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Ma~ 2~th. 19~
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the City Council., held on May 25th, 1943, at ?:00
<br />P.M., there were present:
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<br />John P. Leigh, Leslie T. Fox, George L. Grimes, Russell M. Hall,
<br />James N. Howard, ~. R. Hutohins, Frank D. Lawrence, C. E. Warren,
<br />Pearls J~ ~Wilson and Arthur S. Owens, City Manager.
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<br /> Minutes of regular meeting held Mayllth, 1943, and called meeting of May
<br />!?th, were read and approved.
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<br />The following communications from the City Maneger were read:
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<br /> let - "I ha. ye appointed Ed Ray Morgan a nd Elton M ..~rgan as regular Police
<br />officers, effective May 2Oth~ 1943.
<br /> George W. Moffatt hms been appointed Substitute Patrolman, effec-
<br />tive May 2Otb, 1943.
<br /> Ss B. Cooke has been appointed regular engineer in the Fire Depart-
<br />ment~ effective May 15th, 1943."
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 2nd - "i have been advised by Dr. W. Ross Cameron, Director of Public
<br />Health, U.S. Public Health Service, through the State Department of Health has assigned Mr.
<br />Phillip Grossman, Laboratory Technician of the UJ S. Public Health Service to work in the bac-
<br />teriological laboratory of the City of Portsmouth.
<br /> This will be of great assistance to Mr. Lawrence, our bacteriolo-
<br />gist, who has been carrying the increased burden of that department for a number of years.~
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<br /> On motion ordered filed.
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<br />3rd -
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<br />The City Ean~gsr presented the following resolution:
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<br />"WHEREAS, the United States of America has previously
<br />filed condemnation prooeedings o n 52.48 acres o f land
<br />consisting of part of the City~ ome property, and
<br />WHE ~REAS, the lease provides for an annual rental of
<br />$502. , and -
<br /> WHEREAS, t~W~s is~ln furtherance of the War effort,
<br />oNOW, ~HEREFORE, Be it Resolved bv the 0ouncil of the
<br />m~y cz Portsmouth, Virginia,-t ha~ the proper officers
<br />be authorized to approve the execution of the lease."
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<br />vote:
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Hutchins, said resolution was adopted.
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<br /> 4th - The Manager presented the following resolution~
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<br /> "WHEREAS, the Coast Guard has requested the use of a
<br /> portion of the old Cathole property running f rom the
<br /> present bridge east to the water, an area covering
<br /> 6.3 x y~ feet, and
<br /> -~BEAS, in furtheraace o f the '~r effort, the City
<br /> has been requested to grant use of th~s property to
<br /> the United S~ates Ooast Guard Portsmouth Depot, and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Coast Guard owns the property up to the
<br /> east boundary of tfae land designated,
<br /> NOW, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Oouncil of the
<br /> City o~ Portsmouth, Virginia, that the proper officers
<br /> be authorized to execute necessary conveyance of this
<br /> land to the United S~ates Coast Guard, with the condi-
<br /> tion that the 0athole drain be kept ope~."~
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<br />On motion of Mr. Fox, said resolution was adopted, and by the following
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<br /> Ayes: ~igh, Fox, Grimes, Hall, -Howard, Hutchins,
<br /> ~awrenoe, Warren, Wil~n.
<br /> Nays: mone
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<br /> . 5th - "Please authorize the proper officers of the City to enter into an
<br />agreement ~th the Seaboard Air Line Railway, relative to ceBtain easement ri ht e
<br />board, which are explained fully in the attached document." ' g s _ n the Sea-
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<br />Resolution -
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<br />"~H~REAS, the Seaboar~ A~r Line Railway has entered
<br />ln~o an agreement with the City of Portsmouth, au -
<br />thorising the CiGy to have easement rights on its
<br />property for~a 24" cast iron pipe, and
<br /> WHEREAS, extension of this pipe is valuable to the
<br /> people,
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE~OLVED, by the Council of the
<br /> Oity of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the proper officers
<br /> be authorized to execute the contract ~t~ the ~eaboard
<br /> Air Line Railway.~
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Hutchins, said resolution w~s adopted, ~nd said contract
<br />was ~oproved and by the follo~ng vote~
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