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March 28th, 1944o <br /> <br />"WHEREAS, thee. New Amsterdam Cteu~alt~_0ompany .~s com- <br />pl~tinga, c?n~a~_~;the Me~e.~,.nstrmc~ion~ ~ompany, <br />unaer ~ocEe~ Ya **~ m,~, Division A, an~,~ ~ <br />WHEREAs~, this~-see~ion has now been~compteted in con - <br />formance with altterms cf th~ contract and sub-seCtions, <br />BE IT RESOLVEDz THEREFORE, that t~e Council of the City <br />of Portsmouth, Virginia, accepts thi~ provision, subject <br />to the'~poroval of the 0ity Attorney and the Federal Works <br />Agency." ~ <br /> <br />Motion of Mr. Fox to lay on table was adopted. <br /> <br /> 6th - ~Autherlty has been granted the City, with.an AA 3 priority, to <br />star~ immediately with the~construction of a colored library to be located at 808 SoUth Bt." <br /> <br />On motion ordered filed. <br /> <br /> ?th - "We have been fortunate in s~curlng cars for our Police Departmen~ <br />and it ie possible that I may be able to g~t some trucks in the next sixty days. <br /> I am requesting a special appropriation of $15,000.OO to purchase <br />trucks and automobiles for the Oity." <br /> <br />Motion of Mr. Hutohins to place an appropriation of $15,OOO. OO for said <br /> <br />purpose on its first reading, was adopted, and by the following vote: <br /> <br /> Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard, Hutchins, <br /> Warren, Wilson <br /> Nays: None <br /> <br /> th <br />had instructed the Police ~ The Manager stated racke~s ~r~.increasing in <br /> Department ~o enforce the law zu±zy~ <br /> <br />a plan for street <br /> <br />the <br />etS. <br /> <br />Lawrence, <br /> <br />the Ci~y and that he <br /> <br /> Motion of Mr. Hutchins to approve the Manager's action, was adopted. <br /> <br /> 9th - The Manager s tared that he, with the City Engineer, is preparing <br />i~provement to cover the Oity. <br /> <br /> Motion of Mr. Howard to <br />drainage of Mr. Hermon, south of High St. <br /> was adopted. <br /> The following ordinance, <br /> <br />request the Manager ~0 work up a project for <br />and Hamilton Ave., bet~en Portland aud Glasgow <br /> <br /> laid o~ table at'last meeting, was taken up: <br /> <br />lowing vote: <br /> <br /> ~/"AN ORDINANCE I~MPOSING A LICENSE TAX FOR THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING <br /> <br />On motion of Mr. Hutch_ins, said ordinance was adopted, and by the fol <br /> <br />Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, <br /> Warren, Wilson <br />Nays: <br /> <br />Hall, Howard~ Hutchins, Lawrence, <br /> <br /> The following ordinance, laid on the table at last meeting, was taken <br />and on mo~ion, continued on table: <br /> <br />"AN ORDINANCE LIMITING AND RESTRICTING PARKING ON <br />EFFINGHAM ST, AND CENTER BT., ~N THE ~ENDELL- <br />NEVILLE PROJECT." <br /> <br /> An appropriatio~ of $2,500.00 for preliminary expense for Post-war plans <br />laid on table at last meeting, was taken up. <br /> <br /> ~ Morton of Mr. Hutchins to appropriate $2,500.00 for said purpose, was <br />adopted, and by the zollowmng vote: <br /> <br /> Ayes: L~gh, Fox~.~rlmes, Hail, Howard, Hutchins~ Lawrence, <br /> war~en, <br /> <br /> Nays= None <br /> <br />of March 9th, 1944, <br /> <br />these unpaid ~axes." <br /> <br /> The <br /> <br /> "As requi~ed, by 91ty Charter, <br />totaling as fcl±ow~. <br /> <br /> Real Estate $ <br /> Personal Property <br /> <br /> $ <br /> <br />fgllowlng report from the City Collector, was <br /> I inclose a list.el <br /> <br />61,601.82 <br /> <br />666. ~5 <br /> <br /> read: <br /> <br />unpaid 194~ taxes as <br /> <br />These flg~res-show 93% of real estate ~axes for 1~43 have been .collected, <br />I respe~tf~l!y request, that you adopt the usual rssolution regarding <br /> <br />On motion o f Mr. Hutehins, ordered filed, <br /> <br /> <br />