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56-27 - "I am submitting the attached Mutual Aid Fire Fighting Agreement between the City
<br />ef Portsmouth and .the Norfolk Naval Shipyard of Portsmouth, and recommend that the City Manager be authorized and
<br />directed to execute the same for and on behalf o£ the City of Portsmouth."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Baker that the City Manager be authorized to sign the contract, was
<br />adopted.
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<br /> 56-28 - "I submit the attached ~etter fromMrs. Fanny R. Lee, Supt. of the Social Service
<br />Bureau, concerning funds recovered from the estate of Marinda Clay 0AA #1~724. I recommend that the Council
<br />approve the settlement as outlined in the letter.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Warren to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager, was
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<br />adopted.
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<br /> 56-29 - "I am;submitting th~ attached copy of a proposed amendment to the Elizabeth River
<br />Tunnel Revenue Bond~ Act for your information and consideration."
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<br /> Motion of ~ir. Howard that our Representatives in the General Assembl~ he requested
<br />~to have the Bill amended in accordance with the following chau~ges as recommended by the City Attorney, was adopted~
<br /> "(b) to issue revenue bonds of the Elizabeth River Tunnel District for the combined purpos~
<br /> of (i.)~ refunding the outstanding revenue bonds of the District, including any redemption
<br /> premium thereon, which were issued for paying the cost of the~ existing project, (ii) paying
<br /> the cost of such additional vehicular connection, including the cost of any bus facilities
<br /> acquired by the Commission, and the cost of any extensions and improvements of the existing
<br /> project, and (iii) making any payments to the Counly of Norfolk and the Cities of Norfolk
<br /> and Portsmouth to extinguish the obligations of the District under the existing contracts
<br /> with said County and said cities;
<br /> (c) to fix and collect tolls and other charges for the use of such additional vehicular
<br /> connection and the existing project;
<br /> (d) to combine such additional vehicular connection and the existing~ project for financing
<br /> purposes; and in the event of such combination the word "project" as used in this Act shall
<br /> include the existing project and such additional vehicular connection;
<br /> (e) to enter into new conmracts or agreements on behalf of the £~Dis~riet with the County
<br /> of Norfolk and the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth to provide fbr making payments to said
<br /> County and said cities in full satisfaction of the obligations of the District under the
<br /> existing agreements betwJeen the District and said County and said cities, such payments to
<br /> be made from the proceeds ~ revenue bonds issued under the previsions o£ this Section,
<br /> and to charge and collect tolls for the use of the projects; and "
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<br /> 56-30 - "I submit the attached letter from the League of Virginia Municipalities and
<br />recommend that the Legislative Committee and all other members of CoUncil who are able no do so, attend this
<br />hearing."
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<br /> Attached - "Public Hearing on~Aunexation - S.B~. ~2 Item 37 Annexation (Companion Bill in the Rouse, H.B.36,~
<br /> Item 51, Annexatien) is set fer public hearingby the Senate Committee on Counties, cities
<br /> end ~owms, Thursday, Jan. 26th at 2:00P M. (The ~egislative Bulletin description of these
<br /> Bills will reach yen early this coming week.) It is probable that this will be a joint
<br /> hearing of both the Senate Committee and the House Committee on Counties, Cities and ToWns.
<br /> These bi{ls call for a referendum inthe area to he annexed, end will affect pending and future
<br /> annexation ca~es.~s passage would virtually stop all annexation, in the opinion of many
<br /> people, and it is therefore urgentthat as many cities and towns as possible be represented
<br /> at this p~blic hearing.
<br /> Your wishes concerning these bills should be promptly transmitted to both your Delegates and
<br /> Senators, and especially any representatives ~oumay have on either of the committees on
<br /> Counties, Cities and Towns, membership of both of which is given below.
<br /> Towns
<br /> Senate Committee on Counties, Cities an~ .
<br /> Messrs.~Perrow,~Baldwin, Bu~ton~ Fenwic~, Fitzpatrick~ Godwin, Mallett, Harrison, Moses,
<br /> Pitts, Sydnor. ~ ·
<br /> House Committee on Counties, Cities and Tewns. Messrs. Witten, Williams, McMurran, Purcell
<br /> (of Richmond City), Hudgins, Manns, Hoover, ~reen, Smith (of Lunenburg) Purcell (of Louisa),
<br /> Cantre~I, 6tone (of Martins~ille), Harper, Winston, Reymonds, Webber, Moody."
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<br />On motion filed.
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<br /> 56-31 - "I am bringing to your attention the attached letter from the Industrial Commission
<br /> of the State of Virginia. It ~ m~ under~t~anding that sometime previous to my employment as City Manager of the
<br />_ City of Portsmouth, a policy was established whereby the City of Portsmouth would be its Workmen's~Compensation
<br /> Insurance Carrier and that when a city e~loyee was injured it has been the policy of the City to pay hospital
<br /> and Medical bills and continue the employee's salary a~ the regular salary schedule during his absence from work
<br /> due to injury. You will observe from the attached.letter tha~ in cases where there is s permanen~
<br /> · njury the City is required to pay ~o the insured an additional sam ever and above his salary. I would like for
<br /> City Council to consider this matter and advise me if it is the desire of the Council to continue this policy."
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<br />On motion filed.
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<br /> 58-32 - "For your information ~ am submitting the attached notice addressed to Mayor Fred
<br />A Duke, Portsmouth, that a~apDlication?o the State Corporation Commission for a Certificate of Convenience and
<br />Necessity as a Household Goods Carrier by Motor Vehicle and who expects to conduct operations generally in the
<br />State of Virginia has been filed by Clifford Lee Moore trading as Pearl's Delivery Sel~vice, by his Attorney John
<br />A. MacKenzie."
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<br />On motion filed.
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<br />56-33 - "I am submitting a report of a Civil Defense Regional ~cil Committee~ concern-
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