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<br />any place within the State and we no longer have a local aeries of State tags to check by.
<br /> With reference to peddlers m~d canvassers we find that:
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<br /> TS peddlers' licenses have been issued
<br /> $ special licenses to peddle fish were issued
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<br /> 11 permits granted to f~rmers who produce the items offered for sale.
<br /> There hsve been 236 inspections of peddlers for licenses, several having been mad~
<br />on Saturdays and Sundays. In addition to inspection of licenses, o~ inspecters also inspect scales and measuring
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<br /> We find that, in most cases, canvassers are taking orders to be :delivered at a
<br />later date said are exempt fr~m the license tax under the Federal law. There is another group of peeple who sell
<br />wholesale to licensed merchants for retail, who are exempt under State law from purchasing local licenses.
<br /> The Police are diligent in their enforcement of the peddlers' and canvassers'
<br />ordinance."
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<br /> Notion of Mr. Kirby that an ordinance be placed on fi rst reading amending the License Tax
<br />Ordinance by increasing the penalty for the purchase of automobile licenses afte~ due date from five per cent to
<br />ten per cent, and that it be increased on increments of ten per cent per month.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Baker that the motion be amended to read that the City Attorney be requested~
<br />to prepare and submit an ordinance cove~ing this matter at the next regular meeting, was adopted.
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<br />Mr. Kirby voted tNo'.
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<br /> 58-S02 - "I am reporting that Attorney Willard J. Moody has requested the Council
<br />sider the rezoning request of Thomas F.Culpepper,"
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Kirby to suspend the rules to hear from Attorney Moody was adopted.
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<br /> Mr . Moody spoke requesting the Council to consider the resolution which he had previously!
<br />submitted concerning the rezoning application of Thomas F. Culpepper.
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<br />P. E. Wnukoski spoke against the resolution.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Smith that the ruling of the Mayor at th~eting of August 28th, 1956
<br />concer~ing said resolution, was in error, was adopted.
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<br />56-303 - "I am reporting that Councilman Baker requests us to discuss a minimum housing
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Baker that a conference be held with the Planning Engineers and the Engineerl
<br />of the Mousing Authority, on Monday, October 22nd, at 4:00 o'clock, to discuss a minimum housing program, Was
<br />adopted. I
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<br /> 56-304 - "I recommend that we consider taking from the table an appropriation in the sum '
<br />of $25.000.00, for the .purchase of property and installation of storm drains ~ ~h~egth~n ~igh School."
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<br />Motion of Mr. Baker that this matter be removed from the table, was adopted.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Kirby to place an a~propriation of $25,000.00 from the Utility Tax, for
<br />said pnrpose, on first reading, was adopted.
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<br />- UNFINISHED BUSINESS -
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<br /> 56-276 - An appropriation of $16,800.00 for the International NsvsI~-Review, placed on
<br />first reading at last meeting, Was taken up.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Hinton thai $16,800.00 be appropriated for advertisement of the Interna-
<br />tional Navsl Review was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: ~amtlett, Baker, Hinton, Kirby, Scott, Smith, Weisemsn
<br />Nays: Nene
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<br />and read:
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<br />56-277 - The following ordinance, pIaced on first reading at last meeting, was taken up
<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO CLOSE A PORTION OF HENRY STP~ET"
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<br />On motion of Mr. Kirby, said ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Bartlett, Baker, Hinton, Kirby, Scott, Smith, Weiseman
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 56-278 Motion of Mr. Kirby that action on the ordinance on permanent assessor and the
<br />Zoning Ordinance Section 32-76 be postponed until the next regul~meeting, and that these two ordinances be given~
<br />priority at that time, was adopted.
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<br />and read:
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<br />56-291 - The following ordinance, placed on first reading at last meeting, was taken up
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED'AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE
<br />ISSUANCE OF TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSANI) DOLLARS'OF BONDS TO BE KNOWN AS WATER
<br />BONDS, FOR THE PB~POSE OF MAKING IN~PROVEMENTS, EXTENSIONS, AND ADDITIONS TO THE SYSTEM
<br />OF WATER WORKS OF THE CITY, PURSUANT TO SECTION 127, CLAUSE B, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF
<br />VIRGINIA, AND SECTION 15-594 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, 1950, AND UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE
<br />VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH AT AN ELECTION HELD ON THE
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