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August llth, 1952.
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<br /> 5th - "It has become necessary that we enlarge the facilities at the Po-
<br />lice Station to take care of the shore patrol, Police Justices, a nd to provide adequate space
<br />for recreational room for the officers.
<br /> Lieut. Bmrke Hewitt, Public Relations Officer of the Local Zard,
<br />has advised me that assistance'will be available for the shore patrol portion~ and in order to
<br />have space to write warrants and await turns en dmty, we should provide adequate methods to do
<br />th!so~
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Fox to concur in the Manager's recommendation was adopted.
<br />
<br /> &th - "The boiler at the 0ity Jail has completely deteriorated and it is
<br />necessary that we have a replacement immediately. A new boiler installation will ~+
<br />matety $1,200.00~ for which we have no appropriat~on at this time. .I am therefore requesting an
<br />appropriation to cover same.~
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Hutchins~to place an appropriation of $1,200. for said pur-
<br />pose on its first read~ng, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> 7th - #I am interested ih using the month of September as another Clean-
<br />Up period for the City o f Portsmouth and trust you will empower me to have this put into force
<br />with the same privileges granted the citizens for free lime and other cleaners during the spring
<br />campaign."
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<br />Motion of Mr. Fox to concur In t.he Manager's recommendation, was adopted.
<br />8th - The Manager read the following letter:
<br />
<br />,Private E. 'C. Lassiter,
<br /> Compan~ C,Eighth Battalion,
<br /> Fort McClel!and, Ala.
<br />
<br />Dear Sir:
<br />
<br /> I appreciate your concern over the inadvertent item in the
<br />newspaper that you had resigned from the ~lre Department, ~as this was entirely erroneous.
<br /> The Oity, some time ago, passed an ordinance which~provided
<br />that any city employee who was called orvmltuneered to the armed forces of our country, would
<br />retain his status in the depar~men~ he left, and his position would be held open when he return-
<br />ed to duty.
<br /> Yours truly,
<br />
<br /> Arthur ~. Owens, City Manager."
<br />
<br />On me,ion ordered filed.
<br />
<br /> ~th - The Oity Manager presented a stipulation with the United States of
<br />America, acting through the FederalWorksAdministrator, in which the City of Portsmouth agrees
<br />in consideration of One Dollar to cause t~e owners to convey or to permit the United ~tates to
<br />condemn for a site for a p~olic health building t~he following described land: That certain lot
<br />o~ land, situate in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, and bounded and described as follows,
<br />wit:
<br /> "All that certain lot of parcel of land situate in the City
<br /> of Portsmouth, State of Virginia, and bounded and described
<br /> as follows: Beginning at the southeast intersection of Lon-
<br /> don and Green Sts.;'running thence with south line of said
<br /> London Street, North 8~ degrees ~ mlhutes East, 120.0 feet;
<br /> thence, parallel to said Green Sro, South OO degrees ~0 min-
<br /> utes East, ll3.O feet; thence parallel to said London St.,
<br /> South 89 degrees 48 minutes West, 30,0 feet; thence, parallel
<br /> to said Green St., South O0 degrees ~O minutes East, ~.0 feet;
<br /> thence parallel to said London St., South 89 degrees 48 minutes
<br /> west, ~O.0 feet to ~he east line of said Green St.; thence,
<br /> with +~he east line of said Green St., North O0 degrees 40 min-
<br /> utes west, 161.O feet to the beginnlng, containing 17,880.0
<br /> s~uare feet."
<br />
<br /> Upon motion of Mr. Hutchins duly recorded the stipulation was ap-
<br />proved, and the proper officers of the 0ity were directed to execute the same, and the City Man-
<br />ager was instructed to deliver i~ to the Federal Works Agency Administrator as soon as he de -
<br />termines that the public health building is to be constructed.
<br />
<br /> 1Gth "i am suDmlttlng two contrac~w with the United States of America
<br />for the furnishing of water, one in connection with the 350 units at New Gosport with identifi-
<br />cation number of VA-~081 and4~O~8, and the other for the 750 demountables on the Gosport Road,
<br />with identification number Project VA
<br /> The Superintendent of theWater Department and the City Attorney
<br />have approved the contracts an~ I recommen~ that they be approved by the City, and that the pro-
<br />per officers of the City Oe authorized to execute the same."
<br />
<br /> Notion of Nrc Grimes to concu~ in the Manager's recommendation, was adopted
<br />and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes~ Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard, Hutchins, Law~ence, Wilson
<br /> mays: None
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