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Wilder, the City deducted from the purchase p~ice the taxes and interest through April 30th,
<br />1945, and in addition thereto collected advertising fees amounting to ninety, foU~ dollars,
<br />which were not a pa~t of the agreement that Sykes e~ud Wilder had with the City. Upon inves-
<br />ti~gation it was found that this property had never been advertised for ss~e, and therefore the
<br />ninety-four dollars was improperly deducted by the City from the sale price and was not in
<br />accordance with the temms of their agreement with the City.
<br /> On.February 15th, of this year, a-letter was addressed to you~
<br />Honorable Body by Nr. Fred Wilder calling you~ attention t o this matter and also requesting
<br />not only the rettt~n o f the nir~ty-~our dollars by interest on the s?les price from the time of,
<br />the appropriation until the time of payment to them and that accordzng t.o the agreement that
<br />the five per cent penalty collected by the City was not in aocerdsm, ce with the agreement. To
<br />this letter of Februamy 15th, neither Mr. Wilder nor mr. Sykes have received a reply. Not-
<br />withstanding the various amouuts that Nessrs. Vtilder and 8yk.es .bell?ye to be .due them on ac -
<br />count of the breach of the agreement by the City, they a~e wzlllng ~o accept an full the sum
<br />of ~inety-fou~ dollars for illegal advertising fees with interest thereon from Nay ~
<br /> Please let us know you~ disposition in this matter at you~ earli-
<br /> est convenience.
<br /> Yours very t ~uly,
<br />
<br />Robert F. ~c~tt-oran.w
<br />
<br />The following letter was r cad:
<br />
<br /> "Iwishtoh~ing to you~ attention that my colored probation officer
<br />does not have an automobile, and it is impossible for her to perform her duties.
<br /> The old automobile that she had, which was her personal property,
<br />isbroken down and out of con~nission and she does not have sufficient money to have the same
<br />repaired.
<br /> It is absolutely ~ssential that the colored probation officer hav~
<br />~ autgmobile, and I mu requesting that sufficient money be appropriated to oota_n an automo~
<br />bile a~ enceew
<br /> Yours truly,
<br />
<br />Judge Wm. H. Oas~.S
<br />
<br />Notion of mr. Barclay not to g rant, was adopted; ~ssrs. Wilson
<br />
<br />and Fox voting ~Nayw,
<br />
<br /> The City Attorney presented the following ordinance which was, on
<br />motion of Mr. Warren, placed on its first reading:
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITI~JQ THE T RANSPORTATION, ~-DLING,
<br />SHIPPING OR STORAG~ OF A~.0NIU~¢ NITRATE AI~D A~0NIDM
<br />NITRATE FERTILIZER" AND PRESCRIEING PE~IALTIES TH~--~EON."
<br />
<br />The following petition was r cad end referred to the City M~uager:
<br />
<br /> "~e~ the undersigned, do hereby petition the Co~muci! of the City
<br />of Portsmouth for the placement of a light on North St., between Cou~t and Dinwiddie Sts., we
<br />feel that in such action is necessary, not only for the safety, and protection of ~he residents
<br />of this block, but for the safety and protection o f all who ~ravel through this area.
<br />
<br />(Signed) Mrs. LillianMae Alexand~ Askew and
<br /> n~e rous other~, m
<br />
<br />The following petition was r cad and referred to the City Manager:
<br />
<br /> ~We, the peoples of this community s_ve asking fsr a street light
<br />on the corner of Pearl ~ud Palmer Sis. The corner is in bad need of a light. We are them_kin
<br />you in advance for your co-operation.
<br /> (Si~aed) Elijah~aughtery and numerous others.~
<br />
<br />The following letter was read:
<br />
<br /> "~ heme~_th inclose duplicate copies of resulution prepared to b
<br />submitted to the Council of the Gity of Portsmouth at its next meeting, consenting to a deed
<br />of trust by Rormey Associates~ ~nc., to ~ass~chusetts Nutus_l Life Insurance Company of Spring.
<br />~ield, Mass., on propert~ frontzng 82 ft. 5 znohes on High Street~ow~ed by Ronney Associates,
<br />Znc., sub, oct to a ground rent to the City of Portsmouth. I hav~ submitted these papers to
<br />~ity Attorney R.C. Barclay and he has approved the foz~ thereof~
<br /> I will appreciate it if you will submit this to the City Co~u~il
<br />at ire next regulsz0meeting, which I tuuderstand is to be held on ~ugust 28th, 19&V and when
<br />the same has received approval of the Cottucil, one copy should be signed by you ~ud attested
<br />~$th the City seal and sent to me.
<br /> Yours very truly,
<br />
<br />(Signed) ~lvahH. Martin."
<br />
<br />Motion of Mr. Weiseman to ~prove said request, was adopte.
<br />
<br /> Motion o f Mr.
<br /> gust 29th, at~,~O0 Po~., was adopted.
<br />
<br />Approved --~
<br />
<br />Stu~tevant that we adjourn to meet on Friday, Au -
<br />
<br /> City Clerk.
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