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line engines Lu the Lake Kilby Station with a diesel engine.
<br />We will advise you when we receive a ~eply from our letter.
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<br />Yours t z~iy,
<br />
<br />X. · D.. Mu_wden, Ouperzntendent.
<br />
<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 5th - "I am in receipt of the attached letter f~m the City Sergeant,
<br />in which I heartily concu~ ~nd would respectfully request an additional appropriation ef
<br />$91.68 for the yea~ to allow for a cook at the City Jail."
<br />
<br /> ' ~ r t' 'P rt mouth Cit Jail after ma su
<br /> At__chedta - "l have just employed a coo~ zo ne e s y . , . ny g~
<br />gestzons from the Department of Cez~ect~ons. In order to continue this service, it wz!l be
<br />necessary to pay cne hund~eds~d fifty dollars pe~ month; the amount paid to cooks at the Nor-
<br />folk County and NewportNews jails. To do this, it will r equiFe an ~ddition to mypresent bud~
<br />get for this year amotmting to $91.68 ninety one dollarsand s~xty e~ght cents, to the p~esent
<br />allowance of twelve hundred delia, s. It will be necessar~ to supplement this s~ot~t, t t~ere-
<br />f?re respectfully request an additional appropriation of $91,68, n~nety one dollars and s~xty
<br />eight sents, to complete the ~nount needed for the year 194V.
<br /> If this urgent request meets with your s~proval, kindly reply or advise
<br />the State cmpensat~on Board direct.
<br />
<br />Very t~uly yours,
<br />
<br />R.E. Clover, Sergeant of the City of Portsmouth.~
<br />
<br />Motion of N~. ~turtevant that we appropriate $91.68 for Jail salaries
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<br />was adopted.
<br />
<br /> 6th - " In 1945, we ourchased certain power equipment and a tractor f~
<br />the cemeteries, which have been delivered to us on this original ag2eement.
<br /> Inadvertently, the account was not ca~ried over in 1946 and since we need
<br />this equipment badly, I ~m recommending that an ~appropriation o f $~550,00 be placed cu its
<br />first rea~ing, to pay J.S. Connelly for this piece of equipment."
<br />
<br /> Motion o f t~. Howard that we appropriate $5~0,G0 for said purpose, was
<br />adopted, and by the following vote:
<br />
<br />A~es:
<br />
<br />Nays:~
<br />
<br />Fox, Grimes, Henderson,Howard, Law2ence, Stu~tevant,
<br /> Warren, Weiseman, Wilson
<br />None
<br />
<br /> 7th - Motion of Mr. Howard that the Manage~ take up with the State High-
<br />way Department the question of the location of a new bridge to the City Fa~k and Cemetery, was
<br />adopted.
<br />
<br /> 8th - ~We have had severs~l conferences with engineers in Washington rel-
<br />ative to the drawing of maps for power info,nation and I am in ~eceipt of a statement f~om
<br />~ingfieldand Henkel, who h~ve made these m~DS for US, for
<br /> I would appreciate an ~pp~opriation and authority to p ay same.~
<br />
<br />adopted,
<br />
<br /> Motion of M~. Warren that we appropriate $318.7§ for said purpose, was
<br />and by the following vote:
<br />
<br />~yes: Fox, G~imes, Henderson, Howard, Law~ence, Stu~tevant,
<br /> Warren, Weise~m~u, Wilson
<br />Nays: ~one
<br />
<br />9th - "Last yea~, the City and the baseball and the football owners e~-
<br />teredfnto an agreement to build a house to be used as a d~essing room adjacent to the stadmum
<br /> The football owners .have requested the Cit~ to take oVer the
<br />building in its entirety thereby releasing them f tom-any responsibility for which there is
<br />$V05.00 due the owner.
<br /> Since the school is using this in its entirety, I recommend that
<br />we pay this and take over the ~ilding for our use.!'
<br />
<br /> Motion of ~. Howard to appropriate $70~.00 for said purpose., was adored
<br />and by the following vote:
<br />
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<br /> Ayes: Fox~j Grimes, .enderson~Howa~d, Lav~ence,Stu~tevant,
<br /> ~arren, W~sel~J~ W~lson
<br /> Nays: None
<br />
<br /> lOth - ~s you recall, we have done considerable study as well as financ,
<br />ing on our Sanitation Bond project. ~ith Senate Bill 418 now in Congress, which would provide
<br />cities with one-third of the cost if plants a~e built, I still believe in caution toward cur
<br />const~uctiono
<br /> Nevertheless, in accordance with contracts and State Legislation
<br />in my judgment, w e should proceed w~ed~at$1y toward ce~tainal financial a~rangements. To th~
<br />end, I am recommending that we dispose of $500,000.00 of our United States Government ~onds,
<br />now held in loc$ box ~ud purchase a like amount of our. 4% sewerage bonds; all to b e held by
<br />the City.
<br /> The City Attorney has prepared an o~dinanee which I woul~ap -
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