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January 28th, 1941.- F~bruarv llth.'lg~! and he asked permission of the Council to make such extension and to olace at the curb on Middle St., a curb deposit box. ~ Motion of Mr. Fox to approve said request if the City Manager is favorable to and that bondbe given, approved by the City Attorney, to protect the City, was adopted. On motion adjourned. Approved Portsmouth, Va~, February llth, 1941. At a regular meeting of the City Go~ucil, held February llth, i941, at ?:OO there were pre~ent. John P. Leigh, Leslie T. Fox, George L. Grimes, Russell E. Hall, James N. Howard~ W. R. Hutchins, Frank D. Lawrence, Pearle J. Wilson and Chas. E. Harper, City Manager. Minutes of regular meeting held January 28th, !9~1, were read and approved. The following communications f~om the City Manager were read: 1st - "Sergeant Albert Lassiter has been promoted to the position of Lieuten- ant in the Police Department, succeeding Lieutenant C.L. Cadmus, deceased." On motion ordered filed. 2nd - "The National Youth Administration, I sm told by officials, spends about $25,000. a year in Portsmouth° They request the Oity to furnish quarters; the ~ooms in the market building are taken up, but they can rent a room sufficient for their needs in the Walker Building, for $12.00 a month. The City is requested by the National Youth Administration to p ay this rent of $12.OO a month. I suggest that we make an appropriation of $72.00 to pay tZ~e rent for six months to begin with. It may be, by that time, we can furnish them a room in tP~ Market Building." Motion of Mr. Hutchins to ~nprove recommendation of the City Manager, and that an appropriation of $?2.00 be made for the purpose, was adopted. 3rd - "~e have reached the point where we must issue additional bonds to fin- ish the stadium. This is necessary first, because the architect under-estimated the total cost; second, on account of the great demand for W.P.A. labor for War Defense work, the W.P.A., at this time, is unable to live uD to its part of the contract between the City and the Federal Government. The total amount necessary to finish this p~oJect is $~,OO0.00. We will have to issue.$30,OOO.O0 additional. . bonds, ow~ the work at the stadium must stop until this ~ea~ demand for W.P.A. labor for ~ar Defense decreases,~, which may be a !on~ ti~e. ~'.ne Citer _h~ .... ~ -! ready exceeded its quota theme by more th~n $?,0OO.00 on account of having to take over the pay~ rolls several weeks ago, ~nich should have been met by W.P.Ao" ~ On motion of Mr. Howard, the following ordinance was placed on its first read - lng: