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At a reg~lar meeting of the City Council, held i'~y 27t~ 1947, there were present:
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<br />Leslie T. Fox, George L. Grimes, Arthu~P. Henderson, Jame~
<br />F~nk D. Lawrence, C. E. ~¥arren~, Pearls J. Wilson, Arthu~ S.
<br />City Manager and R. C. Barclay, City Attorney.
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<br />N. Howard,
<br />Owens,
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<br />The minutes of the regular meeting held Eay l~$h were read and approved.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Howard, the rules were suspended to hear gr. Ralph G. Smith of the
<br />Disabled American Veterans, who asked the City to give that organization a set of colors to
<br />cost not more than $175.95.
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<br /> Motion o f Er. Howard to appropriate $175.95 for ~aid p~pose was adopted, and by
<br />the following vote:
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<br />~yes: Fox, Grimes, Henderson,Howard, Lawrence, Warren, Wilson
<br /> aye: None
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<br />The following communications from the City ~Lg_uager were read:
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<br /> let - "Effective May 14th, I a_~peinted E. N. Boshall, for a probationary period
<br />of fou~months as a member of the Port~uouth Police Department.
<br /> Effective May 19th, Z appointed R.L. Morgan, for a probationary period of
<br />four months, as a mamber of the Portsmouth Police Department."
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<br />On motion filed.
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<br /> 2nd - "Effective J~ue 16th, with~ your permission and an appropriation of neces-
<br />sary funds, we plan on transferring the Juvenile, Domestic, Traffic and Civil Court proceed-
<br />ings from the present Court to the offices that have been used by the Draft Boards on the
<br />third floor of the ~arket Building. The new office will be known as the Adolescent Hearing
<br />Chamber.
<br /> At a conference with Judge 0asr and Er. ~bster, plans ~e being made to
<br />put this into effect on June 18th, and in my opinion, this is a s tride fo~ard for the City,
<br />as it relieves childmen from the court atmosphere ~ud allows ou~ citizens to attend to court
<br />affairs removed from the jail~"
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<br />On motion filed.
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<br /> 5rd - "The a~tached letter, ~e$ative to the open d~ain in Scotts Creek, between
<br />Ann Street and one hundred zest north ox Leckme Street, neam the Oak Grove Cemetery, has ~been
<br />received by me, from the City Engineer, and I am recommending that we accept the lowb id."
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<br /> inclosure -
<br /> "In response to our advertisement for bids on Eay ~0, 19~, at 12 o'clock
<br /> neon, for the construction of ~2" and ~8" reinforced concrete pipe dmain on
<br /> pile foundation in a branch of Scotts Creek between Ann St. and 100 feet
<br /> north of Leckie St., between.Oak Grov~ Cemetery sad Park View, the following
<br /> proposals were submitted:
<br /> Boney Construction Co., Norfolk, Va. $19.955o00
<br /> A. J.~ Ponton, Eorrison, Vao ~5,510.00
<br /> Wm. C. Fray, Portsmouth,
<br /> A. G. Pinkston, Portsmouth, Va. ~,7~0~00
<br /> I do hereby recommend that this contract be awarded the Boney Construction
<br />Company ~Uae low bi~er, for $19~9~5.00. The estimated cost and the ~mount approp_~ated by the
<br />Council was $~1,000~00."
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<br />5{orion of Mr. Henderson to concur in the Manager's recommendation, was adopt~ed.
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<br /> 4th - "In January, 19~6, we requested the installation o f fifty-nine lights in
<br />the Prentis Park are~ Many would be at points where city blocks are unusually long and would
<br />be for the protection of the public fngeneral.
<br /> We make every attempt to have bette~ lights in. our City for the protec-
<br />tion of the public and I would like your authority to proceed with the installation of as many
<br />of the lights as the Electrical Department deems necessary."
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<br />Mo~mon of ~r. Warren to concur in the Manager's reco~endation, was adopted.
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<br /> 5th - "I would like to be out of the City frc~ June 15th th~uugh Ju_ue 29th, and
<br />requesting you~ permission for same."
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<br />Motion o~ Mr. Howard tog rant the Manager's request, was adopted~
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<br /> Motion of NLv. Wilson that the Mayor act for the Manager, during Dis absence,
<br />was adopted~
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<br /> 6th - "There is an open d~ain at the north end of Pinners Point baseball field
<br />and I believe there is a sufficient amount of money appropriated that this drain could be in -
<br />eluded in our improvement program.
<br /> I would like you~ authority to install this drain and have your aas~-
<br />anco that in the event there are not su£ficient funds to complete it, that the necessary ap -
<br />propriation to finish the job bould be m~de available."
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<br />Motion of Mr. Howard to concur in the Eanager's recommendation, w as adopted~
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