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<br /> At a regular me, ting of the City Council, held December 13th, 1938, at 8:00
<br />P.M., there were present:
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<br />be made:
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<br />John Po Leigh, Leslie T. ?ox, George L. Grimes, James N. Howard,
<br />W. R. Hutchins, Frank D. Lawrence, C.E. ~.,arren, Ho Earl ~Veiseman,
<br />Pearle J. Wilson, and the City ~!anaMer.
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<br />Minutes of regular meet in~g held November 22nd, were read and approved.
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<br />The following communications from the City Manager were read:
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<br />1st - The Manager presented .the fqllowing snd recommended that said refund
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<br /> "The Portsmouth District Committee of Tidewater Council Boy Scouts of
<br /> America leased the City Auditorium for the evening of December 8, 1938, for the purpose of
<br /> holding its amuual meeting And court of hon6r, and paid to ~.L. Davis, Supto, ~25.O0 rental
<br />therefor. -~
<br /> The meeting was a dinner meeting, attended by all the Portsmouth Civic
<br />Clubs and members of the Boy Scout organization. The dinner was served by Mrs. Shepherd and
<br />ladies of various churches at cost and the price of the dinner was figured at 75 cents apiece
<br />which covered ~he actual- cost of the dinner and serving. No a~_~ission was charged for the
<br />Scouts, their parents and friends who aStended but did not come for dinner. In preparing the
<br />meal, the ladies merely used the city stove to warm over the food, having previously cooked
<br />it elsewhere. ·
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<br /> The Boy Scouts of America is a voluntary non-profit association, having
<br />as its purpose the character building of the boys of Portsmo6th. The Portsmouth District is
<br />extremely limited in funds, all of which are obtained by voluntary subscriptions from Ports -
<br />mouth citizens and as the dinner was served at cost, the rental of the auditorium wou~d have
<br />to be taken from our regular budget, in which no provision is made for such expense.
<br /> The undersigned for the Portsmouth District Co~ittee of Tidewater
<br />Council Boy 9couts of America, resoectfully reeuest the C~tv ~o~me~l of the City of Portsmouth
<br />to refund to the District Committee-the $25~00 ~aid for th~ ~e~t~-~ the City Auditorium for
<br />the evening of'December 8, 1938.
<br /> Respectfully submitted,
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<br /> E~W. Maupin, Jr., Chairman
<br /> M..O.Lawrence, Vice Chairwoman
<br /> Robt. D. Powers, Jr., Chairm~_, Advancement
<br /> Committee."
<br /> Motion of Mr. Hutchins to concur in the Manager's recommendation, was adopted.
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<br /> 2nd ~ ~I recommend t_hat~ths tax ra~e for 1939 be $2.50 per $100.00 valuation;
<br />the same as for this year."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Hutchins to concur in the Manager's recommendation, and to au
<br />t~orize the City Attorney to present an ordinance to cover, was adopted.
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<br /> ~rd~- ~At the last meeting of the Council, there was refe~red to me the ques-
<br />tion of the ra~e of rental of the Armory.
<br /> Since that time, i have reduced the rehtal from $~D.O0 to $25.00, and
<br />the charge for the us~ of the kitchen, from $10.00 to $5~00.At this low rate of rental-' it
<br />will not be possible ~o make any reftuuds, as it will probably ·
<br /> cQst the C~ty more than $i,000.
<br />a year, in excess of the income, for lights, heat, Janitor service and maintenance."
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<br /> On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 4th - ~At a former meeting of the Council, the Slum Clearance project was re-
<br />ferred to me for recommendation.
<br /> At this time, I can only report progress. I feel that I need the as -
<br />sista~uce of a committee to work with me on this matter. I suggest a committee of three, con-
<br />sisting of the Mayor and two members of the Council to be appointed by the Mayor.
<br /> After I have on~ or more conferences with this committee, when we will
<br />study the details of this proposition, i will then be able to make an intelligent reco~en~da -
<br />tion."
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<br /> Motion of Mro Hutch!ns to concur in the M~ager~s recommendation, was adopted,
<br />and the Chair appointed Leslie T. Fox and James No Howard on said committee.
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<br />5th - The City Msnager presented the following:
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<br /> ~The American National Bank requests that the City of Portsmouth refund
<br />$189.30 ta~es collected by the City of Portsmouth in error, on property in the name of Ameri-
<br />can National Bank, listed as ~'Waterfront Swimming Point".
<br /> On October 19, 1932~ by deed of bagain ~ud s~e, from Harry A. Brink-
<br />ley, Trustee, to ~mericanNational Bank, recorded in Deed Book llO-B, page ~3, the American
<br />National Ba~ was deeded: -
<br /> 'An Undivided 3~/39 interest in and to the rioarlan
<br /> _ rights formerly owned by the Aetna Realty Corporation."
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<br /> The City erroneously,
<br />National Ba~Gk, from the ~ate of this deed t6
<br />has caused us to pay 5/39 yearly in excess of
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<br />on their land books, has assessed the American
<br />date, with 39/3~ interest in this property, which
<br />our proper proportio~.
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