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".. 396 I I ....... -' ~ A report for cement sidewalk repairs constructed and.billed. during the 23 month of November, 1940 was pTesented and ordered placed on flle. ,t: u. I '",;...- In accordance with the call for fuel oil bids, the following companies c....., ",,'wro:.' submitted bids: Central Heating Company, Shell Oil Company and the Standard Oil 'F'~ c;:~~ Company of California. All bids were ordered placed on file after they were 24""' opened. . . The Mayor reported that it would be necessary to take some action regarding the parking meters as the companies would have to be notified thirty days in advance of December 31st. A recess of five minutes vvas had to allow the Police Coymnl ttee to make a report. The meeting was called to order and Councilman ~ond, Chairman I of the Police Committee, recommended that all the el ectric parking meters be taken out and be replaced with Dual meters which the Miller meters retained. Councilman Bond also stated there would be a few extr~ Dual Meters which would be returned to the company. A motion ViaS made by Councilman Reid, seconded by Councilman arrington that the electric rr~ters be removed and replaced by the Dual meters now on hand; the Dual and Miller meters be retained with the city returning the excess ual meters to the company for credit, and that the Recorder be notified to instruct Ithe parking meter companies of the council's action. The motion was unanimously 25 carried. City Attorney S. M. Calkins stated that' up to now the city had been particularly fortunate in settling sidewalk damage claims and he had not considered it necessary that the city carry insurance against this item but he wished to bring it to the council's attention that at some time they might suffer considerable loss on account of injury on defective sidewalks. He wished to make this statement so if he the council thought it ne:cessary the city could take out insurance for this 26 rurpos e. . Mayor Large stated he had received a complaint from Mrs. laVelle Ham iving next to Mid~ley Planing Millregardin~ ~moke nuisance. He refer~ed the matter 27 lO the Health COIDmlttee to contact Mr. Schmeldlng to see what could be done. Mr. W. Lyons of the NYA made a request for space on the ,third floor of the pity Hall to conduct a sewing class; he said they would need a space about 40x15 .1 ~eet and would partition it off with plTNood and put in a false ceiling at no cost ~o the city and when the project was abandoned the partition and ceiling would be Qeft intact. Councilman Stewart reported he had taken the matter up with the Fire Chief, W. E. Nusbaum:': and City Engineer Clubb and it would not interfere with '~he work of the Fire Department employees' in repairing toys for the Lyons Club Toy rive. A motion made by Councilman bond seconded by Councilman Reid that this permission be granted was carried. Mr. Clubb reported that it would be necessary for the city to use room 11 for parking meter repairs after January 1st. This room ~s now occupied by a WPA"prbject and Mr. Clubb was instructed to notify the lady in ~6harge that she could use space on the third floor if she could find someone that 28 lrould partition off the space she would need. .... I Acting Recorder, John Fields, reported that a complete airport brief 29 concerning the new airport had been filed in the Recorder's Office for record. Upon motion the meeting was adjourned. "~I,"~ C. M. Bryan, City Recorder by: John Fields, Deputy I . I , ~