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it was not accessible to traffic for a period of eight hours. Business firms in ~est Norfolk employ hundreds of people and have been inconvenienced immeasurably a s the result of this situation. The Hig_hway and Roads Committee earnestly requests the City Council to communicave with the proper officials of the State HiEhway Commission in effecting proper repair designed to make the structure safe for vehicular and pedestrian traffic. The foregoing Resolution was adopted by the HiEhway and Roads Committee of th8 Chamber of Co~uerce ~_ the thirteenth day of ~eptember, 1948. Sol Fass, President. .~antz ~anaging Director.~ Frank , ~otion of ~r. Duke to approve the resolution and to authorize the City ~anager to confer with the Norfolk Cotuuty Supervisors and the State Highway Commission, r ela- tive to the condition of ~st Norfolk bridge, was adopted. The following letter was read and referred to the City ~anager: ~Enclosed you will find a copy of our letter to ~. Herr~y ~. Brooks questing i~mediate consideration toward having our building repainted and re~roofed. These are conditions that should be corrected in providing added life to the building~ It is eur sincere hope that youw ill find it convenient to visit the Chestnut St. branch Y.m.C.A. in the near future. Respectfully yours, E D Allston, Chairman, Cormulittee of R[anagement ~oses F Gibson,Ohairm~ Finance Committee Fni!ip $. Belton, Executive Secretary." The ~ayor presented the following which was received and ordered filed: "I wish ~o advise that I am, this day, appointing I~r. ~. C. Allen as a member of the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority of the City o f Portsmouth to suc- ceed himself for the four year effective September lEth~ 19~8. Please note this on your records. Respectfully, Leslie T. Pox, Mayor." The Chair announced tke election of a Vice President was in order. ~. ~eiseman nominated Pearte J. Wilson for Vice President, for a term of two years begiuuing September 1st, 19~8. '' ~here being no further nominations, the nominations w ere ciosedand Wilson was ~lected~ Notlo~ of r. Sturtev~ut 'th~ we ailow~t~e erec~mon o~ a ~r~V~e ilymausole~_ in the Olive Branch Cemetery, building to be of marble or granite, eight feet of land around the building and that the matter be referred to a committee ~o report back at the next regular meeting, was adopted. The Chai~ appointed the following committee: ~essrs. Sturtevant, Duke and Weiseman. - ~otion o~ ~ Howard t~at ~e-:~e~er to~he.?ity~auaEe~, ~r ~em.t~ q~estion'of lznd~DUrcha~sed£~sm'~-~he-~srehantS~a~meZ~-Bank~ ~.~jace~-~..t~ the~01~ve~qem-~ ~tery~be~made~o~c~etery lo~s~, and to h~e a cemetery archmtee , if neoes~s~, was adopt-~ ~d. ~ motion o f ~. Bilisoly, the q~stion 0f placing a~aff_c light at ~ashington ~ud London Streets, was referred to the~City M~ager. ~oti0n o~ ~. D%%ke ~hat the placing of at raffle ii,At'at the entrance of Glensheallah and n& pabk[z~fin~ftrs~bl~ek, be ~eferred to the City ~ar~ger, was adopted. ~ On ~otio~ of ~r. Houghton, the question of pla~ing a~ignal. ,light at Rodman Avenue and the Seaboard Air Line tracks, was referred'to the Cmty ~anager. Approved - Motion of On motion adjourned. City Clerk. Sturtevant that the following ordinar~e be olaeed on its first reading, was adopt ed: "AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORLZ~ THE ISSUANCE OF TWO HUI~DREDAND FIFTY THOUSAh~ DOLLARS OF B0~, TO BE tf~0¥~ AS FERRY BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING NEW EQL~P~NT FOR TiTE NORFOLK CO~ FERRIES, ~3~KING PROVISION FOR THE ~ F0~ OF SAID BONDS AND FOR THE PA~U~NT THEREOF. ~-~ Notion of ~r. Henderson to have ~he records checked to ascertain if there is anymoney due Nfs. Joe Norgan, as the widow of Joe Norgan~ was adopted.