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At e~ reg~l~v meetin~ of the City Co ~tu~cil held August 23rd, 1938, at 8:00 P.E.,
<br />there were present:
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<br /> Jo?n~ p, Leigh, Leslie To Fox, George L. Grimes, James No Howard~
<br /> W. R~ Hutchins, Frs~k Do Lawrence, ~. E. Warren,. E.Earl Weiseman,
<br /> Pearle J. Wilson, and the City Eanager.
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<br /> Ninutes of reg~lar meeting held August 9th were read and apl~roved.
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<br /> The following com-~unications from the City ~auager were read:
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<br /> 1st - "Patrolman W.J. Pate has serious trouble ~'
<br />w_un his eyes; cataracts on
<br />both of them, sm.d he is so n~azly~ ~ blind that he is unable to perform his duties as a police-
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<br /> I sent him to a specialist~ Dr. Hood.~ who, after exmnination, reoort~
<br />ed that while ~r. Pate is nearly blind now, he third~s the cataracts can be removed whe~ they
<br />mature, ~md then.there is a strong possibility that he may regain his noel vision. O~ that
<br />report, and after personal conference with Nr. Pate~ I have placed him on the retired list
<br />until the specielists have an opportunity to restore his sight to normals"
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<br />On motion o=de_ed~ ~ filed.
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<br /> 2nd - ~At the last meeting of the Cotuucil, there was referred to me two pe-
<br />titions from ~he School Board involving a tota~ expehditure of $153,844.00, $69,229.00 to be
<br />furnished by P.W.A. grs~ut, $84,615.00 to be borrowed from the State Literary Fund~ at 4% Lu -
<br />retest, to make needed Lmprovements and additions to the High School Building on High St.,
<br />s~ud the Et. Hermon School on Florida Avenue.
<br /> ! made a personal inspection of the conditions in both schools, to -
<br />gether with the ~ayor, ~r. T. A. Willett, Chairms~u of the School Board, s~ud ~r. H. A. H~t~
<br />Superintendent of Schools. ~ne Es. yor and I fotuud the conditions worse than we expected. Both
<br />schools are very much overcrowded, and we are of the op~ulon that if we are to keeo the
<br />Po~t~smo~th. s?.hools on pa~r, with other schools in the State, the proRosed additions ~nd i.~orove-
<br />men~s snou±~ ce made at ~is_t~im.e while_we ce~ g~e,t_ the grant for.$~9,229°00 from the
<br /> ·'ne ~o~a~ cost ~o carry the lomu of $84,&15.00 from the Literary Fund,
<br />at 4~, includLug the required annual deposits to the Sinking Fund, will amount to aoproximate-
<br />ly $6,700.00, $5,000°00 of which the School Board ~grees to f~nish for the first t~o years,
<br />from the extra money allowed the Portsmouth Schools by an Act of the last Legislature. ~e
<br />total outlay for the City, for the first two years, will be about $!,700.00 a year.
<br /> The City Attorney hs.s drawn two resolutions to be oassed by the
<br />cil, which I will ask the Clerk .to re~d, both of which I hope will be passed ~umuimously.~
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<br />Resolutions -
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<br />'~LITEP~RY FUND LOAN FOE THE WOODRC~V WILSON HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
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<br />WHEREAS, The School Board for the City of Portsmouth, Virginia,
<br />on the 9th day of AUgust, 1938, presented to this Co~uucil, an
<br />application addressed to the State Board of Education of Virgi-
<br />nia, for the purpose of borrowing from the Literary Fund
<br />$69,215.00 for ~ ampex and e ~
<br /> ~o. remodeling the present school
<br />building at Woodrow Wilson High School, to be repaid in thirty
<br />sm. uual Lustallments, and the interest thereon paid semi-s~unually.
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<br />RESOLVE~, _~!~nat the application of the City School Board to the
<br />State Board of Education of Virginia, for a loan of $69,~15.00
<br />from the Literary Fund, is hereby approved, and authority is
<br />liereby granted the said City School Boaa~d to boz-~ow the said
<br />amount for~the purpose set out in said application.
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<br />~e Council for said City will each yea~ during the life of this
<br />los_u, at the time they fix the regular levies, fix a rate of
<br />levy for schools or make a cash appropriation sufficient for
<br />opera, ion expenses and to repay this loan in ar~uual inste~lments,
<br />and the interest thereon, as required by law regulating loans from
<br />the Literaz~y F~d. ~
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<br />,LITE~w_Y FUND LOAN FOB THE ET. HE~ON SCHOOL BUILDING.
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<br />WHEP~AS, ~e School Board'for-the City of Portsmouth, Virginia,
<br />on the 9th day of Au&~st, 1938, presented to this Co,mucil, an
<br />application s~ddressed to the State Board of Education of Virgi-
<br />nia,. for the purpose of borrowing from the Liters~y Fund
<br />$15,~00°00 for an annex to the present school building at Et.
<br />Hermon School~ to be repaid in thirty ~unual installments, cud
<br />the interest thereon paid semi~mmuuallyo
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<br />RESOLV~ That the application of the City School Board to the
<br />State Board of Education of Virginia, for a loan of ~5,400.00
<br />from the Literary Fund, is hereby approved, and authority is
<br />hereby granted the said City School Board tomorrow the said
<br />amouh~ for the pu~ose set out in said application°
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<br />The Co=ucil for said City will each year du~im~ the life of this
<br />loan, at the time they fLx the regular levies, fix a rate of
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