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ing it to you~ attention for discussion with the thought that if oulld_ng is done as I sug -
<br />gested, it would cost $10,000.00. financ-
<br /> I recognize the great need of it but I am fully awa~e o f the
<br />es of the City. It may be comforting for you to know that this City is the ~ly one in the
<br />United States which operates a boys~ club u~der its recreation department and I feel certain
<br />that it will give ~ou further price to know that we do as much or more for ou~ children thau
<br />city I know about."
<br />
<br /> Motion o f Mr. Henderson that ~ place on its first reading an appropria-
<br />tion of $10,000~0~ for s~id purpose, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> An appropriati~ of $4,150.00 for curbs, gutters and drainage of Western
<br />Branch Road, laid on table at last meeting, was taken up.
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Wilson to appropriate $~150.00 for said purpose, was
<br />adopted, and by the following vote:
<br />
<br /> F
<br /> Ayes: ox,~r~mes,Henderson, Howard, Lawrence, Warren, Neisam~n,
<br /> Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
<br />
<br />States Government
<br />ingo
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<br /> The request of the City ~Ianager to be allowed to s ell $500,000~G0 United
<br />Bonds, laid ~ table at 1.asr meeting, v~s continued on table until next meet-
<br />
<br /> The report of the City Clerk and Auditor for the ~onth of April, was
<br />received and o~de~ed filed.
<br />
<br /> ~ The report of the School ~oa~d on their building, program, was r~ceived
<br />and on motion of Mr. Henderson,released to a conference of the Co~ucil to be held on ~onday,
<br />M~y 19th, at ?:~0 P.~ The following letter from Mr. Hu~t was read:
<br /> ~The School Boa~d, at its special meeting held on Mond~, April ~Sth,
<br />adopted a report of the Special Bailding Committee outlining a building program for the
<br />~ehools of Fo~tsmOuth~ and directed that a copy of this ~epert be sent to the City ~ouncil, and
<br />to ~he City NBnager. I ~min¢losing a copy herewith.
<br /> I was also directed to state that the School Boa~d will be glad to have
<br />a conference with the City 0ouncil at any tine to co~sider the details of this report and give
<br />mny infozm~a~ien that it desireS~
<br /> Sincerely yours,
<br />
<br />last meeting,
<br />adopted:
<br />
<br /> H. A. Hunt, Supt. of Schools.~
<br />
<br /> An 0~dLuance to issue $~80,000.00 Sanitation Bonds, laid on table at
<br />was, on motion, continued on t able u~til next meeting~
<br />
<br /> The following resolution w as presented and on mot~0n of ~. Hcward~
<br />
<br />(a)
<br />
<br />nWHEREAS, the Portsmouth City Council, in regula~ semsion
<br />asse~bled,.has taken due notice o f the availability o f the
<br />Naval Statlon Hospital, located on Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk,
<br />Va., which is presently operated by the United ~tates Navy aud
<br />is to b e abandoned, by ttem in the ~mmediate future, and
<br /> ~REAS, the Amer~cau Legion, other Veteran organizations and
<br />the City Cos~ueil have been cognizant For many yea~s of the ex-
<br />treme need for a Veterans Administration Hospital operated upon
<br />the Southern Shore of Hampton Roads; and
<br /> ~_t~RF_~S, such facility would serve the needs of veterans located
<br />on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, ~orfolk, Princess ~e and
<br />Norfolk Counties, Portsmouth, V~., and Suffolk, Va., and the no~th-
<br />eastern counties of ~orth Carolina,
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE ~ RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of
<br />Portsmouth strongly urges the Veterans Administration to ~cq~ui~e
<br />this facility f or i~ediate operation to ca~e for the Veterans in
<br />this area, and
<br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOI~ED that the Clerk of the City Council be
<br />instructed to cantact our Senators and Representative in Congress
<br />and ~ge their interest and co-operation in securing this excel-
<br />lent facility for the veterans of this area.~
<br />
<br />The folto~ ing letters were read:
<br />
<br />Admzral Aznswo_th, Commandant of the F~ftn Naval Dzstr~ct, ~nder dates
<br /> ~ m N _
<br />~f 5 and 12 .ay, addressed letters to the ayor .p~ orfolk on the sub
<br />jeer of adoptio~ o f Daylight Saving Time in the ~orfolk-Portsmouth
<br />area. I assume that you have rpceived s~i~.ilar in~.oz~mation, but in
<br /> the event that you have not, I have obtained cop~es of these letters
<br /> and include them with this correspondence. May I may that I heartedly
<br /> concu~ with the comments conta~ued ~n Admiral Ainsworth~s letter of
<br /> 5 Ma~, and recommend that you request the City Council to again give
<br /> consideration to this ma$?e~ a? its yery n~xt meeting. I shall not
<br /> repeat the comments COntained in Admiral A~nsworth s letter, but
<br /> quest that~you refer to that letter,
<br />
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