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January 22, 1952 -February 12th, 1952.
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<br />On motion adjourned.
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<br />Approved -
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<br />Portsmouth, Virginia
<br />February 12th, 1952.
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on February ~2th, 1952, there were present:
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<br />Fred A. Duke, Frauk N. Bilisoly,Jr., George L. Grimes, Carl C. Houghton, James N.
<br />Howard~ R. Irvine ~mith,~ E. R. Sturtevant, C. E. Warren, Pearle J. ~ilson, I.G. Vass,
<br />City ~auager, and R. C. Barclay, City Attorney.
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<br />Minutes of regular meeting held on January 22nd, 1952, were read and approved.
<br />The following Committee report was read:
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<br />"The Co~ttee on Salary Equal~izations, Pensions, e~c. partially reports as follows:
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<br /> 1 - It is the recommendation of the Committee that all employees of the City,
<br /> except employees of the Police and Fire Departments, shall be immediately
<br /> placed under Social Security as provided by Senate Bill No. A, passed January
<br /> 28th, 1952, with the assurance of the City Council that all such employees other
<br /> than these of'the Police and Fire Departments, shall receive rs$ireme~t pay
<br /> equal to that which w~uld prevail under the present practice of the Council
<br /> and until a sound pension plan, mtually agreeable, can be formnlated and
<br /> adopted.
<br />2- It is also the reco~endation of the Committee that the present plan of retire-
<br /> ment as in regard ~o the employees of the Police and Fire Departments shall
<br /> continue in effect until ~ratually agreeable smendmente can be formulated ~nd
<br /> adopted,
<br />3 - It is the understanding of the Committee that according to Senate Bill No. &,
<br /> passed January 2$th, 1952, the retirement pay of School T~achers will be under
<br /> the jurisdiction of the School Board ~nd will b e supplemented by the Commonwealth.
<br /> Recommendations of the Committee in this respect are therefore not in order.
<br />& - As information, the Committee is actively studying other matters before it and
<br /> will make a full and final report at the earliest date possible.
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<br />Respectfully submitted,
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<br />J .N. Howard
<br />Carl C Honghton,Jr.
<br />Pearle J. Wilson
<br />R. Irvine ~mith."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Howar~ to suspead the ru~e~ to'hear from Mr. Earl Cadmus, was adopted.
<br /> Mr. Cadmus spoke in reference to the ~etirement system for city employees.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Howard, the recommendation of the Con~ittee,was adopted.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Houghton to suspend the rules to hear from anyone who wished to speak rela-
<br />rive to the fluoridation of the City's water supply, was adopted.
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<br />The following sp~ke in favor of adding fluorine ~o the City's water supply:
<br /> Dr. E.M. Cox, Dr. Wm. Rum~len and R. Steven Gibbs~
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<br />Dr. Vernon A. Brooke spoke, opposLug.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Howard, the following ordinance, placed on its first reading at a meeting
<br />held on October 9th, 1951, was a~pted and by the following vote:
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