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Notion to lay on t able was adoptpd.
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<br /> 8th - "I have been advised by the Commandant of the Naval Operating
<br /> ~ colleges for scholastic
<br />Base that the buildings at St. Juiien's Creek have been comm tted to
<br />pu~ppses and therefore will not be kvailable to the City or industry."
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 9th - 'tOn November 2ist, 1946, a meeting was held at the Portsmouth
<br />Chamber of Conmaerce and a resolution and reeonn~endation adopted at that meeting were presented
<br />to the Council on December J0th* You in turn referred it back to me to bring to the attention
<br />of the Committee that recommendation #5 was somewhat confused°
<br /> On J~uuamy ~rd, D~. Vernon A. 'Brooks, representing the Tunnel
<br />Co--lesion, and Eo C. Allen and H~ Dunn, representing the Chamber of Commerce, and the City
<br />~anager met and. it was agreed that the following t~ee recommendations should be presented
<br />to the Council:
<br /> 1, Fi~m insistence that the p~oposed project be a direct ~o_n~uel
<br /> between the two cities, and not ~ hop-skip-and-jump affair calling
<br /> for a tur~uel to Berkley and then'"to Norfolk via bridge.
<br /> 2. That the ~project be a four lane tun.uel affording direct connection
<br /> between the cities, and not a two-lane tuunel as proposed by certain
<br /> officials of a neighborizig City.
<br /> 5.Location of the entrance to the proposed tunnel should be north of
<br /> High St., no f-~ther west than Effing~ or possibly ~ashingto~ St.
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<br />~, there has been created under the Acts of the General Assembly
<br />of the State of Virginia, the Portsmouth and NorzolL Tunnel Commission
<br />to join the cities of ~orfolk and Portsmouth together by either a tunnel
<br />or a bridge and,
<br />V~REAS, the fmnancmal and bus.~ness mnterests of the Czty of Portsmouth,
<br />as well as the taxx structure ~s dependent on where the tun_uel enters into
<br />Portsmouth,
<br />TB~.REF_0RE, BE IT RESOLVED by ~he Council o£ the City of Portsmouth, Vir-
<br />ginia, that our representative on the Tur~uel Commission, Dr. Vern~ A.
<br />B~ooks be directed to ~otect the City's interest by Lusisting on the
<br />three recommendations .' ~
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<br />adopted.
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<br />Notion of ~. Weisemah to concur in the Dianager~s recommendation, was
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<br /> 10th - "Your committee made a s~dy of the laws concerning fire controls
<br />in hotels and other sleeping places ~ud it was agreed ~o recommend to theCo~ucil that Section
<br />~19 of an ordinance Lu the h~u~cmpal Code known as "Fmre P~oSection" should be amended and I
<br />~ request_~ that this be placed on its first reading and copies forwarded you immediately."
<br />
<br /> Notion to refer to the City Attorney to present an ordinance on same at
<br />next meeting, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> !!th - The i~anager called attention to the Eayors~ Conference which meets
<br />in Washington, D.C., on January BOth, 21st and 22nd.
<br />
<br />I~otion of ~r. Weiseman to appoint the ~iayor to attend s~me, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> An appropriation of $1,755.00 for Veter~us Center, laid on table at last
<br />meeting, was t~ken up~
<br />
<br /> Notion of ~r. Welshman t o ~ppropria~e $1,755.00 for said purpose, was
<br />adopted, and by the follov~ng vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Fox, Grmmes, enderson, Howard, Lawrence, Sturtevant
<br /> Warren, Weise~, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
<br />
<br /> An appropriation ~f $1,500'~00 for legal assistance to the City Attorney,
<br />iaid on table at last meeting, was taken~p.
<br />
<br /> Motion of Nr. Grimes to aptropriate $1,500.00 for said p~pose was adopt-
<br />ed and-by the following vote:
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<br /> ~yes: Fox, Grimes~ Henderson, Howard, Lawrence, Sturtevant,
<br /> Warren, Weisem~u, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
<br />
<br /> An appropriation of $4,788.0~ to p~ balance due on bill owing on the
<br />Lig2~t Company sumvey, laid on table at last meeting, w as taken up.
<br />
<br /> Notion of I~. Warren to ~ propriate $4,788.07 for said purpose, was
<br />adopted and by the following vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes: Fox, G~imes, Henderson, Howard,
<br /> ~arren, ~ezse~an, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />Lawrence, Sturtev~ut,
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<br />The following letter fr~m the City Attorney was read:
<br />
<br /> "Attached is a letter from ~r. George Salas requesting relief for taxes
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<br /> · h' on
<br />erroneously assessed gga~n~property described as lot ~0 block $8 ~2115 Airline Avenue for
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