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the Poor House was ~adopted ~ Motion of ~. Houghton to appropriate $1~700.00 for and by the followi~E vote: Ayes: BiTisoly~ D~ce~ Grimes~ Henderson~ Howard~ sturtevant~ %~s~ren~ ~Ye~seman~ Wilson An appropriation of $!~700.00 to purchase government buildiD~s on tract~ placed on its first reading at last meeting: was taken up and read. said purpose~ at ~ngs Court room~ which is air-conditioned~ from June through On motion~ the ~ounc~l recessed. Houghton~ Nays: None Mr. Sturtevant tP~Dked the Co~uncil for their expre~s~o of sympathy ~ ~ of tn~ time his brother's death. Motion of Mr. Henderson tDmt the Council meetmngs be held in the gus- September ? was adopted; The Council resumed session. Motion of Mr. Weisem~u that a coD~erence be held between the entire City Council and the entire Tunnel Commission~ in order that the Council ~ay~ informed on certain vital maters regarding the construction of the tunnel~ was adoptea~ by the follow- ing vote: Ayes: Bilisoly, Duke~ Grimes~ Henderson~ Howard~ Houghton~ Sturtev~ut~ Warren, ~eiseman~ Wilson Nays: None Motion of ~. Houghton that ~he Council concur in the Manager~ s rec- ommendations(Item ~ in Manager's reports)-to grant the Elizabeth River Tunnel Commissi,n per- mission to demolish certain buildings within the Tunnel Plaza area:'~,~s adgpted~ ~ud by the following vote: Ayes: Bilisoly, Duke~ Grimes, Hendarson~ Howard: Houghton N~vs: Sturtevant~ Warrens Weiseman: Wilson. The Manager advised that he had discussed with representatives'of th~ T~n~el Commission the possibility of the City'exchanging the City¥~rket Building for the USO Building, plus al~l }and which will be left~ after ~ the twannel project is completed~ plus not less than $90~000.00 (probably $100~000.00) ~n cash. ~- Motion cfi Mr. Bilisoly that' the City Manager be allowed to proceed with whatever arrangement he can make to negotiate and refer back to the'Co~ncil~ was adopted. On m~t~on adjourned. ~pproved ~