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6th - "I recommen& that the Council agree on a uniform rate of pay of police-
<br />men who are retired, ~ud who have been in the service for more than twenty years.
<br /> i recommend $720.00 per year~ which I think is as much as the City can
<br />al?etd, until financi~ai' conditions improve, e
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<br /> Notion of Nr. Fox to pay pension of 1936, same as previously oaid, and that
<br />pensioners added this year, be paid at the rate of $720~00 per year, until t~e City Attorney
<br />can report on same, was adopted.
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<br /> 7th - ~I recommend that ~he Council ~opcint a committee to investigate the
<br /> management of the c~haritable institutions of our City, to which the City makes donations."
<br />
<br /> Motion of ~r. Wilson to concur in the City ~a~ager~s recommendation, was
<br /> adopted, and ~he Chair appointed Messrs. Weiseman and HOward on said Committee.
<br />
<br /> 8th ~ '~For several months, the City h~s been endeavoring to ascertain the
<br /> possibility &nd feasibility of building a municipally-owned electric plant.
<br /> Nrc L.T. Klauder, who was engaged to assemble the necessary data, was
<br /> here on the 22nd. His estimate of the cost of the plan~ and distributing system, is ~oproxi~
<br /> mately two millio~ dollars. He is of the opinion, in which I concur, that we must first set-
<br /> ~le ~he question as to whether the Virginia Electric ~ Power Comp&ny has a valid and binding
<br /> franchise with the Cit. That c
<br /> · ~ Y. ~u only be done by fina~ decision of the Court.
<br /> ..... . . _ . · r~commend, therefore, that the City Attorney be instructed t.o bring
<br /> susa, w~nou~ ac±ay, zn oraer that both City and the Traction Company may know the t~ue legal
<br /> status of the franchise. I think the sooner action is stetted, the be~ter..A's it stands now,
<br /> we could not hope for Federal aid, nor could the City issue sufficient bonds for this purpose,
<br /> with the question of the validity of the old f~anch~se~ ~ untettled.~
<br />
<br /> ~otion of ~r. Fox ~o concur in the City ~anage?s recommendation, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> The Chair appointed the City Nanager and Nr. Fox as a committee to request a
<br /> grant from the Gover~men~ for the above project.
<br />
<br /> 9~h - ~On December llth~ the Netropolitan Life Insuwance Comoany made ~poli~
<br />413cati°nHight°~Bt.erect a one-story steel imitation dining car, lO~ x 40~, ~n the property located at
<br /> in accordance with ordinance adopted by the City Council, on June 28th,
<br />i~27, this application was advertised in the local newspaper for five days~ ~d several obJec~
<br />tions to the establishment of the dining car, were received.
<br /> The matter is therefore referred to you~ for your consideration, in
<br />compliance with the above-mentioned ordins~ce~ On account of the complaint from the church
<br />and others, I can not recommend that the permit be granted~~
<br />
<br /> The privilege of the-floor was grsnted to anyone interested. ~r. R.L. ~c~ur-
<br />ran spoke in favor of said petition, and ReVo.Holmead against same.
<br />
<br /> ~otion of Nr~ Weiseman to defer action ~uti1 next meeting~ was adopted.
<br />
<br /> 10th - ~The City N~na~er presented the following letter:
<br />
<br />~Portsmouth,
<br />
<br />Va., Jan. 25,1937
<br />
<br />Nr. Chas. F. Har~er,
<br />City Nanager,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br /> Dear$ir:
<br /> In accordencs with our several conversations on the eub-
<br /> Jeer of proper housing for the two lees1 units of the ll!~h Field
<br /> Artillery, it is requested ~hat you present the following to the City
<br /> Council, as an emergency~measure:
<br />
<br /> (ls~)~That an appropriation of $30.00 per month be made to cover
<br />storage of the trucks and guns of Battery ~C~ in a location approved
<br />by the Regular Army Instructor on duty with ~he lllth Field Artillery.
<br /> (2nd) That permission be given these organizations to use the
<br />ground floor of the Ci~y~rket Building, for the purpose of assembly
<br />and gun drill, once each week.
<br /> (3rd) That two rooms in the.Gity Narket Building be provided
<br />for ~orage of Government property; one room for each of the organiza-
<br />tions,
<br /> (4th) That permission be given for the use of the City Auditor-
<br />ium on each drill night except when this space has been rented for
<br />o~her uses. This space to be used not mo~e than twice each week
<br />we guarantee that the property will not be damaged.
<br /> I will be present at the meeting of the Council on Tuesday,
<br />January 26th, ~nd will be ready to clarify any possible misunderstand-
<br />ing on the above subject.
<br /> Very truly yours,
<br /> Arthur Emmerson,
<br /> Cap~. lllth F~A. Commanding
<br /> Battery
<br />Notion of Nr. Hutchin~ $o approve the request, was adopted,
<br />
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