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July 9th, 1946.
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<br />At a regula~ meetio~of the City Council, h eld on July 9th, ~1946, there
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<br />were present:
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<br />Leslie T. Fox, George L. ~rmmes,~mes ~.Howar~, W. R. Hutohins, Prm~k D.
<br />Lawrence, E. Robie Sturtevant, C. E. Warren, H~ E~wl We~em~n, Pearls J.
<br />Wil~n and Arthum S. Owens, City Nanager.
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<br />[~inutes of reg~lam meeting held J~ue 25th, 1948, were read and approved.
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<br /> The privilege of the floor was granted ~. C. W. Cooper, who spoke to the
<br />Council in regard to the Daylight. Saving and the ~ing of the A.B.co Board for beer dealers,
<br />which was, on motion of ~. Hutchzns, referred to the City Manager and City Attorney.
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<br />The following communications from the City ~anager were read:
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<br /> 1st - ~You authorized me to make a study of insurance for our city build-
<br />ings, and I am recommending a ~ther study be made before we make final decisions."
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> End - "Lieutenant Colonel James W. Roberts has written a letter to me in
<br />which he requests that I extend to you his appreciation for the resolution you adopted co,mend-
<br />ing the Virginia State Guard f or t heir services,
<br /> Colonel Roberts in his pen-ultimate paragraph, states:
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<br />'Please accept my sincere thanks for your friendship,
<br />and loyal support; mud express to the me~oers of your
<br />official family onr that, s for all that has been done.
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> ~rd - "Last yea~, you authorized me to purchase an ambulance and up to,he
<br />present time, in spite of strenuous efforts, i have been unable to secure one.
<br /> I have checked with the War Assets Administration, the State Health
<br />Deoartment, the U.S. Bu~e~. of Health a nd the m~u~ufactu~ers of ambulances, but to date I have
<br />been u~able to secure one ~uitablefor our City. Under tlme law, veterans have ~riority for all
<br />ambulances, which ca, be converted very easily into trucks for business - then the Army, Eavy,
<br />Federal Government agencies, late~ other state and Federal agencies - then cities. Therefore,
<br />our chances of getting an ambulance seem mlim, until they a~e constructed. Howevsr, i n accord-
<br />ance with y o~o~ instructions, i will continue to make this purchase.=
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> ~th - "On ~. Weisemmu's motion, you authorized me'to assemble ir~ommation
<br />with reference to a curb and gutter p rogramin the City, ~nd in f~hera~ce of your ir~tructions
<br />I have req~mested applications from the Federal Works Agency for engineering and planing set
<br />vices,
<br /> I have also a~ranged to engage au enginee~ to program this over a
<br />period of three or fou~ years and just as soon as the info~r~ation i s available, I will report
<br />back t o you. ~
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> ~th - "I have been advised by the cleaning ,and pressing e~tablishments in
<br />the City that Norfolk has placed a tax on out of the city solicitors for clea~ing, and it seems
<br />only fair and equitable that we do likewise.~'
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<br />reading:
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<br />On motion o f ~r. Weiseman, the following ordinance was placed on its first
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTIONS NUMBER 28 AND 50 OF ~N 0RDIN.~NCE ENTITLED
<br />lAN ORDINANCE IMPOSING A LICENSE TAX FOR TH~ CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA,
<br />FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING MAY let, 19~6' BY AI~ING TO EACH CF SAID SECTIONS
<br />A SECTION RELATING TO PERSONS, FIRMS AND~JCORPORATIONS FOR WORK TO BE DONE
<br />IN PLANTS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE CITY
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<br /> 6th - "Greeley and Hanson, Engineers, have presented to me an agreement for
<br />the planning, emgineering,~supemvision and designing of a treatment disposal plant, of whiah the
<br />minimum will be $38,000.00 and the maximum $4~,000.O0. The Federal Government has advanced us
<br />$28,000.00 on this project k~ov~as VA 44-141-No
<br /> In order that we z0~y ~ediately begin work on the treatment plant,i
<br />would appreciate an appropriation of $48,000.00 to pay for this engineering service - the con -
<br />tract to be signed subject to the approval of the City Attorney.
<br /> Authority must be included in this that the strm~ is to b e repaid to
<br />the General Fund from bonds to be issued at a later date~"
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<br /> On motionof ~r. utchmns, the City Eanager was instructed toborrow from the
<br />b~s a s~m not to exceed ~200,000,00 ~util bonds a~e issued. Notion was adopted by the follow-
<br /> vote:
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<br /> WarrenS We~sem~Y'~
<br />Nays: None
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<br />Hutchins,
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<br />Lav~ence, Sturteva~t,
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<br /> 7th - ~'Mrs. Georgianna Watts Stockdale, widow, and E.~. Watts, are willing
<br />to sell to the city a certain lot to the east of the new fire station fo~ $800.00 and taxes.
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