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were present:
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on October 24th, 1 h ·
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<br /> Leslie T. Fox, George L. Grimes, James N.Howard, W. R. HutcPdns, Frank
<br /> D. Lawrence, E. Robie Sturtevant, C. E. Warren, E Earl Weiseman,
<br /> Pearls J.Wilson and Arthur S. Owens, City Manager.
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<br /> Minutes of regular meeting he~d October 10th were read and ~oroved.
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<br /> The Committee to Whom was referred the request to purchase land on water
<br />shed of L~ke Kilby, recommended the purchase of said land at the price stated in the request.
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<br /> Notion of Mr. Warren to concur in the recommendation of the Co~mittee, was
<br />adopted.
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<br /> The Chair stated that the Council had, on March 14th, !9~., adopted a recom-
<br />mendation from theCity Msnager on Post-War plans and to appoint a committee of three co unci!mer
<br />to work with the Manager on said plan, and as no c~mmittee was appointed, he was now aoooint -
<br />ing Nessrs. Lawrence, Hutchins and Howard on said committee. -J
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<br />lution endorsing
<br />ing the adoption
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<br />The following communications from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> 1st - "His Honor, Mayor J. V. Biokford, of Hampton, has forwarded a rose -
<br />the services of Brig. General Rollin L. Tilton, and I am therefore recommend-
<br />of the a~tached resolution.
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<br />Resolution -
<br /> ~WHEREAB, Brigadier General Rollin L. Ti!ton
<br />who for the last several years has commanded the harbor de -
<br />lenses of ChesaPeake Bay with headquarters at Fort Eonroe,
<br />VirMinia, has taken a keen interest in the civic affairs' of
<br />the communities embraced within his command, and,
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<br /> WHEREAS, the said General Tilton has given
<br />generously of his own ~ime and has, in proper cases, made
<br />available to these communities the facilities of his command,
<br />all of which has been of incalculable benefit tea.these communi-
<br />ties,
<br /> TB~RE~OB~, BE IT ~P~$OLVED by the Council of
<br />the City of Portsmouth__Virginia, ~h~t it take this means of
<br />expressing to General Ti!ton its deep gratitude for tb.e ser-
<br />vices ~nich he and bis command have rendered tothis City, and
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<br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of thAs
<br />resolution be spread upon the records of this body and a copy
<br />thereof forwarded to General Tilton.'
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<br />On motion of Mr. Hu~ohins, the resolution was adopted.
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<br /> 2nd - "I have appoi ~ed William T. Ryder, Hoseman, Grade B, in t he Fire
<br />Department, effective this date, with the understanding that he will meet the Civil Service
<br />requirements."
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<br /> On motion ordered fit~d.
<br /> 3rd - "Mrs. Estelle| ~. Piedmont, a faithful e~ployee of the Cit~ since
<br />October 1Oth~ 1921~ has been recommended by the Examining~Board for retirement and I ~m con -
<br />cutting in his meoommendation by requesting that Mrs. Piedmont be relieved of further duties
<br />and olaced on our retirement list of the ~ater Deoa~tment effectiv N
<br /> ~ ' ~ ~ e ~ovember !st, at one-half
<br />salary~_~ich will be $?8.65 per month."
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<br />adopted~
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<br />On motion of Mr. Hutchins, the recommendation of the City ~gnager was
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<br /> 4th - "It will be necessary to extend our sanitary sewer line on Fourth
<br />Ave., thence down Charles St. to allow property owners to connect into our lin~.
<br /> The amount needed to complete this work will be $?25.00 for which
<br />I mequest a special appropriation."
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<br /> Notion of Mr. Wilson ~o place an ~opropriation of $~R5.00 for said purpose
<br />on its first reading, was adopted.
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<br /> 5th - "We have completed our Project VA 44-324 Storm Sewers and Drains,
<br />and we exceeded our appropriation by ~1,052.30.
<br /> It will be necessary that this amount be appropriated in order to
<br />close the project."
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<br /> Motion o f Mr. Hutchins to place an appropriation of $1,052.30 for said put-
<br />ecsc on its first reading, was adopted.
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<br /> 6th - "AppreciaZing the fact that iz is possible in the future that our
<br />City may need a huge water supply, I am recommending that we purchase the Nottaway River line
<br />from the Federal Government at a sum not ~o exceed $50,0OO.00. ~
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<br /> In the event that the Federal Government does not acceot our offer,
<br />I would like your authority to request that ~hey defer disposition of this line u~til the ces-
<br />sation of hostilities.
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