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January 14th, 1958. "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE-ORDAIN SECTION 17-7 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, 1951, RELATING TO AUCTIONS AND AUCTIONEERS" Motion o2 ~r. Smith.to lay on the table until next me, ting, for further study, was adopte¢ and read: 57-447 - The following ordinance, placed on first read i~ at last meeting, was taken up '~AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, 1951, BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SECT ION TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION 8-91, RELATING TO SALES ADVERTISED AS BANKRUPTCY, CLOSING OUT OR FIRE SALES" Motion of Mr. H{n~on to lay on the table until next meeting for further study,was adopted. NEW BUSINESS 58-23 The following letter from the Parent-TeaChers Association of Thomas Jefferson School, was read: "On behalf o~ the students of Th0~&~ Jefferson School, we as parents and teachers wish ro extend our dee~ appreciation to the City Council for placing 8 police ~/ard at the corner of Madison and Seventh Sts. We w~sh to extend thanks to Mr. B.W. Baker wh~ '~a~ instrumental in making this possible.' On motion filed. 58-24 - The following letter from the American Federation of Government Employees was read: "At-the last meeting of A.F.G E. Lodge No. 22, the members voted in favor of writing a letter to you concerning an increase in pay for the firemen a~d policemen in ~our City. It is requested that you support the pay raise for both the firemen and policemen; We hGtieve-they do a good job and they deserve an increase in pay." On motion filed. 58-2~ = The following letter from the Congregational Church of God was read: "In November, ~956, the Congregation of the Church of God, 3516 Lincoln Street, did purchase the dwelling?ouse at 3522 Lincoln St.., which ~s now used as the parsonage. There was a delay in getting all the pepers signed and same were not recirded until January, 1957, although the pastor had been living in the parsonage and the church was making the payments on same before that time, as our records show. It has been brought to our attention that we have pa~d taxes on the 3522 Lincoln St. address for the year 1957, due to the error o~ not having it recorded before January. Please advise if there is any possible way this may be refunded to our church treasury, and if the taxes will no longer be charged to this properzy. Thanking you we are - (signed) Rev. S.I. Parsons, Pastor m~d L. Gwaltney, Clerk.)" Motion of Mr. Hinton to ~efer to the On motion ad4ourned. City Attorney for furt~i~orma on, was adopted. President.