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333 Aarcn 25. I969 69-100 - Letters from the following representatives of various schools commending the ~ouncil for approving the school budget .for 1969-70 were received as information: Noel Dyson Cousins - James Hurst Elam. School Clara H. Porter - School Board John F. Bailey - i. C. Norc0m High School Charles H. E. Smith - I. C. Norcom High School Philtip T. Chauncey - W. E. Waters Jr. High Jeanne Marcus - Port Norfolk School Mildred S. Farrow - Cavalier Mm~or School Anne B. Wilder - H~rry F~nt Jr. High G. R. Bryan - Harry Fmnt Jr. Hit5 Mary Coberty Elizabeth West Eleanor Lewis Theima Muhlenbruch Mary E. Pague ~attha H. Burke Venable M. %~itlow Alice O. Morse Mary J. Brady - Olive Branch School - Supervisory Staff of Schools - Westhaven School - ~mily N. Spong School - Churchland S~hHigh School - Ports. Classroom Teachers Ass - P. E. A. - ~foodrow %Vilson High School - President, P. E. A. Mrs. Mary Jo Braay, . res~aent, P~mtsmouth 5ducation Association,spoke. 69-101 The following letter from L. Cleaves Mam~ng was read: "This is to request that the Mt. Hermon Southside Commnnity League, to be represented by its President, Hr. Joseph E, Parker, and many of its members, be allotted time for a presentation to council at the next meeting of City Council on Tuesday, March 25. l~fi%ite t have been retained to yepresent the league, I will be unable to be present due to the present session of the legislature. I will make arrangments to have Mr. Carroll O. Ferrell be in attendance. Thanking you for your consideration, I mn" Mr. Parker spoke and presente&~the following: "We, the men/pets of the Mt. He,on Southside Community League, are ve~; concerned about the perservation of our community. However, at this time, two very pressing obstacles prohibit us from being assured of its future. One is the j unkyard located on the corner of Turnpike Road and Romanes.o~e Street and the other is the city's failure to enforce the minimum code. Both of these conditions create situations which are detrimental to our community. First of all, the junkyard is a disgrace not only to our community but to the entire city of Portsmouth. It is unsightly and places the people in that area in a very awkward position. Most of them cannot even wash their clothes ,~nen they choose. They haveto act according to a monster juhk~ard that threatens them by dirtying their ~iothes, paint jobs, etc. with sooty~ greasy particles from minor explosions from burning cars. In addition, the many cars and trucks associated with the junkyard, pmrked on sidewalks and in the street, block traffic and force helpless children and adults to walk in the streets, thereby endamgering their lives with a possible traffic accident each time they walk pa~s the junkyard. Freedom is very dear to an American, even the minor freedom to wash his clothes when he chooses or to walk on the sidewalk at will. Secondly, enforcement of the minimum code is essential to the improvement of our community. A knowledge of human nature teaches us that many people have a natural inclination to do what is right and best for them- selves as well as others; however, there are others who must be sho~m and even forced to comply~ even when their interests are involved. People must be made aware of the standards by whichthey must live in a tangible way before they can live up to them. This can only be done through enforcement of the code that has been established by the city. Remb~Der that each time a community fails, a part o{ the city dies, for the whole is the sl~n of its parts. Therefore, we ask you to he}p us to improve and save our community." Motion of Mr. Holley that immediate action ' = o~ taken to correct condition of the junkyard complained of and that Mt. Hermon section be made a target area for needed improvements, was adopted, ~ithout dissenting vote. Motion of Mr. Johnson to refer to the City Hanager the question.of strengthening the Minimum Housing Code and also the possibility of employing additional personnel in connection with the enforcement, was adopted. 69-102 - Letters from the following regarding the dog situation were read and referred to a conference: Charlie C. Long R. W. Ainsworth Mr. & Mrs. John E. Reid Thomas C. Kaufman 69-103 - q]m following notice from State Compensation Board was read: "Written notice is hereby given you that the Compensation Board will meet on the 2nd day of April, 1969, beginning at 9 o'clock A.M. on that day in the State Capitol, Ilouse Committee Room #4, Richmond, Virginia, for the purpose of fixing the salary and expenses of the Attorney for the Commonwealth, Commissioner of the Revenue, Sergeant and Treasurer for the fiscal year beginning July t, 1969 and ending June 30, 1970. (House Committee Room #4 is the last room on the left as one enters the west wing of the Capitol.) The meeting aforesaid will be adjourned from day to day until its purpose shall have been accomplished.,' Motion of Mr. Johnson to receive as in~o~aation was adopted, without mzssentzno vote. On motion adjourned. J~oPROVED - / i President City Clerk