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August 6th, !941 - August 12~1941 effect and to request sll industrial snd business establishments, and all inhabitants of the City to observe Eastern Daylight Saving Time dUring the ~oove period, a_ud that eli clocks be vaneed one he mr. On motion Nr. Hell, s~id resolution was adopted. On motion adjourned. Clerk. Approved: acting President. Portsmouth, Va.~ August 12th~ 1941. At a regular meeting of the COuncil held August 12th~ !94~ there were present: Leslie T. Fox~ George L. Grimes, P. ussell M. Hall, Jas. N. Hows~d~ ~ ~. Hutcl~ins~ Frank D. Lawrence~ C. E. ~arren~ Pearls J~ ~ilson and M. E. Haut, City Manager~ Minutes of regular meeting held July 22nd and special meeting of August were read and approved. On motion of Mr~ Howard, the privilege of the floor was granted Mr. Diggs~ President of the Chamber of Commerce~ ~ho presented Mr~ J~M. Overton, Secretary~ who read *~he follo~ng le~er. ~About July.15th~ 1940~ Aviation Service~ Inc.~ of Ne~ort News, with the co-operation and assistance of the ~8~tsmouth Chamber of Commerce, began operation o f the air- port at Algren~ in Norfolk County~ located on the Portsmouth-Suffolk road. This location, following a survey of a numJoer of sites near the City limits~ was selected upon the reco~mendz tion and ~oorov~ of the Director of Aeronautics for the State of Virginia and a Federal air - port engineer,_ who cameto Portsmouth fo~ this purpose at the recuests~ of th_~ C~ ......... ~w ~.m - meroe smd~ the Aviation. Co~oany. The site~ we are advised_ ,, is excellentlv~ located, well withi~ distance limi~ required by C~ regulations and consists of eighty-seven acres with sufficient adjacent land suitgole for future enlargement or lenghtening of runways, should t~s become necessary, and is available at reasonable cost. Aviation Service during the past year that it has been in operation at this airport~ has had over 250 students to begin t raining~ A n'~aber of these have obtained flying licenses. ~ore than one hundred students are now in training. This training is given under handicap due to the lack of ai?port facilities~ such as hangers~ reoair shop~ offioe~ etc. The company maintains a fully equipped field at Ne~ort News and is compelled to fly Dl~ues u~ed in Portsmouth back and forth for servicing ~ud housing. It-has been demonstrated very clearly to the Chs~mber of Commerce Airport committee that municipal ownership of this airport means much to the interests of this City at tB~s time~ for many reasons, some of which are as follows~ (1) ~oproved site now in operation with ample land adjoining for enlargement~ if found necessary. (2) Responsible Aviation Co~any will enter into contrao~ to erect all necessary buildings and maintain an adequate airport service~ without cost to the City, and who is at present success- fully operating this service. (3) Established air lines are seeking new routes. Portsmouth's geographical location makes it pos- sible~ we believe, to secure one of these lines. (4) The Seaboard Air Line Railway has ~oplied for permission to ee~olish air transportation. In the event this permission is obtained~ we are informed they will'be co,celled to consider Port~outh as a landing point in making connec - tion~ with'their railroad facilities already here. (5) Federal~and State aid to develop the land for air~