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<br />April 26th, 1949.
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<br />were present:
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<br />At a regular~eeting of the City Council, held April 26th, 1949, there
<br />
<br />Frank N. Bilisoly, Fred A. Duke, George L. Grimes, Arthur P.Henderson,
<br />Carl C. Houghton, Jr.~ James N. Howard, E. Robie Sturtevant, H. Earl
<br />Weiseman, Pearle J. Wilson, N. Guy Ancell, City ~anager, and B.C.
<br />Barclay, City Attorney.
<br />
<br />Vice President ~itson in the Chair.-
<br />
<br /> Minutes of regular meeting held on April l~th, and special meeting of
<br />Aoril 19th, were read and approved.
<br />
<br /> On motion of lat. Howard, the following ordinance, placed on its first
<br />reading on April l~th, was continued on table:
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE FOR SAFEGUARDING PERSONS A~D PROPERTY AI~D PROMUTING
<br />THE ~LFARE OF THE PUBLIC; CPdEATING AN ELECTRICAL EXAMINING BOARD
<br />AND PRESCRIBING ITS DUTY; PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING BY THE
<br />ELECTRICAL EXAMINING BOARD OF PERSONS, FIRMS AND CORPORATIONS
<br />Dt~DERTAKING THE ,~STALLATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT WITHOUT A
<br />LICENSE, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE Ptt0~TDED; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR
<br />TINE VIOLATION OF T~i~ 0RDiNA~CE AND R~PEALING ALL 0RDII~NCES AhrD
<br />°PARTS OF ORDINA~R-CES IN C0~t~DICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE."
<br />
<br /> Motion o f Mr. Henderson tha~ Chapter 3, Section 5 of the License Tax
<br />Ordinanc~ be made to read as follows, was adopted:
<br />
<br />~If ~ne freight paid by a retail merchsm_t on any article sold
<br />by him shall exceed twenty-five per cent~m of the price paid
<br />by him for the article itself, the amount of such freight in
<br />excess of twenty-five per centum of the said purchase price of
<br />the article, shall be eliminated from consideration in ascer
<br />raining the amount o f sales of such merchant and the tax to be
<br />paid thereon.~
<br />
<br /> Notion of Mr. Henderson to amend the License Tax rm~nance as follows,
<br />was placed on its first reading:
<br />
<br />~The following are two amendments i propose to the License Tax Ordinance
<br />
<br />1st - Add to Chapter 2 a new section to be ntnnbered V A -
<br />
<br />2nd -
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<br />'Each shoe parlor or like place for shining shoes,
<br />$15.00 for two chairs or less, and for each addi -
<br />tional chair in the place of business, ~2.50 per
<br />year. This in addition to any other tax imposed by
<br />this ordinance.
<br />Ead~ boot-black, carrying on business on t he streets
<br />of the City, ~12.00.
<br />Add to Cha~ter ~ a new section to be numbered 18 A -
<br />
<br /> Each person, f izau or corporation who shall engage
<br />in the business of packing oysters and crabs or fish,
<br />or all three kinds, $500.00 per year. Packing crabs
<br />only, ~75.00. Not pro-rated.
<br /> A.E. Parker, City Collector.~
<br />
<br /> Eotion of Er. Bi!isoly to grant the privilege of the floor to ~. W.
<br />Fray~r Gorman, President of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> ~r. Gor~man stated that his organization is sponsoring a "Fly-killing~
<br />~eek, beginning Nay 8th, and that if garbage cans and garbage trucks were sprayed ~iberally
<br />with D.D.T., mt would destroy about ~0% of the flies.
<br />
<br /> N orion o f Mr. Howard t~hat we endorse the Junior Chamber of Commerce
<br />fully in this matter and that the City Nanager be authorized to co-operate with them, was
<br />adopted.
<br />
<br /> Motion o f Mr. Henderson to grant the privilege of the floor to Mt. Har-
<br />ris, was adopted, and by the follcwing vote:
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<br /> Ayes - Bilisoly, Sturtevant,~ Henderson, Houghton, G~imes~- 8
<br /> Nays - Duke,-Hov~d,~'~isem'an, ~iis0n 4
<br />
<br /> Mr. Harris spoke regarding the Embassy Nilk distributors.
<br />
<br />The fo_lowmng report from the Zoning Commzss~_onwas read:
<br />
<br /> "Pursuant to the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby
<br />given that a public hearing will be held at V:30 P.M., on Tue2day, April 26th, 1949, in the
<br />Co~ucil Chamber in the Coomcil Chamber in the Municipal Building, Portsmouth, Virginia, for
<br />the purpose of altering zones and reclassifying the following property:
<br /> 2512 Deep Creek Boulevard, 100 x 155 ft. frcm Two Family
<br /> Dwelling Class C to Commercial Class F.'
<br />
<br />Motion of ~. Grimes that we concur ir~ said reoort, was adopted.
<br />
<br />Motion of M~. Weisemau to grant the privilege of the floor to Yn~.Framk
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