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�74 . ofYicer in the police department. Councilman Arms.trong moved, seoonded bq � Oouncilman Fletcher; tuat_ the_Oity Manager be instructed to employ an additional police officer with t,ne,underetanding that an offioer wiil be � � aeei ned to duties of-the unior traYfic °� � j patrol. Motion paeeed unanimously. � Mr. John H. Poole and Mr; Horace M. 9cales were administered the oath oY office as � members of tlie Parks and Recreation Qomm2ssfon, after which they were weloomed ' ae members of the official family by Mayor Hilton, Hearing on Aeaesement Roll, Resolution of Intention No, 1y45-1 was held. Letter vras received froar Marguerite Meloche, 1810 Jeffereon Avenue, protesting against paying tne asseesment, City Attorney McCarthy advieed this proteat would nave � to be overruled tnasmuch ae it wae not against the charaoter of tne �eork, ' Frank,Archibald appeared and proteated the amount charged him and etated that tne sidewalk did not meet the grade. He claimed that the old eidewaik wa9 torn out before tne grade atakes were put in. He atated there was a bulge in tne eidewalk and asked who would be responsible 1E someone were injured. City Attornep McCarthy replied that the c3ty 3s pr3marily reapone3ble but that the � property owner ie also responeible. He wae of the opinion that if there were a bulge in tne walk the contractor coulfl smooth it over ao that no one would trip over it, Aating City Engineer Ra,ndlett checked Mr. Archibald's etatement in regard to coet.and wae of the opinion that it was in order. He advieed he would check into the matter of the claimed bulge. Councilman Granger asked 1f, under the circumetances, the contractor should be paid and Councilman Andereon asked if the matter could not be checked and reported back on at the next 1 meeting. Citq Attorney MaCartnq was of the opinion that it would be in to adopt the resolution authorizing his-pagm8nt and�,have the Acting City Tngineer.cbeck the aidewalk, Oouncilman P'letcher moved, seconded by Oouncil- man McNulty, tha.t affidavit of publication to hear proteete on asseeement roll, Resolution of Intention No. 1945-1, affidavit of Oity C1erk Dodge that notiee wae posted on Councll Chamber door, and affidavit of Louiee YYliite of mailiag notices be Yiled, Motion passed unanimouslp. Counailman Anderson offered • and moved adoption of reeolution that aesessment under Resolution No. 1945-1 be approned and adopted and the 8uperintendent of Streets be directed to attacn.a warrant thereto. Motion wae seconded by Councilman McNultq. On roll call, reeolution was unanimously adopted with Councilman Hritschgi absent. In the matter of improvement to alleys, Oity Manager Blom reported that he had ' discussed the matter of impronement of the alley between Oera and Madison, Oleveland and Fulton with Mr. Talkington who had brought in the original petition_from seven property owners. An estimate of tbe cost had been Purniehed nim and ne was to secure the signatures of fifty percent of the propertq ownere. Notning furtner can be done in the matter until tneae eognatures are obtained, ' The matter was �carried on the agenda, City Ma,nager Blom aeked for additional time on report on requeat for fire hydrants on Ba.yshore Highway, ., G , Oity Manager Hlom reported that an effort had been mrsde to contact property owners for their permiseion to uee vacant lote for recreation areae and the resulta � �