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09-11-45 Adjourned COUNCn. CHAMBER September 11, 1945 The Uouncil met in adjourned session with all members of the city Council present. Nowlin was absent. at 4 P.M. Attorney , The Mayor asked for a discussion on the' 'McFee' matt,er before beginning work on the 1945-1946 buc;l.get. The Clerk advised she had received a telephone call from the City Attorney giving 'his opinion in the matter which was, "from a legal standpoint the law says, that the fact that the City issued a permit contrary to our orc;l.inances, does not give Mr. McFee any right to violate the ordinance. It would not give him any right t,o put up a building without set-back. The City can stop him under the permit. The permit does not obligate the city." From a practicle standpoint Attorney J.'Iiowlin stated, "something should be worked out allowing Mr. McFee to go ahead and ask for a special permit to allow him to build out to Atlantic Avenue. This request to go to zoning commission and back to the Council. Mr. McFee deserves some consideration." After a lengthy discus- sion, the Clerk was instructed to write Mr. MCl"ee; by motion duly made, seconded, and on roll call voted as follows: Mr. DeWitt yes, Mr. Thayer yes, Mr. Jacobs yes, Mr~.Waters not voting, and Mr. White yes; that the new bakery building on Atlantic Avenue does not conform to the building ordinance of this city regarding business buildings on Atlantic Avenue, and that "the set-back requirements must be complied with. ~o further building is to go ahead until the set-back requirements of the ordinance are complied with.~ Mr. Waters was authorized by the Council to contact Mr. J. A. Martin relative to his re-considering the position as building inspector. , Next, resignation from Uhas. C. Turner as Supt. of ~ublic works, effective on or before Se~tember 15th was read. ~y motion regularly made, seconded, and unanimously carried, his resignation was accepted, as of September 15th. The Clerk was instructed to pay Mr. Turner his annual two weeks vacation pay to which he is entitled. ~"""q',",, ,>,. ',\;~\.~ ' 2493~;' . i"";\ September 11, 1945 It was regularly moved, seconded, and carried, that wilson narvel be appointed as ~emporary Supt. of Public works, commencing Sept. 15th. at his present salary rate. Members worked on the budget for the coming year until 5 P.M. at which time they adjourned to meet in adjourned session on September 17th at 8 P.M. to complete the Budget work. , ~ri~u~o, 90 krnJ i ty Clerk' () Attest: C)/;l n19". ~':J:~::'f~' )