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there were present:
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City '0ounc!l, h eld September 14th, 1948,
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<br />Leslie'T. Fox, Frank N. Biiisoly, Jr., Fred A; D~e, 3eorge L.
<br />Gr~aes; Arthur P. Henderson, Carl C. Houghton, Jr., James N.
<br />Howard~ C.E. ~arren, H. Es~l Weisemau, Pearle J. Wilson, W.Guy
<br />Ancell, City ~anager, and R.C. Barclay, City Attorney.
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<br /> ~inutes of regular meetir~ held on August ~&th and called meeting of
<br />~eptember 7th, w ere read and approved.
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<br />The following comm~uications from the City i~ager were read:
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<br /> 1st - "The date of the next Council meeting is September ~Sth. The
<br />majority o f our Co%~cil~members will be at 01d PoLut at the League of Virginia ~Ituuicipalities
<br />Convention on that date. A time for this meeting should be decided upon '
<br />
<br /> Notion of I~. Warren to hold the next regular Council meeting on Wed-
<br />nesday, September ~gth, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> Bnd - "An appropriation of ~B~00.00 will be'necessary to take ca~e
<br />of the salaries of the new Juvenile Court employees until Januarylst, 19~9. This amount will
<br />be reimbursed with state funds, which will be deposited into the General Y~ndd.
<br /> i recommend that an appropriation of ~B,800.O0 be placed on
<br />its first reading, for said purpose."
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<br /> D~otion of ~r. Houghton to place an appropriation o f ~B,~00,00 for said
<br />purpose on its first readi~, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> Srd - ~The attached bill in the amo~s~t of $Z9o96, for a fan in Set -
<br />geant Glover~? office, is not covered in the budget~ I am requesting the Co~cil to ~prove
<br />payment of thzs bzll."
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<br /> Notion of ~r. Howard to aopropriate ~9.96 for .
<br /> _ said purpose,was adopted.
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<br /> 4th - ~r. ~illiam Hodges Baker has presented a bzll mn the amount of
<br />$972.49, for material for photographic machine in his office. As the~e is no money in th8 bud-I
<br />get for thi~ material, I am requesting thav the City appropriate $97~.49 for this
<br />
<br /> ~otion of I~ir. Grimes to place an sppropriatica of $97~.49 for said pur-
<br />pose on its first reading, ~was adopted.
<br />
<br /> 0th - "i am presenting bill of Hu~ter B. Thacker, in the amount o f
<br />g.~ll.~8 for undercover work done under the direction o f f0rm~er City Nauager 0wens~ for your
<br />approval."
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<br /> ~otion of I~. Weiseman to appropriate $E~1.88 for said purpose, was
<br />adopted, a nd by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Fox, Bilisoly, Duke, Grimes, Henderson,Houghton,
<br /> Howard, Na~ren, ~eiseman, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
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<br />6th - The ~anager presented the following resolution:
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<br /> aRESOLVED that the City ~anager be and is hereby autho-
<br />rized to ~xecute an agreement between the City of-Portsmouth,
<br />Virginia, and the Virginia Department of H~ghways, in connection
<br />with the application for Federal Frauds to construct a municipal
<br />highway in the City of Portsmouth, ~irgini~, in accordance with
<br />plans and specifications submitted.
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<br />On motion of ~r. Howard, said resolution was adopted.
<br />
<br /> 7th - The Czty 2~nager presented-~.e following, wm~n reconwa~ndatzon
<br />that it not be allowed:
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<br /> ~The application of the Esso Standard 0il Company to install a 9,000
<br />ga_.lon, aboveor~o'anm, ~a~k for the storage of cles~aing solvent at tnemr bulk storage plant,lo-
<br />cated at 1402 Oouth ~., South aha Godwin Sts.) has been disapproved by me for the following
<br />teas CBS: -
<br /> 1st - T~is installation will create a greater hazard to the ~kter De-
<br />partment' s p~nping station.
<br /> 2nd - T!ais property is not zoned for such use.
<br /> '3rd - There is an ordinance creating a fire district arc-mud the Water
<br />Department's property. This ordinance prohibits such i nstalls£ion. The 0il Compsany plant is lo-
<br />cated within the boundaries of this fire district.
<br /> This is the third time that applications have been~ received requesting
<br />permission to install tanks on this or adjoining property. These requeszs 'have been turned by
<br />the Council.
<br /> The National Board of Fire Underv~iters and the Virginia inspection and
<br />Rating B~_~eau .have recommended that no such installation be allowed. This ?cleaning solvent has
<br />flash point in a class with fuel oil and kerosene.
<br /> Respectfully yo~s,
<br /> Capt. K.L. Host, Chief, Bureau of
<br /> Fire Prevention. ~
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