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August 6th, 1941 - &ugust effect and to request ~!lindus~rial~ and business ests?o!ishments, and al! inhabits~ts of the City to observe Eastern Daylight Saving Time during the above period, and that ~li clocks be v~uced one hour. On motion Er. Ha!l, s~id resolution was adopted. On motion adjourned. Clerk. Approved: ~ Acting President~ Port~mouth~ Vs..~ August 12th~ !941. At a regular meeting of the Council held August !2th, 1941, a% ?:OO P.H.~ there were present: Leslie T. Fox~ George L. erimes~ RusselE M. Hall, Jas. N. Howard, ~. ~. Hutchins~ Prank D. Lawrence, Co E. Warren~ Pearle J. ~ilson ~ud M. E. Haug~ City Manager~ Minutes of regular meeting held July 22nd and special meeting of August 6th, were read zn~ approved. On motion of Mr. Howard, the privilege of the floor was granted Mr. Geo.O. Diggs~ President of the Chamber of Commerce. ~h-o ~resented Mr~ J~M. Overton~ Secretary~ w}o read the foltov~ng letter: ~ - ~About July !Sth, 1~0~ Aviation Service~ Inc.~ of Ne~port News with the co-operation ~ud. assi§tance of the ~tsmouth C~smber of Commerce~ begslu opera%i~n o V the air- port at Algren, ~n Norfolk County, located on the Port~mouth-Suffolk road. This !ocation~ following a survey of a number of sites near the City limits, was selected upon the recommenda tion and ~prov~l of the Director of Aeronautics for the State of Virginia and a Federal air port engineer~ who came to Portsmouth for this purpose at the reeuests of the Chamber of Com - meres end the Aviation Gompsny. The site~ we ~re advised, is ex6ellently located, well within distance limi$ required by C~ regulations ~ud consists of eighty-seven acres with sufficient adjacent land suitable for future enlargement or len~tening of runways, should this become necessary, and is available at re~sonable cost. Aviation Service during tlee past year that it has been in operation at thi~ airport, has had over 250 students t o begin t raining~ A number of these have obtained flying licenses. ~ore ths~ one hundred students are now in training. This training is given under handic~o due to the lack of airport facilities~ suc~ as hangers, repair shop, office, etc. The compsr~y maintains a fully equipped field at Ns}~ort.News and is co,celled to fly planes u~ed in Portsmouth back and forth for servicing and housing. It~as been demonstrated very clearly to the Chamber of Commerce Ai~ort committee that m~uicipal ownership of this airport means much to th~ interests of this City at t~ls time~ for many reasons~ some of which are as follows~ (1) Approved site now in operation with ample land adjoining for enlargement, if found necessary. (2) Responsible Aviation Company will enter into contract to erect al! necessary buildings and maintain an adequate airport service, without cost to the CiSy~ ~nd who is at present success- fully operating this serv~ce~ (3) Established air lines are seeking new route~. Portsmouth's geographical location makes it pos- ~ible~ we believe, to secure one of these lines. (4) The Seaboard Air Line .Raillery has applied for permission to. es~o~ish ~ir transportation. In the event this permission is obtained~ we are informed they will b e compelled to consider Portsmouth as a landing point in m~king connec - tions with' their railroad facilities already here. (5) Federal'~d State aid to develop the land for air~