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<br /> Au,~ust 2yth, 1940,
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the 0ity Council~ held August 2?th, 1940, at 7:00
<br />were present:
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<br /> Johh P. Leigh~ Leslie T. Fox, George L. Grimes, James N.Howard, W.Ro Hut-
<br /> chins, Frs~%k ~o Lemrence~ Do Eo Warren~ H~ Earl ~eiseman, Pearle J. Wilson~
<br /> and Chas. F~ ~a~oer, City
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<br />Einutes of regular meeting held August 13th~ were read ~uud approved.
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<br /> Mr. Weisem~ presented to the Council~ Mr. Russell N. Hall, who ~ill succeed
<br />him as member of the City Council~ from Lee Ward, September let, 1940. Mr. Hall responded.
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<br />following communications from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> let "I have Just received the final reports from the two S~oerintendents
<br />of the playgrounds. During the season, the total attendance at the white playgrounds was
<br />12,222; the total attendance for the negroes, 31,791. The to~al cost to the City for the
<br />whiSe project was $2,'400,00 and for the colored project, $1,8OO.O0;
<br /> ! believe the City's contribution for the playground projects was
<br />money well spent and should be continued next year, provided the ~ity's finances at that time
<br />will Justify it."
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<br />On motion, ordered filed.
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<br /> 2nd - "Section ~12 of the contract between~ the City of Portsmouth and the
<br />Virginia Electric & Power Company providesI that the City may make tests of electric meters,
<br />in conjunction with a meter inspector, of the oompan~.
<br /> To do this, ii-is necessary for the City to have a testing apparatus,
<br />which it ha~ never had. This apparatus will cost the O~ty 8250.00° I request an appropria-
<br />tion at this time, for that purpose.'~
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<br /> Eotion of Nr. Grimes to concur in the Manager, s recommendation ~ud to ~Opro -
<br />pr!ate $250.00 for said p~rpose, was adopted~ and by the follow,lng vote:
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<br />Ayes: Leigh, Fox~ Grimes, Howard, Hutchins, La~=ence, Warren,
<br /> Wei~eman, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 3rd - "In !91Y, when the Federal Gover,~ent commandeered the Water Works~
<br />there was installed ~l,O00 feet 30" wooden main between Suffolk and Portsmouth.
<br /> I am advised now, by the Superintendent of the Water DePartment~ Nr.
<br />Davis, that this wooden main has deteriorated until it is practica~!y useless and should be
<br />renewed with either cast iron or concrete pipe.
<br /> I feel that we should try to' get the Government to make a grant to
<br />cover this co st~ as a War defense acZ, and while our rate of consumotion at oresent is about
<br />5,400,000 gallons per day and our capacity to deliver with the t~ ~ast iron-pipes we have to
<br />Suffolk, is 6,000,000 gallons per day, should this country go to War, the demand would be a
<br />great deal more than it is now and might exceed our capacity.
<br /> t recommend that the Council pass a resolution instructing the ~ayor
<br />and the City Manager to ~et in touch with our Comgressman and other authorities in ~asD~ngton
<br />and request the Government to install this pipe as a ~ar defense measure. I believe we c~u de~
<br />pend~on very valuable assistance from Admiral Simons, Commandant of the Norfolk Navy Yard."
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<br /> Eotion of Er. Fox to concur in ,the ManaEer's recommendation~ was adopted, and
<br />by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Leigh/ Fox, Grimes~ Howard~ Hutohins, Lav~enoe~ Warren,
<br /> Weiseman, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
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<br />4th - The fo!!owing ordinance, laid on table at last meeting, was-taken up
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<br />and read:
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<br />~'A~N OP~OiNANCE TO A~ND A~D RE-ORDAIN SECTION 452 OF THE CITY
<br />CODE BELATING TO THE KEEPING OF CO~S WITHIN THE CITY."
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<br />vote:
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<br />On motion of Mr. Hutohins~ ~aid o.~dinance was adopted, and by the fo!lo%~lng
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<br />Ayes: Lei g k, Pox~ Grimes, Pmward~ Hutch ins, Lawrence, Warren,
<br /> Welseman, Wilson
<br />Nays: None.
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<br />The following orclfnance, laid on table at last meeting, was t~en uo and read:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE 'TO .~J~iEND AND RE-ORDAIN SECTION 76 OF AN 0BDINANCE
<br />ENTITLED 'AN 'ORDINA~CE I~POSING A LICFZ~SE TAX FOR THE CITY
<br />PORTSMOUTH~ VIRGINIA, FOR THE YEA.~ BEGINNING MAY l, 1940~,
<br />RELATING TO 'SLOT MAOHLhrES~
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<br />On motion of ~r. Fox, said ordihance was adopted~ and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Howard~ Hutckins~ Lawrence, Warren,
<br /> 'Weiseman, Wilson
<br />Nays. None
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<br />The following ordlnance, presented'by the Eanager, Attorney and Coiiector~was,
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