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~th - "Each yea~, we hate considerable emp ense at the stadium in moving
<br />bleachers and seats back aud~forth and we have an opportunity to place seats entirely ~around
<br />the~ stadium with only a small portion to be of a temporary nature. %~e e~ould shift the football
<br />field slightly, tu~f the baseball diamond during the football season, improve th~ lighting sys-
<br /> attractive for the spectators as well as for comfort.
<br />tern and make the stadium moreit is aura~ belief that with this change approximately 16~000 people
<br />could be seated comfortably in the stadiu~ and since ether cities now have an ~musemeat tax,
<br />there would be a possibility that Portsmouth could secures some college g~mes."
<br />
<br />On mo~i~n ordered filed.
<br />
<br /> 5th - "On Friday, December S0th, 19~6, i appea~ed before the Bea~d of
<br />Supervisors of Norfolk County, after beaming of a proposed plan to move the Court House Center
<br />and I believe that the location of the court house ~in the City of Portsmouth is of Ereat ~ -
<br />portanee not only to our citizens but to those of Norfolk County as wel~.
<br /> ~uch has been said about the possibility of a new coumt house by
<br />both the City and the County, during the past twenty years, and it seems logical at this time
<br />that definite clans should be ~ade to insure adequate space for both governments in the future.
<br /> - ~ There are any of one-half dozen plans that could be used and I~a~
<br />recommending to his Honor, the ~ayor, that he appoint two members of ~ne Council to represen~
<br />the City and resoectfully request the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Norfolk County to
<br />......~l~& ~ ~o'znt twin'embers of that body~ Lu ~-u attempt to work out a har~onious solution. _ to the j
<br />c~a~p~d~conditions under which the City and County ~ ~orking at the pre~ent tame." ~
<br />
<br /> Motion of ~r. tturtevant to conc~in the ~a~ager's reconmnend~ion, was
<br />adopted.
<br />
<br /> The Chair appointed ~essrs. Henderson and Stu~evsnt on said Committee.
<br />
<br /> 8th - "At the request ef the Veterans Service Center~ the City agreed
<br />to $5,~70.00 as its part of 'th~ annual expense for t he Center.
<br /> The ~iX months from Jul~ lst., 19~8 to Decembe~ 51st, 19~8 would
<br />be one h~lf of our appropriation, or $1,75~.00, which is hem due.
<br /> I would appreciate an sppropriation of this amount in order
<br />that we may sBnd ou~ pa~t to the Center immediately."
<br />
<br /> Eotion ~f Mr. Weis~eman to ~lace an appropriation of $1,755.00 for said
<br />purpose, on its first r~ading, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> 7th - "In i%u~therance of a conference %~th the School Superintendent,
<br />I sm in receipt of the attached letter, the crux of ~hichis five recommendations as follows:
<br />
<br />1o Annex to the Norc~n High School
<br /> Ampex to the Brig,s School
<br /> Annex to Dke ~t. He~uon School -
<br /> ~ex to the Cooke St. School
<br />5. Annex to the Port Norfolk School
<br />
<br />~00,000.
<br />215,000.
<br />150,000.
<br />100,000o
<br />100,000.
<br />
<br /> i would appreciate yo~ authority to m~/~e app_zca~zon to the
<br /> ' i possible
<br />Federal Government for planning and engineering funds on these projects, wh ,ch is
<br />under Section S of the George Act in
<br /> ToU~authorityto request this vould be appreciated."
<br />
<br /> ~ Motion of ?~r. Henderson to refer, back to the City Manager, to take up
<br />with the Superintendent of Schools for a complete sehoot building program, was a~opted.
<br />
<br /> 8th - "In order to camay on the Public Welfare functions administra -
<br />tively, ~or the next sixty days, it will be necessary to have an appropriation~of $9~6.00"
<br />
<br /> Motion of ~. Grimes to appropriate $986.00 for said purpose, ~as
<br />adopted, and by the following vote:
<br />
<br /> Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Henderson, Howard, Law~ence, S~urtevant,
<br /> War~en, w~eiseman, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
<br />
<br /> 9th - "Although you authorized me sometime ago-to borrow money to eom
<br />plete our sewage disposal plant, I am recommending that we hold in abeyance any action, for
<br />approximately sixty days, until we find out..if the s swage disposal bill that ~fll be introduce(
<br />in Congress again, will be successful.
<br /> Proponents of the Act believe it is highly probable that the
<br />Act will pass, if th? Appropriation. Committee is not requested to b e called upon t o provide ~o¢
<br />much Federal al!ocatzon. It is believed that the basis will be one-thirdFeder~i and two-third
<br />by the localities.
<br />
<br />0~. motion ordered Filed.
<br />
<br /> 10th - "The attached letter relative to delinquent personal property tax
<br />is for your information."
<br />
<br />Inclosure -
<br />
<br />,To December Z~rd, collections on delinquent personal property tax
<br />amounted te $7~5~7.~S. Penalty aud intersst on the same ~nounts to
<br />$1,~9.1~, making a total collected of
<br />Notices have been sent to 69% of the white delinquents."
<br />
<br />On motion ordered fi!e~.
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