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February 8, 1966
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<br />the following vote:
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<br />meeting, was taken un and read:
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<br />by the following vote:
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<br />meeting, was taken un and read:
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<br />the following vote:
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<br />OE SCHOOLS, CERTAIN OTHER PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PLAYGROUNDS,
<br />AND STREETS; FOR THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY FOR GOVERNMENTAL,
<br />EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL, PARKING AND PORT DEVELOPmeNT PURPOSES;
<br />FOR THE PURCHASE OF FIRE EQUIP~ENT, RADIO EQUIPMENT, VOTING
<br />~CHtNES AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS; AND FOR URBAN RENEWAL PURPOSES,
<br />MAKING PROVISION FOR THE FOP2.~ OF SAID BONDS AND FOR THE PAYMENT
<br />THEREOF"
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<br />On motion of Mr. Leafy, the ordinance was adopted, and by
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<br />Ayes: Smith, Dillon, Eastes, Johnson, Leafy
<br />Nays: None
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<br />66-25 - Th~ following ordinance, ~oproved on first reading at last
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<br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE T}t~ ISSUANCE OF ONE MILLION
<br />DOLLARS OF BONDS TO BE KNO~q AS WATER BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
<br />MAKING IMPROVEmeNTS, EXTENSIONS AND ADDITIONS TO' THE SYSTEM OF
<br />WATER WORKS OF THE CITY, PURSUANT TO SECTION 127, CLAUSE (B), OF
<br />THE CONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA, AND CHAPTER S OF TITLE tS.1 OF
<br />THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, 19S0, AND UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE VOTE OF
<br />THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH AT AN ELECTION
<br />HELD ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF NOVE~BER, 1961, AND MAKING PROVISION
<br />FOR TIlE FOI~ OF SAID BONDS AND FOR THE PAYMENT THEP~OF"
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<br />On motion of Mr~ Johnson, the ordinance was adopted, and
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<br />Ayes: Smith, Dillon, Eastes, Johnson, Lear},
<br />Nays: None
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<br />66-26 - Th~ following ordinance, approved on first reading at last
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<br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO ~JTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF ONE MILLION
<br />FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF BONDS TO B~ ~NOF~ AS SANITATION
<br />BONDS, FOR TI{E PURPOSE OF MAKING I~ffROVEMENTS, EXTENSIONS AND
<br />ADDITIONS TOVTHE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM OF. THE CITY~ PURSUkNT
<br />TO SECTION 127, CLAUSE (B), OF THE CONSTI'I'U~rION OF VIRGINIA,
<br />~ND CHAPTER 5 OF TITLE 15.1 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, 1950, AMD
<br />UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY
<br />OF PORTSMOUTH AT AN ELECTION HELD ON THE SECOND DAY OF NOVEMBER,
<br />1965, AND I,~KING PROVISION FOR THE FORM OF SAID BONDS AND FOR THE
<br />PAYmeNT THEREOF"
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<br />On motion of Mr, Leafy,, the ordinance was adopted, and by
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<br />Ayes: Smith, Dillon, Eastes, Johnson, Leafy
<br />Nays: None
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<br />- NEW BUSINESS -
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<br />66-46 - The following communication from Herman C. Williams, Jr.,
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<br />2 32 Mayflower Road, was read:
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<br /> "As a spectator at the Council meeting on January 25, 1966,
<br /> I became alarmed at the problem our Police Department has in maintaining itsforce at full strength.
<br /> I also do not wish to see unnecessary changes made in the Civil Service rules for selecting future
<br /> nolice and firemen,
<br /> As an addition to the other means of solving this problem
<br /> which were proposed by council, I wish to recommend consideration be given to establishing a Portsmouth
<br /> City Police Auxilary Core. This would not only solve the problem of insufficieht personnel, but it
<br /> would reduce the cost of operating the Police Department, and may even improve the existing high quality
<br /> of protection now provided our great city.
<br /> All members of an auxilary cone should have most of the
<br />high qualities we now insist upon for our full time oolicemen, they could possibly be trained with the
<br />existing police training facilities, they should carry identification and a signaling de~ice to summon
<br />help, they should serve in their snare time at little or no charge for their ,services and could pay
<br />most if not, all of the cost of their uniforms and weapons, if these are required.
<br /> A discussion of such organizations appeared in the "This
<br /> Week" section of the January 9th, or 16th issue of "The Virginian Pilot." This article is recommended
<br /> as a source of additional information.
<br /> An organization of this type is not intended asa threat
<br />to the job security of the existing policemen. It would, on the other hand, present the police force
<br /> with a challenge to properly train and efficiently use this extra help to their own advantage.
<br /> A Police auxilary core should have such prestege as to attract
<br /> high quality individuals, and it should consist of citizens from every level of society. Its members
<br /> will be "off duty" most of the time and thus mingling unnoticed in almost every gathering in their normal
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