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July 8th, 1947o
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<br />Purchase of Soumce Material
<br /> ~or Infomatlon and Coglnsel
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<br />~00.0,0,
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<br /> 4. Total BudgeS_ $@875.00."
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<br /> Notion of Mt. Howard that the M~nager confer with the Veterans tel
<br />work out a more equitable distribution of costs, was adopted.
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<br /> 8th - "I woul~d like to advise the Council that o~ August 20~t~.,i
<br /> 194~, at noon, in the City Manager's oFFice, we will open bids for the construction o f the P~n~
<br /> nors Point Sewage treatment plant."
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<br /> On motionordered filed.
<br /> 9th - "~e discussed at our meeting on ..J~ue 10th ~e possibility1
<br /> extendin~ telegraph and police ~erviee to Port NorFolk. The cost o~ this, as estzmatedbyour
<br />of Superintendent Of the Electrical Departm~nt,.wil~ be $7,500.00. .
<br /> Thzs wmll ~nclu~e twenty street t~pe police boxes and
<br /> replacing headquamters' apparatus which i s now obsolete.
<br /> My suggestion is that this be included in cum next yesm'S
<br /> capital improvements, at which time other modeEaizationand renovations are planned."
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<br />motion arderedFiled.
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<br /> 10th - "The attached letter has been received f~om the City Col-
<br />lected, relative to personal property taxes."
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<br />Attached -
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<br />"In a ommpaignto collect delinquentpersonal property
<br />t~xes'eonductedby this oFFice for bhe past 18 months,
<br />w~ Find for the years 1934 ~hmu 1946 taxes uncollectable
<br />amounting to $~8,0§2oI~, for reaons showm o~ attached
<br />list. We have a complete list of these accounts by indi-
<br />vidual nsmes and I recommend that these accounts be re
<br />lieved."
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<br /> N~tion o F I~ro Grimes that the recommendation of the City Collec-
<br />tor be concumred in, was adopte~. '~
<br /> llth- "Tou authorized the purchase of s~e additional~hairs%~J
<br />and~cushions for the Cottncil Chamber For which there is no budgeted item.
<br /> H~wever, the purchase was made ~nd I am recommending
<br />that anapprepria~ion of $245~00 be made to p ay f or the chairs and cushions."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. ~#a~ren to apl~opriate $245.00 for said purpose,was
<br />adopted and by the following vote:
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<br /> ~Ayes: Fox, Grime~, Henderson, Howsmd, Sturtevant,
<br /> Wsm~en, ~zlson '
<br /> Nays: None
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<br /> 12th- "~e received a check in the amoul~t oF $33,064.61 F~omths
<br />Public Roads Administration for War damages to our streets and I would reco~end that you appz~
<br />priate this back into the Btreet funds to be used for ~treet improvements, where it properly
<br />belongs, You will fecal this is the First of a series of claims
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<br />which we have ~iled unde~ an Act oF Congress."
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<br /> Motion o f Mr. Henderson to place on its First reading an sTpro -
<br />priation of $33,064.61 for said pmmpose, was adopted.
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<br /> 13th - "At the Council meeting on June 10th, i called to your
<br />attention that there was suFFicient money in the budget to pay the engineer at the pumping
<br />station $180.00 additional salary for the year, due te increased duties.
<br /> The Clerk would like this to b e made into a special appropria-
<br />tion to Mr. Bergeron's Engineering Fund and ~ mn therefore recommending same."
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<br /> MotiOn of ~r. Grimes to appropriate ~80.00 for said pEApose, wa:
<br />adopted and by the F~llowing vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Fox, Grimes, henderson, Howard, Stumtevant,
<br /> Wsmren, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
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<br /> 14th - "M~. J. Lawrence Smith, Chair~ano f the local American
<br />Red Cross Cha.oter is requesting the use cT two oFFices on the third floo~ of the Market Build-
<br />ing for their use.
<br /> I am recommending that, eFFective August 1st, 194~, we
<br />rent to the Portsmouth Ch~p. ter ~F th~ American Red Cross th? two offices on t he south side fen
<br />$128.00 per month, the Red Cross~aving.the p~ivilege of making necessary changes, s ubjee~ te
<br />~e approval of the OityEnsinee~'s office.
<br /> -- ~ ~ Your authority to lease this property with a thirty-day
<br />recaotume clause, would be app~czated."
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<br /> - Notion of Mr. Warren to concur in the M~agem~s recommendation,'
<br />was adopted.
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