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May 12, 1948.
7 otclock P.M.
Adjourned meeting,of the Council for the purpose
reviewing Budget Sections 50, 100., 101, 80, and 110, called to
order Mayor Woodson. -
ROLL CALL.:
Present: Councilmen King, Iviinogue, Myers, 8eidell, Shoe-
maker, and Mayor Woodson.
Absent: Councilman Deiss.
REPORTS OF CITY MANAGER:
NAS'hington St. Bridge:
Report from, the City Manager to the effect that Public
Notice from the Department of Army Corps,of Engineers,, dated
May 6, 1948, . makes possible the discontinuance of employment
of a bridgetender on the Washington St. bridge, effective
20 May, 1948 providing the City,of Petaluma maintains con-
tinuous abilty.to open the bridge upon not more than s ix hours,
advance notice, such notice, to be received by the bridgetender
of the D Street bridge, read and filed.
Harger Drunkometer:
Report from the City Manager on the subject Harger
Drunkometer, together with a report, prepared jointly by the
Police Judge and the Police Captain,, who made a trip to
Pasadena to study proceedures of the -o- meter, read
and filed.
The City_.Manager recommended that the appropriation to
budget section 100, Police Department.,. increased by the
sum of $560. in order to install said equipment.
cbIsIDERATION OF BUDGET
Budget sections 50, 100, 101 80, 110, and 9q were
reviewed by the Council.
Police Judge Robert Burnett requested that the budget
for his department be increased to allow his salary to._be
fixed at $3600. per year.
- Fire Chief Benoit reviewed the items under 50.:500
recommended that the budget proposal as recommended by the
City Manager for this section be allowed.
Police Chief Peters pointed out that if one of the
Police Officers is to be sent to the F.B.'I. School in
Udashington D.C. for training that the amount of $!,,000.
should be included in the budget to cover this expense.
The above requests were taken under consideration.
ADJOURNMENT':
There being no further business to come before the
meeting, the meeting was adjourned to May 14, at the hour
of 709clock.
ATTEST: Y
fTTY,CLERK .