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Manager was adopted. . lith - placed on its first readinE: was adopted. Motion ef N~. Henderson to concur in the recommendation of the City The City Manager recommended that the following ordinance be "AN 0RDII~_NCE TO DESIGNATE THE JUDGE OF THE. CIVIL A~ POLICE COURT AS THE JE~GE OF TMM ~E. NI~ AND DOMESTIC REZ~.TIONS COURT OF THE CITY OF PORTSM0~, Motion of Mr. Houghton to plaee said ordinance on 'its first reading~ Motion of Nm, S~tevant that the City Manager investigate the Plac- ing of a leadi~g zone on.the s~ath side of County St., between Middle and Crawford Sts.~ and between Middle and Court Sts.,.was adopted~ ' Moti°n of Mr. Bilisely to su~p~ the rules and to ~ear from F~_r. Cohen, who asked for a cl~i~ication of the city license on beer and ~ne~ was adopted. Motion Of Nm. Hought°n to're,er to the City Manager and City ~ttorn~ was adopted. - UNFINISI~-ED BUSI~SS - An appropriation of $$95,O0 from the ~choel Bond FUnd to plant grass in the rear of the Jo_bn Tyler School~ olaced on its first reading at the last meet~ug~ was taken up. - · Eetien of Nm. Duke te appropriate $~9%.00 for said pUrpose was adopted and by the following vo~e: ~es~ Nays. - Bilisoly, Duke, Grimes: Hender~?n~ Ho~ughton, Howard~ ~turte'mnt~ W,~e~,~Weiseman~ ~lson Rone ~ An appropriation of $3~0.00 for the Veterans Information and Servi e Center, placed on its first reading at last meeting, was taken up. Motion of Mr. Houghton to appropriate $3~O.00 for said p-~z~pose~~ was adopted, and by the following vote: was taken up and read: Ayes: Bi!isoly~ Z~ke, Grimes~ Henderson~ Houghton~ Howard~ Sturtevant~ Warren~ Weiseman, Wilson Nays: None The following ordinance~ placed on its first reading at las% meeting "AN ORDINANCE'TO CLOSE IVEY CIRCLE AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT' RECORDED INDEED BOOK 199 PAGES 110 and 111." following vote: On motion of Mr. Ho-~ghton, said Ordin~uce was adopted~ and by the Ayes= Nays-. Bilisoly~ Duke, Grimes~ Henderson~ Houghton~ Howard~ Sturtevant~ Warren~ Weiseman, Wilson None The report of the City Clerk and Auditor for the month of May~ was received and ordered filed. The following letter was read: "On the morning of Saturday~ May 13th, 1950, be~,een the~ hours 'of 3:00 o'clock and % A.M.~ my yard was entered by unknowndogs which killed 19 chiokehs weigh- lng l!~ lbs. @~0 cts. per lb. I am therefore presenting to your honorable body a bill in the amount of $$5.60 for reimbursement. T E Owens, llO1 Ninth St." ' 0n motion of~ ~arren, the City~reasurer was instructed to pay s~id bill from fUnds in her hands from collection of Dog Taxes. The follox~lng letter from H. A. Hunt, Superintendent of Schools, was read: "The bids for the band building at the WoodrowWilson~gh School were received and opened by the School Beard at its meetin~ on Friday. June 2. Fi~ b~ were received! all from Portsmouth contractors. The base bids ra~ged from ~7,631. to $~,~ The amoun= or money appropriated by the City Council for this project was $~,000. ~e ~ard therefore awarded the contract to the lowest bidder~ Robert R. Marquis, in the sum of subject to an additional appropriation by the City Council to fi~j~nce the building. ..... I wg~ therefore requested by the School Board to so notify the City ~c~eeO~± an? ~o re~u~s~..a~. ~dd~gnal ~ppr_opriationof $17,000., or as muc~ thereof~s ¥ould ~e ~c_e~r~_~o___~e ~nzs .o~.~l~lng._~ne Ho.a~d ~xpres~e~ ~he' hope that thzs approprmat~on wou~ m~= a~ speeuzzy as posszoze~ as ~ne con,rackers s~a~e~ in their bids that the building