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324 MR. WEINBERG• NOES: NONE. THE MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER EXPRESSED THANKS TO MR.BATTLE FOR HIS CITY ATTORNEY RECOMMENDS FULL TIME CITY ATTORNEY SERVICE AND COOPERATION DURING HIS TENURE OF OFFICE. MR. BATTLE THEN SUGGESTED THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY SHOULD BE A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY WITH AN OFFICE iN THE CITY HALL, SINCE THE WORK IN THAT DEPARTMENT HAD GROWN TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT A PART TIME CITY ATTORNEY COULD NOT GIVE PROPER ATTENTION TO ALL OF THE LEGAL BUSINESS OF THE CITY. THE CITY MANAGER ALSO SUGGESTED THAT A FULL TIME ATTORNEY BE EMPLOYED. A MOTION BY MR. COLEMAN, SECONDED BY MR. DAViS, THAT MR. PAUL D. SUMMERS, JR. CITY ATTORNEY ELECTED - MR. PAUL D. SUMMERS, JR. EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 1959 BE ELECTED AS CITY ATTORNEY ON A FULL TIME BASIS EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 1959, AT A SALARY OF $6,500.00 PER ANNUM, TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF MR. BATTLE, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAMS, MR. MICHIE, MR. SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. ' i i~ ,: / ' %°~~ / CLERK f ~ PRES I~ENT l COUNCIL CHAMBER - FEBRUARY 16, 1959 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAM S, MR. MICHIE, MR. SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT; NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF FEBRUARY 2, 1959 AND FEBRUARY 5, 1959 WERE READ AND APPROVED. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED THAT MR. PAUL J. BLOCH HAD ACCEPTED THE MATTER RE: STREET LINE NORTH SIDE OF MARKET STREET MR. PAUL J. BLOCH COMPROMISE ESTABLISHING THE STREET LINE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MARKET STREET BETWEEN SEVENTH AND NINTH STREETS. A MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER, SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN, THAT THE COMPROMISE LINE BE APPROVED AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT OF THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, DATED FEBRUARY 16, 1959, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO TAKE SUCH ACTION IN COURT OR THE MAYOR EXECUTE SUCH DEED AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO MAKE THE COMPROMISE EFFECTIVE, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE PETITION OF MR. PAUL J. BLOCH REQUESTING PERMISSION TO OPERATE A PERMISSION TO OPERATE FILLING STATION APPROVED FOR MR. PAUL J. BLOCH GASOLINE FILLING STATION AT SEVENTH AND EAST MARKET STREETS WAS AGAIN DISCUSSED. ON MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN, THIS REQUEST WAS GRANTED f's,, ~ ' ON CONDITION THAT THE COMPROMISE STREET LINE IS ACCEPTA6LE,BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE; AYES; MR. COLEMAN, MR. MICHIE, MR. SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES; NONE. (MR. DAMS NOT VOTING . A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE CROZET LUMBER COMPANY STATING MATTER RE: REQUEST OF CROZET LUMBER CO. BOND ON LOGGING OPERATION APPOINTMENTS TO BLDG. CODE REVIEW BOARD THAT THEY HAD COMPLETED LOGGING OPERATIONS ON THE RAGGED MOUNTAIN PROPERTY AND REQUESTING THAT THEY BE ALLOWED TO CANCEL THEIR PERFORMANCE BOND. THE CITY MANAGER STATED THAT AN INSPECTION HAD BEEN MADE AND THAT THE LUMBER COMPANY HAD PERFORMED THE OPERATION IN A VERY SATISFACTORY MANNER, HOWEVER, THERE WERE SOME MINOR CORRECTIONS TO BE MADE iN THE SPRING. ON MOTION BY MR. DAM S, SECONDED BY MR. SCRIBNER, THE CITY MANAGER WAS AUTHORIZED TO RELEASE THE PERFORMANCE BOND PROVIDED THE CROZET LUMBER COMPANY WOULD AGREE, BY LETTER, TO PERFORM THE WORK AS OUTLINED IN A LETTER FROM THE FORESTRY DEPARTMENT, DATED FEBRUARY 11, 1959. ON MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER, SECONDED BY MR. DAM S, MR. RAYMOND V. LONG WAS APPOINTED TO THE BUILDING CODE REVIEW BOARD TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM