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<br />1/arch 28th, 1944.
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<br />the low fixed income people who are struggling for bare necessi
<br />ties, in helping us in this-bombined fight against inflation and
<br />the high cost of living,
<br />
<br /> BE IT HEREBY'RESOLVED SIRS, that you have the City Attorney draft
<br />a suitable ordinance, maklmg it a misdemeanor, with suitable fines,
<br />suitable lmprisonmentm or both, to all-who violate the rules, ~egu!a-
<br />tions and price ceilings~-cf our government's office of Price Admini-
<br />strat~ion, and that the City Attorney present this Ordinance back tO
<br />this honorable body at its next regular session for a first reading.
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<br /> Respectfully ~ubmitted by
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<br /> the Legislative Committee of the Portsmouth
<br /> ~ost of Living Committees -
<br />
<br /> Glenn T.. Prey
<br /> O. K. Haskin
<br /> Mark Lehr."
<br />
<br /> Motion o f Mr. Fox to refer to the 0ity Attorney to present an ordinate e
<br />covering same, at next meeting, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> Mr. Howard stated that the Federal Government would have launched in New-
<br />port News, Va.,a cruiser to be named "Portsmouth" in honor of Portsmouth, N.H. and Portsmouth,
<br />Va.,in June, wi~h Mrs. Leigh, wife of our Mayor, as sponsor, and his motion to appoint a com-
<br />mittee of three with a committee of the Polygon ~01ub to make such p!ans as are necessary, was
<br />adopted.
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<br />The ~hair appointed Messrs. Howard, Hall and Lawrence on said committee.
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<br /> The folldwing communications from the Oity Manager were read:
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<br /> 1st - "I am in ~eceipt ef the attaChed letter from the 0ity Engineer and
<br /> recommend that I be authorized to notify the ~alnaught Construction 0omoany to begin work on~
<br /> the storm drain sewer immediately, and that .the ~anager~e authorized to-execute the contract."
<br />
<br /> Attached -
<br /> "In response to the proposals for the installation of storm drain ~ewers
<br /> and appurtenance on Ann St., 'between Oa~ Grove 'Cemetery and Elm Ave., on-March 23rd, 1954, we
<br /> received two bids which are as follows. - -
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<br /> Oalnaught Oontracting 0orpn., Portsmouth, Va.
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<br /> Portsmouth 0onstruction Co., Inc., Portsmouth,Va.
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<br /> As the Cal~aU~ht 0orpn. 'is $2~600.50 lower and a good, reoutable firm,
<br /> £ rec~m~e~d~th~? .t~e award_be ~e~o~hem~ ~ pri?~s cpmforta~ly ~thin the~amount ap
<br /> proprza~eG cy ~ne ~ounoll rot ~nzs worK. ~ez~ner or ~ne aoove prices included the restoration
<br />· of ~he paving, but there is enough money in ~he account for this.
<br />
<br /> If this recommendation of award meets with your ~porcval, let me ~uow at
<br /> your earliest convenience, in order that the work may proceed without delay."
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Hutchins to mncur in the Manager's recommendation, was
<br />adopted and by the following .vote:
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<br />Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard, Hutchins, Lawrence,
<br /> ~arren, ~ilson
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 2nd - "You referred ~o me at our last meeting t~he question of repairing
<br />certain streets contiguous to the Housing.Authority's property. The cos~ of this will be
<br />$ ,125.oo.
<br /> Since these were n6t incorporated in our street program, it would
<br />necessitate a special aDpropriat~ion ~o complete this work."
<br />
<br />rich, was adopted.
<br />
<br />Motion of Mr. Hutch!ns- to refer back to the City Manager for recommenda-
<br />
<br /> 3rd - "I would appreciate a special aopropri~tion of $990.00 to
<br />Do'ctor's services for Nelson Butler, who was injured in line of duty.~
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Pox to appropriate $990.00 for said purpose, was
<br />by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Leigh, Pox, Grimes, Hall, HOWard, Hutchins, Lawrence,
<br /> Warren, Wilson
<br /> Nays: -None
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<br />U. s.o. Industrial
<br />per month, effective
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<br />pay for
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<br />adopted, and
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<br />4th - "Please authorize the City Y4anager to execute a contract with the
<br />Division for the use of office space In the City Ma. rket Building for $25.00
<br /> March 15th, 1944." '
<br />
<br />Motion o f Mr. Pox to concur in the Manager's recommendation, was adopted.
<br />5th - The ~anager presented the following resolution:
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