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<br />November 8th, 1932.
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<br /> At a regular meeting o~ the 0ity Council held NoveMber 8th, 1932,
<br />there were present:
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<br />Vernon A. B~ooks, Leslie T. Fox, W. R. Hutohins, Artb~ur Mayo,
<br />J. Alden Oast, Archibald Ogg- 7.
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<br /> at 8:00
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<br />B. Moore,
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<br /> Also the Oity Manager.
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<br /> Minutes of the regular testing held October 25th were read and approved.
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<br /> The following communications f~om the O ity ~nager were read:
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<br /> 1st - ~At the Oouncal meeting on October 25th, you authori~zed me to make a
<br />quest through Governor pollard for $$O,000.00 from the Federal Emergancy Relief funds for
<br />local relief to needy and distressed people and in relieving.the hardship resulting from un-
<br />employment.
<br /> I wrote Governor Pollard under ~ate o£ Oo~eber 31st requesting him to make
<br />application for $10,000.00 for [ecal relief, to which Governor Pollard replied under date
<br />of November 2nd, in part as follows:
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<br /> 'Your application is in course of preparation and i shall forward
<br /> it just as soon as my Committee is ready to make irs reconmendation
<br /> thereon. You ask whethe~ in making such an application the Oity is
<br /> obligated an any way $o repay suc~ s'~s as ..may be granted. As you
<br /> perhaps know, whatever sum is granted you would be deducted from
<br /> future Federal road appropriations to the State beginnir~ in 1935.
<br /> Inasmnch as the amount will eventually come out of the funds whic~
<br /> would otherwise go into the treasury of Virginia, it will be for
<br /> the General Assembly at its next session to decide whether any sum
<br /> granted to Portsmouth or other~cities shall be deducted from that
<br /> part of the gas tax coming to the several communities.~
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<br /> In view of the Governor's advice that any ftuuds granted would be deducted
<br />from future Federal road appropriations to the State beginning in 1935, it is my reco~aenda-
<br />t ion that we sign the application when received from the Governor's committee."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Brooks that we concur in the OiZy Manager's recommendation
<br />and that props= officers be authorized to sign the agreement, was adopted.
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<br /> 2nd - "i am attachin~ copy of letter £ro~ the Home Builders and Finance Oorpora-
<br />tion to Mr. W.L. Davis, Superanten~enz, Water Depar~men~a daze~ Nov~oer 7~n, oTxer~ng for
<br />sale fifteen lots withes width of 25 ft. am.d depth x~om bO ft. to 12p ft., located ~n the
<br />Oity of S~mtfolk, adjoining our LaZe EilbT property, for ~1,500.00.
<br /> I have a letter from Superintendent Davis-reconmending that this land be
<br />p~rchased at the cries quoted, from funds of the ~*ater Department. This amount is in the
<br />1932 budget £or the specific purpose of purchasing land on the water shed. I save gone over
<br />ahis very care£~lly with ~r. Davis and concur in his recommendation, as the land is neces-
<br />sary for Zhe protection of the wate~ s~oply from Lake Eilby.'
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Brooks ~o refer to 1933 budget was adoptea.
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<br /> ~oll~o~or advises under daze of October 28th, that in accepting
<br /> 3rd- ~The Oity ''~' ~ ~ ~
<br />payments on 1932 city taxes through the prepayment taxx plan, the ~eaboard Air Line Railway
<br />Oompany overpaid theLr taxes in the amount of 833~.~b, and that the 0ity paid interest on
<br />this amount through the month o~ Novemoer.
<br /> i reooh~,ffflend zna~ ~nas amoL~m.t be re~un~e~ Iron O'd~f ~eneral .~'~i~d. ~'
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<br /> Motion cz M~. Mayo that the Oity Manager's recommendation Oe oonoarre~ in
<br />and that an appropriation of $33Y.Y6 be made ~o pay same, was adopted, and by the following
<br />vote:
<br /> Ayes - B~ooks, Fox, Hutohins, Mayo, Moore, Cast, egg - ~.
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<br />Nays - None.
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<br />budget.
<br />plu~ffoers~
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<br /> ~th - presented the School Budget and on motion same was referred to the 1933
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<br />5th - Stated that he had a petition from ,~tr. Levine who asked for a revision on
<br />~ee and license.
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<br />On morion same was referred zo t~e 1933 License Tax Ordinance.
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<br /> 6th - ~On recommendation of Ohief of Police Broughton, I have abolished the po-
<br />sition o~ 01erk and Transportation Inspector in the xPolice Department, effective November
<br />3Otb, 1932. This oosition was held by ~r. W.H. Ooiein, Jr., who ha~ Deen advised and re-
<br />lieved from duty.
<br /> This change will result in a saving o£ $1,7~8.~0 per year, as this posi-
<br />tion is no longer needed."
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<br />On mot ion ~ ~^~
<br /> o_~e~m filed.
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<br /> 7th - ~Piease be advised that M~v. H. H. Matthews, Sealer of Weights and Measures
<br />and License Inspector, will be relieved from duty as of November 30th, 1932. His duties
<br />have been temporarily assigned to i~r. H.L. Alexander, Assistant Food Inspector, who has been
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