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Notio~ o f ~!r. Sturtevant to refund said ~50,00, was adopted.
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<br /> The following letter from the Superintendent of Schools was read a~ud re-
<br />ferred to the acting City Lanaoe~.
<br />
<br /> "The School Board at its n~eting on Friday, Febz~ary 6th, adopted a reso-
<br />lution amending the Building Program of April BSth, 194T in the following respect: In place
<br />of one building of ~0 rooms to be erected on the edge of Port Norfolk to provide fo~ both Port
<br />Norfolk and the neighboring ~unexed areas of ~aterview, Glensheallah, River Pa~k, a~ud Barlow
<br />Homes, it provides for t~o l~ room buildings, one in the annexed area amd cae in tdae Port
<br />Norfolk a~ea at an estimated cost for each of $540,000'~
<br /> The School Board also directed that the City Council be requested to
<br />give the Board authority t o proceed as soon as possible with the building progr~n presented to
<br />them as of April ~B th,~ 19~, and as~ amended February 8th, 19~8.
<br /> I am sure the City Council realizes the u~gency of a new building in
<br />the ~muexed territory, and that it v~lll grant immediate authority to t he School Board to
<br />ceed with this building: It is necessary that ~m'~e steps be tsken i f this building i~ to
<br />be ready by September, 19~9.~
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<br />dered filed:
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<br />The following ~letter from the ~uperintendent of Schools was read amd or -
<br />
<br /> "The School Board at its meeting on Friday, February 6th, directed the
<br />Superintendent tO again ~eques~ of the City Co.~uucil to restore .the reduction of the' Sc~ool
<br />Board Budget of $5,~8~., and also to make provmsion for the defzcit brought over from the
<br />year 19~ of $8,568.B5, as this deficit, as explained to you before, was brought about by
<br />greatly increased cost of fuel a~.d ~anitor service, and also by certain unexpected repairs,
<br />chief of which were the new heating plants in the Por~ Norfolk and Pinne~s Point schools.
<br /> The Board expresses its sincere hope thzt your Honorable Bodywill see
<br />fit to grant these two requests.~'
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<br /> ~ae report of the City Clerk and Auditor for the month of January was re
<br />ceived and ordered filed.
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<br />The following report from the Committee m~ Scott Center was read:
<br />
<br />"!. -'Afte~ careful investigation, and consideration, we recommend reject-
<br /> ing the purchase of the building known a s Scott Center, f..or re-erection
<br /> b_~ the Ci_~.
<br />"2. ~) Due to the type of materials, etc. of the exterior of the buildir.~,
<br /> it would n~t be a desirable addition, in appearance, to any section of
<br /> the City, if same were erected.
<br /> (b) it is not constructed of fire-proof materials.
<br /> (c) The cost o~ removal, cleaning the present site, hauling smd re-
<br /> erecting, would be e~cessive for the structm~re the City would hava.
<br /> (d) Zt would be necessary to build a boiler house and Ikav~ish a
<br /> boiler for heating, etc. The present source of heat is supplied from
<br /> a central heating pl~t, no pa~t of w~hi~h is obtainable.
<br /> (e) ~aintenauce and operational costs of this building would be ex-
<br /> tre~e!y hig~h.
<br /> ~. Attached is a list of equipment now in the building which the City
<br /> would acquire - also the actual cost of removal and re-erecting a simi-
<br /> lar building.
<br /> C. 0. Barclay,
<br /> J.N. Howard
<br /> H. E. Weise~a, Committee.~
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<br />0n motion of Nr. Duke, the report was adopted.
<br />
<br />The ~ayor presented the folio~g co~m~unications:
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<br /> 1st - '~As I -,rill be out of the City at the next ~eting of the Co~uncil,
<br />Z am ~iting to give you information as to the loam of three snow-plows by His Honor, Horace
<br />H. Edwards, ~ayor of the City of Richmond.
<br /> On Tuesday, ~r. Edwards called me and s tared that the condition
<br />in his City would be cleared by the early afternoen and offered to render any assistance pos-
<br />sible. I talked with City Engineer Bergeron and he said he could use snow plows. Upon giv-
<br />ing this info,nation to ~ayor Edwards, he very promptly telephoned me about three-thirty that
<br />afternoon that three snow-plows were on their way, together ~rith two crews to operate them.
<br />Wile I have thanked Eayo~ Edwards personally, I feel that it is right ~md prope~ that the
<br />City should officially_recognize this very friendly and co-oDerative mo~e on the part of our
<br />distant neighbor and ± will apprecia~ if the Co~cil will adopt a suitable resolution extend-
<br />ing their tha_uks to ~ayor Edwards and the City o f Richmond.
<br /> The Engineering Department performed an excellent job in clear-
<br />ing the streets of snow and I feel that a spirit of co-operation was shown by ~ll employees,
<br />for which they should be conm~ended.
<br /> ~eslie T. Fox, ~ayor.~
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<br /> ~otion of ~r. Howard that we express our sincere thaoks to ~on~ Ho~aee
<br />Edwards, ~ayor of Rictnaond, for his excellent help during o~.r last snow, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> ~h~d - "I wish to bring to the attention of your honorable bo~y the out-
<br />standing services rentered to the Deput~ ~el70il Co-Ordinator of this area by Nr.~.T.Brom~
<br />of the City Collector s Office and ~. ~ .H. Smmpson of ~he City Police ~epa~aent.
<br /> Working long hours under the most ~rying conditi~ s in ~ I parts
<br />of theCity, their ~heerful, efficient and ~ntiring efforts have contributed a great deal to
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