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<br />October 24th, 19M9.
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the City Council, held October 24th, 1939, at ?:OO
<br />P.M., there were present:
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<br />John P. Leigh, George L. Grimes,
<br />Frank D. Lav~enee, Co E. Warren,
<br />Wilson and the Oity Manager.
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<br />james N. Howard, W. R. Hutch~ns, _
<br />H. Earl Weiseman, Pearle J.
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<br />Minutes of regular meeting held October loth were read and. approved.
<br />The following communications from t?~e 0ity Manager were re~d:
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<br /> 1st The Manager presented the following letter and recon~.~ended an appro
<br />priation of $!25.OO for same:
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<br /> "Referring to the underground, tank and metered pu~o for gasoline at
<br />.the City Armory, mentioned by Captain Atkins in our conference last Saturday morning.
<br /> The Texas Oil Company (Mr. Allen) has consented to sell the City the
<br />following used equipment: -
<br /> i Te3zk550 gallons ~25. OO
<br /> I Pump with meter 60.00
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<br /> $85.OO
<br /> We can probably install this equipment for $40.OO making a total ef
<br />$125.OO; t?~s item is not in the budget for the Armory for the year 1939, but I think we have
<br />money enough in the budget to cover the cost.
<br /> It may be that you can obtain a lower price from another Oil Company
<br />supplying gasoline to the Oity.
<br /> If you should decide not to spend this money in 1939, I suggest that
<br />you add the amount to the budget which I will submit for the year 1940, as the present method
<br />of storing and using gasoline creates a fire hazard.
<br /> Yours truly,
<br />
<br />Davis, Superintendent."
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<br /> Eotion of Er. Howard to appropriate 3125.OO for said purpose was adopted,
<br />and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes - Leigh, Grimes, Howard, Hutahins,
<br /> Weiseman, Wilson
<br />Nays - None
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<br />Lawrence~ Warren,
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<br /> 2nd - The Manager presented the following letter:
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<br /> "This is ~o certify that James O. Hall was sponsor for an entertain -
<br />sent which was given by a group under his sponsorship for the Athletic Association of Norcom
<br />Hi~n School, last Friday night, October 2Oth, at the City Auditorium.
<br /> The financial results were small, after Ihe expenses had been met;
<br />netting a balance of $12.35.
<br /> Total received from sale of tickets --~ $31.35
<br /> Expenses ............................
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<br /> Balance ......................... ~!2.~5
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<br />Respectfully submitted,
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<br />W.E. Riddick, Principal."
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<br />with recommendation that the $15.pO be refunded.
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<br /> Eotion of ~. HutCains to concur, was adopted.
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<br /> 3rd - "The Atlantic Coas~ Line P~.i!road owes the City of Portsmouth
<br />$4,26%.31, on account of damage done one of our fire trucks in a collision at the Nt. Vernon
<br />Ave. crossing. This is the actual amount that we paid. the factory for damages.
<br /> On October-lyth, I notified the Atlantic Coast Line that we had
<br />paid the factory in full and requested the railroad company to forward check to the City to
<br />cover same. A few days later, the Coast Line Attorney, ~r. Taylor, called to see us ~nd of -
<br />feted to pay one half of the amount of the damage which the City Attorney and ~ager refused.
<br />It s~pears now that we ~lll have to bring suit, which will be done at once, if there is no
<br />objection, as I am convinced that is the only way we can recover the full amount of the dam -
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<br /> ~otion of Er. HutCnins to instruct the City l~nager to bring suit to mego -
<br />vet the amount dne, was adopted.
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<br /> 4th - "At a recent meeting of the Council, complaint was made about the
<br />condition of the south end of Uashington St.
<br /> i referred this complaint to the City Engineer for investigation
<br />and reoort and he reports as follows, in his letter attae~ed, which I will now read.~
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<br /> Inclosure -
<br /> "Referring to complaint of residents on Washington St., from the 900 thr~
<br />t~e 14OO blocks concerning dust from construction~operations in the removal of parkways, and
<br />the racing of a~tomoblles from the baseball park at night.
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