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Motion o f Mr. Ba~clayt o ~0propriate $13,500.00 for said pttwpose, from
<br />annexed territory funds, was adopted, and by the following vote:
<br />
<br />yes.
<br />
<br />ays.
<br />
<br />Barclay, Duke, Henderson,~ou~mton, Howard,
<br />Stm~tevmut, ~ilson
<br />
<br />BUSINESS
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<br />The following letter was read:
<br />
<br /> "0n May Egth, I ptL~lased City license to conduct a wholesale poultry
<br />business on South and Middle Streets, Portsmouth, Va. Through error, I w as charred with $18.50
<br />for the dressing of poultr~y, this license I do not need, as I am not dressing pou!tryf or any-
<br />one other than myself, i therefore request that you authorize the refund o f this amount of
<br />money to me.
<br /> ~nanking you very kindly, I sm,
<br /> Very truly yours,
<br />
<br />A. V. Grimes,
<br />Po~tsmouth Poultry ~o.,
<br /> ~2-~-6 South St.~'
<br />
<br />Motion o f Mr. Howard to refer to the City Manager, %~s adopted.
<br />
<br />to the City [anager:
<br />
<br />following letter was read and, on motion o f Mr. H~a~d, referred
<br />
<br /> ~The Executive Committee of the Portsmouth Education Associationr es-
<br />pectfully requests the City Council to let this g~oup know whether it is able to grant the pay
<br />raise requested by the School Board for the members of the teaching staff for the ~a~ 1948-49
<br />as soon as possible.
<br /> Respectfully,
<br />
<br />Mary E. Mills, Secretary,
<br />Portsmouth Education Association."
<br />
<br />The following letter was read:
<br />
<br /> "This is a cordial invitation to your City to be represented at the
<br />34th annual conference of the International City Managers' Association to b e held at Mackinac
<br />Island, ~ichigan, September 12th-16tti;
<br /> This conference for chief municipal administrators should be of direct
<br />benefit to you and you_w City Manager. The ~ianager of every municipality is carrying a heavy
<br />load. He must be ready to make sound reeo~endations to you on many important matters - what
<br />policy to follow in regard to wages of employees; v~at types of public constructic~ work shottl~
<br />be put through at present prices or deferred; whether a plan for increasing city revenues
<br />would be feasible; what economies in operation can b e effected to stretch the present tax-dol-
<br />lar, etc. Over and over again managers tell us that they get ideas at the annual conference
<br />which save their cities far more than their expenses to attend the meeting.
<br /> According to ou~ custom, the conference p to,am will ~e made up almost
<br />entirely from suggestions sent in by the managers who ~lll attend the meeting. There will be
<br />in addition, s~nple tiE~ for your manager to suggest and have discussed at the conference any
<br />special problem of umgent or immediate concern t o you~ city.
<br /> I know you will appreciate the benefits that will accrue to your city
<br />from having your manage~ at this meeting ~dwe would appreciate hea~ing what action is take~
<br />authorizing his attendance.
<br /> Respectfully yours,
<br />
<br />Clarence E. Ridley, Director."
<br />
<br /> Motion o f Mr. Howard to authorize the City Manager to attend the City
<br />M~uagers~ Annual Conference at Mack~uac Island, Michigan, if he so desires, was adopted.
<br />
<br />The following ordinance, placed on its first reading on January2 nd,
<br />
<br />was taken
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO AM~D THE ZONING 0P~DINANCE BY ADDING TO
<br />THE DISTRICT MAP, ~!E TERRITORY RECE~ITLY ANNEXED TO THE
<br />CITY, AND DIVIDING SAID TERRITORY ih~0 DISTRICTS OR ZONES,
<br />AND MAKING THE PROVISIONS 0F THE ZONI_~.~ ORDINANCE OF THE
<br />CITY APPLICABLE THEP[ET0"
<br />
<br />On motion of Mr. Barclay, said ordinance was adopted, and by tt~ fo.1-
<br />
<br />lowing vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes:
<br />
<br />Nays:
<br />
<br />Barclay, Duke, Henderson, Houghton, Howard,
<br />Sturtevant and Wilson
<br />None
<br />
<br /> M~. Howard stated ~hat the Belt Line Railroad crossings a~e not b sing
<br />properly protected and his motion that the City Manager take up with the Belt Line the que sti~
<br />of protection at all of their crossings in the City, was adopted.
<br />
<br />~$. How~d stated that the d~ain i n t he 500 block of Maryland Avenue
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