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i do not think the tunnel described has the best interest of
<br />the City of Portsmouth, the citimens, our state, nor the City of Norfolk, at.heart and i believ
<br />that every e£fort shouldbe made by the City of Portsmouth to impress upon the Co~mission, the
<br />following:
<br />
<br />1. That the ~nnel should be cons ~ ~cted with the view of cor~uecting the two
<br /> cities together at the closest point of physical contact.
<br />
<br />That the mouthof the tunnel on. the west side should be placed, certainly
<br />with the interest of the City of Portsmouth at heart.
<br />
<br />adop2edo
<br />
<br />for six months, beginning ~[arch 1st,
<br />was taken up.
<br />
<br /> 3. That the City of Portsmouth should be constantly advised ofJthe Tunnel Cou~mis
<br />sign's progress in order that we may be £a_miliar with plans and progress so that both the City
<br />of Norfolk aud ~he ~ity of Portsmouth will co-operate with the Tunnel Co,remission toward having
<br />the entrance and exit of the Tu~el at a point which will not Lmpair the interest of either
<br />ci tyo ~
<br />
<br /> ~ ~ ~ : recommendation,was
<br /> Eotion of I~Ir. Weisem~ to concu~ in the -~anager s
<br />
<br /> An appropriation of ~30,000.00 ~o allow a bonus mf $10.00 per month
<br /> 194V, for city employees, laid .ontable at last meeting,
<br />
<br />adopted and by the
<br />
<br /> Motion of
<br />following vote:
<br />
<br /> Ayes:
<br /> Nays:
<br />
<br />i'~r. mlson ~o ~propriate ~30,000e00 for smue, was
<br />
<br />Fox, Gr~_mes, How~d, Henderson,
<br /> Warr~, Weisemmu, Wilson
<br />None
<br />
<br />Stunt event,
<br />
<br /> An appropriation of $!8,5G0,00 for street work in Arcadia Heights,
<br />placed on its first reading at last meeting, was taken up.
<br />
<br />adopted and by the
<br />
<br /> ~otion of ~r. Grimes to appropriate $18,500.00 for said purpose,was
<br />following vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Howard, ~enderson, Sturtevant,
<br /> Warren, Weisa~ , Wilson
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br /> The followLng ord~mance, laid on table at last meeting, was, on
<br />motion, continued on t able:
<br />
<br />"A~ 0RDiNAt~CE i~POSING A LI~ENSE TAX FOR T~UE CiTY OF PORTSDIOUTH,
<br />VIRGINIA, FOR THE YEAR BEG~I~G NAY 1St, 19~V."
<br />
<br />up a~d read:
<br />
<br />[~e ~ol!owim~ ordinance, laid o~ table at last meeting, ~'as taken
<br />
<br />"AN 0RDi~CE FIXING CYL~RGES FOR ~EWER C0~-~CTiONS"
<br />
<br />The City i~anager offered the followi~ ~nendment:
<br />
<br />was adopted.
<br />
<br /> "Any house, residence, ~oartment house, s tore e~ a~y~other
<br /> ~sewer facility that is now connected with a sewer system
<br /> not to be included in this c_~rge
<br />[A~ emergency existing, this ordinance shall take effect
<br /> from its passage?~
<br />
<br /> On ~otion of ~r. Howard, the amendment offered by the City Eanager
<br />
<br />and by the following vote:
<br />
<br />~ot~on of Mr. ~Yeiseman to ad~d the emergency clause, was
<br />On motion of ~r. Howard, sai~ ordinance, as ~mended, was
<br />
<br />adopted.
<br />adopted,
<br />
<br />~yes: Fox, Grimes, Henderson, Howard, Sturtevant, ~¥arren,
<br /> Weisemm, ~ilson
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />The following letter from the ~'~
<br /> ~mvy Col!ecto~, was read:
<br />
<br /> -~Under date of February 2$th, 19~, I ~r~ported to y~u a list of
<br /> property which had been sold.for delinquent taxes. The llst included lot No. $, west side of
<br /> p
<br /> Lansin~Ave., plat of rentms Park, assessed in the name of William L~uce ~ederioa, purchased
<br />by J.~. Ha~away~
<br /> ~1r. Haraway duly assigned his interest in the bid made by h~a for
<br /> the purchase of the lot, and the lot should be conveyed to P~line N. Russo. i r espectfu~ly
<br /> request~that the City Auditor be directed to convey ~he above lot to ~rs. Russo.~
<br />
<br />rich, was adopted.
<br />lng, was taken
<br />
<br />Eotion of l~r. Wezseman to concur mn the C_ty Collector s reco,~w~e da
<br />
<br />The following ordSnemce, l~laced on its first reading at ~ st mee'r~- ~
<br />
<br />
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