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July 2$th, 1964
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<br />~ NE~.BUSINESS
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<br />64-189 - The follgming resolution from 'the-~unior Chamber of. Commere~as present;ed:
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<br /> "WHEREAS the Portsmouth Junior Chamber of. Commerce is ever cognizant of the needs of the City of
<br /> Portsmouth; and
<br /> WHEREAS the City of Portsmouth is presentlF endeaw~ring To improve itself by s natural and orderly
<br />expansion of its boundaries by annexing a part_of the City of Chesapeake (fO~merly Norfolk CeUnty); and
<br /> WHEREAS a majority-of the persons that reside in tire a~orementioned area have business, civic and
<br />religious ties with the City.of Portsmeuth; arid
<br /> WHEREAS it is felt tkat said Annexation would be for the best interest for the citizens of both
<br /> the City of Portsmouth and those living in the area to'be s~hexed; now th'ere~fore be
<br /> RESOLVED that the Portsmouth Junior, Chamber of Commerce does hereby endorse the position of the
<br />City of. Portsmouth in its pending annexation suit; and be it
<br /> RESOLVED that the Portsmouth-Junior Chamber of Commerce does. offer its suppor~ ~o the City of
<br />Portsmouth and does encourage other individuals and groups' to endorse and assist in this action; and be it
<br /> RESOLVED that .t.h~ At'tor~eys fop thelCity of Portsmouth be enc~uraged~t~ :proceed with the dispos-
<br /> ition o~ this case witk ~ll~due haste; and be }t, further-
<br /> RESOLVED that. s copy of this resolution be sent.to each member of the Portsmouth City Co.uncil,
<br /> the City Maaagcr of Portsmouth and each of the Attorneys repr~ting the City of Ror~smouth in this litigation.
<br /> Motion of Mr. Atkinson ~o receive as information and to comply, was unanimously adopted.
<br /> 64-190 - The following communication from the School Board was read:
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<br /> "The School Beard received ~bids last evening on the sixteen room addition Io the Douglas Park
<br />:School. The bids were as follows:
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<br />Contra6to~ Bid Alternate 1 Alternate 2
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<br />F. A. Duke Company $215,900 + $ 1,500 + $ 2,800
<br />L. J. Hoy, Inc. $213,300 + $ 1,450 + $ 2~580
<br />Fox Sadter Company $2~6~000 ~ $ 1,400 ~+ $ :2,700
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<br />~hi~ley Construction~Company $211,900 + $ 1,500 + $ 2,800
<br />R. R. Marquis $199,921 + $ 1,400 + $ 2,700
<br />Conrad Brothers $215,859 + $ 1,485 + $ 2,915
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<br />Haycox Construction Company
<br />W. H. Belsnga
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<br />$218~81.2 + $ 1.400 + $ ~,564
<br />$209,987 + $ 1,400 :+ $ 2,650
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<br /> The Board voted,;Sabjec~t to tqae.approval of City Co~I1/ ~o accept Robe~t-R. Marquis' bid of
<br />$202~621, including Alternate 2. Architect's f~e at ~% will be an additional $10,131;05.
<br /> ~ ~* T~e Board i-nstructed me ro regpectfully request that the City Council approve, at the earliest
<br />possible da~e, ~he letting of this contract in ~ord~r .that cDnstr~ction may be-well un~er~ay before the
<br />school in September."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. ~aw~t~s'~to ~mncur ia-the re¢ommend:atio~I of the~School .Boa.rd and .~o~!0!ace.,the followi~%g
<br />-ordinance ca f:i~t-readi~,; was adg~t~,, ~ithout dissentiag vote:
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<br /> "AN O~I~NCE TO-APPROPRIATE $212,15~.;0~:~N THE.GE~A ~A~P:I~AL~I~VE~NT ~ FDR ~
<br /> PU~SE OF CONSTRUCTING AN ADDITION TO T~ DO~G~S PARK E~NTARY. sC~OL."
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<br /> . . . :64-191 -~Th~ .~llowin~ ~ommu~cation ~f~om .Tid.e~ater .Youth ~s~oci~tio~,- Inc. ~as ~read:
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<br /> "Ac~ding ~o ~e latest ~pom~ 47% of the Negros in Tidewater a~ 25% of-.~e ~i~s earn less
<br /> than $3~,000~D0 ~r yesr~ ~e ar~ sure that ~or t~ou~th~rep~es~uts a~ 18~ge perceat~ge df t~ ~ow ~age earners.
<br /> Wi~ the educational sys~ in.our city, st3te, and ~tion gear~ a~Dd f~e acc~ers~d chi~ld-, the
<br /> average ch{.td ~hi~h ~omprises~ ~ost"of our pe~I'stion~f~mds .himsel~u~sble To achleve~ zt su~ an accelerat~ mate
<br /> thezefore ~oming~ f~ustrated and later~'dropping out 'of school seeking melior from the weI~are and s~ding t~ the
<br /> poverty eohdi ti o~ .... ~ ~ ~ . : .
<br /> We are the ohos ro b~ame ~ecau~ we-are~ the ~nes~ who have~ been s~a~e ~f the. sit~s~tion~but .have done
<br /> little Em co~rec~
<br /> The ~ i~ewat~ ~Yo~th ~ssocia~o~ In~. is~ aQ~ce~ed ~d~ is attempting t~.~pr~ve~ these conditions.
<br /> In order to improve these conditions, ~our help and suppDrt is ~dl~ needed. A journey D{ a'th~us~md :miles.~is
<br /> ~n with ~he first step and we are attempting to ~ke that all important first s~ep.
<br /> The .Tide~a~r Youth A~s~ciation proposes ~o cons~rucE a YOUTH CENTER, .nOt ra ReQ~ea~o~ Center,
<br />aid o~ YOUTH and ~ULTS in ~ational trai~. We pr. opose Em offer courses, in Bric-~asonry, ~El~ctry, Carpentry,
<br />Photography, Drafting and any other course that persons are interested in.
<br /> After~ the students have achieved the basis f~dame~ls %o our s3zisfaction, they will be placed
<br />on the job for an apprenticeship period.
<br /> Qualified teachers for tke courses mentioned above have already ~ol6nte~red ~heir services as
<br />ins~rucsors. We have also made agreements with several co~srucrion firms Em emplo~ these sLudents a~s apprentices
<br />when they have achieved the b~sie~fund~sE~ts~s.
<br /> Realizing the tremendous ne~d for this type of training in our city, the Tidewater Youth
<br />Association requests permission to purchase or secure ,a .lo~ Ler~ lea~ of' ~he pro~rty ~t the corne~ of Portsmouth
<br />Boulevard and GranE Street. This is the present location of ~e Old Douglas Park Cen~er.:?W~ are no~ interested in
<br />the prese~ structure but we will demolish the presenz s~ruc~ure for you.
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