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259 McGeHee, At a regular meeting of the City Council, held Aug%mst 27th, 1935, at 8:00 there were present: Vernon A. Brooks, Leslie T. Fox, W. R. Hutchins, S. B. Noore, J. Alden Oast, J. R. Stewart, the City Nanager. Minutes of regular meeting, held August 13th, were read and approved. Report of Committee to present resolutions of respect on the death of W.H. presented the following, which was, on motion, adopted: "~ff~EREAS, an all-wise Providence has removed from among us, Mr. Walter H. McGehee, who as President of the School Board of ~or~smouth and an ~ctive member of that body for many years, served the community unselfishly and well, and WHEREAS, the passing of Walter H. McGehee has deprived the City of his talents, his leadership and his able assistance in all good works, now ~herefore BE.IT RESOLVED, b~ the Council of the 0ity of Portsmouth that we sincerely regret and deplor the demise of Walter H. McGehee, whose interest and untiring efforts as a member of the School Board will be difficult to fill. He leaves with a clear record and an outstanding example of splendid char- ac~er and good citizenship, BE IT FURTHER~REBOLVED tha~ this resolution be spread upon our records.and a copy sent to the members of his f~mily as an expression of our heartfelt sympathy in their bereavement. W. R. Hutchins, Leslie T. Fox. The following communications from the City Eanager were read: let - "I have received the following reports from the 0ity Engineer, are self-explamatory: 'The oil heating apparatus at the Des Molnes Ave. Fire Engine house is in bad shape and really too~dangerous to put back in opera- tion next season. It was installed about ten years ago and ia of an obsolete type. Last winter, it gave considerable trouble and caused one explosion. The arrangemen~ of boiler and pit were designed for oil heating and can no~ be adapted to coal. We recommend that a new oil heating apparatus be installed at an approximate cost of $ o0.o0. Mr. Geo. F. Matthews, City Electrician, made a personal examination of the old outfit and concurs in our recommendation.~ "Referring to your letter of July 3rd, regarding the old steam boiler in the Port Norfolk Engine house. The present boiler is designed to heat the entire build- ing which houses the Fire Company $ppa~atus room, bun~ room and recreation room; a proposed police sub s~ation (unoccupied) and the Community Hall with dressing rooms and kitchen. The apparatus room ~hich occupies abo~ one-sixth of the ~btal floor area of the building is the only room which needs continuous heating during ghe winter and the present arrangement is unsatisfactory for this particular room. The boiler is lo - cared on floor level and consequently the radiators are at ceil- ing level in a high pitched room and produce poor efficiency. The officers in the Fire Department claim that even with a high pressure of s~eam, it is impossible to keep this room comforta- ble and that they have no place in which to dry their clothes after answering a call. it must also be borne in mind that to heat this room at present they must fire a 16~O fo~t boiler which is designed to carry the entire building. They use be- tween 30 and ~O ~ons of coal in a season for the main p~rpose of hea~ing less than 500 feet of radiation in the apparatus room. The Community Hall is used only a few hours each week. The Fire Department recommends that a stove be installed in the appara~s room and we concur in this recommendation. We have a new boiler &t the City Home which was purchased during the O.W.A. program. This boiler has never been set up pending conclusion of pl~s at the City Home. It wilt not be large enough for the plans under consideration at this time. We will recommend that the follo~ingplan be used at the Port Norfolk Engine house: Build a flue and install a stove in the apparatus room similar to ~he ones now in Headqma~ters. Take ~he boiler now at the Oity Eome and use it to heat ~he Community Hall, etc. The boiler could be fired up only when needed. Place a coal water hea~er in the boiler room and connect with a radiator in the bath room to furnish both hot wh ich