|
Va., August 20th, 194V
<br />
<br />City of Portsmouth, Va.,
<br />Nuni¢ipa~l Building,
<br />Port~mouth, Vir~ginia.
<br />
<br /> Attention: Nr. ~Arthur S. 0w~s~ City ~anager.
<br />
<br />Dear Nr. Owens:
<br /> Re: ~-Zater Reservoir and Treatment Plant
<br /> Corner of South and Godwin Sis.,
<br /> Portsmouth, Virginia.
<br />
<br />We have your communication of August 14th, a dd~essed to the attention
<br />Of Nanager Freeman regarding ~h~ subject in caption. ~e wish to advise that
<br />Nanagel- Freeman is out of'the City ~nd will not retttrn ~util Nonday of next
<br />week.~We are referring your co~mication.to him andw e feel sure that he
<br />will give you a prompt re~ly and hope that thi~ slight delay will not c~se
<br />you any serious inconvenience. ,
<br />With kind regards, we remain,
<br /> Yours very tf~uly,
<br />
<br />Philip Frederick, Chief Engineer.~'
<br />
<br /> Notion o f N~. Weis~man to place the following ordinance on its first
<br />reading, was adopted:
<br />
<br /> 4th - "On July 2~th, 194~, we opened bids for $188,000.00 in School
<br />Bonds, the sale of which you subsequently authorized to C.Fo Cassell and the American National
<br />Batik.
<br /> On August l~th, 19~7, the bonding house of ~Tood, King and
<br />Dawson concurred in your award. The City Council previously advauced the School Board,.by
<br />propriation $80~000o00 of these f~nds and I a~ recommending that yon make an appropriatzon o~
<br />$185,000~00 remaining to the School Board for necessary improvements and renovations to the
<br />School system; said funds to~ be paid by th.e Auditor to the School Board, if, when, and a s need~
<br />ed.~
<br />
<br /> Notion e f ~r. 8turtevant to place an.appropriation of $158,000~00 from
<br />the School Board fund-for said purpose, on its first reading, was adopted.
<br />
<br />8th - ~At the last meeting of the Cotuucil on August 1Bth, there was
<br />c~siderable discussion relative_to the local newspaper deliveries being hsndled in such a man-
<br />ner~as to cause inconvenience to our citizens.
<br /> Nr. L.N. Psl~er of the Portsmouth Star, Hall Shellings and Nr
<br /> Roberts of the Pilot and Ledger, have contacted me relative to t heir willingness to co-operate
<br /> fully toward discontinuing this pradtice, by writing letters to the ca,tiers and~personally
<br /> admonishing these making deliveries."
<br />
<br />On motion ordered Filed.
<br />
<br /> 6th - "On July 22nd, 1947, I forwarded the attached letter to John
<br />~. Taylor, Jr,, Chairman of the Norfolk County Board of Supervisors, and on August ~0th, I
<br />received the attached letter from the Clerk o f the Board of Supervisors.
<br /> I thirS~ Z shotuld b e authorized ~o deliver to the ~
<br />Bureau the adequate percentage due by the City and in turn have the Veterans Bureau to secttre
<br />the proper amount~om Norfolk County."
<br />
<br />Inclosures -
<br />
<br />nl'~ checking on the appropriations and cost of the Veterans'
<br />Bureau, Z noticed that inadvertently the percentages and fig-
<br />ures had been given to the City on a basis which I think are
<br />unequal°
<br /> ~e ~re sure that we all want this mistake to be corrected just
<br /> as soon as. possible. Under the present condition listed as one
<br /> is the proposed and present exi~ting]pla~ of t~e budget which
<br /> is based on theCommu~zty~Chest~s 40%, Czty 40~ and County 20~
<br /> Under Item two, I.h~ve listed ~s what'the proper ~r~oedure .
<br /> should be- Co--unary Ches~ 40% er $S,470~00~ the C~ty ~ ~/10%
<br /> or $2,803.00 and the-County, s percentage S77/10% or
<br /> making a total of $8,6~B.00.
<br /> These figures are based on the assmmptio~ that from the records,
<br /> the City had 6,912 persons to call at the Center darting the
<br /> first six months of the year and the County had 5,982.
<br /> ~ill you please make She neoessaz~y adjustments in you~ records
<br /> for t~e year in orde~ that we may make our appropriations clear
<br /> in the fut'~e?
<br />
<br />
<br />
|