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$275~00 £or said bills, was adopted~ and by the followin~ vote:
<br />
<br /> Ayes: Brooks, Fox~ Hutohins, Noore, Oast Parrish, Stewart
<br /> Nays: None '
<br />
<br /> 3rd -"In order to supply the necessary supervision, tools and materials and to
<br />carry on the Relief Work for the remainder of this years and to continue the work going on at
<br />$1,800.oothe Keepe~sWillOUarterSbe necessary, and colored quarters at the Ci~~ Home, an additional approoriation_ of
<br /> In view of the necessity o f this work, I recommend that an appropriation
<br />of $1,800o00 be made to Account 312 for this purpose. A check made of the income for this
<br />year from sources other than taxes indicates that there will be sufficient income above what
<br />was estimated to cover this expense.,~
<br />
<br /> Eotion of Er. Hutchins that ~u appropriation of $I,800.00, as reGuested, be laid
<br />on table until next meeting, was adopted,
<br />
<br /> 4th -The Nanager stated that the City of Norfolk has relieved the $20,833.33
<br />held in escrow ~nd that the amount has been oiaced to the credit of the Water Department Sink-
<br />lng-Fund. -
<br />
<br /> 5th -The Manager presented pacers relative to the compensation of Robert F.Mc
<br />Murran, acting as special Prosecuting Attorney for the Hustings Cou~t (The Commonwealth At-
<br />torney being sick) which was on motion ~eferred to the ~ity Manags~ and Gity~At~rney. -
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<br /> - NEW -BUSINESS -
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<br />The following letter was read:
<br />
<br />"Portsmouth,
<br />
<br />Va., Oct.16, 1~34.
<br />
<br />To
<br />
<br />the Honorable Members of the City Gouncil,
<br /> Portsmouth, Virginia.
<br />
<br />Gentlemen:
<br /> Armistice .~ay will be celebrated this year on Saturday l0 November with a par-
<br />ade which we hope will be a credit to the Gityo
<br /> We hooe it will be your pleasure to honor us with your presence on the review-
<br />ing stand at lO:O0 ~.M. for this occasion.
<br /> We also hope that the day will be declared a city holiday as is the CuStom.
<br />
<br />Yours respectfully,
<br />
<br />10th,
<br />
<br /> ~ Ernest Acton, Jr.,
<br /> 0hairman, Parade ~ ' ~
<br /> ~ommzt ~ee..
<br /> Motion of Mr. Stewart to accept the invitation with thanks and that Novembe~
<br />celebrated as Armistice Day, be declared a legal holiday, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> The following letter from the School Board was read:
<br />
<br /> "I wish hereby to notify you that there is a vaomuoy in the
<br />bership f~om the First District occasioned by the recent death of ~r. T.W.
<br />
<br />School Board mem-
<br />Mathews.
<br />
<br /> The
<br /> the City
<br />Council for such action as it deemed wise. Whenever the Oity 5ounoil desires this
<br />matterformation ~p desired.f°r investigation and oonskleration, the Board wil~_ be glad to give any further in-
<br />
<br /> ~ Respectfully submit ted,
<br />
<br /> H.A. Hunt, Supt. off Schools.~
<br />
<br /> On motion of Mr. Stewart, the election of a member of the School Board to suc-
<br />ceed Mr. Matthews, was laid on table until next meeting.
<br />
<br /> The following letter from the School Board was read:
<br />
<br /> "The School Board at its meetin~ on October 5, received a report from the Build-
<br />ings and Equipment Oommittee of the School Board with reference to an Athletic Field for the
<br />Woodrow Wilson High School. The Committee reoorted that Mr. E.B. Shea and the other owners
<br />h~d offered to sell' for $5p00.00 cash all the !ots in Blocks J,E,L and M, consisting of 53
<br />lots,, on the plat of West Park View Annex. A blue print is attached hereto. The Board adopt-
<br />ed the recommendation of the Committee which was as follows:
<br />
<br /> 'An Athletic Field near the Woodrow ~ilson High SmChOo1
<br /> is generally recognized as one of the outstanding needs of
<br /> the School, and in the opinion of the Oom~ittee, this par-
<br /> cel o~ land is the only available site for such a field,
<br /> in point of size,: location and oosto Your Co~nittee,
<br /> therefore recommends that this property be aoquLred if the
<br /> necessary appropriation can be secured from the Gity Council.,
<br />
<br /> Board ~irected that this in~o~mation and re ~cf~est be submitted to
<br />
<br /> to take
<br />
<br />ReSpectfully s~ · ~ -
<br /> ubmlt ~e~
<br />
<br /> H.A.Hunt, Supt. o£ Schools.,
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