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~pril 26th~ 1960
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<br />normally expire. .Mrs. ~L~aryhas agreed to remain until that time, should it be the desire of the City Council
<br />and School Board. The School Beard ~rus~s that you will gran~ this request. (Signed) A,J.Mapp, Superintendent'
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<br /> -Motion of Mr. Smith ko concur in the request of the School Board that Mfs.Les_fy
<br />be::asked ~o serve on the School Boarduntil June 30th, 1960~
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<br /> Substitute motion of Mr. Breedlove ~o refer ~o a conference of the Council, was
<br />adopted, without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 60-119 -
<br />read:
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<br />The following communication from the Virginia Central Labor Union was
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<br /> "The Portsmouth C~ntrsl Labor Cou~l AFL-CIO executive board adopted the resolu-
<br />tion enclosed and ask that you as t~e City Council of Portsmouth con.act Senators Harry F Byrd; A Willis Robert-
<br />son and Congressman Dotter Hardy, Jr. in supper~ of this Bill.
<br /> As you may k~ow at the las~ General AsSembly the minimum wage bill lost by a
<br />vo~e 4~-42 a tie vo~e. The present Federal minimum wage and coverage provisions is a serious threat to the
<br />economic and' moral s~rength of .our nation. Improvements are vita! if this threat is ~o he met..A Bill pro -
<br />viding such improvements is still in the committee. ThankiD4 you in advance for any consideration given in
<br />this mat~er - (Signed) W L Redmon, ~ecre~ary."
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<br /> Resolution - "WHEREAS, the presen~ federal minimum wage of $1. a n hour was inadequate ~o
<br /> main%alu a basic standard of iivir~g even at th~ time of its adoption in 1955; and
<br /> WHER~AS, these conditions constituv~e a shocking injustice ~o the workers
<br /> involved, a grave weak~ess in our national economy and a stain upon the good' name of the American wa~ of life
<br /> throughout the world; and
<br /> WHEREAS, mo~e than 20 million Americans lack the guarantee of even this in-
<br />~ adequate figure, and are without any legal limitation-on their hours of work; and
<br /> WHEREAS, there is now before Congress a Bill (S. 1046 ~nd H.R. 44S8) which
<br /> would greatly ~meliorate this problem ~y. raising the federal minimum wage to $1~25 and includin~ nearly eight
<br /> million additional workers~under the protection of the'Fair Labor Standards Act; ~nd
<br /> W}{EREAS, we call upon the Congress to proceed promptly, without undue delay
<br /> zn committee or elsewhere,'ltO the consideration and enactment of the'Kennedy-Morse-Roosevelt Bill: increasing
<br /> the federal minimum wage to $1~25 an hour and extending the protgction of the law to an additional ?~ million
<br /> workers
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE BE IT~RESOLVED by that copies of this resolution be sent to
<br /> the U.S. Senators from Virginia and to the Representatives from the Second Bistrict~ and to the'Portsmouth City
<br /> Council, to speak and vote for the Kennedy-Morse-Roosevelt Bill.
<br /> We ask all union members and citizens generally, Eo write personally ~o their
<br /> Senators and Congressman, point~ug out the need for this Bill and the great benefits it would bring ~o the
<br /> tion and to our State."
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<br />On-i~tien of }Ar. Br~edlove, referred to a Qonference of the Con. il, without dis n
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<br />senting vote,
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<br />60,~12~ - Motion of ~r. Walker to suspend the rules to hear from citizens from
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<br />Pianers Point, was adopted.
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<br /> L. L,-.Rowe and E.B. Wilson, r~side~ts of'Seaboard'Avenue, in Pinners Point,
<br />spoke, objecting to'the filling of the land Oh"the waterfront ,at Seaboard Avenue.
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<br />On motion, time was extended beyond elegen P.M.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Breedlove Eo refer ~o an early conference of the Council, was
<br />adopted, without dissenting vote.
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<br />60=i21 - Motion of ~[r. Weiseman ~o suspend the rules to hear from P, Wnukoski.
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<br />Mr. Wnukoski spoke, representing the Westhaven Park Civic League, on the following:
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<br />1. Requested detailed information regarding curbing, guttering and drainage
<br /> program'in ~esthaven Park.
<br />2. Agreementbetween the City and Construction Associates, builders of Mid-
<br /> City Shopping Center, for a live screen protecting residents of Westhaven
<br /> Park, from the Knsi~,ktly rear of stores in the shopping cen~er.
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<br /> Mr. Wnukoski also spoke in. regard to the City &ttorney refusing ~o honor the re-
<br />qnes~ of the Mayor to read a section of the Norfolk License Tax Ordinance, earlier in the meeting.
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<br /> Mr. Bartlett objected to the abuszve manner in which Mr. Wnukoski expressed his
<br />opinion,and stated that the opinion, ~o which Mr. Wn'ukoski was entitled, shoul~ have been expressed elsewhere
<br />and that Mr. Livesay should have had an opportunity to defend his position.
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<br />60-122 - The Mayor presented the following:
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<br /> "~6~ir City is presently suppl~ed with natural gas by t~e Columbia Gas System throug~
<br /> a local distributing utility company in yoUr community. '
<br /> In the last three years, there have, been sharp ~ncreases in the pric~ of gas paid
<br /> by constn~ers in ColumbiaGas supplied cities. These ~ncreased consumer pri~es are due in larges~ measure re
<br /> price increases' pu~ into effec~ by Pipeline companies' such as United F~el Gas Cb., after applibati~"and a~tho-
<br /> rization by the Federal Power Commission.
<br /> At the pre~en~ time, United Fuel Gas has ~i~e hpplications before the F.P.C. ~o
<br /> increase gas rules in i the total amount of $37,990.00. Formal conferences on these cases are scheduled to begin
<br /> at F.P.C. in the immediate future. It is urgent that consumer group ~epresentatives be actively present at thes~
<br />hearings.
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