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were present:
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held April 24th, 1945, there
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<br />Leslie T. Fox, James N. Howard, W. R~ Hutchins~ E. Robie Sturtevant,
<br />C. E. Warrens H. Earl Weiseman, Pearle J.Wilson and Arthur S. Owens,
<br />City Manager.
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<br />Minutes of regular meeting held April lOth were read and approved.
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<br />The following communications from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> 1st "F. J.Bergeron, City Engineer~ X. D. Murden, Superintendent of the
<br />Water Department~ ~ud the City Manager conferred with Federal Works Agency officials, the War
<br />Production Board and our Congressman's office, with reference to.four projects which had been
<br />deferred by the Federal Government. The projects were the Recreational Centers, VA 44-374 and
<br />VA 4~-375, auxiliary pumps under Project VA 44-396, the Colored Community Hospital, VA 4~-349
<br />and the housing of Ga~de~ Creek, VA
<br /> We conferred with Henry J Sullivan, Regional Director of the Fed-
<br />eral Works Agency,~Rufe Ne~-~an, Assistant to the Administrator, Federal Works Agency, W.F.Bar-
<br />reit, Chief Engineer, and members of his staff. It appears that the oossibility cT obtaining
<br />the recreational centers, other tha~ ~ost-war, is very slight. The-a~xiliary pumps were viewed
<br />with favor and on Saturday~ April l~tn, Fred Peiper, Consulting Engineer of the Federal Works
<br />Agency, from Washington~ was in Portsmouth to check on our needs for these pumps. I~ is my be-
<br />lief that one or more of the three will be approved,
<br /> The Gander Creek proJec~ has been revived somewhat due $o the Coast
<br />Guard purchasing the property at First and RandolphSts.~. and it is our belief that a portion of
<br />this project will be approved.
<br /> The Federal Works Agency agreed to re-open the colored hospital pro
<br />Ject provided we have additional information;we feel certain that the closing of one local hos-
<br />pital can Justify a change in t~e s~atus. I expect to confer with colored representatives of
<br />the.hospital and make immediate plans to re-submit Justifications to the Federal Works Agency.~
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 2nd "Effective Aoril 20th, 1945~ we have discontinued acceptance of any
<br />more agreements for sidewalks on a 50/5© basis, because of the depletion of funds provided for
<br />this work."
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 3rd ~In furtherance of your request, I asked the State Departmen~ of
<br />Health to make a milk study in the City of Portsmouth and each of you gentlemen has received a
<br />copy ef this report, one of which is submitted as a part of our records.:,
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<br />Report
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<br />"REPORT ON MILK SANITATIOM STUDY - Portsmouth, ViEinia- March, 1945.
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<br /> Request for Study - In compliance with a request made by the City Manager of Portsmouth
<br />to the State Department of Health by letter da~ed February 5th, 1955, a milk sanitation, stud~
<br />was conducted during. March~ 19~5, b~ Mr.C.B. Neblett, Milk Sanitarian of the Department. The
<br />purpose of the study was to obtain and supply the City Manager and City Counciloinformati?n re-~
<br />garding the sanitary quality of milk snd certain milk products distributed in ~ ortsmouth, alsol
<br />an appraisal of s~alifications and activities of personnel of the Portsmouth City Health De
<br />partment ~ssighed to milk sanitation work.
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<br /> The Study Included: The type of milk ordinance which was adopted by the Portsmouth City
<br />Coun6il on January llth, 195~, effective July llth, 195~.
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<br /> Dairy and pasteurization inspection forms, permanent office record
<br />forms, etc., were reviewed; also laborator~ forms and records pertaining to theexamination of
<br />milk samples; a study of results of all milk samples examined in the health department labora-
<br />tory for the past six months. Information was obtained from th~ Health Officer regarding his
<br />appraisal of the milk inspector relating to educational qualifications, public relations~,, loy-
<br />alty, thoroughness ~n his work, and dependability. Information was furttrer secured from the
<br />milk inspector regarding-his interpretation of requirements of the milk ordinance and code and
<br />also the frequency and thoroughness of inspections of dairies and pasteurizing plants and com-
<br />pleteness of milk sanitation records.
<br /> -The writer made a detailed inspection of all eight pasteurizing plants
<br />and 34 dairy farms on the Portsmouth milk shed producing milk for pasteurization.
<br /> .These inspections were made to determine the sanitary status of each
<br />pasteurizing plant and. dairy farm as well as to have a comparison of insRections made by local
<br />inspector; information was obtained regarding the grade of milk imported from other milk sheds.
<br />This information was secured from the local producers and distributors of m~lk, and the local
<br />milk inspector.
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<br /> Findin~s - The Milk ordinance an~ code which is in effect in Portsmouth embodies the
<br />best current information-on sanitary milk control legislation: and, if properly enforced, will
<br />assure the consumers of milk in Portsmouth a high quality, safe milk.
<br /> Milk.sanitation forms used by the local health department, such as permits,
<br />dairy inspection forms, l~asteurizing plant inspection forms: permanent office records, and form~
<br />used by the laboratory are considered satisfactory. Records of inspections of dairies and pas-
<br />teurizlag plants, pe~mits issued and other activities of the milk'inspector were not complete
<br />enough to give a satisfactory picture of activities or accomplisbnnents.
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