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<br />June !Ot~
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<br />from him is to the effect that as soon as an appropriation is tacked on to this Bill and
<br />passed, there ~li be a wild sore~mble by all cities concerned and that he feels sure it will
<br />be necessary for us to present our case in person before the Federal Works Administrator, Mr.
<br />Oarmody.
<br /> I respectfully request that the City Council appoint a committee v~no
<br />will hold themselves in readiness to accompany me to ~ashington~ as soon as Mr. Harris in -
<br />forms me that the~Bill ?~s passed."
<br />
<br />Motion of ~o Lawrence to concur in the }~nager's recommendation, was adopted.
<br />
<br />~ne Ohair ~opcinted Messrs. Lawrence, Fox ~ud Hall on said committee.
<br />
<br /> Mr. Howard stated that the patrons of the bus lines h~.ve no shelter for oro-
<br />tection in bad weather, and on his motion, the Manager was instructed to confer w~th the Vir-
<br />ginia Electric & Power Company to secure shelter for patrons in bad weather.
<br />
<br />~ae following resolution, laid on table at last meeting, was taken up and read:
<br />
<br />'~arHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth has applied for and been
<br />granted a project under the Works Projects Administration,
<br />bearing PreJect ~O.P. 165-1-31-244, covering the construc-
<br />tion of a t?~rty inch water supply main between Suffolk and
<br /> Portsmouth,
<br />~gHEREAS~ t~s project calls for an estimated expenditure of
<br />$375,ooo.0o by the Federal Goverr~ent, and $125,000.00 by
<br />th~ City of Portsmouth,
<br /> ~EI~FOBE, Be it Resolved by the Council of the City of
<br />Portsmouth, Va.~ in regular session assembled~ ~hat the sum
<br />of $125,000.00 be s~propriated from Water Department funds,
<br />to cover the City's portion of the estimated expense of
<br />said const~ction."
<br />
<br /> Notion of Mr. Hut~mins t?~t~ ~he City M~er be authorized to buy the oo. nc?et~ _
<br />Di_~e~ ~un~.er~ existing~'con~ract~ s~d to aPPropriate $125~000o for said purpose~ was ac. opted,
<br />and by the following vo~e:
<br /> Ayes; Leigh~ Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard~ Hutchin% Lawrence~
<br /> ~arren ~ Wilson
<br /> ay~ None
<br />
<br />first reading:
<br />
<br />Howard offered the following ordinance which was, on motion,
<br />
<br />"~N ORDINANCE TO CLOSE TF~T PORTI~ OF DUKE STREET A~MD _~0
<br />ALLEYS FOUR FEET ~FIDE~ LYING ~ST OF CP~U~AUQUA AVENUE~"
<br />
<br />placed on its
<br />
<br />Report of the Accounting Department, for the month of M~y, was received s~d
<br />
<br />ordered filed.
<br />
<br />The following letter from the City Collector was read:
<br />
<br />funds are due
<br />
<br /> "Due to the fact they b~ve no opposition
<br />the following candidates:
<br /> R.E.Glover ~ 150. OO
<br /> R.L..Hutchins 130.00
<br /> Mrs. Mary M. Hudgins lOC.CO
<br /> Please authorize these refunds."
<br />
<br />in the coming primary election, re-
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr~ Hutchins to make an appropriatian of $380,00 for said purpose,
<br />was adopted, s~d by the following vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes: Leigh~
<br />
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />Fox, Grimes, Hatt~ Howard,
<br />Warren, Wilson
<br />
<br />Hutohins, Lawrence,
<br />
<br /> Bill of J~ Snzrley P~pe, State Game We_men, for destroying forty four tag!ess
<br />dogs, at $2. x ' ,
<br /> ~O each, totaling $110oOO, was received and~ on motion of Mr. HutcP~ns~ the Treas-
<br />urer was authorized to pay same from funds in her hands from collection of Dog Taxes.
<br />
<br /> The following letter was read and, on motion.of Mr. Wilson, referred to the
<br />City Attorney:
<br />
<br /> "I am inclosing herewith a ts~ statement for taxes on 815 First Avenue] for
<br />!936 to 1941, inc. If you will note by the statement from the Chief of the Fire Department,
<br />the house on this property was destroyed by fire on November 24th, 1935, and I am asking to
<br />be relieved of taxes on the house ~¢nich was totally destroyed.
<br />
<br />Yours very
<br />
<br /> Carrie T. Cotton~ daughter of P.A. Oottonl'
<br />The following letter was read and~ on motion o f Mr. Hutchins~ received s~d or-
<br />
<br />dered filed:
<br />
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