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services were requi~ed. 0~r Humane Officer, ~r. Sykes, in f~therance of our work has covered
<br />nea~ly 3,000 milos - we ~ve handled over 300 compt~nts of cruelty, ~ve secured c~t con -
<br />victions involving acts of cruelty to a~ls ~d have ~icably settled m~y eompl~nts. We
<br />have h~ed ~p~oximately 1,000 animals and f ~el~that we ~ve in a la,ge measure ~de a v~u-
<br />able cont~i~t~on in this field ~d ~elieved the City to ~ la~ge measure f~om added e~enses i~
<br /> this work which is p~im~ily the City's o~ligation. --
<br /> ..... ~ ~e ~equest that we be allowed the complete use. ~oe~ision and
<br /> operation o~ you~ p~esen~ pound, inclu~ the ~ilding and p~cel of l~nd ~-~e fence at the~
<br />f~ side of the building over to the fence at the ~trance of the ~d; this to include the
<br />p~esent ~ck and the appropriation that goes with its operation fo~ the W~den, attender ~d
<br />upkeep. IF g~anted this request, we can and will operate it to the satisfaction of everyone
<br />concerned and thus ~elieve the City f~om its burden. ~Je c~ p~oduce s~ficient ~d effici~t
<br />pe~so~el to operate th_s both z s a po~d and shelte~ ~d make it a place that the citizens
<br />would be p~oud to have.
<br /> This pl~, in o~ opinion, is a ~easonabl~ one. ~ City would
<br />not be creating a p~ecedent~ in giving ~d to our ~ociety, because~: The City o f Norfolk o~ves
<br />the sPCA the s~ of $~,~00.00 per ye~; P~incess A~e Co~ty gives the Virginia ~ach Hu~e
<br />Society $80.00 per month;
<br /> Arlington Cowry gives the ~imal Rescue ~ague which covers
<br />or five sm~l to~s, the s~ of $1200.00 per ve~: Ri~ond ~iv~s the S~P ~ a .........
<br />which also receives one from t he County as well a s the Co~m~ity Chest; ~o~tgomery Cowry,
<br />Ea~land pays the salaries of three attendants to t heir ~im~ Rescue group; we mention these
<br />places, bei~ so near to Port~outh.
<br /> ?~e behove that ina ss~ing this r esponsibilityw e are rendering
<br />material assisv~_ce to the City, that we are entering into the true spirit of co-operation in
<br />the perfo~ing of a much needed public set,ce. ~ay w e suggest that at th~ ~nv~ience of the
<br />City our co~ittee will be glad to fu~the~ discuss this matter or ~y s~gestions that may
<br />made ~elative to ~he work.
<br />
<br />Sincerely yours,
<br />
<br />referred to
<br />
<br /> Er. Frank D.
<br />the City Attorney:
<br />
<br /> Rosa Brown Garrett, Chairm~q~
<br /> Committee for the Portsmouth HumaneSocmety."'
<br />
<br />Lawerence presented the following communication, which was
<br />
<br /> "When the American National Bank sold bbs Glensheallah golf course oro -
<br />petty to the City of Portsmouth, on Jsa~ary 2Tth~ 1~40, it intended to convey the remai_.~i~r of
<br />the Armistead tract north of the Atlantic Coast ~ine track. However, we ~re informed that ~e
<br />also conveyed a strip of ~d fronting 80 feet on the n~ th side of High St. and r~m_ning along
<br />the eastern fence of the Evergreen ~emorial Park ~o Glasgow Street. If this be t~ae, o~r attor-
<br />ney in drawing the deed, made an honest error, for we have never considered that we owned this
<br />strip of land. To the contrary, we know that this strip of land was included, or shou~d have
<br />been i~cluded, in the conveyance of the Glsnshealla~. Corporation t° the Evergreen ~emorial Park
<br />Corporation, dated November 13th, 1958, as the~r~can Natzonal Bsnk was a party to this con-
<br />veyance, as well a s myself as Trustee. ~e also En~~ thab subsequently, on December ggth, i939,
<br />the Evergreen Nemorial Park Corporation conveyed, or intended to convey, this same land, includ
<br />lng the said 80 foot strip, t o F.D. Lawrence, C.H. Shellings and Sol Foss, as Trustees, under a
<br />trust agreement for the perpetual operation of Evergreen Nemorial Park. The above-ng~ed trust-
<br />ees, on December 31st, 19~T, conveyed this same strip, fronting 80 feet on the n~th side of
<br />High Street, bo the Portsmouth Star Publishing Oomporgtion. Tho Attorney for the Po~tsr~outh St~
<br />Publishing Corporation has info~med this corporation that the above-named trustees of Evergreen
<br />~emorial Park do not own this strip o£ land, but t~hat it is owned by the City of Portsmouth
<br />from the conveyance of the American Nationa% Bank tothe City of Portsmouth, as above refezTed
<br />to. Therefore, it is requested that the City of Portsmouth do what is necessary to correct the
<br />honest error above referred to.
<br /> YoUrs very truly,
<br />
<br />Frank D. Lawrence, _resmdent.
<br />
<br /> ~e,havlng acted as 0ffioers and Directors of both the Glensheallah Cor-
<br />poration~ad the ~Vergreen Memorial Park Corporation (both sorporations being now non-existent),
<br />and as such were well acquainted with the affairs of those corporations, concur in the state
<br />merits made above by F.D. La~ence, President of the American National Bank.
<br />
<br /> E. B. Harms
<br />(Signed)
<br /> . E.~ ~aupin~
<br />
<br />[[re
<br />
<br />B. B. F. erguson
<br />
<br />The following communications frm~a the acting City ~s_uager were read:
<br />
<br /> "I am submitting the License Tax Ordinance for thc year 1948, with
<br />request that it be placed on its first reading and adopted at your next meeting.
<br /> The only changes made in the ordinance are the following:
<br />
<br />the
<br />
<br />Section 38, Ehich now reads as follows:
<br />
<br />to be
<br />
<br /> "Section 38. Fortune Telling~ etc.
<br /> Each fortune teller, spirit medium, c!aLrvoyant or ps~mist,
<br /> $10,001o00. Not pro-rated. This license to apply v~ether
<br /> charge is made direct or indirect.
<br />changed to read as follows:
<br />
<br />~Section 38. (a) Each fortune teller, spirit medium or
<br />
<br />
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