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January 24th. 1950. <br /> <br />'there were present: <br /> <br />At a regula~ meeting of the City Council, held on January 24th,1950, <br /> <br />Leslie T. Fox, Frank N. Biiisoly, Jr., Fred A. Duke, George L. <br />Grimes, Arthur P.~ Henderson, Carl C. Houghton,Jr., James N.How~rd, <br />E. Robie St~u~.tevant, c.E. Warren, H. ~Earl Weiseman, Pea~le J.Wilson, <br />I.G. Vass, Cmty ~anager, a nd R.C. Barclay, City Attorney; <br /> <br />approved, <br /> <br />Minutes of regular meeting held on January 10th, 1950 were read and <br /> <br />The following le%ter~ from theCity ~L~nager were read: <br /> <br />late Motor Bus Passenger <br />on its first reading." <br /> <br />1st - ~I am inclosing an ordinance amending 'An Ordinance to Regu - <br />Transportation in the City of Portsmouth,, which I recommend be plac~ <br /> <br /> . . Motion o f Mr, Houghton that the following ordinance be placed on its <br />first reading was adopted: <br /> <br />"AN ORDINANCE TO A~5~D AND RE-ORDAIN EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED <br />~TO AifD MADE A PART THEREOF, Ai~ ORDil~ANCE ADOPTED ~BY THE <br /> COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH 0.N JULY 28~h, 1926., <br /> ENTITLED 'AN ORDII~NCE TO REGULATE ~t~OTOR BUS P~SSEN~R <br /> TRANSPORTATION IN 'i'H~. CITY OF PORTSMOD~H, AND THE AM~D- <br /> ~EN~S THEREOF." <br /> <br />lice Department and that <br />ing.~ <br /> <br />2nd - "I recommend that a convertible car be purchased for the Po- <br />au appropriation in the sum of $2,000.00 be placed on its first rea~ <br /> <br /> Motion of Mr. ~;~arren that an appropriation of $2,000.00 be placed on <br />its first readiug, was adopted. <br /> <br /> 3rd- ~A~ the request of the Junzor' Wommu's Club o£ Portsmouth, I <br />am presenting, without recommendation, a program of ~Follies~ which they would like to present <br />on February 20th, 21st, 1950." <br /> <br /> Motion of ~r. ~arren t hat an a <br /> ......... pp~oprzatzon of $100.00 for ~he Bo s' <br />Club, in lieu of placing an a dv~rtzsement mn the "~o±±zes~ progr~a of the Junior ~uan's ~lub <br />be placed on its first reading, w as adopted, <br /> <br />- UNFINISRED BUSINESs - <br /> <br />dered filed: <br /> <br />The following letter f~om the City Clerk was read and, on motion <br /> <br /> "~s. F.J. Turlington, widow of F~ed J. <br />Officer, has due her ~[146.93 from his Pension Fund. <br /> This amount will b e paid her from t he <br />by you at the Council meeting of January 10th, 1950.~ <br /> <br />Tu~lington, f cz"mcr Police <br /> <br />$300.00 appropriation made <br /> <br /> An appropriation of $1,000.00 to p ay bills presented by Justices of <br />Peace, placed on its first reading at last meeting, was taken up, <br /> <br /> On motion of ~r. Howard, $1,000,00 was apprepriated for said purpose <br />and by the follo~ing vote: <br /> <br />colored High School, <br /> <br />Tax Fund for said purpose, <br /> <br />Ayes: Fox, B~-' <br /> ~±~soly, Grimes, Duke, <br /> Eoward, Sturtsvant, ~garren, <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />Henderson, Houghton, <br />~eiseman, ~ilson <br /> <br /> An appropriation of $25,000.00 f~o~ the U~ility Tax Fund for new <br />placed on its first reading at last meeting, was taken up. <br /> <br /> On motion o f Mr. ~rren, $25,000.00 was appropriated from Utility <br /> and by the following vote: <br /> <br />Ayes: <br /> <br />Nays: <br /> <br />Fox, Bilisoly, rzmes, Duke, Henderson, Houghton, <br />Howard, Sturtevant, Warren, Weiseman Wilson <br />None ' <br /> <br /> - NEW BUSINESs - <br /> <br /> The following letter from ~rs. Irls B. Lakin, <br />ent Teachers Association, was read: <br /> <br />of the John Tyler Par- <br /> <br /> "The John Tyler School P.T.A. cordially invitea you to the "Open <br /> House" being held at the school o n Tuesday, J~uary 31st from 8:00 P.M. to 10:O0 P.M." <br /> <br /> On motion filed. <br /> <br /> The following letter from William J. Muth was read: <br />emotion O~ Mr. Weiseman %hat the City Attorney be instructed to draft a resqlution ~la$iv~ to <br /> thelature,Serv~ngwas O~a~opted.~arrants and that copies cz same be son~ ~o our ~epresentatzves in ~ne <br /> <br /> <br />