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<br /> hereby recommend; and does beseech the teachers,, in order to reclaim and
<br /> retrieve their professiona~ status a~d stature, to torn their efforts as
<br /> individuals, a~nd as members of their professional associations toward the
<br /> goal of better education and away £romthe ¢ontmoll~ng in£1uenee and regi-
<br /> menratio~ of a trade union; . ,
<br /> Second, that the Council of~ the City of POrtsmouth does'hereby.r_equesr that
<br /> the elected represents ti~es from th~s -area in the ,Gen~ral Assembly_and those
<br /> in the Congress of the U~ited States take;diligent.and continuing actio n to
<br /> return re local school boards their powers and responsibilities and to insure
<br /> their protection against political interference from both within and without
<br /> the.City.
<br />Third, that the Council of the City of Portsmouth does hereby request, until
<br />such time as the sc.heel system may be free of political pressure from within
<br />and withou~ the City and re insure the maximum availability of knowledge con-
<br />cerning the u se of public funds by the school system, that Section 2-80 of
<br />the Code of the City of Portsmouth be complied.with in the following manner -
<br />s. the education section of the City'budget be codified, b. bookkeeping and
<br />audi~ procedures be modernized to insure that all funds are,expended by
<br />numbered vouchers indicating the applicable item of appropriation in the budget
<br />to be ¢redited, c. a monthly report of revenue receipts, expenditures and
<br />encumbrances against each budge~ item provided the City Auditor for inclusion
<br />in his monthly financial ~epQrt to Council, d. copies of the annual audi5 of
<br />school funds be provided each.member of Council, and
<br />BE IT FURTHER RE~0LVED,, that copies of this resolution be sent ~o all members
<br />of the School Board, the Superintendent of Schools and elected representatives
<br />from .this area re the General Assembly of Virginia and ~he ~osgress of the
<br />United States.
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<br />Mr. Walker's motion was lost, theme being no second.
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<br /> NEW BUSINESS
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<br /> 60~lg0 - The fellowing communication from-the Portsmouth City Employees Local #733
<br /> was read:
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<br />City employees. It is inexcusable and '~ndef~nsible for the ~ity to psyJits employees such a substandard
<br />wage, for many of the City 'employees.,the take home pay ~or~m fult',wo-m~ week is t~es~ than.$i0.O0. Those rosy
<br />pronouncements we read ~ bhe ~ewspape~rs:i~,,co~nection wit-h %he ~udget and-~-a-pay ~ncrease fo~ the'city em-
<br />ployees is a little hard ~Q swallow for ~he emplayees.who have,to leed, clothe and skeltem a Ismity on pay
<br />scales that have been outmoded for years. Some Qf our states pay more unemployment compensation than the city
<br />pays its employees. At~ ot~er cities in the~area, pay more ~-i~s~employees}and the Portsmouth Housing Authorit'
<br />pays its laborers about $700.00 .per year more than tke City pays. .:Most of the city employees' wages can
<br />hardly be classified as adequate re sustain an individual, much less a family ar any decent standard of living.
<br />There can be no justification whatsoever for the city payxng an employee a wage so iow that it makes a travesr
<br /> .mor~I 9~ligation to pay all of its employees a living wage.
<br /> We are gla~ ths¢ money was found, to give the sc~801 9~h~h~rs a pay in're'se and we
<br /> firmly believe money can be found ~o give all ~ity emplo~e~s a muc~ needed pay i~rease,
<br /> If mo~y can not be found we recommend that you consider the following, which some
<br />h~ve already been sdb~itted for your consideration:
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<br /> 1. A permanent max assessor to tax the annexed area where necessary ~o bring them in
<br /> line with the~C~t~~ax~' structure;':~ ~ "
<br /> 2. Tax soft drinks.
<br /> Estate Taxes.
<br /> 4. Tax on garbage'collebtion w~ich other cities hav~.
<br /> 5~ Taz bfl'Dem~ste~ bokes,J~hich bth~r cities have2'
<br /> ~e~a~pr~ci~YO~'~on~ide~tiOn o~ all of'the : " ':; ~ '
<br /> ~. . . ah~ve-mentloned.(S~gned) Marian E.Tutt]
<br /> Business'Representative."
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<br /> : ~ "0n mo%~o~ of MroSmith$, redeived a~d ~led% : '
<br /> " ' ~ '60-i81 2~& foilowihg'r~quesr frGm M~s~ ~ulia Cook Gunderman was read:
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<br /> agenda f~r.~une 14th'.~n regard to existing
<br />conditions ar the Fourth ~t. Gate area" .....
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<br /> On motion, the privilege of the floor was granted Mrs. Gunderman, Who spoke resardin
<br />~ran~portation difficulties in the area of the~ Fourth St. ~te, which results in business being diverted
<br />Norfolk.
<br /> Motion Of Mr. Breedlove to refer ~o the conference with~the Transit Company, was
<br />adopted, without dissenting vote.
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<br />60-18~ - The following petition was read:
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<br /> "We, the undersigned residents of Forrest Park, hereby petition the City Council
<br />of Portsmouth to include the streets of Forresr Park in the prospective plans of the City ~o furnish and instal
<br />curbs, gutters and drainage in certain ~esidential areas:
<br /> Signed -'~ha~J' Russell~ 8iT'~w~t~A~e. -'~nd nu~ro~s' Others,"
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<br /> 'On motion bf M~. ~reedlo~e, referre~ %o the 'City Manage~' for study and report;-
<br /> 60-183 - The following communzcation frem George R. Fields was read:
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<br /> "In I918, I purchased a house ar 1~05 Lansing Ave. Portsmouth, Va., I was away from
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