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<br /> The following letter from t he Pla~uninE and Zoning CoMmission was r e-
<br />ceived and ordered filed:
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<br /> "At a meeting of the PIs~uning and Zoning Commission, held Septemher let,
<br />1949, the Commission approved the site of Gl&sgow St. and Effingham St. for the new Police
<br />headquarters.
<br /> The Plano~ng Commission would also be glad to consider any other site
<br />that the Council may recommend to t hem."
<br />
<br /> The following communications from the City ~Quaager were read:
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<br /> 1st - SThe Portsmonth Fi~e Department is ~uxious to have unifor~ ever -
<br />coats supplied to them and since there is no spprepriation made i n the Budget, I ~m submitting
<br />this to you without recommendation.~
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<br /> The privilege of the floor was granted members of the Fire Department,
<br />who claimed they were promised overcoats a~ud had not received them.
<br />
<br /> Motion of Nri Henderson to place on its firs~ reading an appropriation
<br />of $3,~00.00 for same, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> ~nd - The City ~anager presented two additional bids on sewerage in
<br />V~ilson and Tyler ~'a~ds.
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<br /> On motion, the same was refer~ed to a committee. The Chair appointed
<br />Messrs. Duke, Houghton and Henderaon to .said Committee.
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<br /> 3rd - ~t recommend that J. ~. Brough$on, v~o is a hoseman, first class,
<br /> be ~etired effective October let, 1949, at the usual 'rate of one-half salary, which is in the
<br /> amount of $3S0.~8 for this fiscal yea~."
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<br /> Motion o f ~r. Wilson to concur in the City l~ianager~s recommendation,when
<br /> approved by the Retirement Board, was adopted.
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<br /> 4th - "I have a communication from Councilman V;eiseman which I Shall
<br /> read and I recommend that this p~operty be made available for a Boy Scout cabin."
<br />
<br /> Inclosure ~'The Jackson Memorial Baptist Church is sponsoring a Boy Scout tr6op and
<br />they are in need of quarters.
<br /> They intend to ask some public spirited citizen or mitizens to denate a
<br />builai~g if they can secure a location.
<br /> On the east side of Cs~uden Ave., beginning at Lincoln St., the City owns
<br />several lots and the church has approached me on t he question of whether arrangements could be
<br />made whereby they might secure ~the use o~ one of these lots for the pur~0ose of erecting a Boy
<br />Scout cabin. V~hat is you~ wi~, please?"
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Weiseman ~o concur in the City ;~anaEer's recommendation,
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<br />was adopted.
<br />
<br />west Side of Crawfo~d
<br />~mited to 8:00 A.M.
<br /> ~treet."
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<br /> 8th - ~Sometime aec, we were critized~on the Council floor for not asses
<br />sing a Norfolk Diaper'Ser~vice Company a license tax of 15800.00 and I have an amendment to the
<br />License T~x 0rdina~uce, if you care to pass it, at this time."
<br />
<br /> Motion o f ~. Howard ~o lay ~he following ordi~ance on the table was
<br />adopted:
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<br /> ~AN ORDi~ANCETOAMENDANDRE-ORDAIN AN 0RDiNANCEA~d~DING THE
<br /> L!~BE T~_E 0RDINANCE ADOPTEDBY~THECiTY COUNCIL 0NNARCH
<br /> 1949, BXCH~IGING SECTION 14 A.~
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<br /> 6~h~- ~I should like to reco~endt?~t parking meters be placed on the
<br /> St., between High and King Streets. I furthe~ recommend that parking be
<br /> and 6:00 P.M. on both sides of Crawford Street, frgm CoLvaty to Columbia
<br />
<br />Notion of Mr. Sturtevant to lay on table, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> ~th - ~We have at p~esent, an prd~nance pr0hiozting the Bus ompany
<br />f~om advertising on the outside of their vehicles. This type of advertisement is per?nitted in
<br />other places and there is'considerable'revenue derived from it~ For instance, every other bus-
<br />~uess ~ompany in the City, including the Rai~wayExp~ess Agency and the United States mail'
<br />trucks are permitted to carry outside adver~msements and I suggest, fo~ your considsration,
<br />that you amend the ordinance and permit this type of advertising on our local buses."
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<br /> Motion of~ir. Howard to lay on table was adopted.
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<br /> 8th - "Ia m recommending that ~r. Paul E.-~q~itehurst, an employee with
<br />the Portsmouth ~at~r'Depsmtment be retimed as of October l, 1
<br />or a total of $450.O0 for the rest of this fiscal year."
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Sturtevant to concur in the City ~anager's recommendation
<br />a~ud to appropriate $480,00 from ~ater funds for said purpose, was adopted, and by the follow-
<br />ing vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Fox, Bilisoly, Duke, Grimes, Henderson, Howard, Houghton,
<br /> Sturtovant, V~arren, ~eisoman, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
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