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b TRAFFIC SURVEY REPORT PROPANE GAS U SMC - NEW ARMORY ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING CALL: MR. R. S. ADAMS MR. J. EMMETT GLEASON MR. CHARLES P. NASH MR. Gus K. TEBELL MR. FRED L. INATSON TAKE NOTICE: PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER, APRIL 8, 1948 APRIL 8, 1948 A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD THIS AFTERNOON THE 8TH INST. AT 3:00 O'CLOCK FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING: 1. GAS 2. TRAFFIC SURVEY. BY ORDER OF: JAS. E. ,BOWEN m -,R,_ S I GNED) R. S. ADAMS ('SIGNED} THE COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. ADAMS, MR. GLEASON, MR. NASH, AND MR. TEBELL. MR. WILKERSON AND MR. NELSEN OF THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WERE PRESENT AND DISCUSSED IN DETAIL THE TRAFFIC SURVEY RECENTLY MADE IN THIS CITY. SEVERAL CITIZENS WERE PRESENT AND ENTERED INTO THE DISCUSSION AND MADE SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS RELATIVE TO THE CHANGES RECOMMENDED IN THE REPORT. THE GAS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE WALSH REFRACTORIES CORPORATION FOR A PROPANE AIR GAS TANK AND MIXING MACHINE AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $259000.00. ON MOTION BY MR. TEBELL, SECONDED BY MR. NASH, THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER, APRIL 19,1948 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. ADAMS, MR. GLEASON, MR. NASH, MR. TEBELL, AND MR. WATSON. MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF APRIL 5 AND 89 1948 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MAJOR COLE OF THE U. S. M. C. ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL REGARDING THE CONSTRUC- TION OF AN ADDITION TO THE NEW CITY ARMORY AND THE USE OF THE CITY ARMORY BY THE U. S. M. CORPS RESERVE. A MOTION BY MR. TEBELL, SECONDED BY MR. WATSON, THAT THIS MATTER BE REFERRED TO A COMMITTEE FOR INVESTIGATION AND CONFERENCE WlT,H THE MONTICELLO GUARD, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR. NASH, P.'9R. TEBELL AND THE CITY MANAGER TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE. THE CLERK REPORTED THAT A SYNOPSIS OF THE PROPOSED CITY AND SCHOOL BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 1948 HAD BEEN PUBLISHED AND NOTICE OF A BUDGETS PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON THIS DATE HAD BEEN GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 17 OF THE CITY CHARTER. MR. ALLAN PERKINS, REPRESENTING THE DOMINION THEATRES, INC., MR. RUSSELL ADMISSION DETTOR, REPRESENTING FRYS SPRING BEACH CLUB, AND MRS. JOHN SCHAFER, ADDRESSED THE .TAX COUNCIL AND OBJECTED TO THE LEVYING OF AN ADMISSIONS TAX. MR. HAWKINS OF THE UTILITY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER COMPANY AND MR. DENSMORE OF THE VIRGINIA TELEPHONE & TAX TELEGRAPH COMPANY, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL ON THE UTILITIES TAX. A MOTION BY MR. WATSON, SECONDED BY MR. NASH, THAT THIS MATTER BE CARRIED OVER TO A SPECIAL MEETING 0 n �J FJ • •