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November B3rd, 1948.
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<br /> It .is expressly understood that this property is not to be used by the
<br />Portsmouth Boat Club for any commercial use whatsoever, but for the sole purpose of the said
<br />Club. It is the desire that the right to develop this property by dredging and the erection o:
<br />a suitable pier be granted the Club; so that the members tbs reof may have a suitable and prope~
<br />place to conduct their boating activities.
<br /> ~closed please find a plat,of the aforementioned property.
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<br />Portsmouth Boat Club,
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<br />adopted,
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<br /> By Clifton E. James, Commodore.~
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Henderson to concur in the Manager's recommendation, was
<br />and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Fox, Bilisoly, D~e, Grimes, Henderson, Howard,
<br /> Warren, Weiseman, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
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<br />Foundation:
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<br />2nd - Letter from B. B. Fergu~n, President, Portsmouth
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<br />Sturtevant,
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<br />_ndus vrzal
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<br /> ~As a subscriber to the Portsmouth Industrial Foundation, you are ad-
<br />vised there will be a meeting of all the members in the -~otel Portsmouth at 8 P.~., on the
<br />thirtieth of November, 1948, for the purpose of formulating a pez~uanent organization of the
<br />Foundation, electing officers, electing members to the Board of Directors, adopting By-Laws
<br />and agreeing on c~ass of membership.
<br /> ~_e importance of tb~s meeting is a responsibility that you should
<br />not avoid, if yon are unable to attend, please sign the inclosed proxy which sppoints n.B.
<br />Ferguson, Sol Pass and Frank Mantz as your attorney or strike from the proxy the name of eithe:
<br />or all of them and write the name of s~y subscriber that you desire to a ct in your stead.
<br /> Please return the proxy to the Office of the ~s~nber of Co~lerce not
<br />later than the twenty-second of November, 1948."
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<br /> ~otion of i~r. Howard to appoint the Mayor ~o represent the City on
<br />the Portsmouth Industrial Foundation and the power to vote the City's stock, was adopted.
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<br /> 3rd - The Eanager recomnended that the period for payment of City
<br />taxes without penalty be extended to and through December 6th, as December 5th, the last day
<br />for such payment, according to ordinance, falls on Sunday this year.
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<br />adopted.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Wilson to concur in the Ms~,~ager~s -ecommenda~mon, was
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<br /> 4th - The following !etSer from W. H. Tonkin, Adjutant, Austin R.
<br />Davis C~p #4, was ordered filed:
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<br /> ~We had our first meeting November.lst in o~s~ new meeting place, City
<br />Market. All were very thankful for the effort you and the Czty 0ouncil made to provide for us
<br />a place to meet.
<br /> By m~animous vote at this meeting, I have been ordered to write you
<br />a letter and say thanks for what you have done, also the City Council, the city employees at
<br />the ~rket, especially If~. Phelps, have been very co-operative in assisting us to get moved."
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<br /> 5th - The following letter, from the Superintendent of the ~ater De-
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<br />partment:
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<br /> ~We are inclosing 1948 tax bills for taxes due on water works proper-
<br />ty in Nansemond County. You will note these statements show the actual amount of taxes billed
<br />as 31.713% of the t~tal assessment. This figure represents the per~entage of const~ners revenue
<br />earned outside the ~ortsmouth city limits during the calendar year ended December 31, 1947.
<br /> The taxes due for 1948 amount to six hundred mud forty-two dollars
<br />sevenveen cents ($642.1V). ~e will be required to pay interest and penalties on ~l unpaid
<br />t~xes and reco~mend that this matter be studied in order to elimirm, te these extra costs."
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<br />Water Department funds,
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<br />Motion of Mr. Howard to s~propriate $642.17 for said purpose, from
<br />was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ay s.
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<br />Nays:
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<br />Fox, Bilisoly, Dtuke, Grimes, Henderson,
<br />rant, ~arren, Welseman~ Wilson
<br />None
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<br />Howard, Sturte-
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<br /> 6th - The Manager presented a request from theSchool Board asking the
<br />Council to appropriate $28,08Vo00 for 194V and 1948 deficit.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Howard, an ~ppropriation of ~28,08V.00 for said pur-
<br />pose, was placed on its fzrst re~d~ng.
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<br /> 7th - The Manager presented the 1949 Budget which was, on motion of
<br />Howard, placed on its first reading:
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<br />"At~ 0RDIN~NCE PROVIDING FOR T~ BUDGET RECEIPTS
<br /> AND EXPenDiTURES FOR THE ~AR 1949~'
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Weiseman that December 14th be set fo~ an open meetln
<br />of the Council on the 1949 Budget, was adopted.
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