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Bleaoherewould provide safer, more comfortable accommodations for the manyhundre~s ~alwaysin attendance .~t~ these.~games~ ~ithno-placeto sit down, people crowd ~he baselines and the playing fietd, ands.tenet only a h~dioap ~o. theplayers hut also.form an easy target for a Datte~batt~ ~ bro~e~-bater A runming pl~ye~, With. the-m~ m~e~[$nOw usi~ this'p~aygre~nd and with the po.asl~le ad- dition of many more people-review 2h~se gam'ee~his..summer, I believe you wil~ ag~eethat s~ch an inve.s~ment wo~!d be most wor~hW~ile, taour-drlve-toexpandan~promete~ecreationatfacili- ties. fie~ Portsmouth. I have-discussed this~subject with Mr. Klb!er, Clty Rec~es~ion. Director, and he heartily .endorses t~he,moveme~t. He furt~her points out~$ha~ there-are seven,cams in/the local softball league. ~sing the Wythe St. field as..their home .diamond, and that at the games. held las~ year, ~here was an average attendance of 300 to-'500 people ~nieh almost reached the 1000 mark. For your ec.ns.ideratien, I would like to present ~he following fi~mres which have been secured and~ould cover the cost of erecting such stands. Lumber necessary ~o pu~ bleachers up for 300 peoplew $182.O0 2. Labor , Ace. co $2~2.00 I earnestly hope that you may see fit ~o appropriate the necessary funds to have these bleachers erected. Sincerely yours, H. Earl ~eiseman, President, Portsmouth Boftball Assoelatio~ Notiono f Mr. Warren to appropriate $282.00 for said pu_rpose, ~dop~ed~ and b~:~$he fOllowingvote: ~- Ayes: Nays: Le!gh, Fox, Grimes, Warren,~ Wilson None Howard, Hutchins, Lawrence, was Repsrt of ~.B. Hill & 0ompany for auditing the ferry books and accounts for February, 19~2, was received a~d ordered filed. On motion adjourned. 0ity Clerk. Approved - ~ President.