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<br />there were present.
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on February 27th, i94~5
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<br />Leslie T. Fox, George L. Grimes, James N. ~ward, W. Re Huteb~ns,
<br />E. Robie 8turtevant, C. E. Warren, H. Earl Weiseman, Pearle J.
<br />Wileon s~d Arthur S. Owens, 0ity Manager.
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<br />Minutes of regular meeting held on February 13th were read and approved.
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<br /> Mr. Howard, Chairman of Committee to ac~ ~,~th the City Manager for an
<br />increase in the amount of commodities for this area, reported the following:
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<br /> ~The Council, at its regular meeting on January 23rd, ~opointed a commit-
<br />~ee consisting of His H~nor the Mayor, Councilman H. E. Wei~eman and myself to work with the
<br />Manager and other local persons in~erested in securing some relief from the a~ute shortages in
<br />canned milk, meats, gas, fuel oil, kero~ene~ coal and i~nrovements in our~transportation eye-
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<br /> This Committee~ accompanied by C.C. Hall, rtpresenting the coal dealers,
<br />H. G. McCready, representing Petroleum and F. U. Ross, representing Transportation, conferred
<br />with Senator Harry Flood Byrd and Congressman Ralph W. Daughton~ relative to assistance.
<br /> Conferences were held with E. Go Hoc~uli, Director of Distribution and
<br />Marketing, Col. Olmstead, Director, Supply of War Foods, Dr. William Ockey, Community Credit
<br />and Food Service a~d Raymond A. Iones, his
<br />Relief was oromi~ed-~to"the City of Portsmouth in all ca~es, and it is
<br />believed by the Committee that m~ch was accomplished through their efforts made in Washington.
<br /> Especial commendation should be given to C. Co Hall, H. G. MeCready and
<br />F. U. Ross for their splendid assistance and services rendered-to the City Government and the
<br />City of Portsmouth.
<br /> Sufficient additional allotment of coal was promised Mr~ Hall by the
<br />Solid Fuel Commission to take care of the demand in March.~
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<br />vote:
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<br />On motion of Mr. Weiseman, said report was adopted,
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<br /> Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Howard, Hutchins, Sturtevant,
<br /> Wilson.
<br /> Nays~ None.
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<br />and by the following
<br />Warren, Weiseman
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<br />~ne following communications from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> let - "At the regular meeting of the City Council on December lath, 1944, i
<br />recommended the acceptance of the~Federal Works Agency.offer of assistance - Project VA 44-M-
<br />15. You will note that the 'recoras authorized the trgnsfer o.f the~following amounts of money
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<br />from the .regular approDriated accounts i n the Budget:
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<br /> '3,765.oo
<br />417 y, 941. co
<br />4a3 - 4,8~o. co
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<br />~22~982.~0
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<br /> In order that we may legally expend these
<br />the attached resolution be adopted°"
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<br />~aquesting that
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<br />funds in the project, I am
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<br /> 415 -
<br />~o ~al
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<br />"WHEREAS,,by a resolution adopted by the Council of the City of
<br />Portsmouth, on the 12th day of December, 19~4~ it was provLded
<br />that certain ~unds set apa~ ~n th~ ~ud~et O_dinan~e for 1945,
<br />and designate~ as described i~ the Bmdget as
<br /> 417 - $ ?,941.00
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<br />22,982.00
<br /> 4,500.00
<br /> ~,000.00
<br /> ~000.00
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<br />Income from 0ity Par~ (estimated)
<br />Income from ~lensheallah (estimated)
<br />Estimated stadium revenue
<br /> Total $ 42~82oOO
<br />be placed in the Recreation Project to be used with a Federal
<br />appropriation Of $123,437.00, and
<br /> WHEREAS, a question has arisen as to the legal right of ~he
<br />City Council ye transfer funds appropriated in the annual
<br />budget to tP~ Recreation ProJecZ, and the City Council desires
<br />to make the appropriation of the funds for the Recreation Project.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, Be it Resolved by the Council of the City o f
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia, that the sum of $22,982.O0, heretofore
<br />appropriated in the Budge~ of 1945 as aforesaid, and the sum of
<br />~!9,500.O0., estimated to be the revenue from the City Park
<br />nd $1ensheallah golf courses ~ud the City stadium be ~ud the same
<br />is ~ereby aooroor~ated for use in the Recreation ProJedt ~44-M-15,
<br />~o ce used ~th-the Federal Governmen~ approoria~ion of $123,437.OO."
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