BOOK 20_1945-05-21 to 1946-09-03

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2.0 ♦s City Manager Mead advised that the term of Francis Britschgi on the Planning Commission expires this month, as .do the term so Dr. N. C. Cummings and Sanford:: Dole on the Library Board. Mayor Hilton asked that the Council give consideration to the appointments to be made to these commissions. City Manager Mead advised that Mr. Doxsee had made a request that he be given an unlimited parking space in front of his new place of'business at 719 Winslow Street. He stated there is now a one hour parking limit at this location. Councilmen Armstrong moved, seconded by Councilman Anderson, that the matter be referred to the Traffic Study Committee with the request that they report their recommendation at the next, meeting of the Council. Motion passed unanimously. City Manager•Mead 'advised that he had prepared a resolution authorizing him to apply for a refund of 50% of the cost of telephones and other expen- ditures in regard to civilian defense. Councilman Fletcher offered the resolution, seconded by Councilman McNulty. On roll call the resolution was unanimously adgpted. City Manager Mead advised he had prepared a -resolution authorizing him to apply for 01127.54 paid toward salaries in regard to civilian defense. Councilman Armstrong offered resolution, seconded by Councilman Fletcher. On roll call resolution was unanimously adopted. City Manager Mead reported that in response to a request made by Councilman Granger in regard to pumps not in service, there were six units of pumps that are surplus and not in use at the present time, however, he said there was always the chance that the city might need these pumps and inasmuch as he did not believe it would be possible to obtain more than $1.00 per hourse power he recommended that the pumps not be sold. Council- man Granger asked what became of the pumps which were located at the Canine property and was advised by City Manager Mead that two -were sold about two years ago and the others -were sold before he became City Manager. Councilman Granger asked for a report as to how much th-e pumps were sold for and the dates sold. City Manager Mead said he would sub- mit such a report. Councilman Granger then asked under what authority these pumps were sold and whether or not they should have been sold with- out obtaining bids. City Attorney McCarthy expressed the opinion that the Charter requires bid on real property but not on personal property. He said he had advised Mr. Mead to advertise guns Yhich were -to be sold but he did not believe it was necessary for them to be appraised. He read the section of the Charter which refers to the sale of property be- longing to the city and said there might be some question as to whether or not it required an appraisal and bids of personal property, however, the whole section deals with the sale of real property and he had inter- preted it to refer only to that. Councilman Granger asked for a report �If W