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November l~th, 194~. Notion of Mr. Howard to add Mr. Parrish's increase to $50.00 and concur in the Manager's recommendation, was adopted. 6th - "Police Officer R. W. Braswell of our cbuntry, since July, 19~2, and has returned to the Police Department." hasbeen on furlough in the service City and reported for duty in the On motion ordered filed. 7th - ~You r~ferred to me the question of children entering the local A.B.C. stores and I would like to rea~ you the attached letter from Mr. R. McBullington, Chair- man of the State A.B.C. Board.." Attached - "This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of October 3Oth, advising that the Council will appreciate any steps which could be taken bythi-s Board to restrict chil- dren from entering State Stores. So far as I know, ~here is no law or rule or regulation of~ ~e Board which prohibits children entering State Stores." On motion of Mr. Howard, the Tollowing resolution was adopted: "Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the Virginia Alcbholic Beverage Control Board be and it i~ hereby requested ~o pass and enforce a ~ule which will~ prevent children under the age of six teen years from entering the stores or sales rooms of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board within th~ O~ty or'Portsmouth.~ ~- 8th.- ~There was offered in the General Assembly House Bill 185, on Febru- ary 5th, 1940, an enabling act authorizing ~he creation of mosquito contro~ Work. ~ We~have included $~,000.00 in the regular~budget for this work and if prase~t annexation limits are 6ompleted, for the greater Portsm~u~hm'area, it ~ill require an additional$5,OO0.O0 In my opinion, such a commission is~very desirable ~nd necessary and will enable us to receive twenty-five ocr cent grant a~sistance from t~he State." Motion of Mr. Howard to refer to the~19~6 budget~ was adoD~ed. 9th - "The City of Portsmouth, the Virginia ~meltinE Company and Norfolk County entered, into an agreement on April 25th, 1944, in She ~mount of $30,000.00,to be paid one-third eachby participants in the agreement. It will be impossible to have the wor$ completed at this price and the Smelting Campany and Norfo~lk County have both signified their willingness to,appropriate additioaal money to finish this line. It is my suggestio~ and recommendation that an additional $5,000.00 be appropriated from the Water funds, which ~ill be met by a like am0~nt from each ofthe two other co-signers of the contract, with authority from you to draw an agreement whereby all of the~conditions based~on the contract of $10,OO0.00 each ~iI1 be modified by an increase'of fifty per cent each to take care of the added co~t.~ Motion of Mr. Howard to concur in the ManaEer~s recommendation and to place an appropriation of $5,000.00 for said purpose from the Water Fund on its first reading, was adopted. ~ lOth - ~Mr. George T~ McLean has given the Cit~y four lots a~ the northwest corner of Fourth Avenue and Queen Street. This will enable the City to ~lace tennis courts he~ and complete this much-needed project. Will you please officially accept these lots and con vey to Mr. McLean the City's appreciation?~ Motion of Mr. Wilson that the Clerk express the thanks of the C~y to Mr. McLean for his Eift, was adopted. llth - "Bince July 1st, 1945, the following salaries by the ~ouncil and I would appreciate an appropriation of $700.00 Zo meet in the budget: have been increased the increases placed 2 assistmut Chiefs of Fire Department i Police Inspector I DetectiVe ~ i Assistant Electmician Judge of Civil & Police Court City Manager 180. O0 6O.OO 6o.oo 9o.oo 18o.oo 15o.oo $ 720.00." Motion of Mr. Weiseman to~ppropriate $~20.00 for said purpose, was adopted and by the following vote: Ay s. Fox Gr~imes, Howard· Lawrence, Stu, tevan~ Warren, We iseman, Wilson Nays: None 12th - "The two attached letters have been ~eceived from George Van Leeu- wen of the firm of Rudolph, Cooke and Van Leeuwen, relative to con~erting ~wo of ~he Carver Dormitories into a colored hospital. We will start our budget- for 1946 tonight and I will make a care- ful study to see if the City can construct the hospital in 1946.~