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Eotion of ~r. Wilson to appropriate ~i,47~.00 for said purpose, was
<br />adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Jyes: Fox, ~uke, Grimes, Henderson, Houghton,
<br /> rant, Weiseman, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
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<br />Howard, StUrte-
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<br />The following ordinance, placed on its first reading at last meeting,
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<br />was taken up:
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<br />"AN 0~DINANCE TO ANk~ AND RE-0RDAIN SECTION 10 OF ~AN 0RDiR~A~CE
<br />TO ~.~TE THE LICENSING A2~D OPERATION 0F TAXZ-CABS AND FOR-
<br />HIR~ CARS IN THE STREETS OF THE CITY OF PORTS~0UTH, ADOPTED BT
<br />TP~ COUNCIL ON ~JLT l~th, l~."
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<br /> ~otion of ~r. Warren to amend by increasing the number of taxis from
<br />forty-three to forty-nine and to add the emergency clause, was adopted.
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<br /> On motion of ~r. Warren, said ordinance, as amended, was adopted, and
<br />by the following vote:
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<br />Nays:
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<br />Fox, ~ke, Grimes, Henderson, Houghton,
<br />vant, Weisemau, Wilson~ Warren
<br />None
<br />
<br />Howard, Sturte-
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<br /> The report of the City Clerk and Auditor for t he month of April~ was
<br />received and ordered filed~
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<br />The following letter f~om the School Board was, on motion, referred to
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<br />the City
<br />
<br />ing resolution:
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<br />'~The S02aool Board at its meeting on Friday night, adopted the follow-
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<br /> 'That the S.choo,1 Board.request fro~_ the C~ty Council adequate
<br /> _funds to raise zhe ma~i~um salary scales $300., this amount
<br /> shall_be in three annual increments of ~lO0. each. ~
<br /> The School Boa~d desires the City Co~u~cil to give serious consider-
<br />ation to t~is matter to see whether or not it is necessary an~ possi:ble to further increase
<br />the maxim~ salary scales.
<br /> ~e Board would like to have an early opportunity of e~plaining to the
<br />City Eanage~, or the ~ity Cou~cil, the reasons that prompted them to submit this resolution.
<br />It will submit details as to the cost 'of this program at this c~uference."
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<br />filed:
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<br />The following letter from the school Board was received and ordered
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<br /> "The School Board at its meeting on Friday night, received a copy of
<br />a comm~mication directed to the ~!ty Cottucil from the Tr~xton Civic ~eague amd the Brighten-
<br />Truxten PTA calling their attention to the dangerous intersection at Gosport Road and Deep
<br />C~eek Boulevard, especially to school ohild~enwhen school is dismissed in the afternoon at
<br />$:$0, especially mentioning a serious accident to a small child ~t this point on ~eduesday,
<br />~ay 8th.
<br /> I was directed by the School Board to notify you bhat it hearti!y con-
<br />curs in the action oF these two organizations and hope that you will be able~ to give police
<br />~m~otection at this point between $:~0 ?.~. and 4:00 P.No
<br /> ~nis corner is made more dangerous by the fact that the Na~ Yard,
<br />under the daylight saving time, is closir~ at about that time."
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<br /> The following letter from the School Board was read:
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<br /> ,The School Board, at its meeting on Frid~ night, directed that the
<br />following~tter be brought to your attention with the hope that you would give it serious
<br />consideration.
<br /> Edwin S~m~pson, colored, has been a janitor at the Norcom High School
<br />for the past twenty-five yea~s and has rendered ~ai~l ser~_ce. About two weeks ago, he
<br />came do~n with a stroke and is now pez~manently incapicitated. There is no prevision under the
<br />State Retirement system to pension janitors. The School Board cannot lega!~grant a pensioz
<br />to anyone although from his long service, h e would deserve a pension if one could be granted.
<br /> The School Boa~d is bringing this to your attention to see whether or
<br />not you might find some way to g~ant him some help?
<br />
<br />The City Attorney stated that t~e City can not legally pension school
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<br />janitors.
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<br />The following petition was read:
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<br /> ~e, the undersigned, citizens amd taxpayers of the City of Portsmouth,i
<br />Virginia, living in that section of said City known as the Belt Line Railroad and Co~ty
<br />or the ~00 block, County St., do hereby make the following complaint:
<br /> That the Portsmouth Salvage Company has located in said section, in
<br />said Oity a jt~mk shop, cmusisting of all kinds of $~uukw~ich contains all manner of germs en-
<br />dangerlng the good health of the people of that community, and in c~o~uection with same, there
<br />are a nwnber of large tr~cks , parked off the concrete ~ear the concrete; said trucks have
<br />toz~aup the street, causing water to sta~d, making an incubator for the production of mos -
<br />quitoes; that said finn has caused severalf~ilies to move, that further effort may be made
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