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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 /> <br />