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present: Narch 27th, 1945. At a regular meeting of the City Council, held Narch 2?th, 1945, there Leslie T. Fox, George L. Grimes, James N. Howard, W. R. Hutchins, E. RobieSturtevant, H. Earl W~i~eman~ Pearle J. Wilson and Arthur S. Owens, Clty Manager. ~e r~ Minutes of regular meeting held ~arch 13th and called meeting of March 16th were read and approved. The following communications from the City Manager were read: 1st - ,In a comparison of incomes inparking meter revenues, I would like to submit the following interesting facts: Total Number of Average per day Parking Meters Collections Meters per meter Jan. & Feb. 19~3 $ 3,628.20 240 3145 On motion ordered filed. 2n~ - "Pursuant to a recommendation by Chief of Police O. B. Dunn, ! am appointing Eartin Su!'livku as a temporary Police Officer for sixty days effective March 16th, 1945." On motion ordered filed. recorded: 3rd - ~'I am in receip~ of the following letter which ~ would ~ike to have 'The member~ of the Portsmouth Education Association wish t o express their thanks for the recent raise i n t cachets, sala~ rios. Very truly yours, Lelia L. Morse, Secretary." recommending that On motion ordered filed. 4th ~ ~I am in receipt of the following offer from James Crocker and am I be authorized to dispose of the land to the highest bidder: 'If yo~ will offer for sale the ~wo lots of land, numbers 18 and 1~, in block 12~ on the plat of Piedmcnt Heights, fErmerly belonging to the Standard Building & Loan Association, and purchased by the City for non-paymen~ of taxes, I agree to bid as much as $200.00 for the lots, James Crocker." adopted. ~otion o'f ~r. Hutohins to concur in the Manager's recommendation, was 5th - "I am in reoeip~ of an offer for the rental of a series of lots kno~m as 63, ~4, 65 and 66 on the south side of Glasgow St. and lots 59, 60, 61 and 62 on the ~1. ~oryeaSt toSidemanufacture°f ~erry St.,~furniture.Where Perry and Glasgow Join, to be used for the construction of. a fac We are offering $250.00 per year for the use of the land with a fiw year lease and the privilege of-an additional five year rental. I am recommending that we accep~ the agreement on a five year ba- the lease. Mr. Jones was granted, the privilege of the floor, who spoke in regard to On motion of Mr. Hutohins, the Manager's reoommenda%ion was concurred in. lowing letter, which I Chamber of Commerce be 6th - "The Portsmouth Junior Chamber of Oommerce has forwarded me the would like to read and am recommending that the offer of the Junior accepted: fol~ ~I am attaching hereto copy of Proposal which was submitted to the Portsmouth Junior Chamber of Commerce at its meeting of February yth, 1945, which was also adopted by this organization a~ of that date. ~ith reference to our conference of March_19th, 1945 between Messrz~ Hall, Grant and yourself: Pemiesion is hereby requested by the Portsmouth Junior Chamber of Commerce to donate to tnne City of Portsmouth a new Grant Multiversal Fire Nozzle in exchange for the original G,ant Nultiversal Fire Nozzle now being used by the Oity of Portsmouth and that space be allocated by the City at the new fire statian for the erecting of the original Grant Multiversal Fire Nozzle on a suitable base as a memorial to the late J.W. This nozzle will remain at the fire station until such time as the Portsmouth Junior Chamber of Commerce sees fir to remove it. In the event, as a pos~-war memorial, a combination museum and li- brary is obtained by the City, we reserve the right to remove it from the fire station to space allocated by ~he City in this memo-