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November 14th, 19h4. An appropristion of $15~O00.O0 to VA 44-269, needed to make final payment on said project, money to be refunded ~o us by Federal Works Agency, laid on t able at last meeting, was taken up. Motion o f Mr. Hutchins to appropriate $15,000.O0 for said purpose, war adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Howard, Hutchins, La~ence, Sturtevant, Warren, Weisem~.n, Wilson Nays: None The following communication from the City Attorney was r~ad. "Attached is a letter from Harry L. Good~an requesting relief of certain taXes. Upon investigation I find that t~e building uoon the I and was destroyed durin~ the de- pression days and that the lot has been vacan~ for a number of years. It aopears that the following taxes assessed against the building 1025 Sherwood Ave. o r Pearl St. should be relieved. 1931 asssssed ~o J. T. 1932 ,, !93} 193Y ~ "Mary E. 1939 " 19~0 " Stafford ............... $10.OO " ............... 1G.O0 ~ ............... 10~00 " .............. - 10 .<)O " ............... 7- 50 S~afford ............... 7~ 50 ............... 7.5o N. BenRett ............... 7'. 5© ............... 7 .5o adopted. ordered filed. Motion o f Mr. Hutohins ~o concur in the Attorney's recommendation, was Heport of the City Clerk & Auditor for the month of October was received aud The following letter was read a~d ordered filed~ "~or your generosity in granting me a retirement, I want ~o t~hank you, and do.more than appreciate your kindness end thoughtful consideration o f my case. Very.truly yours, Estelle G. Piedmont." The follow-lng letter was read: ,Tou will please find enclosed Form ~CoB.-!A with which I would like to re- place the form presented to your board on-October 20th, 1944, showing a reduction in the total of salary and expenses and also a request for additional deputies ~o meet the requirements of the Department of Corrections which I believe to be practical and safe. In addition to deputies named in my request for 1945, I find it necessary zo employ three deputy sergeants, principally for Jail work. The office of the Sergeant of the City o f Portsmouth should be open at all times with one deputy in the office andone deputy on the inside of the Jail, who should not have the main keys in his possession. There should be a positive a~d direct communicating ser- vice between the Jail and office of the City Sergeant. The affairs of the Sergeant's office should be conducted strictly by the force of the Sergeant, to do this and to meet the requirements of the Department of Dorrections, t three additional deputies are hereby requested at once'to carry on for the year 1944 at a sal- ary of twenty four hundred dollarm each per year as is now paid the Polise officers of the City of P~rtsmouth, and the continuance of the came number of men together with those named in the request for salary and e x2penses for ~he ~eam 1945. Yours very truly, R.Ei Glover, Sergeant of the City of Portsmouth." Motion of Mn. Howard that we ask Major Rice M. Corrections, to visit the City Council at his convenience, owin~ to what the City should furnish the jail, was adopted. Youell, Commissioner of the confused statements of The following letter was received, and on motion, ordered filed: "I have received your resolution regarding my services and the services of my command to the communities embraced by the Harbor Defenses of Chesapeake Bay. In addition to being a most pleasant surprise your resolution emphasizes mos~ strongly ~he close feeling and spirit of co-operation existin~ between the Army, the Navy and the Civil communities in this area. Since coming to For~ Monroe in November, 1940, it has been my earnestde-m~s siye to assist in the development mud progress of the area and ~o always remember that the _ - sion of the Harbor Defenses of Chesapeake Bay in its defense was one o f service Zo the commun- ity. The resolution o f the Oouncil of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, of the