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Whereas, the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, recognizes that in the last few years pollution of the waters of the Harbor of Hampton Roads, its adjacent and contiguous tributary waters and beaches has become increasingly apparent and now presents a serious hazard to the health, welfare and economic use of both the Harbor, its tributary waters and the beaches. Therefore, Be It Resolved that the City Clerk be directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Honorable Porter Hardy, U. S. Congressman from the Second District of Virginia, to the Honorable Harry F. Byrd and to the Honorable A. Willis Robertson, United States Senators from the State of Virginia, requesting them to: (1) Make effective a bill, similar to the one passed for New York Harbor, for the regulation and prevention of water pollution for the Port of Hampton Roads with the necessary appropriations and designating the Corps of Engineers, USA as the enforcement agency. (2) Provide additional funds and personnel to the U. S. Coast Guard to enable it to coordinate the operations of launch, air patrol and shore inspections in visiting water front industrial plants, oil refineries and similar installations, and provide air patrols for the review of vessels at sea to insure compliance with Federal statutes both ashore and in open waters within the jurisdictional limits of the United States. (3) Appropriate sufficient funds and authorize additional personnel to provide adequate legal personnel to the Office of the U. S. District Attorney to assure proper prosecution and punishment of violations of the statutes regarding pollution. And that a copy of this resolution be spread upon the minutes of this meet- ing.