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~prit 24, 1928 <br /> <br /> At a regular meeting of the City Council April 24th there were present: <br /> <br /> Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, J. 0, Dunford, E. W. Mefupin, Jr., <br /> Arthur Mayo, J. Alden Cast, L. G. White, 6. <br /> Also the City Manager. <br /> <br /> The minutes of the regular meeting April 10th were read and were approved. <br /> <br /> The following communications were read from the City M~nager: <br /> <br /> 1st. Presented copy of his communication to the 0hief of Police approving the Chief's <br />action in dropping from the roster of the Police Department the name of Officer J. R. Vincent, <br />who had been off duty for more than a year, effective April.16th. <br /> On motion, the communication was ordered to be filed. <br /> <br /> 2nd. Presented copy of his communi~atmon to the Chief of Police ~oproving the Ohief's <br />recommendation that Police Officer J. D. Hoggard be dismissed from the force, effective April <br />16th. <br /> On motion, the communication was ordered to be filed. <br /> <br /> 3rd. Presented copy of his communication to the Chief of Police approving the 0hief's <br />recommendation that substitutes H. P. Culpepper and L. A. Broughton, Jr., be appointed regular <br />patromen, effect%ye April 17th, 1928, to fill vacancies caused by the dismissal from the force <br />of J. D. Hoggard and the dr~pping from the roll of J. R. Vincent. <br /> On motion, the communication was ordered to be filed. <br /> <br /> 4th, "Attached you will find a letter from Dr. Louis A. McAloine, addressed to me, in <br />reference to the sal~ of the old Jail lot. You will note that Dr, ~cAlpine requested me to <br />submit his letter to the Council with my recommendation. ' <br /> <br /> In my opinion, it would not be proper for me to submit a recommendation at this <br />time~ as the Council h~s not had opportunity to consider the mattsr." <br /> <br /> The following is the letter from Dr. McAlpine: <br /> <br />~Mr. Frank C. H~urahan, <br />_Oity Manager, <br /> Portsmouth, Va. <br /> <br />Dear Sir:-- <br /> <br /> For several months we have been working on a plan to obtain a large fireproof <br />~fice building in Portsmouth to accommodate physicians, dentists and other p~ofessional <br />people. As you know, the modern doctor needs several rooms; nemely, a reception room, con- <br />sultation room, examining room and laboratory. Ttese accommodations at present are ~ot avail- <br />~ble here, but at the s~me time we must compete with physiqians in other cities who have all <br />of the conveniences of a modern office. <br /> <br /> We have succeeded in getting together a group of business men of this city who <br />are prepared to fin~ce this proposition provided it is possible to-secure the prooer site. <br />These men desire to request you to ask the City Council to place on the market for ss~le at <br />public auction the property known as the jail lot on the corner of Washington and High Streets. <br />They s~re willing to ~gree, in case of the purchase of this lot, to improve it to the extent <br />of a mimimum assessment of $?0,000 and would be glad if it could be sold with the provision <br />that it be i~jproved $o that extent and such improvement, to start within a certain reasonable <br />time to be set by the City 0ouncil. <br /> <br /> Tenative plans for this building call for from four to six stories, two of which <br />would be for the medical profession ~ud would be unexcelled as modern conveniences for the <br />practice of medicine.' Preliminary estimates place the cost of the building at $100,000.00 or <br />more. We feel that such proposed improvement of this property would be a re~l asset to the <br />city 'in every possible way and would also fulfill an urgent need of a large number of profession- <br />al people of the city. <br /> <br /> May we request that yougive this your usual earnest consideration and submit <br />it to the ~City Council with your recommendation as early as possible. <br /> <br />Respectfully, <br /> <br />April l~, <br /> <br />LOUIS A. MCALPINE. <br /> <br /> Mr. Mayo moved that the communication be returned to the City N~nager for recommendation <br />and report at the next' regular meeting of Council. <br /> <br /> The following Ordinance, <br />was taken up a~d read: <br /> <br /> UNFINISHED BUSIneSS <br />which had been placed on first <br /> <br />reading by Council April 10th, <br /> <br /> AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING A <br />BEGINNING HAY 1st, 1928. <br /> <br />LICENSE TAX FOR THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, <br /> <br />Eonrable City Council, <br /> <br />follgwing communication was <br /> "April 2~th, !928. <br /> <br /> FOR THE YEAR <br />read from the City <br /> <br /> In connection with the ordin~ce, the <br />Manager: <br /> <br /> <br />