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Aoril 2~th~ 1944.
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<br />were present:
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held April 25th, 1944, there
<br />
<br />John P. Leigh, Leslie T. Fox,
<br />Howard, W. R. Hutchins, C. E.
<br />City Manager.
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<br />George L. Grimes,
<br />Warren, Pearle J.
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<br />Russell M.. Hall, James N.
<br />Wilson and Arthur S. Owens,
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<br />Minttte~ of regular meeting held April llth were read and approved.
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<br />The following communications from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> ls~ "~e are in receipt of the following letter today from L.L.
<br />Pearsatl, Princioal Engineer~ Federal Works A~ency, relative to our two recreational centers,
<br />VA44-374 and V£44-375, and the construction of our fire station, known as VA
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<br />'This is to advise you that this office received
<br />preliminary plans and specifications covering
<br />the proposed, construction of two recreation build-
<br />ings in your City. These documents were immediately
<br />forwarded to our Rict~ond office on Saturday, April
<br />22nd, the same day they were received by us. ~Ye were
<br />informed by telephdne that theyarrived at the Rich -
<br />mond office in this morning's mail and will be imme -
<br />diately processed.
<br /> The pls~s and specifications for fire s~ation ~ere
<br />received today and will be ~O~warded to Richmond
<br /> in today's mail."
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> ~nd ~ ~We are in receipt today of a;letter from Dr. A. L, Chapman,
<br />rela$ive to a program for the colored hospital in the City of Portsmouth.
<br /> It is necessary that we submit a tentative site to the Federal
<br />Works A~enoy in c~ler that the project will not be held up.
<br /> The plot south of the Tr~xton School, w_h_ich has been donated
<br />to the Portsmouth Commnnity Hospital, and the area near Mr. Hermon have been suggested. It
<br />appears that the greate~ portion of our colored population and the doctors womld prefer see-
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<br />inn th~s hospital near the Truxton area.
<br />proceed on the assumption that this site
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<br /> On motion of ~.
<br />F~.ll, who spoke in favor of the Truxton
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<br />adopted.
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<br /> I ~m therefore requesting that I be authorized to
<br /> will be acceptable to the Federal Works Agency."
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<br /> Hutohins, the privilege, of the floor was granted J.O.
<br /> site°
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<br />Motion of Mr. Fox to concur in the ~¥~nager's recommendation, was
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<br />3rd ~We are in
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<br />Co~oany requesting that we grant an extension of time onDivision B, Project VA 44-1~1,
<br />forty-five days, I am therefore requesting that the'following resolution be adopted:
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<br /> ,~HEBEAB, the New Amsterdam Casualty Company, under
<br /> Contract VA 44-141, Division 'B', has extended forty-
<br /> five days over their contrac~ period, and
<br /> WHEREAS, this delay ~as Unavoidable,
<br /> BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Oity o f Ports-
<br /> mou~h~ Virginia, that the said New Amsterdam Casualty
<br /> Company be granted an extension of forty-five days on
<br /> said contract, subject to the approval of the Federal
<br /> Works Agency'.
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<br />adopted.
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<br />receipt of a letter from the New Amsterdam Casualty
<br /> for
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<br />~ion of Mr. Hutohins to concur in the ManaEer~ recommendation, was
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<br /> 4th - "At our meeting on April llth, I proposed the acceptance of
<br />$600.00 cash and deferred payments from Windsor'Homes for sewer service.
<br /> 'We are in receiot o? $60Oo90 cash~and three no~e~ in the
<br />amount of $600.00 each, to mature on April 15t~, 1945, April 15~h; 1~46 and April 15th, 1947,
<br />with interest at six per cent.
<br /> I would appreciate your concurring in my action in receiving
<br />these notes."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Hutchins to concur in the ~anager~s recommendation, was
<br />adopted.
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<br /> 5th - "~e have received from the Portsmouth Library~Association,~4rs.
<br />0ornelia B, Reid, President, a deed to the property near the intersection of ~outh ~nd Effing-
<br />h~m Sts., which is to be used as a site for the construction of a colored library.
<br /> Please authorize the Manager to officially accep~ this on be-
<br />half of the City and have the City A~torney to check on the deed and have same presented back
<br />to this body for official acceptance.!
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<br /> Motion of ~ro ~ox to concur in the Nanager's recommendation,was
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<br />adopted.
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<br />6th - "I have appointed Mrs. Nary B. Protheroe and ~rs. Bertha Hen
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