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June 26th~ 1942.
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<br /> At a regular meeting of.the City Council, held June 23rd, 1942,
<br />P.M., there were present:
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<br />Jo~hDP. Leigh, Leslie T. Fox, C~erg~ L. Grimes, RuaSe~lM;,H~l!, Jas.
<br />N. Howard, W. R. Hutchine, Frank D. Lawrence,
<br />Wilson and Arthur S.-Owens~ 0i~2 Man~er,
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<br />at ?:00
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<br />Fire Department,
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<br />Minutes of regular meeting held June lOth were read and approved.
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<br /> The following oommunicati~s
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<br /> 1st - "I have appointed the
<br />effective July let, 19~2:
<br /> W. F. Robinson, L.
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<br />from the City 1,~nsger were read:
<br />following Substitute Firemen to the Reg~.!ar
<br />F. Hasty, L. G. Williams & Alfred Williams."
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 2nd - nh. A. Eden has been promoted to the rank of Sergeant in the Policel
<br />Department, effective July 1st, 19~2."
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 3rd - nl have appointed Mrs. Blanch~ P. Walters, effective June 26th, to
<br />assist~in the office o~f the Ohief o~Police, with reeords, data, etc.
<br /> I have promoted Hubert L. mBlalook tO ~he rank of Sergeant'in the
<br />Police Department, effective June l?th.
<br /> YernO~ L. Davis.has been appointed substitute patrolman in the
<br />Police Department, effective June 19th.~
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> ~th - "Begimning Augus~ 2~th, and terminating September 1st, for a period
<br />of eight days/~h~re willbe conducted in the City of Portsmouth, a training~hool for Ports -
<br />mouth Police officers.
<br /> There will be courses in raids and vice records and reports,
<br />age, gambling laws, target practice, traffic regulations, e~c. The school will be compulsory
<br />for all police officers except t~he Chief and the three Captains.
<br /> This school will be conducted by the City o f Portsmouth with the
<br />assistance of the League of Virghuia Municipalities and the State Board of Education - Training
<br />and Industrial Division. The Federal Bureau of Investigation will lend us instructors for sabot-
<br />age and civilian protection and I have been assured by Mr. nenrich of F.B.I. that any additional
<br />instructors ~ may request will be granted."
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 5th - nI am in receipt of a t ele~ram from C. T. Watson, Assistant Region-
<br />al Engineer, Federal ~o~kS .Ageng~, r2qu?s~n~ ~t~.t we a~ep~ ~r~a~.._~ks~Agency, r2qu~s~in~
<br />that' we accept Federal construction rroJec~ in ~e a~ou~ oI ~E~{,ouooou, ior sewer mocKe~
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<br /> I am attaching hereto a resolution which I trust you will see fit
<br />to adopt."
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<br />Resolution -
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<br />"W~EREAs, the City of Portsmouth is requesting fund~
<br />from the Federal Government with which they are to
<br />provide sewerage for the demountable houses.as well
<br />as the Race Bt. and Douglas Avenue sucti~lines, and
<br /> WHEREAS, the ~ds~al Government has approved a portion
<br />of this contract totaling $22~0OO.00, to start the
<br />construction of this sewerage and at atater date to
<br />~ontinue balance of the project,
<br /> The City Council and Mayor of the City o f Portsmouth
<br />do hereby accept this ~rant and the terms of the allot-
<br />ment."
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<br />~n motion of ~r. Fox, said resolution was adopted and by the following
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<br />vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Lelgh, Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard, Hutchlns,
<br /> Lawrence, Warren, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
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<br /> 6th - nOn Wednesday, June lyth, the City Engineer, ~uperintendent of
<br />Water Department and I attended a conference in the Oity Manager's office in Norfolk, relative
<br />to priorities for water and s6.werage contra~ts.
<br /> Mr. Rule Newman and Mr. Kenneth l~arkwell assured us that we would
<br />be given A-1-A priorities on all of our sewer and water needs,n
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> yth - "Priorities for our Fire e~uip~ent have been requested from the
<br />War Production ~oard and I will inform you immediately OT our rating, and as to how quiekly they
<br />can be secured.
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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