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A RESOLUTION APPROVING LOANS NEGOTIATED WITH THE LOCAL BANKS AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO NEGOTIATE FUTHER LOANS NOT TO EXCEED $30,000. WHEREAS the Finance Committee of the City Councils has negotiated loans with the peoples National Rank and the National Bank of Charlottesville represented by eight notes with the Peoples National Rank aggregating $57,000, and seven notes with the National Bank of Charlottesville, aggregating $52,000., making a total of $109,000 all of which is now outstanding, said loans having been for the purpose of meeting the current needs of the City government, therefore be it RESOLVED, That the acticn of the Finance Committee with respect to said loans be and is hereby ratified. RRSOLVED, FURTHER, That the Finance Committee be and is hereby authorized to negotiate with the local banks for such further sums as may be necessary to meet the needs of the City government, not to exceed $30,000. Adopted by the Board of Aldermen October 1,1921. Ayes: Greaver, Patton and Walker Concuured in by Common Council October 6, 1921. Ayes: Ellignton, Forrest, Quarles, Morris, Twyman, Via and Whitten. AN ORDIANCE FIXING THE SALARY OF THE POLICE JUSTICE: BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE COMMON COUNCIL, THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN CONCURRING, That the salary of the Police Justice be made one hundred and twenty-five dollars per month from October 1,1921, and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Adopted by the Common Council October 13, 1921 Ayes: Ellington, Forrest, Morris, Quarles, Twyman, Via and Whitten Concurred in by Board of Aldermen October 17, 1921. Ayes: Greaver, Patton and Haden Presented and approved October 18, 1921 Mayor Signature. Clerk Signature. President Common Council Signature. President Board of Aldermen Signature. A RESOLUTION REQUESTING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CHIEF OF POLICE TO MAKE EFFECTIVE CERTAIN RULES AND REGUALTIONS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. RESOLVED, by the Common Council, the Board of Aldermen concurring, That the Mayor and Chief of Police be, and they are hereby authorized and requested to make the following recommendations effective in the administration of the Police Department: 1. That the police force be increased to 15 members; 2. That there be a Chief in charge of the force who shall plan its policies and direct its energies.He shall require three shifts in each 24 hours in the service at headquarters and in the service in the field; 3. That he have two aids known as Lieutenants of Police. The Chief shall take the first of the 8 hour periods directing the service at headquarters. In addition to the 8 hours he shall give two hours to visiting the force in the field, inspecting lights, or to any other duty which would require his presence elsewhere than at headquarters; 4. That each of the Lieutenants take 8 hour shifts discharging the same duties as the Chief at headquarters, and, like the Chief, have 2 further hours to visit the force in the field, to inspect lights, or for any other duty which would require his presence elsewhere; 5. That at least one patrolman be placed on East Main Street between the C & O Station and Preston Avenue, another from this point to Union Station, and that when a request for the services of a policeman reaches police headquarters the Chief or the Lieutenant in charge shall take the patrol van and turn the case and van over to one or the other of the patrolmen on main Street East of Union Station and order him to Perform the service and himself return to headquarters, unless the case is of such importance as to require his personal attention; 6. That from 8 o'clock p. m. until 4 a.m. there be two patrolmen on Main Street West of Union Station; 7. That the Chief organize the detective work of his department and decide upon the policemen best fitted to do this work;