adopted.
<br />
<br /> appllea~ton~ fori'FederalFunde,to constr~t~a
<br /> Nunieipat.Hlghway.~in theCity of Portsmouth,
<br /> Virginia~, ..desigmated' as-~She~l Re~ mnd Green
<br /> Streets, projectNo. 1204. N0.~ in"accordanoe
<br /> wi~hplans and specifications submitted."-
<br />
<br />of Mr. Grimes to concur in the Nanag_er's recommendation, was
<br />
<br /> 10th - "Under date of April 8th, 1942, I reoeived 'a letter from Lieut. Co!,
<br />R. R. Neyland, District Engineer, inquiring as to whether the City can furnish from 1~OO0,000
<br />to 2-jO00,O00 gallons of. water per day to another government proJect~ I replied that the Oity
<br />will furnish water at its schedule wholewale rates provided the Government makes connections
<br />with the present mains and adds the necessary pressure for-the distributi'on~- I r.equestthat
<br />you approve ~his action.
<br /> I sent a copy of Mr. Murden's letter ~o me and. a copy of my letter
<br />to 0cl. Neyland, to Er. B. Frank Bennett, who is in charge of ~he Federal Works Ageqcy in this
<br />District, with the suggestion ~hat an addition'to the fittrationplant of the water works .sys-
<br />tem and the enlargement of the mains between the Twelve and Thirteen Nile Posts be made at once
<br />and that the dams at ~ake Eit~y a~nd Lake Oahoon be raised ~s soon as the water is drawn down
<br />in the s~m~er.
<br /> There was installed nea~ty a mile of six inch pipe and over a
<br />mile of two inch pipe to new building developments during the month of March."
<br />
<br /> Notion
<br />adopted.
<br />
<br /> llth -
<br />Railway to pay one half the
<br />Sea th St., at the es~iiated
<br />
<br />of Mr. Eutchins to concur in the Manager's
<br />
<br />recommendation, was
<br />
<br />The Manager stated that he had requested the Seab6ard Air Line
<br />cost of paving the track area on Crawford St., from London to
<br />cost of $8,~OO.O0:.~u~ ~
<br />
<br />Notion of Mr. Lawrence ~o ~pprove the Ns~ager's action, was adopted.
<br />
<br />12th - The ~anager presented the following ordinance:
<br />
<br /> ~ANORDINA~NOE TO ANEND ANDRE-ORDAIN SECTION THREE
<br />OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED 'AN 0RDINAi~0E REGULATING FOR-P~RE
<br />OARS IN THE CITY OF PORT~NOUTH, VA., PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY
<br />THEREOFAND LIMITING THE NUMBER THEREOF."
<br />
<br />night, was adopted,
<br />
<br />Notion of Mr. Wilson to suspend the rules and ~o adopt the ordinance
<br />and by the following vote:
<br />
<br /> Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Howar~ Hutchins, Lawrence,
<br /> Warren, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
<br />
<br /> No,ion of Mr. Howard that ~e Committee appointed to consider the for-hire
<br />taxicab ordinance be authorized to act with the Manager in the operation of said ordinanee, was
<br />adopte~, and b %he following vote:
<br />
<br /> Ayes: Leigh, Howard, Lawrence, Wilson -
<br /> Nays: Fox, Grime,s, Warren 3
<br />Hutch_ins not voting.
<br />
<br /> Bill of J. Shibley Hop~, State Game Warden, for destroying fifty-five tag-
<br />less dogs at $2.50 each, totaling $13Y.50, was presented, and on motion of Er. Lawrence, the
<br />Traaeurer was authorized to pay same from funds in her hands from collection of Dog Taxes.
<br />
<br /> Mo~ion of Mr. Hutchine to place an appropriation of $4,000.00 ~o purchase
<br />land on A, Ann and Owens ~t., for a public playground, was adopted, and by the following vote:
<br />
<br />for his efforts in
<br />
<br /> Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Howard, Hutchins, Lawrence
<br /> Warren, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
<br />
<br /> Notion o'f Nr Grimes that we extend to 0ongreesman Harris our appreciatio
<br />securing ~he various grants from the Government, for our City, was adopted.
<br />
<br />adopted:
<br />
<br />Howard presented the following resolution which was, on his motion,
<br />
<br />"%54EBEAS, the 01ty of Portsmouth has been represented in
<br />profeesional baseball for many Years; and
<br /> WHEREAS, President ~ra~klln D. Roosevelt has said, "I
<br />honestly feel it would be best for the country to keep
<br />baseball going"; and
<br /> WHEREAS, Thursday, April $3rdhas been designated as
<br />opening day of the local baseball season at ~he Portsmouth
<br />Stadium,
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, Be it Resolved, that the City Council of
<br />Portsmouth, in regular session on this 14th day of April,
<br />1952, declare Thursday, April 23rd, a£ter 3:00 P.M., ~
<br />holiday, thereby giving all City employees the opportunity
<br />
<br />
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