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R. C. P.
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<br />July 9, 1918
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<br />14th,
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council July 9th there ~ere present:
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<br /> Nessrs--~. p. Claud, W. H. Cuipopper, C. D. Deans,
<br /> J. T. Hanvey, C. H. Herbert~
<br /> Also ~Z~e City Manager.
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<br />The minutes-of the regular meetings June
<br /> June
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<br /> llth and Ju~e 18th and special meetings June
<br />SSth and ~uly ~nd were read a~d were approved.
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<br />Law-- REPORTS OF DEPARTNEN~S
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<br /> P~esented the B~ilding Code as amended by the Department.
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<br /> 0n motion, the Code was adopted and by the fo!towing vote:
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<br /> Ayes-- Claud,
<br /> Deans, Hanvey, Herbert,
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<br />Public 8e~vice--
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<br />Public Property--
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<br />~O report,
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<br />NO report.
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<br />Culpepper,
<br />5,
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<br /> Public Sa£ety--
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<br /> Public Welfare--
<br /> SuBmitted the following conmmuuication f~om the City Manage~, enclosing
<br />a iette~ i~om D~. Spratling, Medical Director in Charge of~ the United States Naval Hospital:
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<br />SHono~able City Council,
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<br /> ~ Portsmouth~ Va.
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va., jUne 19, 1918.
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<br /> Gentlemen: --
<br /> He~eto attached is a co~m~nication i~om the Ne, diea! Director, U. S. Naval
<br />Hospital, in regard to the purchase 0f a one acre tract fop a Government Cemetery on the pro-
<br />pert~reeently purchased ~ the. Clty~..~or a. Cemet~y.. Accord, ding to t~he rules and appropriation
<br />only one acre can be purchased ab the pre.sent time, Put it is the desire and intentio~ of the
<br />Government Authorities to increase the number of acres to five (5) out of the appropriation of
<br />1919.
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<br /> uI, therefore, respectfully recommend the sale of one acre of land on the Parker Fe~m to
<br />the U. S. Government at a price of $1,000, the exact location to be determined later, and that
<br />the City Attorney be requested to prepare the necessary warrant or deed also giving the Govern~
<br />merit the privilege of purchasing ~our (~) additional acres adjacent to the one recommended herein.!
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<br /> ~You~s very truly,
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<br /> ~W. B. Bates, City' ~ger.~
<br /> The following is the communication from Dr. SprAtling:
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<br /> ~r. l~m. B. Bates, ~'Norfolk, Virginia, June l~, 1~15.
<br /> ~Oity M~ger~ Portsmouth, 'Va.
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<br /> ~De~rS~r.-
<br /> ~e reeuisition_ o£ t~is~ hospital for purchase of gro~ud in the Portsmo~th~ ceme-
<br />tery has been returned with the suggestion that on ~cco~uut of possible complications in the
<br />~eas~ Deponent,
<br /> z~ be ~de to covo~ one acre at present. T~ B~eau
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<br /> ~ the est~ates for ~e nemt a~riatien act the ~eau will inco~ora~ a p~a-
<br /> ~aph~ki~ provAsion for the ~chase of la~ wi~in the Porte,th ~mete~,
<br /> and ~b~lie~s such~ appropriation will be allowed ~dm~de
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<br /> To meet the ~edia~ demand of the hospi~l, i~ is requested t~t y~ requisition
<br /> be resu~itted, n~0ered in the series of 1919, for about ~e ~cre of l~d which
<br /> will be s~fioient, pro~b~, for the needs of ~e hospital ~der
<br /> d~ the ensu~ fiscal ye~, ~d ~ti! thea~ropriatzon' w~eh will ~
<br /> shall beene available.
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<br /> The requisition could be changed in the B~eau from 'five acres~ to ~one acre~ ex-
<br /> cept that it may be advisable tP~t you should confer with the City Manager with
<br /> a view of ascertaining if his te~ms already given you could be held to apply
<br /> to the purchase of one aero at this time, a~ to the further purchase of four
<br /> or five acres ~bout one year hence, contingent upon Congress ~ the appropriation.'
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<br /> ~'~I have returned the roquisitio~ to the Bureau ~ ~ ~' '
<br /> . cz ~e~zezne & Surgery, changed as they
<br />suggested, and notified them of my interview with you. I request that at the ne~t meeting of
<br />the City .Council you will obtai~ authority to transfer hhis acre - the exact location to be
<br />determined later, ~ to make the necessary warranty deed.
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<br /> ~ReePec tf~ully ·
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<br />~L. W. spratling, Medical Director' U. S. Navy'
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