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there were present: At a regular meeting of the 0ity Council, held February 12th,1946, George L. Grimes, James N.Howard, Frank D. Lawrence,.E. Robie Sturtevan~, C.E.Warren, H.Earl Weiseman, Pestle J. Wilson, and Arthur S. Owens, City Manager. Vice President Pearle J. Wilson in the Chair. · On.motion, the privilege of the floor was~ granted to anyone present. A ~elegation from the Day Nursery pr~sentem the Child Care Center and asked for an appropriation of $~O0.O0 per month for four montns~ which will give them time t? adjust the affairs oS the Center. The delegation was represented by Mrs. Sykes and Mrs. StarK.' Motion of Mr. Lawrence to refer to the City Manager for report, was adopted. Rev.E.D. Alston presented the following: "A group of colored citizens have organized themselves into a Provi- sional Committee for the purpose of establishing a colored branch of the Young Men'.s Christian Association here in Pcrt~mouth. To this date, funds have been solicited through ~he~ sale of memberships, as concrete e~idence that the desire for a T,M.C.A. is genuine and will be sup - ported. We, the Provisional Committee, have been advised that the City of Portsmouth will no~ exercise its privilege ~o secure the Federal Works Administration building at 1300 Chestnut Street, now being used as United Service Organization Club, which will termi- nate its activities on February 28th, 19~6, the building then becoming surplus property. Therefore, we petition the Council: That with the waiver of i~s privilege, to recommend that this build- ing be turned over for use as a Colored Branch T.M.C.A. and that Mr. Owens, the City Manager, be authorized to take appropriate steps ~o inform the F.W.~. officials of this action and this recommendation. Thanking you for your considerati6n and begging you to look forward with us to a colored branch T.M.C.A. Tours truly, (Signed) E. Deedom Alston., Chairman, Provisional Committee. Solomon Green. Secretary. Moses F- Gibson, Member.~ Motion of Mr. Lawrence to refer to the City Manager for investigationi and report, was adopted. On motion, the minutes from the last meeting were laid over until the next meeting° The following communications from the City Manager were read: 1st "Officer C. M. Lowe has returned from the armed forces of our counvry, to his former status, and will report for duty with the Police Departmen~ on February 16th, 19~6." On motion ordered filed. 2nd - "I have been advised by the Chief of the Police Department that Officer W. S.Swain resigned from the Police Department as of February 2nd, 19~6." On motion ordered filed. 3rd - ~On recommendation of Chief of Police O.B. Dunn, I am appoint- ing ~ubstitute Police. Officer Earl H. Revere to the regular Police foree,.for a probationary period of four months." On motion ordered filed. rank of Sergean~ red to the Vice k~th - '~Effective February in ~he Police Department. Effective February ~quad. ~ 16th, I am promoting J.N. Dickens ~o ~he 16th, Patrolman OllieS. Butt is transfer- On motion ordered filed. 5th - ~Homer W. Gilbert has returned from the armed forces of our country and is being reinstated in his former status in the Fire Department, effective Febru- ary 1st, 19~6.~ On motion ordered filed. 6th - '~On recommendation of the Chief of the Fire Department, I am appointing William F.Scheiman as hoseman, Grade B, effective February 1st, 19~. This vacancy