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in these comm~aities, and,
<br />~,~E WREAS, the ~ortsmouth-No~folk Committee on the Disposal of PuBlic
<br />~ar Housing at a recent meeting failed to recommend that veterans be
<br />permitted to ptwchase and locate the houses in the City of Portsmouth,
<br />and,
<br />WHEREAS, this Committee recormmended only that 500 houses at Alexander
<br />Park be improved and retained on t he present site for war veterans~and
<br />V~EAS, Portsmouth Post No. 39 of the American Legion in an open
<br />meeting voted unanimously to request the City Council t o over-ride the
<br />housing disposal committee in that this cormuittee offered practically
<br />no relief to the veteran but regimented and isolated housing, and
<br />WHEREAS, the City Council is not bound by the housing disposal commit-
<br />tee's recommendation, and,
<br />~REAS, the disposal committee is an advisory body without ~ t~ority,
<br />therefore,
<br />EE IT ~SOBf ED that the Portsmouth City Council advise the regional
<br />office of the Federal Public Housing Authority that it ~s no objection
<br />to Portsmouth ~ar Veterans purchasing Alexander Park homes amd locating
<br />them in the City of Portsmouth,
<br />BE IT F~RTHER RES0~fED, t hat immediate action be ts~en on this resolu-
<br />tion in order that veters~us may obtain some of the houses before all
<br />save disposed of.
<br />
<br />F.L. Buchanan, Post Ccm~nder."
<br />
<br />Motion of Er. Weiseras~n tot efer to the City Eauager, with power to act,
<br />
<br />was adopt ed.
<br />
<br />The following resolution was presented by the American Legion:
<br />
<br />"~EREAS, Daylight Saving Time is a menace to our City and its sub-
<br />rounding territory as it creates a disturbance in keeping track of
<br />the time, thereby causing the peopIe ms_uy ~iscomforts b~ b~aving to
<br />distinguish between two different times of day, and,
<br />~WHEREAS, all railroads and interstate bus companies operate on
<br />Eastern Standard time, and,
<br />V~REAS, people coming into our City from other sections not having
<br />d~-light saving time becomes confused,~ either arriging late or early
<br />to transact business, ~nd,
<br />V~qEREAS, the major portion of the cities on'the E~stern Seaboard have
<br />not seen fit to adopt Day-Y~ight Saving Time, and
<br />TB_~REFORE BE IT RES0~VED, that Portsmouth Post No. ~, the .~merican
<br />Legion, in its regula~ meeting on March ~, 1~9, went-on record to
<br />appear before the Council of the City of Portsmouth in regular meet-
<br />mng, sad ask them to oppose Day Light Saving Ti_~e unless it becomes
<br />Nationwide.
<br /> p.L. BucD~sman, Post Commander."
<br />
<br />On motion ordered filed.
<br />
<br /> The following ordinance, placed mu its first reading at the last meeting
<br />of the Council, was taken up:
<br />
<br />~AN 0RDIN~nWCE TO REPEAL SECTIONS 3t8, 319 and 3~0 OF AN ORDINANCE
<br />.Fi~TITLED, 'AN 0RDIN~CE ~G ~ RE-0~AZN~G SECTIONS 0F
<br />CHAP~R 21 0F Th~ CITY CODE', ADOPTED ~ 1V~ 19~, AND T0 ADD
<br />~V0 ~W SECTIONS ~ P~ CE T~0F T0 BE ~0V~ AS SECTIONS 318
<br />~D 319 R~.TING TO ~PAZR~G BR0~ SERVICE PIPES T0 D0~STIC
<br />WA~R CONSU~, ~ND T0 ~g~D ~ RE-ORDAiN SECTION 32! 0F SA~
<br />O~NCE. ~
<br />
<br />Motion of }~Ir. Lav~ence to ls~ on table fo? further study, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> Privilege of the floor was g~a.uted to a delegation. Mr. Harc~ni and
<br />Mr. Perry spoke ~u favor of said ordinance.
<br />
<br />~{r. Sturtevant~ Chairmam of the Committee on Arcadia Heig~hts, made the
<br />
<br />following report:
<br />
<br /> "The Arcadia Heights Committee, ~r. Henderson, Mr. Grimes and i, met
<br />with the City ~anager, City Engineer and a con~ittee from Arcadia Heights, on Saturday,~arch
<br />8th, bo discuss the needs in this area.
<br /> There are many septic tsm£ms in this low ground and therefore sanita~y
<br />sewerage would be advantageous, since this is one of the few areas in the City not sewered.
<br />One full street and part of another need surface-treatment and sidewalks cm~ a $0/80 basis
<br />should be constructed also.
<br /> Since the drainage is adequate and curb a~ud guttering could b e deferred
<br />the Con~ttee believes that sewerage, sidewalks ~ud streets should be considered for improve-'
<br />merit,
<br /> Yours
<br />
<br />E. Robie S~u.~t~vs~ut,
<br /> Chairman, '
<br />
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