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there were June 5th, June 12oh, ly~5. present: Leslie T. E. Robie Sturtevan~, and Arthur S. Owens, Minutes were read and approved. _ At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on June 12th~ 1945, Fox, George L.Grimes, James N.Howard, Frank D. Lkawrence~ c.g. Warren, H. Earl Weiseman, Pearle J.Wilson, City ~ ~ Manage_. of regular meeting held on May 22nd and called meeting of On motion of Mr. Warren~ the privilege of the floor was granted Mr. Dettman, who stated that he was in~erested in the City doing something about the so-called McLean Lake, his son having been dro~ed in said lake recently~ He s~ated he was pleading for other persons who would be in danger of drowning at the same place. The following letters in this connection were read: (a) uh~ Por~smou ~ Meuhodis~ Ministers "Report of the Fact Findings Committee of ~ ~ t~ ~ ~ ~ in regard to lake bordering the City limits where some 26 persons have drowned. This artificial l~ke was formed about four years ago by the removal of dir~ for a fill in the Navy Yard. The George T. McLean Company is the owner of the property and removed the dirt. This l~ke within the City limits has become a detriment to the community as ascertained by the following facts: !. No suoervision of any kind or protection. 2. A fe~ trespassing signs were seen, but are mutilated and unreadable. 3. According to the health officials of the City~ the lake is polluted. Ooen drainage and seepage from nearby dump was noticeable. ~. Paradis~ ~reek which adjoins the lake is very obnoxious and oolluted. As a commit~e of Methodist ministers who seek to serve the community and protect wel- fare of our citizens and the good name of our City, we recommend to those who are responsible as public officials and also as private citizens that they take definite steps to relieve this hazard ~o human life and health of the community° W.G. Winton, President, W.W. Trent, Chairman Owen T. Kelley Harry W. Craver." Methodis~ Ministers~ Assn. at (b) "I, the undersigned, have been designated to soeak for the New Gosport Community League. O~ the 2Otb day of May, a number of citizens were entertaining themselves by swimming in McLean Lake, property of the City of Portsmouth~ Va. On this day, the 2Otb day of May, the 20th man lost his life by drowning in this lake. I am making this ~opeal for the New Gosport Community League, for the orotection of the children of New Gosport, that this property be posted with signs such as "NO T~SPASSING~ and "NO SWIMMING" and that all violators be ~rosecuted as seen fit by the City of Portsmouth, Va. Francis L. Puiliam, Corresponding Secretary.~ Motion of Mr. Warren that the City Manager station a police officer said lake to prohibit trespassing ~ud swimming, was adopted. ings, Mr. Howard, member of committee on disposition of public war build- presented the report with the following letter: ~There was formed in February, 19~h~ a semi-official body of representatives of the City and County for the purpose of preparing a comprehensive plan for the disposition of the temporary war housing erected by the Federal Government in our community. Since i~s organization, the Committee has been gathering and analyzing information oertinent to.the oroblem and has prepared and unani- mously adopted a final reptrt. That report now comes to your honorsfols body for its approval in accordance with the orocedure outlined in the organization- resolution. Following the acceptance by your body of t~e Report, by which means it will re- ceive official status, the Committee will undertake ~o secure the endorsemen~ of all interested agencies in the community, which will be a tremendously impor- tant feature of the indication of local suppor~ and backing for the clan. The Committee would appreciate being allowed to function through the distribu- tion and submission of the Report to the Federal Government. When that has been acco%olished, the Committee could be discharged. We will look forward to receiving the result of your formal.action on the report. Sincerely yours, m~_~ C. Ailen~ Chairman, Portsmouth-Norfolk County Committee for the Disoosition of Public War ~ ~ Housmng~~ Privilege of the floor was g~an~ed Mr. Fay, who explained the report. The following motion by Mr. Howard was adopted: ~'I move the accepts, ce of the report of the Portsmouth-Norfolk CountyI Committee for the Disposition of Public War Housing and its designation as the official plan