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Kotion of Mr. Charles 0. Barclay to establish two voting places in
<br />Jefferson Ward, was adopted.
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<br />adopted.
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<br />of Portsmouth,
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Howard to go into the election of a City~anager, was
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<br /> Eotion o~f Mr. Grimes that we elect ~,~r. ~. Guy Arcell, City Mmuager
<br />effective May 1st, 1948, at a salary of $12~000.00 per saxnum.
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<br /> ' ~ Mr. W. Guy Ancell was declared elect
<br /> There being no other nomznat_ons,
<br />ed City ~mager, and by the following vote:
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<br />For Mr. ~ncell - Fox, Barclay,~uke, Grimes, Henderson,
<br /> Houghton, Howard, Sturtevant, Warren,
<br /> ~eis~man, Wilson
<br />Against Er. Ancell - Hone
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<br /> Motion of Mr.-Houghton that the new City Manage~ be req~ sted to make
<br />a survey of the fire alarm boxes and fire plugs in Tyler and Wilson Wards.
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<br />Motion of [,~. Wilson to add Monroe Ward was~adopted.
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<br />~otion of Mr. ,-_,oug~ton, amended by ~L~. Wilson, was adopted.~
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<br /> Motion of ~w.
<br />cost of widening c-o~bing and guttering
<br />was adopted.
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<br />Wilson that the acting City Kanager get estimates of
<br />~stern Branch Road from High Street to County Street,
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<br /> Ko,men of Mr. Houghton t__a~ 'the Seaboard Raz_w~ Company be znstruct-
<br />&/ ed to install a signal light at Rodman ~venue and Seaboard ~ir Line C_osszng, was adopted.
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<br /> Notion of ~r. Houghton that street lights be installed at the zo_low
<br />ina locations - ~odmau Ave. and Gosport Road, Gosport Road and N~n Street in Glendale, and
<br />~a~tin Avenue and Main Street in Glendale, was adopted~
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<br />cino~s, one at
<br />adopted.
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<br /> Eotion of~.M Houghton that Wilson Ward be ~de into tvo voting pre -
<br />the Co~aunity Hall at Westhaven and ~aother at Grove Park Fire Station, was
<br />
<br /> Motion o f Mr. Duke that street ±mghts be Lustalled at Glasgow St. ~ud
<br />Potomac Avenue and at Glasgow St. and Vermont Ave., was adopted.
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<br />Motion of t~1r. Weiseman to go into sn executive session, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> ~gr. George T, McLean appeared before the Council and requested that
<br />the City Manager be directed to place, on behalf of the City, with the Public Housing Admini-
<br />stration, a bid of $~28.00, for the buildings at the Douglas Park Dormitor~y sites and
<br />for the buildir~s in the ~lexander Park Trailer Site, stating that he would secure an agree -
<br />merit whereby it would not cost the city any money, and ~e City will be held harmless on the
<br />bond. He stated he would see that the bid prices were paid, the sites cleared to the satis -
<br />faction o f the government, and two buildings would be moved ~_om the Alexander Park site an~
<br />placed back of the High School Gymnasium or some nearby site, placed upon foundation and jomn-
<br />ed together for use of the High School band and one building moved from the Douglas Park site
<br />and placed on the playground adjoining the stadium for use as a stable when the horse show is
<br />held~ The City would then be required to complete the buildings after he removed them, al
<br />though he was sure he could get the J~zlor Chamber of Commerce to complete the stables. All
<br />the other buildings and materials included in the bids were to belong to him or the compm y he,
<br />represented.
<br /> ~otion o f Mr. Howard that the acting City ~anager be authorized to
<br />enter a bid for the buildings in question, was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes Fox, Duke, Grimes, Houghton,
<br /> Weisemm~, ~tilson
<br />Hays Barclay, Henderson, Warren.
<br />
<br />Howard~
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<br />gturtevant,
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<br /> Notion of ~r. Howard to appoint, with power to act, a committee in
<br />reference to Boy Scout Troop sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, using Cityp roperty bounded by
<br />Washington, Rs~dolphand Sixth Streets, was adopted.
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<br />The hamr appointed Messrs. Warren and Sturtevant on said committee.
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<br />The following cor~unication f~om the Portsmouth Transit Company was
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<br />read~
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<br /> ~'The Portsmouth Transit Company hereby respectfully requests the
<br />Co~2cil of the City of Portsmoutim to amend gection ~f,Subsection (8) of an ordinance ~'To regu-
<br />late motor bus passenger transportation in the City o f Portsmouth% under ~nich this Company
<br />operates its motor bus transportation system in the City of Portsmouth, in order to provide
<br />for an increase in the rate of fare as provid&d in the present ordinance, from seven cents
<br />(7~) cash, four (4) tokens for 25~, and three and one-t~alf cents (~) school tickets (40 for
<br />$1.~0), to the followir~ fare structure:
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<br />Cash Fare - $ .10
<br />Tokens - Four (4) for - .30
<br />School tickets (one-half the
<br /> ~eg~lar token fa~e) - .05V5
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<br />(4o for $i.50)
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