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Jn~v 13th_ 1948. The report of the City Clerk and Auditor for was received and ordered filed. The following letter was read: the month of Jttue,1948, send you a copy ~The School Board, at its meeting on'Friday, July ~nd, directed me to of the following resolution: ,That a letter be addressed to the City Council calling their attention to the fact that a number of criticisms had recently been made of the School Board on the floor of the City Council which seemed to be from a 'lack of info~mation o n the pa~t of the City Council and that the City Council b e requested to range a conference with the School Board in order that there might be a thorough discussZon of the matters in question. Sincerely yours, Clara H. Porter, Clerk, Portsmouth School Board.~ The P~esident said he would call a conference of the Council to meet with the School Board. The following letter w~s' read and, on motion of ~r. How~d, referred to the City Manager: "On January 8th, 1948, we w~ote you that the State Board of Correc- tions had taken the following action inregard to the Portsmouth City lookup: 'Unless the minimum stauda~ds for jail construction and equipment are met by December 31, 1948, this lookup will not b e approved lo, further use.' to providing the Corrections. Please advise us as to the intentions of the City Council inr egard City v~lth lookup facilities wh~ ch will meet the sts~dards of the Division of Yours t~ly, R.N. Youell, Acting Director, Division of Corrections.~ Motion o f Mr. Howard to go into the election of the High Constable, was adopted. The following applications w ere read: M. E. Ootton Charles L. Cain John W. Owens R.F. Che~y Carl E. George M. H. Nelson withdrew his name. ~. Weiseman, who nominated James E. Jotliff at the speciai~eting, On motion, all applications were placed i~ nomination. Nominations being closed and vote called for, N~. E. E. Cotton was declared elected, and by the following vote: For ~r. Cotton: Fox, Duke, Grimes, Henderson, Houghton, Howard. For M~. Cain: Barclay, Stu~teva~t, Marten, ~eiseman, ~ilson Motion of ~r. Sturtevant to ma~B ~r. Cotton's election unanimous, was adopted. Messrs. D~uke and Houghton d~ew for long and short terms on the Coun- cil. ~&v. D~ke d~ew the long te~n. 0n motion adjourned. City Clerk. Approved - President.