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October 10th~ 19~0. m~eting a% the Portsmouth Hotel on !ue~d'~Y~ September 19th. It is a great pleasUre to express the favorable action of ou~ Board upon the efforts of our citizens to edequately satisfy the needs of the parking public~ especially when they are customers of our local business e stab, lisb~ents. Every city today needs adequate Parking facilities. PortsmoUth has a difficult job because of the ferry ~affic. Assistance wherever possible by our Highway and Roads Committee was urged by the Directors.~ On motion filed. 8th - "I am submitting an~reement between the City of Portsmouth a~d the NOrfolk Coca Cola Bottling Works for a score bosrd at the City stadium and recommer~ that the City Manager be authorized and directed to execute the agreement on behalf of the City.,' Motion of M~. Howard that theCity Manager be authorized to sign ~id agreement~ was adOpted. 9th - ~'I am submitting the ~ttached letter and resolution~om the Hampton Roads Sanitation Commission and recommend that the resolution be spread uoon the min- utes of the council.,, ' - Attached "I em inclosing herewith a certified copy of a resolution which ~s passed by the Hampton Roads Sanitation District Commission at their regular meeting on Septem- ber 29th~ 19~0. The' Commission would appreSiate it if this resolution were read to your City Co~cil. Allow me to also express my own personal regret at the loss which the City of Portsmouth has ~ustained by the death of such an outstanding civil servant." Resolution - "Upon motion of Mr. Treakle~ seconded by Mr. Gresham~ it was resolved that the Hampton Roads Sanitation District Commission~ upon being informed of the death of the Honorable Leslie Fox~ Mayor of the City of Portsmouth ~d good friend to this Com- mission~ express its deepest sympathy to his family in this time of sorrow and to the citizens of the City of Portsmouth for the loss of such an outstanding civic leader. His life as a friend and advisor of citizens in all walks of life and his staunch support of progressive policies in government was an inspiration to all who had the pleasure of knowing him. It was further resolved that the Secretary be instructed to certify copies of this resolution to the family of Mr. Fox and to the City of Portsmouth." ger was adopted. Motion of Mr. D~ke to concur in the recommendation of the City Mana- 10th - "~@~ Chandler Haroer has ad~xsed me tn~t he would like to have the C~ty s~onsor the Middle Atlantic Open _ Cham~monshmp Golf Tournement to be held at the Glensheallah Golf Course~ October 27th~ 28th and 29th. M5 request has been made for funds to finance the tournament. I recommend that this request be complied with." Motion of Mr. Duke that the~City sponsor the Middle Atlantic Open Cham- pionship Golf Tournament was adopted. - UNFINISHED BUSINESS - An appropriation of $28~420.00~ placed on its first reading at a meet- ing on August 22nd~ 19~0~ to purchase the Jeffrey Wilson Home site frma the Portsmouth Redevel opment and Nousirg Authority~ was t~ken up. Motion of M~.~bward to appropriate $28~420.00 for said purpose~ was adopted ~nd by the following vote: Ayes: Bilisoly~ Duke~ Hough~on~ Howard~ Smith~ Sturtevant~ ~arren~ Wilson ~ Grmmes Nays: None An appropriation of $780.00 from the ~ter Fund for printing the Appeal Case of C~lpepper vs. the City of Portsmouth~ olaced on its first reading at last meeting~ was taken up. - Motion of Mr. Grimes to appropriate $780.00 for said purpos% was ado~ ed~ and by the following vote: Ayes: Bilisoly~ ~uke~ Houghton~ Howard~ Smith~ Sturtevant~ Warren~ Wmlson ~ Grimes Nays: None ~n appropriation of $300.00 tomy Virgil ~lunkett~ Attorney~ the sum aEr~ed t% in the transfer of the parcel of land~ned ~y the City to Mr. Walter H. Parker~ placed on its first reading at last~eeting~ ~s taken up. and by the following Motion of Mr. Howard to ~ppropriate $~00.00 for said purpose was adopted vote: