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May llth, 1948. to fb~ther increase the said nuiss~uce. ~e~efore, your petitioner respectfully asks and most humbly prays that your honorable body will take some steps to furnish us the necessary relief that is so much needed, and we will humbly pray. RMspectfully submitted, and ordered filed: Signed - Lizzie Faltz, and numerous others.~ Notion of Mr. Wilson to refer to the City Manager, was adopted. Thefollowing communication f~om the Department of Corrections was read "The Jail of the ~ity of Portsmouth was inspected by this Department on April 8th, 1948. A report on this inspection is submitted herewith. ~e trust that the unsatisfactory ~onditions of cleanliness ~ud s~ita- tion will be eliminated promptly. The courtesies and co-operation extended at the time of the ~nspec~zon a~e acknowledged. Mours~ very truly, (Signed) RoM. Youell, Commissione~ of Corrections." Mr. Howard presented the following resolution: "¥~HEREAS, it has been announced that the Southern~ilv~y Company intends to discontinue pul~lman car service on its trains operating between Portsmouth and Danville, Virginia, and points beyond, and ~EREAS, this is th~ only direct ~ail~oad service between Portsmouth a nd Danville and the discontinuance of such ser- vice will be inconvenient to persons traveling between the two cities, and detrimental to the best interest of the City of Portsmouth: N0~, T~REFORE, Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, that it e~resses its opposition to the dis- continuance by the Southern Railway Company of pullman car service on its trains numbers 3 and 4, operating between Portsmouth and Danville, Virginia, a nd points beyond, and that the State Corporation Commission o f Virginia be requested to refuse its permission fo~ such discontinuance." and c~ his motion, said resolution was adopted. Motion of E~. ~eiseman to refer to ~he City Manager the question of establishing a municipal negro cemetery, was adopted. Motion of Mr. ~eiseman to refer to the City Manager the ques~tionc~ raising the pay of the judges and clerk of elections from eight dollars to ~en dollars per day, was adopted. Motion of ~r~ Howard to refer to the City Manager the q~estion of five street lzo~nts neededin Washington ~ard, south of High St.,. was adopted. On motion adj outed. President. City Clerk.