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De _ce.m_ber 28th.
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<br />2nd -
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<br />,BE-IT RESOLVED by the Council ofT the City of Portsmouth,
<br />Virginia, that the General Assembly of Vir~in&a be and
<br />they are hereby requested .to amend, them St~- In. come Tax.
<br />law.,an~ -permit the amount of th~. Fede~al.I~ceme-t~axes paid
<br />by residents of th_is State tO.be .al%owed as a deduction on
<br />their returns filed for State income ~ax purposes."
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<br />on motion of E~ Howard to concur, ~said resolution was adopted.
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<br />"BE IT RESOLVED by the 0ouncil of the City off.Portsmouth,
<br />Virginia, that the Hon. Najor M. Hillard, State Senator,
<br />Hon. W.H.W. Cassell and Hon. C. H. Walton, Members of the
<br />House of Delegates, be and they are he.reby requested to
<br />introduce at the coming session of the Genera! Assembly of
<br />Virginia, a bill providing that the State pay o ne-half.of
<br />the salary and office expense of the Commissioner of Rev-
<br />enue in all cities i n this State having a population
<br />more than 50,000 according to the last United States Census."
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<br />On motion, said resolution was adopted.
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<br /> 4th - "I am requesting that the following resolut~ion be adopted by the
<br />Council, relative to am~teneion o f time for the Coder Incinerator Corporation for the con -
<br />struction of an incinerator under Project FWA 4~-1~2:
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<br />BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City o f Portsmouth,
<br />Virginia, that the .Go,er Inoineratomr Corporation, Con -
<br />tractor for the construction of the incinerator F.~.A. Pro-
<br />Ject VA 44-1~2, be granted a time extension.of fifty-six
<br />d~vs on their contract, due to delays they ha~e experienced
<br />in obtaining certain materials and equipment, and the City
<br />~ill relieve the Goder Incinerator Corporation of liquidated
<br />damages in connection herewith, provided this meets with the
<br />~oproval of the Federal ~orks Agency."
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<br />ing vote:
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<br />On motion of Mr.
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<br /> Ayes:
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<br /> Nays:
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<br /> Grimes, said resolution was adopted, and by the follow-
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<br />Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard, HutChins, Lawrence,
<br />Warren, Wilson
<br />None
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<br />5th -
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<br />The Manager presented the following resolution:
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<br />"BE IT RESOLVED by the Oouncil of the City of Portsmouth,
<br />Va., that th~ Drayq 0o.rpora~ion.be g~anted a ti~e ~xt~n -~
<br />sion of tw~ nut,rea and fo~y-emght days~n their uon~rac~
<br />on Project VA ~-139, due ~o delays they nave experienced
<br />in the delivery of machinery due to lack of sufficient pri-
<br />orities, and the City will relieve the Dravo Corporation
<br />of liquidated damages in connection herewith, provided
<br />th~s meets with the approval of the Federal ~orks Agency."
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<br />lowing vote:
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<br />On motion of N~. Hutch~ns, said resolution was adopted, and by the fol
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<br /> Ayes: ~eigh, FR~~ Grimes, Hall, Howard, Hutchins, Lawrence,
<br /> warren,
<br /> Nays: None~
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<br /> ~th - ~Pursuant to your ~oprovat, .I have already s~arted to re-open the
<br />colored hospital appli~ation a nd expect to~_confer with authorities in ~ashington during the
<br />first week in January, relative tc construction o f this hospital.
<br /> I have been advised by Rudolph, Cooke and Van Leeuwen, Archi -
<br />toots for the colored and white recreational centers that they will be forwarded to Richmond
<br />for approval within t he next we~k."
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> ?th - "The Federal Works Agency~has approved the transfer of $2,000.00
<br /> for the equipping of a Boys' Club in the City, and it is our plan to use the third floor of
<br />~the Barlow Building for this Club,
<br /> I am therefore requesting that the attached resolution be adopted,
<br /> and the proper officers he-authorized to sign, giving the City use of the Barlow prOperty for
<br /> anadditional three years."
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<br /> Resolution -
<br /> "WHEREAS~ Annie C. Barlow and Carrie B. Bensoh entered
<br /> into a certain lease with the C~y of Portsmouth bearing
<br /> date on the l?th day of February 1953, for the premises
<br /> number 810 and 812.Crawford St., for a three year term,
<br /> beginning January 1, 1943 and ending ~ecember 31, 1945
<br /> and 'the City o f Portsmouth has~conver~ed the premises
<br /> into office quarters for certain war activities of the
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