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10th- ~'I desire to report that several conferences have beenheid by the officials of the Hampton Roads sanitation Commission and the cfficials of the City of Portsmouth concerning the question o f a,Y~horit~y in t he newly a~nnexed territory and rates to be ch~ged for the trea~ent of sewage and the proportion of the cost of the trea~m~t pl~t ~d tru~ line s ewers that ~ould be paid by the Sanztat~on D~ ~ * ' ~ -s ~.-c~, C o~ission. borne progress has been made toward a decision on these que~ tions ~d the Com~ssion and the City officials will cont~mue their negotiations in an effort ~o reach a~tisfactory conclusion." On motion filed. iith - ~I beg to report that several of the officials of the City have appeared before various legislative committees during the recent session of the General Asse~oly in some instances to endeavor to d~feat legislation which would have been detrimental and in other cases to endeavor to have enacted into law, such Iegislation as would be favorabl to the City, & complete report of the legislation affecting the cities of the State will appeaZ~ in the I{unicipal Review which should be received by each member of the City Council in the near fut~u~e." On motion filed. i2th - :~I take pleasure in reporting that the Miohie Publishing Corporation is making progress on the preparation of the City Code and as soon a s all Bills -acted by the recent session of the Ggneral Assembly b~ve been received by the Michie Company and checked for laws that will affect the ordinances, the work will b e completed soon thereaf- ter and submitted to you for approval." 0n motion filed, 13th ~ ~I am oleased to report that we are making some headway on the project of the 2orfolk Naval Shipyard ~d the Naval Hospital connecting to the city s anita.- ry sewers. I have received communications ~om both Congressman Porter Hardy, Jr. and Senator Willis Robertson, assurtng me that they are m~king every effort to ~ve sufficient funds in eluded in the budget to carry out this project,~ On motion filed. 14~h "I have recently received a request ~rom A.Joe B~uks,Nor- folk, Va., asking fm~ permission to,erect a mausoleum in the Olive Brmuch Cemetery, Upon re- ferring to the records of the minutes of Council meetingheld on Septe~oe~ 14th~1948, the fol~ ~owing is recommended: ~Motion of N~r. Sturtevant that we allow the erection of a private or family mauseleumi n the Olive Branch Cemetery~ buildir~ to be of marble or granite, 8~ of land aro'~d the buildi~ a~_d that the m~tter be referred to a committee to resort back at the next reg~.lar meeting, was adopted. T~e Chair appointed the followim~ committee: ~essrso Sturtevant, ~uke and Weiseman.~ The records do not indicate that the committee ever made a report. ~ On motion, referred to the original co~ittee, appointed to consi- der this matter - committee c~aposed of ~essrs. gt~tevant, Duke and ~ezsemano 18th "I submit herew_th a report of action ~ aken on the request of the Carver Homes Civic Club, with reference to traffic signso~ On motion filed. "We, the Parent-Teachers Association of Woodrow Wzlson Hzgh School~ would like to go on record as approving the original plan to build the new high school on the direct extension of Locust Way in Glensheal±ah. We feel t h~t any ~ttempt. ~o have a golf cours~ would not only infringe on the prooerty allocated the JohnnY,let School, ~ut would pro~e a de~ inite hazard to the pupils of both schools. Since there is not enough room for a golf course without crowding both schools and not placing the new hig~z school on the most desk-able site, ~y not use the extra ground for a park? ~nat~would beautify the school and increase the creation facilities to b e e;ajoyed by many, Looking to the future, this original site has wonder~l possibili- ties for expansion and beautification t o be a school of whichw e can b e truly proud. We would appreciate the opportunity of b~ving a representative confer with you before any.action is t~k- On motion filed. The foliowir~ letter from Robert F. Mc~,~urran w as read: Mr. A. T. Porter was permanently separated from the Portsmouth Po- lice Department on February 6, 19S0. As his Attorney, I hereby make for~l application for a return to him of one half of all funds paid by~im into the Retirement _w~md of' the City, in accordance with Chapte~ 188 of the Ac~s of the General Assembly of 1904, page ~70, adding ~o¢~ tion 7©-A to the Charter of the City of~ Portsmouth. ~r. Porter has checked with some of the ~' o -~ ozty fficials to give hi