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May 23rd, 1944.
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<br />the heating plant. Due to t he great increase in our prisoners and the demand for hot water
<br />was so heavy, the City has since installed a new boiler which should prove adequate for the
<br />maximum load of the prisoners.
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<br />Exhlbi t $
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<br />Women's ward looking east from the jail door.
<br />Exhib~ T
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<br />Women's ward looking west from-the water street side.
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<br />Summarization o f the Repor~ by the Manager
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<br /> ~Under the laws 'of our Commonwealth, the City Sergeant is a Sta~e Officer and there-
<br />fore is charged with responsibility of the administration, cleanliness, orderliness, orepara-
<br />tion of food and should comply with rules and regulations of the Department of Corrections.
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<br /> The City's responsibility for the Jail in accordance with State laws of our Common-
<br />wealth, is to pro~Ide a safe, fireproof and adequate place of incarceration for prisoners from
<br />our City. Obviously, the Co~ucil has appropriated all necessary funds requestedby the ~.na-
<br />get as administrator has complied-with all necessary requests made by the State~Board of Cot -
<br />rections, the Sergeant of the City of Portsmouth, the Jail Commission appointed by the Judge
<br />and as far as the City's responsibility is concerned, it is the Manager's belief that this
<br />report proves we have carried out our responsibility."~
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<br />Resolution -
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<br />"BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia,
<br />that after careful consideration of the report of the City Manager
<br />on the City Jail and all the communications and other exhibits filed
<br />with the report, and after observing from the report of Mr. W.S.Brent,
<br />the State S~nervisor of Jails, that a number of the complaints now
<br />made concerning the jail are due to crowded conditions caused by the
<br />Norfolk County prisoners, and this. Council having been advised that
<br />it has no legal right to expend the money of the City except to pro
<br />vide a Jail and keep it in good order for the needs of the City, the
<br />0ouncil is of the opinion that it is inadvisable to enter into the
<br />contract with the County of Norfolk which has been proposed by Major
<br />R. M. Tcuell, Commissioner of Corrections, and
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<br />BE IT ~JRTHER RESOLVED that the City Attorney be and he is directed
<br />to advise the City Council of the legal requirements of the City to
<br />continue to house the prisoners committed by the Norfolk County Courts
<br />in the Jail of the City."
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<br />lowing vote:
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<br />On motion of Mr. Howard, said resolution was adopted, smd by the fol -
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<br />Ayes:
<br />Nays:
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<br />Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard, Hubchins, Lawrence,
<br />Warren, Wilson
<br />None
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<br />tion of Mr.
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<br /> l!th - The Man,get presented the following ordinance which was,
<br />Fox, placed on its first reading:
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<br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE-ORDAIN 'AN ORDINANCE
<br /> ENTITLED ~AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE PARKING OF VEHICLES
<br /> ON THE WEST SIDE OF CRAWFORD STREET, BETWEEN HIGHAND COUNTY
<br /> STREETS, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES THEREFOR, BM ~t~BSTITUTING
<br /> THE WORDS 'KING STREET' FOR ~COUNTY STREET'."
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<br />on mo-
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<br /> The request of the 0ity Manager for an appropriation of $!O,OOO.OO for
<br />repairs to the~ Jail, placed on its first r~ading at last meeting, was taken up.
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<br /> N~t~on of Mr. Hutchins to ~opropriate $10,OOO.00 for said purpose, w~s
<br />adopted and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard, Hutchins, Lawrence,
<br /> Warren, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
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<br />The following petition was read and referred to the City Manager:
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<br /> "The undersigned residents of the sixteen ~d seventeen hundred blocks of
<br />Hot!ada¥ Gt., in West Park View, this City, and others resident thereof adjacent thereto,res-
<br />pectf~!ly request and petition the Honorable Council to take cognizance of and abate the con-
<br />ditions existing at the extreme end of the said seventeen hundred block of Ho!laday St.~which
<br />is as follows~
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<br />At the extreme end of said Street, there are two lots which are ad Jacent~
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