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~ecember 16th~ 1947.
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<br />there were present:
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<br />At a called meeting of the Czty Council, held Z~cember 16th, 1947,
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<br />cember
<br />properly come before
<br />
<br />10th, 194V,
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<br /> Leslie T; Fox, Oharles O. Barclay, George L. Gri~es, Arthur
<br /> Henderson, Jaraes N. Howard, E~
<br /> H. Earl ~eis~aan, Pea~le J. ~mlson, Arthu~ 5. Qwens~ City Manager,
<br /> and R.C. Barclay, City Attorney.
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<br /> The following call for the meeting w~s read:
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<br /> ~Please attOnd a special meeting of the City Co,oil on Tuesday~ De-
<br />at 7:~0 o~clock to c~sider the 1948 Budget and such other matters as
<br /> Council.
<br /> By Order Of the President.a
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<br /> On motion of ~r. Sturtevant, the privilege of the floor was g~.anted
<br />~. ~. 0. La~r~ence, who presented the followi~ug:
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<br /> "During the cast twenty months, the colored 52~CA v~_ich is a branch
<br />of the local white '2}ACA, has operated-a very successful project at Chestnut ~d Race St?eets,
<br />which was formerly occupied by the U.S.0. The service rendered the colored people in
<br />mu_uity by the use of this building has proven a great asset to the coramunity, and in turn, has
<br />aided our juvenile delmn~uent' _ record to a mmn~mum.~ '
<br /> ~Ve believe, ~ith the help of the Council, it is possible for the City
<br />~o see~e this building and then let the ~.SCA ~aake arrangements to take the building off the
<br />Cmty s hands for ~atever ~no~t of money the City would have had to pay for it, realizing,
<br />of course, that usual legal procedures would have to be followed. '
<br /> ~e a~e soliciting yo~ assistance ~_u attempting to secure this build-
<br />Lug and respectfully ask that you lend every effort toward securing the pzoperty Lu question
<br />rather than to let i~ f~l! into the hands of pr~otfonal groups~
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<br />Tours very truly,
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<br /> E.0. Y~av~ence, President.~
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<br /> ~gotion of ~r. Stu~tevaat that the City ~anager contact theUnited
<br />States Authorities to get their loWe'st price for the building, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> ~e 1~48 Budget, laid on table on October BOth$ was taken up.
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<br /> ~otion of Er. Henderson to add to the Budget the ~anager's e stomate
<br />of the annexed territory, was adopted,
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<br /> On motion of Er. Grimes, the 1945 Budget as a~ended, was adopted,
<br />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, SttL~teva~_t,
<br /> ~arren, ~biseman, ~ilson
<br />None
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<br />Nr. Sturtevant excused from further attendance.
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<br />The following connuunicatior~ from the _City ?~T~uager were read:
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<br /> ist uIn furtherance of you~ instructions, N~. Van Leeuwen and
<br />Bergeron met with city officials of Bi~-~mingham, Als., a nd representatives of the 8outhe~n
<br />B~ilders Congress, toward enacting appropriate provisigns for the construction of buildings
<br />within the City and the a~uexed t er~itory~
<br /> Hodern const~uctlon methods, plastics ~d new types of unit
<br />equipment are cbnstantly being presented to builders and therefore it is imperative that we
<br />have a modern and protective ~aildir~ code.
<br /> ~e believe the one we are asking you to place on its first
<br />reading tonight is excellent. Ne therefore present the following ordinance:
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<br /> 0RD~.~AECE CONCE~q~ING THE CODIFICATION OF TPAE
<br />BUILDING ~ULATION~ IN THE CZT~£ OF PORTSEOUTH, VA."
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<br /> On motion of -~r. Howard, the following ordinance was placed on its
<br />first r 9ading:
<br /> "A3T ORDINANCE C0~CER~-iNG THE CODiFICATi0!,~ OF THE
<br /> BUILDING REGULATIONS ZN THE CITT OF PORTSMOUTH, VA.a
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<br /> 2nd~- ~en the anue~tion case was heard in oou~t, the equipment
<br />o2 two Norfolk County Schools ~s not included in the physical properties and therefore, at
<br />the end of the s~ool year, next June, provision:~ra~.st be made either to purchas~ or replace
<br />~he equipment.
<br /> 'Ye expected this and. made necessary arrangements in our fi
<br />nances. The Norfolk County School B. ard and Superintendent have taken the position t~t the
<br />instructional material and text books are a part of this equipment as well as other materials
<br />that were given for the shool children's use by'the Pa~ent Teachers' Association. ~ith this I
<br />thoroughly disag~ee, as the State of Virginia allowed ~2.00 per pupil ~ead for instruction_
<br />material for the children of these schools and also the children o f these schools g ave their
<br />text books into a pool that will allow all children t o receive text books.
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