SPECIAL MEETING
June 22, 1959
The special meeting of City Council was held Monday, June 22, 1959 at 7:30 P.M. with Mayor Haman presiding. Councilmen present were Messrs Carroll, Davis, Fromm, Hayes, Holpp, Mundy, Turner and Zartman.
MINUTES
Minutes of the meeting of June 8 were accepted as read and bore the written approval of Mayor Haman.
POLICE CAR
Chief of Police Turner reported three bids had been obtained on the purchase of a new police car with a trade-in of an old one. Townsend Brothers was low bidder at a net price of $998.00. On motion of Mr. Zartman, seconded by Mr. Hayes, Council authorized purchase of the car.
NORTH STREET PARKING
Chief Turner requested that Council consider removal of the ban on parking in front of the former Index Building on North Street. Council discussed the problem of the movement of traffic through North Street, which is a narrow thoroughfare, and the blocking of the present single land of traffic by cars waiting to turn left into State Street. On motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Zartman, Council directed that parking be permitted in front of the Index Building, and banned from the rear of the Capitol Theater to State Street for the purpose of providing a lane marked for left turn traffic.
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
On motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Hayes, Council authorized the Chief of Police to designate Pennsylvania Avenue from Division Street north as a one way street during the Delmarva Chicken Festival, June 25, 26, and 27, 1959.
CHLORINATION
City Manager Ward reported to Council on his study of the cost of chlorination of the City Water supply. Unit installation cost per well for the hypochlorite method would by $433.50, for chlorine gas method would be $1180.35. Comparative operation cost per million gallons per day per year for the hypochlorite method would be $1514, for the chlorine gas method would be $484. On motion of Mr. Davis, seconded by Mr. Hayes, the matter was referred to the Utility Committee for further study.
LINCOLN PARK
City Manager Ward reported that he was unable to negotiate reasonable unit prices for improvements with the developers of Lincoln Park, Dover Builders, and bids for the work had therefore been invited. City of Dover project No. 7 includes approximately one-half of the improvements required for the entire development and the following quotations were received:
Edgell Construction Co. $21,160.00
George & Lynch 23,240.00
Standard Bitulithic 22,870.00
Dover Builders 28,940.00
Before awarding a contract Council directed the City Manager to secure a performance bond or cash deposit from the developer, as previously outlined by Council, which would be a guarantee by the developer that 50% or more of all the housing units in the development would be erected, and which would be forfeited in proportion to what the number of units erected less than the minimum required was related to the total cost of improvements.
BUILDING PERMITS
Dr. Leslie V. Dill had requested a building permit to erect multiple occupancy housing, and Judge Ernest Keith has requested a building permit to erect row housing. Both requests were referred to the Planning Commission for review. They recommended rejection because if inadequate lot sizes and offered assistance to the petitioners in the preparation of alternate plans. City Manager Ward reported that the Building Commission denied the applications.
SCHOOLEY LOT
City Manager Ward reported that the Schooley lot had been cleaned up and filled with topsoil. On motion of Mr. Fromm, seconded by Mr. Davis, he was authorized to landscape the lot as park area with the use of City forces.
SHANK APPRAISAL
Mr. Ward reported that an independent appraisal had been obtained on the land of Gilbert Shank on Kings Highway. Dover desires to obtain a piece of land in the rear of the property to make possible a continuous park area along the St. Jones River. The land was appraised at 5¢ per square foot.
ETTINGER REQUEST
Ettinger’s requested permission to hold a fashion show of shoes on the sidewalk in front of its store on September 29 and 30. The request was referred to the Chief of Police for recommendation.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
A letter from the Dover Chamber of Commerce notified Council that the Chamber would vacate the space it now occupies as an office in City Hall on or before July 15, 1959. The letter thanked Council for allowing use of the space.
CITY HALL DECORATION
On motion of Mr. Holpp, seconded by Mr. Hayes, Council authorized decoration of City Hall for the Chicken Festival at a cost not to exceed $50.00.
PLANNING CONSULTANTS
On motion of Mr. Fromm, seconded by Mr. Davis, Council authorized retaining Raymond & May, Planning Consultants, for completion of the second phase of the planning study beginning July 1, 1959 at a cost of $12,000.
BUDGET
On motion of Mr. Holpp, seconded by Mr. Davis, Council by unanimous vote adopted the following budget ordinance:
Be It Ordained By The Council Of The City Of Dover:
Section 1. That the amount herein named, aggregating Two Million, Five Hundred Eighty Thousand, Thirty-eight Dollars and Seventy-five Cents, ($2,480,038.75), or so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated from current revenues for the use of the several departments of the municipal government, and for the purposes hereinafter mentioned for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1959, and ending June 30, 1960, as follows:
General Administration: $339,898.75
Personal Services $88,000.00
Materials, Supplies, etc. 30,000.00
Donations 9,355.00
Deposit Refunds 12,000.00
Bond Redemption and Interest 181,943.75
Social Security & Group Insurance 15,000.00
Pensions 3,600.00
Police Department: 102,500.00
Personal Services 85,000.00
Materials & Supplies, etc. 17,500.00
Fire Department: 15,640.00
Personal Services 8,640.00
Materials, Supplies, etc. 7,000.00
Street and Trash Department: 101,000.00
Personal Services 65,000.00
Materials, Supplies, etc. 36,000.00
Sewer Department: 8,000.00
Personal Services 5,000.00
Materials, Supplies, etc. 3,000.00
Water Department: 59,000.00
Personal Services 34,000.00
Materials, Supplies, etc. 25,000.00
Incinerator: 46,000.00
Personal Services 36,000.00
Materials, Supplies, etc. 10,000.00
Stores Department: 37,000.00
Personal Services 18,000.00
Materials, Supplies, etc. 4,000.00
Gasoline, Oil & Grease 15,000.00
Electric Department:
Production: 1,263,000.00
Personal Services 65,000.00
Materials, Supplies, etc. 1,198,000.00
Distribution: 228,000.00
Personal Services 59,000.00
Materials, Supplies, etc. 169,000.00
Administration: 15,000.00
Office Supplies, etc. 5,000.00
Insurance & Miscellaneous 10,000.00
Contingencies: 25,000.00
Capital Expenditures: 174,000.00
Municipal Street Aid: 66,000.00
Total Appropriation: $2,480,038.75
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized, without further approval of City Council, to make interdepartmental transfers up to 10% of the amount herein appropriated to any department.
Passed June 22, 1959
WAGES AND HOURS
Council discussed adjustments of wages and hours and approved the recommendations of the committee, including establishment of the 40-hour base work week effective July 1.
Council adjourned at 10:45 P.M.
F. Neylan
City Clerk
All ordinances, resolutions and orders adopted by City Council at its meeting of June 22, 1959 are hereby approved.
June 26, 1959 W. Edward Haman
Mayor