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May 2nd. lgBg At a conference of .the City Council, held May 2nd, 1939, at 7:30 P.M., called to meet with the City Manager and th~ Civil Service Commission, in reference to appointment of members to the Fire Department, there were present: John P. Leigh, Leslie T. Fox, Jeorge L. Grimes, James N.Howard, WoR. Hutchins, Frank Do Lawrence, C. E.Warren, H. Earl Weiseman, Pearle J. Wilson, and the City Ms.uager. After the business of the conference was over, by unanimous consent, the Council went into a special meeting. The Manager stated that he. had made contract with the American La France and Foamite Company for $4,265.31, to repair the fire apparatus damaged by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, which amount he hoped wo.~t~dbe paid by the Railroad Company; and that addi - tional repairs necessary, but not on account of the accident, would cost $1,241.29, and asked the Cou~ucilts approval of said repairs, no appropriation being necessary at this time. Om. motion of Nr.-'Fox, the Manager's recommendation was approved, and by the following vote: Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Howard, HutchLns, Lawrence, Warren, Weiseman, Wilson Nays: None Mr. Wilson presented the fo/lowing letter: "We the committee delegated by the AustLu R~ Davis Camo #$, U.S.W.V., ~o ne- gotiate with the Federal Ar~ Commission at Washington in an effort to a~ree on proper design for a suitable memorial commemorating the spirit of ~98. We ~eg lea~e ~o report as follows, and at the same time make request that the City of Portsmouth withd~aw their sponsorship insofar as it pertains to A, W-P-A. project under existing agreement. After nearly two years of patient negotiations, we find it inadvisable to agree or approve any design as submitted to the committee by the Federal Art Project Commis- sion. Furthermore, recent developments l~ave disclosed facts to show that the fi nancial set up as imposed on the sponsors b~ the Federal Art Commission in the end would be as great as an independent project. As a consequence the committee as a whole have voted unanimously to termLuate further negotiations with the Federal Art Commission for a proposed Spanish War Memorial for the City of Portsmouth, suud request the City of Portsmouth as co-sponsors to do likewise. We desire to thank you gentlemen for the interest so manifested in our behalf and express the confidence ~hat the near future will bring forth some p!anwhereby we will be able to finance an independent project thru the aid of the good citizens of Portsmouth. Thanks again and Sincerely yours, ane ~ Motion of Mr. Howard that we concu~ was adopted. J.T. Bannister, Chairman of Committee for Austin R. Davis Camp #$,U.S.W.V." in the request of the Spanish War Veter- On motion adJournedj Approved City Clerk. President.