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February 8th, 1944.
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<br />the City Attorney, was a~lopt'Gd.
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<br /> llth - -si am attaohin~ hereto'a contract between the Federal Public
<br />H~u~Ing Authority and the City of Portsmouth fox the collection of refusein the housing devel-
<br />opment at Alexander's Corner.~This new contract supplants cne~o~merly authorized and turned
<br />in on August 8th.
<br /> Following the City Attorney's approva~ of this contract,
<br />i would appreciate your authority to execute the contract for the City of Portsmouth.~
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Fox that said contract be approved~ subject to the
<br />City Attorney's approval, was adopted.
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<br /> 12~h - "I am a~tachin~ hereto a contrac~ between the Federal Public
<br />Housing Authority and th~ .City of Portsmouth fo~ thepumping of sewage fr0m~the four hundred
<br />~nits adjacent to the ~i~iiam~ Court project, known as VA-~J~,250. The contract price is $~0.00
<br />per month.
<br /> I am requesting amthority ~o enter into this contract on
<br />behalf of the City of Portsmouth. This i~ consistent with other contracts with the Government
<br />of like nature."
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<br /> Lotion of ~r. Fox theft said contract be approved, subJec~ to aporova!
<br />by the City Attorney, was adopted.
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<br /> l~th - "I am attachin~ hereto a skeleton outline of the proposed
<br />Portsmouth colored library, which is expected robe located near the corner of Effingham and
<br />South ets. Mr. ~orge Van Leeuwen, the architect, has advised me that
<br /> ca~ be constructed for $~,32Y.?1. It may be necessary to make some slight alter-
<br /> building
<br />~tions in the present diagram. However, this appears to be the general plan.
<br /> The building will be brick-finish; it will have spacious
<br />dows-with draft ventilators, d~uble-doors with a vestibule and storm door, with approximately
<br />900 square feet in the library. There-is also concealed lighting, a store room, two lavatories
<br />and a concrete floor with a compositidn ~ile finish.
<br /> It is my recommendation that an appropriation of $10,OO0.O0
<br />be made to construc~ this library, subject to t he War ~roduction Board, s regulations."
<br /> Motion of Nr. Fox to place an ~Opropriztion of $10,OOO.OO for said
<br />purpose on its first reading, was adopted.
<br /> l~h - "Following a conference with Federal ~orks officials, they
<br />have agreed to assist i~ defraying/the cost of a~permanent ~ild C~re Center for two-thirds of
<br />the cost not to exceed $20,000.00 with the City zurnishing ~ne lan~. ·
<br /> ~ ' ' Obviously, none of us a~e impressed ~ith the type of temporary
<br /> building the Government has-placed Within this area. Therefore, my recommendation is to adopt
<br /> the attached resolution."
<br /> ~HEREA$, the need of a Child Care Center in the City
<br /> of Portsmouth, in the furtherance of-the ~ar effort, is great,
<br /> and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Federal Government has assured the City
<br /> Of its willingness ~o assist in the construction of a permanent
<br /> building up to two-thirds of~its cost, not to exceed ~O,O00.00,
<br /> with the City furnishing the necessary land,
<br /> BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Ports-
<br /> mouth s:athorize the City Nanager to oroceed with negotiations
<br /> fora:he construction of a permanent Child Care Center, the
<br /> City's cost no~ to exceed $10,O00.00"
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<br /> On motion'of ~r. Grimes, said resolution was adopted.
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<br /> '~ aPpropriate $25,000.00 as part of the
<br /> lSth - ~vmtion of hr. Hall to
<br />City's cost for Gander Cree~ Improvement, laid on table at last meeting, was taken up.
<br /> Mc~ion to make an appropriation of $25,000.00 for said purpose, was
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<br />adopted, and by
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<br />paving London St.,
<br />taken up.
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<br />the following vote:
<br /> Ayes:
<br /> Nays:
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<br /> Reqmes~ of
<br /> from.Effingham St.
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<br />Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard, Hutchins,
<br /> Lawrence, Warren, ~ilson
<br />None
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<br />the City Ea$ager for an appropriation of $~5,OO0.00 for
<br />to ~he stadium,_laid on table at the last meeti_ng, was
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<br /> Notion of ~r. ~ilson ~o appropriate $~5,0OO. 00 for said purpose,
<br />was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard, Hutchins,
<br /> Lawrence, ~arren, Wilson
<br /> _Nays: None
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<br /> The following communication from the City Attorney ~s read:
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<br /> "Attached is a letter from Er, JoG. Odell re~u~stin~ a refund of
<br />paid for an automobile license tag on Jan. 25, !9~J~. I find tha~ ~r. Odell purchased
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