REGULAR MEETING
January 12, 1970
The regular meeting of City Council was held on Monday, January 12, 1970 at 7:30 P.M. with Mayor Carroll presiding. Councilmen present were Messrs Biggs, Hastings, Hayes, Holpp, Hughes, Legates and Walls. Councilman Jackson was absent.
The invocation was said by the Rev. John Roock of St. John’s Lutheran Church.
MINUTES
The minutes of the regular meeting of City Council held on December 29, 1969 were accepted and bore the written approval of Mayor Carroll.
REPORTS
The Chief of Police report for the month of December was accepted.
Building Inspector & Fire Marshal report for the month of December was accepted.
The Alderman report for the month of December was accepted. Fines in the amount of $400.90 were remitted.
The J. P. Court #7 report for the month of December was accepted. A check in the amount of $3,036.00 was remitted to the City of Dover.
Cash Receipts, General Fund, for the month of December was accepted.
Budget Report, General Fund, for the month of November was accepted.
Cash Receipts, Electric Revenue Fund, for the month of December was accepted.
Cash Receipts, Electric Improvement Fund, for the month of December was accepted.
City Manager report for the month of December was accepted.
STREET LIGHTS
The City of Dover pays the Street Lighting bill monthly from the General Fund Budget. City Manager Neylan has requested of City Council permission to pay the final six months of this fiscal year from the Municipal Street Aid Account. This is permissible under the Street Aid Act. On motion of Mr. Holpp, seconded by Mr. Walls, Council granted such permission to the City Manager.
WAGES & HOURS, LEGISLATIVE & FINANCE COMMITTEE
A written report of the Legislative & Finance, Wages & Hours Committee meeting held on January 6, 1970 was presented by Chairman Hayes. On motion of Mr. Walls, Council accepted the report as presented.
PENSION ORDINANCE
The Legislative & Finance Committee has recommended a change in the Pension Ordinance of the City of Dover, which covers all employees excluding the Police Department. After discussion by Council, Councilman Legates requested permission to be excluded from the voting on this ordinance, as one of the former employees on retirement from the City of Dover is Mr. Legate’s father. On motion of Mr. Holpp, seconded by Mr. Walls, Council by a vote of 6 ‘yes’, 1 ‘absent’, Mr. Jackson, and 1 ‘not voting’, Mr. Legates, adopted the following ordinance.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE BY DELETING SECTION 2, ARTICLE 4 IN ITS ENTIRETY AND INSERTING IN LIEU THEREOF THE FOLLOWING.
ARTICLE IV - RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY PENSIONS
Section 2-87. Definitions
For the purpose of this Article, unless the context otherwise clearly indicates:
“Continuous Service” shall mean regularly employed without interruption except for allowable interruptions aggregating not over five (5) years. Allowable interruptions shall include: leaves of absence granted to employees for illness, research, travel, training or study; employment in an office to which the employee has been elected by popular vote at regular City election; involuntary severance which shall include a required leave of absence on account of maternity; and the employee returns to active employment at the end of that leave of absence.
Absence from employment on account of active duty with the Armed Forces of the United State of America or in the auxiliaries of those services in time of war or when called into Federal services by operation of Federal law shall be credited as time in “continuous service”, provided that the employee returns to active employment with the City within ninety (90) days after he becomes eligible for release from that active duty.
The period for which disability pension benefits shall have been paid shall be considered as an allowable interruption which is permitted in addition to the allowable interruptions aggregating not over five (5) years in determining subsequent eligibility for retirements benefits under the terms of this Article.
“Eligible Employee” shall mean any person regularly employed in rendering service to the City on a full-time permanent basis who is not eligible for any other pension or retirement plan of the City of Dover and whose compensation is paid directly by the City of Dover. An employee will be considered a full-time employee if he regularly works 30 or more hours each week.
“Group Annuity Contract” shall mean the group annuity contract entered into between an insurance company and the Pension Board of Trustees.
“Participant” shall mean any eligible employee of the City of Dover who has met all of the requirements for participation in the pension plan as defined in this Section and who has satisfied all of the conditions and requirements set forth in this Article.
“Pension Board” shall mean “Pension Board of Trustees”. Pension Plan or Plan shall mean the City of Dover Employees’ Pension Plan.
“Plan Year” shall mean the period of one (1) year commencing on any July 1 and ending immediately prior to the following July 1.
Section 2-88. Plan Established; Purpose.
There is hereby established “The City of Dover Employees Pension Plan”. The purpose of this plan is to establish the terms and conditions under which retirement and disability benefits and other benefits shall be provided to eligible employees of the City. The benefits under the plan shall be in addition to amounts received as social security benefits or from any other pension plan.
Section 2-89. Pension Board of Trustees created, compensation, composition.
There is hereby established, to serve without pay, a Pension Board of Trustees whose duties shall be to manage the City of Dover Employees Pension Plan. The Pension Board of Trustees shall consist of the Mayor, The City Manager, on (1) member of the Council, and two (2) members elected from the eligible employees covered by this Article.
Section 2-90. Board Member - Method of appointment.
The Pension Board of Trustees shall consist of the following persons:
(a) Mayor and City Manager. The Mayor and City Manager shall service on the Pension Board of Trustees by virtue of their respective offices and positions with the City.
(b) City Councilman. One (1) City Councilman shall serve on the Pension Board of Trustees and he shall be chosen by the City Council at its Annual Meeting.
(c) Eligible Employees’ Representatives. Two (2) persons shall represent the eligible City employees on the Pension Board of Trustees and they shall be chosen as provided in Subsection (d).
(d) Election of Employees’ Representatives. The City Employees’ representatives to the Pension Board of Trustees provided for in Subsection (c) shall be chosen by a plurality of the eligible employees voting pursuant to this Article. The City Clerk shall notify each employee eligible to vote (5) days before the meeting to choose representatives and shall give him the exact time and place of the meeting.
Section 2-91. Term of office of Pension Board members.
The term of office of each member of the Pension Board of Trustees, except the City Manager, the designated Councilman, and the Mayor, shall commence on the first day of the month following his election and continue for a period of two (2) years and until his successor shall be elected and qualified except that during the year 1970 on Employee Representative shall be elected for a period of one (1) year and one Employee Representative shall be elected for a period of two (2) years. An election as described in Section 2-90(d) shall be held at the expiration of the terms of each member, except the City Manager, Mayor and designated Councilman, for the purpose of electing his successor.
Section 2-92. Pension Board Officers; bond
The Pension Board of Trustees shall elect a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman who shall serve when the Chairman is absent, a Secretary and a Treasurer or fiscal agent designated by the Pension Board. The City Treasurer shall also be an ex-officio member of the Pension Board of Trustees and the Pension Board Treasurer, and his bond shall cover all monies deposited with him.
Section 2-93. Powers of Pension Board.
The Pension Board of Trustees in administering the Pension Plan shall have the following powers in carrying out the purpose thereof:
(a) “Pay Funds”. To pay funds to those entitled to receive them. The Pension Board Chairman shall sign all vouchers for the disbursements of the fund and his written order shall fully protect the Pension Board Treasurer or fiscal agent designated by the Pension Board in the payment of those funds.
(b) “Purchase group annuity contracts”. To purchase and pay the costs of group annuity contracts from any insurance company for the benefit of participants.
(c) “Employment of agents and advisors”. To employ agents, employees or experts to assist the Pension Board of Trustees in carry out the provisions of this Article, including an agent to advise and make recommendations concerning the investment of funds, and to pay reasonable compensation for those services; the compensation may be paid from income or corpus of the pension fund or by direct appropriation by the Council as the Pension Board of Trustees and the City Council may determine.
(d) “Money investment”. (1) “Governmental bonds or annuity contracts”. Money in the Pension fund, without any limitation, may be invested and reinvested in United States or State of Delaware municipal bonds or group annuity contracts. (2) “General Investments”. Money in the Pension fund may also be invested and reinvested in other type bonds, stocks, and securities to the extend the Pension Board of Trustees may deem best and as is not prohibited by any law now or hereafter in force limiting the investments of the trustees. The Pension Board of Trustees may from time to time change the investments of the fund and to this end may make sales of any investment privately, without advertisement and without the necessity of any Court order, upon time to time over to and placed in the custody of any fiscal agent designated by the Pension Board.
(e) “Make contracts”. To generally contract in matters relevant to effectuating and achieving the purposes of this Plan.
(f) “Payment of benefits”. To receive and pay out pension benefits in accordance with the provisions of this Article, or designate a fiscal agent to receive and pay out the pension benefits.
(g) “Actuarial studies”. To make actuarial studies and pay their cost.
(h) “Rules and regulations”. To make rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate this Article.
Section 2-94. Meetings, quorum to transact business.
The Pension Board of Trustees shall make all rules as to the time and place of meetings; a majority of its membership shall be required to transact Pension Board business.
Section 2-95. Vacancies in the Pension Board.
If a vacancy occurs in the offices of the Board of Trustees the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term within thirty (30) days and in the same manner as the office was originally filled. Should a member of the Pension Board of Trustees be retired under this Article or cease to be in the employ of the City, his office as a member of the Pension Board of Trustees shall be declared vacant.
Section 2-96. Eligibility for participation in Plan.
Each eligible employee not drawing any retirement benefits from the Mayor and City Council as of July 1, 1967, shall, upon compliance with the provisions of this Article, become a Pension Plan participant under this Article, commencing on July 1, 1967 or on any subsequent first day of the month immediately following his employment.
Section 2-97. Participation in Plan does not best employment rights.
This plan shall not be construed to give any employee the right to be retained in the employ of the City of Dover.
Section 2-98. Fraud in participating in Plan.
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly make any false statement or to falsify or permit to be falsified any record of the Plan in an attempt to defraud the Plan.
Section 2-99. Normal retirement.
The normal retirement for each participant shall be the first day of the month following the attainment of the age of sixty-five (65) years provided that he has completed fifteen (15) years of continuous service.
Section 2-100. Early retirement.
(a) Continuous Service for twenty-five years. A participant who has completed twenty-five (25) year of continuous service and who has attained the age of fifty-five (55) year may retire at any time within the ten (10) years preceeding his normal retirement date.
(b) Continuous Service for thirty years. A participant who has completed thirty (30) years of continuous service may retire at any time prior to his normal retirement date without regard to his age.
Section 2-101. Later retirement.
With written consent of the participant and his superior, a participant’s retirement may be deferred to the participant’s retirement benefits shall commence on the first day of the month following his actual retirement.
Section 2-102. Forced retirement with pension.
The Pension Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the City Council or the City Manager, may require retirement in any case where deemed necessary due to lack of work or inability of the employee to perform with a satisfactory degree of efficiency, provided that the employee qualifies for either normal retirement pursuant to Section 2-99, or early retirement pursuant to Section 2-100. The employee shall then be entitled to receive, commencing on the first day of the month coinciding with or next following his date of retirement, pension benefits equal to the benefits computed in accordance with the provisions of Section 2-103 on the basis of the employee’s service completed prior to actual retirement.
Section 2-103. Amount of retirement benefits.
(a) Benefits from retirements on July 1, 1967 or later. The amount of retirement benefits payable to a participant who retires under the provisions of this Article shall be computed on the basis of one-sixtieth (1/60th) of his average actual monthly earnings during the last five (5) years of continuous service, which shall not be less than Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($2.50), Multiplied by the total number of years of continuous service.
(b) Benefits from retirement prior to July 1, 1967. To each retired employee receiving retirements benefits from the Mayor and City Council prior to July 1, 1969, there shall be payable under this Article the same retirement benefits that existed prior to July 1, 1967, with the exception that there shall be no deductions from retirement benefits under this Article for any payments received by the retired employee under any State or Federal Social Security Program.
Section 2-104. Form of benefits.
(a) Payments to Participants. Payments of benefits in the normal form shall commence on the first day of the month following the participant’s actual retirement date if he is then living, and shall be payable monthly thereafter during his lifetime terminating with the last payment on the first day of the month following the death of the participant.
(b) Payments to Survivors. Upon the death of a Participant who has retired, or who is eligible to be retired, under any of the provisions of this Article, payment shall be made to his eligible survivor in the amount of 50% of the monthly payments to which the Participant was, or would have been, entitled.
(c) An Eligible Survivor shall be one of the following in the order of preference listed:
1. The Participant’s widow who was married to the Participant for at least 24 months and who was not domiciled apart from the Participant at the date of his death;
2. The surviving child(ren) of the Participant who has not attained his 18th birthday.
(d) Benefits payable to eligible survivors shall commence on the first day of the month following the date of the Participant’s death, or when the Participant has been retired, on the first day of the month following the last payment under Section 2-104(a).
(e) Benefits payable to eligible survivors shall cease
1. With respect to an Eligible Survivor who is a widow, with the payment due for the month in which her remarriage or death shall occur, whichever occurs first.
2. With respect to an Eligible Survivor who is a child(ren), with the payment due for the month in which his 18th birthday or death shall occur, whichever shall occur first.
(f) The eligibility of any person or persons to received payment of benefits as an Eligible Survivor shall be determined conclusively by the Pension Board based on application of such person or persons and any other information which the Pension Board deems to be appropriate.
Section 2-105. Early Retirement due to permanent disability.
Any employee who, at the time of the effective date of this Article, has completed ten (10) years of continuous service or any employee who, after completing ten (10) years of continuous service shall be injured or whose health shall become permanently impaired to such an extent as to render him totally and permanently disabled shall be retired upon application and approval of the Pension Board of Trustees.
Section 2-106. Total and permanent disability defined.
(a) “Defined”. As used in this Article, a participant shall be deemed to be totally and permanently disabled when the Pension Board of Trustees, on the basis of medical examination by a physician or physicians selected by the Pension Board of Trustees, find the employee:
1. To be totally and permanently prevented from engaging in any occupation or employment for remuneration or profit as a result of bodily or mental injury or disease whether occupational or non-occupational in cause; or
2. To be totally and permanently prevented from continuing in his capacity as an employee as a result of bodily or mental injury or disease, whether occupational or non-occupational in cause.
(b) “Exception”. Total and permanent disability, within the terms of this Article, shall exclude disability resulting from or consisting of chronic alcoholism, addiction to narcotics, engaging in a felonious criminal act for which he is found guilty, a wilful effort on his part to bring about the injury or illness to himself or any other person or service in the armed forces of any foreign country.
Section 2-107. Commencement of disability benefits.
A participant shall become eligible for disability pension benefits under this Article after the expiration of the equivalent amount of days for accumulated vacation time and sick leave.
Section 2-108. Termination of employment.
(a) “Forfeiture”. Any participant whose employment is terminated prior to the date he becomes eligible for retirement benefits and is not re-employed by the City within five (5) years shall forfeit his status as a participant in the Plan and all accumulated credit for continuous service.
(b) “Exception to those receiving disability benefits”. Subsection (a) shall not apply to those persons receiving disability pension benefits under this Article.
(c) “Exception to sixty-five year olds having worked twenty years”. Any participant with a minimum of twenty (20) years of continuous service and whose employment is terminated, for reasons other than for cause prior to the date he becomes eligible for retirement benefits under Section 2-99, 2-100, 2-101 or 2-105 of this Article, upon attaining the age of sixty five (65) years of age, shall be eligible for retirement benefits under the provisions of Section 2-103 of this Article upon application to the Pension Board of Trustees.
Section 2-109. Cessation of Disability benefits.
A participant shall cease to qualify for disability pension benefits:
(a) “Recovery”. At the time that the Pension Board of Trustees determines on the basis of a medical examination by a physician or physicians selected by the Pension Board that a participant is no longer totally and permanently disabled or has sufficiently recovered by refuses to resume his regular occupation as an employee or to be re-employed by the City in some other position for which he is suited or which is appropriate to this training and experience; or
(b) “Refusal to undergo medical examination”. When the participant refuses to undergo a medical examination requested by the Pension Board of Trustees; or
(c) “Upon sixty-fifth (65) birthday”. On the first day of the month coinciding with or next following the participant’s sixty-fifth (65) birthday.
Upon the occurrence of the earliest of the above events disability pension benefits shall cease, except that if the events of Subsection (c) occur payment of the normal retirement benefits shall commence on that date in the same amount as the disability pension benefits.
Section 2-110. Affect of State Workman’s Compensation on disability benefits.
Any disability pension benefits received by a participant under the terms of this Article as the result of an injury or illness compensable under the Workman’s Compensation laws of the State of Delaware shall be reduced by the amount of the Workman’s Compensation payments actually received by the participant.
Section 20-111. Benefits to cease on re-employment.
Any employee of the Mayor and City Council who is receiving or who shall receive benefits under this Article and who is thereafter re-employed by the Mayor and Council or appointed to any position by the Mayor or Council bearing remuneration shall cease to draw benefits during the period of re-employment. Upon termination of the re-employment the benefits shall be restored.
Section 2-112. Benefits may not be assigned or executed upon.
No participant or beneficiary under the plan shall assign, transfer, hypothecate, encumber, commute or anticipate any interest he may have in payments, funds or contracts under this Plan. No interest shall in any way be subject to any legal process, levy of execution, attachment or garnishment proceedings for the payment of any claim against the participant or any beneficiary under the Plan, nor shall any such interest be subject to the jurisdiction of any bankruptcy court or insolvency proceedings.
Section 2-113. Correction of errors in payments.
Should any change or error in the records result in any member or beneficiary receiving from the Plan more or less than he would have been entitled to receive had the records been correct, the Pension Board of Trustees shall have the power to correct the error, and as far as practicable and just, to adjust the payments in a manner that the equivalent of the benefit to which the member of beneficiary was correctly entitled shall be paid.
Section 2-114. Projected annual participation and cost; crediting funds.
(a) “List of participants”. On or before February 1st of each plan year, as defined in Section 2-87, the City Treasurer shall submit to the Pension Board of Trustees a list of those participants who shall qualify for retirement benefits or disability pension benefits during the year of the Pension Plan under this Article, the length of continuous service of each participant and his actual monthly earnings for the last five (5) years of continuous service.
(b) “Projected annual cost”. The Pension Board of Trustees shall determine the amount of retirement benefits and disability pension benefits that may reasonable be expected to be dispensed to qualifying participants during the plan year and shall submit this amount, with any other fund deemed necessary and the reasons therefore, as a budget request to the Council.
(c) “Cost appropriation”. The Council shall appropriate to the Pension Board of Trustees an amount at least equal to the amount necessary to permit proper disbursement of all retirement benefits or disability pension benefits which accrue under the terms of this Article.
(d) “General Pension Fund.” The General Pension Fund shall be the account to which all appropriations contributions and interest allowances shall be credited. The Pension Board of Trustees shall dispense all retirement benefits and all disability pension benefits, as provided in this Article, from this account.
Section 2-115. City Solicitor to advise Board.
The City Solicitor shall render whatever legal service the Pension Board of Trustees shall require.
Section 2-116. Appeal from Pension Board action.
Any employee dissatisfied with the action thirty (30) days from the date of formal notification of that action.
Adopted January 12, 1970
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
On motion of Mr. Hayes, seconded by Mr. Hastings, Council appointed Messrs Holpp, Biggs, Legates and Walls to serve as the election officials for the Municipal Election of January 19, 1970. On motion of Mr. Hastings, Mr. William T. James, City Alderman, was appointed as the Election Judge.
On motion of Mr. Walls, seconded by Mr. Legates, Council authorized the printing of sample and official ballots, the use of voting machines, the hiring of election clerks, and the use of the Grace Fellowship Hall of the Wesley Methodist Church as the polling place for the Municipal Election of January 19, 1970.
MOBILE HOME PARK REZONING
A request had been received to establish a zoning classification to permit Mobile Home Parks within the limits of the City of Dover. A public hearing was duly advertised for this time and place. Mayor Carroll declared the hearing opened. Mr. Maurice Hartnett III was present and spoke on behalf of establishment of such a zoning classification, as did Mr. Nate Cohen. No one else was present to speak for or against this request. Mayor Carroll declared the Hearing closed. On motion of Mr. Hughes, seconded by Mr. Hastings, Council at this time tabled any action on this request, pending a workshop session with the City Planner and members of the Planning Commission on January 27, 1970, to familiarize all concerned with the exact contents of the Ordinance that would establish a Mobile Home Park Zone.
SPRUANCE & WILLIS ROADS IMPROVEMENTS
A public hearing was duly advertised for this time and place for the purpose of establishing costs to be charged to abutting property owners on Spruance and Willis Roads for recent improvements to both these streets. Mayor Carroll declared the hearing opened. Mrs. Anna Biddle, 90 Spruance Road, was present and requested information concerning the charges to her pertaining to these improvements. City Manager Neylan related these charges to her at this time. No one else was present to speak for or against the assessments of these costs. The Utility Committee has recommended the following costs be charged to the improvements to Willis and Spruance Roads; these charges are based on a front-foot of the property to be assessed:
Streets $ 4.575
Storm Sewer 2.89
Curb 2.35
Alley 1.36
Water 3.03
Water Tap 100.00 per lot
Sewer Tap 195.00 per lot
Street Lights 1.00
On motion of Mr. Holpp, seconded by Mr. Walls, Council by a vote of 7 ‘yes’ and 1 ‘absent’, Mr. Jackson, approved the recommendation of the Utility Committee in setting the above mentioned charges and assessments, and the method of payment as outlined in the ordinance adopted by Council on December 8, 1969.
HURLEY REZONING
A request has been received from Mr. William H. Hurley III, to rezone property he owns in the vicinity of Queen Street and New Street. A public hearing is required prior to amending the Zoning Ordinance and Map of the City of Dover. On motion of Mr. Hastings, seconded by Mr. Walls, Council adopted the following resolution and referred the request to the Planning Commission.
A RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH TIME AND PLACE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING MAP AND DIRECTING THAT NOTICE OF SAID HEARING BE PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE DELAWARE CODE.
WHEREAS, certain property located in Dover, bounded by Bank Lane, New Street, DuPont Street and Queen Street, is presently zoned for RG-1 use, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to hold a public hearing prior to amending the zoning ordinance and map.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOVER, IN COUNCIL MET:
1. That a public hearing be held at City Hall on February 23, 1970 at 8:00 P.M. on a proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance and map of the City of Dover which would rezone from RG-1 to RG-4 that property bounded on the North by Bank Lane, on the east by New Street, on the south by DuPont Street and on the west by Queen Street, owned by William H. Hurley III, the equitable owner being Leon N. Weiner & Associates, and containing approximately 70,500 square feet.
2. That notice of the public hearing by given in accordance with the provisions of the Delaware Code.
Adopted January 12, 1970
PRISCILLA BLOCK REZONING
A request has been received from the Dover Associates, Inc. to rezone the Priscilla Block Building located at the northwest corner of State and Loockerman Streets. A public hearing is required prior to amending the Zoning Ordinance and Map of the City of Dover. On motion of Mr. Walls, seconded by Mr. Hayes, Council adopted the following resolution and referred the request to the Planning Commission.
A RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH TIME AND PLACE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING MAP AND DIRECTING THAT NOTICE OF SAID HEARING BE PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE DELAWARE CODE.
WHEREAS, certain property located on the northwest corner of State and Loockerman Streets is presently zoned for C-2 and H use, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to hold a public hearing prior to amending the zoning ordinance and map.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOVER, IN COUNCIL MET:
1. That a public hearing be held at City Hall on February 23, 1970 at 8:05 P.M. on a proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance and map of the City of Dover which would rezone from C-2 and H to C-2, thereby eliminating the H or Historical Zoning, on that property located on the northwest corner of State and Loockerman Streets, owned by the Dover Associates, Inc.
2. That notice of the public hearing be given in accordance with the provisions of the Delaware Code.
Adopted January 12, 1970
DECEASED REGISTERED VOTERS
A list of City of Dover registered voters that have deceased since 1967 was obtained from the State Board of Vital Statistics and presented to Council at this time, requesting these names be removed from the List of Registered Voters of the City of Dover. On motion of Mr. Hastings, seconded by Mr. Walls, Council authorized the removal of the following deceased registered voters:
Austin, George C. Jones, W. Ross
Biggs