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were present~
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<br />At a regular m~eting of the City Council, held April 13th, 1948, there
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<br />Leslie T. Fox, Charles 0. Barclay, Fred A. ~ke, G~eorge. L.
<br />Grimes, Arthur P. Henderson, Carl C. Houghton, Jr., James N.
<br />Howard, E. Robie Stumtevant, C. E. Warren, H. Earl Weiseman,
<br />Pearle J. Wilson, and R. C. Barclay, Ci~w Attorney and acting
<br />City Eanager,
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<br /> Minutes of regular meeting of the City Co'macil held on ~arch 23rd,
<br />1948, were read and approved.
<br />
<br /> ~otiono.f2Mr. Howsm~d that anyone present interested in t he question of
<br />the day light saving time, be given the privilege of the floor, was granted.
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<br /> Nine people spoke against day-light saving and petitions for day-light
<br />saving were received from w.L. Ainsworth, Rear Admiral, U.S.N., Commandant Fifth Navel Dis-
<br />trict, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Roosevelt Airport, Eorris Music Shop and Ers° H.A. ~inboiuae ~udl
<br />others. Petitions against day-light saving were received from the Veterans of Foreign ~¥ars,
<br />Portsmouth ~inisteriaI Associatdon, S. R. Vick, 2eaboa_~d Federated Shop Craft, S.A.L. Shops,
<br />Leslie J. Hall, Washingvon Ward ~810 sigm~ers) and Brotherhood of P~ilroad Trainmen.
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<br /> Motion of'Mr. Howard to remain on EastermStandard Time, as at present
<br />was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes:
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<br />Nays:
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<br />Fox, Barclay, Grimes, Henderson, Howard,
<br />War~en, ~¥eiseman, VYilson- 9
<br />Duke, ~o~Ehton - ~
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<br />S t~r t evant
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<br /> The following report from c~o~ittee appointed to investigate and
<br />mend in regard to water department matters, was oresented:
<br />
<br /> '~e, you~ cor~mittee appointed by Mayor Fox on the 9th day of ~a~ch,
<br />19~8, ~o investigate the proposals subrmitted by the'Superintendent of the Water Department,
<br />respectfully report as follows:
<br /> On ~arch SBnd, your committee visited the Godwin ~t. P~mmping Station
<br />and inspected the Air Compressors which Er. Murden proposed to sell. We agree with Mr. 5{urden
<br />that these compregsors are obsolete and of no further use to the City. We recommend that they
<br />be sold to the highest bidder.
<br /> ~e also visite~ the Filter Plant in Suffolk and found that the agita-
<br />tors in question are deteriorating r~ idly and in a short time will have to be renewed. We
<br />recommend that the new agitators be purchased.
<br /> We also reco~end ~that the lot located at the corner of Washington
<br />and Pelham Sts. be donated to the City o~f Suffolk.
<br /> Your Committee believes that the question o f installing the Pitometer
<br />System and the making of maps for the same, is a question that should be discussed by the
<br />Co~muci!.
<br /> Respectfull~ submitted,
<br />
<br />C. E. %¥arren,
<br />Carl C. Houghton, Jr.
<br />PearleJ. Wilson - Committe~.'~
<br />
<br /> ~otion of Mr. St~tevaut to concur in said report and that proper
<br />officers be authorized ~to execute same, was adopted,
<br />
<br />The following commZuuications from the acting City Eanager were read:
<br />
<br />!s~ - '~I find that the gross revenue fror~ consumers of water out-
<br />side the City limits in 194V was ~3~,331,07, and the total gross revenue of the water works
<br />system was ~748,373.05, ~nd that the proDortion of revenue from outside consumers to the total
<br />gross revenue was~ 3i.?13%o ~
<br />
<br /> i notified the Commissioner of Revenue of Nansemond Couuty
<br />as to the above figures and not the ~igures reported to you at your last m eetim~.~
<br />
<br /> On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> End "I have ~found it necessary to borrow ~100,000'.00 from the
<br />Bank of Virginia, in anticipation o f the oollection of the revenues of the City for the year
<br />lg~8 and it will be necessary to borrow other funds during the year.
<br /> The attorney for the bmak desires a resolution to be passed
<br />by the Council, %oproving this loan and such other loans as the bank may make during tDis yea~
<br />and i request the adoption of the attached resolution."
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<br />Resolution -
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<br />"RESOLVED, that the City of Portsmouth borrow from the
<br />Bank of Virginia, the snmof FoU~Humd~ed Thousand Del -
<br />la~s, in anticipation of the collection of the reven~ss of
<br />the City for the calendar year 1948; that the proper of -
<br />ricers be authorized to make a note or n~es maturing at any
<br />time prior to December 31st, 1948, at two (2%) per cent in-
<br />terest, to'-evidence such borrowing;~and the revenues of the
<br />City for the current year are pledged to the reps~ment of
<br />su~h borrowing."
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<br />On motion of Er. Warren, said resolution was adopted.
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