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<br /> At a regular meeting of the 0ity Council, held April 8th, 1941, at 7:00
<br />P.M., there were present:
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<br /> John P. LeiS; Leslie T. Fox, George L. Grimes,
<br /> N. Howard, ~. R. Hutchins, Frank D. L~t~ence~ C.
<br /> J~-~e~ ~nd Ckas. F. Harper, Oity M~.nager~
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<br />Vice President Frank D. Lawrence in the Chair.
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<br />RusselZ M. Hall, Jas.
<br />E. Warren, ~eam~e~
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<br />able
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<br /> ~inutes of reda!ar meeting ~ '
<br /> ~eld March 25th were read and approved.
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<br /> The following communications from the Oity Manager were read:
<br />
<br /> let - ~I sincerely regret to report the loss of Mr. W.L. Davis, Buperinten-
<br />of the WatEr Department. Mr. Davis was a very competent city official and a ve~y honor-
<br />man. We shall miss him."
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<br />motion ord~ered f~_e~o
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<br /> Notion of Er. Fox to appoint a committee to Rraft suitable resolutions of
<br />respect, was adopted. The 0hair appointed Messes+ Fox and Howard on said committee.
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<br /> 2nd - "LAst year~ the Moscuite Control Work cost the City $1,15OoOO~ This
<br />year~ it will cost $1,~88.OO. If we are go£ng to do this Wo~k~ we should m~ke the appropria-
<br />tion at this time, in order that we may start the work on May lsto"
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<br /> t.~tion Of Er. Hutchins ~o lay on table until next meeting, was adopted.
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<br /> 3rd - "The visits to the poor, especially the negroes, have increased so much
<br />that Ih ave had to give Dr. Murgolo some assistance with the colored people by a negro doctor°
<br /> To assis~ Dro Murgolo %n this wo~subJect to the Council's
<br />I have.empl6yed Dr. J. T. Canaday, on part-time i~asis, at $600°00 oer year, beginning A~ril
<br />let. I need an approoriation~ at this time of $450.OO to carry ~m for t~e balance of this
<br />year."- - '
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<br /> Motion of N~. Howard to appropriate $450.00 for said purpose~ was adopted,
<br />~ud by the follow, nd vote:
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<br />Ayes: ~ox, Grimes, Hall, Howard, Hu~chins,La~ence,. ~arren
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 4th "The Portsmouth lIemOria! Association (Colored) requests a donation of
<br /> · h ~ ~ gave last year for ~his purpose. ~
<br />$25.00. T~= is ~e same amount the O'~=
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<br /> Motion of ~r. Howard to concur in the Manager's recommendation, was adopted.
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<br /> 5th - "With ~ ~
<br /> ~-overnmen~ aid, we have been 8arrying a project which gives em -
<br />p!oyment to six oeop~le re-indezgng Civil-Police Court records° T~ continue this another year,
<br />~_ll cost the Oi~y $336.00, and the Federal 'Government $4~618.OOo~]
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<br /> ~tion of Mr. Fox to make an appropriation of $336.00 for said purpose, was
<br />adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes. Fox, Gri~es, .ml±, Howard, Hu$chins, Lawrence, War~en
<br />~ays · None
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<br /> 6th - "~During ~he fiscal year ending June 3Otb, we have been car~ying~ ~?%th
<br />Goverr~nent aid, ~at is kuo~m as the Free H~me Assistance Project, which furnishes~nurses ~ud
<br />attendants to care for the sick and needy in the homes. The cost to the City to carry this
<br />another year will be $~5Oo00. I request an appropriation of that amount for this purpose°"
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<br /> ~iotion of ~r. Hutchins to appropriate w750.OO for said purpose, was adopted,
<br />and by the following vote$
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<br />Ayes: Fox, Grimes~ Hall, Howard, Hutchins, La~,~ence, Warren
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 7th - "The ~cost to the 0ity to carry the Sewing Project, with C~overnment
<br />aid, in the last twelve months~ has been $4~8OO. OO. The ~overnment has increased the City's
<br />percentage for this project, for the coming year ~rom $4:800.OO to $6,600.00.
<br /> If the CTty desires to continue this 'ore Jest another year~ we should
<br />appropriate $6,600.00 for the purpose. The Government,s portio~ amoum~ts to ~28,000.O0o"
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<br /> ~otion of Mr. Howard to lay on table until next meeting, was adopted.· ~=
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<br /> %/ 8th ~ ~The Msna~er presented the following letter, which was ordered filed:
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<br /> "Mr. L.L. Bass, Director of Operations,
<br /> Works Projects Ad,ministration,
<br /> Richnond, Va.
<br /> Dear t~r. Base:
<br /> Follo%~_ng up our conference on the phone~ I am inclosing
<br />a letter from the contractors for the pipe project, wi~c~; is "sS!f-exolanatory.
<br />If it ~is agsinst your rules to d~aw a joint contract
<br />which this pipe company is willing to sign~ agreeing to took to the City for one fourth of
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