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secure an option on a parcel of is_nd o~med by .Vs. W.L. Goodrich, needed for a site for the
<br />negro high school.
<br /> i therefore recommend that the City officially offer P~r. W.L. Goodrich
<br />the s-mm of $1200.00 for the property and if he does not accept, that the City Attorney be au-
<br />thorized and directed to immediately institute condemnation proceedie~s to acquire_ the proper-
<br />ty. ~'
<br /> Motion of Mr~ Houghton to co~.mur in the Ms2~ager~s r~9_ommen_dation~ Was.
<br />adopt ~ed. ~ ~u~
<br /> 18th- ~I an informed that the City owns several lots onthe sast side
<br />of Css~den Avenue begirming at Lincoln Street and the City has a prospective purchaser who is
<br />willing to pay a fair price for said lots and it is my understanding that the lots are not
<br />needed for city purposes.
<br /> I therefore recommend that the City Manager be authorized to
<br /> offer the lots for sale at public auction, subject to the approval of the City Council.:'
<br /> Motion of Mr. Weisemsm to concur in the Mar~ger~s recommendation, was
<br /> adopt ed.
<br />
<br /> The following report of Co~mnittee appointed to consider request of
<br />T.0. Williams for improving drainage in Gander Creek adjacent to the Williams' property, was
<br />~ec_eived:
<br />
<br /> raThe Conmmittee met and considered the request for s tor~ drains for
<br /> T.0. WilliamS, Inc. The City ngzneer estimated that the cost of the improvement requested
<br /> would be approximately $5,280,00. The Committee was advised that the firm would spend $150,000
<br /> on buildings and improvements and that the taxes thereon would perhaps exceed $2,000..00. an-
<br /> nually.
<br /> This Committee recommends that the Ci. mty contribute ~0% of the cost of
<br /> the project, the said contribution of the City not to exceed ~,000.
<br />
<br />Respectfully,
<br />
<br />Leslie T. Fox, Mayor
<br />I. G. Vass, City Z~uager
<br />R.C. Barclay, City Attorr~y
<br />F.J. Bergeron, City Engineer
<br />E. Robie St~z~tevamt, Councilman
<br />C. E. Warren "
<br />~. N. Howard ~
<br />Pearls J. Wilson ~ '~
<br />
<br />was adopted.
<br />properties
<br />to execute
<br />
<br /> ~_e Preszden~ of the
<br />known as Commercial Place Stores.
<br />
<br />Motion of imf. Houghton to concur in the Committee's reco~%eendation,
<br />
<br />same, was
<br />
<br />Council presented a lease of the
<br />
<br /> - i
<br /> Motion of M~. Houghton that the proper czty o fl_curs
<br />adopted.
<br />
<br />The following letter from the C~ty Clerk and Auditor
<br />
<br />eastern end of
<br />be authorized
<br />
<br /> was read:
<br />
<br /> ~0n March ist, 1915, you elected me City Auditor o£ Portsmouth,and
<br />on January 1st, 1918, you elected me City Clerk of Portsmouth, these two offices I have held
<br />from t hat time until.the present.
<br /> Now i .am more.than e~ghty two years of age aha get,mug very t ired.
<br />Therefore, i would greatly appreciate bemng retmred as of January 1st, 1950."
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. '~'~emseman' ~ to retire the City Clerk and Auditor, as
<br />per his request was adopted. The City ~_ager and City A~torney were asked to ~ring in reso-
<br />lution on his retm~ement.
<br />
<br /> The following, placed on its first readir~ at last meeting, was
<br />taken up:
<br /> ~'I am submittir, g herewith hospital bills for medically indigent pe~
<br />sons certified by Mrs. Fanny R. Lee, Superintendent of the Social Service Bureau, for Septem-
<br />ber and October, 1949, a s follow's:
<br />
<br />September
<br />
<br />October
<br />
<br />Kings Daughters Hospital
<br />Y~ryview Hosoital
<br />~P~ul Hospi~al_
<br />Norfolk General Hospital
<br />
<br /> Total
<br /> Grand _o~at
<br />
<br /> As funds are n~ available
<br />make an ~ propriation of $11,938.50 for this purposeo~
<br />
<br />6~258.00
<br /> 294.00
<br />
<br /> 304,50
<br />6~856o50
<br />
<br />in the budget,
<br />
<br /> ~ &,158.00
<br /> 609.00
<br /> 189.00
<br /> 126.00
<br /> ~ 5~082.00
<br />
<br />it will be necessary to
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Grimes to appropriate ~!i,938.00 for said purpose was
<br />adopted and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes: Fox, Bilisoly, Duke, Grimes, Henderson~ Hou~ton, Howard,
<br /> Sturtevant, Warren, Weiseman, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None.
<br />
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