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"You are most cordially invited to abtend the first annual convention
<br />of~the Councilmen-and Aldsrmen af all American cities of more than 50,000~ population~to be
<br />held in Baltimore, Maryland, on ~V~arch ~lst and Aorzl 1st and 2nd,in the Emerson Hotel. Regis-
<br />trat ion
<br /> date, T.hursday, arch 30tn. Buszness ~eetzng will start 10:00 A.M., ~ch blst.
<br /> Preliminary plans to create an organization comioarable to the Confer-
<br />ence'of Mayo~s~ t~& N&tional A~sociation of.City Attorneys and similar groups, have been en
<br />thuSiastically endorsed by:
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<br />Joseph T. Sharkey, ~orzty Floor Leader, New Tork Catv
<br />F~ederic D.~.~armS-~, gity Council President, Philadelp~a
<br />Wiitzam P. ~urley, Cz~y Oouncml President, Boston ~
<br />Ge0rge Edwards, City ~ouncil President, Detroit.
<br />Jack P. Russell, ~jority Floor ~eader, Cleveland.
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<br /> Ail agreed that the legislative bodies of la~ge cities constantly are
<br /> confronted with problems, some of which have been solved by one or another of the respective
<br /> cities.
<br /> It~was our thought that through the proposed association, the know -
<br />ledge gainsd by the varzous municipal legislative bodies could be made available to all mem-
<br />ber groups.
<br /> ~he officials mentioned above, suogesteG that I act as Teapots_fy
<br />6T~ai~a-n of the first annual convention and proceed to invite the legislators of the eligible
<br />cities.
<br /> Will you kindly advise me wt~ther your City is going to be represented
<br />and the number that will be in your delegation: I wonld also like ~o have the names of those
<br />who will attend and their preferences for national committee assignments.
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<br /> Notion o~~ ~tv. ~eiseman to accept the invitation was adopted,
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<br /> The following letter from ~rs. W.E. Reid, Chairman of the Civic Core-
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<br />mittee of the ommun~ty Garden Club, was read:
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<br /> =~e, the Civic Committee of the Community Garden Club, the Woman's
<br />Auxiliary of the Portsmouth Medzca_ Society, the ~oman s Auxzlzary of the 67aestnut St. Branch
<br />of the ¥.~.CtA., the Womah'~ Auxiliary of the St. James P.E. Church, wish t o bring to your
<br />attendion, a-few of the deplorable unsanitary conditions in our City, especially where the
<br />Negroes live.
<br /> A large number of streets in the Negro section r~ve never been curbed
<br />or guttered.-These streets are the breeding places bf flies and filth. The flies that breed
<br />in this stagnant water are no respec~ors of persons. ~
<br /> C~estnut St. from the Seaboard Railroad, going~south to Gosport ~oad
<br />is a disgrace. The Y.M'C.A. fronts the area. Columbia, Cut__rzell,h ' Green, Elm Ave. and Godwin
<br />tis. (between King and High) are all in the same condition, and tt~re are many more where Ne-
<br />groes live.
<br /> ~e are asking you to curb and g~tter these streets because we want a
<br />clear, er, healthier, ~d a better loo~ing City of Portsmouth.
<br /> ~e ~ould also like to call your at~ention to the fact that a traffic
<br />light i~ needed very ba~ly on the corner of Chestnut and London Sts. There have been several
<br />serzous accidents there. This is a very dangerous corner for traffic and pedestrians. Also,
<br />the sewer at the corne~ ofEff~nghem' and Glasgow Sts. does not ca~y off the water."
<br />
<br />Notio~ of Mr. ~arren to refer to the City Manager, was adopted.
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<br />The following letter from the Electoral Board ~as read:
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<br /> =A£ter further ~nsideration of its action in ordering a re-registra,
<br />tion of voters for the City of Portsmouth during the year of 19~0, the Electoral Board of the
<br />City of Portsmouth has reached the conclusion that itwould~be impracticable to require the
<br />completion of such re-registration p riot to April 1st, 1950.
<br /> In order to afford all citizens an ample opportunity to register
<br />and at the same time to avoid confusion in the two primaries and two g en~ral elections which
<br />will be held during the ~ear of lgS0, ~he Board has determined to conduct the re-reEistration
<br />during as much o f the year of 19~0 as conditions may require, conducting all the 1980 elec-
<br />tions on the existing Registration Books and making the new registration application to all
<br />elections conducted after January lsd, 198l.~
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<br /> ~otzon of ~r. ~arren that the ounczl hold a conference with the
<br />Electoral Board, was adopted.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Houghton that the following ordinance be placed on its
<br />first reading, was adopted:
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<br />UAN ORDINANCE TO Ag~gEND AND RE-ORDAIN THE SIXTH PARAGRAPH
<br /> OF SUB-SECTION 8 OF SECTION 12, CHAPTER 3 OF THE LIOE~JSE
<br /> TAX ORDINANCE."
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<br /> Motion ef ~Lr. ~ilson to refer to the City Manager the questiono f
<br />placing a traffic light at High a nd Godwin Sts., was adopted.
<br />
<br /> Notion of Mr. Bi!isoty to refer to the City ~anager the ma~er of~
<br />placir~ a barricade at the northwest cor~er of Hi~ and Crawford Streets, to keep buses from
<br />~a~_ing across the sidewalk, was adopted.
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<br /> 0~ motion of Mr. ~arren, Mr. M.Eatm was granted the privilege of
<br />the floor. ~r. Katz spoke objectir~ to the tagging of automobiles par~ed in front of the
<br />Port outh Hotel.
<br />Approved- ~ On motion adjourned,
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