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the present City garage,
<br />the following vote:
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<br />Brighton School,
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<br />placed on firs~t reading at last meeting, was taken up.
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<br /> On motion of l~Ir. 'Breedlo~'e, $24,000.00 was ~ appropriated. ~f°r said pu~pose~..zany· ~.bY
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<br /> Ayes: Baker, Bartlett, Breedlove, Seward, Smith, Walker, Weiseman
<br /> N~ys:' None. - ......
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<br /> 60-37- An appropriation of $500,00G. 00, fo~ purchase of site and construction of
<br />placed on first reading at last meeting, was taken UP.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. ~eiseman To %Dpropriate $500,000.00 for said purpose.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Breedlove to table until such time as the spirit and letter of the
<br />motion made on February 9th, 1960 be carried out, was lost, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Breedlove, Walker, Weiseman
<br /> Nays: Baker, Bartlett, Seward, Smith
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<br /> Vote being taken on Mr. Weiseman's motion, $500,000.00 was appropriated for said
<br />-purpose, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Baker, Bartler~, Breedlove, Seward,. Smith, Walker, Weiseman
<br />Nays: None ~-
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<br />NEW BUSINESS
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<br />unanimously approved
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<br /> ~0-5~ - The following communication from the Planning Commission was read:
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<br /> ~'At the Planning Commission meeting' on February 5, 19S0, the Planning Commission
<br />the proposed location on Mimosa Drive, near Lamper Street, for use as a school site.-
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Weiseman , ~referred to a conference to he held on school matters.
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<br /> 60-53 - The followin~ commun$cation from the U.S. Conference of Mayers was read:
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<br /> The ~960' Annumt Conference of the United States Conference of Mayors will be held
<br />a~ the Conrad Hilton here~in Chicago, May 11-14. May I ask your kind-assistance in transmitting To members of
<br />the City Council a cordial invitation~to~-attend- and- parti'~ipa~ ih th~ 1960 Annual Conference. It would be de -
<br />sirable ~o:plan arrival at The Conrad Hilton by late affernoon on Wednesday, May 1t~ as a pre'Conference social
<br />~et-together is being planned for that time.
<br /> ~All'hotel reservatiens are, as in ~he p~t, being handled thr6ugh our Conference
<br />headqu~rters~ and~officials who~will~attend should~direc~ their reservation requests to the Executive Director,
<br />which requests~ will be handled promptly."
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<br /> ~ · ' On moti6n of Mr; Breedlove, 'the coramunication was recezved and filed for informatic
<br /> 60-64:'~" The~ followln~ ~communication from the Simonsdale Civic Club was read:
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<br /> "I have~been~-reqmested by'the'members of Sfmon~dale Civic Clu~ to Write y6u~
<br />stating that the members of this club request t~at Community Bus Company be allowed To continue serving the
<br />people of this area annexed by the City of Portsmouth. It was unanimously agreed by all present that for the
<br />best interest of our community that~we-go ~rn~ record~as favorin~a continuation of Community Bus Company serving
<br />this area. Signed Erie H Baker,-Sec~"
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Breedlove that the communication be received~ acknowledged and re -
<br />ferred to a conference on the transit problem, was adopted, without dissentin~ vote.
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<br /> 60-55 - The following communication from the Mayflower Park Civic League was read:
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<br /> '~At-the February meeting of the Mayflower Park Civic League it was requested thai
<br />the Secretary write you about installing additional fire hydrants in ~ayflower Park area. We feel that you
<br />already know the naed of ~&re hydrants in this area, since we have ~o'ticed~ your firemen s~urveying the area. But
<br />in any case, we want you to know that~ we are very interested in seeing ~hese fire hydrants installed as soon as
<br />possible because of the grea~ ne~d for them. We wish to thank you for any assistance you can be ~o us in hand-
<br />ling this matter. Si~ned ~{~s~ ~T ChapDell, Sec~"
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<br /> The City Manager stated that a survey of this situation is being made by the Water
<br />Department and additional fire hydrants will be installed asquickly as possible.
<br />
<br /> Motion or-Mr.~ Breedlove thht the com~uni6ation be acknowledged and that the City
<br />Manager;s .remarks be embodied in th~ ~cknowted~m~n/r; was ~d~pted, wit~ou%'~issentihg' vote.
<br />
<br /> Mr. Smith requested that the Council go on record as ~rging the Citw M~ ager
<br />and Water Department to handls this matter as rapidly as possible.
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<br /> 80-~6 - The following copy of letter £rom~ayflower Park Civic League to the
<br />America~ ~Railway E~pr~ss~em~any was read:
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<br /> At the February meetin~ of Mayflower Park Civic League, it was requested that the
<br />Secretary write . you requesting that the delivery lines of your company be extended to include the entire City of
<br />Portsmouth.
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