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March loth, 1942
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<br />$30,500.00. It m~y belnecessary for the City to furnish about $3,000.00 for acquiring the
<br />site and f~urnishing the building."
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<br />Notion of M~ Howard to approve ~he Manager's action, was adopted.
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<br /> 8th - "The United States Government is preparing tone, eot.two housing
<br />units near the southwest limits o~ ~he City, which will be built to accommodateI between fif-
<br />teen and twenty thousand inhabitants. Itwill be necessary for the City to supply water to
<br />the two projects, and it will possibly be to the City's advantage, from ahealth standpoint,
<br />to provide for the disposition of the sanitary sewage.
<br /> I respectfully reques~ permission for the City Manager of Ports-
<br />mouth to apply to the proper Federal agency for grants for the follox¢ing projects:
<br /> 1. For the installation of necessary pipe lines, storage
<br /> tanks, machinery and other equipment for supplying water
<br /> to the two Government projects designated as D and E, to
<br /> be constructed near Gosport Road.
<br /> 2. For the installation of necessar~v pipe lines, pumping
<br /> equipment and machinery to convey the sewage from the
<br /> two projects designated as D and E to be constructed
<br /> near Gosport Road, and for the installation of an anti-
<br /> pollution plant in the northern section of the City,
<br /> probably at Pinners Pdnt, for the treatment of the
<br /> sewage from the above projects in those sections of the
<br /> City whioh will be served by the Douglas Ave. pumping
<br /> station.
<br /> It will be necessary for the City to enter into suitable contracts
<br />if it is found necessary to furnish the above service."
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<br />Notion of Mr. Fox to concur in the Manager's recommendation~ was adopted.
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<br /> 9th - "In connection with the attached letter of Wilson E. Kelly, he is
<br />entitled to have returned the sum of $60.64.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Howard to concur in the Manager's recommendation was adopte~I
<br /> 10th - The Manager presented the following ordinance which was, on motloni
<br />of Mr. Wilson, placed on its first readings'
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<br /> "AN ORDINANOE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $166,500.
<br /> OF BONDS OF_ THE 0ITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, TO BE
<br /> KNOEqg AS SANITARY SEWER BOND~, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
<br /> I~STALLING SEWERS IN THE UNSE~BED SECTIONS OF THE
<br /> CITY, MAKING H~OVISION FOR THE FORM OF SAID BONDS
<br /> AND FOR THE PAl%fENT THEREOF."
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<br /> llth - The Manager presented the following ordinance which was, on mo-
<br />tion of Mr. Fox, placed on its first reading:
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<br />"AN OBDINANOE REGULATING THE PUROHASE OR ACQUISI-
<br /> TION OF TIHES, SEOOND HAND MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS
<br /> AND AOCESSORIES, AND PROVIDING A-PENALTY FOR ITS
<br /> VIOLATION."
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<br />The following letter from the City.Attorney was read:
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<br /> "Under date of June lOth, 1941, Carrie L. Cotton addressed a communica-
<br />tion to the ~ity 0ouMeil r~questing a relief of taxes on property at 815 First Avenue.
<br /> ~ I fin~, from the records of the Fire DePartment, ~fmat the building at
<br />815 First Ave. was destroyed by fire on November 24th, 1935, continued on the land book but,
<br />for some reason, was removed in 193~ and pg~ back in 1939. Taxes charged against the build-
<br />ing for tbs tears !936, '37, ~39, '40 and ~1, amounti~ to $?.50 for each year, should be
<br />relieved. ~his property is assessed to P.A. Cotton."
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<br />adopted.
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<br />Notion of Mr. Grimes to concur in the Attorney's recommendation, was
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<br />The Transportation 0ommittee made the following report:
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<br /> "The Transportation Committee appointed a2 the last meeting~ of the City
<br />Council augmented by the Committee from the Metal Trades Council, CentralLaber Union, Retail
<br />Merchants Association and Chamber of Commerce, have gone into the question of bus transporta-
<br />tion thoroughly at three mee~ugs, one between ourselves, one with the representatives of the
<br />Traction Company and one with Admiral Gygax, Commandant of the Navy Yard,
<br /> At the meeting he!dNarch 2nd,.~1942, at 7:30 P.M., there were present
<br />Js~es N. Howard, Russell N. Hall, Ac T. Crockin, H. W. Sharpe, E. B. Powell, H.L. Lavender,
<br />C.C. Roberts, Lieut. Burke Hewitt representing Admiral Gygax, F. Uo Ross, S.Jo Pope and R.A.
<br />Plant from the Virginia Electric & Power Company. I~ vas agree by the committee that the
<br />following recommendations be made to the CityOsuncii.
<br /> l, That an advertising program be inaugurated through the
<br /> pres~ radio ~and by signs placed on buses urging non-defense work-
<br /> _ers to use the buses only between the hours qf 9'A.M. and 3
<br /> thereby leaving all avail~ole space for transporting Defense
<br /> workers to and f~m-the Navy Yard.
<br /> 2. Agreement ~o recommend to City Council that the Park
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