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March 24th~ ~q~? At a regular meeting of the City Council, held March 24th~ 1942, at 7:00 P.M., there were present: John P. Leigh, Leslie T. Fox, George L. Grimes, Russell M. Hall, Jas. N.' Howard, W. R. Hutchins, Frank Do Lawrence, C~ E. Warren, Pearle J. Wilson and R.C. Barclay, Acting 0ity Nanager. Minutes of regular meeting held March 1Othwere read and approved. The following communications from the Acting 0ity Manager were read: 1st - ~It appears advisable to sell the standing timber on tracts l, 4 and 9 as shown on the plat of the Water Department's land bordering Lake Cahoono .We advertised for bids and three bids were received. The highest bid was from Farm~ille Wood ~and Lumber Company at the price of $4,025.00° I recommend that the timber sold to this concern ~and that the proper officers of the City be authorized to sign the necessary deed. The timber to be cut is to measure ten inches across the stumn un~ der bark, twelve inches from the general level of the ground, and the purchaser is to have two years in which to move it." adopted. Notion of Mr. Hutchins to ~ hOUr in the Manager's recommendation,was 2nd - ."Barrett & Hilp, Contractors for one of the U.S~ Housing Pro Jects, have requested use of She land ~elonging to the City lying west of the Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line and between the Seaboard Air Line Railway and t~he Atlantic & Danville Railway tracks. I have agreed to rent them the land for $25.00 a month during the time it is needed by them, which is estimated to be six months." adopted. Motion of Mr. Hutchins to concur in the Manager's recommendation was 3rd "Mr. L. A. Hobbs desires to rent the farm land adjoining the Glen- sheallah golf links for the year 1942~ at the price of $1OO~OO. I have also had several inqui= ties concerning the willingness of the City to sell this lando Unless the City Council thinks that a sale would be advisable, I recommend that tl~s land be rented for the balance of the Notion of Mr~ Howard to concur in the Manager's recommendation, but if the City desires to sell said land, ~ greement to become void, was adopted~ 4th - ~This is to notify you that Fr~uk H. Nerritt, a regular patrolman in the Police Department, has resigned, effective March 18th, 1942~" On motion ordered filed. 5th - "The House Ways and Means Committee of Congress will meet.on March 27th and 28th for a hearing in connection with the proposal of the Federal Government to tax bonds of the State and its political sub-divisions° Carl Budwesky, Oity Manager of Alexandria, expects to appear be - fore the 0ommittee on behalf of the League of Virginia Municipalities. I suggest that. the at ~ tached resolution be adopted by the City Council and a copy immedlately forwarded to Mr. Bud - wesky.~ Resolution - "BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Va., that it believes taxation by the Federal Government of the income on ~tate and Municipal bonds i~ an undue burden on states ~ud cities of the United States and that it will tend ~o retard further municipal improvements and that this City Council opposes the imposi - tion of any such tax." On motion of Mr. Fox, said resolution was adopted. 6th - ~The firm of Greeley and Hansen, Consulting Engineers, furnished to the 0!fy its report and plan concerning the establishment of an anti-pollution o!ant i n the City. This was submitted ~o the State Hee~th Commissioner under date of March 16th, 1942. After several consultations with the E~ngineer representing the State Health Department, the plan was made to conform to Z heir requirements and was re-submit- ted by me on March 1Sth. The plan of Greeley and Hansen was dated March !Tth~ 1942, in order to give it a specific designation. This plan of March l~th~ 1942 was ~Oproved by Dr. I.C. Rig- gin, State Health Oommissioner, in a letter dated March 18th, 1942. On March 2Otb, 1952~ I submitted to Admiral J~E. Taussig,Chai~r- man~ Hampton Roads Sanitation Commission, the plan together with copy of letter from Dr. Riggin and the necessary information to show that the City was able to finance the construe - tion and operation of the plant. Admiral Taussig acknowledged receipt of the documents in a letter dated March 21st, 1942~ All of the above was done to comply with the law, in order that the City o f Portsmouth may withdraw from the Hampton Roads Sanitation Distriot and establish its own pollution plant~ It is Admiral Taussig's idea that the~City is now required to estab-