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june 23, 1925 Geo. H. Lewie Geo; B. Shafe~ j, p. $.e~vey Committee. Thompson (Signed.) 8 eoz'e rainy. # Mm. Stewart (R.E.B.)), presented the following r_eeoluticn: a'Whereas, in October, l~l~, durim~ the heights o~ the war-time activities, the city autho=- ities, of po=tsmouth ente=ed into a cont=~t with ~e Federal gove=~ent to t~rove ~d e~ge the ci~'s ware= ~pply system, in o=de= to meet ~ ~ttcipated, g=eatly inc=emsed de~d; . erie=al Gover~ent ~ereafte= e~ended on this work the ~ of $2,18~,000.00 ~ere~. t~e F _ --- =-~---~-~ the system ~yo~ ~1 loc~ ne~ for ~ indefinite a~, aa the ev~ ~ovea, ovez-~~ pe=iod to come; ~a - ~e~eas, the co~-itY, after the ~e~mti~ of the w~, beene ~d mt the excessive , =eso~ces. ~e ~ll pa~emt ef which wo~ld have ~o~ed de~t thus l~ed ~a~st ~e 9~ty_e _.~.~ ~ ma~eri~l~ wenched' the f~ci~l f$=i$ o~ the ~ i~pport~le ~dem upon mae m~-~-- ~.- -~ ~cip~ity, ~ · rittes of the city, ~de= ~he lemdership of:~he Oity rems the =esent ~t~ de~ Gove~ent, ~ve ~ ~e , ~ luded with the Fe recked a settlemen~ ~hicn ae~eases ~; ~~g th~ ~6'oe:-cen: of t~ ~zna~ sav~ the City the ~ ~ of $1,~7~,~. ......... ~se; the~efo=e ~ it Eesol~d, ~t the 0try Oo~cil o~ po=tsmouth,BY this resolution, felicitates the N~e~, Gene~ J. P. ~e=vey, u~n the h~hly satisfacto=Y cutce~ of ~he negotta2io~ ex- ability with whl& they a:e'co~ ~esses appreciation of the tact, =esource~ss ~ sisal ~cted, and co,ends him fo= the inter~s~ ~d ze~ which he ~fes~s ~ his ~ccess~ e~forts to safe~d the beet inte=ests O~ the city; ~d ~solved ~the=, That this resolution be sp=e~ upon ~e ~tes of the Oo~cil, ~t a certified copy the=eof Be p=esented to ~he Oity ~e=.e On motion of ~- M~pin, the resolution w~ adopte~ On motion, adjou~aed.