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were present $
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<br />At a regul~r meeting of the City Council, held December 23rd, 1947, there
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<br />Leslie T. Fox, Char_es 0. Barclay, George L. GrLmes, Arthur-P.
<br />Henderson, Jm~es N. Hm~ard, E. Robie Sturtevant, C. E. Warren,
<br />H. Earl Weiseman, Pearls J] Wilson, Arthur S. Owens, City ~nager
<br /> ~.~. Barclay, City ~ttorney.
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<br /> ~inutes of regular meeting held December 9th, 1947 ar~ called meeting
<br />of December 16th, 1947, were read ~d ~oproved.
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<br /> 0n motion of ~r. Sturtevant, the privilege
<br />~. Kent B. J~nnson, wh6 presented the following and presented Er.
<br />in favor of Er. F.A. D~e for Councilman~from Cleveland ~ard:
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<br />of the floor was granted
<br /> A.K. Scribner, wko spoke
<br />
<br /> ~f~ convention of qv~ified ~oters residing in the new City of Ports-
<br />mouth Ward designated as ~Cleveland Ward' was held after being d. uly publicized, on December
<br />8th, 19~T, and was attended by aporoximately two hu~udred qualifmed voters~of said W~vd reDre-!
<br />sentzno eScn sect_, on, wnmch consmsts of Barlow P_ace, G±ensneallah, Rmver ~ar~k, Water~_ew a~d
<br />that part of ~esthaven north of King Street.
<br /> The purpose of this Convention v~s to nominate a qualified person to
<br />represent this ~ard ~ud to'present the name of the Nominee to your Hon~able body, the City
<br />Council of Portsmouth,Va., for ~sction as a member of the City Co,moil to represent the cit-
<br />izens of Clevel~ud ~ard during the interim period between January l, 1948, (when this ~ard
<br />becomes a part of the City of Portsmouth) and such time as a general election maybe held.
<br /> M~. F._i. Duke of ~?ater~iew was nominated at this convention and unani-
<br />mously voted our choice.
<br /> ~Ve, the ~dersigned dui~ elected officers of that convention, ~o here-
<br />by formally present the name of Er. F.A. Duke for such e l sction b y you and pray you_~ favorable
<br />action because we consider him not only au outstanding~ and capable citizen, but one worthy to
<br />be a member of this Hor_orable body.
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<br />Signed
<br />
<br />Kent B.Johnson, Chai~aan
<br />R.Mesley Shepherd, Secretary?
<br />
<br /> ~ir. Casey, and ~Rr. ~ale, representzng the Portsmouth Fire Fighters'
<br />Union, Local 43~, presented a gift to the City
<br />
<br /> ~r. Malcolm Bea~ ey~ representing Portsmouth ~iniature Race Car Club,
<br />spoke, asking for a grant of land in. City Park a nd an appropriation not to exceed $1,000.00
<br />to build a track to race miniature cars.
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<br />adop~eO.o
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<br />1~7, was taken up:
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<br />~otion of Mr Weiseman to refer to the ~'' ~
<br /> . ~z-~y ~anager for s~udy, was
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<br /> ~ December 9th,
<br />The following ordinal, ce, placed on its first readzng on
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<br />~A.I¢ ORDINANCE LE~ZIN~- AN ADEISSi0i~ TAX 0N PERSONS PAI~tNG AN
<br />AD~ISSZON CPL~RGE OR WHO ARE ADNITTED FREE ~?~M,N ~N A~NIBSION
<br />CHARGE iS PAID BT OTHERS TO P!~CES 0F A~JSENFR,~ 0R ENTER-
<br />TAi~i~, D~iNiNG AD~ZSSION CHARGE A~MD PIACE OF
<br />OR $~TT_ERTA~z~, FiXII~G THE A~0~T OF SAiD TAX, PROVIDING
<br />FOR T~ COLLECTION THEREOF AND' PRESCRIBING PEN~LTiES FOR ITS
<br />VZOIATION~'
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<br /> ~otion of ~r. ~ ~ '~
<br /> ~e_se~m~u that przvm~ege of ~he floor be greeted anyone
<br />who wished to speak, was adopted.
<br />
<br />~. Bennie Foster, representing the Portsmouth EDorts Club, offered
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<br />the following:
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<br />"~¥HEREAS, the Portsmouth Sports C~b, an organization vit~ly
<br />interested in the furthering and promotion of wholesome sports
<br />for public interests and enjoyment, let it be kno~ to the Couu-
<br />cji ~ the City of Portsmouth that the said organization at its
<br />last meeting on December 18th, unanimously voted to oppose a
<br />proposed a~ssion tax on all foz~ms of sports.
<br /> ~EREAS, The Port~touth Sports Olu~, in its desire to bring out-
<br />standi~ sports activities to ~ne Cmty Of Portsmouth, feels that
<br />the levy of this proposed A~ission Tax will drive away any large-
<br />scale sports activity aud will fur~uer place Portsmouth, now on
<br />the threshold of industrial development, into jeopardy wit~ the
<br />interests of sports as a w~ole.
<br /> ~S, the Portsmouth Sports Club has caused by its orgsmiza-
<br />tion an activity amd a desire on tz~e part of Colleges to book
<br />g~ames for the Portsmouth Stadiauu for the coming year, wdth reve-
<br />nue for the city and its merchants.
<br /> ~REAS, Norfolk, ~r sister city, by its levy of an amusement
<br />tax, f~!ed last year to interest more than one college g~ae,
<br />thus os~sing loss in revenues for F~em~uFietd, as ~ell as fail-
<br />ing to book regular professional boxing for its city auditorium~
<br />~th g~eat loss in this respect also
<br /> ~REAS, the proposed a&uiseion tax will--questionably prove
<br />a detriment to sports of ali kinds with a resultant loss to any
<br />promoters, thereby taking away from a great sports-loving c~m~uni-
<br />ty the opportunity of recreation for the u~sses of Portsmouth
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