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Councilman Bond, reporting for the Police Department, said that early in December one of the Police Officers had run the Police car into the back end of a milk truck and damaged -the police car considerably. He said that he had had Chief Bergman secure three estimates for repair on the car and thet they ran from $189.87 to a little over $200.00, and that he had instructed the Chief of Police to have 9 the repair work done at Simmons-Kendall, their bid in the sum of $189.87 being the lowest. He stated the work had been completed and he was asking that if there was not sufficient funds in the Police budget for equipment and renewals to pay this amount, the balance to be taken out of the Emergency Fund. ,Councilrra n Bond asked Chief Bergman how the accident occured and the Chief stated that the officer was no longer with the City and that it had been discovered he had a woman with him in the car at the time. i Mayor Large at this time stated that a watcf@an had been employed at the new I airport by the name of A. W. Snyder and that he should be deputized. He said this 10 ! watchman would eventually be paid by the Army, but that the City would probably have to advance his pay Ultil the appropriation could be returned from the Army. A motion was made by Bond and seconded by Farrington and carried that this appoint- , illent be confirmed and that he be deputized as a watchman. I Councilman Stewart stated.that Councilman Bond had asked him to make a report concerning tile request of the Humane Society asking for the entire revenue for dog licenses be turned over to them for the year 1943. Councilman Stewart stated that the committee hau held a meeting and that they felt that the request of the Humane Society was reasonable and it was the recommendation of the committee tbat the reque t be granted. Mayor Large stated at this time that in the 1942-1943 budget the dog 11 licenses were included in the es~ted revenue and that an item of $400.00 only had been set up as an allowance for the Humane Society and it was doubtful if any I i money more than this ~400.00 could be allowed the Humane Society for the balance of 'i the fiscal year ending June 30, 1943. Attorney Calkins stated that unless there : was an emergency nothing further than the $400.00 could be allowed the Humane ' ~ i Society and on this account no action was taken regarding the committee report that ! the Humane Society be allowed the full amount of the dog collections. i The report of Sewage charges for November and the Fire Department report for : October were read at this time and ordered placed on file. i A letter from ,the Shell Oil Company requesting permission to install benches ,I at some of their service stations for use of the Armed Forces 'wai ting for rides 12 i was read. A motion was made by Farrington and seconded by Bond and carried that the Recorder be instructed to write the Shell Oil Company that the Council would i be glad to have these seats erectedas long as they were kept on the service station property. I , A letter from residents on Mill Race Drive at the north west corner of the i bridge which crosses the millrac~ at Alder was read. This was a request that the , City erect a sign designating this as Mill Race Drive and also requesting some : gravel be placed on this drive. Councilman Pennington stated this was a private : drive but that it connected with a dead-end -alley belonging to the City; that there 131 were some 20 or 21 garages on this alley, and that if the property owners wanted : to fence off Mill Race Drive it would be almost impossible for the City to use 'i this alley as there would be no way to turn around wi thout getting on private property. Councilman Stewart said that he felt under the circumstances this was i a fair request and it seemed to him it should be granted. Councilman Pennington " stated that the alley belonging to the City was in very bad condition and Council- : man Barette stated that the City did do SOllie repairing on this alley but to do much '; good would require a good deal of expense and probably more gravel than they would be able to secure at this time. The'matter was referred to the Street Committee : to report back at the next Council meeting. : This was the date set for comp~etion of the vacation of part of Hamble Avenue ; and for hearing complaints and objections. Mayor Large called for objections and I there being none an ordinance vacating the following described area was read the : first time and passed to its second and third readings by unanimous consent of the 14 ' Council by title under suspension of the rules and was placed for final passage. -~, On roll call councilmen voting aye: Bond, Barette, Koppe, Fennington, Farrington, Stewart, Brownson, and Hawn. Voting no, none. Absent, non~. The ordinance was declared passed and numbered ~. Mayor Large stated that this was the last meeting of the year 1942 and that owing to war conditions had been a hard year and that he hoped the year 1943 wou~d bring the changed conditions we have been hoping for. He stated that also a senlor , member and president of the Council Councilman Bond, was retiring from the Council ~: