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<br />August 24th. 194~.
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<br />7:00 P.M.,
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<br />proved.
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on August 24th, 1943, at
<br />the following were present:
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<br />~ohn P. Leigh, Lesiie T. Fox, George L. Grimes, Russell M. Hall, James N.
<br />Howard, W. R. Hut~hins, Freak D. Lawrenue, C. E. Warren, PeArls J. Wilson
<br />and Arthur S. Owens, 0ity Manager.
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<br />Minutes of the regulaP meeting held August lOth, 1943, were read and ap -
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<br />The following communications from the City. Manager were read:
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<br /> 1st - "Pursuant to a resolution adopted at the last meeting of th~ Council
<br />Mr. Felix Reifschneider and Mr. Yost of the Office of Defense Transportation, calle~ at my of-
<br />fice. Mr. Heifschueider was advised that Mr. Roberts had been in the City with a copy of the
<br />Council's resolution, with instructions to M~. P~ifschneider to present a new transportation
<br />plan for the Oity.
<br /> Mr. Reifschneider advised that the Oouncil did no~ have to adopt
<br />this plan unless it saw fit; that it would be presented at an early date. However, up_ to the
<br />present time, no official word has been received."
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<br />On motiono rdered filed.
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<br />George
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<br />H.Baldwin i s
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<br />2nd - ~I have been advised by Dr.'NUrgolo that the condition of Officer
<br />such fha2 he Will be partially permanently disabled.
<br /> I feel that Baldwin should be retired at half salary."
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<br /> Notion o f Er. Wilson tO appropriate $363,00, for said purpose, was adopted,
<br />and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard, Hutchins, LawrenSe,
<br /> Warren, Wilson.
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<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 3rd - "The Industrial Commission of the State of Virginia has advised me
<br />~t, effective the week beginning August let, we are to pay Mrs. R.E. Heir, widow of the late
<br />P.J. Heir, $39.00 semi-monthly, for three hundred weeks, plus $150.OO for burial expenses.
<br /> I am'therefore requesting the sum of $540,00 to pay this for the
<br />bal~uce of the year."
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<br /> Motion o f Mr. Grimes to appropriate $5~O. OO from Water Department funds
<br />for said purpose, was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes,
<br /> Warren, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
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<br />Hall, Howard, Hutchins,
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<br />Lawrence,
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<br /> 4th - "You referred to me at the last meeting of the Council, a petition
<br />signed by residents of the 900 block of Hamilton Ave., pertaining to the street in f font of
<br />their homes.
<br /> The Engineer has road machined and oiled this area and the holes
<br />have also been filled."
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 5~h - "The City has received, through May, for garbage collection service
<br />t~ housing units, the sum of $13,916.95.
<br /> I am recommending that this amoun% be appropriated to Account 316
<br />Trash and Garbage Account, which has been expended to date."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Hutchins to lay an appropriation of $13,916.95 for said pur-
<br />pose, on table until next meeting, was adopted.
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<br /> 6th - "I am in receipt of the following letter from~ Mr. Frederick Gutheim,
<br />Field Representative of the National Housing Agency, Washington, D.
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<br />~This will advise you that priority assistance
<br />to permit the construction of 100 hotel rooms
<br />in Portsmouth, has been established by the
<br />National Housing Agency.
<br />Applicants for assistance under this program
<br />should apply directly to'the Federal Housing
<br />Administration in Richmond.~
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 7th - "I would appreciate an additional appropriation of $7,000.00 to Ac-
<br />count VA 4~-317, to complete the payment of land on the Health Center project."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Lawrence to lay an appropriation of $7,000. for Health Center
<br />Project VA 44-317, on table, until next meeting, was adopted.
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<br /> 8th - "Due to the great amount of work this year, it will be necessary to
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