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0nm~tlon ordered filed.
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<br /> l~th - "~e are in receipt of abid from ~o A. 0gg for the parcel of
<br />land formerly used for City s tables r~uing parallel with the wall of the C~da~ Grove C~mete~y
<br />From the gate to Fort Lane and I am recommending that we be authorized to d~spose of thzs pro-~
<br />pertyo"
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<br />adopted.
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<br />Motion of t~r. Warren to conc~ in the ~Ianager~s reco~mendation, was
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<br /> 13th - "The following letter f rom the National Housing Agency has b sen
<br />received and I would like to recsrd it for future reference:
<br />
<br /> ~This will acknowledge you~ letter of ~ay Vth concerning the Wendell
<br />Neville Dormitories, Project VA 44243, Portsmouth.
<br /> · e a~e makin~ preparations to _have ~his oroject appraised, following
<br />which a fixed price for the project will be established for disposal ina ccordance withr egu -
<br />lations governing priorities in su~u cases~ The interest of the City ofPortsmoush' in this
<br />pro~ect and the City's position as a priorzty holder will be recognized and we will contact
<br />you at the proper time with regard to this matter.
<br />
<br /> Sincerely yours,
<br />
<br /> A. R. Hanson, Assistm~t Director for
<br /> Real Estate and Disposition,
<br /> For the Director, Region ZV."
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<br />On motion ordered file~
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<br /> 14th "We are in receipt of an audit from Frederick B. Hill for the
<br />year 1946, covering the affairs of the City of Portsmouth dud I would like to quote four para-
<br />graphs from the report, which should be of interest to all of us:
<br /> Page 13 - 'In view of the present economic trend, particularly as relating
<br /> to municipalities, and along the line of our previous comments on
<br /> the subject, we quote from our report of last year, as follows:
<br /> "We believe the question of setti~ aside funds for use after the
<br /> war is a most iogical premise, and the management of the City is to
<br /> be commended for its saga~ ousness in following the trend in this
<br /> direction.~'
<br /> Page 27 ~Steps have been taken by some other cities to ~ncrease revenues
<br /> and, it is our opinion that the City of Portsmouth might well
<br /> consider, in some meas~e at least, the examples set by other muni-
<br /> cipalities.,
<br /> Page 2~ - ~The accounts and records, as maintained in the office of the City
<br /> Clerk and Auditor, have been accurately maintained, were neat in
<br /> appearance, and reflect careful and studious attention thereto by
<br /> the City Clerk dud Auditor, and the office personnel. The fore -
<br /> going is t~ce, also of the office of the City Collector, which em-
<br /> braces a vast amount of d stall work. The records of the department
<br /> subsidiary to the two above-mentioned, as far as our direct examina-
<br /> tion reached, appeared to be in proper order. As stated hereinbefore,
<br /> we have suggested, in a separate report to the City Manager, certain
<br /> changes in the manner of keeping the records, and the reporting of the
<br /> results thereof ~o the proper receiving offices.
<br /> Page 28 'We understand that these changes have been put into effect following
<br /> the forms submitted for the purpose of properly recording these daily
<br /> transactions of the several subsidiary departments,.~,
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 15th - "The members of the Council requested, at our last meeting,that
<br />I ascertain if there are any new types of li~zs whioh could be secured ye reduce glare on
<br />porches and I am in receipt of the attached letter from the Superintendent of Electrical De
<br />partment.~, -
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<br /> Attached -
<br /> ~Relative to you~ letter of ~ay L~th, 19&V, wherein City Council re -
<br />quested you to ascertain from the Power Comps~y and me if there are two types of street lights
<br />which the City .could take advantage of and provide a reduction in glare to the mm~y porch~s of
<br />homes in the residential sections.
<br /> ~r. A. L. Jameson, Manager, VoEoP. Company, advises me that a s~dy of
<br />street lighting conditions
<br /> w_ll be made in the near future by a group of their lighting s~ecial-
<br />ists toward selecting three types of lighting fixtures to meet varied conditions about the City
<br />and wt~ch will be classified as standard, together with the Radial Wave Reflector T~vpe hereto-
<br />fore used,
<br /> ~e three makes of street lighting fixtures to be decided on will b e
<br />types fro~ General Elect_lc Com~any,~e~tinghouse Electric and ~anufac~cring Company, and Line
<br />and Naterza! Company. ~or speozal fmx~ures or l~mps not classified as stmudard, see Section
<br />paragraph 10 of new contract.
<br /> The Power Company expects that it will r squire two to three weeks for a
<br />definite report on the fixtures to b e selected.~
<br />
<br />On motion ordered giled.
<br />
<br />16th - "In our attempts to better lighting in t he City, w e secured the
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