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were present:
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<br />At a regular meeting of the 0ity Co~ncil, held
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<br />February 24th, 1948,there
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<br />Leslie T. Fox, Charles O. Barclay, Fred A. Du~, George ~. Grimes,
<br />~t~thur P. henderson, Carl C. Houghton~ Jr., J~mes N.Howa~ E. Robie
<br />St~u~bevant, C. E. Warren, H. Ea~! Weisem~, Pearls g. Wilson aud R.C.
<br />Barclay, City Attorney and acting City E~uager.
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<br />Kinutes of called meeting of Fsb~uary 17th were read,amended and approved~
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<br />The following co~uuications i~o~ the acting City Manager were read:
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<br /> 1st - "On Jar~.ary 17th, 1948, there were sold at public auction in the
<br />suit of the City of Portsmouth against the heirs of L.~. Gooimau, deceased, thirty-nine par-
<br />eels of real estate. This suit was to enforce the collection of taxes. Three parcels were
<br />purchased in the name of the City to protect its lien of taxes, the western half of lot #69 on
<br />the north side of Gibney Street, at the price of ~2~.00, lots ~540 and ~4.~ on the noz~ch side
<br />0f Gibney Street, for the s~m of $100.00 and a parcel of laud adyoinir~ the ~ythe S~. play -
<br />g~o-~ud fo~ $50.00.
<br /> I respectfull~ request au appropriation of $175.00 to pay for the proper-
<br />ty.''
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<br /> Notion o f Er. Wa~n t'o approve the Kanager~s recommendation and to ap -
<br />propriate $175.0~ for said purpose, Was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />'Ayes: Fox, Barclay, D~ke,
<br /> Stu~tev~t,
<br />Nays: None
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<br />G~imes, Henderson, Houghton, Howard,
<br />Weiseman, ~ilson
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<br />2nd The Man,get presented the following resolution:
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<br />~Whereas, the Southern Railway Company has filed a petition
<br />with the Interstate Co~morce Commission for pe~uission to
<br />ab~adon railroad sgrvice on the Zine now operated by it be-
<br />tweenWest Norfolk and Danville, Virginia, and
<br />~hereas, the Co~cil of the C~ty ~f Portsmouth believes such
<br />railroad service is necessary ~d desirable a nd should not be
<br />discontinued,
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED ~ THE COUt~CIL OF TH~ CiTY
<br />of Portsraouth, Virginia, that the State Co~poration Corm~ission
<br />be requested to exert its best efforts to prevent the discon-
<br />~inuauce of such railroad service, and the City Attorney be
<br />directed to take s~chaction as may be deemed necessary to re-
<br />tain railroad service ~etween West ~orfolk and Danville, Va."
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<br /> 0n motion of~.-r. '~ Howard, said ~esolution v~s adopted.
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<br /> ~rd ~The City offered to the Kings Daughters Hospital the use of an
<br />electric generatbr for emergency us~. I fouud thus it would cost approximately $1,500.00 to
<br />Lustall the generator in the basement of the hospital with a sv~tch, otherwise it will have to
<br />be either left out of doors or placed in some ne~a~by building and connected at the pole line
<br />when needed.
<br /> ~fter further considering the matter, the Board of DLvectors of
<br />the Hospital declined the offer of the City. The generator supplies only about one-fo~th of
<br />the cuz~ent needed by the hospital and due to the several so~ees of supply of the Virginia
<br />Electric and Power Coipany, it is seldom that there is a cessation of electric service.
<br /> I respectfully request that I be authorized to sell the generator
<br />at the best price obtainable.~
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<br /> ~o~zon of ~r. Howard to concu~ in the ~a~%ager~s reco~endation, was
<br />adopted.
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<br /> 4th - "~ajor Gedrge~D.Eastes, Co~ander of the 691st AAA AV~ Battallion,
<br />Virginia National Guard requested that a wire fence be installed and cor~uected with the gar-
<br />age at the Elm Avenue ~k~mory to protect vehicles v~nich the Federal Government will supply to
<br />the battsllion. ~
<br /> The fence will enclose the rea~ fifty-five feet of the lot and if
<br />there is no ob~ect~on, I will have the same ~rected.
<br /> I believ8 it is an obligation of the City for the protection of ~
<br />the prope~y.~
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<br />0n motion, the Hanage~ was authorized to erect said fence.
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<br /> 5th - "Tou referred to me at your last meeting, a request of the North
<br />True, on Corporation, for the.extension of water mains, sewers, and road improvements on Bagley
<br />Street, to serve the fifty-five houses now being erected b~ it.
<br /> T~e Superintendent of the Water Department informs me it ~ill
<br />cost ~pproximately$5,100. O0 to ~xtend the water mainsand Z have instructed him to do
<br />of funds in the budget for extension of mains.
<br /> ~%e ~ityEngineer s~ates the approximate fig-~es of $6750.00 for
<br />th~ extension of sewers and ~5825.00 forstreet impr°Vements~ a~e correct. I believe the sew-
<br />ers should be extended ~muediately and that the street improvements should be dc~e after the
<br />roadways have had time to s ett~e mud form a firm foundation which would probably be the lat-
<br />ter pa~t of t~e coming s~er, or inthe fall~ ! therefore recommend the appropriation of
<br />$12,~75.00 to b& spent aslthe City Eanager deemes advisable.~
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