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Amrll 14th. 1.Q~-2.
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<br />merchants, offices, and:~other~p!aceso f business to ~ likewise,
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<br />BE,IT FURTHER i~DLY~.~ ~t %he-Council request1 {'~t!e Ohamber of,'
<br />0ommerce, Retail Merchants Association and the civic clubs to
<br />oo-o'perate."
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<br /> Notion of l;~. Howard asking that the Oity Nsnager secure additional dumping
<br />gound ~to re!level'the Pinners Point 'dump, was adopted. _
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<br /> ~{otion of Nm. Howard to appropriate $350.00 to purchase chairs for the Fire
<br />Depaz~ment, was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Leigh, Fox,-Grimes, Howard,'_Hutchine, Lawrence, Warren,Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Lawrence .~o recommend t o Govern~r Darden the~ appointment of
<br />Df. Vernon A. Brooks as Portsmouth's member of the Tunnei Oommission, was, adopted.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Warren to secure material for blackout for Nadison Fire Build-
<br />ing, was re~err~d to the Oily Manager.
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<br /> NotiOn of Nr. Warren that the di~ alomg Washing~on St., between Lincoln and
<br />Harrison Ste., be piped, was ~eferred ~o ~he airy Nanager. _
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<br /> .The following letter was read amd ordered filed:
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<br /> "On April 3rd, 1942, at the ~eqnes~ of ~e Mayor of l~ortsmeu$h,, .~he under -
<br />signed attended a conference called by the Governor of ~rEinia~ for td%e purpose of discussing
<br />the recently enacted-,F~ergency Fair Rent Act and we wishi t~ sub ~mi~~. ~ to~ you' the_ followin
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<br />__~ ~.. - Gove~nor Darde~ated that Federal .A~AthOrimties had dectare~ that an Emer -
<br />gency exist in ~he-Hampton Roads area in regard to housing, and that, in tur~, c~A~se~ t~is
<br />area ~u~er ~e abo~e~mentioned Emergeney.A~t, .After leag~ discussion, we believe the follow-
<br />ing to be the main points of the conference.
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<br />(1) That Governor Darden wilt"appo~lnt a .five man board
<br /> f~om the Hampton Boads.,Area .ceas&s~ing of one from
<br /> ~o~%smom%h, o~eI from ~rf=~, one :f~m No~folk
<br /> one from Ne~o=t. News~ ~n Dlstrict~, ~d one labor
<br /> r~resentative. Upon a finding,by t~ ~erner ~at a
<br /> ~ of. fl~e members i's nc2 adequate and t~t addi -
<br /> tio~t members ~e necessa~. He ~1 appoint as ~y
<br /> ad~tlon~ members as ~y be required.
<br />(2) That ~he most n~ber of co~lalnts that ~ve been
<br /> ceived are f~ the cities ,el PortsmOuth and Norfolk
<br /> and ~at ~e boa~ is ~ center ~st of l~s ac~vitles
<br /> on %here two cities.
<br />(3) ~t it is believed ~at most ~mpl~nts are eomi~
<br /> f~m sub-renting of p~per~y and not f~m. the
<br /> o~ers ~emselves.
<br />(~) T~t ~e Board use their au~ority to tHe~ fullest ex-
<br /> ten~ upon the ~i!ty parties so as to ~ep the Federal
<br /> ~ve~en~ f~m freezing rentals as of some pas~ ~e
<br /> which is kno~ ~o be a det~ment to realty
<br />(5) ~hat ~he Mayor, 0i:y Oouneil mhd Oi%y N~ager keep
<br /> close ~oUch wi~ the ~ard ~d ~ advise the ~ve~or
<br /> of ~y further action ~ iS deemgd necessary.
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<br />Respectfully submitted~
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<br />Binford A. J,hnston
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<br />Johm P. Leigh, Jr."
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<br />mission:
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<br />The following letter was read and referred to ~u~ Manager and Traffic Corn -
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<br /> "Monday, on the Navy Yard bus, the nigge~s took the front s eats and sat there
<br />the whole time. A number of white girls who work in the Navy Yard had to stand up in the r ear
<br />of the bus. It is up to you to corre¢$ this condition or ~here is going to be some trouble be-
<br />fore long.
<br /> Yours truly,
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<br />O. R~ Price,
<br /> Norfolk Navy Yard."
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<br />The following letter was read:
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<br /> "On behalf of ~t~e.sofGball Seams of the airy, as well as She many spectators
<br />who~wateh the gsmes, I wi,~ t~o peXi~ion the OOunoil for bleachers to sea~ at leas~ 300 ~"~ple
<br />to ce erected:~sn the WySe'St. ~/4~vground.
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