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November l~th, 1945.
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<br />there were present:~
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<br /> 19 5,
<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on November 13th, ~
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<br /> Leslie T. Fox, George L.Grimes, James N. Howard. Frank D. Lawrence,
<br /> E. Robie Sturtevant, C. E. Warren, H. Earl Weiseman, Pearle J.Wilson
<br /> and Arthur S. Owens, City Manager.
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<br /> Minutes of regular meeting held October 26th were read and approved.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Weiseman, the privilege of the floor was granted Mr.W.T.
<br />Parker, Attorney for taxicab owners, who requested consideration of the taxicab ordinance,
<br />which was amended and agreed to by the Manager.
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<br /> The Manager stated he would reoort on said ordinance aU next meeting.
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<br /> Mr. Howard, Chairman of the T~ansportation Committee, stated that the
<br />schedule and routes of the Portsmouth Transit Company, whihh the City Council granted a thirt~
<br />day trial, seemed to be opergting on the whole satisfactorily, with some ~items to be smoothe~
<br />out. A meeting of the Transportation Committee and the Transit C~mpany would be called f6r
<br />purpose.
<br /> The following communications from the C~ty Manager were read:
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<br />Recreation:
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<br />lst-
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<br />"I am in receipt of the following ~elegram relative ~o Project VA ~4 M 15-
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<br />'~xtension of Project VA ~M 15 will be approved through
<br />December 3l, 1945,and allotment increased ~o $1~,532.
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<br />Henry J. Sullivan, Division, Engineer,
<br /> Federal Works Agency!~
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<br /> On motion ordered filed,
<br />*see Pg.]2
<br /> 2nd - ~Atlthe~sugggstion of Councilman Howard, you referred to m~ the question
<br /> of the experience of other 6ities where manually operated railroad crossings were changed ~o
<br /> automatic devices.
<br /> The League of Virginia Municipalities compiled information for me and to
<br /> the best of my knowledge and advice the automatic devices have proven safer."
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<br /> Motion of Mr.
<br />tic flashing light signals
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<br />Weiseman that the Seaboard Air Line be authorized to place automa-
<br />at oo.~nts requested, was adol~ed.
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<br /> 3rd - "We have completed our project VA h~-396 - the Lake Kilby- Lake Cahoon
<br />connecting water li~e, and the Federal~ Works Agency has asked us'to officially accept it. ~ill
<br />you please adopt the attached re~olu~ion of acceptance?"
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<br />Resolution
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<br />"~qEREAS, theLake Kilby - Lake Cahoon connecting water line,
<br />Project VA 44-396, has been completed to the satisfaction of
<br />the City Manag~er and all contracts completed, and
<br /> WHEREAS, this project has been approved and accepted by the
<br />Federal Works A~ency, through it~ Norfolk representatives,
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ReSolved ~hat the Council of the City
<br />of Portsmouth, Virginia, hereby accepts the project as com
<br />pleted, 'subJec~ to all of the terms and conditions of the con-
<br />tract and grants necessary time extensions without liquidated
<br />damages and therefore authorizes the proper officers of the
<br />City to execute and sign ~he necessary documents, subject to
<br />the approval of the Federal Works Agency,"
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<br />On motion of Mr. Warren, said resolution was adopted and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes. Fox, Grimes, Howard,
<br /> Weiseman, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
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<br />La~ence, Sturtevant, Warren,
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<br /> 4th - "We are anxious to remove the monument at Washington and South Streets
<br />for safer traffic and you authorized me to do this some time ago, provided there was no objec-
<br />tion. Although I have given repeated publicity to the desire to move the. monument to the City
<br />Park, up to the present time, there has been no objection.
<br /> Unless there are objections between now and the 23rd of November, the
<br />monument will be moved to the ~ity Park.~
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 5th - "The following letter has been received; from Mr. George
<br />Chairmah of the City Electoral Board, and due to the excessive mmount of w~rk
<br />Board, in my opinion, this increase is Justified:
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<br />R. Parrish,
<br />required of thi
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<br /> 'Due to an unusual increase in the work of the Electoral
<br />Board for the past year, I respectfully~request that you
<br />make compensat~6n for Mr. Boa~wright $1~5.00 and that of
<br />Mr- Crismond $50.00. Their present pay is $100,OO and
<br />$30.00 per year, respectively.'"
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