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<br />January 22nd, 1952.
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<br />9th - "I submit the attached letter for your considerations"
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<br /> "The Portsmouth School Board, special session Monday, January 21, 1952, directed that I
<br />request the City Council to authorize the Board to proceed with the installation of air-conditioning in the au-
<br />ditorium of the new I.C. NorcumHigh School. The preparation of the building will cost $27,005.70, the equip-
<br />ment and installation will be $28,~43.50, making a total of $55,1~9.20. If the building is to be prepared for
<br />air-conditioning, the Board must be authorized to proceed at once with the building changes, unless construc-
<br />tion is to be delayed.
<br /> The Board has saved enough on the estimated cost of the construction te mc~e than pay
<br />for the necessary changes in the building, and at the outside will not need more than $20,000. additional from
<br />the City for the complete iustallation .of the air-conditioning. It is quite possible that some portion of the
<br />$20,000. may be picked up in further savings.
<br /> Since the auditorium is to serve the com~uity as well as the school, it is the opinion
<br />of the School Board that it would be unwise not te provide for air-conditioning of the auditorium at this time,
<br />and hereby petitions the Oity~Coumcil for permission to proceed with the work.
<br /> A.J. Napp, Superintendent of Schools."
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<br /> Kotion of ~. Howard that the School Beard be authorized to proceed with the installation
<br />of air-conditioning in the new I C Norcum High School auditorium, was adopted.
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<br /> lOth - "~ compliance with your instructions, the property known as Virginia Place Oom -
<br />party and the G. Hatton Estate was purchasee at a tax sale for the sum of $6~100.00, for the City of Portsmouth,
<br />Va. I recommend that this purchase be approved and ratified."
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<br />introduce
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Bilisqly to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager, was adopted.
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<br /> Motion of Nr. Howa~ to request the City's representatives ~-n the State Legislature to
<br />the following Bill with referenc$ to contractors' licenses, was adopted:
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<br />"A BW.T. TO AMEND ~ RE-ENACT SECTION 58-299 of the CODE OF VIRGINIA,1950,
<br />R~.LATING TO LICENSE TA~' ON CONTRACTORS"
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<br /> Motion of Nr. Howar~ that the City Nauager and City Attorney investigate and report to
<br />the Council ways and means of having debris ~removed from the water and waterfront adjacent to the West Norfolk
<br />bridge, was adopted.
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<br />- UNFINISHED BUSINES~ -
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<br /> An appropriation of~$6~O.~0 to defray the city's share of the cost of intervention in
<br />the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company rate case, placed on its first reading at the last meeting, was
<br />tak~uup.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Grime~ ts appropriate $6~0.OO for said purpose was adopted and by the
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<br />following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Duke, Bilisoly, Grimes, Houghton, Howard, Smith, Sturtevant,
<br /> ~arren, Weiseman
<br />Nays: None
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<br />the Tidewater area by member~ of the General Assembly,
<br />taken Upo
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<br />An apUropriation ef $2~000.OO to defray the City's portion of the cost of a visit to
<br /> placed on its first reading at last meeting, was
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<br />Notion of Nr. Houghton to appropriate $2,000.00 for said purpose was adopted and by
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<br />the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Duke,Bilisoly,Grimes, Houghton, Howard, Smtth,Sturtevant,
<br /> Warren, ~$eiseman
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> An ~ppropriation of $300,000.00 from Utility Tax Fund for construction of the new I.C.
<br />Norcom Nigh School, placed oq its first reading at last m~eting, was taken up.
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<br />the follow-lug vote:
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<br />Motion of Nr. Wetsemen to appropriate $300,000.00 for said purpose, was adopted, and by
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<br />Ayes: Duke, Bilisoly, Grimes,
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<br />Nays: None
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<br />Houghton, Howard, Smith, Sturtevant,
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<br />- NEW BUSINESS -
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<br />The following let{er from the Portsmouth Industrial Foundation, Inc. was read:
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<br /> "Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the subscribers of the Portsmouth
<br />Industrial Foundation, Incorporated, will be ~eld in the Chamber of Commerce offices at 510 Dinwiddie St., in
<br />the City of Portsmouth, Va., on Thursday, janUary 24, 1952, at ~ o'clock forthe following purposes:
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<br />1. To elect a Board of Directors pursuant to by-laws.
<br />2. To transact such other business as may legally come before the meeting.
<br />3. To hear a full and coml01ete statement of the affairs of the corporation.
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<br />the meeting.
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<br />Only s~oscribers to the Portsmouth Industrial Fouddation will be entitled to vote at
<br /> Frank Namtm~ Secretary."
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