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224 Oct©be~ ~th, 1950. (VA442~k)~ located in Portsmouth. It is noted that your City Attorney has not~ as yet~ ruled whether the City may t~e steos to acquire effective control of the land underlying that project in the memner contemplated in Section 601 (b) (3) of the Lanham~ct~ as added by the Housing Act of 19~0. It is also noted that the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Au- thority is considering the advisability of acquiring this housing and may shortly file a re- quest therefor. In such event, the local Housing Authority would have to secure effective con- trol of the underlyhg land just as the City of Portsmouth would as a condition precedent to transz~ro On motion filed. 8th - "! am submitting herewith a letter and copy of an ordinamce from the City Clerk of the city of Norfotk~ Va.~ entitled: ,~ 0rdinamce Authorizing the Execution of a Cert&in Deed of Dedication and Agreement Be- tween the City of Norfolk and the City of Ports- mouth ~ereby the City of Norfolk Dedicates as a Public Highway a Certain Parcel of Land ~med by it~ with Certsi~ Reservatmo_~ On motion filed. 9th "i am s~0mittinE herewith a letter from E.R. Combs~ Chairm of the Compensation Board of the State of Virginia~ relative to a hearing to be held in Rich- mond on November 2nd~ on salaries ~nd expenses for State officers." On motion f~led. 10th "I ~m submitting herewith a letter from the Portsmouth Transit Company~ relative to revenue~ ~ud recommend that action be taken as soon as convenien~ either by referring it to a committee or to the Council as a whole." Motion of ~. ~ward to refer to an noon conference of the Council and Portsmouth Transit Company~ and that the City have an audit~of the Portsmouth Transit Company's books~ was adooted. llth - "At the request of the v~iter~ I am submitting herewith a letter from Mrs. Msrian Whiteh~st Rawles~ relative to the ~lebration of Hall~e'en." period first reading~ was adopted. On motion filed. 12th - "I am submitting herewith a proposed budget for the fiscal ending J~me 30th~ 19~l ~ud I recommend that it be placed on its first reading." Motion of Mr. Houghton to place the following ordinance on its and that a public hearing on the 19~l budget be?~d on December 12th~ 19~0~ '~N ORDINANGE OF BUDGET RECEIPTS AND EXPEh~ES FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 19~1" ~ - UNFINISHED BUSIneSS ing~ was taken un following vote: station~ was adopted~ The following ordinemce nlaced on its first reading and read: "AN ORDINf~NCE CLOSING THE STREET C~aLLED LINCOLN STREET ON THE ?L~T OF PRENTI~ PLACE." On motion of M~. Weiseman~ ~aid ordinance was adopted ~ud by the Ayes: Bilisoly~ Duke~ Grimes~ Houghton~ Howard~ Smith~ St~tevant~ Warren~ Weiseman~ Wilson Nays: None ~_u appropriation of $5~O00.00 for purchase of land for new fire Rlaced On its first reading at last meeting~ was taken up. Motion of ~. Warren to appropriate $5~000.00 for said purpose~ and by the followir~ vote: Ayes: Bilisoly~ Duke~ Grimes~ Houghton~ Howard~ Smith~ ~ turtevant~ Warren~ Weiseman~ Wilson Nays: None An aoprooriation of $5~!~5.00 to pay Kings Daughters Hospital medically indigent patients~ placed- on its first reading at last meeting~ was taken up. adopted~ at last meet- for Motion of Mr. Grimes to appropriate $5~145.00 for said p~pose~was aud by the following vote: ~yes: Bilisoly~ Duke~ Grimes~ Houghton~ Howard~ Smith~ St~tevant~ ~farren~ Weiseman~ Wilson Nays: None.