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Mawr 24th, 194~.
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<br />4. Refinishing old desks'- 4100
<br />
<br />5. wor~ Tables and Chairs, one table, 8
<br /> chairs, in 145 rooms
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<br /> Cinder block coals nd_ wood honse at Chestnut
<br /> 7. Toilets in Gosp~rt Road School
<br />
<br />'10,250.
<br />
<br /> 8,!00t
<br /> 1,500t
<br /> 3,750,
<br />
<br />Toilets in old Port Norfolk School
<br />
<br />Port NOrfolk - Toilet room in new building;
<br />new toilets, urmnals, izn~sn floors and
<br />plaster walls
<br />
<br />3,760.
<br />2,575
<br />
<br />lC.
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<br />San~zng ~nd refznzsnmngk~loo-s in Port _
<br />folk, Brzggs, Green, Jezmers0n, Cooke, ,Ann,
<br />Lee, Prentis Park, Sixth Ave., Westhaven,
<br />George Peabody
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<br />11,500
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<br />11~ Ann St. school - Retaining wall
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<br />12. Six foot wi~e fence z ~omas Jeffersou
<br /> Briggs ~200., Ann St. $74V., Green St.
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<br />13. safety Measures (1) Fire escapes :in Reft Nor-
<br /> folk and Cooke'St. ~ud necessary changes for
<br /> ssz~e - ~5,000.; (2) Improving fire alarm
<br /> system in various s mhools - ~l,000.
<br />
<br />14. Adult Chairs in all classrooms - 400
<br />
<br /> 550
<br />1,928.
<br />
<br />6,000,
<br />2,160.
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<br />15. Renewmng ceilings ~ both bumldmnos of the
<br /> Port Norfolk School
<br />
<br />2,950.
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<br />16.
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<br />Replacing slate urinals with vitrious urinals
<br />in Briggs~ ~_nne St. Lee, Prentis Park, Sixth
<br />Ave., Peabody and Tr~.xton - 73 urinals in ~1! I0~950.
<br />
<br />Needed painting over and above painting
<br />budget funds
<br />
<br />3,0007
<br />
<br />18. Cent znoent fund
<br />
<br />3._~_~000.
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<br />IIi. A~EW ~II~G PI~NT FOR THOMAS JEFFFaRSON
<br />
<br />TO be constructed in the sunni, er of 1950.
<br />Requested in the t~adget for 1950
<br />
<br />$ 25,000,"
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<br /> Mot_on of ~[r. Howard to plac8 an approprza~zon of ~q_04,024.00 on its
<br />first reading, ¢ rom U~ility Tax, and that ¢64,000;00 ~or Music Bumldzm~s for ~,oodrow Wilson
<br />High School and Norcum High School¢ be laid on table for further s~dy, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> Motion 8f Mr. ~eiseman that the City Manager protest vigorously t© the
<br />Highway Commission about the condition of the highway between Po~smou~n~ad Suffolk, was
<br />adopted.
<br /> In this connection, the following resolution was adopted:
<br />
<br />"BE iT RESOLVED by the Co~omcil of the City o f Portsmouth, that
<br />the State Highway Department be~ and it'is hereby requested to
<br />include in i ts progr~a of work for 19~9, improvements to Route
<br />58 between the City of Portsmouth and the City of Suffolk. This
<br />road is becoming badly worn and should be preserved with some
<br />new surface before another winter."
<br />
<br /> 2ir. Howard s tared that the Firmers Point Methodist 6h~mr6h wa~uts to enlazg.
<br />their chef, ch building and that the City o ~ms two lots they would like to buy.
<br />
<br /> On motion ~f' Mr; Howard, the City Attorney was instructed to ofze_ for
<br />sale lots 151 and 152, Caro!~na ~ve., and lots on Jackson Avenue.
<br />
<br />The _oilo~r.~ng letter was read:
<br />
<br /> ~I would like to request that my fee paid of pltunbing license be refumd-
<br />ed. I have not operated as a licensed plumber. My reason for withdrav~ng is that I may ac-
<br />cept a permanent position. Thanking you for this favor,
<br /> Sincerely -
<br /> Tytdon R. Ricketts.~
<br />
<br /> 'Motion o f Mr. ~arren t o refund Hr. Ricketts the~00.00 paid for plying
<br />license, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> The Portsmouth Co-Operative store stated that the City Collector wanted
<br />to classify thei~ business as ~commission merchants" and they claim they are not commission
<br />meroharits.
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