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August 9th. 1949. "At the meeting of the School Board on August 5th, our architect,s present and showed tentative drawings of the new colored high school building and its layout on the school site purchased for this building. Fr~u this drawing the School Board realized that the addition to this site of the triangular area to the west of this site was highly de- sizable, even neces'sary, 'if this school is to be not' only the colored high school but the col- ored community Center~ They knew of your desire to procure this property and the efforts you have been making. It, th. erefore, passed a resolution requesting' the City .~{anager to bring this matter before the C~ty Council and endeavor to procure this additional area for the col- ored high school site. It also requested that a small ad%itional area be purchased in the rear of this property bordering on ~Vool Avenue, through lot 14. It also requested that the school arc~hitect, 5~r. Walford, have a personal interview wish the City I~anager, explaining to him in detail the reasons for these requests. With great appreciationo f what you have done, I am." ~otion o f ~r. Howard to refer to the ganager to get prices, ~as adopted. 7th - The ~anager presented the following petition: "We, the undersigned residents of WoolAvenue hereby call to your atten- tion how we suffer for~inadequate water service. The pressure of the water runs so slow at times we cannot get it upstairs to our bathroom. %~;ill the City see to it to give us a better water pressure. Ne are respectfully yours, (Signed) Rev. Joseph Ely, ~$2 W~ll kve. a nd numerous bth%rs.~ Notioh of ~r. Howard to refer to the City ~anager and Superintendent of the Water Department, was adopted. ~. Howard stated that we did not have a joint meeting with the Super- visors of Norfolk County this month. The Supervisors appointgd a committee of two and asked the Council to appoint a like connmittee, toact with them on the sale of the "Fort Lee". ~otion o f I~r. Howard that we appoint a committee of t~o to a ct with the connnittee from the Supervisors on the sale of the ~Fort Lee" was adopted. The Chair appointed ~essrs. Bilisoly and Weiseman to said committee. An appropriation of $~,200.00 for repairs to the town clock, laid on table at last meeting, was tkken up~ ~otion of ~Y~r. Sturtevant to appropriate $~,~00~00 for said purpose~was ~ VOue. adooted and by the following ~ · Ayes: Nays: Bilisoly, Duke, Grimes, Houghton, Howard, S~urtevant, Warren, Weiseman, Wilson None Bill of $6.00 from ~&vs. C.H. Nyman of ~14 Third St., for three chickens killed by stray dogs, was presented. ~ot~on bf ~r. Sturtevant to authorize the Treasurer to pay said bill from funds in her hands ~om collection of Dog Taxes, was adopted. ~r. Howard stated that he had in his hand a water and sewage bill which is excessive~ and on his motion, s~e was referred to the City ~anager. ~r. Bilisoly stated that he would ask the City Eanager to consider plac- ing benches on V~averly Boulevard. ~. ~arren stated he understood that several industrial plants had not ~onnecbed with the City sewer system. The matter was referred to the City Nanager. On motion adjourned. Approved ,~~ City Clerk.