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Marsh 9th, l~4M~
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the City Council, held March 9th, 1943, at 8:00
<br />there were present:
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<br />Jo~_u P. Leigh~ Leslie T. Fox, George L. Grimes,
<br />N. Howard, ~. RI Hutchins, Frank D. Lawrence,
<br />J. Wilson and Arthur Ss Owens, City Manager.
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<br />Russell M. Hall, Jas.
<br />O. E. Warren, Pear!e
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<br />Minutes of regular meeting held February 23rd were read and approved.
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<br />The following communications from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> let - ~The Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce extends to the
<br />City Manager and ~he Honorable City Council its congratulations for the prompt and efficient
<br />manner in which you provided office space for the Portsmouth Rationing Board.'~
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 2nd - "I would appreciate an ~opropriation of $8OO~..O0 for the rent on
<br />Building glO-12 Crawford St."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. HutOhins to appropriate $800.00 for said purpose, was
<br />adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Leigh~ Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard; Hutchins,
<br /> Lawrence, Warren, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
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<br />first reading:
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<br />3rd - "I am recommending that the following ordin~uuce be placed on its
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<br /> ,AN ORDInaNCE IMPOSING A LICENSE TAX FOR TRE CITY
<br /> OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, FOR THE YEA~ BEGINNING
<br /> ~Y let, 1943. ' '~
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<br /> ~fotion o f ¥~r. Fox to place said ordinance o n its first reading, was
<br />adopted.
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<br /> 4th - "I would appreciate an appropriation of $$20~OO per year to the
<br />funds of temporary gratuity for school teachers to Miss Mab!e Pollard~ who was inadvertently
<br />left from the list.~
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<br /> Motion o f Mr. Howard to appropriate $4~O.OO for said purpose was adopted,
<br />and by the gollowing 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 /> 5th - "I would aooreciate your ~mending the appropriation made for repairs
<br />to the City Market Building for the k~tioning Board ~o "Repairs to Buildings for Rationing
<br />Boards, Shore Patrol ~nd other City,State and Federal offices at 810-812 Crawford St."
<br /> I am requesting this because, under the oresent City Ordinan6e,
<br />this fund is ear-marked for specific use i n the Market Building, an~ as this fund is available
<br />for renovating the building at 810 Crawford St., I would prefer to ha~e the records corrected
<br />for future reference.~'
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Hutchins to concur in t he Manager's recommendation,was
<br />adopted.
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<br /> 6th - "I am in receipt of a telegram from Mr. PIN,. Simmons, Regional Di-
<br />rector, Office of Defense Transportation, Washington, D. C., stating that he would not be able
<br />to be in Portsmouth on March ~th.
<br /> Necessary arrangements have been made to start the new bus routes
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<br />on Monday, March 15th."
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<br /> On motion ordered filed.
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<br />first reading:
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<br />yth - "I am recommending that the following ordinance be placed on
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<br />~AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TY~ LICENSING AND OPERATION
<br />OF TAXICABS A~ND FOR-HIRE CARS ON THE STREETS OF THE
<br />CITY OF PORTSMOUTH'."
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<br />adopted.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Grimes to place said ordinance on its first reading, was
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<br /> 8th - The Manager presented the following letter whlGh was ordered filed:
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<br /> "Confirming our teleohone conversation of this date~ there is attached
<br />hereto a copy of a letter dated Februa~ 24th, 1943, from the Director, Governmental Division
<br />War Production Board, Washington~ D. C., declining ~o issue a preference rating for the con-
<br />struction of the fire station under the above-captioned proJect.(ProJect VA 45-153 - Fire
<br />Station and EquipmenZ, Portsmouth, Virginia).
<br /> No further action, therefore, should be taken to effect construction con-
<br />tracts on the bids received February 18th, 1943.
<br /> Cordially yours,
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<br /> C.L. Vickers, Assistant Regienal Director,
<br /> Region ~2, Federal Works Agency."
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