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~arch 25th, 1958. Captain:~W~lliamCarYer-,-was :dharterea as. a city ~ne h~d y~s ago by sci o~.the General Assembly on ~rch i, 1858; and ~AS, the city of Portsmouth, located on the shores of the Elizabeth River. has one of the world's finest na~ral deep wa~er h~bors in which many of the world's moss historic ships have floated, notably ~ong them, the USS Delaware, first ship dry docked in ~erica, CSS Virginia (ex-Merrimac)- first ironclad ~o engage in naval battle, USS Texas, the navy's first battleship ~d the USS Langley, the navy's first aircraft carrierl ~d W~AS, the city iS the home of the Nation's oldest naval shipyard, established in 1767, the Nation's oldes~ naval hospital, co~enced in 1827, and is the birthplace of the world's larges~ naval installation; now, therefore, be it ~SOL~by the House 'of Delegates, the Senate concurring, ~at the General Assembly joins the city of Portsmouth in co~emorating its cente~ial annzversary and ac~owledges its contribution ~o the glorious history of this Co~onwealth ~d the nation. ~SOL~, fu~er, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates is directed ~o send a suitably prepar~ copy of this resolution ~o the Clerk of the City Council of the city of Portsmouth." (signed) A True Copy, Teste: E Gri~fith Dodson, Clerk House of Delegates The Clerk was instructed to write a letter of thanks and appreciation for the Resolution. 58-102 - The following letter from C M. Gaskins was read: "The signers o£ the recent petition circulated in Shes Terrace wish to community. In doing this you have eased a hardship for many people. thank VOU for restoring bus in The Citizens Transporta-tion Committee has recommended an increase in fare _~_.iCh we feel should be studied more by the Council before granting this request. The committee also stated that other cities wore paying more bus fares than Portsmouth. We would like for this committee or the Portsmouth Transit Company to name: one city or town in Virginia that has raised the fare from l0 cents to l? cents for ONE zone in the past six years done." C. Gaskins -as our city has (signed On motion filed. 58-103 - The following letter from Local #550 IATSE and MPMO was read: 'I am the Business Agent for the Motion Picture Machine Opera,ors, Local 550. This union zs affiliated with tho AFL-CIO. Approximatel} a month ago I applied to the City Manager and City Attorney for a permit ~o c~istribute small circulars from house ~o house, a copy of which is at~ached hereto. The City Attorney advised methat he would look into the matter as it might involve the city. I gave Nit. Livesay the City Attorney, ~wo telephone numbers a~ which he could reach me. The matter now has keen pending before the City Manager and City Attorney approximately a month, and I have heard nothing from them regarding the application For your information I wish to sta~e to yoq that the City of Norfolk and Norfolk County, without hesitation, granted permits on the day which they were applied for. I would appreciate ii if ~ou would allow me to appear before your body at your meeting next Tuesday evening, March 25th., so that I might present this matter to you. I have been a lifelong resident of the City of Portsmouth and I feel that I am entitled to have the privilege of appearing before you." (signed William R. Outten, Business Agent International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada) was adopted. out and he was satisfied. Association was read: Motion of Mr. Baker to sgsRend the rules ~o hear from interested parties Nir. William B. Outten spoke and stated the matter had been straightened 58-104 - The following letter from the Portsmouth CoMncil, Parents & Teachers "Our new school building program has for some time been expanding re care for the increase in school age populations however, teachers' salaries have no~ increased sufficiently in Ports- mouth to keep up with expanding pay elsewhere. We cannot hope Eo retain the ~eachers we have or recruit new ones on our sub-standard pay scale. Therefore, we tho Portsmouth Counnil ~fParent ar~ Teachers Associations go on record advocating that our City Council appropriate sufficient funds for the Portsmouth School Board to give a minimu~ pay increase for each teacher of three hundred dollars per annam ($300.00) beginning with the 1958-59 fiscal year~ (signed Mrs. Jeff R. Warren, President) This matter was referred to the 1958-59 Budget Conferences. 58-105 - The following l~tter from Joseph A. and Edith V. N. Wallace was read: "It is our desire to express genuine gratitude for your honesty and extreme patience in trying to forge ahead and benefit the City of Portsmouth. We would register, mn a quiet way, support of your program--we want that Park! --and all the program re benefit the lives of the citizens. May God grant you increased patience and efforts in the trying days that lie ahead. We, and some citizens like us, need men like you at the helm."