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<br />3~ <br /> <br />TU'iSDAY <br /> <br />DECEEBER 30. 1958 <br /> <br />Tile have used past records of income and expenses in preparing Table <br />DJ rather than estimating future figures, since if the City does <br />not expa~1d the system considerably then past rc]cords are just as <br />representative as any estimate l"e could make of the future. <br /> <br />Effe at of City Operation on other Utili ties and City Government <br /> <br />It is our conclusion that CJty operation of the gas utility lwuld have <br />little effect, adverso or otheruise, on the operation of other City- <br />operated utilities, provided there is not appreciable gas system <br />e:A'J)ansion program, or cO':1peti tive coni'lict "Ji tb the electric utility. <br /> <br />If the City should take over operntion of the gas system it 1:ould <br />of cou:::-se mean the establishment of a ne\J depart'";;ent \<lith certain <br />additional persor:rel to operate the utility, at le~:.st a gas system <br />manager or department head, an assistant, and possibly additional <br />secretarial or clerical help. Hith the hiring of t~,ese key persoymel <br />it is ::01 t that the operation oi' the gas compa:1Y coule] lJOr~\: into the <br />City utility progra.'n lrith very fe'." CL1anges required. <br /> <br />Some changes would of course have to be Y.1ade in the accounting and <br />billin;"" departments of the existing utilities, if accountbg, bUling <br />a';d mei:er reoding of all the utilities are to be cO:-lbined. <br /> <br />~l~ <br />:'L,~- <br /> <br />llj <br /> <br />Huch of the City' s eq~~ip:nent, its shops anc. repair creHs, could be <br />used e:"fcctively :L:' the oI)eratton of the gas system. <br /> <br />~Je do rot see !lOl, the City I S acauis:,tion of .the G8.S compaY-';)T '.101..1.1d have <br />any effect on the Nar"U.n:wiUe City [;"overnrr:ent. The greatest change <br />this i:-2crease in City fU:lctiors could ca'~lSO Hould be the crc~ation of a <br />gas departnent. <br /> <br />Under date of De comber 17th, Fire Chief Clay Eas-~erl;y presented through City <br /> <br />I'Jar:arer HirE:t a survey report of aLl' pollution and air pollution cO:::'lplaints <br /> <br />i'1701vinC{ tlle Rives Hoad-ForoE;t Street area east of Starling Avenue. Council <br /> <br />accepted the report, exp:;:,essing appreciati021 to 11r. Easterly and asking that <br /> <br />he continClo surveillance of the mattor. <br /> <br />City I'Tanager Hirst filed vith Council's Clerk a copy of his report dated <br /> <br />December 23, 195e entitled, "SPECIAL POLICE REPORT to CITY COmTCIL from CITY <br /> <br />HAIIAGER", and formally anno"JDced the ro::.Jigr:atior: of F. 1:. DOl,nan, Jr., as Police <br /> <br />Chief and tbo appobting of Lt. ET:'lor:r J. Ilolejack as Acting CLief of Police. <br /> <br />C1 ty ManaGer Hirst relayed to Council Corrrr:.omJeal th 's Ii ttorney J o11I~ J. Hartley's <br /> <br />opinio'l that t~1e detailed testimony referred to in tile report be released to the <br />