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July 2Brd.
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<br /> 23rd, 1940, at 7:00 P.M.,
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<br />Grimes, Jas. N. Howard, W. R. Hut-
<br />H. Earl Weiseman, Pea~le J. Wilson,
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<br /> of
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the City Oouncil, held July
<br />there were present:
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<br /> John P. Leigh, Leslie T. Fox, George L.
<br /> chine, FrankeD. Lawrence, G. E. Warren,
<br /> and Chas. F. Harper, 0ity Manager.
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<br /> Minutes of ~egular meeting held July 9th,and regular adjourned meetings
<br />July llth and ~uly 12th~ were read and approved.
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<br /> The following communications from the City Manmger were read:
<br /> let "One of our Firemen,~Lut~er Skeeter, h~s been ~uab!e,to work sinoe
<br />10th. I instructed the Oity Physicis~ Dr. Brown, to examine him, a~dI have a letter from Dr.
<br />Brown stating that Mr. Skeeter will no~ be able to resume his work as fireman.
<br /> I therefore recommend that he be retired as of August !st, !940, at a
<br />monthly pension~of
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Fox, t~e Manager's recommendation was concurred in.
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<br /> 2nd - ~Now that we have two city parks, it is necessary to name them,
<br /> I suggest that we call one the Olive Branch City Park and the other
<br /> the Glensheallah City Park.~
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Wilson to concur in the Manager's recommendation, was adopted.
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<br /> 3rd - "The demands of the Social Mervice Bureau are constantly increasing,
<br />and after holding them down all we could, we find it wCll be necessary for the Oity to ~opro -
<br />priate an additional $2,500-00 to carry that Department until January 1st of next year. Most
<br />of this i~crease, I find, is in the additional contribution to the Old Age ~und and to Depen ~
<br />dent Children."
<br /> Notion of M.r. Fox to ~lace the requested appropriation of $2,500. on its first
<br />reading, was adopted.
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<br /> ~t~h - "Our street sweeper, which is seven years old, has reached the point
<br />where repairs ~re prohibitive, A new sweeper of the same kind will cost $~,200.
<br /> The City of Dmuvi~ie is using a~sweeper that cost $3,775-, which will
<br />do the ~rk as well. The net cost to the City will be $3,013.50. The City Engineer has had
<br />this machine on trial about two weeks, and it is very satisfactory, i also sent him to Dan -
<br />ville to co~er with the D~oartment of Public Service there.
<br /> A letter from the ~Y Engineer is attached, recommending that we buy
<br />the machine he has had on trial.
<br /> We need an appropriation of $3,013.50 at this time.~
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<br /> Motion of ~. Howard to concur in the Manager~s~recommendation and to place an
<br /> appropriation of $3,O13,5O for said purpose, on its first reading, was adopted.
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<br /> 5th - ~When we took over the eighty acres at Glensheallah, it was necessary
<br />to renew some of t~he water pipe, and to repair and paint the golf house inside and out, repair
<br />plumbing, etc.
<br /> This work has been finished and the cost is $~4.8~68. I request an ap-
<br /> propriation of t~t amount, at this time."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Hutchins to concur in the ~ianager~s recommendation, and to ap -
<br /> propriate $448.68 for said purpose, was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Howard, Hutchins, Lawrence, Warren,
<br /> ~elseman, ~ilson
<br /> Nays: None
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<br /> 6th - The Nauager presented the following resolution which was,
<br />Mr. Hutehins, adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />AYES:
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<br />Nays:
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<br /> on motion of
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<br />Leigh, ~ox, Grimes, Howard, Hutchi~s, Lawrence, ~arren,
<br />~eiseman, Wilson
<br /> None
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<br /> Resolution ~
<br /> "BE IT RE~OL~D by the Council of the Oity of Portsmouth,
<br />Virginia, that, whereas, the City of Portsmouth is the exclusive owner of
<br />tain real estate which is not used ornecessary for the public uses of the
<br />City, and it is deemed advisable to sell the said proper~y;
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, the City'Manager be and he is hereby au-
<br />thorised and instructed to offer fo~ sale at public auction, for cash, in f~ont
<br />of the 0our~ House in the Olty of Portsmouth, after first giving notice of the
<br />time, place and terms of sale by advertisement for ten days in the "Portsmouth
<br />Star", a 8~tly newspaper published in ~is City, the following real'e state sit-
<br />uate in said City:
<br /> 1. All that tract of land bounded on the north by the right of way of
<br />the Atlantic and Danville P~ilway Oompany; on t~he east by the land subdivided
<br />into lots by the Pr~otis Ps~k Corporation and shown on the plat of said Corpor-
<br />atlon recorded in the Clerk's office of Norfolk County in Map Book 13, page
<br />on the south by the land shoWn on the plmts of Jamee T. Borum and Lincoln Park,
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