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July 1Mth~ !94M. -July 27th,19~3. Mr. Lawrence stated that the Day Nursery ~ould be provided ~th a modern building if the City would furnish & site. The matter was, on motion, referred to the City Manager. On motion adjourned. City Clerk. President. Portsmouth~ Va., July 27th, 1943. At a regular meeting of ~he City Council, held July 2?th, 1943, 7:00 P.M., there were present: John P. Leith, Leslie T. Fox, Geo. L. Grimes, Russell M. Hall, W.R. Hut- chins, Frank D. Lawrence, C. E. Warren, P~arle JoWilson and Arthur S. Owens, City Manager. approved. Minutes of the regular meeting held July 13th, 1953, were read and Privilege of the floor was granted a committee from the Portsmouth Community Hospital, who presented the following remolution: "~M~EAS, the Portsmouth Community Hospital, Inc. re- ceived its charter o? creation from the State Corpora- tion Commission of the State of Virginia, on the 6th day of July, 1943~ and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the said institution in its regular meeting on the 26th day of July, 1943, adopted a resolution, directing its Co~mitzee to ~ppear before the Honorable Council of our City requesting assis- tance toward the construction and operation of the Hos ~ pltal$ THEREFORE, Be it Resolved that the Honorable Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, will give its moral sup- port and influence in obtaining help from ~hose in position to reffder help for the said institution, and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Honorable Cof~ncil go on rec6rd and instruct, empower and direct the Ci~y Manager, Mr. Owens, to render all possible aid, help and assistance to the Board of Directors of the Communtty Hospital in an effort to bring the said project into being; and that' the said City Manager, under the said authority, exeroise~broad powers in any way in carrying out the object and purport Of~ the said resolution." On motion, said resolution was adopted. The following communications from the City ~nager were read~ 1st - "The Virginia Electric & Power Company income for the month dropped off approximately eight per cenZ. This was due ~o the oha~es ordered by the Offi6e of De lense Transportation."