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November 24th. 1953. City Market BUilding, With the understanding that space will be provided for the present ~enants until such rime as the new market building has been constructed, was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes: Duke,Bilisoly, Grimes, Houghton, Howard, Sturtevant, Lawrence, Wilson Hays: Smith, Warren Motion of Mr. Houghton that a committee be appointed ro locate a site for the construction of a new market building, and that an appropriation of $20,000.00 be placed on first reading, for said purpose, was adopted. The Chair appointed Messrs. Lawrence, Smith and Bilisoly. 14th - "At a regular meeting of the Council held on October 2?th, 1953, you directed me to attend the State CorporaTion Commission hearing in Richmond on November loth, to oppose the rate increase re - quested by the Virginia Electric & Power Company. [ have before me a file on the various exhibits and evidence presented by the Virginia Electric & Power Company in connection with their request for a rate increase. The re- cords will be on file in my office for inspection by anyone desiring to look them over. The State Corporation Commission has continued the hearing until a later date at which time the opposition to the rate increase may be heard. I will appreciate it if the Council will direct me as to what steps I should take from this point on." On motion filed. 15th - "I am reporting that I have received.a request from the Department of Public Wel- fare to assist in ~stablishing a Child Care Center at the Jeffrey Wilson Homes for the negro families. Mrs. Lee reports that she now has forty families receiving aid to dependent chil- dren residing in this project and that she would be able to deduct the sum of $65.00 per month per family if she had~a Child Care Cen~er to take care of the children while the parents work." Motion of Mr. Howard that the City M~nager be authorized to investigate the possibility of establishing a ChildCare Center at the Jeffrey Wilson Homes, not to exceed $50.00 a month cost ~o the City, was adopted. 16th - "At a former meeting of Council ~ou referred back .to me the question of membership in the Patrick Henry Hospital for the chronically ill located at Denbigh, Virginia. I find that the next procedure would be to apply for membership. The membership fee would be $0.20 per capita or '$t6,007.80 and the rate per pa- tient is $2.50 per day for regular patients with a slightly higher rate for cancer and some other types of diseases ~ recommend'that the City of Portsmouth apply for participating membership in the Patrick Henry Hospital for the '-treatment of chronically ill patients. If the Council approves participation and if and when ont..application approved, [ will then recommend than an appropriation be made to cover the cost of participation. Motion of Mr. Howard that the City NL%nager take the eecessary steps to apply for partici- pating membership in the Patrick Henry Hospital, was adopted. 17th - "There was an item referred to me from the Council meeting held on November 10th, 1953, of having an emergency crew to work on Saturdays. I am happy to report that we have now and have had since I have been ~anager of the City of Portsmouth, an emergency service for .twenty four hours per day seven days per · week in both the~Water Department and the Department of Public Works. .There is a telephone located .at the Engi- neer's field office at the City Garage'at which calls are received twenty four hours each day and seven ~ays per week for any emergency or regular reports or complaints during, the regular'working hours. We are now working in the Department of Public Works all day Saturday and have worked until noon during the summer months. We do not keep a full time emergency crew standing by when it is needed; however, every employee of the City is subject ,to call to service in any case or type of emergency and so far as I ,know, ~e have not failed to take care of emergency cases where it was necessary To do so." On motion filed. six sign manufacturers. only, all the way out. lSt~ - "I am advising that we have sent request for, quotations for s~reet name signs Bids will be opened in this office on December 4th, 1953. These signs are for High St. Public Works, relative to Attached On motion filed. 19th - "I submit the attached letters from the Director of Public HeaLth and Director of the branch of Hul~'s Creek separating Port Norfolk and Barlow place." "Yhe property at 3015 Detroit St., 3015 Wesley St., 300 Douglas Ave., 312 Douglas ~ve., and 308 Douglas Ave. has been connected to the city sewer system. The property au 450 Douglas Ave. and 336 HamiLton Ave. will be connscted soon - owners have employed pIumbers for this work. The property a~ 530 and 538 Fiorida Ave. will be able to connect when the new sewer line which is being installed, is completed. M.G. Pendleton, Chief Sanitary Inspector." "Regarding marsh area north of the Detroit St. fill and wes~ of Florida Ave.: In an attempt to gee rid of some of the unpleasant odors coming out of this,area, "Her- ringbone'' type ditches have been dpc; monnemting low spots in the marshZwith the ma~n channel. This results in a flushing action ~ith the rise and fall of the tide, and eliminates standing water that becomes stagnant and gives off odors. Due to high tides this job is not fully completed at this time, about two days will be required to finish. The area is being regularly sprayed with a solution of 3% D.D.T., in fuel oil to control insect larvae. As soon as ditching is completed and tide conditions permit, the area will be treated with lime again. To work this lime trea~men~ on the unfinished part before that rime will result in the lime being washed away by high tides. A.P. Page, Jr.,Supt. Mosquito Control."