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August 28th, 194~. we realize the urgent need for a modern building with proper facilities located conveniently for public use. We feel that a museum could be used to advantage in properly displaying items of historical value to the City, which are now in the hands of various organizationa and indi- viduals. We believe these orEaniza~ions and individuals would be willing to turn these items over to the City providing a ~itable building is constructed for this purpose. The Polygon Club has discussed the recent favorable action taken by the City Council in requesting Federal funds to defray the cost of preparing plans and esti- mates for construction of a Civic Center to~ include an auditorium, library and museum. We wish to commend the Mayor, the membere of the City Council and the City Manager in taking this progressive action looking toward the betterment of our City and providing much needed facili- ties. We wish to offer our full co-operati~n in furthering this project to completion. Very truly yours, The Polygon Club, JoT.Jackson, Public Service Director.~ The following letter was read and on motion referred to the City Manager: "I desire to be placed on the City'e retirement list. I retired from Portsmouth City Schools in Novemger, 1943 and have never received any ~ension from the City. It may be an oversight of whoever is the proper one to ~otify you. I will appreciate your recommending that I get all that is due me from January 19h~ to September 1945. Nay I hear from you concerning the matter at your ear liest convenience? Yours very respectfully, ~.A. Lightner. I am sure the Supt. of Schools will give you any information you desire as to my work there in the school whi¢~'onee was I.C. Norcum School, now changed to GeorEe Peabody School. An appropriation of $1~010.~5 to pay gratuities to the following retired teachers, laid on table at last meeting, was taken up and motion of Mr. Weiseman to appropriate $1,O10.y5 for said purpose, to begin September let, was adopted, and by the fol lowing ~ote: Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Howard, Lawrence, Weiseman, Wilson Nays: None Warren, Teachers .- Mr. O-.G. McGav0ck, Miss E. Virginia Griffin, Miss Marian Thomas, Mrs. Ru~h Proctor, Mrs. Mayme R. Royster The following ordinance, placed on ira first reading at last meet- lng, was taken up: "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE-ORDAIN 'AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC AND THE PARKING OF VEHICLES ON PORTIONS OF THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH, SIXTH AND SEVENTH STREETS, MADISON STREET, EDWARDS STREET AND GOBPORT ROAD, AND PROVIDING FOR VIOLATION REREOF.'" Motion o f Mr. Warren to continue on table, was adopted. The report of the City Clerk and Auditor for July was received and ordered filed. The following letter was read and ordered filed: for the tidy and diligent "We the undersigned, wish to express our thanks and ap_u~ciation increases in salaries recently accorded us. We pledge our continued co-operation service to you and the citizens of Portsmouth. Yours very truly, (Signed) O.B.Dunn, Chief of Police W.B. Sykes, Chief, Fire Dept. G.F.Matthews, Sup~. Electrical Dept." The following communication from the C~y Attorney was read: "The Norfolk md Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Company permitted the contractors of the City, at the reGuest of the Sup~intendent of the Water Department, to install a water main on the railroad right of way where its tracks~ c~oss the tracks of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. It was under~tood at the time that a proper contract would be drawn and signed. A contract is attached which appears to be in propr form, and a resolution should be passed authorizing the City Manager and the City Clerk to execute the same." On mo~ion, the contract ~as approved and the City Manager and the City Clerk were authorized to exe~te same. Mr. Howard presented the following resolution., which was adopted: