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<br />were present:
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<br />~t a regular meeting of the City Council h eld on August 12th, 1947, there
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<br />Leslze . Fox, Charles 0. Barclay, George L. Grimes, Arthur P. Henderson,
<br />J~mes N.Howard, E. Robie Sturtevant, C. E. Wa~en, H. Earl Weiseman,
<br />Pearle J. Wilson, Arthu~ S. Owens, City ~anager and R. C. Barclay, City
<br />At$oz~ey.
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<br /> The Clerk presented the oath of office of Mr. Charles 0. Barclay, who
<br />succeeded r. ~i~,D. Lawrence on the Co~uc~t. The President congratulated the Council
<br />having a man like Mr. Barclay on the Council and read the following tele~am:
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<br />"The Easter Mechanics and Foremens Association o f the Na~al
<br />Shipys~d wish to extend their congratulations to Mr. C.O.
<br />Barclay on his selection as City Councilman.
<br /> B. 'C. Williams."
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<br />on
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<br /> Minutes of regula~ meeting on July 22nd and cal!ed~meetings ef July 25th,
<br />july ~lst and August 1st, 1~47, were read and approved.
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<br /> The following communications f~om the City Eanager were read:
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<br /> !st "Z am submittin~ for your record a report of the numerous ~epart -
<br />merits and bureaus of the City for the month of July. For you~ records, Z am lis~ng below in
<br />itemized Form, the~Departments a~d their code n~ubers: 1. Water - Mr. Murden
<br /> 2. Electric - Mr. Matthews
<br /> ~. Engineering - Mr. Bergeron
<br /> 4. Police - Mr. Dunn
<br /> S. Fire - ~r. Sykes
<br /> 8. Safety - Mr. Host
<br /> 8. City Collector - Mr. Parker
<br /> 9~ Auditor - Mr. B~inson
<br /> 10, Jail (bull Den) ~. ~enny and M~. Calvert
<br /> ll. License Inspector - Mr. Johnson
<br /> 12. City Attorney - M~. Barclay
<br /> l~. Dog ~a~den - ~. Mye~s
<br /> 14~ Parking Meters - Mr. Pa~ke~
<br /> 15. ~elfs~e - Dr. Denny
<br /> ~a) Cemeteries - ~. Oarley
<br /> (b) Recreation - ~r. Israel
<br /> (c) ~elfare Bure~ - ~s. Fanny Lee
<br /> (d) City Physician - Dr. Mu~gola
<br /> (e~ Hospital - Mrs F~y Lee
<br /> (f) Market - Mr. Phelps
<br /> (g) Juveni~s - Mrs. Lee"
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> ~nd - "I am in recei~ of a ~tter ib~m To ~. Lcughborough, Constructioz
<br />~-~gi~ee~, State Department or.Highways, and For the records, I would like to list t~e funds
<br />available to the City of Portsmouth, under the three yea_w apportionment of Urban f~nds, under
<br />Federal aid:
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<br /> 1946 $ 77~60~.
<br /> 194V - V7~603.
<br /> 1938 - V5,613.
<br /> 3 year
<br /> total - ~80,819.
<br />Joint funds
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<br /> 50/50% - 461,638, fo~ the three yea~ period, for ~hich the
<br />City of Portsmouth would b e requi~ed to put up one fourth or approximately $115,000.00 to se
<br />cure Federal aid."
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<br />On motion ordered Filed.
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<br /> 3rd - "The Water Department would appreciate authority to purchase ~o -
<br />proxi~tely twenty-five acres of land on Beaver D~n River at ~ake Kilby at a cost of $40.00 per
<br />ac~e or $1,O00.00, in order to protect our water sheds from er
<br /> Funds are available in'the budget and we need only the authorityI
<br />from the Council to ~ke this purchase, ~hi'chwe ~ecommend."
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<br />adopted~
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<br />Motion o F Er. Henderson to concur in the ~anager~s recommendation, v~s
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<br /> 4th - "0~ Nay 14th, 1947, a committee of Councilmen Fox, Warren,Wilson
<br /> and How?d, Chief Sykes of the~mre Department, the City Enginee~ and the City Eanage~ made an
<br /> inspection o f the Sixth ~venue
<br /> Sometim~ has elapsed s~nce 6ur mnvestigation, however, Ia m hap-|
<br /> py to place in the records a repot of the Engineer, which I believe you will Find interesting.
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<br /> Motion of
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<br /> 5th - "In ~theranee of a request of
<br />report of the Social Service Bureau, with regard to t heir aotivities an~ personnel for the year
<br />1946-47."
<br /> 0n~otion ordered filed.
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