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At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on June l~th, 1938, at 8:00 P.M.
<br />there were present:
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<br />John P. Leigh, Leslie T. Fox, George L.
<br />chins, Frank D. Lawrence, O. E. W~ren,
<br />and the 0ity Manager.
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<br />Grimes, James N.Howard, W. R. Hut-
<br />H. Earl Weiseman, Pearle J. Wilson
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<br />Minutes of regalar meeting held on May 28th were read and ~oproved.
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<br />The following communications from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> 1st - "A committee representing the City Council, Board of Supervisors, 0ham-
<br />bet of Commerce and civic organizations, appeared before the State Highway Commission, in
<br />Richmond, on June 1st, and succeeded in getting the Commission to agree to widen the road
<br />leading to Portsmouth, and also succeeded in getting the Commission to agree to eliminate at
<br />the Portsmouth intersection, sign carrying the words "Ferry Toll", and at the intersection of
<br />the new read the words "Free Bridge".
<br /> We feel that these concessions by the Highway Commission will mean
<br />many thousaud dollars each year to the patronage of the ferries.
<br /> We-made Major Hillard Chairman of the Joint 0ommittee and he led the
<br />fight, assisted by the City Manager, Mr. Hugh Johnston, Mr. George 0oleman and others.
<br /> I would like to have the consent of the 0ouncil to write Major Hillard
<br />a letter thanking him for leading this fight."
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<br />On motion filed.
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<br /> 2nd'- "We have bonds fslling due July 1st, amounting to $170,000.00. I recom-
<br />mend that we request the Sinking Fund to pay these bonds when due.
<br /> I have been in conference with the Sinking Fund Commissioners, and
<br />they have agreed to do this."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Hutohins to concur in the Manager's recommendation, w~s adopted.
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<br /> 3rd - "It was necessary to buy some office equipment~fer Grimes and Headquar-
<br />ters Batteries of the Virginia National Guard, consisting of two desks and six chairs.
<br /> We solicited bids and the lowest bid was that of Carnegie 0fficeAp -
<br />pliance Company, $225.00.
<br /> This equipment was badly needed, and I recommend, at this time, an ap-
<br />propriation of $225.00 to cover cost of same."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Weiseman, the Mansgerts recommendation was concurred in,
<br />an appropriation of $225.00 was made, for the purpose, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Howard,
<br /> Warren, Weiseman, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
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<br />Hutchins, Lawrence,
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<br />and
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<br />ly rebuild the
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<br />next meeting.
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<br /> ~th - "We found it necessary, two or three months ago, to reline and partial-
<br />incinerator furnaces.
<br /> This work has been done at a cost of $1,686.O0.
<br /> I request an appropriation of this amount at this time."
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<br />On motion of Mr. Fox, the s~0propriation of $1,686.00 was laid on table until
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<br /> 5th - "I have had seventy-five abandoned, deteriorated structures valued, by
<br />three disinterested men.
<br /> The cost of this appraisal was $60.00° I request an appropriation of
<br />$60.00 to cover this work.
<br /> After These dil~oidated structures have been condemned by the Building
<br />Inspector, Sanitary Inspector and Chief cf the Fire Prevention Bureau, the owners will be no -
<br />tified to either rehabilitate er demolish them. Should they neglect, or faiI to do one or the
<br />other, ~he City will take each one of them down'and pay the owner the amount for which it was
<br />appraised by the t~nree disinterested appraisers. Many of them were appraised as having no
<br />value~"
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Fox to concur in the Namager's recommendation and to appropriate
<br />$60.00 for the pux~ose, was adopted.
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<br />The followLug resolutioh was presented:
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<br /> "~HEREAS, the City of Portsmouth is desirous of improving
<br />and ex~ending drainage facilities and appurtenant work fo~the pub-
<br />pose of controlling mosquitoe and disease breeding areas in co -oper-
<br />a, ion with the Works Progress Administration (under project number
<br />~65-31-2-202) and,
<br /> WHEREAS, The Bureau of Health of the Department of Public
<br />Welfare has the general police power to enter upon private property
<br />to abate any nuisance affecting the health and welfare of the people,
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, Be it Resolved that the City Council in reg-
<br />ular meeting assembled agrees that the City of Portsmouth will assume
<br />obligation for any damages done to private property which may cccmr
<br />i~ the ~rosecution of the above-mentioned project and that. in_no, way
<br />will the Works Progress Administration be held responsible for same."
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