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February 24th, 1944. J.M. Overton, That the City of Portsmouth and County of Norfolk, Vir- ginia, begin the preparation of a compreh~heive plan for the orderly disposition of public war housing situated in t~ City of Portsmouth and the County of~Ncrfolk, Virginia, by the following procedure: (A) That a committee~of ten persons be formed, to be known as the "Portsmouth -Norfolk County-Committee for the Dispcsition~of Public War Housing", said Committee to be composed ef$ Two members appointed by the City Council of Portsmouth; T~o members appointed, by the Board of Supervisors of No~folk~Oounty, Three members from the Norfolk County Ghamber cf 0ommerce; One member from the Portsmouth 0hamber of 0ommeroe; One member from the Portsmouth Housing Authority; One member from the Portsmouth Real Estate Board. That th~ Portsmouth-Norfolk Oounty Committee for the Dispo- sition of Public War Housin~ elect a chairman and other of- ficers desired and proceed ~o draw a comprehensive plan for the orderly dispdsition of public war housing in their opin- ion best suited to the needs of the City of Portsmouth and Board of Supervisors of Norfolk County for suggestions and approval; Respectfully submitted, E. O. Allen, 0hairman of said Joint ~meeting. SeCretary of said Joint Meeting, February 15th, 1944.~ On motion ~f Mr~ ~tchSDs~ said resolution was adopted and the P~esident re-appointed Mr. Fox.and Mr. nowar~ ea~a ~o~ittee. The following communications from the Oity Manager were read: let - "Please authorize the 0ity Clerk to allow dedudtions for the United War Fund f rom payrolls, ~ot to exceed six occasions of deletions, between July 1st, 19~ and September 3Otb, 1944. This is done to expedite the collection for the War Fund as well to render service to those who would care to subscribe." Motion of Mr. Lawrence to concur in the Manager's resommendation, ~s adopted. 2nd - "I have been n~tified by Dr. L. J. Rope~, Director of Local F~alth ~ that they have assigned Dr. Blinn A. Buell of the Service of the State Department of Heal,n, U. S. Public Health Service as Health Officer for the City of Portsmouth. as Dr. Buell arrived in Portsmouth Feb~.~ary ize himself~lth the work prior to Dr. Cameron's departure." On motion ordered filed. 21st in order to fami!iar-~ 3rd - "Progress is being made on the m~ns for zoning and it is the commit-! te~s hope that we will be able to present back ~o this body some recommendation within the next ninety days." On motion ordered filed. ary 21st, 194g." 4th - '~I have received the resignation of Frank A. Wall, effective Febr~.- On mo~ion ordered filed. Department, 5th - "I am in receipt of effective February 17th~ !94g.~ Om motion ordered filed. the resignation of Officer F. E. Harrell, Police 6th - "George W. Pearte, a patrolman in t he Police Department, has re signed effective February 8th, end his resignation has been accepted.~' On motion ordered filed. 7th - "Alex Kessler of the Portsmouth Garden Aoartments, has requested the Oity to take a settlement of $2,500.00 for sewer installment cost ~or which there has been a previous charge of $3,gO0.00. Mr. Kessler feels that this charge is excessive and b~s request is that it be brought before the 0ouncil for final disposition." committee of ~wo committee. On the recommendation of the Oity Manager, this matter was referred to a to investigate. The Chairman appointed Mr. Hutehins and Mr. Grimes on said 8th - "We have reouested from the War Production Board, the installation