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First DiStrict: The area included in Jackson Ward, Jefferson
<br />~ard, ~arshall Ward and Eonroe Ward (with an ~elementary s c~hool
<br />enrollment o f 2300 pupils )
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<br />Second District: The area included in ~J~ashington ~ard, Tyler
<br />~ard and ~ilson ~ard (with an elementary school enrollment of
<br />2882 pupils)
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<br />Third District: The area included in I~adison &~ard, Lee ~ard and
<br />az_ zson ~ard (with an~elementary school an~ollment of 25~2 puDils)
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<br /> That this action of the School Board be submitted to the City
<br />Cou~ucil for its approval at its next regular meeting, Tuesday, Juue
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<br /> The membershiD of the School Board at present with the dates of ex-
<br />piration of their terms of office, is as follows:
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<br />First District (area included in acxson and Jefferson ~Vards)
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<br />Nr. Seaborn J. Flournoy, 452 North Street ......
<br /> Term expires~July l, lg48
<br />~s. W.B. Spong, Rudwell Apts., Middle St. .....
<br /> Term expires July 1,_1949
<br />~Ym. M.H. Rapoport, SS0 ~lizabeth Place ........
<br /> Term e~pires July l, 1950 .........
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<br />~econd District(area included in Marshall, ~on~oe aud Washington
<br /> ~ards)
<br /> ~. Cecil E. Jones, ~2~ Seventh Ave. -
<br /> Term expires July l, 1~8
<br /> Mt.Harold B. Tiffany, l~0Z Barton St. - ......
<br /> Term expires ~uly l, l~
<br /> ~. C. L. Crowder, ~ZS Broad Street
<br /> Term expires July l,
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<br />.~r~ Dis.triqt
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<br />~. Edgar W. Lawrence, 1615 Atlauta Ave. - .....
<br /> Term expires July 1, i9~8
<br />~*~. Harry H. Harcum, 1910 Richmond Ave. - ......
<br />Te~m expires July l, l~ ......
<br />~s. C. C. ~right, J28 Randolph Street ......
<br />Term expires July l, 1980
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<br /> I* the School u - ~, - . .~ ·
<br /> _ ~oarm s plan for redmshrm~t~ng is approved by the City
<br />Council, there will be the following vacancies exAmting as of July l:
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<br /> First District No vacancies as there are five of the present mem-
<br />bership living in this area, with '~he terms of two members expiring July l, 19~8.
<br /> Se~nd District - Two new members to b e elected as there is only one
<br />member of the Board livin~is area, ~s. Crowder, whose term expires Ju~y i, 19S0o The
<br />term of one should expire July l, 15~9 and the term of the ot~r July l, l~l.
<br /> ~nird District ~ue term of one member expires on July I, !9~8, Mr.
<br />Edgar W. Lawrence.
<br /> I am atta6hing a mac which shows the beu~d~f each of the Districts.~
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<br /> An appropriation of $4,000°00 $o ~improve ~¥estern Branch Road, placed
<br />on its first ~d~n~
<br /> ~ ~ o on Nay llth, was tad~enup.
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<br /> Motion o f Mr. Weiseman to appropriate $4,000.00 for said purpose,was
<br />lost and by the fo!iowir~ ~ '
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<br />Ayes: ~ke, Henderson, Houghton, sturtevant,
<br /> Wilson - 7
<br />Nays. Fox, Barclay, Grimes, Howard
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<br />~arren, Weisemsn,
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<br />Note - An ordinance adopted Jo~e 2Bth, 19~8 requires a special appropriation~ get
<br /> 2/$ vote of all tb~ members elected to the City Council.
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<br />The ~ayor presented the following:
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<br /> "0n ~ay 28th, 1948, as ~ayor of Portsmouth, I accepted, on b ehs!f of
<br />the City, a beautiful bronze plaque presented by ~. ~lex. Grice iii, in memory of the late
<br />Dr. Joseph Grice. This plaque, placed on the wall at the~Health Center, contains th~ follow-
<br />lng inscription:
<br /> 'In me~_ory of Joseph Grice, M.Do, 1889-194~ - Public
<br /> Health Pioneer: Beloved Physician: Through his efforts
<br /> and interest a laboratory was establiahed in 1896. Ap -
<br /> pointed City Bacteriologist in 1903.'
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<br /> Dr. Grioe was one of the outstanding p ione~s in public heath in
<br />the City of Portsmouth. ~oughhis study, Dr,. Gri~e contributed much in th~ improvement sz~
<br />and safety of water and milk supply. He was bacteriologist for ei~uteen years and served as
<br />~edical Inspector to the public schools for fifteen years. He was always vitally interested
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