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following vote:
<br />
<br />August 26f~h, 1941.
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO A/4ENDAND RE-ORDAIN SECTION ONE OF 'AN ORDINANCE
<br />PROHIBITING. THE ERECTION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF BUI~DINGS OR THE
<br />ALTERATION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS FOR CERTAiN USES ON ANY SITE
<br />WHIOHHAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY TREGITY ~LA/~AGEROR 2HE CITY COUN-
<br />0IL; REQUIRINGNOTICE 0F APPROVAL BY THE~CITY MANAGER TO BE PUB-
<br />LISHED ~ND DESCRIBING METHODS OF APPEAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL, AND
<br />PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF~ AdoPted by the Council of
<br />the City of Portsmouth on June 28th, 192~"
<br />
<br />Motion of Mr. Hutchins to add "foundries" to ~e l~t, was adopted.
<br />
<br />On motion of Mr. Howard, said ordinance, as amended, was adopted, and by the
<br />
<br />Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard, Hutohins, Lawrence, Warren,Wilson
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />- NEW BUSINESS
<br />
<br /> Bill of J. Shirley Rope, State Game Warden, for destroying 86 ta~less dogs
<br />at $2.50 each, totaling $215.O0, was presented.
<br />
<br /> On motion of Mr. Wilson, the Treas~mrer was authorized to pay same from funds
<br />in her hands from collection of Dog Taxes.
<br />
<br />The following letter was read:
<br />
<br /> "We have written to the President of the United States, respectfully request-
<br />ing that one of the new United States Navy Cruisers be named the U.S.S. Portsmouth in honor of
<br />the cities of that name in New Hampshire, Ohio and Virginia.
<br /> ~e h~ve requested the assistance of the. Hon~ $~inder R. Harris and ~ne co
<br />operation of Mayor Stewart Eo Rows of Portsmouth, N.H., and Mayor Harold Clayton of Portsmouth,
<br />Ohio, in this matter.
<br /> It se~ms most appropriate tha~ one of our Navy's ships should bear this n~me
<br />in view of the fact ~hat important naval establishments are located in two of these cities and
<br />that t/~e combined population of tb.e three is over lOO,O00 persons.
<br />
<br />Respectfully yours,
<br />
<br />Notion of Mr. Hutchins
<br />
<br /> Joso L. Grant, President."
<br />
<br />tm ~pprove the action of the Polygon Club,
<br />
<br />was adopt-
<br />
<br />The follov~ng letter was read:
<br />
<br /> "The Hampton Roads Regiona! Defense Council has today sent me a copy of a
<br />~l~tter addressed to you requesting your financial support in the opera~ion of the Hampton Roads
<br /> Regional Defense Council. As you know, the Hampton Roads Area is one of the strategic defense
<br /> areas in t~is ~COuntry and the scene of some of the most intense defense activities, These ac -
<br /> t~vitiesare creating many problems both for the individuals living and working i n~e locali -
<br /> tiee and for the localities themselves.
<br /> The Virginia Defense Council feels, as I do, that ~he Regional,Defense Coun-
<br /> oil offers an excellent means of aiding the localities in solving the defense problems and at
<br /> the same time aiding the National Defense program. Because of the seriousness of the oroblems
<br /> in this area, the Commonwealth has agreed to participate in ~he financing of the work ~f the
<br /> Regional Defense Oouncil as requested. Therefore, I, both personally and as the Governor of
<br /> Virginia, wish to urge you to give your fullest co-operation in this undertsktng and sincerely
<br /> hope you will be able to make available the financial assistance as requested by ~he Hampton
<br /> Roads RegionalDefense~Oouncil.
<br /> Sincerely yours,
<br />
<br />James A Price, G~overnor. ,~
<br />
<br />Council, was read:
<br />
<br />The following letter from the Chairman of the Hampton Reads Regional Defense
<br />
<br /> "During the ~en months since the establishment o f the Hamoton Roads Regional
<br />Defense Council, we'have beenable to appraise the extent to which the Counci~ can serve useful-
<br />ly ia-co-ordinating the manifold problems ~hat ~ffect the Hampton Roads area. It h~6been evi -
<br />dent for some time that to do a good Job of this, a larger staff and a larger amount of money
<br />for the Council's support would have to be provided.
<br /> The Council's interests relate Jointly to the localities and to the State.
<br />Whatever of benefit the 0~mncil is able ~o accomplish reflects itself direc%ly upon the locali-
<br />ties in the area, indirectly upon the State as a whole. O~cour~e, the economic val~e of .the
<br />area in source of revenue to the state is large. It is considered potentially of far greater
<br />value than has ever in the past been realized. To develop this potentiality is part of the
<br />Council's Job along with acting as 'an.~gancy for co-ordinating and ordering developments inci
<br />dent to the intensive defense activity in the area.
<br /> A recommendation has been made to the Governor of Virginia that certain en-i
<br />largements in the Council's staff and operations be approved by him and that a budget of
<br />
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