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At a regular~mee~ing of the~City Council, held May 28th, i9~6, there were present'. Leslie T. Fox, George L.Grimes, W. R. Hutchins, Frank D. Lawrence, E. Robie Sturtevant, 0. E. Warren, H. Earl Weiseman, Pearle J. Wilson and-Arthur S. Owens, 0ity Manager. The minutes of meeting held May lgth were amended and approved. The privilege of the floor was-granted Mr. I. Lindsay Leafe, Chairman of the Memorial Day Committee, who invited the Council and Manager to occupy seats on the review- ing stand o~ Memorial Day, the~parade to start at 9:30 A.M. On motion, the invitation was accepted. The following communications fro~ the City Manager were read: lst- ,The~llowing letter signed by many prominent citizens has been re- ceived and I have advised the signers that ~ would present it to the attention of the Council: ~ Some of the friends~and officers and teachers of the.High School earnestly request that a pension~be given to Miss Nannie Butt, a city employee, when sh~ is no longer able to work. For twenty-six years she has efficiently run the cafeteria at the High School. During these years she has received a stated sum from the net proceeds of the cafeteria, which by her excel- lent management ha~ met all expenses, thus costing the school board and city nothing. Sincerely , Wm. A. Brown and numerous others." Motio~ of Mr. Hutchins to refer the petition to the City-Manager and City Attorney was adopted. Potomac Teleohone capture clause: 2nd Company ~I am in receipt of the fo!lo%~ng letter from the Chesapeake and and recommend its acceptance for a year's lease with a thirty day re- 'We have examined the old fire station fram~ building and the shed that is attached to the brick building lo- cated on the northwest corner of Glasgow ~nd Effingham Streets and believe they are suitable for our use. We think it will be necessary ~o spend approximately $~50.00 on im - provements before we can use these quarte~s for a storeroom and garage. Considering this necessary'initial expense, we fee~ that $~5.00 per month would be a fair rental. The present outlook indicates that we will not be able to construct a new store- room and garage for some time and therefore we are ~nxious to secure a lease for these quarters. Hoping that this arrangement will be acceptable to the City, I remain Sincerely yours, S. A. Kedy, Manager." adopted. Motion of Mr. Hutchins to concur in the Manager's recommendation, was Williams Estate and 3rd ~I am in receipt of an I would appreciate authority to offer for two lots on Laurel Avenue in the sell these lots at public auction.~ Motion to refer to the City Attorney to act, if legal, was adopted. ~th "The Belt Line Railroad has asked us to extend o~mr forty-eight inch storm drain thirty feet, in order to drain an area that they intend to enlarge for shop facilities. The attaG~ed letter from the City Engineer is explanatory and I recommend its accomplishment." Motion of Mr. Grimes to place on its first reading an ~opropriation of $660.00 for said purpose, was adopted. tension of the addit 5th - "I have been advised that lights ~rdered sometime ago thawhiteway on High Street to the City limits, has been started.~, On motion ordered filed. ~6th - of the Hustings Court On motion am in receipt of a report of the City of Portsmouth, ordered filed. "The City owes a balance~to Trinkle and Dobyns of approximately for the ex- from the Commonwealth of Virginia for Va. ~