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On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 6th - The City Manager s tared that all milk coming into portsmouth is
<br />pasteuri zed.
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<br /> Motion of Er. HoWard that the City Manager h~ve all milk coming int~ the
<br />City inspected and to continue our routine of in~pecZionM until advised otherwise by the Coun-
<br />cil, was adopted. ~~f~
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<br /> The following lette~ was received:
<br /> "Recent expansion o f this the Omicron Club, Inc., located at 204 Bouth
<br />Green St., Portsmou~th, Vao~[~as added the building located at the southwest cornermof Glasgow
<br />~ud Green Bis., this said property s. dJoining the location of the Omicron Club.
<br /> - It is our plans to develop ~he newly acquired property, ~d to establie~
<br />there a modern hotel f or colD,ed people - a need ~hat is greatly felt in Portsmouth.
<br /> At presen~ there is no hotel for the accommodation of colored people:
<br />and it is often a source and caus~ of embarrassmen~ to have t ravelers with business in Ports
<br />mouth to find it necessary t~ secure hotel rooms and facilities across the river. Portsmouth,
<br />we believe, should have an up-to-da~e, respectable, cleanly-operated colored hotel, and to this
<br />end~ we have secured the property referred to ahove for the development of this idea. It will
<br />mean much to our City.
<br /> Neoessary~reconditioning$ renovation, and improvements must be made to
<br />the building in question, and we respectfully reques~ of the City Council the granting to the
<br />City Manager of the authority to assist us in every way possible to secure necessaryp riorities
<br />of materials and to held us in any way to bring, to fruition our colored hotel project.
<br /> Thanking you for considering our request, and trusting that your action
<br />will be favorable, we are,
<br /> Yours very respect2ully,
<br />
<br /> .The Omicron Club, Inc.,
<br />By ~illiam ~. Miles, Pres.
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. L~wrence .to refer to the City ~snager to co-operate in
<br />every way possible, was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. Pox reported the death of Policeman R. O. Journee and that he should
<br />be refunded $319.92, the amount deducted from salary for pension, he having drawn no~ension.
<br /> ~ti~n of Mr. ~ilson to refund Policeman Journee's Estate the sum of
<br />$319..92, the amount of his payment into the pension fund, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> Er. '~ilson stated the amoun~ of fuel oil ration Ko t he people is too
<br />little and his motion asking the City Manager to try and have the amount increased, was adopted
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<br />of the
<br />repairs
<br />adopt ed
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<br /> Motion o f Mr. Wilson to instruct the City Manager to have the quarters
<br />Spanish ~ar Veterans repaired, was adopted.
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<br /> The request of the City M~nager for an appropriation of $2,250.00 for
<br />to the Armory, laid on t~ole on December 28th, was taken ~o.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Hutc.hins to appropriate $2,250.00 for said purpose, was
<br />and by .the following vote~
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<br />Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Howard, Hutchins,
<br /> Warren, Weiseman, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
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<br />Lawrence,
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<br />Sturtevant,
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<br /> The request of the Manager for an apprcpria~ion of $5,0OO.00 for the
<br />purchase of !and for VA 44-1~1, laid on ~ble on December 28th, was taken up.
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<br /> MotiOn of ~.fr. Howard ~o sp~ propriate $5~000.O0 for said purpose, was
<br />adopted and by the following vote.
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<br /> Ayes: Fox, G~imes, Howard, Hutchins, Lawrence, Sturtevant,
<br /> Warren, Weis4man~ Wilson
<br /> Nays. None
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<br /> Mo~ion to adj~ourn to meet on January lOth at ~:~O P.M., was adop.ted.
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<br /> City Clerk.
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<br />Approved -
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<br /> Pre sident~.
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