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were present: At a regular meeting of the City Council held January llth, 1949, there Leslie Ti Fox, Frauk N. Bilisoly, Jr., Fred A. Duke, George L. Grimes, Arthur P. Hende~s0n, Cart C. Houghton, Jr., James N. Howard, E. Robie Sturtevant, C. E. 9¥arren, H.- Earl Weis,man, Pearl, J. Wilson, W. Guy Ancell~ City Manager, and R.C. Barclay, City At- to,ney. proved. Minutes o f regular meeting h eld DeCember 28th, 1948, were read and ap The City Manager presented the following resolutions to bozTow money from the four banks iu the City: The American National Bank, Merchants & Fail, ers B~ak, Citizens Trust Company and the Bank of Virginia, as follows: "Resolved that the City of Portsmouth borrow from the American Eatmonal B~ak, PortsmSuth, Virginia, the sum Of Fifty Thousand Dollars($50,O00.00), in anticipation of the collection of the revenues of the City for the cal- endar year 1949; that the proper officers be autherized to make a note or notes matttring at any time prior t o December 51st, 1949, and the reve- nues of the City for the current year are pledged to the repayment of such borrowing,m ~'Resolved, that the City of Portsmouth borrow from the Merchants and Farm- ers Bank, Portsmouth, Virginia, the sum o f Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,O00.O0), in anticipation of the collection of the revenues of the City for ~he calendar year 1949; that the proper officers be authorized to make a note or notes ma.fuming at any time prior to December $1st, 1949, and the revenues of the City for the current year are pledged to the re- payment of such borrowing." "Resolved, that the City of Portsmouth borrow from the Citizens Trust Company, Portsmouth, Virginia, the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars, ($50,000.00), in anticipation of the collection of the revenues of the City for the calendar year 1949; that the proper officers be authorized to ma~e a nolte or notes maturing at any time prickle December 31~t, 1949, and the revenues of the City for the current year are pledEed to the payment of such bSrrowing." "Resolved, that the City of Portsmouth borrow from the Bauk of Virginia, Pertsmouth, Virginia, the sum of Fifty Thousand'Dollars,($50,O00~00~, in anticipation of the collection of the revenues of the City for the calen- dar year 1949; that the proper officers be a-Qthorized to m~e a not e or note~ maturing at any time prior to December 31st, 1949, and the revenues of ~e City for the current year are pledged to the repayment of such borrowing.~ 0n motion o f Mr. Houghton~ said resolutions were adopted. The ~anager presented a tentative ~ontract with Nansemond County which wa on motion, refe~ed to a committee of two from the Council, the City Manager, City Attorney and the Superintendent of the Water Department. The Chair appointed Messrs. Duke sad Wilson on s aid comaittee. of the City. The Y~maager read a letter from the City Engineer relative to an aerial ma~ Motion of ~. Sturtevant to layo n the table, was adopted. The City Manager presented two bills, ~ from Mr. Chandler Harper, for labor at Glensheallah Golf course, both b ills amounting to $493.00. Motion of ~r. Grimes to pay said bills, was adopted. ~ne following ordinance, laid on t able ~util this meeting, was taken up: "AN ORDINANCE I~IPOSING AND COLLECTING T A~XES ON REAL ESTATE, TANGIBLE PF~RSONAL PROPERTY AND MACHINERY, WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAIS- ING HEVEh~E FOR TP~ SUPPORT OF TEE GOVERN~ENTANDTHE PUBLIC F~ SCHOOLS AND TO PAY iNtEREST AND SINKING FUND ON THE PUBLIC DEBT FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY lst] 1949." Motion of Mr. Howard to continue on table uutil next meeting, was adopted. The following letter was read and on motion referred to the City Attorney: "The Oommtumity Motor Bus Company has not paid any b us fees for the year 1948. Yours truly, L. C. Brinson, City Clerk and Auditor." The following petition was read and, on motion of Mr. Houghton, referred the City Manager: