinE in co~ection ~th the p~posed ne~ ~ublic library in E~wood Park~ }~. Hivinus advised that the re-su~ey has been completed a~ that he has ~ce~ved a ~O-page re~rt from Joseph L. h~eeler on his study of ~he ~tter, but that the Boa~ ~s not had sufficient tt~e to condense this ~rt for a discussion ~ith the m~bers of Co~cil After a d~cussion as to a suitable t~e For a jolt meeting ~ discuss the conteats of the report, on ~tion of ~. Cmnin~ seconded by Y~. ~s ~d ~nimously adopted, the ti~e of the meetin~ was fixed as 7:30 o~clock~ p. ~e~esday, July 6, 19~9. FETITIO~I$ M/D BU~ET-CO~iI~$IONE~ OF ~UE~ A'co~tcatlon f~ Judge John ~. Hart, Co~lssioner of Revenues req~sting ~ a~p~priation of $7~.~ for the purc~se of a calculating ~e, tn that between september values on 38,~ real estate ca~s ~tll have to be changeds along with the us~l work of the ~al estate division of his offftce, was before Co~cll. F~. Cronin ~oved that Cocci1 concur In' the request of the Co~issloner of Revenue and offered the follo~ln~ emergency O~inance: (~1~2) ~ ORDINMICE to ~d a~ reenact Section Revenuee~ of an O~lnance'adopted by the Co~cil of the City on the ]lst day of December, 19~$~ No. 9751, ~ entitled, "~ O~in~ce ~kin~ appropriations from the General ~d of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year begl~ln~ Janua~ 1, 19~9s and e~din~ Dec,bet ]1, 19~9, and declaring the · existence of an ~ergencye. [For full text of Ord~ce, see O~ce Book No. 16, Page 281] ~. Cronin ~ved the adoption of the O~lnance. The mo~lon was seconded by ~M. Dllla~ ~d adopted by the followln~ vote: A~5: l~essrs. Cronin, Dilla~s ~s~ ~linton~ and the President, Er. H~ter ......................... NAYS: llone ................... O. SCHWa: The Roanoke Civic Lea~e havin~ requested that ~ iu~mobile Driver Trainin~ Course be instit~ed at the AddisOn Hl~ ~chool similar to the course conducted for the ~ite st~ents at the Jefferson High $chool~ a co~ication from Er. J. S. McDonald, Clerk of the Roanoke City School Boa~ advisin~ that is the ~licy of the Boa~ to provide equal facilities in all phases of public education, ~d that the ~a~ stands ready to provide a Driver Trainin& Course a~ the Addison ~i~h School u~n the same conditions as that 'operated at Jefferson High Schools ass~in~ that a d~l control car will be available~ that the n~ber of pres~ctive trainees would ~rrant o~rating a course there, ~d t~t a ~alified tnst~ctor be available, ~s before Co~cll. On motion of ~r. Dillard, seconded by ~. ~wa~s and ~an~ously adopted, the co~lcation ~s o~ered filed. SCH~L~: A co~tcation f~m Er. J. S. EcDonald~ Clerk of the Ro~oke City School Boa~ i~o~ Co~cil of addition~ local a rchitects and en~ineers u~er engagement with the School Boa~ for p~fessional se~ces ~'connection with the plhnnin~ of new school buildin~s a~ additions and improv~ts %o some of the existin~ buildings, was before Co~cll. The co~ication ~s ordered filed. ~NII~G: Co~cil havin~ requested the ~a~ of Zoning Appeals ~d the PlanninE Boa~ to ~ke a study of the question of rezontng the south side of HershburEer Road from Willi~on Road to Grandview Avenue lmm General Residence District to Business District, the followin~ co~lcation, with reference to %he ~tter, was before the body: "June 11, 19~9. The Honorable W. P. Hunter, )Myor, and Hembers o£ City Council, Roanoke, Virginia. Gentlemen: In reply to your letter of June 7, 19~9, referring to the Planning 1,24 Board and the Board of Zoning Appeals the request to.make a study of tho question of resoning the south side of Bershberger Road fro~ ¥111ta~son Road to Ora~lview Avenue fro= General Residence Dletrict to Business Dletrict, and to sulmit a report and reco~endation to Council** This request was' considered at the Board's meeting on Juno ?th, ~ithout meeting Jointly ~ith the Planning Board. Council's attention ia called to the fact that the Planning Board and the Board of Zoning Appeals had Jointly reco=men/ed, on ¥~.rCh 21, 1949~ that certain property on Herehberger Road re~ain c~assified as ~eneral Residence District. On April ]0, 19~9, another letter Yes suhaitted by the Boards to City Council setting forth reasons ~hy property on Hershherger Road ehould not be classified to a Business District. The Board has reconsidered your request, and sees no reason for changing previous reconmendation~ ~ade regarding the rezoning of property on Herahherger Road. By Order of the Board. (Signed) Nits $. Seymour, Secretary". (Signed) 5. H. Bornhart, Vice Chairman o The co~unication was ordered filed. ZONINg: The request of ¥~. Ray J. Barger that property located on the southwest corner of Orange Avenue and S£xteenth Street~ No Wo~ described as Lots 7 and 9, Block 52, Eelrnse Land Company ¥~p~ be rezoncd from General Residence Oistrict to Business District, having been referred to the Board of Zoning and Planning Board for investigation, report and reco=nendation, the follo~rlni co=nunication, with reference to the matter~ ~as before Council. The Honorable ~. P. Hunter, ~yor, and ~embers of City Council~ Hoanoke, Virfinta. Gentleman: In reply to your letter of June 7, 19~9, referring to the Planning Board.and the Board of Zonin2 Appeals for invest~ation, report and reco~nendation a co~unication from ¥~. Ray J. Barger asking that property located on the southwest corner of Orange Avenue and 16th Street, N. ~., described as Lots 7 and 8, Block 52, Eelrnse Lan~ Company ~p~ be rezoned from General Residence District to Business istr~ct, for the purpose of erecting thereon a ~b-Post Office: lnasmuch as the Board of Zoning Appeals h~d a meeting scheduled for June 7, 19~ this request ~as considered at that time without a Joint meetin~ ~th the Planning Board. U~on consideration of the request, the Board of Zoning Appeals recommends that City Council hold a public hearing to determine the advisability of rezoning said property to a Business District. By Order of the Board of Zoning Appeals. (Signed) S. H. Barnhart, Vice Chairman. (Signed) Hits $. Seymour~ ~r. Dillard moved that Council concur in the reco~endation of the Board of Zoning Appeals and that the City ~lerk publish notice of a public hearing on hatter to be held at 2:00 o~clock, p. m., ~Mnday, July 11, 19~9. The motion seconded by ~. Edwards and unanimously adopted. AN~tF~ATION-INiU~ANCE: The City Attorney havin~ been requested to investigat~ the proper procedure to be followed in having insurance rates lowered on property in the ~illia~son ~oad section in view of the fact that additional fire hydrants are being placed in this area, the follo~ing conununlcation, with reference to the before Council: 'June 8, 1949. Honorable Council of the City of Roanoke. Gentlemen:- Some ti~e ago you requested me to investigate the proper procedure to be followed in having, insurance rates lowered on property in the ¥1111a~son Road section in view of the fact that additional fire hydrants are being ~laced in this area. This area having become a part of the City of Roanokem and selwed by our excellent fire departm~tt, it is no subject to the general insurance rates applicable to the City at large. ! am advised that the location of a fire hydrant is a factor in deternining the rate upon a building regardless of the bullding's location in the City and in order for the lowest rate to apply to a building it mu~t be located ~thin five hu~red feet of a fire hydrant. Procedurally, upon installing a fire hydrant in service in a given section Chief Wo E. Hullins notified the Inspector for the Virginia Insurance Ratin~ Bureau of the fact. The lower rate becomes applicable immediately upon the placinF of the fire hydrant into service; even though there may necessarily be a week or $o before the inspector ~akes hie inspection and notes the fact on requisite records. It follows that, in such instances, citizens ~hould get the benefit of the lower rate as a matter of course and without action on their part. Incidentally, ¥~. R.M. Hutcheson, telephone 2-6183, is Resident Inspector for this area. Trusti~E this is the information requested, I a~n Respectfully, {Signed) Ran G. Whittle, City Attorney" The co=unication was ordered filed. LICenSE: The question of redeeming the ~nused part of city ta~s at cost ~rice in certain instances having been referred to the City Attorney for investiga? tlon and report~ the following communication, with reference to the matter, was before Council: "June 8, 19~9. Honnrable Council of the City of Roanoke. Gentl~en:- You referred to me the Commissioner of Revenue's letter to Council of P~y 31st, for investigation and report. In that letter, Judge Hart advises that complaint is caused by the fact that automobile and truck licenses are neither transferable nor redeemable. He cites two cases: one, where a man sells his car and cannot sell his tag with it; and two, where one sells his car with the intent of purchasing a truck and cannot transfer t he automobile ta~ to the truck. The Judge says: 'It would seem to be equitable in both of these cases that the unused part.of the tsg be redeemed at its cost price.'. On February 28, 1949, Council passed Ordinance Ho. 9817 imposing license taxes for the period April 1, 19&9-March 31, 1950, and successive years. Section (Gl of that ordinance deals with the transfer of licenses and provides: 'Ho license issued under this ordinance shall b~ transferred from one owner to another o~er and any license issued hereunder shall expire immediately upon a change in the ownership of the vehicle for~ich the'sa~e was issued; provided, however, that this section shall not be construed so as to prevent the transfer of licenses from one vehicle to another vehicle of the same class owned by the same person.' It seems clear that so long as this section re~ains the law no redress can be ~ade in either case that the Commissioner The o~ly nethod by ~hich Council could g~ant the relief suggested would be by amending the ordinance. It ~rlll he reze~bered, ho~ever~ that Council was rather insistent that such a p~vlsion be incl~ed In this pear*s ordinance. Rss~ct fully~ F~. Dillard ~oved that the comunication be filed for consideration of the ~atter ~nen study of the License C~e for the calendar year 1~O 15 begun. The motion ~s seconded by F~. ~wa~ and ~an~ously adopted. 3A~ OF ~PER~-D~I~Q~ T~: A co~ication f~ ~. k'. D. Equl~ Jr.~ Delinquent Tax Collector~ enclosinE an offer f~m ~M. D. J. 6ool~by to purchase f~= the city p~r~y located on the no~h side of ~orfolk Avenue, be~een Tenth ~treet and Eleventh 3treet, described as the eas~e~ one-half ~ ~ Section 19, Dr. J. ~. ~ebb F~p~ Official Tax Ho. 1110120~ a~ a tot~ p~c~se price of $~.~, payable $1~.~ cash, ~ the balance In ~onthly ~ents of ~1~.~ with s~ per cent interest~ ~s Before Counctl, the Del~nguent Tax Collector reco=end~n~ t ha~ the offer be accepted. ~. ~rds mo~ed that Co~cil concur ~n the ~co~endation of the Del~nquenl Tax Collector and t~t the following O~lnance be placed upon it~ first reading. The notion ~s seconded by }~. Minton a~ a~pted b~ the follo~ng vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dllla~, ~ ~nton, and the President~ ~. ~ter ...................... (~l~&]] AN O~DIN~CE provd[ng for the sale of pro~rty located on the north side of ~orfolk Avenue~ S. W.~ between T~th S~ree~ ~nd Eleventh described as the easte~ one-half of ~t &, Section 19~ Dr. J. W. Webb Official Tax No. 11101~O, by the City of Koanoke to D. J. ~oolsby, at a ~ns/dera- tion of $&~.~ ~yable $1~.~ in cash~ and the balance of $3~.~ =onthly instal~ents of $15.~ with interest at the rate of s~ per cen= ~er ann~ with the riEht of anticipation~ ~d also au~horizin~ the execution and delivery of deed therefor~ u~n receipt of the consideration by the city. BE IT ORDAIN~ by the Cocci1 of the City of Roanoke that sale be ~de by the City of Roanoke to D. J. Goolsby of that ce~ain real estate located on the no~h s~de of Norfolk Avenue~ S. ~.~ between Tenth Street and Eleventh Street, described as the easte~ one-half of ~t &~ Section 19, Dr. J. W. Webb }Mp~ Official T~ No. 1110120~ at a consideration of $4~.~ payable $1~.~ in cash ~d the bal~ce of $~.~ in monthly instal~ents of $1~.~ with interes~ at the ra%e of s~ per cen~ per a~ ~th the ritht of ~tici~tion. BE IT ~TH~ ORDAIN~ that the proper city officers be~ a~ they are hereby authorized~ directed and em~wered~ for and on behalf of the city~ to execute deliver a pro,er deed u~n the fo~ to be prepared by the City A%~orney~ conveyin~ the ~ld pro~y to said purchaser, or to whosoever he may dtrect~ delivery thereof~ however, not to be ~de until said cash consideration has been received by the city~ a~ proper purchase =oney deed of t~st~ or vendor's delivered to the city. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. SCHOOL BOARD: Council having at its last regular meeting elected Ye-. Eh=ore D. Heine as a School Trustee from District No. 2, for the City of Roanoke, for a ter~ of three years beginning July 1, 19~9, a co=~nunication from Md'. Heine, expressing appreciation for the appointment, but advising that he must decline for several reasons, one of lehich is that he is serving at the present as a member of the Sinking Fund Commission Chose ~bers are ineligible to bold any other city office, either elective or appointive, was before the body. Council being of the opinion that a School Trustee from District No. 2 should be elected at the present meeting, the President, l~r. Bunter, relinqui~hed the Chal! to the Vice President, P~r. Dillard, and placed in nomination the na~e of R. Quentin Bite. ¥~. ~inton placed in nomination the na~e of ¥~s. O. C. Crawford. The result of the vote for the two nominees ~ras as follows: FOR ~2t. HITE: Eessra. Cronin, Hunter, and the Vice President, F~. Dillard ............................................. 3. FOR ~q~3. C.~A'JFOR9: Eessra. Edwards and Hinton .... 2. ~. R. quentin Hire having been duly elected by a ~ajority vote of Council as a $chool Trustee from District No. 2, for the City of Roanoke, for a ter~ of three years beginnin~ July 1, 19~9, Er. Edwards moved that the election be declared unanimous. The motion was seconded by ~. Cronin and unanimously adapted. The President, Er. Hunter, restmed the Chair and the City Clerk instructed to forward Fir° Bite a cer~lficate of his election. PEP~'ANEIiT YOUTH CO}~ilS3ION: A communication from }ir. I/. Preston Leech, tendering his resignation as a me~ber of the Permanent Youth Commission due to the ~declared opposition~ of City Council and the School Board ~hich forced the Roanoke Council of Church I/omen;to discontinue their sponsorship of Bible Classes in the Roanoke Public Schools, was before Council. In a di~cu~sion of the matter~ it was pointed out that the present Council has never had before it the question of religious education and that no official action has ever been taken on the subject by the previous Council other than an opinion fr~m the City Attorney to the "oanoke City School Board as to the constitutionality o£ the pro~rar~ o£ religious education as conducted in the public schools at the time the ~ritten opinion ~as rendered under date of Fay l, ¥.ro Elnton emphasizing that he has never taken any stand against religious educatior in public schools. After a further dt~cussion of the matter, ¥.r. Edwards moved that the resignation be accepted, with regrets, and that the City Clerk be instructed to convey to ~-. Leech the thanks and appreciation of Council for the service he has rendered as a ~ember of the Per,anent Youth Co~nission, explaining that City Council has never taken any position whatsoever on reli/ious education and that the question has never even been di=cussed by the present Council. The motion was seconded by Er. Einton and unanimously adopted. WAR I~iOHIAL: A co~unication from Judge John E. Hart declining his appointment as a member of the campaign committee for the music and fine arts hall in accordance with the plans developed in the report of the I/ar Eemorial Committee was before Council. '127 The communication was ordered filed, SEWAGE: A petition signed by residents in the 1]00 block of Piedmont Avenue, S. E., complaining agalnst the raw sewage in Roanoke River in this vicinity and asking that immediate steps be taken to correct the condition, was before Council. On motion of )M. )~lnton, seconded by Mr. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the petition was referred to the City Manager for imuediate attention. REPORT3 OF OFFICERS: P~rRCHASE OF PROPERTY-HEALTH DEPARTS221?: The matter of executing a contract with Blair J. Fishburn, Trustee u/w of R. H. Plshburu, deceased, Annie L. Finhburu and S. Ella Flshburns for the acquisition of property located on the southwest corner of Campbell Avenue and Eighth Street, S. %~., as a site for the proposed Health Center, having been referred to the City ~nager and the City Attorney for further negotiations with ~-. Fishburn as to terns and conditions to be included in the contract, the City ¥~nager ~ubmitted written report, together with a new agreement providing that the city will agree to pay a purchase price of either in cash, or, at the election of the grantors, $6,OOO.OO in cash upon acquisition of title, and the residue of $1&,5OO.OO to be evidenced by four non-interest bearing negotiable notes dated as of the date of acquisition of title, each in the sum of $],625.OO, thc fLrst two of said notes payable on January 1, 1950, and the third and fourth payable on January 1, 1951, and recor~mended that the agree=ent be accepted by the city. Mr. Cronin moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City Manager and offered the following emergency Resolution: (gl00~2) A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City ~Mnager and City Clerk, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, to execute an agreement dated the 8th day of June, 19~9, between Blair J. Fishburn, Trustee u/w of R. H. Flshhurn, deceased, Annie L. Fishburn and S. Ella Fishburn, and the City of Roanoke for the acquisition of property located on the south side of Ca=pbell Avenue, B. W., west of 8th Street, described as Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, R. H. Fishburn ~p, and property located on the west side of 8th Street, S. ~., south of Campbell Avenue, described as Lots 3, ~ and 5, Block 1, R. H. Fishburn ')~p, as a site for the proposed health center, under terms and conditions contained therein, and providing for an ~ergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 281) ¥~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~-. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Nlnton, and the President, ~. Bunter ................. 5. RAYS: None ......... O. It appearing that the above agree=ent provides for acquisition of the property in question either by deed or as a result of litigation, due to aa question as to the right of t~e grantors, by their sole deed, to convey a marketable fee simple title to the land, ~. Edwards offered the following emergency Ordinance providing for the institution of condemnation proceedings: (/100$~) A~ ORDIHAIICE providing for the condemnation of certain real estate in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, to be used as the site for the City's planaed Health Center, and providing for an emergency? (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordin~nce Book Ho. 16, Page 282) ~r. Edwards moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion ~as seconded by ~o Minton and adopted by the following vote.* AYES.* MessrSo Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, P. tnton, and the President, Mr. Hunter ........... NAY.q: None .... O. BUD~ET-DELINi~JERT TAX DEPARTPF~T: The City P~nager submitted written report, requestin~, an appropriation of $105.OO for extra help in the Delinquent Tax Department for the period from June 15, 1949, to July 1, 1949. P.r. Edwards ~uved that Council concur in the request of the City Panager and offered the following emergency Ordinance.* (~100~6) AN O]~DINANCE to amend and reenact Section ~9, ~Delhlquent Tax Department~, of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the ]1st day of December, 19~, No. 9751, and entitled, ~An Ordinance risking appropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year be§innin~ January 1, 1949, and ending December ]1~ 1949, and d eclarin~ the (For full text of Ordinance~ see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page Fr. Edwards moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by P~o Cronin and adopted by the following, vote: AYES.: MessrSo Cronin~ Dlllard~ Ed~ards~ Einton~ and the President~ ¥~. Hunter .......................... NAYS: None ................... O° BUDGJET-CITY ATTO.~IEY: The City F~nager submitted wl'itten report~ requestin~ an appropriation of S]15.OO for extra help in the office of the City A~torney for the period from June 15, 1949, to July 31, 19&9. }ir. Minton moved that Council concur in the request of the City }~anao=er and offered th~ following emergency Ordinance: ($1OO47} AN OHDIHANCE to ansnd and reenact Section ~11, "City Attorney"~ of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the day of December, 19~8, No. 9751, and entitled, "An Ordinance nakinE appropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 19&9, and endinE December ~1, 1949, and declaring the existence of an emergency". (For full text of Ordinance~ see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page l/r. Minton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The notion was seconded by }~. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, Fr. Bunter ................. NAYS: None .......... O. SIDEWALK~ CUItB AND GUTTER CONSTRUCTION: The City }~anagec havir~ been request/ to insert an advertisement in the local newspapers outlining the proper procedure to be followed by property owaers in obtaining sidewalk, curb and ~utter, he submitted written report, together with a copy of the advertisement which appeared in The Roanoke Times on Sunday, June 12, 19~9. :1.29 .140 The report and a dvertiee~ent were ordered filed. BUDOET;CLERK OF COURTS= The City ~er su~itt.ed ~ltten report~ to~ether with arequest f~a P~. ~. J. Watson~ Clerk of Co~ts~ that he autho~zed to ~urchase one steno~ra~er~s c~r~ one type~lters t~d and one statione~ ~ck at a total c~t o~ app~xi~tely $7~.~ f~ t~ unex~e~ed ba~nce In the ~iture ~d Equl~ent Accost of his B~et~ tho City ~ager concurrl~ In the request. }~. ~s ~ov~ t~t Co~cil con~r In the reco~dation of the City ~naEer and offered the roll. inE Resolution: (~1~$) A R~LUTIO~ authorl~nE the p~ase of one s~o~rapher% chair~ one ~y~e~lter stand~ and one statione~ rack~ at a total cost oC approxl~te ly $7~.~ f~ the ~ex~nded balance in the Fu~lture a~ Equl~ent Accost, ~der ~ection ~22~ eClerk of Co. tse, of the (For rd1 text of Resolution, see O~lnance Book ~o. 1~, Page P~. ~s ~ved the a~ption of the Resolution. The motion ~ s e~nded by ~. ~nton and adopted by t~ follo~n~ vote: ~Y~: }!essrsl C~nin~ Dllla~ ~s~ ~n~n~ a~ the Preside~ ~. H~ter ...................... ~AYS: None .............. O, APPOI~S-~ D~hT: ~e City ~ager ~ubai~ted ~ltten ~por~ on the e~plo~ent of Oliver J~lor Hall ~d Steve Bent ~gh, Jr., as First lear Privates in the Fire Department, effective J~e 1, 19~9. ~e ~ was ordered filed. B~-S~EET SIGNS: The City ~Mnager tu~ltted written re~rt, together with a request f~n IM. l~rshall L. Harris, $~ager of the R~noke }I~lcipal lir~m, tMt a si~ be placed at the intersection of U. S. Highway Route 11 Yiriinia State Highway Route 11~, indicatinf ~e direction ~ the Airport, the ~ity ~a~er re~ending that ~225.~ be app~priated ~ the Street Siin Budge~ for this ~rpote. ~. Dllla~ ~ed that Co~il concur In the reco~endatlon of the City P~ger and offered the following e~rgency O~t~ce: {[1~9) IN ~BIN~t~E to ~md and reenact Section ~77, ~Street Si~s of ~ O~t~ce adopted by the Co~cil of the City of Roanoke, iiriinia, on the ~Ist day of December, 19a, No. 9751, and entitled, ~ O~lnmce app~p~attons ff~ ~e G~eral F~d of the ~lty of toaoke for the fiscal year begtnn~g J~uary 1, 1919, a end~g Deceaber ~1, 19~9, and declaring {For hll text of O~i~ce, see O~nce Book No. 16, Page }k. Dillard ~oved the a~p~lon of the Ordinance. ~e ~otion ~a~ seco~ed by F~. ~rds and adored by t~ follo~ht ~ote: AYES: Eessrs. C~n~, Dilh~, ~u~s, tlinton, and the Pre~ident~ Fx. H~ter ........... NAYS: None .............. O. 'PLANNX~ BOARD: The City ¥~nager submitted ~ritten report t~at he has located a suitable person to fill the position of Planning Engineer for the Planning Board and recommended that tn the event Council wishes to authorize the employment of the engineer that the salary be fixed at $~,50Oo00 per annu~o Council concurring in the reco~endation of the City ¥~nager that the salary be fixed at $~,50OoOO per annu~, action on the employment of the engineer ~as held in abeyance pending a further report from the City ¥~nager. STREET CAR RAILS.. The City ~anager ~ubnittedwritten report, calling attention to the fact that during the month of September~ 19~g, the city advertised for public bids on scrap rails and sold them for $~2°66 per ton, and'advising that this year there is a balance of 150 tons on which he again advertised for public bids shd received a bid off $7.77 pot ton, the City ~',anager reco~endin~ that the bid Be acc.eptedo Council bein~ of the opinion that the price submitted is too Iow and that the price of steel might rise ~lthin the next thirty days or so~ on motion o£ Er. Edwards, seconded by Er. Dillard and unanimously adopted, action on the ~atter ~as held in abeyance. BUDGET-POLICE DEPART~!ENT: The City l':anager submitted written report, requesting an appropriation of $60.00 for the purchase of twelve tally counters in the Police Department. ~[~. Cronin moved that Council concur in the request of the City ~nager and offered the following emergency Ordinance: (~10050) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Section ~O, "Police Depart4nent", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 315t day of December, 19&~, No. 9751, ande~titled, "An Ordinance makin~ appropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year be~innin~ January 1, 19&9, and ending December 31, 19&9, and declarin[ the existsnc~ of an emergency". (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa~e 28~ ¥~'. Crontn moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ~:essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Einton, and the President, Mr. Hunter ................ 5. NAYS: None ......... O. S~q}~HIN~ ~OOLS: The City ~tmnageF having been requested to make a study of swimming pools, he submitted the following reporg and recommendations: "Roanoke, Virginia June 13, 19&9 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Centl~en: You referred to me at a meetin~ earlier this year the possibility of ~imming pools. Ky recommendations are as follows in the event you see fit to proceed with the swimming pools: 1. That you secure a swimming pool architect. 2. That there be a recirculating water system. 3. That ~ construct only swimming pools, and hath houses. '.142 ~, That the City retain all concession rifhts, 5, That the cost of each swir. ming poo! will be apprqximatsly $95j0OOoOO or a pool 50 x 120 feet would cost $16.00 per cubic foot. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens, City ~nagert. Council being of the opinion that the City ~anager should be authorized to proceed with having plans and specifications prepared and to secure expert advice on the ~ubJect at a total cost not to exceed $500.00, ~o ~inton stating that although he is in favor o£ the construction of the swl~uing pools as soon as possible~ he cannot vote for auch an expenditure at this tt~e in that in his opinion there appears to he no source £ro~ which enoush money will be available for the complet$on of the pools, Y~. Cronin offered the following Ordinance providing for an appropriation of ({10051) AN ORDINANCE to a~nd and reenact Section ~100, "Recreation Department", of an Ordinance adopted by tho Council of the City of i~oanokej Virginia, on the ]lst day of Dece=ber, 19~8, No. 9751, and entitled, "An Ordinance :akin~ appropriations from the ~eneral Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 1~, and ending December ]1, l~, and declaring the existence of an energency". (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page )~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYF~: feasts. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards~ and the President~ ¥~. Bunter ........................... HAYS: {ir. Elnton ............. 1. PURCHASE OF FROFERTY: The City Y~nager subnitted ~ritten report that the Appalachian Electric Power Company has offered to sell itn property located at 12~ Campbell Avenue, S. E., to the City of Roanoke for the ~um of Council bein~ of the opinion that the city has no particular need for this building, the repot% was ordered filed. ANNEXATION-FIREDEPAR~h~: The City ~anager submitted written report, together with preliminary plans for the Garden city Fire Station, as prepared by Er. Alba K. Simmons, Architect. ~. Cronin moved that the plans be approved. The motion was seconded by F~. ~inton and unanimously adopted. ANNE][ATION-FIRE DEPARTP~NT: The City ~nager submitted written report, together with preliminary plans for the ]illianson Road Fire Station, as prepared by F~. E. Paul Hayes, Architect. ~. Cronim moved that the plans be approved. The motion was seconded by Ps. Dillard and unanimously adopted. RECREATION DEPARTF~/~T: The City )~anager submitted an outline of the progra~ of the Departmen~ of Parks and Recreation. The repo~ was ordered filed. REPORTS OF CO}~'ITTEES: None. UNFIllISHED BUSIhZ$9: None. 143 CONSIDERATION OF CLAI~3:. None, INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RF~OLU?IONB: SALE OF PROPERI"f-UELINQUENT TAXES: Ordinance No, 10012~ providing for the of property located on the south side of Chestnut Avenue~ N. W,s between Peach Road and Short itreet~ described as part of Lot 6, Block 9, North -~ldes Official Tax No. 2021011~ by the City of Roanoke to ~oger Nairston, at a consideration of ~00,00, having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over~ was again before the body, f~, Dillard o£fering the following for its second reading and final adoption: ~0012) AN ORDIN~J~CR providing for the sale of property located on the south side of Chestnut Avenue, N, W;, between Peach Road'and Short Street, described as part of Lot 6~ Block 9~ North Side, Official No, 2021011 by the City of Roanoke to Roger Hairstons at a coneideration of $~00.00, pay.able $150o00 in cash and the balance of $250.00 to be paid in monthly installments of $12.00, with interest at the rate of six per cent per annum, with the riFht of anticipation, and aleo authortzir~ the execution and delivery of deed therefor, upon receipt of the consideration by the city. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book Ho, 16, Page Y~-o Dillard moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Y~o Cronin and adopted by the follo~rln~ vote: AYES: };.easts. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, F.r. Hunter .................... NAYS: None .............. O. ANNeXATION-PURCHASE OF PROPERTY: Ordinance No. 10015, providing for the purchase of thirty-three lots in Blocks 6 and 7, }~p of lgllliam Fleming Court, in front of the William Fleming High School on ~/illiamson Road, at a total consideration of $&6,0OO.00, having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again ~efore the body, ~. Dillard offering the followin~ for its second reading and final adoption: (~10015) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the City ~nager, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to purchase thirty-three certain lots or parcels of land shown on ¥~p of %/illiam Fleming Court Subdivision, dated December 1938, of record in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Roanoke County, Virginia, in Plat Book number 2, pa~e 121, at a total consideration of for municipal purposes, and appropriatinE the amount of $&6,O00.00 from the 19~9 Annex Fund for this purpose. (for full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa~e 267) )2% Dillard moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by F~r. Ed~rards and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, l{inton, and the President, ¥~. Hunter ......................... NAYS: None ................... O. SCHOOL~: Ordinance No. 10018, pvovidinK for the condemnation of Lots 2~ and 25, Section 5, Rogers, Fairfax and Houston }~p, adJoininK the Harrison Schools . to be used for public school ptwposes, having previously been before Council for its first reading, ~ead and lmid over, was again before the body. It appearln~ that in the neantl~e an emergency measure has been adopted, providing for the condemnation of these lots, Er. Ed~rde ~oved that O~ance No. l~lg be tabled. ~e ~otion ~a~ seconded by ~. ~nton and ~anl~usly ado ~NI~-S~BACE LIN~: O~lnance ~o. 1~ establishin~ a setback on both o~des of Coye Road~ ~. W., f~ ~Fayette ~uleva~ to Hershber~er ~ad~ extendin~ thirt~-fl~e feet on each side of the present e~tablished center line of Cove Road, to provide for a 70-foot righ~-of-~y~ ~vin& previously been before Co~cil for its first readin~ read ~d laid over, ~as a~ain before the b~y, ~. Hlnton offerin~ the following for its second readin~ and final adoption: (~1~20). ~ ORDINANCE establishin~ a ~etback line on ~th 81des of Cove Road~ N. ~.~ f~ ~fayette ~uleva~ to Hershber~er Road~ extend~n~ thirty-f~ve ~eet on each s~de o~ the present established center line o~ Cove ~oad~ to provide for a 70-froot right-of-way. (For ~11 text of O~tnance, see O~lnance ~ok No. 16, Page Hr. )ilnton ~ved the adoption off the O~in~ce. ~e ~tion wa~ seco~ed by ~. ~s and adopted by the follo~in~ vote: AYES: }~es~rz. Cronin, Dlllard~ ~s~ Einton, and the Pre~ident~ Ar. ~ter ..................... NAYS: ~one .............. O. ZON~G-~BACE LIN~: O~inance No. 1~21, e~tabll~htng a setback line on both sides of Colonial Avenue, S. W., from Bent }M~tain Road ~st to the 19&3 Corporation Line, extending thl~y-five feet on each side of the established center line of Colonial Avenue, to p~vide for a 70-foot rlght-of-way~ having previously been before Cocci1 for its first ~ading~ read and la~d over, ~s again before the body. In this connection~ ~. J. E. Fogle called attention to the off-set which would be created at the intersection of Colonial Avenue and Bent }lo,rain ~oad that portion of Colonial Avenue f~m ~randon Avenue to Ben~ F~ain ~ad left sixty feet wide and the remaining ~rtion of the street f~m Bent Road to the 19&3 Cor~ration Line is ~dened to seventy feet, P~. Fogle the opinion that the entire street should be of a unifo~ width~ stat$n~ ~hat either sixty feet or seventy fee~ is a~reeable to him, so long as the width'~s Co~cil being of the option that the setback line should be established as p~vided~for in O~nance No. 1~21, P~. Dilla~ offered the followin~ for its second reading and final adoption: (~21} ~ ORDINanCE es~ablishin~ a setback line on both sides of Avenue~ S. W.~ f~m Bent }~tain Road wesL to the 19~3 Cor~ration Line~ extend~ thi~y-five feet on each side o~ the presen~ established center line of Colonial Avenue, to provide for a 70-foot right-of-~y. (For full text of O~inance~ see Ordinance Book ~o. 16~ Pa~e 268) Mr. Dilla~ =oved the adoption of the O~[nance. The motion '~s seconded by F~. Ed~s and adopted by the following A~: ~essrs. C~nin, Dilla~ Ed~s~ }!lnton~ and ~he President, NAYS: None ......... O. ZONI~: Ordinance No, 10022, providinE for the resoninf of Blocks 10 and lis Pap of William Fleming Courts located on the east side of Willin~son Road, No W.~ between Wentworth Avenue {Colonel P~binson ~oad) and Frontier ~oad~ to a ~usiness Dlstrict~ having previously been before Council for its first readings read and laid overs was slain before the body. In this connection, P~. R. Douglas Niningers representing hie mother~ Ers. Lena N, Ninlnger, advised that his ~other nwa:the a crea~e adJolnin~ these blocks and plans to develop a residential section on the tract of land, voicin~ the Fear that the area ie~edlately adjacent to the proposed Business District will be no good for residential purposess and asked that the blocks in question be resorted for business purposes for a depth of 21~ feet instead of 4~0 feet as presently proposed. The matter was discussed, the ~ug~estion being node that a street be opened between the blocks proposed to be rezoned for business purposes and the Nlnin~er property to ser~e as a sort of buffer between the business and residential develol~entss ~r. ~alter ~. ~oods Attorney, who was present at the meetin~ with Er. R. An Elliss advising that he ~ms sure his clients ~ould work with Nininger for a satisfactory solution to the problem. After a further discussion of the ~atter~ Council being of the opinion that the blocks in question should be rezoned as provided for in Ordinance ~oo 100~, [~. Cronin offered the followl~[ for its second readin~ and final adoption: (~1002~) AN ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Article I, Section is of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in relation to Zonin$. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa~e 269) Mr. Cronin moved the adoption Of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ¥~. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the Fresident, Er. Hunter ..................... NAYS: None ............... O. S~IOKE CONTHOL: Ordinance ~o. 1002~, providing for non-controversial chanaes to Ordinance No. 9152, adopted on the llth day of August, 19&7, dealin~ with air pollution control, as requested by ~m. Charles $. Frost, Director of the Department of Air Pollution Control, havin~ previously been before Council for its first readinfs read and laid over, was again before the body, Er. Cronin offerin~ the followin~ for its second reading and final adoption: (~1002~) AN O~DINANCE to amend and re-ordain Section & (C) (new section 21 Fumes), Section & (E} (new Section 23 Defense Provisions), Section 5 (A) {new Section 2& Permit Required)s Section 5 (C} (new Section 25 Einor Repairs}, Section ~ (D) (new Section 26 Plans and Specifications), Section 5 (G) (new Section 29 Certificate of Inspection), and Section 5 {L) (new Section 3& Other Permits Necessary) of Ordinance No. 9152, adopted by the Council of the City of noanoke, Virginias on the llth day of August, 19&7, and entitled, "AN O~DINA}IcE re~ulatin§ fumes, dirt, or other ~aterial or obnoxious gases and re~ulatin~ the construction, installation, alteration, reconstruction, or repair of boilers, furnaces, heaters, and other or similar combustion equip~ent or any combustion equipment; providing 146 for the issuance of per. its and the collection of fees therefor; providing penaltie £or the violation of the provisions of this ordinancs~ providing for the creation of a Department of Air Pollution Control and prescribing the rights, po~era, and duties of such; providing for an Advisory Board to assist in matters of policy and administration; and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in cor~liet with this ordinancew, as al~ended by Ordinance t~o. 951~ adopted on the 21st day of June. 19~8; to further a~end and re-ordain said ordinance by incorporating the language used In the nine sections thereof into mew sections, numbered 1 to both inclusive, each of said sections, bearing a title or captionl ard to azend said ordinance by adding thereto a new section to be numbered ~ designating the manner in ~hich said ordinance shall be cited, (For full text or Ordinance, see Ordinance Book Mo, 16, Page 270) Fr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by )ir. Edwards and adopted by the following vote-' AYES: Messrs. Oronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, )k-. Hunter ...................... MAYS: None .............. O. ANNEXATION-PURCHASE OF PROPERTY: Ordinance No. 10025, providinE for the purchase of twenty-nine lots in Blocks 6 and 7, Yap of William Fleming Court, in front of the ~illiam ~leming High School on Willianson Road, at a total consideration of ~$~,OOO.OO, having previously been before Council for its flrs~ reading, read and laid over, was a~ain before the body, ~.~. Edwards offering the following for its second reading and final adoption: (i~10025) AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the City F. anager, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to purchase twenty-nine certain lo:s or parcels of land sho;m on }~ap of Wlllia~ Fleming Court Subdivision, dated December 1Os 1938, of record in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Roanoke County, Virginia, in Plat Book n~mber 2, page 121, at a total consideration of ~5,0OO.00, for municipal purposes, and appropriating the amount of $~5,0OO.00 from the Annex Fund for this purpose. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No..16, Page lit. Edwards moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion ~as seconded by l'.r. Minton and adopted hy the following vote: AYES: ~:essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, F~inCon, and the rresident, ~.r. Hunter ....................... NAY5: None ............... O. SCHOOLS-PURCHASE OF PROPERTY Ordinance No. 10026, providing for the purchase of two lots adjoining the Crystal Spring School and one lot adjoining the site for the new Negro Senior High School, at a total consideration of $30,500.00, having previously been before Council for its first reading, read and laid over, ~as again before the body, }~. Cronin offering the following for its second reading and final adoption: (~1OO26~ AN ORDINDICE authorizing the purchase by the City of Roanoke of three lots or parcels of land known as part of ~ot 9 and all of Lot 10, Block 35, Crystal Sprin~ Land Company l~p, Official No. 1061301, from Richard F. Watson; Lot 8 and part of Lot 9, Block 35, Crystal Spring Land Company ~ap, Official No. 1061302, fro= Katherine Stone; and Lot ~, Block 9, ¥lctor Land Company 14ap, Official Ho. 2011213, from John Ambrose Staples) or tho legal o~ers of said lots, at a price o£ $1],000.00, $12,500.OO and $~,0OO.O0, respectively, to be be used for school purposes; authorisinF the sum of $30,500.00 to be paid by the Roanoke City ,School Board out of its General School Fund for payment for said lots; and providinE for the reimbursement to the School Board*s General Fund out of the proceeds of the sale of mrtain Public School Bonds heretofore authorized to be issued for school purposes. (For £ull text of Ordinances see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 2?9) ~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion ~as seconded by ~o Edwards and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: Eessrso Cronin) Dillard~ Edwards~ Mintons and the President, Er. Hunter .................... NAYS: None ......... Oo BO~DS-SE~/A~E DISF0$AL SY$TE~: Y~. Cronin brouiht to the attention of Council and moved that the follo~ing Ordinance as prepared by the.city Attorney~ providin~ for the ~ssue of bonds of the City of ~oanoke~ ¥irtinia~ in the a~ount of $~,0~O~OOO.OO, to provide funds to pay for the cost of acquisition of sites for and construct~g a serrate treatment plant and se~a~e collectin§ interceptor sewers in the City of Roanoke, VirEinia, be placed upon its first reading. The motion ~as seconded by ire Dillard and adopted by the followinE vote: AYES: [esSrSo Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Einton, ~d the President, Fr. Hunter ........... NAYS: None .... Oo {~10052) A~; O~DINkNCE to provide for the issue of bonds of the City of Hoanoke~ ¥ir;inia, in a sum not to exceed Four Hillion, Fifty Thousand Dollars {$~050~0OO.00) to defray the costs of per~anent public lm~ro¥~nenta, to*wit: acquisitio~ of sites, easements and rights-of-way for, and t~e construction of, a sewage treatment plant and se~a~e collectin~ interceptor sewers. ~I{~EA$~ it is deemed expedient by the Council of the City of Eoanoke, Viriinia~ to raise a su~ not to exceed ~ur Hlllion Fifty T~ousand Dollars ($~050~OOOo00) to defray the costs of needed per~ancnt public improvements, to-~lt acquisition of sites~ easements and rlEhts-of-~ray for, and the construction of, a sewage treatment plant and sewage collectin~ interceptor sewers. THEHEFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the ~lty of Roanoke, ¥1r~lnia~ as follows: 1. For the purpose of raisin~ funds i~ a sum not to exceed Four Ki111on~ Fifty Thousand Dollars {~O50~000.OO) to defray the costs of per~nanent public improvements~ to-wit: acquisition of sites, easements and rights-of-way for~ and ~the oonstruction of, a sewage treatment plant and sewage collectinE Interceptor sewers, the proper officers oC the City of ~oanoke are hereby authorized and empowered, from tine to tfme~ within a period of five years~ to exeeute~ for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke~ bonds not to exceed Pour Elllion, Fifty Thousand Dollars (~O~O~OOO.OO}. Said bonds shall be in the denomination of $1,000 each, dated as of the day and year of issuance~ payable serially in numerical order~ in 147 such ~anner as the Council off the City.ay, f~c= time to time, by resolution, direct provided~ hoYever~ that no bond shall be payable in less than three years from the date of the first issue and all issues a=ortised within a period of thirty years from the date of the first issue. Each issue of said bonds shall be nuabered ntmerically and consecutively and shall bear interest at a rate to be determined by City Councll~ payable each ~ear in equal semi-annual pel~ents, shall be signed by the ~Myor and the City Treasurer and shall have the corporate seal of the City of Roanoke affixed thereto~ dul7 attested by the City Clerk~ and the coupons attached to said bonds shall bear the engraved or lithographed facsimile signature of the City Treasurer~ which shall be recognized by the City of Roanoke as having the sa~e legal effect as if such signature had been written upon each coupon by the City Treasurer. Each of said bonds shall be redes=able on any interest payment date after five years from its date, upon payment of S1025,00 and accrued interest on the face value thereof. Notice of redemption of said bonds shall be published at least once in a newspaper published in the City of Roanoke and at least once,in another newspaper published in the City of New York~ at least thirty days prior to the date of redemption. Interest on said bonds shall cease ~11en said notice shall have been published and said date of redemption shall have arrived. 2, 3aid bonds and the coupons attached thereto shall be in substantially the following form, to-wit: United States of America Ntmber Number State of Virginia CITY OF ROANOKE 10OO 1OOO Sewage Treatment System B~nd SERIES ~ KN(Y~ ALL F~N BY THESE PRESENTS, that the CITY OF ROANOKE, a municipal corporation created and organized under the laws of the State of Virginia, for valu~ received, acknowledges itself indebted and promises to pay to the bearer hereof~ the sum of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS {$1,OOOOOO), payable in lawful money of the United States of America, on the day of , 19 , at the office of the City Treasurer of said City, with interest at the rate of per centun ( %) per annum, payable semi-annually on the day of , and the day of , of each year, upon the surrender of the proper coupon attached hereto. The City of Roanoke reserves the right to redeem this bond on any interest. paFment date after five years from the date of this bond, upon payment of $1025.OO and accrued interest on the face value hereof, after publication of notice of redemption at least once in a newspaper published in the City of Roanoke and at least once in another newspaper published in the City of New York at least thirty days prior to the date of redemption. If this bond shall he so called it shall cease to bear interest after the date of redemption fixed in said notice. This bond is issued for the purpose of providinZ funds to pay for the costs of permanent public l~provenento~ to-wit~ acquisition of sites) easements and rights*of-ray foro and the construction off) a eewa&e treatment plant ard sewage collecting interceptor ee~era, in pursuance of an ordinance of the Council of the City of Roanoke~ Yirglnia~ adopted on the day of ~19~9s and ratified by a majority of the qualified Toters of the said City voting at an election~ duly and leEally calleds held and conducted on the day of , 19~9, and under and in pursuance off the Constitution and statutes of the State of Yirginia~ lncluding~ aeong othere~ an Act of the~General Assembly of Vlr~inia, approved on the 22nd day of ):arch~ 192~ entitled~ SAn Act to provide a new charter for the Git of Roanoke and to repeal the existing charter o£ said Clty~ and the several a cia amendatory thereof, and all other acta or parts of acts inconsistent with this act so far aa they relate to the City of Romloke~, as a~ended; and this bond shall be exeapt fro= all municipal taxation of.said City. It ia hereby certified, recited and declared that the issue of this bond ia made in strict confor~ity ~lth the Constitution and statutes of the State of Vlrginia~ and the Charter and ordinances of the City of ltoanoke authorizin£ the same, and that alia:ts, conditions and thin~s required to exiet~ happen and be performed precedent to and in the issue of this bond have existed, happened ard been performed in regular due time, form and r~nner, as required by law, and that this bond is issued for an undertaking from ~hich the City may derive a revenue in conte~plation of Clause (b), Section 127, of the Constitution of ¥ir~inia. IN TE~TIFI)NY '~ItEREOF, t~ said City of Rcanoke has caused this bond to be ei~ned by its F. ayor and its Treasurer, and the official corporate aenl impressed hereon, attested by its Glerk~and the coupons hereto attached to be SlLmed ~ith the engraYed or litho~raphed signature of its said City Treasurer, and this bond to be dated the day of , 19 Attest: Rke. City Seal ~yor City Clerk City Treasurer (FOR~OF COUFON] On the Day o£ , 19__ The CIW ~1~ ~OINOKE, ¥fr§inia~ ~11 pay to the bearer at the office of the City Treasurer, DOLLARS ($ ] being the semi-annual interest then due on its Sewage Treatm~lt S~s~em Bend, Dated the day of , 19__. SERIES City Treasurer No. 149 3o Said bonds shall be executed by the proper officers of the Uity of ~oanoke, and sold by'the Council, and the p~oceeda from such sale, or sales, ~sed for the purposes for ~hich said bonds are issued in accordance with the ~rovisions of this ordinance. ~. 8aid bonds shall be issued under Clause (b}~ Section 127, of the !onstltution of Virginia, and shall not be included in computing the limitation of indebtedness of this City for a period of five years from the date of the election authorizing the issuance of said bonds and for as long thereafter aa said sewage ~reat~ent plant and sewage collectin.z interceptor sewers produce sufficient revenue to pay the costs of operation and administration (including interest on bonds issued therefor) and the cost of insurance against loss by injury to persons or property, and the annual a~ount to be covered into a sinking fund sufficient to pay, or at ~efore maturity, all bonds issued on account of said undertaking, and if said sewage treatment plant and sewage collecting interceptor sewers fail to produce sufficient revenue to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds, taxes will be levied ~pon ali property in said City subject to taxation by said City sufficient to pay said principal and interest. 5. Said bonds shall not be issued unless and until this ordinance has been ~pproved by the affirnative vote of a majority of the qualified voters of the City · oting at an election to be called in the manner provided by law. 6. City Council maY, in its discretion, by resolution, provide a place of ~ayment, in addition to the office of the City Treasurer, sGnd also definitely fix the rate or rates of interest. 'A~e Ordinance having been read in its entirety, was laid over. ¥.r. Cronin th~n brought to the attention of Council and moved that the followin_z Ordinance as prepared by the City Attorney, directin~ and providing for 2oldin~ of an election in the City of Roanoke on Au~ust 2, 1~49, to determine whether ~.he qualified ~3ters of the City of Roanoke will approve Ordinance No. 10052, be upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by ¥~r. Dillard and adopted the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~iinton, and the President, Hunter .................. 5 · NAYS: None ......... O. ($1OO53) AN ORDINANCE directing and providing for the holding of an election the City of Roanoke, Virginia, to determine whether the qualified voters of the .it7 of Roanoke will approve Ordinance No. 10052, duly adopted by the Council off the iity of Roanoke on the 27th daycf June, 19&9. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, as follows: 1. An election sha~l be held in the City of Roanoke on the 2nd day of Au._-~ust to deter=sine whether the qualified voters will approve Ordinance No. 100~2 to for the issue of bonds of the City 6f Roanoke, Virginia, in a sum not to Four Pillion, Fifty Thousand Dollars ($~+,O50,OOO.OO) to defray the costs of public lmprovem~ts', to-wit: acquisition of sites,gasements and rights- ~f-way for, end the construction of, a sewage treatment plant and sewage collectin~ e ewe rs. 2. The Sergeant off the City cf Hoanoke, smd the Judges of election herein- afterdeeignated are hereby directed to open polls at the several v6ting places ~n the City of Roanoke on the 2nd day of August, 19~9, for the purpose of suhnittin said ordinance to the qualified voters of the City of Boanoke for approval. ]. The Serze~nt of the City o£ Roanoke is hereby directed to give public information off said eleCtion, setting forth the time and place thereof by publishing a notice of the same in a newspaper of general circulation in said City and published in said City, for the space of ten days, am/ by posting a copy thereof at each voting place in said City at least ten days beffore the date of said election. ~. The Judges and clerks for the several voting precincts in the Clerk of Roanoke are hereby appointed to conduct said election, and in case of failure of any one or more of them to act, then the place or places of such shall he filled in the tanner provided for in case of regular elections. 5. The electoral board of the 61ty of Roanoke shall, at leaet ten days prior to the date of the election herein provided for, have printed proper ballots to be voted at said election, and such ballots s.ha11 be in the fo11~aing form: CITY OF ROMIOKE BOND ELECTION OF AUGUST 2, 19~9 QUESTION: Shall Ordinance No. 10052 adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke on June 27, 1949, entitled, "An Ordinance to provide for the issue of bond., of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in a sum not to exceed Four Elllion, Fifty Thousand Dollars {$&,O50,OOO.00) tO defray the cost of permanent public improvement to-wit: acquleition of sitess easements and rights-of-way for, and the constructioh of, a sewage treatment plant and sewage collecting interceptor seweraw, be approved []FOR --~ ADAINST 6. The ballot shall be prepared in conformity with the provisions of Section 197 (a) Mlchies code of Virginia, and each voter shall mark him ballot in the manne prescribed by said Section. Such ballots shall be delivered to the Judges of election, for use in the said election, in the same manner as ballots are delivered to the judges of election in regular elections. 7. Said election shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by law for the conduct of regular elections. 8. The Judges of election shall immediately after the closing of the polls count: the ballots deposited and shall ~ithin two days thereafter make written return of the result of said election to the City Clerk~ specifying the number of votes cast for and the number of votes cast against the question voted upon. '151 Said return shall be presented to the City Council at its next regular meatin~ and shall be spread upon the Journall and the said Judges shall ~urthsr a esl up ballots and within two days after closin~ the polls transmit the same to the City Clerk to be kept among the archives of the Council~ and said ballots shall remain zealed'durin~ the space of twelve months thereafter without the order of Council. The Ordinance having been read in its entirety~ was laid over. ~DTIONS A~D EISCELLANEOUS BVSINESS: BORDSoWATF~ DEFARTF~NT: Y~. Dillard brought to the attention of Council moved that the body refer to The Committee of 100 For Progress the advisability of a self-liquidating bond issue for the purpose of extendin~ water ~ains and furnishing water facilities to every home within the corTorate limits of Hoanoke, and~ a!eg~ the advisability of purchasing the private sources of water su. pPly within the city limits. The motion was seconded by Mr. Edwards and unanimously adopted. SEWAGE: Mr. Edwards brought to the s~tention of Council and the city ftanager complaints ~gainst sewage conditions in Eurray~a l{un in the vicinity of Lakewood Park and asked that this area be included in the fly spraying campal[n for the summer. The City F~nager advised that he would investigate the matter. STREET 1F. FROVEFF~TS: }ir. Cronin brought to the attention of Council and the City }~nsger that it is his understanding Fi'. Henry Scholtz would be agreeable to donating land for the widening of the northwest corner of Tazewell Avenue and . First Streetl S. E., F~'. Cronin suEgestlng that the City Manager might negotiate with flr. Scholtz for this donation with a view of eventually extending First Street through now vacant property to Bullitt Avenue. The City Fanager advised that he would look into the matter. TRAFFIC: Mr. Kinton brought to the attention of coUncil'and the City Manager complaints from pedestrians against the speediug of automobiles at the cross-over in the vicinity of Jefferson Street ard Luck Avenue. The City. }~ngger advised that he would look into the matter. DOGS: Y~r. Minton brought to the attention of Council and the City ~nager complaints of citizens against dogs running at brae. The City Fanager advised that he would look into the matter. HEALTH DEPABT~LEh"f: fir.,Cronin brought to the attention of Council and the City Yanager that complaints are, again being made a s to c onditions created by the storage of contracting equipment 'by F/'. N. '6. London on a lot on the north side of Rorer Avenue~ So W.~ between Ninth Street and Tenth Street. The City l~nager advised that he ~uld look into the matter. TA~ES: The President~ ¥~. Hunter~ having been requested to contact the business administration departments of Washington and Lee University, the of ¥ir~inia~ the University of Richmond, Hoanoke College and the College of and ¥,~ryl with a view of ascertaining whether or not any of these schools could furnish someone to make an impartial and scientific study of Noanoke~s tax and if so~ the cost of such a study~ ¥--. Hunter advised that he has received replies from the five schools and that the Bureau of Public A~ninistration of the University of Virginia has indicated that if the City of Roanoke can postpone the Survey until next year the Bureau will conduct sa~e at an estimated coat of SlO~8OO.OO~ of which the University ~ould contribute in ataff tl~e and the municipality would contribute $6m100.OO including the service chargem ~r, Hunter alao adviain~ that Dr. Ac Clayton Ellie~ Professor of Economica and Business Administration at Roanoke College~ has indicated he ~uld ~ake the atudy at a cost between S15OoOO and $500.OO~. provided clerical a ssistance, lnvolvin~ typlBg and calculations, is furniahed~ and provided there ~uld be no extensive traveling involved in ~akin~ the atudy~ the three remaining achoola indicatin~ they ~ill be unable to offer their servicea in the project. Afte~ a d iacusalon of the proposals~ the matter was taken under advisement. RESOLUTIOIIS OF SI~!PAT~Y: It ~a brought to the attention of Council that four city employees have died ~dthin the ~aat t~o weeka; viz~ Charlea Edward izit~ an m~ployee in the Sanitary Depart~ent~ John~illiam Van Rlller~ Director of teen-age activitiea at the Buena Vista Recreation Center, Charles Edwin Denit, Statistician Clerk in the Health Department, and ~s. Clyde Stephena Thompson, Superintendent of the Hoanoke City Tuberculoaia Sanatorium. On motion of }M. Ed~rds, aeconded by }M. I~inton and unaninoualy adopted, the City Clerk w as instr~cted to fo~rard appropriate Resolutions of Sympathy to the next of kin. There bein~ no further business, Council adJourned~ subject to call, otherwia~ to meet in regular session on F~nday, June 27, 19~9~ pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 of the City Charter. APPROVED Preaidant Thu. teda,7'~ ,Tcu~.e ~,.8~ The ~ou~oil of the City of ~o~oke ~et ~- ~peoinl neotin~ in t~ p. n.~ for tho p~oae off conaid~ a t~t~tive ~aft of contr&ot w~th ~it~e~ ~a ~n By tho City Attorney~ in co.action with the ~0~0,000.00 Bon& ~aue for a ~ge ~spo~al ~yat~ ~e President, ~. ~ity Att~noy, e~ Er. ~ry ~. Yetes, City A~lto:. ~A~ D2~O~ ~'~'~: ~ PresCOtt, 2Jr. ~te:, stated that the present =~et~ of Co~cll h~ be~ ca.ed fo: the p~pose of co~tde:~ a tentative ~att of contract ~!th ad~o~i~ com~itien, as d~am by ~he City Attorney, tn con- ~ect~on ~tth ~e p~oposed 0~,050,000.~ ~o~ ~ssue fo~ a Sewage ~1~pe~al ~he~e~on, the City Atto~ncy ~e~8 a p~opo~e~ con~act bct~een t~e Clt~ ~he T~n of ~1~, ~ith ~e~e~ence to the con~uctlon, ope~ation and mlnte~ance ~f ~he c!~y's p~o~osed ~e~a~e ~ea~en~ pl~t ~d s~a~e ~t1~ ~e~cepto~ ~4 ~e t~ ~ conditlo~ ~e~ ~htch ~e To~n of ~ ~ shoe the benefits ~he~eof, e~G the p~o~aions o~ the contract as he ~e~d e~ch section. ~te~ a 41sc~slon o~ the tentative ~a~t, ~d Counc~ be~ of ~he o~tnlon ~hat ~e c~t~act sho~4 be g~e~a~y app~ove~ ~ to ~o~ an~ subst~ce and that the ~ity ~age~ ~d the City Attorney sho~4 su~t s~e to ~he l~ge: o~ the ~1~ and ~bst~tl~ly s~!~ cong~act~ to ~e l~ce~ of the ~o~ of ~o~e~ of~tcla!s of t~ Yete~ ~a~nfs~at!on Hospi~l ~tth a vie~ ef ~v~g said rent.acts approved ~d e~ecute~ by thet~ p~ope~ au~ho~fties, ~t~ ~1ch t~ c~t~act ~ question ~111 be execute~ by the ~o~e~ of~icta~ o~ the City of Eo~oke, g4~a~ds of fete4 the ~oll~ing ~esolution: ~opose~ contract between the City of ~o~oke and ~e ~o~ of ~, ~tth ~e~ence ~o ~e cons~uction, o~e~ation ~ ~tena~e of the City's p~opose~ sewage an~ s~e collecting int~cepto~ ae~e~s an~ the te~m ~ condttio~ the To~ of ~ ~y s~e the benefits thereof. (Fo: f~ text of Resolution see 0:~nce Book ~:o. 16, ~e Ho. ~. Ed~ds ~ed ~e a~ption of ~e Resolutiom ~e ~otion ~ se~ed ~. Dl~d ~d a~Dted by the foiling ~te: Z~YS: Hone ..... the ~r~ of ~. He~y g. ~s as a ne~er of the Eo~d of ~s~ees of the Reticent S~t~ of the City of Ro~oke ~p~es o~ ~e ~0, 19~9, po~t~ out that lit, ~h~s h~ prcvie~ly a~viee~ Co.nell he ~o~ ~e ~le to accept re- to serve for a tom of fo~ ye~s bo~i~ ~y 1, 1~, ~e ~l~ no f~er n~ations, ~. ~t~r 1;. ~t~e~ ~s eleote~ as a ~Ber of the B~rd of ~stees of the ~ployees Rotlr~t ~st~ of t~ City ~no~ for t~ of fo~ yo~s begl~ ~y 1, 19~, by the follo~ vote: A~: ~sors, Cron~ Dillard, ~ds, I~nton~ ~ tho Presideat, I~YS: I~o~ ....... O. ~e City Cl~k =as ~s~ucted to foz~d ~. Matth~ a ce~tificate of his ~TION: ~e President, Mr. H~tcr, br~t to the attention of Co~cil ~at on ~osday, J~e 1~, 19~9, he, Vico ~or Dlll~d, Co~c~4~- ~onin, tho City [~age~, Police ~tcations Offic~ ~. D. S~ and a newspaper ~eporter visite~ ~e ~ovcr~nt's Bu~s Isled ~ P~oJect on ~ohe Rlve~ ~ ~ effort to bec~e ~ully acquainted with the fcdcral pl~ fo~ developi~ the Ro~oho River ~speci~ly in view of p~oposod ~gis~tion f~ tho c~tr~tion of the ~i~ Eo~nt~ ~ a~ H~oelectric p~er pl~t p~oJect.in t~ Ro~oke Ri~r ~s~, ~ ~at they ~e~e very nuch ~p~essed ~lth the project.. L~NY: Oo~cil ~ at its last re~ ~et~ f~ed 7:30 o'cloc~ p. ~Ye~es~y, ~uly 6, 19~9, as ~e t~e for a Jolt neet~c with the n~ers of Ro~o~:e Public Libr~y Bo~d for a disc~sion of the ~ntents of ~e repot ~oseph L. ~eelor ~ith reference to l~ation, content an~ t~e of b~ld~, ~ con- a~tion ~ith tho proposed new public libbey ~ ~,~o~ P~k, tho City Ci~ a~sed that the ~b~y Bo~d has asked that the t~ of tho neet~ be ch~ed. ~e neeti~ ~as c~ged to 3:00 o'clock, p. n., Tuesday, J~e 21, 19~9. ~e~e bei~ no fur~er bus.ess, Co~c~ adjoined. APPROV3D Clerk Pr eside~t T=osdaT, ,Tune The Council of the City oZ' Roanoke ~et L~ Speela~ =meting in the p. ~.~ flor ~ Jo~t dl~c~lon ~th tho ~ber~ off the Bo~o~ ~bllc ~br~y B~r~' ~ the c~tents off t~e ze~ort o~ ~. ~o~e~h L. ~eeler with ~e~eronce to loo~t[on~ ~t~t ~n~ t~e of b~ldl~, ~ co~ectton ~1~ ~o~osed ne~ public ltbr~y In ~E~T: Ee~sre. Oron~ Di~rd~ Ed~eds~ l[[nt~, ~d the P~es~dent, ~tty Attorney, a~ Es. ~=y R. t~tes, City Auditor. L~R~: ~e ~estdent, ~. H~te~, stated ~at the D~esent ~eet~ ~een ca!led ~o~ the p~pose of a ~o~t discussion ~tth n~B~s of ~e R~o~ ~ib~y Ho~d of the contents o~ the ~e~rt of ~. Eoseph L. ~eele~ with =ofe~ce :~ location, content a~ ~e o~ b~ld~g, 1~ coast!on with the p~oposed ~ew Du~llc It appe~t~ t~t c~tea of the repo=t h~ve ~e~dy been f~nt~ed the ~b~s of Co~efl for study, ~. F. E. Rlvtnus, ~ of the Lfb~y Bo~d, rdvlsed that afte= a c~ study of ~e su~estlons of ~. ~eeler the ~e~ of ,lbr~y B~d ~fsh to ~eco~end the present site oF the ~o. ! Fire ~tat!on, l~a~ed ~n the so~th side of ~ch Argue, S. E., bet~ee~ ~eff~son Street and ~st St=eot, ~s the location of the p=oposed new public libbey, or, if this is nbt feasible, the [ - o~t~est co~ne~ of E~ood P~. ~ this co~ection, the City Attorney po~ted o~t ~at ~ Re~lutto~ No. 969~ ~doDted on the 29th day of E~e~, 19~8, it ~s the co~e~ ~ Co.ell that he event the p=oposed ~2g,000.00 bond fss~e fo~ the p~pose of e~ecti~ a n~ pub!l tbr~y ~s passed ~y the f~eehold voters of the City of R~noke at m spect~ electio: be held f~ that p~pose, that said public ltb=~y bulling wo~ be ~ected the co. fries of E~ood*~k, ~d that ~ his opinion the p=oposed butld~g ould not be located e~ewhere without ~e pe:~ssion of the ~eehold~s. ~t~ m ~tl ~scussfon of ~tte~s pert~ to the p~oposed ltb=~y, with aH ~be:s of the Libbey Bo~ ~d Co~c~ t~ p~t, ~. Dt~ard ~oved t~t the p~oposed ~ew public llbr~y buil~g be located in the e~e north=est of E~ood P~k. ~e ~tion ~vas seceded by ~. C=on~ ~nd ~usly adopted. ~ a f~th~ ~sc~ston of the sub,eot, Co.oil berg of the op~on ~at aut~ity sho~d be g=~ted fo~ the ~!o~t of a local a=c~tect for ~e p=o~ect, ~d, also, ~at ~ outside tec~Ic~ expe=t sho~d be sec~ed to ~ork with the l~ ~ehttect, ~. C=~ off. ed the foll~ ~e~gency Resolution: ~100~5) ~ ~LU~0~ ~rect~ t~t the proposed ~ew p~bl~e ~br~y be erected i~ ~e extr~e no=th~est co~ner of ~ood ~k; ~thoriz~ the ~Dlo~ent of an aroh~toct to p~e~a~e planm an~ speotfic~[ion~ for mu~ ~upor~ee tho ticn o~ the ~[~ be~l~ ~thor~z~ the eec~[ng o~ t~ ~ erv~ces of ~ con~t~ (~r f~ toxt of Resol~tion see 0rd~n~e B~E I~o. 16, Pago I~o. 2~0~ ~. Cron~ ~vo~ the a~op~on of tho Re~ol~tion. ~e ~tion ~as seconde~ by IM. ~ll~d and adopted by the fo~ow~g voto: ~:; ~e~srs. Cronin, Dlll~d, ~ards, ~nton, a~ the Presid~t, APPROVED t~esident CCUI~L ~ RE~W.~R ~e Co.oil of the City off ~o~oke ~t ~ re~ n~t~ ~n ~e C~cu[t City Attorney, ~d ~. ~rry R. Yates, City Auditor. ~e Ueeti~ was opened ~ith a prayer by ~ther ~lce ~. ~o~n~d, Pastor of the ~ O~d's Catholic Ch~ch. ~: ~pies of the ~utes of the ~eg~ neet~ h~d on ~e 6, 1949, ~d the regu~ neet~g held on $~e 13, 19~9, ~v~g beea f~nished each n~ber of Council, ~o~ notion of !~. ~t~, meconde~ by ~r. Cron~ ~d ~o~ly a~pted, the rea~ ~as dispo~sed ~fth ~d the ~nutes ~pr~ed as recorded. ~RE D~T: P~s~t to notice of advertis~ent for bi~ f~ f~nishi~ the City of Roanoke ~th one 750-g~lon P~p~ ~gine, acc~d~g ~ specifications f~nished by the oity~ ~ ~ received by the City Olerk ~t~ 2:00 o~clock, p. · ~e 2~, 19~9, ~d to be opened at that ho~ by Co~cil, and ~e sub~s- sions hav~g been received, the Presider, ~. H~ter, asked is there w~ a~e ~ho ~d not fully ~d~st~d the advertis~t~ if there w~ ~one ~d been denied the privilege of biding, and if t~re were ~y quest~ns about ~he advertis~ent a~one ~o~d l~e ~ ~, ~d no representatives preset rais~g question, the President ~structed the Clerk to proceed with the ope~ng of ~ter the open~ ~d public re~d~g of the bids~ ~. Cr~ nove~ ~at the be received ~d referred to a c~ittee c~posed of I~. ~7. ;I. ~1~ ~f the ~e ~p~t~nt, ~. W. Robert ~s, ~sist~t City Auditor, ~. H. Cletus . ~s~t~t City ~eer, a~ ~. R. B. ~ss, P~chas~g ~ent, for ~b~a- $to~ ~d report as to its find~gs with reg~d to the louest bid later d~ the ~e notion ~as seconded by ~. D~ard ~ ~ly a~pted. ~ter d~i~ the ~et~g, the co~ittee sub~ttea a tab~ation of ~e bids :eceived ~d a ~ftten report, adv~i~ that the -!~ bid ~s su~tted by the ~ce ~uck ~rporation, ~a, l~ew ~ork, ~ the s~ of ~,815.69, ~d ~he ~ttee c~ see ho reason for no~ accept~ the lo~ bid. ~. ~ronin noved that Co~cil co~c~ ~ ~e report of the co--tree ~ )ffered the folto~ (~1~56) A ~L~0ll to p~ch~e one ?50-g~on P~p~g ~g~e ~ ~e W~d ~ance ~uck ~rporation, ~ra, flew York, at a ~ of ~,815.69, ~B, Ro~oke, (~r f~l te~ of Resolution see 0rd~ce Book I;o. 16, Page 296) ~. Cron~ ~ved the adoption of.~e Resolution. ~e notion w~ seconded by r. Di~d ~d adopted by the follow~ vote: AI~3: Eeanre. Cronin, Dillord, 1ltnton, nmi the President, lire IlAYS: l~one ....... Oo {12o Rd~ds abeent~ In this eennection, it wac brought to the attention of Counci% that there arc no funds nvalinblo in tho budget for the p~rchaso of tho fire truck; ~heranpcn, Ir. Cronin offered tho followin~ e~ar~onoy 0rdimmco providin~ for an appropriation of the anount of $11,81~o69: (~10057] ~ll 0RD~IAI.'CE to amend and reenact Sectien ~$1, "l~lre Depart~nt", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the city of Roanoke, Virginia, on tho lis! day of Docs=bar, 19~8, I~o. 9751, and entitled, "An Ordinance ~m.king app~opriations fr~ the General Fund of tho City of. Roanoke for the fiscal year be~inning ~anua~y 1, 19~9, and endin~ Decenbor 31, 1959, and deelorin~ tho existence of an ener~eney". ~For frill text of Ordinance soo 0rdin~nce Book I~o. 16, p~e L'r. Cronin noved tho 'adoption of the Ordinance. The notion wee seconded by l~ro Dillard and adopted by the follo~vimg vote: A~ES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Elntan, and the President, ~r. tlunter---~. NAYS: None ..... 0. ZON~G-S~i~ACK LILIES: lIotice of public hearin~ on the question of establish- in~ a setback line on the east side of Willimusom Road, lI. We, f~om Wentworth Avenu~ (Colonel Robinson Road] to Itershberger Road, extending si=~-ty feet f~o~ the present established center line of Willia~son Road, having been publi~hed in the pursuant to Article ~, Section ~3, of Chanter 51 of the Code of the City of Rouneke, setting the tine of the hearin~ at 2:00 o'clock, p. n., !:onda~', ~ne 27, 19~9, the question was befora Council. In this connection, Iff. Thonm~ C. Scordas, operator of The Plaza Restaurant 3011 Willi ~anson Road, I~. If., appeared before Coeneil in oppositi~n to the proposed setback line, protesting that to widen this side of the street to sixty feet f~c~ the established center line v;ould not allow care to park in front of his place of business nero than t~o deep. Ira. Clara i~. Tats, 3201 Wil!ia~soa Road, I~. W., appeared before Council in opposition to the proposed setback line, protestin~ that the proposed ~idenin~ take off the front, porch of her hc~e. lit. Scordas nnd IMs. T~te ~ere L~-forned that the prinary purpose of the proposed, setback line is to prevent future buildings f~on encroaching thereon. In a farther discussion of the hatter, the City Clerk inf~ed the n~nbe~s of Council that he has been advised by LM. Walter W. Wood, Attorney, _~epresenting a numbe~ of property o=ners in the affected area, that those of his clie~lts ~hon he has been able to contact have no objection to tho proposed setback line. ~-ve~yone present having~been given an o~portunity to be heard on the hatter and Council bein~ of the opinion that the setback line in question should be es- tablished, ltr. Dillsmd norad that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. ~e notion w~s seconded by 1M. Cronin and adopted by the fo!!e~in~ vote: AYES: I;essrs. Cronin, Dillar~l, Einton, and the President, ~r. Huntar--~. IIA~: llone ..... 0. (~10058] ~I 0HDI~L~IICE establishin~ a setback line on the east side of Willi~son Read, II. W., fron Wentr. orth Avenue (Colonel Robinson Romd~ to Hershberg Road, extending sixty feet fron the present established center line of Willi~son Road. ~F~.~ notlee Ires been duly published as required by l~w, and tho ~ere ~ the ~ffooted ~e~ notlfte~ t~t Co~o~ ~ ~1~ ~ he~g ~ the ~y of ~e, 1~9~ ~ ~e question of e~bllshl~ e eotb~oh line cn ~e e~t ~lde berger ~o~d, e~tend~G ~ty feet fr~ the preset e~bllnhe~ c~ter 1~o of questton~ ~, ~ter ho~ln~ ev!~enco 3~b~t~d~ Co~cl~ l~ of th~ opinion that ~FO~ BE ~ OR~D by ~e Co~ct! of ~e City of Ro~oke that setback l~e be, ~d ~e s~e Is ~reby es~bltshed on ~c e~t ~fde of Wl~t~son Roa~, ~. W., ~ Wentworth Avenue ~Colonel Robinson Eoa~ to H~shber~ Road, ext~i~ s~ty feet ~ the pzes~t establishe~ cente~ line of Uilli~om B~ IT ~ OR~ that no bulld~ hereafter erccte~ ca ~y of lots abutti~ on sat~ street s~ exten~ ov~ the setback ~ne as establishe~ by the provisions of thi~ ~e O~ance hav~ b~en rea~, wa~ ~i~ over. ZOi~O: Co~ci! havoc ~o~ly vexed to reconsider ~he question of ~ezo~n~ the ~eot side of ~llli~on Roa~, ~. ~., between Ole~e~ Avenue ~ Her~hberger Bead, ~ ~ecial Residence Eistrict to B~e~s District, as de~ie~, a~ the preset neatly, ~. ~o~o~ ~e~, ~. ~. ~i. ~r~is, rep~esent~C him p~ents, ~. ~ !~s. ~. T. H~ris, ~ ~s. 2. W. Be~, ~ers of property ~ ~he affecte~ ~ea, appeare~ before the bo~ ~ asked that the~ property, locate~ be- tween O~la~ Avenue ~ ~r~hb~rCor ~oa~, be ~e~ne~ fo~ b~ess p~poses, in that it is no l~ger ~es~ble f~ resi~enti~ p~poses due to s~ro~ ~us~csses the east si~e of Willi~on ~pe~ ~ opposition to ~e proposed rezon~, ~e ~s. Joseph ~oo~e R. E. R~ey of the Epperley Co~t Scction, an~ I~. ~ ~s. ~o~ ~. Cole. ~. D. L. He.icE appc~e~ before Co~ci! ~8 presente~ a petition si~e~ sixteen p~o~rty ~ners ~ the affecte~ ~ea, asE~ t~t the ~est si~e of Roa~, IL ~., be left as ~ecial Residence District fr~ 21or~ ~ive to ~r shbe~ger ~e~y~e p~esent hav~ been given ~ opport~ity to 'be hea~ om the ~tter, Co~cil berg of the option tha~ ~e west mi~e of ~illl~on Eoad, ~. ~., · ezone~ for bus.ess p~poses fr~ ~1o~ ~ive to H~shberCer Road, ~ t~t the fo!lo~ Or~ce be p~ce~ ~non its first rea~. ~e seconde~ by ~. Einton ~ a~opte~ by ~e follo~g vote: A~: ~ess~s. C~onin, Dillon, ~nton, ~ the P~esi~ent, ~. ~S: ~one ..... O. (~100~9) ~ ORD~ to ~en~ ~ ~eenact ~ticle I, ~ction 1, of Chapt~ ~1 of the Co~e of ~e City of He.cEe, V~g~fa, ~ ~e~ion ~o V~, notice of public he~g ca the q~estion of ~e~ to Bus.ess that portion of probity 8esi~ate~ as ~eCi~ Resi~ce District locate~ the ~est sl~e of ~illi~em Roa~,~L W., be~een Ol~endon Avenue ~ Hershb~ger Roads ae reqairod by ~rticle Tr, ~eotion ~, of Cheptor 51 of tho Code of tho City of Roanoho, rel~tl~ to ~nl~, ~s p~bll~he~ In ~o World-Ilow~~, ~ no~p~p~ ll~ho~ ~ the City of ~o~oho~ f~ ~e t~e req~e~ by ~aid ~ootion, ~ ~ tho hearl~ as providoi for in said notioo p~blioho~ ~ said paper wa~ ~lven on tho 1~ d~y of ~rll, 19~9, ~t 2:00 o~ol~k~ p. n., before the Co~cil of the City of ~o~oko in ~o 0o~cil Roo~ ~ tho E~lo~p~ ~ulld~;, at which hoarl~ ovidonce Both flor ~l ~a~t tho re~n~ ~a~ oubnitted, a~ 'fF~ the question ~s rec~sidero~ et the re~ul~ ~oti~ o~ on Eonday, ~o 27, 19~9, ~d . ;k~, it i2 de.ed fr~ the evidence submitted t~t it ~,~d be for the best interest of tho City ~ rezono to Bus~esa District that portion of ~o p~opert [os~ted ~ 3poci~l Besidence District located ~ the ~eat ~ido off 7illimson ~oad, Ii. W.~ beth':ecu ~or~d ~i~ ~d Ii~hb~ger ~E~RE~ ~ ~ CH~ by the ~o~cil of the City of Eo~oke ~at Mticlc [~ ~otion 1~ of C~pter 51 of the Coie or tho City of R~noke, ~ir~tnia, relatina ;en~g, be ~on~ed ~d reenacted in the foll~inc p~ticuL~ ~d no oth~, viz: T~t portion of prop~ty desi~nated as ~ecial Residence ~strict located ,n th~ vest side of Willi~n ~oad, Il. W., beacon Flor~d ~ivo ~d H~shb~ger ~oad,~ des~ibed as p~t of Lots 1-2, incisive, Be~ ~nd l~ap; p~t of ~ts lies. ~280~ ~d 22801~6, ~o~w ~ds ~ap; ~ts 1-17, ~c!usive, S~set ~or ~ap; Lots --7, ~clusive, Block 1, J~s ~ditlon ~ap; ~d Lots 1-7, inclusive, Bloc~ 1, ~oral~d ~[ap, desl~ated on ~eet 228 of the Zon~ ~p ~s 0ffici~ I~os. 228010~- ~2801~, incisive, 2280~0, 2280156, 2280~1, 228011~-2280~9, inclusive, ~d ~28013~-2280~, incisive, be, ~d is hereby ch~ged ~o Business Dis~ict, ~d the ~eet here~ refuted ~ s~ll bo ch~gcd ~ t~s respect. ~e 0rd~ce havOC been read, ~s laid over. RE~S ~iD R~A~S-LIC~SE: 1M. ~es P. I~t, Jr., Attorney, represent~ ;t. Clai2-p~ Co~na~, ~co~po~ate~, ~npe~c~ before Co~c~ ~d presented a ~etition, advisi~ that on J~ary 13, 19~8, the c~n~y pa~d to thc City of lic~se t~ of $588.06, based upon cst~ted gross receipts for ~e y~ 19~9, but hat the bus.ess cove~ed by the lice~e ~ question was not operated by the ~fter ~rtl 1, !9~9, ~ ask~g that ~ee-fo~t~ of thc ~t paid for the said ~lce~e be ref~ded. On notion of tM. Ein~n, seconded by IM. ~ll~d ~d un~usly adopted, ~he request ~as refer~ed to ~e City Attorney ~d thc City Auditor for ~vesti~tion ~d report to Co~cil. P~ ~ ~ROL~S: ~s. W~li~ H. Cook appeared before Co~cil ~d ~resented a petition si~ed by fifty citizens, ask~ that a public perk end play~o~ e es~blished ~ the Colonf~ HeiSts ~ction. ~ 0n notion of Mr. ;;lnton, seconded by ~. C~oa~ e~ ~.~mou~y a~pt~, the equest ~as 2elated to the City'l~aC~ for attention. ~0IiS: A ~oup of l~e~o citiz~s, ~th ~r. ~orge P. ~ence, Attorney, ct~g as spo2e~a=, appe~ed before Co~cil ~ co~ection wi~h a c~ication f~ he Ro~oke City ~ectoral Bo~, requcst~g the bo~ to ~e ch~e~ of vot~c laces in ten 0f tho election distric~s ~ thc city in o~der to provide s~ficient o~ for hol~ing the ~oublo P~y en A~t 2, 19~9, the cha~es to be ~de on perment basis, and~ also, requesting a new division line between Melrose Precinct 17o. i and Xinball Precinct, re¢or.~ondLu8 forther that the na~e cf Melrose Precinct Ilo. 1 ha changed to C~ainsboro Preninct, Err. Lawrence pressnted n com~lcation on behalf of the llegro citizens, an~drawn up by the Citizenship League of Melrose and l~lmbnll Wards, sug~esti~l~ now boundaries for Melrose l~ecinct 17o. 1 ~nd Kimball Precinct different from those requested by the Electoral Boord, and requesting that EeLvose Precinct I/o. 1 be divided and given an additional voting place, tho voting place for l~eoinot I~o. 1 to be Sakers Store at Center Avenue and Fifth Street, N. W., and the votin~ place for Precinct {~oo 3 to bo located on L'adfson Avenue, 17. W., between Fifth Street and F~l~hth Strcet, also asking that these precincts be given hanes instead of nun%ers, the nane ~Vlctory" being suggested for Precinct No 1, the nene "Democracy, for Precinct I~o. 3, end the nsm~e "Constitutional" for l[inball Precinct. After a discussion of tho hatter, Council being of the opinion that for the tine being only the voting places should be acted upon, which m~i!! not necessitate a change in the boundaries .for the votin~ precincts with the exception of changing the line fron Tenth Street, S. U., around tho l:sst ~d School, in order to place the school property in Y~chland Precinct L'o. 3, instead of Highland Precinct I~o. 1 as at present, au the now vctin~ place for Precinct I~o. 3, ~n~ ~hat the reconnend~_- tions of the Electoral Board.as to the ne~? vot~r~ places should be concurred in, except that the votin2 place for the 2Llnbmll P~ecinct should be the Gllner School, 316 6 ~!!ner Avenue, 77. E., instead of the Colored Librory at the corner of Gainsboro ~oad end Patton Avenue, I7. ~., as su~;~ested by the Electoral Boar~, and that the ma.ac of L'eLross ilo. 1 Precinct .should be ch~n~ed to Lou~on Precinct, tho rcnain~er ~f the reeo~an~a~ions of the Electoral Ro~rd and the rec~endatiens of the girl: ~hip League to be considered after the August Prinary, ;M. Dillard offered the .~ollo~...in~ emergency Ordinance: (~10060) ~ 0RD]~CE to anand and reurdain Chapter 15 of the Code of the ~lty of Roanoke, ¥irgtnia, ss ~=ended, relatin~ to Precincts an~ Voting Places; and [ecI~rinC an energency. (.~-br full text of Ordinance see Ordinance Book I,~o. 16, Page llr. Dillard norad the adoption of the Ordinance. The notion w~s seconded ~y !M. Cronin ~nd adopted by the following vote: AYES: t-'easts. C~onin, Dillard, 1Jinton, and the Pzesi~ent, IM. ttunter--2. I[AYS: I~one ..... O. AIRPORT: Iff. Eosby J. W i!li -ann, reD.resenting the Roanoke Exchange Club, ap- ~emred before Connctl, together with I.~. Herbert R. Gi!liem, and presented a v~itten lequest C~orce ~. ~.-Msen that they he ~ranted perninsinn to and Hr. roduce an .~J_r Shov~ which is to be ~ponsored by the Roanoke Exchange Club for the enefit of underprivileged children, at the Roanoke L'unicipe! ~-f~port (Wood~u~ Fleld~ le~een the hours of 2:00 o'clock and 5:00 o'clock, p. n., on Sunday, ~uly 31, 1959, _____~a~n~__~he___ -- -- _.,~s~,°,~s:ain, on sun~ay, August 7, 19~9, under terns and conditions con- In this cor-neetion, the City L~na~er pointed out that per~isstoa has already g~anted the ';~'oodrun ~lytn~ £e~rvice to produce an Air Show the lattez pert of ~ that while he has no objection to ~antin~ the s~ane pezminsion to lJessrs. Olllten and Meson under Identical terns end oondltione, he feo~ that tho Wcodrun l~y~ng Service is entitled to produce its Air Shin7 first. In a discussion of the nuttar, l~ro Gillien pointed out that ho applied for this pornission ~n 19~7 and was refused by the former City Mana6er. The question r~s discussed at length, 1M. cronin lnsist~m~ that if the city is 6oln~ to.eJ~l~ tho airport to be ,used far the purpose of A~r ~c~s it has no right to g~rant the privilese to one applicant and deny the sene privilege under identical terns and conditions to another ep. plicant slnply because the sa~e tyre of entartainnent ~s already sched,,~ed at n later date, Eessrs. Williams and Gillinn ~ssuring Council .that they bare no desire to co'pete ~lth the Air Show to be produce by tho Woodr~n Flying Service, but arc of the opinion that the lapse of n nunth between the two shows will have no harnf,,~ effest on the latter show; whereupon, l~r. ~ronln offered the followin~ Resolution: {~10061) A ~P~ESOLUTION ~rantin~ pernission to Herbert E. Oiilian and ~eorgo H. *l~ason to produce an Air Show, which is to be sponsored by the Hoanoke · .~Tchan~e Club for the benefit of underprivileged children, at tho Hoanoke l~unicipal Airport {Woodrun Field), between the hours of ~:00 o'clock and ~:00 o'clock, p. n., on Snnds¥, July 3l, 19~9, or, in thereat of rain, on Sunday, August 7, 19~9, under ~artain ter~s and conditions. {For fuJ~ text of Hesolution see Ordinance Book I~oo 16, Pe~e 306) ~Iro Cronin norad the adoption of tho ~csolution. Yhe notion vas seconded by '~r. l~*inton and adopted by the follo.-~in~ vote: AYES: tfessrs. Crania, Dillard, Minton, and the President, l~r. Hunter---2. I~AYS: L'one ..... O. ~YS ~3~D ALI~S: t~r. Joseph Wysor Smith, Attorney, represeatinc Lindsey- ~obinson and Cc~pany, Incorporated, appeared before Council, advinin~ that since tho .ody has recently closed Seventh Street, ~ W., fro~ Shenandoah Avenue for e distance ~f 130 feet to the property of the l~orfolk and Western Railway Conpany, a previous esolution, gra~ting his client pernission to use a portion of the street in question s no longer effective and should be repealed. On motion of Er. Cronin, seconded by I~r. Hlnton and unanimously adopted, the ~tter was referred to the City Attorney for study and report to Council. LIBR~Ry-~AR ~ORIAL: L~. J. H. Fallwell, Chairnan of the War Eenorial ~c~nittee, appeared before Council and presented a co~nanicatton, advisinE that the ~ecision of the body to have the proposed new public librury erected in the extreme =orth~ust corner of Elnwood Park is in direct variance with the previously approved '~ar ~/~narial Plan for the park which calls for setting the library back one hundred ~nd fifty feet fron ~efferson Street and asking that a public hearing be held on the ~atter. In this connection, Er. C. D. Hurt and Ers. Barton W. Horris, nenbers of the ~ib.~ary Board, together with Hiss Pearl Hlnesley, Librarian, ~o were present at the =eeting, pointed out that the extrene northwest corner of Elnv~od Park was decided Apon in accordance with the reconmendntlon of Dr. Joseph L. Wheeler. After a discussion of the question, on notion of Er. Cronin, seConded by Er. )illard and unaninously adopted, action on the ~atter .,-ms held in abeyance until the :egular ne~ting of Council on Monday, July 11, 19A9, at ~hich tine the Library Board will attempt to have ready n prelin~nary sketch of tho proposed building in relation to the northwest corner of El~ood ParM. GIDE~ALE, CUrb ~D 6~%'A~-~ COI{STR~CTIO~It Council havin6 previously a~opted a ~esolutioa agreeL~g to reinhurse Iff. Ho~urd E. Simon for one-half of the coat of the sonsirnetion of s~dcwa/k, curb and gutter on certain streets in the Rosalind Hills Addition on tho ~asie of the city's existing contract cost in the amounts as shown by the City ~ifleer~s monthly set,nates of ccuatr-etion, l~r. Signed appeared Before the body, advising that a large nunbar of the property o~ners on the streets in question do mot want the sidewalk, and asked that ha be reLnbureed by tho city fo.' one-half of the cost of thc construction of the curb and gutter. !~..~lgnen =as lnforned that Ccunsll expects h~n to live up to the a~reenen~ as contained in the resolution. In this emnection, 'llr. Cr~ln asked the City 'l/danger to enforce any such agreements the city night happen to have with other subdivisions besides the Rosalind ~q~11s Addition, IIISUP~i~CE-CIT~ PROP='~i~f: 1/r. Reginal~ 1L Wood, Vice President of the Securi- ties Insurance Corporation, ap. peered before Coencil and asked that a special meeting be held with a view of ~eaching a definite decision vith regard to insurance on o~ned property. ~r. Wood was advised that the ~etin~ would be arranged s~etina after the next regular neetin~ of Council on ~:onday, ~=!y 11, 19~9. PETI?IOI~ A/ID ~ LIGHTS: A calm:unitarian fron ~. W. ~. Kirk, asking that a street be iantaLled at the co=ner of Dunkirk Avenue and Vinton ]!il! Road, in thc Kenwood also one the next ~'~o blocks on Dt~/cirk, one at the corner of King Street mhd Vlnton Ilill Road, and also one ths next trna blocks on King, was before Council. It appearin~ that six lights for th~ Keaw-ood Addition hays already been by ~eso!u~ioa, on motion of Er. Einton, seconded by /lt. Dillard and adopted, the ~attar v~as referred to the O%ty Manager for attention. E~?LOYEES RETL-q~ ~: A comenication fron ~r. Arthur ~. ~/atthcws, ~dvising that he ~ould accept hie election es a member of the Bourd Of Trustees of ~hployeen Reti=~ent System of the City of Roanoke for a ~erm of four years )e~innfng July 1, 19~9, conditioned on the definite ande=standing that the ~ourd of not bs subjected to political pressures, and will bs given freedon of without interference from other bodies, and that his services on the Board be rendered sinply in his capacity as a private citizen and at no time expected to be of a p~ofessieenl nature, ,~as before Council. llesars. Cronin and Dillard taking issue ~vith the statement ~ith regasd to ~olitical pressure, ~. Cronin hayed that Iir. ;Ia%the%va be a~vlsed Council is unaware )f any instance where a boexd, csx=mitres or coco/asian appointed by the body has been ~ub~ected to political pressure and that any infornation of such instances fron would bs appreciated. ?he notion was seconded by Hr. DiLlard ann ~naninousl ~ted. RUDGET-COL~/0~rJ~_~LTH ATT0~EY: Copy of a oo=mu~ication from the Cor~pensatton ~oard to the ¢c~on~ealth Attorney, advising that his request that thc s~lary of the C(zzzonwealth Attorney be increased f~cn 0300.00 pe~ nonth to $3~0.00 per effective July l, 19&9, has been approved by the Conpensa%ion Board, was elate Council. It appearing that tho Commonwealth Attorney has not requested the n~provel of Council es to this sale. r7 ~ncrease, o~ which the c~t7 Is sup~ose~ to beer one- h~ of the ~st~ ~. Dlll~ ~e~t~t ~e copy of the c~lcation be ~led. ~e ~tion ~s seconded by ~. Cronin ~ ~u~ e~opte~. P~ ~ P~0~: A ro~lution fzo~ the ~eoreatlon ~s~atlon of Roano~, recording that sene ~d~a~ action b~ ~en ~ c~ection with ~g sufficient land In th9 Wllll~on Roa~ ~ca at a muitable location for D~POSeS ~d s~esti~ that the citizens of Ullll~son Road be given the opport~lt o~ speoi~ ~at they ffeel wo~d be the ~st s~table place for the park, before 0o~ll. 0n notion of Mr. ~nt~, sec~e~ by ~. ~d ~ ~ly adopte~, resolution ~as referred to ~e 01fy ~er fo~ a report on his stu~ of the hatter at the nex~ reg~ neotl~ of Co.oil, on l:on~y, ~y 11, 19~9. A~0R~: A subsequ~t c~icattoa from Se~tor A. Wills Robortson, en- closer a co~aicatlon fr~ W. Stunt S~ngton, S~retary of the ~p~ent of the ~r Force, with reference to the inactivation of ~r ~rce Reserve at the Roanoke ~lcip~ ~port, was before Co~c~. 0n notion of IM. Dill~d, seconded by ~. 0r~a~ ~ ~usly a~pted, th~ c~icationwas ordered f~ed. Fit~er~d, Secretary-~eas~er of the Ro~oke ~ta! ~ciety, a~ls~g ~at !2 is the option of the society that o~y proven hotbeds be resorted to by ~e City Ro~oke ~ its efforts to ~zest ~nt~ 0~ies, le~vim~ exper~tation to those who ~ve a~ea~ ~dert~en this work, ~ that a co. tree c~ose& of ~s. ~. ~. ~o~, L. ~. Walton, L. ~. Withe~ow, A. ~. Hitt ~d A. Ozay Cecil ~s been appointed by the society to ~o~k ~ith the city in this co~eotion, v~as before Co~c~. ~e fornication ~s ordered filed. P~YC~ L~: A co~Icatloa fro= ~. B. if. Yoaell, D~ec~or of Division of Ocr<actions, enolos~g a report on the ~sp~tioa of the police loc~p of the 01ty of Ro~oke as ~de by the Division on Hay 17, 19~9, an~ a~ia~ the ~prov~ts noted ~ the report ~e c~end~ble ~d ~e appreciat~d, was before ~e c~icat~on ~d report were ordered filed. oI~ ~A~: A com~lcation ~on ~. H. ~I. Youe!l, D~ector of the Division of ~rrectioas, enclos~g a report on the ~sp~ction of the Jail of the City of Roanoke ~ ~de by the Division on IMy 17, !9~9, and advising that the efforts operate this Jail credi~b!y ~e appreciated, ~as before Co.oil. ~e c~icatfon ~d report ~ere ordered filed. ~ this conn~tion, ~. ~on~ nove~ that the City ~a~e~ co.er ~tth the 0ity Serges2 as to ~ze adeq~te heals for the Jail ~tes, and, also, f~nish~ of read~ ~tter fo~ the prisoners. ~e mt~on was se~ed by 1~. Dill~d ~d ~usly adopted. P~I01~: A c~ication f~on ~. H~ry R. Yates, Seo:et~y of the Police ~& F~en'a Pension ~st~ Bo~d, advis~ that ~e B~d ham ~de a stu~ of the aestion of ~isinG this Pe~loa ~d ~ 0100.00 to $150.00 after ~enty-five e~s' service, ~d t~t s~ce the ~tter ni~t ~ve ~y r~f[cations, ;~ Oo~cll sec~e ~for~t[oa fr~ ~e or =ore actu~les concern~ variable cos~ to the syste~3 after the Police a~d F~r~en hsvo agree~ om the eeopo of ~ before the the ~tt~ w~5 ref~ro~ ~ ~e C~ty ~a~er to e~cert~ln vhe~ ~ not ~ ~ot~y c~ bo obeyed to ~ke ~oh a ~t~ a~d ~f ~o~ t~e co~t off ~A~OI~: A tele~ ~ the Patc~rh Players, XnvXt~ ~e ~b~s o~ ~oX1 to ~ttend tho opon~ free perfo~nce of the or~lmatlcn ~t ~h School ~it~l~ on Wo~os~7, ~o 29, 19~9~ ~as ~foro ~o bo~. ~. Hlnton n~ed that the ~vltat~on be nocepted ~d that ~uch ~b~ ~cil a~ c~ con~nlentl7 do ~o attend tho open~ R~fo~ce to Be ~lven at ~:]0 o'clock, p.n. ~e ~otlon ~a~ ~econded By ~. D[ll~ ~d ~n~ly adopted, S~O~ BOARD: A o~lcatlon fron The ~lor League of R~oke, con~at~atinc Co.oil on the reappoin~ent of ~. LoRoy H. ~th as a n~bor of the Roanoke City ~ool Bo~, xms before the body. ~e co~ication =as ordered filed. ~TTION: A co~lcation from ~. ~oseph A. ~ires of Denver, Colorado, ask~ Co~c~l to support pen~ le~slation appropriat~ f~s for exper~nts, wa~ before the bc~y. On ~ttcn of Hr. D~l~d, sec~de~ by t:r. l[~ton ~ un~o~ly a~pted, the c~=~lcation was referre~ ~ tho City Z0!~: A c~ication fron Colonel L. D. ~ooth, askl~ ~at a new ~lassification.f~ Restricte~ Bus.ess be ~thorize~ by prop~ ~t of the resent zon~c ordin~ce, ~d t~t if such is ~o, that his property fr~t~ 30~.2 eet Vest ~oad, W., beV. veen K~C Coerce Avenue ~d the Fra~lin S. ette Avenue, desicnate~ as Offici~ ~o. 103~06, ~ rezoned fron ~ecl~ Residencf strict to the new Bestrfcted B~siness Dis~lct fo~ a depth of 150 feet, but ~ 0n notion of Zr. ~tm, seconded by !M. Di!!~d ~d u~usl7 adopted, the :o~catlon was referre~ to the Bo~d of Zoa~; ~peals ~d t~ Pi~ ~or ~vestigation, rep~ ~ reco~dattoa %o report, t~ether ~ith a request ~On the Director of the ~p~at of Publfo ~ha~ the s~y of oas of the Supe2visors be ~crease~ fron $2,880.00 per ~ ~3,060.00 per ~, and that ~e s~y of one of the Oh~en's O~e ~ork~s ~creasea fron $2,&60.00 per ~ to $2,6&0.00 per ~, e~ective J~e 1, 1959, ~o plece th~ ~ ~ equ~ basis ~ith other persoaael ia %he W~are ~p~eat of ;he s~e olassifica~oa, the Gi%y ~ger reco~n~g that the ruques~ be ~. Gron~ ~ve~ tha~ Co~cil conc~ ~ the fecundation of the Oi%y i~ger ~ off. ed the fo~o%~ ~erge~cy Or~n~ce: (~10062) ~; ORD~L~iGE to ~nd aa~ reenact Seotioa ~57, "~p~ent of )ubllo Uelfare -, of ~ Or~c~ a~opte~ by the 0o~cil of ~e Oity of R~aoke, ginia, on the 3~t ~ay of Dec.er, 1958, ~o. 97S1, ~d entitled, -~ Or--nco ~ appropria~loas fro~ the Gea~ F~ of the Gtt~ of Ro~oke for the fisC~ begi~ J~u~I 1, 19&9, ~d en~ ~c~er 31, 19&9, and dec!~g the (F~r full text of 0=dinenoo eeo 0rdinunco Book Nee 16, Page ~07) lit. Cronin norad the adoption of tho 0~dinanee. ~t~e notion was aecauded by :. Dillard and adopted by the followL~g vote: A~: t~oserSo Cronin, Dillard, ~inton, and the Preaident, Hr. 1L~YS: li'o~e ..... 0. STREET LIGHTS: Various requests for street lights having been referred to the ]lty l~anager for investigation, report and roeon~cndntion to Council, he sub=titted report, reoc~uending the installation of atreet lights at various locations. Hr. Nlntc~ ~oved that Council concar in the reconmondation of tho City offered the following Resolution: (~10063) A RESOLUTIOII authorizing tho installation of street lights on certain streets in the City of Roanoke. (Fo~ full text of Resolution see Ordinance Book ire. 16, Page 'Hr. I~lnton norad the adoption of the Resolution. The notion was seconded by Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Eeesrs. Cronin, Dillard, 1..'inton, and the President, ILv. H~nter---~. I~AYS: Irene ..... 0. BUDGET-~[=~?I01:: The City Ea~nger subnttted vr=itten report, feces-ending ~00°00 be transferred P~en the Engineering Accottut to the Sower Construction of the 19~9 ~unex Fund, and, also that ~5,]20o00 bo appropriated to the Account, in connection with the Garden City sewer project. Iff. llinton moved that Co,nell concu~ in the reconneadation of the City !:anage~ offered the following energancy Ordinance: (~1006~) Ail 0RDilL~2ICE a~ending and reordaining the Engineering Account and the Constrnction Account.of the 19~9 Annex Fund, and providing for an emerg~ncy. {For full text of Ordinance see Ordinance Book lie. !6, Page 308) Hr. I:lnton norad the adoption of .the Ordinance. The notion was seconded by DiLl=rd and adopted by tha following vote: AYF.~: llessrs. Cronin, Dillard, i.'intoa, and the President, Hr. H~uter NUDGET-CIT~£ CODIICIL: The City L'anagar submitted written report that the cost a silk City ~-~lng for the Coancfl Char_bar would be ~2~9.9~, a~d that tho cost of ~ayon City Flag would be ~177oO0, al~o, that tho cost of a State Fhg would bo Council being of the opinion that the rayon City Flag and the State Flag purchased, 1M. DiLlard offered the following emergency Ordinance app~oprla- ting ~269.~8 for this purpose: (#10065} Al~ ORDINANCE to ~nend and reenact Section ~l, "City Council-, of an adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, ¥irgini~, on the 31st day ~f December, 19~, Ho. 9751, and entitled, "An Ordinance ns.king appropriations fron ~he C~naral Fund of the City of R ~os.~oke for the fiscal ye~_r beginning ~anuary l, and ending Dec.bar ]1, 19~9, and declaring the ezlstence of an euergenoy-. (For full text of Ordinance see Ordinance Book ~:o. 16, Page 305) ~llr.Dflls~d hayed the adoption of the Ordinance. The notion ~as seconded by ~...Crcnin and adopted b~ the following vote: AYES: L'esars. Cronfn,. Dillard, Einton, and the President, Er. Eunter--~. IlAYS: I~one ..... 0. ~UILD~6 C01Y~: ~ho City l~a~agor au~t~lttod ~tten re~ort ~at ~otion 2~ of ~he B~ld~ ~e requires tho ~er~ c~trecto~ suB-contriver ~ ~o~t to erect, ~to~, ~o~e~ o~ r~zo e b~ld~ wlth~ tho'fl~o ~str~ot~ to first f~o a ~n~ with tho B~ldl~ ~peotor l~ ~e ~o~t of-~000.00~ ~v~ that thia ~rks an ~due ~dshAp ~ tho ~11 opora~s do~g a ~n~ ~t oy ~k, ~d rec~e~ t~t Section proFlde for a ~n~ of $1~0,00, where the ost~ted cost of the pro~oct c~ered by the pe~lt does not exceed $1,0~.00; $2,0~.00, where ~o esti~te~ cost does not exoee~ $2~0.00; ~3,000.00, ~here tho est~ate~ coat does not exceed $3,~0~00, ~ $~,~0.00, where the est~ted cost is $3,000.00 or no~o. ~. M~t~ no~e~ t~t ~o~o~ conc~ ~ ~o re~ation of the City ~ager ~d that ~e City Attorn~ ~ requested ~en~g ~oction 21 of tho ~[ld~ Code, In accord~ce ~lth tho r~co~en~tion of the City lime.er, ~ to pro~t s~o to ~c~ for adoption. ~e ~tion was ~ this colorlon, ~he City l~er brought to the att~tion of Co~ci! sever~ applio~ts coring ~der the above category ~e ~[o~ to beg~ work ~e- ~iately an~ asked that ho be ~ted au~ity to d~ect tho B~il~g ~pect~ to xccept bonds as heretofore outl~ed, pen~ the a~ption of the ~en~ent ~. ~o~ moved that Co~oi! conc~ ~ffered the follow~ ~ency Resolution: (~lO06fi~ A ~SOL~0I~ au~h~riz~ the Build~ ~poctor, at the direction m~ ~scretion of the City ~age~, ~d~ Seoti~ ~ of ~e Bail~ Code, w~ch at ~resent req~ea the o~er, c~tractor, sub-contractor or ~ent sec~g a p~t to ~rect, ~e~, ~ ro~2~ 2 bu~l~n~ with~ a ~ire district to f~st file a bon~ with ;ho B~!~ ~Dector ~ tho ~o~t off $~,~0.00, to accept bonds ~ ~e ~o~t of ~ceed 01~000.00; ~2~000.00~ ~ero the e8t~ted cost ~oos not excee~ ~2~000.00; ~,0~.00, ~he~e the est~te~ cost does no~ e~c~ed ;he est~te~ cost is 03~000,00 o~ ~e, pend/~ these p~vlsio~, an~ pzovt~ for ~ e~gency. (~r f~ t~t of Resolution see O~d~ance ~. Oron~ ~ved the adopti~ of the Reso!~tion. ~e ~tion ~as seco~e~ by ~inton ~d adopted by th~ fo!!~ing vote: to adopt a policy with 2efface to ~i~ts-of-way ~d asses~ents ~ co~ec- ~ion ~ith the co=s~action of se~er l~es by the city, as outl~ed ~ ~e repo~t. ~. l~ton ~v~ that Co~c~ c~c~ ~ffe~ed the fol!~ ~genoy (~1~6~) A R~0Lb~0i~ estab~s~ng policy ~[th ref~ence to. ri~ts~f-~y asse2~ents ~ co~tf~n with the co~traction of sewer ~nes by the City a~ provid~ f~ ~ ~rg~cy. (For f~ text of Resolution see 0~d~ce Book I~o. 16~ P~e 3~ ~. ~ton moved the a~ptA~ of ~e Reso!utAon. ~e ~tton was se~n~ed Mr. D~l~d ~a adopte~ by the fo!!ow~ vote: AYE3: ~esers. Cron[n, l~lardl l~nton~ and the President, IM~ HunterR-~. 1~: lions .... O. to C~v~ C~O~ edv~s~ that tho ro~ le~ to tho C~e ~ be~ ~pr~e~ ~n ~ e~aoent to the beet l~g h~ been ~ph~ted~ ~d picnic t~Bles, r~ep~bles~ t~t ~n be ~e~ By pl~ickers, etc., will ~e re~dy bY J~y ~ ~o report w~ o~dered flied. ~: ~o City l~ger su~itto~ wrltt~ ~e~t, ~clos~g a ~ the H & I ~terprLses, requcst~ per~ion to ~ent the ~dl~ ~co e for s~ck c~ r~ct~, ~hich ~ ~cessttete ~de~g the outbid c~ve of tho en~ of ~e oval ten n~e feet ~d ~hich tho ~plic~ts ~e ~1~ to ~o e~ ch~go the cost e~a~st the ~ont, thc'e~p~ic~ts a~ls~ that if the request Is ~ted, they ~i!~ e~ee to p~y the city a gu~teed ~n~ of ~0.00 p~ ni~t or 12~ p~ cent ~f the ~oss, whichever ~s greater, in edition to such f~ed ~rges cs ~s~ce~ cle~up, etc., tho C~ty ~er st~t~ that hc ~ ~ accord with tho request except fo~ the prevision ~s to ch~c~ the cost of wlden~g tho c~ve aga~st the Co~c~ ~e~ of ~e option that the city sho~d not be called ~on to ~bso~ ~y of the e~se [n~lve~ to ~oduce stock c~ raci~ ~t the st~di~, ~ notion of ~. Cron~, seceded by 1M. ~ard ~d ~n~ly adopted~ the ~tt~ ~',~s ~eferred back to the City 2~ger ~r f~=ther negotiatio~ ~'~ith the H & Y ~t~prtses ~ basis of no e~ense to the city. BU~-G~.~E ~TIOI~: ~e City ~ager sub~tted ~itten report, ~E attention to the fact that on the 6th d~ of ~e, !9~9, Co~c~, by 0=d~anco lie. 10037, authorized the p~chase of fo~ eight cubic y~d conings fr~ ~- exp~ded f~ds in tho Re~so ~llection ~d ~sposal B~et, and asked that autho~it be ~ted to p~chase s~ cubic y~d conta~ers ~stead. ~. D~d ~ved that ~c~ conc~ ~ the reqaest of the City ~ ~d offered the followi~ Resolution: ~1~68) A RESOL~ON authoriz~ the City ;~er to purchase fo~ s~ cubic y~d confiners ~stead of fo~ eight cubic y~d containers as listed in 0~d~ce Ho. 10037, adopted ~ the 6th ~y of ~e, 19~9. (~r f~l test of Resolution see 0rd~nce Book I~o. 16, P~e 310~ ~. Dill~d noved the adoption of ~e Resolution. ~e notion ~as seconded by [M. ~ton ~d adopted by the foll~ vote: A~S: l~ess=s. C~on~, Dili~d, Hints, and the P~esid~t, 21r. H~ter---~. IL~: I~e ..... 0. ~I~ P~: ~e City ~age= su~itted ~itte~ repo=t t~t it h~ c~e to his att~tion people ~e ~g in the ~ea at 2fo~w Spr~s controlled by a d~, ~vithont adequate protection. ~d asked that a p=oper ord~nce be ad~pted, de~i~ the priv~ege of s~ in this ~ea ~ess the sw~s ~e adeq~tely p=otected~ ~cil being of ~e opinion that the p~ovisions of 0~n~ce IIo~ 99~, ~dopted on ~e 25th day of Ap~, 19~9, ~e broad eno~ to cover the c~e at h~d, ;he City ~ager was ~str~cted to p~eed with the enforc~ent of s~e. ~T-~0N ~: ~e City H~ger snbnitted ~itten report, 169 170 ~nolosln~ a request f~on tho Director of the Dopart~eat of P~ ~ Re~eatl~ that authority be ~to~ for ~e ~o~o of ~ ~terc~ioat~0n sy~t~ at a cost app~ox~t~y 0~0.~ ~ ~e F~t~e It~ in ~e F~nit~o a~ F~e~ Accost of ~e Recreation ~p~nt B~et~ to aco~od~to tho de~t~s now off icc which ~11 be looatoa ~ ~r~ P~k~ the City ~ger ooncurr~s la the ~. ~n~n noFod that ~o~o~ ~nc~ ~ tho ~ec~en~tion of ~e City {~10~9~ A ~8~01I a~t~ri~ing ~o purc~o of ~e int~c~icatioa ayat~ at a coat of approx~t~y ~0.00 ~ ~a ~nit~o It~ in ~e ~t'of ~2,1~.~ aa ~stoa ~der F~nit~o ~d ~xt~ea, ~tion ~1~, "Reoreatlo~ ~p~t- ~ent", of the 19~9 B~et. (~r f~l text of ~esolution see 0rd~ce Book I~o. ~6, Pace ~. ~ton ~ve~ ~e adoption of ~o Eesolution. ~ notion ~as ~ec~de~ by ~. D~d ~ ~dopte5 by tho foll~inC vote: A~S: Cess~s. Cron~, Dillard, Hinton, an~ the Presider, Hr. Hunter IL~YS: i;one ..... O. ~ ~_~: Co~cil hav~ previo~ly c~thorized the ~plo~ent ;he f~n of St~e ~d ~pson as offici~ architects for the proposed He~th Conter, ~e City ]M~er ~ub~tted written report, tocether ~ith st~d~d fo~ of a~eenent 'or the profession~ se~vices of thc architects, an~ a~ked ~et he be a~tho~ize~ to ~. l[~t~ nove~ ~at Co~c~ conc~ in the request of the City ~a~er ,fforcd the foll~ ~esolution: (~1~70) A R~OL~ION autho~iz~c ~d d~ect~ the City ~cr, ~or m ~ehalf of the City of ~o~oke, to execute ~ ~re~ent dated thc 20th ~y -9~, be~'~een thc City of ~oanoke, Virginia, ~d ~e ff~n of ~one ~d ~chitocts~ cover~ profession~ services in c~ection with the e~ection off a [ea[th Center at the southwest c~ner of C~pbell Avenue and Eighth S~eet, .S. m~er re:ns and conditions con~e~ the:ein. (~ f~l text of ~esolution s~ 0rd~nce Book No. 16, V~e ~. ~nton noved the a~option of the Eesolution. ~e notion ~vas seconded ~y IM. C:on~ ~d ~dopte~ by the ~o~1o=~c vote: ~ ~ the ~e~uest of i~. Robot L. Q~les, ~sist~t civil ~ Police ~stice, that e be per~tte~ to attend, at the city's ~p~se, a conference of t~a~ic co~t u~es ~ prosecutors ~ be held at the ~e~ Yore U~ve~sity ~hool of ~ om ~e -10, 19~9, the City H~r s~tte~ ~itten ~eport, e~los~g a stat~ent follo~ ener~ency 02~ce ~propriat~ the (~100~1) ~ 0HDItL~CE ~ ~en~ ~ reenact Section ~13, ~Civil ~ Police of cn OrS~ce aSopte~ by the Co~cil of the City ~ Ro~noL~, V~g~a, on 31st ~y of ~ce~er, 19~8, ~Yo. 9~51, ~ entitled, ~ 0~n~ce ~g ~npropr~ ~io~ ~on the G~cral ~ of the City of RoscOe for the fiscal ~ be~ !9~9, a~ en~C ~c~be~ 31, 19~9, ~ decl~c ~c ~istence of {For full text of Ordinance see Ordinance Book Iici 16, Page 312 [tr. Minton ncvod tho adoption of the Ordinance. The notion was seconded by l~r. l~llard and adopted by the follo~ing vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, l~inton, and tho l~esident, l!r. H~nter--5. BUD~ET-STAT~ HIG~Ay3 v. ff~tl~I CI~£ L~!I~S: Tho City llanager subnittod writtc~ report~ together with n nencrandun from the office of the City Auditor, ndvieir~ that the project on High. ay I!oo 220, in the vicinity of tho intersection of Avenhan Avenue and Franklin Road, S. ~., was cc~pleted in ~arch, 1959, that the total cost was $87,1~1.65, the state's shmre being ~3,570.83, an~ the city's share beic~ $53,570.82, that of the city's sha~e, $~1,800.00 .was paid'the state fron the city's 1958 Budget, leaving a balance due of ~1,??0.82, and ~skin~ tint this enount be appropriated, the City IMnaCer reco=~-.endlr~ that tho request be Cr~ntod. l~ro Minton novcd that Council censer in the rscc~m~dation of tho City Man~Cer and offered the fo!lowin~ e~ercency Ordinance nppropriatin~ the a~ount of ~1,770.82: (~10072~ ~! ORD~2;.~;~ to ox:end and ~ennact "Appropriation~ i~cm Accun~!ated Surplus And Deferred l~aintenance Account-, Of an Ordinance adopted by thc Council of the City of Ro~oke, Virginia, on th~ 31st day of December, 1958, entitled, "An Ordinance risking appropriations fron the ~eneral Fund of the City cf Roanoke for the fiscal year be~innin~ ~anumry 1, 1959, an~ endin~ December 31, 1959, and declaring the existence of ~n enercency',. (For full text of 0rdin~nce see 0rdin~nce Book I?o. 16, Page 312~ ~[r. ~Minton norad the adoption of the 0rdinence. ~he notion was seconded by !.M. Dillard and ndopted by the following vote: AYE~S: Iiessrs. Cronfn, Dillard, ;iinton, and the President, 2Lr. P~'untor--5. NAYS: i~ona ..... 0. II~SURA~CE-CITY P~0P~£: The City L'anager subnitted written report, enclosin a commmuication fron l~r. JoHn 1~. Thonpson, ~chitact, esti~-uting that to cover re- p!acenent costs in the event of a to~a! loss by fire of the l£u~icipal Building .would be 01,018,552.00; City Ifa~ket Building, $305,191.00; South Hoanoke Fire Station I~oo 8, '~65,950.00; end I~ortheast Fire Station !:o. 2, · he report was ordered filed. COD~iC~m: The City l~gar subnitted written report, requestin~ authority to secure cost for tho adequate air conditionin~ of thc Council Chanber, s.~d, also, ,the cost of an acoustical ceiling, further, air con~itionin~ of the Ifunicipal Build- The matter was discussed, Council bein~ of the opinion that no action should be to_ken as to ni~ conditionin~ the Council Chamber or ~anicipal Suildin~ at the resent tine, nor should the design of the Circuit Co~t Roon be destroyed by an ,coustical ceilln~, ho.wever, it ~as suggeste~ that the City I~an~Cer investigate the installation of a sound systen in the Comacil Chanber. TUB~C~LOSIS S'~LTT~RIU~: The City l~anacer subnitted ~ritten report, tc~2ether ~ith for~ of agrcenent ~vith the State Health Co=~issiener ,with reference to cerc of ~tate patients at the Roanoke Tuberculosis Sa~mtori~, ~nd asked that he be C~anted ~uthority to execute sa=e. 17i l~r, Dill-wd noYed that Co--ell concur in the request of the City l~ennger offered the following Roeolution: tho C~ty of ~oko~ to enter into ~ n~o~nt with thb S~te He~th whereby the C~ty wl~ ~o ~l~blo ~t ~n~t ~ty ~ercont of ~o r~te~ bed capacity of the R~oko Tuberc~o~s ~tor~ for tho use of State ccns~deration of the S~te =e~b~s~ng the C~ty ~ an a~t not to exceed the of ~l~,O0O,00, f~ the twelve nont~' per~od end~g ~e ~0, 19~0~ ~der te~ conditions conta~ed in ~aid a~e~ent. (~r f~ text of Eeso!ution see Ord~nco Book No, 16, P~e ~1~) ~. D~d ~ed the a~optl~ of the ~esolut~on. ~e not,on by ~. lI~t~ ~d adopted by the follow~g vote: A~S: IJessrs. Cronin, Dlll~d~ ]!~t~, and ~e President, iM, H~ter---~. BU~-~OUS: ~e City E~ager subnittca ~itten r~oort, eno~sl~ a request fr~ IM. E~ L. Winstead, City Serge~t, for ~ ~pprop~lation of ~600,00 %o the ~n!t~e mud E~ulpnent Acco~ut in the Cost of ~ections Buret, brou~t =bout by the dual pr~y on A~st 2, 19~9, v:hich utll necessitate addition~ Ju~e: ~he Citlz l~ager conc~ring in the request. I~. ~ton ~ed that Co.oil conc~ ~ the rec~endation of the C~ty ~nager ~d offered the fol!~g ~gency 0rdin~ce: {~10074) ~i ORD~[~[~ to ~end m~d reenact Section ~27, "Cost of Elections,,~ .f ~ Oral--ce .adopted by the Co~c~ of the City of ~oanoko, VirG~ia, on nay of Dece~er~ 19~8, I;o. 9751~ an~ entitieS, "~ Oral--ce ~tmS appropriations ~ th~ General ~a of the City of Ro~oke for the fiscal yo~ be~i~i~ 1959, ~d e~ ~ce~er 3!, 19&9, and decl~lng the existence of an e~r~ncy". (For f~l text of 0rd~ce see 0r~ce Book ~!o. 16, Page 313) ~. ii~toa ~oved the adoption of the 0rd~ce. ~ne notion ~as seconded by · Pilled and adopted by the foli~fng vote: A~: i~ssr~. C:onin, Di~ard, ~I~ton, and the President, i~. C~_RiSV~: A petition s~ed by resid~ts in ~d ne~ the section known as ~regoa Pa=k, situated bet~:eea Shen~do~ 'Avenue ~d S~ {Lynchb~g) T~npike, N.W., .skag Co=si! to refuse to ~t p~ts to c~n!v~u, sh=,ys ~d other ~s~nts o ~ upon the gro~ located ne= their h~es, h~i~ be~ refuted to the City '~ag~ fo~ investigation of the s~!t=y conditions by the He~th ~P~t, the ~lty ~r subnitted ~ltten report ~at according to present ~d~ces, su~ ~eats are per~sstble, but voiced the o~inion tPmt there sho~d be [o the ord~ces, prohibitf~ c~nf~!s shm~ing ~ the City of Roanoke. The report ~as ordered filed. ~ ~%~: ~e City E~ger sub~tted ~itten report that as ~ ex- ~at he ~o~d like very ~ch to held each ~esday homing at 9:00 o'clock a Gripe ~, at ~hich tine the City ~mger ~d each of the deponent hea~, ut~=lty of Co~ci!, wo~d ~et, ~d ~ cttiz~ who h~d a co.claPt conc~ni~ the of ~e city co~d appe=. ~. Hlnt~ n~ed ~at Co.oil concur in the r~oort of the City ~er. The ~as seconded by I~r. Cronin ~d ~us!y adopted. AXT~T~.A?IOI[-S~EET Ei~T~'IOI~: Co~ncil ~lng pre~lo~l~ appointed ~Xower~ for th~ p~poso oF ~ppr~i~Xng certain p~rcol~ o~ ~n~ req~ro~ to ~Xden~ e~end ~d co. eot L~en~ Street~ I~. E., ~Xth U. S. ~outo ~60 {Or~ Avonue)~ ~Xth ~ establishX~ a fair an~ rea~o~blo price f~ the p~cels of l~d in q~ostXon, tho City IM~ger sub~tted ~itten report, toge~er with the report of the viewers. Oo~cil be~C of th~ opinion that the City H~er sho~d bo a~thorized to purchase the ~ce~ of ~n~ at the appraisal val~e, IM. Dill~d offered ~o (~1~7~) ~ 0RD~CE a~thor~z~ a n4 ~ectl~ ~he 01ty ~,nm~er, for on behalf of the 01ty of Roa~ke, to p~o~se certa~ p~c~ls of ~d req~i~e~ to ~;iden, exten~ ~d c~ect ~kens S~eot, I~. E., wlth U. S. Route ~60 (0:~go mt a total cost of $8,600.00, an4 pr~id~ for ~ e~erCenoy. (~ ~11 of ~d~ce see Ord~nce Book I{o. 16, F~e 31~) ~. Dl~d moved the adoption of the 0~din~ce. ~e notion =~s seceded by :Jr. O~on~ and adopted by the follow~g vote: A~S: t~essrs. O~onln, Dlll~d, !~t~, ~d ~e President, Er. ~e appear~S to be no f~ a~ilab!e for the p~ch~e oF the p~oe!s of l~d ~ question, ;M. Dillard offered the follo;;~ ~cenc7 0~di~ce: ([10076) ~; ORD~0E to ~snd ~ reenact Section ~75, "Street Co~t~uction' ~f an 0rd~ce adopte~ by the Oo~cil of the City of Roano!:e, Vircinia, on the 31st lay of ~m=ber, !9~8, I~o. 9~51, ~ entitled, .~ O~d~ance ~C approp~iatl~s f~ the ~nera! ~d of the City of R~oke for tho fisc~ ye~ begi~ ~y 1, ~d endi~ ~b~ 31, !9~9, ~d decl~in~ the existence of an ~er~en~", ~riat~ $8~0.00 to the Street Co~tru~tion Acco~t of the 1959 ~ F~d, and ~rovldin~ for ~ ~ercency. (~r f~l text of O~din~ce see 0~ce Bool: I~o. 16, P~e ~. Di~d moved the adoption of the 0~d~ce. The notion v~s seconded by M. G2on~ ~ adopted by tho follo~ vote: A~: ~essrs. Cronln, Dill~d, t~ton, ~d the President, ~[r. H~ter--$. ~-[~0~ S~R~: ~e City ~aCer sub~tte~ ~itten report, eq~estin~ an appropriation of ~1,000.00, cover~ the p~chase of a c~or~ator, nd ~00.00 for the p~c~se of a new hot ~t~ heater, to be ~ed at ~e Ro~oke ~berc~osls ~tori~; ~h~eupon, ~. ~int~ n~ed ~at Oo~cll conc~ in the equest of the City ~ager ~ offered the fo~in~ ~genc7 0r~ce: {~1~) ~ 02D~[~;OE to ~end ~d ~ee~ct Section ~1, "Taberculosis ~tori~', of ~ 0~din~ce ndopted by the Oo~o~ off ~e City of Ro~oke, Vir~l~a, n the 3~t day of ~ce~e~, 19~8, ~o. 9751, ~d entitled, .~ 0rdi~ce ~C ap- rop~Latlons from thc ~n~al F~d of the Olty of ~o~oke fez the fiscal eg~i~ ~n~y 1, 19~9, and end~ Dec~er 31, 19~9, a~ dec~g the ~ist~ce (~r f~l te~ ~f Ord~ce see ~n~ce Book lie. 16, Pa~e 31~) ~. ~int~ ~ve~ the adoption of the 0~din~ce. ~e notion was ~eco~ed by r. Dillard ~d adopted by the foltow~g vote: A~: [essrs. Cronin, Dillard, l[inton, ~d the President, IM. It~ter ---~. 173 ~n this ecnnection, the President, 1~, Itanter, suggested t~t ~o City ~or ~ve~t~te the.que~t~on of ~n~ a ~ter ~ofte~er at ~o W~th f~ther ref~co to ~o ~at~ ~, Cr~ s~ste~ that when th~ ~ta~a ~torl~ l~ c~plote~ oo~l~er~tlon ~e 5~ven to tr~forr~ at ~e H~noke Y~erc~lo~l~ ~tor~ ~ tho C~ ~atorl~ ~ ~ off~ ~ th~ state to t~n the cit7~ ~ator~ ~to ~ c~cer R~0~S 0F C~I~: I~ono. ~I~ BUS~: I~e. ~I~SID~I0I~ 0F C~S: l~e. sale of p~operty looate~ on the ~orth side of I~orfo~ Av~e, S. W., be~e~ Tenth Street ~ ~eveath Street, doscrlbe~ as the e~tern engulf ~ ~t ~, Section 1~, ~. ~. ~f. Webb ~p, by the City of He.eke to D. ~. ~olsby, at a co~ldermtioa of $~00.0f, hav~. pre~!onsly been bef~e Co.oil for its f~st reading, read laid over, v~as ~cain before the body, ~. Di~ar~ off~ the foll~i~ for second readinj ~ fill ~option: (~!~$3~ ~[ 0HD~;O~ provid~ for the sale of property located on the north side of I~foM: Avenue, S. W., be~een Y,nth Street ~d ~eventh described ~s tho east~r~ one-h~f of ~t ~, Sectio~ !~, ~. ~. W. Webb ~p, 0ffAcl~ ~ No. ~10!20, by the 01fy off R~noko to D. ~. ~olsby, at a co~ideratto~ of $~00.00, ~yab!e $100.00 ~ cash, ~d the balance of $300.00 to be paid in [=sta!L~ents of ~15.00, ~th ~t~st at the rate of s~ per cent per ~n~, ~ith the ri~t of ~ticipation, an~ also authorfz~ the execatio~ ~ ~elivery of deed ~he~cfor, ~pcn recelp2 of ~he considerable= by ~he c~ty. ~r f~l t~2 of 0rd[n~ce see 0r~n~ce Book I~o. 16, Pa~ 2~1~ ~. Dill~d noved the adoption of the 0rd~ce. ~e notion w~s ~y ~. ii~n ~d ~opte~ by the fol!mv~ Fete: A~S: ~ssrs. Cron~, Di~d, ~lnton, ~d the P~esident, Mr. H~t~---~. I~A~: ~[one ....... 0. ~0i~S~,'fA~E DI~0S~: 0rd~ce I~o. 10052, pr~id~ fo~ the issae of ~ff th~ City of Hoa~ke, V~g~ia, in a s~ no2 ~ e~ceed $~,050,0000.00, to defray ~he c~ts of acquisition of sitem, easen~t~ ~d ri~s-of-~y for, and ~e c~- truction of, a sewaCe trea~nt pl~t an~ se~e coll~tin~ ~terceptor sewers, prev[o~!y been befoze Oo~nc[l for its first read~, read ~ its ~tirety l~id ever, ~a~ a~ before tho bo~. ~. ~ ~ed t~t, ~re feasible, appropriate dates be fi~e~ ~ ~!~ ~np~ar~ ~ the f~n of bonds ~d cocoons ~er ~ction 2 of t~ ~fere~ the follo~c for its second rea~ ~ f~ adoption : {[1~2~ .~ 0HD~M~ to ~ovide for the issue of ~nds off ~e City of V!rc~la, ~ a s~ not to exceed Fo~ ~ion, Fi~y ~d (~,050,000.00) to defray 2he costs of p~cnt public ~ents, to-wit: sewaCe tre~ent pl~t ~d sew~e collect~ inte~ceptor sewers. (F~ f~ text of 0rd~e ~ee 0~d~ce Book I~o. 16, P~e 2~1~ ~e 0rd~ce ~v~g been ~ead ~ its entirety, a~ the City Attorney mdvia~ that the s~e ~s ~e app~ of the bond a2to~ys, lff~. Di~d noved its A~'ES: llessrs. Cronin, DLllard, l~nton, end tho President, 0rd~anoo I~. 1~, dir~ot~a ~ pro~id~ for ~e ~ld~6 off ~ election ~ ~e 01ty of Roa~ko, V~lnla, to dotern~e ~o~er tho q~lifl~ voters of City of Roanoke wl~ approve Or~co No. 100~2, hav~ provfo~ly boon bef~e i oo~o~ for its f~st reading, read ~ its entirety ~ ~ld over, was ~a~ before the bo~, tho Olty Attorney a~l~ that the ~d~ce has ~ecoived the approv~ of the bond attorneys.. It hppearl~ that tho Oranges pr~ldos for ~e ~ld~a of ~o election on A~st 2, 19~9, 1M. Ianton norad ~at 0r~ce I1o. 1~53 be ~ded ~ ~ovl~o for the hold~ oF tho election ~ l~st 9, 1 ~9. ~e mtlm ~as seconded by Cron~ ~d adopted by the follov~ vote: A~S: Eessrs. Cronin, Di~d, l~nton, ~d ~e President, lit. 1L~YS: l!one ..... 0. 1M. l!int~ then offered tho followina 0~n~ce, a~ ~nd~d, for its second readina ~d f~ a~option:. (~100~3) ~I 02D~I~tCE directing ~d pr~id~S for the hold~a of in the City of ~o~oke, vir~ia, to d~temine ~hethor ibc qaa!iffo~ voters of the City of Roanoke ~lli approve 0rdin~ce I~o. 1~52, duly ndopted by th~ Co~ of the Oity of ~oanoke on the 27th d~ of ~ane, 19~9. (For full t~t of 0rd~ce soe 0rd~ance B~h I~o. 16, Fa~e ~e 0rdtn~ce, ms ~ded, hav~ been read ~ its ent~ety, !M. !:~ton norad its adoption. ~e notion was seconded by ~fr. ~onin ~d adopted by the felting vote: A~S: ;~essrs. Cronin, Dill~d, ~toa, and tho President, ~. I;~: I~e ..... 0. ~ ~is co~ect[on, ~M. ~d ~ved that the following co~cation ~r~ Co~ci~ Edw~ds be nade a ~rt of ~ ;:inutos of Co.oil: "~e 2~, !9~9. Ifayor W~ P. H~ter, Ro~oke, Virginia. ~ l~ayor H~ter: I re. et that i ~ve to be out of the City at the next ~eti~ of the Co~o[!, at w~ch neet~g ~e ~,050,000.00 0r~ce to provide for the ~sue of ~nds for the acquisition of sites ~d the constr~ction oF a sewage tree.ant pl~t, ~d ~so the 0rdL~ce provid~c for the holding of an election this connection will cone ~p for the~ f~al reading. T~s is to request that I be recorded ~ voting in favor of both 0rdia~ces. Very tr~y ~s, {S~ned) R.T. Edw~ds, E~er of ~ne ~tion was seconded by I~r. l~nton and ~o~!y adopted. ~PORT: ~ne City Attorney brou~t to the attention of Co~c~ ~aft of Resolution, rati~'~g and approv~g a Reqnest for Restoration heretofor~ filed with the Civil Aeronautics ,~tnistration ~d~ date of I~ov~ber 21, ~9~, for d~es to Woo~ Field, the City's I~icip~ ~rport, res~t~ fron gover~en~l activities threat d~ing the recent x~, as said c!ain was revised ~d ~ended as 'of February 1, 19~9; and dLraotin~ end authoriz~nC the f~t~er ~ro~oo~ti~ of s~ld o~ ~d Req~t for Re~tor~t[on ~ ~ c~clu~lon; ~her~on~ 1~, Dillard (~1~78) A R~OL~ION r~t~n~ end eppr~ ~ Request f~ heretofore filed ~[~ the C~vil Aer~ut~cS ~n~r~ticn ~der d~te ~ 1~7, for ~es to Wo~ Field, the C[ty'a M~leip~ ~r~ort~ re~ultl~ 'ise~ and ~e~ ~ of FeBr~y 1~ l~; ~d ~rcctl~ ~d eu~or~z~ng tho further rosecution of ~Zd o~ ~d ~equest for ~eatozation to e conclusion. (~r f~l text of ~e~utlon see ~ce ~ok ~[o.' ~, Page ~16) ~. Dlll~d herod ~o a~option of the ~esolutlon. ~o notion ~s seconde~ y tM. 2iint~n ~d ed~ted by the follo~l~ vote: /~S: I~essrs. ~l!~d, ~nton, ~d the P~esident, ~. ~nt~---3. IIAYS: IM, ~on~ ..... S~'fAG~ DI~OS~: ~.e City Attorney repo~ted that he h~d ~ nest satisfactory ~conf~ce ~[th offlciels of ~o Veter~s ~inistz~tion in U~sh~to= on the city's p!~ for ~ se~go dlspos~l s~tem last ~e~e being ~ f~ther bus.ess, Comncil adjoined, subJ~t tO ca~, other- ~ise to neet in ze~ul~ sesztoa o~ H~y, ~y 11, 19~9, p~suan~ to ~e p~ovis~ons ~f Se~ioa 10 of the Oi~y Ch~ter. APPROVED Clerk P~esident COUNCIL, SPECIAL MEETING, Thursday, June 30, 19~9. The Council of the City of Roanoke ~et in special meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Municipal Building, Thursday, June 30~ 19~9~ ab 3:00 otclock, p. m., for the purpose of further consideration of Resolution No. 10061, adopted at the last regular meeting of Council on F~nday~ June 27, 19~9, granting per~ission to Herbert E. Oillia~ and George H. Mason to produce an Air Show at the Roanoke ~nicipal Airport on July 31, 19~9, the President, F~. Hunter, presidin~. FRESEN?: Messrs. Dillard, Minton, and the President, ~o Hunter ........ ABSENT: Messrs. Cronin and Edwards ..................................... OFFICERS PRESENT: Mr. Arthur S, Owens, City F~nager, and P~, Randolph Whittle, City Attorney. AIHPORT: The President, F~o Hunter~ stated that the present meeting has been called for the purpose of further consideration of Hesolution No. 10061, adopted at the 1act regular meeting of Council on Monday, June 27, 19~9, granting permissi¢ to Herbert E. Oilliam and George H. ~son to produce an Air Show at the Roanoke Municipal Airport on July 31, 19~9. In this connection, }~. Allen W. Staples, Attorney, appeared before Council and advised that Miss ~Mrtha Anne 'Woodrum of the Woodrum Flying Service, ~ho is pretestinF the holding of another Air Show prior to the holdin~ of her own Air Show at the Roanoke Municipal Airport, and F~. Clifton A. ¥oodrum, Jr., Attorney, will be unable to appear at the present meetin~ due to circumstances beyond their control, and asked that the ~eetin~ ~e $vstpofled until such ~me. as ~iss Woodrum and her attorney could ap;ear. At this point, ~. Walter H. Scott, representing Messrs. Gilliam and ~ason, who was present at the meeting, stated that he wanted the members of Council to know his clients have already proceeded with making commitments for their Air Show in good faith as a result of the provisions of Resolution No. 10061, and that they are unwilling to turn hack at this late date, advising, however, that his clients Would be perfectly willing to switch dates with the Woodrum Flying Service for the holding of the Air Shows, Er. Staples advising that it is his understandtn~ Miss ~goodrum has already gone too far in commitments to switch dates With further reference to the matter, the City Clerk brought to the attention Of Council the following day letter from Councilman Crnnin: "Request that the following be read at s~cial meeting today and be placed in the record. I learned of meeting too late to attend. My position in this. The Airport was built with public funds and is maintained with public funds. We are public officials charged with the responsibility of impar~ially administering public proper~y. Any responsible citizen who meets city's requirement should be permitted to rent these public facilities for an air ~how. To rent to one person to the exclusion of others would not be impartial treatment of all citizens. I request that the City Attorney rule on this angle before (Si~ned) Dan Cronin" It appearing that a motion to reconsider requires a four-fifths vote of the membership of Council, and only three members being present, ~. Dillard moved that the mectin~ be recessed until 3:00 o'clock, p. m., Wednesday, July 6, 19&9, for fur ther consideration of the matter. The motion was seconded by ~. Minton and unani- .... ~y ad~p~d. 178 COUHCIL~ BECES~ED $I~CIAL Y~I~?IHG~ Yednesday~ July 6~ 19~9. The Council of the City off Roanoke met in a recessed s~ecial meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the F-unicipal Building, ~/ednes~ay~ July 6~ 19~9~ at o~clock, p. m.~ for the purpose off further consideration of Resolution Hoo 10061~ adopted at the last regular meeting off Council on ~onday~ 'June 27~ 19~9, ~rantin~ permission to Herbert Eo Gilliam and George Ho Eason to produce 'an Air Show at the Roanoke F. unicipal Airart on July ~1, 1~, the President, ~.ro Hunter, presid~.g. pRESENT: Eessrs. Dillard, Edwards~ F~inton~ and the President~ F~'. Hunter ................................ ABaEN?: ¥~-. Cronin ................ 1o OFFICERS PRESENT: Mr. Arthur $o Owena, City ¥~nager~ Er~' Randolph h~ittl~ City Attorney, and F~'. Harry R. ]~ates, City Auditor. AIRPORT: Council having recessed a special meeting called for ):00 o~clock~ p. m., Thursday~ June ~O, 1~9, for the purpese of further consideration of Resolution No. 10061~ adopted at the last regular meetin~ of the body on Eonday~ June 27, 19~9, _~ranting ~ermission tn Herbert E. Gilliam and George H. Fmson to produce an Air Show at the Roanoke Kunicipal Airport on July ~1~ 19~9, until ~:OO o'clock~ p. m., 's'ednosday~ July 6, 19&9, the Fresident, ¥~'. H=nter~ called the meeting to order. At this point~ Mr. Clifton A. Woodr'am~ Jr.~ Attorney~ appeared before Council to,ether with a _zroup of the fixed base operators at the Roanoke ~-'unicipal Airport~' advisin~ that a conference has been held between the operators and the City F~anager, and as a result of this conference~ presented a written statement, advisin~ that the operators feel that to adequately protect the interests of the City of Roanoke, the public and the local aviaticn industry, an announced policy re~ardtr~ the use of the Roanoke Municipal Airport for the purp:se of private air sho~a should be adopted pro=ul_~ated by the City Council~ and making five su~estions as to provisions to be included in t~ policy, Mr. Woodrum advisin~ further~ that the only fixed-base operator who has not si~ned the statement ia flr. t/ollia T. Fitch of the Fitch Flyin_~ Service. Upon questionin~ by the me=bors of Council, the City F~na~er advised that he is substantially in aEre~ent with the su.~estions made by the fixed-base operators, but feels =ore study should be ~iven to the matter before any definite action ia taken. F.r. Fitch being present at the =eetlnE, he explained that the reason he has not si~ned the su~ceations su~itted by the fixed-base operators is because he does not feel he is in a position to formulate a policy until the results of the tw~ air shows already scheduled are ascertained. ~fr. %/oodrum then reviewed the events leadin~ up to the ~ranting of permiseio~ to the ~'oodrum Flyin7 Service to produce an air show, alsn~ the events leadin~ up to the Eranting of the same permission to Herbert E~ 6illiam and George H. advising that he has been infor=ed by fersons connected with aviation that it is feasible~ either economically or frum the point of' view of the good of the local aviation lndoatry, for more than one air show to be presented in a locality in any one calendar year, Yro ~. Clayton Lemon substantiating this statement. Miss Yartha Anne ~oodrum read a prepared statement to the members of Council, reviewing the history of events leading up to the present situation, in$istinE that it is impossible for her to change the date of her air show due to the detatled arrangements she has already ~ade and concluding that it would be illogical from a community standpoint to try to have two air shows at the Roanoke [unicipal Airport so close together, )~iss '&oodrum voicing the opinion that for ~n a ir dhow to be p ut ch at the Airport~etweenmwald tie date of her show would not only be most unfair to her, but a great disadvantage to the co~erclal operators at the field. Speaking in behalf of Messrs. Ollltam and }~son, who were present at the meeting, was ~. ~alter H. Scott, Attorney, }M. Scott complainin~ that Er. Gllliam was excluded from the meeting of the fixed-base operators with the City voicin~ the opinion that the ~oodru~ Flying Service is asking for an exclu~ ye privllege~ expressing the feeling that any responsible ~arty has the right to ask the s~e privilege from Council unJer identical terns and conditions, callin~ attention to the fact that acting in good faith his clients have gone ahead with commitnents, dTering to either s witch dates with the ~oodru~ Flying Service or produce the air show jointly, and stressing the fact that in his opinion no e~ergew exists in this situation. In answer to the remarks of }~. Scott, Er. Woodrum retorted that his client is not asking for an exclusive privilege, only the privilege of producing her air show first, as scheduled, before anotker air show is held, and that his client does not care tO S wi~ch dates or to produce an air show jointly. In a further discussion of the matter, Er. Gilliam spoke briefly, point inE out that he intends to produce a first-class air show which in his opinion will help the air show attendance for the Woodrum Flying Service, ~. Haskell A. Deaton, representing the All Star Air Circus, Charlotte, North Carolina, producers of the show, substantiating the remarks of ~r. Gilliam, ~r. Deaton admittinf that if the first air show is not successful it wLll have an adverse effect upon the second Others entering into the discussion, were ¥~. W. A. Kemp of the Azerican Airlines, F~. Paul W. Kesler of the Hlcks-Kesler ~lying School, ~gd ~r. James Long~ President of the Junior Chamber of Comnerce, ~. Long ad¥1~ nE that the Junior Chamber of Commerce is interested in a good air show which will be first-cla~ and is interested in the profits which would be derived from such a ~roJect, hut that his orEanization does not feel the traffic in Roa]oke will bear more than one air show a year, and, consequently, will not care to sponsor the air show to be produced by the 1%'oodrum Flying Service if another air show is held prior to that time, urging that the Woodrum Flying Service be allowed to produce its air show first, as scheduled. In connection with the matter, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council a communication from the P~rtin-O'Brien PlyinE Service, Incorporated, protesting a~ainstthe possibility of an unlimited number of air ~hows at the ~funicipal Airport. 179 Eye,one herin6 been given an op~ortunity to be heard on the question~ ~. Dillard ~ha~ the action of Co~cil 'in the adoption o~ ~esolu~lon No. 1~1 be reconsidered. ~e ~ion ~as seconded by F~. ~s ~d los~ in that a ~tion to ~nzider re.ires a four-fifths ~te of the ~e~ership of CoHncll, P~, FAn, on stating that' he ~s voting ~no" because he feels t~t in fal~esm to all ~rties ~ncerned eye.one ~ould be treated equally in ~uch cases as the one at A~S: F~ssrs. Dllla~, Edwa~s~ and the President, Fx. ~lth f=ther reference to the matter~ }M. ~s =oved that the five suggestigns of the f~ed-base o~rators at the ~oanoke E~ici~l Airpo~ as to a policy of Co~cil with reference to f~ure air shows be taken under consideration~ and that until such time as a ~olicy i~ adopted, no more air shows be held other than the t~ a~eady sche~led. The notion was seconded by ir. D~lla~ and unanl=ou ~ly adopted. In a ~rther discuss~on ~ airport ~tters, ~. Dilla~ complained to the City }~na~er a~in~t the no parkin~ si~s on the A~inistration ~ildin~ at ~'ood~n Field~ as ~11 a~ n~erous no parking ~i~ns In the downtown ~ection of the city. There being no further business, Co.oil adjourned. Clerk APPROVED COUNCIL, RI~ULAR l~lgTl~ F, onday~ July ll~ 19/.9. The Council o£ the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Yunicipal Bulldingj ¥~nday~ July 11, 19~9, at 2:00 otclock, po moj the regular meeting hour~ ~lth the President~ F~o Hunter, preaidin~, £RE$£NT: )~ssrso Cronin~ Dillard~ Edwarde~ and the President, AS~EBT: !.~. Einton ................... 1. OFFICERS pRESEnT: ¥~. Arthur $. ~wena, City ~nager~ ~r. Randolph G. Whi~le City Attorney~ and ~. Harry R. Yates~ City Auditor. The meetin~ was opened with a prayer by P~. Victor E. Gre~o~ Fa~tor ~ the Ch~ch of Christ. EINUTE5: Copie~ of the minute~ of t~ meetings held on June 16th~ June 21s~ and June R7th~ 19~9, having been furnished each mmber of Co~cil, u~on motion of Er. Edwards~ ~econded by ~r. C~nin and ~imously adopted, the ~adtnF di~nsed with and the minutes approved as reco~ed. HEARIE~ OF CITIZ~S UFON fUBLIC [ATTEH~: ZONINg: Notice of public hearing on the question of rezoning from General Residence District to ~siness District p~rty located on the southwest ~rner of Orange Avenue and Sixteenth Street~ N. W., described as Lots 7 and 8, Block Eelrose ~nd ComFany f~p~ havln~ been ~ublished in the ~orld-News pursuant to Article XI~ Section ~], of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Ro~oke~ the time of the hearing at 2:~ o~clock, p. m., ~onday~ July 11, 1929, the questio: ~as before Council. In this connection, Er. John Strickler, Attorney, repre~enting ~. Ray J. Barger~ F~s. Virginia K, ~right~ Postmaster, and ~. R. E. Dauch~ Post Office Inspector, appeared before Co~cil in the interest of having the p~Ferty rezoned so that the Northwest Sub-Fost Office mi~ht be erected thereon. Appearin~ for and on behalf of the pro~rty o~ers ~d residenta in the affected a~ea, was ~. S. H. Tear, ~ho stated that the citizen~ in that section have no objection to the property in question being rezoned for~siness purposes in o~er tha~ the post office bulldinff mi;hi be constructed thereon. No one appearin~ In o~po~ltion to the rezoninF, ~[r. Edwards moved that the followin~ O~inance be p~ced upon its first reading. The motion ~s seconded Er. Dilla~ and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Eessr~. Cronin~ Dlllard~ Ed~s~ and the ~resident, NAYS: None .........O. {~r. Einton absent) {~1~79) AN OBDIN~CE to ~nd and reenact Article I, Section 1~ of Chapter 51~ ~ the C~e of the City of Roanoke, Virfinia, In relation to ZoninE. WREREAS~ notice of public hearin~ on the question of rezoning from General Re~idence District to Business District p~perty located on the ~outh~e~t corner of Orange Avenue and S~teenth Street~ N. ~.~ described as ~t~ 7 and 8~ Block 52, Eelro~e ~d Com~ny P~p, as re~ired by Article XI~ Section ~ of Cha~ter 51, of the Code of the City of Ro&noke, ¥1rginia, relating to Zoning, has been published in ~The ¥orld-~ews~ a newspaper published in the City of Roanoke, for the time required by said section~ and YHEREAS~ the hearing as provided for in said notice published in said newspaper ~as given on the llth day of July, 19~9, at 2:00 o~clock, p. ~., before the Council of the Cib~ of Roanoke in the Council Room in the ~[unicipal Building, at l~hich hearin~ no objections were presented by property n~nera and other interested t~rties in the affected area, THEREFORE, BE IT (I~DAI~ED by the Council of the City c~ Roanoke that Article I, Section 1~ of Chapter 51, of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, relating to Zoning, be amended and reenacted in the followin~ ~articular and no Froperty located on the southwest corner of Orange Avenue and Sixteenth Street, No ~., described ae Lots ? and 8, Block ~2~ ~elrose Land Company designated on Sheet ~22 of the Zonin[ }~p as Official ~os. 22216~? and be, and is hereby changed from 6eneral~e$tdence District to Business District, and the Sheet herein referred to shall be chan~ed in this respect. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. S~ER CONSTRUCTION: Council having under date of June 6, 19~9, adopted Resolution No. 10027, creating a board to be composed of the members of City Council before ~hom abutting landowners on certain s treats in the ~ashington Heights area might appear and be heard in favor off or against the proposed construction of sanitary sewers in and along said portions of said streets, the cost of which, ~hen the sa~e shall have been ascertained, is to be assessed or apportioned between the city and the abuttina landowners as provided by la~, and due notice having been ~lven such abuttin~ landowners of a heartn~ before such board at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Eonday, July 11, 19~9, ¥~. Cronin moved that Council recess to act as a board for the purpose of conductin~ the hearing. The motion was seconded by Nr. Edwards and unanimously adopted. After the recess, a group of ap~roximately twenty pro~erty owners in the affected area having appeared at the hearing, ~s. W. P. ~[yers having raised the question as to when the property o'~ner2 would be pe~itted to hook onto the sewer line and having been informed by Fr. H. Cletus Broyles, Assistant City Engineer, that it would be at least fifteen months, )~s. Lacy M. Hamblin having informed the board that she is unable to pay the cost of the sewer line, Er. H. P. Clark and }¥s. C. L. Hess having protested againstthe cost involved for vacant lots that will never be used, Er. Sydney H. Trout and ~. E. E. Engleman having questioned rights-of-way across their property, and ~. R. Q. Hire having stated that he is definitely in favor of the sewer project, and Council acting as a board having decided to recommend the construction of the sanitary sewer and t he docketing of the e~timated amounts as presented by F~. John L. Wentworth, City Engineer, ~. Broyles and }~. G. L. Ymttern, Engineer, at the hearing, in the office of the Clerf of Courts, on motion of Mr. Edwards, seconded by }~. Dillard and unanimously adopte the recommendation was so made. Y~o F..dvarde then moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the board and offered the following e~ergency Resolution: {~1OO80} A RESOLUTION authorisinE the construction of sanitary eewera in and along certain portions of certain streets in the Washington Heights area~ including advertising for bids~ for which improvements aseeescenta are to be made against the abutting landowners, and providing for the docketing of an abstract of the Resolution in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Court of the City of Roanoke. (For full text of Resolutionm see Ordinance Book Ho. 16m Page P~. Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Pr. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Feasts. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, and the President~ ¥~. Hunter-~. RAYS: ~one ............ O. ANNEIA?ION-FARKS A~D PLAYCROUNDS: Dr. Samuel F. Driver and ¥~. 4. R. Alvis appeared before Council and presented a communication from the Lions Club of Williamson Roadm advisin~ that at a regular meetin~ of the organization on June 1~, 1929, a resolution w~s passed approvin~ for a park area the t~enty-seven acre t tact of land adjoining William Flemtn~ High School~ which ia a part of the HininFer property, and asking that in the event Council does not see Fit to purchase the entire tract, that at least a major portion thereof be purchased. On motion of ¥~. Edwards, seconded by }.r. Cronin a~d unanimously adopted, the co~munication was taken under advisemellt. WATERIEPART{ENT: At this point, on motion of F~. Cronin~ seconded by Edwards and unanimously adopted, Council r~cessed to receive as a comittee of the whole a report From the City YanaFer in connection with the investigation off the Water Department. The report being voluminous, and it having been decided that the matter would be taken under advisement until l~onday, July 25, 19~, in order to permit further study~ Kr. Edwards moved that Council reconvene in regular session. The motion was seconded by gr. Dillard and unanimously adopted. PURCHASE CF PROPERTY-SCHOOLS: Council having previously held in abeyance ~rantin~ of authority to the Roanoke City School Board to proceed with acquisition of a proposed school site in the Wast Willian~on Road a rea~ pending more detailed information~ several members of the School Board and gr. J. $. )~cDona!d, Clerk, with )M. LeRoy B. Smith acting as spokesman, appeared before Council and presented a communication, advisln~ that the Board holds an option to purchase from ~r. P. C. Huff a tract of land consistin~ of approximately eighteen acres, situated at the intersection of Buff Lane and Watts Estate line or 19th Street, N. ~., extended, at a consideration o£ $22,O00.00, and recommendin~ the purchase of the site, the Chairman of the School Board pointinF out that the owner insists that the purchaser build and maintain a hea~y chain link Fence at least seven feet high at an estimated cost of S3,750.OO, to separate the purchaser's land from th~ o~er'~ remaining farm land, and will not agree to a leas expensive type of ience. F~. Dillard moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the School Board and offered the followin~ emergency Ordinance: 184 (~IOOSI{naAH:ORDIHAHCE authorizing the purchase by the~tyc~ Roanoke of 18,27~-- acres of land from P. C, Huff at a price of S22,(X)O.OO cash, and u~on certain conditions, to be used for · chool Fur[Gees; authorizing the sum of for said land~ and S3~750.OO, for the erection of a chain link fence thereo~ to be paid by the Roanoke City School Board from its General Fund; providin& for the reimbursement to the School Board's General Fund from the proceeds o£ the sale of certain public school bonds heretofore authorised to be issued for school purposes; and d eclarin~ an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Fags ~r. Dillard moved thg adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded Kr. Edwards and adopted by the followinF vote: lYES: Eessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, and the President, tlr. ~unter ...................... HAYS: None .............. O. ANHEIA?ION: Ir. En~est Hobertson, to§ether with !~. $. F. Hale and F. T. Craig, appeared before Council and presented a petition alined by one hundred Far cent of the citizens of Idlewild Park and Kenwood Addition, expressing the belief that the City of Roanoke cannot furnish this cot. unity the improvements that were promised in the annexation proceedin~as such as schqols~ sewage diapoaal~ water supply, firs protection, police protection and street improvements~ settinf out in detail the reasons for their belief~ and askin$ that Council~ by Ordinance, as provided by Section 2969 of the Code of ¥i~inia, institute the necessary a etlon to exclude these sections from the corporate limits of the City of ~oanoke. The items ~t forth in the petition were diseu~ed one by one, Fw. Dillard movin~ that the Roanoke City School Board be requested to submit a report to Council aa to plans for elementary schools in the East Gate, Idle~ild ~ark and Kenwood Additions. Toe motion was ssconded by Ir. Cronin and unanimously adopted. It having been brought out in the discussion that the watar, supply item is the ~ost pressin~ need, and the City $~nager havin~ estimated that it would cost approximately $lO0,O00.CO to furnish adequate city water service fro~ the intersection of ~illia=son ~oad and OranEe Avenue, H. E., and Kr. Cronin havinl su[~estad that consideration ~e ~lvan to sxtendin~ the service fro= the Pallin~ Creek water supply, as a temporary measurs, with a view of renovatin~ %he entire system at a later date, Kr. Edwards moved that the ratter of an adequate water supply and fire protection be referred to the ~lty tlnager for a report as to the cost involved and any other information which he deems pertinent to the subject. The =orion was seconded by I-~. Cronin and unanimously adopted. As to street t~prove=ents, the City }Moaner advised that re~airs to some of the streets in this community are already bein$ made. The question of street li!hts was discussed, it bainE pointed out that seven lights have already been authorized for this section; whereupon, kr. Dillard moved that the City t~nager ascertain from the Appalachian Electric Power Company just how soon it plans to have these street lights installed. The action was seconded by F~. Or,nih and unanimously adopted. After a further discussion of the petition, ~. Dillard moved that the rerainder of the items contained therein be taken under advisement with a view of reaching a solution to the problems set out. The motion was seconded by ~r. Edwards and unanimously adopted. WATER DEPART~EItT: Er. J. A. Nolan, 1706 Ninth Street, N. E., a~peared before Council, tvising that the citizens in that section havebeen irond~edaicquatecityva~r service for several years, but that as yet this service has not been made available and asked how much longer the residents iu that area will have to wait before receiving city waters adequate for their needs mad for fire protection. On motion of ¥~. Edwards~ seconded by l-r. Dillard and unanimously adopted, t~e matter was referred to the City l~na~er for attention and to report back to Council at its regular meetinE on l%nday, July 25, 19~9. SID~&ALK, CUrB AND GUTTER CONSTHUCTIOh: Er. Howard E. Si[men again appeared before Council in connection with a previous repuest that the city reimburse him for one-half of the cost of the construction of curb and ~utter on ~rtain streets in t~e ~osalind Hills Additions, despite tb~ fact that sidewalk has not been constructed, Er. Si[men lnsistin? that he be treated on the same basis as any other subdivision havin~ such an a[reement with the city. On motion of Er. Dillard~ seconded by ~r. Edwards a~d unanimously adopted, the City Attorney was requested to detemine the status of the contract between the city end ~r. Si~m. on and to report back to Council. In this connection, Er. Edwards suggested that the City ~na!er and the City Attorney might confer with the future Plannin[ Engineer of the city with reference to workin6 out adequate subdivision re[ulations. PETITIONS ~/i~ ~EFUNDS A~D REBATES-LICENSE:: The request of ~. James P. Hart, Jr., Attorne~ representin~ St. Clair-Harman Company, Incorporated, that the company be refunded three-fourths of the $58~.06 license tax for the year 19&9, in that the business covered by the license in question was not operated by the company after April 1, 19~9~ having been referred to the City Attorney and the City Auditor for lnYestigation and report~ a Joint communication from the City Attorney and the City Auditor, advisin~ that the facts set out in the petition were not entirely correct, and that upon bein~ apprised of the circum, stancss involved, ~r. Hart requested that the petition be withdrawn, was before Council. ¥~. Dillard moved that Council concur in the report of the City Attomey and the City Auditor and that the same be filed. The motion was seconded by Yr. Edwardl and unanimously adopted. ~lR EEI~IAL: I co=unication from ~. J. H. Fallwell, ChaimO of the 'War ~emorial Committee, requestin~ a brief meetin~ with the members of City Council at Elmwood Park at a time to be selected by Council and ~rior to the hearin~ on the location of the library, was before the body. After a discussion of the matter, it was decided t[mt any me=bar of Council wishin~ to visit the park would so notify F~. Fallwell and that the meeting on the question of t~-e location of the library would be held at 7:30 o~cleck, ~nnday, July 25, LIBR~RT: A communication fr'o~ the Roanoke Recreation Association~ adviein~ that the Association is opposed to the proposed location ~ the new librar~ in the north~st corner of El~od Fark and askin{ that a s~cial meeti~ be held for cons~eration of t~ matter~ was before Council. ~e City Clerk ~ requested t o notify the Recreation Association t~t ~e ti~e of ~he s~cial ~ettn~ has been ffixed as 7:30 o~clock, P. m.~ }M~ay~ July 25, 19~9. R~S ~D RBBATES-LICE~SE: A co~ication f~ the Colonial ~ric~ ~at~onal ~nk, ReceiYer of A. L. Nelson and A. L. ~elson Co~y~ advisl~ t~t on July ~, 19~9~ ~et~il Eerchant~s License and Co~lssion ~erc~nt~s Llcen~ coverin~ o~ration of b~siness for the 7ear 1~9~ ~as purchased In the ~m off $185.12, inclvdin~ a penalty of $16.6g l~r f~ lyre ~ ~y thi~ license at the proof tl~e~ an~ a~kin~ that the penalty be reffunded in that the Co~t did not ent~ an Order authortzin~ ~a)ment of the license in question ~til July 8, 19~, ~s before Council. ~r. Dillard ~oved that the request be referred to the City Attorney flor investi[ation, report and reco~nd~tlon to Council. The motion ~as seconded by ~. Cronin an~ adopted by the follo~fn~ vote: AYES: ~iessrs. Cronin, Dillard, and the Fresident, ~. Hunter---]. NATS: None .....O. ([~r. Edwards not voting) ZONINg-SETBACK LIN~: A petition ~l~ned by one h~dred ~er cent of the resid~nt pro~ert~ o~ners ~lthln a radius of one block of the intersection of ~atts Avenue and Tenth Street, N. ~., having been referred to the Board of Zonin~ Ap~als with the request that the Board reconsider its action in grating a non-conFo~in~ ~e=it For the erection off a Filling station on one of the parcels of land included In O~tnance No. 99]0, located on the northNest co.er of ~atts Avenue a~ Tenth Str~et~ B. ~., in accordance with the a~reem~nt between Council and the property o~ers to keep the section in ~estion a residential area~ a cc~ication f~m the Zonin~ Board, advisfn~ that in its opinion no evidence has been pre~ented to revocation off the permlt~ ~s before the body. ir. Edwards moved that a copy of the report be Forwarded ~o the first sl~ner of the petition. The notion was seconded b~ ~. Dillard and unani~ously adopted. In this conneckion, the City Attorney havin~ been requested to r~nder a w~itten opinion as to '~ether or not Co~cil has the prerogative off over-~li~ the Board of Zoning Appeals in the issuance of non-ccnfo~tng pe=its other than by an ordinance off rezcnin~ a co~ication ff~m the City A~torney~ advising that Council does not have this authority and ~uld not obtain same ~thout a charter revision, ~as beffore the ~dy. On notion of ~'r. Dillard, seconded by F~. Edwards and unanicousty adopted, the report ~s ordered filed. S~E~S AND ALSYS: The request of ir. JoseFh ~yscr Smith, Atto~ey, representin~ Llndsey-Robtnson and Cocp2ny~ Incorporated, that a previous resolution [rantin~ his client [e~ission to qse a ~ortion of Seventh S~reet, N. ~.~ be in that the said resolution is no 1on[er ~ffective, havi~ been referred to the Attorney for study and report, a cor~unication fr~m the City Attorney, advising that he has re-drafted the draft of resolution as presented by Er. Smith, with his approval, and submitting same, was before Council; whereupon~ F~. Edwards offered the followin~: (~lOOg2) A RESOLUTION refealing Resolution No. ~l&f~ adopted by the Council fdr t he City of Roanoke on August 25j 1953, entitled "A RE$OLUTIOIt ~ranting a per.it to Llndsey-Robinson and Co:pany to use a portion of ?th Streetj between Shenandoah Avenue and the Norfolk and '*'estern Railway rltht-of-way and fixing the rental therefor.~ (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page Er. Edwards moved the adoption of tf~ Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~r. Dillard and adopted by the following RYES: l!essra. Cronin~ Dillard, Ed~ards~ and the President, l~. Hunter-G. NAYS: None ........... O. STREET LIGHTS-STREET SingS: Copy of a oo~unication free the ~a~hinaton Heights Civic League to the Oity F~nager, asking when additional street lights ~ill he installed in this section ant when street signs will be erected and houses numbered,~s before Council. The City ~ianager a dvisin~ that he is ~sk. in! a study of the ~atter, the ocr:unitarian was ordered filed. BUSES: Copy of a c~r=unfcation from the Yaehington Rei~hts Civic League to the Safety l'otor Transit Cerporaticn~ a sking that i:-ediate action he taken on a previous request to change the route of the ~ashincton Heights bus back to Fatterso~ Avenue and through Shellers Crossing, to provide regular service at least as far aa the junction of ~est Side Boulevard and Hershberger Road, and to provide bus service to the residents of Tennessee Avenue, was before · After a discussion of the matter aa to fllin~ bus routes in order that they miaht be incorporated into a proper ordinance, and lit. Cronin making a su~gesti~n that a supervisor of transportation be secured to make a study of the situation, On motion of }gr. Cranin, seconded by }~. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the mattel was referred to the City }lanager for ~ndling of the bus schedules and bus routes in ~uoh manner a a he shall dean a dvisablo. ~EALTH DEPAR~hT: A communication from Right Reverend Janes ~ilsenan, Faster of Our Lady of Nazareth Roman Catholic Church~ welcoming the city a s a neishbor in the erection of a Health Center on the seuth-~sst comer of Camgbell' Avenue and Eighth Street, $. W., ~as before Comnctl. !~. Edwards moved that the [/ayor acknowledge receipt of the ¢o=unication and express the appreciation of ~o~ncil for the war~ welcome extended. The motion was seconded by }~. Dillard and unanimously adopted. ELECTIONS-SCHOOLS: The City Clerk brought to the attention of Council a ooraunication previously forwarded to the Roanoke City School Board, requesting approval of the School Board rot use of certain school buildin~a in the City of Roanoke aa votini places, in accordance ~ith recommendations of the Roanoke City Electoral Board dated June 21, 19~9. lt~? ' 188: F~. Edwards moved that the action of the City Clerk in for~ardin~ the cor~unication to the Roanoke City School Board be ratified. The motionwa$ seconde~ by ¥~. Dillard and unanimousl~ adopted, With further reference to the ~atterj the City Clerk brought to the attentiot of Council an acknowledgment from the Bchool'Board, approvin~ the uee of such public school bulldin[$ in conducting elections as may be from time to time reco~ended by the Electoral Board and approved by Council. The cor~unication ~-as ordered filed. TRAFFIC: ~ commmication fro~ the Roanoke Society of Safety Engineers, enclosinF a resolution requestin~ Council to seriously consider the proper restriction affainst double ridin~ on the avenues,' streets or alleys of the City of Roanoke on cycles of any kind ~anufactured for single riders only, was before th body. On motion of Er. Edwards,~econded by Yr. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the matter w as referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the proper ordhlance and to present same to Council for consideration. SALE OF fRO?~-~TY-DEEIN~UENT TA~ES: A co~unication fro~ ir. ~. D. Equi~ Jr. Delinquent Tax Collector~ enclosinc offer from Richard F. Dundee mud Frances D=u~ee for the purchase of property located on the northeast corner of Fairfax Avenue and Seventh Street~ N. ~.j described as Lots 1~ 2 and ], ~oodlo~-~iharton ~p~ at a consideration of $5OO.OO, under c ertain terns and conditions, and reco~=endinF that the offer he acceFted, ~es before Council. ~r. Cronin ~oved that Council concur in the~comv, endation of the Delinquent Tax Collector and that tt~e follo~in~ Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion ~as seconded by ¥~; Edwards and adopted by the fo!lo~ln~ vote: ~.¥E~ ~eesre. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, and the Fresldent, ¥:. Hunter ........................ NAYS: None ................ O. (~100~3) AN O~DINANCE providin! for the sale of property located on the northeast corner of Fair£ax Avenue and Seventh Street, 2 and ], Goodlo~-'//harton Nap, by the City of Roanoke to Richard F. Dundee and Frances L. Dungee, at a consideration of $500.00; providin~ the manner of its pa)~cent and authorizing the execution and delivery of a deed therefor. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that sale he made by the City off Roanoke to Richard F. Dungee and Frances L. Dundee of that certain real estete located on the northeast cor~er of F&irfax Avenue and Seventh Street~ N. ~., described as Lots 1, 2 and 3~ Goodlowo~Charton f!ap, at a consideration of $5OO.OO, payable $150.OO in cash and the balmnce of ~]50.O0 in monthly installments of $15.OO, with interest at the rate of six per cent ~er anntun~ ~ith the right of anticipation. BE IT FIRtTHER O/DAINED that the proper city offficers be, and they are hereby authorized, directed and empo~ered~ for and on behalf of the city, to execute and deliver a pro,er deed upon the for~ to be prepared by the City Attorney, c onveyfngj ~ith General Warranty of Title, the said property to said purchasers, or to ~homaoe~ they may direct, in ~Titing, deliver~ thereof, ho~ever, not to be made until s aid cash consideration has been received by the city and the city aecured as to the residue by proper purchase money deed of trust, er Vendor's lien. The Ordinance having been read~ was laid over, REFUNDS AND P-~.BATES-LICE~SE: A coraunication from the Igestinghouse Electric Supply Companyj advisin~ that d~in~ the ~nth of Fay, 19~,9~ the co~ny dish, ed of three of its automobiles on ~hich city license tags Nos. 27~6~ 27g~ and 2799 ~ert us~ the tegs havin~ been purchased on ~!arch 23, 19~9~ at a cost of $7.75 each~ a~ askin~ that a ref~d be ~de on the tag~ since they are not transferrable to the purchasers of the auto.chiles, ~as before Council. I~ ap~earin~ that the City tttorne[ has ~led the ~resent ordinance ~posin~ license taxes on ~tor vehicles ~recludes authorization of such refunds, ~fr. Dlllar · aved that the ~estin~hou~e Electric Supply Company be so notified. The ~tion ~as · econded by l~r. ~s and unani~ously adopted. REFUNDS AND RBBITES-LIC~SE: The request of the Likerty Eealty Corporation fc a ~nd of $29.65 h~vin~ been re~erred to the City luditor for verification of the figures, a co~unica~ion from the Ci~y l~itor~ advisinE ~at insofar as he has been able to de~e~ine the request Is Jus~ and a ~fund should be rade~ was ~efore Council; '~hereu~n~ ~lr. Dillard offered the followin~ Hesolu~lon: (]1002~) A ~ESOLUTION au~horizin~ ~d direc=inl ref~d of -)29.6~ to the Libe~y ~eat~y Cor~ration~ represen~ini overpa~en= on 19&9 Heal Es~a~e License. (For full text of ~esolu~ion, see Ordinance hook ~o. 16~ ~a~e 3&1) ~. Dillard =o~ed the adoption of the Hesolu~lon. The mo~lon was seconded by l'r. Edwards and ado~ed by the followin~ vote: AYES: l'essrs. Cronin~ Dlllard~ ~wards~ ~d the Presiden:~ t.~. NAYS: [one---O. B~5TE~ CLUB: Hesolutions lmm the Booster Club~ urEinE the construction of an adequate auditori~ or =ee~inE hall at l~aher FieldI ~he construction or bvid~es to the southeast section~ over Jefferson S~ree~ a~ ~he Norfolk and ~'es~em ~1~ad crossin~ and either a ~ridEe or an u~er~ass in~o Sou~h Eoanoke Fark fro= ~he Sou~h ~oanoke area; a~ endorsin~ ~he sewage disposal bond issu% ~ere before F~. Dillard moved tha~ ~he resolutions be acknowledEed and filed. The motion was seconded by Er. Cronin a~ unant=ously adop:ed. HESOLUTION OF SY~FATHY: A co~unica~ion from }~. Leo A. Denit, ex~reasin~ ~he deep a~recia~ion of ~he f~ily of ~he la~e C. E. Deni~ for the Resolu~ion of S~athy adored by Oo~cil a: i~i =ee~inE on June 1~ 19~9~ was before ~he body. The co~unication ~s ordered filed. ~L~B~S: A co=unica~ion f~n ~. J. O. ~ut~r~ Presiden= of ~he Pl~binE and Hea~in~ Con~ractovs Association~ Incor~orated~ with reference ~o establishinc of an~a~nin~oa~ for Pl~bin~ and Herein6 Con~rac=ors~ was before ~o~=il. On motion of Er. Cronin~ seconded by lit. Ed~'a~s and unani=ously ado~ed~ the :o=~ici~io~ ~s referred to the City }lan~aer for his info~a~ion in connection rich his study of the THE CO~}ilTTEE ~ 100 FOR ~: A comnunication from ~r. ~enJamin B. enderin~ his resIEnation as a =~er of The Co~i~:ee of 1OO for ~ro~ress~ in tha~ does not feel he is able to devote ~he ~roper time and a~en=ion required due is ~hyaical condition~ was before Co~cil. 189 190 On ~tion of V~o Dillard, seconded by ~o Edwards and unanimously adopted, the reslgnationwasaccepted, with regrets) and the City Clerk was instructed to express to {[r, Harden the thanks and appreciation of Council for the service he has rendered as a me~ber of The Cor~ittee oP 100 for Progress. SE~AOE DISPOSAL: Acor. munication From unincorporated residents of Roanoke County, residing for the most part in Orchard Heights, {~nchesber Court and ~outh Salem, along the bs~ks oP or near Roanoke River in divers places extending From The Veterans ~ospital to points slightly west o£ Salem, lndicsting their desire that t[~ City of Roanoke include in its plans for a sewage disposal system the extension oF its sewerage collectinf ~lns up Roanoke River beyond The Veterans Hospitals by Orchard Heights ant }Mnchester Court to South Salem's main s ewer outlets to the river, ~ith the object oP collecting and treating the sewerage of all the county residents who will thereby be provided access to the needed service and on the e~ltable, cost-sharing terms offered by Roanoke to Vinton, The Veterans Hospital and Salem, regardless of ~ether Salem acce~ts or rejects Roanoke's cooperative plan for sewerage disposal, was before Council. On motion of }~. Dillard) secsnded by )~r. Ed*~ards and unanimously adopted, of carrying out this request. REP(I{TS CF CFFICERS: BLrDGET-CiTY COUNCIL: Tke City }lanager brought to the attention of Council that at the time of the slaying of Dana ~rie Weaver on ¥~y 8, 19~9, a reward of ~00.OO was offered by the city for information leadin~ to the arrest of the slayer, the City ~anager poIn%in~ out that no appropriation has as yet been made for the ~5OO.OO. After a discussion of the matter, ~. Crenin moved bhat u~on determination of tke proper recipient of the reward the amount of $5OO.OO be appropriated for this purpose. The motion was seconded by )~. Dillard and unanimously adopted. CITY FAR)~: The City }~nager submitted written report that it is imperative that a decision be made concerning the continuation of the city's farm policy, and suggestin~ that, if possible, a meetin? be held with the City Attorney, the City Auditor, the Director of the Department of Public Welfare and the City )~nager~ ~ust as soon as possible, in order to discuss plans. In this connection, ~r. Dillard moved that Council meet in regular a ession at 8:CO o'clock, p. m., ~onday, July 18~ 19&9. The motion was seconded by ~r. Croni and unanimously adopted. INSURANCE-CITY PROPERTY: The City ~nager submitted ~Titten report that he, the City Attorney and the City Auditor are recommending that all city property be insured in the amount of $3,6~8,3OO.C~, immediately. ~. Reginald E. Wood, Vice President of the Securities Insurance Corporation, beinK present at the meeting) a lengthy discussion followed as to the amount and t}~e of insurance to be carried on city property. Action on the matter was deferred until a full membership of Council is LIBRAR~ Council having previously authorized a re-survey as to location~ content and type of bulldin~, etc,~ for the proposed new public library in El~ood Park~ at a cost oF $~00,00, the City Fanager submitted written report .that he is in receipt of a co~unication from {~r. F. E. Rlvinus, Chairman o£ the ,~oanoke Public Library ~oard, advising that the expenses incurred by Dr. Jose[h L. ~/heeler in the re-~urvey total ~6]~.55; ~ereuFon, Fr. ~ offered the following e~ergency Ordinance~ {~1~] AN O~DINA2CE a~ro~ria~ing the additional ~um of S13~.~ f~m the Improvement Fun~ to defray ex,arises incurred In the resurvey as to content and t~e of buildin~, etc.~ fo~ the ~ro~osed new ~ublic library In El=wo~ Park. (Fo~ full text of O~inance, see O~inance ~ok No. 16, Page ~r. ~waTds moved the adoption of Khe Ordinance. The motion was seconded by [r. C~nin and ado[ted by the followin~ vote:' A~ES: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, and the Fresiden~ ~. H~%er ..................... NAYS: Hone ............. O. STREET LI~HTS: The C~y ~na&er submitted ~ltten re~ort, ~co=e~tn~ installation of thirteen street l~Khts in the Center Hill section. In ~his connection, the C~ty Clerk brought %o the attention of Council a ce~unica%ion from ~rs. O. B. V~a, requestin~ at least two s~ree% lights in 2600 block of G~andin Road, S. W. Council be~n~ of the open,on %hat the fifteen lights should be au%ho~ized~ ~'r. D~ll~rd offered the followinF Resolution: (~100~6} A RESOLUIION au%horizfnK %he ins%alia%ion of street lights on certsin streets in the ~ty of Roanoke. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance ~ook No. 16, P~e Fr. Dillard moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion ~s seconded by ~'r. Cronin and adopted by the followinz vote: AYES: EessPs. C~onin, D~llaFd, Edwards, and the ~r. Hun%e~ ..................... NAYS: None .............. O. BRI~ES: The ~lty ~ns~er submit%ed ~i%%en report %ha% he has had a study made of the question of construc~inE a Rosalind A~enue Under~ass into %he South Roanoke ~ark and that the Oity En~inee~ has recommended a~ains% %hls ~ro~ec% in ~that the excessive cost would no~ in h~s opinion, justify %he benefits ~%ich might be involv~d, %he City ~'anaEer concurrinE in the reco=endation of %he City Enz~nee~. On motion of ~r. Ed~mrds, ~conded by ~-~. Cronin and unanimously ados%ed, %he report was o~e~ed filed. BU~ET-JL~ENILE ~D DO)~STIC RELATIONS C0%~T: The City Fmnafer sukmit%ed writ%em report, enclosin~ a core,ica%ion from Judge K. A. Pate, Juvenile and Domestic Relation~ J~tice, advisinE %~% on )~arch 21~ l~AP, a second Par~ Time ~roba%~on Officer, as provided fo~ in the 5~Ee~, was enployed~ but %hat there no auto allo~nce included In tke ku~Ee% fo~ this Probation Officer, and %hat an additional ~12.50 Fe~ month ~e a;proprtated fo~ auto allowance fo~ the balance of tke yea~ effective as of }~rch 21, 19&9. 192 Council being of the opinion that the request should be grantedj ~r. Cronin offered the followin~ emergency Ordinance: (~1(~7) AN CRDIRANCE to amend and reenact Section ~15, "Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court"j of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City o£ Roanoke, Virginia, on the 31st day of December~ 19~8, No. 9751~ and entitled, Ordinance tek in- a~propriations from the General ~und of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beFinnin? Jaauary 1, 1999, and ending December 31, 19~9, and declarln? the existence of an emergency~. {For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa~e 3~3) Fr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion ~as seconded by Mr. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Fessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, and the Fresldent, ~. Hunter ................. NAYS: None ......... O. A~.'CR¥-$CHOOLS: The question of using school property for armory purposes havin~ ~een referred to the City ~anager, he sutmitted written relort, together with a co~unicsticn from }r. D. E. McQuilkln, Superintendent of Schools, advising that the idea does not seem feasible since there would certainly he endless overlapping and conflict in demands, as well aa a constant damaging of the fioors ~ich would nullify the intended use of these floors for game purposes. On motion of ~r. Croain, seconded by Er. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the City Yens[er was requested to arrange a conference between representatives of the Notional Guord end the Superintendent of Schools for the purpose of ascertsinin! ~ot tbe needs of the National auard will be. ANNEXATION-PARKS AND PLAYCR)UNDS: The City Partaker having been requested t o make a study of acquisition of sites for parks and 'playgrounds in the annexed area, es well as other parts of the city, he submitted the followin~ information from the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation: '1. Furchase of 17 acre~ Of the Ninfngerrprop~rty contiguous to the William Fleming School. This will cost approximately $2,OOO.OO per acre. In addition to this p~operty it is suggested that the city acquire, if ¥osoible, the site kno~ as Round Hill sn~ also the Luken~s progerty. t is further recom_~ended that some lend be acquired in the Washington Heights area, but this should be referred to the Washington Civic League for their consideration. Also the city should acquire the Francis property on Avenham Avenue, S. R., and also some ~roperty along Colonial Avenue for park use. 2. It is rather hard to justify the request for a small playground on Colonial Road at this time. I think the city should acquire property in that locality for eventual use, but right now it is impossible to furnish municipal sen'ice to an area ~hich has three play areas within one-half mile. It is my sincere desire to eventually meet national standards, thus providin~ a play area within one-fourth mile of all residential areas. However, I cannot justify this request in view of the fact tb~t the city has several areas where playgratuld and park facilities are more than a mile distant. A study will be made and a survey conducted to d etermine the a vailability of land and resources. 3. A play area is definitely needed in the Idlewild section and although several surveys have been made, this department has not as yet found a suitable or desirable location. As soon as a good "use" area is located, your office will be informed." Action on the matter was held in abeyance. In this connection, a discussion wan held as to acquisition of the ~omaw Tract in the ¥icinity o£ Cove Road~ N. ~., ~r. ~ss AD Plunkett~ who wes present at the ~eetin~ su~estin~ that the site known as Round Hill would also be ideal for park purposes; ~hereu~on~ }:r, Cronin moved that the City ~nager~ the City Attorney and the Director of the Department o£ Parka and Recreation be requested to 'make a study aa to how much of the ~:oozaw Tract and the Round Hill site will be required to meet minimum needs and to report back to Council. The motion was seconded by fT. Dillard and unanimously adopted. 57glF~IN~ POOLS: The City ~nsEer submitted written re~rt~,to~ether with a draw~n~ of what he believes is the most practical type of swiping pool for the City of ~oanoke~ advising tfmt with a few alterations the cost of such a would be approximately $I~,O~.~. On ~tion of Ur. Cronin, seconded by Er. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the City )[ana~er was requested to proceed with the securin~ of estimates for the cost of constructing a swi~ing pool in Fa]lon Park and one in ~ashinFton Park. BURET: The City ~anager sub~itted written report that it is imperative that f~Js be made available to complete the.traffic si(hal system in the downto~ arem at an estimated cost of $1~,7~O.~; to purchase three additional refuse trucks of the covered type at an estirated cost of approximately $21,~0.00; and to complete the ~reet improvement pro,ram at an estimated cost of $~0,OO0.00. Council bein~ of the opinion that ~16,0~.OO should be appropriated at the present time for the traffic ~i~nal system, ~r. Cronln offered the following emergency Ordinance: (~10088) A ~DINANCE to amend and reenact Section [&O, "Police Department", of an Ordinance adopted by the Co~cil of the City of Roanoke, Vir&inia, on %~ 31st day of December, 19~, No. 9751, ~d entitled, "An O~inance makin~ appropriations from the General F~d of the Gity of Roanoke l'or the fiscal year beEinninS J~uary 1, 19&9, and endinS December 31, 19~9, and declaring the existence of an emergency". (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, fa~e ~[r. Crontn moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~[r. Edwa~s and adopted by the fo'llo~n~ vote: AYES: Ressr~. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, and the President, Fr. H~nter ..................... NAYS: None .............O. S~$AGE DISPOSAL: The City ~[anager discussed briefly with the members of Council publicity plans to insure the successful passage of the sewage disposal bond issue on August 9, 19~9. REPORTS OF COF)~ITTEES: None. ~NFINI~ED BUSINESS: None. CONSIDERATION OF CL~ US: None. INTRODUCTION ~D CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES A]~ RE~LUTiONS: ZONING-SETBACK LINES: O~inance No. 1~, establishin[ a~tback line on the east side of Willi~zson Road, N. ~., from ~'ent~rth Avenue (Colonel ~obinson Road) ~to Hershber~er Road, extendinff sixty feet from the present established center line illiamson Road, havin~ previously been before CouncilOr its first readinf, read and laid over, ~s again ~fore the body, ~r. ~wa~s offerin~ the followinf for its seconJ readinE ~d final adoption: 193 104 {~100~] AN CRDIH~I¢~ establishin~ a setbsck line on the east side o~ Willlamson Road, N, W., fromWentworth Avenue {Colonel Robinson Road] to HershberEel Road, extending sixty feet from the present established center line of ~llliamson Road. {For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book ~o. 16, Page 317) F~o Edwards moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~r. Dillard and adopted by the £ollowin§ vote: AYES KeserSo Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, and the President, Kr. Hunter ....................... ~. NAYS~ None ............... O. ZONINg: Ordinance No. 100~9, rezonin~ that portion of property designated Spec!al Residence District located on the west side of ~illiamson ~oad, N. ~., bet~een Floraland Drive and Bershber~er Road, to Business District, having Frevious~ been ~efore Council for its first r eadinF, read and laid over, was a[ain before the body. In this connection, ~r. D. L. Hedrick, }~s. W. R. Board and tr. G. N. Law%on appeared in opposition to the proposed rezonin~. A~pgarinE in favor ¢~ the rezoning, were Fir. Woodrow Rex, who presented a petition si[ned by twenty-four property owners in the vicinity of the affected area, advisin~ that they have no objectio~ to the proposed rezoninf, and 12rso Frank W. Beakm. Everyone haydnK teen qlven an opportunity to be kear~ on the ratter, and Council bein? of the opinion that the property should be rezoned as set OUt in Ordinance 5o. 10059, ~lr. Cronin offered the followinF for its second reading and final adoption: (~10059) AN CRDIhANUE to amend and reenact Article I, Section 1, of Chapter 51 of the Code of the Oity of Roanoke, Virginia, in relation to ZoninE. (For full [ext of Ordinance, ~e Ordinance Book No. 16, Pale 318} Lt. Cronin moved the adoption Of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~r. Edwards and adopted by the followin? vote: AYES: 5les~rs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, and the President, Fr. Hunter ................. &. NAYS: None ........ O. ~TIONS iND }ISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS: ZONING-FL$SNING BOARD: Mr. Dillard broufht to the attention of Council and i moYed thmt the City'En[ineer be requested in the future to submit all maps of shRdivisions to the BoaI~i of Zonin~ A~peals ~nd the Planning Board for t heir recor-m, endation before [ivin~ same his approval. The motion ~s seconded by }~. Edwards and unanimously adopted. FEDERAL HOUSINQ: )ir. Cronin brought to the attention of Council that under tke provisions of the Federal Hou$in¢ Act, in order to apply for federal funds, the first ~ep for a lccallty to take is to create a Hou$in~ Authority, and moved that the City Attorney be requested to ~repare d raft of ~rcper resolution' creatin~ a Housin~ Authority and to present ~me to Council at its next meetdn¢ for further consideration. The motion was seconded by lit. Dillard and unanimously adopted. AIR£ORT-CIT~ FROP~LRTY: ~r, Edwar~la brought to tbeatteotioncf Council and ~oved tha~ t be Cit~ } ~nage~ be ~q~ested to s ub~it ;a ~co~enda~ion t o ~e body 'to ~lic~ ~t~ reference ~ ~r s ho~s ~ the Roa~ke ~lcip~l tir~or~ al~o~ unifo~scale of rates for the rental of city property, it bein~ suggested that he m~ht work with t~e Fana~er of the Alr~rt, t~e Director of the Derartmen: of Farks ~ Recreation and the Stadi~ Adv~ Co~ittee in obtaining the desired lnfo~tion. The motion ~a~ seconded by ~'r. C~nin and unanimously TRAFFIC: Er. C~nin b~u~ht to the attention of Council ~d the City F~nager the facL t~t there are no FarkinF facilities in the v~cinity oF the fmit stand at 19~1 Franklin Road~ S. ~. ~e City ~a~er advise~ that he ~ould look into the ~tter. TRRFFIC-BRI~ES: ~r. Cronin raised the q~stion a $ to pre&tess ~ein[ r~de connection ~ith the study of the Jefferson Street Under~a~s, the City po~ntin~ out that atraffic ~nrvey has recently been ~ade at the joint question an~ the results are in the process of being tabulated. In this connection, ~[r. Cronin s~[e$ted that consideration ~irh: also be given to an underFass'at Buzzard Rock. LIBRARY ~R~D: The President, kr. Hunter, brought to the attention Council th&t the ter:~ of Fr. F. k. Rivinus, Er. C. D, Hurt and Dr. A. ~e=bers oF the Board of ~ire:tors of the Roanok~ Fublic Library expire~ Jun~ 19L9, and called for nominations; whereupon, Er. Dillard placed in nomination names of ~r. Rivinus, 9~r. Hurt and Dr. Jones to succeed themselves foF a %e~ of three years endin~ June 30, 1952. The nominations were seconded by Sr. Edwards. There heine no f~ther no~ination~, ~. F. ~. Rivinus, ~. C. D. Hurt and Dr. A. P. Jones were reelected %o succeed themselves as nenkers of the Board of Directors of %he Eoanoke Public Library for a %em ~ three yeara endinE June 30, 19~2, by the followin~ ~ote: AYES: Eessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards~ and the President, Hunter ........................ NAYS: ~?one .............. O. (~. ~lntcn absent) The City Clerk was instzucted to forward Er. Rivinus, ~. H~t ~d Dr. Jones certificates of their reelection. CI~f PSOPERTY: ~r. C~ntn broth% to the attention of Council and moved that in the placinE of tablets on city buildings and projects the n~es thereon be dete~ined by the fact as %o the officials in office at the time of the awardln~ of the contract for the ~roject. The motion was seconded by ~. Edwa~s and ~anizously 8doFted. ~ere befn~ no further business, Council adjourned %o meet in regular session at 8:00 o'clock, p. m., }~nday, July 18, 19~9. APPROVED Fresident 195 COUNCIL, Ri~DULAR f~ETINO, llonday, July 18, 19~9. A quorum failing to appear, the regular meeting of the ¢ounci! of the City of Roanoke was recessed until 8:CO o'clock, p. m. APPROVLD ATTEST: .dent COU};CIL, kECESSED REGUIJ. R IEETII Nonday, Jul~ 18, 19&9. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in a recessed regular maetin~ in the Circuit Court Room in the IMnicipaI Building, ~7oniay, July 1~, 19&9, at ~:CO o'clock, p. m., with the President, ITt. Hunter, presiding. PRESENT: l'sssr$. Cr:nin, Di!lart, Edwards, l~inton, and the rresident, AgSE~T: ~!one ...... C. OFF!CE~S ~RESE}~?:Yr. Randolph ~. LJhittle, City Attorney, and [?. Harry R. Yates, City Auditor. The meetin~ was o~ensd with a preyer by %he Reverend G. ~. Cgilvie, Assistant Pastor of the First ~resbyterian.Chu~ch. LINC?ES: Copies of the minutes of the meetings held on June 3Otb, July 6th. and July !lth, !9&9, herin! been furnished each member of Council, upon motion of Fr. Edwd~ds, seconded by Nr. Dillard and unanimously adopted~ the readin~ was dispensed with and the zinutes a!proved as recorded. HEARIN~ CF CITIZET~$ UFO~' FUBLIC ~ATTEHS: ZC~I~G: A petition si~ned by one hunired per cent of the resident property ct,mars ~ithin a radius of one block of the intersection of Watts Avenue sn~ Tenth Street, N. W., having been referred to the Board of Zonin~ Appeals with the request that the Board reconsider its action in ~rantin5 a non-conforming left. it for the erection of a filling station on the northwest corner of Watts Avenue and Tenth Street, 5. W., in accordan=e with the a~reement between Council and the pro~srty others to keep the section in question a residential area, an~ the Board of Zoning Appesls havinz advised that in its opinion no evidence has been presented to warrant revocation of the perch.it, ~r. D; R. Hunt aEain apyeared before Council, asking ~hat a solution be worked out to enforce the existing agreement between the body an~ the pro~erty owners. It appearin[ that the property O',mers have a right of appeal to a court of record, and the question being raised as to whether or not Council would have the right to intercede for and on beRalf of the petitioners in the cyan% of such an appeal, on motion of }ir. Cronin, seconded by Er. Dillard and unanimously adopted. the ~tter was referred to the City Attorney for an opinion as to pro[er procedure to be followed. ~ith further reference to the r~atter, ~r. Hunt raised the question as to ~het~er or not issuance of the building per..it for the ftllln£ ~tation would be withheld, pending finalsettle~ent of the question at hand, }~. Hunt bein~ asaured that ~ranting of the permit would be held in abeyance until a decision is reached. ANNEZATIOH-STOSED RAIN: ~r. E. K. Shin:ate appeared before Council and asked that the drainage situation on Garden City Houlevard, S. E., (formerly Hickory Road) at Flndlay Avenue (for~.erly Willow Road), be improved. In this connection, Er. Dillard brought to the attention of Council complaint! as to the drainage situ~tion in the 2800 block of Richland Avenue, in the Williazscn Road section. On motion of )ir. Cronin, seconded by ~'r. Einton and unanimously adopted, both tatters were referred to the City ~naEer for attention. PETITIONS AND CO})~NICATIO~$: ANNEXATION-PAH}'S AND ~LAIGROUNDS: A ~etition sifned by la2 citizens of the Northeast~ East Gate and Hollins Road sections, requesting a gark in one of these ~istriets, was before Council. On motion of ~[r. Dilla~, seconded by ~. ~[inton and unanimously adopted, the City Clerk was instructed to a cknowled~e receiDt of the [etition and to a dvise rte first si~ner of the petition that the City [Yan~er is ~kinU a study of the matter. BCNDS-S~.{AGE DISPOSAL: A co~T. unic~tion froz the Chamber of Corette, endorsin~ the sewage disposal bond issue and askin~ Council to sutmit at its e arliesl convenience su~estions pointins out ways in which the Chamber can be of assistance in promotin~ this important municipal need, was before the b~dy. Ca motion of )~. Crcnin~ seconded by Kr. Dillard and unanizou~y adopted, the ~ity Clerk ~as inst~cted %o acknowledge receipt of the co~ication, expressin~ m~greciation for the offer contained therein and advis~ that Council hopes to call Dn the Chamber In the near future when plus are more completely formulated. RECREATION DEPARTkE[~T: A co~.unlcation froz Dr. H. T. Penn~ ActinE Chai~an ~f representative members from civic, socfal~ veteran and religious orEanizations, ~dvisin~ that the rerresentatives are de~ous of securin~ a hearins tefore City Souncil concernins the recreational needs of Negroes~ was before the body. Cn motion of ~r. Cronin~ seconded by [~r. Edwa~s an~ unanimously adopted, ~he City Clerk was instructed to notify Dr. Penn that the hearing will be ke!d at ~:~ o'clock, p. m., ~nday, Au~st ~, 19~9, since Council is on a bi-weekly ~er schedule. CC)~PLAINTS-NOISE: A co~ication f~m Er. G. F. Hu~hes~ co:~lainin~ about ;he ~treme noise ~de by the releasin~ of s teaz by the Fre-Sh~k Fmsonry Sales ]orForation at Cleveland Avenue and 18th Street, S. W., and voicing the opinion that ;he noice could be abated by some zechanical method, was before Co,oil. On motion of ~. Cronin, seconded by ~. Minton and ~ni:ously adopted, the :after was referred to the City ~na~er for handling with the Director of the ]erartment o~ Air Pollution Control. 197 i98 20HINO: A co~unication from )Ir. R. V. Fovlkes, asking that property located on the northwest corner of Sal~ Avenue and loth Street, S. W,, described aa Lots 5, ? and ~, Block 17, Dr. J. ~. ~ebb ~p, be rezoned from Business District to Light Industrial District, vas before Council. On motion of l~r. Edvards, seconded by }Ir. ~:lnton and unani~ou~ y adopted~ th~ matter vas referred to the Board of Zonin2 Appeals for investigation, report and recommendation to Council. WORLD WAR II: A communication froa Archie J. Bakay, National Adjutant of Th~ }~ilitar¥ Order of the Purple Heart, asking ~hether or not the City Of Roanoke would be interested in havin~ the National Headquarters of the organization located in Roanoke, was before Council. The me:bors of Council exireaain! an interest in the proposal, on motion of }Ir. Dillard, seconded by lip. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the Oity Clerk was instructed to ackno~ledffe receipt of the com~.unication and to request f~rther detail such as the na:barship or the orlanizatlon, ~hat the needs ~ill be ~ith reference to housing, etc. REFUNDS liD REBITBS-LICENSE: The request of the Colonial l~arican National Bank, Receiver of A. L. Nelson and A. L. Nelson Company, for a refund of ~16.69, re~ resentin~ penalty 'on license tax for the year 19~9,tn that the Court did not enter Order authorizin~ pa)~ent of the license in questien until after the ~eaa!ty date, having been referPed to the City Attorney for inveeti!ation,report and reco~endati~ eoraunl:ation from the City lttbrney,advisinl that an inv~stilation indicates the fa~ts set out in the request are correct,and pointlnE out that Coun:il has ~e ~thori~ itc make the refund if it wishes to do so, ~s before the body. ~ouneil bein~ o£ the opinion that the refund should be made aa requested, Cronin offered the fo!lo~in~ Resolution: {~lOO~9}.l RESOLUTION authorizinl and directin~ refund of $16.69 to the Coloni:l-!~erican National Bank, Receiver of I. L. Lelaon and A. L. Nelson Co::~any, re~reaentin~ ~enalty on ~etail ~erchant's License and Co:mission }[erehant's License for the year (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 34~} Fr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The :etlon was seconded by }~. Dillard and adopted by the follo~inl vote: AYES: liaaarso Cronin, Dillard, Ninton, and the President, ~. Hunter .................. }II¥3: Bone .......... O. (~!r. Edwards not votinl} REPORTS OF OFFICER3: POLICE DEFARTLEiiT: In the absence of the City l'~nager, lip. Harry a. Yates, tetin~ City Yana~er, submitted a request from the lctin[ Superintendent of Police that R. E. Callis, Patrolaan in the Police Department, ~ho is unable to ~erfor~ his reiular duties account of personal injury received in line of duty, ~e paid his raiular salary for an additional period not to exceed sixty days from July 21, 19~9, ~. Edwards moved that Oouncil concur in the request and offered the follo~ir Resolution: (#1OO90) A RESOLUTION authorizin~ and directin! that R. E. Callis, Patrolman in the Police Dapartnant, who is unable to perform his regular duties account of personal injury received in line of duty, be paid his regular salary for an additional period not to exceed sixty days fro= July 21, 19~9. (Per full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa[e 3~6) Er. Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Fr. Crania and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Yessrs. Crania, Dillard~ Edwards~ [inton, and the President~ ~r. ~unter .......... NAYS: None---O. POLICE DEPART;~EET: The Acting City Fanazer submitted written report that a request has been received from the Shenandoah Life Insurance Co=pany that J. E. Robertson be sworn in as a s[ec~al police officer to ~uard the property of the company~ and that the City ~nafer and the Acttn~ Superintendent Of Police concur in this request. Fr. ~[~nton mc.,ed that Council concur in the recommen4atiom of the City ~ns~er and the Actin~ Superintendent of Police and that Fr. J. E. Robert~on be sworn in aa a spec%al officer to serve on the premises of the Shenandoah Life Insurance Company. The motion was seconded by )ir. Edwards and unanimously adopted. S~AGE DISPOSAL: The City ~naEer and the City Attorney havin~ been directed submit draft of contract between the City of Roanoke and the To~n of Sal~% with reference to the construction, operation and maintenance of the city's proposed sewaEe treatment plant a~d sewage collectinE interceptor sewers, for approval an~ execubion, by proper officials of the Town af Salem, the ActinE City ~nager submitted written report, to~ether with a communication from ~:ro W. Prank Chspnan To%~ ~mna~er of Salem, enclosin~ a 6-paEe ~rtified copy of ~n Order ~* the Council of the To~ of Salem entered of record at the regular meetinE held July 11, 19&9 , settin~ forth a statement of policy and coneludin~ that it would be decidedly to th best interest Of the citizens of Salem~ as well as those residinE in the irr. ediate vicinity, for the Io~ to construct its own interceptor lines and build its own sewage disposal plant. On motion of ~r. Cronin, seconded by Fr. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the ~ity Clerk was inst~ucted to forward copy of the order to the State Water Control ~oa~d for its information. STREET LIGHTS: The Actin? City ~anager submitted written report, the installation of street libhts at various locations in the city. ~r. Urchin moved that Council coocur in the recommendation and Offered followtn~ Resolution: (#10091) A REPOLUTICN authori~in~ the installation of street li~hts on certain streets in the City of Roanoke. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa~e F~. Crania moved the adoption of the Resolution. The notion was seconded by )~r. Edwards and adopted by the followin~ vote: A~ES: ~ssrs. Cronln, Dillard, Edwards, ~lnton, ~nd the President~ )~. Hunter ............... 5. NAYS: None ......... O. In this connection, ~r. Cronin moved that the Appalachian Electric Power Company be requested to submit a pro~ress report on the instal~ tion of street li~ht~ every fifteen days. The motion ~s 2 econded by }~. Dillard and unanimously adopted. 199 200 BUBiIE?-TUBERCULO$IS SANATORIUM: The Acting City ~nager submitted written re~ort, containing a reco~endation fron the City Fana~er that $~7~.~ be arpropriated tn provide for the ~urc~se of an automatic chlorination ~it for treatment of se~aEe a t the Roanoke T~berculosis Sanatoria. ~r. C~nin moved that Council concur tn the recommendation of the City ~a~ager and offered the follo~n~ emergency Ordinance: {~1~92) ~K O~IN~KCE to ~mend and reenact Section ~51, "Tuberculosis Sanatorl~', of an O~lnance adoFted by the Council of the Clt~ of Roanoke, on the ]lst day of December, 19~, No. 9751, and entitled, '~ O~ilnance appropriations from the General F~d of the City ~ R~noke for the fiscal year be~lnninF January l, 19~9, and en~ina December ~1~ 19~9, and declaring the (For full text of Ordinance, see O~inance Book No. 16, Fa~e ~. Cronin mved the adoption of the O~inance. The notion was seconded by ~. Ed~a~s and adopted by the followin~ vote: A~S: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Ed~ar~s, ~:inton~ an~ the President, F~. Hunter ................ NAIS: None ......... O. ANNEXATION: The Actin~ City ~na~eF submitted w~Itten report, en:lo~in~ a cor~unieation from )[P. EuKene B. Fe~i~o, President of the ~ildwood Civic LeaEue, ex~ressin~ a~Freciatton an~ th~nks fop the work done on the streets in the Idlew~ld Park and Kenwood Addition sections. On ~otion of Er. Dillard, s e:onded by F~. ~intcn ~d unanimously adopted, the cor~unication was o~ered acknowled~eJ and filed. CI~ G0VE~.~NT: The Actin~ City Kana~er submitted written re,oFt f~m City ~na~eF, su~estin~ that he 5e authorized to find out what i% would Cost to %Fin~ the American ~nici~al As~ciatfon~ oF a com~rable type company~ to the Gity of Roanoke, to make a complete sur~ey of the departments as to %hei~ efficiency~ %kelt orEanization, their economies~ and other ~er~inent factors. Er. 0ronin voicin~ the opinion that the FuP~se of a City )~na~er form ~ove~ment is %o ~in%ain efficiency in the departments o~ the city Eovernment~ and ~F. Dillard also voicinE opposition to the su~sestion ~ the Gity )~na~er, on of K~. Ed~rds, s e~onded by Er. ~[inton and unan~ously adopte~, the report w as ordered filed. BU~-CIT~ COUNCIL: The Actinr City ~na~e~ brought %o the attention of Council that he has been informed by the Furchasin~ Agent that five Comfort Faster Ghairs, ex~cutive type, could be purchased at a total cost of ~&86.62, for the use. of the =embers ~f Council. Afte~ a discussion of the ma%%er~ Rt. Dfllard ~oved that the purchase of the chairs be denied. The motion '~s seconded by ~[~. Edwards and unanimously adopted. In this connection, Rt. Cronin offered the followin5 emergency Ordin~ ce appropFistin~ ~f~.O0, to provide fo~ the installation of a sound system in the Coun:il Chszber withsut delay: [~1009~} AN ORDINANCE to a~end and reenact Section 412, "City HallS~ of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke~ ¥ir~lnia, on the ~lst day of Dece~ber~ 19~j No, ~751~ and entitled, ~An Ordinance making appropriations f~om the Ceneral Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 19~9~ and endinE December 31~ 19~9~ and declarin~ the existence of an emergency" (For full text of Ordinm ce, see Ordinance Book No. 16~ Pale ]&~) )!r. Cronin moved the adoption of the Crdinsnce. The motion was seconded by ~r. Edwards and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: )'esars. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Elnton, and the President, ~r. Hunter .................... 5. ~AYS: None .............. O. I~ONDS-S~A~E DISPOSAL: The Actin~ City }~nager broulht to the attention of Council the need for desi{natin~ someone to head a publicity co:aittee for the sewage disposal bond issue with a view of having a representative from each of the civic clubs an~ orzanizatlons form a joint cor. mittee. A discussion follo~edss to the publicity for the bond issu% Dr. J. N. Dudley, Co=alaaioner of Health~ ~io was present at the =eetin~ advi~ nfl that he ~as been working alanE this line in an unofficial capacity, but that he feels a representatt~ should be designated by each of the civic clubs and organizations to form a committee to sponsor the publicity. After a further discussion of the ~mtter, l.r. Dillard voicina the opinion that any information distributed to the public should be brought to Council for official approval before such distribution, and ~r. Cronin sug~estin~ that the Roanoke Advertising Club would be a big help alon~ the publicity line, also, that a factual statement might be published in the newspapers to acquaint the public with the existin~ situation~ lip. Dillard moved that the City Auditor and the Commissioner of Health be appointed as cs-chair-men of the publicity co:=ittee with authority to invite e ach of the civic clubs and organizations to ~si~nate a representative to se~e on the committee. The motion was seconded by ~r. Edwards and unanimously adopted. ~ATEH DEFA~T~.NT: The Antin~ City }~na~er brought to the attention of Council a request from the ~ana[er of the ~ater Department that as a result of the ~ituatior of Joseph Squire Keeling, an employee of the Water Department, an anendment be adopted to the Present Vacation and Sick Leave Ordinance, retroactive to January 1~ 19~9~ whereby in cases of disability under Workman~s Conpensation Act that when recovery has been experienced and it is found that the total coat to the city both forservlces durin~ disability and m~dical costs be less than the amount otherwise ~ayable under the sick leave (rdinence, that such difference be paid to such euplo~( or in 1leu of such action, that authority be granted for payraent out of the ~ater Department funds of ~117.&5 to Er. Keeling, representinff the difference between the sick leave provisions and Work=an's Compensation yrovisiona. The City Attorney advisin~ that un, er the present wordina of the Vacation and Sick Leave Ordinance, the ~117.~ cannot be paid to lip. EeelinE, the request of the Yans~er of the Water Departnent was ordered filed. 2O2 SIgNS-STATE HIO~AYS: The Acting City Ymnager submitted written report from the City )~nager, presenting a plan for the installation of lighted ~gns at the entrances of tF~ five leading hirhways into the city~ at an estiumted annual cost tc the city of ~2,3~0.00, On motion of ~r. Olllard~ seconded by ~r. Edwards and unanimously adopted, t~ matter~a taken ~nder a&lsement, DEPkRT)~NT OF PUBLIC WEkVARE: Council havin~ under a ate of April 27, 19&9, taken under aivieement ~he question of the city acquirin~ its o~ farm~ gendin~ a personal tour of inspection of a proposed site for the farm.., with a view of reachin{ a conclusion on the sub,eot within Sixty days, the Actin?Cl%y ~nR~eF submitted. a ~Fitten re[oFt fro' the City ~ana~er, ~visin~ that the situation ts ~ettin~ worse every day an~ that so~ethinF should be done ir~edietely in regard to this matter, since far~_in? cannot ~e carp{ed on successfully on the basis the city is now oyeFatin~ recommendin~ tbst a farm be rurc?msed and %he City Attorney authorized to d row up the necessary papers. )~r. J. H. Fallwell~ Director of the Departcent Of Public ~elfare, bein~ present at the meeting, a lenu%hy discussion %{as held on the m~tter, ~r. Fallwell a~visln~ that ~t is i~.~ter!sl to hl~ whether the city ~tays in'the £armin~ ~ualness or Fete out of it, but ur~in~ %ha% a d efinit e J etermination as to policy be ma~e without de/ay. Cn motion of 5'r. Edwords, seconded by ~r. ~inton an~ unanimously adogted, action on the ~atter was held in abeyance'~tl! the next reEulsr meetin~ of Council cn ~onday, July 25, 1949, the Director Of the DeFsrtzent oF Public Welfare bein~ requested, in the m-antime~ to furnish t he members of Council with detailed infcr~..atien as to how much land the city is rentin~ at present for farm [ur~oses, how much revenue is bein~ derived from %he pro~ect~ and the advanZa[es and dish,vantages of stsyinU in the farmin~ business or fettin~ out of it, for st,~' in conneotNon with the question. RE¥CRTS CF CC~7 !TTEES: None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None. CC~[SIDERA?ICr~ CF OLdIE'S: None. INTRCDUCTIC~i AID CONSIDERATION CF ORDINANCES AND FgSCLUFIONS: ZONING: Ordinance No. 10079, rezonlng from General Residence District t~ ~ueiness District progerty located on the southwest corner of Orange Avenue and ani Sixteenth Street, N. W., described as Lots 7 and 8, Block 52, ~[elrose Land Com[~ny !'ay, hsvin~ grevionsly been before Council for its first medina, reed and laid over, wes a [~in before the %c~y, ~Tr. Minton offerinr the followins for its second read~n~ and final ado[rich: [~1OO79) ;~,7 ORDINANCE to amend an~ reenact Article I~ Section 1, of Cha~ter 51, of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in relation to Zoning. [For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance ~ook Ko. 16, Page 3&&) Mr. Minton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~'r. Edwards and adopted by the folIo~n~ vote: AYES: ~'esers. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ! inton, and the President, Mr. Hunter ................ 5. ~AY$: None ......... O. SALE OF FROPL~TY-DELIN~UENT TAXE3: Ordinance No. 10083, providing for the sale of property located on the northeast corner of Fairfax Avenue and Seventh Street, N. W., described as Lots 1, 2 and 3, Goodlow-Wharton ~p, by the City of Roanoke to Richard F. Dundee and Frances L. Dundee, at a consideration of ~00.00, having previously been bePore Council for its first reading, read and laid over, was again before the body, Er. Edwards offering the following for its second roadin and final adoption: (~1OO83) AN (PDINANCE providing for the sale of property located on the northeast corner of Fairfax Avenue and Seventh Street, N. W., described as Lots 1, 2 and 3, Goodlow-%%arton Kap, by the City of Roanoke to Rdchard F. Dundee and Frances L. Dundee, at a consideration of ~500.OO; providing the manner of its payment and authorizin~ the execution and delivery of a deed therefor. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa£e ~. Edwards moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The notion was seconded by Fr. Minton and adopted by ~he followin~ vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~inton, and the President, Fr. Hunter .................... NAYS: 5one .............. O. BUILDING CODS-M~_HER FIELD: The City Attorney ~resented draft of Resolutions, authorizin~ the Build~n~ Inspector to waive certain provisions of Section I~8 of Euildin~ Code ~nsofar as the sase may apply to the proposed Annex Euildin~ of the United States )~arine Corps Reserve at ~aher ~deld; whereupon, Mr. Dillard offered the ggllowin~: (#long&) A RESOLUTION authorizin~ the Building Inspector for the City of Roan~ to ~ive certain provisions of Section l&8 of the ~uildin~ ~ode of the City of Roanoke,'a s amended by Ordinance No. 6772 adofted on the 9th day of December, in so far~ the same may apply to the proposed ~nnex ~uilding of the United States }~arine Corps Reserves; and declarins an emergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pase Fr. Dillard moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~r. ~dnton and adopted by the following vote: AYES: resets. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~[inton, and the President, }ir. Hunter .................. 5. NAYS: None ............ O. In this connection~ the City Attorney advised that the l~ase he prepared Per execution between the City of Rosnoke and the United States of ~erica for the leasing of three tracts of land in ~%her Field to be used as a site for a U. S. Naval Reserve Trainin~ Center ;~nex, and for certain activities in connection therewith, has been redra£ted by officials of the federal government, certain deletions and additions therein, especially an eddition authorizin~ the federal government, durinu the existence of the lease, to remove structures and improvements made on the leased premises. Council bedng of the opinion that the terms and ~rovisions embodied in the lease, as redrafted, are acceptable, )~. Cronin offered the followin~ emergency Resolution: 203! 204 (~1OO95{ A RESOLUTION authorizin{ and directing the ~ayor and the Clerk of the City of Roanoke~ Virgtnia~ for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke~ to execute a lease prepared by the United States of A~erica and executed on its part, By Jack R. Cochrane~ by direction of Chief of Bureau o£ Yards and Docks~ acting under the direction of the Secretary o£ the Nsvy~ whereby the City leases unto the United States of A~erica three tracts o£ land in Yaher Field to be used as a site for a U. S. Naval Reserve Training Center Annex, and For certain activities in connection therewith; and declaring an emergency. (For Full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Fage Er. Cronin moved the adoption of ti:e Resolution. The motion was seconded by Yr. Edwards and ad~pted by the following vote: AYES: Eesars, Cronin~ Dillard, Edwards, l:lnton, and the' President, )'r. Huntar ................ NAYS: Nons ........ O. ]ith further reference to the Earine Corps Reserve Training Center, the : Fresfdent, )'re Hunter, su~ested that the City )~naEer have the dirt excavated in connection with the erection of the structure rsmoved to the South Roanoke Park For fill-in purposes. TRAFFZC: Tae City Attorney having bsen requested to prepare proper draft of Ordinance, prohibitin~ double riding on the avenues, streets or alleys of the City of Roanoke on cycles of any kind manufactured for single riders only~ he submitted sate; whereupon, Er. Edwards m~-ed that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion ~s seconded by Er. Cronin an~ adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: ~essr$. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Einton, and the President, Er. Hunter ...................... NAYS: None ............... O. {#10096] Mi ORDINAl]CE to amend and reordain Chapter ~4 of the Code of the City of ~oanoke by adding a new section thereto, to be kno~ as Section BE IT O?~AINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, that Chatter 34 of the Code of the City of Roanoke be, and the same is hereby, amended and recrdained by ~ding a nsw section thereto, to be known as Section 88-A, which new section shall read aa follo~s: Sec. 8~-A. Overloading bicycles, motorcycles and }[otorbikes. It shall be unlawful for the operator of any bicycle, motorcycle or motor- bike, to carry or trans¥ort thereon more ~ rsons than that for which regular seats securely attached thereto have ~een provided; and it s~all also be unlawful for any person to ride, or to be transported upon, any such vehicle unless he or she Any parson oFerattnF or riding a bicycle in violation of the provisions of this section, upon ccnvictioa, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one dollar nor r~re than five dollara. Any person operating or riding a motorcycle or he ~unished by a fine of not leaa than Five dollars not more tlan twenty-five della 2O5 SAFET~ ~[OTCR TRANSIT CORFORATION-ROAhOKE RAILWAY AND ELECTRIC CCYFAH¥: The terms and conditions under ~ich the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company and the Safety Kotor Transit Corporation are to operate buses within the City of Roanoke having previously beenagreed upon at various conferences between representatives oF City Council and the transportation companies, the City Attorney suh~itted draft of Ordinance approving draft of an a~reement ¢~ubodying the ter~s and conditions. )Lt. Dillard pointing out that it w as his understanding the Safety }lotor Transit Corporation w~s to operate all tntra-city buses with pay~.ents to the city of five per cent of the ~ross income ~rived therefrom, and that the Roanoke RS lway and Electric Company was to operate all inter-city buses with payments to the city of one ~er cent of the gross income derived th<refrom, insisting that the respective bus lines should be s et out in the agree:chi accordingly with proper desi&nation of each line, on motion of Mr. Cronin, ~ econded by )Pr. Dillard and unanimously adopted, tke c~sft of Ordinance ~as referred back to the City Attorney for clarification. FEDERAL HOU$INO: The City Attorney hsvin~ been requested to prepare proFer draft of Resolution c reatin~ a Housin~ Authority, in accordance :viLh the provisions of the Federal Housin~ Act, he presented same. After a discussion of the matter, action on the Resolution was held in abeyance, [endin~ a ::rplete anslysi3 o£ the t{ousing and Slum Clearance ~ill by the City Attorney, the suggestion baing made that the City {~na~er have a repre~entativl from the Federal Public Housin~ Authority appear at the recular ~e%in~ of Oouncil on )onday, July ~5, 19L9, to furnish the ~e~bers of the body ~ith detailed infor~a- )~OTIO~$ A~D ¥ISCELLiNECU3 BUSINESS: S~;ER CONSTRUCTION: Yr. )~inton brought to the siren:ion of Council complaints received as to the condition Of Cove Hoad, ~. W.~ as a result of the sewer line beinf constructed in the vicinity coupled with recent heavy rains. The Acting City }:ana~era~vised that the contractor for the se~er project has already corrected the conditions cco:plsi~ad oP. TAXES-BUDGET: tTr. Cronin brought to the attention of Council the opi~ion that the citizens of Roanoke should be assured the city is ~oin~ to cake every possible effort to econorize in order that the tax increase provided for in the :' annexation, school,library and health center bond issues ~ill not have to be enforce ani ~oved that tko City !~na~er be ~ut on no,ice that Council ~;ants a I~lanced budge' based on it~ present sources of revenue and that he is requested to be~in an early study o£ the various municipal departments with a view of cozbining so~e of :he offices, establishing motor pools and estahlishin~ stenographer pools, it icing understood that in order to submit the proposed budge% for 1950 at an earlier d ate, for study by the members oP the body before adoption, the d raft will sho~ expenditures to Aurust 31, 19&9, instead of September 30th, as in the past. The motion ~as seconded by Er. Dillard and ~qanimously adopted. INVITATIONS: The Fresiden:, )~r. Huuter, brought to the at%ention of Council cormunications from the Virginia Fetroleu~ Industries Cor~ittee and the Roanoke Oamoline Retallern Association, inviting the ~e~bers of Council to attend the Ethyl Fire Safety Show at the Patrick Henry Hotel on luesday~ July 29, 19~9, a~ 8:00 o'clock, p.m. The co~unica~ions were ordered filed. INSt~ANGE-~IT! FROFERT¥: Action on the reco~endation of the City )~nager, City luditor and City Attorney that all city property be insured in t~e a~ount of ~),608,3~O.OO i~:ediately havin~ been deferred un~il a full me~berahip of Council was present, an~ i~r. ReFinald M. '~ood~ Vice ~resident of the Securities insurance Corporation, hein~ Fresen~ a~ the neetin£~ ~he ~a~e~ ~ss a~_~ain dlscusseJ. ~enber~ of Council in~lcating a desire to hold a slecial ue~tin~ for the ~uryose o£ fur~er ~u~y of the question, t~e fixin~ of the date was held in abeyanc un~il ~he nex~ reFular ~eetinF of the body on ~ondsy, July ~5, 19~. There being no further business, Council adjourned. APPROVED ATTEST: z Fonday, July 25, 19~9. The COuncil or the City of Roanoke ~et in regular =eetin~ in the Circui~ Court, Roo~ in the t~unieipal Duildin~ ~Sonday, July 25~ 19~9~ at 2:~ o~clock~ p. m.~ the re~lar ~eetin~ hour~ ~i~h :he ~re~iden~ llr. ~un~er~ ~RESEhT: l~esar~. Cronin~ Dilla~ ~a~% Lln~on~ and the ~residen~ l'r. h~ter ............... 5. kBSS~T: ~;one ....... O~ OFFICERS ~ESE~T: Er. Arthur S. Owens, City ~ana~er, };r. Randolph G. Whittle, City Atto~ey, ar~ }~r. Harry R. Yates, City Auditor. The meetin~ was opened with a prayer by the Reverend Charles C. Coffey~ Pastor of the Tabernacle ~Ftist Church. ~[INU~ES: Copy of the minutes o~ the previous meeting having been Punished each ~er,ber of Council, upon motion of ~[r. G~ni~, seconded by Lr. Edwards ~ unanimously adopted, the readinr was dispensed ~ith and the minutes-app~ved as recorded. iIE~RIN~ OF CITIZE.[S UFON FUBLIG S~,,~R CONSTRUCTICL: Pursuant to notice of ~ertis~ent l'or bid~ for tlc construction of sanitary se~ers~ with apF~ten~t work thereto, to serve pro;erty in the ~;ashington ~eights, ~:;estwood, Peters Creek~eas and ad~acent subdivisim~s, acco~in~ to plans and specil'ications ~reFared by flatters anJ I. attern, Engineer~, to be Feceived by the City Clerk ~t]l 2:~ o~clock, f. ~., ko:~uay, July 19~9, and to be o~ned at that hOUr by Council, and three subnissimis having been received, the President, lit. Hmnter, asked if there was anyone present who did not fully understand the advertisement, if t~ere was anyone present who had been denied the privilege or biddins, and ir there were any questions about the advertisement anyone wou]d like t9 ask, and no representatives present raising ~ny question5 the Fresident instructed the Clerk to proceed ~ith the oFenin$ of the bids. After rte oFenin~ and public reading ~ the bids, };r. Dillard ~oved that the same be received and referred to a committee coursed or ~;r. a. Cletus Broyles Assistant City ~ineer, l;r. J. Robert Tho~s, Assistant City ~uditor, and $. K. F~ttern, ~ineer, ~or tabulation and report aa to its findings with regard to the best bid as Fromptly as possible. The notion was seconded by I'r. C~nin and unanimously adopted. ~ter during the neeting, the co~ittee submitted a tabulation of the bids received and a ~ritten report, reco~ending that the lo;~'est bi~der, }~. S. Hudfins, be awarded the contract at a total cost of }.fr. Dilla~ moved that Council concur in the reco~endation of the co~ittee and offered the rollo~in~ emergency Ordinance awardin~ the contract, apSropriating the lauds therefor, and, also, aFFropriating the s~ of for the engineering semites of $;attern and kattern in connection therewith: 207 208 (ilO097) AH ORDINANCE awarding contrac~ for the constrUction o£ sasitary sewersj with appurtenant ~ork thcretoj to se~e property in the Mashing:on Hatch:e, ~estwood, Peters Creek areas and adjacent subdivisions, to K. S. Hudgins~ at a total cost of {338,953.30, appropriating the ar. ount of }338,953.30 from the 1SC9 Annex Fun~ for sewer construction, and aprropria%inR {21,77~.C0 free the 29~9 Annex Fun~ Per the engineering services of )~ttern a nd {~tt~rn in connection with the project. {For full te~t o£ Ordinance~ see Ordinance Book %o, 16~ PaEe JS1] Er, Dillard ~oved the adoption of the Ordinance,. The ~otion ~as seconded cy Fr. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES= {~essrs. Cronia, Dlllar~ Edwards~ ~lnton~ and the President~ ):r. Hunter .................... LbS. NAYS= None .............. O. FEDERAL HOUSINgs: Draft of Resolution, ereatin~ a Redevelopment and Nousin~ Authority in the City of Roanoke, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Houeinr Act, having been held in abeyence~ [endinz a complete analysis Of the Housing and Slu~ Clearance Bill ~y the City Attorney, or the appearance of a representative from the Federal Fublic }{ousinz Authority before Council for a discussion of the matter, ~. A. R. Hanson, Director, Richmond Field Office, }~ousin and Eome Finance A~ency, Public Housin? Administration, appeare3 before the body and explained ate setup and the [roper procedure to be follo%~ed~ ~lr. hanson rointin7 out that t he federal fovern~.ent will absorb two-thirds of ~qy loss brought about by such a pro,eot, with the city absorbinE the ~e~ainin~ one-third, that the Fro~ect can be £inanced by a loan fro: the federal foYer:lm~nt up tD ninety Der cent of the cost on an annual coutribution basis, that the oity's porLion could be financed by bond sales, the loan to be amortized over a perio~ of forty }-ears, ~ representative of the ~ublic HousinE Administration concludin~ that the State Housi~ Authority Law is su~ect to regulations and provisions of ~he Federal ~ouainE Ac% and accordingly any action taken will require the approYal of City Council so far as the City Of Roanoke is Concerned. It apFearin7 ~hat the first step to be taken is the creation of the Redevelopment and Housin~ Authority, and the mezbera of Council bein~ of the opinion %hat the Resolution as prepared by the City Attorney should be adopted, ~'r. Cronin offered %he following: (~1OO98} A R[SOLUTION declarinE, in pursuance of the HoueinE Authorities Law of the State of Virginia, that insanitary and unsafe inhabited dwellinE eecorznodatiens~ist in the City of Roanoke, ¥irEinia; that there is a sherbets of safe and sanitary dwellin~ acco~-modations in the City of Ro~ke, Virginia. available to ~ersons of iow income at rentals they can afford; that there is need for a RedeYalopment and Housin~ Authority in the CiLy of Roanoke, ¥ir~inia; directin~ that the ~yor of the City o~ Roanoke, VirEini~, be promptly notified of the adoption cC the Reeolution~ direc%in~ that~he ~a~or file ~n %he Office o£ the Citp Clerk of the City of Roanoke, VirEinia, the necessar~ certificate evidencin~ the appointment Of the Co:uniseioners and deai~natin~ the first Chairm~n of the Redevelop=em% and ~ousin~ Authority, pursuant to Section jl&~(~) of the Bousin~ Authorities Law of the State of ¥irginia. (For full text Of Resolution, see Ordinance look ~o. 16, Pa~e 3~£) ~r, Cronin moved the adoption of the Reaolutlo~l, The motion ~-as seconded by Fr. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: .AYES: llessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, }:inton, and the President, {~r. Huntsr .................... NAYS: ~one .............. O. STREETS AED'ALLEYS: )[rJ T, ~arren }.easick, Attorney, to,ether with }r. Ernest F. Cole, appeared before Council, t~r. }essick advising tk~t for the past nine years his client has been occupying pro~erty at 19~1 Franklin Road, S. ~., o~ned by )Tr. John A. Evans, bu~ that recently the Buildinr In~Fector, acting under instructions of the ~ity }'anager, has requested that th~ portion of the '~uildin~ encroachin~ upon ~hat [art of thc city property deal?mated es a be removed therefrom, )~r. I'esaick askinF that his clien~ be granted t:~e [rivile~e o£ re~ainin~ at his present location for one ~ore year, s taring that the occupant is willin~ to pay a reasonable rental fee fo~ ~his privilege and ~o ills a bond indemnifying and say{n? F~r~lesa the city £ro~ any claims for da~a£es to ~ersolAa or property by reason of use o£ tho land in question. The City )'answer a~visin? that the portion of city proFer~y in question ~il] no~ be utilized for street purposes for at least a yea~', and ~ambera of Council being of the opinion that the [rivi]e~e requested should be ~r~nt~d £ou a ~*riod not ~o exceed one year, ~r. Cronin o£fer~d ~he £ollo~in~ (~1OO99) A RESOLUTION authorizin~ Ernest F. Cole, l~ssee o£ property briefly described as No. 19~1 Franklin Road, S. ~., to continue ~ne e~cro~c~ent on City prop*try for a ~eriod of ~im~, in no event ~o ex, end ~eyond July 31, 1950, provided he prooures liability insurance protecting the City £rom liability that may result fro~ saidencroachmen~. (For full text of Resolution, see Crdinance Book No. 16, Pa~e 353~ ~. Cronin moved the adoption of thc Resolution. The ~o~ion was secau~ed by ~. Dillard and adopted by the £ollowin~ vote: AYES: )~essrs. C~onin, Dillard, Edwards, )inton, and the President, ~r. Hunter .................... 5. HAYS: None .............. O. In this connection, the matter of [rovidin~ t~rkinm fecili~iea~or the convenience of th~ customers of the fruit stand opera,ed by ~r. Cole ~as a ~ain discussed, it bein~ decided that this is a d e~ail the City l~ana~r a~ ~ke Ac~in~ Superintendent of Police can v~rk out ~ith ~'r. Cole. ZO~If~O: Fr. J. E. Fal~er a~e~red before Council an~ presented p~ti~ion, as2in~ that proper~y located Ga the north side of Avondale Avenue, 4. E.,~as~ of Wtlliamson Road, described as Lots 6, ?, 8 and 9, Block 2, Avondale )~p, be rezoned from General Residence District to Special Residence District. On motion of ~r. Dillard, seconded by ~r. Edwards and uani~ously petition was referred to the Plannin~ Boar~ for investigation, repor~ and recommendation to Council. SID~'JAIK, CURB AND GUTTER COnSTRUCTIOn;: The City Attorney herin? been requested to determine the status of the contract between th~ City of ~oanoke and Fr. Howard E. Siphon, with reference to tbs construction of sidewalk, curb and ~utter on certain s treats in the Rosalind Hills Addition, )~. Sigmon a~ain 210 appeared before Councll~ the City Attorney advising that he is not ready to give a full report at this time, In this connection~ ~[r. Sl£=on su-zested that a ~olicy he worked out Whereby the Water Department would lay stubs to furnish water service to the individual lot in subdivisions before the streets are paved in o~der that the a treet~ would not have to be torn up when houses are built on the lots. The City ~na~er a~vised that he would look into the FETITIONS AND CO~:ICATION$: BUI~E?-CO~2~ISSIOEER ~F ~EYENUS: Council having previously authorized the employment of a temporary clerk in the office of the Commissioner of Revenue for a period of ninety days at a salary of $150.oO per month a s a result of a leave of absence ~ranted a regular clerk in the office, ~hoae salary ia carried in the bu~et at the mte of $180.OO ~r month, a communication from the Com~issioner of Revenue, askin~ that the ~90.OO savin~s realized in this transaction be transferred to the h~tra r~ployees Account, was before the body. Council bein~ of the opiniou that the request of the Cocmiseioner of Revenue should be ~ranted, and it appearinff that the city'~ two-thirds por'tio~ of ~he ~90.OO savings wil] have to be aF~ropriate~, subject to tho approval of the ConFansstion hoard, rather than transferred, but that the a~ount will be abso~oed a~ the en~ of the year by the unextended hals:Ace in the salary account of the regular clerk, ~r. Cronin offered the follo~in~ emergency Ordinance providing for an appropriation of (~101OO) ~i ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Section ~6, 'Commissioner of Revenue", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of A~oanoka, Virginia, ca the 31st day of December, 19~8, No. 9751, and entitled, "An Ordinance makin~ a;propriations from the General ~'und of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginnin~ January 1, 19~9, and ending Decezoer 31, 1929, and declaring the {For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pale 353) ~r. Cronin moved the adoption ~ the Ordinance. The =orion was seconded by }ir. Edwards and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: ~esera. Cronin, Diilard, Edwards, Nintoa, and the President, [Ir. Hunter ....................... NAYS: Hone ................... STRE2T LIG}~T$: Council havin~ a t its last ~eetin~ requested the Appalachian Electric Fower Company to submit to the body every fiftea:~ days a progress report on the installation of street lights, a communication from tho company, outlinin~ liFhta installed through July 15, 19~9, ~s before Council. The communication was ordered filed, pen~ln~ a more complata re~ort as t o the number of lights authorized and the number actually installed since the first of the year, tocether with the number of lights still to be installed. SEaASE DISPOSAL: Co~unieations from the Kiwanis Club, the Rotary Club and the Lions Club, endorsi,¢ the Sewage Disposal oond Issue, ~ere befor~ Council. In this connection, ~r. Harry R. Yates, City Auditor, co-chairman.of the publicity committee, advised t hat the ~elrose Civic League ~as Bone on record as endorsinz the bond issue. On motion o£ IT. gronin~ seconded by Ir. Finton and unant~ously adopted, the President, ~;r. Hunter, was requested to acknowledge these endorsements and the Clerk was instructed to turn the resolutions over to the publicity co~r~lttee. RRFU~iDS A~D REBATBS-LiCF~SE: A co~-unication from Er. J. ~. g. Hardy, advisin! that on January 2~, 19~9, he purchased a license in the a~unt of for the privlle!e of conducting aa upholaterin~ busine~ durin? the year that on February 2~ 19~9~ he became 111 and had to dl~continu~ operation of the busines~, and a skinE that he be refunded a portion of the amo~t ~aid for the license acco~in71y, ~as before Co~cll. On motion of Er. Dillon, seconded by Lt. Ed~a~s and unani~ously adorted, the matter was referred to the City Attorney for investigation, report and recoraendation to Council. AKltEIATIO~-SC~L$: Co~cil ha~ing requested the Roanoke Oily School Board ~o au~mit a report as to its plans for elementary schools In the East Idle~ild Park and Ken~ood Additions, a co~unicatioa f~m kr. D. E. ~c~ilkin, Superintendent of Schoola~ advising:that a plan has been worked out ~o a llo~ of the l~th, llth and 12th ~rades to continue in the several high s chool5 in ~hich they are presently enmlled, to accor~.odate East Gate children, Grades 1 to Tinker Sckool~ qrade 7~ at Lee Junior and ~rades g anJ 9~ a~ Wllliari Flemin~ and to acco=~.o~ate Ben.coil and Idle~ild children in the Vinton school%was before the body. On motion of Nr. Dillard, seconded by ~. ~ards aud ~aaimously ado~:ed~ the ~lty Clerk ~as instructed to a$certain from ~ke ~c~ool ~oard how lonv this plan is to be continued, ~he~ber or not any plan~ are beinF ~ade to erect schools in the areas in question~ and if not~ the reasons therefor. '.tith further reference to the question of schools, Ir. Cronin ~oved that the members of the Roanoke City School ~oard be invited to meet with the ~.e~b-~s of Co~cil at ~:00 o'clock, p. m., l[onday, August 2~, 1949, for a discussion of the overall school construction plan. The motion was seconded by l.r. Edwards and unanimously adopted. CO}$LAI~TS: I cor~unication iron Ers. ~,. E. Peters, ~ Day Avenue, S. complainin~ that the restaurant operated at the rear of her reaiflence on Fifth Street, ~. W., is a ~uisance, and re7uestinz relief, ~s before Council. On motion of ~. Edwa~s, mconded by }-'r. ~.[inton ~d unanimously adopted, the co~unication was referred to the City I[anaEer for attention. NILiTIRY COMPANIES: A communication from Lieutenant General L. T. e~ressinF appreciation of the very cordial reception always extended to Second Ar~y military personnel visitinE Roanoke, and in ~rticular for the courteouz treatment extended to the personnel of Camp Pickett d urinE the operation of that camp, was b~fore Comucil. Er. Gronin noved that the cor;unication be acknowledzed by the I[ayor and filed. The moti.on wes seconded by Er. ~illa~ and unanir~ously adopted. Z0~I~.;G: The request of Kr. D. ~. H~t t~at a solution be worke5 out to enforce She a~ree~ent between the City Council and the property owners in the vicinity of Watta Avenue and Tenth Street, N. W., to keep the section in q~eation a residential area, as a result of the ~tion of the Board of Zonin7 Appeals in '211 granting a non-confor~inF ~er~lt for the erection of a filling station on the northwest cor~er of Watts Avenue and Tenth S~ee~ H, ~.~ havin~ becn referred ~o ~he ~ity A~o~ey ~ou an opinion as to w~r or no~ ~ouncil would have ~he righ~ ~.in~rcede for and on behalf o~ ~he pro[er~y o~ers in ~he even~ o~ an appeal to a cour~ o~ reco~, a co~ication fro~ the Gi~y A~o~ey, advisin~ ~ha~ the s~atu~e of li~i~ations bar8 ~he FuoFer~y o~ers ~ro~ Cn ~o~ion of )r. Dilla~, ~econded by [~, }~inton and unani~ously adopted the City Clerkwas ins~c~ed to fo~'a~ copy of ~he Cl~y A~orney~s reFo~ REFORTS ~ CFFiCERS: ~UP3ET: Council having notified ~he City {-'anaFer at its las~ meetin~ that it is the d esire of the body to have a balance~ budget based on present sources of revenue and the CiZy ~.ana~er having bee~ requested ~ o b e~in an early ~tudy of moiled to all departnent heads ~de~ date of July 8, 1949, urfin~ tha~ ~he stric~e~ economy te exercimed in preFarin~ ~heir budfe~ submission= for 1950 and that they ~e submitted as ~arly as possible. STREET EXTEI~:SIO~;: The City l;ana~er submitted written report, callin~ a~tention ~o the adoption o~ Ordinan=e No. 9951 on }ay 2, 19~9, authorizinc the sxtension of Lukens Street, N. E., mn~ appropriating ~12,350.~O for this purpose, ~o be purckased fro~ Walter H. Hmrtman at ~ consideration of .$11,OO0.CO ~11 be questior~; v~ber~u[~n, l~r. I'inton offered rye following: {~10101) A RESOLUTION authorizing= the City t.~mger, for and on behalf of 9951, adopted by th~ Council of Lhe C'ity of Roanoke on 1.my 2, 19~9; and declarir.~ (For full text of Reaolu=ion, see Ordinance Book i~o. by ~r. Ed~'ards and adopted by ~he followin* vote: ~'r. Hunter ................ 5. NAYS: I~one .......... O. ANi{EiATIO~-BOARD ~ AS3ESSOES: The City f~'anm~er sub~:.it%ed writt%n proTress The repot% ~s ordered filed. AIR£ORT: The City )ana~er submitted written report~ together ~r~th & communication from ~'r. Ora ~. Young, ~e~ional Admlniatrator, Civil Aeronautics Adminiatration~ advisin~ that ~lO0~O00o(~haa been tentatively allocated from £und~ appropriated for the fiscal year 1~0 as the federal ~overnment~s abate of the allo~able costa of the project on the ~oenoke ~unicipal Air~ort~ thereby increasin~ the total allocation under the Federal Airport Act to The re~ort end commnnication were o~der~d filed, BU~-CITY C~U~CIL: Conncil havin~ ~reviovsly a~reed that u~n oF rte pro,er recipient of the ~CO.~ reward offered by the city for inl'o~:ation leadin~ to the apprehension of the slayer of Dana ~[arie lfeaver on Day 8, the amount would be af~ro~riated, %ne City ~ana~er submitted written re~ort, %osether with a r eco~,endation f~m the }olice Department as %o the proper %o receive the reward, the City ]~na~er concurrinF in the reco:,~endation. ~'r. Cronin moved that Council concur in the ~co~endation of the City ~'anafer and offered the followinu emerfency Ordinance: (~10102) A~: ~DIN~NCE to amend and reenact Section ~&O, "Folice Defartnent", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the ~lst day of Decemter,19&~, No. 9751, an~ entitled, "An Ordinance makin~ afrropriations from the ~eneral Fund of the City of Roanoke for t~e f]sca! ycar be~innin~ January 1, 19&?, and endinff December 31, 1929, and declarins the (for full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Fa~e 355) ~[r. Cronin pored the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion wes seconded by ~'r. ~inton and aJopted %y the followin~ wore: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin~ Dilla~d~ Edwards, } inton, a~d the President, I'm. Hunter .................... NAYS: None ..............O. BRIE~Ea: The City ~'ana~er submitted written report that if the under~ass ~Jer the tracks of The ~ir~inian Railway Company in the vicinity of lath Street, 9. ~., is t o be enlarged and improved, representatiwes ~ the Railway Company should be contacted in that the city nas ne~e~ had any connection with this location other than ~intaininF the street pavin~. The Ferort was o~ered filed. SWIg}lING POOLS: The City ~[ana~e~ havin~ been ~guested to proceed with the securinF of esti=ates for the cost of const~ctin~ a swi~in~ pool in Fal]on ~ark and one in Washington Park, the City }ana~er submitted w~itten report that before an~chitect or an engineer can prepare preliminary arawin~s and cost estimates tke~act site ~11 ~we to be dete~ined. Actin~ on the matte~ was held in abeyance pending a tour of inspection Fsllon Park. With fuFther reference to the s~rm.inr pools, }'r. C~nin ~ointed out that the cost of installinr a re-cir~latin~ system could be saved by usin~ Ca.ins Cove water as a continuous source of supply and suggested that considerat:on be ~iFen %o this phase of the question. I/ATER DEPABT~T~T: The request of Er. d. A. golan, 1706 Ninth itree{, N. E., fOr adequate ~rater service In his section of the city~ and the~quest of citizens of Idle~ild Fark and Kenwood Addition for more adequate ~ater ~e~ice~ ~vin~ ~een referred to the City I~na&er For an estimate of the ~t~ he su~itted ~ritten retort that the cost of the first p~ject is e~tirated at approxi~ately ~]5,g~2.~, and another ~ritten report that the cost of furnishing ~ater to the Idle~ild Fark and }~en~ood ~ddition area by running a ~ln along the right hank of Tinker Creek would be approxi~tely ~207,~2~.~, or by Oran/e Avenue, ~. ~;~. ~ola~ [e~E yrese~[ a~ the mee[[n~ 1'o~ a discussion o~ [he ~,s[~er~ Co~c~l 5et~r o~ [be op[nto~ [ha[ his ~eques[ should ~e ~aa[e~ b~ [h~t [ke second proJec~ should be held i~t abeyance for the ti~e being, hr. ~wa~s :~ed City AStorney be ~ques%ed %o render ~ opinion as %o %he borrowin~ of sufficient funds from the Water Re~lac~ent Resale to carry out the Hollins Road project an es%i=.%ted cost of ~35,~.00. The notion was seconded by }-r. ~'.inton and u~arlimousl)' a~o[ ted. With further ~eference to ~%er service, ](r. Dillard moved that %he City l-ana~er be requested to sutni% to Council a map showin~ water main e~tensions since January 1, i9&9, up to Aucust 1, 19&9, ~iving the date of each extension, t~e size of pi~e used, the cost involved, and the 'purported extensions %o be completed on or before December 31, 19~9, inctudin~ the anticipated cost. motion was seconded by ~'r..]ronin and un~nir~ously CITY ]:~NAGER: The City }'anacer submitted ~itten report %hat he is en~sred in a study of the other m~:tters referred to him by Council. The report ~s o~ered filed. SE'fA~E DISPOSAL: A cor=.unication from unincorporated residents of aoanoke County~ askinr % hat the city include in its plans for a sewage disposal s~stem extension of its sewage collectin~ mains up Roanoke Hirer beyond the Veterans Hospital~ by Orchard Helchts and I,'anchester Court %o South Salem's main se-~er outlets to the river, having been referred ~ the City ~.'anager for an estimate of the cost of carryin~ OUt this re.est, the City ]'anager re~rted ti;at he has been info.ed by the end!nears %ha% the Cost of const~ction would be that the ~nnusl cost would be ~1~,5~.OO, that u~in~ ~ estimated population served of 2,500 the annusl coat per ca[it2 would ar.o~% to approximately o~ the annual cost ~er connection $25.~, which would seom %o be an almost prohibitive c~amze snd could only be lo:;ersd by a considersble increase i:~ n~.ber of connection~, and that the annual income to be ex[acted if charges were on %b,e sa~e basis as for city residents would be T e reuort was orgere5 filed. REFORT~ CF TO1 ~ ITYiE3: EOiDS-S~fA~E DiS!OSAL: ~[r. Harry R. Yates, City-AuJitor, co-chai~mn of the Fublici%y co=Attee for the Sewage Distosal Boz. d Issue~ presented an outline of factual sta%e:.ents to be disseminated ~o the public, also callinff attention %o other publicity the committee plans to carry out. l:r, Dillard moved that the outline of factual statements as fresented by Fr. Yates te ~pFroved and that a copy thereof be l'iled in ~he office of the City Clerk as a F~rt of the records of Council. The notion ~as secon!ed hy ]~r. Ed'~ards and un~ninously ~dofted. U~FIEI~UED ~USIEES~: DEFAR~ E~T OF PUBLIC ~FARE: The questio~ o~' the clty acquiring ~resent meeting, ~nd Pr. 3. R. Fall~ell, ~ector of the De~artn.ent o~ ~ub~ic Council bein~ of the opinion t~t the city s~ould discontinue oper~ions not later th~n ~sy 1, 1950, ~essr~. Dillard ~nd ~.'lnton expressin~ reluctance ~o do so, but pointfn~ out that ~here ~re no funds available to ~urchase ~ ~arm and necessary additional e~uiFment, the City 1.'ana~er advi~in~ ~h~t ~ersonnel en~a~ed ~n fs~in~ oper~ions for ~P.e city will be ~bsorbed in other Jobs '.~lth the city~ ~'r. Cronin offered ~:e follo~ln~ Resolution: (~10103) A RE~LUTIO~; directin~ the ~ty ~an~er to discontinue ~y f~in~ operations no~ being conducted by the City of ~o~oke not L~ter th~n d~e th~ ~sse~s in connec~ion ~here'~'ith a s r ~idly ~s ~ossib]e. (For full ~ex~ of R.solution, ~e~ Ordinance ~ook i~o. i6, P~e 35~) seconded by ~'r. Ed~'~rd~ a~d ~dop~ed by t~e ~ollo~vin~ vote: AYES: ~.~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, l~inton, a~;d ~ne ~resident, NAYS: Hone ......... O. I~,5U~J~CE-C~TY PEOPERTY: Action on t~e recommendation of ~he City ;.~er, the City Auditor ~nd the City A~orney that ~11 city-or, ed exclusive of ~chool property, be in~ured ~n the ~ount of ~3,60~,3C~.OO, h~vin~ b~e~ held in ~bey~nce until ~he present~e~in~, ~d ~r. Re,in,id Y. ~.iood, Vice President of ~he Securities Insurance CorFor~tion, to~ether ~ith ~.r. Carl Putnam, ;.~r. Ed~s~rds ~.oved that Council concur in ~he reco~:end~on of ~he co~it~e~ ~nd offered ~e follo.~in~ Resotution:. (~1010~) A RESOLUTIOE authorizin~ ~he City I.~an~er t o piece insurance city-o~ed ~roperty, exclusive of school property, in the ~otal amour of ~3,~,3OO.~, for ~ period of ~hree yesr~, in acco~a~ce wi~h the reco~endation of the co~it~ee comFosed of ~he City ~n~er, ~e City Attor:~ey ~:~C the City Auditor, dated 3uly ~1, (For full text o~ Reso~ution~ see Ordinance ~ook ho. 16, Pa~e 3~6) ~r. Edwards moved the ~doption of ~he Resolution. Yhe notion was seconde~ by ~'r. Dil~ ~nd adopted by ~he follow~ vote: AYES: l~'essrs. Dill~, Edwards, ~d ~Tin~on ................. 3. NAYS: ~r. C~nin, ~nd the President, ~r. ~ter ..... ~ ..... ~3r, Dillard then ~oved that the City {~na~er, the City Attorney and the City &i~ditor be apl~tnted as a committee to uake a study and submit a recommendatior as ~o ~ether or not the city should become a self-luster, The ~otion was seconde~ by )~r. ~rds and un~i~usly adopted. With furtEer reference %o the question of insurance,'}~r. C~nin zoved that fifty per cent of the insurance provided for in Resolution Ho. lOlO& be placed with mural coz~anies~ )lt. Futnam~ a re~resentatlwe of the nutual co~panles~ advisin~ that the ~de~rl%eFs in Roanoke ha~e their own plan for dlstrtbutin~ the insurance and that the ~utual eoa~nies will receiwe approx~tely twenty per cent of tke total under this plan. lhe motion was seconded by kr. Dilla~ and lo~% by the follo~ln~ wore: AYES: )easts. CFonln and Dilla~ ............................... 2. NAY~ )easts. Edwards, ~(~nton, and the Fresident, ~[r. COKSIDERASIOh QF C~I~3: None. INTRCUDCTICN ~J,D CO:;3iDERATICi; ~' ORDINA~CES A~,D RESOLUTiO~:S: TEAFFIC: Ordinance :fo. 10095, p~ohibitinF double ~din~ on the avenues~ streets o~ alleys of the ~ity of .~oanoke on cycles of a:y kind ~anuf&ctu~ed for sinKle riders only~ havin~ ~eviously been before 6ouncil for its first reading, read and laid o~er~ was a~ain before the body, ~r. ~[inton :.f[erin~ the following for its second readin~ azd f~na] adoption: (~lfO~6) ~2~ OHDI[;ARCE to anent a:~ ~eordain Chapter 3& of the Code of the City of koanoke by ad,in= a newsection thereto, %o se kno~ as Section 2~-A. (For full text of Ordinance, ~e O~inance Joo': I~o. 16, Fa~e ~F. ~inton r~o;ed the adoption of %he Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~[r. Edwards an~ ado[ted by t~e follo'~,Jnz vote: AYES: ~[essrs. Cronin, Dillard, ~wards, kinton, and the ~residen%, }lt. hunter ................ NAYS: i~one ......... O. ~.OTIONS ~5D 3.~SCELLA;~EOUS BUSINESS: AENEXATIOi';-S~;~R CO~STRUCTI05: Yr. Dillard raised t~e question as Fro~ress bein~ mode on the s e~er project f~r part of the .,illi~son Road, Hollins Road and Kortkeast ~eas. The City ~'ana~era dvised %Pa% preliminary plans for this p~oject are ~ffressin= satisfactorily and t~t a reco~en~ation will be subzitted %o Co~cil in the near future. Kt this ~oin~, Council recessed ~til ~:C~ o'clock, p. m.~ for the pu~ose of holdinF a ~ublic hearinr on %ke location of the new ~ublic library in Fark. LI~RIRY-WAR ~,OEIAL: After the recess, the hour off 8:00 arrived, Council reconvened for the Dur~oae of holdinz a public hearinff on the location of the new public library ia Elm~ood ~ark. In this connection~ the Library Board ha~in~ been requested to ~resent ~relininary sketch o~ t~e pro~o~ed new public library in relstion_to it~ location in E~'ood ~ark~ t'r. F. ~i. Ri~inus, Chmi~,an, ~vised that he is not satisfied {{ the preliminary sketch which has been prepared by the local architects, ~ubank and Caldwe11~ and that he would like a continuance of the hearin? until a factory sketch could he ~re[~red with the aid of %he outside consul%ln~ archltec~ ~'r. Alfred }.'. ~i%hens, New York~ N. Y., who has been recently enzaKe5 upon authority of City Council, ~'r. ~/i~tnus con~ludtn~ ~% %be sketch should be ready for ~resen%a~ion by AuFus% 22, 19&9. With further reference %o ~ke rm%%er, ~r. J. H. FalL.ell~ Caai[~an of ~ar )'e~orial Co~i~%ee, who bad previously protested %ha% the decision of the City Council %o have %he pro~osed n~w ~ublic librar)' erected in the ex%re:.e northwes~ co.er of Elmwood Fark is in direct variance with %ne previously approved ~i;ar ~emorial Flan for %he ~ark which c~11s for set%imf ~he library one hundred and fifty feet f~= Jefferson Street and that a [ubtic hearin~ should be held on tie ratter, stated that he is a~reeable to c onttnuin~ the Learin~ until the [Snd day of August, but feels that siuce so many citizens have sho~ ~p for the hearing, they should be ~iven an opportunity to be l~e~rd at tLe tresent tin.e, } r. Fallwell reiteratin~ that to place ~y kind of ~ buil~inff in the extren.e northwest corner of Elmwood Fark flush with Jefferson Street would(~tract from -he ilar ~'emorial Flan and destroy the beauty of the lark. Concurrin~ in the statements made by ~r. Fal]woll, were ~r. J. ,,. Drewry, ~'r. Jesse G. ;,lls, a member of the ',far }'emorial Co~v. ittee, and also re[re~entin~ %he Textile .;others Union of ;~erica, local ~[o. 11; }irs. T. J. Huehes~ Sr., ~ett A~ee, reFreaen%in~ the Textile ,others Union; ~-r. 5aymon~ }. Stultz, reFresentin~ the ~erican Legion; }.ir. tester H. ~itchell~ ref~resentinz the of Foreign %fare; Ralph E. %lade, ~ir. Grey }. Schilling, reFre~entin[ the Veterans of Forei[n '.~ars; itt. S. R. %~h~eler~ ~rs. k. R. Cart, ~..r.C.h. Ftucker, B. 5. Euba-~k a~ ~r. Arthur Taubman. ~n~ those speakin~ in favor of erectin~ the ne'~ ~ublic library ia extre~.e noctkwest corner of Elmwood ~ark flush with Jell,tmon Stre %, were Dr. A. F. Jones, }rs. :~arton W. ~orris, Sr., and "rs. C. orattan Lindsef~ mezbers of the Library ~oa~d. Amon= those speakin= in favor of erectin~ only the new public library in center of the [ark as oFi6inally plamne~ were }~r. Edr. und P. Goo~win, a fo~er member of the Library ~oard, and ~,rs. G. Harold Dove, repremen%in~ the Club of Roanoke. In this connection, the City Clerk brouzh% %o the attention of Co~cil a cor~.~ication from the .~oman~s Club and a comF.~nication f~m Colonel L. O. booth, the [ffomsn's Club urffin= that only the new ~ublic library ~e erected in the of Elmwood Park as oriuinally planned, Colonel Booth su~gestin~ that only a memorial be eree%e~ in the center of the Far'k and that all other buildings be constructed elsewhere. Amon[ those speaking in favor of usin~ E~wood [ark solely for park purposes, were ~;r. Blai~~ J. Fishbu~, President of the ~foanoke aecreation Association; ~[rs..$. ,~. S. Butler, Mrs. Robert Adams, Dr. ~. H. Hafenbuch, kiss Elizabeth 5~arritt, ~-[r. H. F. Stoke, ~[iss Beths W. Starritt, the s~akers voicin~ %he opinion that only the library should be placed in the ~ark. A large delegation beinr present a~ the meetinr, and everyone present having been _~lven an opportunity to be heard on the. matter, mud }fr. Dillard ~ointin! out tha~ Resolution ~o. 9516, adopted on the 31st day of ~'ay~ 19~, aprrovi~ the reco~e~ation of the ]{ar Fe=orial Co=~ittee that the entire glowed Park area be designate~ as a ~'ar ~:e~rial Center~ an~ Resolution Ho. 1~55~ adopted on the day of June of 19&9, directing tha~ the pro~sed new [.ublic library be erected the extreme n=thwest corner of El~od ~ark, are In conflict with e~ch other ard should be nodified, ~d those citizens attendin~ the neetinz havin~ advised they have no objection to the F~[osed library beinc flush with Bullitt Avenue, and each ~.e~ber of Co=ucil ~oieinf the opinion that the library buildin~ should be set back from Jefferson Street for a distance tO te a~reed upoa, Dllla~ and Cronln e~Fressing the desire to take sor. e definite action at the present ~eetin~, tut ~:essrs. Edw~s, }inton, and tke fresident~ Ir. h~ter, ex~ressin~ the desire to a wait the reco~et~atton of the consulting exper~ before ~kin~ a decision as to how fa~ the library should ~e set back, [~r. moved that the Library ~rd be requested to su~mi~ a reco~c, sendation within thirty days as %o how far back fr~m Jefferson Street %kc proFosed library buildiu~ should be placed. The motio:~ failed %o receive a second. )'~. Dilla~ then moved %nat Resolution No. 9516 and Resolu%ioa f~$. 10055 be ~o~ified in or,er %ha% the library ~d the ~usic an~ fine arts ~11 '~ill be set ~ack seventy-five ! ee~ ~rom Jefferson Street, %he library to be flush wi~h ~ulli%% Avenue. The ~o%ion failed %o receive a second. Upon questioning, ~. Eubank, ~ehitect fo~ Ooth the library and the {~ezorial Plan, ~ate~ %~% although he is personally in favor of se~%in~ %he library bac~ one hundred and fifty feet as called for in %he %far ~[emorial F~n, one huu~red feet would not ~terially damage %kc Fl~n, ~r. Pall%~ell a~vising %hat the ~e~orial Co~ittee nigh% be agreeable %o this cozp~zise. After a ~rther ~iscussion as %o a cozpro~ise, ~2r. Edwards moved %ha% a definite decision in the matter be hel~ in abeyance ~tit %he re,or% f~m consultlnc architect has been received and that %he Fre3en% hearing be continued until 7:30 o'clock, p. n., ~(ondsy, Au~us~ 22, 19&9. The ~o%ion was seconded by ~. C~nin and ~eni~ously There bein~ no furthem busi~es~ Council adjourned, sub3ec~ to call, other- wise, to ~.ee~ in regular session a% 2:00 o~clock, p. m., }~onday, nu~s% ~, ~ursu~n% to the Frovisions of Section lO of the Gi~y Charter. A[ PROVED CCUXCIL, RtQ['LA R ~onday, August 8, 19'~9. The Council of the City of Roanoke. met in recular' ~:eetin~ in the Circuit Court .'xoon in the }unici~al oulldinz, ;<o~day, Au~_ust 8j 1969, at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., the regular meotin~ hour~ with the fresident, I r. Hunter, Fresidin~. FRE~EI~T: ~'essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, linton, and th~ ~residen%, ~,[r. }~unter ................... ASSE~;T: i~one ....... O. OFFI~ERS }R~]SE]~: }r. Arthur S. Owen~, City ~an~ger, ~<r. 2andolfa ~fnittle~ City Attorney, and ~ r. Larry R. Yates, City AuJitor. The meetiar w~s o~ened with a prayer by the keveren~ D. A. berry, Assistant ~astor of the Huntlncton Court ~ethodist Church. ~'I~.~UTES: Copy of the minutes of t~e rrevious r~eetinr Lavln~ been ~urnished each member of Council, u~on r~.otion of ~ r. Edwards, seconded by I-r. ~ intor~ and unani~.ously adoited, the readin~ '.~-~s ']isi~[.n~e] ~;itk nnd t~ ~ r'fnutes approved as recorded. AN~EXAY1QE-S/REET I~FROV~75~TS: A group of citizens f~m the Last AdJition, ~;ith Lrs. O. E. SutFhin actinr as s~okes~an~ aF~e3red before Council and Fz'asented a petition siFned by a~proxir~tely t%~o hundred persons in %bat section, askinm that ihirteenth Street, ~. S., fort erly '~inker Cree~ koaJ, Ye,-er Avenug, ]:. E., formerly ,'~alker Avenue, anJ Varnel! Avcnua, ~i. E., formerly Also sFeakin~ on the suk3ect~ '~ere ~r. E..~. Ct{ems, '~no presented Fictur~5 of the coniition of the s%reets in guestion, and ~[r. ~. L. Gill~ ~'r. !'inton smd unanimcusly adopted, the petition ~s referred to the City A[[i[SkATiCl~-STR55TS ;~[~D ALLEYS: ~rs. O. E. SutFhin aFFe~re~ before ~ouncil ~nd as'-~d that the alley be opened for proper infres~ an~ ~ press to and f~m her property located on the south side of East Gate Auenuc~ [;. ~.~ tet%~een ~aF. Cn ~otion of ] ~. Edwards, seconJeJ b> }r. ]inton anJ unanimously adspteJ~ askeJ what a rran~ nents are bein~ made for schools in ~he Aast Gate Adaition. kr. ~ro~ was advised that Council is n.eetin~ %~it~ the ~noke Oity School Board on AuFust ~2, 19&9~ for a discussion of the o~erall school cons%ruc- 22O ANNEXATION-SCHOOLS: A group of citizene from the Garden City area, with {Ss. T. R. glliott acting as efokesran, appeared before Council and presented a petition si~ged by ]61 uesidents oF t~t section, askinr that the F~Fosed new elementary school for that nei~h~uhood he l~ated on the site no~{ identified as the C. O. Ree5 Fro~rty, and the necessary land adjacent thereto. Cn u.otion of }r. Edwa~s, seco~ed by ~r. }.inton and unani~.ou~y ado[ted, the petition was filed for consideration at the ~:eetin[ with the School Board on August 22, 19~9. M{[~EXATIC~{-ST2ELT I~}EOV~..ENT: A ~up of citizens from the 51werdale seetion~ with }r..~. L. Hmrris actin~ as sFokes~n, apreared before Council and zs'{ed %hat ~iverdale Eoad, S. E.~ be widene] to ~ fi]fy foot street, including sidewalk, curb and ~utter~ fror. Bennin~ton Street (fo~erly mrid~e Street) to the corporate li:yits~ ~r. Wood advisinc that a~ fres~nt the street is only fifteen f~et and eirht inches Concurrin~ in the remarks made by ~r. karris~ w~s ~ir. G. B. .;0od, a resident oF the 3{iverdale ~ectIo:{. 7he City ~-anarer aJvisin~ that it is his unJePctan~in~ the Lq~ineerin~ four feet, ~n rotion nf ~ r. Edwards, s econ~ed b~' ~.r. ~ tnton and un,hideously a~o~t~d, back ~o CoLncil not lster than 3ept~t~r 5, SE.JAR JO~:3YRUJTiCL-LJAiEK DE}AkT~ [..T: Lt. C. B. Xood apreare~ belore Council, callin~ itt{mUlch to the Pact that sole of the bom.es in %ne vicinity of Riverdale ko~u, 5. ~.~ f~om Bennin~ton Street ~forc.-~rly Brid~e Street) to the corporate limit3~ do not have city wate~ ors e~<er facilities. Cn n.otion cf ]/r. Cronin~ seconded by Lt. Edwards and unanisou31y adopted, the matter '~as~feFred to the City ].~r~rer for investi=ation ~!d report. ;l'[ EX~TICii-UA?ER D EFJRT~ ~[7: ~r. J. F. Hale appeared bePore Council ur:at he ~as Deem instructed by the Vinton ?own Councfl not to ;,.aRe &ny new connections for water ~rvice in the ldlewild ~ark and Ken%vocal Addition sections. Council rein- of the opinion that the Oity ~.[ana~er should ~e authorized to kava these connections r:aJe~ upon request, ~r. Dillard offered %ne followin~ ?~esolut ion: Addition sections. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance kook Lo. ~. DilI~rf moved the ado[rich of ti~ Resolution. lhe ~,otion %',~s seconded ty k~. ] inton au~ a~opted by the follo%~in7 vote: AYES: I.[essrs. Gronin, Dillsrd~ Edwards~ kintcn, and t~e ~esident, ~<~. Hunter ................ UAYS: /{one ......... A~2'iEXATIC~;-FIRE PROTECTICI;: Kr. Joseph ~.7. Dowdy appeared bel'ore Co~ncil and =~'<ed that e d~iticn~l fire hyJrants be installeJ in the .~iverdale section. The City Fanageradvisin~ that this ~roJect ?as been held up due to the use of city forces and equirment in connection ~lth tbs Cat. bell Avenue ar~ Jefferson Street project a~ that at the Fresent time [;e p~na to ~ve five fire hydrants installed in the Rive~ale section not later than October 1, 19~+9, on ~otion of Fr. ~w~rds, seconded by ~r. G~nln and unani:~,ously ado[ted, the :~atter was referred to the City Yana~er for reiort at the neat regular r. eetin~ of Council ;,onday, Au~st PP, 19~,9,· as %o whetker or not the work can he co~.pleted earlier than the date now anticipated. A~Cf~XATION-STRE~{TS AND ~IL[iYS: ;.r.A.O. Etter appeared ~efore Council and ~s~ed that the alley behind the p~erty occupied by 51versiJe Gleam:ers and .Dyers, Incorporated, on Bennin~ton Street, S. L., for:erly Sri~J~e Street, in the ki~'crdale A[~iATIQi;-BEfER COiJSTKUCTif)~: ~r. A. O. Etter spic,red [~efore Council advised t[~at t;,e sewer line in the vicinity of property occu~ie~ ~3. the river as i% should and asked t~]&t t4is condition be corrected. On r. otio~ of ]¥. Cronin, seco:~ed b~ ~[r. Dil]ard and unenir.ously adopted, the r.atter was referred to the City Lana~er for a %tentien. A[4kEXAI'[O[;-PAR¥S .%;,~D ~LAYGkOU~D3: The Lions Club of Jilliamsor, koaa navinr previously approved for a park area t~e %wenty-sev2n acre tract of lanai adjoi~iing .~'illiam Pier, in~ [~i~h S~nool~ %vhich is a Fart of t4~ [~inin~er property, and t~.e City ~ aha=er, t~se ~ity Attorney and t~:e Director of tk5 DeFart~:ent of Ear'.<s and apr~are~ befere Council an8 as?ed '.~]~etker ar not the tel) is ready %o take any tn tkis connectica, the City Clerk brou;~ht to t~e attention of Council two co=.~unications fret. ~-frs. R. J. ~arfer~ President of the Di~ an~ Dreaz;. Gar,len ~nJ Ir. R. J. Sar~er, endorsin~ the rureh~se of s ~:ajor portion of t~e [~ininrer TkAFFiC: ;.'r. 'J. L..J. Oakey, Viae Preside t of John ~. Cakey, SIDE%~ALE, CtU~B ALD CUTTER CC[~3/RUCTICI~: The City Attorney kavin~ been requested R. 5igmon,~ith re£eren.-e to the construction of sidewalk, curb and gutter on' certain streets in the Rosalind Hills Addition, }0. SiFuon again apfeared before Council, the City Attorney submitting a written opinion tha% the agreement between the city snd ):r, 9i~u-on requires the cons~ction of sidewalk, as well as curb and ~utter. Mu. Slemon insl~tinF ~hab l~ be is requiued ~o congtruc~ sidewalk, as weil a~ cuub and ~ub~er, In ~he Rosalind Hills A~dition, ~h~ ~he o~he~ deve]oFers of subdivisions havin~ si~.ila~ s~reenen~9 wl~h ~he city should ~e uequired ~o do like~..i~e~ xen~ionin~, s~eci~lcally, ~he east 9fde of Howa~ Ro~d as being developed by Fr. U. F. Ket'uuveu, ;~. Cronin ~oved ~hab ~he c.a~er be ~eferrud ~o At~n~y ~o de~er~.ine ~he~her or no~ ~ny le=~l ..cZion can be ~aken ~o uequi~e I r. Fef~uver ~o cons~ruc~ sl~ew~l~ on ~he e~s~ 9~de of ~!ow~rd Hoad, and tha~ in u. ean~iue, ~c~ion on ~he opinion of ~Le City A~torney in reqaud ~o bhe ~etwe~n ~he city and I r. Simon be held in ~bey~nce. The ~.obicn was seconded by Lt. Dlllar~ and un~nir, ouzly ~Joy~ed. LELLS: Cou~cil at its ~.eetinr o~ June 27, 19&9, having instructed the City l~anarer to F~ceed wi~h the e:lfo~cen.~n~ of the {rovisions of O~in~nce iJo. 99~0, ~doFted on the ~th day ol AFril, 1949, as ~ resuit of {~oFle ~wi:.~;in~ re~resen%in~- Ir. Re~r~- C. Gilez~ ayreared before ~Zouncil, advisinF %]~at Le ~r:~roves of ~ost ol the rrovisio:~s in Crdinance :2o. 99L0, that section reguirin~ Council bein~ of the o~inion t]~at this ~rovision of Crdinance ~{o. ~g&O should adopted, %ne ratter %;as referred to the City Attorney for preparation of Fr~er draft of Ordinance and to ~resent ss~%e to the body for adoption. ]~'r, ~lunkett askin~ that all ~rosecution under this provision of ][o. 99&~te withheld yen~in~ %he elir. in%tion of the ~rovision~ ]~r. Cronin that Council concur in the request and offere~ t~e follo%<inr .Resolution: (~101C6) A REZCLUiiC]2 directin~ t~e proter officers of tLe City not to enforci certain Frovisions of Crdinance l~o. 9950 pendin~ its ar, endr~nt. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordin~2~ce 2cch l~o. 16, Fafe 357) [Jr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. ?he motio:l was seco~ided ~-[r. Dillard anJ adoFted by the follo~in~ vote: AYES: R'essrs. Cronin~ Dillard, Edwards~ ],'inton, ~d the ~.~r. Hunter ................ 5. ~I~Ays: ~Jone ......... O. PETITIO~{S AN D BUD~ET-CC~C, IS3!C[[ER OF ~VE~UE: A communication from Judge John Ii. Hart~ Cor~issioner of Revenue, askin~ that .jl,6CO.OO be a~i~ro~riated for t~e purchase of four electric ty~ewriters, was before Council. ~.Tr. Dillard ~ovod that Co~7cil concur in the ~quest of the Co~issioner of .Revenue and offered ~he foltowin~ emergency Ordinance: { #10107) ~ ORDINANCE to amend and reenact Section ~6, "Co~missioner of Revenue", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, ¥ir~inia, on the ]lst day of Decezber, 19&~ No. 9751, and entitled, "~ Ordinance ~.akin~ apDropriatlons from the General Fu~d of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year be~innin~ January 1, 19&9, and endin~ December 31, 19&9, ~nd deeLarin_g the existence of an (Fo~ full text of Ordinance~ see Crdinm~ce Book Ko. 16, )Tr. Dillard F. oved the adoption of the Ordinance. The ~tion was seconded by ~,'r. Edwards and adopted by t}e follo~;in~ vote: AYE3: :Te~sr$. Cronin, DillarJ, Edwards, ~ inton, a:l-] tie }resident, ,',r. Hunter ................... NAYa: [;one ......... O. RHFU,~D~ Ai,D REBATE3-LIC~,3E: A corJ~,unication from Judffe John ~(. Hart, Comr. issioner of Revenue, advlsin= t~at ]<r. E. 2. ! attnews ia requestin; a refbnd of ~13.76, coverin.~ license for the last six ~aont~a of t[.e calendar year .~'or the operation of a radio repair shop, in that ke was required by the city to discontinue the operation of the Waverly Radio S,ho~ at i~O5 [en~,~ood =oulevard, S. E., as of June 30, 19L9, because of the locatien of the a.hop in a residential ares, was before Council, the Cor~ie~ioner of Hevenue recor~en~!in- that the refunJ be in3 de. ].'r. Edwards moved that Council concur in tan racorz.andation of t?.e Co~mis~ioner of Revenue and of[ared the foilo',;i~,~ Resolution: {.~10103) A RESOLUTION authorizin? refund of ?13.75 to E. ~. ,'-attnews, covarin~ license for the last six months of tie calendar ye::r 19~) for the oFeration of a radio repair Shop. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance 2ook ;{o. 16, }ate 358) }.¥. Edwards moved the adoFtion of tre Resolution. 7ne ~otion was seconded by ~Tr. Cronin and adoDted by the follo~in~ vote: ~ir. Hunter ................... 5. ~AY$: None ......... O. REFUNDS AUD RESATES-BUiiDIN~ ~LR!IT: A co=g~unication from ~,ra. florence B. Christian, askin~ that she be refunJed the ar, ount of ~.g.50, reIrese:~ti.u? t.~e Edwards offered the follo:;in~ Resolution: (#10109) A RESOLUTICX authorizinF and directin~ t?.e City Auditor to drawwerrant amountin~ to .~g.~O in the name of ~.rs. Florence B. Christian, at 233~ ~.[t. Vernon Road, S. lf., plans for s.=id ~roject haying been aoaadoned. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book i{o. 16, FaTe ~'r. Edwards moved the adoption of the ~.eaolutio:~. The motion was seconded %y ~.[r. ~-liuton and adopted by the followinz vote: AYES: {~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, F-inton, and the Fresident, NAYS: I;one .............. O. STREET LIC, iiT~ A co~.u, unication from the Aypalachian Electric Fo'4er Con[any, listin~ t~e street liFHts installed fro~ July 16, 1~9, throu6h July ~1, the total amount of nineteen, and advisii~ that of the 225 lights autkorized by City Council f~m $~nuary 1st %hroush July 51st, 96 have been installed, ]eavin~ 129 to be installed, was before the bo~y. The co~.unication was o~ered filed. S?REET ifFROV~[ ~TS: A co~vunication from kr. J. Gray ~wrence, askinc tls% Oi~nal }Jill Drive, previously called ,%estwoo~ ~oulevard, in the Jest%~ood Annex Subdivision, te surfaced, an~ that a ditch on Ouniger Street be filled~ was before Council. Cn r.otIon of :tr. Cronin, seconded by } r. oillard a'~d unsnir, ously aJoFted, the co~J:.unication w93 referr~ to the City ~.ian%rer fop action. STADIU]': .t co=~.unication fro::: the ~tadi~. Advisory Co=.:~ittee, recommen~ing that City CDuncil reduce the rental char~ for rte use of LIe Roanoke :[unici[al 3%aJiun for the Shriner's Professional ~an~e for t~e benefit of Urip~led Children's H~s~i%als to be ~:e!~ ~e~te:~er lC,, 1~, at ~:~CO o'clock, ~. ::.., %:as ~efo:-e tke Cn r.otion of ! r. Dillard, sec~nde~ by l~r. ~dw~rds and unanimously ~doFted, %1 tee ~unJred block of Floralanl Dri%'e, Dorchester Jourt, ior %~.e cons%ruction si~e~'alk~ curb and ~utt~r in this block, ;~'as ~ef'o~-e Council. Cn motion of lt. DillRr~, seconded by ~ r. Cronin and unanimously adopted 'etition was referred %o %~c City ],~nager for action. in this connection, it was bro~ht t7 the aLtention of ~ouncil that ~resent.roller. of %~e city to require Fro~er ~e[osi% %.~i%~ %~.e city ~'-~ seventy-five ~Cour~cii bein~ of tke o~inion t~t only s r~ajority Df the o~.~ers of %k.e front foots~e of s rro~ec% should be required t r~a'.~ trover d e~osit with % ~e city ~ef~re t e wot7 is star%ed, ~Tr. Dillard offered tlc followin~ Eesolution: (flCllO) A 7tLECLI~?IC]~ es%ablishin~ tke City's policy relatin~ to of fifty percent or ~.ore of t}~e front footage of r~erty in any block kave a~reed to ~ay an~ ~ave actually yai~ to tk~e City an ar.o~ut equal %o one-half of the cost ~For full text of Resolution, see Cr~ins~ce Book ~o. 16, ~Tr. Dillard moved tke a~o~tion of t~e Resolution. The motion %,~s seconde~ by }r. C~nin and adopted by the follo~vin~ vote: ;~YE3: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, l~inSon, and t~e President, ~.'r. Hunter ................ NAYS: None ......... O. 225 ~:;i%h Further re£erence to the mstter~ ~r. Cronin ~.oved that tka Yanarer be requested %o hawe %he City Engineer ascertain %he nut.bet of encFoach- m~n%~ uFon city ~ %reets~ with a view of not~fyin~ %he responsible ~arSi~s such enc~acl,nent3 within a perle] not to exceed one yesr, mn] to re[crt back %o Council as to ~ch ins%anco no% la%er than };overbeF 1, 19&9. The ~o%lon was seconded by ~:r. Dillsrd and unanimously CCUIfCiL: A co~.unica~ion frox. ~tck Sutcli//'~, advising that t~:e Luther League of /w.ertca will hold its ~&~h anniversary conYention in Roanoke durin~ x.~eek of Au-ust l&-20, 19~9, and askia~ %ha% a rorreaentatire of City Council brin~ Official rreetin~5 of t~e city to these ioun- [eo~le on ?uesday n.ornin~, August 1Os 19&9~ at 9:35 o'clock~ in the Crystal 571]roo:~ of Hotel i~ounoke, su::es%in~ tkat since the convention ~11 attract youn= [eoFle of the Lutkaran ]eno:..ir. ation, %kc host cor~.i%tee would arFreci~te it if Councilr:an Rickar~ ?. E~w~ris couli ~e ~p~ointefl, was before Council. The P~esiaten%, I P. l{un%e~, relinquish:ed t~e C~;alr %o L?.e Vice CorF~ny, of srecifica%ions not in confor:~ity with puovi~ions in Ordinance 3C~5, a:o~%ed on t~e 10th da}' of Dece~:ber, 1926, in %ha% t~:e ~roFosed ai~rls %:ill (i;1Olll} A KE~LUTIC~i authorizin~ ~nd oirectinr %he 9uil~in~ Inspector not in confer, ltv. wit:; rrovisions, in Cr.Jinance i.e. 3r~, aJo[te3 an the 1Cth day of Deco, kef, 192~. (For full te~:t of kesolution, see Ordinance ~ook ko. lu, ~a~e 359) AYES: }~essrs. Cronin~ Ditlar~, Eflwards~ kinton~ az~ tt%e lit. Hunter ........................ 5- i~AYS: ~one .............. O. JUIi!CR CH;SBER OF CC~EkCE: A consunicat]on from }.r. JaLes il. Lon~, is sFonsorinr, a "Knot{ Your City Government" day, a cheduled for September 7, 19&9, and askinc that Council declare SeFte~.ber 7, 1949, a9 "Enow Your City Oover~en~" d~y, wa9 before the b~y. ~ounctl beinr ~f the opinion ~ the reques~ ~hould be gr~nbed, and that the City {'Shader should be authorized to work with the J~nior Char_bet of Cou3 erce in t~e culnination of rlsns for this{went, ]'r. bil]arq offered the Resolution: (~10112) A R3~f['iIOi~ desi~ttn~ '.fednesday, Sefter.ber 7, 19&9, as "Know You~ City Governr. ent" day, and authorizing the City ~'an~ger %o %.,ork ;;ith the Roanoke Junior Ch0r. ber of Cor~crce, s[onsors, in rye culmination of liana for thi~ event. (For full text of Resulution, s{e Ordinance Dook fro. lu, } ~. Dil!~r-:~ ~'oveJ %~ e adoption of the Ae~olution. fhe u,otion wns by ~r. ~]~:~r~s and ~orteJ 'y t>e follo'~inr vote: l.r. Hunter .................... JCkLD LR il: A con~unicatlon iron. %he A~.ericsn i.e,.oriel r%teria!s re!~tinr to .'~orl~ .far 11 and to the prevention of any possible ,,orld ~.;cr Iil on display in r~o:.noke~ %~'as before Council. The Jity ].Shaper advisin~ t~'at it nas been hi3 [olicy to allo;; mobile unit~ to park o~ Ca~,~%ell Avenue in front of the ~unicip31 Buildinr~ on r. ction of ~ r. Dillard, seconded by ~ r. Edwar.{s and unanimously ado[ted, %~e re~uez GLB-FEDEHLi FC".2~ ~SCiZ iEalC~J: ~,otice of application of t~e ~irginia Qss Transmission Corporation, Charleston, ~;est Virginia, to the Federal certain % r~n~iszien riFeline facilities for resale ~f nctural res to t~e City of Ck~rlotte~vi!!e, Virrinia, was ~efore Council. Cn r. otion of ~r. Edwards, seccn'ded by ~r. Dillard and unani~.ously adopted, the notice was ordered file~. AUD!T-~CHOCLS: A coc~.unic~tion f~m l~r. J. S. ~.~cDonald, Clerk of koanoke ._5%y School 3oard, enclosin¢ copy of an audit of the accounts and financia reco~s of t~e SChOol ~oard for the year ended Decer.ber 31, 19&~, as nade by Leslie A. Kimble and Coz~any, Certified ~ublic Accounta~*~s, was befor~ Council. The cor~.unication and au~it report ¢~ere ordered filed. HEFUDDS Ai'D EZ3LTES-TAXES: A cor~.unicqtion from )~r. D. F. Hylton, Chris, n, ~xecutivo Bo~r~ Central Church of the Brethren, ~ dvisin~ trat the ckurck~ has purchased for church pur[oses only the ~roFerty belonrin~ to Annie B. ~ur~er know:l as Lot 2~, 31oc'< 27, Ralei=h Court~ the con%tact for the purchase beinr sirned on June 2~, 19&9~ but actual settle~.ent not DeinK u. ade until July 19, l~&9, an! that ts~.es for the year anountin~ to S101.57 have been paid, that the date of settlec.ent to tlc end of the yeer, on a Fro-rata basis~ taxes ~uld amount to ~La.TQ, sn~ askin= t~at since the FroFerty in question is %o be u~ed for a p~rBcn~re~ %nat t~.e a~ount of ~55.~7 oe refunded, was before Council. i! In this connection, it bein~ brought to the attention of Council the% a 21~.ilar request of }~r. A. L. Huchson~ Attorney~ represent in~ the Goodwill Industry and Cosfel ~'ission, that the real estate %az. es be remit%ed for t~e ~erlod from April 1, 19&9, %o December 31, 19&9, in that the p~erty In question, described as l~ts 1, 2, 3, and the western part of Lots 8, 9, 10 and 11, 3lock 5, ,roanoke Land a~l~ Improvement Company, has teen used solely for reliTious Furloaes by Elation since }[arsn of this year, has k. eer~ referred to the City AL%or'ney for and ~eeommend~tion, a corruniration from tf, e City Attorney, voicin~ the opinion that the Lissiot~ is liable for all taxes assessed against its Fro~erty as of January 1, 19&9, tH. st if the ~-[ission desires to clai~, a~] e;.emFtio.~ a court nj' is %De pro,er for~ in %lhich it should ~rove its clai~., a..c t:.at if i% be con:e~ed Industry an~ Go,ye! }~ission ~e a~vised of the City Attorney'~ o~inion. T~e ~otion was sec.sn~ed by ~r. ~ inton &~] unanimously adopted. ,RErUn;OS A~iD kEB~T~-LI[:?~,SE: I con,s.unica%ion f~r~'. ~[r. J. J. C. H~rdy. a~visi~ that ~n J~nu~ry ~, 19~9, he rurctased a li~ense in t~e s~.ount of .~6.7[ f~r the l~[r. Edwards moved that a co[-y of the City Attorney's oFinion be fcr%~ar~ed to REFUi,DS Al.lb HESATES-YA~ES: T~e request of the Arzerican Legion Fost J3 that the orr~nization be relieved of tf;e burden of the taxes assessed aTainst the Le~iom Au]itori~. for th9 years 19&9 and 1920, in acc~)rdance wit[~ the folio] of exe::.[tin~ due to the fact that 20.7~ of this [roFerty is used by the ~u..lic durin~ e&cn calendar ye&r &nd 79.3~ by the American L~ion, havin~ been referred to the City City Atto~ey~ voicinr the opinion that ti-:e o~anization cannot he required t~ fay taxes on tint po~tio~ of its buildin~ used exclusilely for its c%..m but that it is li~b!e for taxes on that Fortion trereo[ which it, at any tine, taxstion only such pro[ortional Fart of the fair market value of t:e e.,tire Counc~t. ~. Edwards mo~ed that a copy of the City Attorney's opinion be forwarded to the American Le~ion, as well as a co~y of the City Attorn=y's oFinion in regard to the re]rest of the Goodwill Industry and Gosrel [ission. Yhe motion '.~as by [Tr. [Tinton and unsnincus!y adopted. as%~n~ %~aL %ke City Attorney ~e ~equeste~ to rende~ an oFln~on as %o %he d~%~es of %%9 Hoard o~ Zonin~ Appeals and tke ~l~nninr ~oa~ an~ ~oicin~ t~e crimson %ha% %he nar_% "Pla~in~ ~oa~d", skould ~e offiei~lly chanted to an~ ~nin~ Co~:ls3ion", wa~ before Cn motion of ~,r. '~ronin, seco:tried by }~r. }~int~n an~ ~aniz~ousl~' aide,ed, ~e co~.unicat~on %~s ~ef'erI ed t~) the City At%or~;ey for the oFinion requeste~. ZC~iI[i~ ~OARD-FLA:~Ii~q 2CAaD: A con~.unication from Yr. ,;. J. ¥cU~rkin~ale, JP., ~hai~an of the Planninr Board, callinm attention to %he ~ac% %~'a% as ~reviously a~ree~ u?on at a join% r. eetin~ on FebPuary 7, 19&9, of Oi%y Council, the 3card of Zonin~ A~:~ls Rnd %n~ [lanninm So,rd, the 3ecre%~ry or tke ~o~J Zoninm AFF~at~ ~s been act~n~ as Secret&fy of t~e ~lanninT ~o~rd, and askin~ t~at Hesolu%ion :~o. ~759~ creati:A~ %He }iannin~ Soard and ~re~c~ibin~ its duties, ~e a~onded to Frovide %~a% %he Plannin? oo~r~ shall elect a secre%~ry %o ;.eFfor~ suc~ secretarial duties as t;~e ~o~rd m~y require, was ~efore Council. It ap~e~rin~ t~at at tAe yresen% t~e kesolution 4o. ~759 ~rovides that City Cl*rk sUall ac% a s Se2re%ary of t~e Planninr Bo~rd, sn~ %ne ~e~bers of Council i,o. 87f?, entitled, "A Aesolution creatin: a Planninr Jo%r:~ a:.~ ~rescz-ibi.~ its (:or full text o~ Hesolution, se~ Orlina ~ce nook Lo. 1~, ~are 361) AYES: Yessrs. ~ronin, Dillard, 5d%~'~r]s, I inton, &nd t~* ~residen~, NAYS: ~one ......... O. ZOi.;IlCQ: ~ne reauest of Colonel L. D. sooth that his yro[erty ['rontinr 300.2 Janntte Avenue, desi-n2te~ as Official i~o. 103110~, be rezo~ed fro~ havir,~ been referred to the 3card of Zonin~ AFFeals and Flannin~ Hoard for kr. Dil!arJ r. ove~ that Council concur in the r eco=~r, anJation of the ~lanainz Yr. Edwards and unani~.ously ~nJ ~, Block !7, Dr. J. ... Webb ¥~p, be rezoned from ousi:~ess District to Li[ht ii inYesti.-ation~ reFort and reco~endmtion~ a cor~unication from the ~lannin~ Dusiness District to Light Industrial District t:.e re~.ainin~ lots in the block~ all ~ro~ertie~ beinr involNcd bein~ inJ~coted os ~ts 1 to ~, inclusive, Block 17~ D~. J. 'N. ',{e~b ]~'ap~ located on the north side of Sal{~.~ Avenue, 3..f., tetween Tenth Street and hlewenth Str~et~ was ~efore Council. tlannin~ ~oard anJ that the City Cleri: [ub!ish notice of a ~ublic hearin= on t~e matte~ to be keld at 2:00 o'clock, ~. ~.., 'tuesday, Sel~ter~Ler ~, i$&Q. %he ~ otion w~s seconded Dy ~r. ~inton anJ un%nir.ously adofted. ~NI/i~: The reguest of J. L. lalr.er a~J Lela J. tala.er that lrolerty Re~i~ ~ce Di~tr~ct to ~r~cial kesidence District, oat'inT ~ee.. refcr:'~d matter to te ~el~ at 2:O~ o'clock~ f. r~., i~u{sJa), SeyteL~r ~, 17,9. The ~.otion w~s seconded by ~'r. I[inton sn~ una:iir, ously 5doffed. as /.ffic~] Iots ~[os. ~33C1C1, ~3~C20!, L330301, L)3CLL1 anJ t~CS(1, ~e rezo~e4 EE~ORT5 CF EFFi ~arbase removal as ~1.33~ ~1.29, ~1.23 a.td '!.tu, Almshouse for the month of iay~ 19'~9~ shoo, in= a %o2al ex[ea~e of ,i~067.~C~ competed ~ith s t~%al expense of ~2~7~0.~2 for t :e month of Iaf~ i7%~ reFo~t fo~ the month of June~ ~9L9, sho:~in~ a total ez[ense of ~2,1~7.60~ as :or..[ered :~,ith a tot~] exFense of )1~602.~ for tie ~onth of June, ~hysici~n, showini ~]7 office calls for %ke :~onth of Iay, 19&9, as co:.~.~red .itn ]fi~ office calls for tt~e ~onth of lay, lg~t, ~nd $17 frescriFtions fllle~ for ~onth of ~'ay, 19~9, as cor~Fared wi~h ~C~ ~rescri~tions filled Sot the ~onth of The reFort was orderad filed. DEFAR~'E~{T ~ FUB[IC LSLFARE: TLe City tansffer subz.itted report f~. the De~artnen% of ~ublic %felfare, skowin~ 1~072 cases Lansled a% a %o%al c~s% ~37,~3~.7!, for the ~onSh of )ay, 19&9, as comFared with 906 cases ha~led total cnst of ~27,796.~9, for the n. ontn of ~ay, 19&~; also, reFort showin~ 1,Q7~ cases ban:tled at a total cos% of ~38,7&5.~9, lot %he uon%L o! June, 15~, as corFsred wit~ ~'27 cases ~'ar~]ed a% a total cost of ~2~,~C&.~f, fo~ %kc ~.onth of June, 19&~; as~ r,vort ~ho';in~ 1,1OO case3 handled a% a t'~tal cos% of fo- %h~ ~nonLn Of July, 1~4~ as co: ~sre~ x~ith ~7~ csses hsn~led aL 5 to%al of ~27,~0~.!~, f.~r the ~ont~ oS July, The re~orts wet. ordered ii!ed. kE~CkTS: T,e City ~.an~er also sucmi%ted %;ritt~n r~orts from tlc Du~rell :.e~.~ria/ nosri~l for the :.~nth of ~a2,', 19&9; the De;artr. eat of ~uil~inr, }'lw~inK an~ ~l=c%r~cal ~nsFections for the months of ~.ay ang June, 19~9; %ne ~nrineerin~ Derartr~nt for the nontns oi' A~ril, ~.ay ~nd June, 19~9; th9 City l'ar>-et for June, l~&~; t;"e 2e~arttent of Ai.- Pollution ~entrc! for tko r~ontLs of A~ril and ~'a~-, l~k~; the :uniciral Air, or% foF % .e [.ontls of fay and Junc~ i~L~': the }oltce ~E.fAmE DI~F3~Ai.: The City !anazer brourht %o the attention of Council ~ozrd, ex[ressin~ the belief t~at tke City of Roano~<: need }~ave no fear t!at the after the i{oanoke situ%tion is cleared, voicin= the opinion that action, if The ~erram was or'fared filed. 5USES: The City ~ snarer subn. itted ~;ritten re,or%, to2etner with ~1 out] ine of all of tlc existin~ bus routes to ke incor~or.ted in a FroFer ordinance. ?ne City ~'anacer hss requ~ste~ to for~;erd individual co~ies of %ha bus routes SiRELT LiQhT~: Council havin~ ~reviously authorized %Le City I~anarar to i'ave an electrical engineer stuly tlc Fossibllity of renewin~ the city's li-h%itl~ contract an~ o~h~r li~ktin~ needs with t~e AFFalachian Electric Fo'.~er Co~.F~-ny, he submitted '¢;ritLen reFoPt, askinr %~a% a ~a%e be fib. ed for a %;ith the engineer i~ or~ev rna% t~e L~ secs of tke ~ody n.i~h% become fa~itiar with The ti~7. e of t~e re~tln~ was fi~e~ as 7:30 o'clock, F. m., Tuesday, Auks% 10, CITY S'ARKET: The City Iianaqer submitted written report, to~ether with a request from tke National Business College for the use of the City ~r~et Au'litorlu~ for basketball [ractice f~m Cctoter 1, 19&9, to December 1, un'let the sane arr~n~en, en%s as ~e% forth in Resolution No. 96&~, adopted September 25, 19&~, the f;ity ;'ann-er recomm.endinm tkat the request be rran~ed. }ir. ~ln%on ~oved that Council conc~ In %be reco:r~endation o~ t~e City } an=~er ~ offere~ t5e follow~n~ Ee3olution: (.~lOll&) A RESOI~'TIC! authorizln~ ~e of rye City ~arket Au~itor~u~ by the :[~tlonal ~uslne~s Col]eme basketball %ea~s for [racticin~ Fur~oaes, with the ~.eriod b~innin~ October 1, 19C9, a~ %o ex~ire on Decorater 1, 1~'~9, at a constderatlon of ~125.00. (For full t~xt of kesolution, see C~inance 5ook Lo. 10, Faze }lt. ~-]in~n ~..o%~ed the a~ortion of the ke~lution.' Ih~ r.otion was secondei ~'r. E~wsrds and aJoTted by t)~ fol]owinr vote: AYES: ~'essrs. Croni: ~ Dillmrd, fdv;ardJ, ~in%on, an~ %Le ~resi]ent~ } r. H~nter .............. ~. t;LY3: fiche ......... 0. AI[{~f~?: Council Lauinr Freviously ~'r~'~ted [e~iasion to ~9rtha ~nne lunici~al Airvort on ~ dote to ~e arreed u~on bet~,een the City ~sns~er und l~kg~ has been fixed 5~ the ~ate of %ne Air Sho%:~ reco~n~en~inc that in t~e event of rain~ t%~e ~te be ~o~troncd until August ~, 1~. City ~ an~er. ?he notion %~ secon.~ed by ~ r. I in%eh and unenin]cuJ1}- a-lofted. C1TY ~:i}[CYL 5: The City ~.anarer ~uhn,itte:i ;~,~itten re[crt t~at in kee~inz with t~e trend of other cities as well a~ the 3tare it i5 his o[inion munici[ai offices should ke closed on Saturdoys. cons ider~tion. CITY CCDE-~(OISE: The City ~ana~er subnitte~ written re~ort~ r~cor~.andin Section 10, Ch~:ter 69, of the City Code, rclatin~ to radio snd soun~-n,akin~ eichth line tkere b5 interposed the follo~Jn~ "or for any ot~er Eur[ :se', in confo~!ty to the widely-known Trenton, ~iew Jersey, ol~!nance which k%s been held wali~ by the 5uFrer.-e Court of the United St~t~ and a~kinF that his rccon~.endation be referred to the City Attornsy for legal a~vice. After a discussion of %be reco~nendation, ~.[r. C~nin insistinr that such an ordinance woul4 be a viol=rich of freedom of s[euc]~ Ir. Dillard voicinr tie opinio~ that be does not feel mec~snics! devices should be use~ to a~lify suck City ~.'ana~er and t:~e City Atlorney to obtain r.odel ordinances Iron:. other citie~ to reFort b'~ck to Council. 231 R~TORT$ CF CCI'I'ITIEES: fEI;SIO];3: The question of a~.endin~ the ordinance establiehin{ the ~Floyees Retiren~nt Syst~. of the City of Roanoke so as to authorize er. ploy:eh% by the city of [erson~ h%vin~ ~h)'slcal dlssbilities or ir.~al~ents, ~rovided e~s~ns a~ree t~ waiwe any Fension beaefits, haNin~ b~en r~ferred to tke City }anaKer, %ke Gity Audi%o~ anj the Gity Attorney for iht'estimation, re;orr end reeor~.endation~ tke co~a. ittee sub~i%ted written report, voicin~ the o~inion that it %~uld he unwise to ~end %he ordinance in this re~;ec% anJ settins out reasqn~ for this conclusion. The Fe~ort ef %ke corr. ittee was taken unde~ consideration. CC~:~iqEH~/ICi~ C'F CLAI~ 3: [:one. Ii,T!~Pi, UCTZCZ ~. 7D CCZEtD~X~T!Ck OF CRDI~;~] ii3 ALD kESOLt'TiOZS: STRELiS i[~D AiIEY3: Council havin~ yreviously authorized the rurc~ase of certain lots required in connection ~.itn the ~ideni~, relocatin~ ~nd extending Lot 6C, ~lock ]., ].il!iamson troves 2utdivision; Lot dl, olock ~, ]Villia~zon GPoves Subdivision; Lot i6, Sloc]~ J, ~;illiamaon Groves Subdivisio:l; Lot 16, ~lock · ~illismso:: Groves Su%division and Lo~ 222C511~ ~lock 2~ i'2..~. 3, accordin~ %~ (For full text of CrJinance, sec Crdinance ~ook Xc. 16, Faye 362) (~10116) A;( Q Dili;.~i.JE ~rovidinr for tke con~iem~ion of a rer!etual ease:~.en% (For full text of Crdinnnre, ae~ Qrdinar.ce Hook Lo. 16~ }'~e [[~. Cronin ~.oYed the adof, tion of thee Crdinsnce. Ike ~otion ~as seconde~ Hunte~ ................... SE:ER CO:~TkV]TIO]: T~e city navin~ fade a bon3 fide, ~ut ~neffectual effort, acquire f~n~.~ g. J. ~iehols an~ Ruth D. Lichols rew~i~itee~eLent for right-of-way acr~,ss their Fro[erty in tie Crar. dview Addition a r~a, the Uity :onde;nation F~-oceedin~s; whereupon, )'r. ~ronin offered the following: (~10117) A~[ CqDII~A~E ~rovidin~ fop the condemnstion of a ~er~etu%l (For f~ll text of CrJinance, see Crdinas~e .~ook 2~o, lC, }a=e Hunter ........................ 5. SE;E~ ~;]~3]~,'~]'iC,~: Th~ city ~vi~ Lade a bon~ fide~ o~t ineffect~a! (/10119) AN Oi~Dlih%[iJE Frovi~inr for tke conJer, na%ion of a ~erre%ual (For full %e1.:% -:f C~dinance, see Ordinance 5ook ]~o. 16~ ~aze Ur. Edwards ~:oved the adoFtion of %ke O~dinance. ihe notiun ..as secon,~ed by · 235 AYES** Feasts. Cronia, D~llard, Ed~ards, ~lnto~, an~i the }'resident, NAYS: None .............. O. SE'~ER CONST~UCTIOf;: T~,e city havinr ~ade a ~na fide, but ineffectual effort, to a c~uire f~m J. G. Fatsel re~isite e~se=.eat for se~er rirht-of-'~ay across his Fro~erty in the flatten City area, the City Attorney rresente~ draft of e~er~ency Fr. Dillard off~red the folle~in~: [~'10120) ~'; C.gDI~i~N~E ~ro'~i~in~ far t~e con~er=~ation of a Ferietual ea~r,~nt fo~ a rirht-of-way for ~,.we~s in t~ City of (For full t~3:t '~f Ordinance, ~ee Crdi:;ance Sock l,.o. lo, Ia~e367) ~ r. Dillard :.ovei t~e a~[tion of t~e CrJina:lce. ~he r. otion ~as aeconied by SE.iR CO[:~iY~i'~TIC] : i>c city Pavin~ ::.a: e a :cna fide, out inctl'e:tual eff:rt (:10121} ;21 C Di~[AlfCZ rrovi~in~ for t.~ con, eh,nation of a ~er?ctuat eas¢r.e;i~ for a rirlit-oi-way for 2a'.~er3 in t~.e City of ~oanoke, Viryinia, and [rovidinr for (For full text of Oriins:ice, see (rJinance cook lJo. ~r. Dill~:'J a:;< a!orte= ~i t e follo-:in~ v~t6: N;.Y3: [lone .............. 0. t?at tie follo~in~ Ordinan?e, roqulrin[ ali [ersons employed by the city on a u~on its first re~!inr. The r. otion ~:as seconded by ],'r. Dillard and s~o[te~ by t e foilo~in- AYLd: ~essrs. Croni:~, Dillard, Ed;~ard~, I inton, Ir. [ unter ......................... [,~1012~) .'J; Q. DI~;A~;CE requirinr all person3 er.ployed by the City of Roanoke on s [elT%rigri% basis on an! after January 1, 1950, to be legal residents of the City, or %o beccme legal residents t%ereof :ithin ninety days after enEloyn~nt. BE iT ORD~.tNED by the Council of the City of Roanoke tkat, as a condition freceJent to receivin- compens3tion from %~e City~ all Fersons who sh~ll be ~nployed by the City of Roanoke on a ~e~mnen% basi~ on anJ after January 1, ]9~0 shall be legal residents of the City~ or shall beco:.e leKal residents thereof %lithin ninety da)'s after en. ployment. 9TREET I~I~rV~.'E~TS: }.ir. C. ~;. Francis, Jr., a~[.esred before Councils ad~isin~that at his o%{n ez[en~e }~e had }eakwood Drive, in the Prospect ~:ills to its original con~]ition. On motion of l<r. Cronin~ seconded by ~ ~. DillaPd anJ unznir~.0usly aa3fL~a, the (For full t.x% of kesolutio ~, see O~dinance look [[o. 10, ~a{e 369) STREET I! PiOVE}~ET: }~r. }'lnton brou?ht to the attention of Council and the City )'aha?er a request for tar %reatn.en~ an~ additional ~ravel on N. ti., %~hich h~s been w~she~ Off by recent heavy rains. The City ~ana~er adviseJ tkst ke would look into %he ~%er. ,~;ATER DE~AS?~ ~"~T: Fr. }'in, on brought to %ne a tt~ntlon of Council and the City [an~er a comFlaint received fror ~'~. L. A. Altice, 502 ~enty-secon3 [;. ~;., flat his ,~ater :.etc~ }~3s ngt cce~ rez~ because of tein~ fartinlly covere~ The City Nanm~er advised %ha% h~ %~oul~ leo~ into %h~ T}[AFFiC-3JHOCL~: }.r. ]~inton b~u~nt to tr, e attention of Council an~ %i:e City ]answer a cot.plaint receive~ rro~. irs. K. 5. ~.arri~, l~3F Arden Road, S..~., as to s~f~in~ in t~:e vi~inity, aaJ a request that a school zone sim b~ Flaced on Arden koad, 3. ,',., bet%~een 3her%;oo~ ;,venue anJ ~hirley Avenue~ one block f'~r. the '.fcoJro%~ '.il3on Jt.n!~r High Th~ City:an~--x a.v~z.! t~'t k~' '~'cu!~ look ~nto the n~ttar. I/O/SE: $'r. ~ intcn hrou-ht tO th atteation of Council ang the City i answer a Co~Flr~int r~ce~refl fror~ ~ rs. ~. L. karris, 1~3~ Arden ROa2, S. ,..~ as to noige cr~nntinr Croft t~e vicinity of the O~iry Fount~in~ located at thu corner of Ti.~.Fi'fJ: ~r. I int~>:. :ro,~ l-t t~ tk< attention c~ Council ann thc City 11 F71,3: ir. iinton brought to the atta:.tion of Council anJ tie :City iax~.cer' ~srk 'Jircle, N. ~. The ,City ]'aha%ar 5Jvized that Pe ,~ou!d look into t~e tatter. HZTITh DEFY. iii Eli: I r. ~il]arl hrourht to tk~ attention of Coun:il an~ the 12A Sale:. Avenue, S. 2. ih~ City I an~er ~d~ i~eJ that i e woul/ look intu %ne r.~%ter. 7k;FF2,3: ~ r. bil]ari hr~u~h% to the a tteatlon of Council the alerr~in~ hold e reeti:!~ at 3:fO o'closk, p. r.., lr. ursday, Aurust ll, 193.[~, with the t~O Jufl~es cf t~e Civil sni }olica Scurf, the Jufi~e of the Juvenile snJ Oor.,estic the City ) ansror, snfi any other r.¢rbers of the Yolica De[artr ent iesiunste,i hy ado~ted. Ii;VITATIOI;$-CO:;TRIBU?IOI;$: ?ne FresidenZ, ~'r. Hun~er, brourht to the at%cation of Council that ~e t:3~ been apFointed Chairman of tke Southwest Virginia ~rea for t}~e rerfn~ance of The Coat.on Glory, a ~rar.a of the n~tion~s founJin~, the I~atoaka iake Amrhitheatr,~, Williamsturr, Virginia, August 16, 19~9~ to te known as Southwest VirFinia ~i~h%, sn~t all citizens of Roano~e~ incluJin~ the r..e~..bers Oity ~ouncil~ are bein- urged to ~.~ke a z~ecial effort %o att~.nd this ~articular perforr.&nce If %key are ~lannin~ %o se:~ the drams this l;it~ fur%Let reference to tLe ratter, %[~e }r~iien%, Lt. ~{unter, adviseu %ha% ~t has been su~?e3teJ by the ~har. ber of ~o~J.(rce %ks% Council contribute ~O.9Q toward d~frsyin- the ~<ren~~ of %r~-s~ortin~ the ~ona fro~~. a ~oin% at contribution by the ~h'~r.ber of Cor~rce. ;~t %his roin%, ] r. I ~n~?~n r.owed flat tlc rr.e~%in~ he recesse~ ~q~il ~:CQ o'cloc~ p. n., the :,o%icn '~3 re:on~e~ by ~r. 5dward3 Rn~ unaninously they would be willine to ~ay their For%ion of %kc a~titionai co3% of 5 lar~er lins~ if a tarter line %,~3ulJ ~lve the Also s~eakin- on.%!:e auh3ect, were ir. 3hitler, Cliver~ I~l-s. G. L. ~urrell, } rs. I ay~e L. 3ax an~ ~..r.J. ! . to sor. e of tLe~fezteJ Fro[erty owners un,er date of Au=ust 1, 1~'+~, advisin~ tlc Znrineerinr Depart~ent ~ ~uilding InsFector' wuuld check cut-off val%~e~ in if funds '...'ere available, the best solution would ~e t~e installation of a na3ter ~rain at an estim~te~ co3t of '332,005.0C.~ but tn~t ke could not reconz~end such an tlr. Dillard and unanimously adoFted, the corn lain% %;as referre~ to ti~e City wherebj- a ere%: will be av3ilnk!e a~un~-~he-clock fcr %his ~urFose. 238 $I~E.;~.£K, iURB /~D qt~TT~R CO~STRUCTION: ~'rs. G, L. Burrel! apteared before ,Council and asked that midev~alk, curb anJ ~utte~ ~e const~cted in t~e eleven hundred ~n~ twelve kundred blocks of Forest Park Boulev~. On uotion of l'r. Cronl.~, se~n~ed by ~r. Dillard and unanimously adogted, %~'e request was referred to the City }.an~cer to ~rnish the F~operty ow~ers with t~e n~cessary for~ of [e~ition for ~ke sidewalk, curb and RECREATiO~ DEF.%RIYE~T: Dr. H. T. Fenn, Actin~ Chai~an of representati~e r. embers from ctwic~ social, veteran an~ religious or~eniza%ions~ havin~ requested a kcarin~ coscernin~ the recreational ne~ds of I~e~roes, an~ the tir.e of the hearinz kavin7 ~en se% fo~ ~:00 o'clock, p. r~., }'on,ay, August ~%, 19L9, a ~u~ of a~Fenred befor'e Couucil for 5 d~sc'~ssion of the matter, Dr. }enr~ outlin~nr %~e nee4 for ~ec~e~tion~l facil{ties in %he Southwest, ]~orthu~s% and %~.e city roi' tke ],ez~m citize:.~, st~t~n~ [hst al%houzh his ~eo~le are in favor of a ~wirrin~ [ool tn(y feel a year-ro~n~ recreational center is needed n:~)re %hah the HEALTH D~F.~K]]ll ?: !'r. t. S. ~ro~,n a~earc~ tefore Council an~ comrlained Cn rotion of ] r. Crcnin~ secon~eg oy ]~r. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the AYES: ~esers. Cronin, Dillard, an~ the ~resident,.)r. Hunter--3. NAYS: None ...........C. (Kessrs. Ed'~arda and )inton absent) (~1012~) Al,' O.qDINAECE prohibitin~ the use of certain noise ~ro~u~lng ~..achinery, equl~n.ent an~ aFpll~nces bet~een the hours of ~:00 a. m.;and dally~ in curtgin do.~to~n areas of th.- City of hoanoke, s~i~ Ordinance a r~isder eanor 8n~ [ro~i~in~ ~engltfes for the violgtion %hereof. i¢~5REAS, in the o~lnion of Council, certain ty~e~ uf r_acnine~y~ egui~ment and ~f~li~ntes %~hich ~rg~uce exces~iue noise should not se oFe~ated EO~, Tc~LR~FfPY, b~ _1 ?kD~.i[[CD by the Council ~ the City of no~riok~ , as ernst by Third Street~ S. E., anJ on the west by Third Street~ 2. The violgtion of the rrovisbns of this Crdinance shall constitute a shall be runisheJ by fine of no% !e$~ than ~5.0C nor more thmn ~iO0.CO. pursuant to the p~visions of Section 10 ol the Oity Charter. A F PXOVE D AT E~ ~residen% 239 COUNCIL, REGULAR ¥~nd&y, August 22, 19~9o The Council of ~he City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Cour~ Room in the F. unicipal Rulldinc, ~nday, Au~st 22, 19~9, at 2:~ o'clock, p, m., the re~lar ~eetin~ hour, ~lth the President, F~. H~ter, preaidin~. PRESET: ~:e~srs. Cronin, DAllaS, ~ards, b;lnton, and the President, ~r. H~ter ................................. OFFICES P~S~T: ~. Arthur S, ~ens~ City b~nager~ b~. R~dolphG. ~lttle, City Attorney, and k~. Harry R. Tares, City A~itor. The meetin~ ~s o~ned with a ~rayer by the Reverend C. A. Tucker, Pastor of the Belmont ~ethodist Church. RINUT~: Copy of the minutes of the previous =eetln~ ha~in~ been ~rnishe~ each ~ember of Council, u~n notion of kr. Billa~, seconded by Rt. Edwa~s un~imously adopted, the r~adinc was dispensed ~th and the minutes approved as HEARIN~ ~ CITIZ~S U~N P~LIC ~TT~S: SID~ALK-STREET I~RO~NT~ Pursue% to notice of adver~isem~% for bid~ Road, S, E., according to plans ~d si~eeiftca~ions Drepared by }~ttera and )m%tern Engineers, to be ~ceived by ~he City Clerk ~il 2:00 o'clock, ~. m., }mnday, August 2~, 19&9, a~ :o be opened at ~ hour by Co~eil, ~d five su~lsstons ~o did no% ~lly understand the a dver%isemen~, if %here was anyone present who had been denied the privilege of bidding, ~d if %here were ~y questions ~y question, the Presiden~ instructed %he Clerk ~o proceed wi~h %he opening of bids. After th9 oDening ~d public reading of the bids, F~. Dillard ~ved the s~e be received and referred to a toni%tee com~sed of F~. John L. Wen%worth, City ~gtneer, F~. J. Robert Tho~s, Assistant City Audi%or, an~ ~m. E. K. )~ttern, Engineer, fo~ tabulation and re~r~ as t o its f~dings with rega~ %o ~he bes~ bid as promptly as ~ssible. The mo~ion ~s seconded by ~. C~nin and un~ousl~ adopted. ~te~ during ~he meetinE, the eor~ittee submitted a tabulation of %he bids received and a ~itten report, ~co~endin~ ~hab ~he lowes~ btdde~, Ad~s and Tare Cons%~c~ion Company, be awaked the con~rac~ a~ a to~al cos% of that %he ~o~ of ~20,830.~ he appropriated f~m %he lg49 ~nex F~ for pur~se, an~ %ha~ ~ additional ~2,083.~ be appropriated for %he engineeri~ se~tces of Fat%em and ~%tern in connection with the pro~ect. Council being of the opinion that the contract should ba awarded to Adams and Tate Construction Company in the amount of $20,830.00, and that $20,~0.00 should be appropriated from the 1949 Annex Fund for this purpose~ but that the engineering services should be carried out by the city's Engineering Departr. ent~ }~r. Dillard offered the following emergency Ordinance: (~10125{ AN ORDINANCE awarding contract for the construction of concrete sidewalk and street improvements on Rtverdale Road~ $. E., to Adams and Tats Construction Company~ at a total cost of $20~830,00~ appropriating the amount of $20~830.00 from the 1949 Annex Fund for street construction, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Hook No. 16, Page k~. Dillard moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by {lt. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: l.:essrs. Cronin~ Dllla~i, Edwards~ k~inton, and the President~ Kc. Hunter ....................... HAYS: None .............. O. SEWER A$SE$$)~hTS: )1-. Charles H. Satchwell~ Attorney, representing Carlos So Harper and Eva H. Harper, appeared before Council and presented a p~tition, advising that a lien has been recorded I, Judgment Lien Docket 18, Fags 55, against his client$~ in an estimated amount of $144.54, representing the property owners~ one-thi~ of the total estimated cost of constructin~ a sewer to acco==uodate the eastern (northen{) part of Lot ?~ Dyer Estate, Official Tax ~o. 2560114, located on the north (west] aide of Guild Hall Avenue~ H. '6., between Cove Road and Forest Park Boulevard, based on a front footage of 127.5 feet, Satchwell stating that in reality the portion of the lot in question has been divided into two lots with a front footage of 63.75 feet each, the westerly portion of the e astern p~rt of Lot 7, Official Tax No. 25601]1~ belonging to G. Harvey and Clara H. Hudson, and the easterly portion of the eastern part of the lot, Official Tax No. 2560114, belonging to his clients, askin~ that the portion Judzment Lien Docket and the records corrected accordingly, in order that his clients may pay their portion of the ~sessment and ~et a full release as to their property. Council being of the opinion that the request should be granted~ on motion of Kr. Edwards~ seconded by lt. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the matter~s referred to the City Attorney and the City Clerk for proper procedure. ZONI{~=: The question of rezoning property located on the north side of Patton Avenue, N. E., between Oo=onwealtn Avenue and ~'ourth Street, deacribed as Lots Nos. 15&, 155, 156~ 157 and 158, ~ard 4, Roanoke Land and ImproYezent Company F~p, from Special Residence District to Business Dis~rlct, having been referred back to the Board of Zoning Appeals and the Planning Soard for reconsideration and to hold a public hearing on the matter, ~. George P. Lawrence~ Attorney, representin~ the Citizens Undertaking Eatablishment, Incorporated~ owner of Lot 15&, appeared before Council. 241 In this connection, the City Clerk brouEht to the attention of Council a com~unication from the Board off Zoning Appeale and the Planning Board, advisin§ that the me~ber$ of the Boards have inspected the property in question and that a public hearing was conducted on August 15, 19~9, the Boards recoe~cendinE that the request of the petitioner to rezone Lot 15~ be denied, and, further~ that no change be ~ade in the remainder of the block. ¥~. Lawrence asking that action on the recor~elldation of the Board Of Zonin~ Appeals and the Planning Board be held in abeyance until the next regular meeting of Councll~ on ~otion o£ ~. Edwards, seconded by ~ro Etnton end una~tmousl adopted, the ~atter was continued until the next regular ~eetin~ of the body. BUILDING P£R~IT: ~. George Bo Dillard, Attorney, representing ~. G. Broyles, appeared before Council and presented a written application from his client for permission to erect an alumin~ua clad buildin~ to be constructed of aluminu~ siding on ~ooden frame on property located at the southwest corner of Franklin Road and Day Avenue, S. ~., and to be used as an office for a used car lot for a ~eriod of three years as per terms of lease ~hich provides that the lessee shall have the right to remove ~ly bulldin~ that he constructs on the property, the property in question being located in the first fire zone. in this connection~ ~. Dillard also presented a cor~unication from the Building Inspector, voicinF the opinion that since the bulldin~ will be smal~ and contain a comparatively shall amount of combUstible material and will not be close to any frame building, it will not_increase the fire hazard to adJoin!nE property under present conditions. Coun=il bethF of the opinion that the Fermission should be granted for the three year period covered by the ~ase, }~. Cronin offered the followin~ emergency Ordinance: ($10126} A~ ORDINANCE authorizinE and directin? the Ruildin~ inspector to Eran~ a per, it to W. G. ~royles for the erection of a Cooper-Built aluminum clad building, to be constructed of aluminum sidin~ on wood frame, on property located at the southwest corner of Franklin Road and Day Avenue_, S. ~., known as a part of Lot 12~ Block 10~ }~p of the Lewis Addition, Official Tax ~o. 102021~, to be used as an office for a used car lot~ for a period o£ three years be~innin~ as of Septenber 1~ 19A9, and endin~ AuTust 31~ 1952~ and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page ~r. Cronin moved the adoptio~ of t he Ordinance. The motion was seconded by )~. E~wards and adopted by ~he following vote: AYES: Eessrs. Cronin~ Dillard, Edwards, ~inton, and the President~ ~. Hunter ....................... RAYS: None .............. O. SiD~6ALK~ CUrB AND GUTTE~ CONSTRUCTION: Council havin§ previously held in abeyance action on the opinion of the City Attorney in connection with the request of )~. Howard E. St~mon that the city reimburse him for one-half of the cost the construction of curb and gutter on certain streets in the Rosalind Hills Addition, despite the f act that sidewalk has not been constructed~ Fendin~ a subsequent report from the City Attorney as to the le~al rights of the city l / require other developers o£ subdivisions having similar aEreements with the city to construct sidewalk in~ddition to curb and [utter, Y~. Simon again appeared before Councll~ advising that in the ~eanwhile the streets la the Rosalind Rills Addition are in ba~ condition due to recent heavy rsins~ ands eked tPat some temporary relief be given~ pending a final deter~lnation of the question. After a discussion of the emtter, the President~ Rro Runter, co~entin~ that the streets in question have not been ~ufficiently graded or prepared for paving, end it being the opinion of Council that the ~e~bers of the body would make a personal tour of inspection of the area after the meeting on September 6, the actual date to be fixed after that time, the question was referred to the City }Mnager f or action as to the temporary relief requested. ?~TITIONS ~HD COmmUNICATIONS: ANNEXATION-PARKS AND FLAYGROUR~S: A petition signed by fourteen residents of the ~llliamson Road section, asking that the ~ininger property, adjoining the ~ililam Fleming High School, be purchased for park purposes l~aediately; also, a cou~uunication fro~ the Oakland Garden Club, enclosing a resolution~ endorsing the purchase of this t tact of land, was before Council. The City F~nager advising that the co~ittee appointed ~or a study of park needs is not ready to submit its report~ the cor~uunications and resointio~ were ordered filed. DELINQUENT TAI[ES-SAI~OF FROFERTY: A co=unication fro~ {~. ~. D. Equi, Jr., Delinquent Tax Collector, enclosing an offer from Ralph Nester to purchase property located on the south side of Norfolk Avenue, S. E., between Seventeenth Street and Tinker Creek, des¢~ibed as Lot 3~, Block 13, RL&I-Tayloe, at a total purchase price of $150.00, payable $50.00 in cash, and the balance in monthly payments of $10.00, with six per cent interest, was before Council, the Delinquent Tax Collector recommending that the offer be accepted. ~fter a discussion of the offer, on ~otion of )~. Edwards, seconded by ir. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred to the City k~nager for tho purpose of deter~ining whether or not the property in question has any value for ~micipal purposes. REFUHDS AND REHATES-S~I~R ASSES~.ENT$: A co=unication from ir. John ~entworth~ City Engineer, calling attention to the fact that when a sewer was constructed to accou~modate Lots 10 and 22, Section 5, Evergreen Development Company, the assessments in the amounts of ~37,56 and {37.57, respectively, were erroneously levied in the name of John R. Ford, Jr., instead of John R. Floyd, Jr., and voicing the opinion that it would be proper to r~uove the interest charge ~hich has accumulated on the assessments £rom September l, l~?, in that ~. Floyd ~as never properly notified of the assessments, was before Council. Council being of the opinion that the interest in questiou should be removed and the City Clerk advising that the assessments have already been paid ao of Au_~ust 1], l~, the interest totaling $8.6~, ~. Eda~rds offered the followin~ Resolution, provldin~ for s refund of this {[101~7) A RESOLUTION authorizing refund of }8.6~ to John R. Floyd, Jr., uoverinF payment off interest for period from September l, 19~7, to August 1], on ~ever Assessment in the amount of ~7,~6) standing a~ainst property described as Lot 10, Section 5, Evergreen Developzent Co=pany~ and Sever Assessment in the amount of $37.57, 8tandin~ against property described as Lot 22~ Section EverFreen Development Company, erroneously assessed in the nar~ of John Ho ¥ord~ (For fUll text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Fags ]72) ¥~. Edvards moved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~otion vas seco~ded by Er. Cr~nin and adopted By the following vote: AYES: ~!essrs. Crenin~ Oillerd~ Edwards~ Elnton, and the Preaident~ ~r. Hunter ......................... N~YS: None ............... O. REFI~DS AND REBATES-LICEBSE: A cor~unication from Judge John E. Rart~ Co=issioner of Revenue, advising that on J~a~uary 31, 19~9, ~arren ~. Gilbert i purehased a photographer*a license for the first half of the year 19~9, in the amount of $~$.1~, but that it vas later discovered that ~. 611be~t had moved to the County and opened up a studio there during the latter part of 19~, the Cos. missioner of Revenue pointing out that ~. Gilbert should never have purchased the city license and askin? that the amount be refunded accordinFly, vas before Council. On motion of Er. Edwards, seconded by ~. ~inton and unanimously adopted, the request ~as referred to the City Attorney for investigation an4 report to Council. STREET LIGHTS: A progress report from the Appalachian Electric Power Company, sdvising that twenty-six street lights have been installed from August 1, 19~9, through Au[ust 15, 1929, leavinE 10~ to be installed, was before Council. The pro~ress report was ordered filed. REFUNDS AND REBATES-TAXES: A communication from Irs. Kate E. Conner, 1915 Brighton Road, S. W., advisin~ that she is being charged six per cent interest for 19&? real estate taxes standing a~ainst her property on Brighton Road, as well as property she owns at 1912 ~elrose Avenue, N. W., and voicin~ the opinion that the interest should be removed, in that the tax tickets were sent to the wron~ address, was before Council. On =orion of }~. Edwards, seconded by ~. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the request was referred to the City Attorney for investigation~ report and i recommendation to Council. BONDS-S~'AGE DISPOSAL: A Certificate of Canvassers appointed by the Electoral Board pursu~lt to the provisions of Ordinance No. 100~, adopted on the 2?th day of June, 1929, to take the sense of the gua!ified:voters on Ordinance Eo. 10052, providing for the issue of bonds in a s~mnot to exceed to defray the costs of~quisition of sites, easements and rights-of-way for, and the construction of~ a sewa[e treatment plant and sewage collecting interceptor se~ers, adopted on the 2?th day of June, 19~9, was before Council. f~. Cronin moved that the followin~ Certificate be spread upon the minutes of Council: "CERTIFICATK OF Yam the undersigned Canvassers of electiou, appointed by the Electors3 Board of the City of Roanoke, puratmnt to an Ordinance adopted by the Council o~ the City of Roanoke, ¥1rglnia, on the 27th day of Junes 19~9~ to take the sense of the qualified voters on the question of endorsing the following Ordinance: · SAN (~RDINANCE directing and providing for the holding of an election in the City of Roanoke~ ¥irginia, to d eternine ~net~r the qualified voters of the City of Roanoke will approve Ordinance No. 10052, duly adoptedlg~9., by the Council o£ the City of ~oanoke on the. 2?th day of June, do hereby certify that mi election held on the 9th day of August, 19~9, votes ~ere cast as follows: QUESTI0~: Shall Ordinance No. 10052 ado~ted by the Council of the City of Roanoke on June 2?, 19~ entitled, ~ C~DINA~¢E to provide for the issue of bonds o£ the City of Roanoke, ¥~rginia, in a sum not to exceed Four ~llllon, Fifty Thousand Dollars ($G,050,O00.OO] to defray the coste of per:anent public t=provements~ to-wit: acquisition of sites, e ase~ents and rights-of-way for, and the construction of, a sewage treatment plant and sewage collectin~ interceptor se~ers', be proved? FOR ~168 AOAiI~ST 1161. GIVEH tmder our hands this llth day of Au~-~st, 1949, [Signed) Fred J. Farris (Si~ned) J. Raymond Pace ATTEST: (Signed} Frank A. Engleby {$1zned) C. H. Sommardahl ~Si~ned) Pi. K. ~oor~an (Si_~ned)F.M. Fisher" City Clerk he motion was seconded by )~. Edwards and adopted by the fol/owinc vote: A~ES: Eessrs. CPonin, Dillard, Edwards, ~.inton, and the President, ~. Hunter .......................... ~AYS: None .............. O. LE~ISLATION-COUNCIL: A communication from Honorable Earl A. Fitzpatrick, State Senator, enclosin~ copy of an 8-page statement released to the press on June 3, 19&9, in which statement he proposed certain changes in ~he City Charter affectin~ the local government, and asking that these proposals be giv.n the immediate consideration of City Council and that %he same be submitted to the people by a referendums at the earliest possible date, was before the body,the questions proposed to be submitted to the people being as follows: 1. Do you favor the enlargement of our City Council? 2. Do you favor a Council Of seven or nine members? 3. Do you favor the election of Councilmen at large or by Councilmanic Districts? Do you favor the term of Councilmen, to be two or four years? 5. Do you favor the election of your Payor at large or by ~Lembers of Council? 6. Do you favor enlarging the School Board fron six to seven or nine members, and that {hey be chosen one from e ach of the Councilmanic Districts ar at large? Ina discussion of the matter, ~. Cronin voiced the opinion that if there are to ~e any Charter changes they should ~e by permissive legislation so that the people will be the final determining fac%or as to what type of government is desired. 24~, After a £ur~hsr discussion of the qnsstion~ ~, Dillard stating that it is his understandinG a subco~lttee of The Co~ittee of 100 for Profress is ~akinE a study o£ this ~atter~ and Colonel Lo Do Booth, Chair~n of the Cor~mittee~ who was present at the meetinG~ veriGyin~ this fact, on motion of Ero Dillards seconded by ~i~o Edwards and unanimously adopted~ the proposals of ~3-. Fltsf~trick were taken under advisement and the City Clerk was instructed to forward a copy Of sa~e to The Co~nittee of 100 for ProGress for its information, REPORTS OF OFFICERS: RE~ORTS: Tbs City F~ns~er submitted w rittea re~orts from the Euniclpal Air~ort for the month of July, 1949, the Department of Air Pollution Control for the months of June and July~ 1949~ the Department of Bulldin~, Plu~binf and Electrical Ins~ections for the ~onth of July, 19~9~ and the Police Department for the r. onth of June, 1949. The re~orts ~ere o~dered filed. APPOII{Tf~i~TS-BOARD OF ~EALIH: The City f~nager submitted written report on the reappoiutment of Dr. '~'o R. ~nitmsn, Dr. E. G. Gill and pit. Ro J. ~eybin as members of the Board of Reslth for a two year period f~om July 1, 1949~ through June ]0, 19~1. The report was ordered filed. CITY fHY$ICI~-~: The Cit~ ~ns~er su~itted written report, enclosing the resignation of Dr. Douglas B. Stra%ton as City Physician, effective au=~ust 8, 1949. The report was ordered filed. ANNEIATION-I~ATERIEPARThE~T: The question of furnishin~ city water service to homes in the vicinity of Riverdale Road, $. E., from Rennin~ton Street (formerly ~rid~e Street] to the corporate limits, having been referred to the City f'or investigation and report, the City }mna~er submitted written report that the 'ffater Department has a comprehensive plan for Riverdale that involves laying an 8-inch water main up Rlverdale Road from the existin~ 8-inch water main in Bennin~ton Street to the vicinity of the Riverdale School at an estimated cost of $15,550.00 if the ~rk is done by the Water Department, Or $20,215.OO should the Job be done by contract. The matter was discussed, the City ~naEer expressin~ doub~ as to where funds could be obtained for this project, and Council being of the opinion that the body should meet in regular session at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., ~bnday, Au~ust 29, 1949 with a view of settlin~ some of the pending questions, the repor~ Of the City )~na_zer was held in abeyance until that time. A~NEXATION-FIRE PROTECTION: The req~st for.fire hydra, lis in the Riverdale section havin_~ been referred to' the City )~nager for report as %o whether o~ not the work can be completed earlier than October 1, 1949, the date now anticipated, he submitted verbal report that the ~ive fire hydrants have already been installed. AIRPORT: The City PmnaGer submitted written report, requesting authority to si~n a request for Federal Aid in the construction and preparation of the Administration Buildin_~ at Woodrum Field, which is estimated to cost whereupon, ~. Dillard offered the followin~ Resolution: (~lO12g) A RESOLIFflOR authorizing and directin~ the City )~naEer, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to execute Project Request, For~ ACA-1623, for Federal Aid in the construction of an Administration Building, and necessary appurtenances, at the Roanoke ¥~nicl~al Airport {'~oodru~ Field), at a total~ estimated cost of $350,000°00. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page )7]} ¥~° Dillard moved rhea do~tion of the Re$olutiO~o The motion ~as seconded by Mr. Edwards and adopted by the folloeinf vote: AYES: Eessra. Cronin, Dillard, Ed~rards, Einton, and the President, F~. BUnter ........................... 5° NAYS: None .............. O. AN~EXATIONoSTREET I~?ROVI~iEhTS: A request that Thirteenth Street, N. E., formerly Tinker Creek Road, Templeton Avenue, ~. E°, formerly ~iverside Drive,: East Gate Avenue, Kessler Heights, Yeager Avenue, N. E., fornerly '~alker Avenue, and Yarnell Avenue, N. E., formerly Valley Avenue, be repaired, c onnecting w~th Cran~e Avenue, N° E., formerly Lynchburg Avenue~ in order that the r eaidents o£ that area can be furnished bus service~ havinff been referred to the City F~nager for study and report, he submitted a ~ritten report that the City Engineer has requested an appropriation of $25,000.00 from the 1~ Annex fund for street construction in the East Gate Addition and Jackson Park Addition, as well as Coveland Drive~ N. ~., e~st ot' Cove hoad; Court,and Avenue, N. ~., between ~ent~ Street and Oakland Roulevard; and Round Rill Avenue, N. M., between Lyndhurst Street and Tenth Street. Council heinf of the opinion that the $25,OOO.OO should be appropriated as requested, ~. Edwards offered the followin~ emergency Ordinance: (~10129} A~ ORDINANCE appropriating $25,0OO.OO from the l~gAnnex Fund for stree~ construction, and providing for an emergency. (For full ~ext of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 3?3} ~r. Edwards moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded b2 }~. ~into~ and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronies, Dillard, Edwards, }linton, and the President, }~. Hunter ........................ 5. NAYS: None ........... O. STATE CORPORATION CO~ISSiON: Toe City }~nager submitted written report, together with copy of application of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad ~ompeny and the Norfolk and Western RailwayCompany to the State Corporation Commission for authority to discontinue operation of sleeping ear or pullma~ ear between Richmond and Roanoke, Virginia, the City ~nager recommendin~ that the City of Roanoke oppose the discontinusnce of the pullman car line. It appearing that the hearing on the application will be held in Richmond at lo:on o'clock, a. m., September 22, 19&9, and Council being of the opinion that the City of Roanoke should be represented at the hearing, on motion of ~. Crenin, seconded by ~. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the matter was referred ~o the City Attorney for preparation of proper resolution for adoption at the next regular ueetinE of the body. 247 248 SEdAOE DISFO3IL{ The City of Roanoke Ravin& kade bona fide offers for the purchase of five ~arcels of land located on the south side of Roanoke River near the mouth o£ Tinker Creek, for use as the sewage disposal plant site, in accordance with values placed thereon by a Board of Viewers, the City {~nager submitted ~ritten report that the property owners will not accept the city's offer and recommended that conde~nation proceedings be instituted. ~-o Edwards moved that Council concur in the recor~uendatien of the City ~Mnager and offered the £ollo~rlng e~erEency Ordinance ~rlah reference to the land owned by ~/. A. Ingram and R. W. London: (~O1]0) A~ (ROINALCE providing for the conde~rmtion of a certain acre tract of land in the City d Roanoke, ¥irginia, known as Lot No, according to the Official Tax ¥~p of the City of Roanoke, which said land ii owned by W. A. Ingra~ and H, '~. London, and which said land is to be acquired and used by said City for public purposes, to-wit: the site of a se~a_~e treatment plant; and providing for an emerEency. (Per full telt of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page lit. Edwards moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by lit. P. inton and adored by the followin~ vote: A~E$: Eessrso Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Kinton, and the President, }M. Hunter ........................ NAYS: None .............. O. ¥~'. Cronin offered the followin~ emergency Ordinan'ee ~'ith reference to the land owned by Loule D. Yinyard.' (~lO1]l) AN (~RDINASCE providing for the condemation of a certain 16.85 acre tract of land in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, known as Lot No. according to the Official Tax )Mp of the City of Roanoke, which said land is' owaed by Louie D. ¥inyard, and which said land ia to be acquired and used by said City for public purposes, to-wit: the site of a se~age treatment plant; and providing Per a~l e~er~ency. {For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book ~o. 16, Page 375) )ir. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by t'~. dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ~.essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards,' F. inton, and tf~e President, )~. Hunter .................... NAYS: None .......... O. )ir. {linton offergd the following emergency Ordina~ce with reference to the land o~.~ed by Fannie F. Persingeri (~10132] AN O~OINA2CE providing for the condemnation of a certain 16.85 acre and 16.O acre tract Of land in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, known as Lots Nos. 2330301 and &330~O1, respectively, according to the Official Tax )Mp of the City of Roanoke, which said land is owned by Fannie F. Persinger, and ~'hich said land is to be acquired and used by said City for public purposes, to-wit: the site of a se-age treat=chh plant, and providing for an emergency. {For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page Hr. {t. inton moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by {~'. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: F~esr$. Gronin, Dillard~ Edwards~ Elntoa~ and the President~ Mr. Hunter .......................... 5. NAYS: Hone .............. O, M~. Dillard offered the following emergency Ordinance with reference to the lend owned by W. R. Rouse and Alice L. Rouse: {~10133) AH (HDINAhCE providing for the condemnation of a certain 6.08 acre tract of lend in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, known as Lot NO. ~330501~ according to the Official Tax bMp of the City of Roanoke, ~hich said land ie o~led by W. R. Rouse and Alice L. Rouse, and which said land ie to be acquired and used by said City for public purposes, to-wit: the site of a sewage treatment plant, and providing for an emergency. {For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book ho. 16, Page 377) Mr. Dillard moYed the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded b) Er. Cronin and adol~6ed by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, ~". Hunter ........................... 5. NAYS: None ................... O. HOUSII,~,: Council havinF previously authorized the City )lane[er to have a survey made of housing conditions in the City of Roanoke, the City }~nager submitted written report, to~ether with a copy of the survey as made by the ¥ir~inia Association of Redevelopment and Housing Authorities, commenting that the information compiled is exactly whet the Public Housing Administration has listed as the necessary survey facts. The City PAnager was requested to forward copies of the report and survey to the members of Council for further study and consideration. INSURANCE: The City ~anager submitted written report, together with a survey from the National Board of Fire Underwriters for the City o~' Roanoke, Virginia. The report and survey were taken under consideration for further discussion at the next regular meeting of Council after the members of the body have had an opportunity to study same. ~TREET ENCROACHmeNTS: The City ~anager having been requested to have the City Engineer ascertain the number of encrvachzents upon city streets, with a view of notifying the responsible parties to move such encroachments within a period nut %0 exceed one year~ and to report back to Council as %o each instance not later than November 1~ 19&9, the City )~nager submitted written report that he feels neither the Engineering Department nor himself can possibly devote the necessary time to this Job without letting all other duties slip, explaining that it is a vast and lmportan~ job, as every city block would have to be surveyed, the estimated cost of the project being $80,0OO.OO, and the estimated time to accomplish the project bein~z ten months, the City Fana~er askin== that he be allowed to try to aDrk Out cases as they come up and attempt to solve them at t~at time. .~49 25O ~o CronSn ~oved that Council concur in the requeat of the City F~nazer ard that he attempt to solve cases of atreet encroachment &s they cc~e to his attention~ rather ~han havin~ ~he City ~ineer ascertain the n~ber of encroac~ents as previously requested. The ~tion ~ seco~ed by ~.r. Dilla~ and ~anl~ously adopted, ~U~CHASE OF ~ROP~: The City F~na~er ~u~itted ~ritten report t~t the ~urchase price of p~rty l~a~ed a~ t~e lnter~ec~ion of Avenha~ A~en~ a~ Franklin RoaJ, S. '~., Is ~e reFor~ was taken u~er advisement. ~AT~PART~ENT: The req~st for a lap&er water ~in in the vicinity of Hoover Street, N. ~., havi~ beel~ referred to the City l~ager, he su~ltted ~ltten report that to fu~ish the'~ter se~ice as requested by Er. ~. K. and )tr. O. G. ~wsoz{ would cost the two pro~rty owners a ~et of arpr~ately $7~.~. Action on the report was held In abeyance ~til the next re~lar ~eeting of Council. · 'AT~ D ~ART~kT: The City )~ager having previously been requested to submit to Council a ~p showin~ water main extensions since January 1, 19~9, up to Angst 1, 19~9, 6lying the date of eachextenslon, the size of p~pe used, the cost involved, ~d the p~posed extensions to be co:pleted on or before Deue=ber includin~ the an:ici~ted cost, he submitted ~ltten report, together ~th the lnfo~ation requested for the first six ~onth9 of the year, including a ~p giving the instal~tions. Action on the re~rt was held In abeyance until the next re&u~r =eetin~ of go~cil. REC~ATION O EPARTI'~T: The City ):aha&er having previously been re~ested to prepare plans for the development of the site adjacent to the Hegro veterans housing project on Jackson Aven~, S. ~., For use as a ~rk by the colored people, the plans to include a baseball dia~nd, s~n&s, s~,d boxes, etc., the G~ty submitted written report t~t the housing project ~s l~ated on the most level lend In t~ area and t~at t~e terrain a~ con, tours off the re, aCt{der of the pro~rty ~uuld re~ire a tremendous ~o~: of cut ~d $~11, in addition to drainage, sewer co~ections; water co~ection9 a~ retaining walls, conclu~ng that the actual cost of the p~Ject would, at ~is ti=e, be too excessive ~d wasteful in vhew of the fact that the housin6 pro~ect is of a te:~ra~ naive, pointing out that ~n the need for ex~r&ency housinr ceases to exist, the l~d area caa be developed for a fraction of the cost of development o~ the retaining uneven, gullied and sloping ~'hfch would cost approxi~tely After a discussion of :he ~atter, Council being of the opioion that at lea~t the adjacent site could be clea~d up a~ a basketball cou~ and other temporary Facilities of a recreational nature installed, {~. Edwards ~oved that the City b~na~er proceed with these t~rary ~pro:.~ents and that he also proceed with the development of plan~ for the ~Ite now occupied by the ~eEro veteran~ housing ~th a vie~ of berg ready to put the plans ~nto efSect as soon as the housin~ project has been ab~doned. The :ot~on ~s seconded by Er. g~nin a~ ~ani~o~ly adopted. BU~: ~e City )~nager submitted a list of ~pplemental appropriations required by vartous departments of the ~icipal gove~nt ~ complete the calendar year. After a discussiot~ of the zatter, Kr. Cronin Insisting he would not vote for the appropriations until he could be assured that unease.deal balances in other lte~m would offset the appropriations~ voiclnf the opinion that tr~sfera should be ~de instead~ on r. otion of }~. Dilla~ se~nded by F~. ~nin and u~nimously adopted, the matter was referred back to the City Fans&er md the City Ruditor for subaission of revised fibres showing the anticl~ted a~plus as offset against the anticipated increases at the next regular ~ee~tnr of RE~RTS OF COb),ITTE~: None. UNFIH1SH~ BUSIhESS: None. CONSID~ATION OF G~I{S: None. ISTRODU~TION ~D COhS~ERA'I'iOa OF O~I{,N;CES ~,D RR~LSTIO~,S: CItY ~YE~: O~lnance No. 101~, requiring all ~ersons employed by the City of Ro~oke on a pe~nen~ basis on mhd after Oan~ry 1, 1950, %o ~ legal residents of %he city, or %o become legal residents %hereo~ within ninety days after employm~n%~ having previously been before Go~cll for its first ~ading, read a~ laid over, was again before %~ body. In this connection, Er. W. D. Payne, Presiden~ of %he Roanoke City ~u~a%io~ Association, who was present a% the mee~ing~ raised %he question as %o whether or not the provisions of the O~inance ~uld apply to school ~eachers, stating tha~ if this is true, i% would cause the schools to lose valu3ble teaching personnel ~lch would be d~fficul~ to repla:e. In a dis~ussion of the ma~ter, f~. C~nin explained %ha% i% was no% his intention to specifically excl~e ~y employee f~m the provisions of %ne Ordin~ee, bu~, ra~h~r, ~o le~ the law be th~ dete~ining factor, fir. G~nin voicin~ the opinion %ha~ u~er the law school %eaters would no~ come under ~he p~visions of ~he Ordinance. Concurring in th~ opinion of }4r. C~nin, were }ir. Edwards ai~ the City Attorney. ~. Dilla~ voicing %he opinion %ha% if there are %o be any %hey should be specifically se% ou~ in %he O~inance, s%a%inE tha~ he is in favor of exemp%in~ %he %eachin~ ~rsonnel and administrative per~nn~l of the public school system, declarinF %ha~ i% should be under~tood %ha~ if and ~en ~he Ordinance is adop~ed~ the ~eachfnF an~ administrative personnel of %he will be exempted. In a fur%her discussion of the ~%%e~ %he City Glerk b~h% to the attention of Council co,re, unica%ions received from )~. H. F. Stoke and k~. Saundera Ouerran%, opposinF %he Ordinance. ~e Gi%y }~er presented %o Council a lis% of ~he n~ber of city employees now ll~nf outside of the city in %he per centage of 7.7 ~r cent. Eye,one havln~ been given ~l o~por~uni%y to be heard on the matter~ and F~. Crontn advising %ha% since the ~ime he moved %ha% %he Ordin~ce be p~ced its firs% readinf, various ha~s~ip cases hzve been called ~o his a~ten~lon and he feels the second reading of ~he Ordinance should be held in abeyance ~il some ~rovision can be included %herein for ~ch cases, on motion of {~. Cronin~ seconded by ~. ~wa~d9 m~d ~animously 8dopted, the second readinE of ~he O~inance was held in abeyance ~%i! the nexb regular meetin~ of Co,ell. 50ISE: O~ma:lce 5o. 10124, prohibiting ~he use ol certain noise ~roducing ~chine~, equipment and applianaes between %he hours of 8:~ o'clo~, 251 '252 ao m.~ and ~:00 o'clock, po mo, for the purpose of tearing up streets in the downtown section, 'havin~ previously been before Council flor its first reading, read and laid over, was a~ain before the bod~ In this connections Er. Jaxes Ao Turner and ~. E. A. Smythe, ~ho were present at the meeting, voiced opposition to the Ordinance! pointin~ out that enforcement of the provisions thereof would seriously interfere with the r est of guests in the downtown hotels. With further reference to the matter, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council copy of a com~unication fro= Carl C~urch protesting against the Ordinance. Everyone having been Given an opportunity to be heard on the ~atter, Oronin moved that the second readinF of the Ordinance be held in abeyance until the next regular meeting of Council. The motionwas seconded by ~. Dillard and unanimously adopted. BOHDS-$CHOOLS: The City Attorne~ presented to Council draft of an emergency Resolution, providing for a banking institution in the City of hew York aa a place of pay~it for the bonds and coupons nentioned and provided for in Ordinance Ho. 9557, relatin~ to the $~,200,OOO.OO School Bonds, and specifying the date and maturity and interest payment dates of $2,1OO,OO0.OO of the bonds authorize~ to be sold; ~ereupon, ~r. Dillard offered the following: {~1013~) A HESOLUTZOH providing for a banking institution in the City of Hew York as a place of payment for bonds and coupons, mentioned a~ provided for in an ordinance, Ho. 9687, entitled: "Ah ORDINANCE to provide for the issue o bonds not to exceed Four [lllion Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($~,200,0OO.OO) to defray the cost of per~anent public i:provements, to-~it: acquisition of sites construction of, co=pletion of, additions to and improvements in public school buildinfs", passed by the Council for the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 29th day of ~ovember, i~B, and ratified by a majority of the freehold voters of said City voting at an election duly and legally called,held and conducted on the lit day of ¥~rch, 19~9, and for a proposal by the City of Roanoke to prospective purchasers of said bonds that the bonds and coupons will be paid at such bankin~ institution in the City of Hew York, the proposal to be and constitute a part of the purchase affreement; specifyin~ the date and maturity and interest payment dates of $2,1OO,0OO.00 of said bonds authorized by Resolution Ho. 9979, passed by this Council on the &th day of ~y, 19&9, to be sold on September 15,. 19&9; and providin~ for an emergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page The Resolution havin~ been read in its entirety, F~. Dillard moved its adoption. The motion ~s seconded by Y~. Dronin and ado~ied by the following vote: AYES: [~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Einton, and the President, ~. Hunter ....................... BAYS: ~one ..............O. BONDS-LIBRARY: The City Attorney presented to Council draft of an emergency Resolution, providing for a banking institution in the City of New York as a place of payment for the ~onds and coupons mentioned and provided for in Ordinance No. 968~, relating to the %&28,000.00 Library Bonds, and changing the date of the bonds from July l, 1959, to October 1, 19~9, and their ~aturity and interest payment dates to confor~ therewith; whereupon, Er. Edwards offered the following: (~10135) A RE~OLUTION providing for a bankln~ institution in the City of ~eWYork as a place o£ payment for bonds and coupons =enriched and provided for in an ordinsncej hg. 96~8, entitled; "AN (RD1HANCR to provide for the issue of bonds of the City of Roanoke~ Vir[inia~ in the amount of Four Hundred T~enty-el~ht Thousand Dollars (~528,O~OoOO) to provide additional funia to pay for the cost of a new per=anent public improvement in the City of Roanoke, ¥1rginia~ to-wit: a new public library~ passed by the Council for the City o£ Roanoke~ Vir~inia, on the 29th day of November~ 1958, and r atified by a majority of the freehold voters of said City voting at an election duly and legally called~ held and conducted on the 1st day of l~rch, 1959, and for a proposal by the City of Roanoke to prospective purchasers of said bonds that the bonds and coupons ~ill be paid at such banking institution in the City of Hew York, the pro~osal to be and constitute a part of the purchase agreement; changin~ the date of said bonds from July 1, 19~9, to October 1, 1959, and their maturity and interest payment dates to confers therewith; and providin~ for an emergency. (For full text of Hesolution, see Ordinance Book No. 15, Pa~e The Resolution havin~ been read in its entirety, }~. Edwards moved its adoption. The ~otion was seconded by [r. Klnton and adopted by the follo~ing vote: AYES: }lessrs. Crontn, Dillard, Edwards, [inton~ and the Fresident~ ¥~. Hunter ..................... N~YS: None ............ OD BOND$-HEALTH'C~TE~: The City Attorney presented to Council d raft of an emergency Resolution~ providing for a bankin~ institution in the City of ~ew York aa a place of payment for bonds and coupons mentioned and provided for in Ordinance ~o. 96¢9, relatlnF to the ~l~O,OOO.O0 Health Center Bonds~ and cban¢fnc the date of the bonds from July 1, 1959~ to October 1, 1959, and their maturity and interest payment dates to conform therewith; whereupon, F~. Cronin offered the following: {~10136) A RESOLUTION providin~ for a bankinE institution in the City of ~ew York as a place of payment for bonds and coupons mentioned and provided for in an ordinance, No. 9689~ entitled: "AN ORDINANCE to provide for the issue of bonds of the City of Roanoke, ¥ir~inia, in the amount of 0ne Hundred Fifty Thousand 0ollars (~1~O,OO0.00] to provide funds to pay for the cost of acquirln~ a site for and construction of a new permanent public improvement in the City of Roanoke~ ¥ircinia, to-wit: a public health center", passed by the Council for the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 29th day of November, 195~, and ratified by a majority of the freehold voters of said City voting at an election duly and leEally called, held and conducted on the 1st day of ~mrch, 1959, and for a ~roposal by the City of Roanoke to p~ospective purchasers of said bonds that the bonds coupons will be paid at such bankinE institution in the City of New York, the proposal to be and constitute a part of the purchase a~reement; chanFin~ the d ate of said bonds from July 1, 1959 to October 1, 1959, and theiF maturity and interes~ payment dates to confor~ therewith; and providing for an emergency. (For Full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book ho. 160 Pale The Resolution having been read in its entirety, Fa`. Cronin moved its adol~tion. The motion was seconded by ~Ir. Minton and adopted by the followint Tots: ALES: F~ssre. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Einton, and the President, }ir. Hunter ................. NAYS: None ......... O. ¥1th further reference to the eale o£ the School, Library and Health Center Bonds, Fr. Dillard moved that the City Clerk ard the City Attorney be authorized and directed to prepare the form o£ each bond. The ~otlon~s seconded by Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Eessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~iinton, and the President, Hunter .................. 5 · NAYS: None ..........O. Mr. Cronin then moved that the City Auditor be authorized and directed to prepare a preposal for the bonds and that the (liby Clerk be authorized and directe~ to sign the proposal, have a eufficient number thereof printed and distributed to prosFective purchasers (f the bonds, and to properly advertise the sa=e. The =orion was seconded by }'r. Dillard and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: ~:essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Einton, and the President, ¥~. Hunter ....................... ~AYS: None ................... O. With still further reference to the sale of the bonds, Ma'. Edwards moved that the City Auditor prepare a repor~ of finances as of June 30, 19~9, ~nd have the sa~e mi~eo_~raphed and delivered to interested par~ies. The motion was seconded by ~ir. l:inton and adopted by the £ollowin~ vo~e: AYES: ~lessra. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, llinton~ and the President, ~. Hunter .................. NAYS: hone .............. O. In conclusion, }L-. Minton ~oved that the City Glerk te authorized and directed prepare co=plete certified copies of all proceedin~s taken to date in connection with the three bond issues and mpply ~:essrs. %'cod, King and Dawson, bond attorney and otter requisite parties~ copies thereof. The zo%ion was seconded by ~. Cronin and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: Messrs. C~onin, Dillard~ Edwards, ~linton, and the President, Fa'. Hunter ...................... NAY~ ~one ..............0. )~.OTIONS ~.hD MISCELLANEOUS BU~ NESS: STREET I~ROYE~.E~TS: Fa'. Dillard brought to the attention of Council and the City FmnaEer a request that Nurray Avenue, S. E., be repaired between Ninth Street and Thirteenth Street, also su_~estin~ that sidewalk, curb and ~utter be constructed on the A2urray Avenue side of the Jackson Junior High School. The City ~dana~er advised tha= he ~uld look into the matter. WATERDEPART)~i~T: ~r. Cronin brought %o the attention of Council az~l the City }~naEer the suggestion that pipe stored by the '~ater Department on property fronting Jefferson Street in the vicinity of the South Roanoke Pamk be removed. The City reneger advised that he would look into the ~atter. STR£ET ~IDENII~: Fa'. Cronin brought to the attention of Council and the Cit l.~naFer and moved that the matter of widenin~ the southwest cor~ter of C~pbell Avenue and Fifth Street, $· Wo, and · stabliehing a setback line on Fifth Street, be referred to the City reneger for lnveati~ation, report and recor, merdation to Council· The motion was seconded F.r. Dillard and unanimously adopted· DEFOSITORIES: }(r. Cronin brought to the attention of Council that he has received a co~plaint as to discrimination in the deposit of City funds ar~ moved that the matter be referred to the City Auditor, the City Attorney and one member of Council to be appointed by the Ynyor for lnYesti~ation aa to a more equitable distribution of city funds and accounts. The motion was seconded by Er. Dillard and unanimously adopted. In this connection, Cou~icilman Edwards ~a appointed by the President, Fr. Hunter, to serve on the co~ittee.. HOUSING: Mr. Cronin brouEht to the attention of Council that he has been acquiring information from various cities as to slum clearance, ar~ su_~ested %hat consideration he ~iven to strong enforcement 6f healtt% and building requirements in an effort to combat the conditions which tend to produce slums~ ~[r. Edwards sug_~estin~ that the zoning regulations should be observed in connection with an effort to prevent any spreading of slum conditions, as well as clearin_~ up existing conditions. The matter was taken u~der consideration. PENSIONS: The question of raisin~ the Pension Fund from $1OO.OO to $150.00 after twenty-five years' service havin_z been referred ~o the City ftansger to ascertain whether or not an actuary can be obtained to make a study as to the variable cost to the system after the Police and Firemen have a~reed upon the scope Of their request, and if' so, the cost of same, l.[r. Croniu called attention to the fact that as yet no report has been made and that, in the meanwhile, Captain J. C. Gregory is, in his opinion, receivin_~ inadequate compensation for the service he rendered the city while employed in the Fire Defartment. In this connection, F~-. Cr~nin also voiced the opinion that Mrs. Sallie H. Jeffries, a former Probation Officer for the Juvenile and Domestic Relations is receivin~ inadequate compensation, Fr. Croain poimting out that }irs. Sallie H. Jeffries is ill with an incurable disease and has theadded care of aa invalid ~au~hter, statin~ that her ~ratuity should be increased from $72.00 per month %o ~1~O.00 per month. After a lengthy discussion of the matter~ Council bein_~ of the opinion that the question of increasin~ the ~ratuity should be carried over for further consideration at the next regular meetin~ of the body, but t~t, in the meanwhile, a cash gratuity of $250.00 should te ~ranted, ~-. Dillard offered the followinE e~er~ency Ordinance: (~10137) Aa~ ORDINANCE to amend ar~ reenact Section ~110, "Pensions and Gratuities to Former Employees", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Vlr~inia0 on the 31at day of December, 19~, Ho, 9751, and entitled, "An Ordinance making appropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roauoke for the fiscal year beginning January 1~ 19~9~ and ending December 19~9, and declaring the existence of an exergency"o (For full test of Ordinance~ see Ordinance Book No. 16, rage lit. Dillard moved the adoption of the Ordinlu~ce. ~he motion was seconded by Fr. Cronin and adopted by the £ollowin~ vote: AYES: ~iessrso Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, F, lnton~ a~ld the President, ~r. Hunter ....................... NAYS: None .............. O. STREET 1)TROY,.ifs, IS: gr. Dillard brought to the a ttention of Council and the City l~nag~r a request that kichi~an (Lanier) Avenue, N. W., be improved. Tile City )Mnager advised that he would look into the matter. STOF~ DRAIN-STREET lkPRO¥~TS: ¥~. Dillard brought to the attention of Council and the City )~nager complaints as to an open storm drain in the vicinity of Wildhurst (Lincoln) Avenue, N. E., at Ellsworth (Grove) Street, [mrminF the condition of the street. The City )'answer advised that he would look into the matter. ~USES: The City ~'~na~er submitted an informal pro?tess report on his study Of the cost of buses, in connection ~th the question as to whether or not the city should tak~ over and operate its own buses. At this point, on motion of gr. ~inton, seconded by ~[r. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the meetin~ was r~cessed until 7:30 o~clock, p. m. After the recess, the hour Of 7:30 o'clock, p. m., having arrived, Council LIBRARY: Council having on July 25~ 19&9, continued the public hearinF on the location Of the new public library in Elmwood Park until 7:30 o'clock, p. Aua-ust 22, 19~9, in order that the Library Board might present a preliminary sketch of the proposed new public library in relation to its loeatio~ in Elmwood Park, and a large dele_marion being present at the meetin==, ~m. F. K. ~ivinus, Chairman of the Library Board, presented rou_~h sketches showin~ the entrance the library as being eighteen feet from the property line on Jefferson Street and the second portion of the buildin~ as forty feet, ~. Rivinus pointin~ out that the first part of the huildin~ is low mhd will not interfere with the view of the park, concludinE that he and other members of the Library Board are ~unalterably opposed to any fur%her concession and that if the library ia mowed any further down Bullitt Avenue the Council could have his resiEnstion, insistin~ that he would not be a Fatty to a sheer waste of money. Speakin~ in favor of setting the library further back from Jefferson Street, was Er. J. H. Fallwell, Chairman of the War ~.emorial Committee, Fallwell contendin~ that the members of the Library Board and the library specialists are the only ones who want the library erected near Jefferson Street, that the people as a whole want the library set back from the street, the of the crowd present applauding the statement of ~. Fallwell. Supporting the statements of ~. Rlvinus as to the location of the library~ were ~Mso Barton We ~orris and Rabbi F~rris W. Craff, ~elbers Of the Library Board. Bpeaking in favor of · erring the library fUrther back from the street~ were Er. E~nitt Agee~ representin§ t~ Textile Workers Union of A~erica~ Local ~o. 11; Er. Arthur Taub~an~ a member of the ~ar ~emorial Co~ittee; ¥~. David ~. Persin~er, ~r. Jesse 6o Alls~ a me~ber of the '~ar ~emorial Co~lttee, and also representing the Textile ~orkers Union of A~erica, Local No. 11; gr. Roy ~. Dalton ¥~. J. ~. D. Carter, representinr the Veterans of Foreign ~ars; ard ~s. T. J, Hurhes, Sr., a me~ber of the ~ar ~emorial Oom:ittee~ all indicating that they woul a~reer, toa co,praise of one hundred feet. At this ~oint~ g ten minute recess ~rmheld in order that t~t members o~ the Library Board and the ~e~bers of the 'dar Ee~orlal Co:~ittee might confer ~ith each other ~Ith a view of reschin~ a compromise. A~ter the recess, ~r. Rlvlnus stated that the t~o groups have been unable to reach an arreement. A lengthy discussion then folloaed as to ho~ Par back from the rroperty line on Jefferson Street the front portion of the pro~osed library bulldin& should be erected~ suggestions ran~i~ from seventy-five feet to one hundred f~et. Everyone havint been given an opportunity to be heard on the question, and the ~atter having been discussed for almost two hours, kr. Cronin voiced the opinl6n that the front of the library build/mr to be erected in the northwest corner of Elm'aood Park should be s et back one hundred feet from the property line on Jefferson Street and offered the follo~ir~ Resolution: (~lO1]~) A RESOLUTION dlrectinF that the front of the pro~osed ne~ ~ublic library to be erected in the northwest corner of Elm~ood Park be set back one hundred feet from the property line on Jefferson Street. (For full text of Hesolution, see Ordinsnce Book Bo. 16, Page IgC) }~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. ihe motion ~s seconded by F~. Edwards and adopted by the follo~rlni vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, [tnton, and the President, l~r. Hunter ...................... 5. NAYS: None .............. O. SCHOOLS: The members of the Roanoke City School Board havin~ been invited to meet ~ith Council at the present meetin~ for a discussion of the overall school construction plan, the members of the School Board appeared, ~o LeRoy H. ~mith~ Chairman, presentin~ individual copies of a progress report on the tentative building rro~ram and co~mentin~ more fully on the projects contairied in the report. ¥~. Dillard then raised the question as to plans for aa elementary school in the Idlewtld Park and Eenwood Addition sections. In answer to this question, ~. D. E. Ecqullkin, Superintendent of Schools, sns~ered that there is no i~ediate plan for an elementary school in this area and egain outlined the plan worked out with the County to s end pupils in that vicinity to school in Vlnton, Fr. Cronin'then exhibited a pamphlet issued in connectiou ~it~ the t~,200,OOO school bond issue electiou in ~hich ~as listed a plan for schools in the Tinker Creek ~nd ~ashincten ~i~hts sections. :257 Mr. Smith answered that ~any IE~rovement$ have already been ~ade to the present schools in these'areas. ~ro Jack $o Britts raised the question as to whether or not anything is to be done in con~ection with the sanitary condition of the ~resent school in the Garden City and Riverdale mctions. ~o Smith answered that lmprov~ents will be ~de alon~ this line. At this ~int~ Kr~. T. R, Elliott~ ~ho had pre~lously pre~ented a Fetition si~ed by 361 residents of Galen gity~ asking th~ the ne~ Galen Slty eleEenta~ school be located on the C. G. ~eed p~rer~y and the necessary pro~er~y adjacent thereto, submitted an additional petition with 81 names. In this connection, ~he City Clerk b~usht ~o t~e attention of Council a petition si~ned by ~89 residents of Carden Cl~y, asking that the new ele~ntary school be located on the Schillin~ and Llptrap ~ro~rt~s. A~on~ those s~akln~ in favor of the Reed location, ~ere Er. Roy W. Dalton, as well as Frs. Elliott. The matter was discussed at ffreat length, }M. Dillard suggesting that election be held in Galen City to dete~ine which site is desired by the majority of the qualified voters in that section. gr. W. D. Dobbins, )irs. J. W. ~nTenpeel and $~. V. H. Oarnand voiced the opinion that the =atter should be left in the hands of the School Boa~. At this ~int, )[r. Smith ~inted out that under tae laws of the State of Virginia the School Bpa~ Is ve~ted with the power of selecting school sites, the ty~e of school a~ the administration of the schools, Mr. J. Barclay Andre~s, a member oC the Board, substanttatin~ his s tatem~ts. Other :embers of the School ~a~ en%erin~ into the discussion~ were R. Q. Hire and Ers. J. Kirk Rin[. After fu~her discussion of the ma~Ler, ~. ~iinton called a~len%ion to the seriousness of %he division of opinion of ~he citizens in ~he Galen Ci~y area and ~o~ed %ha~ Co~cil ~iwe the School Board a ~o%e of ~nfidence. Ihe mo~ion failed for lack of a second. ~. C~nin voiced ~he opinion %ha% %he ballot box should be ~ed in decidin~ %he issue and expressed %he recline %ha% %he School Board should be a ~reeable this The ratter havin~ been dis~ssed for approx~ately two hours~ a~ eye.one kavinE been ~iven an oppor%~ity ~o be heard~ }ir. Edwa~s mo~ed tha~ ~he matter of dete~inin~ the l~ation of the new Galen City elementary school be left the h~ds of %he School Board~ co=entin~ ~ha% if %he School Board sees fi% hold an election in connection with %he ques%ion~ i% can do so. The mo~ion was secol~ed by ~. Ein%on and adopted by %kc follo~nE A~S: Eessrs. Ed~rds, Rin~n, and the President, ~. NAYS: liessrs. Cronln and Dilla~ ..........r .................. i$22,905.00, ~. t~lcolm Firnie, Jr., appeared before the bodym in connection with a written rei~rt of the City Fanager, advisinF that Chemical Feed F~dlFlcations ~ere not included In the original plus and contract and teat Yr. Turner ha~ aFreed to the inclusion of this item in his contract at ~ additional s~ of ~1,1~.~. It ap~eari~ t~t the a~ve item is necessary for the completion of the and that there are available ~s in the Capital Outlay f~ Revenue Ac~t ~der ~on-o~ra~i~ ~Fenses of the ~ater De~rt~r,t Budget to take care or this lts~ l~r. Dilla~ offered the ffollo~nF ~esolutio~ a~rovin~ this modification of the original contract: (~10119} I ~ESOLUTIO~ a~provin~ a modification of the contract a~a~ed to J. ~:. ~u~er~ at a total coat of $22~.~, for the const~ction of an aerator and ap~urtenance~ at the Ca~ln~ Cove Filtration Plant~ to ~rovtde For the inclusion of Chemical Feed lMdifications, in an a~t of (For full text of ~esolutioa, =ee 0~inance ~ook ~o. 16, Fate tlr. Dillard =~ved theaoption of the ~e~olution. The =.orion ~as seconded by ir. [inton and adopted by the follo~in[ vote: lYES: }iessrs. Cronin, Dilla~, ~a~s, }[inton, an~ the Fresident, Ir. Eunt er ................... In a ffurthe~ discussion of the matter, I-ir. Pirnie Fointed out that there be other extras to be added to the original ~ntract as the ~ork pmFresse~ callin~ attention' - to the Fact that the original plan al]o~ed for =odificatfons, ir. P[rnie eatimtin[ that these extras xill not exceed an additional a~t SSOO.~. It uas the opinion of Co~cil that the additional ite~ ~ould be considered a s they arise. CI~ 1-~EA~E~: Er. Dillard brou~h~ to the attention of toun~il that he Ms received several complaints Fmm citizens as to the announced intention of the City ~na~e~ of ret ovin~ ce~ain landaarks ia the city. Council being of the opinion t~t no len~ark ~hould be moved by the City Fancier ~thout First sec~inE the a~roval of Co~cil, kr. Dillard offered the follo~inF Eesolution: (~lOlhO) I EE~L~IO~ directinff the City l~na!er not to nova any land~rks in the City of ~oanoke ~ithout First secu~ng the app~val of City ~ouncil. (For full text of Resolution, see O~inance Book ~o. 1~, Fate ir. Dillard moved the adoption of the ~esolution. The ~otion was seconded by Sir. Cronin and adopted by the follo~in[ vote: AYES: Eessrs. C~ain, Dilla~, E~a~s, ~[inton, and the President, }~r. Hunter ....................... NAYS: 2one ...................O. There beinF no further bu~ness, Council adjourned. APPROVED ATTEST~ "C le'rk ...... President .260 COUNCIL, BE~UlAR ~nday, August 29, 19&9. The Council of the City o£ Roanoke met in refular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the ~nici~al Building, ~Mnday, August 29, 19~9, at 2:00 o'clock, po m., the regular meeting hour, with the President, ~. Hunter, presiding° PRESENT: Resets. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Kinton, and the President, Yr. Hunter ....................... ABSENT OFFICERS FRES~%T: Er. Arthur S. Owe~a~ City b~nager, W~ittle, City Attorney, and Kr. J. Robert Thomas, Assistant City Auditor. The meetin~ was opened with a prayer by the Reverend ~. E. Gather, Pastor of tke Central Church of the Brethren. ~ISUTE$: It appearing that a copy Of the minutes Of the previoUS meetin~ has not been furnished each member of Council, approval of same was held in HEARISq CF ClT!ZEhS UFC5 PUBLIC ~ATPEhS: STREET LIGHTS: The Appalachian Electric Power Company having indicated its willingness ~ore than a year ago to move electric power poles and wires t o the rear of properties on Carlton Road, S. W., as requested by ~¥. H. B. Hahn, 2&21 Carlton Road, S. W., provided he would secure the necessary rights-of-way for the company, )ir. Hahn appeared before Council, advising that he has been unable to secure an easement over one of the pieces of property invol¥=d~ and ~resent ed a sketch on which w as outlined an alternate =ethod whereby t~e Power Company could move the poles and wires to the rear of the properties, Kr. Hahn sug~estln~ that a ~eneraI policy should be adopted whereby Eoles ac~ wires would be reguired to be placed along the rear of properties where easements have been ~ranted. In this connection, ~¥. J. D. Lawrence, Assistant Division )[anaKer of the Appalachian Electric Power Company, who was present as the meeting, stated that the alternate method requested by ~. Hahn will require an expenditure of approximately ~I,SCO.CO to remove three or four poles from their present location, end that is a matter of whether or not Council wishes proceed with such a project, ~r. Lawrence reiterating that the Power Company is willin~ to remove the poles and wires if the necessary rights-of-way aa originally outlined are obtained by Mr. HaPs. After a discussion of tke Fr. Edwards and unanimously ado[ted, the question was referred to the City }'anaser for further negotiations with )~. Hahn, the Appalachian Electric Fower Company and other interested parties. S."/~H A $SE$$~Ei~T: Council havinM at its last meeting concurred in the request of ~r. Uharles B. Satchwell, Attorney, representing Carlos S. Harper and Eva H. Har~er, that a~wer assessment which is recorded in Judgment Lien Docket 18 Face 55, in ane sti~ated ~mount of $14&.S&, representing the property owners' one- ,! third o£ the totaleatimated coat o£ constructing asewer to acco~odate the northern ~art oF Lot 7~ Dyer Estate, OP£1cial Tax ~o. ~11~ located on ~e ~s~ side of Guild Hall Avenue, N. M., between Cove Road a~ Forest Park ~uleva~, based on a Fron~ f~ta~e o~ 127.~ feeL, be corrected, in that the po~on o~ the in question has been 'divided into two lots wi~h a front footafe of 63.75 feet each~ and the matter having been ~ferred ~o %he City Atto~le). and the City Clerk for proper p~ced~e~ lit. Satchwell again a~peared before t~e body, the Gl~y Attorney advising that %he firs% ~ep %o be taken Is to authorize the City Clerk to release the as~esszen~ upon ~en% of %he a~unL of ~72.271 whereupon, [~. ~wa~s offere~ the followinF Resolution: (~lOl&l) I RESOLUTION authorizin~ and dlrecLiny %he City Clerk %o ~rk released an~imated sewe~sessment in the ~o~ of $l&&.~&, a~alnst the northe~ part of ~% 7~ Dyer Estate }ap~ in the name of Carlos S. Har~er, et ux, as reCo~ed in Judfme:~t Lien Docket 18, ~aFe 55, in the Clerk's Office of tke Hustings Court for the City of aoanoke, Virginia, upon p~ym~% of tPm amo~% of {For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book i~o. 16, Page ~-~. ~wards moved ~he adoption of ~he Resolu~io:~. ~ne mo%ion was seconded by )r. Cronin and adopted by %he following AYES: ~iessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwa~s~ kin%on, and %kc ~¥. Hunter ............................ NAYS: None ................... O. SID~.~ALK, CLUB AND GUTTER CO~STRUGTICN: Council having indicated its intention of ~kin~ a ~rsonal %ou~ of inspection of %he Rosali~ mills Addition sometime after September 6~ 19&9~ with refereace to stree~ improvements a~ sidewalk~ curb and ~u~ter cons~action in %hal area, }ir. Howard g. Si~zon aEain a~peared before Council, askinr that a co~ittee be designated now to make the After a discussion of tke ~m%ter, tr. Edwa~s moved that the Freside~%, Er. Hun%er, Co~cil~a~ C~nin, the City ~.~ana~er, and Fr. O. ~. Hildebrand, Assistant City Engineer~ be designated to make the tour of inspection and %o re,or% back %o Council. The motion ~s seconded by ~. ~iin~on and unanimously ANNEXATION-FAR~S AND F~YGROUNDS: The City ~mna~er, the City Atto~ey and the Director of th~ Departmen~ of Parks and Recreation h~vin~ been requested to make a study as to ho'~ ~uch of %he Foozaw Tract and %he ~ound Hill site will be re~ired to ~eet minfm~ needs for park and playF~und purposes, in the vicinity Cove Road, N. W., ~r. Foss A. Pl~ukett, Attorney, to¢ether with ~.2r. J. P. Helms, Arent for )fr. henry C. Giles, owner of the ~.foomaw Tract, appeared before Co~cil and asked wh~t~er or not the committee is ready to submit its report. At the request of the City l. Tanager and the City Attorney, Council recessed for au executive session. After ~he recess, the City Fanager and the Ui%y A~torney reco~m, en~ing none of the koomaw Tract be purchased for park ~ur~oses, ~r. ~lunkett ~as advised that tee city will not be in~eres%ed in ~urchasin~ any ~r% of the said treat. ZONING: Iff. ~oss A. Plunkett, Atto~ey, represen~in~ tr. Henry C. ~iles~ ~ppeared before Council and ~resented a co~unication, askin~ that 3~.19 acres, =ore or less, bounded on the north by the Huff property, on the east by the Huff and Andrews property, on the south by Lakeview Drive and on the west by Fairl~d Road, designated as Official Tax Ho. 2~71~01, be rezoned from General Residence District to Business Oistrict~ in order that his client might conduct a coaer¢ial park on said property, providing facilities for boating, fishing, swiping, preparing outdoor ~eals~ etc.~ end providing a club house for the entertairu:ent of guests of the park. Cn ~otion of ~r. Crania, seconded by {~r. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the request was referred to the Planning Board for investigation, report and recom~endation to Council. ?ETITIO~iS AND OOIIUNICATIO3S: LANDI~KS: Cor~r, unieations from W. B. Turner, E. A. Thurman and Lrs. Cortez Barker, opposing the proposed removal by the City )~nager of stone pillars located on Gran~ln Road at the entr~lce to Raleifh Court, were before Council. The communication5 were ordered find. R£FUI~D3 AXD REBATES-TAXES: The request of lira. Kate E. Conner, 1915 ~riFhtcn Road, S. W., that the six per cent interest for 19~? real estate taxes standin~ a~ainst F. e r property on BriFhton Road, as well as property she o~na at 1912 }elroae Avanue, N. W., be removed, in that t~e ~x tickets were seat to ~he wron~ address, havinc been referred to the City A~torney for lnvesti~ation, report and recommendation to Council~ a communication from the City Attorney, advising that it is t!~ duty of all taxpayers to determine the amount and dates of payment o£ all taxes they are required by law to pay and that the problem is no resyonsibllity of Council's was before the body. lir. Edwards moved that a copy of the opinion be forwarded to l~rs. Conner. The motion was seconded by itt. Cronin~and unanimously ado~ted. REFUNDS AND REBATE$-LI!;~SE: The request of Iz~. Warren W. Gilbert that ae be refunded S~.1~, coverln~ photocrapher's license for the first half of the calendar year 19~9, in that he ~ved to the county durinF the latter par~ of 1948 and did not operate in the city durin~ the period covered by the license, having been referred to the City Attorney for investigation and report to Co~ctl, a comm. unication from the City Attorney, voicinc the opinion that the body may authorize the requested refund, but ia r~ot obti[ated to do ac, was before Council. Council beinF of the oFinio~ that the request for the refund should be ~ranted, Nr. Edwards offered the following Resolution: (#101~2) A RESOLUTION authorizing a refund of ~B.i~ to ~arran ~. Gilbert covering photoFrapher~s license for the first half of the calendar year 19~9. (rot full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Fags 386) Ir. Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by $~r. Dillard and adopted by the followinf vote: AYES: l!essrs. Crania, Dillard, Edwards, )~intan, and the President, ITt. Hunter .................................. NAYS: None ........................O. OI?Y A~TOR~iEY-LEA~UE OF VIR~INIA LUNiC1PALITi~S: A co:munication from ~r, ~a~olph ~. '~l~le~ ~i~y A~torney~ advisin~ tha~ he ha~ been a~oin~ed se~e o~ the ~slative Co~ee of t~ League o~ V~r~inia ~unicl~lit~es and t~t he has r eceived notice there ~ill be a ~eetinF of this co~iLtee in ~lc~ond on Se~e~ber 1~ 19~% at 2:C0 o~clock~ p. ~.~ to ado~ a ten~ative legislative ~Fra~ to be ~b~itted to ~he cities and to~s prior to the ~nual League ~eetine In October, was before Council. Oouncil tein~ of the opinion that %he City At~ey should be authorized attend %he meetings of the cor~.ittee at the expense of the city, Kr. C~nin offered the followinF Resolution: (~lOl&3) A RHSOLUTIOH authorizi~K the City A%tor~ey to a%te~ the ~eetin~s of the Le~slative Co~itte~ of the Lea~e of Virginia Lunicipalities, at the ex,nsc of the City. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Oook ~o. 16, fa~e 386) ~. ~nin r. oved the adoption of the Resolution. The uotion was ~econded by Fr. ~Anton asd ad~pted by the follo'~n~ vote: AYES: F~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, F. inton, and the President, Mr. Hunter .......................... 5. }~AYS: None .................. O. CO~:ITTEE OF 1OO ~R PROGRESS: The City Clerk brouzht to the attention of Council a co~unication addressed to Colonel L. D. Booth, Cnair~an of The Committee of 1OO for Pro,tesS, from ~'rs. H. H. }:acKenzie, a~visins that ~acKenzie, a member of the com~.ittee, passe~ away July 3, 19&9, the City Clerk poin%in~ out that Colonel Booth sent a note of sympathy ~o }-irs. ~lacKenzie. On motion of ~[r. Crontn, seconded by Vt. ~'~rds and ~nanimously adopted, the City Clerk was requested to for~'ard a resolution of s)~pathy ~o Vacmenzie. ANNEXATION-PARKS A~D f~YGHOUaDS: A co~unication from the WashinEton }'eiEhts Civic LeaEue, ~com~.endin~ that consideration be liven ~o the ~chase of the tract of land now o~ed by Densmore Poult~ Farm, lyinf~st of West Side Boulevard ~nd north of U. S. Highway Route &60, for ~rk and play~uud furposes, was before Couacil. On motion of ~-[r. Ed~rds, s eeo~ed by ~-~. Dillard and una~i~ously adopted, the co~ication was referred to the co~.it~ee ~king a study of ~rks. REPORTS OF OFFIU5RS: STREET WIDENINg: The City ~na~er b~u~ht to the attention of Council an offe~ f~m Vt. Hen~ B. Boynton, to~ether '~ith the concur~en:e of ~.essrs. L. B. Holyfield, W. O. Poole, and R. E. Garrett, J~., in connection with pro~rties to be acquired from and exchanfed with the ~ferty o'~ners for the widening, relocation and extension of Creston Avenue, S. W., bet-~een Wright Road and Strother Road, ~nder~rtain te~.s and conditions, ~[r. Boynton, who was present at the meetinE, advisin~ that t~e project rms tf~e approval of ~. H. C. Broyles, Assistant City Engineer, a:~d the Planninz ~oard. The City ~:.anaFer reco~%endin~ that the offer be acce;ted, 2-~. Edwards moved that Coun:il concur in the recom~er~ation of the City ~<ana~er and that the 263 ~atter be referred to the City Attorney for prefaration of proper resolution under the ter~s and conditions contained in the written offer of ~. ~oynton and to present smne to the body for adoption at tis next reEular meeting, it being understood thst the City Attorney will rre~re the necessary deeds for the=quirin& and exc~n~in! of p~rer:y required in connection with the project. The w~s se~nde~ by ~¥. ~in:on and unanieously adorted. ~ATER DEFART)~E~T: The question of fu~ishin~ city water service to hones in the vicinity of ~tve~ale Rosd, S. E., from Bennlngton Street to the corporate limits, the request for a ~r~er water ~ain in the vlcintty of Hoover Street~ ~. ~., and a report of the City tanager on ~roposed ~ater main extensions to be ~mpleted on or before Decetber 31~ 19~9, havinz been carried over at the last regular ~eetinr of Court:Il until the rresent neettn~ for further consideration, ~:r. ~. E. ~oore, Lanager of the ~ater Department, apreared before the body~ at the request of the City ~na~er, For a discussion of the hatter. In his discussion, ~r. ~ore e::phasized that the overall picture should be co:tsidered at one time rather than tryinf to carry out individual ~Jects piece=cai fashion, seriously 3uestioninr the cityes present pay-as-you-~o ~olicy in vie~ of the recent annexation, Fointinr out that the annual esti~ted increase of' ~150,OOO.00 froz the increase in ~ater rates for finsnctnr of improvements ~'oul~ have been sufficient had it no: been for annexation, but exFressinr doubt as to the wisdo= of ccntinuinr t~ls policy in the face of the needs of t~ annexed territory, ~'r. ~ioore voicin~ the opinion that a bond issue for between taree million and four =illion dollars is t~e logical solution to the problem, advising that ~ith sufficient ~nds available f~ a bond issue ~or lmprov~er, ts the $1~0,~O.00 no~ ~ed for this pu~ose fro= the water rate Mcrease could ~e u~ed to amortize the bonds. In connection with water main exte:tsions, ~tr. Ernest U. Fishburn b~;ore Cour~ci~ and advised that he would be willing to ray the cost of obtaining both water se~ice and sewer service for his pro~rty on ~ramOteton Avenue, S. ~., in the vicinity of the pro,rig of the Shenandoah Life Instance Comg~y~ kno~ as Official Tax No. 1160101. Also a~Fearing in connection with the enlargenent of water =ai~, ~r. C. B. k'ood who urged that a larger ~ain be laid tn Riverdale Road, S. ~ood poin:inr ouL :h~: :he ~resen: pressure is inadequate ~o se~e :he needs of the niverd~]e S~hool and ~a: in his opinion :here is a danEer of :he exglo~inr. ~r. ~oore, in his ~iscussio:~, hav~n~ suggested :ha: Council authorize :he City Yanage~ :o e:ploy an engineer or an engineering firm to ~ke a su~ey for comprehensive plan, :o appraise :hose griva:e wa:er supply sys:e:s now servin~ r~side:~:s of :he City oF Roanoke, and :o develop plans and specifications for incorpora:in~ into a sin~l~ system these systems with :he city's system, :he City Clerk brough: :o :he at:eh:ion of :he bo~y a request ~ The Co~i::ee of 1~ for Pro~ress, as recor~ended by :he Suhcor~i~tee on Public Heal:h, :ha: :he city fu~ish an adequate su~ey, includinr legal phases and expenses needed :o supply w~:er to all ~r:s of :he city, inoludin~ :he recently annexed ~rea, an~ :h~: f~ir and ~de~ua:e ap~rogrla:io:~s necessary :o ~ring :his s~vey about be After a further discussion, Mr. Dillard moved that the question of having a survey made be taken under advisement until the regular meeting of Council on Monday, September 26, 19&9, the Yanager of the Water Department, in the mean~hile, to obtain as much information as possible aa to ~hat will be required in a preliminary survey and to present same to the body at that time. The motion was seconded by Pr. Edwards and unanimously adopted. The question was then raised as to whether or not the project on Rivemdale hoad should be carried out Imr, eldately, the Assistant Cit~ Auiitor warning that there are no funds available in tho Water Department ~udget for this project and that the money should either be borrowed or the project substituted for some other project planned by the Water Department for this y~ar, in the eyelet it is the wish of Cour~cil to proceed with the layin? of the larger main in Rtverdale Road at once. Council keing of the .opinion that tke 8-Inch water t.ain should be laid in Riverdale Road, S. E., from Bennington Street to the vicinity of the '~iverdale School, as expeditiously as possible, and in a manner to the best interest of the c~ty, [~r. Cronin offered the followlnc Resolution: (~lOl&&) A RESOLUTIO~ authorizin~ and directin~ the City [anager to proceed with the laytn~ of an 8-inch water main in Riverdale Road, S. h., from Bennin~ton Street to the vicinity of the Riverdale School, as e~peditiously as Iosslble, and in a manner to the beet interest of the City. (~or full text of Resolution, see Ordina:ce Book ;~o. 16, IaNe 387) Mr. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~. Dillard and adoption by the follo~ring vote: AYES: ['easts. Cronin, Dillard, Edwerds, ~iinton, and the President, )Tm. Hunter ...................... NAYS: None ..............O. GRADE CROSSINGS: The City ~?anafer submitted wrStten report, requesting authority to invite representatives of the Fublic Roads Administration, the Virginia State Department of Highways and the Norfolk and Western Railway Company to meet with the City Engineer mhd the City ~nager with reference to a study of grade crossings in the City of Roanoke. Mr. Cronin moved that Council concur in the request of the City l~nager and offered the following Resolution: (~101~5) A RESOLUTION authorizing the City ~anager to invite representativ of the Public Roads Administration, the Virginia S~ate Departme:lt of Hi[hways and the Norfolk and Western Railway Company to meet with the City Engineer m~d the City l~nager with reference to a study of grade crossings in the City of Roanoke. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 387) M~. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Crenin, Dillard, Edwards, Minton, and the President, l'r. Hunter ........................... 5. NAYS: None ................... O. APPALACHIAN ELECTRIC FOYER COMPANY: The City Yanager brought to the attention of Colincil that the city has a lO*year street lightin~ contract tha Appalachian Electric Poeer Co~pahy ~dlich was~ecuted on August 1, 19~1, and presented written report~ together with four copies of form of a ne~ lO-year etreet lighting contract, as approved by ~. Louis T. Klauder, Consulting Engineer of Philadelphia, and a written offer from the company as to furnishing the city electric current for city uses, the City ~naEer recor.~endin~ that the city enter into the contract, subject to the approval thereof by the City Attorney. Council beinr of the opinion that the Yayor and the City Clerk should be authorized to execute the contract~ upon approval thereof by the City Attorney, and to accept the offer as to furnishing the city electric current for city uses, ~:r. Cronfn offered the following Resolution, with the understanding that if the City Attorney should have any objections to any of the ter~s and conditions i~l the contract he will report sa~e to the body before the final execution thereof: (~101~6} A RESOLUTION authorizing arid directing the l~yor and the City Clerk, for and on behalf of the City of aoanoke, Vir~inia, to execute the contract for street lighting betweeh the Appalachian Electric Power Coapany and the City of Roanoke, as reco~ended by the City Inhaler and ~resented to and approved by the Council st its regular aeetin~ on August 29, 19~9, upon apFrovaI thereof by the City Attorney, and~ also, to accept, on behalf of said City~ s aid co=pany*s offer to furnish the City all electric current that it may need for City uses on property owned or leased by tke City, other than for street lighting or resale, at a rate of one cent per kilowatt-hour. {For full text of Resolution, see Ordinmqce Book Ho. 16, PaEe ir. Cronin =oved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by )ir. Dillard and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: l~essrs. Urchin, Dillard, Edwards, Einton, and the President, ~[r. Bunter ........................ HAYS: None .............. O. BUDGET: The lint of supplemental appropriations required by various departments of the municipal ~overnnent to complete the present calendar year havin been r alerted back to the City )ianager and the City Auditor for submission of revised figures showinF the anticipated surplus as offset against the anticipated increases, the City )anaffer sub=it a revised list showin~ total budFet increases of ~13~,872.96, and total budget decreases of ~97,&97.10, leaving net additional appropriations required in the amount o£ In this connection, the City liana[er brought to the attention of Council the need for an appropriation of $50.OO to cover one-half of the total cost of plates required in connection with the safety c ampai6n to be initiated by the Jufilor Chamber of Co~erce at the r~.quest of City Council. The City l~na~er also brought to tke attention of. Council the need for an appropriation of ~67;50 to the Police Department Budget for the refinishinE of forty-five pairs of handcuffs. The City Clerk broulht to the attention of Council a written request from lit. C. E. Cuddy, Commonwealth Attorney, that ~150.C~ be appropriated to cover the city's one-half of the ~50.OO per month salary increase granted the Assistant Couun. onwealth Atterney by the State Compensation Board for period from July 1, 1~9, through Decer. ber 31, 19~9. ~lth further re~erenee to budget ad~us~men~s~ Judge ~. Ao Pate~ Juvenile and Domestic Relations Justice. together with ~ir. H. Raddon Dudley, Chief F~hatioc Officer, appeared before Council, calling attention to the heavy increase in the work of the court due to the recent annexation and [~intinZ out t[at no additional personnel Ks provided in anticipation of annexation, asking that the Fart ~rohation Officer who is now e~ployed on a five-elevenths basis he put on a full time basis a~ that an additional stenographer be employed. Oouneil being of the opinion that the appropriation for the safety campaign, handcuffs and salary increase of the Assistant Co:mon~ealth Attorney should be added to the list as su%ritted by the City ~'anarer, with the und=rstandin~ that the approval OD the salary increase %£ the Assistant Co=~onweal%h Attorney does not establish a precedent for salary increases during the fiscal ~ar, and t nat the list should be approved and'amendments to the budget adopted accordin~ly, also, t[~t the Part Time Probation Officer of the Juvenile and Do=estic Relations now employed on a five-eleventh~ basis, should be placed on a Full time basis, no action %o be taken on the req~s~ for an additional stenp~ra~her at the present tine, ~r. ~ronin offered the follo~nr emergency Ordinance: [~lOl&7) A~ O~DINANCE to ~end and reenact certain sections of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Vir~inia, on the 31s% day of December, l~&8, No. 97~1, ~d entitled, "~ Ordinance n:akinu appropriations from the ~eneFal ~un~ of the City of Ro~loke for the fiscal year beginning January 1, l~&9, and ~din~ December 31, 19&7, and~claring the existence of an emergency". [~r Full tex~ of Or~inance, ~ee OrSinance Book 5o. 16, Pale ~[r. Cronin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~¥. Edwards and adopted by th~ followin~ vote: AYES: ~essrs. CFonin, Dillard, Edwa~s, ~iinton~ ~d the ~resident, ~'F. ~unter ......................... NAYS: None ................. O. With furtheF~ference to t~e budKet of the Juvenile ~d ~omestic Halations Court, ~2~. Edwa~s moved that the City ~na~er look into the matter oi'~cu~in[ a soundscribeF for this department. ~he motion was seconded by ~. Dillard and unanimously adopted. With still fu~her reference %o the increased work in the Juvenile and Domestic ~elations Court~ if. Cronin ~oFed that the question of crea~in~ a Childrens Bureau as an ad~unc% to th~ Fotiee Department be referred to the ~ity ~ana~er to ascertain what other cities have done and a~e doin~ alon~ this line, an~, also, to ascertain whet~ or not any of the colleges of ~iversities in this a rea will ~ke a s~vey without cost, or, if any cos% is invol~ed, ~ust what the c~% will be. The motion was seconded by ~. Dillard and ~lanimously adopted. REFORTS OF CO~IiITTEES: None. UNFiSISHED BUSINESS: None. CONSIDERATION OF CLAIKS: None. I~IR~UCTION AaD CO~SIDERATIO~ 5F ORDINanCES A~D RESOLUTIONS: 267 268 CITY £1~LOYEE$: Ordinance ~o. 10122, requiring all persons e~ployed by bhe City of Roanoke on a per~anent basis on and after J~nuary 1, 19~0, to be legal resident~ oF the city~ o~ to ~eco~e legal re~ldent~ ~Lerof ~lth~n ninet~ day~ afte~ e~plo~ent~, ha~in~ previou~l~ been ~efore ~ouncil for it~ First readi~ re~d laid over, ~as a~ain before the body. Action on the second readinr of the Ordinance ~s held in abeyance until the next regular ~eeting of Council on Tuesday~ Serte~ber 6, 19G9. NOISE: O~in~ce No. 1012~, p~hibitin~ tSe use of certain noise F~duc~n& ~chine~'~ equip~en: and arpli~ces between the hours of 8:~ o~clock, a. m., and ~:~ o~clock, p. ~., for the rurfose of tearin~ up str~et~ in the do~'nto~ section, hav~ng previously been before Council for its first reading~ read and la~d over, was again before the b~y. In :h~s connection, ~Tr. Ja~e~ R. Turner a~d ~r. ~L A. Smythe ap~ared before Council in opposition to the Ordinance, poir~tin~ out t~t it ~uld I take a lenser ~riod of time to co:plete each rroJect a~d t~st the c~t thereof ~-ould ~e higher. Also ar~earin~ in opposition to the Ordinence, ~ere ~. R. ~. re~resenting the Le~islative Co~=ittee of the Roanoke f[erc[.ants As~clation, and ~ir. E. C. ~'oo=a~, Secretary-Treasurer, ~[r. Cut,hall ~phasizin~ taat t~e merchants have no objection to the n~ise ~nvolYed [n street ~fair ~ork ~hen they realize that such noise is necessary in the f~rres~ of the c~ty. Everyone Frese.t h~vin~ beez~ ~lw~, an opFortunity to be heard o~ the :.after, [~. C~n~n =oved tb~t Ordinance [;o. 1012~ be placed upon its seco~ re~dir~. The motion :vas secvuded by [.ir. Dillard mhd loet by the follo~ir~ vote: AYES: None ......... O. BAYS: ~.[essrs. Cro:~in, Dillard, Edwards, ~.inton, a~M the fresidez~t, [(r. ~unter .................. STATE CORFORATIO2 C0~IS5102: Council having previously decided that the City ~e Ro~oke ~hould be represented at the hearin~ on the application of the At2~:~:ic Cva~t Line R~il~ad Company and the horFolk and L;este~ Railway Co:party to the State Corporation Co~ission for authority to discontinue o~ratEon of t~e sleepin~ car or pull~:~ car between R~c~mvnd a:~d Ro~qoke~ V~r~i~ia~ as bein~ opposed to the discontinuance of the gul~an car line, the City Atto~ey presented I draft o~ Resolution opposin~ the aFrlication; whereu~vn, ~r. Edwards offered the (~101~) A ~LU~:'IO~ re~isterin& the objection off Gity Co~c[l to application of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail~ad Co:F~y and ~orfolk and Rail~y Com~ey for autho~ty to discontinue operation of sleeging car or pull~ car lEne between Ri:~,ond, V~rginia, an2 ~o~oke, Vir~i~a, and providing for an (For full text of ~esolution, ~ee Ordinance Book ho. 16, rage II II II )ir, Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution, 2'he motion was seconded by ~:r, F. inton and adopted by the followin_~ rote: AYES: F. essra. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, f:inton, and the President, Fr. Hunter ........................... NAYS: None ................... O. PENSIONS: (buneil having held in abeyance until the present u. eetirii the question of ~ranting a gratuity to Police and Fir~en cominZ under the Police and Fire=eh Pension System who were injured in line o£ duty and ~o received no benefits under the ~/ork~.en's Compensation Act until euch time aa the question of raisin~_ the Fension Fund £ro~ {100.00 to ~150.00 after twenty-five years' service, ~icb has been referred to the City )anager to ascertain whether or not an actuary can be obtained to make a stu~. as to the variable cost to the system after the Police ar~l Firemen have,reed upon the trope of their request, and if so~ the cost of same, has been settled, the matter was again before the body for further consideration. After a discussion of the matter, Council bein~ of the opinion that a ~ratulty of ~25.OO per ~onth should be cranted to those members oi' the Police and Fire Depart~.ente cominE under the Police a:~] Fire~en Fension Syste~ who are pensioned for disability received in line of duty and ~o receive no cenefi%s under the %'orkmen's Compensation Act~ retroactive to April 1, 19&9, pendin_~ a final determinatien of the question, on motion of )~r. Dillard, seconded by ~r. C~onin mhd unanimously adopted, t.~.e City Attorney w~s requested to prepare draft of proper resolution and to present same for adoption at the next regular meeting of Council on iuesday, September 6, )ZOTIONS AdD ~iSCELLAI~EOUS BU.-~. KESS: ZONING-PLanNING: )~r. Dillard brought to the attention of Council tnt question o£ the adoption of an Ordinance re.~-ulatin~ %he development of subdivisions and moved tF~t a member of Council be appointed to serve as Chair-~_~n of a committee for this purpose. '£he motion was seconded by ~Tr. Cronin and u~nimously adopted. The President, ~tr. Hunter, appointed Councilman Edwards as Chain:an o£ the con, itt ee. TRAFFIC: Kr. Edwards broucht to the attention of Cou~ncil and the City ~anager a su~_~estion tha~ signs readinE "Drive Carefully-%'atch Out For Children" te placed at strategic locations. The City )tansy=era dvieed that 'he would look into the matter. FIRE DEPART}q'2~T: Kr. Cronin brought to the attention of Council and the City )~anager the thoucht that consideration should be liven to advertising_- for bids and placing orders i~r. ediately for fire e qui~ment which w/ll be needed by the city in the near future, especially ladder trucks. The City }~nager was requested to submit to Council at its next regular meeting a list of the fire equipment needed with a view of advertising for bids at once. STREET LIGHTS~: F~. Cronfn brought to the attention of Council and the City F~nager a request for a street liFht in the vicinity of Fairway Drive and Idavere 269 270 The President~ {ir. Hunter~brought to the attention of Council and the City {lanager a request for a street light in the vicinity of the Orandin ~ourt Baptist Church located between Sweetbrier Avenue and Bra=bletoa Avenue, S. Wo, at the intersection of ~oodlawn Avenue. The City FanaFer~vised that he would look into the requests. There being no further business, Council adjourned. AFFROVED ATTEST: , Fresident Ionday, Serter,ber 5, 19'~9. I..on2ey, 3e~t~mh~r f, Ig&9, being a le_cal holiday, the refular :..eetin6 of the Council of the City cf Aoanok~ %;a3~cessed until 2:00 o'clock, F. m.~ 1.[ FZCV ED C 1 ¢ r'.-~ }resident .! COUNCIL, RECESSED REGULAR ¥iETiNG, Tuesday, September 6, 19&9. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in recessed regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in tbm ~[unlcipal Buildlnr, Tuesday, September 6, 19&9, at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., with the President, ~[r. Hunter, [reaidin~. PRES~iT: $'essrs. Urchin, Dillard, E~wards, Linton, and the President, ~r. Hunter ...................... ABSENT: None ............ O. OFFICERS ~REgEhT: ~¥. Arthur S. 0%{ena, City ~ana~er, ~%r. Rz~dol~h G. Whittle, City Attorney, ~nd Er. Harry H. Yates, City Auditor. The r~eatfn? was opened with a prayer by the Reverend Ralph E..~%ite, Pastor of the First Church of the Brethren. UOU~IL: Pursuant to the [rovisions of Ordinance ~o. 9615, adopted o~ the let d ay of Se[tember, 1928, providinr for the election ot' a President of Co~ncil and Ex-officio ~(ayor, who shall be ineli&ible to succeed hit self, and a Vice [resident of Council and Ex-officio Vice ~'ayor, a t %ne first :getin~ in SeEtem~sr of each year, the President, ~r. Hmnter, stated that the first order Of was the election of a President of Council and Ex-qfficio ~ycr. Fr. Dillard placed in nomination the name of ~'r. Daniel J. Urchin. Fr. Edwards placed in nomination the name of ~r. A. R. ~[inton. U~on roll call, ~r. A. R. ~inton was elected [resident of Council and Ex-officio ~[ayor by the follo%~ing vote: FUR ~k. CRO[~I~i: ~'essrs. Urchin anJ Dillard ............................. 2. FOR !~. ~I?iTCN: Yessrs. Edwards, ~[inton, and the President, ~r. ~unter-3. At this point, ~[r. Hunter turned the Chair over to t.~e [resident, ~'r. ~inton, %~o ~ated that the next order of business was the election of a Vice [resident of Council and Ex-officio Vice The President, ~!r. ~Vinton, relinquished the Chair lon~ enough to place in nsmination tbs name of ~'r. Richard T. Edwards. There were no further nominations. Upon rnll call, ~r. Richard T. E~wards was elected Vise President of Council and Ex-officio Vice ~fayor by the followin~ vote: AYES: !lasers. Edwards, ~unter, and the ~resident, Fr. ~inton-3. NAYS: ~vessrs. Urchin and Dillard ............................. 2. ~INU?ES: Copies of the ~inutes of the meetings held on August 22, 19~9, and Au~-~st 29, 19&9, havin~ been furnished each mer~ber of Council, u~on~otion of ~r. Edwards, seconded by ~'r. Hunter and ~nanizously ado[ted, the readin~ was dispensed with ~nd t~e ninutea approved as ~corded. HEARING OF CITIZ~S U?O~ [UBLIC YATTERS: ZONING: Notice of public hearin~ on the question of rezonin~ ~rs~erty located on the north side of Avandale ~venue, N. ~., east of Jilliamson Road, describe~ as Lots 6, 7, 8 and 9, block 2, Avendale ~p, fr~m Ceneral Residence District to Special Residence Dis%riot, as requested by ~ r. J. E. [al~er, h~vin~ been published in the ~orld-News ~ursuant to Article ~I, Section &3, of 0ha~ter 51 of t~e Cede of t~e 01fy of aoanoke, settinr the time of the hearin~ at 2:C0 o'cloc~ p. m., Tuesday, Sept ember 6, 19&9, the ~uestion was before Council. 272 In this connection, }~r. P. E. Feters appeared before Council and rresented a ~etitt~n signed by twenty-two rrorerty owners in the vicinity of ~he prgper~y tn question, oprosin~ the rezonin~ thereof. Everyone ~vin~ been ~iven ~ or,or:unity :o be hea~ on :he ~a::er~ ~he Flannin~ Bo~rd havtnr re~o:~ended :ha: :he request for rezonong be ~ran:ed~ Fr. Edwards roved %ks% an O~insnce, providing for %he rezantng of pro~r:y located on %~e nor%h side of Aven]ale Avenue, N. E., e~s: of dillia:son Road~ described as Lots 6, ~, ~ and 9, Block 2, Avendale 5~aF, fro:. General Residence Dis%rio% %o SFecial Resi~ence D~ trio%, be placed ugon lis first reading. The motion was seceded by ~'r. }{un%er and lo5% by the followinf vote by virtue of %ce ~aG: Lha: a four-fifths affirrA%lve woCe is required for rezoninff: AYES: ~'essrs. E~wards, }{un%er, arid %ne ~resident, ~r. kin%on-3. NAYS: ~]essrs. Cronin and Dilla~ ............................. ZOIii:~G: go%ice of [ublic hearing on %tie question of rezonin~ located on %kc nor%h side of Salem Avenue, S. h.~ bet'~een Ten%b S%ree% a~ld Eleven%h S%reet, described as Lo%s 1%o ~, inclusive, Block 17~ Dr. J. g%. .{ebb ~ap, froz 5usiness District to Lirh: Industrial ~strict, hsvinD been [ublished in %he ;~ew$ [ursu~nt %o Article XI~ 3ecLion &3, of gr. aF%er ~1 o1' the Code of the City of nosno~:c~ settin~ %kc %ime of %he kearin~ a% 2:00 otclock, p. m., Tuesday~ Se[%en~cr 6~ 1$L~, %he question was before Council, }.r.k.V. ~o~lkes aFFearin~ in %e~slf of kavin~ Lots 6~ 7 and ~, rezone~. Eyeryone ka%-in~ ~efin DIven an o~[ortunity %o be [:ea~d on t~e r. at%er, and the Flanninr Donr~ havin~ recomrsnded %hat t~.e entire nor%h side of Salem Avenue, ~etween Tenth Street an~ Eleventh Street, ~e rezcned~ }Er. }{un%er~ved Crdizl~nce be placed u~on its fir3t res~nr. Tk¢ r.o%ion h~s seconded by ~2r. Edwards an~ adopted by %ice follo~in~ AYES: [;essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards~ Hun%er~ and %kc Presiden%~ ['r. ~. iht on ........................ [~AYS: [~one .............. 0. [;/lOlLS) A5 C2DIN~[~'JE %o amend a~ reenac% Article I, Section 1~ of Chs[ter ~I~ of the Co~e of the Uity of Roanoke~ Vir~inia~ in relation to Lenin,. ~fHESEXS, no%ice of ~u~lic hearinr on the question of rezonin~ from ~usiness District to Light Industrial District [ro~erty located on the nor%h side of S~lem Avenue, S. W., between Tenth Street an~ Eleventh Street, described as Lots 1 to ~, inclusive, 3lock 17, Dr. J..i. Webb :-Tap, as re~uire~ by Ar:~cle Sec%ion g3~ of ChaFfer ~i, of the Code of the City of Koanoke, Virginia, ~latin~ to Zoning, has been [ublished in "The Wg~ld-hews", a news[fi[er Fubtished in City ef RoDnoke, for t~e %i~e required by sail section, and . ~;HERE~, :~e hearin~ as grovided for in said notice [ublishsd in s aid newsra~er wss piven on the 6%h day of 3epter~er, 1959, a: 2:00 o'clock~ p. k~fore the Council of t~e City of Roano'Fe in the Council Roo~ in %h~ ~uniciF&l ~uildinv, at which kearin= no o~3ections were Fresen%ed by pro~rty o~ners and interested Dar%les ia %kc affected area. THEREFORE, BE iT 0.RDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that Article I, Section 1~ of Chef. ten 51, of the Code of the City of Hoanoke, ¥irginia, relatinr to Zoning, be amended and reemmcted ~n the fol]owin~ particular ~nd no ot~er, viz: Proferty located on the north side of Salem AYenue, S..~., between Tenth Street and Eleventh Street, ~scribed as Lots 1 to ~, lnclusiYe, Block 17, Dr. J. $. ~ebb ~ap~ designated on oheet Ill of the ZoninK ~ap as Official Nos. 111C810, 1110~, 111081~, 1110~13~ 1110~14, lllC~15 and 1110~10, be, anJ is hereby ch~anf~d from Business District to Light Industrial District, s~ tko Sheet herein referred to shall be chanfed in this respect. Tko Ordinance ha¥1n~ been reed, w~s laid over. ZO}llEe: }!chico of ~ublic kearlnr on the ~uestion of rezonin~ acreage located alon~ Aosnske River north of Underkfll Avenue~ S. E., des~rn&ted as Official Lots Nos. &3301C1,'43302C], 4330301, 4330401 and 4330501, fn~m General Residence District to Heavy Industrial Distniet, ha¥in? been ~ublis~ed in the ~orld-News pursuant to Article XI~ Section 43, of Cha~ter 51 o~ the Code of tie City Roenoke, setti~ic tko time of.the hearln? at 2:00 o'clock, p. n., Iuesday, September 6, 194Q, the cuestion was before Council. ]~o one. apiearin= before Council in connection with the z. atter, and it bein~ brou~ht to the attention of t~e body tfgt conJemn~tion proceedinFs are bein~ ~nstituted for t%e acquisition ~f the pro~e rttes ih question by the city for uae as a sewage disposal plant site, on r.otion of ~r. Edwards: seconJed by ~r. i~unter and unanimously aJoited, action on the rezoninf ~s table~ ~qtil the completion of the condemmJtion of the ~roterties. ZO~II~a: ~]r. Geon~e P. L~ence, Attorney, r=prese ting the Citizens Undertakin~ Establishment, Incorporated, haviny asked that action on tl:e tion of the ~oard of Zonin? Appeals and the Plar~in~ Joard that the request to re-one property located on the north side Of F%tton Avenue, N. E., between Commonwealth ivenue~d Fourth' Street, described as Lot 1~4, Ward &, Roanoke Land and Improvement Company ~ap, from Special Residence District to Business District, he denied, anJ, funther~ that no chan~e be made in the remainder of the block, be held in abeyance until the present ~.eetiliF, the ratter was spain before Council, }ire Lawn£rlce a~pear~n? b~fore the body and as%:in~ that a ~ublic hearing be held' Sertemter 19, 19&9. It appearin~ that Ordinance ~o. 1CO02~ provldin~ for the rezonin~ of the Lot 154~ as well as Lots Nos. 1~, 1~6, lf? and 15~, has pre¥ieusly been adopted on its first readinr, after a public hearfn? before Council, on motion of ~r. Edwsrds~ seconded by ~r. }{unter anJ unanimously adopted, actio:~ o~ the second readin~ of the Ordinance was held in abeyance until the reuular n.eetin~ of the body ou ~'ohday, Se[tenter 19, 1949. STREET ]{iDE~tNG: Council at its last meetin~ ha¥in~ acce~ted the offer of }ir. Henry B. Doynton, torether with the concurrence of ~[essrs. L. B. Rolyfield~ ~. C. Peele and R. ~7. Gannett, Jr., ih connection with properties to te acquired from and exchanged with the pro~erty owners for the widening, relocation and extension of greston Avenue, $. ~'., between ~a'ri~ht ~oad and Strother ~oad, under the ter:s and conditions :ontained in the offer, and the ~atter havin~ been referred to the City Attorney for F~et~aration of proFer resolution, ~r. ooynton appeared before Council; whereupon, the ¢~ty Attorney proses,ted the draft of resolution. ~:r. Edwards moved that Council reconsider its action in acce~tin~ tko of l'r. Boynton. The motion was oecon~ed by ~r. Cronin and adopted by the followin_z vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin~ Dlllani, Edwards, Hunter~ and the President, }'r. ! ~nton ......................... I~A¥Z: None ................ O. After a discussion as to the cost to the city in carryin~ out the terms conditions of tko offer, }Tr. Edwmrds moved that the matter be referred to the City .~.'ana~er to deterr..ine what will ~e required of the city to r~eat the terms and conditions of tko offer and to re~ort bock to Council at its next re~ular on ~on~ay, ~e~ter. ber 12, 17~9. The r~otion was seconded by [,r. C~onin and unznir, cusly ZCi~I~G-FLfA~KISG: .~r. Leo F. Henebry, Cl~airr~n of t.~e ~u~cormiittee on Fl~nnin? an~ Zonin? of The Compri%tee Of 1CQ for ~r~rress, appeared bolero Council, statinr tk~t i% r. ss core to his atte~tion a ~iarine Cor~s .%e~erve 'iraini~f Ce:.ter is ~ein~ erec%e~ ad~oce~.t to the hovel neserYe Irainin~ Center, at ks'ocr ~ield, Fointin~ out %hat the ~2aval Keserve Center nas already caused an increase in traffic cen~estion in this area and that the location of the }arine Cor~s .qeserve Traininc Con%er ad~acent thereto %;il] cre-~te additional congestion in traffic, -%~r. k~nebry voicin--- tko opinion that'the erection Of ~hese two buildinfs at this location is a r. ista'~e and that tko ~oard of Zonin~r Appeals or Planning shoul~ have been consulted ba!'ore yerr:ission %~as ~raz:ted for t?.e erection of the second builain~ at ] a}.er Field. in s furt!~,er discussion, i'Tr. He!!ebry stated it has corse to his attention tkot Council at :+ts last meetinF adoF~e~ a resolution, authorizin~ t.~e City ~-ono_~er to invite reFrese.-%at~ves of the Public heads Administration~ the Virginia St-~te De,atrovent of }ii~h:~oys and t?;e I~orfolk a~.d %':estern ~ail%~ay Cot. pony to meet with the City Engineer an~ the City ~anager with reference to a study of grade crossincs in the City of Roanoke, >r. ~ienebry vcicin~ %ne opinion teat a re[rese:.%ative of ~he ~oard of Zonin~ Appeals or the Planning Board should ha%-e been s.r~ointed to this cor_-.ittee. Council aTreeinE with the suggestion of ~r. Henebry~ ~]r. Edwards mJYed tko Chairman of tko ~lanning Board and the Chairr. an of the Subco~.itLee on Plannit and Zoninz of The Co~r. ittee of 1OO for Pro~ress be added to tko co~.~i~tee r~king a study of ~rade crossings in the City of F. oanoke,lhe motion wes seconded by ~'r. Hunter and unanimously a~o~ted. PETITIC2~3 A2,D CC}~UNICATiC!iS: IXViTA[iO.'~5: The City Clerk irouzht to the attention of CoLu~cil a r.e~or~nd~-., of a~A invitation from ~'r. Ericn Baler for tko ! ayor to address a meetil of tko Wahoo Tribe of the independent Order 'of P~ed ~en at the VF.~ Hall, 1912 .~est Avenue, S. U., at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Saturday, September 10, 19&9. -I The request was referred to the fresident,~r. Elnton~£or the ~rol~r fENdO~: Council having ~ranted a cash gratuity of ~2~0.00 to Yrs. Sallie H. Jeffries, a for~er frobation OFficer for the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courtj a co~unicatinn from }~iss ~ildred E. Jeffriea~ ex~ressing the a~reciation of her ['other for the ~ratuity an~ the fact that her ~ork ~lth the city has ~et with aFFrOval, ~s before Council. The communication was.ordered filed. ?R^FFiC: A lost card fro~ fr. 1'. C. La,let, sub,eating tt~t the intersection of Patterson1 Avenue a~d Campbell Avenue, S. :~., be cbt extremely lo~, in that the sane is a traffic hazard, was tefore Counc i~ Cn motion of ! r. Edwards, seconded by ~ir. /!unter a:~ unanir.ously ~I~COD PARK-~CID~ ¥ OF ~'SIC: ^ communic~tien fr~ ~rs. Cliffgrd lehne~, as~inr that El~.~ood Park bn preserved anJ that rte Frofo~ed :~e~ Fuclic library be built at $o=e other location, also, that the Ac~hemy of ~'usic be reFaired for ~ubIic use, was before Council. In this connection, the City Clerk h~ou~ht to the attention of Council a [etition aimed ~ nine citizens, e ce~.unicatio~ from ~rs. K. C. ~ru~fie!d and ~ cn~.unication fro~ }r. R. ~. Ca~nada5, asking that the new rub!it library be ~r. }!un,er ~oved that the City Clerk acknowledge mceift of the co~n~nication sad that the same he filed. Yhe ~otion~as secsnde~ by ~. Edwards and unmqin.ousl adopted. LE~I~LA?I{I~-~OUN~tL: ~ouncil havin~ previously taken under advise=.ent a co~.unication from ~{onorabie Earl A. Fitzpatrick, SLate Senato~, frofosins certain chan~ea in the City Charter sffectin~ the local rove~ent ar:d askin~ these proposals te given thei~.ediate consideration of City Council and that the same ~e submitted to the Feople by a refere~dum at t}e earliest ~gssible date, and a copy of the pro~o~ls having ~een forwarded to The Committee of 10~ for Progress for its info.n~.ation, i~ connection with a study ~eing made of the matter by a subcor~ittee, a subsequent co~unicatlon from ~r. Fitzpatrick, aski~g ~hat, if anythinr, Council intends to do regardin? his request for a referendum, ~as tef~re the body. On motion of ir. Cronin, seconded.by ~[r. Edwards and unani~ously ado~ed, the City ~lerk was instructed to notify ~lr. fitzpatrick of Council's ~revious HCUSI:~q: Council havin~ by Resolution No, 1009~, adopted on the 2~day of July, 19~9, authorized the c reatlon of a Redevelopmeut ~::d Housing Authority in tie City of Ro~oke, Virginia, and directed rte ~[&yor to £ile in the office of City Clerk a certificate evidenclnf the afFoin~ment of the Co~,isaion~r~ deai~natin~ the first Chai~=,.an, the City Clerk brsusht to the attention of the body the certificate in question, ap;ointin{ ~r. John ~. ~indel as Cheir~.~,an for a tern of one year, ~'r. ~homas R. ~irsing, Jr., for a tern: o£ t~o C. Fred }~angus for a te.-m, of three years, }~r. Harold ~. Mill for a tern of four years and ~r. Jacob L. Reid for a tgr~. of five years. On =o~lon of }~. F~wards, sec~nded b~ f~r. Hun~er and unanimously adofteds the certificate was ordered filed in the office of the City Clerk, RBFORT~ CF ~'FICERS: ANNEXATION-$E,~ER CO%$T~UCTION: The City ~nm~er brought to t)~ a ttentlon of Council a recor~andation frcn the EnGineering Department that the date for a public hearinF on the sanitary sewer project in the Rollins Road area and vicinity, includin~ t~ northeast ;ortion of the Williamson Hoad area, be set for }%onday, October 3, 19~9, and that bids for the project be received on )2onday, October 10, 19L9. CounctI bein~ of the opinion that the body a~ouId constitute itself as a b~srd for the pure,se of eonductin~ the hearing a~ recom~,ended, an~ that the City ~ana~er shou!~ be authorized and directed to proceed ~ith advertisln~ for bids for the [roJect as recorm ended, )~r. Edwards offered th~! follozing enerrency Resolution: (~IO150) A HESOLU~ICN crea%inr a board before whom abuttin~ l~ndo~ers on certain parts of certain streets in the Hotlins ~oad area and the eastern portion of %he Willlamson Hoed area may a~pear and be heard in favor of or against the Frofosed construction of san~%ary sewers in and alon~ said portions of said streets the cost of w~ich, %~en the same shall have been ascertained, is to be a ssess~d or s~¥ortione~ between the City ant the abuttin~ landowners as ~rovided by law; and ~rovidin~ for notice to such abuttin? 13ndc~er~ of the hearin~ before such ~oard. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance ~ooe ~o. 16, Fa~e 393) ~'r. Edwards move~ the adoption of the kesolu%icn. The motion w~s seconded by ~r. Hunter and adopted by the fol]o~in5 vote: A¥53: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, edwards, Hunter, and the ~resident, ~ r. ~ inton ........................ 5- 5~¥~: f3one ................... O. SEi~£E CC~5iHUC-tC~.: The City ~ana~er brought to the attention of Council a recomnsndstion from tbs Enrineerin? Department that tke ckte for a public hearin~ on %he sanitary s ewer project in a portion of the Fai rr~ount Addition be set for ~onday, Cc%char 3, 19&9, and that bids for the project be received on 5~nday, October lO, 19&9. Council be~n? of the opinion that the body should constitute itself as a board for the purpose of conductin~ the hearin~ as record.ended, and that the City ~nN~er should be authorized an~ directed to proceed with advertisin~ for bids for the project ss recor~ended, ~'r. Edw3rds offered the fo!lowin~ erlergency Hesolutdon: (~10151) A RESOLUTION creatin~ a boar~ before whom abutting lando~ners on certain portions of certain streets in the FNirnoun% Addition, and adjoininE subdivisions, mzy ap[ear and be he a~6 in favor of or against the proposed cons%ruc- tion of sanita~:'sewers in and along said ~ortions of said streets, the cost of which, %~en the sa~e shall have been ascertained, is to be assessed or apportioned between the City and t~e abutting landowners as provided by law; and providinF for nQtice to such abuttin= !ando%~ners of the bearin~ before such board. (For full text of Hesolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 396) Kr. Edwards =.oved the adoHtion of the Resolution. The =.orlon was seconded by }'r. Hunter ar~l ado[ted by the followin~ vote: AYES: ].'essrs. Gronin, Dlllard~ Edwards, Hunter, and the ~resident, Kr. ~{lnton ........................... NAYS: None ................... O. DELINQUENT TAIES-~.~ OF fROPERIY: A cor~unication fror~ Fr. ~'. D. Equi, Jr., Delin~u~nt Tax Col]ector~ enclosinZ an offer frcm RalHh Nester to purchase property Ioeated on the south side of ~orfolk Avenue, S. E., ~%~een Seventeenth S%reet and Tinke~ Creek, ~scribed as Lot ]&, block 13, R~I-Tayloe, a~ a total purchase ;~ce of $1~0.~, payable ~O.00 In cash, and ~he ~alan:e in zonthly payments of ~lO.OO, w~%h six per cent ~n%erest, ha~lnr beenrefer~ed %o the }ana~er fo~ tke purpose old ete~in~n~ whether o~ no% %ke ~ro~erty in question any value fo~ munlc~Fal purposes, he sub~itted written ~epoPt %~at there is no need t'he c~ty would ever have for %he two lots; whereupon, }-r. E~wards moved the ~'ol]o%dnr Ordinance be placed upon ~%s firs% ~adinr. The mo%ion was seconled by }'r. Hunte~ a~] adopted ~y %ke follo~n~ vote: AYES: ~ess~s. C~nin, Dillard, Ed~:srds~ Hun~er, aD~ t}e ~.~. ~nton ...................... NAYS: None .............. O. (~10152} A~ OXDI~A~UE ~rowi6in~ for the sale of %~o lots located on the south side of Norfolk Avenue~ 3. E.~ between Seventeenth Street an] linker Creek, described as the western p~rt of Lot ]&, s~d the eastern par% of Lot 3&~ ~lock 13, RiAI-Tsy]oe~ Official Tax i<os. &210217 and &21C21~, respectively, by the Gity of Roanoke to Ralph f~ester, a% a considerstion of ~150.00; providinE the r~nner of its payment and authorizin~ %he execution an~ delivery of a deed therefor. BE IT ~DAI~ED by %he Council of the City of Roanoke %hat sale he ~ade by tke City of Ro&noke to ~a]ph ~este~ of thst certain real e state loca%e~ on the soutk side of ~orfolk Avenue, S. E., between Seventaenth Street &nd %inker Creek~ described ss the western FarL of Lo% 3&, and the eastern Far% of Lo% 3~, ~lock 13, RIAI-T~yloe, Official Tax Nos. &210217 and &21021~, resEectively, a% a considera- tion of ~I~0.00, payable :~0.00 in c ash a~d the balance of ~ICO.OO i~; ~onthly installments of ~lO.O0, with interest at the r ate of six ~er cent per annum, with the right of anticipation. BE IT Ft~THkR 0RDAIhED that the ~ro~er city officers be, a~ they are heresy authorized~ directed a~ em~o%{ered, for and on behalf of the city~ execute and d%livem a pro,erred upon the form to be ~re~ared by %he City Attorney~ conveying,with General Warranty of Title, the said property to said .~urchaser, %o whomsoever he may direct~ in writin~ deliverF thereof~ howe~er~ not to be made until said 6ash consideration has been received ~y the city and the city secured as to the ~sidue by proper ~urc~se r. oney deed of t~s%, or Vendor's lien. The Ordinance havin~ been read, was laid over. BUDGET-JUVENILE A~D SO~ESTIC RE~.iIOKS COURT: The City ~ana~er havinE been requested to look into the matter of secu~inF a soun~scriber for the Juvenile and Donestic Relations Court to facilitate the work of the de~artment~ he sutmitted written re,oFt that the total cos% of the equi~ment~ including Soth a desk m~el and a ~ortable ~odel, au.ounts of ~931.75. 277 '~78 On =orion of ]:r. Edwards, seconded by Kr. Hunter and unanir, ously adopted, the =~tter was referred to tke City ~'atmger for inclusion in the draft of the Froiosed budFet for the calendar year 1950, with the exception of the $328.00 ~ortable model. TRAFFIC: The City tanager submitted written report that there were 1,539 traffic cases placed on the traffic dscket during the month of AuFust, 19&9. The report was ordered filed. SIDE",~ALK-$TREET IFF.ROV,:3.~T3: Council Ravin= previously authorized the construction of sidewalk and street imrrovements on hiverdale Road, $, E., the City )'anarer submitte~ writtea r~Fort that ~any of tke o~;ners o£ property on this street are unwlllin~ to ~ay %keir one-half of tbe total cost for the sidewalk and tkat it was his understanding since the pi~Ject was for the geaeral puslic and primarily for t~e protective interest for school children %nat t~m citywas to bea~ the entire cost thereof. On motion of ~<r. Cron~n, seconded by ~.r. Edwards ami ~nanimously adopted~ the City ~ ana~er was requested %o hawe the project cor.pleted in %he most expeditious A[,LEXATiON-B?HEE? i~ F OV~E.;US: The City ~'anarer submitted ~itten report that %kc order for street im~rov*r;ents in t[~ East Gate Addition kas been ffiven. The reporters ordere~ A~EXATICE-FiHE D EFaRI~ ~2~'f: Councit havinff ~reviou~ly a~roved ~reli=inary plans fcr the Williamson nord Fire Statioa, as ~ra~ared by E. Paul Hayes, Architect, the City ~ana~er submitte~ ~Titten report, tometner with detailed plans and s[ecifications, askin~ that the ssme ~e given final a[p~val, ~ro[oa=t buildinr be oI~ficis!ly desirnated as koanoke Fire Department Station 10, an~ t~st he be autkorized to advertise for bids %o ue o~ned at 2:00 F. m-, ~onday, October 17, ~r. Hunte~ moved that Council concur in the request of the City ~naKer and offered the followin~ Resolution: (~101~3) A RESOLUYiCN approvin~ detailed plans and specifications da%ed September 2, 19&9~ for %kc fife station to be located on %4e southwest corner of ~filkins Street and Hoble Avenue, 5. E., in %kc %~illiamson koa~ area, as prepared by k. [aul Hayes, A~chitect; officially~siznatin~ the proposed building as Eoanoke Fire DeFartrent Station 50. 10; and autkorizinf and directin[ the City ~[ana~er to ~ublish invitation for bids for the const~ction tkereof, to be aubmitted to the City ~lerk on o~ before 2:00 o'clock, p. m., ~onday, October 17, 1929, and to be o~ened before the Council of %ne City of Aoanoke at a re~lar meetin~ to be held at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., on %ne said date. (For full text of Resolutio;A, see Ordin~]ce Book ~o. 16, Fa[e 397) ~fr. Hunter r. oved tbe adoption of the ~esolution. Th9 motion ~s seconded by ~'r. Cronin and a-lo,ted by tie follo~nF AYES: ~'essrs. Crcnin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, an~ %ne President, ~'r. ~-in%on ....................... 5. I~AY~: None ................... O. APPALACHIAN ELECTRIC POWER CO!F~Y: Council havin~ at its last ~eetin~, by Resolution ho. 10146, authorized the )~yor and the City ~lerk to execute a new street ll~htin~ contract with the Appalachian ~lectrlc Power Company, upon approval thereof by the City Attorney, with the understandinf that if the City Attorney should have any objections to any of the terms end contitiona in the controct he would report same to the hody before the final exec~tion of the contrac' the City ~'anager submitted written report that the City Attorney has informed him that if it is the inteat ol the city, if and ~hen a subdivision ordinance is adopted requirinC all public utility facilities to ~e placed underf~ound in certain areas, to require the utilities to place these facilities underfround at their o~n expense, the language in the last sentence of the first [arafra[h of the contract should be clarified, which sentence at the present time reads as follows: ~Hswever, outside of the area whih the Company designates a~ its underground distribution system, as sho'~n on map of electric under,round aras of the Roaaoke busines~ section, dated August 22, 19~9,attached hereto, and also for ~ridce li~htinz, the City, if it desires underzround or~amental or ~iteway li~htinc, will furnish and install at its expense the necessary brackets, fixtures smd lamp posts or standards and conduits". Council kelnc of the opinion thor this provision of the contract should he clarified before its execution, ~r. Cronin moved that the boiy reconsider its action in the adoption of nesolution No. 101~6 at the lost reculsr r.ectin!' cn }'onday, Au-ust 29, 19A9. The ~otion was seconded by ~r. Edwards an~ ~do~te~ by the followinC vote: AYfZ: ]essrs. Cronin, Dillard~ Edwards, }{unt6r, azld t~e President, ~.'r. }'inton ............................ ~iAYS: ~ione ................... 0 ~ ~r. Edwards then moved the adoption of Resolution ~o. lOi&6. ~he motion was seconded by ~r. Hunter ond lost by the followin~ vote: AYES: None ....... [:AY~ ~essrs. Cronin, Dillord, Edwards, H~nter, and the President, I'r. ~[int on ................ 5- ~r. Cronin then moved that the matter be referred to the City ~ana~sr for further n~fotiations %~ith the Appalachian Electric Power Cottony end to submit to Council for approval s contract ~hich contains no provisions contrary to the ~reroratives of the City Charter. The motion was seconded by ~r. Edwards and unanimously adopted. FIRE DEFAh~'~IT: The City ~ana~er havin~ been requested to sub,it to Council ct the preseht meetin~ a list of th~ fire equipment needed by the city with a view of~dvertisinr for bids as quickly as possible, he iresented }r. ~. ~ullin$~ Chief of t~e Fire Depsrtment~ for a discussion of the matter, Chief !~ullins volcinr the opinion that two 65-foot aerial lsdder trucks ond four ~allon pumpers should be ~urchased. Council beinf of the opinion that the City ~nafer should ~e authorized to advertise for bids for this equipment within apfroxir~tely sixty days, ~ir. Cronin offered the followin~ Resolution: 279 '280 (/~1015t,] A ttE$OLUTION authorizinE ar~t dlrectinv the City }~nager to Fublt~h invitation for btd~ ~or ~o city ~ervice 65-foot aerial ladder t~cks and four l~-rallon ru=Fers, to be submitted to the City Clerk and to be o~ened before %he CouDetl of the C[~y o~ Roanoke w~thfn approx~.ately sixty d~s. ~E IT RE~LVED by %ko Council of the City of koanoke that the City ~naser and ke Is hereby authorlzeJ an~ directed to f~ub]lsh fnvl~atlo~ for rids for two city s erv~ce 65-foo% aerial ladder %~cks and four l~O-gallon fu:.fers, to sukzi%ted %o the City Clerk and %o be o~ned Oefore tko Cou~icil of tae City ~Tr. Cronin ~oved the adoption of %he 2esolutlon. ~he mot/on was seconded by )~r. Hun%er 5n~ adoFted by the followinc vote: AYES: ~'essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunt,r, smd the ~re~Ident, ~'r. f~In%on ........................... ~IAYS: ~fome ....................... O. REFCET3 ~ CC}~'IiiEES: ~one. HQUSI:~: Council havinr b~en furnished ~ith in~ividual co~ics of the survey as made by %~ Vircinia Association of RedeveloFmen% an~ Housin~ Authorities for !urther study an~ consideration, ~[r. Edwar/s moved th3t the r~ort ke f'ileJ ar~t ttbt t~e ~e~.~ers of the Eedewelopment anff Housin[ Aut~ariLy fop %i.e City of he furnished 1-;i%h coFies of sate. ihe :.~%ion w~s seconded by :~r. Hunter and I~iSUR~N~E: Council ha%-inc ~reviously taken un~.e~ consideration tko survey from the Xational Eoard of Fire U~erwriter~ for the City of Eoanoke, tko batter wb~ a~ain ~fore the Cn motion of ~r. Cronin~ seconded by ~r. ~wards and unanimously adopted, the retort ~s 3r~ere~ I~]TEC~UCTICi~ A~D CC?;~IDEEATIC> OF Ci{Dli~AX'~ES A~D ' CITY ~'FLOYEE3: Ordinance ~o. 10122, re~uirinz s!l Fersons employed by City of hosnoke on a ~erT~nen% basis on and after January 1, 195C, to be legal resifents of the city, or to become le?al residents t~ereof ~tkin ~inety days after emylo)~ent, hat-in5 ~reviously ~en ~efore Council for its firsY reading, read and laid over, was aruin before the body, ~r. C~nin offerinE the followin~ amendment: "BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Tit)' of koanoke, Virginia, %~a% lezal residents of t~.e City of ioanoke be riven Frefersnce for City employment, except in cases wkera i% is otkerwise ~rovide~ by law~ for all City Fositions, a:,d that non-residents be employed only wh~ the City l, anazer ~rtifies to Council qualified Fersonnel is not available f~o:. a~onF the residents of the City. Bi IT YUPaTHEH O~AI3~ that all persons employed by tko GiLy of Roanoke after the Fassa~e of this ocdinance %~ho are not legal resident~ of the City be required~ as a condition Frecedent to recetvfn~ compensation from the City, %o establish bona fide residgnce '~thin the corporate limits of the City of ko&noke within ninety days after co~encinF their ~. of ~-'r. Cronin moved the adoption of the ar. endr~ent. 'he motion was seconded by 1.ir. Dillard and adopted by the follo:{inw AYES: f'esars. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and the President, ;'r. ~inton .................... NAYS: None ............ O. Mr. Cronin then offered the followin~ Ordinance, a s amended, for its second readinz and final ado~tion: (~10122} A~ ORDINAECE requirin~ lezal residents of the City to bo given preference for City employment, except in cases where it is otherwise provided by law, for all City positions; that non-residents te employed only when the City ~[anager c ertifies qualified personnel is not available from local resident s; and that all persons hereafter employed who are not legal residents of the City be required to establish bona fide residence within the City within ninety days co~encinF emplo~ent. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinence Book ~o. 16, Paze 393] ~r. Crcnin ~DYed the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~[r. Dillard and adopted by the fotlowin~ vote: AYES: ~%ssrs. Urchin, Dillard, EdwerJs, Hunter, and the President, ~r. ~nton ....................... NAYS: None ............... O. PENSIONS: Co,~ncil havin~ requested the City Attorney to prepare pro,er Resolution ~rantin~ a ?fatuity of ~2~.00 per month to ~embers of the Police and Fire Departments comin? under the Police and Firemen Pension System~ pensioned for disability received in line of duty and receivin~ no benefits under the aorkmen's Compensation Act, r~troactive to April !, 1949, pendin~ a final determination of raisin? the Pension ~und from .~iO0.CO to ~l~O.CO after twenty-five years' serv~ e he presented same; whereupon, ~[r. Cronin offered the following: (flOl~5} A RE~DLUTI05 authorizin7 and directin~ payment of ~2~.00 per month ~ratuity, as temporary additional pension, to all retired members of the fire and police departments, totally incapacitated through injuries received in the R ctua! performance of duty, who have not heretofore and do not hereafter [durin? the life of this temporary resolution} avail of the provisions o~ the Workmens Compensation Act; snJ providin~ that the benefits hereunder shall be retroactive to April 1, (For full text of ~esolution, see Ordinance Book 5o. 16, Pa~e ~r. Cronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. Ihe motion was seconded by ~fr. Dillard and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and the President, }~r. ~inton ....................... NAYS: None ............... O. SI~.S: Council hay!n? previously appointed a c~ittee to make a study of the removal of existln~ signs projectin7 over city streets or sidewalks, the City Attorney presented to the members of the ~cdy for study an~ consideration draft of an Ordinance providin~ for the reEulation of the erection and n. aintenance of signs, etc. No action was taken on the matter. '282 )'OTIONS AND )'ISCELI. AN-~OU$ BUSINES$: S~EEFI[~ SIDEWALKS: [~ Cronin brought to the a ttention of Council and the City ):ana~er tke observation that the sidewalks in the do~rato~ra section or the cit~ are cluttered with t rash and rubbish on Suntays due to the fact that the ~erchants are not in their places of business and, consequently, the City Code does not require them to sweep the sidewalks in front of their establishments on this Farticular day of the week, hr. Cronin suq[estin~ that ~he keepin~ the sidewalks in the downtown section free o£ trash and rubbish on Sundays. The City }hna~er advised tkmt he would look into the ratter. STREET I~KCV~'EKT~ )~r. Cronin brought to the attention Of Council and the City ~Tanazer a ¢o~plaint received as to the condition Of Twenty-first Street, N. ~.~ ~e%%~een )~rcer Avenue an~ Hanover Avenue, due to recent heavy rains. The City ~'ana~er Rdvised that he would look into %he matter. COUhCIL: ~r. Edwards su~res~ed that a vote of thanks ~e extended to ~'r. Hunter for the excelI~nt service he rendered as Fresident of Council and Ex-officio The suggestion wss cDn~urred in by the Fresident, There be~n~ no further business, Council ed3ourned. The Council of the City of Roanoke mot in r~gular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the ~uniciFal Bulldin~ }-~onday, September 12, 19&9, at 2:OQ p. m., the regular meeting hour~ with the Pre~iden%~ ~-'r. }'lnton, freslding. PRESEtT: )'easts. C~nin, Dillard, Hunter, and the ~reaident, }'r. ~[tnton ...................................... ABSENT: l~r. Edwards .................... 1. CFFZCE[{S FBE[]E~<T: ~r. Arthur S. Cwens, City ~anager, %'~ittle, City Attorney', and ~[r. Harry R. Yates, City AuJitcr. The meetin~ was o[ened ;~ith a [,rayer by rte Reveren~ J. Iandcn ~.aJJex~ Faster of the Villa HeiFhts Baptist Ckurch. ~INUTE~: It a;~earin~ that a cory of the m~nutes of the [revious r. cetin~ ~ss not been furn~3~:ed e~ck ~er.~er of Council in time for re~Jin~, on r. otion o~' h=ld in abeyance. }{E~Rtt~ CF ZtTIZ~,3 UFON FU~Llfi ~AfTZXS: DEFARTI'Ef~T OF FUSLIC L~LFAEE: Council having under date o~ April 15, !~9 by Eezolution ~[o. 9933, directe~ the Director of the De~rtr. en% of ~ub!ic Jelfare in a~pro[r~ate cases to institute a~ conduct legal [roceedin~s auainst children legally res~onfiible for the su~Fort of [arents in !estitute or necessitous the Director of the Department of ~ublic 'felfare should institute legal [ro~eedin[s co-plainant i3 on the rolls of the re!fare De[srtment. In this connection, ['r. J. H. Fallwel], Directcor of the Department of [ubti to institute suzh legal [roceedin~s only in ceses of persons carried on the rolls In a discussion of t~e question, :'r. Hunter voiced tke opi~ion that the r~atter at kan~ is not ~6e for Council to act upon but should be handled by the Director of t%e De[art::~lt of Fublic lie!fare with t~e City ~anager and the Juvenile and Don, estic Helations Court, the City Attornsy affi~in~ the contention of ~r. Hunter that the %[elf are Director already has suffic~e~:t authority to use his discretion in instituting the legal F~ceedinrs. Other n~bers of Council bein~ of the opinion that legal ~roceedin~s should be instituted in appropriate cases where the [arents are recipients of relief in order to prevent the use of [ublic fun~s otb~r than to the best interest of the rrantors of ~ch funds, a-~ that Resolution Ko. 9933 should be clarifie~ acoordincly, ~r. Cronin offered the follo~nr 284 {~i0156} A RE~LUTION to ~:end and reenact a Resolution adoFted by the Council of the git}' of t{o~no~e on the 18th day of April, 19~9, ~o. 99~3, and entitled, "A Resolution directing the Director of the DeFart~:ent of Fublfe Welfare, acti~g ~der tko City }~anafer, in aFpro~riate cases to institute &~ld eondue~ legal Oestitute or necessitous circ~Tst~nees, Frovided sait children have sufficient earn~n~ e~FEeity o~ ~neome to.Frovide o~ assist ir) [rovidfn~ fo~ tko sup[orr 5nj ~ainten~nee of kiS o~ kef mother of aced o~ infix, father, and to ~rocure the assistance of t~.e Commonwealth ALto~cy in %he in8%t%ution an~ con~uc%ln- of all {For !h~ll %ex% of EesoluLion, see Ordinance ~ook Eo. 16, ~afe 399) ]'r. Cronfn moved the ado:tion of th: Resolution. :he motion was's econied by Yr. Di!l:rd a:~ adoFteJ by %he i'o!lo:ing vote: AYSZ: ?'coors. Cronin~ Dillard, }:unter, and the ~resi/en%, Fr. ~ inlen ......................... 4. NAYS: None .................... O. (~'r. Ed;~ards absent) DEF.%qT~E:'T CF PUBLIC WELFARE: ~r. Fr&nk E. Atkins aF~e2red before Council to inform the ~cmbera cf t~e loJy tk2t his thysical condition is im[~vinF anJ that %~,ithin ~ }e~:r he should be able to aUFtOrt hi~self and he release~ fn0r. the relief ro!h~, ~ r. Atkin~ azkinC tha% in t~e meantime he be 7iven ad~tiona! relief. r~tter v;ns referred to the Director of t~e Defar~r.en~ of iu!lie ..elfare for handlir iyViTA~IC::Z: ~ cor:runicaticn fro~ Er. Frar:k A. Fish~r, Vice Fresi~ent and ~ ~de! 5ail~'oEd A3sp~iati~n %o holf it~ 1950 Fall ~eetinF in no~noke, w~s before Counril bein? of %he opinion %ha% the ~fanizatien s~ould be invited %o hold i%~ l~C Fall leer!ur in 5oEnob~, on rot!on of ~r. Cron!n, seconde~ by hr. Hunter ~ni unanirously slob%ed, the ~atter ~Es referred to the ~.ayor for handlin~. CCMiTiEE CF 1CO FOR FXCqRE3S: I cor~runication fR)r. Colonel L. D. Booth, on ?he ratter was deferred un%il a full r.~r.bershi~ of Coun:il is present. fell into a hole in the l~OO block of ',{illianson Road~ Snugly, Larch 20, 1~49, arounJ ~:OO o'clock, p. r.., that she n~tifiei }~ayor %~. F. Hunter on April 1, 1949, eny further obli~a%ions, was before Council. Cn mo%ion of Ir. Cronin, seconded by hr. Hunter and unnnizously adD,Wed, t~he STREET LI~,HT$: A ¢s~.unica~ion from the A~alaehian Electric Fo:~er Co~Fany, rivln? t+'e location of the fifteen street li~ht~ which ~,ere in,tailed %etween Aurust 16, 19&9, and AuFust 31, 1949, an] aJvisinF that etFhty-el~ht street lights as authorizet ty Council rer'~in to ke installed, ~s before the ~ody. ihe con:~.unication was :)rdered filed. REFtTiD~ AaD ;,E_,~._S-DELI.~%UE.~T TZ!E3: A ¢cr~.unfeatlon free ~r. J. D. Equi, Jr., Delinquent Tax Colics%or, advising that property located on %ne ~es% side 9911evte~ Avenue, S. E., south of Thyr. e Stre~t, now deasri~ed as Fart of Lots l&I6-1;,l~-lt, aC.l.%22 Hanilton T~rrace, Official Ta;~ ho. &C.&C~32, stan~!nz in the narc of J. I{~r~y aryan, i3 delinquent for ~ke }'ears 1~30 throu~-h 1936, in~lusive, ar:] 1939 through 19~9, intluaive, in the %o%bl sun of ~lO?.lO, that }'r. Bryan has [rosrective ~urchas~r of Lots 1~16 5nJ l&l~ is willinr to settle %he t~xes on 2.'.IE OF !'z~crL?TY-DZTI~WE~:T T~,}]L]: A corrunicat~on fret. ~r. J. D. consideration of ~i~C.02: net CaSh to th~. city, and advising that he can aec no Delln-uent Ta~: Collector and t~at the follo,..;in~ Crdinange be ~laped u~cn itt flr~t } r. }'inton ....................... (/~!0!57} Ar,. CRDIL.~LCE ~roviiin~ for t %e s~le of ~ro~erty lo:~ted on the n~rth side of ~'cDo~ell Avenus, N. E., ~%st of reach Eoa~, destribtJ as Lot 15, 3~r~<siale Addition, f. ff~c~l ~<o. 2321135, by the City of Roanoke to Seymore J. domes, at a consideration of ~!LT.OC nstcash to the city, and authorlzlng the ~E iT ORDAI~ED by the Council cf the git} of .~oanche % 'at sal~ be ky t~e city to Seymora J. Jones of ~ro[erty !o:ated on the north side cf [.cEo;{el! Avenue, N. 5., east of [each ko,d, described as Lot 15, Jarksdale ,'.ddftion, Cfficial No. 2021155, at a consideration of ~i&C'.O0 net cash to t~.c city. BL IT FU~THE~ CR~;,i~[ZD t~:at the Froycr city officer~ ~e, ani %heys re hereby authorized, directed and er.~o ~ereJ, fnr and on teha!f of the city, to and deliver a ire[er deed ufon the ~orm to be Fre~ared by th= City Attorney, cent-eying, %;ith General .[~rPant}- of Title, %%e said Fro~er%y to sail or to ~homsoevur he may direct in writin£, delivery thereof, however', not made until ~aid n~ cash cons!deration kas ~een Faid in full. The Crdtnance Pavin~ been rea J, was laid over. REFOET3 CF OFFI~ER~: LIHRARY-ZM.t'f~D FARM: The City Fan~cer submitte~ ~.ritten reFort, together with uo~.cunications rece!v{J from Fiss Lorna Denison, Frs. Belle F. Denison, BishoF :io~ert C. Jett ~nJ N~o. Jett, oF[osin~ the lo:stion of the new Cn motion of Fr. Cronin, secon~e~ by Fr. Hunter and unanimously reccr.-en~e~ th2t Officer Ca!lis he laiJ his r=Fular sslar; for an additional (.1CI~) A X~;ZO~UTICN auth:rizln- ani dfr=.-t!n~ that E. ~. Callis, ~:c3unt ~f [erszn~! injury reeei'.'~J in lfna of duty, te [~i~ his reuul~r sa~ry for an aJditicnal perioJ not to e>:zecd si::ty Jay~ from $e!te~l~r 19, 1949. [For full tez% of E%5olution, see Ordinan:e So~k No. lo, by Fr. Crcnin and a~o[ted hy the fo!iowin[ -~e: Tr. ~ Jmto~ ............................ Au~ ~' st 21, wit: a reF2es% from the Roanoke Fair, Incorporated, for the [rivilege ~f using the s%adi=- an~ ~Taher Field fror. AufusL 2~, 19fO, to Saitember 2, 1950, inclusive, for the [u~ose cf Futtin[ cn en arricuttural fair, unJer the sar.e %erm~ and condition~ )fr. Dillard roYe4 t~Jt Council concur in the re¢o,-.~en't~tion of the City )an~er an:i of£ereJ the fo!lo%;~nF Kesolut~cn: (jlOl~9) A RE~0LUTIC~J author~zin~ tke City )'anarer, for and on the C~%y of Roanoke, to enter ~nto contract w~th the ;~.er~can o'~ner of tko 5loanoke Fair, lncorlorated, f.~r use of I'aher Field and s~Hce under at a recital of ~l,HO0.OO; also, u~e of sts~iur~ for the sarc of ~HC.OO [er day. (For full text of k~olut~on, s er Crdinance Hook ~o. b) I'r. Cronin arid alo;ted by t~e fzllo;~in~ ~ r. ~inton ................. 4. !eslre under,round stre~-t lir~tin? therein it ~Duld kave tc 287 ~88 AFter a £ur:her discussion o£ the ~.atter~ 7'r; Dillard roved t~t rrovistcn be stricken fro~ the contrec:,tha: the contract ~e af~roved ~ith the exclusion of the said Frovisian and that the }ayor and the City Ulerk be autho~zed to execute ~are, )'r. Dillard offerlnr the following Kesolution: for street lf-~tinr 5et~ee~ t'.~e AF[alachian Electric ~'o%~¢r Co~[3ny and the City of ~oanoke, ~s a~roveJ by C~ty Council at ~ts r,-g[Alar r:eet~n~ on Se;%erbe~ 12~ an~, also, t~ acce:%, on %ebalf of said City~ ss~d con;~ny's offer to furnish City sll electric curr~nt %~at it t:ay nfed for City us~5 ~n ~:ro~ert)' o',ned o~ [For [~!1 text of Rea~lution, ~ Crdt:~ance ~ook No. 16, [a[e b~.' ~ r. Cror. in ? ~ ado~te~ by the fo!!o..,in~ vote: ['y. 5 [ntcn ...................... )2:.Y2: [fore .............. C. [)[r. Edw:~rJs alsent) TJUY~iL: U}io ~%ty ~:nafer brought to the attention of Council a cc~un~caticn re-_~vEd from ~ r. [[icnnr~ T. 3utcliffe, General Chairman of [uti'er Les~ .e ~f the Lut~.eran Synod of Virf[nia, exiressinff [~-recna] an2 the ~[O'.EC}[~ ~.%2 CC~.~FI~Y: Council un,er date of ~ay 2&, l~&~, by Zes~lution ~e[_ter%er l&, 1929, before the Federal Fow~r Cor. n~ission in ~[azhin~ton, D. EEFZLTS OF CC)! !TTEE3: ~[cne. UhFIL!SHED BUSi~,ESS: :[one. CCLSiDEXAYiC:. CF ':LAId'S: K0ne. II~TLCiUCTiCI: ,LI.D ~;::IDEEATIC:~ :F ORD!I~A~ CE3 Ai~D RZSCLUI!2, i;S: m m SICD~S: Council having at its last reeting taken under consideration draft of Ordinance pnov~d~n'? for the ~e~ulat~on of %he erection and of s~ns, etc., as pre~a~ed b}' %he C~%y Attorney, ~r. Dillard moved %ha% follow~n~ Ordinance be placed u~on ~ts firs% reading. The r. ot~on was seconded b ~ r. C~onin and adopted by %he follo~n~ AYES: }'essrs. Cranin, Dillard, Hunter, and %k~ }'~. )lint on ..................... NAYS: ]~one ......... O. {~[r. Edw~Js absent~ (~10161) l~ ORDINAl, CE ;rovidin~ for the reEulation of the erection of licenses, [ermits ams ~nnuel ins[ec%ion~ fixin~ ~nDlties for vlolaticns; re~alinr all ordinances in co~f!ic~ with this [For full text of Oudinance, see Crdinanse ~ook l~s. i~, The Or~in~nce havin~ keen re~d~ wDs l~id over. a~[roxi~ately fou:'teen acre~ of 15nd lyin? in th~ Tcunty o~ Roanoke 5mi a~joinin of ~ Deed of E::ae~ent; ~kereupon, ~r. ~r~nin move~ that the foil~;in~ he ~lace~ [.~lOlO2) A~2 CED!~2%i~'Z author!zin~ anJ directin~ tke pro,er )fficers, for courses an~ to the extent showa on ~lan :~o. 376~, on file in %he office of ~nd until such ~atntenance sXall be taken over hi.' some Fublic authority. '289 '2.90 BE IT OEDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the pro,er City officials ~e, and they are hereby authorized and directed, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to execute a Deed of Ease~e~t between the City of Koanoke and Lacy ~assie frantin~ to the sa~d Lacy }ass~e an easemu:A% over an~ across %he no'~ belon~1n~ %~ %he Clty of .Roanoke at %k~ location &nd ~ %he extent sh*~n F~an 5o. 376~, on file ~n the office of tko City Engineer of Ho~oke City and under the condition that the said Lac~ ~'asste ~hall construct an~ :.atntain sai~ ro3~ unless an~ until such rainten~n~e sSall be taken over by so~;e ~ub!~e The Crdtnan:e hav~nr been res~, was laid over. AL~ZXATION-OE'TEE CC[~OTRU2?I~:~: The City Attorney su~r:t%te] draft of e~erfency Crdinanre, FroviJln~ ~or %~ condemnation of a [erfetual easement ~or a rlcht-of-~ay over K~erty in the qarden C~ty 5rea belo~in~ %o J. H. Dearer; ~keruuFon, ~r. ~{unter offcre,t %kc folIo~in~: (,~1016~] A~:t~n. _IL~.,,~.;'"~- FroviJtnc for the con~¢nn~ticn of a easement fcra right-of-way for se~Jer3 ~n the C~ty of lio~nok , Virginia, a~ {For f 1! t:xt of Crlin:ncc, see Crdin::nce ~o~k }~D. 16, }age LO1} ~r. ~{untgr rov~ the a ~o[ticn of t}'e Ordinance.ike motion %~s ~onieJ by ~'r. } inlon .................. ',. N..YO: Non.~ ......... O. '~Nr. L~.~ards absent) a ri~ht-of-;~ay over [r,oferty in the %f5shin?ton keickts area belon6in~ to E. L. (,!OI6L] ~V.~ CTCi~'CE yrov!din? for t~e conJemnation of a (For full te>~t cf Crdim~n~e, aec CrZinan~e Bc~k 5o. !6, Face Nr. Trcnir~ 5n~ a~orted by the fcl!owinr rote: ~';/.YS: !:cn~ ......... C. {! r. E!'~Jar,is absent) :CTIC:;3 A:,.5~ ISCELi..~.RZCU3 LI2RARY-EL}~,.~C,3 PAK}i: }.{r. CPonin brou~h% to the attention of Counzil the sulien harraFe of l~ttera, caris, ballots, etc., beinS r~ceiv~d in the office of the City Ulerk with tabard to the location of the flew public !i~rary, much of correspondence a~vocRtin? th~ l~c~ticn of t~e library at some sFot other than Elf'<oDd ~5r7~, ~'r. Cronin [ointinr cut t~at Council has held sevecal hearin~s on ~ro~osa! ~uilJin~ %o ~e erected in the r:crth,;est corner cf Zlr.',;ood [ark be set k~ck one hun!roi fee% f~m t~e ~ro~erty lin~ cn Jeffarson Strait, voicin- the ouinion that eitLar t~e %~)~y skoulJ stick by its de~i~ion and insist that tko Library Board carry out the current library $:lans as soon as $~osslble~ or that the decision should be re3cinded, ~r. Crontn con~ludln? %hlt he feels %he ~'emoFlal Fhn will preserve El~wood Par~a s a ~r~: fo~ all ti~e %o co=.e, ~.hereas ~f %~ero are no buildings ~n %he lark, a future Coun~l micht turn ~% ~n%o ~ome%h ~n~ else. In a discussion of the matter, ~r. D~lltrd stated t~at he coLld see r(ascn %.~y the current llhrary ~lan~ ghoul] not be carried out i~r.c~ta%ely. ~.~r. Hunter, anj the [resident, ~'r. ~in%on, a~rced that s~nce Council already aFFroved the curr~nt l~brary $1ans th(y should bc carried out, tut that t~e L~krar~ ~oard should be civan an opportunity to first d!sc~s~ th= ~t%~r '~ith Counr~l. !9:,9. ~ r. [[u~te~ ......................... 291 ~ro~?.r school a~thorit les be requested to ex[edite the ~.atter of furnishin~ shower facilities at the school in connection with its athleti~ activities. The motion ~'ss ~econded by }'r. Hunter an~ unanimouslyad~fte]. I[d'ITLTIC~IS: }r. HunLer brought to the attention of Council, city officials s~ ~eForters mttendinr Council reetinfs an ~nvitation f~n th, Blue Ridge Game an] F~sh Association %0 attend its annus! outin~ ~d 3anboree to be held at o'clock, rt~ni~ht, suffe~ %o be served at 6:3C o'clock, p. n. l'r. Dillard z~ved thqt % e invitation ke acce~led ~ith thanks. Tn~ rotion ;.-as se~cnJe3 by 3'r. Cronln and unanlr, ously iRIFFi;: ]'r. Hun%er b~u~ht %o the attention of Council and the City 3treet zout}; of ~{oanoke .~iver 3~-in~- footha!l aJfoininr the I tClanahan $ro~erty~ in t~t t~e rra%'el his teen %~ns~e~ COUNCIL, SPECIAL Thursday, September 15, 19&9. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in special meetin~ in the Circuit Court Room in the }'unicipal Building, Thursday, Seftenber 15, 19~9, at 12:00 o'clock, noen, for the ~u~t-ose of receivin~ and o[enin~ bids and awarding sale of ~2,678,~O.~ Bond~ of the City o~ Ro~oke, Virginia, de=i~na~ed ~2,1~,~.~ Public School Bonds, Series DD, $~2~,~.OO Public Library Bonds, Series EE, and $150,~O.OO Public Health Center Bonds, Series FF, ~he Presiden~, l~r. Ein~on, presiding. PRESENT: l'essrs. C~nin, Dillard, ~wards, liun~er, and the Presid~, l~r. l~ln~on ........................ OFFICER~ ~ESE;;T: tr. Ar~hu~ S. ff~ena, City lana~er, Er. R~dol[h G. 'a~i~tle, City Attorney, sad }-r. H. R. Yata~, City Audl~r. B0/tDS: ~ ap~artna, by Hesolu~ion I~o. 9979, adolted on Lhe ~h da2 of l~ay, 19~9, that the City Clerk ~s directed to advertise for bids for tLe sale ~2,1OO,C~O.~ of ~he ~,2C~,~O.OO of bonds authorized a~ an election held-on the 1st day or ~[arah, 19~9, to defray Che cos~ or [era:nen~ ~ublic iapro~'a~et:~a, acquisition of site~ for, construction o~, eomlle~ion of, a dditiona ~o and imrrove~ents ~n publi~ school buil4incs; that, by Heaolu~ion l:o. 997~, adopted on the kth day of lay, 1919, the City Clerk '~a directed ~o adve~'tiae for bids the sale of ~28,~O.O9 of ~nda authorized at an elec~ioa Held ca the la~ day of $'arch, 19~9, to p~ovide additional ffUZAdm ~O pay ~or the cos~ or a nes~ publi~ inprovemen~ in th~ City of Roanoke, Vlrainia, ~o-~ei~: a ne~ public and that, by Resolution ho. 9977, ~do~ted on ~he ~th day of [~y, 19~9, ~h~ City Clerk ~as directed to advergise for bids for ~he sale of ~.150,000.~ of ~nda authorized a~ an etec~ioa held on the ~g day of l[arch, 19C9, to ~rovide f~da pay for the cost of acquirin~ a site for, and construction of, a ne~.z ~ublic im~rovenen~ in t~a City of R~n~ke, Virsinia, to-'~i~: a sublic healzh cente: tl~e said bids to he Frea~:~ted to Council at ~:OO o'clock, noon, Th~aday, Septembe~ 15, 19~9, ~ursuaa~ to adver, tise~ mid due no~ice of sale, ~he said adver~ise~t reae~in~ the risht to ~Le city to rejec~ any aid all bids, and in accordance ~'i~h said Resolution% a dver~ise~.en~ and publicity, ~he a dver~is~en~ ~rovidin~ that proposals ~ould be received for the ~chase of ~he ~t~ole, b~ no~ any part of the ~2,67a,OOO.~ Bonds of the Cigy of Roanoke, Virginia, desi~ated ~2,1CO,0OO.~ Fublic School Bonds, Series DD, ~2~,O~.OO Public Library ~onds, Series E~, erg ~150,COO.OO Public Health Cen~er Sonda, Series Fr', t~etva ~ida prese:lted to the body. In this connection, the President, Lm. I[in~on, ~a~ed ~ ~elo~e the bids were opened, Council ~ould lika ~a kno-~ if any bidder preaen~ did not fully un~eratant ~.e pro,caRl, ~.~hether myone preseng ~J no~ been ~iven an op~orLunity to subml~ bids, and if there ~ere any questions on ~he lar~ of those ~-ho had sub~i~te~ proposals relative to te~.s and conditions upon whi:h ~he kid~ had been submitted. 294 sale, the President, l:r. }[intonl requested the City Clerk to proceed w/th the o~enin.r of tho bids. After the o~entn? and readln? of the bids~ on ~otioo of ~r, Ed~ards~ seconded by Y~. H=nter an1 un~ninously adored, they were referred ~o the Auditor for tabu~tioa and to report to Council as promptly as ~o~sible, Council recessin~ to await the report of the City Auditor. tfte~ the ~cess, the City AuJltor subnltted a radiation of the bids rate ~o ~he city of 1.99~)7g as the lo~e~t ~id; ~reu~oa~ [:r. Dllla~ off,red follo~tn~ Resolu~lo~ ~rovl,~in~ f~r the sale of ~2~67~C00.00 ~aJs of t,i~ Ci[p of ~oanok% ~ir~inia~ de~i~nate~ ,~2~1~0.00 Fubltc School doads~ Serie~ i~C00.~ Public Libra~' ~onds~ Ser/e~ EE~ ~n~ ~5C~.00 Public HeaILh Ceater (~10166) A RE~LUT/O~ to sell to [al~ey~ SL~r~ ~d Comyany~ inc.; Associates ~2,67~,000.00 ~o~:ds of ~he City of ~oanoke, Vir~inia, designated ~2,1OO,O00.O0 Fublic' School Bonds, Series DD, ~&2~,~O.O0 Public Aibrary Series EE, and ~I~O,CO0.~ Fubllc Heal%h ~enter Ponds, Series F~, at %he ~id (For ftll rex% of 5eso]u%ion, see Ordinsnce Book ~o. 16, ~aFe by ~.~r. Oronin and ado~te~ by the followinr AYkf: i-es~s. Oronin, Dil]3~, Edwa~s, }{~%er, an~ the ~residen%, ~'r. }. inton ........................ i~AYS: None .............. O. ~[r. Cron~n %hen norad t~.at %~e City ~lerk ~e%u~ %o the unsuccessful bJdde; the certified cke~ks deFosited %~i%h tkeir bids. The mo%ion was seconded by D~llsr~ ani unanimously adop%ed. ihere kein~ no furtker business, Council adjourned. AFFEC V ED Monday, September The Council of the City of Roanoke net in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the ~uniaipal Baildisg, l:on~ay, September 19, 19~9, at 2:00 o'ulock, p. m., the regular meeting hour, with the president, 12. l~intcn, presiding. PRF. S~T: i:esars. Crenin, Dillard, Edwards, 'Hunter, and the President, }ir. ltin tea ............ 5. ABS]~T: Nona---O. OFFICERS PBES~T: 'Mr. Arthur S. Owens, City }*.anager, }.ir. Randolph O. Whittle City Attorney, and 1M. Harry R. Yates, City Auditor. The meeting was opened with a prayer by the Reverend Jesse E. Davis, Pastor of the Virginia Heights Baptist Church. ]/II~TES: Copies of the minutes of the meetings held on September 6, 19&9, end September 12, 19~9, having been furnished each norther of Council, upon motion of Ar. Edm:ards, seconded by IM. Hunter and unanLnously adopted, the reading v:as dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HEARING OF C~TI~ENS I~FON P~BLIC BOARD OF ASSESSORS: Judge $ohn 1!. Hart, Co~iasioner of Revenue, appeared before Council, deploring the fact that to date of eighty-five maps for the annexed territory information requirer by his office has been furnished by the Engineering Department for only thirty-five of the naps, pointin~ out that the Board of Assessor: must have all of these ~aps v:hen they begin their duties the first of the }~ar, ad- vistn~ that it is his understanding Mr. J. ~. Hildebrand, Assistant City Fmzfneer, is to be appointed Plannin; Engine.er for the Planning Board, and asking that Hildebrand be retained in the Engineerin.; Department until the approaching real estate senescent is completed. No action was taken on the matter. I[]IL I/0~AI~: A ~oup of representative~ from the Roanoke l:erchunts Asso- ciation, with Mr. Leo F. Henebry acting as spokesman, appeared before Council and ,resented a comunicatien, asking that [he Roanoke tlarchants Association be granted ermission to erect and maintain a neon-liE, bred star approximately one hundred feet in height on the site of the old observation tower on the top of L~ill }fountain in accordance with terms ann conditions outlined in the eo~.-~micetion, the display to be lighted for religious,patriotic and other special occasions, 2ir. Henebry a~visin~ that plans are in the process of heine formulated for smaller stars in the section during the Christmas season ~'~hich will be presente~ to the body at a later date v.'hen the plans are perfected. After a discussion of the request, Kr. Pleater pointing out that the city ~le~ns to eventually restore the observation tower on its former site, a_nd Council leinE of the opinion that permission should be cmanted the Boanoke iierchants Asso- ciation for the erection and maintenance of the star indefinitely, subJ~3t to termination of the permission at any tine by Council, !;r. CrOnin su~gesting that consideration be given to lighting the display every day of the year and moved that 29t" the followin6 Ordinance ~e plsoed upon its first reading. '~ne notion was seconded t II,re Dillard and sdopted by the follow~ vote~ ~ ~e~rs. ~rcn~, Dillard, ~ward~ ~ter~ ~nd ~e President, NAYS; H~e tion ~ erect and maintain a neon-lifted st~ appzox~tely one h~red feet in hel~t on the site of the old observation to.er on th~ ~p of lflll ~[o~ta~ to the approval o~ the City ~lneer, ~der certain ter~ ~ BE IT OB~D by the Go.oil of the City of R~noke that pernission ~nd Is hereby granted %o the Roanoke {Iarehants ~s~lation ~ erect and ~iutain a ueon-li~ted st~ approx~at~y one hunted f~t in height un the site of ~e old observation t~::er on th~ ~p of }iill lfo~ln, subject to the appr~al o~ the Oity ~Elaeer, ~der the ~ollo;'~ terns and oon~ltionu: 1. No o~=ercial a~vertisia~ of any narco shall be ~ermitted on this display. the responsibility of the Roanoke ]left.ts ~s~iation. 3. ~e peri.ion hereby granted ~ay be tern~ated at any t~e by the Co~cil of the Oity of Roanoke, an~ upon such temPs%ion, said display sba1! be pr=nptly moved~ without cost to the city. ~ne 0rdina~e hav~g been read, was laid over. ~DP~O~ ~IO P0%~ C01T.%}~: Oo~oll at its last r~ar neet~ ~v~E adopted Resolution I~o, 10160, authorizing ~d direot~g the l[ayor and the City Clerk to execute a c~%ract for street li~t~g with the Appalaohl~ ~tric Power OonP~y, upoa the exclusion of the follow~g words from Part I of the c~traot "~ outside of ~ea ~'~!ch ~e C~p~y now designees as its ~der~ro~d distribution s~t~ as shov:n ~ ~ap of E!eotric Under~o~d ~ of the Ro~oke Bus.ess Seoti~, dated August 22~ 19&9, attached hereto, the Ci%y requires the Conp~y to ~rnish street if~tl~ with ~ts wires ~der~o~d, the~ the G~pa~ s~ll be paid the dif- far.ce between the cost of the ~en conventional overhead street little as then provided by the Oonp~y an~ the cost of the ~der~o~d street li~ting. ~e City ~ill pay to the C~p~y the cost of st~dards, fixtures ~d conduits for bridge !i~tl~v, ~. Leon~d G. Euse, Att~ney, represent~ the Appa~chian ~o~'er C~p~y, appeared before Co~c~, advising %hat the words have been deleted ~r~ the said contract, but that the following ~ords have been inserted in their ~lace, ~. ~use ~phasiz~g that the n~ wor~l~ is f~ th~ p~pose of risking It cle~ ~hat ~e c~trac% covers overhead stree~ li~ting only: "~!s contr~t for ~l~t~E, except in the area desig~ated by the o~mny as its ~der~o~d diseribu- ~lon syst~ as shown on l~p of ~ectriu Undergro~d ~ea of R~noke business seotio~ ~ted A~ust 2~d, 19&9, attached hereto, is for overhead li~ting of ~e k~d provid ~d by the c~p~y mt the tine of the exeouti~ of this c~tract. ~e City will pay ~o the 0onpany the cost of st~d~ds, fixt~es a~d conduits f~ bridge Co.cA1 ~nd!cating its appro~l of the revision in Part I of ~e contract, ~r. Dillard offered the foll~ing ~ergency ~esolution: {~10168) A RESOLUTIOI~ authorizing and directing the ]!ayor and the gity Clerk, For and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, Vir6inia, to execute a contract for street .ighting between the Appalachian Electric Power Company and the City of Roanoke, ated the 1st day of September, 19~9, and approved by City Council at its regular .eeting on September 19, 19&9, and, also, to accept, on behalf of said City, said eo~peny~s offer to furnish the City all electric co, trent that-It ~y ~ee~ for City uses on property ~ne~ or lease~ by the C~ty, other t~ for street ll~t~g or res~le, et · rate of one ~nt ~er ktlow~tt-ho~; repeelt~ ~e~lution No, 101~0, adopte~ ~pt~ 12, 19~9, ~d provldl~ for ~ (~r f~l text of ~e~olutlon see 0rd~oe Book )~o, 16, Pa~ ~, D~ ~ve~ the a~optlo~ of the ~esolutton, l~e motion was seconded by ~, Cron~ end adopted by the foll~ng AYe: 'Ees~s, Cretin, Dlll~d, E~w~rds, E~tert and ~e Pre~1d~t~ NAYS: None--~-~. ~ FIND: Co~cil havoc under date of August 16~ 19&8, adopted Resolu- tion No. 9589~ consenting to the assl~en~ to Bo~oke Baseb~l, I~orp~ated, of a lease f~r certa~ baseball facilities at l~her Field between the C~ty of ~mnoke ~nok~l~ Baseball Corporation for the term begl~ing Norther 1, 19~7~ and ~g October ~1, 19&8~ w~th the rl~t ~d option ~ the lessee ~ r~ew the lease for )ne year by g~v~ ~ffitten not,ce of its intention so to do on or bef~e Sept~b~ )1~ 1928, ~d ~uthorl~i~ th9 City Mamger ~ ~ter into a n~ a~e~ent for the Oaseball facilities at ~her Fleld~ and Roanoke Baseb~l, ~oorporated~ u~on ass~- lnE the lease of the Ro~oke-Sal~ Baseball Corporation, ~vi~ not~fied the C~y of ~noke~ p~lor to ~pt~ber 30,. 19~S, of its in~ention to r~ew lease as a~resaid for o~e year~ 1~. T~ Stockto~ Fox~ Attorney~ l~. J. Clarke Wray~ Preside~t~ an~ ~. H. ~rby~ Seore~ry, represent~n~ ~o~oke Baseb~l~ ~orp~ated, ap~ared before 3o~oil~ advistn~ ~ha~ ~ey have been negotiat~ ~lth the City l~nager for a new lease upon the expiration of the present one~ but ~at ~ey have bee~ unable to to a satisfactory a~e~ent~ and ~at~ consequ~tly, they are appe~lng before to ask that s~eone be desk,ted with ~ they ~t continue f~th~ ne~tiations, ~ a discuss[os of ~e ~tter, }~. Fox e~laine~ that the ~in ~ffor~ce of )pinion between the City ~aEer ~d ~oanoke Baseba11~ Inc~p~ated~ is that the git I~ager w~ts the corporation to pay five ~er o~t on a~issions for ~e term ~ov~ber 1~ 19~8, ~o Otto%er ]1, 19&9, I~. Fox advisin~ t~t his clients ~ve c~siderable among of ~ney on repa~s ~d inprovements to ~e baseba~ field ~er F~eld d~ing the past year and ~t ~ey are unable to ~ay ~y more t~n ~e )1~500.~ a~ual re~tal ~=ov[ded for ~ the ~ase th~ ass~e~. ~ a f~ther discussion of the ~tt~ the City ~naE~ advised that ~e )~poration ~nts a 20-y~ lease~ but ~at he ~oes not favor a long-ter~ lease ~ ~at in any event the lease ~o~d not be for nero th~ ten ye~s. ~e third po~t of difference ~as as ~ whe~ or not the city or the ba~ :l~b wo~d be~ the cost of ~rov~ents~ ~. Wray c~1~ attention to ~e nee~ for a new ~dst~ ~d advisin~ that ~f the ball club pays five per cent on a~issions ~er a ~ew lease he feels the city should b~ the cost of ~r~ts~ ~. ~ta~g that the ba~ club would be wi~i~ ~ be~ 9laoe~ on the ~e basis as ers~s rent~ the sta~l~ if ~e city wo~d be~ the cost of the ~provements. It apFeari~ that ~oenoke Baseb~l~ ~corp~ate~, is requesti~ that since t has been ~ble to reach ~y a~e~ent with the City ~ger for a new lease, n order to ~ve baseball In ~oanoke next ye~ it ts necessary that the ball club 297 advise its parent slu~, that it has a place to play baseball next yeer~ that the ,resent lease be extended fc~ another yser on the basis of n rental of $2,000,00 par ~an~ instead of the $1,500,00 provided for in the present lease~ and that Council appoint s oamaittee to either negotiate or work out plane for a lens-term lease between the city and the ball club on the present site~ ~I0h negotiations could begin in the near fut~xe and when an agxesaent is reached such agreement could be in effsat as of Hovemher l, 19~9, l~ro Cronin moved that the request of Roanoke Baseball, Inaorporated, be concerted in and offered the following Resolution, au- thorizing and directing the City Attorney to prepare the temporary lease and to present sa~ to the b~dy at Its next regular meeting on September 26~ (~1016~) A RF~OLUTION authorizing and direetin~ the City Attorney to pre- pare s temporary lease by and between the City of Roanoke, ¥1rginin, and Roanoke Baseball, Incerporated, upon substantially the sa~e terms as the lease ~ade ~nd ~utered ~nto on the first day of l~ove~her, l~l~?, by and between the city of Roanoke ¥ir~lnia, end the Roanoke-Salem Baseball Cor~oration, except that the annual rental shall be $2,000.00 for the term and that the first mentioned lease shall be dated September 26, 19~9, and shall embrace the term beginning November 1, 19~9, and endin~ October 31, 19~0, on which said date said lease, by its terms, shall terminat and to present the s~e to Council at its meeting on September 26, 19&9. {For full text of Resolution sec Ordinance Book No, 16, Page &lO) 'Mr. ~ronin moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e notion was seConded IM. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Oronin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and the President, Mr. ~in ton ............ HAYS: Hone .... 0. ~r. Cronin then moved that a comittee of three be appointed by the Eay~r for the p~rpose of negotiating with Roanoke Baseball, Inoorpcrated, for a long-teton lease for baseball facilities at ~Mher Fleld, with a view of replacing the t~porery agreement with the long-term one. The motion was seconded by l!r. Edwards and enan i~ously adopted. Later daring the meeting, the President, Mr. l!inten, appointed Eessrs. Cronin, Edwards and Hunter to serve on the cc~nittee, the City Manager, the City Audltcr and the City Attorney to r~ork with the comittee in its negotiations. ~0NIh~: Ordinance No. 10002, providing for the reZoning from Special Resi- dence District to Business District of property located on the north side of Patton Avenue, N. E., between Co~mnon~eslth Avenue and Fourth Street, described as Lots Nos. 15~, 155, 15~, 157 and 158, ~ard ~, Roanoke Land ~ Inprov~lent Co=peny Map, havin~ previously been before Coancil for its first reading on ~ay 23, 1~9, read and laid over, and the Planning Board and the Board c~ Zonin~ Appeals, upon the holding of a public hearing and a reconsideration of the matter, having recc~z~anded that the prope~rty in question not be rezoned, and I..M. George P. La?~ence, Attorney, representing the Citizens Undertaking Establishment, Incorporated, owner of Lot 15~, having reqaested that final action on the matter be held in abeyance antil the present nesting, !!r. Lawrence again appeared before the body, advising that his client wishes to conduct an undertaking establlshennt on his property and that he can nee no valid reason ~hy the lot should not be rezcned for this purpose. In this connection, Mr, ~emes .C. l~axtin~ Attorney, t~ether with l~r. Charles E, I~wk~ns, appeared ~f~e Co.oil, a~le~S that the ~ner of avery lOt ~loc~ Is opposed to the cond~at~ of ~ ~dert~ es~bll~nt ~ this block, ~ter a lengthy ~lsa~sion of ~e ~tter~ ~. ~llard mc~ed ~at Co.oil con a~ In the reC~ndation off the Pla~ln~ Board ~d ~e Bo~t of ~ Appe~ that the request to re.ne ~t 1~ be deniet~ ~d, f~th~, that no c~e be ~fle as to Lots 15~, 1~6, 157 ~d 158. The ~tl~ ~a~ seconded by IM. Or.in and ~n~usly adapted. P~;SXONS: A ~Xoa%ion from ~!r. ~rd~ L. Wl~s, a re~X~e~ ~ho served in th~ Poli~e ~par~t seven%~ ~ears and was retired ~n 19)9 on ,hysical disability at a pension of $~).78 a month, ask~ that his pensi~ ~as B~oxe 0a motion of ~M. Ed~:ards, seconded By IM. Cr~ a~ ~n~ous~ adopted, the request ~as referred to ~e City }~ager to have the 0ity Physici~ ex.ina XM. ~[llls ~th a view of ascerta~tng whether or not his present di~bllity is due [nJ~y received in line of duty. S~EET WID~;~IG; A petition s~ed by a n~ber of citizens, ask~g Chap~n Avenue, S. if ., be widened between t~att~rson Avenue ~d ~'~eatieth Street, ~:as ~fore Co~cil. 0n motion of tit. H~ter, seconded by ~. 0ronia aal ~an~o~sly adopted, the ,etltion ~as referre% to ~he 0i%y IIanager for stu~, report ani reco==en~ation ~N~fG: A co~maicati~a f~on ;Ir. W. ~een, aski~ ~at p:operty located the east side of';;i~s Street, N. E., ao:th of Oarv~ (L~) Avenue, descried as Lots 1, 2, 3 and ~, Section S, Willi~son Grovee IMp, be re.ned fr~ Resinate Distriat to ~ ~dustrial District, v.~s ~fore Codicil. 0a motion of Mr. ~ds, seconded by 21r. Cr~ and ~n~ously adopted, the request was referred to the Pla~g Bo~d for lnvesti~tion, report and recom- a~dation to Oo~cil. 0~ ~A~: A co~ca~ion ~om }M. ~. ~. Uouell, D~reotor of the Division ~f C~rections, advises that the Jail of the City of Roanoke ~as inspired on A~ust 31, 19&9, and e~losing a report on the ~spection, was before Co~cil. ~e report ~n~in~g a su~estioa that st~d~d eat~g ut~sila shoed be ~:ovided, ca motion of ~. H~te~, aeconded by Lt. ~ds and ~a~asly a~pted, the ~tter was referred ~ the City Serg~t for attenti~. OI~ ~: A co~icatioa fro~ lJr. R. ~:. ~oue~, DJ:actor of the Division of C~rections, advis~g that ~e police lockup of the City ~ Ro~oke ~as ~spected on ~gust 31, 19&9, an~ enclosin~ a report ~ ~e inspection with the Cogent %hat the lockup ~s Eone t~ou~ a c~plete tr~fo~atioa as f~ as cle~ll. ness Is concerned, ~as b~ore Co~cil. ~e repot was ord~ed filed. BU~-OI~ ~: Copy of a ~m~cation from the O~pe~attom Board to the City ~eas~, approving the request of the City ~eas~er for authority to pay the collecto~ ~ his office $225.~ ~r ~a~ begt~g Septe~er 1, 19&9, the 2.99 800 approTal bain6 subject to the aonenrreaee of. City CoUnell~ mas before the body, It appearing that the City Treasurer has not ~ada such a reqaest to Counol! on notion of ~tro Edwards, seconded by '~r, Cronin and uunnhnousl~ adopted, the City Clerk wes instructed to ask the City Treasurer to present his request to the body TRAFFIC-BRIDGES{ A aomunicetion from lira, Frank Hancook~ auSEestin6 that a bridoa be constructed on Fixer Street, So E°~ t~on Ca~pBemm Avenue to Shenandoah Avenua~ to elininnte the traffic congestion, was before Council° On motion of l/r, Edwards, seconded b7 {ir, Hunter end unan~ously adopted, the CO=~unication was referred to thc City t'aneSer for his lnfornatinn, CITY IM. NAG~q: A co~nunication from l~r. Clarence Eo Rl~Ltey, Director of The International City 'h'aungera~ Assoointion, lnvitin6 thc City of Roanoke to be repre- canted by its City ']/anager et the 35th Annual Conference of the International City 't'anagers~ Association to be held at Faln Beach, Florida, D~eember ~-8, 19~9, was before COuncil, Mr. Hunter noved that the cc~nunication be filed. The notio~ was seconded by h'r. F~ward~ and unanimously adopted. G0~:CIL: A cernunieation fron ]tr. Carl H. Chatters, Executive Director of The Anerican ]:unicipel Association, invitin6 the City of Roanoke to be represented et the annual nearing of the Anertcen l.'unicipal Association in 01avelan~, Ohio, November 30-Dec~ber 2, 19/,9, t'as before Council. The coumunicstion ~,'as ordered Clledo R~0ETS OF OFFiGE~S: STREET ~;ID~{II;G: Council having referred the offer of ltr. Henmy B. Boynton, together with the c~currenee of l:esers. L. B. Holyfield, W. C. Yoole and R. Ge~rett, Jr., in coIulcction with properties to be acquired frc=l and eIchan6ed .lth the property o~mers for the wideninE, relocation and extension of Creaton Avenue, S..T:., between 17, ri/~ht Road and Strother Road~ under the terms and conditions con- rained in the offer, to the City {[ansger to detercflne whet will be required of the City to meet the teluus and calditione, he submitted w~ltten report that the esti- hated coat of relocating Crestou Avenue is ~500,00, a~l that the estimated cost Of relocatin6 the water hain is ~],0~0.00, the City 'lfana~er aubnitting draft of an Ordinance prepared by the City Attorney, ~hodyin~ revised terms end conditions. The revised terns end conditions hcin~ acceptable both to the property and Council, llr. DLllard moved that the following Ordinance ~e placed upon its first reading. The notion was seconded by !Lt. Cronin and adopted by the followinE vote: AYF~: ~Zessrs. Cronin, Dfllnrd, Edwards, Hunter, and the ?resident, l~r. l~tnton .............. NAYS: l[one ...... O. ($I0170) AK ORDINANCE accepting certain real estate from Henry B. Boynton, ¥;. C. Peele, L. B. Holyfield and/or Yfalter S. Rutler~. in the Corbieshaw Addition to the City of ~oanuke, for street widening purposes, upo5 conditions hcreinafte~ named; and epprovin6 and authorl~ing the widening, relocation and extension of Creeton Avenue and %Yright Road, ~outhwest, substantially in accordance with Plan No. 3777, dated Au6ust 29~ 19/~9, on file hi the Office of the ~ity ~,~EP-.nAS, Henry B. Boynton, 1~. C. Peele, L. B. Holyfield and/or Walter S. ,! Butler~ have offered ~o donate u~o t~e Oity of Roa~oke~ in ~e s~le~ oerta~ real ~a~te~ In ~he Corbie~ A~ltion to the Oit7 o~ R~e~ f~ a~zee~ ~l~ poses~ u~o~ o~l~ons h~e~a~e~ en~erated~ ~ ~ tho.real es~te so offerod to be d~ted will en~le ~eston ~d WriSt R~d~ ~uthwest, to'bo widened, relooate~ ~ e~ed ~ aocordanoe with P~n NO. 37~ ~ate~ A~u~ ~, 15~9, ~ fllo In ~e Of~c~ of the City ~s~eer; ~,~5, said plan off widenin6~ rolocation an~ extensim of said ~d ~oad has been approved by both the Vl~n~ B~rd ~ the City ~EF0~Es BE ~ ~ by ~e Co.oil of ~e City ~ Ro~oke, ~sinia~ aS foll~s: 1. ~at up~ dolivory to the City of ~o~oke Of a deed ~a W. C. ~oole the real e~tate ~o~ as to be donatefl by h~ on the aforosaid pl~; a deod frc~ L. B. Holyfield ~d/or I;alt~ ~. Butler oonvey~s the real es~te there~ Shown to don~te~ by h~, or them; ~d a deed ffr~ H~y B. ~ton for the real e~te there- on sho~ to be donated by h~ e~oh ocnvey~S 'th~ respective r~al e~tate to ~e o~ Boanoke~ in ~ee s~ple, a~ upon approval off each of said deeds by the Oity At- torney~ the ~d~s~ relocation ~d ext~ion o~ Crest~ Av~e and Wrl6ht R~d~ ~thwest, ~ubst~tially as shown ~ the aforesaid Pi~ No. ~7, be ratifiet and approved and that the proper ~lty officials be and they are hereby authorize~ to close~ quit-cla~ and ab~don the ~lt~s r~ht~ title ~d interest in ~ to that portion off Creston Aveaue ~hor.~ cn th~ afore~ald ~1~ I~o. ~777 to be closed. ~oned ~d quit-claimed. 2. ~at upon delivery ~ the ~lty of all of ~e aforesaid deeds c~tatn~g nates ~d bo~ds descriptions to be prepared b~ the ~ert~ ~p~nt, ~d upon approval o~ the affo~esaid deeds by the City Attorney, the proper City offlcitls and ~ey are hereby authorized ~d directed to c~ply with the follo~ln2 c~ditions: (a) ~s ~ra~la of Creston Avenue from ~ po~t 160 feet West of Wrlsht ~d to the ~st l~e of Strother Road, to be tn accord~ce with Profile 1}~ ~d ~e ~po~aphie~ S~vey off H~y B. Bo~t~ Prop~ty on Creston Avenue, ~o~ as Plan No. each on file ~ ~e Office of the Cl~ ~eer: the City to ~avel aha ms.rain said Crest~ ih) ~plu~ e~th to be placed ~ proper~y of He~y B. ~ton a2 sho~ on Section A.A. off said Plan Zlo. (o) ~ater service l~e to be installed as shown on ~id PI~ No. ~d) ~e work, as outlined ~ (a), (b) and (o) above, to b~ c~pleted ~fore February l, ~e Ord~ce ~g been read, was laid ~ ~OSS~GS: ~e City ~a~ger hav~g been authorized to ~lte repre- sentatives of the P~blic ~oads A~nistraticn~ ~e Vlr~inta S~te ~p~ent of airways ~d the ~folk an~ Western ~tl~y Conp~y to ~eet with ~n, ~e ~ity ~eer, the Chai~ of the Plani~ Bo~d and the Chaim~ of the Sob-c~ttee on Planing and ~n~g off ~e C~ttee oF 100 ~or Pro. ess wl~ reference to a study of ~sde crossings ~ ~e City of Ro~oke, he sub~tte~ ~rttten r~ort that ~ettn¢ ~s hel~ on Septembe~ 15, 19~9~ ~ ~s a reset of ~e meet~g~ askea that · resolution be e~pted~ asking the ¢~g~ta State ~par~t o~ Ht~tmys to t~e a s~vey ~d study of the needs for ~a~e cross.ge ~ the Ulty of Roenoke~ to be asslstea by the Norfolk aha Uestern Railway C~y ~d ~e B~e~a of ~oads A~lstratlon. ao2 M~, Croain moved that Oo~il concur ia the request of the City Hana~er and offe~ed the followinS l~esolution= {~10171} A RESOL~TION requesting the Virginia State Department of Highways to undertake a suxv&¥ and study of the needs for grade crossings in the City of Roanoke, to be assisted by the ~{orfolk and tfestern Railway C~pany and the Bureau of Publio Roads Administration, {~or full text of Resolution see OrdinanCe Book 16, Page Hr. Cronin mOved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hunter and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and the President, 2!inton ............ I~AYS: None .... 0. LIB.~ARY-ELI.~':00D PARK: Council at its last meeting havin~ authorized and directed the Library Board and the city ]~anager to proceed, without delay, to have current library plans caupleted and specifications drawn, the City 'Manager submitted report that immediate action has been taken and that a further report will be presented at the next neetin~ of the body. On motion of 1fro Hunter, seconded by Hr. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the report r, as ordered filed. AIRPORT: Council havin~ previously appropriated $?5,000°00, and signified its willingness to appropriate an additional $100,000.00 to n~tch Federal funds, if and when such funds shall become available, in connection with the construction cf an Administration Building, and necessary appurtenances, at the Roanoke.l:anicipal Airport (Woodru~ Field}, at a total estimated cost of $350,000.00, and the Olty ~aanger havin~ eubnltted a c~unieatian from !Jr. Ora We Young, Regional Adminis- trator, Civil Aeronautics A~ninlstrstioa, advising that $100,000.00 has been t~ata- ~ive!y allocated fr~n.funds appropriated for the fiscal year 1950, in addition to the $75,000.00 previously allocated, f.he City l:anacer presented v;ritten report, to- ether with a subsequent connanication frcn the Civil Aeronautics Administration, uestin~ a formal seknowledce~.ent as to the acceptance of both the $100,000.00, mall as the $75,000.00, by the City of Roanoke, an~t rec ~cm_ue~ded that the City torney be requested to prep~e the proper resolution for ad~ption by Council. Err. Hunter moved that Council concur in the recc~znandation of the City and that the City Attorney prepare and present to ConncLl proper resolution requested. The =orion was seconded by llr. Edwards and unanimously adopted. ~TRE~ LIGHTS: The question of movin~ electric paler poles and ~trea to the of properties on Carlton l~oad, S. ',7., as requested by ~tr. H. B. Hahn, 252~ Carl S. W., having been referred to the City L'ana~er for furthar negotiations with Hahn, the Appalachian Electric Fo~ver C~npany and other interested parties, he submitted v=lttnn report that he does not think it is feasible to confor~ with request in that such action would be setting a precedent which may reflect ~ack in increased rates for other citizens. ~r. Hu~tar moved that Co~cll eenaur in the repor~ of the ~ity 2:snagar ~nd a copy of ss~=e be forv~arded to ].Ir. Hahn. The notion v,~s seconded by and nnaninously adopted. At this point, the City Manager eubmtttad v=ttten report, requesting an session with Council; whereupon, the body recessed for ~n eXecutive BUDGET-SIDe,ALES: After the reoess~ the City Manager submitted written report, requestin~ a transfer of $655°00 from l:aintanance of S~eepcrs to Equll~ent in' the ~treet Oleanins Budgct~ in connection with the purchase of a notorized side- walk sweeper. l~ro Cronin'novcd that Council concur in the request of the City Manager and offered the following e~srgonsy Ordinance: (~10172~ AI~ 0RD]]~/~CE to anend and reenact Section ~?], *Street of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of tho City of l~oenoke, Vlrsinia, on the 31st day of December, 1928, t[o° 9751, and entitled, *An 0r~inance risking epproprintians frcn the General Fund of the City of ~oanoke for the fiscal year beginnin~ ~anuary 1, 1929, end endl~ Dec,tuber ~1, 1~29, and declaring the existence of an enertency." (For full text of Ordinance see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page ~tir. Cronin ::oYe~ the adoption of the Ordinance. The notiun wts seconded by llr. Hunter and adopted by the follow, lng vote: AYES: Eessrs. ~ronin~ Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and the President, Iir. Mint on ........... NAYS: None .... O. WATER D~AB ~T~.~'T: Council herin6 previously n~'~arded a contract to $. Turner, at a total cost of ~22,~05.00, for the construction Of an aerator and ap- purtenances et the Carvins Cove Filtration Plant, the City Manager subnitted fritter report, recommandins that the c~ntract be modified to provide for the inclusion of Excavation, in an enount of $1115].00, a Line Feeder, in the mount of ~2,2~$.00, and a Rstainin~- Wall, in an ar~unt of ~630.00. In this connection, the City I1anager advised that the Excavation item is controversial, there bein~ sene question es to whether or not the original contract is broad enou/~h to cover this itoh. Council being of the opinion that the Lime Feeder and Ratalning ~,'all items should be approved, Ct. Edwards offered the followin~ I~eaolution: {#1017]] i RESOLUTION approving modifications of the contract awarded to $. :f. Turner, at a total cost of ~22,905.00, for the construction of_ an aerator and appurtenances at the Carvins Cove Filtration Plant, to provide for the inclusion off a Lime Feeder, in an m~ount of ~2~2~8.00, and a Retaining %','all, in the anount of {For full text of Eesolution see Ordinance Book NO. 16, Page 212) Mr. Edwards moved the adoptio~ of the ~esolution. The I~tion was seconded by ]/r. ~ronln and adopted by the follo~ir~ vote: AY'~S: l~esers. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards~ Hunter, and the President, Minton ................ NAYS: None .... 0. Counell bein~ of the opinion that the contro~ersial item of E~¢avation, in an anount of $1,15).00, should he referred to the City Attorney, l!r. Edwards so moved. The notion was seconded by l~r. Cronin end unanimously adoptei. ' SID~.~AL~, CUrB AND GUTTer Council having previounly agreed to accept donations of land fron the property owners on Aspen Street, N. W.~ for street widen ln~ purposes, in exchange for sidewalk~ curb and gutter at no cost to the property owners, the City .~Yanager submitted v~itten report that in the widening of the street 304 the proparty of William W. and Irabelle W. Seanson at the northeas~ corner of Aspen Street end Florida Avenue will be da~sgsd in the loss of the. pOrch of the house located on the lot in question and that the Swanso~s have agreed to accept $1,250.00 for the strip of land' required by the City in oo~neotion with the street widenillg project, the City 'Manager reccemnen~lng that the offer be accepted. Mr. Edwards moved that Council concur in thc reco~m~endation of the City ama offered the following eHergenoy; 0r~ina~ce: (~10176) AH ORDINANOE authorizing and directing the City Manager, for and behalf of the City of Roanoke, to purchase from 1llllian ~/. and Irsbslls W. S~ensom 1,250 square feet, more or less, of land being the western portion of Lot 17, Villa Heights Extension Map, located at the northeast corner of Aspe~ Street and Florida Avenue, N. W. ,. at a consideration of $1,250.00, in connection with the eidsning of Aspen Street, }~. ~f., and providing for an e~ergenoy. {For full text of Ordinaocs see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page 'llr. Edwards norad the adoption of the 0rdinanoe. The motion was seconded by Ilr. Hunter and adopted by the following vote: AY~: Messrs. Croain, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and the President, Mr. ltinton ............ NAYS: None ..... O. R~POBTS OF C0}2:IT~EES: UIiFr, tIS~ED BUSIIiESS: None. COI;SID~ATION OF CLA?~I'S: None. II;TROI~JCTIOII AIiD O0N$IDERATICN OF 0RDINANOES AND R~OLUTIONS: ZONING: Ordinance No. 10129, rezoning iron Business District to Light Industrial District property located on the north side of Salem Avenue, S. W., be- tween Tenth Street and Eleventh Street, described as Lots 1 to 8, inclusive, Block 17, Or. ~. Yr. ~'sbb ~Map, having previously bean before Co,nail, read end laid over, again before the body, ltr. Hunter offering the following for its second reading end final adoption: ~101~9) AN 01~D~21AHOE to a~nd and reenact Article I, Section 1, of Chapter 51, of the ~ode of the City of Boanoke, Virginia, in relation to Zoning. (For f~ll text of Ordinance see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page Mr. Hunter norad the adoption of the Ordinance. The notion was seconded by ~tfr. Cronin s. nd adopted by the following vote: A~ES: Eessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and the President, Minton ............. 5 · NAYS: None--0. SALE OF PROPER~f-D~II~Q~IT TAXES: Ordinance I~o. 101~2, providing for the sale of t~o lots located on tho sou~h side of Norfolk Avenue, S. E., between Seventeenth Street and Tinker Creek, described as the western part of Lot 31~, ~nd the eastern p~rt of Lot 3~, Block 13, RL~I-Tayloe, to Ralph Nester, at a considera- tion of $150.00, havin~ previously been before CoUncil, read end laid over, was again befcme the body, Er. orenin offering the following for its second reading and finsl adoption: (~10152~ AN ORDINANOE p~ovidin~ for the sale of two lots located on the side of Norfolk Avenue, S. E., between Seventeenth Street and Tinker Creek, describ- ed as the western part Of ~ot 3~, and the eastern part o~ Lot 3~, Block 13, Taylos, 0ffininl Tax Nos, ~210217 and ~210218~ respectively, by the City of Roanoke to Ralph Nester, at a consideration of $150,00; providing the m~,~er of its payment and authorizing the exeaution and delivery of a deed therefor. (For full text of Ordinance see Ordinance Bock No, 16, Pegs lit. Crenin moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The notion was secon~e~ by Mr. Edwards and adopted by tho following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cr~in, Dillard, Edward~, Hunter, and the President, L'int m ............. 5 · NAYS: l~one--Oo BALE OF PROPi~TY-D~IN~U~? TAXES: Ordinance 1;o. 10157, providing for the sale of property located on the north side of llcDowe/1 Avenue, east of Peach Road, described as Lot 15, Burksdale Addition, to Seiners ~. ~ones, at a consideration of $1~0.00, having previously been before Couneil, read and laid over, was aaain before the body, tlr. ~ronin offering the following for its second readin~ and final adoption: {~lOlf?} ~J~ ORDINANCE providing for the sale of property located Ca the north side of llcDowell Aven~e, N. E°, east of Peach Road, described as Lot 15, Barksdale Addition, Official No° 202113~, by the City of Bsanoke to Seynore ~° ~one~ :! at a consideratio.a of $1AO.O0 net cash to the city, and authori.-ing the execution 'i and delivery of a deed therefor upon payment of the consideration. (For fall text of Ordinance see Ordinance Book I1o. 16, Page ~08~ Mr. Cronin moved the adoption of. the Ordinance. The notion ~as seconded by [! 2r. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: I AYES: h'esurs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and the President, Mr. i Illnton .............. 5. I] NAYS: ss erection of siena, etc., herin§ previously been before Gouncil, read and ilaid over, was agein before the b~dy, tho Gity ~[anaEer submitting ~itten request !Ithat the adoption of the Ordinance be held in abeyance for One week since there i are several sections he would like to red.end be e~ended which ~re not as yet full ~r. Hunter ~ved that Council conc~ in the request of the ~ity h'ana~ar end that the second reading of Ordinance ~fo. lO161 be held in abeyance until the next regular meeting of the body on ~:ondey, Septe=ber ~6, 19~. The ~tion was seconded by Mr. Cronin and ~uen~ously ndopted. EAS~ENT-¥,'ATE~ IY~A~T: 0rdinsnce No. 10~8~, srantin~ an easement i,Lacy Massie over en~ across city property to the public road in the v~c~nity of ~arvins Cove, h~v~ previously bean ~e£ore Council, read end laid ~var, was e~ain ~efcre the body, ~.~r. Cronin Offerin~ the follo':,'ing for its second readin~ and final adoption: (i}10162} All ORDI/iA21CE authorizing and dlreetin~ the proper officers, for end ~n behalf of the City of Roanoke, to execute a Deed of Easement between the City of ioano~e and Lacy l/assie granting to the said Lany Eassie an easement over and across :he property of the City of Roanoke to the public road and alon~ the courses and to ~06" the extent I~o~n on Plan !~o, ~76~, ca fLIo ~n t~a off~oe ~ ~e 0~ty ~&~eez of ~o~oke C~ty~ ~d ~de~ the co~8~t~o~ that the a~d ~oy ~s~e ah~l o~truot ~tain a road across said ~s~t at ~s o~ expose ~less a~ mtil s~h ;enanoe s~ be ~en ~ by s~e public aut~rity. (F~ ~ text of Ordin~oe see Ordinate Book No, 16, Pa~e 209) ~. Ct~ norad the a~option of the Or~n~oe. ~e ~tion was seo~de~ by M. H~ter ~d a~pted by ~e tolling vote: A~I ~ssre. Oron~, Dillard, Ed~rds, H~ter, ~d the President, ~YS: N~e-O. ~CO~OLIO B~v~Og COI~OL: The City Attorney presented to Co.oil for ~doptlon ~aft of ~esolutlon~ establt~h~g, by e~e~ent w~th the BO~d off f Ro~oke Co~tT~ the n~ber oF ~er~ona residing tn the ~ea ~ed to ~e Crt7 of ?o~oke on ~c~ber ]1~ 19~8, ea of the t~e the 19~0 United 8tates census we~ ~ken ~artioul~ly for the purpose of deter~tnln~ the prop~ al[vision of f~ds a~ocated ~o loc~ties under the ~cohol~o Boy.age C~ol Act and the State w~e ~d beer mx; whereupon, ~. Dillard offered the following: (~1017~) A ~OL~ON establish~ng, by egre~t w~th the Bo~d of sots oF ~o~oke Oo~ty, the n~Be: of parses :esid~ In the ~ea ~ed to the C~ty of ~o~oke on D~enber 31, 19A~, as of the t~e the 19&0 Un,ted States cens~ ass t~ ~t[culerly for the pu:gose of deter~ni~ the 9roger ~iv~sion of hllooated to localities ~der the ~coholio Beverage Control Act ~d the State wine ~nd beer tax; end grov[d~ for en (~r f~l text of ~esol~ion see 0rd[nanoe B~k No. 16, Page Mr. Dt!/~d ~d the adoption of ~e ~esolution. ~e ~tion was seconded Oy IM. ~w~ds ~d adogted by the foll~g vote: A~: Iiessrs. Croatn, Dillard, Edwards, H~ter, and the Presid~t, ~M. ~inton ........... I~YS: None ---0. Later d~lng the meetlns, the City Attorney ~fo~ned Co~cil that the Board of Su~visoIs of Ro~oke Cowry has d~[ng the aft~noon passed a C0~O~: ~. Cron~ .bro~t to the att~tio~ of Oo~cil and the City ~aEer ;he so~d ~stem being use~ ~ the Oo~c~ Ch~nber ~d su~ested that the City [~ager investl~te the matter of ob~E the "~t sh~er" t~e of ~ic~ophone Instead of the ~rger t~e now being used. ~e City ~ag~ a~vised that he ~d l~k into the matter. ~ C~i~ OF 100 ~R PR~R~S: It was b~ou~t to the att~tion of ~hat theze are three vac~cies on ~e Co~ittee of IO0 for Progress brou~t ab~t ~y the res~ation of l[essrs. W. B. C~t~ ~d BeaJ~tn B. H~d~ ~ the death of H. H. ~ this co~ection, it was ~o~t t0 ~e attention of Oo~cil that ~. Bro~ has resl~ from the c~lttee. After a ~scussion of the ~tter, Er. Dill~d ~ved that Eessrs. John O'Briea, Walter IL ~;elson, I;. I?. ~ans~ a~ S. P. Ohockley be appo~t~ to fl~ the ~e motion ~as se~nded by llr. C~on~ a~ ~u~y adopted. S~HOOLS: IT. Dillard brought to the attention of CoUncil that the Roanoke City School Board has never ft~rnished the body with requested ~nformsticn as to the exact cost of free textbooks in the public schools end moved that the c~chool Board be requested to state its stand on the question, and if it is in favor of the proJec to f~ralsh the exast cost of sa~e, The motion wan seconded by l!ro ~dwards and ~nanl~o us ly adopted. S~',~R CONSTgU~TION: Council having previously provided for a public hearing in connection with the proposed construction of santt~ry sawers in the Additien, Hr. Oronin brought to the attention of CoUncil and the City ~lana~ar that citizens in the vicinity Of Hollins Road, N. E., from Indiana Avenue to the new ~orpcmata limits north of Old Do~inion Avenue, a~e complaining of the fact that the have teen left out of this project due to the lack of adequate funds in the city b~dget to finance tho city's portion of tho cost of s~e. The City l~ansgar advising that he would look into the matter. In a further discussion of sewer projects, 12. Cronin pointed out that facilities will have to be ma~e available in some of the affected areas before the sanitary sewers can be put into usa. ~ith ft~rther reference to sewage disposal facilities, ~.'r. Dillard advised that it is his understanding the residents in the vicinity of the Edgewood area between Salem and t~oanoke wish to be included in the sewage disposal plan. No action was t~ken on the matter. BONDS-TAXES: The Olty A~ditor brought to the attention of Council that ~ohn ~. Hart, ¢o~iSstoner of Revenue, is requesting the tax rate for next year in order that he might proceed with the preparation of the land book end the subsequeni preparation of tax tickets by the City Treasarar, the City Auditor presenting a table showing a calcttlatlon of the tax required to pay bond a~ortiz~tioa and lnteres on the $2,69~,000.00 bonds of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, sold ca September 15, 19~9, advisfl~g that an iaarease o£ sixteen c~nts on ~he $100.00 of assessed value of real and personal property will produce sufficient revenue to a~ortize the prin- aipal and interest on these bonds for next year. The matter was discussed at length, lit. Cronin contending that until Cotmoil considers the 1950 budget it cannot say whether any increase in the tax rate is necessary, and that it is morally wrong to increase ~axes so long as the city has a cash sarplus. After a f~rthar discussion of the question, 2~r. Edwards mOVed that the City Attorney be requested to prepare dsaft of proper ordinance fixing the tax rate for next year at $2.66 on the $100.00 of assessed value of real and personal property and to present sempe to Co,nell at its next regular meeting on Sept~ber 25, The motion vas seconded by !Ir. H~nter and adopted by the foll~wing vote: AYES: Messrs. Edwards, Heater, and the Presi~ent, ~[r. llinten ---3. NAYS: Messrs. Oronin and Dillard .......... 2. BONDS-S]NE~G F~D: The City Auditor brought to the attention of Council the of the $2,678,000.00 derived from the sale of the $2,100,000.00 Public S~hool Bonds, $~28,000.00 Public Library Bonds, and $150,000.00 P~blic Health Center Bonds, ~1,~00,000oO0 ooald be invested ia United States Seoorities to yield approximately one per cent interest, and reque.sted that the ratter be referred to the Sinking 308 Oo3mlssion with authority ~o l~l'est the G1~500~000,00 as 1~ de~ ~ll ~ein6 of ~e opinion t~t ~e ~tter ~o~d be ~eferred to Si~l~ ~d ~lssion as requeste~ by the City ~dit~ with a~or~ty to ~vest the $1~00~0~.00 as It de~s a~v~sable, ~. ~ll~d offere~ ~e follo~ng {~10176} A R~TIO~ authoriz~g ~e Slnk~ F~d C~lssion of the O~ty of ~oa~ke, Vlrg~la, as it dee~ adv~Ble, to invest In Unite~ 5rates $1,500,~.00 of ~e $2,678,~.~ d~lve~ from ~e sale of bonds of ~e City of Ro~oke, Vl~g~nia, desig~ted $2,100,~,00 Pablio ~hool B~ds, ~er~es DD, ~28~0~.00 Pablic Library ~nds, 8eries ~, ~ $1~0,000.~ Pablio Health Center Bonds, Series ~For f~l text of Resolution see Ordin~ee Book No. 16, P~ ~. ~ar~ m~ed t~ adoption of ~e Resol~tion. ~e ~otl~ was seO~e~ by ~. ~w~ds ~d adopte~ by the fo~ow~g vote: A~S: Mesas. Cron~, Dlll~d, Edwards, H~ter, an~ the President, NAYS: N~e ..... 0. ~ere being no fur~er bus.ess, 0o~cil a~Jo~ned. APPROVED Clerk t'onday, Septe~.ber 26, 1'~49. The Co~n¢il of the City of ko~noke met in rer~l~r ~,¢etinF in tile Circuit Court Roo.~, in the I~unlcl~a] Cuildin~, l'onJay, Sefte: her 20, 19~'~, ~t 2:~ o~cloek, p. m., %be rerul~r ueetin~ hour, with t}e ~resident~ Ir. ~in%o:~ ~RE~EhT: ~'essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, snd %h~ Yr. ~inton ....................... ~2.'~E ]OLSTXUJT/~f : ~r. karl O. Dillon, 931 /onticelio ~.v%nuc, L. of a ~r~ject for that ares bet;.e~:n the Hollins hoad sewer ~roject a;;a UATER DEFAki; ;%[T: i'r. =ari '3. Dillo:;, 931 I~onticello Avenue, ,,. DEPART3 ~T OF [UzLiC %~ELF~k[: ir. Joan ,;. oro;~.~ aFl,area before Council, On n.otion of ~.r. Cronin, seconded by ~r. Dillard an] unsni~.ously 5TROt%TS ALD ~iLEYS: Rewercnfi O. N. ~-c~rady, Pastor of tbs Garden City fo~grly [;ew Dewb'~rr. RoiJ, e asr of ~offett Avenue a:,d north of David koad, 309 fescribed es Lots 1%o 5, Inclusive, Block 1, 3. ~. Llp%ra~ }~p, ap~eare~ before Council, Foint~n~ out that ~he City of Roanoke Is the o~ner of Lots 6 to 12, inclusive, Block 1, J. 'J. LiptraF Fa~, an~ out~i~ng te:A~ative plans for the acquisitioa o~ l~,d to be used in connection with the future exlansion of tke church ~d ~he donation of land by the church for s~reet an~ alley ~urposes. On ~.otion of ~r. Hunter, seconded by Fr. C~nin ard unanimously adotted, the ~tter ~as referre~ to the City Fana~er to ~ork out s[eciflc Ilans ~ith Reveren~ i'cnra~y ns to ~kat will be re~ired to carry out his FroFosal and tke S~RrEiS ~i:~ ALLZY~: Reverer. J D. L. ~ cqrady, ~astor of the Ganten ~ia~tis% Church, loca%e~ on tke ~out} ~i~ of Car3en City boulevard, S.~., se%~ack line es%ablisTaed on Garden City ~oulevsrd an~ askin~ tkat %ne setback line %e ~eter:'.ine~ anl %}~e -rede of tke street established in order ~;~at Lis churcI ~:i-h% ~ro~eed %~i%h %}.e cons%~c%ion oi' s%e~s in f~n% of its ~uil~in~. FETITICi:3 A~,D fC~i Ui~iCA~i%k3: before Council. SC'.{OOL,',: Council havinr at its last ~.eetinZ requested the koanoke City ~chool 8card to state its sta;~d as to free textbooks in the [ublic sc?.ools~ and il it Is in favor of the pro~ect, to furni~ the exact co~t of sane, a co~unic~%io: f~r; }'r. J. S. ~'cDon~l~, Clerk of the ~c~ool Board, advisin~ t~at the ~rd favorable to the furnlshin~ of free books il the necessary money c3n be ~roviied~ 19~9, the Board included tke a~ount of ~l,C~O.O0 as tie estimated cos~ of free for ]950~ ;.ia; before the ~dy. lit. Edwards r.oved that tha conz.unication be filed for t~thcr consideration in [ud~et stu~[e3. The rotion w~ see~f~e~ uy lt. hunter an~ unanimously SC[~(L$: A co::.Flain% t::at stnde;.t3 o~' th.3 .,'i!li~: f]<~in~ nigh School who [artici[~%ted in the football ~r.e Friday, Se~tonber 9, 1Q~), had %o take cold been referre~ to the Eoanok~ City School 3card with the reouest that the BUDGET-CITY IRE,%S~ RER: Cory of a cor3.unication fro:., the Compensation to ray the collector in his oltice.-j225.00 Fer r.o~th be=innin~ Je~tw~..uer 1, ~2o0.00 Der month to ~2~.C0 per r.onth~ l~s before the b~y. (,.~10177) A 5ESOLLTiO[; a~rovinF an increase f~n. f200.O0 ter ront~ $2~5.00 ret month in tke salary of %he Collector in the office ~I' the Git} Treasurer a~ of September 1, 19&9. (For full text of 2esolutio, see Ordinance ~ook ~o. 10~ ky ~r. k~lnier an~ ado[ted by t~e followin= vote: NAY2: [7one ..... O. opi:~ion tt~t t]~e r~posed stuJy of grade cl~ssinrs fcr the City of 2oano~'e ,~itl he in line wit ] Fre]ir ina~ !roFos~ls for the r~:visioa of Eosno'<%'~ Comyrehensive City before Council. The cor~,unication ~as ordered filed, ZOi;ILG: The request of Er. Wo Green thaL F~erky loc~te~ on the side of 1;ilkinsStreet~ ~, E.~ north oF Car~er (Lincoln) Aven~e, described Lots l, 2, ] an~;,, Section S, L'tlliar. s~q Groves }~aF, be rezoned f~h General R~sldence Oistric~ to ~n Industrial District, havin~ been ~ferred to the Flannln~ [lanninq ~a~, advisin~ that in vfe'4 of the lo~ation oi t]~e froferty in the i~r~d~&te vicinity Of S Se~:a~e disFos~l F]~nt snd other proF~rt} classilied as a LiFht Industrial District~ i% is the opinion of %Le ~oard g~mt said property said F~erty ke rezoned %o a ti-hr In~us~r~al Dis[ric%~ ',.as before Council. the :after %o %e i.e]d at ?:OC o'cloc~, ~. n., ~'o:.asy, Cctober 17~ l~&9. ine 19LQ~ %::feud.: SeFte~:~er t~, 19&9, outii.~i~- %:e loc~%ion~ of t}:e st~ee% li~ats inio~.i-.r Council that ~ixtl:-fivc street lift%3 rrr.ain %o ~e installed, was before The cor~.u~,i~:~tion ~,as ordered f~led. ~e held at 7:3D o'clock, p. ~:., Tnurs~aa, Cc%ober o, 1~49, i:r the fu:iose FA~K~ ALD FL.'.YGP/}UfiD~: A cor~unic~tion f~n ~Tr. H. F. Stoke, ad~i~in~ ~'ro ~{unt~r roved that t~e offer be a ece[ted a~:J that a lette~' of ke forwarded to Y~. 3toke, Tke r.otlon ~.m~ meconded ~y ~ r~ g,twa~m CITY JAIL: C~unc~l havin~ ~'eferr~d the ~u~tion of t~.e 5ivision of' Correct~cns that st',nd~rd ~atin= uten]il~ ~e yrovided in tLe City J$il to 314 lb a~Fearln~ that the r~com~.endation of the Library ~o~rd a~ to the emFloy~ent of the ftr~, o~ Fr~ntz and Addkt~n is ua~nimou3, ~n5 the City ~'ans~er concurrlnr in the recoz~.~ndation of the Lil. ra~' Board, ~:r. Ed~'a~s ~oved that Council concur in the recommendation of the Library 3~r~ and the City tanarer a~d off.red tte follo'~in~ Resolution: ~:;1017~) A H~SOLI:TICL ~uthorlzin~ tho City I:a~it~er t~ et.ploy tke fin. of Frantz an: ld~ki~on ~ reslde~t architects for ti.e r,~ro~e~ ne~: public library to iirr. to be subject to the approval a~ City Court:il. (For f~ll text of =e3olutioa, sec (rdin~nc¢ bo~k ~;o. 16, }are by I r. D~l!~ri anti adopted >y % e follo~i:l~ vote: ~;;Y5: Lone ......... O. ~il!crd of!crc~ %',e !oi]o-.~in~ 5esolutio.~: {For full text ~f Resolutio-~, see Cr~inance ~ook ~;o. 10, }a~e I]r. Dillard r.oved the adoutio: of the Resolutzon.Tr.e no,ion was secon~ed by I r. Ld;:ards and adoyte5 by % ;e follo;~in~ vste: i r. I.intcn ........................ 5. ~:AYS: Lone .............. C. 31'DcET-DEL~[:Ei.T ?;.X DEFA~Ti L7 T: The City I anarer subr;.itted ~;ritten ~'2~LO.~O ~er an:~uL will retire Cctohe~ 19, l~&%~, and %hat tie :~e',-; secretsr~ will (/lOl~O) A~ Q~Di2LI~E to &~.end an~ reenact Section ~9, "Deliu]uen% lax Virrinia, on the ~!st day of Decer [er, 194~, ;;o. 9751, a~:d entitled, ~An Ordinance year be~innin5 January 1, 194~, arm e:;fiin~ Decer. oer 31, 1949, and declarin~ the (For full text nf Cr~ina:~ce, .~e~ Cr~ina~fce Book Xo. lO, }are ~'r. Hunte~' ~oved the adoFtion of ~te Ordinance. '£he notion was seconded by ! r. Cronin and alo~te30y %'e followin~ ~. Finton ....................... [~AYS: Koae ............... 0. Les-ue of Virginia ]unici~alit~s, October 9-11, ~ r. Cr~nin offered the fol]o%;in~ he~olttion: (For full text of [%esuluti'~n, s=e Ordinance Boo'.< 2~o. iu~ ~y ]~r. Dillard snd 5dotted by %~e followinr office ~ms been furnished by the En=ineerin~ DeIartr.ent for only thirty-five be completed by Cctober 1~ Ihe refort was ordered filed. the City ]ana~er that the sslary of t~e }lanninS ~nuineer for %~.e Plan.~in held in abeyance FenJinr a further reFort fr~,: t~,e City ~anager as ~o the who will fill the Fosttion, [~e submltte~ written reFort thmt he intends to aI point }r. O. R. Hildebrand, A~lstant City En~ineer, es Flanntnc Enctneer, effe~tive October 1, 19~9. Yr. Cronin noved tL3% Council conc~ in tke reFor~ of %he City kanarer. The mo%ion%as seconJed b~' }r. Edwards an~ unsnl~ously %fAT~3, D q~A~!~ }i,[: Council havinF taken under a~vise~.ent the question of kavin~ ~ su~e¥ n.a~e with reference %o the extension of %Le ci%yas Fre3e:.~ water sy~%er, into the newly annexe~ territory, the ].3nager of ~ne %~ater De~art~.en%, in %~e nean~ililc, to obtain as ~uch infori.~tion as ~ossible &3 to whst will be re~uire~ in a irelir, inary survey, the City ~ana~er su~r. itted written re~ort, l~;Lg, an~ eniin~ Ccto2er 31, 1950, unier ter;,s and conJitions set out in saia (For full text oi Resolution, see Ordinsnce 3ook i~o. t~, ~a~e A~.'ES: 'l'essrs. Cronin, Dillard, :'kiward~, Hunter, e:.d t~e Fresident, ~AY3: ~{one .............. O. CC~'lqlDERAIiCii CF CL~I}3: i~one. ?!ql;3: Or.{fn~nce %0. 10161, ~roviOin~ for the regulation of the erection ani ~alntenance of st-n~, ete.havinc Freviously been ~efore Council for it~ resdin-, rerd &nd laiO over, ~saFaln %afore tLe ~dy. "PROFOSED ~Y~,5~'~,T3 TO OkDI2'2/i~SE i~0. 10161 SECTICI; &. F~ ~.'1? Ail the followin~ a% %kc en} of the first 2~ecii'icd in the Lr. erican 5%an]ar~ ~uilJinU kequir=;.~n%s fo~ Ji ns (a] ~r~ll si=ns not excee.lin- two ~:~d on~ half (2~) Scuare feet in area .............. 1.CO a Luildin- spell be at a rate of 5~'o doll~s (~2.00) for three hunlred (300) snumre fe%t of f acin~ or Iraction -hereof. iec %o excee~ ten do~lars (}lO.CO] for any one siFn. (c) l~ail si-ns pninLed on the exterior face of a oui!din~--j2.OO (d) Iarquee si~rl~ lost si-ns, ~rojectin- si=ns, and horizon~a! more th%n t%-:en%y (2'?) feet ai~va the side,.~alk or other ~ub!ic ~[ace level ....... '2.CO ~or e~t}. (60) s~uar~- feet oF in which t':e hi-heat [&rt is not i~ss than t%:enty (20) feet nor Lore than thirty (30) feet aoov~ Signs in ;;hfcn the hi~hes% fart is ;..ore than t~tirty feet abnve the siJe%-~alk ..... ~lO.O0 f~reach si~n. [e) Roof siena: The fee for each si~n s~:alt be at %~e :ate si t;:o ~ollars (~2.00} for the first one .!un, red (lOO] squat= feet of zross face area and t%;o dolt¢rs (j2.OO} additional for each additional tw~ hunired (200) square feet or lrLction %t~sr{of of (f} ][ar~uees, rovab]e awnings, street clocks a:~d therr:~o::.eters-~2.C( 'The lea:its ~%ail be nur.bere~ an~ i~sued in duplis&te. coFy of the r~.it skalI be prominently fiisFlaye[ a¢ t~e site F~z:.it nu~ker shall be alii:ted to a;:nin=s and ~rojectin ~i~ns as herei~mfter set forth.' SECTIO:{ 6. FEE F~ A~:,U~L INSPECTION Cn the s~th lins~ delete tlc follo~$n~: to ~und si~s erected ~d ~.~in~ained on Frivate pro[erty,~ Re-write th~ fifth line of ~he second [~raFra[h ~o read a9 follows: been fade; ~hat tLe Fee for the ina~ctlon service shall be the Sat.e as the fee for tlc ye.,it as frovided for in Sectio~ ~, and said fee .... ' SECTIC~ 7. SIG!:S NOT RS~'IHIEG F~?3'IT To be rewritten as follows: 'No Fe~i~ shmll be required for a ten,Forary r~d sign.advertisin~ either the sale, rental, or future occupancy of the premises u~on ~hich it is r~intaincd x. hen ~ch sirn does not exceed thirty-two (32)square feet of display surface. ;,,o Fermit under the te:':~s oi this ordinance sL~ll be re~uir&d for i'l~es and decorations Flaced on or over streets by sFecial Fc~.i~sion of City Council. Yni$ exceFtion, however, shall apply only to the ron,'!r~rcnt of a ~ermit and sh~l not be construed as relievin~ the LO. ~72' and the date 'Seyte~ber f, 1927 to '~ay O, 1922.' 5ECT!O;; 23. Fai;nLTY Ffk ~fCi':-CC~ [ilAhCZ five dollars ( )5.00} nor nora t a:; 0::3 hunJre~ dollars (;1CO.O0). SE;-iC~ 22. SErAE~iLZTY CF FEO71StCi:S. (?!O!ul) ;2', OXDi:[/ZaE ymvi:~in= for t~le r~ulation of the erection and (For full text of 6rdin~nce, see 6rdin~ace 2ook ~',o. 16, [~e )~r. F~wards and a~rte,l by tse l~ol]owin~ vote: huntred feet in hci~kt on the ~ite of t;:e oli oOzervatior~ ta%~e~ oz, t~le toF o[ ~ ill r. ~ in%on ............... (,flC!6~) .~ CEDi]A~CE ~rantin= ~cr:r. is3io~ to tke koanoke I erch~nts (For full text of C,~in% ~ce, see trdi~n~ce offered thg !ol~o%,.fn= for its seco:~ raadin-- (}10170) Ar~ O~IN~E acceftinr certain real e3%ste from Henry B. ~ynton, ,{. C. Foole, L. B. Holyfield mhd/or ',{alter S. Butler, In the Co~ieshaw Addltio~t to ihe City of ~oanoke, for stree} wtdenin~ purFoses~ ufon conditions hereinafter n~.ed; ~nd sp~rovin= mhd authorizin~ the widening, relo~ation end extension Oreston Aveaue and 'Jrirht i~d, South~est, substantially in acco~ance with flan No. )77?, dated August 2~, 19~, on file in tr~e Sffice of the City ~n~ineer. (For full text of Ordi~uee, see C~rdin~-~c~ =ook ;;o. lO, Fa~e Fr. Dlllur5 r.~efi the adoption of t~e F~. Hunter and sdoF~ed by t~e fol]owinr vo~e: AYES: ~[essrs. C~nin, Dillard, Ed~:.rds, Hunter. ~nd the Fre~iden%, 1-r. ]. iht on ............... {CUiCII: I r. C~r. in h~ught %o th~ attentioa of Council and offered the fol]owin~ ~esolutio .~ establisainr ~olicy wit~ tel, fence to the fre~aration o~ the calenda,' of :~sine~s to ~e d~ii~erateJ '~y (.!CLX3) A iiES('itTiO: estsblishinz %oli:7 ~dth refere:zce to the Fllefaratio~. I r. I intor: ............... 5 · Fr.oFer Eeiolution, accert~n' f~m the fereral =overnr.ent the .~75,(OO.OO ~reviousiy aosnoke ~uniciFal =.ir~ort (%~oodrum Fiel~)~ at a tctal esti~ ated cost of (~!O18g) A EE~Oi,UYiC]~ acce~tin~ ~17~,fOt.OO iro:. tile Sivil ~erc;tau%ics (For fuI] text of Hesolutio. , see Cr~inance AYe]S: l'e3srs. Cronin~ Dillard, Edwarda~ Hunter~ and the }re~ident~ i I~lntcn ....................... 5 · NAY 3: Uone .............. O. ~hDS-TAX45: The City Attorney havlnr ~een req~sted pr~er O~inan:e, fixin~ the tax rate for next year at ,~.00 on L~,e ¢l~.CO of The motion w~ .~econ~ed by ~r. Hunter and a~o;ted by the follo%*ln~ To%e: ;Y~-3: ;'essra. Sd;*ar~s, Hunter, a d %La iresident, I r. kin~cn--3. ~AYS: ~ess~. Cronin s ~d oiltard ..............................2. Co~e of t~e City o~ rio~noke, as ar.el,del o.~ the 2~%~ cay of (Cr~n~ .ce ~o. 7~2), in relatio: to t}~e tax :ate on real a~ ~ersonal pro,ertl. '.~HEHEAS, the freehold xoters of %:.~ City of' ~0anok=, at Ia-ally held on tie lnt day of }z-rca, 1~L5, a~Froved Lrdin%nc~. tax r~te aboxe ~2.5;1, on t}e ,1Lt.OO of &Js%~sed value of' real ;,~il [erson¢l ]robertl, .HER~:%S, on 3eFta:bey 15, 19,?, the Council for t~e dit7 of ~.on:.oke ~old ~2,S"*,COO.CC of t:e bo~3 ~ut~orize3 !y the freehold , deers of t:e 6ity vd%in~ THEkEFCEE, BE iT OKD;.IkED by the Council of the Sit: of koanoke, Virginia, tn~t 3eclion !, of Cnypter 17, of t~e CoJe of the Ci%~ of ~he 2~t~: da7 of Deqe~er, 1942 {Crdin~nce 4o. 74~2), ~e a~.endec ell t~n-ible lerson~l ~roferty an~ r.schin=rl- iq the Cie}, no% axe.pt fror ta>.stlon by la%:, a t~ of ~2.uo o~ every ~iC'C.O0 of a~ses~e~ value t}oreof, for City debt, support of s public library, the payr~n% of pensions to Confederate soldiers, sailors, mari~:e.~ ar~ their wi~-~.~, fay school purposes and otker municifa ~o~ %ke ]..~ t~ ye~ only tne~e s~a]l b~ ]evie~ ufon all t~xable real snnexe~ to t~e City fre~ t~:e County of koanoke as of midni~t, December ~he %~en [revailin~ Count}' rate]~ the sara D~in~ as follows, viz: z. ~l.of on each ]~lCO.~ of as:~esse~ 7~lu3tion of taxable real estate in %~t [ortio;t of %~e ~ity~ t,~tich [riot %o %lie aforesaid Sl.'TZ C?ZFC'~i.'.'r!8: LC~7 i~3IZi': Ccun?il ~&vinr ~reriouaiy ~irected t e Git ]e~ter.:'er ~, i?LQ, an~ rerister tre objection of tke Council of t:~e City ~lainti£fs £~iled to ~lve required statutory notice oi lfO days Before ezpiration of t~e lease on Afril 30, 17'49, and, con~e~uently, the city bas le~.l [os~es~ion ~ the $~rr, until A~Fi] 30, 19}0. of the ~2,67J,CC0.00 Bon:]s o! the City oY koanok~, Vir~iaia, designated ~2,1CO,Cf.O.CO [ublic SChool Eon g, ?.~,2:~,CCO.OC [ublic Li0rary bon!s, aad ~]{O,COO.OO Fublic Her~lth Genter }{onds~ ;ertc:.ber 15, 19{9, so::.e o: the hi,is for thc bonds ln~!c~te~ that :7or.e of the b~nd buyers co:;~i~e~ t~e City of ~o&noke ~I2CUiT (]GUf~T: ~r. ~ill~d trou-ht to %n~ atte:.tio.~ o~' dou~cii a,.,' tr.e of the Circuit 3ourt. The City ]anszer advised that he ~ould look into t;e r ztt~r. COU]{CIL, REOUI~ ~onday, October 3, 19~,9. ?he Council of thc City of Bc~oke met in re~ular meeting in the Court ~oo~ In the ~luipal Bulld~6, ~on~y~ Ootob~ 3~ 1~9, at 2:00 {p, ~, ,the re~r ~et~6 hour, with the President, ~, ~lnton~ ~S~{ None ....... O, 0~IC~S ~= ~. ~thur S. ~ens~ City ~aser, }~. ~an~olph ~lty Atto~ney~ ~n~ ~r. Harry R, Yates~ City Auditor. The ~et~6 was opened with a prayer by the R~ezen~ A. L. ~es~ Pastor of the First Baptist Ch~ch (Colored). l~IlTY~: Copy of the ~nutes of the re~l~ neet~g held ~ ~day, Septe=b~ 19, 19&9, having been f~nishe~ each me. er of Co.oil, upon notion of ]M, Hunt~, seconie~ by I:r. Ed;yards ~d ~:usly adopted, the =eadiug was dis- pensea-ith and the ~nutes approved as recorded. H~R~;G OF CITIngS ~ON ~IC ~ ~TION-S~,~R C0I{S~L~TION: P~s~t to the pr=~lsioas of Resolutio~ 1~o. 10150, adopted on the 6th day of Septe~er, 1929, creating a board consisting of th~ ne=b~s of Oity Co.oil before wh~ abutting l~downers on certain parts of certain streets in the Ylolli~ Roa~ ~ea ~d the east~n portion of the ~iilli~son Roa~ ni~t ~pe~ and be heard in favor of or a~inst the propoSe~ con~truction of sanita sewers in and ~on~ said portions of said streets, the cost cf which, when the s~e 9ha!l ~ been ascertained, is to be ~sesse~ or apportione~ be~een the city the abutt~g l~d~ners as provtde~ by law, ~d the t~e of the public he~ hav- ing been set for 2:00 o'clock, p. n., Monday, October 3, 1969, Co~cll recesse~ to act as a bo~d f~ the purpose of conduct~g the .public ~. ~pe~ ~ behalf of his nother, IMs. D. W. Webb, m~as ~. A. W. Webb, who stated that he ia ~ favor of the semver project, but consider~g the taxes already paid by ~e citiz~s ~ the vic~ity of his ~ther's property, he feels the proposed a~ses~ents ~e t~ ~. H. 12. Z~o~w, Attorney, rePresenting Ava Zo L~on, po~ted out tha~ his client will be called upon to ~ant to the city ~ eas~nt of app=ox~tely 1,700 feet over h~ prop~ty in co~eotlon with the construction of the s~lt~y sewers, but ~at she .111 not si~ such ~ eas~ent ~ess the assessnen~proposed to levte~ agai~t her property ~e released, lit. ~o~w coutendt~ that the proposed l~e will be worthless to the property owned by his client. ~ this c~nectlon, the City Olerk br~t to the at~ntlon of Co~cil a recordation fr~ ~ttern ~ IIattern, ~g~e~s, that 200 f~t be cut from of the assessm~ts ~al~t Ava Zo L~on due to ~e fact that d~g h~ ra~s water f~on T~ker Cre~ c~ers a portion of her l~d ~d the sew~ fo= that portion of the l~d is of no value to the property ~. George R. Hicks applied in favor of the project, as did a ~oup of prop~ty owners who indicate~ their approval by a show of h~ds. lit, Jo It, Foley raised the question as to whether or not the property owners would be permitted to pay the aeBes~ents ~n partial paynenteo ~r° Foley was ad¥1eed that the aeees~ente would stand as a lien against the properties until paid in their mitiretyo l~r° Habert T° Booth complained that the proposed sewer line will be warthles to sane of hie lOtSo In this cooneotion, the City Clerk brousht to the attention of Council a reccx~endation from Eattern and l~attern, Engineers, that 100 feet be cut fr~ one of the ssees~nente against Hubert T° Booth, and that 50 feet be out frc~ another, dan to the fact that the terrain of the land ia such that a portion of the property ua~aitable as n building site. l~rso ~o Ho Clatterbuck advised that ~he ia the owner of considerable sarongs and that the residence on her property is already served by a sewer, el~inating the necessity for a sewer line to servo the remainder of the property. ~r° .qo H, Widener inforned Council that he Is uz~ble to ~ay the asses~ent proposed to be levied a~ainst his property° l~r, Jo W. Ca,laban, representing hie ~othar, lire. E. Z. Callahan~ voiced the opinion that the proposed asees~nente are too high. Tn a f~rther discussion' of the sewer project, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Conno!l a reconnendation from Mattern end h'attern, Engineers~ that 200 feet be out frc~ the ~sessnent of T;° R° Blevtne due to the feet that daring heswy rains water from TL~ker Creek covers this portion of l~nd ~n6 the sewer for that portion is of no value ta the property or. ar. After the recess, everyone present hav~g been given an opportunity to be heard tn favor o£ or a~ainst the proposed cenatruetion of sanitary sewers, and Council being of the opinion that the changes as race--ended by I/attern and IIattern during the hearing should be made, and that a Resolution authorizing the construc- t!on of the sanitary sewers and providing for the doCketing of an abstract of the said Resolution in the o2fice of the Clerk of the Hustings Court should be adopted, Er. Hunter offered the follo?;ing as all emergency measure: (~10186) A RESOLUTION authorizing the construction of sanitary sewers and along eertai~ p~ts of eertat~l streets in the Holltns Road area and the eastern portion of the Willla~son Road area, for which lmpro~ei~ents assessments are to be made ~al~et the abutting landowners, and providing for the docketing of an abstract of the Resolution in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Court of the City of Roanoke ( For full text of Resolution see Ordinance Book IIo. 16~ Page Er. Hu~ter moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e motion =as seconded by ULt. Crenin and adopted by the fol!o~;ing vote: AYES: Eesers. Croain, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and ~he President, Er. Minton 4 ........... 5. NAYS: None ....0. ~/r. Hunter then offered the follo,~in~ Reso!utioa ~ith reference to the controversial items: (~10187) A RESOLUTION creating a co~mittee to be co~posed of the City Eanager, the City E~ineer and the City Attorney far the purpose of settling any eautroveralee ~hioh mlS2t ~las with the abuttin~ landowners.on certain p~ts certain street8 In tho Holl~s E~d ~ea~ ~d ~e eastern ~t~on of ~e Road area~ as to ~o pro~oee~ ~truotion o~ ~nl~ry sewers ~ ~d along Said ~ts of ~aid ~treots ~ ~e a~sessing or apportton~ off tho co~t ~ereof beseem tho City and tho abuttin~ l~d~nors as provided by law~ the said o~ttt~ to subnlt its reC~ndatlons at tho public hoar~ on ~e question of flx~g fX~l assessments. (For f~l text of Resolution see Ordinance Book No. ~, P~e ~, H~er ~ved the a~ption of the Resolution. ~e ~t~on v~as se~nded ~. Oron~ ~d adoDte~ by th~ follow~ vote: A~: ~sssrs. Or~in, Dillard. Edwards, Hunter, ~d the Presider, NAYS: llone ....... O. SX~R COI;S~L~TION: Purser to the pr~isions of Resolution I{o. 10151, creating a board bef~e wh~ abutting l~do~'ners on oe=ta~ portions of eerta~ streets fa the ~rno~t Addition, and ad~oin~q subdivisions, n~t appesr ~d be heard i~ favor of or against the proposed construction of s~nit~y se~ers f~ along said portions of said streets~ the cost of which, %'~hen ~he s~e sh~ll h~ve been as0ertained, ls to be assessed o~ apportioned between the city and the abuttfnE landor, nets, ~s provided by l~w, adopted on the 6th day of Sept~ber~ 19&9, and the t~e of the public hearing ~v~g been set for 2:00 o'clock, p. n., ]~onday, October 3, 19&9, Go~ucil recessed to act as a board for the purpose of condu~t~ the public hearing. ~tem the recess, no one hav~g appeared at the he~ing ~ favor of .against the proposed eoast~uotion of sanlt~ry sewers, ~d Co~cil be~z of the opinien that a Resolution authoriz~E the construction of the s~t~ry sewers and providing for ~he docket~g of an abstract of the said Resolution ~ ~e office of the Glerk of the Hustings Go~t sho~d be adopted~ ~. Groaia o~fered the follow- {~lOlSS} A RESOLUTIO!{ authoriz~g the c~str~t~on of s~t~y sewers alo~ certain pot%ions of c~tain streets la the Fairmont Ad.riCh, ~d ad~oinf~ subdivisions, for which ~provenents asses~ts ~e to be made ~a~st ~e ebutt~ !~do~ers, and pzovidlng for the docket~ of an abstract of the Resolution the Clerk's Office oF the Hustings Co~t of the OiSy of Roanoke. (~r f~l t~t of Resolution see Ordnance ~ook Uo. 16, F~e ~. Cr~fn moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e motion ~as seconded by i~. ~w~ds and adoD~ed by the foll~;~g vote: A~: Eessrs. Cronin, Df~d, Edwards, Hunter, and the President, I~S: ~one ......0. WA~ D~;T: ~. %:alter S. Butler appeared ~fo=e Co.oil, a~ising %~t he plus to build a hone on the east side of St=oth~ Road, S. W., b~tween Crestoa Argue and HoH~ell Avenue, and that he has be~n infO.ed the ~x~ city rate for le~g a water ~ to acco~da~e his property ~s ~.66 per f~t, whereas, a private eont=acto= h~ ~reed to ~y the main for $1.00 per l~eal foot, 'l~r. Butler quostioning the difference between the two rates. Er. C. E. l..'ooro, IMrmger of the Yfater Depertment, berg ~rosont et the ~et~n~, he ~pl~ed to 1M. Butler ~he ~tegez of ~v~g the Wet~ l~y ~e wztor ~ln, point[~ out that no pr[~ate o~traotor o~ c~ry out ~uoh a Job wSthout ~nplying with city speoif~catl~n~ ~d that the W~ter ~ent ~s only oOnoera ~n the city which h~s the proper equicor for con~ct~g with lng interest fron ll~ch 1~ 1923, s~ding a~nst Lot 92, Ward ~ ~oanoke ~d ~d ~prov~t C~p~y IMp, ~ the ~o of lMs. ~. B. ~, ~d ~o Sewer In the ~ of ~]2.6~ and $16.~, respectively, ~ith ~terest from ~ch 1, 192], Fr~ce ~l~ attention to ~o duplicate s~er ~r. Dill~d ~ve~ that upon ~a~ent of tho Sidevalk ~ses~ent In the of ~2.92, ~d tho Sewer Asses~ont ~ the a~t of ~2.6~,' wl~ ~terest ~oh 1, 1923, that t~ Sewer Assessor In the a~t of ~16.~ be rel~sed by pro,er ~esolution. ~e ~t[on was s~onded by 1M. Ed~rds and ~an~ously a~pted. to prepare for ~nolusion in the n~xt weekly calend~ of bus[ness proper .~aft of ordin~ce releas[~ all Sewer and S[de~:~k ~ses~ts of record ~n ~e office of C~ty Clerk r~ich ~er~ levied mor~ th~ ~enty ~e~s agog. Er. Dillard c~tend~ that the legal collection of these asse=~ents is b~red by the statute of l~itatlcns. notion vms seconded by ~r. ~ron[n an~ ~ou~ly adopted. ~E~ONS ~{D C0~IOATIO[~S: %7~ ~: A c~cat$on fron ]Ms. ~ D. Lucado, 1017 Valley S. W., c~pla~g aga~st excessive ~ter bills, which h~ve ccc~re~ new ~ter neter was [ns~!led~ was ~fore ~. C. E. Eoore, ~r of the Water ~par~ent~ being present at the he advised that the meter ~s ~ready been tes~d ~d the results of the have been for~rded to }Ms. Luc~do. After a discuss~on of c~pla~ts as to excessive water b~11s, ~. that tho con,[cation be referred ~ the City ~nager for [nvest[~t[on and ~epo~t to goucll. ~e notion ~as seconded by IM. E~v~ds ~ ~an~ously adopte~. ~ a f~er discussioa of ~,~t~ bills, as we~ as r~es ~d re~tio~ the Water Deponent, Er. Dill~d nove~ that the City Attorney be requested to for ~clusion in the next weekly calendar of business proper ~aft of ~e~-~lution providing ~hat no deposit shall be required of ~,~ners of pzoperty, or lessees off property for five ye~s or ~ore, a~ that a~ deposits already ~de bY of property, or lessees of property for five years or note, be refunde~ The notion was seconded by Er. Cronin and unan~u~y adopted. ~. Di~d also ~ved that the Oity E~ager ~ requested to inforn to ~hy the ~ater rate schedule ~s been ~opped ~ water bi~s. The notion ~ec~ded by Hr. Cronin and ~an~o~ly adopte~. ~O0~LIO B~AGE C0~0L: Co~cil havi~ previously adopted Resolution No. establi~l~,,by a~e~ent with ~he Bo~d of Sup~visors of R~noke .328 " the number of ~ersons residing in the area annexed to the City of Roanoke on Deoember 31, 19~8,. as of the tLme the 19~0 United States ceneas was taken, ouinrly for tho pu~poee of determining the proper division c~ fund~ alloeahod to lecalitiee under the Aleoholio Beverage Control Aot and the State wine and beer tax, a eo-,munleatioa from the State Corj~tzdlle~,advlsing that 8,23] pereons ere belug added to the population of Boanoke City and the sane n~u~ber deducted from - ~oanoko County, and that future distribution of ABC profiho, until after the next United States Censue, rill be nade accordingly, vas before the body. The cc:munioation was ordered filed. LIBRARY: The City Clerk lmvlng previously been instructed to open all of correspondence received by his office zith reference to the location.of' the new public library end to t~rn ~sane over to s committee to be o~nposed of a representa- tive from ~ae Cormittee of 100 for Pro,ross, the War I:~orial ¢o.'~ittee and the Junior Ch~.~ber of C~erce, for tabul~tton, the report of the committee, eettinE forth the tebuletion, was refers Oounell; whereupon, }~r. Dillard noved that the following results of the tellers of the straw poll on the library queatlen bo nlde part of the !:lnutes of Council. The notion was seconded by lit. Croain and unenl. nously adopted: "Septe~--ber 29, 19&9. · Roanoke City Council L'u~ lcipal Building Roanoke, Virginia Gentle~en: parsuant to your instructions regsrdinE tabulating the poll ss to the location of the proposed library building, your cormittee has held several ~eetings, classified, and tabulated the votes. The following is a report of the various types of ballots that we found in the poll: 1. On Bullitt Avenue, 100 feet fro~ Jefferson Street (Council co,praise ] ................................. ~,059 2. Library location on city-or, ned property adjacent to L~unieipal B~i!ding, facing the Post Office .......... 3,293 ~. Library location elsewhere th~ in E1L~wood Park ..... 329 ~. Between present location and Jefferson Street (Original plan) ..................................... 305 5. Present location ....... , ............................ 1~0 6. On Bullitt Avenue, 18 feet fro~ ~refferson Street (Library Board Planl ................................ 83 7. On Bullitt Avenue, 150 feet fro~ Jefferson Street [War Eenorial Plan) ................................. 78 8. Other suggested sites ............................... ?1 9. Voided fcr various reasons .......................... 126 Respectfully submitted, (Signed) L.H. ;:ltche!l, Chairman (Signed) Kossen Gregory (Signed) Frank Hamer" Mr. O~onin ~oved that the City Clerk be instructed to forward a letter of to each hauber of the cc~r~ittee for the service rendered. The ~otion was .~conded by Er. Edva~ds snd unani~onsly adopted. S~'ET ]~PROV-~_~I{TS: A c~unication signed by Hessrs. R. L. Carter, owner half of ~t 3, B, L, Uald, owner of the eastern one-~f of ~t ~, ~ ~, T, Hoberts owner of ~t~ I] e~ 1~ offer~ to d~ate forty foot strips of l~nd ~ the of their property for ~treet p~poses ~n exo~n~e for sidewa~ curb en~ ~ut~r In front of their property~ except that ~e sidewelk~ c~b and ~utter for ~e property of Mr, ~5ertson wo~d Be constructed on the back of his lots, wes Bef~e 0n notion of IM. ~rcn~ ~eoonde~ by ~. Dlll~d an~ ~u~y adopt~, the co~catlon was refuted to ~e Oity H~ager for ~vestl~tion ~dreRort. Z~l~6: A Joint c~lcaticn ~on H~e ~alers~ ~corporated, ~ner, ~d ~. E. E. K~erlln~ prospective purchaser, ask~g that property l~ate~ on the southslde of Eoo~ H~d~ N. ~f,~ bet~een Ei~th Street and Ninth Street~ desl~ated as Lot I;o. 2110~0~, Block 61, R. F. ~ H. Hap, be r~zoned fr~ ~neral Residence Dls~l~ ~o B~siness D~s~lo~, ~vas before 0n no,ion of Mr. Dillard, seconded by }~. Cronin ~ ~ously a~op~e~, ~h =eques~ ~as refer=e~ to ~he Pla~tn~ Boar~ for inv~stl~tion, repor~ and reco~n~a-~ ST~: A co~ica~ioa from ~he S~l~ A~visory 0~ittee, recking ~ha~ the Co~o~ of ~he 01ty of Roanoke ~ke steps to el~lna~e, i=e~atel2, such portions of the asph~t race track tha~ constitutes a n~ace ~o football players, such r~oval to take place prior to the Virginia - 7. P. I. g~e if possibl~, an~ as soon as possible, to r~ove the rest of the ~ack; that a stu~ be ~e by the City }funnier, the City ~eer ~d ~he Director of ~he ~par~t of Parks ~d ~ecreatio~ ~o see if it is advisable to place a cinder ~ack v~ithin the field; ~d ~t a cia~e] track be constructed i~ the afo==~oaed study is fo~d practical, was before ~ a dis=uss~on of the rental of the ~ack, ~e C~ty Eanacer voiced the opinion ~ha~ the proJec~ shoed be carrie~ out, a~isin~ t~ tho en~s of ~e %rack could be r~oved ~ediately. I% ~in~ brou~% ~o ~he attention of Co~c~ tha~ s~e o~' the citizens of Roanoke reta~ the hope that ni~e~ auto racing wi~ be ~et~aed to the s~di~, buil~, ~. Croa~ noved that for %he %i~e befn~ the Oity lion,er t~<e protective ueas~es in cover~s up %he ~a~,, but to l~ave the track in place. ~e notion secon~e~ by 2~r. Dillard and =an~o~ly adopte~. With reference to the o~h~ reco~nd~tiobs of ~e S~a~i~ Advisory ~. Dillar~ move~ tha~ the s~e be filed for furze consi~eration. ~e notion secon~e~ by ~ir. Edwards ~ ~usly adopte~. In a f~er discussion of stadi~ activities, i~. Dill~ b=ou~% to attention o~ Co~c~ that i% is his ~ders%~ the lo=al high schools v;ish to turn the lights off at %he s~a~i~ v:hen the ban~s ~e play~ an~ ~oing tb~ou~h maneuvers aS ~be football 6~es ~d ~ved thmt the Oi~y I~Eer be requeste~ ~ cooperate ~i%h the school auth~ities in the %~n~ on a~ off of the li~ts at stadf~ i.~ co,eob!on ~'iSh their pro~. ~e ~t~oa ~;as seconded by ;~. Cron~ an~ ~n~ously adopted. ;;a~u~ Avenue, S. E., a~is~ that a Jud~ent ~s been brou~t ~a~st h~ tn ~e 329 .830 mount of $~9.]2, representing rexes due the city, end that he has been physica~llY to ~e a ~ ~et~, ~lle~ thnt he ~ ~ no probity or person~ e~eot ~ notio~ of ~. Qron~, seceded by I~. ~ sad ~a~s~ ~dopted, ;he ~tt~ t~s refer~ed ~ ~e Clty l~ager ~ th~ City Attorney, C0~:~: ~e foll~'~ eom~lcetion iron The ~o~ttee of 1~ for ~lth ref~ce to the n~hip of ~lty Co~oll~ ~as befforo the body: "~ C0~.[I~E 0F 1~ ~R PROGRE~ Roanoke, Virginia Septenber 20, 19~9 City Co~c~ City of Roanoke Roanoke, Virginia Contigen: ~e G~ttee of 100 for Pro~ess at its ~et~g o~ ~epte~er 9, 19~9, passed by a large na~ority the following resolutions: '1. ~at the present City Go~cll, due to ~e ~crease ~ te~rito=y and pop~ation, be ~creased to seven ne~s. 2. ~nat the selection of City Co~ucil ~ on a c~ty wide basis. 3. ~mt ~e Eayor shoed be selected by the n~bera of Go,oil f~ the period of t~:~ ye~s, and nay, at the discretion of Co~cil, be =e-elected o~ s~ue other n~b~ of Co~cil be sol,ted. ~. That the nenbers of Codicil Shoed receive at least ~1,200 p~ ~, and thet the l~ayor mhould recei~ 5. That Co~cil be elected for a t~n of fo~ years, and that t~ee nenbers stud for election every fo~ ye~s and four nembe~s stand for election each two ye~s after these elections. ' Yours -~ry truly, (Signed) Col. L. D. Chai~" After a lengthy discussion of t~ reco~dations, 1M~ Cronin cont~d~ that the public shoed be givea a choice as to the t~e of m~icipal g~er~nt and the members of Co~eil berg of the ~n~o~ opinion t~t nuch stu~ s~d be given to the questioa before a referend~ is h~ld, Er. Cron~ noved t~t City Clerk be instructed to notify ~ne Co~ittee of 100 for P~o~ess that Go~ci ~ke a study of the question wibhin the next thirty ~ys. The motion by Er. Dil!~d a~ ~an~ous~y adopted. ~ L~S: A petition si~ed by property o~ers in the ~000 block of ~i~ow Road, N. W., ask~g that m street light be installed in this block, was ~ efore Co~ fl. ~ this co~eetlon, ~. Gron~ brought to the attenti~ of Co~cil ~e need f~ a st=eot li~t in the ~600 block of Willow Road, N. W. 0n notion of ~r. H~ter, seconded by $M. Gronin ~d u~n~ously ~dopted~ both ~tters were referred ~ ~e City l[~mger for investi~ticn and report to ~o~cil. G~DE CROSSIngS: Oo~cil hav~g requested the Virginia State of ltlShways to undertake a survey and study of the needs for grade orossinEs in the -City of Roanoke, to be assisted by the l~orfolk and Ueatarn ~ailway Company and the Burenu of Fublio Roads Administration, a co~-niaation from lit. C. S. Ilallen~ Chief Encineer of the Department of Highways, atvisin6 that the request has been turnet oFer to the Traffic and Plannin6 Division to s~e what can be done to york up n project to carry out the proposal for a study of conditions in Roanoke in connec- tion with the terade CrOSSings, was before the bo~v. Mr. Cronin moved that the City Clerk be instructed to ackno~ledgu receipt of the letter with thanXso The motion was ascended by ~ir. Dillard and unanimously adopted. BUDGET-SCHOOLS: llrnft of the proposed budCat of the Roanoke City Public Schools for the year baginnin~ January 1, 1950, end ending December 31, 1950, show- ing total exDenditures of $2,&82,000.OO for the year 1950, es conp. ered with $2,220,470.00 for the year 1949, was before Council. The draft Rs filed for further study in consideration of the bu~at for the year 1950. TRAFFIC: A connunication from t~r. E. L. Light, Uhairnan of the Committee on Off Street Perking, calling sttenticn to an existln~ vacancy on the committee brought about by the death of Er. Jack Robertson, end advicina that it is the asahi l=ous rec~end~tion of the remaining me~nbers of the oclnmittee that lit. Janes A. Turner bo appointed to fill the vacanoy~ was before Cotulcll. lit. Cronln moved that Council concur in the recc~nsndation of the ¢c~mittat on Off Street Parking and that Er. Janes A. Turanr be appointed to fill the exist- lng vacancy. The motion was seaanded by ~!r. Hunter and unanhno~slY a~optedo ~tlr. Croain ~o~ed that the City Clerk be instructed to forward an appropriat~ Resolution of S~npathy to tlrs. Robertson. The notion was seconded by ILr. Hunter und u~aniI~o~sly adopted. REPORTS OF 0~FICERS: CI~f ]~AGE.~: The 0ity llanagar subI~ttted ~Tittsn reports on work aac~luplishf and expenditures for the payroll periods oaring July 15th, July 31st, and August 15th, 1949, showing coat of garbage ranoval as $1.42, $1.2~ ani $1.23, respectively, The report ~vas ora ered filed. ALtI~HOUSE: The City 1/anager submitted written report from the Almshouse for the month of July, 1949, showin~ a total expense of $1,?77.84, as conp_ered ~fth ~ to,al expense of $1,664.42 for the nonth of july, 19~8; also, s report for the month of August, 1949, ahowina a total expense of $1,759.27, as conp. ared with a total expense of $3,419.99 for the ~onth of August, 1948. The reports were ordered filed. CITY tfl~fSICY_AN: The 01ty llan~er submitt~l ~Titten report from the 0ity Physician, showing 530 office cal]~ for ~uly, 19~9, aa compared with 1~? office calls for July, 19~8, and ~7~ prescriptions fille~ for July, 1949, as compared with 43~ p~esariptians filled for July, 19~8; also,a report showing 719 office calls for Aag~s~, 194~, as cornered with 390 office calls for August, 19~, end 59? pre- scriptions filled for the mouth of August, 194~, as conpsmed with $00 prescriptions filled for the nonth of A~gas%, 1~8. The repO~ts ~ara ordered filed. DEP~ OF PUBLIC lg~LFARE: The City Manager submitted written report from the Department of Public ~'alfare, sh~wl~g 1,136 cases han~le~ at a total cost sf ~1,30~.80, as compared with 911 oases handled at a total cost of for the months of August, 19~9, and August, 19~8, respaatively° The report was ordered flied. REPORTS: The City Manager also submitted written reports from the City 'Market for the month of August, 19~.9; the Engineerin~ Department for the month of ~uly, 1929; the Department of Building, Pltnhing and FleCtrlcal Inspectlgn for the month of August, 19~9; the Depurtnent of Parks and Beorea~lon for the months of J~ly ~nd August, 19~9; the Health Dep~rt~ent for the ~nth~ of ~uly end A~st, 19~9; the l~=uicipal Airport for the ~onth of August, 1929; the Police Department for the ~onth of ~uly, 19~9; and the Roanoke City Sanatorium for the months of ~uly and A~ust, 1929. The reports were ordered filed. ST~E~? ILTR0'fr~;T~-STR~-'ET LY~tTS: A petition signed by property owners in Fatrland Addition, requesting sidewalks, comb, gotter end hardaurfao~ng fTo~ Cove Road, northerly on the west side of Aspen Street to Lots 33 an~ 3~, Block 1, ~Ulr!aod ~:ep, and from Cove Road on the eamt side Of A~pen Street northerly of Tremont Drive 215 feet to Lot 27, Block 8, Fairlmud ~ap, and both sides of ~e=ont Drive from Aspen Street to Fairland Road, ~. W., and asking that e street light be installed at the intersection of Tremont Drive and Aspen Street, having been ferrgd to the City L'anager for an estimate of the cost of carrying out the request, he submitted ~Tltten report, requesting that this request be included in the bud it ~exm for 1950, expressing the belief that all of the requests can be accc~plished d~ring the coning year. tlr. Oromin ~oved that Council concur in the report of the City ~Manager and that s copy of ss.ne be forwarded to the first signer of t?~ petition. The motion was seconded by L'r. I~untsr and u~nimous!y ~dopted. ST0.~ II~!~-STREET CONSTRUCTION: ~ha City i~mager submitted vmitten re.- port that to widen ~nd improve A~pen Street, IT. W., between Forest Park Boulevard and Cove Road, and at the sa~e tine, constr~ct a star~ drain to serve the drainage area north of I~Lroee Avenue s-lon~ Forest Pa~k Boulevard and ASpen Street, will requ/re additional sum of $133,087.50 tn the Street ConStruction Account for next year and suggested that 9orlon on the ~atter be held in abeyance for a period of two weeks with a vie~ of considering this question in the budget studies for 1950. ~. Cronin moved that Council concur in the suggestion of the City l!anager end that the above item be.held in abeyance for further consideration in the bn~get studies for 1950. The notion was seconded by Er. Dillard and u~aniuously adopted. PUBLIC ~fOF~fS: The City ~anager sub~itted written report that the United States Senate has recently approved Bill ~116 which provides for the continuation of the public works planning program and that similar legislation in the form of Bill 573~ is pending in the House of Reprasenhetiv~s, pointing out that under the provisions of the bills there is authorized to be appro~tat6d~lO0,O00,O00.O0 over the next two~ years for inturest free loans to states and cities for the preparation of ~ngineering plans and specifications on approved public works projects, advances to be repaid the Federal Government when actual construction is undertaken, the City l~nagar voicing the opinion that since the City of Roanoke has several public works projects planned it woul~ be appropriate to authorize hl~ by resolution to secure a~vanoe fun~s ,,,der these Bills, if possible, for engineering purposes. Council being of the opinion that the City of Roanoke should make applica- tion for the advance funds, lit. Dillard offered the following Resolution: C#10189! A BF~OLUTI0~ authorizing the City Manager to secuxe from the Federal Government, if possible, advance fends for the preparation of engineering plans and specifications on approve~ public works projects under the provisions of United States Senate Bill 2116 and United States House of Hepresentatives Bill ~739, providing for the extension of the publl~ works planning program. CFor full text of Resolution see 0rdinunce Book No. 16, Page &533 Mr. Dlllord moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by tlr. Cronin and adopted, by the following vote: AI~S: ~essrs. Crcnin, Dillard, ~dwardn, ~uater, and the President, Mr. l:inton ............ 5. NAYS: None ..... O. P~NSIONS: A oc~unication f~c~ 2M. ~ordon L. Wills, a retired Police Officer who served in the Police Department seventeen years and r.'as rstire~ in 1939 on physical disability at a pension of $~3.78 a neath, askin~ thathin pension be increased in that the e~ount is insufficient to neet hie necessary living expenses, havin~ been referred to the City IIa~ger to have the City Physician exe.~ine Wills with a view of ascertaining ~hethcr or not his present disability is due to an injury received in line of duty, the City I!anager submitted written report that investigation indicates the present disability of lLr. Wills is due to an inJttry received in line of duty, and, also, that his pension of $23.78 is inadequate to neet his basic needs. lJr. ~ronin moved that Council concur in the report of the City l~an~er and that the Oity Auditor be notified 1Lt. Wills is eligible for the $25.00 per month gratuity provided for in Resolution Nc. 10155. The nation v~s seconded by Dillard and tmani~ously adopted. S~R_~? WID~I~: A petition signed by a number of citizens, asking that Chapman Avenue, S. W., be widened between Patterson Avenue and ~ventieth Street, having been referred to the City ~:anager for study, report and reco~andation to Council, he submitted ~itten report that the records show that in 190~ the old Tidewater Railroad Company a~reed to convey a 50-foot strip of l~nd to the city smd that a check on this area is being made with the ¥ir~inian Railvmy Company, advisin~ that if it is found that the 50-foot area is c~'~ned by thc city t~ s~reet project ?ill be included in next year's street pro,ran. Hr. Dillard r=oved that a copy of t~he report be for~';arded to the first si~ner of the petition. Tho notion v;ae seconded by !:r. Crcnin and tu~aninously adopted. BUDC~VT-BUILD]i~G INSPECTOR: The City llan~ger submitted ~,~itten report, askin~ that ~22~.00 be transferred from Salary, Assistant Building Inspector, to Sulary, · ~Zxtra ~ployeee, in the Building and Plumbing Inspection Budget, pointin~ out that there v~ill be sn ~nexpende~ balance of $500.00 in tho salary of the Assistant Building Inspector; whereupon, ~lr. HUnter offere~ t.~ follo;;-in~ emergency Ordinance: (#10!903 ~ O~DI1L~I~OE to ~.=end ~nd reenact Section #~3, "Building ~nd Plumbing in~pection% of mu Ordinance adopted by the Council of the oity of Roanoke, Virginia, on the ]let day of Deoenbar, 19~8, No. 9751; and entitled, 'An Ordinanse making appropriations fron the General Fund of the 01ty of Roanoke for the fiscal ye beginnins ~anuary 1~ 19L~9, end ending Deoenber 31, 1~9, end declaring the existense of an ~ergenoy". (For full text of 0rdinanoe see Ordinance Book lie. 16, Page Mr. Hunter norad the a~option of the Ordinance. be notion was seconded by l:r. Cronin and adopted by Ihs following vote: A~ffES: l:essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Hentar, and t.he President, l!r. L'lnton ............ 5. NAYS: Hone ..... 0. BU~,ET-POLICE D-:~A.R~,~: The City llanacer subn'ltted ~Tltten report that in to have supplies and paint for the balance of the year in t-ha i~proved safety in the city for street narkin~ it ~ill be necessary to appropriate an ad~ [itional $315.00 to sunpliee in the Police Departl~ent BudGet; v~hereupon, IM. Hunter offered the followin~ energancy Ordinance: {#10191) E~ 0HDI~.;ANCE to anend and reenact Section ~20, "Police Department", of an Ordinance ndopte~ by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 31at day of Dec~ber, 19~8, Ifc. 9751, and entitled, "An Ordinance risking appropria- ~icn$ fron the General F~d of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year becinnln~ ~anuary 1, 19~9, en~ ending December 31, !9~9, and declarinc the exiitegce of an (For full text of Ordinance see Ordinance Book L'o. 16, Pace .tLr. Hunter norad the adoption of the Ordinance. The notion ~a seCOnded by ~r. Crcnin and adopted by the followin~ vote: A'x~S: l.'essra. Cronin, Dillard, Hdv:afdc, Hunter, and the President, !ir. 'Cln t on ............ 5. NA'~-S: L'one .... O. R~0RTS OF CO."_~ITT~E~=S: i;nae. t~F ~IIS~D BUS~ESS: WAT~ R~A.R~-~T: Action on the reoerr~nd~tion of the City ~anager that Louis R. Ho~aon of the firm of Alvord, Burdiek & Hswson, Chicago, Illinois, be engaged as the oona~lting engineer to ~ake a prelininary e~vey with =eference to the extension of the city's present ?~ater system into the newly annexed territory, having been held in abeyance until the present heating, in order that the public night be f~lly a~e of the fact that Council ban ~uder consideration the emplo~en~ eppearlng before the. body in connection with the r~tter, ~. Hunter moved that Council concur in the reco~e~dation of the City l~anager ~ud offered the following Resolution, ~it~ the understanding that approval of the pral~nfn~y survey does net obligate the body to aDprove a bond issue for ~ater system extensions.' ~#10192~ A RES~LUTION authori~ing and directing the City ~anager to engage the fL~m of Alverd, Bu~dick and Ho~en, Engineers, for the p~peee of investigating a~d reporting upon the water raquirenenta of the newly annexed areas of the City Roanoke and the outline of construction for the near end n~e diatunt futu~e~ de- eig~ed to adequately serve those a~eaa; and to prepare an inventory ~nd appraisal of the privately ~med water supplies, and to serve ~s the city's representative in ~egotiatione with the owners or ~ ~rhitration proceedings to e. scorts/n the ~d reasonable value for acq~e~tion by the city, ~n ~ccerde~ce w~th ~rts 1 ~ of the fom~l proposal o~ t~e f~ dete~ ~ept~ber 8~ 1~ ~t a fee of ~0,00~ w~th the ~roviso t~t the en~ln~er~ 8orv~ce~ Bo ~er~ed ~der t~ direct (For f~l te~t of Re~olation see Ordnance Book t[o, 16, Pa~ ~. ~ter ~ed the adoption of t~ ~e~olution, ~e ~otion w~s eeoon~e~ Mr. Cron[n ~d a~pte~ by the foll~,~g vote: A~S: }:essrs, ~ron~n, Dillard, Edward~, ~ter~ and the ~resldent, NAYS: None .... O, ' CONSID~0N OF CLA~S: None. ~0D~TION ~{D CONSID~ATION 0F 0RD~IM;CES ~D RESOLUTI0liS: B01~S-T~: 0rd~ance lto. 10185, fixing the t~ rote for aext ~ at $2.66 on the $100.00 of assessed value of real and personal property, ~g prewiou bees before 0ounetl for its first read.g, read ~d laid over, was aga~ before the bo~. ~. Edwards offering the follow~g for l~s secoad read~g sad final (~10185) ~t ORD~{M~OE ~ ~nd and re.dais S~tfoa 1, of Chapt~ 17, of the Code of the Oity of R~noke, as ~ded on the 28~ day of ~c~ber, 19~2 (0rdtn~oe NO. 7&82), in relattoa to the t~ rate ca real and personal property. {For f~l text of 0rdin~ce see O~d~nce Book No. 16, Page ~. Edwards noved the a~ptioa of the Ordinance. The ~tioa was seceded by ~r. H~ter and adopted'by the follow~ vo~: ~S: 2!essrs. Edv,~rds, H~ter, ~d the President~ 1Ir. ]lint~ ---3. NAYS: Messrs. Oronon ~d Dillard ......... 2. BO1{~-S~: }ir. ~rontn bro~t to the att~tion of Co.oil that ~o lo~ rove been ~de for school buildi~ p~poses, one ~ the amo~t of $119,O72.~ for the coastruc~toa of a Jeffersoa Vocation Uait Additioa, sad ~e in the ~o~t of $150,000.00 for the c~letton of the new IIo~oe F~ior ~l~ So~ol, i~ ~ti~ipatioa of the issuance of ~nds f~ coas~uc~ion and ~pr~ent of schools, po~ting out that $2,100,000.00 ~ boads have be~ sold for school ~provem~ts and the proceeds are n~ ia the ~prov~eat ~d, ~d offered the follow~ Resolution, ~reoti~ the City Auditor to tr~fer $269,072.~ ~ the ~prov~t F~d to the Geaeral F~d: (~10193) A RESOL~ION di~t~g t~ City A~ltor ~ tr~fer $~69,072.~ from the ~prov~eat F~d {School 0spiral ~0o~$) to the Geaer~ F~d to said Gener~ F~d for adv~ces ~de in ~ttolpatfoa of issu~ce of boads for s~uctlon ~d ~prove~nt of schools. ~. 0rosin ~oved the adoptioa of ~e Resolution. The ~tion was se~ade~ by ~r. ~ll~d an~ adopted.by the foll~v~ vote: A~S: Hessrs. UrChin, Dill~d, Edward, Froster, a~ ~e President, ~.-M~t~ ........... 5. NAYS: None----O. EOTIONS AND IlI~EOUS BUS~: 00~: The ~esident, 2~. l!tnt~, ~ought to the attention of ~c~ t~t ~s~ace of a procl~ation of the Governor of Virginia he has appo~ted ly g. R. ~ohnson, ohairmas, O. H. l~iese and Ullliam O. Lakens as a three-man Fuel Conservation Co~mittee for the City of Roanoke. STREETS AND AILEY~: Mr. Dillard brought to the attention of Council and the City Manager a request frc~ Eessrs. !~, E. gay and l~son l~iller that the alley ~f~m Elm Avenue to Mountain Avenae, S. E., between Yifth Street end Sixth Street, De improved, The City Eanager advised that he w~uld look into the ~attar. TRAFFIC: l~r. Ed~.~ards hroaght to the attentioh of Council and the Olty ~anager the traffic hazard being created by the high hedge alon~ Fourth Street, 3.17. between Ca=pbell Avenue and Church Avenue. The City ]:anager advised that he r~uld look into the nattar. STADII~: ]'.r. Cronin brcught to the attehtion of Council and a'~ked the Olty Manager to investigate the financial status of the sa~lot football program. The City L'anager advised that he would looE into the natte~. BL~JES: Council having at its last meeting fixed 7:30 o'clock, p. n., Thursday, Octobe~ 6, 19~9, as the hour of a special meeting for the purpose of establishing bus rectos and schedules, it was brought to the attention of ~he body that officials of the transportation eonpanies ~ill be unable to attend the ~eeting at that tl=e. After a disc~ssion es to a suitable dmte for the neeting, t~he time was f~xed at ?:30 o'clock, p. m., Wednesday, October 19~ 19~9. The~e being no further business, Council adjo'&rned. APPROVED Clerk ) 'P~ ~s lde~t COUNCIL, SPECIAL ~ETIiC., FridayI October 7, 19~9. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in special meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the ~iunicipal Building, Friday, October 7, 19~9, it 7:]O o'clock, ip.m., for a discussion with the members of the City of Roanoke and Redevelopment Housin~ Authority as to plans for low-rent housing units in Roanoke. PRESEt,T: Eesers. Crontnj Dillard, Edwards, Hunter and the President, Y~. ~inton ...................... ABSEIiT: None ......... O. OFFICERS PRESENT: ~r. James N. Kincanonl Assistant City Attorney. HOU$I~3: The President, $~. l~lnton, stated that the present ~eetin~ has been called for the purpose of discussing with the members of the City of Roanoke Re- development and Housing Authority plans for lo.-rent housing units in ~oanoke. In the discussion, the ~ork of the Redevelopment and Rouein~ Authority since its appointment ~as reviewed, ~;r. John H. ~lndel~ Chairman, informing the members of Council that the Authority definitely feels there is a need for the construction of 900 lo.-rent housin~ units in Roanoke within a two-year period, 600 of the units to be erected the first year, or as soon thereafter as possible, and 300 the second After a discussion of the pllns for the units, it appearin~ that the office of the City Attorney has prepared draft of a Resolution approvin~ the application o£ the City of Eoanoke ~edevelopment and Rousing Authority to the Public Housin~ Administration for a preliminary loan in an amount not to exceed ~230,OOO.OO, to cover the costs of surveyin~ and planning in connection with the development of the low-rent houslnF units, and declarin~ the intent of City Council to enter into an a~reement with the Authority for the local cooperation By the city in the provision of the lo.-rent public housing, lit. Edwards offered the followin~ as an (#1019~) A RESOLUTIOII approving the application of the City of Boanoke Re- development and Rousing Authority to the Public gousfng Administration For a Pre- liminary Loan in an amount not to exceed ~2]O,OOO.OO; declarin~ the intent of said Council to hereafter cause the City of Ro~loke to enter into an agreement ~ith said Housing Authority for the local cooperation by the said City in the provision of said low-rent public housin~ which may be required by the Public Housing Adaini- istration, and providtn~ for an emergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book r;o. 16, Pa~e ~6.) l~r. Edwards moved the adoption o£ the Resolution. The motion ~as seconded by lit. Cronin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Besets. Cronin, Dillardj Edwards, Bunter, and the President, l!inton ....................... NAYS: None ............ O. With f~rther reference to the r~tter~ Mro Dillard moved tl~t the oPfice of the City Attorney be requested to pre,are an azree~ent to relieve the housing pro- Ject of all taxes, in lieu of ~lch the city will be allowed a emxl~t~ of ten per cent of the annual shelter rental~ and to present sa~e to Council at its next regu- lar ~eetin~ for formal approval° The motion was seconded by ~o Cronin and unanimously adopted. There bein~ no further husiness~ Council adjourned. APPROVED ATTEST: /President COUNCIL, RE~U/~}{ EgETING~ Konday~ October 10, 19~9. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit ]ourt Room in the Eunicipal Bulldin~_~ l~nday, October 10~ 19~9, at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., the regular meeting hour~ with the ~resident, }-~o Elnton. presidin[. ~RESE~: Kessrs. C~onin, Dillard~ Edwards, Hunte~ and the President, ~, 5. ABSENT: None .......... O. OFFICERS PRESENT: ~r. Arthur S. Owens, City ~ana~er, ~. James N. Kincanon, ~ssistant City Attorney, and ~. J. Robert Thomas, Assistant City Auditor. The meetin~ was opened with a prayer by the Reverend Vere H. Rogers, Pastor ~f the First Christian Church. EINUTES: Copy of the minutes of the regular meetin~ held on )~nday, September 26, 19&9, havinz been furnished each member of Council, upon motion of [~. Hunter, seconded by ~ir. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the readin~ was dispensed with and minutes approved as recorded. HEARING OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC I-~TTERS: SE~ER CONSTRUCTION: Pursuant to notice of advertisement for bids for the sonstroctfon of sanitary sewers, with appurtenant work thereto~ to serve property in the Hollins Road, Tinker Creek areas and adjacent subdivisions~ accordinE to plans and specifications prepared by }~ttern and ~ttern, EnMineers, to be received / the City ~lerk until 2:00 o~clock, p. m., Eonday, October 10, 1949, and to be 3pened at that hour by Council, and six submissions havin~ been received, the President, ~[r. ~inton, asked if there was anyone present who did not fully the advertisement, if there was anyone present 'who had been denied the ~rivilege of bidding, and if there were any questions about the advertisement would like to ask, and no representatives present raisin~ ~ny question, the ~r. ~inton, instructed the Clerk to proceed with the openin~ of the bids. After the openinK and public resdin~ of the bids, ~[r. Dillard moved that the be received and referred to a committee composed of )~. John L. ~entworth, City Er. J. Robert Thomas, Assistant City Auditor, ~. Ja~es N. Kincanon, ~ssistant City Attorney, and Kr. G. L. ~ttern, Engineer, for tabulation and report to its findinMs with reEard to the best bid later durin~ the meetlnE. The ~otlon seconded by K~. Edwards and unanimously adopted. SENER CONSTRUCTION: Pursuant to notice of advertisement for bids for the !onstruction of sanitary sewers, with appurtenant work thereto, to serve properties a portion of the Fairmount Addition (Rollins Road, N. E., formerly Ninth Street, ;. E.), acco~din~ to plen~ and specifications prepared by }~ttern and ~ttern, to be received by the City Clerk until 2:Oeo'clock, p. m., ~nday, )ctober 10, 19&9, and to be opened at that hou~ by Council, and four submissions ~avin~ been received, the fresident, ~. Einton, asked if there was anyone present did not fully understand the adYertisezent, if there was anyone present who had denied the privilege Of bidding, and if there were any questions about the ~dvertisement anyone would like to ask, and no representatives present raising any the President~ ~[r. Kinton, instructed the Clerk to proceed with the openin~ the bids. -229 After the openin~ and public reading of the bids, ~:r. Dillard moved that the sa~e be received and referred to a cor~lttee composed of F~o John L, ~entworth~ ~ity En~lneer~ ~. J. Robert Thomas, Assistant City Auditor, ~. James N. Klncanon, Lssistant City Attorney, and ~. G. L. ~tte~ ~glneer~ ~or tabulation and re~rt ~s to its ~lndings ~l~h regard to the best bid later during the ~eeting. The ~tion ~as seconded by l~r. ~wa~s and ~animously adopted. ' EOU~I~: }irs. B. F. Flsher~ resident of Huntington Court Boulevard In the fillianson Ro~d sectton~ appeared before Council and raised seve~l questions as to iced re~trictions; vlz~ ~hecher or not a ~roperty o~er havl~ a deed providing for 75-foot lot can erect more than one house ~hereon ~d ~ther or not ~ere a deed :alls for ~he erection of a d~elling of a certain ~alue the p~rty o~er c~ ~uild a st~cture of lesser value, ~s. Fisher also rai~lng the question as ~rs. Fisher bein~ advised that the ~atter of deed restrictions is something ;o be ~rked out by the interested ~rties, )~r. Dilla~ moved that the question :once~inc low cost housing be ~eferred to the City ~na~er and the City ~or study and repo~ %o Council. The notion was seconded by )[r. H~ter and ~antmously adoFted. TRAFFIC: ~r. Charles D. Fox, Jr., Attorney, re~resentin~ ~erch~ts on CazFb~ll venue~ S. ~., be%ween Thi~ Street a~ Fifth Street, appeared before Council and sked that %his ~or%lon of Canp~ell A~enue be changed fro~ a one-way street for ~est-bound traffic back to a two-l~ay s:reet, settin~ out six reasons in suppor~ request for the chanre. Speaki~ in suppor~ of the request, were 5~. W. B. Clements of ~;. B. incorporated, ~r. Harry D. 5~ckeynolds of %he Jo~son-t~cke~olds Chevrolet Corpora- ~ion, )Tr. Hobert H. Huels of %he Furl%an ~ills, ~. Ra~ond L. Breeden of ~reeden ~or Com~ny, and ~. T. d. Fu~ate of Fufate ~tors, Incorporated. On mo%ion of ~. H~ter, seconded by )~. Edwards a~ ~nizously adopted, ~equest was referred %o ~he City ~n~ge~ for study, report and reco~enda%ion :ouncil at i%~ next re~lar ZCNI~-SET~ACK LiIi~: ~. E. E. BueninF, o~er of Froper~y located on ~ou%heas~ corner of FlezinE Avenue and Willtamson Road~, N. W., described as [O-11-12, Block 5, %;illi~ Flemi~ Court, ap~eared before Council and presenCed a :o~ica%ion, catlinE attention %o %he faa% tha~ Flemin~ Avenue is for~y fee~ ~de t% %he present time for %he length of his Dro~rby, but %hat a se%back line has 'ecen~ly been established ~o p~ovtde for a ~-foo~ s~ree~, a~ t~% ~illia~on Road is eizh%y fee% ~de a% %he presen~ %~e, bu~ %ha% a se%back line has recently been ~s%ablished to provid~ for a 1OO-foo% stree%~ and a subsequen5 se%back line has been ~s%ablished on the east s~e of %~illiamson Road~ in %he viclnl~y of his p~per~y, o~vide for 60-foo% width fro~ ~he established center line of ~ street, ~. ~uening advising tha~ national chain s~ore is a Drospec%ive purchaser of his ~roper%y ~ud %hat he is of %he opinion ~bm~ ~he store will be a distinct asset :he %tilliams0n Road area, bu~ %ha% the por$fon of his pro~r%y included in the ~e%back area will be worthless for building pu~oses and %hat if %his land c~not be zsed for building pu~oses he '~ould be adequately compensa:ed for same, t~ed~tely~ ~y :he city. On notion of }~, Edwards~ seconded by )~. Hunter and'unanir~usly adopted~ the =alter was referred to the City }~na~er with a view of reachin~ an agreenent with ~r. Buening. T~AFFICt ~. John ~. }TcCoy~ Sales Representative of the Concrete Ready ~lxed ~or~oration~ appeared before Council and asked that a white line be painted down ;he ~iddle of Sixth Street, S. ~,~ from Salem Avenue to Norfolk Avenue, and that ;raffic be forced to observe the white line to re2ieve the congestion in that b2o[k. On motion of ~r. Dillard, seconded by ~Tr. Cronin and u~ani=ously ado~ted, the ~equest w~s referred to the City ~nager for enforcement of traffic regulations. HDUSIhG: ~. ~alter W. Wood, Attorney, representing a ~roup of citizens from ;he ~randin Court and Greenland Hills Section, appeared before Council~ advising ;hat recently a building permit has been issued for the construction of four houses ~n a plot of land 99 x 218 feet to sell for $5,OOO.OO each, that since that :l:e :he permit he3 been cancelled, but that his clients object very seriously to the ~ulldin~ of cheap houses in their areas, and would like for Council to hake a study ~f the =alter. In this connection, the City ~narer pointed out that a co~z:ittee is making a ~tudy of subdivision re~ulations, that a new Buildin~ Code is being pre,aped and :hat the Redevelopr~nt and Housin~ Authority has recently been created, voicing the ~pinion that these three factors should adequately take care of the situation when ;hey ~o into effect. After a further discussion of the matter, ~. Cronin =eyed that the question be ~eferred to the committee makin~ a study of subdivision regulations. The notion was ~econded by ~. Dillard and unanimously adopted. With further reference to the natter~ ~Tr. D. [. Etheridge, Real Estate Agent, ~ppeared before Council, advisin~ that he had been asked to find lots for the four ~ouees referred to by Yr. Wood, that the houses ~are nora expensive than the ~5,OOO.00 erroneously referred to by ~. %food, and that in his opinion the houses are the best bargain which has ever been offered in Roanoke. At this point, the President, ~. ~Tinton, ~s e~cused from further attendance f the =.eetin~ and relinquished the Chair to the Yice President, ir. Edwards. STREET O?E~IE~: ~. Weldon Lawrence, Jr., appeared before Council and :resented a comzunication, asking that Byrd Avenue, :~. E., be reopened. On notion of ~Tr. Dillard, seconded by ~. Hunter and unanimously adopted, the 'equest was r~ferred to the City )Mnager for necessary action, unless the opening ~f the street requires acquisition of land, in which event, he is to report back :o Council. PETITIONS AND COmmUNICATIOnS: ZO~IEG: A ~etttian si~ned by eleven citizens, a[<in~ that properties located ,n the north side of ~ielrose Avenue, ~. '~. (U. S. Highvmy Route ~o. ~60) between flew=Grit Street and Country Club Drive, and on the south side, between the Fairview Cemetery and the Fairvlew ~iethodist Church, be rezoned from General ~esldence )istrict to Business District, w~s before Council. On motion of ~. Hunter, seconded by ~!r. Dillard and unanimously ado~ted, the ~equeat was referred to the Planning Board for investigation, report and · ecou~endation to Council. 342 ZONING: A petition from the A~ericsn Bakeries Compeny~ Jo L. Lloyd~ Julia Lloyd and Jarrett-ChewninE Company, Incorporated, asking that property located on the south side of Norfolk Avenue, So ~., and the north side of Salem Avenue, 5. ~., west of Fifth Street, described as Lots 7-1~, inclusive, Block 3, Official 5urvey~ 5~ 7, be rezoned from Business District to Light Industrial District, and that the alley included in the area ~hich was recently closed alas be zoned as Light Indus%rial District, was before Council. On notion o£ {Tr. Hunter, seconded by )Ir. Dillard and unanimously adopted, the 'etition was referred to the ?lannin~ Board for lnvesti~ation, report and · eco~r, endation to Council. THE COZ~:ITTEE OF 100 FOR PROGHE$$: A communication from {~. Ernest ~. ~iltchell tendering his resifnation as a ne=Bar and treasurer of The Committee of 100 for Pro~ress due to his inability to attend the meetings of the committee because of [pressure of business u~tters, was before Council. ~r. Cronin ~oved that the resignation be accepted and that a letter of thanks =ember of The Ce~;ittee of 1OO for }ro~ress. The motion was seconded by ~tr. Dillard and unanimously adopted. In this connection, ~ir. Cronin moved that ~lr. Chester D. }almer be appointed to fill the existin~ vacancy. The motion was seconded by Kr. Dillard and unanimously adopted. STREET LIGHTS: A cor-u.untcation fr~n the Appalachian Electric Power Company, tistinr sixteen street lights ~hich have been installed from September l~th through September 30th, and advisin~ that forty-nine street lights authorized by Council 'amain to be installed, was before the body. The co=2uunication was ordered filed. REF~.TS OF OFFICERS: RENTAL OF PkOP~-LqTY: The City ~ana~er submitted written report that he has had several requests to rent the SchillinK property on a temporary basis and that he s rental of ~37.~O per ~onth; ~%ereupon, ~r. Hunter moved that the followin~ ICrdin~nce be placed upon its first readinc. The motion was seconded by ~r. Dillard and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: ;(essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Hunter, and the Vice President, ~r. Zdwards---&jl ~AYS: None ...........O. (The President, )tr. ~inton, absent) (#10195) AN ORDINANCE authorizin~ and directin~ the City )~na~er, for an on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to execute a contract of lease bet~een the City of Roanoke and ~rs. ~rcella Richardson for the leasin~ of the dwellin~ house and yard situated on property, formerly known as the Schillinc property,,~il thereto in tke Garden .~ity Area of the City of Roanoke, for a term of one month com~.encin~ ~n the loth day of October, 1949, and thereafter from month to month until ~erminated by either party on a thirty days' notice, in writins, as required by statute, at a rental of $37.50 per month, payable in advance, and subject to such other term~ and conditions contained in said contract of lease to be approved by the City Attorney. BE I? ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the City ~Mna!er, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed tn execute a contract of lease between the City of Roanoke arid rms. ~rcella Richardson for the leasing of the dwelling house and yard appurtenant thereto situated on property, formerly known aa the Schilling property, in the ~arden City Area of the City of Roanoke, for a term of one month commencing on the 10th day of October, 19~9, and thereafter fr~m month to =onth until terminated by either party on a thirty d~yst notice, in writing, as required by s[atute, at a rental of $3?.50 per month, payable in advance, and subject to such other terms and conditions contained in said contract of lease to be approved by the City Attorney. The Ordinance having been read, was laid over. A[POINT~NTS-FIRE DEPARTmeNT: The City ~hna~er submitted ~ritten report on the appointment of ~ir. D~lght Yopp aa First Year Fireman, eifective September 16, 1949, and the retirement of Levi E. Jamison, effective Septe=ber 16, 19~9. The report was ordered filed. ~NEXATIO~: The City ~nager submitted written report on progress rede in the annexed territory by the engineering firm of Mattern and ~httern. The report was ordered filed. In this connection, %he City ~naEer was asked to report on the percentage of completion o£ exfstin~ contracts as soon as possible. STOP$~ DRAINS-STREET CONSTRUCTION: The City ~n~ger havin~ submitted written report that to widen and improve Aspen Street, N. W., between Forest Park Boulevard and Cove Road, and at the same time, construct a storm drain to serve the drainage area north of Melrose Avenue alonE Forest Park Boulevard and Aspen Street, will require an additional sum of $133,O~7.50 in the Street Construction Account for next year, and the City ~anager having suggested that action on the matter be held in abeyance for a period of two weeks with a view of considering this question in the budget studies for 1950, he submitted subsequent written report, advisinE that the firm of ~ttern and Kattern, Engineers, has re¢or~:ended that the storm drain be constructed as soon as possible to take surface water from Forest Park Boulevard and vicinity to the open drainage ditch to the south of Melrose Avenue, that after the construction of the storm drain, the sanitary sewers be investigated to determine whether or not the recoval of surface water has not alleviated the surcharge of the sanitary sewer in that area, and that the paving of Aspen Street not be undertaken until such time as money is available for the prior installation oF the storm drain, the City Manager stating that in view of the recommendations of ~ttern and ~ttern he is ready to recomr, end that the drain be installed provided funds can be included in next year's budget. Er. Hunter moved that the item be included in the draft of the budget for 'urther consideration in budget studies. The motion was seconded by ~lr. Cronin and ~nanlmously adopted. STREET LIGHTS: A petition si~ned by property o~mars in the 3000 block of ~tllow Road, N. W., asking that a street light be installed in this block, and a request that a street light be installed in the 3600 block of Willow Road, N. W., ~avin~ been referred to the City Manager fo~ investigation and report to Council, he auhmitted written re~ort t~t 225 street ll§hte were authorized in the Budget, all of which have been ordered and all but 29 installed, and suggested that the two requests for street lighta be treated ae others and placed on file for coneideration in next yeer's budget. ~o Cronin ~oved that Council concur in the re~ort of the City ~na~er and that a copy oF sa~e ~e for~ar~ed to t~ first ~i~ner of the ~etition, The ~tion With further reference to street lights~ ~. Hunter advised that he has been asked as to when a street light will be install~ a~ the end of Kenwood Bouleva~, The City }~na~er advised that this street Ii!hr is already on o~er. WATER DEPAR~[~T: The City fMna~er havin~ been requested =o lnfo~ Council as to why the'water rate schedule has been dropped from water bill~, he submitted ~i~ten report that this was in~dvertently omitted due to putting a new bill~ng =achine in service and that the rate schedule has been restored. The re~ was ordered filed. REPORTS OF CO~ITTEES: None. ~fFISISHED BUSINESS: ~one. CONSiDEHATION OF CLAI~: INTROSUCTION A~D CO~SIDERATIO~ OF 02DIN~.~CfS ~V RESOLU;IONS: ZONING-RADIOS: ~. C~onin brought to the attention of Council and offered the following Resolution ~ith reference to exempting f~= zoning restrictions the erection of television or radio antennae ~d ante~a to,ers for non-co~ercial use: {~10196) A RE~LUTION exempting f~m zoning restrictions the erection television or radio ~tennae and antenna towers for non-co~ercial use. (For ~11 text of Resolution, see O~inance Book No. 16, Pa~e ~[r. Cronin moved the adoption of the Re~lution. ~e motion was seconded by ~. Dillard and adopted by the follo,,*ing vote: AYES: I.~essrs. Cronin, Dilla~, H~ter, ~d the Vice President, ~. Ed~ards---~ NAYS: hone ........... O. {The President, ~[r. ~1inton, absent) H~USIN~: ~[r. Cronin brought to the attention of Council and offered the follo~in~ Re~lution ~ith reference to requirinfi the Co~issioner of Health and the Buildin~ Inspector to ~ke special monthly re~rts on the number of dwellinss inspected for sanita~ pu~oses, the n~ber condemned, a~ the number for which corrective =eas~es were required: {~10197) A RESOL~IO~I ~equirin~ the Co~issioner of Health and the Building ~Inspector to ~ke special monthly reports on the n~ber of dwellinga inspected for ~anitary pu~oses, the nmmber conde~ed~ and the n~ber for which corrective {For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page ~'r. C~nin moved the a~option of the ~esolutton. ~e motion was seconded hy (r. H~ter and adopted by the following vote: AY~: ~essrs. Cronin, Dil~, Hunter, ~d the ~ice President, }~. NAYS: None ..........O. {~e President, ~. ~[inton, absent) HOU3II~: ~. Cronin brought to the attention of Council and offered the ~followir~ Resolution with reference to acquisition of the Veterans Housing Project: (~10198) A RESOLUTIOH authorizing and directing the proper officials of the City of Roanoke to proceed, without delay, to take necessary and proper steps to acquire title in fee simple to the Veterans r.~ergency Housing Project now located on the City Far~ property and the Jackson Avenue property, as provided by law. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book Ho. 16, Page &~} Er. Cronin moved the adoption of the Re~olution, The motion was seconded by Pr, Hunter and adopted by the following vote: AYES: ~[essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Hunter, and the Vice President, )~. Edwards---& gAYS: None .............O. {The President, ~. Einton, absent) WATER DEPAHT}~T: The City Attorney havin~ been requested to prepare for inclusion in the present weekly calendar of business proper draft of resolution providin~ that no deposit shall be required of owners of property, or lessees of property for five years or more, and that all deposits already made by or*nets of property, or lessees of property for five years o~ ante, he refunded l~edta~ely, he submitted the followin[: "A RESOLUTION requiring no deposit to assure payment of regular water service bills from o~ers of City real estate, or lessees having a five year continuous lease to City real estate, upon application to the Water Department for service to real estate so owned or leased; authorizing existinE deposits returned to such persons upon application~ as such owner or lessee, for a continuation of service; and repealing any rule or re~ulation of the Water Department in conflict herewith. BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, that when an owner of City real estate, or a lessee havin~ a five ~ear continuous lease to City real estate, makes application to the Jatsr Department for service to such owned or leased real estate the same shall be $iven without such owner or such lessee hein~ required to make Shy deposit to assure payment of reFular water servic~ bills. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any such person who is a present customer shall have any such existing deposit returned to him, upon his application, as such o~er or lessee, for a continuation of service. BE IT FL~THER RESOLVED that any rule or regulation for the operation of the ~ater Department of the City of Roanoke in conflict with this resolution is hereby REPEALED." At this point, the Vice President, Kr. Edwards, relinquished the Chair to ~ir. Cronin, and stated that although he is in sympathy with the spirit of the re~olutton he feels it is too rig_~id as presently dra%~n and should be ~iven further study. ~r. Hunter stated that he is of the opinfbn the resolution should be referred to the City ~nafer, the City Attorney mhd the ~naEer of the ~ater Department for further study. ~. Cronln voiced the opinion that since other utilities throughout the state lo not require deposits, he does not feel the Water Department of the City of toanoke should do so.. After a further discussion of the resolution, ~. Dillard offered the same, ¢ithout the provision requiring an application for a refund, for adoption. The :orion was seconded by ~. Cronin and lost by the followin~ vote: AYES: ~essrs. Dillard, and the Acting Chairman, Kr. Cronin---2. NAYS: [essra. Edwards ~nd Hunter ..... 2. b~, Dillard then ~nnounced his intention of offering at the next regular ~eetin~ o£ Council a resolution ~oviding that no deposit for ~ter service shall be required o£ any ~erson livin~ within the corporate limits of the City of Roanoke~ and that all de.sits already made by ~erson~ l~vin~ ~ithin the corporate limits the City of Ro~oke be ~t~ned forthwith, SEdER AND S~EdALK ASSiStantS: ~e City Attorney having been requested to pre~are for inclusion in the next weekly calendar of business proFer drat~ of o~inance releasing all Sewer a~ Side~lk .Assess~ent~ of reco~ in the office of the City ~lerk which ~ere levied ~ore than t~ent~ years aEo~ at the last meeting Co~cil~ he ~ub~itte~ the "A~ O~I~A~CE releasing liens upon real estate tot ~ide~alk and ~ewev assessments due ~d ~ayable to the City off R~noke ~hlch have BE IT ORDA~ED by %he Council of the gi%y of Roanoke, Virginia, as follows: a~ payable %o %he City of R~noke which has been, or shall hereafter become~ delinquen~ for %~engy ov move years shall be enforced In any proceeding a% law ot tn equity and %he s~e shall be deemed %o have expired and to be barred and csncelled at%er such time." In a discussion of ~he draft of the ordinance, ~. Edwa~s moved that %he same be a~ended %o p~vide %hat uFon raiment of Sewer ~d Sidewalk Assessments of r~cord ~n the office of the City Clerk by Janusvy 1, 1950, ~ngetes% will be cha~ed for a Eaxtm~ of ten years, and %hal after %hat time, the City A%%o~ey be directed institute suit for %ha collection of %he ~paid assessments. The motion was seconded by b~. Hunter and los~ by %he following vote: AYES: $~essrs. Edwards and Hun%er .......... 2. IiAYS: ~. Dilla~, and %he Acting Chai~an, b~v. g~nin ...... After a further d~scussion of %he ~%tet~ ~[r. Dillard moved that %he draf~ ordinance be amended %o provide %ha% upon ~a)~en~ of ~ewev and Sidewalk Assessments listed tn %he office of the City Clerk, and no% recorded in the office of %he Clerk of %he Courts, by January 1~ 1950, in ~he ~rinefpal amount, the interest %hereon will be vemi%%ed~ and %ha% after that %~e~ %he Gi~y Attorney be directed %o institute suit for %he collection of ~e unpaid assessments, withoug delay. Ihe =ogion ~as ~econded by ~r. ~wards and adopted by %he following vote: AYES: Kessrs. Dillard, Edwa~s, and the Acting Chai~an, ~r. g~nin ...... t~AYS: ~. Hunter ....... 1. ~tv. Dflla~ %hen moved %h~t %he following Ordinance be placed upon ils readint. The motion ~s seconded 5y ~r. Edwards an~ adopted by the following vo~e: AYES: ~fessvs. Dillard, Edwavds~ ~d the Ac%~g Chairman, b~. C~nin ...... I;AYS: ~. Hun%er ....... 1. (~10199) AN ORDINANCE waivin~ in%eres~ on all sidewalk and sewer assesszen%s reco~ tn %he Office of the Oigy Clerk (and not of record in %he Gletk's Office ~he Hustings Co~t for %he City of Roanoke) provided the ~vinct~al amo~gs of such assessments are ~id prior %o January 1~ 1950~ ~d directing ~he City A~o~ey ~ns%ttu%e sui%s, early in the year 1950, %o collec~ both pvlncipal and inLeres~ on ~11 ~ch sidewalk and sewer assessments no% paid Frior ~o J~uary 1, 1950. RE IT 05DAINED by %he Council of %he gi%y of Roanoke t~% in~eves% on all ~idewalk~d s~wet assesszents of reco~ in ~he Office of the City Clerk {and no~ ~ecord in the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Court for the City of Roanoke) be, and the same ia hereby~ waived provided the principal amounts of such assessments are paid prior to January 1, 1950. BE IT FURTH~ OHDAINED that the City Attorney be, and he is hereby~ directed to institute suits, early in the year 19~O, to collect both principal and interest on ~11 such sidewalk and sewer aseessments not paid prior to January 1, 19~O. The Ordinance havtn~ been read~ wan laid over. ~TIOh$ AND }~ISCELLtNROU$ BU$INE$5: HOU$I~: The City [~nager brouNht to the attention of Council that if the city ~cquires the Yeterans Rouain~ ~roJect there is a poselbillty of obtainin[ approxi- :ately ~7,O00.OO from the Federal Government, covering the government's ~ortion of ~xcess operatln~ expenses, for repairs and maintenance at the project. On motion of lit. Dillard, seconded by $~. Cronin and unanimously adopted, the ]ity lAnager was requested to investi[ate the possibilities of ~ettinI the Federal lovernment to signify its willingness to allow the City of Roanoke to retain this S~ER COIiSTRUCTIOIt: Council havina earlier durtn~ the meetin~ referred bids for the construction of sanitary sewers, ~ith appurtenant work thereto, to serve property in the Rollins Road, Tinker Creek areas, and adjacent ~ubdlvlaions, to a :ommittee for tabulation and report as to the beat bid durin~ the present the committee submitted written reFort, recommending that the contract be awarded to the iow bidder as shown in the tabulation; viz~ Boyd and Goforth~ Incorporated, in the amount of lit. Dillard moved that Comqcil concur in the recor~.endatton of the committee and offered the followin~ emerqency Ordinance awarding the contract, appropriatin~ the sum o£ $]20, 595.~2 For sewer construction, and appropriatin$ the amount of $20,~J2.~O for the engineering services of the firm of ~attern and ~Mttern in connection gith the project: (flO200) ill ORDI£tA~ awarding contract for the construction of sanitary sewers, with appurtenant work thereto, to serve property in the ~ollin$ ~oad, tinker Creek areas, and adjacent subdivisions, to Boyd & Ooforth, Incorrorated, Sharlotte, North Carolina, at a total coat of ~]20,~9~.~2, appropriating the ~mount of $]20,~92.52 from the 19~9 Annex Fund for sewer construction, appropriating 120,8~2.~O lmm the 19~9 Annex Fund for t~e en~ineering services of l~ttern and !~ttera, in connection with the project, and providing for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa!e }ir. Dillard noved the adoption of the Ordinance. The notion was seconded by !ir. Hunter and adopted by the followinl vote: AYES: llessrs. Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and the Actin~ Chairman, t~. Cmnin--I ~tYS: I;one ............. 0.-{The President, ~ir. 51inton, absent) SK./ER COIiSTRUCTION: Council having earlier durin~ the ~eetin~ referred bids fo~ ~he construction o£ sanitary sewers, with appurtenant work thereto, to serve ~roperties in a portion of the Fairmount Addition (Hollins Road, N. E., formerly [iinth Street, N. E.}, to a committee for tabulation and report as to the beat bid iuring the present meeting, the coraittee submitted written report~ recomn~endinE ~48 that the contract be a~arded to the low bidder as shown in the tabulation; vizs Ralph Eo ~llls Company, Incorporated, and Blythe Brotbera Company~ in the a~ount ~26,0]2.50. ~. ~ter ~o~ed t~t Council co~c~ in t~ reco~nda~ton o~ the co~tt[ee and ~ffered the follo~in~ Eesolution: ~ith a~ur~enant ~rk thereto, to se~e p~erties ia a ~rtton of the Fairmont Addition (~ollins Road, ~. E.~ fo~erly ~inth ~treet~ ~. E.)~ to Ralph E. Con.ny, lncor~rated, Salea~ Vir~inia~ and Blythe B~hers Co~ny~ C~rlotte~ ~orth Ca~lina~ et a total coat or (For ~11 text of ~esolution, see O~inance ~ok ~o. 16, Pate ~. H~te~ =oYed the adoption of the Resolution. The motion ~s seconded by ~. Dflla~ and adoyted by the ffollo~ing vote: I~ES: l~ssrs. Dllla~, ~ards, Hunter, and the Actin~ Chai~n, Er, ~AYS: None .........O. (The ~resident, ~. Einton~ absent) In thia connection, the City l~na~er advised that an ap~ropriation of ~ill be required for the Se~er Construction Account; ~hereupon~ l~. Hunter offered the rollowin~ e=er[ency Ordinance: (~i0202) aN CRDI~ABCE to ~end and reenact Section E71, "5e~er Conat~ction% of an Ordinance adopted by the Covncil of the City of ~o~oke~ Vlr~lnia, on the ]lst lay of December, 19~, No. 97~1, and entitled, "An O~tnance =aking from zhe General Fund of [he City of Roanoke for %he fiscal 7ea~ be~innin~ Jsnua~ 1, 19&9, and e~inF Decembe~ 31, 19&9, a~ decla~in~ %he existence of an (For full %ex% o~ Ordinance, see Ordinance ~ook No. 16, Pa~e ~. H~%e~ ~owed %he adop~ion of %he Ordinance. The motion was seconded by · ir. Dillard ~d adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: ~iessrs. D~lla~, Edwards~ Hun%e~, and the Accin~ Cha[~, ~. C~n~n--~ ~AYS: ~oae ...........O. (The Presiden~, ~r. K~n/on, absent) The~e be~n~ no further business, Council ad3ou~ned. APPROVED Clerk · /President }Zon(t~y, October 17, The Council of the City of ~oanoke ~:st in re&~r ~etln~ in t~ Court ~m ~ the ~lolp~ Bull~, ~day, Oo~ber 1~, 19~9, at 2~00 p* ~,, the re~l~ ~eet~6 ~, with the Pre~deat, ~, lfinton, PRE~: ~essrs. ~r~, ~llard, ~w~ds, H~ter, ~ ~e President, ~: None ..... 0FFIO~S P~{T: ~. ~t~r S. ~ena, City ~nager, ~:r. ~s I~. ~nc~on, ~sis~nt oity Attorney, and }M. ~ry R. Yates, City Auditor. The meet~ was opened with a prayer by t~ Rever~t G. ~. 0gilvie, ~sXst~ Pastor of the First ~esbyteri~ Ch~ch. M~: Copies of the ~nutes of the r~ ~et~g held ~ Eonday, ), 19&9, and the special meet~g held on ~i~ay, October 7, 1929, hav~g be~ f~nis~ ed each n~ber of Co.oil, upon motion of ~. Cr~in, se~n~e~ by ]M. Ed~ds and ~an~o~ly adopted, the read~ was dispensed ~lth and the ninutes approved as ~ OF OITIZ~;S ~ON P~IO ~S: A[~TION-FIRE D~: P~su~t to notice of a~vertis~ent for bids for ~he constr~tion of ~o~oke Fire Depar~ent Station ~b. 10 on the s~thwest ~f Wl~s Street ~d Noble Argue, N. E., ~ the Willi~son R~d ~ea, acco~dl~ ~o plus, specifications and contract ~oc~eats prepped by E. Pa~ ~yes, ~chitect ~o be received by the City Ol~k ~til 2:00 o'clock, p. n., ~ond~, Octo~r 1~, 1~9 ~nd to be opened at that ho~ by Oo~c~, and eleven sa~ssions havi~ been receive ~he President, Mr. 2[lnton, asked if there r;as ~ne present ~o did not fully ~der- ~t~ the a~ertis~t, if there ~as a~one present ~ho ha~ be~ denie~ the pr[vile{ ~f bidding, and if there ~ere any questions about the advertise=~t a~'one wo~d Like t~ ~k, and no representatives present raising ~y question, the President ~ucted the Clerk to proceed with the opening of the bids. ~ter the op~g and public rea~i~ of the bids, ~.~. W~nter ~d ~at the ~e be receive~ ~ referr~ to a co. tree con. seal ~ ~. E~ Paul ~yes, ~chiteci ~. J. Robert ~omas, ~sist~t City ~dltor, ~ ~. =chh L. W~or~, City ~ tab~ation an~ repozt as to its f~gs w~th re.rd to the best bi~ later dur~ he ~eeting. ~e ~tion ~s seconded by lit. Or.in ~a u~n~u~y a~opted. Z~G: Notice of public hear~g on the question of rezo~ng property [ocate~ on the east side of Wilkes Street, N. E., north of C~ver (Linco~) Avenue [escribed as ~ts 1, 2, 3 ~ 2, Section S, Wllll~ Groves ~, ~om Gener~ ~esidence Dis~lct to Light ~d~trl~ Dis~ict, ~v~g been pub!ishe~ in the Worla- sews pursuit to ~ticle ~, Section 23, of C~pter 51 of the Oode of the City of ~o~oke, sett~g the t~e of the he~g at 2:00 o'cl~k, p. n., Mon~, Octob~ 17, Lg&9, the question was before Co~cil, ]M. Willi~ ~een appe~ in support of his ~equest f~ the ~o one appe~g in op~sition to the reinS, ~a ~e Pl~g Bo~d hav~ ~eco~ded that the property be rezone~, 1~. Cron~ ~ved ~at Oo~:il conc~ ~ the~ reoom~endatien of the Ple~nin& Board and that the followin& Ordinance be placed upon its fi-st reading. ~he t~otion was seconded by lire Edwards end adopted by tho followi~& vote: AYES: IMs'sra. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, end the President, Ifro ~lnt c~ ........... NAYS: None---0o (~102033 AN 0RDlliANCE to e~end and ree~sot Article Z, Section l, of Chapter 51 of the Code of tho City of Roanoke, Virginia, in relation to I,~REAS, application has been made to the Coonoil of the City of Roanoke t6 h~ve property loeate~ on the east aide of Wllkina Street, H, ED, north of Ca~ver {Lincoln) Avenue, described aa Lots l, 2, ] end /,, Section -~, WlLlie~eon Droves lisp, rezoned from General Residence Dtatrint to Light ln~ustrinl District, a~d ' %liERFJ.8, notice required by Article ~l, Section 23, of Clmpter 51 of the Coda of the City of Rcanokea ¥irginie, relstL~g to Zonl~&, has been published in '~na World-News", a newspaper published in the City of Roanoke, for the time re- quired by acid section, end ~F. Lb, the hearing aa provided for in said notice published in the said newspaper ;as giv&n on the 17th day of October, 19~9, at 2:00 o'clock, p. =,, baler, the Council of the Olty of Roanoke in the Council Room in the lffunioipal Bulldin~ st which hearing no objections ;ere presented by property owners end other interest parties in the affected area. TH~REFORE, BE IT CRDAIKED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that Atrial. I, Section 1, of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke~ Virginia, relating to Zoning, be~ ~lended and reenacted in the following particular and no other, viz: P~operty located on the east side of Wllkins Street, H. E., north of Carver , Lincoln) Argue, described as Lots 1, 2, 3 and &, Section S, ¥;illiar. sca Groves }/ap, designated on ~heet 307 of the ZoninE Z:ap as Off'sial Nos. 3,070512, 3070513, 3070514 and 3070515, be,and I~ hereby changed from General Residence District to Light I4dustrial District, and the nap herein referred to shall be changed in this The Ordinance hav~ng been icad, v:as laid overf ~/G{EXATION-STRr~T ]IiPROV2L~S: '.ir. Harry B. ¥~'right appeared before Council and asked that the portion of purcell Avenue, N. E., which was knoWn as Holconbe Avenue in the Glen FaLls Subdivision, be improved. On notion of }Ir. Gronin, .seconded by I~r. Dillard end unanimously adopted, the request was referred to the City Kanager. HOU$~WG: Residents of Huntington Court Boulevard in the ~illie~son Road section having appeared before Council at its last regular neetiug and raised the question as to whether or not a property owner having a deed pr oviding for a 75- foot lot can erect more than one house thereon, and whether or not a property ownur can extend a de~d end street to acco=calera private property without the permission of the city, they again appeared before the body, with .*Ir. C. L. Toler acting as In a discussion of the matter, Hr. W. O. Giles, Sr., advised that he has deeded five 75-foot lots be Er. ,'7. H. Bohon and that it is his understanding Bohon plans ~o erect more than one house on some of the lots. Co.oil havl~g previously rcq-ested the City Engineer to submit all maps o~ gubdivisions to the ~d of Z~ing ~peals an~ the Plml~ Bo~d for the~ reco~ ~ndation before gives ~e his approval, ~ It being the opinion of the that pe~d~ the adoption of su~lvision reg~ations ~ ~ergenoy ore.nee sho~ be adopte~ directing that all sub~lvision or revision of lots be first referre~ to the Pla~g Boar~ for approval before final ap~oval by the City ~gineer, or tho lssu~g of a p~t by the BulldOg ~speo~r, ~d that no streets ~ cut t~ou~ any exist~6 property in the city ~tll f~st approve~ by the Pi~ B~rt the 01ty ~g~eer, ~. Dillard offere~ the felling: {~1020~} ~ 0RD~OE prohibit~g the subtivlsion or re-subdivision lot or ~rcel of lend or the lay. s off'or catt~g a public way t~ou~ ~ lot or parcel of land ~lt~at~d within the c~p~ate l~its of the 01ty of ~noke the c~ers' or~ developers' pl~ or plat th~efor shall have first be~ referred to and receive~ the approval of both the PI~ Bo~rd ~d the City E~lne~r; prohibil ing the Buildin~ ~spect~ ~o~ iss~g a pernit for the ~ection of ~Y bulldog struot~e on any lot or p~oel of 1~ s4tuated in the City that is subdivided re-sub~ivldet, the pl~ or plat ~e~eof ~h~l not first have been referro~ to receives tho approval of both the PI~6 Bo~d and the Oity ~fl~eer as h~re~ cont~platea; providing pan.ties for violations; and declaring ~ ~gencL {~or f~l text of 0rd~nce see 0rdInence Book ~o. ~, Page I.M. Dill~d ~ve~ ~e adoption of the 0rdln~ce. ~e ~otion was seconded by ~. Or.in ~d a~pted by the follow~g vo~: A~S: Eessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Ed~ds, H~ter, ~d the President, NA~: None .... 0. ~ question raised by the residers ~ ~e H~t~gt~ Co~ ~ea as to or not where a deed calls for the ~ection of a d~e~ of a certa~ value t~e pro~rty ~er c~ build a struct~e of lesser v~ue ~v~g been refer~ed to ~ger and the 0ity Attorney for st~ and ~eport, the City ~ager s~nitted report that the deed ~estrictlons for the H~ting~n Court ~ea have t~ , ~ed ~d the houses ~e berg cons~ucted in confornity with the Zon~ 0rd~ce, ~ accord~ce vith the Buildi~ ~d P~b~g Code reqair~nts, and ~at, ap- th~ city has ~ re.ess to req~re p~s~s who baild h~es in ~is section to spend any definite s~ for the cona~uction. lit. Dill~d roved that a copy of the report be forwarded to ~s. B. ~e ~tion was seconded by 1M. Cronfn an~ ~usly a~ptea. L~I~TION-O09~0~: IM. Leo F. H~ebry, fo~er Oo~ci~ a~ ~ayor, ap- . e~ed before Co.oil ~ith reference to the p~oposa~ of Honorable ~1 A. Fitzpatrlc ~tate Se~tor. as to certain chan~es ~ the City C~rter ~fect~ ~e local govern- ~. ~nebry voio~g the opinion that Co.oil sho~d express its vie~ on the :osals to IM. Fitzpatrick. ~. ~nebry then proceeded to express his ot~ views on the proposal, n~bers~ that he IS ~ ~vor of election of Coachmen at ~=~e~ tha~ he ~s favor of a 4-year ter~ for Co~ci~en~ ~at he is ~ favor of elation of the by the n~Bers of Oo~c~ ~d ~hat he feels seven ~be~s on t~e ~hool ~e adequate~ voic~ the opinion t~t it wo~d Be benefio[al ~ ch~ the Charter to per~tt the appointment of the School Board members at lergeo Council thanked l~ro Hensbry f~r hie views on the proposals of l~r. Yl, tzpatric end 1~. Cronln offered the following Resolution: ' {~1020~) A RESOLUTIOt{ sreetin~ a Charter Btu~y Co~n~lseion to be composed of the lite ~embars Of the CounCil of the City of Roanoke~ five ~embars of the Roanoke Bar end five Citizens at large~ the five members of the Bus.eke Bar to be eslested by lot drsw~nE, end the five citilene at large to be selected by a lot drawln~ from the Poll Tax Book~ for study of Charter ohendes end to make recommendations to City {For full text of Resolution see Ordinance Bock No. 16, Fa~e ~6]) ~/r° Crania ~oved the cdoptius of the Be~olution. The motion wes seconded by ]~ro Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYES: l~'essre. Cronln, Dillard, Edwards, H~nter, end the President~ L~. [,:lnt on ................ ~o NAYS: Eone .... O. After a further discussion of t~e matter, h~. Hunter statin~ that he still feels that any change In the ~lty Charter is a responsibility of the members of City Council and should be taken up ~tth the local repreeentattvss of the legislature, th City 0lurk was instructed to hove the lottery for the drawing of flve numbers of the Bo~.noke Bar and five citizens at large available at the next r~uler meetin6 of the bony. PLA/C, III;G BOARD: The City Eanager havln~ previously reported to Council his intention of eppolnttng fir. ~. R. Hildebrand, Assistant City Engineer, es Plann~n~ Engineer for the Planning Roard~ effective October 1, 19&9, ~tr. Leo F. Henebry, Ohslrman of the Subcommittee on Zonin~ end Plannin~ of The Ccmulttee of 100 for Pro- grass, appeared before Co.nell cad advlsed that he is very ~uch disappointed to f~nd that the appo.~l~ent of ]Ir. ~ldebrand has %een delayed. ~r. Henebry was advised by the City t:ana~er that it is necessary to retain l~r. H/ldebrand in the Engineering Department for appro~inately four weeks longer until everything parted_ming to the annexation maps has been co.plated. $ID~VALE., CURB ~d{D GII~fEH GON$~UGTION: ~essrs. Hunter, Cronin, the City '~anoger and Er. ~. ~. Hildebrand, Assistant City Engineer, having previously been designated to make a tour of ~nspection of the Rosalind Hllls Addition In connection with etreet ~mprovenents and sider, elk, curb and gutter construction In that ares, and to report back to Council, Er. Howard E. Sig=on appeared before Council and lresented a petition sl~ne~ by two property owners on Ho,~ard Road, requestin~ side- mlko in front of their property, and six property owners indicating that t~ey do not want sidewalks in front of theLr property, also, a petition ei~ned by one property owner on Arena1 Argue, requesting that a sid~walk be constructed in front of his property, and sev~n property o~ners indicating that they do not w~nt side- walks in front of their property, Er. Slgmon askln~ that the requirements as to construction of sidewalk on these streets, as well as Fairway lJrlve, be e=cluded frcn Resolution lfo. 9808, adopted on the 15th day of February, 1929, in order that he might be refunded his one-half of the cost for the construction of cumb and gutte cn the said streets and the proposed street impro?~nents carried out bY the city ss provided for in the Resolution. ,! ,! .Mr. Cretin ~oved that Council concur in the request of {/10206) i ~OLU?IO~ ezolud~8 fr~ Resolution No, 9808. a~pted ~ the k~th day of February, 19~9, the req~r~ts ~ to eo~truotion of ~veaue, be~eea Carlto: ~oad ~d ~do: ~oad; Fair.ay ~lve, between m~ ~doa ~oad; ~d ~Mward ~oed, betwe~ Horthvlew ~lve ~n~ (For f~l tex~ of Resolution see Ordinance B~k No. ~Fa~ ~, Cronin ~oved the a~ption of ~e Resolution. ~e ~ticn ~s seo~tet by ~. ~nter a~ adopted ~ ~e foll~l~ Votel ~: ~e~rs. Cronin~ Dlllard~ E~ds~ Wanter~ a~d the ~resident~ ilnton ................ P~ITIONS ~D ~t~tlCATIOIIS: S~T ~RO~: A co=~[cation fr~ the Brand~ ~s Corporation, ad- ~s~a~ t~t if the O[ty of ~o~oke will furnish an~ place two ~nches of ~ornell ~lve, Vancouver Dr~vo ~ ~rcSester ~ive beseem ~e Rutgers Squ~e Sub- ~lvision and Gr~dview Avenue~ Be~E a distance of 260 feet on each street~ and, :ornell ~lve and ~rohester ~ive from the Rutgers ~re l~e to ~ dis~nce of about 160 feet on each street, the s~e as the city lqu~e and ~en Co~%, an~ will pay as much as $650.00 on the contract for the s~- ~acln~, the Br~don Hones Corporation will pay lhe difference ~ ~ contractors, Or ;f the work ~es not cost as much as ~50.O0, the city will ~ly be ~lled upon to ~ay the actu~ cost of s~e, was before ~e City M~a~r advising that t~s project is scheduled to be started within ~pprox~ately s~ weeks and that he does not feel it shoed be placed ahead of prior :oral.eats, ~. Cr~in moved that ~e Br~don H~es Corporation be info.ed the city ms plans for the hards~fac~g of the streets fn question ~ approx~ately six weeks, ~e motion was seceded by }M. H~ter mad ~an~o~ly adopted. ~ this co~ection, IM. ~llard ~ved that ~e City Manager be requested to ~eport .to Co.oil as to whether or not the Ed~ Corporation inten~ to construct ~tdew~k. c~b ~d gutter In ~e~vlcinity of Eden ~ive In confo~ty with a letter ~n file with the Federal ~us~g A~stratlon ~ Rlc~on~, V~lnia, from ~e City M~ger, request~g the ~ not to approve a lo~ for the oo~truction ;he Eden Park Subdivision without the conduction of sidewalk, curb ~d gutter, aaa .f not, the reason therefor. The motion was seconded by 1M. Cron~ ~ ~n~ous~ ~dopted. ~E 0F PROP~: A co~ication fr~ ~. W. D. Equi, ~r., ~linquent Tax :ollector, advises that ~s. Nellie Logan has off.ed to p~chase ~on the city )roperty located at 126 ko.well Av~ue, N. W., at a cash c~sideratton of $27~.00, md zeoo~ t~t the offer be accepted, was bef~e 0o~ct!. ~e City M~ger advising that in his opinion the city has no need f~ this ~rop~ty for m~iclpal p~poses. ~. ~ter moved t~t Co--il co~ ~ the reco~- ~dation of the ~linqaent ~ Collector ~t that the follo~g 0r~n~ce ~ placea ~pon Its first reading. ~e ~tton z~s seconded by lit. Ed~ds and sdopt~ by the 'ollow~g vote: ATES: MesSrSo Cronin, Dillard, Edward~, Hunter, and the Prealdent,-}tro ~inton .............. NAYS: None---O, (~10207} AN 0RDIH~R providing for the sale of prol~rty located on the south side of ~.'cDowsll Aven,,s, N. I~., west of Peach Road, described es the eastern one-half of Lot 6, Section ~, North Slda~ Official No. 2021926, by the City of Roe-~oks to }Irs. l~cllie Logan, at e consideration of $27~o00 net cash to the and authorizing the execution and delivery of a deed therefor upon payment of the ~cnsiderntion. BE IT OI~]IA-INEI) by the Council of the City of Roanoke that sale be made by . the city to llrSo t~allia Logan of property located on the senth side of l!oDo~ll ~venue, 1~. W., vest of Peach Road, described es the eastern onerheLf o! Lot 6, lion ~, North Side, Official 1~o. 2021126, at n consideration of ~27~o00 net cash ~o the city. BE IT FUR~HE~ 0RDAIIIED that the proper sit7 officers be~ end they are hereh~ tuthorized, directed and empowered, for end on behalf of the city~ to execute and deliver a proper deed upon the fern to be prepared by tl~ City Attorney~ conveying, ~lth General Warranty of Title, the said property to said perchasar~ or to who~oeve~ ~he nay d~rect in writing, delive~7, thereof, however, not to be made.until said let cash consideration has been paid in Tho Ordinance having been r esd~ ~,'as laid over. STADIUtI: CoI~unicetions from The t~oanoke Altrusa Club, the Central Co,nell Parent-Teacher Association, the ~eancke Chapter of the University of Virginia Alumni ~sscelation, The Executive Board of the Wcnall's Club of Roanoke, the Wl!liam~on ~oad Civic League, also~ the ~oanoke Citizens Association, requesting the rmoval if track at and the replacing of sa.me with a c~nder track the nsphalt Victory Stadiu~ ere before Council. la a discussion of the question, ~fr. Cronin pointed out that it will not be feasible to replace the asphalt track with a cinder track a~d moved that the City Manager be requested to submit an estinate of the cost of sodding the ends of the asphalt track. The notion was seconded by ~c. Dillard and unaninously adopted. In this connection, llr. Dillard moved that the City l!anager be requested to report to Council the smount of the premiun paid on public liability insurance at th~ Staditun since its construction, the nunber of claims ~made against the city, end the nt~ber of claims actually paid out by the city, together with the eno~mt thereof. The motion ~,as seconded by ~r. Crc~tn and unanimously adopted. THE COi~ffTTEE OF 100 P0R PROGR~.SS: A com~uunication from Mr. S. P.Chockley, ~dvising that he will be nnable to accept appointment as a =ember of The Connittee sf 10O for Progress, was before Council. M:. Dillsmd noved that the City Clerk he instructed to acknovJledge receipt- of the cc~x~unication, expressing the regret of Council at the inability of 'Er. Ohockley to accept the appointment. The notion was seconded by ~Er. C~onin end t~nani. ~ously adopted. Ia this connection, the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council a c~munication f~on Colonel L. D. Booth, Chalzman of The 0ommittee of 100 for Progress giving the mamas Of seventeen me~bers of the co~ltte ;~ho have never been present 'I at.any of the five .~estiuga ~hioh have been hsld~ aad requsstiu6 that these be ~o~ed ~ the oo~lttee ~ new ~ a~pointe~ to t~e their place, Col~el Sooth su~estin6 that twenty per o~t of the m~hers Be wouen ~ that at ~e ~resent time there ere only ten ~m~ on the oo~ttee, ~ter a diso~sio~ o~ the ~tter, ~r. Dlll~ ~O~e~ that the City Clerk lnstruote~ to ~fo~ Colonel Booth that u~o~ t~ s~ssion o~ ~ resi~tl~, In ~lting, or by telephone~ to the Oity Clerk, ~e vacancy will bm filled by The motion was,seConded by ~, Cron~ ~d ~usly adopted. ~ LIG~: A co~cation from the C~lst ~theru Ch~ch, ask~ ~t street li~t be placed on the electric pole opposite 2011 BranCh Argue, ~. for the convenience of the ch~ch, w~s before Co.oil. ~, H~ter norad that the request be referre~ to the City l~ager f~ ~- olusio~ in tho ~aft of the 1950 Buret. The ~tion was se~e~ by IM. Cr~in ~ously adopted. S~ AND ~: The follow~g ~etition from IM. W. ~. Bova, as subuitte~ ZM. G. Z. W~ert, Attorney~ requestl~ that the alley r~6 fro~ to ~be~le Avenue, S. E., betwe~ First Street end ~ird Street, be vacated, discontinued end ~osed, ~d that viewers be ap~ointed ~ report on ~tter, was before Go--il: ~{ ~E C0~[O~ FOR ~E OI~ 0F D{ ~E: ~LIOATIOH ~ ~ O0~{0~ FOR ~E OlTf OF ~, TO ~AGATE, DISC0i~ At~ CLO~ ~ 15 FOOT ~G~, ~ RECORDED ~ ~ OL~K'S O~IGE OF ~ ~I~ P~T B~K PAGE ~e ~dersl~ed hereby resp~tfu~y petltlon the Oo~o~ of the City of R~noke, V~glnia, ~ p~ently vacate, ~lscontinae an~ close the portio~of the alley he~einabove ~entione~ as by Sections ~220 sn~ 2039 ~9), as ~ende~, of the 19~2 ~ichie's Co~e of Virginia, ~ herewith file an affidavit, ~ke~ ~ibit A, sho~ that p~oper legal notice of this application ~s beea d~y ~d leg~l~ poste~ as require~ by Yo~ ~e~tloaers request: ~1) ~at t~ee viewers be appointe~ to vie~ the above describe~ portions of the a~ey herein so~t to ~ vacate~, discontinue~ closed, amd to report in w~ltln~, as req~lre~ by la~. ~2] ~a~, if a~v~ sat~ portions of said alley are for~lly. vacated,~discont~ued a~ close~, the or~e~ provi~i~ for the s~ shall ~i~eet the p~oper persons to ~k ~pon ~y an~ ~1 plats said alley which ~y be of recoz~ in the OlerE's Office of the Co~t for the City of RoscOe, V~ginia, an~ in the office of the ~g~eer of the Olty of R~no~, Vtrginla, "Vacated, DAscontinue~ Close~ ," as to said portions of said a~ey, as p~ovide~ by 5222 of sai~ Cede of Virginia. Respectf~y s~bmitted, W.O. Bova" Coup011 being of the opinion that th~ viewers should bo appointed as requoet ed, lire lt~ter offered tho followl~ (~10208) A t~L~I0~ provid~ for the appelant o~ five f~eholders, t~eo of w~ ml~t act, as viewers In oonn~tion with the petition of Wllll~ C, BoYs to veoa~ej dl~oontinue ~d olo8o t~ l~-foot alley ~ ~uth fr~ Avenue to the Horth side of ~b~rle ATenuo, z~ between ~ ~ar~lel with First ~ ~lrd Streets, So E,, R~noke City, Ylr6inia, said a~ey bain6 ~n ~ ~p of the City of ~o~oke as the property of ~l~l~ C. ~ date~ Oo~b~ 1~ 19~8, ~e by the City ~e~ ~ recordea In the Clerk's 0ffioe of the H~t~ Co~t of H~noke Citys Vktinie, ~ City Plat H~k~ Fa~ ~02, a~ ~ ~ed Book 281, Page ~For ~11 t~ of ~es01~tion see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page ~. ~ter ~oved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e motion ~s seconded by ~. Or.in and a~pted by the foll~ vote: AI~: Messrs. Cr~ln, Dill~d, Edw~ds, H~ter, ~ the P~esident, Mr. Miat~ ............ 5. I~YS: l~one .... 0. BON~: ~e President, ~. ~nt~, the City ~eas~er ~d ~e City Clerk fepo~ted the cons~tlo~ of deli~ry of the $2,100,0~.~ ~blic School Bonds, Series DD, ~28,~0.00 Pabltc Library Bon~s, Series ~, an~ $150,000.~ Pablin C~ter Bon~s, ~ries ~, ~d ~e tr~sfer of ~n~ in New York on Sat~rd~, Octo~r 1, 1929, ~d presented doc~ents evidencing the procedure for tr~afer, along with legal option fro~ ~oo~, Elng 2 ~wson, Bond Attorneys. ~e officers d~y authorized ~ si~ the bo~s presente~ sl~at~e certifi- cate certified by the l:an~f~tuzers ~t Co~a~ of New Y~k. 0n ~otion of IM. ~wards, seconded by 2fr. ~nter ~d ~n~asly adopted, the full text of the certificate as quoted belo~ was ~de a Elnute of "SI~NA~E We, the ~dersi~ed officers of the City of Ro~o~, State of V~ginia, ~dtcat~d by the offici~ ti~e opposite o~ ~es, 'do hereb~ cert[~ t~t we ~d o~ the 29th day of S~tem~r, 1~, officia~y si~ $2,678,0~ Bonds of the Oity of R~noke, ~tate of V~g~ia, dated October 1, 1~29, of the deno~tion of ~1,000 each, ~ ~te~est ~t ~ rate of (see bel~) per cent~ p~ a~ payable ~ril 1 end October 1, said bo~s ~e~g n~b~ed ~d payable aa follows, v Iz.: - $2,100,000 Public School Bonds, S~ies DD, n~ered fr~ 1 to ~00, inclusive, pa~ble serl~ly ~ n~erical order ~0,0~ bon~ on October 1, in each of the ye~s 1~0 to 1~, ~clusive; $~28,~0 P~blic Libr~y Bonds, Series ~, n~bered f~on 1 ~ ~28, inclusive, payable sezl~y In n~ical order $1~,000 bonds on October 1, in each of the years 1950 to 19~1, inclusive, and $15,000 bonds on 0ctob~ 1, in each of the ye~s 19~2 to 1~, incisive; $150,000 Public He~th Center ~onds, Series ~, n~ered ~ 1 to 150, ~clusive, payable seria~y in n~eri~al order $5,~0 bonds on Oc~ber 1, in each of the ye~s 19~0 to 19~9, inclusive; Bon~ payable on 0ctob~ 1, in each of ~e ye~s 1~50 to 1952, ~cl~sive, be~ ~t~est at the rate of 1.7~ per c~t~, pa~ ~, an~ bon~ payable on October 1, ~ e~ch off the ye~s 1953 ~ 19~9, incl~ive, ~,~ bea~i~ interest at ~e rate off 2 per c~t~ pe~~ ~n~, b~g a~ the date of such si~at~es the d~y chose, q~ifie~ a~ officers indicated therein a~ au~oriz~d to execute the s~. We ~rther certify that NO LI~GA~0N of ~y nat~e in now P~D~ or ~ED RE~ or ~O~;~G the issu~ce ~d delivery of sai~ bonds or the levy ~ collection of taxes to pay the pr~cip~ and intere , n~r in ~ny n~er question~g the proceedi~s and authority ~der which the same is made or affeetin.g the validity of the bonds there,.der; that neither the CORPORATE EXIST~0E er BOU~IDARIES nor ~e TI~E of the present O~IC~S to their respective offices end that no au~er~ty er ~rooeedl~s f~ the ~su~oe of. s~ld ~nds ~ve been repealed, revoked er receded, ~e ~c-s~lle sl~at~e of 0. ~. E~ett~ 0~ty ~e~s~er the City o~ ~o~oke~ VlrEinie~ is upon the coupons of s~ld bonds ~d ~e corporate seal of the Oity of ~oke, ?irsinia, all of s~id bonds, *~ne and delivered at Hew York, Il. Y. athos 2~ day o~ Sept~ber, Sl~et~e Offf~olal T~tle Sl~ed}A. ~. ~inton ~ayor, City of.~odnoke, Virginia ~l~ed) O. ~. Ee~ett Olty ~ees~, City of.~o~oke~ V~lnia ~l~ed) ~. E. ~oo~ City Cl~k, C~ty ~ ~ncke, ~ hereby ce~tl~ that the s~at~es ~ the ~ice~s above sub~ibed are true and (bi.ed) T. ~enson, ~st. ~ust Officer ~factu~ers ~ C~p~y (New York)" The City ~ees~er presented receipt ~o~ duly sided $2,~78,398.3~ ~on the purchasers of the bon~s on October 1, the full text of ~e receipt es quoted below was ~de a l~tnute of Co~il: "REC-~TPT I, the undersigned Treasurer of the Glty of R~anoke, State of Virginia, hereby certify that I received fren the purchasers or their agents or assigns, tho purchase ~rice of $2,67S,000 Bonds of t~e City of Roanoke, State cf Virg~nia, dated October 1, of $1,000 each, hearSE ~nterest at the rate of (se~ below) per cent~ per ana~ payable April 1, and October 1, enid bonds berg n~bered and pa~ble as foll~s, $2,1~,~0 Public School Bends, Series DD, n=bere~ f=~ 1 to 2100, ln~l~l~, pa~ble serially ~ n~erica! October 1, In each of the ye~s 1950 to 1979, incl~ive; $~28,000 P=blic Library Bends, Series 428, ~cinsive, pa~ble ser~ally ~ n~erAcaI order $1~,~0 bends on October 1, ~ each of t~ ye~s 1950 to 1971, ~cl~lve, ann $1~,000 bom~s on 0ctob~ 1, in each of t~ ~ars 1972 ~ 1979, inclusive;' $150,000 Public He~%h Cente= Bon~, Series ~, n~bered f=~ 1 to 150, ~clusive, payable serially in n~ertcal order $5,000 bon~s on October 1 ~ each of %~ )~s 1950 to 1979, ~clusive; Bonds pa~a~ on 0o~%~ t, ~ each of %h~ ~s 19~0 %o 1952, inclusive, bea=~g tnter~s~ a~ the rate of 1.7~ p~ cent~ p~ bon~s payable on Outober 1 in each of the ~s 1953 ~ 1979, inclusive, ~e~ ~e~es~ a~ ~e rate of 2 per cea~ per ann~. *~e da~ of delivery v:as October i, ~1 ~tured co.oas were detached fro~ said bonds prior to delivery thereof. ~ ~t~ed coupons were at.chad thereto at the time of delivery. I further certify that the officers who signed said bonds ~d the coup~s thereto at~che~ ~ere ~ o~fice on the date of ~eliv~y thereof. ~e pu~c~se price was: ~incipal , ............ ~2,678,000.00 ~crued ~te~est ...... S N o n e To~l ~2,678,396.35 (Signed} C.R. Kennstt LEGISLATION~¢0b/1OIL: A com~unication fr~a Honorable Earl A. Fitzpatrick, again asking that inmedlate consideration be given by Council to his proposals with reference to certain changes in the Oily Charter affecting the local government, and also, that immediate oomsiderat~on be given to the roaming Ct a Charter COmmittee, ~as before the ~. It app~l~ that a Resol~tl~ ~s ~en adopted earlier ~ring the ~et~g ~o pro. de for the creation of a Chafer Stagy C~lss~on, the c~loation was ~rdered CX~ ~: The City M~ager eu~ltted ~itt~ reports on work acc~plish- ~t ~ e~endit~es f~ the pa~oll periods en~g A~st 30th, Sept~ber 15th ~epte~b~ 30th, 19~9, shying cost of ~rbage r~val as ~1.39, $1.~1 and $1.21, ~ espeotively. ~e reports were ordered f~led. ~ 0F P~LIG ~E: ~e City ~er submitted ~ltten report fr~ t~ ~par~eat of P~Blie Welf~e for the month of ~ptenber, 1929, shying 1,153 ~ases h~ed at a total cost of $22,213.1&, as ~ared with 915 cases ~n~ed at total cost of $29,565.3~, f~ the month of Septe~er, ~e r~ort was ordered filed. OI~ ~IOI~: ~e City ~nager s~b~tted written report from the City ~sic~ for the ~nth of September, 19~9, shrug 5~2 office calls for the month, as co~ared with 209 office calls for the month of September, 1928, and 290 prescrip, ~ions filled f~ the ~nth of Sept~ber, 19~9, as ~ared ~th 396 prescriptio~ filled f~ the month of S~te~, 1928. The report was ordered filed. R~0~S: ~e City Manger ~so submitted ~itten repots fr~ the Airport for the month of Septe~er, 19~9, the ~partment of Air Po~ution Control for the =onths of A~ast and Sep~e~er, 1949, the B~ilding, Pl~bi~ ~d ~ectrical ~part- rent for the ~nth of ~pte~er, 1929, the City M~ket f~ the month ~ ~ept~ber, [9~9, the ~par~t of Parks ~d Recreation for the month of September, 1929, ~d the Roanoke City ~atori~ f~ the ~nth of Sept~ber, 19~9. ~e reports were ordered filed. ~FIO: The City H~ager su~itted ~'itten report that he has received a telegr~ from ~M. ~orge W. Bart., ~gineer~g Director of Associated ~ns~ltents, ~orporated, ~for~g h~ that a r~ort on the traffic s~vey ~ be forw~ded ~ith~ the next week. ~e report ~s ordered filed. O0N~: ~e City ~ag~ h~g be~ requested to r~ort on the percentag of c~pletion of ~iat~ c~tracts, he sab~tted ~itten report on the ~ticipated date of completion of sevente~ p~oJecta. ~e report was ordered filed. HOUS~;G: Co.oil ~v~ at its l~t rega~r meet~ adopted a R~solution to req~e the ~issioner of Health ~d the Bulld~ ~pector to m~e spec~l nont~y reports on the n~b~ of ~e~gs inspected for s~lt~y p~poses, the n~ber con~ed, ~d the n~ber for which corrective measles ~re required, the City ~ger sub. trod ~ltt~ report that he has requested ~ C~ission~ of He~th and the Baild~g ~d Pl~b~g ~poCt~ to w~k'out a po~t syst~ to be used for ~a~ng ho~es which ~e In had conditio~ or on the verge of bec~g table fo= Va=io~ reasons, ~d that as soon as t~s ~st~ has been completed, he wl~ present s~e ~ Co.oil for its approval. ~e ~eport was ordered filed. TRAFFIC: The request of a l~roup of ~eroh~ts on Campbell Avenue, So between ~lrd Street an~'F~f~ Street~ that t~a portion of C~pbell Avenue bo oh~ ~ a one-way street for wes~bo~d traffic back to a two-way street~ ~v~ been referred ~ t~ City ~aGer for study~ report and reco~n~tion~ he eubmitted ~itten report that In ~l~ of the foot that ~o report on the trifle survey will soon be reooived~ the portion of C~pb~l ATenuo ebo~e referred to be left es e one way street f~ the t~e bei~. Mr. Cr~ln ~ve~ t~t Co~il concur ~ ~e report off ~ City Eona~er. ~tion was seconiea by IM. Dillard end ~o~ly atopted. ZON~S~A~E L~: ~e request o~ Mr. E. E. Bu~g~ o~ of ~oper~ located on ~e smtheast c~ner of Fl~g Avmue and Wllll~on ~oad~ N. scribed as Lots 10-~-12, Blo~ ~ Wlllla Fi~ ~art, that he be adequately com- plected by the oitys without de~y, for t~t portion of his l~d ~uded In the recently est~blished setback ~ea~ h~v~ been referred to the City t[~ger with vle~ of re~ch~ an eg~e~ent with ~r. Buen~g~ the City E~n~er sub~tte~ ~itten report that ~ his option it i~ eith~ a ~tter of abolish~g the set~ck enforc~ In a discussion of ~e ~tte~ the City E~a~er reco~dl~ that no action be ~k~ as to ~e purchase of the property included ~ ~e ~etback ~ea~ moved that Co~cil concur ~ the re~nflation of the City E~ager ~t that Bu~n~ be notif~e~ acc~din~y. ~e ~tion v~s ~eccnded by 1M. E~ards ~ously adopted, ~NA~ONS-P~ ~ P~GROL~'~: The City ~fa~r submitted ~t~t~ t~ether w~th a ~ttea 6fret fron 1~. J. B. Fish%~a to d~ate to the city p~operty l~ated om ~ott~od Argue, S. U., bet~veea Cleve~d Argue and Virginia Argue, described as ~ts 16, 17, 18, 19 ~d 20, Block 7, Eo~taia View ~nd Oompa~ Hap, for park and recreational p~poses, with a provision in ~e deed of coavey~ce that ~ the event Rive=side Boule~rd is ever extended f=om Olevel~d Argue to H~orial B~i~e, the ci~ sha~ resezve the ri~t to use that portion of the prope=ty ~equ~e. for such ~teasioa, the City ~ger recking that the offe~ be accepted. ~. Ozoain moved tha~ Co~cil conc~ ~ ~e reco~ea~tioa of the City ~ag~ ~d offe=ed ~e following Resolution: (~10209) A R~OL~ION ~ ~ccept fxom Hr. F. B. Fishb~a the donation of .=operty located on Spott~d Ave~e, S. W., be~een Clevel~d Argue and Virg~ia ~enue, described as Lots 16, 17, 18, 19 ~d 20, Blo~ 7, ~o~tain View L~d O~p~y ~ap, ~ be ~ed for p~k a~d =ec~eational p~poses, upon such ter~ and conditions ~s shah be mutua~y ~eed upon ~d set out in a deed fr~ J. B. F~hb~n mf Roanoke, comv~g the pzoperty heretofore referred ~. (~r fa~ te~ of Resolution see ~nce Book ~Co. 16, P~e ~65) ~. Cron~n moved the a~ption of ~ Resolution. The motion was seconded by !=. ~wa~ds and adopted by ths foHowi~ vote: A~: Hessrs. CronAn, Dill~d, Edw~ds, H~ter, and the President, Jr. Mtn~oa ............ NA~: None .... BU~-RECR~TION D~: ~e City ~ager sSmitted ~itten report that ~he D~ec~or of the ~p~t of Parks ~d Recreation has ~equested that $300.00 '360 he transferred from the Repairs Account in the Pablie Parks Budget to the Fcrnitu~s and'Fixtures Account in the Recreation Department Budget, in order that a stove might be purchased for the Grandam Court Recreation Center, the City t'anagar Oon0ux- ring in the ~equeet. Mr, Dillard m~ve~ that Council concur in the reea~mendatiom of the City 'Manager and offered the foll~in2 eaergenay Ordinance: {~10210) AI~ (I~DINA~CE to amend and reenact Section 2100, #Recreation Department', and .~eotion ~102, 'Public Parks', of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 31et day of December, 1928, I~oo 9751, and entitled, #An Ordinance making appropriations from the General Fu~d of the City ef Econoke for the fiscal year beginnin~ ~anuary 1, 19~9, and ending December 31, 1929, and declaring the existence of an emergency". (For full text of Ordinance see Ordinance ~ook No. 16, Pa~e /~) l~r. Dillard moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The ~otion was seconded by Mr. Crenin and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Ed, s'erda, Hunter, and the President, Mr. Minton ........... I~AI~: None ---0. STADI~Y~.: The City Manager ~Abnitted written report, asking that he be grants per=issfon to raze the keeper's house at the Stadium in ~.'aher Field in conformity with the general l~prov~ent plan; ~.txeroupon, IM. Dillard offered the following Resolution: (~10211) A RESOLUTI04' authorizing the City ~ager to rase the keeper's house at the Roanoke l.'unieipal Stadia. (For f~ll text of Resolution see Ordinance Book ~o. 16, Fags ~66) M~. Dillard ~oved the adoption of the Resolution. ~'ne ~otion was seconded by tM. Edwards and adopted by the followln~ vote: AYES: Eessrs[ Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and the President, ~Lr. Minton ........... 5. NAYS: None .... O. REFU~DS AND ~2~ATE$-TA~YES: A eon~untcation frc~ !~r. ~mlius ~. Geldstein, ~2 Walnut Argue, the amount of $39.32, representing taxes duo the city, and that he has been physi-' ca!ly unable to n~ke a tax return, alleging that he has had no property Or personal effects to be t~xed .by the city, and concluding that he is unable to pay the s~nount even if he owed it, having been referred to the City Manager and the City Attorney, the Oity ~l!aneger submitted ~itten report that in his opinion the ~atter is entirel in the hands of the court. ~ro Edwards moved that Council concur in the report of the City Manager and that Mr. Coldstein be so notified. The notion was seconded by Mr. Cronin and unan ~.~o usly adapted. STREET II~RGUEL~;TS: A cc~nication signed by ~feesrs. R. L. Carter, owner of Lots 1 end 2, Block 12, Villa Heights, ¥~. W. ~.ltizer, o~.~er of the western one- half of Lot 3, B. L. Waid, owner of the eastern one-half of Lot 3, and ~. T. Robe~tson, o~aer of Lots 1~ and 12, offerin~ to donate forty foot strips Of land from the rear of their property for street purposes in ~xchunge for sidewa~_k, cerb and g.utter in front of their property, except that the sidewalk, a~rb and gutter fo the ~roperty of ~-'ro ~obertson would be constructed on thc beck of hie lots, havin~ been referred to the City l'~n~er for ~nvestigation e~d report, he submitted wrXtteo report that although the ~1ty t~ ~ete~l for the o~fer~ he c~not see ~y to the city In ecoept1~ the s~1~ offer, en~ reco~en~e~ that the s~e be reJeote~. ~. ~ter norad that Co~cll ~no~ ~ ~e reco~t~c~ o~ t~ ~a~er an~ that the ~tezestea property ~ners be notifXe~ acoor~ngly. The ~ticn wa~ seconde~ by ~. Crontn and ~an~o~ly a~pte~. ~ OP~ ~o request of l~. ~eld~ La. remco, ~r., that B~ Avenue, ~. E., be reopened, ~v~g b~a refuted to t~ City l~ager for n~essary action, ~less the open~g of the street requires acquisition of l~d, in ~[ch event, he is to report back to Co.oil, ~e City ~n~er sub~tted ~ltten ~eport ~at he ex- pects to have this atreet opened ~d s~e ~avel p~ced on it before the wtst~ ~. Di~ard moved ~at Co.oil conc~ In ~o report of ~e C~ty ~ager tha~ a copy of s~o be fo~w~ded to ~. Lav~ence. The motion v;as seconded Edw~ds an~ ~n~ly adopted. C0b~O~: ~e 0ity l[~a~r subnltted written report that he wo~d like expression ~on the northers of Oo~cil as ~ whether or not they are satisfied with the lou~ spe~g e~uipment recently ir~talled in t~ Oo~cil Ch~ber in ~der he ~ght certify the o~der so that the City Auditor ~ay pay for ~e equipment. ~cil ~2cat~g its satisfaction with the loud spe~g equine, the report was ordered filed. ~F[O: ~e O~ty M~sger su~it~d ~itten report, reeo~d~ that no park~g be a~o~ved on the east side of W[lli~on Ro~d ~ ~:00 to 6:00 P. on ~e w~st side from 7:~ to 9:00 A. ~., in order to facilitate the nov~ent ~affic. Action on ~e reco~e~ation ~s held in aboy~ce. ~'~ O0N~[0N: The 0ity ~agor ~v~ been requested to proceed with the preparation of a pro~ect for that ~ea between the Hollins R~d sewer project ~d the ~lr~t Addition se~er project, ~ submitted estates as prepared by the 0~ty ~gineer. Co.oil being of the opinion that the me~ors of ~o body sho~d act bo~d to conduct t~ he~g, and ~at t~ ~ sho~d ~ he~d at 2:00 o'cloak, p. m., ~nday, Nov~b~ 1~, 1~9, ~. Cron~ offered ~e fotlow~g ~rgency Re~otution: {~10212) A R~Lb~ION creat~g a bo~d before ~h~ abuttl~ l~do~e~s on certa~ p~ts of c~ s~eets In the north~n portion of the Fai~t Addition, ~d a~Jo~ subdivisi~, ~y appe~ ~d be heard ~ favor of or aga~at the proposed construction of s~it~y sewers in ~d alo~ said p~rts of said streets, the cost of which, when the s~ s~ll ~ve b~en ascerta~ed, is to be aasessed apportioned hetwee~ the Ol~y ~nd the ahutt~g lamdo~ers as pro~ded By law; ~d providing for notice to such abuttl~ l~d~ers of the he~g bef~e such boar~. {~or full text cf Re~lution see O~nce Book No. 16, P~e [~. ~onin ~ved the adoption of t~ Pollution. ~e motion was seconde~ by ~2. ~ill~d and adopted by ~e follo~g vote: AYES: Hes~s. Oronin, Dill~d, Edw~ds, Hu~ter, ~d ~o ~osAdent, Mr. 2~lnton ............ NAYS: I~one .... 0. REPOR~ OF C~ITT~3: l~oneo ~NFINI/~K~D BUSINESS: R~ OF P~OP~: Or~n~oe No, 1019~, p~ovid~ for ~e rectal.of the ~hlll~t prop~ty In the 6~ten Clt~ ~ea ~ ~e ~t of $)7.50 per ~nth, havln~ previously been bef~e Co.oil for its f~st rea~ rea~ an~ ~ld ov~ was a~ain before the bo~; whereupon, ~, Cronin offered ~e follo~l~ for its secon~ readinE end fill adoption~ ~t101~5) ~ O~D~E a~thorizht ~t dir~t~ the City ~a~er, f~ ~d ~ behal~ of ~e ~ity of ~o~oko~ ~ execute a contract o~ l~ase between the ~Xty cf ~c~noke ~d ~s, l~cella Rich~d~n f~ the lens~ of the dwell~ ho~e ~d ~rd app~ten~t th~eto situated on property, f~ly ~o~ a~ the ~ch~llin~ property, ~ the C~den City ~ea of the City of ~noke, for a t~m of one m~th cc~enc~g on the 10~ dsy cf October, 19~9, an~ thereafter from month to month ~til termi~ted by elth~ p~ty on a t~rty days~ not,ce, 1nwrit~, eS req~re~ by statute, at ~ rent~X of $~7.50 per ~nth, pa~ble ~ a~v~ce~ ~d subject to ouch other ter~ ~d conaittons contained ~ s~id'contraot of lease to by ~e C[ty Attorney. (For ~1 ~xt of Ord~n~ce see 0r~nce Book No, 16, P~o ~61) ~. Oronln moved the adoption oF the 0r~nce. The motion wes seceded by Mr. H~ter an~ adopted by the foll~vt~ vote: A~: Eessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edw~ds, Hunter, en~ ~e President, Er. ~nton .............. ~ AI~ S~:~i ~S~: 0rdtn~ce No. 10199, waiv~g ~t~est all s~dera~ ~d sewer asses~ents of record ~ the office of ~e City Cl~k, ~d not of record ~ the office of the Ol~k of the ~ust~gs Co~t, provided the principal ~o~ts of such ~ses~ts a~e paid prior to ~u~y 1, 1950, ~d direct- ing th~ City Attorney to ~stitute suits, early in the ye~ 19~0, t~ collect both principal ~d ~terest on ~1 such sldewa~ and server asses~ents not paid prior to J~uary 1, 1950, hav~g previo~ly been before Co~cil for its f~st readl~, read a~ laid over, ~s aga~ before the ~ ~is co~ection, ~.~fil!l~ Far=~,app~ared before 0o~c~l, a~ls[~ t~ he has s~er assessors aga~st Lot 15, Blo~ 3, B~bo~ ~i~ts, In the ~c~t Of $19.37; ~t 13, in ~e ~t of $19.26; ~t 7, Block 5, ~ the ~o~t of $17.66; ~d ~t 8, ~ the ~t of $17.66, with interest from Octo~r 1,' 1932, ~d that he ~o~d l~e very nuch to ~ve the int~est released upon pay~nt of the principal. ~te~ a ~isc~sicn of the matter, tM. ~!lard offered the follo~ng ~din~ce for its second rea~g ~a f~l adoption: (~10199~ ~ ORD~{CE ~iving int~est on a~ stdewa~ a~ sewer ssses~ent: Of record ~ the Office of the City Ol~k (~ not of recor~ ~ the Cl~k'S Office of ~e H~t~s Co~t for the City of Ro~oke] provided the pr~cipal ~o~ts of such asses~ents ~e pai~ pri~ to W~zy 1, 1950, md directi~ ~e Clty Attorney ~ ~t[tute suits, e~!y An t~ ye~ 1950, to colleot both pr~cipal ~d interest on all such sidev~a~ a~ se~er asses~ents not pai~ prior to Fan.fy 1, 1950. (For fu~ text of Or~nce see 0r~na~e Book No. 16, P~e ~61~ .l~r, Dlllerd moved the adoption of the 0rdl~nceo The motion wes seconded I~r. Cro~ln an~ a~pte~ bY the foll~i~ A~= Eessre, Cronin, D~d ~ ~ward~ ........... ~A~: ~, H~ter, ~ the P~e~dent~ ~r. ~n~n ...... It appe~r~ that ~rd~ance ~o, i0~ doe~ not c~ry an ~er~e~cy ~. D~llar~ offered ~e foll~ ~esolution directing the City Cl~k to ~e~lately with the wa~v~ of the ~nte~e~t u~cn ~a~ant o~ the [~1021]} ~ ~0L~ION dMeotin~ the City Clerk to pr~ee~ ~l~tel7 the waivin~ of interest cn all sidewalk an~ sewer a~e~nents o~ re.rd th h~ flee (and not of record In the Cl~k~ 0ff~ce o~ the ~ting~ Co~t f~ the ~lty ~o~oke}, ~on ~nt off the pr~nci~al, ~ accordance with the ~ro~ls[cns 0rd[n~oe No. 1019~. (~r f~l text of Resolution see Ordinance Book l!o. 16, Page ~68) 1~. ~ll~d norad the adoption of t~ Besolution. ~e notion ~as seconde~ by ]M. Cr~in and adopted by the following vote: A~S: Cessrs. Oronin, ~llard and ~w=ds ..... 3. HAYS: Er. Hunter, and ~ President, I.M. lIint~-2. 'WAT~ D~T: Mr. Dllla=d hav~ ~o~ced at the last regul~ of 0o~cil his lnt~tion of offer~g at the present ~etinc a resolution provid~g that no deposit for water service shall be required of ~y person living ~th~ the corporate l~its of the 0ity of Roanoke, ~d that all deposits ~re~dy ~de by per- sons living within the corporate l~its of t~ City of R~noke ~ returned forth~it] the City Attorney submitted the follo~ ~aft of the re~lation: "A ~SOL~ION directing the l~anager of the ~ter ~par~ent to ret~n all deposits held by the ~par~ent to insure pa~ent of periodic water blll~ to all residing within the corporate l~its oF the City of Roanoke as shown by the records of the ~partment, and f~ther directing that he reqaire no such deposits parses resid~g within the corporate l~lts of ~e City in the f~t~e as a prerequisite ~ ~e d~livery of service. BE I~ REeLeD by the 0o~cil of the City of R~noke, VirgUle, that the ~a~ger of the Water ~par~ent ~d he Is hereby, directed to re,am all deposits held by the ~par~ent to ~s~re paint of periodic ~ter bills ~ a~ ps, sons ~esiding ~ithin the corp~ate l~[ts off the Oit~ of R~noke as sho~n by ~e r~c~ds of the Depar~ent, ~d f~ther that he reqai~e no such deposits fr~ ps, sons residin~ ~[thin the corporate l~its off the City ~ the fat~e as a pzereq~ls[~ to the delivery off s~rvice." In this comnection, a communication fr~m ,'~r. 0. E. !~oore, L*anagar of the Water Department, setting out twenty-one ite~=e of lnfornation relative to the matter of deposits, ms before Council. 'Mr. Hu~ter having voiced the opinion at the last meeting of Council that the subject of deposits for v~ater service sho~-ld be referred to the City Manager, th~ ~lty Attorney and the t:anager of the V~ater Department for further study, a co~uni- '~ation from the City ~?neger, the Assistant City ~nditor and the City Attorney, ~xpressing the opinion that the rules should not be changed, but that a mere liberal · ~onstruction should be placed on p~ag~aph four of Rule 5, was before Council. M~. Dilla:d moved that the resolution as d~afted by the City Attorney be offered for adoption. The ~otion vms seconded by Hr. Crcnin. Other members of CoUncil lndioatin6 their disapproval of the resolution as drafted° lit. Cronln stated that it ia his ~udersta~dl~g tho ob~eotion to the refundins of the deposits is brought about by the feat that the funds derived from the deposits have not been kept in esarow~ but have been spent for Capital lm~rove- r~nta, end moved that the draft of resolution be emended to provide that the ~ster Department shall have the same or.lit require~ents ae the State Corporation Co~- mission permits private utilities to have, and that the ~,ster Department shall meet the same obltgetio~ to its deposito~e as the State Corporation Camniasion requires private utilities to observe. Y~ a further discussion Of the ~tter, ~o Crania moved that tha rules and regulations of the Water Department be amended to require that the water bill shall be ~ada out against the property owner a~d that delinquent water bills shall become a lien against the property. The notion was seconded by IM. Dillard. Mr. Edwards moved that the City L'an~er, the City Auditor and the of the ;later Department be appointed aea cc~mxittea to draft a~end~ent to the rules and reg~lstiena of the ¥;ater Department relative to the extenslen of credit end to present its zeco~nandaticns to Co.nell not later than I, Mve~ber 7, 19~9. The ~otinn was seconded by Er. Hunter. ~Hr. Cronin contended that the policy of Credit should first be est~blished by the City Council a~d then the co~m~ittee should brin~ in the detailed tales and regulations. l~r. Edwards contended that the committee should bring in rules and regula- tions in coufernity with the rules ~nd regulations of other utilities for approval by Comus il. After such discussion back and forth, 1M. Dil!ard again moved that the original resolution as drafted by the City Attorney be offered for adoption. The notion was seconded by ~[r. Grcnin and lest by the follow,ag vote: A~: Messrs. Cronin and DiLlard .............. NAt'S: ~esars. Edwards, Hunter, and the President, ~ir. Mintun--3. ~1~. Dillard then norad that an o~dinance be adapted providing that the Git of Roanoke shall pay the legal rate of interest un all deposits required for water service ~1 the City of Roanoke and that such interest shall date fr~ the tima Of Zhe deposit until same is returned. The motion was seconded by Er. Crania a~d lost by the following vote: At~: Messrs. Ordain and Dillard .......... NAYS: Messrs. Edwards, Hunter, a~l the President, ~r. ~:int~n-~3. ~r. Edwards then Offered the followi~ Resolution, prov~ding for the sppoin~ent of a committee f~ the purpose of race,mending ~andment to the rules and regulsticns of the Water Department relative to the eItansion of eredit: ($1021A} A RF~0LUTION appointing a co~nittee to he conpoaed of the City l~nager, the City Auditor and the Eanager of the ~ater Delrar~lent for the purpose of recommending to the Council of the City of Roanoke not later then }!ovenber 19~9, amendment to the rules and regulations of the Waber Department relative to the extension of credit to custaners and opening of accounts, also, as to the refunding of money no~ on hand. an~ that the ne~ rules and regulations conform to the rules of public utilities generally and the rules of the State Corporation Co~ission, if any, in this respect. (Far full text of Resolution see Ordinance Rook ~.~o. 16 Page Mr. Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution. Thc motion was seconded by Mr. H~ntar an~ adopted by the following vote: ATES: Mesarso Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, H~nter, and the President, lit. Mintca .............. 5. NAYS: ~one ...... 0. I~OT10NS AI~D ~:ISCELL~EOUS BUSII~ESS: STR~.T LIGHTS: The President, lLr. Minton, brought to the attention of Counc! and s~ggested that ccasidaration be given to the holding of "open house" in the City of Roanoke ~hen the new street lighting syste~ is put into effect. The matter w~s taken under consideration. At this point, 1~. Edwards was excused frc~ f~ther attendance of the neet- ing · COUNCIL: Atteatioa was again called to the invitation Of ~'~r. Carl Ho Chatte~ Executive Director of The Anariceu Mtmicipal Association, that the City of Roanoke be represented at the annual nearing Of the Eerican ~:unicipal Association in Cleve- land, Ohio, l~ovenber 30-Dec~ber 2, 1949. Me. Crenin =eyed that L'r. Benton 0. Dillard be designated to represent the Council of the City of Roanoke at the meeting. The notion ?~'aa seconded by L~. Hunter end unanimously adopted. A1HFEXATIOI~-FIRE DEPAR~III~T: Bids for the construction of Roanoke Fi~e De- p~rtnent Station ~o. 10 on the southwest corner of Wilkins Street and Noble Avenue, N. E., in the Willianson Road area, having been referred to a committee earlier du~ing the neetlng for tabulation and report as to its findings with regard to the best bid, the con:nittee submitted the tabulation and written report, recommending that the contract be awarded to I;eale Construction Conpeny, Incorporated, at a base bid of $108,770o00, with extras to be paid for at the prices indicated in the bid as submitZed. In this connection, IM. Hunter raised the question as to ~.~ere the money was cominE f~om for the construction of the fire station and asked the City Aaditar if this amount was available. The City Auditor presented a statement showing that appropriations of $5~3,088.5~ have been nude from the Annex Fund in excess of available funds at this ti~e, and that taking into consideration the estimated income for the year 1950, the appropriatio~wlll still exceed available funds by $113,000.00. and that the contract for the fire station will raise this a=ount to approximately $223,000°00. ~r. Cronin stating that this ~oney could be borrowed froz~ the General Fund, the City A~ditor replied that the General Fund will also be exhausted and that the money will not be available f~o~ this fund. After a farther discussion of the matter, ~M. Cronin moved that the follow- lng Ordinance, av~arding the contract and appropriating the s~m of $108,770.00 from the 1949 Annex Fund, be placed upon its first reading. The notion was seconded by Er. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AI~ES: Hessrs. Cronin, Dillard and Hunter ....... 3. NAYS: The President, 13. Minton ................ 1. (Mr. Edwards absent) (~10215) ~; ORDINANCE awarding contract ~or the construction of Roanoke Fire Depar~ent Station L'o. 10 on the southwest corner of WiLkins Street and Noble Avenue, N. E., in the ~,~illianson Read area, to Neale Construction C~pany, 86~ Xnoorporated, ~almn, Virginia, at a base bid of $108,770,00, with extras to be paid far at the prices indicated in tho bid as submitted, and appropriating the ~o~t of $108,~0.~ fr~ ~e 19~9 ~ex ~. ~, a c~lt~e c~ose~ of Mr. E. Pa~ ~yes, ~chiteot, ~. I. Roherl ~o~s, ~slstent ~lt~ ~d~tor, a~ ~. John L. Wentworth, 0lty ~g~eer, upon t~ request of the 0o~cil of the City of Re.eke, has tab.abed ~ co~l~are~ bide heretofore received f~ ~e co~tr~tion of Ro~oke ~re ~p~ent 8tatiom No. 10 on the scarcest c~nar of W~lkl~ Street ~d Noble Argue, N. E., ~n the R~ area, an~ ~s duly ~e its rec~endatl~ to this Co~c~, an~ It apPe~ fro= said rec~ticn ~ report that the bid of Ne~e C~strUOtiom lncorparate~, ~1~, V~g~la, is the best bid far this project, at a Base bid of $108,?~0.~, with ex~as to ~ pa~d for at the prices ~ndicated tn ~e b~d as s~tted, an~ ~, the Co.oil of the City of Roanoke, after cons~daring said report ~ rec~ndation ~d bl~ heretofore filed, fin~ that the bid of Neale tion Conpa~, Incorporated, f~ sal~ project, Is ~e best bid therefor. ~RE, BE ~ ~DA~ED by the,Oo~cil of the'City of E~noke, ~ follows: ~ction 1. ~at the bid of l~eele Cons~uction C~p~y, Incorp~ated, ~1~, Virginia, for the cons~uction of Ro~oke Fire Deper~ent S~t~on ~o. 10 ca ~e southv, est corner of Wl~ins Street ~ Noble Avenue, N. E~, in the Wtllf~ ~ea, at ~ base bid of $108.??0.00, ~lth ex.as ~ be paid for at the prices in- dicate~ in the bid as subnitte~, be, an~ is hereby eccepte~, deternined ~d declar- ed to be the best bid th~efar, and that a contract for the said ~nstr~tion be forth~th executed. ~ction 2. ~at ~th~ S. ~ens, .City ~er, be, ~d he Is hereby authorized ~d d~ected, far an~ on b~elf of th~ City of Roanoke, to execute ~e c~trect here~ provided for. BE IT ~r~ 0EDdieD that $108.~0.~ be, end is hereby ~proprlate~ from the 1929 ~nex ~d. The Ordfn~ce h~i~ be~ ~ead, ~s laid over. There being no f~the~ bus.ess, Co.c!1 adjoined. APPROVED Clark '' ~Pr eside~t l~edneaday, October 19, 19~9 The Council of tha City of Ro~kc mot ~n special meotin~ in the Court ~ In the ~uniolp~l B~lldin~, We~es~y, October 19, 19~9, at I0:~ a. m. ~ f~ e disc~esion w~th t~ ~r~ency F~el Conservation Co~lttee as to the preset coal situation due to the pend~ ~al str~e. PRE~: Mesas. Oronin, Dil~rd, E~wa~ds, ~d ~e President, 1~. l~in~n--~. OF~0ER~ PR~: ~. ~thur S. ~ens, City Manager, ~d ~. ~. ~s, Assia~nt City Auditor. C0~: ~e President, IM. ~lntcn, hav~g pr~vioasly appointed an ~e~gen~ Fuel 0~servation C~lttee for the City of Roanoke, c~posed of ~essrs. E. ~ohnson, Cha~, *. H. Friese ~d ~illia~ O. Lukens, in p~su~ce of a pr~ola- ~ation of the Oovernor of Virginia, llr. l~lnt~ ~ated that the speci~ ~eeting be~ ca.ed for the p~pose of discussing with the colitis ~he present sit~ation due to the p~d~ c~l strike. ~ a discasslon of ~e situation, IM. ~o~nson info. ed Co.oil ~at ~ ac- cordance ~th the general plan ~ s~rvey has been ~de in Ro~oke as to the present c~l sapply o~ hand and ~e tentative need for s~e in the li~t of existl~ con- ditions, and that ~ vie~ of the ~all a=o~t of coal available in the y~ds of the local co~ ~alers, the co--tree !s o~ the opinion t~t the o~ty should p~chase ten carloads of ~-of-nine coal to ~ke c~e of em~gency situations. The question was raised as to where the city wo~d stye this nu~ coal, ~. C=omin voici~ the opinion t~t ~though he is ~ favor of the city ~etl~ ~y emergency, he ~es ~t ~t to see the city stuck wlth a ~eat ~o~t of a poor ~ade of ~oal, ~. Luk~s replying that if ~e coal is not used ~ the emerg~cy, the city could utilize the r~a~i~ portion for its o~.u use ~ the bo~lers Crystal Springs. ~. Cron~ th~ read ~r consideration of Co~cll ~aft of ~ ord~ce n~ ~e City Manger as ~ergency fuel a~nistra~r ~d directl~ h~ to proceed without delay to place an ~bargo on a~ coal fuel ~ coke in the c~porate l~its the City of Bo~oke, co~ fuel or coke not to be sold i~ qu~tities of nors th~ one-half ton without a permit fr~ ~e ~ity ~e President, ~. Minton, had read ~t of an ordi~nce prep~e~ by the City Attorney, aut~riz~g the City ~ger ~ purchase coal and n~e ~e ava~able, on a non-profit basis, ~ citizens unable to acqu~e coal fr~ other ~ter a ~th~ disc~ssion of the ~tter, l~r. Cr~in offered the follow~g eu=gency 0rdin~ce with reference to n~ing the City Manger as ~=gency fuel a~Istrator: (~10216] ~ ORDinanCE dec.ring a public ~erge~y in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, due to a lack of coal fuel snd declaring t~t the health an~ welf~e of the people of Boanoke are in nee~ of being protected t~o~ a distribution of co~ fuel t~t will prevent hoarding ~d reset In the distrlbutlcn of c~ fuel on a basis that will best serve the health and general welfare of th~ people of Boanokeo CFor fall text of Ordinance see Ordinance Book ~oo 15, ~n6e ~69} ILro Cronin move~ the a~option of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Mro Dlllar~ end adopted by the follovin~ vote: AYES: Meserso Cronin, Dillard, Edwsrds~ md the ?resident, Er. Edwards~~. 1/A¥,~: None ............ 0. C 'lifo ~unter absent) The City Cloth was requested to furnish the City Manager with a sufficient n~ber of copies of the ordinance for distribution. Mr. Dillard moved that the present meeting he recessed until 10:00 o'clock, a. m., Friday, October 21, 19~9, at which time further consideration would be given to the ordinance prepared by the City Attorney. authorizing the City Manager to purchase coaX and make the same available, on a non-profit basis, to citizens unable to acquire coal fram other sou~oes~ the Fresidont, Mr. Hinten~ ~oloing the opinion that the city should have at least three to five carloads for the present emergency. The notion was seconded by t~ro Cronin end unanimously adopted. APPHO'VED Clerk ,! C01~1;CIL, ~EC IAL Wednesday, Octob~ The Co.oil off the C~ty o~ ~o~oke net ~n s~eolal n~t~ In the C~rCuit Co~t ~ ~n the l~lcip~l B~ld~, We~esdey, 0cto~r 1~, 1~$9, et 7~30 o'clock, P. n., fo~ the p~ose off esteblishl~ bus routes e~ sched~es. ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, ~wards, H~ter, en~ the Preaide~t, BU~: ~e ~res[dent, ~. }$inton, stated that the pre=~t =~tin~ hss been cailed f~ the parpo=e of e=~bl~shin~ b=s r~= a~ scbeduies. ~ this ~ection, Mr. ~. Q. Hire, ~=estdent oF the Wash~n ~eights C~v~o Lea~e~ speared before Co~oil with reffer~ce to a pre~ous c~pla~nt that th routs of the Wa~b~gton He~ght~ bus h~ not as yet be~n cha~ed back to ~at ~t was before the w~; ~[~, up ~atter=on A~=e ~d t~ough ~a~fers ~, Hire su~ested t~t the Lo=~n Argue ~e, with wMch the Wa~ston ~ei~t~ l~ne ~as consolidated d~ln~ t~ ~, ~ cont~n~ed as a =ep~ate l~e ezt~ded to serve the ~e~ In the vic~[ty o~ Th~ty-=ev~th Street, t~. ~so spewing ~ f=vor of chans~ th= Wash~t~ ~i~ts bus route, well as ~ette~ equ~pn~t a~ a bette~ schedule on th~s l~ne, were ~:essrs. ~wey V. C~er ~d B. B. ~din. ~. Dill~d moved that ~essrs. Hire, C~er end ~Mrd~ be appointed es co~lttee to meet with IM. Leonard G. Hus~, Attorney, ]M. W. H. Horn, E~a~r, ~. R. D. Caesar, Cener~ Super~t~dent, representing the tr~sportation c~p~ies ~lth a view of reaching a satisfactory a~ee=ent, ama to report back to Council at its next regular neet~g at 2:00 o'clock, p. n., ~[ondey, October 2&, 19&9. The motion was s~conded by 1M. F~nt~ and ~an~usly adopted. ~M. J. ~. ~ris, 1719 Fran~ll Avenue, N. W., opiated before Co=~cll presente~ e petition si~ed by ei~ty-five citizens ll~Ing near Eighteenth street and Carroll Avenue, N. W., askl~ that the present ;le~e b~ l~e be exte~ed ncr~ o~ Ei~teenth Street to C~roll Argue, then ~est on C~oil Avenue ~ ~entfeth Street, an~ south on ~entieth Street to its present route, listl~ the ~oups who wi~ ~ b~efited by this The rep~esentatives of the tr~sportation c~p~les indicated ~is ext~s~o~ :ould he w~ked out to ~e satisfaction of the petitioners. ~. Dillard su~ested that the repres~tati~es of the tr~sportation ~onp~ies ~ive consideration to ~orkinE out a pl~ for f~n~sh~n~ bus service to the 'esidents of Carlton Road, S. W., ~rwent ~ive, end vicinity. ~e President, ~. lIint~ e~Eeste~ that the =epresen~tives of the ~tatlon c~a~es ~i~e consideration to exte~l~ bus service f~ C~roll Avenue md ~entteth Street, N. W., s~th to H~over Argue, thence west on ~nover Avenue ,wo blocks to ~enty-second Street, throe s~th on ~enty-second Street to Orate ,v~u~, ~d thence to its present route. 2'69 ,~70 l~ro Cronin raise~ the question as to losses in operation of buses to the ?eterans Housin6 Project and Pro~peot Hills~ suggesting that the reprecentatl?es of the tr~nspo~tation oa~panies give consideration to operating shuttle eervloe on these lines. There beln~ no further business, Council adjourned, APPROVED Clerk ~ President .! Friday, October 21, 19~9. The Co.oil of tho City of Roanoke net ~n recessed special meeting in the Circuit Court Roon in the ]~unioi~al Building, ~day, October 21, 1~, at o~olook~ a. ~., fo~ ~ther ccns~der~tica of the coal s~tuation In ~noke d~e to the ~d~ c~l str~ke~ P~T: ~e~r~. Cretin, Ed~rds, H~nter, and the President, ~. 1~9, until ~[day, October 21, 1929, for f~t~r co~lderation of the reco~end~- tion of the ~ergency Fue~ Conservation Cc~[ttee that the city purchase carl~ds of c~l for distribution to citizens who are ~able to acquiro Cc~l fr~ other so. cos, the northers of the o~t~e appeared for a f~t~r discussion of the o~l situation in Roanoke, ~M. E. R. ~ohnson. C~r~, ~dvisin6 that there ~s no eh~ge in the situation since the ~eti~ of Co.oil on We~esday. In t~s ~ection~ Er. $. F. Hunter, wholesale coal de.er, reporte~ that he has been ~romise~ two carl~ of run-of-nine coal and five car!~ds of stove c~l ~ithin th~ next few days, IM. H~ter expressing confidence as t~ the a~ailabili ~. E. 1~. ~ of ~ and ~y~s Coal C~pany questioned the effeotiv~ess of O~d~ce No. 10216, ~dopted at the ~et~ on October 19, 19~9, stat~g that the delivery of coal tn one-half tons as ~ovided f~ in the o=din~ce is caus~g the cons~er to pay about fifty cents note per deliver, and that there is noth~g to prohibit the cons~er fr~ ordering one-~lf t~ qu~tities ~ sever~ dealers s~est~g that the l~it provided for ~ the or~i~nce be raised to ~e t~, and that the deal.s be allo~ed to deliver as nuch bag c~l to ~e s~res for resale as they desto. ~ere appe~ing to be no need for ~y ~e~late action, and lit. ~an indicat lng that he would be wi!l~g to ~it a few da~ before any further action ts taken, Er. ~nter ~ved that the present ~et~ be recessed ~til 2:00 o'clock, p. ~onday, Octob~ 2&, 1929, for a ~rther consideration of the ~tter. ~e notion was seconded by ~. Sronin and ~ously adopted. APPROVED Clerk 272 CODIlClL, RECESSED ~PEClAL IIEET1NO~ Eondey, October 2~t 19~9. The Council of the City of Roanoke mst in recessed epeoinl meeting in the Ciroait Coart Room in the L'unioipal Building, ~ondayt October 2~ 19~9, at 2:00 o'cloak~ p. m.~ for further Consideration of the coal situation in Roanoke due to t~ pending coal strike. PRES~T: lleesrs~ Cronin~ Dillard~ Edwards, H~nter~ and the President, IM. Elnton ................. ABSE!.iT: None ....... 0. OYfflCER5 P vFuV~ENT: lit. Arthur ~. Owens, City llanager, Er. Randolph G. Whittle City Attorney, and tiro Harry R. Yates, City Auditor. COAE: Council having recessed its specinl meeting on Friday, October 21, 19~9, until l:unday, October 2~, 19~9, for further consideration of the coal situatio in Roanoke d~e to the pending coal strike, the members of the Eaergency Fuel Con- servation Committee appeared before the body, lit. G. H. Friese sdvisiIlg that due to the continued mild weather there hms been rig. change in the situation, and that .v.F. Hunter, wholesale coal dealer, has received the tv~o carloads of run-of-mine coal, that he ~as been notified fear carloads of stove coal have been shipped, and that he hopes to receive word as to the fifth carload of stove coal within the next day or so, Er. Cronin moved that the recessed special meeting be adjoarned, the members of Council to be subject to call. The notion was seconded by "Er. Edwards and unanimously adopted. APPROVED Clerk · ~esident C0U~CIL, REGULAR ,V~nday, October ~/,, 1949. The Council or the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the )~nicipal Building, ¥~ndey, October 24, 1949, at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., the regular meeting hour, with the President, Er. ~lnton, presiding. PRESEll?: Eesmrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and the President, ~* Elnton ..................... OFFICERS PRES~IT: Er. Arthur S. Owens, City }~nager~ ~r. Randolph G. Whittle City Attorney, and ¥~. Harry R. Yates, City Auditor. The meetin~ was opened with a prayer by the Reverend Philip A. Elckel, Pastor of the West End Presbyterian Church. EIiUTE$: Copy of the minutes of the regular ~eeting held on )bnday, October 10, 1949, haling been furnished each =ether of Council, upon motion of Kr. Edwards, seconded by }~. Crunin and unanimously adopted, the readin~ was ]lspensed with and the minutes approved as recorded. HEARI~O OF CITIZF~{S UFO2 PUBLIC ¥~TTER$: A~EXATIOH-STREET SIGHS: Pursuant to notice of advertlse=ent for bids for ~e erecting and placing o£ ?~0 street ai.~ns at various locations in the 1949 annexed mrea, acco~ling to plans mqd specifications to be furnished by the City En~ineer, to ~e received by the City Clerk until ~:00 o'clock, p. m., )~ndsy~ October 24, 1929, mhd to be opened at that hour by Council, and three ~ubmissions having been received :he President, ir. [triton, asked if there was anyone present who did not fully ~nderstand the advertisement, if there was anyone present ~o had been denied the >rivllsge of bidding, and if there were any questions about the advertisement anyone vould like to ask, and no representatives present raising any questlon~ the President instructed the Clerk to proseed with the opening of the bids. After the opening and public readin~ of the bids, }~. Dillard objecting to ;he project being carried out by private contract and voicing the opinion that the ~ork should be done by city forces, ~. Edwards moved that the bids he received and 'eferred to a con~uittee composed of }~. John L. Wentworth, City Engineer, {~. H. C. ~royles, Assistant City Engineer, and ~fr. J. Robert Thomas, Assistant City Auditor, for tabulation and report as to its findinEs with re~ard to the best bid later duriz ~he meeting, and as to whether or not it is advisable for the city to erect and place ;he signs or for the project to be done by a private contractor. The motion was ~econded by ¥~. Hunter and unanimously adopted. Later during the meeting, the committee submitted written tabulation and · eport, estimatin~ that the cost for the city to do this work would be approximately :3,412.50, and recommending that contract for the project be awarded to the low ~idder, Philip L. Baird, in the amount of $3,000.00. Mr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the recommendation of ~he committee n~ offered the following Resolution: (#10217} A RESOLUTIO2 awarding contract for the erecting and placing of 750 ~treet signs at various locations in the 19&9 annexed area, to Philip L. Baird, !oanoke, Virginia, at a total cast of $3,0OO.OO. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book go. 16, Page 472) 373 ~M, Hunter moved the adoption o£ the Resolution. The motion was seconded by ~. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: {~essre. Cronin~ Dlllard~ Edwards, Hunter, and the President, ~. ~lnton ................... NAY5~ ~one ........... O, In this cormection~ {~. Dillard raised the question as to ~hen the house nunberin~ project in the 19~9 annexed area will be carried out, the City ~MnaEer replyinE that it will be necessary to erect and place the street signs before the house numberinE project can be completed. The City {~na§er was requested to proceed with the project as expeditiously as possible. BUSES: Council at a special =eeting on the question of establishing bus routes and schedules having appointed ~. R. Q. Hire, Freaident of the ~ashington Heights Civic League, ~. Dewey V. Camner and ¥~. B. B. Hardin as a committee to confer with )~r. Leonard G. ~use, Attorney, [~. ~. Ho Horn, {~uuager, and ~. R. D. Cassell, General Superintendent, representing the local transportation cempanies~ with a view of reachtn~ a satisfactory a~reement as to chan~ln~ the route of the Washington Heilhts bus line back to ~hat it was before the war; viz~ up ~atterson !Avenue and through Staffers Crossing~ as well as better equi~ment and a better chedule on this line, a~d to report back to Council at 2:00 o'clock~ p. m., }~onday~ 'ctober 2&, 19&9~ ~essrs. Cammer and Cassell appeared before the body, }~. Cammer advisin~ ~hat a satisfactory a~ree=ent has been worked ou~ as to the chaise in the route of the bus, better equipment and the establishin~ of a 2&-=inure schedule. COUNCIL: At this 9otnt, the President, }~. l~lnton welcomed the provisional ~embers of the Junior League of ~oanoke, Incorporated~ who were presenL to observe ~he proceedin~s of Council. LEGISLATIOR-COUNCIL: A Charter Study Commission havin[ been created at the last regular neetin~ of Council, the Co~mission to be composed of the five me~bers of Council, five =embers of the Roanoke Bar to be selected by lot drawfn[~ and five citizens at large to be selected by a lot drawing from the 7oll Tax Book, and the City Clerk havin~ been instructed to have the lottery for the drawtn[ available at ~he present meetin~ a [roup of interested citizens a~peared before the body in connection with the ~atter. In a discussion of the question~ }~. Edwards stated that since the adoption of Resolution ~o. 10205, crestin& the Charter Study Commission, he has discussed the matter with Judge R. C. Jackson~ former City Attorney, and that Judge Jackson is of the opinion that only 9ample of the hl~hest intellf[ence should be appointed ~o serve for such a purpose~ }~. Edwards queation!n~ the wisdom of the lottery drawing and su[~estt~'that the Co=mission be composed o~ five =embers of ~he Roanok~ Bar to be selected by recommendation of the President of the Roanoke ~ar Association )r to be selected by nomination of one each by each member of Council, and five ~o=en to be selected by nomination of one each by each member of Council. }~. Cronin replied that the lottery drawin~ ~thod is not haphazard~ ~ointin~ )ut that the City Attorney would be the official adviser of the Co=mission and that ~here are two lawyers on Council who would ser~e on the Co,mission in addition to ,! -! five members o£ the Roanoke Bar, also pointing out that ~ublic hearings ~ould be held and much consideration given to the emttero ~o Dillard stated that he wants the new Charter of the City of Roanoke to come from the people of Roanoke and from no one else and that he can see no reason for chanFln~ the ~ethod o£ selecting the Charter Study Commission as provided for in Resolution No. 1020~. }~. Hunter agreed with Er. Edwards as to the selection of the members o£ the Roanoke Bar, stating that each member of Council could select the na~es of three ~ersons and put them in individual capsules and that the names of five of the ~rsons could be dra~n. At this point, $~so James R. }~ore~ President of the Wo~an~e Club of Roanoke, Ippeared before Council and presented a resolution, voicing the opinion that the Charter Study Commission should be COml~zed of the best-informed, most thouEhtful and patriotic citizens of the co=unity. Speakin~ in support of ~s. Koore~ were l~s. Felix K. Parker and ~rs. Bylton. Also speaking in support of a reconsideration of the lottery drawing method, was Colonel L. D. ~ooth. ~lth further reference to the matter~ the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council a resolution f~om the Board of Directors of the Roanoke Citizen$~ Ase~ciatlon, Incorporated, voicin~ the opinion that the services of the city's most capable citizens should be secured for the Charter Stuty Co=lesion. After a further discussion of the matter, ~. Edwards moved that Council reconsider its action in the adoption of Resolution ~o. 10205. The motion was seconded by Ik. Hunter, and upon roll call, the vote was recorded as follows: AYES: ~essrs. Edwards, Hunter, and the President, ~. Kfnton ......... 3. NAYS: }[esers. Cronin and Dillard .......... 2. Kr. Cronin then suggested that the method of choosin~ the members of the Co,mission be changed by the drawin~ of ten of the members from a list of names to be composed of all living ex-members of the Council of the City of Roanoke from the time that Roanoke has had its Charter. ~r. Edwards moved that the matter be held in abeyance for consideration later durin~ the meeting. The motion was seconded by Y~. Crontn and unanimously adopted. Later during the meeting the matter was a~ain considered, ~. Frank Hamer, member of The Committee of lOOfor Progress~ suggesting that all city office 91dere be exempted from the Charter Study Commission, that the Commission be composed of the five members of Council, two persons from business, two from =anaKement, two women, two from professional and two from labor, each ~ember of gouncil to select five names from each of the five categories and then draw two aa~es from each category. Some of the. members of Council indtcatin~ a desire to ~iYe further study ~he matter before taking any definite action, ~. Cronin moved that action on the question be deferred until 7:30 o~clock, p. m., Wednesday, October 26~ 19&9. ~otton was seconded by ¥~. Dillard and unanimously adopted. - 27¢ PE?ITIOs$ ND CO~:U~ICATIO~S: UglTED STATES CO~FERFF~CE OF FAYORS: A co~unication from ¥2. Paul V. Setters E~ecutive Director of The United States Conference~ ~¥ors, announcing that the 195' annual conference of the or~anization ~lll be held in ~e~ York City sometime after the first of the year~ ~as before Council. T~e co~unication was ordered filed~ pending further lnfor~ation as to the actual date of the conference. ~RADE CROSSIng: A com=unication from ~o L. Go StOlair~ President of the Southeast Civic League, Foicing the opinion that first consideration should be given ~o the construction of an over]~ss at the ~orfolk and ~estern ~inston-Salem Division :tossing connectin~ the southeast aectinn with the center of to~n before any other bridge is constructed, ~s before Council. The City )~nager advising that he has written ~. StClair~ informing him that ~he ~ending ~tudy of grade crossings includes the entire cit~ and that he will be advised of developmente, on ~otion of ~. ~nton, seconded by ~. Cronin and ~nani~ously ~opted~ the City Clerk ~as instructed to forward a co=unication to ~. StClsir, confirming the information previously furnished by the City ~nager. STREET LIGHTS: A co~=unication from the Appalachian Electric Po~er Company, listing twenty street lights which were installed from October 1, 19~9, through ~ctober 15, 19~9, and advising that there are twenty-nine lights remaining to be installed, was before Council. The com~tmication was ordered filed. SEaZ~ ASSESS~Z~T: A communication from ~. John L. Hart, Attorney, representing the Southwest Virginia Building ~nd Loan Association, Incorporated, askin~_~thst the sewer assessment in the ~ount of ~30.27, with interest from ~rch t, 1923, against the middle fifty feet of Park Lot, Block 99, ~elrose, assessed in the name of B. B. Bayne, ar~ standing in the na~es of Earl C. and ~herles'E. ~arren, be released, in that no sewer assessment was ever reported by the office of the City Clerk, was before Council. ~. Dillard moved that the matter be referred to the City Attorney for investigation, report and recommendation to Council. The motion was seconded by ~r. Edwards and unanimously adapted. PURCHASE OF PROPERTY: A communication from ~. W. ~arren Dicker$on, Attorney representing Eddie Eiller, o~ner of Lot 18, Block 2, C. I. Hart Addition, located on the south side of Orange Avenue, N. E., west of Fourth Street, advising that, recently, in the suit of the City of Roanoke vs. Newsome and others, 19~2 sqtmre feet of this lot was condemned by the city for the purpose of widening U. S. Route ~60, that only a part of the l~nd condemned has been used for this purpose, and ;hat his ¢lfent desires to purchase the remaining portion which As 33.O2 x 37.32 x ~3.3 x 38.79 feet, at a consideration of $150.00 cash, was before Council. On motion of ~r. Hun~er, seconded by ¥~. Cronin and nnanimou~ly adopted, the )fferwas referred ~o the City ~nager for investigation, repor~ and recommendation ;o Council. TRAFFIC: A communication from the Roanoke Junior Chamber of Comm~erce, asking ~hat the present fine for jaywalking be reduced to $1.C~ and that this regulation ~e enforced~ was before Council. .! After a discussion of the ~atter, ~r. F~iwards moved that the m~tter be taken under coneideration and the Ro~oke Junior Ch~ber of Co~erce not{lied acco~{n~ly~ wl~h the advice t~t their request ~11 be considered ~en the new traffic lights a~ in,tailed in the do~o~ section. The ~ot{on was seconded by }~. H~ter and unanimo~ly ~dopted. ~EPORT5 OF OFFIC~: TRAFFIC: ~e City }Mnager submitted written re~rt, together with a review o~ street traffic control In do~to~ ~oanoke as ~repared by ~r. G~r~e W. Barton of Associated Consultants~ Evanston~ ]llinois~ concurred ~n by the City It app~rln~ that }~. ~rton is reco~endin~ that Campbell Avenue be lef~ a )ne-way street For ~e~t-bound trafffic~ ir. Charles D. Fox, Jr.~ Attorney~ ~o present at the meetin~ on behalf of the merchants on Campbell Av~nue~ S. ~., between ~lrd Streeg and Fifth Street~ asked that action on the re~r~ be held In abeyance ~ntil a report has been received from t~ Virginia Department of High~ys. On motion of ~, H~ter~ seconded by ~r, Edwa~s and unanimously adopted~ action on the ~tteu ~s held in abeyance, BUrET-RECREATION DEPARtmeNT: The City )~ager submitted ~itten re~rt~ to~ether with a reco~endation f~m the Director of the Depa~ent of Parks and Recreation that $~.~ be appropriated by the city to de,ray expenses of the Sandlot Football Frogram~ the City )~nager concurring in ~he reco~endation. {~. C~nin moved that Co.oil concur in the ~co~endation of the City )~naFer and offered the follo~in~ energency O~inance: {~10218) AN O~IH~CE to a~end and reenact Section ~1OO, "Recreation Department",-of an Ordinance adopted by the Council o~ the City of Roanoke, Virginia un the ]1st day of Dece~ber~ 1~8~ ~o. ~75i~ ~d enti~led~ "An Ordin~ce naking a~proFriations ~m the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginninE Janua~ 1~ 19~, ~d ending December ]1, 19~9, and declar~g the exist~ce uf an ~mergency". (For full text of Ord/nance~ see O~ance Book No, 16, Page ir. Cronin ~oved the adoption of the O~inance, ~e motion ~as seconded by ~r. Dtlla~ and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: )%ssrs. Gronin~ Dfllard~ Edwards, Hunter, and the President, ~AYS: Hone ........... O. PARKS AND PL~YGRCUND$: The City ~ager submitted written report~ to~ether ~ith a request fro~ the Director of the Department of Parks ~d Recreation for permission to re.ye the ba~ at Fish~ Park, tho City F~er conc~ring in the request. Y~. Dll]a~ ~oved that Cocci! concur in the reco~endation of the City ~na~er and off,red the follo~in[ ~esolution, (~10219) A RESOLUTION authorizing the City }~a~er to remove the barn at ~ishburn Fark. (-For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Rook No. 16, Page &73) Ir. Dllla~ moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e motion was seconded ,y Mr. Cronin and adopted by the followin~ vote: AHE3= Messrs. Cronlns Dlllerds Edwardss Hunters ar~1%he Presidents Mr. Minton .................. 5.. ~AHS: ~ons .......... O. STADIUm: The ¢~ty }~nager having been requested to sub. it an estt=ate of the cost of so, ding the ends of the asphalt track at the stadiums he submitted written reports together with an estimate from the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation in the amount of $~99.20, the City ~nagsr advising that he does not rets=end the project. In this connections the City Clerk brought to the attention of Council a co~z~unication from the Junior Woman's Club of Boanokes requesting the removal o.f the anphelt track and the replacing of same with a cinder track. After a discussion of the matters the me=bors of Council failing to see any urgency for takin~ the track up and being of the opinion that it is too late in the season to do anythir~ about it now, on motion of Mr. Cronins seconded by }~. Dillard and unanimously adopteds the report and co~unication were o~dered filed. STADI~%i: The City ~ianager having been requested to report to Council ~he amount of t?e premiu~paid on public liability insurance at the stadiu=since its const~uctton~ the number of claims made against the city, and the nunber of claims actuslly paid out by the city, togs%her wl~h the a~sunt thereof~ he submitted written report that a total premium of $1,791.~2 has been paids that no claims have been made against the city and that no clai=s have been paid out by the city. In this connection~ ~. Dillar~ stated that it is his understanding the ~nsurance companies refused to accept re$~onsibility for any accidents occurrln~ ]uring ~he turning off of tbs lights at the stadiun during the football ga=es, as a art of the program, for a brief interval, ~. Dillard questioning the right of the nsurance companies to determine ~ether or not the lights should be turned off, ~ointing out that as a result of the refusal of the insurance companies, this part )f the football pro~ran was omitted, and exgressed the opinion that the city should ~e protected for this part of the football program under the existing policy, and if not, that in the future the insurance should be placed with a company who will .rotect the city under such circumstances. BUDGET-PENSICNS: [~. Dillard brought to the attention of Council and ~ffered the following emergency Ordinance, Froviding for an additional gratuity of ;250.00 for ~s. Sallie H. Jeffries: (#10220) ~N ORDINA~tCE to amend and reenact Section $110, "Pensions and ;fatuities to Former F~ployees", of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 31st day of December, 19~8, So. 9751, and entitled, "An Ordinance m~king appropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for =he fiscal year beginning January 1, 19~9, and ending December 31, 19&ge and declaring the existence of an emergency". (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book ~o. 16, Page Er. Dillard moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by t~. Edwards ar~ adopted by the following vote: AYES: Eessr$. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and the President, .~. Elnton ................. ~AYS: ~one ......... O. BU[~EToDEPAR~:E~T OF PUBLIC WRLFARE~ The City F~nager eubmitted reFort~ ~ogether ~h a request f~ ~. ~. ~. Fall~ell~ Director of the Detriment of ~Bl~c ~elfare~ that $~00.~ Be transferred f~m the Bairy ~ Foult~ Feed accost to the ~e~lrs account In the Cit~ Fa~ ~dget~ to F~vide for the of the barn ~d re~lring of doors at the d~lry fa~ on the ~teele ~perty; ~ereu~n ~. ~aa~s offered the following ~er~e~cy O~inance: (~10221) A~ O~I~CE to ~end and reenac~ Section ~12~, "City Ya~", of O~inance adopted by the Council of t~ City of Eoanoke~ Virg~la~ on the ]lst day of December, 19~8, No. 9751~ and entitled~ "An O~inance ~king appropriations the Gene~l F~d of t~ City off ~noke for the fiscal ~ear begtnnin~ January l~ 1~, ~d ending DecaYer IX, 19~ and declaring the e~lstence of an emergenc~". {For full text of Ordinance, see O~inance ~ok ~o. 16, ~age E~. ~a~s mo~ed the adoption of the O~in~ce. The ~otion ~as 3econded by ir. C~n~n a~ adopted by the follo~in~ v~te: ~Y~: ~essrs. Cronin, DiXie., ~a~s, H~ter, and the ~resident, 2AYE= ~one ......... O. ~AT~ DEPArTmenT: ~e complaint of ~s. Frank D. ~cado~ 1017 Valley Avenue, ~. ~., e~ainst excessive ~ter bill=, havi~ been referred [o the City F~na~er For investigation and report, he sub2ttted ~itten report that this complaint has been satisfactorily settled. ~e re.ri ~as o~ered BUSES: ~e City Yana~er submitted xr[tten report~ calling attention to the fact t~t the contract ~[th the ~oanoke Railway and Electric Com~ny and the Safety ~tor ?r~sit Corporation teminates December 31, 19&9, a~ asked that further ~xtension of the contract be discussed in ~ executive session. ~e members of Council indicated their willingness to discuss the ma~ter in executive session after the present meeting. S~AGE DISP~AL: ~e City F~aEer submitted wmitten report, reco~endin~ that the State Wate~ Contel ~a~ be advised by appropriate resolution of the ~roEress ~lch has been ~de and the present status of the plans of the City of [oanoke for %e~inating ~l!ution of the Ro~oke River by the const~ction of a sewage disposal plan~ and interceptoF sewers. Er. Edwa~s moved that Council concur in the reco~enda%ion of the City 5~na[ev ~d offered the followtnE Resolution: (~10222) A RESOLUTION direct/nC the Cl~y Clerk ~ fully advise the State ~ater Control ~ard of ~his Co~ctl~s more recent actions toward the establis~ent of a complete and adequate sewage dis~sal system for the City of Roanoke and of its continued wi~n~ness~ so far as is compatible ~%h the beat interests of the Cigy Roanoke, to cooperate with said Board a~ also with political ~d non-~litical entities tn %he Valley of the Roanoke In their like endeavor. (For full text of Re~lutton, see O~inance Book No. 16, Page ~75) [~. Ed~rds moved the adoption of the Resolution. The mo%ion was seconded ;y }~. Dillard a~ adopted by the follo~ng vote: A~E$: ~esSrao Cronin~ Dlllard~ Edwarda~ Hunter~ and th~ ~reaiden~ NAYS: None ........ O. BUI~E?-CI?Y ATTORNEY: The City }Mnager submitted a request from the City ~ttorney for an appropriation o£ $?~OoOO for extra help in his office; ~hereupon~ ~. Hunter offered the followin~ emergency Ordinance: (~1022]) ~N ORDINANCE to a~er~ and reenact Section ~11, 'Cl~y Attorneye, of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of ~oanoke~ ¥1rginia~ on the tay of December~ l~, NOD ~?~1~ a~d entitled~ ~An Ordinance ~aking a~prepriatione fro~ the General Fund of the City of ~oanoke for the fiscal year beginnin~ January [~, and ending December ~1~ l~, and declarln~ the existence of an emergency'° (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book NoD 16, rage ~r. ~unter ~oved the adoption of the Ordinance. The ~otion waa seconded by ~. Edwards and adopted by the follo~n~ vote: AYES: ~:essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, ~unter~ and the ~resident~ NAYS: None ...... O. ~EPO~TS OF CO~ITTEES: ~one. UNFINISHED BDS~NESS: ~one. CONSIDerATION OF CLAI~: None. XNTRODUCTION ~D CONSIDERATION OF ORDInAnCES ~D ~ESOLUTIONS: ZONING: Ordinance ~o. 10203~ pro¥idin~ for the rezoning of propsr~y located ~n ~he east side of Wllkins Street~ N. E., north of Carver (Lincoln) Avsnue~ ]escrihed esL ors 1~ 2~ 3 and &~ Section S, Willie=son Groves ~p~ from General ~esidence District to Light Industrial Dlstrict~ haying ~reviousXy been before ~ouncil for its first rcadin~ read ar~ laid over~ was again before the body~ whereupon~ ~. Cronin offered t~e fo~lowin~ for l~s second reading and final (~10203) ~ OHDINAECE to anend and reenact Article I~ Section 1~ of ~hapter ~1 of the Code of ~he City of Roanoke, Virginia~ in rel~ion to zoning. [For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book No. 16~ Pa~e ~. Cronin =oYed the adoption of the Ordinance. The =orion was seconded by ~. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: }~easr$. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards~ Hunter, and the ~AYS: None ....... O. SALE OF PROPERTY: Ordinance No. 10207~ providing for the sale of property located on the south side of McDowell Avenue~ N. W., west of Peach Road, described as the easte~ one-half of Lot 6~ Section ~ North Side~ by the City of Roanoke to ~rs. Nellie Logan, at a consideration of $27~.00 cash, having previously been before Council for its first readin~ read and laid over, was again before the body] whereupon~ ~. Cronin offered the followtn~ for its second reading and final adoption: (~10207) AN ORDINanCE providing for the sale of property located on the south ~ide of )~cDowell Avenue, N. W., west of Peach Road, described aa the eastern one-half of Lot 6, -qection 5, North Side, Official Ho. 2021126, by the City of Roanoke to F~s, ~ellie Logan, at a consideration of $2?5.00 net cash to the city, and authorizing the execution and del~ve~ of a deed ~herefor u~n ~y~ent of the con~lderation, (For ~11 text of O~l~nce~ see Ordinance ~ok 2o, 16, Fa~e ~70) F~. C~nin m~ved the adoption o~ t~ O~lnance. The ~otion ~s seconded by ~r. ~a~s and adopted by ~he following vote: AYES: Eessrs. Cronin, Dilla~, ~wa~s, H~ter, ~d the Pre~ent, Er. Einton ................ ~ITIO~-FI~E D~A~T~T: O~in~ce ~o. 10215, a~ln~ con~rac~ for ~he ~ilkins S~ree~ a~ ~oble a~enue~ ~. E., tn ~he ;{illia~on ~o~d area, ~ ~eal~ Const~c~ion Comp~y~ Incorporated, at a base bid of ~1Og,770.~, havin~ previously been befo~ Co,oil for its first read/~ read and laid over~ was a~ain before the body. )~. C~nin ~ved tha~ the Ordinance be amended to include an emergency clause ~e notion ~ seconded by Er. Dllla~ and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: Eessrs. C~in~ Dilla~, ~wa~s, H~ter~ ~d the Presiden~, I~AYS: None ....... O. ~ir. Cronin then offered the following Ordinance, as amended, for its second reading and final adoption: (~10215) A~ OHDI~A~CE aw~in~ contract for the construction of Bo~oke Fire Department Station ~o. 10 on the southwest corner of Wilkins Street ~d Noble Avenue ~. E.~ in the ifi111a~son Rosd area~ to Neale Const~ction Company~ Incor~rated~ Salem, Virginia~ at a base bid of $10~,770.OO, with extras to be paid for at the ~rices indicated in the bid as submitted, appropriatin~ the ~ount of }10~,770.00 F~m the 19&9 ~nex Fund, and provid~ for an emergency. (For ~11 text of Ordin~ce, see Ordinance ~ok Ro. 16~ Pa~e &71) I.~. C~nin noved the adoption of the Ordin~ce. ~e motion was seconded by ~. Dllla~ a~ adopted by the following vote: AYES: }~essrs. Cronin~ Dlllsrd, Ed~s, H~ter~ and the ~'r. Einton ................. ftAYS; None ......... O. ~'AT~ DEP~T}~T: f~. C~nin b~u~ht to the attention of Council the ~ug~estion t~t consideration be ~iven to the adoption of a resolution to ~em~rarily close the C~stal S~rinEs F~ping Station. ~o action ~s take~ on ~e CITY ~F~YE~: ~. Dilla~ brought to the attention of Council the ~uggestion that consideration be ~tven to the adoption of an o~i~nce ~eterans preference in city emplo~ent of ~sitions~ except officers ap~tnted by :o~cil~ provided the veteran's dlsabilit~ if any~ is not more than twenty fer Action on the matter was held in abeyance. ,'181 ~TIO~S A~D EISCELLANEOUS RECREATION DEPARTmenT: ~. Cronin brought to the attention of Council and =eYed that the question of using part of the Gregory School For recreational ~ur~oses In the northeast ~ection be referred to the City ~neger For lnvestiEation re~ort and reco~tendatlon to Council, The ~otion ~as seconded by ~o Dillard and unanl=ously ado~tedo CIT~ GOYER~?: ):r. Cronin brought to the attention of Council and ~oved that an infer=al ~eetlng be he~d at ?:~O o~c~ock~ ~o ~,~ ~ednesds¥~ ~ove~ber 9~ For a discussion ~lth re;etd to the future gro~h of the City of Roanoke, The was seconded by ¥~. Dillard and unanhuously ado~tedo f~, Cronln ~ovsd that the present meetin~ be recessed until ?:~0 o~clock, po mo~ ~ednesday~ October 26~ 1~9o The ~otion was seconded by f~r° Dillard and unanimously adopted. APPROVED ATTEST: C~er~ '~ ' '//~reside~t ~ COUNCIL, RECESSED RI~ULAR Wednesday, October 26, 19~9. The Council of the City of Roanoke met in recessed regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Nunicipal Building, Wednesday, October 26, 19~9, at 7:30 o'clock, p. m.~ with the President~ ¥~. Minton, presiding. PRESENT: Messrs. Cronin~ Dlllsrd, Edwards~ Runter~ and the President~ i~r. Minton ...................... ABSENT: None ........... O. OFFICERS PRESEt?: Mr. Arthur So O~ens, City ~Mnager, ~. R~mdolph G. Whittle, City Attorney, and ~. d. Robert Thomas, Assistant Cit~ Auditor. LEGIS~ATIO~-COUhCIL: Oouncfl having at its regular meeting on ~Mnday, October 2~, 19~9, deferred action as to the method of selectln2 the members of Charter Study Co~ission, the ratter was again discussed. [~r. Edwards raised the question as to the size of the Co~mission, Er. Cronin voicing the opinion that the membership of the Co~ission has been more or less settled as fifteen. A discussion was then held at length as to the method of selectinF the members, Yr. Edwards sufgesting that the Commission be composed of the five present members of Council and ten residents of the City of Roanoke to be selected by nomination of two each by each member of Council, or to be selected by nomination of ten each'by each member of Council, with ten nominees to be decided u[on by the unanimous vote of the body, Mr. Dillard indicating disfavor for the latter method. )~. Cronin stated that the former method suggested by ~ir. Edwards would be agreeable to him, but that he is still of the opinion that the lottery drawing is the best method. After a further discussion of the matter, and the size of the Charter Study Commission having been decided upon as fifteen, and the members of Council voicing their approval of the first method of selection as suggested by ~. Edwards, the question of the time the selection wo~ld be made was considered, Messrs. Edwards, Hunter, and the President, ~. ~iinton contending that the potential nominees should first be consulted as to whether or not they ~ould serve on the Comm. iseion~ if nominated, and that the nominations should be deferred until the next regular meetin~ of Council on 5[or~ay, October 31, 1929, Messrs. Cronln and Dillard contendin~ that the nominations should be made at the present meeting. The question of the time of selectin[ the me~bers of the Charter Study Commission havin[ been discussed, Mr. Cronin moved that Council recess for a further st%dy of the matter. The motion was seconded by ~. Hunter and unanimously adopted. After the recess, ~. Cronin placed in nomination as his first selection for appointment to the Charter Study Cor~nission the name of )~. Arnold A. Schlossberg. ¥~. Dillard placed in nomination the name of ~. Frank Hamer. ~r. Einton placed in nomination the name of ~. Edward H. Ould. ~. Edwards placed in nomination the name of )~. Walter H. Scott. ~. Hunter placed in nomination the name of ¥~. Paul C. Buford. )~. Hunter then placed in nomination as his' second selection for appointment to the Charter Study Co~miesion the name of ~. Stuart ?. Saundera~ }~. Edwards placed in nomination the name of Ero Juniu~ po Fishburn. ~. ~inton placed in nomination the name of }~. ~. Bo Carter. }~. Dillard placed in nomination the n&me of ~. Ueldon Lawrence, Jr. ~o Cronin place¢ in nomination the name of Er. fleorge P. Lawrence° Er. Edwards moved that the noninations be declared unanimous. The motion was seconded by ~. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYES: )%sets. Urchin, Dillard, Edwards~ Hunter, and the freaident~ Er. Elnton .................. NAYS: Rone ......... O. A discussion was then held as to the duties and functions of the Comniasion and provisions to be included in the resolution provldinE for its appointment. The size of the Co=~ission, the method of selecting its members, the persons to be appointed, and the duties and functions, herinC bee~ decided upon, ~r. Ed~'ards offered the followin~ emergency Resolution, aa prepared by the City Attorney, incorporating these provisions: (~1022~) A RESOLUTIO~ appointing a commission, to be known aa the Roanoke Charter Commission, to study, draft and propose necessary anendments to the present charter of'the City of Roanoke or to prepare and propose a new charter for the ~overnment of the City of Roanoke; Frovidin~ for the organization of the connissipn the r~nner in v.~ich vacancies thereon shall be filled; the r~nner in which its heatings shall be held; authorizing the commission to call upon the City Attorney and deFartnent heads for advice and assistance; authorizing it to employ requisite secretarial and stenographic services arid to acquire necessary publications and published data; and providini for an energency. {For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance ~ook ho. 16, Page &?7) ~. Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by )~. Dillard and adopted by the followinE vote: AYES: losers. Crontn, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and the President, l(r. ~inton ................. gAYS: None ........ HOUSiNg: Council havin~ previously adopted a Resolution authorizln~ and directin6 the proper officials of tho City o£ Roanoke to proceed, without delay, to take necessary and proper steps to acquire title in fee simple to the Veterans ,. Ener[ency Housing Froject now located on the ~ity Farm property and the Jackson Avenue property, as provided by law, the City Attorney presented draft of resolution, authorizing and direct/nfl the City {~nager to apply to the Federal Government for relinquishment and transfer to the City of Roanoke of the Goverr~ent's interest in the project; }~r. Hunter offerin~ the following: (~10225) A RESOLUTION specifically approving the waiver of the requirements of Section 31] of tho Lanham Act with respect to the removal of temporary veterans emergency housing units in the City of Roanoke; authorizin~ and directin~ the City ~n~gar to apply to the Federal Government for relinquishment and tranefer to the s~ld City of the said Govarrment% interest in all emergency housing erected under FHA projects ldo. Va-V-A236& and Ya-V-&~359; and declarin~ an emergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book No. 16, Page &?9] Er. Hunter Moved the adoption of the Resolution, The ~otion was ~econded by Kr. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Kessr$. Cronins Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and the President RAYS: None .......... O. There being no further businessj Council adjourned. A'PPROVED ATTEST: Clerk !!on/ay, October 31, The Council of the City of Roanoke net in regular meeting in the Circuit CoU~t Roo~ in tho ~lcl~al Build~6, l:ondey, 0otob~ ]1, 19~9, at 2~00 o~olock p. ~., tho resular neet~ ho~, wl~ ~e President~ ~. li~t~, presitin~. P~: Eessrs. Oronin, Dillard, ~wards, Hunter, and ~e President, ~S~T: None ....... O. OFFI~S PR~iT: ~. ~th~ S.' ~:~s, City }~enager, 1~. ~dolph O. ~lttl C~ty Attorney, end ~. ~rry R. Yates, City Auditor. The ~eting ~s opened ~ith a prayer by ~e Reverend Gordon L. Keller, Pastor of the Be~ont Baptist Ch~ch. ERIES: Copies of the minutes of the ze~ler neet~g held un ~ionday, Octobe~ ~17, 1929, the tyro specie1 meetings of October 19, 1929, ~e recessed special neetic of Cctober 21, 1929, end the recessed special meeting of October 22, 19&9, hav~ been f~nished each n~ber of Cocci1, upon ~tion of ~M. H~ter, seconded by IM.. Edu'~rds a~ ~en~ously adopted, the reading vms dispensed v;ith ~nd the minutes ap- ~proved as recorded. R~IDS ~ R~A~S-T~: ~. H. F. greasy of the ~o~nton ~d 9rcasy ~ug Store, 513 ~uth Jefferson Street, appeared befoze Co,oil, advis~g that in 19~8 he ~de out his personal p~operty tax =etuzn for fixt~es in the ~ug sto~e at a value of $!2,1&5.0~, on uhich he paid a t~ of $303.63, and that in 19~9 he wes al- lo~Jed by ~e office of the C~ssioner of Revenue to ~ke his zet~n on the basis of a value of $5,000.00, for v~hich the tax is $125.00, l~. C~easy ask~g that he be ref~ded the difference bet~Jee~ the t~'Jo ~o~ts which wo~d be $17~.63. ~ ~is co~ection, Judge Jo~ ~T. H~t, Co~ssioner .of Revenue, appeased he~ore Ccuncil and advised that I~. C~easy made the $12,1~5.00 ret~n on the basis of the puzchase p~ice of the fixt~es in question ~d ~at the =eton was too hi~, voic~g the opinion that $5,000.00 is the proper value to ~olude in the ~etu~n. On motion of !~. Edwa=ds, seconded by I~. C=onin ~d ~an~unly adopted, the matter ~as refer~ed to th~ City Attorney fo~ ~ option. ~N~T~S~ACK L~T~: Co,oil ~v~g p=eviously decided that no action would be taken on the request of l~. E. E. Buen~g, o~e: of ~operty located on the southeast corner of Fl~g Avenue and ~illi~s~ Road, N. W., described as ~ts !0-11-12, Block 5, Wi~i~ Fl~g Court, that he be adequately compensated by the city, without delay, for that portion of his land ~cluded in the recently establis~ ed setback ~ea, ~. Buen~g again appe~ed ~fore th~ ~dy, advis~ that his ~in concern is utilizing for building p~poses five feet of the set,ok l~e 6n Flying Aven~e, ~d asked that f~ther consideration ~e giv~ to ~e matter. ~. Buen~g ~dicating that he has no objection to t~ city utiliz~g the ~ain~g ten feet of land included ~ the setback line o~ Fl~g Avenue for a distance of 130 feet east of ~i~i~son Head, for s~eet p~rposes, 1~. Cr~ m raXaed the question aa to whether' or not ltro Buen[ng ~ould ha wlllin~ to donate the strip of ]and in exchanga for side.k, e~b ~d ~tter~ ~. B~ replyl~.~at he ~oul~ ex~ect to Be adeq~tely omPensated by the city for the ~nd ~der consider tion end that the city co~d u~e it~ o~ land on the nor~ ~[de of Fi~Z Avenue for the ~iden~g of the ~treet ~f it did not cede to ~ch~e the ten-foot strip Af~er'a f~ther discuss~on o~ the question, ~. ~w~ ~ed that the ~tte be tak~ ~der c~nslderatlon, p~d~g a ~erson~l to~ of ~spection of the by the n~bers of Co~cil. ~e notion vms seceded by ~. 5ren~ ~d adopted. ~g~: ~M. Edwin 1[. Yo~g app~red before Co.oil and presented a pstition sl~ed by seventy~five ~rchants, ask~g t~t ~e city ~p!oy a conpetent industrial agent f~ the p~pose of s~c~g nora L~d~strles for Roanoke, ~. clt~ f=~ the "Labor ~[arket ~end~", a news letter put o~t by the Vtrg~le State ~Plo~t Service, referr~g to the general ~prov~ent of economic conditions d~ing the past two nonths in the Ro~oke area, ~est'lting In exDanded ~plo~ent a n~b~ of ~d~stries. ~e ~tter r,~as d~sc~ssed, ~fessrs. Cronin and Dillard express~g of the ~eq~est and voici~ the opinion that e ~ittee shoed be appointed for the P~pose of cc~d~mtl~ ~ny e~forts the city night engage in t~mrd development development. IM. H~ter pointed o~t that the Retail I~ch~nts ~socl~tfon end ~e oF C~ce ~ve net sl~ed the petition and voiced the opinion that action on the matter s~d be held in abey~ce far one week with ~ view of consult~g ~he Presi- dent and the Sesretary of these or~nizations at the n~xt regular ~et~g of Co.oil, The Preside~t, ~M. ~inton, e~o ~diQated that he wo~d like ~re t~e study the ~tter over. ~fessrs. Cronin and Dillard contendin~ that the mppointnent oF the co~ittee does not bind Conncil to any f~tnre actioa, IM. C~onin offered the fo~owi~ Resolu- tion: ~0226) A R~OLb~IO~[ provides for the ~poln~ent of IM. Edwin IL ~s Chairm~ of a c~tt~e to be ~ppointed f~ the purpose of coord~at~g ~y ef- forts the city ~t ~ge in t~ard industrial deTelopnent, ~d di~ectlng that he ~eport back to this Co~cil not later th~ Eovenber 2l, 19~9 with reCo~e~dation ~o Dersons ~o ~e wiling to me, ye on such a {For f~ll text of Reso~ntlen see Ordi~nce Book ~o. i6, Page ~. C=on~ noved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e ~tion was seconded by ir. Dillard and adopted by the follow~g vote: A~: Eessrs. Cron~, Dillard end Edwards ......... ~A~: ~. H~ter, and the President, ~M. ~inton .... 2. ~ this connection, ~fr. ~elsen S. ~ond e~tltned the preced~e by ~hich the provinc~ o f Novia Scotia bec~e ~own ms o2e of the best s~er vacation spots, pointi~ out that this feat ~'as acconpll~ed by the coordination of the Bett~ B~siness E~eau, the Chanber of Cor~rce, ~nd other civlo or~nfzations, IM. ~ond B~gg~st~g that a ~ss ~et~g be held with the Advertising Club oF Roanoke, ~e Netter' Bus.ess H~reau, the Ch~ber of Commerce, the ~ior C~ber of C~rce, ~d other civic or~anizations~ with a vlsr~ of coordinating effarts in sdvertl~lns Roanoke as an ideal spot for industries end tourists° l~ro Bond vas the~ke~ for his eu~Eestiono WAT~ D~ l~r. B. B. Harden~ represent~ a ~roup of not.west oitl~en~ l~v~n~ In the vicinity o~ the V~l~a Ho~t~ Booster F~p~ appeared before Co.oil and c~pla~ed a~ln~t the hl~ presage ~ater rate~ for ~5 area. 0n ~tlon of ~r. Cron~, seconded by ]:r. Dillard ~ ~u~ly a~pte~, the co~laint ~s referred ~ the City Ean~er for ~eport and rec~ndation to Go.oil. BU~-GI~f ~: ~r. G, B. ~e~ott, City Tre~s~r, appeared Co~cfl~ advishl that he has ~ ~ex~ended bal~ce in the Ticket Files it~ of his budget, s~ting that of the ~2,~00,~ appropriated for this purpose, ~600.00 has ~ea~' been s~ent an~ that ~ additional ~600,00 will be spent by ~e end of the ye~, ~, K~ett ask~ that h~ be Dernitte~ to uso pert of the ~e~p~ded balance for the Durchase of a lonE-c~ria~e electric t~eu'riter at s cost of ~pprox~tely lfr. Dill~d moved that $o~il concur In ~e r~quest of the City ~eas=er an~ effete{ the fo!icy'lng ~esoluticn: (~10227) A RES0I.ETICN authorizin~ the Durchase of a long-carriage electric type-;~riter at a cost of approximately ~22~.00 from the unexp~ded balance In the Ticket Piles Item in the =~-~ o:' $2,~00.00, ~aer F~nit~e ~nf Equipment, /~, "~it~ Transfer", of the 19&9 (for full text of Resolution see 0rdi~mnce ~ook No, 16, Page iM. Edv,'ards =eYed ~he adoption of th~ ~esolutfon. The notion was sec~nded by !ir. Edv;~ds anl adopted by the follov;~ vote: At~: Iiessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edv;ards, H~ter, ~d the President, PETITICNS f~ID COlb~[ICA~0US: ~N~iG: A petitioa~ ask~g that prop~tfes located on ~e north side of l~e!rose Av~u~, Il. 13. [U. S. Hi.ray Route Eo. &60), bet~:eea Vibrant Street ~d Gc~t=y Club ~ive, ~d on the south side, between Fa~view G~ete~y and ~e ~i~- view Iiethodist Church, be =ezoned f~ General Resid~ce District to Bus.ess District, hav~g be~ referred to the P!~g Eca~d for investi~tion~ =aport rec~uendatien, a co~uicmtion f~on the Pls~g Bo~d, advis~g that upon consider tion of the ~isting uses in the ~ediate vicinity, w~ch is largely resid~tial in c~acter, ~d ~ vie~ of the fact that llel~ose Av~ue is now berg v~id~ed, the Boa=d is of the op~ion thmt the properties in question sho~d ~enain classified as General Residence District at this t~e, and ~eco~d!~ that the request of the petiticners be denied, r~s before Co~cil. ~ this co~tion, 1~. E. S. Gra'~ferd appeared bef~e Co~cil ~te=est of Laving thc froperty ~ezoned, ~ter a discussion of ~he ~tter, ~. H~ter noved that Co~afl conc~ the rec~endation of the Pl~g Board ~d thmt ~e ~equest fo~ ~a~ be d~led, it be~g ~derstood the petitioners have the ri~t to aga~ ask fo~ the reining in s~ ~onths. ~e notion v:~s seceded by ~. Ed~ds and a~pted by the following vote: AYES: Meserso Cronin, Edr. ards, Hunter, and the President, 13. ::inton--~. NAYS: l!r. Pilled ~Olt~I~: ~e request oF the ~erioan ~akeries C~pany, ~, L. ~oyd~ Lloyd an4 ~errett-~he~ C~p~y, ~corForato~ that prop~ty located betr~een ~len Avenue ~d Ilorfolk Avenue~ S. F.~ went oF FiSh ~treet~ desoribei as Lo~ 7-~, inolusive, Block ]~ Official Survey ~ 7, be rez~ne~ from Bus~es~ District to LIcht ~dus~lal Dlg~lct, h~vlng been referred to the P!~lng Board for vest[~ation, report en~ rec~endatl~n~ ~ co==~[c~t[on fron ~e ~la~ Board~ votcin~ the opinlen that the extensien 'of the Ll~t Industr[el District by ~e re- z~in~ of the entire block ~[11 be In keeping with the ezistln~ uses In ~at nedl~te vicinity ~nd not detr~ent~l to he.by prope~ties classified ~s District, was bef~e Co.oil. IM. ~llard noved that the City Clark publish proper notice of a public hear~ on the question of rezonin2 the e=tire block to be held at 2:C0 o'cl~k, p. n., ;fondsy, ~[ove~er 21, 1949. ~e z.otlo~ ~Tss ~eccnded hy ~. Hm~ter and ~us ly adopted. ~Ol;I!~: ~e request of P~ome ~alers, Incorporated, cT:nor, ~n~ ~lr. ~. K[~erlln~, prospective purchaser, that property locate~ on ~he s~uth side ~oo~ ~omd, ~f. W., bet~;een Eighth Street ~nd [~inth Street, desi~at~d as Lot ~7o. 2110202, Block 21, H. F. & H. ~[ap, be rezoaed fram General Residence District B~siness District, ~nd that adjacent lots also be rezoned, havin~ been referred to the Pla~in8 Board for investicatio~, report and r~co~en~atioz, a from the Plannin~ Bo~d, advisl~ that the p~chaser has no ir~ediate p~nm f~ th~ developm~t of the property, a~ in view of this, t~ Bo~d Is of the opinio~ thet s~ffic[ent reason has not been s~'.n ~o~ the necessity of rezon~g said properties at this t~e, rec~*nding that the r~q~est be denie~, v~s before Core. oil. ~M. Cronin ~ved that Co.oil co~r ~ the reco~tioa of the Pi~ Board and that the request for ~e~ning be denied. ~e ~tion ~,;as ~econded by Hunter ~n~ ~ously adopted. F.~:G: ~e request of ~. N. F. ~can t~t property located on th~ south side of Church Aven~e, S. E., be~e~ ~eventh S~eet and ~elfth Street, d~soribed as Lot 19, Blue 1, East Si~e Addition, ~o~',~ as !~3 Church Av~a~e, S. E., be r~- Zoned fr~ General Residence Dip~ict to Bas.ess District, in order that ~ ~p~ate ~ b~rber shop at his home, havin~ been refuted ~ the Pi~ 2o~ for nvestication, report ~d reco~endation, with a view of rezoning the entre blo~, c~nication fro~ the Pla~ ~oard, reco~ding that the request f~ rezonin~ e denied, ~ view of the fact that the block is residential ~ ch~acter, h~ opL~on of the Board, shoul~ r~a~n class~fied as General Residence District, efore Codicil. Lu t~s co~ection, ~. ~. F. ~can appesred before Co,oil and called atten- ion to the De~ition previously presented to the body, si~ed by nei~bors of ~. ~can and e~pressing thenselves in his behalf as ~o the operation of ~e b~ber hop. ~ter a dlsc~sioa of the hatter, ~. Cronin ~oved that ~e City' Clerk publish proper ngtice of a public he~ing on the question of rezon~g the entire block to be 'S89 held at 2:00 o'clock, po no, Monday, November 21, 19~9~, Tho notion was seconded by l~ro Edwards and unaninously adopted. [ONi~..'G: The request of ~r. l:oss A. Plumkett, Attorney, represe, nting Mr. Henry C. giles, t~t 3~,19 acres, nors or less, bounded on the north by the Huff ~roperty, on the east by the Hoff and ~drsws property, on the south by La?.eviow ]rive and on the r. est by Fairland Road, designated as Official Tax No. 2/~71~01, be rezoned from General Residence District to Business District, in order that his oliel night conduct a cormsrical park on said property, providing facilities for boating, fishing, ewl=~ing, preparing outdoor heals, etc., and providLug a club house for the entertsln.~ent cf guests of the par~:, having teen referred to the Planning Board for investi~tion, report and recc~uendatic, n, a co~uunlcation from ~he Plen.uing reeo~ue, udlng that the request be denied, ~'~as before Counall. In this connection, 2~r. Pltu~:ett appeared before Co,nell and asked that ac- tion on the ~tter be deferred for a period of one v~eek. ~:r. Cronln herod that Cot~uell concur in the request of l:r. pl~u~_kett and that action on the hatter be deferred ~u~til the next regular ~eetlnS of Co~uuell on :over~ber 7, 19L9. The notion ~.'~s Seconded by ~.~r. Dillard and un~nim~ously adopted. HOUS~.:G: Cet~ucLl havt4E previously tahen steps to cuthori~e the acoulsit!on ~f the Veterans ~crcenoy Ho~inE Project nov: located on the City Farn property and 5he g~c!:son AvonHe FroFerty, ca provided by !a~4 a cor~uic~tion iron the City ~tt:rney, voiclnM the opinion that the city has the legal a~thority to acquire the project, ::~s before Co~ucil. !~. Dillard norad that the opinion bo filed in ~he office of the City Clerk ~nd ~h~t %he s~ne be :male ~v~il~ble to interested ~r~ies. ~e z:otlon was seconded :y ~. Cronin ~d ~umn~ously adopbed. l~ith f~rther reference to the ho~ing project, X~. Pilled ::oved that the ~ity l:~nager sub,it f:r consideration in budget studies ~ t~ntative budget for the operation of the projecb d~rinE the ye~ 1950. The ~tion wes seconded by Edwards ~d ~nan~o~sly adopted. ~fAT~ D~,~:~T-FLRZ PROTZCTIO~:: A petition signed by ei~t property in the ~ea of ~arsincer Head ~nd ~':ood Lane, S. '~'-., east of Yurr~y R~, ask~ that x?ater ~ins and necessary fire hy~ants be tnst~lled ~ this section to provide fire Frotection, ~v~s ~fore Co,oil. On notion of I~. E~ter, seconded by X~. Cronin and ~n~c~s!y adopted, the petition ~:ss referred to ~he City ~:an~ger for study, repor~ ~nd rec~endetlon ~o Co~cil. RE~EVDS DZ~D R~D.~T~: A c~icm~ion iron ~. ~ Stockton Fox, Attorn~ :epresent~E ~. ~nk S. C~per, ~dvis~g that when his client deeded to the city :~t of Lot 7, Block 2, Official g~vey ~.~f 7, ~ c~ection ~:ith the ~vfden~g of ~. S. Hlghv~ay Route Ye. ~0, ~long Orate Avenue, he p~id delinquent t~es erroneou~l assessed a~inst the property in the ~o~t of $25.27, in ~rder to ~pe~te the con- ~ey~ce, %vith the ~derst~ding that he ~'~o~d be refunded the ~o~ut, ~d po~t~g :ut ~h~t no s~ch ref~d has ~s yet been node, :.~s before Co,oil. On :~tion of i~. Cronln, seconded by ~. Pilled and ~nan~usly a~pted, ~he co~ic~tion wes refuted to the City Attorney for investigation, report and ~ COL2[IT~'~ OF 100 2~R PROGRESS: A cor~uaication from Er. J. H. ;feinste~ resigning as Chairman of the Leg~slative Co.'u~lttee and as a member' of' The Co~lttee' of 100' For'Pro, ross, was before Council. l..'r. Dillard' moved that the resl'gnation be accepted, vlith regrets, and that the City C~er~. forward a letter to lit. Uoinstein, expreaai~g the thanks and appreciation of Council for the service he has r'endercd on The Co~ittee of 100 For ~ro-'reas. ~a notion v. as seconded by l~r. Mnnter and tm~n[-eualy adopted. In tf[i~ ~onnae~Xo2, ;.r'. ~ronin nov~ ~na$ ~;~. ~a~s [. Hart, ~[., be eppoi~l ed to Tho Co=~ittee cf 100 For Progress to fill the vacancy. ~e ~tion ';;as second by ~[r. Dillard and ~uan~oasly adopted. l'[Ith further reference to ~e Co~ittee of 100 For Pro, ess, ~t was brou~t to the attention of the body that the existing vacancy brecht aboat by the tnabll[~ of IH. S. P. Ohockley to accept his appointment has not been filled; v~here~pon, g~;ards moved that l~r. go~ ~. Bentz be appointed to fill the vacancy. The notion .~as seconded by I:r. H~nter and ~n~o~ly adopted. L~Z OF V~OIUIA I~!ICH'~ITI}~: A co~ication fr~n ~:r. Harold I. Ba~e~ ~ec~tive gecretary of the Le~ue of V~glnie ~:unicipalities, enclosing resolutions adopted by the ~4th ~nual c~vention of the League of Virg~la l:~ici~alities, ex- pressing appreciation for the n~y entertai~ent features which made the convention ~o pleasant and enjoyable for all ~ att~d~ce, ~;as before Comqcil. 0n r~otion of i;r. Edv;ards, seconded by lit. H~uter ~ud ~an~ously a~pted, the cor~n~nication and resolutions ~'~ere ordered filed. ~ this co~tion, IH. Edv~ards ~oved that the City Clerk prepare proper resol~tion of tha~s and appreciation for convey~ce to those ~vho helped In mak~g the convention a success. The notion r;as seconded by ~. Cronln and ~an~cnsly ~dopted. STAD~Ef: C~lcations from the Rotary Ol~b of Roanoke, the Eoanoks ~mt Chapter, as ~'ell as the Opt~ist Clab of Eoanoke, req~est~g the r~oval of :he asphalt track at the L'~niclpal Stadi~ s~ the replacin!7 of s~e frith a cinder ~rack, were before Co~cil. The ~maications were ~dered filed. ~IC: A occultation from Captain U. L. Groth, ~puty A~lnistra~r of ;he ~vernor's Hi'way ~fety Co~ittee, advising that the City of Roanoke has been leolared as one of the ten Virg~ia cities ';~hich have been outstand~2 in ~fic ~afety activities d~ing 19~8, and inviting the mayor and the Acti~_~ S~perintend~t Jf Police to be the gnests of the Automobile Club of V~ginia at a lunch~n at ~ueger's Hotel, Ric~ond, Virginia, Th~sday, ~ov~ber 10, 1929, at 12:30 o'clock, J. n., for the purpose of receiv~g a plaque a~?arded by the ~vernor's ~fety Co~ttee ~d one a~ded by the ~i~, ~ras before Co~cil. On ~tion of l~r. ~ronin, seconded by i:r. Edrards and ~n~o~ly a~pted, ~h® l[ayor and .~ctinE Superintendent of ~olice, or s~eone act~nu for h~, v;ere tesi~ated to attend tho l~cheon and receive the plaques. ~f~E Ai~ ~i~ZSTIG R~TI0lrS C0t~T: A com~ication fro= ~U~e K. A. Pate ravenile and ~mestic Relations ~stice, outlinLaE chan~os in the build~g at 622 ~orer Avenue, S. ~'., for the purpose of ~tiliz~g space ~ the buil~ng to a ~tter ~dvantage to relieve the present cro~'~ded con~tions of the co~t, was before Co~ncll On ~tion of IH. Dillard, seconded by iH. H~ter and ~o~ty adopted, the cc~m~unloation wes referred to the Cl.t¥ l~ag~r to eacertela the cost o~ t~ r~q~este~ c2~es ~d ~prov~ats end to s~nit re~ort er~ recc~e~t~ 1~: T~ Cl~y 1Mna~r e~t~ltted ~'ltt~ report~ together with reques~ fr~ Le~ettms, ~'corporated, for ~ernfssicn to place C~ls~s decorations ~ the m~rquees ~t its ~eper~ent stare, ~ view of the reqqir~ent3 of the recently adopte~ si~ or~inance, the 01ty }~aCer advising that he can see no obJ~otion to ~ernission being ~ant~d f~ thi~ project. IM. Oron~n r_oved that Co.oil c=o~ In the reco:=~dation of the 0ity [a~mler ~n~ offere~ the fo!lou'inu Resolution: (.~10228) A R~0LUTI0[i C~nt~C [~rmissic~ to Le~ett's, Incorporated, to .~lac~ Christ.s decorations on tho ~rouee. In front of its depar~ent stye at 112 C~pbell Avenue, S. %f., mud on the =nrcuee over the side entr~ce to the depar~ent store at 209 Firct Street, S. ~For full te:~:t of Resolution aec 0rdi~nce Pock [~o. 16, Fuse IM. Crcnin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion v;as seconded by l~r. Dillard ~:nL adopted by tho fo!!o%'~ing vote: A?~: :~essrs. Oronin, Dillard, Edu'ards, Hmuter, smd the ~rosident, i~r. l~inton ........... 5. A~ET~TIO!~-H~U~ !XI~G: ~e City.~aEer having been requested to ~rocec ~':ith the rent. bering of houses tn the 19~9 ~nexed ar~a as expediously as p~ssible, he subr. lttod ~ritten report, together ~ ith a proposal from 2~attern ~d i~attern, Kusineers, for the project, at a total cost of ~12,500.00, and a proposal ~om IM. C. ~. i~alco~, ~usine~r, for the project, at a total cost of $6,500.00. The cuestirn as to ~':hether or not the cost of this project co~d be charged to the frauds already available ~ the 19~9 ;~unex Fund f~ the street si~ Project, v~as discussed, the City ;.tierney voicing the opinion t~mt ~e house n~ber~g reject is an ~te~al p~t of the street sign project, and, thus, a 3ernan~t .ublic iuprcven~t, chargeable to the 19~9 ~unex ~.d; whereupon, ~M. Cronin offer- ~d the follo:~g Resolution, authorizes the City Iia~ge~ to ~ecute a contract with O. B. lialco~ for the project, at a total cost of $6,500.00: (~10229) A R~Lb~IOiI authorizing and d~ect~g the City E~acer, for ~d on behalf of the City of Romuoke, ~ execute a contract be~een the City of Roanoke mud C. 5. ~[alco~, ~gineer, for the rend. bering of build~ in the 19~9 a~exed ~ea, at a total cost of $6,500.05, ~der ter~ ~d conditions contained in proposal of said C. B. l~lco~ dated october 29, 1949, the ~ount of ~6,500.00 to be ch~ged to the 19~9 ~nez (For full t~t of Resolution see Crdi~nce Book 17o. 16, Page ~1) ~. O~onin ::ovel the adoption of the Resolutlcn. The ~otion ~'~ss seconded' by ~. Dillard and adopted by the follo~';inc vote: A%~: [~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Ed~:ards, Hur. t~r, a~ the President, IM. l[inton ............. 5. PURCHASE OF ~ROP~T"£: The offer of Eddie Elllsr to purchase from the city portion of Lot 15, Block 2~ C. I. Hart addition, located on t~.e south side of Orange Avenue, IT. E., ~;est of Fourth Street, et a consideration of ~l~O.0O cash, having been referred to the City l~qager for investigation, report and reco~ondatic ha submitted ~'~ritten report, advising that he does not recoz~end the sale of the property in that it ia very valuable to the city. lit. Dillard moved that Council concur in the report of the City l:anager and that the offer for purchase of the property be rejected. The m~tion r, as seconded lit. Edwards and unanimously adopted. BUSES: Counail having previously taken under consideration the establishing pf bus routes, the City t:anager submitted ~':ritten report, to~ather ~,'lth the prOpOSed routes'of the :;est ~.i~d-IIinth Street-~.:ashln~ton Heights line end the Loudon Avenue line, recor--.endinc that those ~'~o thanges be included ~';hen the ordfn~-nce fixing the routes is adopted. lit. Dillard moved that Couae£1 conettr in the rcco~_~endaticn of tho City L'anacer and that the City Attorney bo requested to prepare draft of property establishing bus routes ss already approved and to present the ordinance to Cottucil at its next regular meeting on I:ondey, I[ovember 7, 19&9. The motion v;as seconded by [Sr. Croniu and unmu~z:ously adopted. AIRPORT: The City [[seeger submitted written report~ requesting authority to enter into a standard contract %':itk E:b~%k and Celd%,ell, !nccrporated, Architect.~ coverin[j professional services in connection. ~'ith the eonstrueticn of an Ad~nfstra. tion Building at the Roanoke !:unicipal Airport. ILr. Hunter ~oved that Cou//cil aoncu~ in the request of th~ Cit~~ :~anager and offered tko-follow,in? Resolution: {~10230) A RESOL~'?ICi: authorizing and directing the City :~anaser, for and on behalf of the City of 'Roanoke, to al15oute an a~reem~/t bet:Jean the City of Roanoke, Virginia, end Eubar~: fc Cal(!v;ell, incorporated, Architects, covering rrofe~aional services in connecticn %;ith the construction of an Ad~.inietretion Building at the Roanoke l[unicipal Airport (Woo~J~ru~ Field), under ter~--s and condi- tions contained therein. (For f~ll text of Rasc!ution see Ordinance BOCk I'o. d6, Face,~8 ILr. Hunter r-eyed the adoption of the Reao!uticn. The motion '~'~as seconded by .~Tr. Cronin and adopted by the fo!lo?/L~.~ vote: A~_~S: i[essrs. Urchin, Di!le~d, Ed;:ards, Hunter, an! tho Presid~lt, i:inton p LrAYS: i~ono ...... O. With further reference to tko plans for the Administration Buildin~, Cro.~in voiced the opinion that contracts should be ezecuted v:ith the prospective lessees before the construction Of the build!nc is ever started and moved that the i City lianager detel~ina the cost per s~uare foot for r~nta! space in the building to I amortize the city's invest=e~t in ~'~enty-five years. ~f~e mot!sa Was seconded by l[r. Dillard and u~anLmousl$- adopted. ~U'DG~T-~."AT~-~ D~;~?~---.~: The City k'ar~ger submitted v;rltten report, advisin[ that it %:'ill be necessary to appropriate OlS,000.00 to the Distribution ~/ste~ Account in thc i"ater Department Budget; whereupon, !M. Ed',~erds os'fared the follow;in ecg, er ~enoy Or d~ance: J~10231) AN ORD1/tA~E to emend ~d reenact S~tlon ~2~0, ~Distr~butl~ ~-~t~"~ of ~ Ordnance a~opted by the Co.oil of the City of ~oanoke~ V~inia, on th~ 31st day of Dece~er~ 1928, Ilo. 97~2, ~nd entitled, "~ Ord~ce m~kin~ appropriations from the Tfater ~par~ent's O~neral ~d for the C~t~,- cf Roanoke for flsc~ year beginnins January 1, 19&9, and end~g ~e~ber 31, 19&9, ~d declaring (For f~l t~t of Ordin~ce see Ordinance ~cok Ilo. 16, Page IM. Edr;ards moved the a~ption of ~e Ordinance. The motion vms se~nded by !M. ~[~nter and adopted by the fol!c~:'~g vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cron~n, Dillard, Edu'ards, Hunter, ~d the President, Hint on .................. ~. ' BUSHY: The ~ity ~ianater submitted ~',~ltten report, ~g~ther with a request from th~ Actin2 Superintendent of Eelice that ~;&0O.O0 be transferre~ fr~' th~ Officer ~alniaE Account to the l,'ace2 A2count In the Folice ~par~nt ~udcet. ~e City IiaaaEer also reporte~ that the Acting Superintendent of Police has rcqueste~ that $S00.C0 be transferred ~on the i~alntenancc of ~arn System Accost in th~ Fo!ice ~t 5udget to provide for certain chan2es in the co~icaticn ~ce tar o" t e Fo''ce D r~ nt to ~n rali e t~e se v c i t ~' viz, tho partitionLn~ off of th~ extr~o west end of the first floor of the pu! SuildinE vith a glass wall of s~ficient sine to accor~odate two nen~ ~500.00 of the mmo~t to be transferred to HeFairs a=d ~[:300.C0 to '~Cos in the City Hall ........ ~- - o ...... ne oty ~ug~nee~ ~s as~:in~ that ~320.00 be ap-~ ~opriated f or o:~tra halo La his de~ar~ut. ~.e ~l~y ;-~uager also submitted th, follou~E list of necessary miscellaneou? ~pl:r o~ riations: APPROPR L%TiC.17 :fitness Fees ~ 50.00 POLICE D~-iJ:~_:E~_~ - ~R~pment ~26.00 ~HE~CSiS S~;7~CR~X: - 51 ~3ages 1, O00.00 Supplies 600.00 Eq~p::ent 596. O0 ~ ~EOTIOi~ - 55 Gasoline and 0il 170.00 C~T ~A~ - Supplies 1,000.00 Repairs to Jail 250.00 Stationery 50.00 S~'iR C~i:S~USTiOil - 71 Supplies 100.00 RE)~SE ~CT!OII ~$ D~OS~ - 7~ Fuel Eleotricity 225.00 l:eter 850.00 FLY ~/ID I:0S%UITO COilTROL -7A-A Un,es ,9 1.268.00 · ~TR~ET COIISTHUC?IOI; - ~soline ~d Oil 800,00 Gesoltn~ a~ Oil P~[IO ~ - 102 · elephoae 30.00 E~uip~nt 60.00 Instance 102.00 L~iIC~ G~AG~ - 130 Instance 190.00 %~at~ 200.00 ~ ad~tion, %here are nine requisitions for copies of the 1950 Coie of Yir~inia, at .~125.00 each, total~aj ~1,12~.00, ~'hich should be appropriated. Codicil bein~ of %he opinion that the bo~y shoul~ conc~ in tho of %he City ~!~a~er for the above transfers and ~pp~opriations, with tho exception of the appropriation for %h~ nine copies of tb~ 1950 Co~o of '.'ircinia %vhich cea be ordered at a later date, ~. Edv~ards off*r~8 the fo!lev:inS enercency Or~ln~nce: (~/10232) ~; 02D~I~CE to ~end an8 reenact certain sections of ~n Ordinance ad~p%e~ by the Co~cil of the City of E~aoke, Yl~inia, on ~he 31st d~y of !g&E, I~o. 9751, and entitled, "An O~din~ce Dmk~ appropriations fron the General F~d of ~ho City of Eoanoke for the fiscal year beEi~lnS January 1, 19&9, sn~ endinS ~conber 3!, !9A9, and declarin~ tho existence of ~n e~%er~ency". (Fo~ full text of Ord~ce see Ordinance Book i~o. 16, Pa~e &83) Er. Ed'~:ards ~ve~ %h~ adoption of the 0rdin~ce. ~e notion v~as seconded ~.~. H~ter ~d adopte~ by the follo'~ins A~S: liessrs, Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, H~ter, an~ the President, ~. ~lin t~ .............. 5. ~A~: Keno ......0. ~OUSE: The City l~ana~er subnit~e~ ~'~i~ten report f~on ~he ~sho~e ~or the nonth of September, 19&9, shorting a tots! expose of ~2,2&9.9~, as coddle8 with a total expense of ~1,810.51 for the month of Septenber, 19&8. ~e report %~'as ordered file~. ~G~;G ~q~T: ~e Cify !~armcer submitted v~itten reports from ~n~ineeri~ Depar~ent for the r~nths of A~st ~ Septenber, 19&9. The reports ~ere ordere~ filed. ~ D~: The City Eana~er suhni~ed ~rit~ea report, ~o~ether ~i~h prel~in~ry plans of ~he Health Center Ruildin~ for ~he City of Hoa~ke, Virginia, as prepared hy Stone and Thompson, ~chitec%s, edvis~ that after Co~cil has approve~ ~hese plans ~hey are to be fon:~rded ~o Richmond and 'Jash~st~ for app~ova ~d ~mt later ~ ~hey will be ret~ned to the body for f~al endors~ent; ~hereupon L~. Di!lmr~ offered the fo!lu~ Resolution: (~!0233) A R~OLUTION approvin~p~el~ary plans of the Health Center Euil~n~ for the City of Ro~oke, Vi~g~nia, dated October ~, 19&9, as prepared by Stone ~nd ~onpson, ~chit~$s. {For f~l tezt of Resolution see 0rd~nce ~ook ilo. 16, Pa~e 2~. ~ll~d ~ve~ the adoption of the Resolution. ~ne ~tion ~s seconded by ;~. Cronin an~ a~pte~ by the following vote: AY-~S: l[ossrs, Cronin, Dillard, Edwsrds~ Hunter~ end the President~ l:r, ~:inton ............ ~O~TS OF COt~: l~one, CONSID~AT/ON 0F O~: ~CDU~IOI{ ~t{D COI~SID~ATION 0F ORD~IC~ AND R~OL~IONS: IIone, I~OTICif~ ~fD III~;~US BUS~S: 1/one. There being no f~th~ business, Co.oil ad~o~aed. APPROVED A~EST: , / COUNCIL, R~ MEET1NO, llonday, ~to?~nber ?, 19~9. The Council of tho City of Roanoke mat in regular meeting in tho Clronit Court ~o~ in tho l~lol~ Bull~ns~ ~ond~y, l[ove~er 7~ 19~9, ~t 2~00 o~olook, ~. n., the r~ler ~oti~ ho~ with tho Pre~ident~ ~. ll~n, pre~id~. P~ ~es~s. Cr~, Dillard, H~r~ ~d the President~ ~. ~: ~. Edwar~ ....... 1. OFfalS PR~: ~, ~th~ S. Owens, City M~ager, 1~. R~dolph ~. tlittlt City Attorney, and 1~. Ihrry ~. Yates, City Auditor.. ~e moetl~ was ogened with a prayer by ~. Jo~ E. ~ster, Chairn~ of the 0ffielal Board o~ the ~uth ~noke ~e~odist C~rch. MII~: Copies o~ the ~nu~s of the re~r neet~ held on ~day, 0ctobe: 2~, 19~9, ~ the ~ecessed re~ler ~etl~ held on We~es~y, October 26, ~vinS bee~ f~nished each n~bor of Co.oil, ~pon notia of ~. H~ter, se~n~ed by ~, Cronin ~d ~lY adopted, tho rea~nc was disp~se~ with ~d t~ ~inutes approved as receded. ~ OF CITIngS ~0N P~LIO RE~ ~D ~A~T~S: ~s. Roy $;. ~ng, 6~ E~$eenth S~ee~, appe~ed before Oo~e~, advis~g that her husband p~chased a 19&8 Model Pl~o~th the latter p~t of Febru~y, 19~9, and that ~e v~e of this aut~obile has be~ included in his personal property ~eturn for the ~ 19~9, rather than the older nodel c~ owned by h~ as of ~anuary 1, 19~9, ~s. ~Long ask~g that ~he 19~9 per- sonal property ~es assessed age.st her hushed tn the to~l amoant of $37.75 be adJ~ted,on the basis of the car in the~ possession the first of the ye~. 0n ~tion of ~. Dill~d, seconded by 1~. Orontn ~d ~n~usly adopted, ~he ~tter was referred to the City Attorney for ~vesti~tion, r~ort and Z0N~-S~A~ LR~: ~e request of ~. E. E. Beene, o~er of property ~ocated on the southeast corner of Fleming Argue. ~d Willi~son R~d, N. ~., de- scribed as Lots 10-~-12, Bl~k 5, Wl~i~ Fl~ng Co~t, that he be adeq~tely :~p~sated by the city, without delay, for t~t purtion of his ~nd included ~ the ~ec~tly established set.ok ~ea, hav~g be~ ~ken ~der consideration at the ~eg~ meet~g of Co~cil, pend~g a pers~al to~ of ~spec$ion of the prep~ty by She m~bers of Co~cll, ~ Buen~ ~a~ appe~ed b~fore the body ~d asked for a ~ecis~oa, with reference to the s~ip of land on Fl~g Argue. ~ter a disc~sioa of the matter, Er. Oron~ moved that ~e ~tter be ~efe~- ~ed to the City ~ager ~ n~otiate ~ith Mr. Buen~g for the p~chase of the land. ~e motion was se~.ed by ~. Dlll~d ~d ~ly a~pted. S~TS ~D ~: ~. A. T. ~yd, Attorney, represent~ ~i~beth T. ~vis appea~ed efore Co~cil ~d presented the roll.lng petition with reference ~ :fl1 A ~y lcs~g a portion oF Blae~nt Av~nae, a port,on of wha~ was fo~erly ~lvermont Street, and tmo alleys in the vicinity of Blocks 19 ~d 20, Ghent ~p: Yo~ ~ders~ed Petition~ wo~d respebtf~y s~ ~to City ~o~ctl the follow~g faces: That aha is the owner of the following described property situated in the City of Roanoke, Virginia: B~II~II~ at tbs southeast corner of Ottarview Avenue and Dunmore Street; throes aloes the east side of Dunmore Street S. 15 dogs. 28' E. 272 ft. to am angle in D~nmore Street; at the north side of Bluemont Avenue; thence still along D~umors Street So 21. dogs. 2~' E. ~17.~6 ft. to a point on the senth side of an alley; thence al~ag the south side of the alley N. 8~ dags. 02' E. ~97.~ ft. to a point on the east side of Rlvermont Street; thence along the East side of Rlvermont street, N. I deg. 30' g. 727.3~ feet to an angle point ia Rlvermont Street; thence S. 7~ dags. ]2' W. 8~ feet along Otterview Avenue, to the place of BE~II~;II~G, containing 10o68 acres. That she puro~ased said property fro~ Roanoke-Ghent Realty Company, Incorporated, ~uly 22, 1908, which deed is of record in Deed. Book page 289 of the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Roanoke County, Virginia. That the property was ccnTeyed to her as acreage, but according to a l~ap showing the property of Roanoke-Cheat Realty Company, record- ed in Plat ~ook 1, page 120 of the Clerk's 0ffine of the Circuit Court for the County of Boanoke, Virginia, the 10.68 acre trent was divided into Blocks 19 and 20, Blue--oat Avenee exteedins east between the two blocks and Rlvermont Street running north and south, east of Blocks 19 and 20, with an alley rushing through Block 19 and an alley Mouth of Block 20. That the said property never in fact had any streets or alleys t~ough the same, that they v:are never opened or used by the public and the tract of 10.68 acres has grown up in large trees and underbrush and the terrain is o~e of hills and hollows and the streets and alleys could not be opened as sho~m on the said plat without considerable ~rading. That your petitioner is selling the said tract as a housdary to ~oeneks Apartments Corporation and the ~oanoka Apartments ~orporatinn contemplates building seven large apart~mont houses on the Property and because of the terrain of the ground and the location of the pro- posed apartment hulldi~ga it ~ould net he feasible to open up for public use the streets and alleys es laid out on the plat showing the property of Roanoke-~hent Realty Company an~ your petitioner, therefore, feels that it would not be ~jerlous to the public to close Bluamont Avenue het~een Blocks 19 end 20, Riverment Street os the East of Blocks 19 and 20 and the alley t~-rough Bleak 19 and the alley South of Block 20, and she, therefore, prays that City Causcil may close the said streets and alleys as hereinabove described. Respectfully submitted Elizabeth T. Davis [Signed) By A. ~. toyd, Attorney" The City Manager advising that the Engineering Depar~ent has investigated this matter and sees no objection to closing the streets and alleys as requested, and that he is in favor of granting the petition, Mr. Dillard offered the following emergency Ordinance: (~1023~} ~ 0~Di~A~E vacating, discontinuing-and closing Bluamont Avenue, East of D~ore Street, between Blocks 19 and 20; Rivermont Street, South of 0tterview Avenue (now Maiden Lane), .East of Blocks 19 and 20; the alley East of Ikmmore Street, rusmlng through Block 19; the alley East o~ D~nmore Street, South of Block 20, all as shorn on the Map sho*~lmg the property of Roanoke-Ghent Realty Company, recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court for the County of Roanoke, Virginia, in Plat Book 1, page 120. (For fall text of Ordinance see Ordinance Book lie. 16, Page ~S&) ~l[r. Dillard r~oved the adoption of the Ordinance. ~he motion was seconded ~y ~r. Cronin and adopted by the fei,lowing vot~: . AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Hunter, ~nd the President, L~. Minton--A. NAYS: None .......... 0. (}~'r. Edwards absent) In a further discussion of the matter, it was decided that in the event the apartment house project is not carried out, the above Ordinance weald be declared null and void. ~OHl~t ~tion on thc request of tlr. Ecoa A. Plunkett, Attorney, repreee~t- ~J~g ~. ~ C, G~les~ that 3~.19 a~a~ =ore or less~ bonded on the north by the ~f property, ~ the ~st by the ~ff and ~s ~ro~rty, on ~e so~th By Be re&one~ fr~ C~eral ~em~dence District to B=~i~ess Dletr&ot~ ha~lnB been held abeyance ~til the present neet~g, IM. Pl~ett eppeere~ ~fore ~o~cil end asked that he be pernitted ~ w~th~aw the request f~ rezonl~, without ~reJudice. ~. C=on~ ~ved t~t Co.oil concur In the req~st cf ~. Plu~ett ~ that he ~e ~l~ed to with~ew the petition for ~ez~l~, wl~out prejudice. ~e ~tion wes seconded by ir. Dillard en~ ~ously a~pted. ~ LI~S: A c~lc~tion from the ApDe~Chien ~ectric Power list~ nine street l~ts w~ were installed in the City of ~o~oke ~on Octob~ 16, 1~9, t~o~ October 31, ~9, leevl~ twenty liBhts to be l~te~eO, ecs f~e ~e co~icetion was ordered filed. CI~ C~= C~cations fr~ Eessrs. P~ C. Buford~ .J~lus P. ~d W. B. C~ter, accepting their eppo~ntnent cs northers of t~ ~o~oke C~ter Co~ss[on, were before Co.oil. ~ this colorlon, the City Clerk brou~t to the attention of Co--oil that ~. Ceorge P. ~ence has ~for~ed h~ verbally of his eccept~ce. With reference to the ~,~rk of the C~iss[on, ~e ~atter of f~ni~g the menbers with copies of the City Charter w~s discussed end IM. ~llerd ~ved the Clt~ Clerk ~e a~ileble to ~ch n~ber of the C~ission not already ~ossessin one, e copy of the City CoBs, ~.~ich includes the City Charter v~i~in the book f~m, for use in co~ection with their duties. ~e notion ~s seconde~ by ~r. H~ter ~ously adopted. '~e t~e of the orga~zetion meet~ ~s discussed, and on notion cf Bi.etd, seconded by Er. H~ter ~ ~ly edop~d, w~s f~ed at 8:00 o'c~ck, P~IT ~ CO~ISSI0::: A co~tcstlon f~ ~s. Cret~ Lindsey, Jr., tender~ her resi~etion as a ~ber of the P~nt Youth C~lssion, was before Co.oil. ~. ~11~d ~ved that the resi~tion be accepted, with re.ets, ~d the C~ty ~lerk express to t~s. L~dsey the the~s end appreciation ~ Co.oil for the services she has rendere~ es a n~er of the Per~nent Youth C~ssion. notion wes seconded by ~. H~ter en~ ~en~ously adopted. ~N DI~0S~: A c~lcatton fron the State Wet~ Control Bo~d, ec- ~owledg~g receipt ef Eesolution 1~o. 10222, ~o~ e pro.ess report ~n the se~ge disp~s~ project ~ the City of ~noke, ~d advising that the ~esolution be brou~t ~ the attention of t~ Bo~d et its n~t neet~, wes bef~e The co~ication wes ordered'f~led. ~ 0F PEOP~: A co~icetion ~on 1M. W. D. Equi, ~r., ~linquent ~x Collector, t~e~er wi~ an offer fr~ W. C. ~e~er en~ ~rrion F. W~er for the p~c~se of property lo.ted on the sou~ else of Watts A~nue, N. ~., betmeen 299 400 ~wslfth Street and ~hirteanth 5treat, described aa Lot 7, Section 22, Rugby I~p, at oa~ consideration o~ $28~.00~ was before Co~oil~ ~e ~l~quent ~ ~eot~ ~o~end~s t~t the offer be ~cepted. The City ~ a~vls~ that the p~perty in question ~s no val~ f~ a~lo~al ~urposes~ Er. H~ter moved t~t Couno~l o~ur In the fecundation of ~l~quent T~ Collator ~n~ t~t the foll~ Ordln~oe be plaoe~ upon l~ ~eadl~. ~e ~tlon ~s se~nded by Mr. ~ron~ ~d adopte~ by the ~llow~s A~S: ~essrs. Cr~ Dillard, H~ter, ~d the Presldent~ ~. ~lnt~ (~102~) ~ ~D~I~C~ provid~ for the sale of pro~erty loCate~ on the oath aide of ~atts Avenue, N. W,, baleen ~elfth S~eet ~d ~irteenth Street~ eseribe as 7~ Section 22, R~by Map. Offlelal Rs. 2230~07, by the City o~ ~t noke to W. C. Wa~er an~ M~rion F. ~e~er, at a c~idert~ion of ~2~,00 net to the o$ty~ ~d aathor$zing the execution ~d delivery of a deed ther~ffor upon pay- ~t oF the c~nsiderat~on. ~he city to W. ~. Walker an~ ~rion F. l'fa~er off ~roperty located on the ~ou~ aide -~- ~f Watt~ Avenue, N. W., between ~elfth S~eet and ~lrteenth S~eet~ des~ibe~ as ~ot 7, Eectton 22, R~by ~fap, Official No. 22]0~07, at 8 considerat$on of $2~.00 net :ash ~ the city. BE IT ~R~ O~D~D that the proper city offices be, and they are ~ereby ~thorized, directed and ~powered~ for and on behal~ of the city~ ~ ~ec~te ~d dellF~ a ~ro~er de~d upon the Forn to be prepared by ~e City Attorney, c~ey- ~g, ~i[h ~eneral W~ranty of Title, the said property to said purchasers, or to oever they ~ direct in writing, delivery, thereof, however, not to be ~de til said net cash consideration ~s been paid In f~l. ~e Or~inance hav~ ~en read, was laid over. F~E P~CT[0N: A petit!resigned by residents of ~trte~th Street, N.~., hski~ that a fire ~drant be ~stalled ~ ~is street ~dway baleen ~1~ ~np~e ~nd Ee~ose Aven~e, was before Cocci1. On ~tion of ~. H~ter, seconded by ~. ~llard and ~n~u~y adopted, ;he petition ~s referred to the City 2Mna~r. ~E P~O~TION: A petition sl~ed by resid~ts of Yar~ey ~ive, ~ ~e filli~son R~d area, asking that aafficient fire hydr~ts be ~stalled on ~ls stre~ for adeq~te fire protection, was ~fore Co.cal. On ~tion of ~. Cronin, seconded by Er. Dillard a~ ~ly adopted, ;he petition wins referred to the City A~PORT: The City Ma~g~ havi~ previo~ly been requested to negotiate with ondlticns ~der ~hich the associ~te~ Vol~teer Unit Aviation, l;c. 3, at.chad to th~ av~l A~ Resezve ~a~ing Unit, Norfolk, Virgin!a, wo~d ess~e the l~se of ~e 6th ~oop Carrier Sq~a~on of ~e United S~tes A~ Force Reserve for space in Nose angar I;o. 3 ~t ~e Roanoke l~iclpsl Airport, he p~esented lease pre.red by the a~ ~part=ent, B~eaa of Yazds end ~cks, which has be~ approve~ by ~e City .ttorney. Council bcir~ of the opinion that the City Manager should be authorized to execute the lease under the terns end ocaditicns centeinod therein, lit. Hunter nsve~ that tho following Ordinsnoc be placed upon its first reedingo The notion w~c seoo~ by lire Cronin end adopted by the follow, lng vote: ATE~: lles~rs. Cronin, Dillard, Hunter, and the Precidsnt, Er° llinton ..... NAYS: None ............ 0. (Er, Edwards absent) (~10236) AN ORDINAtlOE authorizia~', end directing the City ~/enager, for end en behalf of the City of I/oenoke, to execute Lease No° l:Oy(R)-/,/,80/~, dated the 1st day of ~uly, 191~9, between the gtty of Roanoke, Virginia, and The United States of A~erica, cover~.ng rental of space in I~ose Hangar 11o. 3 at the Roanoke }luniaipal Air[ {ltoodrun Field}, end the uae of run,:aye, taxiways, parking areas, end other paved areas, by Associated Volunteer Unit Aviation, Eo. 3, attached to the }.*ava1 Air ~eserve Training Unit, Norfolk, Vlrginia~ under ter~s and conditions contained In BE IT 0BDAIi,'E9 by the Oounell of the City of Roanoke that the City l!snager be, and ha is hereby authorized and directed, for and cn behalf of the City of Roanoke, to ezseuta Lesse I~o. I;0y{R)-/~/,~0~, dated the 1st dsy of ~uly, 1929, between the City of Roanoke, Virginia, end The United States of America, coverln6 rental of spa~ in Nose Hangar Ilo. 3 at the Roanoke llunietpsl Airport {Weodrum Yield), and the use Unit Aviation, Noi 3, attached to the ~fsval Air Reserve T~aining Unit, llorfolk, Virginia, underterns sad conditions con~ained in said lease. BUDGET: The City Eanager s~bnitted draft of the budget for the year beginning ~anuery 1, 1950, ~nd ending Dece--.ber 31, 1950, she',~iog total estimated revenues of $6,175,266.00, and total estLmated e~pendttures of ¢6,577,338.5~, a deficit of $~02,072.52, else, f~aft of the ~:eter Depsrtnent Budget, s~'~ing total estimated revenues of ~837,9]0.00, end total estLuated expenditures of .~,~35,022.~*1, a surplus of $2,907.59. With further reference to the hatter, the City L'anagar submitted the follo.~i~ budget letter: ~ November 7, 1929 'l~r. A. R. L~inten, Eayor Er. Richard T. Edwards, Counctl~n l:r. W. ?. Hunter, Councllnan ~r. D~n Cronln, Cotuusil~an Mr. Benton 0. Dillard, officials r~ho are charged ~tth the operation of goverauent find in the fall each year that our f~ncy turns to budgets for the ensuing year. In the preparetien of the 1950 Budget far the City of Roane~:e, I find conditions repetitive of for~e~ budgets r:here iris always diffic~lt to delete necessary oar people. A brief review of the 1925 end 1950 finances is appropriate at this tine. We find at the expiration of 19~ there was a eerplus in our City f~uds of $580,]0~.95. It is anticipated that the budget deficit for 19~9~ which wss obviously to csrry t~he Annexed Territory, =ill be epprcx~mtely This deducted from the surplns mt the end of 1928 ','~ill leave a balance in of $210,302.9~. If we deducted $175,000, ','.hieh has been committed for Airporl improvements for the year 19~9 end for ~950, it will leave a balance of ~55,302.95. This edded to the City's Oe~rel F~d ~ill leave e s~plus for [950 operations of 401 ~ed or t The hu~6et as presented to you tod~y wilt show a deficit of S&02,O72.~ for the 1950 operations of the City Government of l~oanoke. In order t~t we opera..on a bal~oed buret ~sis I wo~d reo~e~d that ~ r~o~ ffr~ 19~0 Buret a~ eqalp~nt lte~ that to~l appr~tely $12~000. ~ls ded~o~ ~rm the ~efio!t.of ~02,172.~ will l~ve an operatica ~efioit for 19~0 ~2~,172.~. S~nple ~the~tios will chow t~t t~re w~ll be a ~urplus of ~7~0 at the e~ off 19~0~ which certa~ly ~dicates t~t ~ must operate a fr~al basis If we are to o:ne out wl~ the b~et ~ ~lanoe. la reo~end~ ~ls pr~edure, I wo~ ~rther s~est that the ~na6er be instructed ~ present in e 90-day report all e~er~encZ e~ul~nent that =~t be neede~ d~s ~e 7~r 1~0~ and m thi~ baal~ ge'can 8till render necessary ~ervices ~lthout ~lrl~ the efficiency oF ~e ~toipal Under Cha~ter prov~ions~ I th~k It befitt~n~ at th~a ~ne t~t I call to your attention the ~ct that appropriations in the ~o~t of ~22J~000 for ~e ~e~e Yerritory In excess of available est~ate~ ~c~n~ has been made~ Obvious~ neces~ry arra~nts by ~e Co. oil ~:~11 ~ve to be ~de ~ take care of e~cess; ho'.;ever~ I do not t~ this Is perplex~ as 8c~eral of ~e c~tracts for l~r~ed conditions ~ ~e ~exed Territory will ~t be c~:leted the sRrln~ of 19~1, ~hich ~ill all~ the ne~er~ of C~ctl am~le ~e to pre.re adequate flnanc~ of these projects. {Sl~od) Arthur 8. ~ter a discussion of the letter ~d the ~aft of the buret, the City Auditor ~olc~ the opinion that the city will not exceed ~o revenue ~t~ates out ~n the tentative ~aft o~ the buret, ~d Co~cll bein~ of ~e opinlon ~at buret ~ho~d ~ ~lanced ~der the rev~ue estates as ~u~ltted~ without ~y additional ~tioa, It wa~ dec~ded that f~ther consfderatlon would be ~v~ to budget ~tudie~ after the n~ett~ ~cheduled for Ffe~e~day nl~t, [~ov~ber ~ S~H05~-~C~TICN D~: ~e que~tl~ of ~in~ p~t of the ~re~ory ~hool for zeereatlonal purpose~ hav~6 been referred to ~ City ~ana6er f~ vestigation, he sut~tted written report that ~e Director of the ~ar~t of Far~ ~d ~ecreaticn h~ ~f~ne6 h~ ~ appropriation for this project ~s been incl~ed ~ the 19~0 Buret. ~e repot was ~dered filed. ~;OE-SIGNS: ~e City t~r submitted written r~o.zt, ~gethez with the foilow~ cc=~lcaticn ~cm the BulldOg ~sp~ct~r: ~ctober 29, 1929 ~M. Arthur S. City I would like to c~ll to your attention t~t the ne~ Sign ~rdinance, in Section 2, requires t~t anyone erecti~ or ~lnta~i~ 9 sign over public space shall f~nish the BulldOg Inspector a Certificate of Liability Insurance in the aneunts of five thousand do~ars ($5,000) property da~Ee, t~enty-five thous~ do~s ($25,000) for each per~a and fifty thousand do~ars ($50,000) for each accident. ~is requirement will apply to ~11 shingle s~as ~at do ~t exceed ~o and one-half (2~) square feet of display surface as well as th~ larger and heavier signs. This see~ ~ be u~e~sonable ~nd I r~uld like to surest that City Co~cil be advised of tMs partic~ar requi~e~nt an~ if it is not ~eir intention to requ~e a ~rtificate of Liability ~s~ance for these smaller signs, that they instruct me by a zesolution to this effect. (S~ned] ~v~d Dick Buil~ng Inspeo~r" After s discussion of ~e ~tter, Council berg of the opinion ~at the S~ o:dln~ce should continue ~ effect for at least six r~nths before shy revisions are ~de and that rec~ndations as to ch~ges co~ be submitted after t~at time, on motion of Mr. Cronin, se~nded by Mr. H~ter and ~aninously adopted, the questl~ ~s ~ken ~er advise~nt ~r consideration at a later date. BU~-~{~ AND ~TIC R~TIONS C0~T: ~e questl~ of cha~es i~ th~ bulld~ ho~ing ~e ~uvenile and ~stic Relaticas Court ~v~g ~een ~eferred to the City Hanager for an estate of the cost of ~rry~ out the requested lmprove~ents~ ho submitted written report~ zeoo~ending that any improvenents bo hal in abeyance for the time being since the city has no honey for this purpose or for new equipment at the present time, ~l[r, cronin ~ved that the report be ordered filed. ~e ~tion was seoonde~ by ]~r, Dil~rd en~ unanimously a~ted. WA~ D~A~T: The City Manager, the City A~ltor ~nd the Manger o~ the ~fater ~par~ent havAng been appo~ted as a co~lttee for the F~rpose of reco~din an a~h~nt to the rules end reg~etlons of the Water De~r~ent relative to the extension Of czedit to c~mers end o~n~g of accounts, al~, as to the ref~dl~ of ~ney nor~ ~ hand, the new r~es ~d re~lations ~ conform to the rules of utilities genezally and the rules of the S~te Corporation C~ssion, If shy, ~s rester, the c~lttee subnitte~ ~ritten report, ~go~e~ ~lth draft of the ~en~nt, ~ith the ass~ance that the e~n~ent conf~ns to t~ roles of public utilities, general!y, end to ~e rules of tho S~te Corpors~ Co~lsslon. In a discussion o~ the a~ndnent, Hr. Di~ard cont~ded t~t the policy shou[ be reversed and ~at the c~toner should be furnished v,ith vJ-at~ service wl~out the require~nt of a deposit ~til such t~ es he s~uld let a bill be~ delinq~t, and then he should be required to nuke a deposit for water service. At this point, the comittee recessed to consider the s~cestion of ~r. Dillard, but cane back with the reco~-~ndation that the ~en~ent ~s sub~tted by the co~lttee be given s trial For six months ~or ~peri~n~l purposes. IM. Cronin lndlcat~g ~at he ~';o~d vote for th~ mmen~ent ~der p~otest, end Er. Dillard stetfn~ that for lack of support of his s~qe~tion he v~uld vote for the anen~ent at the present tine with a view of carryi~ out his at a later da~, Mr. H~ter offered ~e foll~';ing Resolu';l~: ~10237) A RESOLUTION amend~c Rule 5, entitled "D~0SITS", of the R~es and Regulations of the Water ~par~ent of the City of Roanoke. {For fall text of ~esoluticn see Ordinance Book Ifc. 16, P~ce ~8~.) ~. Hunter ~ved the ~doption of the ~esoluti~. ~e motion ~,as seconded by ~. Minton, ~;'ho-relinquis~d ~e C~ir to ~. Dillard, end adopted by the fo~o;';in A~S: Messrs. Cronin, H~ter, Minton, and the Act~c Chair~n, Er. Dillard. ~: None ............ O. {l~. E~rds absent) ~NATIONS-PA~S AND ~A~R0~DS: The President, 1~. Min~n, having res~ed the Chair, it was brou~t ~ the att~ticn of C~nc~l that the body has previously [agreed to accept fr~ l~r. ~lus B. Fishburn the donati~ of property locste~ on Spotts~.ood Avenue, S. W., betv;een Cleveland Avenue sn~ Virginia Argue, described as Lots 16, 17, 18, 19 end 20, Block 7, Eountatn View L:nd Company Lap, ~ be ~ed mutually agreed u~on ~d set out ~ a deed of convey~ce, and that the d~d ~s be~ pre.red by the attorneys of Mr. Flshburn and has the a~proval of the City Air.ney. ~ a disc~sion of the ~tter, ~. Dl~erd pointed out t~t ~ acceptl~ the ~nd for park and recreational purposes only the body is violating its policy off not accepting doneti~s of lend for restricted purposes. 403 404 Other ne~bera of Council expressing tho opinion that tho plo% of lani in question is too ~nall to be used for other than park and recreational purposee~ tiro Cronin offere~ tho follo~inS Resolution, with tho understanding that the eooepthnee of tho property d~ea not change the policy of not accepting donations of lend for restricted purpoeeo: (~102]8) A RE~OLUTION expreesing thanks and appreciation to Mr, ~unius Flehburn for convey[ns to the City of l~oano.ke~ for park and recreational purpoeee~ property located on -~pottewOod Avenue, S. Ff., between Cleveland Avmue and ¥~rginia Avenue~ described es Loth 16, l?, 15, 19 and 20, Block 7, Eo~ntain View I~nd Conpnny Etap, to be know~ aa 'Spott~wood Park~, ~Fsr full te~t of l~eeolutim eeo Ordinance Book No. 16, l~ago ~86.) ~ro Cronin no?ed the adoption of the ~ssolutiano The motion wes eecOUde~ by Mr. gunter and adoptei by the ffollo;~in~ ~ote: AYES: geoart. Cronin, Dillard, Hunter, and the President, Er. Einton ...... NAYS: ~one ............ O. (lire .Ed~,'srds absent) OONStli~2~-ATION OF CLAI$IS: None. 14'TR01XJdT~0I~ AND GONSiDEI~ATI0}~ OF ORDIIIANCES AND RE~OLUTI01I$: BILLBOA.~DS: Mr. Cronin brought to the ~ttention of Co,nail and r~ved the t en Ordinance, pro~ibltlng the erection of any billboard, or I:aJor repairs to any existing billboard, and;here outside of the first fire zone er an industrial area, and providing for the tenors! of any billboard existing In the prohibited area not later than two years from the date of the passage of the Ordinance, be placed upon its first reading. ~lle motion v;es seconded by Er. Dillard. In this connection, 1Lt. H. H. Akars, representing the General Outdoor Advertising Conpeny, Er. Alvin G. Austin, of the sane conpsny, Er. Horley ¥;ebater and }Ir. ~ohn W. Inge, ~r., with Mr. Akers sctLug aa spokesman, appeared before Counail, as did ltr. Roy C. Efnsey. Mr. A'-ers stated that he feels the proposed Ordinance is not only unfair, but highly ~nreasonltile, pointing oa~ that usder the existfnE zoing laws a perlmit cannot be obtained for the erection of a l~illboerd in any district other thsa a business or an i~d~stris! area, aid that the existing billboards in residential sections ere due to the annexation of territories uncovered by zoning regulations, Upon roll call, the ngtioll to place the Ordinance upon its first reading v. ea lost by the foll~.,;inE ~te: A'i~S: }lone ............ 0. (~r. Edwards absent} ILAY$: Messrs. Cronln, Dillard, Hunter, and the President, Er. Minton ...... BUSES: The City Attorney having been requested to present to Council draft Ordinance, I~roviding for bas routes, he advised that the overall plan for the bus routes is still subject to change and that he feels it v;ould be b~ot to w~it until ~fter the first of the year to prepare the proposed Ord4nance. On ~otion of Er. Dillsrd, seconded by Mr. Oronin and tmanimously adopted, th s~gEestion of the City Atto=ney was concurred in. I!0TIONE I~iD L'I~CELLAh~0US BUSt~.~SS: BUDGE?-SCHCOLS: The City Auditor brought to the attention of ¢ooncil three statements sahmitted to him by the Roanoke 0ity School Board for payment, cowering capital Luprovements agreed upon.prior to the bond issue, one in the total amonnt of $~1,630.67, one in the total a~ount of $15,248.51, and one in the total of $21~0,372.39. Council being of the opinion that l~ymmt of the items est out In thc three Itstementa in the total a~ount of $297,251o57 ehould be approved, ~ro Dillard offers the following Besolntion: (~10239) A BEF~LUT~01~ transferring the ~tmt of $297,251o 57 £ra2 the ~provement Fund to the ~ohool Fund for oapit~l lnprovs~ts. (For full text of l~eeolution s~e Ordinance Book No. 16~ Page~87°) l~r. Dillard moved the adoption of the Resolution. The ~otiou wes seconded by Mr. Cronln end adopted by the ffollo'~ing vote: A~5: t'.esars. Orchid, Dillard, H~ter~ and ~e Pre~ld~t~ ~r. ~ln~n ...... &. I~YS: R~e ........... ~. (Er. Ed~.ards absent) ~. ~nter ~ved that Co.ail recess until 7:]0 o~ol~k~ p. m., We~es~y~ ltove~er 9, 19~. The motion wes 5eo~ded by 1ir. Cronin end ~an~ously adopted~ APPROVED ATTEST: Clerk 40L COU~tCIL, RE~E£SED R~UL~ Wednesday, Hovenber The Council of the City of Roeaoke net In recessed regular ~eetins in the CLrc-it Court Boon in the M~cip~ Bull~, We~sday~ Hove=bar 9~ l~, at 7;]0 o~cl~k~ p. ;.~ ;l~ the ~es~d~t~ ~r. ~n~ ~esidins. P~l~: ~essrs. Cron~, Dillard~ H~ter, ~d the President, ~. City Attorney, ~nd ~r. Harry ~. Y~tes, City Auditor. CO~: ~. Cronin bro~t to the attention of Co.oil t~t the c~l strike been called off aatil Navstar ]0, 1~2~, and o~ffered tho roll.in; ~er;~n~y Or~na~ the carbonate lt~lt~ of ~e City of {~0220) /N O~D~AIICB repealing an Ordinance adopted by the C~ncil of 61ty of ~oa=oke, Virginia, on the [gth day of October, 19~? No. ~0216, entitled~ -~ Ordinance decXarinc a public ~fg~cy in the City of R~no~e, Ylrg~la, due to a lack of co~1 fuel ~d dec~lng ~at the ~al~ an~ welfare OF the people of ~o~oke are ~ need o~ bei~ prote~ted through a ~strtbution of c~1 fuel khat prevent hoa~di~ and result in the distributi~ of c~1 fuel on a ~s!s that bestserve the he~th and general ~el~re of the people off H~noke.' (For f~l text of Ord~ce see Ordinance Book No. 16, Pa~e ~. Cron~ nove~ the a~option of the OrGlnance. ~e no~ton wes seconded by Er. Dlllar~ and a~opte~ by ~e fo~ow~g At.S: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, H~ter, an~ ~e President. ~. Mln~n ...... NAYS: N~e ............. O. {1~. E~*erds absent) ~ a dlsoussicn of the nntter, it wes bro~ht ou% ~at ~he coal ~eal~rs and people of Rosnoke h~ve been ~st cooperative In this e~rgency, and ~he President, ~r. I~ln~n, asked tha~ the thanks sn~ apprec~tl~ of Council for ~his cooperation be conveye~ ~ the public. There be4nc no f~th~ business, Council adjourned. APPROVED ATT£ST: President COI~CIL, ~I~ULAR ~onday, Kove~nber 1~, The Co.ail of the City of Roanoke net in r~ular meeting in tho Circuit Court Roc~ in the ]lunioipa! Building, M~day, Norther 1~, 19~9, at 2~00 o~olook, p, m.~ the reE~ ~etl~ ho~ with ~e President~ ~. Min~n~ preside. P~i~I Messrs. Cr~ln, Dillard, Ed~rds, H~ter, ~d .the President~ ~S~: None---O. O~IC~S PRE~: ~. ~thur S. Owens, City ~ager, 1~. Randolph ~. ~ittin Oity At~rn~y~ ~d ~. F~ry R. Yates, City Auditor. The m~ti~ was opened with a prayer by the Reverend ~ohn R. Hen~icks, Pastor o~ the ~uth Ro~oke Uot~dlst Church. MI~S: Copy of the minutes of the re2~ ~etl~ ~ld ~ ~onday, ~ctober ]1, 19&9, havl~ be~ f~ished each ~nber of Co~oll~ upon notion of IM. Edwards, seconded by lIr. Hunter and ~o~ly ad~pted~ the readfn~ was disposed with and the ~nutes approved as recorded. S~:~ CONS~UOTI~II: Fursuant ~ the pro~lolons of Resolution I~o. 10212 adopt ed on the 17th d~y of October~ 19&9, creatin~ ~ board con~istin~ of the n~b~s of City 0oucil before whon abutting l~downers Ca certain ~rts of certain streets the northern portion of the Fa~no~t Addition, and adloin~ Subdivision, appear and be ~d in favor of or against the proposed construction of sanitary sewers in and alon~ said porti~ns of said streets~ the cost of which~ whe~ ~e s~e shall have be~ asoertained, i= to be assessed or apportioned between the city and tho a~ttin~ l~doz~5rs as provided by law~ and th~ t~e of the ~ubllc ~ been set for 2:00 o~clock, p. ~., Eonday, Rayonier ~, 19&9, Cocci1 recessed to act as a bosrd for the purpose of conductl~ the pu~llc A~er the recess, no one hav~ a~peared at the hear~ ~ favor of or aga~st the proposed construction oF s~itary say:ers, ~d Co.cf1 being of the opinion t~ a Resolutte~ authorlzln6 the ccns~uctlon of the aanltary sewers 9rovidln~ for the docketi~ of ~ abstract of the said ~esolution in the office of the Clerk of the Hurries ~t sho~d be a~p~ed, ~. Edwards offered the falling (~102&l) I R~0L~ION authorizing the c~struction df sanit~y sewers ~long certa~ parts of certa~ streets in the northern portion of ~e Fa~t Addition, and adJo~ing subdivision, for which impzov~ts asses~ents a=e to be ~de aga~st the abutting l~downers, and providi~ fo~ the doeket~g of ~ abstract of the Resolution ~ the Clerk's Office of the Hustings Co~t of ~e City of Ro~oke (Fo= f~H text o~ Resolution see 0r~n~ce Rook No. 16, Pa~ ~. Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e notion was seconded ~Y ~. H~te: ~d a~pted by the follow~g vote: A~: Mesas. ~ronin, Dillard, Edwards, H~t~, and th~ President, ~r. Hint on ............ ~YS: None ..... 0. 407 4O8 STREET LIOHT~Yll~E ~ROTECTIOI{: {ir. Eo So Bro~, ~rea~dent o~ the ~o~oke Civic Lea~e {Col~eB}, appe~od bef~e Co.oil ~ aske~ that Purcell A~ue~ N, E, be lmprove~ ~d that a~eq~te street li6hts an~ fire protection be furnishe~ for this street, Appear~6 with ~r. Br~{ was ~. ~oseoe R, ~s ~o asked that a~eq~te street ll6hts be furnishe~ the Llnco~ Co~t subdivision ~ ~at a sewer line be extended to serve this a~ea. ~ this colorlon, ~, Cr~in pointed out that Section 33 (d) of t~ City Ch~ter calls for the su~ission of a work pro~ sho~n6 the ~dertak~ to be be6~ and t~se to be c~pleted d~lnS the year, alons with the pres~tation o~ t~ ~aft of the tentative buret by the City ~a~ger, voice6 the o~iulou t~t tho n~bers ~f Co.oil ~o~d be furnished with such a pro6r~ in order that they ~6ht be in a position to ~ow whi~ proJ~ts ~e scheduled and which are not whm oitiz~s ap~e~ before the bo~ with their requests. ~ter a discussion of the ~tter, ~. ~nter moved t~t the r~quests be referred ~ the CSty ~a6er for stu~, r~ort e~ rec~endation.to Go.oil at its next re6~ar neetlu6 on Iron,ay, Hov~b~r 21, 19&9, especia~y as to ~e street li~ts. ~e ~tion ~:as seconde~ by IM. Cronin ~d ~usly ~. E. ~tphln appeared before Co.oil ~d asked that ~enty-second Street, N. E., formerly Ninth Street, ~st ~%e Addition, be ~pr~ed ~ediately, in order that they might have proper ingress and e~ess to 8nd ~om theiN homes and places of 0a ~otion of ~. Hunter, Seconded by ~. Edwards ~d ~aa~ously adopted, the matter was refuted to ~e City ~is~ger for s%udy~ report a~ rec~endation Co.oil at its next ze~lar neet~g on Eonday~ l~o~ember 21~ 19&9. ZONIi~-S~CK L~: The request of Er. E. E. Buening, ovner of located on the southeast corner of Fl~i~ Avenue ~d Will[~on Road, N. described as Lo~ 10-11-12, Block 5, T~i~i~ Fle~g Oo~t, that he be adeq~ly c~p~sated by the city, without delay, for that portion o~ his ~d included the recently established-setback line o~ Fl=ing Av~ue~ hav~g ~ referred to the City ~ger for negotiations with lit. Buening as to the p~chase of the of land, ~r. Buen[ng appeared before Co.oil ~d presented t~ee photo~aphs of his property, showing how close to his hone the lO-foot setback line wo~d c~e how close the 15-foo% ~tba~k ll~e wo~d cone. Oa ~ot[oa of ~r. ~llard, seconded by }~. Edwards and unsn~ou~y adopted, the photo~aphs were referred to the Oity ~anager ~ co~ectioa with h~s stu~ of the ~tter. ~TION-S~'P~ CON~SU~ON: Contract for the cons~uctioa of saat~ry sewers ~ the Tenth Street ~tensloa ~ea hav~g been aw~ded to the Polaeer Con- struGtion Company, Incorporated, ~. R. C. Ch~chi11, ~r., ~esiden$, appe~ed bef~e Co~c~, advising t~t his men ~e ready to C~plete the pro~eot accosting to the provisioas of the c~tract, but that the city has been ~able to acquire s~ of the xights-of-z~y necessary for the completion ~ the proJect~ ~d that It will take appr~tely t~ee mont~ ~ cond~ s~e, ~. Churchill asking t~$ the contract be declared f~fi!led ~d ~s c~any paid for that portion of the contract actually ec~plstedo CoUncil being of the opinion that the Pioneer Construction Company shoald be paid ~m~edLstsly for the worm already do~e Ln co~eotLe~ vLth t~ sewer pro,eOt, ~r. ~dwar~ ~ved thst the ~etter be refuted to the City Attorney, ~e City A~d~tor ~d the City ~eEer to ~rk out a ~tSsfactory solutio~ with 1~. ~0hlll~ ~d to · eport hack to Co.oil at its next ~e~l~r meeting on ~day, Hov~ber 21, The ~tio~ was seconds8 by ~. H~ter ~d ~sn~sly ~ OF ~LIO ~F~E: ~s. Celestie A. Carden a~eared Before Co.oil and advised that ~e Old ~e ~sis~noe she has been re~eiv~ fr~ ~e ~r~t of ~.blic Welfare h~s been termth~ted, ~rs. C~den e~plein~ that she Is ~ extr~ely needy o~e~st~noes. On motion of ;M. H~ter, seconded by }M. Cronin e~ ~n~ously e~pte5, the ~t~r m~s refuted to the City IM~Eer for ~ndlinE wi~ the F~elfere ~r~ent M~TION-~.~ CO~STION~ ~. ~oss A. Plunkett ap~ered Before and raised the question es ~ whaler or not the city ~s any ple~ for a sewe~ truck l~e to serve the ~developed area bett~een Cove ~oed ~d Round Hill, N. ~'., south of Hershberger ~oad, ~. Pl~kett advising that it is planed to develo t~s f~m l~d ~to su~divisions end that eltho~ the developers of the will cens~uct the sewer facilities therefor, it will te necess~y to hook ~to the city sewer tr~ line before these facilities can be used. On motion of ~. ~ron~, se~ded by ~. Edwards end ~n~u~y adopted, the miter was refer~ed to ~e Olty Yanager for study en~ report to Co.oil. C0t~BUILDIN6 P~IT: IM.~l~on Ellis appeard before Co~cil~ advis- ing t~t he obtained a bulld~ pe~tt to erect a c~l house at 831 Fairf~ Argue, N. ~., and complained t~t he has been f~ed for using the struct~e as a residence, Mr. Ellis contendAng that ~e struct~e has never been ~abited. NO a~tion was t~ on the ~tte~. . ~,~5~;~TION B0~D: A e~tcation from the Comp~sation B~rd, adT[sia~ t~t a meetl~ will ~ held at 10:~ o'ci~k, a. n.,. Nov~er 21, lg&g, ~ic~ond, Virginia, for the p~pose of fixing the salary and exposes of the Attorne fo~ the Oo~on~ealth, ~ssioner of the Revenue, Sargent and ~eas~ez of the Oity of Ro~oke for th'4 ye~ begi~ing J~ry 1, 1950,'and endl~ Dece~ 31, 1950 r~hich meeting will be adjourned from day to day ~til its p~pose shall have been ac ~liah~was before Co.oil. 0n ~tton of ~r. E~war~, seceded bY ~. H~ter ~d ~imously adopted, the Oity Clerk was requested to a~ that the hearing be ~tended ~ttl ~c~er 15, 19&9, with the ~derstan~ng that if a Joint a~e~ent is reached prior to ~t t~e, the hearSE will ~ held earlier. OI~ O~: A e~tcation from ~M. E. H. Oald, acc~ptin~ his appo~eat to the ~oanoke C~rter C~lssion, was before Co.oil. ~e co~ication was ~rdered filed. FI~E D~iR~-L~E SAV~G CR~;:: A co~icatton fr~ ~e Willi~son ~oad Life Saving C~ew, ~corporated, ask~ that ~e or~i~tion be in~r=el as to wheth or not quoters will be provided for the life sav~g crew in the new fire station in the Willf~on Road ~ea, or, if the location at ~619 Wl~i~s~ R~d, ~ the 409 410 building adjoining the present I~illi~eoa Ro~d Fire Station, ia retained by the city, will the group be sllo~ed to occupy the s~oe It now h~s~ was before ~. Dl~d ~ved that ~e Wllll~sm ~oad Life ~v~ Crew, ~o~porated, be informed t~t q~rters will be provided for the life s~6 crew In ~e new fire station. ~e ~tinn ~s seconded by ~. Cr~ ~d ~n~o~ly adopted. In t~s oo~ection~ ~. Cr~ln ~oved that t~ City M~aSer~ the Chief of the Fire ~r~ent ~d the ~tl~ Superlnt~dent of Police be aPpo~ted as a ~ttee of t~ee to study ~d r~ort to C~oil ~ es~blished ~lor ~d ldentifina- tic~ ~ks for ~er~enoy v~loles, ~e ~otion ~s sec~de~ by ~r. Dl~ard a~ ~ly adopted. BU~-~ ~D ~IC R~TION5 CO~T~ A oo~unlcation fro~ E. A. Pate~ ~uve~lo ~ ~estio Relations ~usttCe~ asker that ~1~,~ be tree- farted fr~ the ~avel ~p~se Accost In the ~uvenlle ~ ~estio Relations Court BudEet, to provide for the enplo~ent of extra help, was ~fore Co.oil. 1~. Dillard nOved that Co.oil c~c~ In the request ~d OFfere~ the emergency Ordinate: (~10~2} AN O~D~A~E to ~end amd reenact Section ~15, "~a~nile and ~st Relations Court", of an Ordin~ce adopted by t~ Council of th~ City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 31st day of ~cenber, 19~8, No. 9751, and ~litled, "~ Ordinance n~J~S appropriations ~ the Ceneral F~d of tho Oity of Eo~oke for the fiscal ye~ beginning J~y 1, 19~9, ~d ending ~ce=ber 31, 1929, ~d decl~ing the (~or ~11 text of Ord~ce see O~dt~nce Rook No. 16, P~e ~r. ~llard noved the adoption or the Ordinate. ~e ~ot[on was seconded by Mr. Cronin a~ adopted by the follo~g vote: A~S: ~essrs. Oronin, Dillard, Ed,z~ds, H~ter, and the President, NAYS: None .... O. RE~ ~ND R~A~D~;QU~ T~S: A o~tcati~ fron ~M. ~ Stock~n Fox, Attorney, representing ~. ~ S. Cooper, advis~g that wh~ his client deeded to the city a part or Lot 7, Block 2, Official S~vey ~ 7, ~ conn~tion with ~e ~ldening of U. S. Hi.way Route No. ~60, along Or.ge Aven~e, he paid de!inque~ t~es ~properly assessed a~st the property ~ order to ~pedite the convey~ce, wi~h the ~erst~ding that the t~es wo~ be ref~ded, and that the ~o~t of $25.27 be ref~ded, hav~ been referred to the Oity Attorney for ~vestl~tion, report and reco~ation, a c~ication from the Oity Attorney, · eco~end~g t~t the ~t of $25.27 be ref~ded, was bef~e Co.oil. Mr. H~ter moved that Oo~cil conc~ in the reco~endation of the City Attorney ~d offered ~e fol!cwing Resolution: (~10~3} A R~0L~ION autho~lz~g an~ direct~g refund of $2~.27 to ~. ~k S. Coop~, represe~$!n~ i~terest paid o~ taxes against property located o~ the soath side of Orate [L~chb~g) Argue, N. W., east of Fifth Street, des~ibe~ as pa~ oF Lo~ 7, Block 2, Off~lclal S~ve~ ~ 7, OffXcAal No. 2020213, for the ye~s 1927-28-2~-30, in the n~ of O~trade Blai~. (~or fall t~t of Resolution see Ordnance Book No. 16, Page ~92) ~t~. Hunter move~ the adoption of the ~eeolution. The ~tlon wes seconded by ~r. Crania end e~opted by the followin~ vote: AYES: Messrso Oronin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, end the ?resident, ~r,_ Minton ........... I~A¥S: }~one .... Oo CITY EhTLOYEES: A com~uniestion from ~/r. O. Po Schtlltn6, Post Adjutant of ~oanoke Peat ~o. 125~, Veterans of ~orei~n V. ara, advinln~ that thc organization has passed a resolutlon~ requcstin~ the City Council to pass an ordinance 6lying qua/l- fled veterans preference in securing city employnent, wac before Council. ILr. Dillard =eyed that the comunicatlon ~e flied. Thc motion was seconded by Er. E~warde and unanimously adopted. STBEETS A/~D ALLFfS: Council h~vin~ previously adopted a ~esolution,pro?iding £or the eppolntnent of Flowers to report on whether or not thc alley running from Albenarle Avenue to HiEhland Avenue, S. E., between F~rst Street and Third Street, ihould be ~er~ancntly vacated, discontinued and closed, as requested by ~alpert, Attorney, representing lire William C. BoYs, the following report of the ~Ie,wers, with reference to thc matter, was before the body: BEFORE TPi~ COI~'~IL OF THE CITY OF IN I~E: APPLIOATIO~ 59 ~ COUNCIL OF THE CITY OP ¥IRGiq~IA, T~ VAOATE, DISCONT]/FJE~ ~-ND CLOSE T~ 15 FOOT ALLEY BU~.II~:~ TO THE NORTH SIDE OF ALBE~'3~LE STREET O? A%~JE, RUI~:Ii..~ BET';'E~ ;i{D PARALLEL TO FIRST AND THIRD STREETS, S. E., ROA~;0KE, VIRGINIA, SAID ALLEY BEII{G SHOV~ 0N THE ~ OF ~ CITY OF ROAN0~, ¥IRGi~IA, ON T~E PROPERTY OF ~,~LLIA~ C. BOVA, DATED 00~)BER 1, 19&8, ~DE BY CITY AND RECORDED !q~ ~E CLERK'S OFFIOE OF THE COURT FOE THE CITY OF ROAN0~, VIi~G1/;IA, lq; TH~ CITY PLAT BOOK, PAGE IT BEING INTENDm~D TO VACATE, DISO01~Ti~JE ~D CLOSE ALL-~ ABOVE DESCRIBED. REPORT OF The undersigned viewers appointed by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, by Re~olution No. 10208 adopted un the 17th day of October, 19A9, to vie,w, ascertain end report in writing, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 5220 and 2039 (9) of the Code of Virginia, as a~ded to date, whether In their opinion any, and if any, what inconvenience womld result from permanently vacating, dincontinuing and closing the alley described in the caption above, respectfully report that after having first been duly sworn they viewed the said alley and the neighboring property and are unanimously of the opinion that no inconvenience will result either to the public or to any individual from the permanent vacating, discontinuing and closing of said alley. Given under our heads this ?th day of November, 1929. (Signed~ J~nee A. Turner (Signed) C. Cecil Flora ~Signed) J. Herman Sigmon~ Mr. Hunter moved that Council concur in the report of the viewers and that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The ~otion was seconded by Mr. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messzs. Oronin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and thc President, 'Mr. Hinthn ............ 5. NAYS: None ..... 0. 41'1 (t102~)~) AN 0RD1N~0E vacating, d~scontinu~q ~d o[os~ the l~-foot ru~ln~ north of ~b~le Aven~e~ S. E, ~ to the ~uth side of Hl~nd Argue, betve~ ~ par~lel to First Street ~d Third Btreet~ 8. E, ~ ~oke~ t~ou~ Block 11, 0ffiolel ~vey ~ J, said a~ey beins 8ho~ ~ the ~p of the City of ~noke~ VlrElnia~ on tho property o~ Willl~ C. Bova~ dated ~tober 1~ 19~8, ~de by the Olty ~s~eer a~ recorded In ~e Clerk's 0ffloe of the H~tl~ Oo~t for the City of ~oanoke, Vlrslnia, In the Olty Plat Book~ $~ Wllll~ O. ~o~ has heretofore filed his petition bef~e the Co.oil of the City o~ Roanoke, Vlr~lnia~ tn accord~ce with th~ law, In which said ~etition be requested said Co.oil of the City ~ ~oa~ke ~ ~cate, dl2continue md clo~o s~ld l~-foot alley, as hereinabove set out~ of the ~i~S of Whl~ said ~etition d~e notice was given to the public~ a2 required by law~ and ~,~ ~ accordance with the prayer of said ~etition, viewers were ap- ~olnted by the Co~oll of the City of ~noke to view the property and r~ort in ~itinS whether ~ their opinion any ~c~v~nienoe would result from dis~ati~ui~ and clo~in~ said lf-foot alloy, a~ hero.above set out, ~d ~, It app~rs ~oa the report In v~lti~ filed by said vi~era in this proceeding, ~hlch was filed with the City Clerk, together wlth the affidavit off said vier;ers, on the 7th day of Eove~er, 19~9, t~t no ln~nFenienoe would salt, either to ~y individual or to the publio, fron vacati~, dlscontin~in~ and olo~in6 ~aid l~-~oot alley~ as hereinabove set o~t, and V~, It f~ther appears to Co.oil that tho petitioner afo~e~aid has a~eed to bear ~ d~Fray the costs and exFenses Incident to this proceeding. ~E~RE, BE IT ORD~ by ~e Co~c~l of the City of R~noke~ that the 15-foot alley, ~ hezeinabove set out, be, ~d ~e s~e Is hereby vacated, discontinued ~d c~sed; and that roll right, title end ln{erest 9 f the Oity ~ Ro~oke and the public ~ ~d to said 15-foot alley, as he=einabove set ou~, are hereby released $nsof~ as the Council is ~powered so to do; exceDt that a public eas~ent is h~eby reserved for the ~intenence, repa~ and =eplac~ent of the storm ~ain, sewers ~d water lines, If any, now located ~ the sa~d alley, and al~ othe~ m~lcipal lnsta~ations now l~ted ~ said a~ey. BE IT ~R~R OR~ED tha$ the City ~gtnee= be, aud he is hereby directed ~ m~k "Vacated, Discont~ued ~d Closed", the 15-foot alley, as hereinm~ove set out, on all ~9s ~ Dlats on file ~ the offibe of the 0$ty ~g~nee~ of the Olty of Roanoke, on =hich smid nmps ~d plats said alley is shown, referring to ~e book ~d ~ge of Resolutions ~d Or~n~oes of the Co~cll of the City of Roanoke ~erein this 0~din~ce shall be spread. BE IT ~R OR~ that ~e Ol~k of Co.oil deliv~ to t~ Ol~k of the Hustings Co~t fo= the City o~ R~noke, Virginia, a copy of ~is O~nance ~ order that said Ol~k of co~t ~y ~e proper notation on all ~ps or D~ts ~ his said office, upon ~hich ~e shown ~Id 15-foot alley, ~s he=einmbove set out, as provided by law. ~e 0=d~ce ~v~g been read, ~s laid over. S~ A~ ~S: A e~cation from E~.W~ A. War=eh, 26~ ~venue, N. ~., advis~g that h~ is willing to allow the city to use P~t of the :ear of his prop~ty described as ~t 25, Block 9, Fi~a HeiSts ~ap, to p~t city I I trnoks sufficient roon to make a turn at the intersection of the alley which r,,~a north and so~th beside his property, and the allay which rune cast sn~ west at tho rear of hie property, in the collection of ~arbegs, trash and ashes, and asking that the alley which runs north an~ so~th beside his property be paved, was before Connoi: Mr. Dillard moved that the communication be referred to the City l:anagar for preparation of a plan in ec~ordanac with the ~ropoeel of l:ro ~farren and to present Same to Council at its next meeting on Eonday, November 21, 19~9o The motion was seconded by Er. Hunter end ~nanimeualy adopted. REPORTS OF OFFIOE~-~: ~I~R~-~ II~PROVE~E~TS: The City Manager submitted written report, together wit~ a s~mmury from the Engineering Department as to progress made on the Rlvardale Road Project, which was begun on AsSist 29, 19~9, and will be completed within epproxl~mt~ ~y three weeks, the City Manager pointing out that thc progress of the project has ~een retarded by numerous heavy rains, Om motion of Er. Dillard, seconded by ~r. Cronin end unanimously adopted, ~he report was ordered filed. crl~f I!ANA~E~: ~e City Manager submitted written report that he expects to aka the second week of his vacation d~ring December 3-8, 19~9, unless tmforseen cir- ~atances prevent it. The report was ordered filed. ~d~IE)[ATION-S~'E~ CONSTRUCTION: The City Manager submitted written r~Port thai he Englnearing Department has asked that ~277.08 be appropriated fro~ the 19~9 Annex 'und, covering necessary rights-of-way in connection with the sewer project for the :olline Road area and the northeast portion of the Wllliamson Road section, the ~anger concerting in the re'asst. Mr. Dillard moved that Co~ncil concur in the recommendation of the City nd offered the following omergency Ordinance: {[102~5~ AN ORDINANCE appropriating $277.08 fxon the 1929 Annex Fund to ewer Constr~ction, end providtn~ for'an e=ergency. ~For f~i1 text of Ordinance see Ordinance Rook No. 16, Pa~ ~93] Er. Dillard moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by r. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: · AI~: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and the President, Mr. .~int on ............... 5. NAYS: None .... O. STREET N~J~S: The City 'Eanager submitted written report that the Bulldin~ inspector has inf~rmed him it ia impossible to give ho~se ntmbers for the section ~f Carlton Road that lies south of Brandon Avenue, S. W., without these house n~bers [uplicating existing ntmbers on the section of Carlton Road north of Brando= A. yenU. e, md that the Building Inspector has suggested that the portion of Carlton Road that so~th of Brandnn Avenue be changed to Lanford Street since so~e signs were order a street of this name which has subsequently been found to have been abanduned~ h~ City Manager concarrlng in the su~gestion. Council being of the opinion that the ne~e of the street in question sho~l~ changed to E~re Street, Mr. Dillard moved that the fol!owln~ Ordinance be placed its first reading. The motion was seconded by l!r. Cronin end adopted by the vote: 41°o AYE3t t~eesrs, Cron~n~ l:~llerd, Ed~ar~s~ Hunter~ an~ the ~. ~ton ........... (~10~6) ~ O~D~OE a~eoti~ the o~e of ~e of t~t portion of C~l~n ~oa& 17ins a~th o~ Bran&on Avmue~ 8. W.~ to ~e 8treet~ S, ~., ~d directS& the desertion of the true n~ on pre~ent and furze tax plats offfioe off the City ~eer an& &ireotin& that ~treet at~a now and hereaft~ erected s~ll ~nform accor~n&ly. BE I~ O~ED by the Co~ctl ct t~ CItY of ~ke t~t the followin& s~eet In the City of Roanoke now desl~& on plats in the office of the C~ty ~ineer and by street el~s, be, end it a~ll hereafter be deal&~te~ by the new n~e ~ sho~,n opposite the old n~e~ respeotively~ as ~11~: Preset N~e ~ l~ New Ca~lte~ Read, S. ~J. ~e-~ ~e~t E~e Street, S. VJ. ~uth of ~don Avenue, S. ~;. ~osal~d Hills BE IT ~B~ ORD~ED by ~e Co~c~l of the 'City of R~noke that ~e C~ty ~ee: ~, ~d he ~ ~reby d~ected to deai~ate ~he true n~e of the said sires here~ provided for on ~res~t end tutus t~ plats filed In his ~fice, and t~t street si~s now and hereafter erected shall conform accordi~ly. ~e Ordinance havl~ been read, ~as laid With ~:th~ reference to street n~es~ ~. ~llard raised the question to whether or not the n~e oF WiIii~o~ Road should ~ ch~ged and offered the roll. lng Resolution: (~102~7) A RES~ON offfer~g a prize of ~25.00 ~n ca~ school stnd~t In the City of R~oke submitt~ to ~e City Oink, H~lcl~l Baild~g, not lat~ than ~cember 15, 19~9, ~ 250 ~,witten words, or leas, the best reason, or ~easons, tn the Jud~t of this body, as to Willl~on Road shoed or shoed not be ~geds and If ch~ged, a su~eated new n~e therefor. BE IT R~OLVED by the Co.oil of the City of Ro~oke that ~ prize of $25.00 In cash be, ~d is ~:eby offered to the public school student in ~e City of Ro~oke sub~tting to the ~tty Clerk, Roon 11~, ~loi~ B~ld~g, not later th~ ~:emb~ 15, 19~9, ~ 250 ~ttenwo:~, or less, the best reason, the Ju$ent of this bo~, ~s to why the n~e of ~ill[~on Road shoed or should not be ch~ged, and if ch~ged, a su~ested new n~e t~refo:. ~. Pilled norad the adoption of the Resolution. ~e motion ~s seconded by Er. C:on~ mhd adopted by ~e follow~g vote: A~S: Eessrs. C:onin, Pilled, Edwards, H~ter, and the ~resident, ~. M~ton ........... 5. NAYS: None~--O. PO~ D~T: ~e City E~ager submitted ~ltten report that Pa~o~ ~. g. Ca.is, who was ~J~ed ~ l~e of duty on Z~u~y 23, ~9~9, la ~able to :et~n to duty on Nove~e: 19, 19~9, ~ the sixty days p~ided by Resolution No. 101~ expires, ~nd a~ed that Patrolman Callia be paid his r~ar salary for additional period not ~ exceed sixty days ~ Nov~b~ 18, 1929. ~. H~ter ~oved that Co~c~ conc~ in the request of the City ~ager ~d offered the foll~g Resolution: {~102/~8) A BESOLU?I0t! authorizing end dLreoting that ~, E, ~llis, Patro~ ~ the Police ~p~ent~ who Is ~able to ~forn ~s res~ar datie~ ao~t off persmal lnJ~y received In line of duty, be paid his res~ sal~y for an additio~ (F~ ~11 text of Eesolutlon ~e Ord~oe Book I~o, 16, Pa6e ~9~) '' ~, H~ter ~ov~ t~ adoption of the ~e~olutlon, ~e notion was aeconded A~: [es~rs, Cronin~ Dlllard~ Edward, H~ter, ~ the HOUSE~6: The City ~r euB~tte~ written r~ort, t~ether ~th e co~u- nicatien ~ ~. ~. Po~ell Black, Eanager of Voter.s ~r~cy Ho~l~, authority to depro~em Trailers Nos. ~11~?, ~301, ~832~, 29180 and 20~3~, due to e lack of apelicants ~r the trailers In that ~ey ~e unffit to live in, reco~en~ that they be depr~ed on the ~o~ds that they ~e no longer neede~ for energenc housing, the City l~a~r c0nc~ring in ~e reco~endetion of IM. Black. ~. Cronin ~ved t~t Co.oil conc~ In the reco~dat[cn of the City Manager and offered the foll~i~ ~esoXution: (~0~9] A BESOL~I~N requesting the A~lstretor of the Housin~ ~d ~e F~ce ~ency to ~ke e determ~ation that ~ellers l,los. ~1127, ~30~, ~80 e~ 20~36 are no longer needed for veter~s housing. (~r ~1 text of Besolut~cn see 0~di~nce Book No. ~8, Page ~. Cron~ mo~ed the adoption of t~ Besolution. ~e notion wes sec~de~ by ~. H~ter ~d a~pted by the foll~ln~ vote: A~: Mess~s. Cr~, Dille~d, Edwards, H~ter, and the ~esident, ~. l~nton ............ ~. ;~AYS: None .... ~BE PEO~C~ON-~A~ D~T: A p~tition sl~ed by el~t property ~ers ~ the ~ee of Perslnger Road ~d ~o08 L~e, S. W., east of ~rey ~, ask~ that water mains ~d necessary f~e hy~ts be ~s~[led in this section to provide ~lre protection, having ~en ~e~erred to the City ~ager for stu~, report ~d reco~detion ~ Co.oil, he sub~tted ~itt~ report ~et the fire hy~an~ ~e n~ in process of berg ins~l[ed. ~e report wes ordered ~ed. S~ ~E0~S: ~ City ~e~ger hav~ been reques~d to report ~ Co~cil as to wh~her or not the Eden ~orp~ation int~ to construct sidew~k, ~d gut~r ~ the vic~lty o~ Eden ~lve in ~nf~ty ~th a letter ~ f~le with th Federal Hoeing Authority ~ ~ic~d, Virg~ia, from the City M~ag~, re~esti~ the ~ not to approve e lo~ ffo~ t~ construction of houses in ~e Eden Park division without the con~uction of s~dew~k, c~b ~d ~tter, ~d ~ not, the re~son therefor, he sub. trod writt~ report that he has been advised by the ~ne~ that, there is no practical way to get rid of the mater ~ this area without cons~uct~g e ~e~ et e cost of epprox~etely ~e ~d e ~lf ~llion do~e~S, ~d, therefore, per~ssion ~es ~ted by the City ~g~eer f~ the houses in this sub- division to be ~ns~ucted after pro,er ~ad~g ~s b~n acc~Xished. ~e r~ort was ordered PUSI~O ~'ORES~ Tho Olty Maaager hay~g ~een a~horlzed to seo~o ~om the Federal Covalent, 1~ possible, advice f~ds for ~e pre.atica o~ ~gineer~g .pl~s and specifications ~ appr~e~ public works projects ~der tho of United S~t~ S~ate B~ 2116 ~d Unite~ Bta~s Ho~e of Re~esentatives ~7~9, provid~g for the exte~on of the public w~ks pl~ pro~ ho su~tt~ ~itten report t~t ho ~s asked ~. Henry ~. 5~lv~, ~vision ~lne~ of the B~a of C~uty ~ollities, ~n~al Z~vlces A~nis~atlon, Wash~n) D. C., to forwar~ bl~s f~ ~g applicatl~ for advice p~g ~, an~ that ho has been advised by ~. Sullivan that these for~ a~ the reg~atl~s ~e la the process of p[ep~ation a~ will ~e fo~arded In appro~ately two wee~. The report wes ~dered filed. ~I~ ~-CI~ S~: ~e Olty ~n~er sub~tted ~ltt~ report, a~l~ that $100.~ be appropr~ate~ to the Stationery ~d Office S~ppl~es acco~t ~ the badger of the City ~eas~, an~ that $600.~ be appropriated to th~ Au~bilo ~se acco~t i~ the buret of t~ City ~rgeant, subJ~t to the ap- proval of the C~pensation Board. ~. Edwards moved that Co.oil con~ ~ the request ~ the City ii. agar offered the followin~ ~erge~y 0rdl~ce: (~10250) ~ O~D~OE to ~e~ ~d ree~ct ~ection ~8, 'Clty ~easurer", ~and Section ~2~, "City ~rge~t", of ~ Ordinate adopted by the Co.oil of of~o~oke, V~ginia, on day ~c~ber, 19~8, 9751, enti~e~, the 31st of "~ Ord~ce ~king ~ppropriations from t~ 6eneral F~d of t~ Oity of Roanoke for the fiscal year begl~ing ~y 1, 19~9, ~d en~ng ~c~b~ 31~ 19~9, and declar- e. Ed~rds m~ved the a~ption of ~e ~r~nce. The motion was seconded by Mr. H~te~ ~d adopted by the follow~g vo~: AI~S: Hessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, H~ter, and the Pzesident, ~. t~lnton .......... 5. I~AYS: None---O. ~-~H D~-CL~: ~e City M~ager ~bmitted ~ttten report, a~i~ that $150.00 be appropriated to the Gasoline and Oil acco~t ~ the Health Inspecti~B~et, aa~ that $1,750.00 be appropriated to t~ Personal InJ~ies acco~t in the ~ages ~d Costs M~. Edwards ~ved that Co.oil conc~ ~ the request off ~e City li~er ~d offered the follo~n~ ~ergency Ordinance: ~10251~ ~ ~D~ to ~end ~d reenact Section ~5, "He~th Inspection' ~d Section ~112, "~es and Costs", of ~ 0rd~ce a~pted by the Co.oil of the City of Ro~oke, Wirg~ia, on the 31st day of December, 1928, No. 9~51, ~d entitled "~ 0rd~ce making appropriations ff~ the ~eneral F~d of t~ City of Ro~oke for the fiscal year begl~g ~anu~y 1, 19~9, and end~ ~c~b~ 31, declaring the ~istence of en ~ergency". ~For f~l tex$ of 0rdin~ce see 0rd~ce Book I~o. 16, P~e ~. Edwar~ ~oved the adoption of the 0rd~nce. The motl'on was seconde~ by ~. ~ter ~d adopted by the follow~g vote: A~S: Mesas. Ozone, Dillard, Edw~ds, H~ter, and ~e Presid~t, ~. M~t~ ........... NAYS: BUD~ET-REC~EATION DEPA~Eh-T-OA~BAOE DISP~SAL~ The City Manager submitted written reportt asking that $1t500o00 be transferred fr,,, the Salary, Play Leaders account to the Salary, Umpires account in thc Recreation Department Budgct, and that S250°00 be appropriated to the Electricity aocoent and $1,000.00 to the Water account in the Refuse Collection and Disposal Budget. In a discussion of thc requests, Mr. Crcnin questioned the payment of um- pires for various games sponsored by the Recreation Department, voicing, the opinion that this service should be on a voluntary basis, without comp~sation. Mx. Dillard questioned payment to the T:ater Department for water service ia connection with garbage disposal, voicing the opinion that the city should not be required to pay for this service. After a lengthy discussion of the requests, Mr. Hunter moved that the follow,nE Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The notion was seconded by Mr. Edwards end adopted by the ,follow~ng vote: AYES: Messrs. Edwarde~ Hunter~ end the President, Mr. Mlntun .... NAYS: Messrs. Cronin and Dillard ......... (~10252} AN ORDINANCE to amend end reenact Section #?~+, "Refuse Collection and Disposal", and Sention ~100, "Recreation Department-, of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of thc City cf Roanoke, Virglnls, on the ]lst day of December, 19t8, No. 97S1, and entitled, "An Ordinance making appropriations from the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginning Fanuary 1, 1929, and ending December S1, 19~9, and declaring thc ezlstemcc of am emergency". BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that Section #7~, "Refuse Collection and Disposal", and Section #100, "Recreation Depar ~t~ent", of an Ordinanse adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 31st day of December, lg~8, No. 97~1, and entitled, "An Ordinance nakin~ appropriations the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 1959, and ending Dec~ber ~1, 19~9, and declaring the ezistence of an emergency", be, and the same are hereby amended and reordained to read as follows: REFUSE COLLEOTION AND DISPOSAL ~7~+ Electricity ................................ $ 850°00 Water ..................................... RECREATION D~XPAN~T ~100 Salary, Play Leaders ....................... ~13,792. O0 Salary, Umpires, ets ........................ 5,500.00 The Ordinate having been read, vas laid over. With further reference to the payment of uz~pires by the Recreation I)epart~e~ ~r. Gronin asked the City Attorney to render an opinion as to v~ethor the city can spend money for umpires at games, and, also, whether or not public funds be spent in discrimination. REPORTS OF OOI~2ITTEES: None. D/fFINISHED BUSII~ESS: None. CONSIDERATION OF CLAIMS: None. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: SALE OF PROPERTY: Ordinance NO. 10233, providing for the sale of property on the south side of Watts Avenue, :~. W., between Twelfth Street and Street, described as Lot 7, Section 22, Rugby Map, to W. C. Walker and 417 /418 ~arrion F. ~alkor, et a omeideration of $285.00 cash, h~ving previousl? been before Council for its firet reading, reed and lal~ over~ was ~ bef~o tho bo~ ~. H~ter offering the foll~g for its section readl~ and final adoption: (~102~) ~N 09D~E prov~dln6 for ~e sale ~ prop~ty located ~ ~e so~th side off ~atts Av~uo, ~. W. ~ be~een ~elfth Street ~d ~ir~enth de~crib~ as Lot 7, ~eotion 22~ ~uSbY ~ap~ 0fflolel ~o. 22]0~07~ by ~e City of ~no~e to W. C. ~alker en~ E~rlon F, ~ker, at a consideration of ~28~.~ net cash to the city, an~ authorizes the execution and delivery of a deed t~refor ~a~nt of the consideration. ~r f~l text of 0r~ce see 0rd~ce ~ok No, 16, Fage ~88) ~. H~ter moved the adoption of the 0r~n~oe. The ~ot~on was seO~de~ by ~. ~dwards an~ adopted by the follow~ ~ote: A~: Messrs. Crontn, Dillard, Edwards, H~ter, a~ the P~esident, ~. Min~n ............. NAYS: N~e ..... 0. ~RPORT: 0rd~ce No. 10236, authorizing ~d directin~ ~e City E~ager to execute a lease for use of space ~ facilities at the ~o~oke E~lcipal Airport by ~sociated Vol~teer Unit Aviation, No. ], havAng previoasly been ~fore for its first read.g, read a~ laid over, w~s a~ln bef~e the body, 2.M. Edw~ds offering the follo~g for its second readin~ and final adoption: ~10236~ AI~ ORD~OE authorizing ~d directing the City ~nager, for and on behelf of the City of Bo~ke, to execute Lease No. N0y~R]-~80~, dated the 1st day of J~y, 1929, be~een the City of Roanoke, ~irglnia, and The United S~tes of ~lca, cover~c rental of space in Nose H~ager No. 3 at the Ro~oke l[unicip~ ~rport ~oo~ Field], and the ~se of ranways, taxiways, p~k~g a~eas, ~d other hayed ~eas, by ~sociated Vol~teer Unit Aviation, No. 3, attached to the Nav~ Air Reserve Tra~ing Unit, Norfo~, Virginia, ~der terms and con~tions contained in said lease. ~For f~l text of Ordinance see Ordnance Rook No. ~, Pa~ ~. Edwards ~ved ~e adoption of the Ordinance. The ~otion was seconde~ Er. P~ter ~d adopted by ~e foll~g vote: A~S: Eessrs. Cr~in, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and the President, ~. Hlnton ............... NA~: None ....... 0. R0~;0~ R~ B~ ~SOC~TION: ~M. Cron~ b~t to the attention of Co.oil that he, the City ~a~er ~d the City Attorney attended a meet~g of ~e Ro~oke River Basin ~sociati~ in M~t~le; Virginia, on Nove~ and that after ~ving the City Clerk in Ro~oke c~ct sone of the ne.ers of Co.oil for ~formal ~e~ent, he had ~dicated to the ~soclation the intention of the City of Roenoke to ~come a ~ber of the organization for the ~su~ ye~ and in. ted the ~sociati~ to ~et ~ Ro~oke next ~, ~. Oron~ pointl~ oat t~t the City Attorney has ~ n~ated as a d~ect~ of the organiz~tion and ask~ for ~ official ~nfir~tion of the ~tention of ~e City of Boanoke to bec~e a me.er of the Roanoke River Bas~ ~sociation. ~. Cr~ln advis~g that it is his ~d~st~g the a~ual ~e~b~ship d~es :! f~r Roanoke will he $10Oo00, ~oved that the City Clerk be instructed to notify the Banretary-Treesorer of the Boanoke River Basin Association that the Council of the City of Roanoke has voted for the City of Roanoke to beOcna a ~enber of the tion and to ask that a statement for the annual m~z~berahip dues I~ forwarded to the oigy in cedar that the proper amount therefor ~ay be appropriated from the Oeneral Fund, The ~tion was seconded by Mro Edwards and unanimously adopted, Ah~rEXATION: Er, Cronin brought to the attention of Council that in his opinion consideration should be given to the annexation of a sufficient area to sttre the affialen% operation of the sewage disposal system when it is put into oparat~on, or, at least, through the threat of annexation, force the formation of a sanitary aewer district in the affected area, and ~oved that the ~atter be referred to the City Ean~er to uss present city employeea a~d present city factl~tiea, eithout incurring any additional expense, to ~mke a preliminary a~trvey as to what areas it would be f~asible to annex and what areas it would not be feasible to a~lnex, and to report to Co,nail within thirty days, The notion was seconded by ~ro Dillard and lost by the following vote: AYES: l:essrs. Cronin end Dillard .................... 2. I~AYS: Messrs. Edwards, Hunter, and the President, ~M. 1;triton --3. There bein~ no f~rther business, Council adjourned. APPROVED Clerk 419 4eo OOL'gOlm, REGULAR The Council of the 01ty of Roanoke met in regular neeting in the Circuit Court RoOm ~n the E~ici~al Build, ag, ~t~day, ~ov~ber ~ Z9~9, et 2:00 o'~ock, p. ~,, the re&~ar meetin~ ho~, with the Fresid~t, Er. ~lnton, ~resid~. PaE~[~: Eessrs. Cronin, Dillerd, Edwards, Hunter~ a~ the Fresident, [~r, ~lnton ....... ~ ......... 0~IC~S ~RESE~: l~r. Arthur S. Owens, City ~f~er, l~r. Randolph G, ~Xttle Oitg Attornsy, endEr. ~ry ~. Ya~, 01ty Auditor. ~e neet~ wan opened w~th ~ prayer by ~e Reverend R. ~. Lewis, minister to:merly ~s~ocieted with the ~eet Union Baptist Church. ~I~W~: Copies cf the ~nutea ct the re~lnr ~eetlng held on Norther ~, 19~9, nnd the recessed re~lar neeting held on We~e~dey, 19~9, hav~ng been f~ls~d ~ch nenbe: of Co~o[1, upon notion of Er. Hunter, seconded by I~. Edwards ~d ~n~usly adoDted, the read~g ~s dispensed with and the minutes approved as recorded, ~N~{G: ~otice of public hea=i~ on the question of =ezon~g property locat- ed be~-een ~1~ Argue ~d ~orfolk Avenue, S. W., ~om Fi~th Street to S~th Street described as Block ), 0fficlal S~vey ~ 7, ~on Business District to Ll~t Indust~L District, having been published In ~e ;~'orld-Ne~ ~su~t to ~ticle of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of R~noke, setting the t~e of the hearing at 2:00 o'cl~k, p. n., }ionday, Hovember 21, 19A9, the question ~as before Co.oil, ]~. George S. Shackelford, Jr., Attorney, representing the ~ezican Bake=fee J. L. Lloyd, Julia Lloyd and J~rett-CheEing Conp~y, Incorporated, appe~g ~d asking that the property be rezoned. ~eryone havl~ bean given ~ opport~ity to be heard on the ~tter, and the Pla~ing Board having taco=ended that the block be rezoned, ~. G=onin moved ~hat She follzw~g 0rdin~ee be placed upon its fi=st reading. The ~ticn ~:as second- ed by ~!~. Edwards and adopted by the foll=aing vote: ~S: Eessrs. Oxon!n, Dillsrd, Ed~'azds, Hunte~, a~ the P~esident, ~AYS: Hone ..... (~10253) ~ 0RD~CE to ~end ~d reenact ~t~ole I, Seoticn 1, of Ohapter 51, of the Code of the City of Ro~oke, Virginia, in relation to ~ni~. ~, notice of public heaz~g on ~e question of =e~n~ ~on Bus.ess Dist~tct to Li~t Industri~ Di~rtet property located between Salon Av~u~ ~d Norfolk Argue, S. ~., fzon Fifth Street to Sixth Street, described as Blook 0ffielal S~y ~ 7, as required by ~tiele ~, ~ction AS, o~ C~pter 51, of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, =elat~g to Zoning, has be~ published "The World-~ews", a aer:spapur, published ~ the City of Roanoke, for the t~e =e- :uired by said section, and WHerEAS, the hearing aa provided for in enid notice published in ~aid news- paper was given on the 21st day of November, 19~9, at 2:00 o'clock, po mci b~fora the. Council of the City of Re,acks in the Council Roc~ in the l.'unioipal Building, at which hearing no objections were presented by property owners and other interest- ed. partiee in the affected area. TH~qEFORE, BE IT CRDAItrED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that Artiol~ I, Section 1, Of Chapter 51, Of the Code of the City of Roanoke, ¥irslnia, relating to Zoning, be ~ended and reenacted in the following partioalar and no other, viz: Property located between Sal~ Avenue and Norfolk Avenue, S. Woj from Fifth Street to Sixth .~treet~ described es Block ~, Official Survey S~ 7, designated on Sheet 111 of the Zoning liap as Official Nos. 1111~01, 111130~, 11~1]0], 1111]0~, 1111105, llll)Ot, 1111107, ~111]0~, 1111~09, 1111]10, 1111]11, 1111]1~ and 1111]15~ be, and is herelNchanSed from Business Dintrict to Industrial District, and the Sheet herein referred to shall be changed in this respect. The Ordins~lce having been read, was laid ever. ZONI/~G: Eobica of public hearing on the question of rezon~_n~ property locat- ed between Tazewall Avenue and Church Avenue, S. E., f~cm Eleventh Street to Twelfth Street, described as Block 1, East Side, from General Residence District to Business District, having been published in the World-News pttrsuant to Sectio.~ 2), of Chapter ~l of the Code of the City of Roanoke, setting the tine of the heari~ at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Monday, November 21, 1929, the question was before Council. In this connection, L'r. N. F. Duncan, who had asked that Lot East Side Addition, be rezoned, in order that he might operate a barber shop et his home, appeared before Council and requested pemmission to withdraw his petition, without p~ajudico. It appearing that there were ci~izans present at the meeting for the purpos( of being heard on the matter, Council decided to proceed with the hearlng; where- upon, ]Ms. Lolls Grifflth spoke in favor of the rezoning and l~s. ~'yrtle P. Lester spoke in opposition. With f~rther reference to the matter, the City Clerk brought to the at- tention of Council a petition si~nsd By fifty-one residents of the 1100 and 1200 blocks of Church Avenue end Tazs~sll Avenue, S. E., especially Tazewell Avenue, aski~ that the request for rezoning he denied. The Planning Board having recommended that the request for rezoni~ be denied, and 1Sr. Cronin 'voicing the opinion that a nen-confo~ing permit should be granted for the erection of the barber shop, and the ope~ation thereof, rather than having the property rezoned, M~. Edwards moved that Council concur in the recom- mendation of the Planning Board and that the :equest for rez~ning be denied. The motion was seconded by ~r. Cronin and ttuanimously adopted. C(~Ji~CIL: l~r. L S. (Steve~ Brody appeared before Council and presented eS gift from employees of the Regional Office of the Veterans Administration six ~oking stands ~or use in the Couneil Chamber. The President, Er. Einton, thanked ~r. Brody, for and on behalf of the members of Conncil. '421 STADIU~-M~ FIELD: A ~roup of representatives frc~ the A~erioan Legion Post No, 3, sp~sor o~ ~oanoke Fair~ ~cor~orate~, ap~eare~ before Co~oll~ with ~. ~nest ~, ~ldwin actin~ a~ s~oke~n, IM. Baldwin calll~ attention to ~e con- ~act betwee~ the City of ~noke ~d ~oanoke Fa~ IncorpOrated, for concession pr~vile~es at ~e ~o~oke ~al {Victory) ~ta~ end A~let~c Gro~ds ~ ~her Field for ~eriod f~on ~uary 1, 1929, to ~ce~er 31~ 19&9~ on all occasions except for circuses~ feir~, carnivals~ ice a~ activity pr~r~ at a c~sideration of ~ ]/S~ per a~lssion to all aot~vities at which ~ a~lssion charge Is naie ~d concessions ~ sold, und ~0~ of ~ross receipts of concessions ~ld for all tle~ r.~ere ~ e~sstcn ~er~e ts not n~de, advises that due to the nora ~lgid enforc~ent of child lsbor la~,~ requirinZ chll~ between the a/es of lo.teen ~d ei~teen to s~nit to a physical ex~lnaticn and obtain ~ental conuent before :for the purpose of dispensing refres~ents d~lng activities at the Stadia, and that. the orsanizatlcn stands to lose between $1~000.~ and $1~200.00 at the foot%all g~e on ~ksgiving ~y for this reason~ !:r. Baldwin asking that ~o~noke Fair, ~corFcrated, be ~ernitted to pay 2~ per a~[ssicn for concession privileges at the Th~ksclvlnq ~y football ~no in lieu of the 6 ~/8~ per a~ission provided for in the contract~ ~ o~der to offset the anticipated fl~ancial loss. In a discussion of the request, IM. Edwards raised ~e question as to h~ the representatives of the ~erlcan Legion arrived at the figure of 2~ per ~r. Baldwin cxplainin~ the process by v:hlch the flCure was reached. ~. H~ter ~alsed the question as to the original u~tract being awarded after subnission of bids by save=al c~pet[tors and suggested that the hatter ~e deferred ~til after ~e S=e~ at which t~e = adjus~ent co~d ~ made~ if ~ter a f~the= discussion of the ~tter, Mr. Uronln indicated that the cit] should not hold the ors~izatt~n to its contract ~de= the circu~tances ~d offerei the follow~g ~esolution: (~102~) A ~LU~II authorizing pa~ent of 2t per a~ssion by the ~noke ~ir, ~corporated, for concession privileges in the ~ke Hunicipal (Vlct~y) Stadi~ ~d At~etic Crc=ds of Naher Field at th~ ~I-~!I football ~e on ~- giving ~y, ~o~-ember 2~, 19~9; direet~g the accept~oe thereof by the proper of= ricers of the Gity of Roanoke ~ lieu of the ~ 3/85 per a~ssion provided for in the contract between the City ~d the Roanoke Fa~, Incorporated, and providing for (~r fu~ text of Resolution see 0r~n~ce Book No. 16, Page ~. Cronin moved the adoption of ~e Resolution. The notion =as seceded by ~. Dillard and adopted by the follo~i~ vote: A~: Mesas. Orcn~, Pilled, Edwards, Hunter, ~d ~e President, ~. Min~n .............. NA~: None ...... 0. ~;~: ~. Edwin M. Yo~g ~v~g been appointed by Oo~cil as ~air~ oF a c~ittee to be appo~ted for the pu:pose of coordinat~ any efforts-the city ~t e~e in towed industrial develo~ent, a~ hav~g been directed to repozt )ack to the body not later than l~ovenbar 21, 191,9, with reco~umdation aa to persons Ihs are willing to serve on such a cce~lttee, l!r. Young appeared and advised that the ao~r~lttea has been e'ateblished and that the m~bera have been chosen by invite- Lions sent to alvin or~anizatioas, requesting that they appoint two representatives From each ~coup, but that the m~berahlp is not complete at this tine due to the Fact that many of the civic organizations have not had an opportunity to present the rotter to their oc~nittses and directors, 'llr. You~ concluding that ~ore time is leaded to permit the civic groups to co. sider the proposal. In this connection, thc City Clerk brought to the attention of Council copin ~f oo~unicatlons to '}ir. Young from the Roanoke Eerahants Association and the Chamber ~f Co~=erce, voicing the opinion that the proposal is unwise and impractical. After s discussion of the question, L'r. Dillard moved that the matter ba luntinued ~ntil t~e regular mooting of Co-~.cil on I~cember 19, 191,9. The motion was ~ecc~dsd by I{~o Edwards and unanimously adopted. BUS~-.~: Er. C. L. Taler and l!rs. B. F. Fisher appeared before Council and ~eked that bus service be extenfled in the Huntin~ton Court area and that the bus Ichedmles be improved. '1ir. Dillard moved that lira. Fisher, l[r. Taler and lira. Paul Booker be appoint ~d as a co.mitres to confer with I'r. Leonard O. l:use~ 'llr. ~,'. H. Horn, ~ana~er, and M. ~. D. Cassell, General $~perlntend~nt, of the transportation companies~ with a 'law of renc~ing n satlafaotury a~rement, and to repurt back to Council at Its next 'egular meeting on Eonday, No~enber 28, 1929o ~he notion wa~ seconded by ~, Edwards md unanimously adopted. PETITIoNs AND 'C ~.~;ICAT~O~: ZONI~IO: A co~m~unication fr~m the Elois graves Construction Corporation, aeklz ;hat pro~erty located at the northeast corner of Huff Lane and Avalon Avenue, N. W., [escribed as Lot l?, Block ~, D~rchester Court, be rezoned from Gener~l Residence )istriet to Business District, in order that a drug store, soda shop end grocery ~tere might be erected thereon for the convenience of the teachers, students and ~atrons of the proposed school in that vicinity, as well as residents of surrounding On motion of Er. l~unter, seconded by '~r. Edwards ~=d tmanimcn$1y adopted, the :~unicatlon.was referred to the Pl~.uning Board for investigation, report and recom- mender inn to STRUT LZGHTS: A Oo~unicat ion from Krs. Berrie V. H~ggfns, 1925 Ca~brfdge ~venue, S. W., asking that the street lights in the lgO0 and 1900 Blocks of Ca~ridgl ~venue, S. ~'f., be replased with ~rgar lights, end that an additional light he ~talled in the l~CO block, was before Cannot1. On motion of ~r. Edwards, seconded by 'Er. Hunter and unanimously adopted, ~he cc~nenication was referred to the City Eanagero FIRE HYDRANTS: A con~unlcatinn frc~ ~r. ~ames Bayse, asking that a fire ~yd~ant be ~stal!ed in the 2600 block of Center Avenue, N. W., was before Council. On motion of I~. Hunter, seconded by Mr. Edwards and ~aniuOuely adapted, ~he ca~m~unication ~ms referred to the City Manager. REFUND~ AND REBATES-S~'fER ASSES~T: A ccr~untcation from Er. Ralph A. ~lesgow, advising that on ~ly 2, 19~9, he paid into the office of the City Clerk $11.89 prlnoipel~ plus $16.82 interest, a total of $28,?1~ ia full settlement of a ~ewer Assessment asaiast property desoribe~ a~ ~t 8, Block 2la ~otion ]~ Eo~oke ~velop=ent C~pany~ in the'~e of Yra~oes ~nay ~lor~ the date of the ~terest bain8 ~o~b~ l, 192~, wes berne ~o~cil, ~. O~ow askS8 t~t he be ref~det the interest ~ the lt~t of the recent action off the body In interest on ~l sidewa~ end sewer assessors of record In the office of ~e City Cl~k, and not of r~ord ~ the office of the CI~k off Courts, provide~ the ~1 ~o~ts of s~h aaae~ents ~e paid prior ~ ~uery l, ~ ~tl~ oF ~. Dillard, seconded by ~r. Edwards end u~ously adopted, the req~t we~ d~le~. of the Lehe~h ~veloy~t Corporation, esk~ that the ~nslty on ~e a~exed t~ritory be ~iv~, in that he did not receive notice of the ~xes, tender~ his check In pa~t of the sec~d, ~ird aha ffo~th quoters, without the penalty, v:as before Co.oil. It appearl~ that the ~hel~ Develo~ent Corp~ation paid the first quarter of the real estate t~es ~ li~ch 10, 1929, e~, apparently, had ~owleSge of r~tnc q~rters, ]M. Dillard norad that the request for waivi~ the penalty be [denied and that the check ~ retched to ~. ~oth. ~e ~tion ~as seceded ~ter an~ ~an~ously adopted. { ~E~ LICKS: A co=~lcatton fron the App~achian Electric P~er outlinin~ the location of five street li~ts installed fron Norther 1, 19&9, thro~h I;ov~er 15, 19~9, l~v~g a b~ce of fifteen lights to ~ inst~led this ~year, was ~fore Co~cil. The ~Ication r:as ordered filed. ~A~ C0~0~ATION C0~ION: A c~ication fron the City Attorney, ad- vlaing that he has received notice of ~ application for tr~sfer of certificate of convenience and necessity es Household ~ods C~rier ~cm Julius ~e~n~ ~oot Joseph He=y ~oot, do~g bus.ess as Bzo=n ~ansfer, to Warren T. ~i~i~s, business as W~ren T. Willies ~sfer, end that a hear~c ~i~ be held before the ~stete Co:potation Co~issfon in ~ichnond at 10:00 o'~cck, a. m. ~c~ber 8, 1929, ~he City Attorney reco~d~ that Cocci1 take no action as to the heer~g, was :afore the body. ~r. ~llar~ norad that Co~cil COHO= in the reco~en~aticn of the City Attorney and that the notice of application be filed in the office of the City Attorney. ~e ~tion ~'as seconded by IM. Edwar~ ~d ~nl~u~y adopted. ~EC~TION D~i~: lIr. Cronin having asked the City Attorney ~ render an opinion as to ~ethe: the city c~ la~fu~y spend ~ney for ~pi~es et ~es, ant also, ~heth~r or not public f~ds c~ be spent in discr~tion, a co~ication ~ the City Attorney, voici~ the option that Co.oil h~s authority to ~ke ~ppropriations for the pa~t of ~pi~es officiet~g at ~ate~ at~etfc activities ~onote~ ~d supervised by the ~ecreation ~p~t~nt, ~as Before ~e It eppe~ t~t ~. Uronin had also raised the question as to wheth~ not the city c~ discr~nate in the use of public f~ds, th6 City Attorney ~ave v~bal opinion that this is a hatter of Ju~t es ~vidual cases arise. On notion cY ~, Dil~ard, seceded by Iir. Cron~ and un~ously I! the written opinion of the City Attorney was ordered filed in the of lies of the City Clerk. SE~-~INI~ AND REBATEB-TA~B~ The request of 'l~ro H. Ye Cressy of the Thornton an~ Cressy ~ Store, ~13 ~th ~e~ferson Street, ~at he be ref~de~ t~ betwee~ his 19~8 person~ p~operty t~es in t~e ~o~t of ~0~.6~, based on a t~ ret~n got f~t~es In the ~ug s~re et a value of ~12,1~5.~, en~ his 19~9 per- sonal property t~es la the ~o~t of $12~.00, ~sed on e ~ ret~a for In the ~ store at a value of $~,000.00, in that ~ erroneo~ly ~e out the tax ret~n on the basis og the f~t~es' ~u~ch~e price, hevl~ be~ refuted to C~ty Attorney far ~ opinion, e cc~icetion ~ ~e City Attorney, ~olcin~ the opinion that the request c~ to hen~led by t~ C~lssioner of R~enue, ~s Before On motion of 1.fr. Oron~, s ec~ded by ~r. Edwards ~d ~ously the City Oink wes requested to forw~d e copy of ~he opinion og the City Attorney ~ ~. Cressy, with an eddition~ copy to tho Co=~tssioner ~ B~enuo. BE~ ~ ~-T~: ~e request of Ers. Roy M. ~ng, ~55 Ei~teenth Street, S. ~., that th~ 19~9 p~s~l p~operty t~es assessed e~einst her h~b~ ~ the total ~o~t of $37.75, Based on ~ tax ret~n includin~ e 19~8 ~odel Pl~uth p~ch~sed the ~tter ~art of February, 1929, Be adjured on tho ~sis of ~ older ~ in tho~ p~s~ssf~ the ~rst of the ye~, hav~g Be~ refuted ~ tho City Attorney for ~vesti~tion, repo~t end rec~en~tion, e c~Ic~tion fr~ the City Attorney, voic~g the opinion that the request can be handled by the C~issioner Revenue, w~s begets tercel. On notion of ~. Cron~, sounded by Mr. H~ter ~d una~ous!y adopted, 0try 01erk w~s requested ~ fo~d a copy of the opinion of the City Attorney to ~ ~: A c~ication fro= IM. Jo~ L. ~rt, Attorney, represent lag the Southwest V~rgfnla Build~6 and Loam ~soc[at[on, Incorporated, a~[~ that the se~er assess=ent ~ the ~o~t of $30.27, w~th ~terest fr~ l~ch 1, 1923, aga~st the midge fifty feet of F~k Lot, Block ~9, }~elrose, assessed in the of B. B. ~e, ~d s~nding ~ the n~es of ~1 O. and Chiles E. Warren, be ed, ~ that no sewer asses~ent was ev~ rep~t~ by ~e office of ~e City Clerk, been referred ~ the City Attorney for investigation, repo=t and recomenda- rich, a co~fcat[on fr~ the City At~rney, a~is~g that Oo~cil has the power to o~der the ~elease of the asses~ent, as has be~ ~e policy in the pact, was before the bo~. Co,oil berg of the opinion that the asses~ent shoed be r~eaaed, ~. offered the foll~g Resolution: ~102~} A ~L~ION authorizin~ ~d direct~g the City Clerk to releace ~ewer ~ses~ent ~o~ting to $30.2?, with ~terest ~om E~ch 1, 1923, ~ prop~ty as the midge f~fty feet of Park Lot, Block 99, Me~ose, assessed in the of B. B. Ba~e, and ~;~ s~n~ng in ~e n=esof ~rl C. an~ Chiles E. {For f~ text of Resolution see O=~n~ce Book No. 16, Pa~ 500) ~. ~ll~a moved the adoption of t~ Resolution. The moti~ was seconded ' ~. Cron~ ~d a~pted by the follow~ vote: A~: Messrs. Crontn, Dill~d, Ed~ar~, H~ter, and ~e President, l~[nt on .......... 5. NA~: Eone---O. ALI~H~SE: The City t'eneger submitted ~tten report from ~e ~sho~o for the ~nth of Oe~ber, 1969, show~ e to~l e~ense of ~2,~9.95, es o~e~ with to~l e~ense o~ ~1,81~'.~5' f~r the ~th of Go.by, ~e repot wa~ ordered CI~ ~IC~: The C~ty ~er 9u~mitted ~Ztten report from the City tl~n9 filled, es o~ed with &75 o~f~oe' calla ~d ~l~ preeoriptl~ fl~ed for the ~th of Oo~ber, ~e report was ordered fll~. D~ ~ ~LI~ ~E: The City ~eser submitte~ ~ltte~,~epe~t fr~ the ~p~t of ~l~c Welfare f~ the ~nth of Comber, 19~9, show~ 1,1~7 oases h~dled et e total cost of ~22,38~.~2, es c~ere~ wtth 9~ cases h~e~ at e total cost o~ ~29,~72.7~ f~ the ~nth of October, ~e report was ordered ~led. ~0ETS: ~e City [e~g~ subnitted ~ritten reports ~on the City ~erket for the ~onth of October, 1~29; the Deper~ent of ~r Pollution Control for the nonth of October, 1929; th~ ~g~eerl~ ~par~t for the nonth of October, the ~p~ent of Perks end Eecreet~on for the nonth of 0cto~er, 1929; the ~ulldl~ Pi~b~ ~d ~ectric~l Depertnent f~ the nonth of October, 1929; the He~th ~partnent for the nonth of ~ct~ber, 19~9; the l~lcipal Airport for the ~onth October, 1~5~; the Police ~p~tm~nt for the ~nth of ~g~t, 1~29; ~d the ~oenoke C~ty ~rt~ flor the nonth of 0ctobe~, ~e reports were ordered filed. OI~f ~LO~: ~e Oi%y ~a~e= sub~tte~ ~lt%en report that the nent of Fubl~c Uelfa=e fo~ ~t aeoessary ~o seo~e ~E~oY labor ~o harFes~ corn at the City F~n, ~d tha~ ~r. Vernon E. ~w~, a n~e~ of the Police who was on vacation at the t~ was secured to ~d the prisoners work~ at fa~ f~ three days at the extra pay rate of $7.00 per day, the City E~ager rec~- neadi~ that Er. Sower be paid $~.00 for tht~ ex%fa work. Oo~c~ ~in~ of the opinion that i~. ~wer ~o~d be paid for this ex~a ~ork, and that provision shoed be ~de for the t~porary.e~olo~ent, ~ t~ to t~, on a per di~ o= ho~ly basis, of ~rs~s receiving p~sions or ~atuitles f~ the city, ~. Dill~d offered the fol!owl~ Resolution: (~10256) A RESOLUTION authorizing a~ ~=ec~lng pa~ent of $21.00 to ~. Vernon E. Sower, a menber of the Police ~par~ent, covering t~ee days' extra work a~ the City F~m, said ~o~ ~ be ch~ged to the ~ages Ack.t, ~er Section ~12~ "City F~m", of the Budget, a~ pr~lding fo: the t~po=~y ~plo~ent, ~om ti~ to t~, on a per di~ cz ho~ly basis, of pers~s receiv~g pensions or ~atuities fzo~ the City. (~r f~l t~t of Resolution see Oz~nance'Book Ilo. 16, Page 500) Hr. Dill~d ~ved the a~ptlon of the ResolutiOn. ~e ~otioa was seconded by ~. H~ter and adopted 5y the follow~g vote: ~: ~essrs. Or.in, Dill~=d, Edwards, H~ter, ~d the President, ~. Minton ............ NA~: None ..... 0. AI~?ORT: The City Eaneger having been requested to determine the coat per square froot for rental spnoe in the propoeed Administration Building et the Roanoke Eunicipal Airport to ~nortize the city's investment in twe~ty-fflYe ye~ he ~tten re~ort with fl~es totel~n~ ~18,~1.0~ renal ~ ~n~. ~e re~ort was ordere~ W~th further refer~ce to the A~in~tr~tion Bu~ldl~ l[r. ~ll~rd re~ed the question as to newspaper reports t~t ~e Hanager of t~ Airport, upon author~t~ of the City ~aEer, has asked the Civil Aeronautics ~lstrator tc consider proposal to defer for ~e year the ~dert~lng of tho project, Er. D~llard the fear that the C~ ~t Eat the ~pression the City ~ E~noke is not a~ious to proceed F:lth the construction of the A~inistraticn Building, and that as f~ as Coucil ~s concerned, such is definitely not the lless~s. Cronin and Dillard point~g out that Co~cil has no ~t~tion of ~ostponinE the project ~d voicing the opinion that ~he federal ~ower~ent sho~d be re-assured to this effect, ~M. Dillard move~ tPmt ~e Oity Clerk forw~ %o the prod authority a co=~[cation, prepared by the City Attorney, advising that the of the City of Roanoke is a~ious to expedite the lett~ of the contract for the A~fnist=atton Build~ at the Roanoke lluniclpal Air~ort. ~e notion fas seconded by lir. Edwards ~d ~ously adapted. ~E ~R0~CTICN: A petition si~e~ by res[dents of ~irteenth Street, N. ~'., asking that a fire hydrant be installed on this street nidu'ay ~t¥~en Salen T~npike ~d }[~!rose Avenue, havin~ been referred to the City ~iar~er, he subnitted written zeport that there are no fire flow nains in this ~ea and the hy~ants c~ot be in- stalled at this tine. On notion of Er. H~ter, seceded by IT. Edwards ~d u~n~usly adopted, the City Cl~k ¥;as i~t~ucted to notify the first signer of the petition accordingly ~RE PR~ION: A petition si~ed by residents of Yar~y ~lve, in l';iHla~ Road ~ea, a~k~g that ~fficient f~e hy~ts be i~lled on this s~eet for adequate fire protection, having b~n referred to the City Eana~r, he sub~tted ~itten report ~at there is a 6-1neb ~ for a portion of this ~ea, gong east, ~d that there is attached thereto at a po~t about 700 feet Willta~on Road a 2-inch main, and that ~til a 6-~ch ~ is ~st~led, fire pro- tection c~ot be given to this ~ea. ~M. Cron~ m~ed that the question of adequate rater ~s ~ ~e northeast ~d northwest ~eas of the City of Ro~oke co.only referred to as the Willl~son ~oad ~ea be refuted to the State Co:potation Cor~ission for relief. ~e notion seconded by IIr. Dillard and ~an~ous!y adopted. ~S~AI'EE: Co.oil havi~ previously au~orized the City i[~ager to place instate on efty-~ned property, exclusive of school pro~rty, ~ the total ~o~t of $3,608,300.00, for a period of three ~ars, he su~itted the following list of ~pproprimtio~ required ~ cover the increase for the bal~ce of the calendar year: C!?f ~L ~su~ce ............................. ~ ?29.00 '0LICE D~I~ Ins~muce ............................. 11.00 ~E D~ ~ ~surance ............................. 1,12~.00 4~? 498 ~anr~oe .................................... ~ ~.00 ~ou~ ~6o ~sur~oe .................................... 25~.~ ~s~ance .................................... 283.00 ~'~AGS DI~OS~ PL~ ~72-A ~surance .................................... 10.cO RE~ 00~TION ~D DI~OS~ Ins~anc e .................................... 233.00 S~EET R~A~S Ins =anc e .................................... 58.00 }'I~LIC P~fS S~102 Instance .................................... FL~LIC LIB~.MRY ~10~ ~sur~e .................................... 670.00 iL~iIOIPi~ AtR?Oi~T ~!20 ins~ce .................................... &30.00 Instance .................................... 1,121.00 ~s~ance .................................... 6A.O0 AGLOW OF 2~SIO ~!25 !ns~ ~nc e .................................... 63 · 00 Instance .................................... 833.00 In a discussion of the itenm, t~r. Hunter voiced the opinion that t~he insurance is too high and t2. Cronin protested that he ~.ould not support shy appro- priation including insurance for the Quonset Pmngars at the Roanoke l:unicipal Airpo] or on any other city-owned property r, here such hangars nay exist. It appearing that the city has already co~-uitted itself to the increase in insurance, Er. Edwards offered the following e~er~ncy Ordinance: (#!0257) A2Z O.RD]I;ANCE %0 amend and reenact certain sections of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 31et day of December 19&8, Es. 9751, and entitled, "Aa Ordinance making appropriations from the General FUnd of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 19&9, and end- inE Deco,bar 31, 19&9, and declaring the existence of an energency". (For full text of 0rdinence see Ordinance Bock h'o. 16, Page 501) Er. Edwards moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The notion was seconded by l:r. Dillard and adopted by the follor, ing vote: AYES: ]:esars. Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and the President, lit. NAYS: ~/r~ Croain ...... 1. ~7t~h further reference ts the increase in insurance, the City Eanager ad- vised that it will be necessary to appropriate $3,525o00 to the ¥:atar Department Budget; whereupon, '~!r, Hunter offered the following emurgency Ordinance: (1~102~8) A~ 09DIt~t0E to e~end and reenact Section ~j20, "General Expenee-, of an Ordin~oe adopted by the Co.oil of the City of ~noke~ Y1r~inla, ~ the day off ~o~ber, 19~8~ ~[o. 9752, ~d enticed, "~ 0r~ina~e m~g ap~roprlatlo~ fern the ~:at~ ~p~ent~ General ~ for the City of Roa~ke for the fiscal ye~ beg~l~ ~u~y 1, 19~9, ~d ~ng ~ec~ber 31~ 19~9~ ~nd deolarin6 the exist~oe (For f~l t~ of Ordln~ce Bee 0r~n~ce ~k No. 16, FE~ 502) ~. ~ter ~o~e~ the e~ptlon of the Ordln~ce. ~e ~t[cn wes seceded by ~. ~rds ~ edopteQ by ~e follow~ vote: A~: lMssrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edward, H~ter, ~d the President, ~inton ............. )~AYS: Non ~-0. ~A~ HI~A~ WI~; CI~ L~TS: ~e City ~nager su~tted writt~ report ~ogether with lorn of a~e~ent between the City of R~noke, V~ginia, and ~e girginia ~par~t of Hi~v:ays, providing for the ~ten~ce a~ reg~ation of ~raFfic ~ ~elrose Avenue~ ~L ~., (U. S. Highway Route No. 460), ~on Old Co~tr~ ~lub Road %o 0,006 ~le west of %h~ west corp=ate l~its of R~noke, Project 1980-0~ Federal ProJ~t U-631(3), upoa the ~provem~% thereof by ~e State Hi~v;ay ~d the B~eau of Public Roads ~der the provisions of ~e Federal High~'.ay A~t, as ~ded an~ suppl~ented. ~o~ being of tho opinion that the City lla~ger shoed ~ authorized ~ ~ute the ~ee~nt,for and on behalf of the City of Ro~oke, ~. Ed%=ards offere~ the Follow~g ~er~ncy Resolution: (~10259) A RESOL~IOI~ au~o=iz~n~ ~d direct~S the Ol%y ~ager, for ~d on )ehalf of the Olty of Roanoke~ to execute a~u~ent betre~ the City ~ R~noke, [irginia, an~ the Virginia ~ar~ent of Hi.rays, pzovid~ for the ~tenance regulation of tragic cn ~Mlrose Argue, N. 17. (U.S. Hi~v.'ay Route l~o. ~60), fr~ )ld Co.try Club Road %o 0,006 mile ~est of the west corporate 1~l%s of R~noke, FroJect 1980-01, Federal ProJ~$ U-631(~), upon the ~prov~nt t~reof by the Sta~ ~i~v;ay ~p~tn~t and the Bureau of Public Roa~s under the provisions of t~ Federa2 ~i~ay AC~, as ~ded and s~pl~ted, said a~o~eat to ~ executed ~ accordanc~ vlth the ter~ ~d conditions contain~ there., ~d pr~ld~ for an emergency. {For f~l text of Resolution see Ordi~nce Book ITc. 16~ Page .~. Edwards ~ved ~e adoption of the Resolution. The ~tion was sounded b; ~. H~ter ~d adopte~ by the ~11~ vote: A~: liessrs. Or~, Dillard, E~v:ards, H~ter, a~ %~ President, ~. iinton ............... 5 · NAYS: Iione .... O. ~0}~-~ CONS~UC~ON: The request of IM. R. C. ~h~chi~, President of the Pioneer Construction C~p~y, Inoorporatea, t~t his oo~Dan~ be re- [ieve~ of any ~er obligation ~der its contract with the City of ~o~oke for the =ons~uction of sanitary set. rs in tb~ Tenth Street ~tension area, ~d that his =ompany be paid for that portion of the contract actually collated, in that the not ~ yet been able to acquire s~e of the ri~ts-of-~y n~oessary f~ the ~pletion of the project, ~vin~ be~ referre~ ~ the Oity A~torney~ the City Au~to ~e Olty ~na~er to work out a satisfaot~y solutAon with 2~. Churchill, ~d 429 480 report back to Co~uoil~ the 01ty Manager submitted the following report from the committee: 'November 19~ 19~9 To tho Honorable Council of the City of Oentle~e~: At your regular ~eetlnE of ~ove~ber l~t~ yo~ roferte~ to as a O~ltt~e, the request o~ ~. a. 0, Oh~ehi~ ~,~ Ptestden~ Ct the P~one~ Co~treoti~ ~pa~ ~o~ated~ that ~s o~y ~ relieved of turner obligation u~de: ~ts contract with ~e C~ty ~of the oonstraot~ of s~tary sewers ~ the T~th Street ~tension ~rea~ en~ that h~s o~any ~ paid for t~t port,on of the contract. aotua~y o~pleted because the C~ty has not~ es yet~ acquired o~ the rifts-of-way n~essary for the conpletton of ~e ~roJeot, 0~ lnvesti~tton discloses that the Olt7 Ms acquired ~1 exoep~ t~ee requisite ri~ts-ot-wey sn~ 1~. Ch~chill may now~ end for acme t~e could~ worh on Hunt Avenue be~e~ ~l~th ~d Tenth 8~eets on Levelton Argue betwee~ E~th ~d Ninth ~treets~ ~ ~look ~ be~e~ Iota 1T t o ~5 ~d ~ Blah 5 between lots ~ end ~5; end that he e~ has likewise been~ ~ee to put In ~ con.actions on Tenth Street. ~. ~urch[ll believes that the ditches d~g to date has been t~o~ ~ore r~k then w~ll be the ca~e In ~e ~leaoe of the project rook in the ~ea he preferred ~ w~k~ at tMs ti~, l~ a portion o~ the pro,eot In w~ch the three ~acqutred rifts-of-way e~ist~ ever~ th~ 01ty ~er end the Olty ~neer produced~s ~d ff~ed~. ~chill t~t there ~es no occasion to discont~e the ~. ~chlll ~t~tes that It wi~ req~e q~te e n~Ber of ~eks to conplete the work over which ri~ts-of-v~y have Been aeq~ed ~nd he [~ ~ee to work. It l~ furth~ ~lieved that beffore the of this ~k the c~tst~d~g t~ee ri~ts-of-w~ n~ be acquired end the proJ~ continued without ~M. Churchill's cc~a~ has earned $22,908.02 and been ~aid $20,617.22; $2,290.60 or 1~ berg wit~eld p~t ~ ~e ~r~ of the contract. Since it Is believed m~e r~k has been encouraged per~entagewlse th~ will be enoo~te~ed d~g the bale~e of the gtoJee~ yo~ e~i%tee :ecomead~ %~ ~::. Chutehi~ be paid, a~ this t~e, $1,500.~ ~o~ the 1C~ ~t~eld. Incidentally, yo~ c~ttee ~derstaads t~at this :spurt ~d red,sedation ts a~eeable Respectf~ly submitted, (Si~ed) Ran G. Vhittle City At~:n~ (Si~ed) ~:~ ~. Yates City ~dlt~ (Si~ed) A.S. 0~ens ~. H~e~ ~yed ~ha~ Co,oil eonc~ tn the :epee: ~d ~ee~da~Ion of the c~ittee Ed offered the foll~g Resolution: (~10260) A R~OL~O~ autho:t~ag and d~eotlag :he City Audlt~ ~ Par to the P!eae~ Construction C~p~y, ~co:rorated,'$1,5~.00 from the ten per sent ~be~ wlt~eld by ~e City of Ro~oke p~su~% ~o t~ ge:ms of the eont:ae~ baleen the City of R~noke and the Pioneer Construction C~p~y, Inc~po:ated, fo: the cms~uetlon o~ s~ita:y sewers ~ th~ Tenth St:ee~ ~t~sion area. (Fo: f~l tax: of Re~lutton ~e 0:di~nce Book No. 16, Page ~. Hunter ~ved the a~p%iea of the Resolution. ~e no,ton Ess seconded b~ ~. C:onin ~d a~opted by the foll~g vote: A~: ~ess:s. C:oain, Dills:d, EdEn:ds, Hunter, md the President, I~. E~ton ............... 5 · NA~: Nose .... 0. BU~: ~e Ct%y E~ag~ su~tt~d the follo~i~ :epozt ~i%h :efe:~ce ~ buret "Ro~oke, Nov~b~ ~, 19&9 ~ ~e City ~o~oke~ Oentl~: ~e follow~g budget ~ents are necess~y: 1. ~10,000.00 for Indi6ent Hospitalization of which 50 par cant is reimbursed by the State. 2, The transfer of $1,000,00 in the Tuberculosis Sanatorit~ Account from lluXsee to Supplies, ~. $125o00 for Gas and 0il in the Public ~elfare Department Aoeount of which ~0 per oenb is reimbursed by the State, 1. In the Library lccomlt, transfer $99.67 from ~epnlre to Equipment for the purchase of a new desk. ~espect fuily aubnitted, (Signed} Arthur S. Owens Mr.- Edwards ~oved that Councl! concur 1~ the requeet cf the City and offered the following eaergency 0~dlnence: (~10261~ ~3t 0.~D]N~/ICv. to anend and reenact certain sectinn~ of an Ordinance ndopted b~ the Council of the City of l{oanoko~ ¥ir~lnta, on the ]let day Of December, 19~8, lieu 9751, end entitled, ~An 0rdinenos ~akin~ appropriations free: the General Fand o~ the City o£ Roanoke for the fiscal year bestnsin~ ~anuery end endin8 Dec.bar 31, 19~9, end declerln~ the existence of an emergency-. (For full text of Ordinance see Ordinance Bock I~o. 16, Pa~e lit. Edwards moved the adoption of the Ordlnence. The motion ~;es seconded l:r. ~unter end adopted by the foLio~ing vote: AYES: lfesers. Cronin, Dillard, Edwrds, .~.unter, end the President, t:r. l!inton ................ NAYS: l;one .... I~n~POE TS OF ~I~G~iCY VEHICLES: The City llanegar, The Chief of the Fire Departnent end the Acting Superintendent of Police havln~ been appointed as n comriittee of three to study and report to Council an established Color and identification nurks for e=e~gency vehicles, the following report, with reference to the hatter, was before the body: "Roanoke, ¥ir Einia To the ~lty Council, Roanoke, Virginia Oentlenen: You referred to the undersigned coz~nfttee a resolution requesting a study Of colors for energency vehicles in the City of Eoanoke, and We would like to repot% ~s follow, s: 1. Since enbu_lences, wrecking trucks, etc., are privately owned, we feel that the adoption of an ~ergency color might be censtrned as an inf~inge~en% on the rights of private enterprise. 2. Police cars, for the protection of the 6enerel public, nus not be too easily Identified, and we respectfully cell to your attention the experience of the State of ¥irginta with patrol cars painted ~hite. 3. The present battleship ~rny of the Fire Dep~rtnent is serviceable end very attractive. To chan~e to other colors would cost approxinatedy ~7,~00.00; and since red is used by ~uny types of equilmant in the City, we see no distinct advantage in chan~ing to the usunl fire-depertnent red. After aLI, ~e believe that Roenoke's color ia distinct. ~. We suF~est that a uniform red whirling light be used on our e~ergency equipment to distin~ulah It as such. Respect f~lly submitted, (Sig~ed) W. 1:. Chief, ~oanuke Fire Departne (Si~ned! S. A. Bruce Superintendent of Police Attar a dissuasion of the ~atterj the rspDrt was taken under eonsl~eration. DItFll/ISI~D' BUSINF~SS: Hone o CONSIDI~A?ION OF CLAI]~5: N~ns. I~0~C~OII ~RD C0IISID~ION OF O~D~tO~. ~ID RESOL~IORS: S~E~ ~ ~S: 0rd~oe ~o. 102~, vacat~, dl~ontinul~ ~ olos~ the lS-f~t ~ley zu~l~ north of'~b~le Av~uo~ ~ ~ ~ tho s~th side ing provioanly been before Counoil for its fl*st readi~, read end laid o~, wis again ~fforo the bo~', ~M. Cron~ offer~ tho follow~g for its sec~ rea~in~ flnll a~optlon: · ~lna north o~ ~b~le Avenue~ ~. E., to the ~th ~de of Hi.ant Avenue~ between ~d parallel to ~rst ~t aha ~ird S~eet~ ~. ~., ~o~oke~ ]t~ouSh Block 11, Official S~vey ~ ~, said alley beinC shown ~ the map of the the ~ity ~f Eoanoke, V~tini~, on the propeEty of Willi~ ~. Boys, dated '0cto~r t928, ~de by the City ~ineer an~ recorded ~ the Clerk's 0flies ~f the lo~t flor tho City of ~oa~ke~ Vlrflinia, in the City ~t Book, Pa~e ~02. {Esr full text of 0r~n~ce see 0rd~ce Book No. 16, Page Er. Cronin norad the alo~tien of the 0rd~anee. ~e notion was seconded by }~r. Dillard and adopted by the followi~ vote: A~--~: I!essrs. 0rmt~ Dillard, Ed~ras~ H~ter, ~ the President, Yr.!lintoa ........... Eii~: None --0. ~ N~.F~: 0rd~ce 1~o. 102~6~ e~i~ the n~e of that po:tion Carlton Road lying south of Br~don Avenue, S. V., to E~e Street, S. W., hav~ previously been before Co~cll for its f~st reading, read and laid over, was aga~ before the body, ~. Or.in offer~g the follo~d~ for its second read~g ~d f~ adoption: (~10~6} ~ 0RD~CE d~ect~g ~e change of ~e of that portion of C~lton ~oad lyi~ south of Brandon Argue, S. W., to ~e ~=eet, S. W., and ~recting the desf~ation of the ~ue n~e on present and furze ~x p~ts ~ ~e office of the City ~g~ear and d~rec~i~that street sl~s no~' and herea~ erected s~ll conform accordin~y. (For ~ te~ of 0rd~ce see O~dinance ~ook Mo. 16, Pa~ ~. Cron~ nov~ the adoption of the Ordin~ce. ~e notion ~Jas se~nded by I~. ~Hard ~d adopted by the roll.lng vote: A~: ~essrs. 0=on~, DiH~d, Edwards, H~ter, ~d the President, ~. ~nton ............ 5. NA~: l~one ..... 0. ~-~RBAGE ~TION-RECR~TIOH D~: O=~nance No. 10252, ap- p~opria~ $250.00 to the El~icity accost of $1,000.00 ~ the Water account in the Re~se Collection and Disposal Buret, and transferr~g $1,500.00 ~om the S~y, Play Leaders accost to the ~y, ~pl:es, etc., account ~ the Recrea- tion Depa=~nt Buret, hav~g previou~y been before Co~cil fo~ its first reading, · ead and laid ove:, ~s aga~ bef~e the bo~, }2. H~tar offe:ing the foll~g for its second reading ~d f~al adopti~: (~10252) AR ORDINA~OE to --end end reenact Section ~?~, "Eafues Collestion and Disposal", end Section ~100~ "~ecreatlon ~t~nt"~ of an 0rdln~oe a~opte~ by the Co.oil of the City of Ro~oke, Ylr~lnia~ on the ]lst day of ~o~b~ 19~8, ~o. 97~1, an~ entltle~, "~ Or~ce ~ appro~rl~t~o~ ~om ~ Oeneral ~ of the City of ~oa~e for ~e ~oal ~e~ be~l~ ~ry 1, 19~9~ ~ en~n~ ~c~ her ]1~ 1~9~ a~ deol~l~ tho existence of ~ ~rSenoy~. (For f~l text of Ordl~noe sea Ordl~nce B~k 1~o. 16, Pa~ Hr. H~ter ~vea the.a~option of the Ordl~nce. ~e ~otl~ was se~nde~ by ~r. ~war~ and adopte~ by the follo~inS ~oto: tIA~: lles~r~, Cron~.~d Dillard ........ MORONS ~;D I~OUS ~s~S: ~e~n~ ~ssue~ to at%~d th~ oe~o~es a~op }I~11 ]Io~ta~ a% 8:00 o~olook, p. ~e~esday, lZove~er 23, 19~9, for the ll~t~n~ of the star be~ erected ~ top of the no~ta~, and that the invitations tear the notation e~lssion to the sill be by ~rd only, ~r. Dillard stati~ that ~ Is not in' fev~ of per=itt~nE this special privilege a~ criticisl~ the l~t~ of the n~ber of people atten~n~ the ~e City ~a~r e~vised that anyone wish~ to attend %he cerenonies not be b~red ~om the no.rain. R~OL~ION OF WE~: 1M. Edwards trought to the attention of Co.oil the n~ber of ~isitors expected ~n Ro~oke f~ the ~s~lving Holiday and offered the follow~g Resolution of welcome: (~10262) A RE~LU~ON welco~ visitors to the City d~i~ the ~sul~ ~a~sgivi~ Holiday and express~ hope that they ~y enjoy the ~casion and frequ~tly r eton. (For ~ll text of Resolution see Ordnance Book No[ 16, Pa~ ~0~) ~. Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~e notion was seconded by Nr. H~ter and adopted by .the lolling vote: A~S: lMssrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, H~ter, ~d ~e President, Hr. ~int on ............. ~: None ..... O. ~ere be~g no f~th~ bus~e~s, Co.oil adjoined. APPROVED ! Clerk President 433 COUNCIL, BEC~ULAR M~ETI2~G, ~onday~ l~ove~ber 28, 191,9 The Council of the City of Roanoke met in reeler ~eet~ng In the 01rouit Court Boo~ in the !!~nioipal Building, ~'onday, l~ovember 28, 19~9, at 2:00 o"olook, po no, the regular meotin8 hour, with tho Fresident, l~ro llinton, preeiding° FBE~'T: ~!easra. Cronln, Dillard, Edwards, H,'"ter, a~d the Pro$idsat, 'Mr. L'lnt on ................. ABSENT: Nono OFFICERS PR~2~: 'Mr. Arthur S. Owens, City Ea~ager, Ero Randolph Go Vhittle ~City Attorney, ~nd ]~ro P~arry B. Yates, City Auditor° The meetir~ w~e opened with a prayer by ~e ~overend ~o~ H. Blak~ore, Fastor of the H~tingt~ Court Eethodist Church. ~I~S: Copy of tho minutes og the reeler ~eot~n~ h~ld 8ec~ed by ~:r. Dill~d ~d un~o~ly ~pted, the read~g was diapered with and the ~nutes approved as recorded. ~G 0F OlTI~iS ~ON PL~LIO SM, T~R CON~LqTICN: Pursuant to notice of adv~ttsem~t for bid~ f~ the ~oas~uctiom of s~ltary sewers, with app~ten~t work thereto, to serve property the northern portion of the F~zmo~t Addition, and adjoining subdivision, acco~d~g to plus ~d specifications of the City Engineer, to be recelved by ~e Ol%y Clerk until 2:00 o'clock, p. m., 2~onday, 17ov~ber 28, 19&9, ~d to be opted at that ho~ %y Co.oil, end t~ee submissions lmvi~ been received, the Fresident,'lM. ere ~y questions about the advertis~ent anyone ~o~d like to ask. and no tatives present raising ~y question, the PresXdent, ~. l!int~, instructed the Olerl B~e be received ~d referred to a c~ittee c~npo~ed of l~r. ~o~ L. Wentworth~ City gr, B~oyles, City ~gineer, ~M. H~ry R. Yates, City H. C. Msistant ~uditcr, for tabulation ~d report as ~ its findings with re.rd to ~e best bid ~at~ d~ing the meeting. ~e ~tion v;as seceded by l~r. ~nter ~ ~n~usly d~g the ~et~g, ~e comlttee submittal tabulation ~ ~itt~ ~ter - ~-~, ~---:P::~'9::cg~=e~din~ that the contrac~ be a~ded to ~. S. H~dg~s at a to~l cost ~10263) A R~ON a~rding contract f~ the c~str~tion of sanitary sewers, with app~ten~t w~k ~ereto, to serve p~operties in the northern portion the Fa~mo~t Addition, ~d adJoinin8 subdivision, to H. S. Humid, 'at a to~l (For fu~ text of ~e~lution zee 0~dAnance Book ~o. 17, Page lifo Dillard moved the adoption of the ~esolutiono ~ho moticn was aecondei by Er. Cronin and a~opted by the followin~ vote: A~S~ ~essrs, Cr~ln, Dlllard~ Edwards, H~ter, ~d ~o President~ ~. ~ton ................ NAYS: lions .... 0. ~ this co.action, It was bro~t to ~e attention of Co.oil that ~ere ~e no f~ds available in the buret for ~is proJ~t end ~at e~oe part of the project Is In ~he n~ly ~eze~ ~ea it will be n~essary to appro;rlate that fr~ the 19~9 ~nox ~nd end the r~inin~ portion from the ~ner~ Fund; whereupon, ~. Dillard offered the follow~g emergency Ordin~co appropriat~ ~2~996.20 the 1929 ~nex ~d: (~1026&) A~{ 0~D~iAI~E approp~latin~ ~2~6,20 from ~e 19&9 ~nex F~d to Sewer Co~tr~tion~ ~d provld~g for ~ emergency. (For f~l tei~ of Ordtn~ce see Ordl~nco Book No. 17, ~a~ 2) I~. Dillard moved the adoptioa of the Ordinance. ~o ~tion was seconded by lit. Cron~ ~d adoptod by the foll~ A~: [essrs. Oro~ ~ll~d, Edwards~ H~ter, and ~e Presld~t~ Er. llinton ............. NAYS: None ..... 0. l~. Edwards offered the follow~ em~gency Ordinanc~ appropriating ~ the Genial ~: (~1026~ ~ ORD~OE to ~l ~d reenact Section ~1, "Se~er O~str~ction~ of ~ O~dinan0e adopte~ by the 0o~cll of the City of RoanoE~, V~ginia, ~ the 31s~ tay of Dec,bet, 19~8, No. 9~51, ~nt entitled, "~ 0rdlmance ~ing appropriations ~ the Oen~al F~ o~ the 0ity of Ro~oke for the fiscal ~ be~i~ 1, 19~9, an~ en~ Decenber 31, 19~9, ~ declaring the ~istence of am ~ergency". ~or f~l text of Or,in,ce see 'Ordinance Book No. 17, Page 3) ~. Ed~a~s nove~ the adoption of the 0~nce. ~e ~otiom was secondei ~. H~te~ sad a~opte~ by the follo~g vote: A~S: ~ssrs. Cro~in, Dillard, E~rds, H~ter, ~t ~e President, NA~: None ...... O.~ ~FIO-~A~ HI~'A~ W~ CI~ L~TS: ~. ~zl A. ~itzpat~ick, Attorne~ ~epr~s~ting a ~oup of residents, pzoperty ov~ners sn~ business prop~ietozs on 0r~ge iv~ae ~ ~e~os~ Aven~e, l{. W., ~ppe~re~ hef~ Co~ctl ~ p~eseate~ petitions si~ed by approx~t~y 180 p~s~, obJect~g to the p~c~g by the Vir~la ~par~ent of Hi~wa~ of "~o par~a~" sl~s on 0r~ge Aven~e, f~ ~ev~ Street t~ ~tieth Street, on L~hb~g Avenue, fzo~ 5v~tieth Street to Me~ose A~mue, an~ on Melrose Argue, f~on L~chb~g irene to ~e~ty~seco~l Stzeet, visin~ t~t it ts his ~s~d~g the si~s ~e to be erectet as f~ as ~ty- sixth ~so speakin~ in opposition to the parii~ restrictions, ~re ~. ~i~i~ 0. Portez ~l ~. ~. W. S~er~n. In a ~lsc~siom of ~e ~tter, it ~as pointed o~t that the 01ty of ~oanoke emte~ed iat~ an a~e~ent with the S~te ~ay ~par~t as to ~in~n~ce, ,arki~ restrictions an~ si~s, ~ c~ection ~lth the ~prov~t o~ the hl~. 4,~t~ After a further discussion of the queetian, l~r, DiLlard ~ved that the setter be referred to the City Manager for study and report to Co,nell, ~ho ~tion · aa seconded by Mr. Edt, erda and ~nanimo~ly adopted. In this ~onnectinn, the Preaidant, Er, llinton, brought to the attention the City l:anager continued speeding In the above The City l!eanger adviaed that he would look into th~ matter. 5TADIIBI- 'IL~IE~ YIELD: Council having at its lest meeting authorized payment by the Roanoke Fair, Incorporated, of 2~ per aflr~ssion for con~eseien Privileges in tho Roanoke llanioipal {¥1ctory) Stadium and Athletic Grounds of L'aher Field at the ~PI-VL~ football game on Thanksgivina Day, [lovembar 2&, I9~9, in lieu of the ~ ~ar aduission provided for in its contract with tho city, lit. ~. Clarke Wray, President, Roanoke Basebsll~ Incorporated, appeared before Comacll, pointing out ~hat ~'han bids were submitted for concession privileges at the Etadit~n a~d l:ahar ~leld for the calendar year 1929, his organization aub~itte~ the second high bid of 1/2¢ per a~isaioa, ~nd that in his Opinion, the second high bidder ahould have bee flared the opportunity to ass~e the ooaceaalon privlleg~es for the Thonksgivins Day .'ootball Ca~e, at the bid submitted, if the sacceesful bidder felt it stood to suffel fln~nclal loss on the Sane, The co--plaint of LLr. tray ~:'ae discussed at length, ~L~. ¥;ray suggesting that further study be nade, but no action vJas taken. ZONIi~-~ETBACF. LINGS: The request of lit. E. E. Bueaing, owner of property 0cared on the southeast corner of Fleluing Avenue and Wtlll~l~on Road, 11. 1~,., described as rots 10-11-12, Block ~, William Fle:lng ~octrt ap {Price Eap~, that he be adequately compensated by the city, without delay, for that portion of his land included In the recently established aetbeck line on Fl~ning Avenue, having been ~referred to the City Eanagar for negotiations with I:r. Buening es to the purchase of the strip of land, l!r. B~ening appeared before Council, advising that he has submitted written offers to the City I~neger, and that it is hie understanding the ~ity 1Manger is ready to make a report at the present Imseting, but that he now wishe: to withdraw the previous offers and to present a new plan of aettlenmt on a land trade Instead of a dollar basis. l~r. Buentng then proceeded to outline the now plan, proposin~ that the cl~y. ,urchase the northern tw. enty-fiva feet of property f~ediately ~outh of h. is land, [ascribed as Lot 9, Block 5, Willla-u Flying Cou~t IMp (Price l!ap), standing in the ame of C. F. Kafauve~, and transfer sane to him, and that in return he wo~tld deed to the sity the twenty foot strip of land included in the recently established set- ~ck line on Williamson Read, f~cm Lot 9 to Lot 12~ the fifteen foot strip of land ]Xncluded in the recently established setback line on Fleming' Avenue, along the side ~of Lot 12; end the five feet strip of land included in the recently established set- ~aok ll~a on Fleming Avenue, from Lot 13 to Lot la, Block 5, ~/,illimm Fleming Coat, in exchan~e'for slder, alk, curb and gutter. ' ' - After a discussion of the pro~oaal, 'IM. Cronin moved that the City ~:anager ~e pernitted to r, ithdraw hie report scheduled to be presented at the present meetin4~,, ~tth the distinct understanding that the city Ia not r, aivtng any of its rights ss to ;he offers already made by 2Ir. Buening, end that the new plan ss submitted by ~r. !uening be referred to the City Ea~ager for study and report to Council. The notion. was seconded by ~Lr. Hunter and unanimously adopted. CITY EI~LOFEES: lit. Arthur E. ~nith~ Attorney~ appeared berate Council, ad- vising that he represented l~essrs. R. E. gallic end Jack T~ l[ltcheLl~ me~bers of th~ Police Department, in the suits which they instituted in the Law end Chancery Cou~t against James Eelvin Tabor as a result of injuries received in line of duty in an automobile accident on January 29, 1949~ 'lire ~lth stating that he has experienced some UnCertainty in the settlement of the Callis suit with re.rd to the amount the city is to recoup, and asking that a policy be established c~n~ern~m6 subrogation r~ghts of the city after ~ayment of salary end ~edinal expenses of city employees injured in linc of duty. On no'ion of 'lit. ~r~nin, seeended by }Ir. Hunter end unanimously a~opted, the matter l~as referred to tho City Attorney, l:r. D~llerd and I~r. Edwa-'da for the roteetion of the city's interest in the settlement of the Callis suit. DEPAR~_~T OF PUBLIO UELFARE: L'rs. lIattie L. Wiggins and ~rs. Ora Lo Porter ppeared before Counct1~ advising that their public assistance grants have been itscontinued because of an order from the ~uvanilo and Douustlc Relations Court ;hat their children be required to support then, Ers. Wiggins and }:rs. Porter Ccn- ;enflin~ that their children are unable to support then and that they are in dire In this connection, IM. ~. H. Fa!lwell, Director of the Department of Public ?elfare, who w;aa present at the nesting, explained that the order of the ~uvenlle md Donest~e Relatinns gou~t wes appealed to the Hustings Co=rt, and that the ;ings Ccumt has the constitutionality of the law as'to children supporting their ~arents under censideration, and that pending the settlement of the litlgs%len, the lublio assistance grants have been discontinued. A_lso appearing in connection with publi~ assistance grants, was L~c. F~ank E. Atkins, who stated that he is badly in need of clothing. On notion of l,:r. Hunter, seconded by }:r. Edwards and unanimously adopted, the three requests were referred to the City l:anager for handling with the Welfare Department with a view of remedying the situation. EfPLOYt~ SERVICE: ~Er., ~f. L. Craft of the Virginia State Employment Service appeared before Council, c-111ng attention to the fact that many of the contractors · ho are under contract with the city for various public works projects a~e Luporting outside unskilled labor and that he feels first preference should be given to local labor in an effort to relieve the ~nenploynent situation. In 'a discussion of, the nntter, ]Lt. Cronin moved that the City ~[anager fo~war( ~ communication to each of the eon_tractors under.contract with the city for various ~orks projects, suggesting that they give preference to local labor. The ~otlon was :econded by Er. Edwards and uneni~ously adopted. After a further discussion of the matter, 'Er. Cronin moved that the question e referred to t~e City [auger and the City Atto=ney for ~repa~ation of proper esolution requiring'that future specifications and contracts for public works proJe~ a provision that the unskilled labor used in carrying out the project will taken from withi~ the confi~es 'of the City of Roanoke, where avaLlable, and where ,etent labor is not available, then, from within a radius of fifty mi'les of Roan 437 .4.~8 The motion was seconded by !!r. Dillard and unanimously adopted. PE"tlTIOB'S Ah'D C~J~IOA?I01~: INVI?A~IO~S: A oo~m~nioation f~on 1~. L. O. Eey, Chairman of the Public Health Committee of the C~ber of Commerce, inviting city officials and r-emBe~s of City Council to attend a ~eti~g In the ~llro~ of ~e Pa~ick ~enry Hotel on 6, 19~9, at 8:00 o'c~ck, p. m., at which t~me S~te Sector C~rles R. ~enwiek will present the p~blic he~th needs In the S~te of Vlrg~la, ~s bef~e Oo~oil. 0n ~otion of ~. Cr~n, seconded by IM. Dillard ~ unan~oasly a~pted, the 01fy Clerk ~as i~ted to an~o~le~e receipt of the co~lcation, expreas- 1~ appreciation for the ~vltatlon ~d advising that ouch city officios ~d bars of City Co,oil as c~ conveniently do so will attend the T~: A comunlcati~ fron 1~. ~o~s O. Sykeo, Ric~nd, Vlrg~la, com- plainl~ aga~st the five p~ cent hotel t~ in the City of R~ke, vms bef~e ~e co~ication r~as ordered filled. ~: Mrs. B. F. Fisher, l:r. C. L. Toler a~ l~rs. Faul Booker ~v~g been appointed as a c~lttee to c~fer with t'r. Le~ard ~. ],use, Attorney, Horn, ]!anaEer, and ]M, ~. D. Oasse~, ~neral ~perintendent, of the tr~sportation conp~ies, with a view of reach~g a matisfactory a~eement as to extension of bus service ~ ~prov~t of bus schedules in the H~t~gt~ Court area, and to report back to Co~cil at the pre~ent neetin~, the City Clerk br~t to the attention of the body a ne~rand~ fron repres~tatives of the co~lttee, askin~ t~t the date the report be extended ~til the next reg~ar meet~g on ~c~b~ 5, ~. Di~ard moved that Co,oil conc~ in the request of the co==[ttee. notion t'as sec~de~ by I~. Cron~ an~ un~as~ adopted. R~0L~ON OF ~OL~: Co~c~ havl~ at its ~st ~et~g adopte~ a resoluti welc~g visitors to ~o~oke for the ~ksglving Holiday, a co~icati~ the ~perlntend~t of Virginia I:llitary In~titute, expressing appreciation for the resolution, was before the bo~; also, a c~ication, express~ th~ks for the hospitable reception receive~ in Boanoke on ~ ~is connection, the City Cl~k also brought to t~ attention of Co~c~ a c~ication f~on the President of the Virg~ia Pol~echnic ~stttute, ~deep appreciation for the resolution of welc~e. ~. Cron~ norad that the City Clerk be instructed to forv:ard c~ication ~o both of the ~ch~ls, ~t~d~g an ~vitatton for the play~g off of the tie ~f ~smksgtv~ ~y at the Bo~oke Y~tcipal St~di~ on New Ye~'s ~y. ~e motion se~nded by ~. ~d an~ ~n~ously a~pted. WA~ D~: ~e City ~ger ~b~tte~ w~ltten report, request~ a ~pecial neet~ of Co~c~ at 3:00 o'clock, p. ~., ~ursday, ~c~ber 1, 1929, for ~he purpose of hear~ a verh~ report of l~essrs. ~co~ P~nie, ~e, an~ H~co~ Pirnie, Fr., on the aerator at Carves ~. H~ter moved that Co~c~ conc~ ~ the request of the City'Ea~ger and the special neet~g be hel~ at 3:~ o'clock, p. ~., ~sday, ~c~ber 1, was seceded by IM. C~on~ and ~an~ously adopted. G~ CR0~iGS: Co~cil ~g pre~ou~y requested the Vtrg~ta Dep~nt .! of Highways to undertake a survey and study of the needs for grade CrOssings in the 01ty of Roanoke, the City l~anagor submitted written report, together with a traffic report covering the origin-destination survey made on the grade crossings of the Norfolk amd Western Railway at ~effarson Street and Tazewell Avenue, the City ~:anage: suggesting that due to some confusion with regard to the matter, a Resolution be forwarded to the State Highway Department requestin~ infarnation as to the status of the survey and study. Mro Ed~ds moved that Council concur in the su~gestion of the City l:anager and Offered the followtn~ Resolution: {~10266) A RESOLUTION respectfully requestin~ the Virginia Department of Hlghr,~ys to inform the City of Roanoke as to tho status of tho survey and study of the needs for g~ade crossings in the City of Roanoke. {For full text of Resolution see Ordinance Book 1to. 17, PaCe ]) Mr. Edwsmds moved the adoption of the Resolution. ~na ~otion was seconded by tM. Hunter and adopted by the following vote: At~S: llesarso Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and the President, Minton .............. A~EIEIATI011-STR~? IMPEOVEI~: A request of citizens that T~.enty-second Street, N. E., formerly Ninth Street, East Gate Addltios, be ~provsd ln=edtately, havis~ been referred to the City Itanmger for study and report, he submitted written report that this street h~s been opened and that aa much work aa can be done for the time of the year has been completed. The report was ordered filed. STRHET LIGHTS-FIRE PR0~CTIOIt: The request that adequate street lights be fumnished the Lincoln Court subdivision end that a sewer line be extended to serve this area, also, that Purcell Avenue, N. E., be ~nproved and that adequate street lights and fire protection be furnished for this street, haydn,s- been referred to the City Manaaer for study and report, he sabmitted the following: "~oanoke, Virginia ~;owmber 28, 1.0~9 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia G~ntlemen: On November 12, 19~9, in your File #~6-69, you requested that I check into the three items given below, and nyreport is as folluws: 1. Street Lights in Lincoln Court The City has expended all funds apPropriated for lights for the y~ar 19~9, and I recommend that this request be considered in the 1950 Budget. 2. Sewer Lines in Lincoln Court If and when Lincoln Cou~t develops as other sections of the City have and in conformity with the ordinance adopted by Council, the City will permit any subdivider to attach to existing sewers. 3. Fire Hydrants and Street Improvements on Purcell Avenue, N. E. but ~e cannot install fire hydrants because there are no fire flow mains in this area. Respectfully ~ubnitted, ~Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Eenegar- 439 '440 IMo D~llard n~ed that · copy of the report be forwarded to Hessreo Eo S° Brown and ~osooe ~. ~k.. ~he notion was ~econde~ by 1~, Cronin an~ adopte~. With f~th~ reference to etreet li~ts] ~. Cronin br~t to t~ attenti, of the City Eana~er requests for street li~t. on Co.they Avenue~ il. E. The City ~ger advised that he w~l~ look into the ~tter. L~Y: Co~o~ ha~ preciously directed the Library Board ~d the City M~a6er to h~ve plan~ for the new public library buildins co~lete~ and specifica- tions ~awn to the end t~t the actual co~truction of the library be .t~t~ as as possible, the Olty ~a~ger sab~tted written re~t, tosethar with a ~n~ the L~brary Bo~d ~y be able to ~ow the eztarnaZ de~l~ ~d interior require fo~ or fife ~ont~ before working ~awincs can be developed in a and l~sthy process. ~. Dlll~d moved that tho ~te for pros~tation of the desi~ ~d ~l~s the lib=ary to Co~cil be extended ~til = re~lar neetin~ of the body to be held 7e~esday, ~=en%er 28, 1929. ~e =rich v:ss seconded by :~. Cronin ~d ~ousl adopted. L~Y: Co=oil havins previo~ly author ized ~e City ]:anager to ~ploy firn of ~tz an~ Addison as resident architects for ~e proposed new ~ublic library building, sub,eot to approval of the contract by Co.oil, the City presented form of the contract; ~:hereupon~ lit. Cron~ offered the fo!lo~ Resoluti n: ~c~o~e, V~rg~la, ~d ~tz & A~son, ~chit~ts, d~ted the 30th d~ c~ Sept~ b~r, 1~29, ~ver~ professional s~vices in connection ~[th the erection of a ne~ {~r fu~ t~t of Resolution see Ordinance Book No. 17, Pe~e ~) ~. Cronin n0ved the aloption of ~e Re~lution. The notion ~as seconded by ~. E~a~s an~ a~pte~ by the foll~ vote: A'~: ~essrs. Orontn, Dl!l~d, ~dwards, Hcnter, ~d th~ Presid~t, 1.~. Eintcn ........... NAYS: None---0. torney, as to whether or not the city has ~y plus for ext~d~g a sewer line to serve the ~ievelope~ ~ea between Cove Roa~ and Ro~d Hill, Il. ~., south of Hershberge~ Road, ha~n~ been referre~ to the City E~aC~ for study and report, he subnitt~ written report that j~t as rapi~y as t~s ~ea is develope~ by sub- ~ividers, the city v~fll pez~t the developers tc attach to existing se~er l~es, ~here avilable. ~. H~ter move~ that Co~cil conc~ ~ ~e repo~ of the City t:anager that ~. Pl~ke~t be a~vise~ accor~n~y. The ~tloa ~as seconde~ by I~. 5TP~ETS AND ALLEYS: A c~munication fron Er. William A. Uarr~, 26~ 5te~ A~enue, ~. ~I., advises that he ~s willin~ to allow the city to use p~t of ~e of his prop~ty descr~be~ as ~t 2~, Bilk ~, Yille HeiSts, to pe~lt city trac~ sufficl~t room to make a t~n at the ~tersection o~ the a~ey ~ich runs n~th s~th beside his prop~ty, an~ the a~ey w~ch r~s east an~ west at the re~ his prop~ty, in the collection of ~rbe~e, tra~ and ~hes~ and askl~ that ~e alley ~ich runs north and s~th beside his property be paved, hav~ Been referred to the City lM~er ~r preparation of e pl~ In accordance with the proposal of ]~. Warren end to present 2~e to co~cll, ~e City l~er subnitt~ the report, together with the plan: ~Ho~oko ~ Vlr ~inia 1:cypher 28, · o ~e City Co~cil Contigen: On Norther 1~, 1~, you referred to ~ for study the ~erous off~ of IM. ~er~en ~ho expressed his wlllin~ess by letter to allow ~e City use of 8 feet on ~e rear of his p~operty In ~der t~t trucks could make the turn rrm an east end west to a north end south ~ley, provided the City wo~d pave the a~ey. ~thou~ I~. W~ren's offer is ~st g~ous~ I believe, ~llth the n~y ~treets that need per,g, that ~e ~nefits whi~ wo~d rebo~d to the City by accepti~ this ~fe~ wo~d be negligi- ble; ~nd I do not thi~ it the pa~t of wis8~ to single out this a~ey for ~prov~t when there ere so many streets e~ alleys in the City that need ~k. Nespectfully submitted, {Si~ed) ~th~ S. 0r~ens City .1M. Dillard moved that Co~cil concur in ~e ~epo~t of the City ~[~a~ that a copy of s~e be forr.~rded to IM. Warren. ~e notion was seconded by Cro~in and ~an~ously adopted. ~I~-POLICE D~: ~e ~lty l~a~r subnitted ~,~Itt~ re~ort th~ effective Nove~er 1~, 19~9, he appointed Stunt A. Bruce as Sup~intendent of Polic~ for the City of ~o~oke. The report wes ordered fllei. ~T LI~S: A co~ication fr~ tMs. Berrie Y, Hu~s, 1925 C~rfdge Argue, S. W., asking that the street lights in the 1800 ~d 1900 blocks of Ave~e, S. ~., be replaced ~[th larger ll~ts, an~ that an additional ll~t sta~ed in the 1800 block, ~vhg been =efe~red'to the City E~ager, he submitted ~itten report, rec~en~ t~t the request be placed in the files for c~side~a- tion in the 19~0 buret. ~. H~ter moved that Co~cil conc= In the rec~endation of th~ City '.~ager and that ~.Ms. Hugg~s be notified accordi~ly. ~e noti6n was seconded by ~M. Edwards a~ ~an~ly adopted. FIRE ~2~S: A c~ication f=~ lit. J~es Bayse, asking that a f~e hyatt be ins~lle~ in the 26~ block of Center Avenue, N. W., ~vi~ been referred to the Gity Ha~ger, he subnitted ~ltten repo=t, rec=~ding that }M. Bayse be advised that t~e are no f~e flow ~ins ~n this blo~. ~. Hunter norad that Co~cil conc~ ~ ~e reco=en~ation of ~e City ~ager a~ t~t ~. Bayse be advised accordin~y. ~e ~tion Eas seconded by Ed~'~ ~d ~n~ously adopted. ~442 AIRPORT: Council lmvlJ~ previously requested the City Maaazer to cubit a rscor~neadstlon as to ~ol~oy with re~erenoe to a~r sho~ at the Alrport~ also, a ~iforn sche~le o~ rates for the use of city ~rop~ty and city facilities, he su~itte~ a written report from the ~a~er of the Alr~ort, City Attorney end the City ~er~ outl~ln~ three reoo~ndet~ons fO~ air shes. ~. H~ter ~ved that Co~ol~ concur ~n the reoo~da~ons follcwin~ Resolution establishing s~e es a policy of Co--il: {~10258) A ~OL~ION e~bllsh~s ~olioy with reference to air the ~o~oke~E~lol~al Airport (Woo~ (For full text of ~e~olution see Ordl~nce Boo~ No. 17, ~a~e ~Ir. ~ter ~ved the adoption o~ t~ Resolution. ~e ~tion ~as ~e~nded by ~'r. Ed~rds and adopted by the follo~ln~ vote: A~: Eesurs. Cronin, Dillard, Ed~;~ds, H~ter, and the President, Hlnton ......... ~. NAYS: None---O. II;~.~E: Co~cil ~ving previo~ly e~pointed the City Earthier, the City Attorney end the City Auditor as a c~%tee to ~ke a stu~ ~d sub~t a recom~- dation es to ~hether or not the city shoed bec~e a sulf-ins~er, the City Manager sub~tted v~ltt~ zeport or the three officials that ~e comittee ~o~d like to report pro.ess with ~ final report f~thcoming prior to ~u~y 1, 1950. The re, crt ~s ordered flied. ?R;SIONS: Co~cil ~v~ pr~vlo~ly reque~tea the ~ity I!an~er ~ ascertain the scope of the request of the Folios aaa F~en ~ith reference to ralsin~ the Fenston F~d of the Foline ~d Flr~'s Pension Syst~ fr~n ~100.00 to ~150.00 month aft~ ~:enty-five years' sexvice, ~d to then determ~e ~hether or not actuary can be ch~d to ~ke a study of the v~iable ~t to the ~, ~nd if so, the cost of such sexvice, he s~nitted the foll~i~ "Roanoke, Virginia Nov~ber 28, 19~9. To The City Cou.ucil Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: On July 15, 19~9, you referred to ne the euestion of increasing the pension for police and fire~en f~cm $100.00-to $150.00. I have made some intense and careful studiea and sUrveys concerning this pension plan and find that in October, 19~5, 1~. George B. Buck mede ~u actual report on the cost of the Po!ice and Fire Pension Fend of the City of Roanoke. Mr. Buck advised us in August that it would cost approxt~mtely $1,200.00 to make an analysis of the existing plan. Later that month at a cenference wlthl~r. Robert Towne, of the firm of Bowles, Andrews and Towne, they agxeed to ~ake a study for $725.00 plus expenses to and f~o~ Richmond for any meetings in Roanoke. It is ny belief that the existing saturial study by ~M. Buck could be used es a guide, and we nay find that $~. Buck would do the anmlysls on a nora economic basis. I would appreciate your authority to confer with'lit. Buck concerning his stud~ which was made in October, 1~$~, and if the cost does not exceed $?50.00 that I be authorized to have a study nade. Respectfully subm/tted, (Signed~ A~thur S. Owens City Eanager- f! The report was discussed~ Mr. Dillard obJectin~ to the requeet of the City 'L~nager, the Preaident, lire ILlnton, stating thet he would not object to the City '~ne~er ne~otiet~ng with ~. Buck as to ~ the ~tu~y~ b~t t~t he w~ld reserve the r~t to ch~n~o h~s vote ~hen the C~ty E~a~er r~orts ba~ to the opinion that the City ~e~ger sho~d bo euthorize~ to ne~otiate with 1~. but that he shoed not Be au~rl~e~ to ~lo~ h~ without ~ecur~n~ the f~ther $100.00 to $150.00. ~e ~tlon ~as ~econded by l[r. Edwards a~ a~pted by the fo!1~ vote: A~: l~essrs. C~onln~ Edw2rds, H~nter, ~d ~e President, l:r. NA~: l[r. Dillard .........1. ~ CONS~UC~OH: The City t~naC~ sub. trod ~ttten ~eport t~t on 12, 192~, by Resolution No. 761~, Co.ct1 authortz~ the accept~ce of ~50.~ from the Cry~tal Spring ~d Cenpany in full comp~o~se ~d ~ettl~ent of c~rge3 for sewer connections already na~e in the Chestnut Hil~s ~velopnent~ with the ~nding that after the deeding of the sewer syst~ to the city, in the ev~t it ~ho~ld become necessary for the e~ttng soy:er s~t~ ~ the Chestnut Hi!~ ~velop- nent to be extended to reach oth~ lots in the area~ the city would p~y one-half of ~he c~t o~ ~uch extenslon~ the ~ity Eanag~ advl~in~ that the se~er l~e in tion ha~ been extended at a total cost of ~2~75~.00~ ~ rec~en~ that the ~2~.~ to be ref~ded by the city to the Crystal Spring ~ ~np~ny~ ~ accor- dance with the a~e~ent bott;eon ~e clty ~ the c~pa~ be ~cluded tn the buret ~s a separate it~ and ear~rked for this sp~[flc p~pose. 0n m~tion of ~. ~rontn, seconded by ~r. Ed~rds and un~tnous~ a~opted, the ~tter ~:as refferred ~ the City Attorney for an ~aly~is of the a~e~ent betwec the City o~ R~noke and the Crystal Spring ~nd ~ompany ~nd to render an opinion to whether the a~e~ent conflicts in a~ way with the ~noke City Ch~ter. HOt~G: Co~cil hav[~ previo~sly adopted a resolution~ requir~g the C~issfoner of Health an~ the Buildt~ ~s~ctor to ~ke special monthly reports on the n~ber of dwell~gs ~spected for sanitary purpo~es~ the n~ber cond~ed, ~d the n~be~ for~ch corrective ~eas~es ~e~e required, the City Ii.acer submit- ted writt~ report~ t~ether with ~e statistical data prepared by the of Health and the Bulldln~ ~spector, po~ting o~t that the report ind[cetes a ~rked deflci~cy of ~side ~llet facilities and a hi~ ~ercenta~ of dwellings ~with poo~ ~arroundings, ~htch accosts fo~ a heavy rat infestation, ~e report was o=dered filed. ~TIOI~-P~ ~;D P~YGRO~: The City Manager, t~ City Attorney and the Director of the ~par~ent of Parks ~d Recreation hav~g be~ reqaested to n~e a study am to the feasibility of the city acqa~ing l~d In the no=thwest sec- tion for park p~poses, the City 2M~g~ sub~tted ~itten report ~ the three officials, reco~ndi~ that ~e be held ~ abey~ce ~y action on the p~chase of ~he parks~til 1951 due to the ~ct that all a~ation f~ds ~ve be~ expended ~cil ~ing of t~ op.!on that the co~it~e co~d negotiate f~ ~e 44~ purchase of the l~nd on the basis of term payments, '~ro Dillard ~oYed that the ~lttee be continued for ~is p~pose, ~e ~ticn was seconded by IM, Cronin ioF no~th~st citizens llvln~ Jn the ~lo~ity o~ the YIlla ~l~ts B~ster ~p~ assist the bl~ pres~e water ratas f~ this area, ha~S ~en referre~ to the ~1t~ ~m6er~ he s~b~tted the ffoll~ ~e~ort: To The City Council Ros~ke, ¥1r~tnia Geatl~e~: On Novenber ~. 19~,9, in File ~t~68-B, you referred to me the complaint of a Northwest citizen conce~nin~ water pressure frown the ¥111a Hel~hts Booster pu~p. I feel that, since this le part of en overall for water ~provenent, nctlen along this llne nuct be held in ab ayanc e, A~ nuch as I would like to fecund it, it hast he a part of the study now l~in~ nade by )Irc Louts ~. Ho~son, of Alvord, Bardick and F, owscn. Reap eot fully submitted, (Signed) Arthur -~. Owens City llanager" ldr. Dillard moved that a copy of the report be forwarded to l~r. Harden. The notion was seconded by l:r. Cronin and unanimously adopted. In this connection, I/r. Cronin roved that the City Manager be requested to submit a recommendation on sprinkler service charges at the next regular macring of Counol! on /Janday, December 5, 19&9. The motion ~as seconded by l~r. Dillard and unanimously adopted. WATER DEP~R~J~: The City Eanager submitted w.wttten report that severe/ citizens have asked for the extension of the use of Carvlns Cove ~'Tom l~ovenber 30th of each year, to December 31st, and toe--ended that authority be granted for the extension of tine. 1~r. Hunter moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City Easager and off'red the following Resolution: (~10269) A RESOLUTION extending to December 31st, of each year, the season for use of the Carvins Cove area, which season has been previously established ende rules and regulations governing the recreational use of the area by Resolution No. 9&62, adopted on the 12th day of April, 19~8. (For full text of ~esolution see Ordinance Book Ho. l?, Page Er. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. The notion was -~econded by I/r. Crnain and adopted by the following vote: A%'~.-~: ~esars. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and the President, Er. Illnt en ........... laYS: None .... 0. BUDGET-CITY JAIL: The City Eansger submitted w~itten report, asking that $2,500.00 be appropriated to the Food ~upplies account in the City Jail Budget; whereupon, l~r. Edv.mrds offered the folio.wing emergency Ordinance: ~#10~70) A}I 0~D!ql~2;CE to amend and reenact Section [$2, "City Jail", of an 0rdlnmnce adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 31st day of December, 19~8, ~fo. 9751, and entitled, "An Ordinance raking appropriations from I! the Oeneral Fund of tho C~ty of ~oanoke for the fiscal year beginnin6 ~anuary 19~9, and ending December Il, 19~9, end declaring the existence of en emergency", (For full text of Ordinance nee Ordinance Book ~'Oo l?, Yage IM, Edwards moved the adoption of the Ordinance° The motion Tms seconded Ifro Wunter and adopted by the followins vote: A~ES: L'esers. Cronin, Dillard, Ed~.~rds, Hunter, e.~d the President, lir. l:inton ............ 5 · NAYS: BUDG~T-TUBZRCULOSIS S~2'.ATOBIt~: The City Kansger submitted ~itten report, asking that ~500.00 b-~ appropriated to the Fuel account in the Tuberculosis Sanator! Bad, et; whereupon, I~. Kunter offered the following emercancy Ordinance: (~10271} ~/! ORDINA/10E to amend and reenact Section #51, "Tmberculosts Sanatorium", of an Ordinance adopted by the 6ouncil of the 0ity of Roanoke, on the 31et day of December, 19&8, I.'o. 9751, and entitled, "An Ordinance making ap- propriations fr=-i the General Fund of the City of Roanoke for the fiscal year beginninc Sanuery 1, 19~+9, and endin2 December 31, 19~+9, and declaring the existence (For full text of Ordinance see Ordinance Book }ir. Hunter moved the adoption of the Ordinmuee. The motion was seconded by Er. Ed~.ards and adopted by the follow, lng vote: A.~S: l:essrs. Cronin, Dillard, 'Ed:':ards, Hunter, and the ~resident, ~:r. L'In t on ............. 5. NAYS: Nune ..... O. AIR}ORT: Council having directed at its last meeting that t~he proper authority be notified the City of Roanoke is anxious to expedite the letting of the contract for the Administration Building at the Roanoke IIunicipal Airport, the City ~:anager broug~ht to the attention of the body a conmu_ufcation from IIr. Esmlboro E. Dowries, District Airport Engineer, Civil Aeronautics Admlnistration~ acknowledging receipt of the information from Council, with appreciation, and outlining three requirement., which must be met in order to take advantage of funds allocated before July 1, 19A9, not later than Sanunry l, 1950. ~t nppearlng that one of the requirements is a definite decision as to land acquisition proceedings regarding a portion of property that ~ill be required, the City IMnager presented to Council drawings showing modifications of the Yaster Plan for the development of thc Airport which ~fll necessitate the ncquisftfon of land t~ extend the east end of the east-west runway, the City l:enager advising that the city will be a11o,~ed to release ~15,000.00 of the v~175,000.00 already allocated for the Administration Buildin~ project, to match ~]0,000.00 from the federak and state government for the acquisition of the land, thereby having tho effect of increasing the overall cost of the project fr~u ~350,000.00 to ~380,000.00, but leaving the i city's portion as ~175,000.00. After a discussion of the matter, Council being of the opinion that the modifications, lnaluding the relocation of the road leading into the Airport, as well as the extension of the east-west runway, should be approved~ that the City 'Eanager should be authorized to ne~otiate for the acquisition of the l~nd, that 44¢ the $1~000,00 should be made available froll the $1?~,OO0,00 allocated by the city, in oo~neotion with ~e purc~e off the l~d, an~ that ~plicetion s~o~ be to the federal ~nd state ~ver~ent for the ~tch~ f~s of $30~0,00, ~, Cronin ~ffered the follow~ (~10272) A R~LWION approving the ~dification~ of ~e ~ster PX~ for ~he de~elo~t of the R~noke lfunloipal Airport (Wco~r~ Field) as preparet by t~ ~lvll Aeronautics A~lnistration, Alr~ort Division - Region 1 - ~tober 2~, mhd refferr~g the ~awings thereof to the ~61neerinC ~par~t for study and safe ~eeping; authoriz~6 and directing tho City IMna~er to n~otiate for the acquisition uf requisite real estate to extend the ~st end of the ~st-west R~wayt ae ~n said pl~; authorizing ~d directi~g th~ 0ity }M~er to apply to the State in the develop~nt of said Airp~t; und ~so to apply to th~ Federal Gover~t, :cuwealth of Virginia ~aut for said ~d la accord~ce with the purpose roved ~tch~6 formula, {For full te~t off ~eso!uttou see 0rdln~ce Book ]~o. 17, Ya~e 6) ~. Cr~ norad the a~optlon of the Resolution. ~e notion ~as seconded by ]M. Dlilard an~ adopted by the following vote: A~S: Eessrs. Cronln, Dillard, Ed;:ards, ~unter, and the Y~esld~t, ~. ~lnton ............ 5. NATS: ~one .... 0. R~0RTS OF C0I~[~S: ~one. Z0~: 0rd~ce No. !0253, rezoning ~on Business District to Light indas~tal District property located between ~len Avenue ~d Norfolk Avehue, S. W., fr~ Fifth Street to E~th Street, described as Block 3, Official S~rvey ~ hav~g pre~icmsly bee~ before Co~ci~ for its first ~eading, read and laid over, was a~in ~fore the bo~, ~M. Cronin offer~g the fol!~lng for its second reading ~d final adoption: ~10253~ ~ ORD~M;OE to ~d ~d ree~ct ~tic!e I, Section l, of Chapt~ 51, of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in relation to ~n~2. ~For f~i text of 0rdin~ce see Or~n~ce Book ~o. 17, Page 1) ~M. Cronin ~ved the adoption of the Ordi~nCe. ~e notion was seconded by ~. Edw~ds and adopted by the following vote: A'~: 2~ess~s. Oron~, Di!lerd, Edwards, H~ter, ~d ~e Presider, ~. l~in~n ........... 5. NAYS: I~one---~. A~E~TION-~f~R CONS~UCTIOM: 1M. Cronin brou~t' to the attention of ~nd She City ~nager the plier of those citizens in the n~ly ~nexed areas wh~re l~es ~e berg constructed who w~t to hook onto t~ sewer l~e before the se~ge disposal syst~ is c~pleted, end ~ved that the City ~f~ager investigate a te~orary solution to this probl~, especially in ~ Garden City section, ~nd~g the co~pletion of the e ewage disposal plant. The notion was seconded by Nr. Dlll~ end ~nenimo~sly adopted, OFFICE H0~5: ~. Cron~ b~t to the attention of Co.oil that C~pter ~ectio~ 11, of the ~o~oke City Code, p~ovldes for IMn~y, ~c~er 26, 19~9, as a le~al holida~ flor l~ic~pel ~partn~ts, e~ t~t ~t else establishes ~turday es e ~lf-holidey, but t~t ~t has ~ the cust~ in the peat ~ ~low city ~ployees : e helf-~oll~y on C~is~s ~e, an~ that since C~ls~s ~e falls on ~et~dey ~this ~, It Is his opinion the daily operation o~ the C~ty ~er~nt will not be ~eetly inconvenience~ by clos~g o~ l[~icipel ~pertn~ts the ffull day. ~c~l Berg off the opinion that all li~ic~pel ~per~ ~o~d ~e closed ~e fall day of ~c~er 2~, 19~9, subject ~ requir~ f~ the preserva- tion of publia ~alth and safety, ~ addition to the legal holiday of ~c~b~ 26, 19~9, provided ~or ~ tho City Code, and that no city employee shoed lose c~en- sa$lon b~ sach action, 2M. ~ronin offered the follow~ Resol~tion: (~10273~ A RESOLUTI0I~ authoriz~g and d~ecting that all l[~icipal ~part- nents In the City of Roanoke be close~ on ~t~day, ~c~ber 2~, 19~9, sabJeot · eq~r~ents flor the preservation of public health ~d safety. (For f~l text of Resolutioa see Ordinance Book 1~o. 17, Fage 7) ~. Oroain noved the adoption of the Re~lation. ~e notion was by ~. Dill~d ~d ~dopted by the follo~ vote: A~S: l[ess~s. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, H~ter, and the President, ~M. l:int on ............ NAYS: None ..... O. ~e~e be~ no furth~ businems, Co~c~ ~dJourned. APPROVED ~d ~o~.4sy, Deemhur 5~ The Council of tho 01ty of Roanoke met in regu/e~ neet/rig In the Circuit Court R~ ~ ~e U~o~pal Bailings U~d~, ~o~ ~ 19~9~ at 2~ o*ol~h, p, n,o t~ r~ ~etl~ ho~s with the P~esl~t, ~, Minter P~= ~ess~s, ~ln~ Dlll~d, ~war~ H~te~, a~ ~e President, ~e ~e~ was opeaed wi~h a pzaye~ by ~her ~oseph ~. so~z of B~. ~ew,s Ca,hollo Oh~oh. MI~S: Copy of ~he minu~es of ~o re~laz ~e~ hel~ om Moaday, ~be~ ~, 1959, ~v~g ~eem f~ed eaO ~e~ of Oo~o~l, ~om mo~lom of seooade~ by ~. H~or ~d ~o~ly a~p~ed, ~e zea~mg was ~lsp~se~ wi~h ~he ~aa~es appzoved as recorded. ~ OF CITES ~ON P~LIC ~S: SI~S: Mr. Sa~k B. Co~er~ Cha~ of the C[tiz~ship Division of that ~e J~or Cheer of Co~oe desires ~o ~l~ce ~ster.s on ~oles~ bu~l~ a~ other public plaoes~ ~ ~ection w~th ~rious oivlo c~9ai~s to be s~onsore~ by the Ch~Ber In ~he o~in~ ~ar~ such as ePa~-Yo~Poll-T~"~ '~ow-Yo~-C~ty- ~t~, "~t-Out-~e-Fo~"~ 'Hoover ~sslon" ~a safety c~al~s, the App~achl~ Eleetrlc F~er Company ~s ~ante~ per.sion for the plao~ of the ~osters on the ~oles~ buZ ~at und~ ~he ~rov~sions of the newly ado~te~ Ord~ce~ permission must also be obtained fron City Co~1~ ~. Co~er ask~ t~t th~s p~on ~ ~r a d~scussloa of the request~ ~. C~ vo[o~ the o~[o~ ~t the ~tte= s~ be ref~re~ ~ ~e City Attorney for ~res~t~on of proper reso!ution or ordinate at the next re.ar ~et~ of Co~otl ~o ~ro~de for ~e the posters on poles~ bu[ld~ ~d at other public plaoes~ ~n oo~eotion w~th the civ~o c~pa~s~ but ~. Dillard oontend~ t~t the per~ssion shoed be ~ranted ~nly for those c~al~s to be s9ons~e~ w~thtn ~e next thirt~ d~s~ w~th ~he ~- ~ t~t the ~[or Cheer of C~rce w~11 ~ sec~e the permission of the ~ner of the ~ole~ Bulldl~ or public place upon which ~e ~ost~ is to Be aff~e~, ~ w[~ the f~ther underst~d~n~ ~hat the or~n[zation will be responsible ~1~ the posters and remov[n~ s~e ~edtat~y nfter ~e en~ of t~ c~pal~, ~ron~ offere~ the foll~ln~ Hesolution, ~ant~ the ~rm[ssion for thirty ~f Co.area to p~oe posters on poles~ Bu~l~n6s and at other public places~ upon pproval of the own~ thereof~ ~ co.eot!on w~th civic c~pal~s, to Be s~onsorea he or~[zation within the next ~lrty days. p~ov~d~ ~hat the ~[or Ch~Ber of ;lient ~t the {For full text of Resolution see Ordinaaae Book l~o, ~7~ Pa~e 8) i~, Czoain ~e~ ~e a~option of t~ Besolution, ~e ~tl~ ~as se~n~e~ by ~d an~ a~opte~ by the ~11~ ~o~= ~= Messrs. O~, ~11~, E~r~s, H~ter, ~ the President, Min~n .............. ~: ~one ...... O. SI~S= ~, Boy 0. Kinsey of the Roy 0. ~inse7 81~ C~a~, bef~e Co~o~ a~ls~ t~t h~s ~y has ~ ~ployed ~ e~t t~ee of~ of the ~rquee o~ the B~litt ~en~e entr~oe to ~ ~atrick ~e~F ~otel, South ~afferson S~eet, so t~t the ~rquee ~ill be one foot less t~n the ~xist~ o~b l~e ~stea~ of ex~n~l~ t~ feet over the o~b l~e as at ~esent, that un,er the p~o~lsions of t~ Sl~ 0r~lnance this p~ssion must come fzoa ]lty Counoll. Co~o~l bel~ of the opinion that ~e alt~ations to t~ ~quee ~1 be ~he ~tere~t of public safety, ~. D~llard o~e~ed the foll~n~ e~er6eno~ ~esolutl~n: (~1027~} A ~U~0N aut~rizins a~ ~ectin~ ~e Bull~ ~otor~ ~t to the provisions o~ 0r~ln~oe No. 10151~ ~opted on ~e 2~th day of ~epte~b~ reEulat~6 the erection and ~tenance of a~lnEs, ~rqueea, sl~, eto., to a pe~lt to the ~e~ Hotel Corporation to alter the existl~ m~quee over the ~ltt Argue entr~oe to the Fatriok ~e~y ~otel, ~11-~2~ ~uth ~effe~s~ Street, sal~ ~rquee, ~hich no~ e~ta~ t~ feet o~er the present c~b line, to be alter- ~d by cutttnE t~ee feet th~efor~, so that It ~lll be one f~t less than the e~b and provtdln~ for an e~Eenoz. {~or ff~l text o~ ~esolution see 0~dln~ce ~ook ~o. 17, ~Ee S) ~. Dlll~d ~ea the adoption of t~ ~esol~tioa. ~e motion ~as seconded ~. H~t~ an~ adopt~ by ~e fo~ow~ vote: A~: ~essrs. Cr~ln~ D~llard~ Edw~ds~ H~te~ ~d the NA~: None ...... C~ PROP~: Co~ll h~v~6 prev~ou~17 d~ecte~ the C~ty Attorney to ~. Lest~ T. Ha~on, renter on a ~onth-to-~nth basis of cit7 prop~rt7 at ~2~ ~ec~ Straet~ S. W., ~ sto~e rom ~ the bulld~ now desl~atea as Avenue, S. g., at a total eonsideration o~ ~.00 per ~nth, of the to raze said bulldl~s a~er ~C~er 31, 19~9, an~ to 61Ye ~. notice to vac~ the pr~lse~ no~ later than ~ce~ber 31, 1~, ~. ·ence, Atto~nez; zepresent~E ~. Hutsoa, ~peared ~f~e ~cll, advis~E t~t ~e oit7 will 61ye his cl~t a ye~s l~se, his client will a~ee to pay a ~tal o~ $100.00 per ~n~ fo~ the space he now uses, ~d ~at ~ ad~ition, his will paint the entire build~s at 32~ ~eC~d S~eet, S. W., and Avenue~ S. ~., r~ove the ~rio~ a~;~tisin~ si~s poste~ on the bulldl~s, the ~ist~ o~e~he~a sl~ In ~ont off his place of bus~ess, ~ tf desired, the outside ~ir~ay on the bulld~ on Church A~ue, at his o~n e~ense. ~ this co~ection, ~. ~. ~. ~ey, ~saloner o~ He~th who was ~resent meet~s, pointed out that l~ ~. ~ut~n is to re~ his present pr~ses there are oer~ health requir~ts ~hioh ~ have to be met, ~. Pence that his oll~t Is w~l~ to ~e necessary ~prove~ts ~side of his ~$o eestaurant te ooafOTn to rules and relulations of tho Ibelth IMpa~tmnot, After n dissension of tho ~attar, some of tho mashers of OouaolX valoisS tho ~plnlc~ that it will not bo fair to rase the bnlldin~s which M~. I~utso~ now uses,-in part, until all of the building8 in tho area nra reno*ed by tho.oit~, end that tho City Attorney should prepare a lease, embodying the above-tef~s und sondltl~ae, faf execution by the 01ty Manager, an~ Mr. Edwards sontend~ng t~at the buildings shOUld be razed aa planned, Mr. Dillard offered tho foll~fing C~dlnan0e for its f~st read- Tho motion wes seoo~ded by Mr. Croats and adopted by the follcuing vote: ATAS: Mrssre. Cronin, Dillard, l~unter, and tho Preside~t, Mr. Minton --~. HAYS: Mr. Zdwards ......... 1. (~10276) AI~ 0~Di~AHCE authorizing and directing the City Manager, for and ca behalf of the City df ~oenoke, to exesuto a lease between tho Citi of ~Cenoke, ?lrgh31a, sad Lester ?. ~utson, for the rental of spans presently occupied by Mr. ltutsoa in the building now designated as 323 Seec~d Street, S. W., and the storage raga presustl~ used by Mr. Hutsea in the building dOW designated as 203-20~ Church Avenue, S. W., at a'total oensideration of $100.00 per month, for period begiun~ag ~an~ary l, 1~0, and endin~ ~ec~ber ]1,.19~0, u~de~ terms and eonditions contained therein. SS IT O~Ik~I~ED by the Council of the City o~ 9canoke that the City ~neger be, ~ ~ Is hereby ~t~rized an~ ~d, for ~ on ~f of the City of to ~eoute a lense ~een t~ City of Re.eke, Y~s~nia, ~d Lest~ T. ~t~n~ the rent~ of ~aoe presentl~ occapie~ by ~. Huts~ ~n th~ bulldl~ now desl~ate~ as ~2~ ~con~ Street, S. W., ~d the storage ~m presently used by ~. ~ats~ in the b~l~ now desl~ate~ as ~3-20~ Ch~oh Avenue, S. W., at a to~l of S100.~ per month, for perio~ be~in~ ~u~y 1, 1~0, ~ end~ 1~0~ ~de~ te~ and o~dttiofl~ con~e~ Cl~ P~0P~: Co~o~ hav~ pr~lously ~lrecte~ t~ 0ity Attorne~ to noti~ ~. E~ C. tiles, renter on a ~nth-t~mon~ bnsis of eity prop~tF ~1 ~econ~ ~treet, S. W._, at a consideration or $~5.oo pe~ ~nth, of the tanticn to rnze ~td b~ld~ after ~e~ber ~1~ 19~9, ~d to 8ire ~. O~es ~represent~s ~. Gtles~ a~pearei before Co~oil~ advisl~ that iff the city will :~6i~o him oll~t a lear's l~se, Ms client sill a~ee to ~y a r~l of inane, a~ t~t In ad~lticn, he ~tll pa~t ~e bulld~ ~ r~o~e the overhead 8i~, at his ~ ~e~e. ~ter a ~scussio~ of the ~tter, s=e o~ tho ~.b~s o~ Co~c~ .ol o~ option that it wl~ not ~ f~ to rnze the b~ld~ occupie~ by ~. Giles ~ of the bull~Ss ~ ~e ~ea ~e r~ve~ by t~ airy, ~ ~et t~ City Attorne sho~ pre~e a lease, ~Bo~ the able t~ ~ co~ltions~ ~ execution the Cit~ ~mSer, ~ ~. ~w~ canine. S that ~e bull~ sho~ be reze~ as pl~ed, ~. D[~ offere~ the foll~l~ 0r~ln~ce f~ ~ts f~st ~ead~. ~tion was secon~ by ~. Cron~ en~ adop~ by the fol~lns ~ote: NA~: ~. Edwar~ .......... 1. (~10~77) AR 08DIN~OE authorizing and ~ect~g ~e 0~ty ~a~ger, for ~ beh~ of the City of Ro~oke~ ~ execute a ~aso bemoan t~ City of ~mno~e~ V~Slnia~ ~ H~y O. O~es~ f~ the ~ent~ of space presently ooeupi~ by O~es ~ the buil~ now ~es~ated as 321 ge~nd ~zeet~ 5. W., at a to~l ezation of $]7.~O'pe~ ~nth~ fo~ period be~l~ ~u~y 1, 19~0~ a~ e~d~g ~o~- bar 31~ 1950~ ~e~ te~ ~ eon<iona oonta~ei therein. BE ~ 0~ by the C~o~ of the 01ty ~ Ro~o~ that the City be~ an~ he la h~e~ ~th~ize& ~ d~eot~ for ~ ~ ~h~f of ~e 01ty of Ro~e~ ~ execute a lease between ~e City of ~ke, V~&~in~ ~d He~y Oiles~ f~ ~e ~tal of space presently ~oupied by ~. Oiles in ~e buil~inS now ~eal~t~ as 321 Second 8treet~ S. W., at a to~ o~Si~eratl~ of S37.50 per ~nth, for perl~ bugling ~u~y l, 19~0, and ~ ~c~er 31, 1950, ~e~ ter~ ~ o~ditioas oonta~e~ th~e~. ~e 0r~n~oe ~v~g b~n read, was ~id o~. With f~ther zef~e~e to the b~ld~gs in ~e ~ea ~ question, Mr. Cron~ ~e~ that ~e ~t~ City Manger ha~e the front of the building occupied by ~P~nt off Public Welf~e ~ the He~th ~p~ent cle~e~ up. -~e motion w~ seconded b~ ~. Dlll~d ~ ~n~usl~ adopted. ~S~: ~s. B. F. ~sher, Mr. C. L. ~ler.~d Mrs. Pa~ Booker ~g appoimted as a o~ttee to confer with ~. Leon~d ~. Muse, Attorney, ~. W. H. Hor~ ~ager, an~ ~. R. D. C~sell, Cener~ Sup~tendent, of the tr~sportation p~ies, with a view of ~oh~g a satisfactory,a~e~t as to exte~lon of b~ service a~ ~provment of bus schuSSes In ~e H~tington Co~t area, ~ to rep~t~ back to C~oil, a large' delegation of citiz~s ~ the H~img~n Co~t ~ea pe~e~ before Co,ell, along with ~e repres~tives of the transportation ~mp~le~. ~ a discussion of ~e ~tter, ~. Muse e~l~ned t~t the citizens of H~l~ton Co~ ~ea have been ~ble ~ o~e to ~7 a~e~en2 as to ~e route of the bus extension, ih .the~ conferees with the repres~tives of the transporta- tion e~panies, ~. Muse a~vin~ that the ro~te ~esire~ by ~e oitiz~s will t~ the buses over a stretch of ~paved roa~ ~d ~o~ a wide field, ~ curling the · oute which the bus comply feels will serve the most people, viz: ~ the es- ~blishe~ route on Co~ood S~eet, ~. E. (C~te~ Bo~d}, north to Mapletom Avenue (~ple St~}, e~t on ~plet~ Avenue to Oliver Road, no~th on Oliv~ to ~orth Aven~e (Robins~ ~oa~), west ~ Wen~o~th Avenue ~ Cook A~n~, south o~ Cook Avenue to ~inoet~ Circle, thence east ~ sou~ ~ ~t~ Circle to H~ting~n Bogeyed, rethrning to ~e-establl~ed ~oute. ~. Toler outl~e~ the route ~lch ~e oitiz~ desire, viz: ~om ~e es~blishe~.~te at Co~g~ood Street ~ H~t~ ~va~d, ~. E., no~th on Oliver ~oad to ~g Avenue, east on Fl~g Av~ae to ~iteslde Street, south ~lteside S~ee~ to H~tingt~ Boulevard, thence on H~ti~t~ Bo~ev~ to ~e es~blinhed route at Coll~ood S~eet. ~ng t~se citings spe~ ~th ~eference ~ the b~ route ~ b~ sohed~es, w~e ~s. E. D. Cronies, Z~., ~s. F. M. ~ley, ~s. ~ge H~r~ ~s. Forrest E; ~t~ a I~ discussion of the ~tt~ both pro a~ con, ~. Cr~ m~e~ tha~ the bus route proposed by the oitiz~s be eStablishe~ an~ that aohe~es min~ine~ ~om, ~e d~t~ ~ea ~t~ at l~st 11:30 o,olock,~p, m,, daily, on S~. ~e ~tion ~s seceded by ~. D~d a~ lost by the fo~l~ vote: A~: Jfeaer8, ~on~n and DiZl~4 ...... ~. Mll~ nove~ t~t tho o~tteo ap~o~t'od to ~p~t ~ the bus bus ~o~deles bo o~t~nued ~t~ ~o no~ re~l~ noot~nK of Co.oil ~ ~oe~ 12, ~9~9, ~d that ~ ~e ~t~of tho rabbis of Co~ll ~o a ~o~ of ~speotion of ~e t~ pro, coed rou~o, If ~ossible, ~d be pr~ed ~ ~eaoh a decision at ~t8 n~t ro~ ~ot~. ~o ~tion was 8ec~ed by ~. E~w~ds ~d tho [~oko wat~ 8~p~ w~th a v~ow of redaO~ den~l oav~tiq8 ~T~S been forre~ to a o~lttoo o~pose~ of the C~881oner of He~ths ~e ~ of tho ~A tho o~tteo ~v~ preTio~17 ma~e a prelacy ~te t~ ~b~a a~ a~pe~e~ be~ore CO.oil ~ ~o a f~er re~o~t, reo~ t~t a ~en~l Heal~ Offio~ bo ~loTe~ to e~pl7 8 ~o per sent fl~orl~e sol~tl~ ~ ~e teeth oF t~ ~t~y 8ch~l children ~ ~o~oko at e s~y o~ $~7~.00 p~ ~n~, said de~t[st to be ~der the d~re~t~o~ o~ ~e ~e~th ~til the ~o~lities o~ the He~ Center ere reaCT next f~s ~ f~th~ that the C~ty off ~n~e wait seYer~ ~ears ~tll the proee~e of sodl~ fl~lde to city water supplies J8 out of ~o e~ental s~e ~f~e ~t 18 adopte~ In ~ke. ~.'Di~a ~vet that Co.oil eonc~ in' ~e reo~endatic~of the ~-t~t a revised Zchool Health ~o~ budget be sub~ttei f~ h~l~ia in ~e -' 19~0 bu~et~ In acc~tanee ~th the reco~eniation as ~ ~e e~lo~ent of. ~e f~l- ~,t~e ~sn~l He~th O~loer. The ~tion was aecon~ed by ~. ~nt~ ~d ~n~usly adoptS. ~ D~.~: ~. J~s C. Y~tin ap~eare~ bef~e Co.ell, stat~ t~t the license l~e~ a~st out-of-town coal ~uck~s ~n ~e ~c~se Code the trac~n~ of co~ ~ ~oe~ke at a t~e =bm it Is sorely needed, a ~es~t of the recent nation-wiSe c~l s~e ~ the c~ent c~tal~nt of the days of the c~l ~s, ~. ~t~ a~visin~ that It Is ~ent for h~ to sufficient c~l to ~at the ap~nt houses which he o~s and ~k~ that s ection be delete~ fr~ the Llce~e Code ~r the r~ain~ of ~e Y~, t~t the rotter be reconsidered when the ~c~se ~ode Is ~sea for next ye~, ~th vi~ of le~g a re~onable 1ic~se t~. Co.oil bein~ off ~e opinion ~at t~ C~lssioner of 2~enue ~o~d to e~ept $25.00 ~ t~se c~l ~alers as the llce~e ~ ~ ~e of ~e ye~, and ~at the City Atto~n~ shoed prep~e prop~ ~en~t to section of the L~cense Cote for consideration wh~ the ~cense Code ~ =ev~se~ the next few weeks, ~. ~t~ a~ls~ that he w~d be ~ad to work with the City Attorney ~ prep~ the ~ent, ~. D~i~ offere~ the fo~low~ ~er~ency ~esolution: (~0~78) A R~[0~ e~hcrlz~ ~d directing ~e ~ssicnef o~ ~ev~e ~o issue a lic~se in the ~t of $2~.~ to ~y c~l ~aler ~i~ ~licetion for ~uch ~c~se ~a~ the p~ovisions o~ Sub-sections (c) ~a (d), ~ctiOn ~, of ~e Co~e, d~ the month of Dece~, 1~$9, aha provid~ for ~ ~cy. (~ f~ t~t of ~esoluticn see Or~nce ~k No. ~7, Page 9) Mr, Dillard moved the adoption of the ResolotiCao The ~otion was saeoaded by !~° Edwards ~d a~pted by the foll~ A~S: ~essrs. Cr~, Dill~d~ ~w~ H~tar~ and ~e Pres~dent~ ~, ad~la~ that ~en the oit7 ~pr~ed ~l~d~e ~d, ~. {., e~aiderable d~se {ueto him pzo~erty, esp~i~ly to ~aluable trees in him ~ont ~rd, ~ked t~ ~he be 61v~ acme c~aidaratio~ ~ ~e ~ttef. ~ this eo~tiou, the ~t~ City ~a6er brou~t to ~e att~ou of Co~eil copy of a co~l~tion to ~. Wo~ ~om ~e City ~8~eer, advise6 t~t the request of ~. Woos for a re~in6 wall la out of the question, hut t~t t~ city wl~ alone the b~ of his property ~a replant uaw ~aes to replace the p~eseut ones or m~e an attar to ~ove the p~e~t ~ee~ to a n~ location. ~te~ a ~isc~sicn of the ~tter, ~. ~dwar~ ~o~ed that the ~att~ be ref~zea to the Aotin8 City ~a6ar and ~. ~. C. Broyles, ~sis~t City ~6~eer, f~ an ~eotion of the proper7 iu question sub to repot back to Co~cil at its ~0: ~. Walter w.~Wood, Attorney, repre~tin6 ~e~rs. O. W. ~okett an~ BeuJ~ F. StOrz, a~pe~ed before Co.oil ~d pres~te~ a ~etition si~e~ b7 n~e bu~lues~ o~erator~, ~sk~6 that ~e ~o~tion of both aides of ~l~l~on N. U., baleen Wa~e S~eet and ~ston Avenue, now z~ed as ~usiness ~trict, ~ a discussion of the ~eques~, ~. St~t~ ~dicated his w~ess to d~ ;e t~enty feet fr~ the ~t of ~s pro~rty f~ street ~d~ p~posea in ~e ev~} city sho~d desire to wid~ t~t portion of Willl~n ~d in ~ furze. ~ter' a discuss~on of the ~tter~ ~tlcul~17 ss to re~n~ a wider ~r. Dillar~ moved that the City Ol~k publish p~o~er notice of public he~ the question off rezon~ the portion off WilL--on ~oed betwe~ W~e ~eet ~d ~s~n Argue, s~ld hearSE ~ Be held et ~:~ o~clook, p. ~,, We~es~y, ~c~bm ~S, 1~ a~ t~t ~ the mettle, ~e qeestLon be :ef~red to the ~n~ for ~v~stiE~tion~ re~ort ~d rec~tion to Co~[1. ~e motion was seceded by ~r. C~on~ a~ ~usly' ' S~ CONSignOr: ~. ~oss A. Pl~ett, Attorney, h~v~ raised t~ question as to whether ~ not the city ~s ~y plus for ~ten~n~ e sewer lina to s~ve the u~developed ~e~ betwe~ Cove ~o~d ~d Go~d Hl~ ~. W. ~ so~th off HershbarK~ ~o~, ~d ~e City Me~ ~v~g reporte~ that J~t as replay Co~o~, po~tin~ out t~t If the exist~E sewer l~e Is use~ By ~ls ~ea, a p~p~ station will ~ eequ~ed. ~e question be~ raised as to wheth~ or ~t ~y plus f~ this a~ea ~oluded ~ ~e s~e disposal ~t~ p~oJeot, Mr. ~on~ move~ that the ba refuted to the City R~Eer fo~ ~epozt ~ to wheth~ o= not ~e ~e ~y for a s~ ~ l~e ~sl~n ~ T~th Street ~t~sion ~' ~r~rEe~ ~oad~ 4,~4 pretty 0~s ~a bus~ess'p~zletozs to ~e p~l~ by ~ 'V~nia of Hl~ of eao pa~k~g" sl~s ~ 0za~e Argue, ~om ~e~th 8~eet to 5~eet~ on L~hburg A~ende, ~ ~tieth 5~eet ~ ~elz0ae ~venee, ~ ~ ~elros( Av~ae, rrm L~hbur~ A~enue to ~ty-seo~ Street~ which sl~s ~e pzopose~ to be erected ~s f~ as ~y-sizth S~eet~ ~ been zefezze~ to the City fo~ stndy ~ report, ~. ~1 A. ~tzpa~ick, Attoz~ey~ ~a~ app~e~ bef~e Co.oil, ~ e~ection with ~e ~tter~ Whereup~, the ~t~s C~ty ~a~e~ bzou~t ~ the attention of the bo~ a ~ltten report ~ the City ~ager~ t~eth~ with copy of the a~e~ent betwe~ the City of ~o~oke ~ the YlzS~la ~t )ro~t of ~e hi.way, the City ~a~e~ a~v~sin~ that It la h~s ~erst~ F~tzpatr~ok ~s ~z~s~n6 for nesotiations to zell~e t~ situation, an~ that me.time, the city wl~ cooperate with all ~arties concerned. ~ a discussion of the ~tter, ~. Fltz~a~lok advlse~ that he Is ~ep~ed to t~e the matter up with the State Hi.way ~nt, ~ the public Ro~s ~n~s~ation, if ~oess.7, aM ~resente~ ~aft o~ resol~lon, appro~e~ by the City Attorney, with the request ~at Co.oil ~opt Co~oi~ be~6 off the o~lnion that the bo~ shoed a~ that the 'no re~trictions as ou~lned above be ~lnate~ ~om t~ a~re~t, ~. H~t~ offered the follow~6 ~e~olution: (~1027~) A ~LUTION of the R~no~ City Co.oil request~ the ~p~mt of Hi.ways ~d the Public R~ds X~lnistration for ~dification of terms of a certa~ c~tract dated J~e ~, 19&7, ~tere~ ~to between the Co=oil of the City of R~oke ~d ~e Sta~ Hi~ay (For f~l t=t of Resolution see 0r~ance Book No. 17, Page 9) ~. H~t~ morea the a~option of the Re~lution. ~e notion was se~nde~ by ~. E~ds an~ adopted by the foll~g vote: ~: Messrs. Cron~, Dill~d, Edw~, H~ter, ~ the Presid~t, ~: None ........ 0. ~N~-~A~ L~S: The p~opos~ of Mr. E. E. Bu~g, ~ of prop~ty looate~ on the southeast o~ner of Fl~ng Argue and Wl~ia~ Roa~, N. W.,' t~t the city p~chase the north~n twenty-five feet of property ~la~ south of his l~d, describea ~ ~t 9, ~l~k 5, Price Map (Wi~i~ ~ng ~t), s~n~g ~ the n~e of C. F. Eefauver, a~ tr~fer s~ to ~. Buena, ~ that ~n he w~d dee~ to the city the tw~ty foot s~ip of 1~ ~clude~ In ~e r~ently established set. ok l~e on Wt~m Road, ~ ~t 9, ~ ~t ~; the fifte~ foot s~ip of l~d included ~ t~e tacitly es~blishe~ set. ch l~e on Fi~ Argue, along the side of ~t 12; ~ the five f~t strip of 1~ ~oluded ~ ~e tacitly es~blishe~ set. ok l~e on ~g Argue, f~om ~t ~ to Lot 18, Blo~ ~, Wi~l~ ~ ~t, ~ exch~ge for sld~a~, c~b ~d ~tter, ~v~g been ~ef~re~ to t~ City Mm~ for s~y and ~eport. ~. Bu~ a~ln appe~ea be- fore Co.oil, in colorlon with t~ ~t~; wh~pon, the Aot~ City sub~tte~ ~it~n report of the City ~e~, po~tl~ out that the origin~ offe~ of ~. BuenOs to t~ city for the purc~se of the northern fifteen feat of l~t 32, by the oi~y, was ~2t2~0.00, aJ~d ~bat M~. ]Cefaave~ Is a~g $~,?~0.00 for ~he ~en~y-flve fee~ o~ p~opez~y des~Abe4 as ~ 9, ~he Ol~y ~ez o~olu~ ~' ~h~e is no a~ge ~ ~he ol~y ~o ease= ~o ~be pzoposal ~ ~. Buen~ hu of- ~res~t ozd~oe~ b0~ on ~lll~ ~oa~ and ~ Tle~ng Avers. ~ a discassio~ of the ~tter, ~. Bn~ng a~v~se~ t~t h~s orig~ off~ ~f $2,2~0.~ for the p~o~se of the no~th~m fif~en feet of ~t 12 by the city still stands. ~ter a f~er diso~sion of the ~tter, Co~e~l Being of ~e opinica t~t ;he offer of ~. B~en~ sho~ be accepted, ~. DXI~d offere~ ~e foiling ~10280~ ~ ~D~ ~th~lz~ and ~ect~g t~ C~ty ~er, for a~ m ~half of the City of Ro~oke, ~ p~ase fr~ E~r E. ~ ~y ~. ~a~ing the ~or~m fl~een feet of ~t 12, Bl~k ~, P~loe Map ~Wl~l~ Fle~g Co~t~, at a ;ot~ oasB c~sideration ~ $2~2~0.00, for street p~poses; appropriating th~ ~ $2~2~0.00 ~om the 1~ ~nex ~d f~ this purpose, a~ praising for ~ emergen~ ~r ~ te~ of ~ce see Ordinance B~k No. 17, P~e 11~ ~. ~d moved the a~ption of ~e 0r~mce. ~e motion was secon~e~ M. ~ds an~ adopted by the fo~o~ vote: A~S: Messrs. Cr~ ~ll~d, E~, H~ter, an~ ~e Presid~t. ~: None ..... P~ITI0~ AND C~CATI0~ None. ~AO~: ~e City Ma~r ~v~ be~ ~equeste~ to fo~w~d a e~ication to each of the c~trac~rs ~d~ c~tract with the city for ~arious public works projects, s~est~g t~t they gi~ prefer~ce to local hbor, ~ ~e ~ry~ oat of the pro Jests, the Aeting City ~ger su~tted ~ltten report of the City M~age a~vis~g that he ~ made provision f~ these o~icatio~ to be semt to tractors ~ qaestion, ~d at.chUg to ~s ~eport a letter from O~lt~ Terrace Ap~ents, ~corporated, s~t~ that of the 10~ mem, mec~ics ~ corm c~ried on the p~esent pa~o~, in co~ectl~ with ~e co~t~action of tM ~lt~ Terrace ~ents In ~e ~00 block of ~ath ~efferson S~eet, 8~ of these loc~ m~, h~e~ at ~e Job site, ~ that It Is the ~t~tion ~d po~cy comply to ~e local men in the v~0~s trades, ~ l~g ~ ~ey ~e ~e report' ~ c~icati~ were ordered ~le~. WA~ ~: ~e City ~ager ~v~g been ~equeste~ to sub~t a rec.- men,etlon om spriest service o~ges at the present meet~g, the A~t~g City ~.~er su~tted the fo~ ~itt~ report of the City 'Ro~oke, Virg~ ~c~b~ 2, 1~ ~ the City Ro~oke, ~trg~ia ~entl~: You ~efe~e~ to ~ at ~ meet~g ~ Nov~er 28 the qaestl~ of meter s~vioe fo~ spr~s, ~ ~e foll~ ~fo~ation for yo~ rec~ds: 4,~6 Tho l&ter De~ertmont revenue £oF tho.ten nonthS, of 19&9 from old umuetero~ ~zlvato' £1ro l~otootion sez. vzoo. ~ ~60,220 az~l.from netere~ l~lvnto rife protection servieo II.56&068, ~or~eapone:aS rl~o. For 19~8 .era S622.96 and tt,67e.6X. 'Tho oustcner also paid For tho soot of installin~ the aer?loe but tho do~aztmont pni~ the soot of the noterl ~n4 aa~ma ~ naintonanoo coates Tho aml~la]. BI~ISUn ohergo fOr servioo la $~)6.00 for /)~.00 for 6ur and ~0.00 fez 8' connective, At a omforenee with J/z. MaloolJt PLTnio, f3eniorp on Thursday, ~eoenber l, 19~9, he a~vlse~ ne that our rates a~e considerably lower then those of other cities throughout tho country, an,, he au~eated that we discontinue the praotine of metering which would says this oust to the Olty, but quire the firm to pay fez lnstullatinn and mintaln the present service ohergo. It appe.ars practical to mo, Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. Owens City Manageru Mr. Cronin moved that Council concur in the report of the City Manager and that the City Attorney be requested to prepare pro,er amendment to the rules and re£ulatiuns of tho Water ~epextnent to discontinue the requirement of a motor for private firs protection sardine. The motion was seconded by Mr. Edwards and unanimously adopted. HOUSn~: ~he proper officials of tho City of ~oanoke having been anthuriz~, to take necessary steps to acquire title in fee simple to the Veterans Emergency Housing Project in Roanoke, the Acting City Manager submitted written report of the City Manager that he is in receipt of a Relinquishment'by the Housing and Homo Finance Agensy of the Federal Public Housing Authority fo~ ProjeCts /~359 and ~J~36~, effective November 30, In this eoanectiun, the City 'Jamager a~so stated in his report that of- fective ~eeem~er l, 19~9, all a~ployees at the Housin~ Project were placed under supervision, and that there will be a hardship on these employees, unless Council, Resolution, allows them credit for previous time worked with tha Government toward their vacation and sick leave. Mr. Crenin moved that Cenzcil cenour in the reeommmdatien of the City Manager and c~fered the following Resolution: (;10281) A RESOLU'2IOI~ authorizing and directing that employees of tho Roanoke Veterans Emergency HoUSing Project be given full credit fez their past ser- vice with the Project tc~a~d vacation and sick leave benefits allowed eitF employees under the provisions of Section 13, Chapter 7, of the City Cede. (For full text of Resolution see Or~tnance Book ~o. l?, Pegs 12) M.r, Crunin moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion was seconded by Mr, Hunter and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Croninj Dillard, Edwurds, Hunter, end the P~entdent, I~AY~: Blone-~0, With f~trther reference to the relinquislmont and transfer of tho Veterans ~l~er/~ency Housin/~ Project to the City of Roanoke, effe~tive Hovtnber ~10, 19~9s the Acting City t',~n~er submitted tho budget for the project for the month of LgA.9, in the total'nmeunt of $iI,08].7~; whereupon, Mr. DILlard ~ffered the follOwin ~ner6enoy (~I10282) ~l~ OI~D:I~0] to ~.aad a~ ze~ot ~ 0z~la~oe a~te~ bZ ~ Co~o Of t~ 01fy ~ ~noke~ Y~Siala~ ~ ~e ~lst ~y Of ~o~e~ 19~, ~O, 9751~ t~tled~ '~ 0t~e ~& appropriatioas from the Oen~al ~d of t~ 0ity ~o~ke for ~e fise~ ye~ be6i~ ~u~ 1~ 1959~ ~d ~d~ ~ ~1, 19~9 ~d dallying the ~istenee of ~ em~g~oy', by add~ thereto Se0t~on "Yeter~s Hous~ ~oJeot.. {For f~ te~ of 0zd~a~e see 0zdla~oe B~k ~o, 17, P~ 12) ~, ~ m~ the adoption of ~e ~noe. ~e motion Was seo~ed by gte Cron~ ~d adopted by the ~ vote: A~ ~essrs. vroa~ Dlll~d~ ~ar~ ~ter~ md ~e ~esid~t~ RA~: None .... ~C: The AetinE City ~a~ger su~ttted a ~itte~ report of the City ~mEe~, toðer with a oo~tcatton ~om ~. Luther ~. ~ders~ Chair~ of the ~fety C~ttee o~-the ~oanoke Lt~S Club, advis~S t~t the olub~ In ~o~e:ation with ~e Genial Outdoor Advert~s~ C~pa~ and Rndio 8~tton W~S, Is platen& a o~lete a~ omprehe~lve Safety ~i~ f~ ~uary a~ Feb~y, 19~0, ~. ~ders oatlin~ ~e plane for the S~ly W~llie C~pei~ ~ eskl~ the city for s~h cooperation as se~ a~propr~te, the C~ty ~ request~ t~t the city o~ eholeh~te~y ~ t~s ~fety C~l~ ~ order ~t 19~0 ~ be the safest ~ motion of ~r. ~ar~, seconded by ~. H~ter ~ ~e~usly a~pted, ;he City Cl~k was ~structed ~ edv~sa ~. ~nders that the ~oanoke Lions Club o~ eo~t on the o~ty for such eoop~ation as se~a appropriate. ~LIC ~0~: The City ~S~ ~v~& been authorize~ to sects ~ the Fed~al Coverlet, if poaeib[e~ advice f~ds for t~ prep~ation off e~eerl~ pl~s and ~eo[fieations on apg~ov~ p~bl[o works projects ~der the pr~ietons Unite~ States Se~te Bill 2116 a~ United States Ho~e ~ ~epres~tatives B~ ~739, ~zovid~& for the extension off the public works pl~g pr~, ~ Aot~& ~ager su~itted the tolling ~ltt~ report off the City ~nager: ~o~b~ 2, 19~9 ~ ~e C~ty ~oanoke, I ~ ~ receipt ~&ay of fo~ to be flll~ out for t~ Advice ~eer~ ~ds for ~blXo Works ~der Public Law Ei~ty-f~st Con. ess, approved October 13, 19~. ~e schools, ~ter s~vey, f~e s~tio~, he~th se~ge dispose, an~ hi.way c~trects h~e a~eady beam ~te~ed ~to; therefore, ~v~ce F~ ~e not ~ede~ or available f~ these p~oJects. S~ce you have ~te~ t~s authority previously, I ~ a~visl~ ~at I wl~ ~eq~st ~v~ce ~s f~ t~ follo~ng: 1. ~a~e facilities 2. ~oinerat~ 3. ~ect~ifieation of the Water ~p~t ~ other necess~ s~ve~s not covere~ ~d~ ~e present contract. 2. Recreation o~ter (One pl~ co~d be ussd as a f~ ~ ~def~lte period.) 5. S~re house f~ City supplies 6. Modera ~e 7. ~ pools Respectf~y su~tte~, City ~er.. A~te~. a discussion of tho ~atte~8 Mr. ~onin mOVed that tho q~ostioa bo ~ ~der adv/s~ont f~ ~nside~atl~ at a later date ~d ~at tho appll~tl~ fo~ the a~oe f~da be hel~ ~ abe~ee ~til su0h t~ aa ~e ~tte~ h~ ~ given f~ther consideration. ~e ~tlon was seo~eed by Mr. Ztw~ ~l at,ted. ~e att~tion of Co,oil ~e fol~ m~ra~m ~o~ the Olt7 ittorMT:. The City Atto~ey ~e City ~e City la aequirl~ ~o~ ~e abutt~s ~rop~ty on U. S. Hi~w~ ~0 prop~ neoess~y for ~e wld~8 o~ the hi,way. ~ ~st ~sta~es~ ~e ~t f~tase of the. abutt~ property own~s~ ~eaitue la ~t oha~e~. ~t if oh~e~s it ~ias only sll~tly fr~ the or~ fret footage. ~eh abutt~ p~operty o~er ~s been ~sessed ~ est~te~ ~t for the propo~e~ sewe~ to be cons~uote~ alon~ wl~ t~ hi~ay wid~ ~loh ~o~t la not ~ue until ~e sewer ~ been o~let~ a~ ~e aotu~ cost has been assessed. 8~oe the a~er asse~ts ~e not lue ~til t~ Is c~s~uote~ and s~oe the residue Is more t~n ~o~ ~ satisfy the ~ses~ent~ the pro~rty o~ers feel ~at the City sho~d not deduct the estimated cost of newer oo~truction ~kins aettle~t ffo~ the property that is con~eyed to the City. It ~o~d be appreol~te~ if ~a wo~d br~ th~ ~tte~ t0 the att~tion of City co,oil and request a resolution a~thorizin~ the City to accept these ~ parcels o~ ~nd without reqair~S the l~d owners ~ satisfy the sewer assessm~t f~ the est~tet cost of sewer construction. Re~pctff~ly submitted. City At ~rney~ ~e ~sist~t City Auditor e~lain~ that the preset practice of ~e City in acqu[rl~ property Is to require thst ~1 liens s~dln6 a~ai~t the propert~ be cleared before pa~t for the land is ~de by the citys eith~ by pa~ent ~ the lien by the property o~er or by application of said sm from the ~o~t to be ~ld the probity owner by the eitys except that where only a minor portion of t~ ~rop~ty is acquires the ~eea ~y recite a release of t~ 1t~ 0t~r th~ taxes or. ~ses~ta due the city ~soff~ as It affeots.~t p~tl0n of ~ probity oon~ veyet-to ~e city. a~'Co~il ~ off~ the opinion that t~ practice ~o~t be c~- tinued in the present inst~ce. ~. D~d ~e~ ~at the proT~lons o~ ~ City ~de be ~ with ref~ence to the ~tter. ~e ~tion.was seconded by ~. and ~a~ously With fu~the~ refe~ce to t~ aeq~sition of rl~ts-off-way ~or street '~nts In the ~e~e~ ~ea~ ~. Di~d r~sed the question as to ~o sp~ifio author for ~lo~t of the attorney ~o is en~sod In leSal wo~k wl~ ~e6ard to ~e ac- ~lsitl~ of the ~t~ts-of-way In question ~ ~ke~ the Aot~ City ~e~ [o =esent ~ e~l~ation of the. ~tter at the buret stuay meet~ to ~ held at 2:00 ~c~ck~ p. m.~ We~esaay~ ~c~ber 7. 19~9. ~-CI~ ~: ~e Acti~ City M~a~er su~it~d ~itten report that is ~perative t~t a n~ r~f be plaoe~ on the M~lcip~ Butldl~ at a uost of prox~ately S12~000.00. ant ~kea that the buret'be ~ded t~,. Cronin moved that action ~m the matte~ be defe~re~ f~r consideration ~e 19~0 buret. ~e ~tio~ wan seconded by ~. ~d and ~y BU~O~ CO~TI0~ The Aot~ City M~age~ sub~tte~ ~ltten report, as~ that ~e buret be ~endo~ to provi~e far the parchose ~ t~ ~ter :~sters at a cost of $6~6.~0 ea~, ~ a total of S1,~1~.00. ~. Cronim m~e~ that action ~ ~e ~t~r be defezze~ for conal~eration the 1~0 bn~et. ~e ~tl0~ ~s sec~de~ bY ~. ~ll~d an~ ~a~o~ly a~cpte~. ~-~ ~e ~ting City ~age~ s~Bmitt~ ~tten that ~e ~tor of the ~p~eat of P~ks a~ ~ecreat~oa la ask~g t~t $2~0.00 be tr~ferre~ ~ the ~epxX~s ~eo~t to ~ ~p~nt Accost 5t~l~ ~d A~letio Field Be~et, to provide far the p~c~se of mew e~ 1~ ' fencing. ~. Cr~in m~e~ that action on the ~tt~ be def~re~ for o~alderation th~ 1~0 ba~et. ~e ~t~om was se~ded by ~. Dillard and ~a~o~sly ~pted. BU~-WAT~ D~T: The Acting City Manager sa~ltted m~or~d~, ask- i~ t~t $~0,000.00 be appropriated to Capit~ Oatlay from R~enue ~der Non- Op~rating ~penses of the ~ater ~par~nt Budget, and that $12,000.O0 be appro~ria- ted to Appropriations ~ Replac~t Reserve; v~e~eopom, ~. ~nt~ offere~ the 'followi~ ~ergeno7 Ordnance: [~10283) A~ ORD~CE to ~en~ ~d reenact "Non-Operatl~ ~p~ses- "Appropriations ~om ~eplac~t ~esarve" of ~ Ordlm~ce adopted the City of R~noke, V~g~la, m ~e 31st day o~ ~o~bar, 1~8, entXtled, '~ Ord~oe ~g ~propriations ~om the Water ~p~nt's ~ner~ ~ for ~e City of R~oke for the fiscal ~ beg~i~ ~ry 1, 1~, en~g ~b~ 31, 19~9, a~ declaring the ~ist~ee off ~ em~gency-. (For f~l t~t of Ordin~oe see Ordnance B~k No. 17, Page 1~} ~. H~ter m~ed the adoption of ~e Ordl~nce. ~e motion was sec~de~ by ~. ~on~ and a~pted by the ~llow~g vote: ~: Mess~s. Cr~ln, ~, ~w~ds, ~ter, ~ the ~esideat, ~. Minton .......... ~A~: Wone---O. BU~: ~e ~t~g City ~gar saB~tte~ ~e follow~ list of appropria- ~tio~ reqaire~ for operation d~lng tho r~ln~g p~t of 1~$9: Appropriation Appr opriation De. ar tment Required Department Required ~lt7 T~eas~ror - 8 Fire Department St~tionar y $ 100.0C Telephone $ 27~o O0 ~lty Attorney - 11 Weights & Measarea - Telephone 60.00 Casoline & Oil 75.00 City Hall - 12 Health Department - Wages . 500.00 Telephone 65.00 Farnit~tra & F~uiPment 25°00 Circuit Cou~t - 20 · ~. B. Sanatorium- Wages 750.00 Salary, J~dge 275.00 Ele~tricity 275.00 Cl~k of Court - 22 V.D. Control - Telephone 15.00 Telephone 60. OO :Uentral Registrar - 2~ Supplies 50.00 [~oliee~ Telephone 5.00 City PhYsician - Casoline & Oil 35.00 Department - ~0 Medical S~pplies Casoline and Oil Telephone 270. O0 ~p:opziation J~Rr op:intioa ~uartaent Nesuired De~er taeat · ~egu~e~ ' ~lep~ne ~ 5.~ Wa~a 1,~00.00 ~lephone 2~. ~ Telep~e 2~, 00 ~soline an~ 0il ' 15.00 Im~ ~ployeea - ~0 P.~ F. Pensions ~667.~ ~ages 6,000.00 ~ployees ' Eetir ~ent Ref~e Colleotion - 7~ Olty O~tribution 2.~0.00 Wages 29. ~.00 Zor~' s O~pensation Street Cons~uotinn - 7~ Eospitall~t[oa ~00.00 O~tzaotors 6~900.00 ~t~ort - 120 Street ~epa~ - 76 la~a Wages 17,500.00 ~teze~iention B~t~ 7~.00 ~ ~l~e ~a Oil 100.00 Recreation ~p~nt - 100 Wat~ 200.00 Stationery ~d Office ~pplles 25.00 C~et~y- 12~ ~a~es ~00.00 P~ks - 102 ~a~es 1.000.00 City F~m - 12~ - ~soline ann Oil 200.00 ~e a~ 0~ ~.00i ~ater Equip~nt 100.00 ~age - ~a~es 1 ~ 200. O0 At this point~ ~r. Crontn requested a eonferense with the two auditors. After the conference between the members of Council ann the two auditors, ~r. Cronln stated that he would vote for the appropriatinne reluctantly only because he does not want to see a breakdown [n tbs sar?Ices of the city, and upon the eon- dition that t~e ordinance contain a provision that the total appropriation of $77~,,67.11 is being nade only as a possible mzhn~n and Is in no way to be construed as being spent except as is absolutely necessary for the minL~um requ~nenta of th* da/ly operation of tbs City Government; whereupon, ~. Edwards offered the followin6 emer gensy O~d~nance: (~1028~) AN ~RDINANOE to emend and reenact certain sections of an ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of B~anoke, ¥[rginia, on ihs ]lst day of Desembe~, 19~8, NO. 97~1, and entitled, 'A~ 0rdinanoe ~king appropriationu from the Ge~er"1 Ftmd of the City of ~oan. oke far the fiscal year beginning ,Tanua~y 1, 19~9, ann ending l)ecenber 31, 19~9, and declaring the existence of an emergency'. [For full text of Ordinance see 0rd/nance Book No. l?, page' Ur. Edwards moved the adoption of the Ordinance. The notion was seconded by ~r. Cronin end adopted by th~ follow/~g vote: AYES: gessru. Cronin,'Dlllard, Edwards, Hunter, an~ the President, Ur. Utnton ............ 5. NAYS: None .... Oo i~E~O~'S OF OOU~/'z-r-.,..~: None. U~FINIb~D BUSINESS: Nons. COUSIDE~ATION OF CLMI~S: Nons. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF OI~DINANCES AND ~BSOLUTIONS: CONTP~CTS= The City Uanuger and the City Attorney having been requested to prepare proper resolution requ. ir/ng that future specifications end contraote for pu%lic works projects tncluds a provision that the unskilled laber used In carrying nut the l~roJemt will bm taken frc~ within the confines of the Olty of Roanoke~ where aTallable~ aaa where eo~etau% labor ia not available, then~ fro~ within a Of f~ty ~lllea of Roanoke~ Mr. Dillard Offered the follo~1~16 Resolution: {f10~85) A RESOLUTIOE dlreotin~ the proper City offioialss before e~aouting futura contracts between ooatraetora and tho Olty of Roanoke~ to aaOeztain that stiPUlations ara contained therein in the affect that, when available, preference for ompotant unskilled labor~ to be e~ployed on tho projects, shall first be given to reaideate of the City of Roanoke an~, seoan~ to residents of the a~ea within a fifty ~ile ra~ins thereof. ~For full text of Resolution aec 0rdinanoe Book ~o. 17, PaSe 15) Mr. Dillard ~oved the a~optlon of t~ Resolution. ~he ~otion was aeoonda~ Mr. Edwurde an~ a~opta~ by the follo~lns Tote: AYES: Maesrso C~onin, D~Llard, Edwards, Hunter, en~ the President, Minton ............ NAYS: None-O° MOT~0NS AND ~IS8~LAI~EOU8 BUSIBT~S: WATE~ DEPA~MEI~T: It was brought to the attention of Council that at a special meat~n~ of Council hel~ at ]:00 o'clock, p. n.~ Tnurs~ay~ December 1~ 19~9, for tha purpose of heurin6 a verbal report of ~esers. l~aloolm Picnic, Sr., and Ma1¢o1~ Plr~lie~ ~r°, o~1 the aerator at C~v~s Cove~ It was a~eed, ~nfor~lly~ t~ ~plo~ent 0f the engineers wo~d be oontinu~ for ~ a~dition ~erio~ of s~ mont~ at a 1~ s~ consideration of $~00.00, for the p~ose of rev~ew~ the operation of the aerator; whereupon, ~. ~waras offere~ ~e follow~ Resolution: (~10286) A RE~L~ION authurizin~ a~ direct~S ~e City M~ur to t~ue ~he employer of Mal~ P~rnie ~eers for ~ additional ~er~o~ of months at a l~p s~ ~nsideratlon of $~00.00~ for ~e p~ose of revlew~ o~eration of t~ a~rator at the C~v~s Cove Filtration Pl~t. (Fo~ ~ t~t of ~e~lution see oral--ce Book No. 17, Pa6e 16) ~. Edwards move~ ~he a~option of ~e ~esolution. ~e =orion w~s sanonaea by ~. H~ter an~ ado~te~ by the follow[nS A~S: Messrs. Cr~[n~ D~llard, E~w~ds, H~ter~ ~ the President~ C~S: ~. H~ter bro~t to the attention of Co~ol[ ~at ~. ~. ~iek, 7]~ gontrose Avenue, S. E.~ ~s served v~rbal notice of lnJ~ies sustainea by h~s w~fe ~ a fall on the sidewalk on ~trose Avenue~ ~e~er ~6~ 1949. 0n motion 0f ~, H~ter~ seconde~ by ~. Edw~s ~d ~n~usly adopte~ the ~tter was referred to the Cit~ At~rney. ~IC: ~e Pres~dent~ ~. Minton, bro~t to the attention of Co~o~l the ~t~ City Ea~ser a request that a tr~f~= off~o~ be p[aced at the ~nt~seo- t~on of ~oon~ ~treet and Cent~ Av~ue~ ~ the vicinity of the C~tr~ ~ufaot~- ~ C~p~, d~ln~ the m~h ho~. ~e Act.S City Ma~er aivlset that he wo~d look ~ tM ~tter. BUS~: ~. C~on~' bro~t to the att~on ~ Co.oil an~ ~e Act~ Ma~er the request of oltiz~s that ~e t~spurtation companies ~ubl~heaa the 0~ HelOts bus d~in~ the rush ' 46~ The ~oti~ Olty ~a~a~e~ advised that he would look into the matte~, T~tTFIO~ ~, ~lla~d brou~t ~ ~e atteation of Co.oil a request that · dead ~u o~eet si~ be plaoed at ~e beginn~g of ~e 8~eet whl~ e~ la ~e vis.ifF of tho St, ~ts Cat.lis Ch~oh, viz; ~o 6~ bloek of Zeff~s~ StresS. ~e ~tins Olty h~Ser a~vlse~ that ho wo~ look into ~o ~t~r, ~o bol~ no f~ther B~ess, Cou~ll adjourned, APPROVED Clerk President .J COUNCIL, HL~UL~_ UonS~, Dec e~b er The Com~oil of tho City of Roanoke mst in regular meeting in the Circuit Cou~t Eoc~ in.tho Municipal Bulld/ng, ~oa~y, ~ber 12, 19~9~ at 2:00.o~ol~k, P. m., the reg~ar ~eetl~ hour, with the President, ~. Ulnton, presiding. P~IT: ~essrs. Cr~in, D~ll~d~ Edwards~ H~ter. an~ ~e ~re~ident, City A~ditor~ ~d ~. ~. ~obert Thon~ Msist~t City ~e ~etl~ was opined with a pr~yer by ~e ~e~eren~ ~k K. Fastor o~ the C~lat Luthern C~rch. ~S: Copy o~ the minutes of the r~ar ~etlng h~d on Monday, ~28~ 19~9~ ~v~ be~ ~nlehed each ~er of Co,oil, u~oa ~otlon o~ ~. ~wards seconded by ~. H~ter an~ ~ously adopte~ the reading was ~s~se~ with and the minutes ~pro~ed as reoorde~. CI~ P~0P~: Co,oil ~v~nE previously directe~ the City Attorney to notif ~. ~e=y L. ~lley, 9ro~r[etor of the ~[or L~ch~ 207 Church Avenue~ S. W.~ which building is be~ r~te~ from the city on a nonth-to-month besis at a consideration of S~0.00 per month~ t~ether w~th ~ storage r~n in the bulldog now desl~ated 20]-20~ Church Avenue~ S. W.~ at a c~sideration of $~.00 ~er non~ of ~e clty~s ~tention to raze said bulldi~s ~ter ~ce~er 31, 19~9, ~d- to ~ve ~. ~ley ~tten not~ce to Vacate the praises not later than ~c~ber 31~ 19~9~ ~. F. Pence, Attorney, representing ~. ~lley, ap~e~ before Co~c~l, a~s~g that If the elty will give hla cliea~ a y~'s lease, his client ~11 a~ee ~ pay a* re~tal of $82.~0 per mo~th for ~he space ~e ~ow ~es, and ~hab 1~ addltt~, wbtc~ ts $o be paiate~ b~ ~. ~e~y C. Giles. ~ t~s co~ec~iom, ~. E. R. ~e2, C~lssionez of Health, who was preset a~ the ~et~g, poi~te~ oa~ t~ If ~he resta~ is ~o be ~pe~ated tm · ~es ~ ~egula~ioms of the ~e~th ~p~ea~, ~. ~ley questioning ~he ~ac~ as to ava~able space for the ~ollet facilities, an~ s~ing tha~ if ~e Is space, ~d the lease Is ~ted, the l~se shoed com~im a p~ovtslo~ ~a~.the lessee wi11 t~all ~he to~le~ faculties a~ his o~ e~emse, ~. Pemce ~eplyi~ this ~ be a~eeable ~ ~s elient. ~te~ a ~c~ssl~ of the matte~ ~. H~er move~ t~ the ques~lom ~ re- fez~ed ~o the Cit~ M~ge~ ~ the C~lsslome~ of He~th for investlga~lom ~ repo~,a~ ~e a~ ~e~ar meet~g of Co.ell ~ ~n~ay, ~cembe~ 19, 19~9, ~ w~e~h~ or ~o~ the ~l~lng is p~aetical for ase as a ~es~a~, am~, also, 464 o~ not the airy has a~y need ~or the b~lld~ for ~uaLoipal purposes. The ~otio~ was ~oonde~ by ~, ~11~ ~n~ ~n~l~sly adopt~. ~: Co~eil ha~ aut~rlze~ the 0~ty ~e~er to raze tho ho~e at the ~oke ~cl~al S~ ~. Ri~z~ F. Papas, At~rney~ re~esent- ~g ~. ~ry g. ~lle, o~et~er at t~ Gt~dL~ appe~e~ before ~e bo~ vOJO~ t~ Opinion t~t a earet~er sho~d be on ~e ~r~lsea at a~ t~es, and ~at the house Is razed as pl~ed~ the e~ty will probably ~ve to ~loy t~ee o~et~ke~ to obta~ th~s ~o~-the-olook serv~ce~ ~, F~ce a~vls~ that h~s ollent ~s. . wlll~ to R~lnt the house If the city w~ll ~nish the paint, ~ a discussion of the matter~ ~essrs. Cron~ a~ Dill~rd questioned the nee~ for e o~st~K watch ~K the ~te~ ~olo~ the op~n~on that ~e house ts ~fe ~n~ sho~d he razed, ~. Peso reRly~ t~K ~f.the house Is to ~ raze~ he would ~lke for consideration to be ~ven to ~ adJu~t ~n ~e ~al~y of ~. accordln~7, ~n c~sidezation of the 19~0 buret, since ~. Mills will have to r~t for new qu~ter~ which will be hi.er th~ the $20.~ ~r ~nth ~e~uote~ be deloreS, p~ the adoption o~ the 19~0 bu~t, an~ la order to Siva his t~e to ~e pl~s for furze arr~g~t9. Co.oil ~ln~ of the opinion that the house ehoul~ not ~ razed ~tlZ aft~ ~oh l, 19~0, ~. Cronin hayed that ~e razinS of the house be deff~re~ after that date. ~e =ot~ ~s .e~nded by ~. E~w~ds an~ ~ousl7 a~opte~. · BU~: ~e c~ittee o~ose~ off ~s. B. F. Fisher, ~. C. L. Taler and ~s. Pa~ Booker, residents o~ the H~tinston Co~t section, ~d ~. ~on~d G. ~e, Attorney, ~. W. H. Horn, ~a~ser, ~d ~. R. D. Caase~, ~nezal Superinten. dent, o~ the t~sportat~on oomp~ies, appointe~ for the ~pose of reechO8 a satisfactory ~e~ent as ~ extension of bus service and ~rov~ent of bus sohe~u: ~ the ~t~ton C~t ~ea, h~ been oontinue~ ~til the present meetS, in~ a personal to~ of inspection by the m~b~s oF Co.oil of the ext~ded route. desire~ by the oittz.s, viz; ~m the establ~she~ route at Co~l~od Street, N. E. (C~ter BogeYed}, and ~t~t~ Bo~evard, north on Oliver Roa~ to Argue, e~st on Fle~n~ Avenue to ~ltesl~e Street, ~outh on ~lteside ~eet to H~tl~ton Bo~evard, th~ee on ~tl~n Bo~evard to the es~blished routu at ~d Street; ~ the ~tended route zec~n~e~ by t~ c~anies, v~; ~ the established route on Collin~ood S~eet, ~orth to ~apleton Avenue (~ple S~eet), east on Mapleton Argue to.Oliver Road, north on 01~v~ ~oad to W~orth A~enue (Robeson Road}, west on Wentworth Avenue ~ Cook Avenue, ~uth on Cook Avenue to ~cet~ C~cle, th~oe east ~ so~th on Prinoe~n Circle H~t~Stm ~oulev~d, returnin8 to the establishe~ route, the co~lttee ~ a ~oup o~ citizens from the H~t~t~ Co~t ~ea a~a~ appe~ed Beff~e Co.ell. ~e matter ~s a~a~n ~iseusse~ at leith, ~iffferent su~est[o~ be~ as theroutes, ~. Cronin mo~Z~ that pen~8 the p~ of ~lteside S~eet an~ ~ng Avenue, the ffoll~ route be es~blishe~ to ~ ~ut into effect ~n ent[ret7 as soon as the two streets In ~estion ~e ~aved, ~ In the me~t~, the ~portation c~an[es to operate buses over the r~l~n~ portion of ~e ~ the established route at Co~ood 8treat ~d Hunt~n Bo~e~, N. east on H~tt~t~ ~oul~ard to 01iv~ ~d, north on 0liver Road to H~t~n i Bo~?.leva~d~ east ca ~autl~to~ ]~ou.?.eve.~,t to ~hiteside Street~ north ~ Street to Fl~q AT~ue~ west on ~1~ Avenue ~ 0liTer ~Oa~ nor~ on 0liTer Rea( t0 ~oy ATe~e~ west on ~oy ATenue ~ ~1~ BO~eTar~ (P~oneer ~M4 ~te~3on)~ south on ~kl~d Bo~ev~d to W~two~th ATenue, east ~ Wentw~th ATenue to &Te~Ue~ south on Ceeb ATenue to ~o6ton C~role~ e~t ~ south o~ ~lnoe~ C~role to H~t~ton Boul~ r~t~n~6 to the establishe~ route. ~e motl~ ~as seoon~- ~essra. ~e~s an~ H~ter vol=~S the op~cn that the p~tl~ of t~ o~er ~lteside 5treat ~ FI~S Avenue ~o~d not be es~blishe~ ~til the streets have been pave~, ~, Cronin ~e~ that the follo~n~ ro~te be establishe~ ~ a ;~por~y basis~ ~lz; ~ ~e establiahe~ zo~te at Coll~oo~ ~treet ~ ~o~evar~, N. E., east ~ H~t~t~ Bo~e~ard to 011~er ~oa~ nor~ on 01i~er ;o ~ A~enue~ west on Troy A~enue ~ 0~d Boule~rd, south on ~d BO~e~rd ;o Wen~orth A~enue~ east on Wen~orth Av~e to Cook Avenue~ south on Cook A~enve to ~rincet~ Cirele~ east ~ south on Prlnoet~ C~role to H~t~ton Bo~d, return~ ;o the es~bl~she~ route, an~ offfere~ the followin~ ~esolution: (~10287} A ~E~L~ION establishinS the route o~ the H~tl~ton Co~t bus, md providins for ~ chef,ency. (For ~ull text of Ee~olution see 0rd~ce Book No. 17, Pa~e 17) ~. Cr~ln moved the adoption of the ~esolution. ~e ~tion ~as seConde~ by ir. Edwards ~d adopted by the followh~ vote: A~: Messrs. C~onin~ Dillard, Edw~ds~ H~ter~ an~ the Fresident~ ~. ~d then m~ed that the City Attorney be d~ected to ~clude the tire route as offered ~ ~r. Cronin*s first ~tion in the ordin~ce provld~ for the establishin6 off bus routes in ~e City of ~noke, which ore--ce is be~6 pre- ~ed by the City Attorney flor consideration ~d ad.rich at a later date, aoti~ ~s 8eeonde~ by ~. Cron~ ~d lost by the follo~ A~: Moss~s. C~ontn ~d Dillard .......... ~: Me~sr~. E~w~as, H~ter~ and the President, ~. Hin~n With f~th~ reference to the matter, SM. E. D. Cronice, ~r., raise~ the question as to b~ ~ched~ea~ p~tic~ly with reference ~ service on ~nda~, the repres~tattves off t~ tr~portatton oo~les as~6 ~e citizens t~t this question could be worke~ out betwe~ the citizens and the tr~sportatlon to the satis~aotion of everyone concerned. ~ a further distrain of the bus question, ~. Cr~ breast to the at- tention of Co~cil that ~e f~chise off the ~ety Motor ~sit ~rporation ~a the contract of the ~noke ~all~y ~d ~eotrio C~p~y expire as of ~c~ber 19~9~ ~ t~t ~ter that ~te the t=~sportatl~ companies ~11 be operat~ ~der suffer~ee~ ~. Cron~ novins that the ~tter be ref~re~ to the City Attorney for ~rope~ pr~ed~e as to edvertisin6, etc. ~e motion ~s seoonde~ by ~. Dlll~d ~n~ly adoptea. ~. Cro~n then o~ferea the follow~g ~esolution ~ant~ pernission to the ~fety Motor ~sit Corvoration ~d the ~noke ~ailway ant Electric C~pany to operate ift~ ~an~ry 1, 1950, on a ]~day basis, ~til such t~e ~s peanut ~- r~ements are (~10288) A RESOLUTION ~rantin~ pemiosion to ~afety i~o~or ~r~sit 0orpo~a- tion an~ ~o~oke ~ailway ~ ~eotrio C~p~y~ a corporation, to oon~nu~ to operate busses ~ln ~e Olty of ~okee p~su~t to ~e pr~lsions of the ~ist~ fr~- o~se a~e~nts be~een salA oor~ations ~ the Clty~ for a p~lod of thirty da~ after ~y le (~ f~l t~t of ~esolution see 0rAln~oe Book No. 17, Fa~ 18) ~. Cronin ~ove~ ~e aAoption of the Resolution. ~e ~tion ~s secon~e~ by ~. Dlllar~ ~ a~opte~ by the fo~owln~ vote: A~: ~essrs. Cron~e ~ll~d~ ~w~ds~ H~ter~ ~d the President~ NAYS: N~e ..... 0. ~S~ ~, A. S, W~lls~ trailer c~p o~erator ~ ~e newly Nllll~ ~oa~ S~o~lon~ appeare~ ~fore Co~o~ a~S that consideration ~ to ~S ~he ~a~ler 0r~[n~oe with reS~ to eer~n provisions which ~e w~k- ln~ a h~d~lp on tra~ler o~p operators~ vizt the service an~ ~eotl~ ~e of ~enty cents ~r d~ per ~it on the cc'ought or ocoup~ts of each ~l~ of trailer c~s c~nS ~der the provisions of the o~nce; the ~rovis[on ~ioh prohibits any person ~om ~enainin~ ~n a~ trailer or ~lst o~p for ~re th~ slay da~ out of the ~ear; an~ the provision that every trailer ~lt shall be furnished w~th ~ electric service outlet~ ~loh outle~ s~ be ~uipped wl~ ~ extern~ly ed ~i~h or fuse of not less th~ th~ty ~peres oapao[ty~ ~ a heavy duty outlet receptacle. S~eak~S alon~ the s~e l[nes~ ~s ~. H. A. ~ver~ tra~ler c~p operator: who expresse~ the opinion that ~e s~[~ry reg~atio~ shoed not be oha~e~. 0n mo~ion of ~. Cron~, se~nde~ by ~. Hunter ~ ~usly a~ptea~ ~tter ~s ref~e~ to the C~ty ~a~r, the C~ty Attorn~ and the Co~ssioner of ~alth for conference with the trailer c~p o~erators~ w~th a view of ~utt~S ln~o ~t~ the desire~ chases ~ the ~all~ Ordinate. BU~-P~G B0~D: ~. ~. ~. MoCork~ndale~ ~.~ ~ai~ plainE B~rd appeare~ before Co~o~ ~d presented the propose~ buret of the Plan[ns Bo~ for ~e cal~d~ y~ 19~0. ~. D~lar~ ~ved that ~he buret be rece[ve~ for oons[~eration In buret stu~es. ~e motion was seo~de~ by ~. Cron[n ~ ~usly ~TION-~ET ~R~: The repuest of ~. C. B. Woo~ t~t tion be ~lven ~ the d~es to h~s ~roperty c~used by the ~pr~n~ of ~oa~, S. E.~ havin~ been refuted to the Acing City M~aSer ~ ~. H. C. ~oyles~ ~sis~t C~ty ~[neer~ for ~vestl~at[on~ report an~ recantation to ~. Woo~ a~[n appe~e~ before the bo~; whereupon, ~he following =e~ort~ with reference to ~he ~tter~ was presented: WDeo~er 12~ To City Co,oil Gentlemen: You refuted to us~ ~d~ F~le No, 91-~1~ a request ~ ~. C. B. ~ood that o~side=ation Be ~ven to t~ d~es to his property cause~ by the ~rov~ of ~For~ale ~o~d~ S. E. Your attention is sailed to the fast that several other prope~ owners On Rlverdale Road have a~eed to have their banks sloped with the uadersta~ding that if any rstainin~ walls ara uc~at~uot- ed, with the exception of the one in front of the Purcell propert~ which wes included in the original oontra~t, a well in turn be eonstrnsted in front of their respeetivs properties. individuals even gave the City & strip of lan~ off the front of tha~ property sad permitted the Olty to slope their ba~ka, which in ec~e eases were much higher than the hank in front of ~ro Wood's property. !~o property was acquLred by the City fro~ Wood. For your lnfor~tion~ in doing the work on Blverdale Road, the City built a new street and new sidewalk without eost to ~ny of the'property ownereJ therefo~e~ atte~pting to treat all lnd~- vidaain in the same ~er, we feel that a retainin~ wall for ~ro Wood is not Justified. We rse~end that the retaining wall, ae req~sted by ~r° Wood, not be eoastrmtedo YOURS very truly, (SiEned) ~a~ry R. Yatss Acting City ~anagar ~Signed) H, C° Broylen Assistant City Engineer~ After a discussion of the report, on motion of Er. Vronin, seconded by Mr° Hunter and unanflnoualy adopted, the matter was referred to the City Manager for further negotiations with IM. Wood with e view of reaching a satisfactory agree~t. P~TITIONS ~D CO~f~UNICA?IOI~: STREET LIGHTS-STREET ~C~TS: A post card from Mr. ~irley Oliver, ask- ing that a street light be installed at the intersection of A~pan Street end Forest Park Boulevard, N. W., also~ that better bus service be f~nlshed this area, aa well aa nail delivery, and that sidewalks and storm drains be constructed, and that the streets be paved, was before Council. On motion of ~-r. Edwards, seconded by l~r. F. unter and unaa~oualy adopted, request was referred to the City Manager. STR~T LIGHTS: A cc~munication f~om the A~palachlan Electric Power Company, listing four street lights which have been installed in the City of Roanoke ~ovamber 16, 1~29, through Ee~enbar ~0, 1~, leaving a balance of eleven lights to be installed before the end of the year, was before Council. · he com~unication ~as ordered filed. FI~E P~0TECTION: ~he question of adequate water mains in the northeast and northwest areas of the City of ~oanoke camnonly referred to as the Wlllis-~son ~oad area, now being served by the Wlllle~son ~osd Water Oo~pany, having been referred to the State Corpora. rich Co~m~insion to ascertain what may be done to require the · llliamson Road Water Conpuny to furnish adequate water mains ia this s ectlon for @roper fire protection, a cc~munication from ~. ~. T. ~mith, Assistant Chief ~gine~ voicing the opinion that the ~atter is in line with Section ~073a of the Code of ?irginin with reference to fire protection in cities and incorporated tOWns, and advising that the question is being taken up with the l~illi~mson Road Water Company, sas before CoancLl. The e~,,micntien was ordered filed. STADIUM: .Council having extended un invitation to the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and th~ Virginia Military Institute to play off the tie game of Thanksgiv- ing Day at the ~oanoke Maninipal Stadi~tm c~ ~lew Year's Day, communicstions f~o~ the ~esds of the two schools, expressing appreciation for the invitation, but declining m t~e grounds that such a g~me would not be feasible, were before the body. 467 '468 The ao.~unioations were ordered filed. SC~I00~ A oce~ual0ation from I~. La,ay H. ~m~th~ Chairman of tho ~oanoke City School BoaZd, outlining worh aooo.~plishsd daring the auz~er months on repair cork ia the school bulldings~ and the proSress bking ~ade on plems and speoifioatio~ for other, s0hool pro,eats cont~plated ~der the recent school b~d lssue~ was fore Co~ il. It a~earlns that each m~ber of Co,oil has been f~nished with a ~py o~ ~he c~lcation~ ~ ~otlon of ~. 'Dlll~d~ seconded by ~M. Cronln an~ ~do~ted~ the s~e ~s ordered flied. ~N~G: The request of the ~ols Graves Con,ruction ~or~.. ~at property ~loek 12~ ~rchester Co~t, be rezoned ~ General ~esldenee ~striot to Business )lstflet, har~ been ~efferfed to the Flhtc Board ~or ~vest16atlon~ r~ort and ~eco~en~tion to Co~o11, a c~tcatlon from the P~l~ B~rd~ polntlns out that ;hi~ m~d be "svot" zOn~ ~d rec~endins t~t the request be denied, was before ~. ~l~d mo;ed that Co~o[l conc~ ~ the re~endation off the ~c~ ~4 that the request for rezo~ln; be d~led. ~e mot[on ~s seconds4 b~ ~. ~ronin an~ ~ously adopted. G~E C~O~SI~S: Council ha~S requested a report fr~ the ~par~ent of Hi~;:ays of th~ ~ey o~ the needs for ~ade crossings ~n ~e C~ty ~oanoke~ a e~[cation ft~ ~. E. G. ~cW~e~ ~f~o ~d ~ ~S~neer~ with :e;ard to the ;resent s~tus of the survey, ~;lsin; that the limited cfi;in-debt,a. t[on 8~vey p~ev[ously conducted ~;ld n~t be sufficient for the selection of a ~ederal ~d Urban ~t~. ~d that such a ;yet~ would h~;e to be selected be~e Federal ~ds coald be use~ for the stu~ requested by ~e C~ty o~ ~noke~ co~- ~lud~ns that everythins ~oss~ble will be done to expedite ~e study~ was before the On mot~on off ~. E~ter, seconded by ~. Edw~ds ~d un~o=sly edopte~ BU~-S~O0~: The fo~ow~n~ co~ic~tton rrm ~. ~. S. ~c~n~d, Clerk ~f the-~o~oke C~ty SChool Bo~d. with referees to tr~sfer off $~7,77~.8~F was Mr. H. ~obert Yates. City ~oa~ke, Virginia. proceeds of the s~e of ~hool ~o?~t Bonds~ to the City ~eas~er's Genial ~hool ~d eclat. ~is tr~sfe: is to =e~se the Sch~l Bo~d's Ceneral ~hool f~ for ~lsburs~ents ~de ~ that f~d to the following ~epi~l ~prov~t p~oJects subsequent to requisition of October 31, 17~9, ~d to Novemb~ 30, ~onroe J~or Hl~ School ........... $ ~d~tion -Woo~ow Wils~ Jr. Me~ose ~hool ...................... 7~.S0 ~lrghia Eel~ts ~hool ............. 6,295.16 H~ris~ ~hool ..................... 2,593.00 ~ew Ne~o Senior Hl~ ~hool ' ~027.61 ' ~tal $ 27,77~.8~ Very t~y yc~s, ~. S. Mo~n~d Cl~k off School Bo~ sted M~. Dillard mo.ed that Co,,"eil oonQ~r in the request o~ the Eohool Board of~er8~ the followl~' (J1028~) A ~L~IOR transferri~ the ~o~t of $27,77~.~ from ~e ~rOT~t ~ to the ~01 ~d for capital {~r f~ text of ResolGtion see 0~n~ee B~k Ko, 17, P~e ~, ~ll~d ~oTed ~e ~do~t/on oF the ~esolut/on. ~e ~tion was by ~. H~ter anQ aGopte~ by the followins Yotez A~: ~essrs. Cron~ D~II~ ~war~ H~te:, an~ ~e President, ~: ~one ..... O. of the ~o~oke City ~chool Bo~d~ with reference ~ ~ apveopriatl~ of =as before Co.oil: "December 9~ 1929 Mm. Maston E. Hoorman, City Clerk, Roanoke, Virginia. Dea~ ~. ~oor~n: 0n ~c~ber ~, 19~9, the School Board aw~ded a contract to ~cas ~d ~al~ to build ~ addition to the Virginia He~hta School at the cost o~ $65,870. Ten ~lts of h-Wall Fol~ng ~bles ~ Benches will cost $5,970. ~e ~iteot's fee for plus and specifications for this addition As ~e forego~g lte~ repres~t a cost of ~ls Is ~ request Co~o~ to ~ke available ~ the ~hool Board ~e ~o~t of $7~,80~.15 ~ t~ Bo~ F~ds for School ~r ovem~ts. Vezy truly yours, Clerk of ~hool Board" ~. H~ter move~ that Oo~o~ oonc~ in the request of the School ~oard offered the follow~g em~g~oy Ozdln~ce: (~10290) ~ ~D~OE app~oprtat~g $7~,80~.15 fz~ the ~pr~ent ~d for the Virginia Hei~t~ School .Addition, and pr~ld~g for ~ ~ergenoy. (For f~l text of 0rd~ance see 0rd~ce Bo~k No. 17, Page 19) ~. H~ter m~ed the adoption of the Or~ce. ~e motion was seconded by Mr. ~w~ds and adopted by the foll~ing vo~: A~: Messrs. Czonin, Dill~d, ~war~, H~ter, a~ ~e Pzesid~t, Mr, Minton ............ N~S: None .... o. ~D~ OONS~UOTION: A petitio~ sl~ed by t~rty-n~e residents of the 2~0 ~d 2700 blocks of ~sing ~Ave, S. W., ask~g that sidewa~ bo constracted In ~ont of their h~es, ~s b~0re Co~il. 0n motion ~ ~. ~on~, seconded by IM. ~llard ~d ~an~ously adopted, the petition ~s ~eferred to the 01ty M~ger. R~RTS OF O~I~RS: 470 ~d~ 00tobor ~1, 19~9, ohow~ cost ~ s~ba~e r~oYal as S1,16 a~ S1,1~ respeo. ~o reports'were ordere~ CI~ ~C~=.~o C~ty ~r eu~ltte~ ~tten re.ri of the C~t7 P~sioian for tho ~nth o~ NoYe~er, 19~9s ~ow~ 6~ efface c~18 an~ 63~ pre~orlp. tions f~lle~, aa c~are~ with ~9 office calla ~ ~7 preaorlptions f~lie~ for the ~o~th o~ ~ov~ber~ ~o repozt was ordered filed, D~ O~ P~LIC W~2: ~e City ~a~or su~ttte~ ~tto~ r~ort ~o ~p~ent o~ ~blio We~are, ~ 1,20~ cases ~n~ad at a total ~st ~,92~.7~, flor the no~h of ~oy~bef, 1~, as cc~are~ wAth ~27 case~ h~ed at a ~al eo~t of $~,~,~2, f~ the ~nth of Nove~or, ~e re~ort wa~ ordere~ f~e~. ~0~= ~e C~ty ~er 8~b~tte~ written r~ort on ~o operation o~ CI~ ~: ~e City ~er s~=[tte~ ~ltten report off ecl[eot[on revenue and repairs ~do at ~e City M~rket durin~ the month of N~e~er~ ~e re~ort w~s ordered f~ed. · of the ~p~nt off Parks ~d Recreation for the mouth of N~e~er, ~2~, ~e re~oTt w~s ordere~ f~ed. R~0R~.0F ~S: None. ~D BUS~S: None. ~0I~SID~ATIOR OF C~: ~one. CI~ p~0~: Ord~oe ~o. 10275~ ~ro~l~ln~ for the lea~ o~ city p~op~ty to Lester T. ~tsons h~v~ previously be~ bef~e Co.oil for its first read~ read ~ lai~ o~ was again before the body; ~h~eu~on, ~0 Cr~ offer* ed tho fcllow~E flor it~ ~econd rea~ing ~d fin~ a~option~ (ff1027~) Afl O~H~X authoriz~ ama t~ecti~ the City ~agor, for on boh~f of the City of ~o~oke~ to execute a lease BeSeem tho City off ~oanokoo Vir~la, ~'Lester T. Huts~, for tho rent~ of ~ao'o presmtly 0oo~te~ by i ~tson in the.bull~g now des~ate5 as 32] ~eo~d S~eot~ S. W,, ~d tho ·oom p=esently used By ~. Huts~ in the b~ilding now de~i~ate~ es 203-205 Ch~oh Argue, ~. W., at a total conside~ation of $100.~ per month, for ~rio~ $~uary 1, 1950~ ~ ~ng ~oe~er ~1, [950, ~er t~rms ~ contitims e~t~ed (For f~l text of ~d~ce sec 0r~n~ce Book fie. 17, P~e 16) ~. Cronin moved the a~option o~ the 0r~n~ce. ~e ~tl~ wfl~ ~e~nde~ by ~. ~aTd an~ adopted by tho following A~: ~ss~s. Cron~, Dillard, Edw~d~, H~ter~ a~ t~ I I CI~ PROP~s Oz~!,~e No, 10277, p~o~lding for th~ lees~ of city p~p~t~ to ~y 0, Ollese h~s previously be~ bef~e Co.oil for ~ts first ~Se zea~ a~ lal~ ~ere was ~a~ ~fore the bo~J whereupone ~. H~ter offere~ the foll~n6 for its seeon~ rea~i~ ~ fi~l a~option~ (~102~) A~ ~ authorlz~g ~d dlreetin~ ~e City ~ge~s 'for ~d on ~1~ of the City of.~noke~ to execute a lease between ~ 01ty of ~noke~ ~ginia, ~ He~y C~ Glles~ fo~ the renal of space p~esently*~oupiad by ~. 3~les In the bull~l~ now ~esl~te~ aa ]21 ~n~ ~treet~ S. W., at a to~l o~si~e: tion o~ $37.~0 per ~nth, for perio~ be~l~lns ~u~y 1, 19~0, an~ endins )1~ 19~0~ ~der ter~ an~ conditions eon~l~ t~rein. (For ~1 t~t of 0r~e see Ordinate Book No. 17, ~a~ 17) ~. H~ter mo~ed the ado~tl~ o~ the 0r~n~oe. ~e motion was secon~e~ by ~. Cron~ ~'a~opted by the f011owln~ ~te: A~: ~es~rs. Cronin~ Dill~d~ Edwar~ H~ter~ ~ ~e President~ I~YS: N~e .... ~T~0~-~A~ HIG~AYS W~IR CI~ L~ffTS: ~e City Clerk bro~t to the ~ttention of Co~oll sev~ ~ergenoy ordA~nees prepared by the o~flce of t~ City kttoraey, provtd~g for the cond~ation of necessary rifts-of-way ~ co~eetton ~!th the ~prov~t of that portion of U. S. Hi.way Route No. 260 (Melrose Aven~e ~etween the old corporate ll~ts a~ the new corporate ~. E~ter*o~fered ~e ~llowtng ~g~cy Ordin~ce provl~ng for ~e :~de~atlon of l~d o~ed by ~as D, c~tatl~, Trustee: (~10~1) ~ ORD~CE pfovid~g for the c~d~tl~ ~ ceftin land In the ~ity o~ R~noke, Virginia, situate on Melrose Avenue, N. W., ~ane~ by ~omas D. ~ist1~, ~stee, to be o8ed for street wide~ng p~pos~s, and provld~g for an (For fu~ t~t of Ord~oe see ~d~nce Book No. 17, Page 19) ~. H~ter move~ the ~option of ~e 0r~ce. The ~otion was seconded by ~. Edwards and adopted by the fo~ow~g vote: A~: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edw~ds, H~ter, ~d the President, ~. *Cron~ offered the follow~g ~ergency 0rd~ce provldt~ for ~e ~ond~atton of ~nd o~ed by ~bert S. Car~ ~ E. ~Verne Gaz~en: {~10292) ~ 0RDIN~ providing for the ~nde~atlon of certain 1~ ~ ~e ~ity of Roanoke, Virginia, situate on Melrose Argue, R. W.. o~ed by ~h~t S. ~rz~ and E. ~Verme ~rr~, to be ~ed for street wid~g p~poses, ~d (For full text of Ord~ce see Ord~nce Book No. 1~, P~e 22) ~. Or~n ~oved the adoption of the 0rd~ance. ~e motion was seconde~ ~. ~wards and adopted by the follow~g vote: A~S: Messrs. Cronfn, D[~d, Edwards, ~ter, and the President, M. ~lnton ............ 5.. ~. ~w~ds offered the follow~g ~ergency Ordin~ce pro~d~g for the 471 '472 ondemnatlon of land owned by the ~gash~tca Club Land (~1029~) AN 0AD~0B provid~ for the oonde~tion of certain ~ ~n t~ ~lty of ~anoke,.Y~gin~a~ sltua~ oa.~elrose.Av~u~ ~ W.~ .~ned by the ~lub ~ C~y, to ~ ~ed for i~eet w~d~ p~p0aes, a~d provl~ (~r f~ t'~t of 0rd~oe see. Ordinate ~ok ~o, [7, PaEe 23) ~, E~ds ~e~ ~e a~ption of ~e Or~n~oe, ~e ~tion ~s by ~. cr~m ~d ado~tod by.t~o foll~i~ v0to~ A~= ~easrs, Cron~ ~ll~d~ E~war~s, .H~ter, ~ ~e ~resl~ent~ ~, H~ter offere~ the ~llow~ns ~r~oy Or~ce ~rov~ for the c~e~ation of land owne~ ~y W. E. C~l~eell ~ ~et~ Caldwe~: {~10~) AN ~D~CE provides for the cond~tlm of certa~ 1~ the City of R~noke, ~lr~lnia~ ~lt~te o~ ~elrose Argue, N, W,, oene~ by W, Caldwell ~d ~etta Caldwell, to be used for street wldenl~ Rurpose~, ~ pro~d~S f~ an {For ~11 t~t of Ord~ce ~ee Ordtn~ce Book No: ~7, PaEe ~) ~, H~ter ~ove~ ~e adoption of the Ordln~oe. ~e notion was seceded by ~. Dill~d and adopte~ by the follow~ vote: A~8: Eessrs, Cronln, Dtllard~ Zdwards, H~ter~ and ~o NAYS: None .... O. ~. Or.in offered the follow~ ~enc~ 0=din~oe p~ovid~ for the cond~ation of lan~ owne~ by ~etta Caldwell: ~10295) ~ O~D~ pro~ding for the o~d~ation of c~tain l~a ~ the city of ~o~oke~ Virginia, situate on Ee~ose Av~ue~ N. W., o~e~ by Jetta Cal~e~ to be used for street wid~ing purposes, a~ provid~ for ~ e~r~ency. (For f~l reit of 0rain.ce see 0r~n~ce ~ook No. 17~ ~a~e 25) ~. Cronin moved the adoption of ~e Omd~ce. ~e motion was sounded ~. ~wa=ds an~ adopted by the follo~ vote: A~S: ~essrs. Cr~in, Dlll~d, Edwards, H~ter, and the Presl~ent~ I~YS: None ..... O. ~. D~d uffered the fo~cw~S emergency ~nce provl~ for the condonation of 1~ o~ed by Bender Bayse ~ ~te~e Bussey Bayse: (~102~) ~ 0~D~CE ~rov[d~ for the c~e~at[on of c~tain 1~ the City of ~o~oke~ Y~la~ situate on Morose Ave~ue~ N. W.~ o~e~ by Ben. der B~se ~d Este~e Bussey'Ba~e, to be ~ed'for street wid~inS p~oses~ ~ ~ for ~ ~e/~ency, ~or f~l text of Ord~ce see Ordi~ce Book No, 17~ ~age ~, Di~d ~ She a~opttcn off the Ord~ce, ~e motion we~ seconded ~. ~ter ~ ~dopted by the foll~g ~ote: A~: Messrs. Crontn~ D~ll~d, Edw~ds, H~ter, ~d the P~es~dent~ ~. H~ton .l ............. NA~: None ....... O. ~. H~ter uffered the fo11~ing ~ergency Ord[n~ce provid~g for the conde~tion of land owned by ~teHe B~sey Bayse: (~10~} ~ ORD~{~CE p~ovid~ for t~ c~de~ation of ce~ta~ l~d the City of R~noke, V~ginia~ situate on Ee~ose Av~ue~ N. W., ~ed by Estelle Busssy Bayeet to be used for street widening p=rposes, end ~roviding for an em~rgeae (For full text of Ordinance see 0rdinenee Book No 17,Page 26) Hr, Hunter moved tile adoption of the Ordinance, The motion was seconded by Hr. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYES: MesSrSo Cronin~ Dlllard~ Edwards~ ltunterI and the Presidentw lire ~lint en ....... ~ ..... RAYS= Ii'one ..... ~OT~ONS A~tD I[ISCEI/2~NEOUS BUSINE~: BUDORT-CITY 'I'~EABIII~]E~*- Counoi! having come to en informal a~reement with the City Treasurer as to salaries and expenses in his office for the calendar year 1950, during a study of the budget, the salary schedule and expenses in the amount of $5~,~1.72 lnoludin~ an increase in the salary of the City Treasurer frc~ $?,260°00 to S8,000.00, an increase in the salary of one Clerk from $1,76~.00 to $1w$00.00, an increase in -~alary, Extra l~ployees frown $500.00 to ~l,000oOO~ an increase in the · ~tatlanary and Office Supplies Account £zem $5,8&0°00 to $6,290.00 and an increase In the /hrnlt~tre and Equl~nent Account fron ~2,500°00 to S~}15.00, Hr. Hunter of- fered the following Besolution makinS Joint recommendation to the Co~ensation Board (~10298) A BESOLUTION m~kins Joint reoc~nendation to the Conpensatiun Hoard for fixation of salaries and expenses in the office of the City T~easurer for calen- dar year 1950. {For full text of Resolution see Ordinance Book No. 17, Pa~e Mr. Hunter me, ed the adoption of the ~esolution. Tho ~otion was seconded b~ }~r. Dillard and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and tho President, Minton ............... ~. NAYS: None ---0. B~DGET-CITY SI~EANT: Council having come to an informal a~reenent with the City Sergeant as to salaries and expenses in his office for thc calender year 1950, during a study of the bud/~et~ tho salary schedule and expenses in the ~ount of $51,860o00 Including an increase in the salary of one Deputy Serseant from to $~,120o00, an increase in the salary of the Cook from %2,6~0.00 to S2,~80.00, a deareass in the salary of one Deputy ~-argeant from $2~70Oo00 to $216~0.00, an in- crease in the Stationery and Office Supplies Account from $520°00 to $650.00, an increase in the Automobile Expense Account from $2,600.00 to $3,000.00 and a decreas in the Furniture and Equipment Account from ~07o50 to $150o00, Mr. Edwards offered the following ltesolution ~nakinS Joint recommendation to the Compensation Board: (~10299) A BESOLUTION ruskin6 ~oint rec~undatlon to the Compensation Board for fixation of salaries and expenses in the office of the City Sergeant for calen- dar year 1950. (For full text of Beaolnticn see Ordin~nee Book No. 17, Page Hr. FAwards moved the adoption of the ~esolution. The motion was seconded by lit. Hunter and adapted by the followin/~ vote: AYES: Messrs. Cronin~ Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and the President, Er. Minton ............. NAYS: None ...... 0. 473 47~ B~F~.C~MMXSSI01~B 0Y ~'Y~g; Counoil having omo to ~ ~f~l a~e~nt w/th the C~/sslon~ o~ ~evonue as to s~ar~es ~d ~po~es ~ his ~fioe fo~ the calendar ye~ ~50, G~i~ a study of the buret, the salary sohed~e ~4.expe~es In the ~t of $$~022,52 lnoludi~ ~ ~o~ease ~ the sal~y of ~e C~ssioner of Revenue ~ ~,260,00 to S8,000.00, am addttio~al ~puty at a ~lary of $1,800.0~ offere~ the follow~g Resolutioa m~in8 Jolt re~endation to ~e C~ensatioa B~rd: {~10]00~ A ~L~ON ~ Jolt rec~en~atio~ to ~e C~p~sation for fixation of salaries ~ ~p~ses ~ the off~oe of the C~ssioner of ~evenue for call,ar year 1~0. {~r fu~ text of Resolution see Ordinance ~ok No. 17, Pa~ . Mr. Cron~ moved the adoption of ~e Resolution. ~e motion ~s seconde~ by Mr, H~ter ~ adopted by. the foll~ng vote: A~: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, ~wards, H~ter, and t~ President, ~AY~: ~one ..... 0. BU~ET-C0~0~ A~R~: ~oil having c~e to ~ ~f~ ~e~ent with the Co~o~ealth Attorney as to salaries ~d ~penses In his office for the calendar year 19~0, d~ing a study of the budget, the salary sched~es an~ expenses in the ~o~t of $16,~30.00 inclu~ ~ lt~ of $125.00 for ~e 1950 Coda V~g~la, ~. Edwards offere~ the following Resolution m~g Joint rec~ation to the C~p~satl~n B~d: [~10301~ A R~L~ION ~ Jolt re~endation to ~e Comp~sation Board for f~xatAon of sale,es ~d ~penses ~ the office of the Attorney for t~ wealth for ealen~r year 1950. ~For ~1 text of Resolution see Ord~ce Book No. 1~, Pa~ 31~ ~. Ed~ds moved t~ adoption of the ~eselutton. ~e mo~lon was se~nde~ by Mr. H~ter ~d adopted by the follow~g vote: A~: Messrs. Cronin, Dillard, E~war~s, H~ter, and the President, M~t~ r ............ r .... 5. NA~:. ~e ...... 0. ~ET-OL~X ~F C0~: Co,oil havl~ c~e to ~ ~fer~l ~e~ent with the Ol~k of the. Oo~ts ns to salaries an~ ~penses in his office for the csl~dar year 1950, d~g a atudy of the buret, the salary schedule and ~penses ~ the ~ount of $~7,857.00 Including a decrease in the Station~y en~ Office ~co~t from $~,29~.~ to $~,860.00, an ~crease in ~e Telephone ~d Tele~aph Accost ~ $2~0.00 to $3~0.00~ ~ ~crease ~ t~ ~cidentals Accost ~ ~00.0~ ~o $225.00, an ~crease in the Repa~s to Mach~es an~ Service C~tracts f~ $576.50 to $1,5~.00 ~d a dec,ease in the ~nit~e and Equipment Accost fr~ $6,~16.00 to $1,680.00, ~. Dlllar~ offere~ the followi~ Res~utl~ Jolt reco~en~tion to the C~p~sation B~rd: ~10302~ A R~OL~ION ~lng Jo~t reco~ndation to the O~p~saticn Board for f~aticn of sa!~ies ~ ~penses in the office of the Clerk of the Co~ts for calendar ye~ (For f~l text of Resolution see 0rd~ance Book No. 17, P~e 32~ lit. Dillard moved the a~option off the Resolution° The motioa was eeconde~ l~r~ Cr~nin ~ a~opte~ by the foll~n~ P~SIONS~ ~e ~e~ldent, ~. ~t~ reported that persist to t~ sio~s of ~esol~tion No. ~721~ ~pte~ on the l~th day of ~ber~ ~s ~ the Bo~d of ~estees of the ~ployee~ ~etir~t S~t~ of the City of Ro~oke~ Vlrginie~ for a term of t~ee years beg~nin~ ~ry ~. Edw~de moved t~t Co,oil oono~ l~ the appol~e~t a~ ~de by the ~esid~nt~ ~. ~nton. ~e motion ~s sec~e~ by ~. H~ter ~ ~l~ly adopt- ~ere be~ no f~th~ busines~, Co,oil adjoined. APPROVED Clerk 475 · 47~ Monday, December The Council of the City of Roanoke met in regular meeting in the Circuit Court Room in the Municipal ~uildin~, l~nday, December 19, 19~9, at 2:00 o'clock, ~* m., the regular ~eetin~ hour~ ~ith the President, Mr. ~,inton, ~residin~. F~ESEBT: ~ess~. Cron~, Dilla~ Ed~ard~ Hunt~r~ ~d the P~sident~ !inton ................ ABSENT: Nsne--O. OFFICERS PRESET: Mr. lr~ S. Owens, City F~nagcr, F~. Randolph G. ~l~tle :i~y At:o~ey, and Mr. Harry R. Ya~es, City Auditor. The meeting w~s opened with a prayer by ~he Reverend Kenneth R. Bain, Pastor )f the Melrose Christi~ Church. FINt~ES: Copy of the minutes of the regular ~eeting held on ~b~ay, December 5, 19~9, havin~ been furnished each ~ember of Council, u[on motion of }~r. Hunter, ~econde5 by Mr. Edwa~s and ~L~cusly ado[ted, the reading ~s dispensed with ~he minutes approved as HE.~RIKG OF CITIZENS UFON [UBLIC kUNICIPAL BUIIDIKG: Fursu~% %o notice of advertisement for bids for %he ~e-roofing of the ~unicipal Buildln~, accor~in~ %o specificmtions of %he city, to be ~eceive~ by %he City Clerk un%il 2:~ o'clock, p. n., Monday, Deeezber 19, 19~9, ~o be o[ene~ at ~ha% h~r by Council, and seven su~issAons h~vin~ been received, ~tter was before the body. a% the present meeting be left unopened in %he custody of %he City Clerk, an~ that the City ~hnm~er ask for alternate bid~ on repairinr ~he presen~ r~f, %ion to the bide for ~he re-roofin~ of the ~unicipal Buildi~r, to be opened by Counc{~l a% its =ee~lnE on Foray, Janua~' 16, 1950. The mstion was seconded by ~. Edwards and unanimously adopted. FIP~ D~AR~-~NT: Fursu~nt to notice of adver~isemen~ for bids for furnishing he City of R~mnoke with four 1,0~-gallon P~pinF ~ines and two Aerial Ladder T~cks six%y-five fee% in length, according %o specifications of %he city, to be received by %he City Clerk ~%fl 2:~ o'clock, p. m., Monday, Dec,bet 19, 19&9, and %o be opened ab that hour by Council, and eight submissions ~mvi~ been received, %h~ president, Mr. ~in%on, asked If %here was mnyone preaen~ who did no% fully ~derstam ;he advertisement, if %here was anyone pres~]% who ~d been denied %he privilege of ~idding, and if there were any questions about the advertise~n% anyone ~uld like ~sk, and no representatives present raisin~ ~y question, %he F~siden~ insSru:ted ~he Clerk ~o proceed with the openinE of the bids. After %he openinE ~d public reading of ~he bids, Er. H~%er moved %ha% %he ~ame be received ~d referral %o a co~ibtee %o be composed of ~. Feter L. Akers, ~resident, Akers Brothers Garage; Mr. E. F. Ar%hut, Vice Presiden~, Jarre~-~he~i~ ~oz~ny, Incor~rated; ~r. C. E. Pond, Assistant to %he Superintendent of Motive ~ower for the Norfolk and Wes%em Rmilway Company; }~. Arthur S. Owens, City ~nager; ,! and ~r. W. ¥. Kulline, Chief of the Fire Depart~ant, for study and recorxendation to the best fire equip=eot for the city to purchase at the first regular ~aeting of Council in January, Ina discussion of the ~ottan, Er. Crenin voiced the opinion that in referr! the bide to the committee pro~o~ed by ~r. Hunter, Council ~uld be delegating itc authority to someone else, Er. Dillard concurring ~ith ~r. Cronin ant stating that he feels only the members of Council should serve on the committee with a view of eeekinc competent adv! ce in helpinc the body to argive at a decision in the ratter At this point, Kr. Henry H. Rutrou~h, representaKive of ~he ~ck ~nufactur. in~ Corporation, s~cfested that Council seek information from t~e En~ineerinc Deparl ment of ¥1rEinia Polytechnic Institute and combine such technical information alon~ with other facts the city mifht ha?e. ~r. W. Clay Counts, President, Liberty Fire Apparatus Company, incorporated representative of the Kaxtm [~tor Coops_ny, ~u~es%ed that ~he manufacturers Of the fire equipment represented by the bidders '~uld probably be h~llinc to pay the e×pa~ o~ any co--mitres which mirht be appointed by Council to visit the factories for an inspection of the equipment manufactured. Er. Edward D. F. 'Jhitehead, representatiYe of tke Jarl LaFrance Iruck Cor~o. ration~ suggested that after a tabulation Of the bids received, Council hold a meetin~ for consideration of the three lowest bids~ at which meetinE re~resentativee of the three comianies could appear for a discussion of any ~hases of the s~ecifica. ticns pertaining to their particular submission w hich ~icht be desired. Mr. Tho,:as O. Stewart, representative of the SeaErave Corporation, invited the me~bers of any com~ittee which mi-hr be appointed by Council to visit the plant of him company at Columbus, Ohio, for an inspection of equii~ant ~mnufactured by cot;oration, %-~hcut any oblIcation. }~r. R. Paul Fultz concurred in the suggestion of ~. RutrouEh that expert advice be obtained fren the Engineering Det~rtment of ¥ircinia Polytechnic Institu~ Hr. C. H. In,ram, representative of %he ;~erican LaFrance Foamite Cor~orat extended an invitation to the 5~bers of any comr. ittea which might be appointed by Council to visit the plant of his company at Elmira, ~. Y., as did kr. C. E. Raker~ representative of Peter Pirech & Company. After a further discussion of tbs matter, Er. Crcnin moved that the eight bids be referred to a cor~lttee composed of the Chief of the Fire Department, the City Attorney and the City Auditor for tabulation only, except as to reportin~ any bidder who might fail to ~eet required specifications, and that the tabulation and report be submitted to Council as soon as possibl~, %~out reco~r~endation, %he co~mittee to furnish copies of said tabulation to interested parties other than of Council immediately upon completion regardless of ~hether or not the tabulation has been submitted to Council officially. The moti-~ was seconded by Kr. Edward~ and unanimously adopted. Er. Crenin tken moved t~mt the City ¥~nager be requestei to contact the Des: of EnrineerinK at ¥ircinia Polytechnic Institute and the Dean of Enflneerin~ at the University of ¥ir~inia and ask them to make a man available in an advisory capacity to the City of RO'~noke at a meeting to be held by Council on January 11, 1950, with 477 478 ~ vie~ of ~urnf'thin~ technical advice in connection with ~he ~ur¢~se of the fire equip~.ent~ and to re~ort back to the body as to whether or no~ ~he ~ School~ will render this service~ and if so~ the co~t therefor~ the City ~na~er to have pre~ent at t~e ~ee~ln~ any city official or ~loyee ~ho ~i~ht be able to furnish Council ~lth helFful advice on the ~rchase of the fire equiF~en~, The ~otton ~as seconded ~. Edwards an~ unanimously Later durin~ the ~ee~ln~ Hr, C~nin stated that he i~ of the l~re~sion thai ~ec~ion ~0~ of ~he City Charte~ readinF tha~ all con~racts for ~o~ t~n ~e dollars ~all ~ a~a~ed ~o the lo~es~ res~cnslble bidder~ :ean~ th~ all con~racts ~ to be a~rded to t~e lo~e~ bidder~ ~rovided the plans ~d s~ecifications of ~he :ity are met, and if nc% met~ then the ~ntract shall be awaked to the next lowest bidder, prov~de] the Flans mn~ s~eeiflcations of the city are ~t, and so on, and ~sked the City Attorney to render sn oplnion as %o ~hether or not his impression this sec%Ion of the City Char%er is correct. INDUSTRIES: )~r. Edwin E. Young having been a~ointed by Co~cll as ~f a co~i%te~ to be a[Fointed for the ~ur~se of coordinating any efforts the city night ~a~e ~n towa~ industrial develo~m~nt~ and havinC been directed to re~or~ Pack to %kc body with ~co~endstica as to persons wh~ are willinf to ~erve on such 3 cor. mittee~ }~r. Young a~ln aF~eared before Co,oil ~d zub=.ttted the n~z.~of Edgar F. Jameson and F~nk L. }~itehell, representer ~he Rosnoke Real Estate ~card; ~ill~am E. ~Teador and John H. Divers, reiresenting the ';ItllfamJon Road Liens Club; Janes R. Alvis an~ Ambler W. %'~ebb, reFresentinC ~ke Wllli~son Ro~d Ctvl~ League; ~llllam V. C. Bro%~ ~d S. Saunders Guerrant, rep~senting the }~lrc~e Civic . E3rl ~.ilen an~ ~'~lliam L. g~yers, ~resentin~ the ~usi~es~ ~{~n's Club; ~d G. ~rrank. Clement an~ ;';51ten ~. %food, re~resentinr~ the ~ooster Club. No action was t~ken on the matter. ZCN!~fG: }Tr. C. F. Kefauver an~ Kr. T. %fatten ~iessick api~eared before Council ~nd Fresented a com~nicztfon, askl~ tPmt p~Ferty located on both sides of qrayson ~venue, N. lf., we~t of Eighth Street, described as Lots 3-&-~-6-7-~, Block 2; an~ Lots 1-2-3-~-7-f-9, Block 1, shohn on the map of Thozas A. Fitche!l, be rezoned from ]6neral Residence District to SFecial Residence District, in order that their client ~Tr. C. D. Bowl~, might erect forty-ei[h% a~artments thereon for 5egro occupancy. Mr. Edwards moved that the request be referred to the ~lanni~ Board for investfcation, report ~d ~cor~endation to Co~ctl. The motion was seconded by Hunter and ~nanim0usly adopted. CITv F~OPER~f: The request of ~lr. Richard F. Fence, Attorney, tb~t ~!r. Henry L. Riley, Froprfetor of the Junior Lunch~ 207 Ch~ch Avenue, S. %~., %~hlch build~ng ~s keInF rente~ from the city on a month-to-month ~sls at a ccnslderat~on of ~0.~ :er r. onth, together %~tth a storare room tn the buildin~ now desiE~ted as 203-205 :hunch Avenue, S. W., ~t a consideration of ~5.~ ~r month, ~ Eiven a year's lease ~t a total consideration of $~2.50 ~er zcnth, having been refer~d to the City an~ the Co~is~ioner of Health for investi~ation and reFort aa to whether or not th~ :u~ldfnc is ~ractica! for use as a restaurzn~ and, also~ whethe~ o~ not the city ha~ ~ny need for the butl~in~ for r. unicip~l ~urroses, Fr. Pence a~in appeared before :ouncil; whereupon, the City Kans~er submitted written report that tf ~e building is to ~e u~e~ as a restaurant the walls ~ill have %o be painted, two toilets ~11 ~ave to be located acco~in~ to sanitary cods ~e~ul~e~t~ ~n~ ~ hand basin~ so~p and to~els will have to be ~de available~ polntin~ o~t t~t with the craped con- titions, in the City Hall area, without a doubt, the city can uss this space, and that rather than recommend an expenditure by the city to install the lavatory faclli he feels the space should be used for municipal purposes. Mr. Pence rettcratin2 that his client is willin~ to install the lavatory facilities at his own expense, an~ Council bein~ of the opinion that a lease might be ffranted for one year only, the City Eanager advisin? that he can see no t.articula objection to the year's lease if ~r. Riley installs the lavatory facilities at his own expense, ~ir. Hunter moved that the follow,lng Ordinance be placed u[on its first reading. Tbs motic~ was se~n~ed by Mr. Edwards ~d ado[ted by the fo llowin~ vote: AYES: Kess~. C~nin, Dillard, Ed~m~ds, Hunter, and tho P~sident, Mr. NAYS: ~one ......... O. {~10303) AN OP~IN~N~E suthoriz~ an~ dir~ctin~ the City ~na~er, for and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to execute a l~ase bet~n the City of Ro~oke, Vlr~i~ and Henry L. Riley, for ~b~ rental of spa~e presently o~cuRied by Er. Riley in the bu~ldin~ no~ d~sf~nated a~ 207 ChuFoh Avenue, S. W., ~d ~he storaffe room presently used by ~¥. Hlley in the building no~ designated as 203-20~ Church Avenue, S. %., at total consideration of $~2;~0 per month, for ~rio~ beslnnin~ January 1, 1950, and nd~n~ December 31, 19fO, under t e~s ~n~ eondftions contained BH IT 0~D[I~ by tbs Council of th~ City of Roanoke that the City ~na~er md he is hereby ~utborized and directed, for and on b,half of the City of Rmnoke, ~xe~ute a l~ss~ between the City of Ro&noke, VirFinia, ~d H*n~y L. Riley, for · ental of sFa~e presently occupied 5y f~. Hlley in the buil~ia~ no~ desiffnat~d as ~07 Church Av~ue, S. ~., an~ the storage room presently used by ~. Hilly in the Juil~fn~ now designated aa 203-205 Church Avenue, S. W., at a total consideration of ~2.50 ~r =onth, for period b~ginnin~ January 1, 1950, and endi~ December 31, 1950, xn~eF te~s and co~itiona conta~ed therein. The Ordinance havin~ been read, ~as laid over. DEPART~ OF [UBLIC L~rA~: ~e request of Nra. Ora L. Porter ~bat her ~ublic assistanoe ~rant be reinstated, the ~rann havin~ been discontinued because of m order from Lh~ J~eni!~ and Domestic Relations Court that hem children be required ;o support her, hav~ be*n refer~d to the City ~naz~r ~or handlin~ ~ith the :ant of Public ~elfare with a vie~ of ~=edy~F th~ situation, ~rs. Porter slain apres ~efore Council, advisin~ tkmt as y~t nothing has b~n done. It appearin~ that the order of the Juvanile and Domestic R~lations Court ~ppeale~ to t~e Hustings C~r~, an~ that the Hustings Court ~till has the ~onstitutio ~lity of the law as to children supportin~ their parents under ~onsideration, Porter was advised by the F~sldent, ~[r. ~int6n, that no action can be ~ken in the ~atter until a decision i~ handed do~m f~ the Hustinzs Court. BUrET-CITY SERGEANT: Council havin~ m~de joint reoo~endation ~ith the City ~erfeant to the Compensation Bo:rd for fixation of salaries and exposes in his offic ~or the calea~ar year 19~0, Nr. ~. E. Smith, F~rst Deputy, aF~eared before the body ~sked that his present salary of $3,5&0.00 Fer annum be increased %o a poin~ where ;ill be more in line with the salaries of First Deputies in other constitutional 'es. .479 480 instructed to forward a supplemental cor~:unication to the COmpensation [k}ards askine~ ;hat the salary of the First Deputy be increased from ~],54OoO0 ier annum to :er annum, The motion was seconded by Er. Dillard and lost~ the followinG votes lYES: losers. Cronin and Dillard ......... NAYS{ Yeasts. Edwardsm Hunterm and the President, ~. ~Snton PETITI~;S AND CO)~UNICATICN~: ZONING: The request of lit. ~alter M. Uood, A~torne¥,.representtn~ }losers. O. i. Locket% and Benjamin Y. Stultz, that the portion of both sides of ~llli~-mson N. E., between ~ayne Street and Thurston Avenue, now zoned as Business District, be ~ezoned to light Industrial District, havin[ been referred to the Plannin[ ~oard for [nvestt~ation~ r aport and recor-~enda%ion, a communication from the Plannin~ Board~ advisinu that the Board will attend the public hearinG on Decezber 2~, 19&9, and will ndeavor to su~mlt its recommendation later on that date~ was before Council. The oor~unicatlgn was ordered filed. STREET NAYES: Council havinf offered a prize in the am~ant of ~25.OO in cash o tko .~ub!ic school student in the City of Rosnoke submittin[ in 250 written words ~r lea~, %he best reason, or reasons, as to why the n~e of ~il]iamaon Road should ~r should not be ckan~ed, an~ if ck~n~ed~ a su~eated new name therefor, the City 31er}: advised that fi fty-ei~ht entries have be~n re~eived. In t his connection, the City Clerk brought to the attention Of Council com- tunications from Yr. F. H. Trout and the Willis~son Road Civic League, o~posin~ any :han~e in the name of %~llliamson Road, voicin5 the o~inion t~mt such a chan~e would act in any way be ~eneficial, but would only result in confusion. Council bein~ of the opinion %D~t the entries should be referred to the principal of Jefferson Senior Nirh School, the principal of ~illiam Flemin~ HiEh School an4 the head of the English Department at William Flemin~ High School for a tecision as to the best entlQ', an~ that the City Auditor should be authorized and ~irected to draw warrant in the am:unt of ~2~.CQ in the name o£ the person certified by ~he cor~tttee as subm~ttin~ the beat entry~ ~r. Dillard offered the foll~in~ Hesoluticn: (~lO30&) A RESOL%TION referrin~ entries a§ to shy the name of Wllliamson Roa~ ~hculd or should not be chan~ed to a co~mittee con~osed Of $~. %;. D. Paine, Principa2 Iefferaon Senior High School, Mr. W. i. Coulter, Principal, William Flemin$ High School, an~ lira. Virrinia Yason, head Of the English Department, William FleminE HiE} School, for a decision aa to the best entrys ar~ au%horizin~ and direetin[ the %udi%or to draw warrant in the azount of ~25.00 in the name of the person certified )y the cor. mittee as aubmit~in[ the best entry. (For full text of Resol~ion, see Ordinance Book 17, Pa~e 33.) ~r. Dillard moved the adoption Of the Resolution. The motion .~. Edwards and adopted by the follc~lnE vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter~ and the President, }ir. ~into: NAYS: None ........ O. RE~0RTS OF OFFICLRS: FS~ER FIELD: The City Manaaer submitted written report that koanoke Baseball Incorporated, wishes to ancP~r two thousand stadium chairs in a section of the grand -5. ,and in the baseball park at I~her Field, but before doing ao, desires Councilfa to remove same upon the termin~ticn of its interim lease for the year 195~, pending ne.~otlations for a lonr term lease, the City ~Lanager recor~zendin~ that the be rranted. Yr, Hunter t:oved that Council concur in the reco~r, endaticn of the City ~na~ and offered the followin_~ Resolution: {j10305) A ~SOL~ION authoriz~C Roanoke Baseball, Incor~orated~ ~ ~ove such stadi~ chairs as it ~.ay ~chase ~d affix to the grandstand in the baseball in ~aher Field unless p~visi~n to the ~ntra~ is include~ in the ccnt2~plated Lonr te~ lease between said corporation and the City for the r~tal of said baseball (For full text of Resolution, eee O~dtnanca Book 17, Pa~e )'r. Hunter moved the adottfon of the Resolution. ~he motion was seconded by gm. Edwards and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: )~essra. Cronin~ Dillard, Edward~, Hunter~ and the President, ~:r. NAYS: None ....... 0. STATE HIO~%'AYS WITHIN CIIY LI~ITS: The City ~ana~er submitted ~Tltten report ~o~ether with the followin~ co~unication from the Vircinia Department of Hi~hways, ~tth reference to the termination of a portion of Route No. 2~, tko City ~mna~er ~ecom~end~n~ that the ~ro~os~l be acce~ted by the city ~ince the city receives the sa~e amount of money for its mileage either way: "Decezber 1, Fr. Arthur S. Owend City ~anaKsr Roanake~ Dear Sir: With reference to ~'r. J. H. ~yse's letter Of ~oYezber 16, 19&9, a copy which was sent you concernin~ proposed changes in routin~ and numbering of in the City of Roanoke, we wisk to advise %hat %he routin~ of U. S. Rt. over %he new construction~ droppin~ %hat ~ortion of the old location from its intersection with the new location of Rt. &dO east to the intersection of Rt. 220 is hereby approved. This ~ill terminate Rt. 2~ at its intersection with U. S. Routes 220 an~ 221 and Route 116 ~ill follow along the new location of Rt. Since the distances on the old and new location are the same, 2.15 miles, the above chanKes will not necessitate any alteration of the ~&OOO per mile allo¢ lion for City Streets. ~fth reference to the proposed renumberin~ of present Ap. 116 to carry a new number between Rt. &dO in Ro'=noke and Rt. 311 at Han~inE Rock, also ):our su~ lion for Rt. 11 t9 be brouaht in oYer Kt. &dO from Salem to Roanoke, we wish to advise t~t these changes will not be made at this tize but we will keep this matter before us for consideration and further study. Yours very truly, (Si~ned] A. H. ~ell Location & Design Engineer" )~r. Hunter moved that Council concur in the recor~m, endaticn of the City 5~anagt and offered the followin~ Resolution: (#10306) A RESOLUTION discontinuin¢ Va. Route 2& as the sase is now routed ir ~he City of Roanoke between F~lrose Avenue and the ?fast Corporate Limits of the City ~f Roanoke (Peters Creek), and T~zewell Avenue, S. E., and re-routing the same .he City. (For full text cC Resolution, see Ordinance Book 17, Fa~e F~. Hunter moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion wes seconded by ,r. Crnnin and adopted by the following vote: 481 482 AYF~9: Fessrso Cronin, Dlllard~ Edwards, Hunter, and the Presidents ¥~o Elntl NAY9: None ......... O. ANNEXATICN-$~ER CONSTRUCTION: The City Fanager submitted the following reFo: {ith reference to the sewer project in the Garden City section: "Roanoke, Virginia December 19, 1%9 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: }~. Wiley No Jackson, Contractor for the Garden City sewer has requested our conaultinc engineers, ~ttern & {Mttern, to discontinue wor] in Garden City from Decembe~ l, 1~% to April l, 1950. Mr. E. g. ~ttern, in his letter ~ich is attached hereto~ does not concur in this request; however, they would record, end, and I concur in the reccum, endation, that th~ ~ILBY ~.'JACKSO~ CC~PANY be granted a 90oday period of tl~e in addition to the 210 days as set forth in the contract during which 0 days the pssment for liquidated dens,es be reduced £rom ~25.00 [er day to 12.50 [er day. The reason for this su~gesticn is o~vinue, as neither t~e En~Ineerin2 Fir= nor the City feels t~t we should assume the cost of inspec- tion for nora than the 2]0 day contract period. If the Council looks with favor upon this reccu~endatiun, I sugrest it be referred to the City Attorney for a[prupriate legal protection of the City's interest. Eeepectfully submittal, ($iFned) Arthur $. City )Mnager" It appeariny that the citizens in the Garden City section have not asked for any delay in the sewer proJect, hr. Dillard moved that the report of the City ~nage be fileO, ~dthout action. The =orion was seconded by )tr. Cronin and unsni=.ously ado AIRPORT: The City ).~anaEer hay inE been authorized and directed to negotiate the acquloftion of requisite real estate to extend the east-west runway at the ,.o~no~e I,~unicipa! Airport as shown on the ~odified )~aster Plan dated October 25, 194' he submitted written report that he asked Mr. E. )~. Coulter for a Irice on the Coult property and that )~r. Coulter has r~de a reluctant offer in the total amount of ~95,000.CO, which in the opinion of the City )~nager is far out of line and reason co=pared with the sctual value of the land, the City )~nager ~ointing out that ~;r. Coulter has also set out certain restrictions which it i~ felt neither the city nor the Civil Aeronautics Administration could Iossibly accept, and reco~-r, ended that a croup of co.patent reel estate men be appointed to appraise the property in question on which basis the city could n~ke a bona fide offer. )~r. Edwards moved t hat Council concur in the reco~endatton of the City and offered the followtn¢ Resolution: {~10307) A RE3OLL~ICH providinF for the appointment of Messrs. J. A. Turner, 3. E. Trout, C. H. ~ebster, J. H. Wtndel and T. H. Boyer as viewers for the purpose of appraising approximately 27.G04 acres of land, standing in the name of )~ry Elva Coulter, reuuired in connection %~th the Administration Building and the extension of the east-west runway at the Roanoke Kunicipal Airport (Woodrun Field), with a view of ~stsbtish~U~ufairandreas°nablepricef°rtthelandinquesti°n' ( r 11 text of Resolution, see Or_inance Book 17, Page Er. Edwards moved the adoption of the Resolution. The motion w~s seconded .~r. ~unter and a~opted by the followin2 vote: AYES: ~e$srs. Crouin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, ~ the President, ~. NAYS: None ....... O. ed. ¸-5 MILL )~UNTAIN: The City M~ne~er submitted written report and recommended tha~ ;he Planning Board be requested to enter into negotiations with the National Fark ~ervice to see if it would be possible to tie in the Kill Mountain Drive with the 31ue Ridge Farkwsy, in connection with surveys beinf conducted by the National Fark }~r. Cronin moved that Council concur in the recor~:endation of the City Fanes, lnd that the Flanning Board be so requested. The motion was seconded by Er. Edwards lnd unan~:ously adopted. ABNEXATION-SE~tER CCtlSTRUCTICN: The City Panager having been requested to reetirate a tfmporary solution to the sewage problem in :he Garden City sect!on, and )ther areas, pendinC the completisn of the sewage disposal systeu, he su~mitted writ~ n ~ystem and trunk line which has been installed in Garden City, and that he ha5 been ldviset his request will be considered by the ~oard at a =eetinE on December [949, and that he ~ilI be informed of any action tsken. The report ~as ordered filed. AN~EEATIaN-CITY PR0?E~TY: The City }brieFer submitted the follo~in¢ report ¢ith reference to rental of the $chillin: property and the Liptrap property in the Serden City sectian: To The City Council Roanoke, VirEinia I would respectfully request that you authorize the City [ttorney 1. Schilling property .................. $25.00 per ~onth 2. [Iptrap property .................... $15.OO per 3. There shall be a 90-day recapture clause in each contract. ~. No crops are to be planted. Respectfully submitted, {Signed) Arthur S. Owens City ~!ana~er" Er. Dillard ~oved that Council concur in the r~quest of the City )~ns~er and hat the following Ordinance be placed upon its first reading. The motion was aeeon~ ed oy Pr. Edwards and a~epted by the followLqg vote: iYE$:'~essr~. Cranin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and the President, ~r. NAYS: None ........ O. {#1030~) AN ORDINANCE grautin~ permission to %he 01fy ~ana[er, for and on oehalf oF the City of Roanoke, to execute a lease for the rental of the dwelling house lnd yard a~purtensnt thereto situated on property, form-erly kno~ as the SchillinE ~roperty, in the Garden City Area o£ the City of Roanoke, on a monthly basis until ~erzinated by either party on s thirty days' notice~ in writing, as required by stat% ~t a rental of ~25.00 per month, payable in advance, and subject to such other terms ~nd conditions contained in sai~ contract of len se to be approved by the City A%torn~ for and on behalf of the City of Rsauoke~ be, and he is hereby, granted ~ernission execute a contract of least for the rental of the dwelling house and yard thereto situated on property~ foraerly known as the Schilling property, in the Garde City ires of the City of Roanoke, on a =onthly basis un%il terminated by either part on a thirty days' notice, in writing, as required by statute, at a rental of par month, payable in advance, and subject to such other terms and conditions osntai in said contract of lease to be approved by the City Attorney. Th, e Ordinance havin~ been read, was laid over. }~. Dillard then moved that the followinE Ordinance, Frovid/n~ for the renta of the Liptrap property~ bo placed upon it s first reading. The ~otion was seconded by Yr. Edwards and adopted by the followin~ ~ote: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard~ Edwards, Hunter, ant the President, ]~r. Ninto NAYS: None ..... O. [~1030~) A~ 0RDIN!NCE granting perm..lssfon to the Cit)- }~ns~er, for an~ on be ~lf of the City of Roanoke, to execute a lease for the rental of the dwelling house a nd yard a[[urtenant the:eta situated on property, forr..erly kno~ as the Llptrap in ~he Garden City Area of the City of Roanoke, on a monthly hssis until terminated either Fatty on a thirty days~ notfce~ Ln writing~ as required by statute~ at a rent Df $15.OO per month, payable in adYsnce~ and subject to such other terms and conditic s contained in said contract of !esso to be approved by ~e City Attorney. ~E IT O.RDAINED by the Couneilo f the City Of Roanoke that the City Fsna~er, ir and on behalf of the City of Eo~-noke, be, and he is here Dy, ~ranted ~ermission to ~xecute a contra~t of lease for the rental of the dwell~nF house and )~rd a~purtenan ~hareto situated cn property, for--erly !:ns'~n as the Liptrap property, in ~he Garden ~ity Area of the City of ~oan0ke, on s monthly basis until terminated by either Fart) Dna ~hirty days' notice, in wrltinK, as required by statute, at a rental of ~er month, payable in advance, and sub~ect to such other terms and conditions contair in said contract of lease to be a~Droved by the City Attorney, The Ordinance havin~ ~een read, was laid over. HEALTH DEPAR.~EaT: The City ~!anaKer submitted %~Titten repor~ tha~ he has bee~ dvised by the State Heslth Department that an increase has been authorized in the ~ercentaze Of distribution of ~rant-in-aid ~ands f rom 52.61 For cent to 55 per cent approved projects un,er provisions of the amended Hill-~urton Act which will have affect upon the Roanoke City Public ~eslth Center project. The report was ordered filed. ANNE~ATiCN-STR~TS AND ALLEYS: The proposal of the Garden City Baptist Churc} s to acquisition of lan4 from the city to ~e used in connection with the future ~xFansion of the church and the donation of land to the city for street and alley ~ur~osea, the lots in question bein7 located in Block 1, J. ~. Liptrsp )~p, havin~ :eon referred to the City }~nager to work out specific plans as to ~hat will be requl~ed o carry out the proposal, he submitted written r~ort, together with a plat ~repared ~y tko office of the City Engineer shoo, nE the proposed transfer of real estste~ sod 'ec0T~ended that the Fro~er steps be taken for the transfer. ~r. Dillard moved that Council concur in the recommendation of the City 'ana~er an~ that the followin~ Ordinance be placed u~on its first reading. The ~a3 seconded by ~%. Edwards and adopted by t he following vote: ATE~: }~eesrs. Cronin~ Dillard~ F~lward$~ Hunter~ and the President, Er. Einto NAYS: None ..... Oo {~10310) AN ORDINANCE authoristnr the exchange of certain re~l estate In the ~arden City Area of the City of Roanoke between the City of ~oanoke and Garden City 8sprier church; ~uthorizinE the proper City officers to execute and deliver to Garder ~tty Baptist Church, for and on behalf of the City, a proper deed to portions of ~, 9~ lO and Il, Block l, J. ~. Liptrap F~p, in consideration of a ~eneral warranty ie~d, execute3 by the Trustees o£ Garden City Baptist Church, conveytn~ to the City ~f Roanoke Lot 1, Block 1, and a 10~ot wide strip algaE the East side of Garden ~oulevard in Block 1, of the J. W. Li~trap ~p] and authorizinr the establia~ent of ~n alley 1~ fe~t in width through the City's property ;arallel to the East line of ~he pro~erty of the Garden City Baptist Church. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council Of the City of Roanoke that upon execution and ~elivery by the Trustees of Garden City Baptist Church of s feneral warranty deed, ~orm to be approved by the City Attorne~ conveyin~ unto the City of Boanoke the followin~ property: BEGI[C~IEG at the present northeast corner of G~rden City Boulevard and Moffatt Avenue; thence with the present east line of Garden City Boule- vard the fol]o~lnf two courRes and distances: N. 26° 50r E. 8&.2 feet to an an~le point and N. l&" 57' E. 243.7 feet to a point; ~hence leaving Garden City Boulevard and with %he north llne of Lob 1, Block 1, of the J. W. LiptraF['ap~ S. 75° 03' E. 130.O fee~ to a thence S. l&O 31' ;f. 50.0 feet to a point; thence with ~he common line between Lots 1 and 2~ N. 7~° 0)' ~. 120.O feet to e point; thence with a line 10.O feat east of an~ parallel to the east line of Garden City Boulevard the followlnE two courses ant distances: S. 1~° ~7' ~. 2~&.?& feet to an anFIe point and S. 26° 50' E. 85.2& feet to a point on the north line of ~'offett Avenue] %hence with Same N. 63° 10' W. 10.O fee~ to the place of B~-~INNI~GI containin~ 9,£~9.2 equ~re feeL~ more Or less, end be~n] all of Lot 1 eno the north 10.0 feet of Lots 2, 3, &~ and ~ Block I, J. }f. Liptra~ ;hat the ~ro~er City officel-s be, and they are hereby, authorized, directed and 7swered, for and on behalf of the City, to execute and deliver s deed, u~on the form ;o be prepared by the City Attorney~ to said iruatee$ Of Garden City Baptist Church ;he followin~ described property: 5EalNNING at a point which is a commcn corner to the rear of Lots 1 and 2, Block 1 of the d. %f. Liptrep hap, said beEirming point located the followtn? three courses and distances from thaonor%heast corner of Garden City ~oulavard and Forfeit Avenue: N. 26 ~O E. ~&.2 feat, N. li° ~7' E. 193.70 feet, and S.o75° 03' E. 130.O feet to the point ~f actual 5eginnin~: thence S. 7~ 03' E. &t.21 feet to a point; thence · l& 57' W. 1OO.O feet to s point; thence S. 26° 50' ~. 110.99 feat to a point on line of Lot.,~' thence with same N. 63° 10' ;;. 20.&6 feet to a Fo!at] thence N. l&O ~7' E. 2O&.& feet to the place of BEGINNING, containing 7,903.0 square feet~ more er less, am~ heinz the west porticns of Lots 8, 9, 10 and 11, Block 1, of the J. W. Liptrap-}~p. ~E IT FURTHER ORDAINED that there is hereb}- established as a public alley th, 7ollowing described 1~ foot wide strip of l~nd, to-wit: BEGINNING at a point on the present North side of l~ffett Avenue, which point ds S. 6}O 10' ~. 150 feet from the present northeast corner of Moffatt Avenue and Garden City ]eulevard; %hence, lrcm said be=innin~ point N. 26° ~0' E. 210.99 feet to a point; thence N. l&O 31' ~. 100= feet to a point; thence S. 7~O 03' E. 15 feet to a point; thence S. l&° 31' W. 101.~6 feet to a point; thence $. 26° 50' W. 212.~ feet to a ~oint on the North side of 17offett Avenue; thence ~ith the North line of }'~offett Avenue N. 63° 10' 1~. 1~ feet to the place of BEGINNING. The Ordinance having been reed~ was laid over. EA$~--IIENT-S~{~ COaiSTRUCTICK: The City }.'ana~er submitted written report that ;he firm of }.~ttern k Fattern~ Conaultin~ EnEineers, has asked the Norfolk an~ Sestel . {ailway Company to grant the city an easement for the !ecsttcn of eno 12-inch ~nd fo~ I-inch (mst iron sewer pipes with three manholes and encroachment Of one manhole in 485 connection with ire ~illism~n, Road and Hollins Road se~er project, and ~reesnted a standard from o£ a~reement ~th the recou~endation tha~ he be authorized to execute sa~e for and on behalf of the city, ."he question was raised as to whethur or not atormu drains should be conetruc~ mt the ser~ time the sewer pipe Is laid, and the quea%ion of the eventual erection uf an 'underpass in the vicinity was discussed; whereupon, {~, Cronin moved that the uatter be tabled for two weeks, pending a repot% £rom the City F~nager on these two items. The motion ~a seconded by Yr. Dillard and unanimously adopted. STREZT LI~HT$: The City )~na~er submitted the followin~ report with referenct :o street lirhta to be included in the 1950 budget: "Roanoke, ¥ir~inia December 19, To The City Council Roanoke, ¥irrtnia Gentlemen: Twenty street llFhts need to he replaced at the followin~ points: 1. Four 600 C. r. lights on Kirk Avenue £rom Jefferson Street %o Second Street, S. ~. 2. Five 1,000 C. P. lights on Jefferson Street between ~buntain Avenue an~ ~'aple Avenue. 3. Nine 600 C. P. lights on Luck Avenue £r~m First Sir=et, S. E. to Third Street, So ~. Since these have been tentatively included in the 195G ~ro~ram and we ar~ anxious to tie th~m in with the new li~htin~ ~'stem, I wou~d ~ike authorityto requestthattheybeinstalleda~d in'ex,orated There are two additional lights with which we have been exi~eri~ent~ in~. one at the intersection o£ Sh~n-ndo-~h Avenue and Secon~ ~treet N E just over the kan~ol~h Street ~ridge, and the second at Jefferson Street )~ountain Avenue, S. ~. ~e believe these ]iuhts can be used very successfully', and we ask that the). se included in the 195~ lighting [rofran. Respectfully suhzitted~ {Si.t-ned} Arthur S. Owens City ~naEer" ~r. Hunter moved that Co~ncdl concur in the re~ort of the City ~anacer ;hat a 11 o~ the street lirhts outlined t herein be included in the 19~0 budFet. The m~tion was seconded by ~'r. Crcnin and unanimously a~opted. BUDGET: The City }~nager aub~!tt ed written re~ort and asked that $&3.91 be aFyroFriated to Travel Ex[ease in the Board of ZoninF Appeals budget; that ~1~0.00 be a~propriated to PrintinF Briefs in the budget of t he City Attorney; that $76.00 he appropriated t o the salary of the Chairn.~an of the Electoral Board, in order that he might bs paid $126.00 in accordance with Section 89 o£ tko Virginia Election Laws and that v<,OOO.OO be aFrropr~ated to Hydrant Services ia the Fire Department budget Er. Cronin moved that Council concur in the request of the City Yams[er and offered the following emergency Ordinance: [~10311] AN OED!~iCE to a~end and reenact certain sections Of an Ordinance adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, on the 31st day of December 1948, No. 975I, a nd entitled, "An Ordinan ce making a~pro~riations from the General of the City of P~noke for the fiscal year begfnnin~ January 1, 19~9, and ending December 31, !9&9, and declarin~ the existence of an emergency". (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance Book 17, Page 35.) )~. Cronin moved the ado~tion of the Ordinance. The ~o%!cn was seconded by ~r. Dillard and mdop%ed by the follo~inc vo~e: request nreaent AYES: ~essrs. Crenin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, ard the Freaident, 1~. Kinto Nl~$= None ......... O. REPORTS OF CO})~]TTEE~: None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None. CON$IDERATIOH OF CLAI)~S: None. INTRODUCTION ~D COHSIDERATI~ OF O!IDIHANCE3 AND 5ESOLUTIC~S: None. ~OTIONS AND ~ISOELLAhEOUS BUSINESS: BUDG~ET-SCHOOLS: Council having at one of its budget studies decided the r. eu-bers of the Roanoke City School Board to meet with the body at its meetinF for a discussion of the school budge%, the me,bors of the Board ippeared, toKetker with Er. J. S. ~cDonald, Clerk, a nd ~r. D. E. ~c~uilkin, Superin- tendent of Schools, and presented the followtnF co~munication: "Decezber 19, 19&9 and )~embers of City Council Roanoke, ¥1r~inia Gentlemen: This ts %0 report an estimated ssvin~ of .O12~ in t~e city school for the year 19&9, or ~YO,&OO. This reduction is ma~e [ ossible by: (1) An increase in state salary a~Prorriations over the budget eati~ate. [2) Retirement system contribution, a savin~! on estimates for !Q&~d There have been variations in budFet itema~ ao~e considerable oversees of co: but savin~s in other items. The budget has, therefore, been adjusted to ~ee~ shiPtin~ needs an~ the Board proposes to reduce its final requisition on the City's !9&9 school appropriation by the ~15,5OO and the ~,900, or by a of In addition to effecting this rediction in the 19&9 city a[FroFristlon~ it is afreeable to the School Bo~rd ~ make the followin£ reduction ir] tbs 1950 request. Postpone the inauguration Of the free-text system until July 1, 1950, until the full session of 1950-1951. Havin~ absorbed an overa~e in text ~urcheses of 19&9, due %o unsx~ecte~ heavy rurchs~e~ to stoc~ the annexed schools, an sZoun~ of ~10,OO0 can b~ deleted from the 1950 budget; an~ by Fos%ponin~ the inauguration of free texts until July, which means that text rentals woull be collected in January 1950 as usual but net in Se~tezber or thereafter, another ~15~OOO could be deducted from the 1950 budget, the estimated semi-annual rental collection. These reductions in the 19&9 and 19~0 budgets, amount in~ to $55,&OO, are respectfully offered by the School Board, in a desire to coo~erete with City Council in th~ problem of sou~d city financing, and in appreciation of Counci past efforts in sup¥ortinE the School Board in financin~ the City's Public Schools. 'Rasfectfully submitted, Roanoke City School Board [Si~ned] ~eRoy H. Smith In a discussion of the proposal of the School Board, it was discovered that the item of ~l,OOO.CO submitted by the Board in its budget for free textbooks had Deem delete~ from the draft of the 1950 budEet by the City ~!anager. After a lengthy discussion of the matter, ~r. LeRoy H. Smith, Chairm~an~ stst~ thet if Co~ttncil would ~erm. it the School Board to retain the ~20,&OO.OO surplus and ~pprove the school budget included in the draft of the 1950 budget in the total amour f $1,820~OOO.00, the Board would endeavor to inaugurate the free textbook system wi! he Fall session of 195C-!951, ~ith the definite understa:J[n~ tPmt the Board reserw he right to come back to Council ne~t Fall if it is deered necessary. 488 · Council being of the opinion that the 1950 b~dget of tho School Board should be approved in the total amount of $1,~20,0~0.00 and that the Board should ~u~mt% a ~evised but~a% on the basis of this amount, includin~ a desl~ted a~un% for free textbooks~ Mr. Dillard so moved. Th~ r~tion was ~econded by Y~. Ed~a~s and un~nimo' adopted. COUNOIL: ~r. Edwards brou~h% %o t~ attention of Council and ~ved %ha~ Christ. s ~reetim~s be extende~ to the City of Roanoke and 1% s nei~hbors and to Lhe me=bars of the ~ess ~ radio atte~in~ the meetinFs of the bo~y. The motion was seco~ed by ~. Dillard ~ u~nimou$ly ado~ed. STREET N~3.'ES: )~. Hunte~ b~ouFht %o the a~tention of Coun=il and ~e City ~n~er the ~Flic3t[on of street naze siFns on Hollin~ Road, N. E., fo~erly N~nth ~t~est, north af Orance Avenue. The City Kana~e~ advised t~t he would look into the mmtter. Thera befnl no f~tfer business, Council aJj~ur~d. AF PROVED COUNCIL, REGULAR ~2E?IhG, Eonday, December 26, 19&9. A quorun failin~ to appear, the meeting was adjourned until 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Wednesday, December 28, 1949. APPROVED Clerk President COUHCIL, ADJOURKED REOULAR t~aETIKO, Wednesday, December aR, 19G9. The Council of the City of Ro~n~em% in adjourned regular meeting in the Circu: Court Room in the Eunici~al Buildingt Wednesday, December 28, 19&9, at 2:00 o~clock, p. m., with the President, }~r. Einton, presiding. FRE~E~T: Eessrs, Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, and the President, Er. }:into{ ABSENT: None ...... O. OFFICERS PRESENT: }~r. Arthur S. Owens, City {~nager, {~. Randolph G. Jhit%le, City Attorney, and {Tr. Harry R. Yat~s, City Auditor. : - The meetin~ was opened with a prayer by ~ir. H. Haddon Dudley of the Juvenile 'Domestic Relations Court. $[]HUTES: Copy o£ the minutes of the regular meeting held on }~nday, December 12 [9~9, having been furnished each member of Council, upon motion of }~. Hunter, secon, ~y {~. Cronin and unanimously adopted, t he reading was dispensed with and the minutes ~pFrov~d as recorded. HE~.RING OF CITIZenS UFON PUBLIC )'ATTERS: ZONiI~G: Notice of public hearin~ on the question of rezonin6 to Li6ht Industrial )istrict that portion of property located on both sides of ~illlamson Road, ~. E., ~etween Z~ayne Street [Oakland Boulevard) and Thurston (Locust) Avenue, ~iow zoned as ~u$inesa District, havin~ been [ublisbed in the l;orld-News [.ursuant to Article ~ection &3, of Chapter 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, setting the ti~e of the %esrin~ at 2 :C~ o'clock, p. m., Wednesday, December 28, 19&9, the =attar was before ]ouncil. In this connection, ~[r. ',;alter 1~. Wood, Attorney, representing ~essra. O. ~J. ~ckett and ~enjamin F. Stultz, appeared before Council, advisif:~ that ~.r. Lockett ~lshes to operate a laund~/ on property o'~ned by ~.~. Stultz, described as a part of hots 6 and 7, Block 2, Oakland ~isp, a nd t~ t after m~kin~ pre[aration for the constrt ;ion of the drive-in laundry it was discovered the ~lsns for operation were in confl~ ~ith zonin~ reKulations for a Business District, ~ir. ',~ood advisln~, further, that an ~ppl~cation for a non-conformin~ ~ermit was denied by the Board of ZoninK Arpeals~ ~nd askin~ that the entire block be rezoned to a Light industrial District, voicinE ;he opinion that there is a need for liFht industry in the ~illiamson Road section. At the request.of ~[r. Wood, 27essrs. Henry H. R~trou~h and J. H. Fralin, owners )£ property in the affected ares, indicated that they are in favor of the rezonin~. Also at the retuest of ~r. l;ood, )tr. Charles S. Frost, Director Of the Departme~ )f Air Pollution Control, advised that application has been made to him for a permit ~or an oil-burnin~ heater and that the burner can be operated without causin~ a nuisa: A~pearin~ in opposition to the rezonin~, was }~r. H. ~. ~omaw, Attorney, who resented a petition si~ned by n~neteen residents in the vicinity of the affected are~ ri Koomsw objectin~ t o the idea of a laundry being o~erated in close proximity to esidences, objectio~ to the odors and fu~es ~hich in hie opinion w~ll be emitted fro he laundry if and when it is put into operation, and objecting to plaein~ light indu n.a main thoroughfare leadin~ to and fr~m the city. At the request of }~r. Eoomaw, Z~s. T. B. Tyler, }~. J. H. ~Zilton, )~. J. B. Harm r. G. L. Clayburne and }~rs. B. F. Duncan spokesmen for si~ners of the petition, gave heir reasons for opposin~ the rezoning. ¸5. .ties 4B9 490 After a lengthy dfscussion of the carter between the ~eabers of ¢ouncil~ the prO~onent~ and the opl~nents~ )ir. Frost beinF recalled to ~e h~aring for ~rther o~Fonents ~rresstnr fear as ~ light industries other than la.dries being Fur into oFeratlon ia the Wll]$a~n ~oad section should the aifected area ~ so zoned~ the Plannin~ ~, ~o had been sitt~f in on the hearinE~ retired f~m the =eetin~ for a consideration of the quest/on, with a view of ~kinE a ~co~endation before end of the Council session. Later durin~ the =eerie, the Flannin~ ~a~ sub. tied a co~icatton, adv/sin~ that since the vote of the ~ard is tied, one of its me=bets being absent~ the Boa~{ is not in a position to make a reco=endation to Council in re~ard to ~he rezoning. Council indicator a desire to ~rni% the erection of the 'l*~dry on the proper~~: Stultz, was ~de t~t Section 17~ Chapter 51, of the City the sur~est!on ~nich sets fo~h use re~lations ~ a Business District and excludes a laundry emplo?- ine more than five Fersons~ ~ ~ended %o exclude a laundry employin~ mo~e than t~eni [er~ns~ but it wa~ Fointed out %~t this would not be feasible since such ~ ~=end~t ~o the zoninc ~Fulations would ~low the establishing of such a la,dry ~ any Busi~ District in the City of R~n~ke. The r. atte~ was discussed at leneth, members of C0~cil ea~ress~ a reluctance ~o crea~ "srot" zoninr, but voicin~ tko oFinion tb~t the froposed laund~- ~ill be of ~e~ice to the corJunity in %,%]ich It is eFected and %o the city as a %'&ole; whereuFo~ ~. C~nin moved that the folio%tinE O~dinance be placed u~n its first readinz, with :h~ understandin~ that if the la~dry is not constructed the ~rdin~qce will be re~ea] ~he ~otion was accorded by ~[r. Dillard and adopted by the followin~ vote: AYES: }lasers. G~nin, Dilla~, Edua~s~ H~ter~ and %ne President, }-~. KAYS: Hone ....... O. (~10312) AN ORDINAl;CE to amend and reenact Article I~ Section 1, of Cha~ter 51 )f the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, in relation to Zoning. ~[H~E~S, notice of fublic hearinE on the question of rezonin~ to Light industrial ]istric5 t~t ~rtion of property l~ated on both sides of %%~illiazson Road, ~. E., ~ween Wa)~e Street (Oakland ~uleva~) and Thurston (Locust) Avenue, now zoned as ~usiaess District, as required by Article ii, Section &3, of Chapter ~i of the Code )f the City of Ro~no..e, relatlnF %o ZombiE, was published in "The World-News"~ a ~ewspapor Fublish:d in the City of RoanS<e, fo~ th= time reguired by said -action, 1%~EREAS~ the he~inz as ~rovided for in said notice [ublished in said newspaper ~as riven on the 2_th day of December, 19&9, at 2:00 o'clock, p. m.~ before ~he ~ ]ouncil of the City of Roanoke in the Co,oil Room in the ~2~nicipal BuildinE~ at ~i~ lear~ evidence both for Rnd aFainst the rezon~s was sub~itted, ~d WHEREAS, i% is deer.ed from the evidence submitted that it would be fo~ the ~est interest of the City~ rezone from Business District to Lifh% ~ndustrial District :ro~erty located on the east side oi ,;illiamson R~d, ]~. E.~ ~%ween Wayne Street [Oak~nd Boulevard) and Tnu~ston (Locust) A%'enue, described as pa~ of ~ts 6 and 7~ ~lock 2, Oak~nd TH~ORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that A~icle I, ~ection 1, of Chapte~ 51 of the Code of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, relat~c to fonir~ be amended ~nd reenacted in the follo%{~E pa~icular and no other, viz: do Property located on the east side of '~illi~son ~oad~ N. E.~ between Wayne StrE {Oakland Boulevard) and ?hurston {Locust) Avenue, described as part of Lots 6 and 7~ 5lock 2~ Oakland Fap, desl~enated on Sheet 311 of the Zoning ~p as Official Nos. 1110107 and ]110108, be~ and Is hereby changed f~m Business District to Light In- tustrltl ~lstrlc:~ and the FaF herein referred to s~ll be changed in this respect. The Ordinance hav~g been r~d~ ~s laid over. A~NEXATION-STREET H~: $ie99~. R. G, Clubertson and G. R. Fatton a~ieared bef, ~oucil and criticized the house n~berine system for the '~illia~on Road stating, that the new syaten is creatin~ confusion and askl~ t~t 'llllia~on Road b, ~st~bltshed as the dividing li~t between the ~rtheas~ s~c~lon and the north,'est section, with ~.ouse numbers ~ovin[ away from the line in tn easterly direc~ion and a ~esterly di~ction. )'essrs. Gulbert~on and ~atton ware advised t~ tho house n~berln~ syste~ and t~e dividin~ l~es Frovidin~ for the f~r 4uadran~s of the city were establilhed by urdinance and that It ~uld ~t be feasible to chan~e s~e at this ~te date, }Jr. R. Hildebrand, Assistant City En~ineer~ at the request of Council, explainin[ that particular 9it~tion on Hershbercer Road Is an ~xception to the rule became to have done othe~lse ~uld have caused a duplication of n~bers. FETITIONS ~iD CO}~UNICATIONS: STREET LIGHTS: A co~munication from the A~palachian Electric Fower Company, out- lining five location at ~%ich street lights have been installed f~m December 1, 19&5 ~hrou~h December 15, 19&9, leaving six li~h:s to ~ installed in 19&9, was before ~e eo~unication was ordered filed. RE~MTS OF OFFICERS: S~a~R CONSTRUCTI~.~-STATE HIGH~';AYS ;~STHIN CI~ LI:ITS: Council ~ving directed ;hat the city continue it~ ~resent ~ractice in requirinE that all liens standinE ~fa~nst p~operty to be acquire~ by the ~ity be cleared before ~yment for the ~nd nade by the city, either by Fayment ~f the lien by the pro~er~y ownem or by applica- :ion of s~id s~ from the amount to ~ Faid the property o~er by the city, except ~hat where only a minor ~rtion of the FroFerty is acquired the deed ~y recite a ~elease insofar as it affects %~% Forbion of the real estate conveyed ~ the ci%y~ ~ith the exception of ta~es or assessments dus the c~ty, in connection with ~mounts for rroposed sewer service standin~ a[ainst necessary rights-of-way required )y the city In the ~deni~ of U. S. Highway Route No. &~, }.~lrose Avenue, N. '~., ;he City )~nager submitted ~itten report~ askinff that Co,oil reconsider its action in that the city is probably attempting to collect sewer assessments for sewera k~ick ~ave not as yet been installed, The City Atto~ey voicing the opinion t~t the city does not have the right ~i%~old ~e esti~ted amounts for sewer assessments from the ar~unt to be ~aid the ~ro~erty o~er by the city, }fr. Edwards offered the following Resolution: {~10313) A RESOLUTIOi~ authoriz~C and direct~ the ~roper Ci=y officials not leduct the amounts of estimated sewer assessments f~m the money paid property m U. S. Route &~ for property purchased by the City for the ~urpose of widening sai ~i~h~y. ~fr. Ed~rds moved the adoFtion of the Resolution. The motion ~ seconded by {unter ~d adopted by the follow~ vote: A~S: ~essrs. Cron~, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter and the President, }r. Einton--5. NAYS: None ........ O. 491' ~raising app~oxirately 27 0~ acres of land, standing in the no~e of }ary Ely Coulte required in connection with the Administration Building and the extension oF the west ~nway at the Roanoke ~unicipal Ai~ort {W~d~ Fle~), with a view of es~abl~ ,n~ a fair ~d reasonable price for the la~ In question, the City ~nager submitted ~ltten ~rt that ~:essrs. T~ner, T~ut and Wi~el have asked that they not be ~p~inted viewers and suggested that three o~her viewers ~ appointed in their place. Co~cil hetn~ of the opinion that ~(essrs. John L. Thompson, Eurray ~. Via and ~ohn W. Boswell sh~'ld be ap~inted to se~e wi~h Eessrs. ~yer a~ ~ebster, Mr. Dill ~ffered t~e following Resolution: pose of apprais~g approxim~ely 27.O~ acres of land, standing ~ the n e of Elva Coulter, required in connection with the Administration Buildin~ and the ex%ensi~ ~f the east-'~est r~way at the R~aoke [.uniciapl Airport (Wood~ Field), with a vle~ %f establishln~ a fair and reasonable price for the land ~ question, ~d repealin~ ~esolution ;~o. 10307, ado[ted on the 19th day of December, 19&9. )ir. Dillard moved the adoption of the Resolution. The notion was seconded by ~[r. Cronin and adopted by the followia~ vote: AYES: ~essrs. Cron~, Dilla~, Ed'~ards~ Hunter, and the President, ~. ~iinton-- NAYS: ~one ...... O. EILL EOUNT~N: The City ~ana~er submitted ~itten re~ort %~ the Roa[mke Icrc ;.ssociation and the Chamber of Corr. erce are suggesting ~ the City of H~noke con- :ribute ~1,~O.~ as its share of the cost of the llill [m~tain Star. Er. Dillard r.oved that the ~atter be talbed, but after a discussion of the ques. ;ion, the P~esident, Er, ~intcn, relinquished the Chair to the Vice President~ [.r. ~dwards, and n~ed t~t the matter ~e taken ~der consideration. The motion was ~seconded by )ir. H~te~ and ~ani~ously adopted. P~SIO~S: The President, ~-r. Einton, havinu resumed the Chair, the City ~,Mnager ~ubmitted written report, callin~ attention ~o the fact ~hat he was authorized to aeSoti~te with Kr. George B. Buck as to his fee for ~ak~ a study of the variable cost to ~he Police ~d Firemen's Pension System ~ith ~ference ~o raisi~ the [ensioz Fund f~m $1~.~ to $150.~, ~d that ~[r. Buck has set a figure of $950.00. After a discussion of the m~%ter, Er. Cron~ moved that th~ ~port be ~ceived and filed and t~t Council hold a special neet~ at 7:30 o'clock, p. m., Janu~ 25: 1950, for the ~urpose of ~oing into the Police and Firemen's Pension System. The ~otion was se~nded by Er. Dillard and unan~ously ado[ted. ANNEXATICN-SK,~R CONSTRUCTIOi~: The City ~nager ~vin~ been requested to inves~ ~ate a temporary solution to the sewage problem in the Garden City section, and other ~reas, ~n~ the completion of the sewage disposal system, he submitted written re~rt t~t the State ~ater Contel Boa~ does ~ object ~ the discharge of chlori ~a%ed, but o%he~ise untreated, sewage from the new Galen City sewerage system until su:h time as sewage treatment facilities are put into o~e~tion. The re~rt was ordered filed. APPALACHIAI~ E~CTRIC ~.~ CO[~ASY: The City [~nager submitted ~'ritten re~ort that the Appalachian Electric Power Co=~ny ~s requested pe~lssion ~o ~n a trans- :ission line over the Tuberculosis Sanatorl~ property at Coyner Sprl~s, and recom- mended that the permission be granted with the proviso ~ the location of the line ~e approved by the City Yana~er. ~rd Fa', Hunter moved that Council concur in the reco~endation of the City Eana~er and that the following Ordinance be placed upon its first readin~_o The ~otion ~s seconded by ~r, Cronin and ~opted by the follo41n~ A~ }~essr~, C~nin, Dillard~ ~t~ards~ Hun~er~ and ~he Fre~i~en~ ~. NAYS: None ..... O, {~10~15) AN OBDINANCE ~rantin~ ~ercission to the A~palachian Electric ~ower Con pany to const~ct a trans=lssion line over the real estate belon~in! to the City of Roa~ke, known as the Tuberculosis Sanatori~ at Coyner~= 5pin~, BE IT ORDIIEED by the Co~cil of the City of Roanoke that ~er=ission be~ and the sase is he~by~ ~ranted the Appalachian Electric ~ower Co=rany to const~ct a tran=- mission line over the real estate belon~i~ to the City of Hoanoke~ kno~ as the ~uberculosis Sanatorium at Coyner*s S~rin~s~ the location thereof to be approved by ;he City }~nacer, The O~inance havlnF been read~ ~as laid over. ltl. T~ DE~IRT}i~/T-BURRELL }.~.'ORII. L HO3FITAL: The City $~na~er having been ~uthor: ~o enter into a contract ~ith t[.e Burrell Kemorial tloapital for the installation t s~eclal *;ater se~ice to se~e a sprinkler systec in the hospital, and ~ule 7 of the Rules anJ He~lations of the .late~ Depart=.ent havinE be~n ~us~ended to allow 5oapital to make monthly $ayaents in accordance ~ith the contract, such aonthly pay- :~enta to be estaolished by the City I~anager~ he submitted wri%ten report that the ~otal cost is $&65.06, and is ~ ~ ~id ove~ a period of fourteen months a% %he ~f ~)!,O1 ~er ~onth, with a f~nal ra~en~ of $30.92 comin~ in the fifteenth ~onSh, ~he City Lanager asktn~ for a confAb%ion of %his ag~ee~ent and authorization %o %h~ .{a%e~ D~a~t~en% ~d the~fice of the City Augitor to accept the Faymen%s. should not be ~quired to pay %he cos% a% all in view of the charitable w.~rk of ins~i%u%ion. }~r. Hunter poi~ed out %ha% t5~ City Attorney has been requested %o prepare proper amendment to %he rules ~d regulations of the %~;a~er Department %o discontinue ~he practice of me%erin~ sprinkler service systems, bus to continue She lns%allation ~nd service charzes~ and voiced %he opinion %im~ the cost of %he ~e%er should be teduct~d from the %oral a~oun%, but that the hospital should be required %o Fay %he balsnce~ as originally planned. Afte~ a lengthy discussion of the matter as %o the p~oper me%hod of cancellin~ the charge, and %he City ~ianage~ ~ecorz~endin~ %ha~ the Burrell l,le~orial Hospital nob be required %o Day the $&65.O6, ~r. C~nin moved %~b Council concur in %ne reco~end blon of %~e City )~anaEer and offered ~e lollowing Resolution: (~10316) A R~UTICi; authorizing and direc%inE %he 1.~na~er of the %:a~er .o cancel said Depa~t~ent's hill a~ainsb Burrell $aemo~ial Hospital in %he a~oun% ~&65.06 for ins%allin~ a sprinkler system a% ~id hospital. {For full text of vesolu~ion, see O~in~ce Book 17, Page )~r. Cronln move3 %he adoption of the Re~lution. The mo%ion was seconded by ~illard and adopted by %he followinF AYES: ].~ess~s. Uronin~ Dilla~, EdwRrds, and ~e Fresiden%~ ]ir. ~iin~on ...... NAYS: ;.ir. Hunter .......... 1. HOUSING PROJECT: The City )~nager submit%ed ~ri%%en report, asking %~ he ~iven authority %o disuse of trailers at the Veterans ~erKency Housing Project Jus~ ~s ~pidly as %hey become ~inhabl~able. ed 493 49~ ~o Edwards ~=oved tha~ Council concur ~n the reguest of the City }~nager. and ~e~d ~he Follo~ Re~lu~lon=. ([10317} A R~LU~IOH authorizing the City ~nager to di~se of trailers at th [eterans~ Housing Pro~ect if and when they become uninhabitable. [For full text of Re~lution, see Ordin~ce ~k 17~ Page F~, ~wa~s ~oved the adoption of the Resolution, ~he ~tion was seconded by .~, Hunter and adopted by the follo~ln~ vote: AYe: }~essrs. Cron~ ~ards~ Hunter~ and the Fresident, ~[r. ~nton NAYS: }.~r. Dllla~ .......... LI~.~RY: ~e d2te for presentation o~ the e xterioF de~l~ and ~te~al ~lans ~he ~roposed ne~ Fublic library in E~wood Park by ~e Roanoke ~blic Llbra~ ~avin~ be~n extended until the present ~e~ the City ~na~er submitted written ~e~o~t %~% the library d%si~n and plans are now ready %o ~ [resented to Councll~ ~u% su~est~K t~t due to the ~avy a[en~ fo~ ~e re~g days of the year~ the submissim of the plans ~ held in abeyance fo~ consideratioa at a special meeting. Er. Dillar~ moa, ed t~% Co.oil ~ncur in the su~esti~ of the City [~nage~ ~d that a special r. eetin~ be held with the ne~bers of the Roanoke Fublic Lib~ry at A:O0 o'clock, F. m., ~ursday, Janm~ ~, 19~0. The nntion ~s s e~nded by Edwa~s ~nd unanimously adopted. %[ith further reference %o the desirn and ~lans for the p~Fosed new ~ubllc ~lbrary in Elm~ood Fark~ the City ~ns~e~ brought %o %he attention of Council a stat~ :ent of c~r~es from Dr. Joseph L. Jheele~ for ~ofessional services rendered as fonsultan~ in connection with the preparation of the design 2nd plans. Co.oil be~ of the opinion t~t the statement of char~es amountin~ %o $105.11 should be raid, ~ r. Dillard offered the followin~ e~erzency Ordinance: ff1031~) AN O~INA!CE aFFroFriatinF the sum of .~1C5.11 from the imF[ovemen% Fund in Fayzent of professional se~ices rendered by Dr. Joseph L. %;heeler as consultant :in connection with the ~reparation of the exterior desi[n and internal plans for the ~roFosed ne;; ~ublic librazy in E~wood ~ark. (For full text of Ordinance, see O~in~n:e Book 17, Pa~e [~. Dillard moved the adoption of the Ordinance. Ihe motion was seconded by k~. Edxa~s and ado[ted by %ke fol]ow~ AYES: ~[essrs. Cronin~ Dillard~ Edwards, Hunter, ~nd the Presider, ~.i~. [;AYS: None ....... O. EAS~-~i~T-S~.~R COi~SIRUGTICN: The question of obtainin~ ~ easement Prom the ~iorfolk ~nd '~;estern Railway Coz~any for the location of one 12-inch ~d four 8-inch ~ast iron sewer pi~es ~'ith three nanholes and encroac[~.ent of one manhole ~ connec- ,ion ~%h the Williamaon 5oad and Hollins Road sewer project, havinE been held in ~beyance, pendin~ a subsequent ~rt from the City [~a[e~ as %o the feasibility of onst~ctin~ storn drains at the s~:e %i~e the sewer l~e is laid, and, also~ any pl~ or %ke eventual erection of an ~derpass in the vicinity~ the City )~nager submitted ~ri%ten report tb~t the enffineers have advised him that easement rights can be secure ~t a late~ time and that they do not think a drain could be ca~ried under the tracks ~t this ~oint because of the de~ths involved and because there is no place %o deposit :he drain water. After a discussion of the =mtter~ ~. H~te~ ~ved t~t the City ~Mnager uthorized to execute the aEree=ent Erantin~ the city an eas~ent for the sewer l~e ~nly mhd offered ~he followin~ Re~lution: (~10~19) A R~SOLUTION authorizing and directing the City F~nager~ £or and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to execupe agreement between the ~or£olk and ~estern Railway Comrnny and the City of Roanoke, ¥1rginia, granting the Dity the privilege lay, maintain, operate and use one 12-inch and four 8-inch cast iron aewer pipe line~ for the handling of sewage under the lands and tracks of the Railway Gem[may at loca- tions ahown as Rile Post H-236~26~7 Shenandoah Division; and H-237~391, H-237~893, H-237e1060 and H-237~2700 Roanoke Ter~nal ~ivisicn, on Plans N-22976. N-~2977, R-22~ N-22979, dated ~ovember 11, 19&9~ under terns and conditions contained therein, and ~rovidinz for an emergency. (For full text of Resolution, see Ordinance Book 17, Page &l.) Fr. Hunter moved the adortion of the Resoluticn. The cation vas seconded by Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Messrs. Crania, Edwards, Hunter, ~nd the President, ~.r.l..inton .... tTOR~: DRAINS: The Oity ~nager submitted the followin~ regort w ith reference to stor: drain in the vicinity of ~iain Street and Eighth Street~ ~asena: "Roanoke, ¥ir~tnla Dece:ber 2~,'19~9 To The City Council Roanoke, Virginia Gentlemen: gr. B. W. Poterfield, Jr., of the Porterfield Distributi:~ Company, is interested in constructing a warehouse adjacent to the Norfolk and ~estern belt line Lu Wasena. The cost of solvin~ the drainage problem on the property involved wil bs about ~2,OOO, and I advised ~r. Porte'field ~at it was im~ossible for the City to do thi~ in 1950. ~r. Porterfield countered with a letter in w hich he advised his willingness to pay for the construction if the City will reimburse him in 1951. I am most sympathetic in the desire to secure business plants of all types; and if this could be arranged ~thcut any legal restraints~ I think we should accomplish it. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Arthur S. ~ena City Council indicatin? its willingaesa to accept the proposal of ~r. ~orterfield, ~tion of ~ir. Dillard~ seconded by ~. Crania and unanimously adopted, the matter was ~eferrad back to the City ~,~nager to ~ork out the details and to report back to Count for n~cessary action in carryin~ out the proposal. STREET NA~S: The City ~nager submitted written report, together with'the foll( in~ co~unicatinm from the City EnEineer,'with reference t o chan~e in street names: "INTE~DEFART~NT COmmUNiCATION TO: Er. Arthur S. Owens FROM: Er. John L. Wentworth DATE: December 27, 19&9 Dear ~. Owens: As you recall Er. C. B. ~lcolm ~ms awarded the contract for renumberin~ houses in the annexed area. There are several locations where it will become heceasa~ to change existin~ street names, in order to line up with the present num. bering system in the old City. I list these four locations for your consideration and have also ~u~gested soluticns: 1. Thirty-eighth Street~ south of kelrose Avenue, should be ~iven a nam% as the present street number ~iven lon~ ago, is entirely out-of line with the present numberinE system. It is a good policy to name the unimpo~ tent streets after a omc lon~ tine resident; rather than an attempt to give numbers, as there is a~ays the chance of new streets being o~ened in the future, which would throw out the numbering. For Thirty-eighth Street, I suggest either Argabright Street or Shannon Street. 7~ and 49~ 2o The same applies to ?hir~y-aaventh Street and the name suggested Secrist Street, Jo As we soon learned ~hen we were n~bering the old Clty~ call~ i~ssible ~ n~ber a street~ ~ch ~ In all four directions of thequadrant, Frince~n Clrcle~ in ~he Wllli~oa ~oad area~ is ~ example of this situation, ~e reco~end t~t t~t Fortton of Pr~ceton Circle be- tween Cook Avenue and Birched ~treet be na~d Cook Averse, ~. In vie~ of the fact t~t the~ ha~ been ~h di~cussion recentl~ re~a~in~ a ~ed under~s~ ~der the ~orfolk ~ Weste~ ~il~a~. Shenan- doah Valley Division~ at Whiteside ~tree~ a~ ~dy Road; ~ ff~l t~t Cov~ ~ll ~hould ~tend Llbert~ R~d F~m ~ite~lde ~treet t~o~h ~ ~ollins Road, Then~ if ever the p~ject c~nectinE the W~ll~a~m ~d and Hollins Ro~d Are~ at tht~ point~ is carried out; Liberty Road ~ld be a ~in thorough. fare, We do no~ ask~ ho~ever~ t~t this fourth item be acted u~on at this time, ~t suEgest it for your ~nsideraticn. For your i~o~atlon, the house numbering project see~ ~ be p~ceeding very well. I ~derstand t~at ~[r. ~alcoln has ~ployed a n~ber of co~ege boys dur- in~ the Christmas vacation to help with this ~:ork. I can also re[o~ that all the street si~n ~o~ts are ~ place andtb~t Er. Bai: is p]acin~ the brackets with the p~per names in position. I~ is al~ays a ~ood policy to let the ~u~lic know about these pro~sed n~e chan~es and I leave this ~atter ~ ~ur discretion~ as to ~hether any action should be taken at the Council Ve~ ~ruly yours, {Si~ned~ Jno. L. ~'ent~rth City ~ineer" On motion of )ir. Dilla~, seconded by ).r. H~ter a~ u~nimously adopted, ~e mt~er ~'a~ referred to the City Attorney for prepa~tion of Fro~er ordin~ce. HEFOHTS OF CO~}ITTEES: FI~ DEFART~T: Bids for furnishin~ th~ City of Roanoke with four 1,~O-~allon ~umpin~ Enuines and ~%~o Aerial Ladder Trucks s~y-five feet in lenEth havre been ~efer~d ~oa committee co=~sed of the Chief of the Fire De~rtment, the City Attorney ~nd the City Auditor for tabulation only, excep~ as ~o reporting any bidder who ~h~ fail to ~et required specifications, ~nd for subnission ~ Council ~it~ut recom~endation, the follo~ing report of ~e committee, with refemence to the ~atter, was before the body: "Decezber 22, The Co~cil of the City of Roanoke Roanoke, Virginia Gent la=eh: We submit he~th tabulation of bids on fire equipment received by ~ur body on 19 December, 19&9. The bids a~e tabulated as to: 1 Price 2 Engine specifications, T~n~ ~dius, ~erall length and width, ant l~%ee 1 base Ail bids are in ~nfo~ity with sFecificatfons contained in the city's adve~isement for bids with the exception of the follo'~: )~ck Fire Arparatus Comply ~ bid on aerial ladder t~, this comF~y stated "exception is taken to canopy type cab on aerial - thre rmn enclosed delve type cab ~ place of std. semi-cab ~11 be fu~ish~; %Je feel ~t your attention should be called ~o the fac% %~ Orea Corpora- tion is located in Roanoke and '~id Fay a manufacturer's tax of $g5.62 on the proposed ~=p~ engines on which it bid. Acco~Ely, in a definite sense, their bid might be reduced in that a~munt. Respectfully sub, tied (Si~ned) R~. G. ~;~ittle (Si~ned) J. Robert Thomas )~. Dillard =ov~d t~t the ~port ~d tabulation be filed. The motion v:as seconded by }~. ~wards ~d ~ni~usly adopted. U.S,S. ROANO¥~-: The City Clerk brou~,ht to the attention of Council a verbal report fro:u Er. I/illiam B, Bagbey tt~t the committee appointed for the ~rpo~'of securin~ a ~uitable gift for t~ U,9.5. Roanoke ha{ ~ceived ~dSO,~O Cro~ the cittz~ of Roanoke a~ t~t a television set has been purchased for ~e ~i~ ~ %~e a~unt of $~59.~, the ~inin~ ~120.~ %o be given %o the ship's welfare fund for the )~. Edwa~s moved %ha~ Council receive the ~porL of the committee a~ that ~. ~a~bey be thanked for his ~xcellent work in solicitatioa of the fu~s and purchase o: the gift. The motion ~s seceded by )~r. Dilla~ and ~anizously adopted. UNFINIS~D BUSINESS: None. CONSID~ATION OF CLAI~: IHTPDDUCTION ~D CONSIDE~TiON OF ORDINANCES ~2~D R~LUTIONS: CITY F~P~TY: O~inance Ko. 10303, prowidinK for the rental of certain city property to Henry L. Riley, havinF previously been before Council for its first read i~, reed and laid over, was a~ain before the bo~y, }~. Cronin offerinF ~e followin~ for its second readin~ and final adoption: (~10303) AN ORDINAIEE authorizing a~d di~ectin~ the City ~n~er, fo~ and on behalf of the City of Roanoke, to execute a lease between the City of Roanoke, and Henry L. Riley, for the rental of space presently occupied by )f~. Hi~y ~ the ~uildLng now designs%ed as 207 Church Avenue, S. ~;~., aud the storage room presently ~sed by Yr. Riley in the buildinff now designated as 203-205 Church Avenue, S. '~., a~ total consideration of ~2.~O For month, for period begi~ing J~ry 1, 1950, ndin~ December 31, 19~O, under terms ~d conditions contained %he~in. (For full text of O~inance, see Ordi=mnce B~k 17, Fage 36.) }ir. C~n~ moved ~e adoption of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by ~[r. {unter smd adopted by the follow~g vote: AYES: ~(essrs. C~nin, Dilla~, Edwards, Hunter, and the President, }.~. NAYS: N~ne ....... O. ;~N~ATICN-CITY P~PEHTY: Ordinance f~o. 1030~, providin~ for t~ r~tal of the ~chill~g p~Ferty ~ the Garden City area, having previously been before Coun:il fc its first read,g, resd and laid over, was again befo~ the body, ~[r. Cronin offer~ the following for its secnnd reading and final adoption: (~10308} A}{ ORDI~;~i~CE zranting ~ission %o %he City ~nager, for and ~ ~eha] ~f the City of ~o~noke, to execute a lease for the rental of the dwelling hsuse FaPd appurten~n~ thereto situated on pro~rty, f~rmerly ~o'~ a~ the Schilling prope: in the Garden City Area of %he City of R~noke, on a monthly basis until te~inated by either party on a thirty days~ notice, in ~riting~ as required by statute, at a rental of .~2~.~ De~ month, payable ~ advance, and sub3ect to such other te~s and conditions contained in said contract of lease to be aU~%~ed by the City (For full text of Ordinance, see O~inance ~ook 17, Pa~e 37.) ~. CFonin r~ved the adoption of the Ordnance. The mo%iou was s ecoz~ed by ~. Edwards and adopted by the follow~g vote: AYe: }(essrs. C~nin~ Dilla~d~ Edwa~s, HunteF~ and the President~ ~lr. ~(in~on-- NAYS: gone ...... O. ANNF~ATION-CITY P~OF~TY: Ordinance No. 10309, ~rovidi~ for the rental of the LiptraP ~Po~r~y in the Galen City area, havin~ previously been before Council for first reading, read and laid over~ ~s again befo~ the body, ~. Cronin offering 'ollow~g for its second ~ading and final adoption: 497 408 [~10]0~} ,~ OP. DINANCE granting per~issicn to the City ~na~er, for and on behal: ~f the City of Roa~ke. to execute a lease for ~e rental oF t~ d~ell~n~ h~e and lard aFFu~enant thereto ~ltuated on ~ro~rty~ fo~erly kno~ as the Ll~trap ~ropert'. In the Galen City Area of the C~ty of ~noke, on a ~nthly ~ls until te~ated ~y either ~rty on a thirty days~ notice, in ~r~tin~, as ~qvired by ~tatute, at a cental oF tl~.~ Fe~ ~onth, ~ayable ~n ~dvance, ~d ~bject to ~uch other te~ and onditions confined ~ said con~c~ of lease to be apF~ve~ by the City Attorney. (For full text of Ordinance, see Ordinance B~k 17, FaEe ]7.} ~[~. Cronin r. oved the adoftion of the O~inance. The notion was seconded by ~wards and adopted by the follo~n[ vote: AYe: ~essrs. Cronin~ Dillard~ ~wards~ H~teF~ and the ~reside~t~ f.r. NAYS: Eone ...... O. A~XATION-STR~TS A];D ~I~S: Urdi~nce ~o. 10310~ ~ovid~g fo~ the exchange o real estate between the City of ~oanoke and the Garden City Baptist Church~ and~ als( the establishin~ of a 1}-foot alley~ hvin~ previously been before Council for its first readin~ re3d ~nd laid ov~r~ ~;s again ~fore the ~dy~ };r. Cronin offering the follow~ for its second reading and final adoption: (~10]10) AN O~Dllf~.;CE autho~iz~ the exchange of certain real estate in the Garden City Area of the City of ~oanoke between the tity of Roanoke and Garden City ~aptist Church; authorizin~ the Fro~er ~ity officers to execute and deliver to ~arden City B~ptist Ch~ch, for and on behslf of t~e City~ a pro,er dead to ~ortions )f Lot~ ~, 9~ 10 an~ 11~ Block 1, J. 7t. tiptm~ }2p~ in consideration of a general ~arranty deed, execu=ed by the T~stees of G~rden City Bo[fist Church~ conveyinff ~he City of Roanoke Lot 1, Block 1~ and a 10 foot wide strip alon~ the East side of ~arden City Bouleva~ ~ Block 1~ of the J. %~. Liftrap l~p; and authorizin~ the ~stab!fshnent of an alley 15 feet in width though ~e City's [roperty parallel to ~he East line of t~e property of the Garden City Baptist Church. (For full text of Ordin~ce, see Book 17, Page ~. Cronin noved ~e adoption of the Ordin~ce. The =orion was seconded by Edwa~s ~d adopted by the followin7 vote: AYES: Kessrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwa~s, H~ter~ and the President, ~r. }(inton-- NAYS: None ...... O. SChOOLS-F~CHAS~qG AGENT: ~r. C~nin brought to ~e attenti~ of Council the ~ol]owin~ ordinance~ prepared by the City Atto~ey at his reguest~ provid~ for the urchase of all ~r%icles, supplies and ~terials hereafter required by the R~noke gi%y School Bo~rd by the PurchasinF Department for the City of Roamke: "Ati ORDINANCE %o amend and reordain Section i of Chapter 19 of the Code of the City of Roanoke with reference ~o ~he creation and duties of the Purchasing Department. BE IT O~EED by %he Co~cil of %he City of Roanoke ghat Section 1 of Chapter 19 of the Code of the Ci%y of Roanoke with reference ~o %he creation and duties of %he Purchasing Depar~en% be~ and ~he s~e is hereby, ~ended reordained ~o read as follows: There is crea~ed a Purchasing Depa~meng for the City. The f~ctions of said department shall be ~o purchase for and on behalf of said City all articles supplies and mm%erials hereaf%er required by said City~ includi~ those required~ by %he Ro&noke City School Board; %o sell any and all a~icles, supplies and ~terials, whenever the City ~anaEer ~y so direct, and u~n such %e~ as be proper under %he circ~stsnces a~ the time of Such sales." In this connection, ~. Cmnin advised t~% the Ciby Attorney has ques%ioned %he doption of such an o~inance, a~, consequently, he will no% offer %he ordin~ce on ts firs% read~g at %his time. 499 WATER DEF~RT['EBT-FURCHASINFl A~E~T: Er. Cron~ brought to the atten~ion of the o~l~nce, pre.red by the City Attorney at his request, providing for the chase of all a~icles~ supplies and ~terials hereafter required by the ~ater De~ ment by the ~rchas~g De~rtment for the City of B~n~e. ~e ~ro~sed o~i~nce was discussed~ ~. H~ter ~lnt~ out that at t~ ti~e the purc~se ~nd sale of a~icles~ supplies ~d nsterlals by the ~ater De~rt~nt exempted f~m the Purchasing Department for the City of Rosnoke, Council ~is advised by its City Attorney to keep the accosts of the ~Jater De~rtment entirely separate f~ ot~er ~icl~al departments. Council the~ entered into a lengthy discussion ~lth the Furchasin~ Agent~ ~ho present a~ the meeting, as to ~e procedure followed in furcha$ing ~d selling srticles, supplies and ~aterials for ~unicip~l At the end of the discussion~ the City k~anager recor~en~g t}mt ~urchases and sales for the ~ater Department be r~de by the furchaslnF D~part=ent, and Council the opinion that L~e o~lnan~e ~h~ld be in effect from Janua~ 1, 19~0, ~ir. Cr~n~ t~t Council concur in the reco=mod~tion of the City ~nager and offered the follow[n ~ ~ergency (~10120) A;; O~D1N~;CE repe~lin~ 3ection ~ of Chspter 1~ of th~ C~de of the City [of Roanoke ~roviding tha~ all p~chases or sales of articles, ~uFFlies and ~teri~ls ~y ~he ~fater Def~artmen~ shall not be subject to the provisi~n~ of Section 1, [9, but such Furchases and sales by the ;later DeF2rtment ~all he made by the fmna~e] )f said department, ~tb the approval of the City }.Mnager, and providing for an (For full te~t of Ordinance~ see O~ln~ce Book 17, Page ~. Cronin ~oved the adoption off the Or~inance. The neti~a ~as ~econ~ed by ~. )illard and adopted by the follo~ing vote: AYES: 1.[essrs. Cron~, Dillard, Edwards, Hmnter, and the F~sident, }r. ~AYS: Eone ......... STATE HIGH~AYS ~'~THIN CITY LIMITS: Council having at its last meeti~ provided ~or the te~ination of a portion off Virginia R~ute No. 2~ the City Atto~ey advised ;ha2 it will al~o be necessary to di~cont~ue a portion of U. S. Route No. ~0 and firgi~a Route No. 11~, a~d re-route the same though the city; ~hereupon, Fr. Cronin ~ffered the follo'.v[n~ e~r~ency ~e~olution ~lth referenc~ to Route (~10321] A RESOLUTION discont~u~g U. S. Route 2~ as the s~e is no~ routed in ;he City of Roa~ke between kelrose Avenue ~d Salem Turnpike, ~,. '~., and ~venue and ~illiamson ~oa{, R. ~.,~d re-ro~ting the same through the City. (For full text of Re~lu~ion, see Ordi~nce Book 17, Page ~2.) f~. C~nin moved the adoption of the F~esolutfon. The ~otion ~as seconded by i[r. ~dwards ~d adopted by the followLng vote: AYES: ~.~s~rs. Cronin, Dilla~, Ed~'aFds, Hunter, and tke President, }~r. RAYS: None ......... O. ~r. Ed~a~ then offered the following emergency Resolution with reference to {oute 116: (~10122) A ~ESOLUTICK discontinuinf V~. Route 116 as the same is now ~uted :he City of Roanoke bet=zeen ~elrose Avenue ~d Salem T~npike, i~. ~., and Co~nwealt %rede, N. E.~ and ~-routin7 %he same throuTh %he (For full %ex% of Resolution, see Ordi~nce Book 17, ¥.r. Edwards moved the adoption of the Re~olution. The motion was seconded by t~. Hunter and adopted by the following vote: AYe: F. essrs. Cronin~ Dillard, Edwardss Hunter~ and the Fresident~ }ir. Eint~n-- HAl'S: hone ...... O, .. STATE }{I~H',IAYS ~IT'dlN CITY LIEITS: The City Attorney bm~/ht to the attention o ;ouncil draft o£ ordi.~ance~ authorlzin~ the exck~n_~e of real estate for rights-of-wa ~lon~ the old and n~w locations of Virginia R~ute No. 116 between the City of Roanok and the Appalachian Electric rower Conp~ny; ~hereu~on, Er. Hunter moved that the followil,.~ be placed upon its first reading. The motion was seconded by }~r. Edwards and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Kessrs. Cronin~ Dillard, Edwards~ Hunter, and the President, }ir. Einton--.~ IiAY$: Eone ...... (~1012]) AN ORDIilAi~CE authorizLn.~ the exchange of real estate for ri_~hts-of-way ~lon.r the old and ne'~ locations of Virginia State Route No. 116 (Riverland Road) be- :~een the City of .Roanoke anti the ~ppalachtan Electric Power Coapany. ;9.iEREA~, prior to the effective date o£ the annexation decree entered by the ]ircuit Court for F. oanoke County on July }0, 19i,~ in t~e annexation proceedin[ of ;ity or ~oanoke v. the County of Roanoke, the Co~onxe~lth of Virginia ~d the Appa- Lachian Electric rower Company had covenauted and afreed to e xchan~e the hereinafter lescrlbed FroFert. ies in order that chanres and i:frover~eats in the locati~ of Viral* ~%ate Route Xo. 116 (Riverland Ro~d) could be made; ~;d 'fHE~C%S, ~rior to %kc exchange of requisite deeds a~ completion of said ~ents the hereinafter described properties, through the aforesaid a~exation proceed~ ~ecsme a F~r% of the City of Roanoke a~, aceo~ingly, the interest of the Cor~on- vealth of Virginia in the aforesaid righ%s-of-%.~ay devolve~ upon the City of hoanoke; %'fHE~AS, %he contemplate~ improv~n~s have actually been effected. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of ~he City of Roanoke t~t upon delive~ ~o the City by the Appalachian Electric Fowe~ Company of a good and sufficien~ quit- claim deed, a~roved by the City Atto~ey, to the follow~ real estate, viz: BEGINNING at a point in the property line of Appalachian Electric Fower Core,ny, which poin~ is located S. ~1o &l' E. 29.12 feet aloha said property line fmma con~rete mon~ent marking a corner corxon to the lan~s of said lFpalachian Electri~ Fower Company and the lands of Gay W. Campbell~ which concrate mon~ent is located S. 33° O9' W. 51.20 feet along the bounda~ line between said lands of A~pa}acht~ Electric Fower Company and Gay '~. Campbell, from an iron pin; said B~IN}~IN~ also be~E located approximately 35.9 feet lef~ of the cen%erl~e of proposed Route 116 at or near S~a%ion 3~ plus 3~.6; thence, from said BEGINI;ti~, ~h said property line of AFpalachi~ Electric Power Company, S. 31o &&' E. 176.58 fee% to a concret non~ent about seven (7) feet righ~ of ~id center!ine at or near Station 36 plus 13.1; thence, with said proper~y line S. 75° 2&' E. 66.0 feet ton pro~rty corner called "A" and ~ferred %o in the description of Farcel Noi 2 hereinafter ~n~ain~ thence, wi~h said oroFerty line S. ~7° 39' E. 53.O9 fee: ~ a point in said proper line and thirty (3~) feet left of said centerline at or near S~ation 37 plus 26.7; ~hence, with new lines through said lands of Appalachian Electric rower the following five courses and distances: (1) N. 55° 30' '~. &~.13 fee~ to a point thirty (30} feet left of ~id at or near Station 36 plus 77; (2) thence, N. 63° 02' E. 13.65 feet to a poin~ forty-t%vo (&2) feet lef~ of said centerline at or near S~ation 36 plus ()} thence, [{. ~30 &8' ~O.9~ feat to a point &O.1 feet left of said centerline at or near Station 36 plus O0; (&) %hence, N. 52° 17' '~. &9.O2 feet %o a point 36.8 feet left of ~id centerline at or neam Station 35 plu~ &9; and (5) B. &&o 25' %;. 106.10 feet to t~ and containing O.l&3 of an acre, more or less, includin[ the e~ls~ing road way. .y .5'o1' Br~INNIN/~ at ~n existL~g corner in Appalachian Electric Power Companyte pro~erty line, ~hich co,er is located ~. 5t° O1~ i. t6.82 feet f~m the co,er ~ferred as "A" In the descrlp~io~ of ~arcel ~o. I hereinabove ~et forth; said also be~g located approximately tventy-two (22) feet left of the centerline of said ~oute 116 at or nea~ Station ]7 plus 62; thence~ le~v~g said B~;;I~G, with the bounda~ line between the lands of A~lachian Electric Power Core.ny and la~ds of Clara ~pradlin ~ite, S. 17° 35~ W. 70.3~ feet W ~ point located N. 17 ]5 E. 3~7.47 feet along said bounda~ line f~n 2 ~rty corner ~rked by a crete ~n~ent~ ~aid point also be~g located forty-five (~5) feet right of ~id centerline at or near Station 37 plus 80; thence, with hew lines through said land of Appalachian Electric Power Company, the following four {4) ¢ouraea and distance Il) 8. 56° ~' g. 74.50 feet to a Feint; 2) thence, S. 61° 29t E. ~2.4b feet to a point; !3) thence, S. 69° 561E. 52.36 feet to a eoint; and ~4) thence, S. 76° 54* E. 71.20 feat to a' point in the boundary line between said lands of Appalachian Electric Power Co=~pany and the lands of L. A. Oarnand, which point is located N. 7° 2h' E. 3~.O9 feet alon~ said boundary line from an angle iron therein, and which point is also located approximately forty-one (hlJ feet right of said centerline at or near Station ~O plus 19; thenceb with the boundary line of said lands of Appalachian Electric Fewer Co=pand, N. ? 2~~ E. 7~.15 feet to a property corner~ located thirty {30) feet left of said centerline at or near Station 40 plus 05; thence, co~timuing with the boundary line of said lands of Appalachian Electric Power Company, E~ 66° 20~ ~. 234.51 feet to the BEGIi;~i[~, containing O.4~2 of an acre, note or less. tercels Nos. 1 and 2, above described, contain a total of 0.595 of an acre, more o: less, includinF the existin! road ri~t-of-way. i~;the proper officers of the City of Roanoke be, and they are hereb~ authorized to execute and deliver to the A~palachian Electric Fo~er Company a proper quit-claim iideed, to be approved by the City Attorney, conveyin~ to the aforesaid Appalachian !iilaetric Power Co=pany ail its ri[hi, title and interest in and to the follo~£ng idescribed real estate: BEGINNING at a property corner in the boundary line between the lands of Appalachi Electric Po~er Company and the lands of Pitman Dudley, et ux, which property come is ~arked by an iron pin and is located S. 5° 06' W. along said boundary line a distance of 55.29 feet from an an~le ~on in said boundary line, and ~hich property corner is located thirty-five (35] feet left or north of the centerline of propose Route 116 at or near Station ~1 plus 53; thence, from said BEGlf;N1EG, with the northerly right-of-way line of ssid proposed Route 116, the following nine co~rses and distances: (1) N. 72° ~1' W. 81.25 feet to a point, approximately thirty-nine (]9) feet left or north of said centerline at or near Station hO plus {2) N. 76° 10' ~. ~0.]0 feet to a point, spproxi=~tely thirty-five (5~) feet left or north of said centerline at or near Station ~0 plus 00~ (3; N. 66° 37' ~{. &8.O~ feet to a point, approximately 56.8 feet left or north of said centerline at or near Station 39 plus 50; (4} N. 6&O 3~' W. 48.30 feet to a point, approxirmtely 3~.6 feet left or north of said centerltne at or near Station 39 plus 00; (5} N. 620 03' %;. &8.31 feet to a point, approximately &O.4 feet left or north Of said centerlineat or near Station 38 plus 50; i! (6} S. 27° 19' W. 10.35 feet to a point, approximately 30 feet left or north of said centerline at or near Station 3~ plus 50; (7) N. 61° 31' ~;. &8.63 feet to a point, approximately 30 feet left or north Of said cen%erline at or near Station 3~ plus !! (8) N. 59° 07' W. &~.70 feet to a point, approximately 30 feet left or north of ~1~said centerline at or near Station 37 plus ~O; (9) N. 57° 02' W. 22.31 feet to a point in the boundary line of Appalachian Electric Po%~er Conp~ny, which point is the extreme easterly corner of "Parcel fo. 1" bein~ conveyed by said Appalachian Electric Power Company to the City of and which point is located approximately thirty (30) feet left or north of said centerline at or near Station 37 plus 26.7; thence, with said boundary line of Appalachian Electric Pod:er Coapany S. 67° 39' E. 3~4.O6 feet to the BEGIEI~IEG, and containinE 0.082 of an acre, ~ore or less. The Ordinance havinE been read, was laid over. ANEEXATION-S~.~R CONSTRUCTICN: The City Attorney broufht to the ~ttention of ~ouncil d raft Of ordinance, providln~ for t~ condemnation of a perpetual easement !for a rizht-of-way for a sewer line over property o~sd by G. W. Nichols and 5uth B. Nichols on the south side of Levelton Avenue, ~. %;., in place of anotker easensnl set out in Ordinance fo. 10117; whereupon, ~Yr. Edwards offered the followin~ as an emergency c~easure: (~10324) ~2t OEDiEAKCE providir~ for the conde~u~ation of a perpetual easement for a right-of-way for a sewer line over property o%~ed by G. %i. Nichols and Ruth D. Nichols on the south side of LeYelton Avenue, N. W., in the City of Roanoke; 'eFealin~ Ordinance ~/o, 10117 adopted on the 8~h day of luEuat, 19~9, providing for he conder-nation of another ~erpetual easement for a right-of-way for sewers in the ity o~ Boa~ke; and ~rovidin~ for an e~ergency. {For full text of Ordinance, ~ee O~inance ~ok 17, Fa~e )~, ~wards ~oved the adoption of ~e O~in~ce, The motion ~as seconded by ron~ and adorted by the follo~in~ vote: AYES: ~ssrs, Cron~ Oilla~ ~a~s~ Hunter, ~d ~e President, ~r. ~YS: None ....... O. AN~EXATION-SK,/~ ~NSTRUCTION: ~e City Atto~ey brought to the attention of Coun~ raft of o~in~ce~ FrovldinC for the conde~atioa of a perpetual easement for a rlgh~- f-~y for a se~er line over ~roFerty owned by Llndsey L. H~brick and Ethel R. Hsm- rick on the north aide of Hunt Avenue, i~, '~** in ~lace of another easement set out in Ordinance ilo. 10118; whe~upon, Kr. Ed~a~s offered the follo~ as an e=er~ency [easure: vicht-of-~y for a sewer line over p~o~erty o~ed by Lindsey L. Hambvick and Ethel . Hanbrtck on ~he north side of H~ Avenue~ N. U.~ in the City of Roanoke; re~ealin~ rdtn~ce lio. 10118 adopted on the 8th day of AuEust~ 19~9~ p~vldin¢ for ~he conde=- ~tion of anotker Ter~etual easement for a Ficht-of-way for sewers in the City of oanoke; and ~rovtdin~ for an emergency. (For full text of Ordinance~ see Ordinate Book 17~ Page ~r. Edwards move~ the adoption of the Ordinance. The notion was seconded by unteF an~ &~o~ed by the followinE vo~e: AYES: ~essrs. Cronin, Dillard, Edwa~s, H~ter, and the Preside%, KF. kinton--~ i{AYS: i{one ....... O. CITY CODE-TAXES: ~r. Edwards b~uEh% %o ~e a%~en%ion of Co,oil %h~5 i~ was %he. mien% of Ordinance ho. 101~, adopted on the 3rd day of October, 19&9, fixing the rate on real and personal FroFerty a% ~2.66 on every $1~.~, or fractional par~, of ssessed %hereof, to ~mchinery and tools, but %ha~ due %o the include ac% %here mimh~ be so~e unce~ain%y as to %he inten~ of %he o~in~lce, %he %%orney has prepared draf~ of ~o%ker ordinance, creating., a specific sec%ion for ~he[ ate of %ax on all machinery ~d tools, includinz m chlnery and tools of manufacturing nd =inin~ businesses, ~ir. Edwa~s offering the follo~'~g as an e~ergency treasure, essrs. Cronin an~ Dilla~ indica~ing %~% %hey would vote for %he ordinance fop clari- ication purposes only Rnd ~%h %he understandi~ ~}m~ such ac%ion on %heir par~ is ' ot %o be aonst~ed as favoring the $2.66 tax rate: (~10326} ;]; ORDIN;}(CE %o amend Chapter 17 of %he Code of %he Gi=y of Roanoke by he addition of a new sec%ion, %o be kno'~ and~si~nated as Section l-A, imposing a ax on all machinery ~d tools, including =achine~ ~d tools used in manufacturing nd ~ining businesses; fixing the rate thereof; ~d F=ovid~g fo~ an e~mrgency. (For full text of Ordin~ee, see Ordinance Book 17, Page ]Ys. Edwards =awed %he adoption of the Ordinance. The ~otion was seconded by ~. unter and adored by %he followln~ vote: AYES: ~]ess~s. Cronin, Dillard, Edwards, H~ter, and the President, ~. NAYS: N~ne ....... O. LICF~SE CODE: The City Attorney brnuEht to the attention o£ Council draft of ordinance, a~endin~ Section 151 of The License Tax Code of the City of Roanoke0 relatin~e to Beginners* Licenses0 in order that said section shall parallel the State Law~ whereufon0 ~ro Hunter offered the following as an emergency measure: [jlO327) AN OHDI~J/CE to a~.end and reordain Section 1~1 of The License Tax Code of the City of Roanoke, r elattnc to Beginnerst Licenses~ and providin~ for an (For full text of Ordinance0 see Ordinance Book 17, fags ~?,) ~:r° Bunter r,:ovsd the adoption of the Ordinance, The motion was aeconded by Edwards ~d adopted by the following vote: AYES: }~ssrs. C~nin, Dilla~ ~wa~s~ Runter~ and the President~ }ir. Kinton-- ~AYS: h'~ne ...... O. LIC~iSE CODE: }'~, ~wards brought to the attention of Council the need for clarification of The License Tax Code of the City of Ro~oke as % o con%rae~ors f~m out of the s%ate~ or from cog~,.uni%ies ~Jthin %he state~ who do nob Fay a license tax in %heir co.,unity, and ~o do bus.ess ~ the City of Roa~ke, }ir. Edwards offering %he followinc emerfency O~ln~ce as prepared by %he City Attorney: (~10328) M; ORDIN~2~CE ~o amend T~ License Tax Code of the City of Roanoke by the addition of a ~w secttonre]a%l~ %o ce~atn con%~ctors and builders i~ work tn the City; i~.~osin~ a license tsx %hereon; fixinz the ~%e of said tax; and providkng for an erer~ency. (For full ~ex~ of O~inance~ see Crdinance Book 17, FaFe ].~. Edwa~s ~:oved %he ado~tion of the O~inance. The motion wa5 seconded by Dillard and adopted by %he followin~ vo~e: A~ES: ~essrs. C~nim, Dillard, Edwards, Huntem, and the Fresiden~, K~. N.~YS: H~ne ...... O. A% %his Foin~, Council recessed until 8:~ o'clock, p.m. KOTIONS A~TD ~ 1SCELL;2i~US ~USINESS: BUDGET: After the recess, a no~ker budget study wes held, during which various salary adjustments were discussed and vD%ed upon. ~e revised school budfe~ was also submit%ed in the %o%al amoun~ of $1, 820,C00 ineludtn~ ~ itgm of ~25,~.00 for free The final draf~ of the budge% se%%ln~ forth est~ated revenues of $6,317,~66.0Q and a total ap~ropria~ion of ~6,638,~07.7&, Kr. Edwards offered %he following emerge (~10)29) AN ORDIN~21CE ~k~ appropriations f~m the General Fund of %he of Ro~oke for the fiscal year be~l~ln~ January 1, 19~0~ and endUE December 31~ 'and declarin~ %he existence of ~ emergency. {For full %ex% of Ordinance~ see O~ce Book 17, Page 50.) }~. Edwards ~ved %he a~op~ton of the Ordinance. The mobion ~s ssconded by Hunte~ and adD.ed by %he follow~E vote: A~ES: }fessrs. C~nin, Dillard, Edwards, Hunter, Rnd the Presiden%~ ~. [.~in%on-- NAYS: None ...... O. F~. C~nin then offered the rolliCK emergency Ordinance, establish~g policy ~tth ~eference ~o the awa~in~ of contracts for equiFmen5 and sup~lies in the total ~oun% of ~1,~.00, or (~10330) AN ORDIIi~CE establishin~ ~olicy with reference %o expenditure~ by the City for equipment and ~pplies in the Coral a~unt of ~1,~0.00, or more, and (For full %ex% of Ord~ce, see Ordi~nce ~ok 17, Pa~e 69.) 00 cy 00 ~. Crnnin ~oved the adoptim of the Ordinance, The motion was seconded b~ ~.~ ' Dilla~ and adopted b~ ~he ~ollo~in~ vote: A~ES: ~e~srs. C~nln, Dillard, ~, Hunter~ ~d ~e Fresident~ ~. Mlnton--~, ' BU~ET-WAT~ DEPARtmENt: Council indicati~ a desire for a furt~r breakdo~ oP~ items ~ ~h'e ~Ya~er De~r~men~ Budfe~ for 1950 before adol~ion of a~e, )lr. Dilla~~'~:'{ offered ~he following emergency O~ce, su~horiz~g ~he Cl~y ~ger ~o approve necessaryex~e~ltu~s and ~ll~a~ions of ~he Wa~er Department, and authorize6 the City Auditor ~o draw warrants In Faymen~ of said expenditures and obligations, Fend-~ ine the adopZion of the bud~e~ of ~he ~ater De~r~men~: {~10331) ~{ ORSIXAf~CE au~horizin6 ~he City {~anager ~o approve necessa~ expendi4 Cures an~ obligations for o~ra~ion of ~he Wa~er De~ar~=en~ for period beginning Janua~ 1, 1950, as shem in i~s 1950 budFe~, ~ndin$ ~he adoption of ~he ~ater Derar~=en~ '~ud~e~ for 1950, ~d au~horizing th~ Cl~y Auditor ~o draw ,arran,s in pa}~en~ of said ex[endi~ures and obligations. (Fo~ full ~ex~ of Ordl~nce, see Ordin~ce Book 17, Page $~. Dillard mnved the adop~i:n of the Ordin~ce. 3he ~ion was seconded by Cmnin and ado~Zed by ~he follo~in~ vo~e: AYES: llessrs. Cmnin, Dillard, Edwards, Hun~er, and ~e President, }~. )~in~on--5. NAYS: Lone ........ O. BUS3~-AN:iEXATION: }'r. Dilla~ offered ~he follow~g emergency O~lnance, makinF a~Fropria~ions fron the 19~9 Annex Fund for 1950: (~10332) l}, O~II<lllCE uakin~ appropriations f~m ~he 19~9 ~nex Fund of the City of Roanoke for ~he f~scal year beEinnin~ January 1, 1950, ~d ending December 31, 1950, and declarinF ~he existence of ~ e~ergency. IFor full ~ex~ of O~inance, see Ordinance Book 17, Pa~e 70.) ~. Dilla~ moved ~ne adoption of ~he O~inance. ~he ~o~io~ was seconded by }~. Edwards and adopted by ~he follow~ vote: ~. ' There being no further bus,ess, Co,oil aQjo~ned. APPROVED /'President; !: .:' COUNCIL, Ri~3ULAR~E?imO, Monday, January 2, 1950. A quorum failing to appear, the meeting was adjourned until 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Tuesday, January 3, 1950. APPROVED