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December 10th,
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<br />there were present:
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<br />At a regula~ meeting of .the City Couucil, held December 10th, 19~6,
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<br />~eslie T. Fox, George L ' '
<br /> . Grmm~s, Arthu~ P. Henderson, James N.Howa~d,
<br />Frank D. Lawrence, E. Robie Stu~tevant, C. E. Warren, H. Earl ~eiseman,
<br />Pesu~le J. Wilson, Arthur S. Owens, City Eanager aud R. C. Barclay,
<br />City Atto~ey,
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<br />vember 29th, he would
<br />i~g the appropriation
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<br />~inutes of regular meeting held November 28th were read and-approved.
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<br />The Chair announced that, as advertised in the Portsmouth Star on No -
<br />now open the meeting to the public for discussion o f the lg~T budget.
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<br />~ss Helen Ki~kpatric~and~. J. Davis Eeed spoke in favor of increas-
<br />for the Eibra~y f~om $8,800.00 to $10,000.00.
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<br />The following letter from the School Board was read:
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<br /> "~t a special meeting of the School Board it was unanimously decided to
<br /> submit to you~ Honorable Body a letter to be signed by'the President of the School Board set-
<br /> ting forth the need of additional appropriation of $~5,~00. for a special increase ins ala~ies
<br />~of school personnel, ~Zais letter is inclosed herewith.
<br /> The Board also expressed itself as being deeply appreciative of the
<br /> generosity of the City Council in the pa~t in its attitude toward the schools and it has no
<br /> desire, ~u any way, $o ~mba~rass the City Co~.uncil at this time by preferring this r eq~e~t, l~:
<br /> feels that such a ~tep ms necessary for the best interest of ~he schools and the school chil-
<br /> dren of this City."
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<br />The following communications f~;6~, the City ~anager were read:
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<br />the
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<br />City Engineer,
<br />Inclosure -
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<br /> 1st ~I am attaching hereto copy o£ a letter which I have forwarded to1
<br />Chief of the Fire Department and-Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention.
<br /> I believe at this time it is imperative that we take these steps~
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<br /> ~Due to the number of disastrous fires i n hotels throughout ou~ country,!
<br />I feel that the City of PortSmOuth should immediately make certain that every precautmon
<br />has been taken to protect people who stay in the local hotels.
<br /> In your checking, if you find that neither the City nor the State pro-t
<br />vide you with adequate laws to protect people, then it is your in~uediate responsibility
<br />to make necessary recommendation t o me, a nd I shall i n turn inform the Council.
<br /> The f act that one of these major catastrophes has not happened in
<br />Portsmouth should not let us assume the attitude that it c~ not. Therefore, let me have
<br />a report of you~ investigation and survey prior to t he final Council meetinE in the
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<br />0n motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 2nd - "In furtherauce of yo-~ pl_~z adopt ed th~ee years ago t o inoreas~
<br />the lights on ou~ streets, we have now started on ~)inwiddie ~t., from Hampton Place to Harri-
<br />son Street, increasing the street liDhts £rom 100 C.P. to ~ $0 C.P."
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<br /> Er. Howard, s motion that the letter be filed and the Manager be re -
<br />quested to ask the Power Comp~uy ~en it will furnish the sixty fo~ lights as requested by
<br />the City ~anager, was adopted.
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<br /> ~rd - "At our last meeting, I reported to you the urgency of ~ecuring
<br />the balance of our funds on Project VA G~-l~l, from the Federal Works Agency in Washington.
<br /> In order~to secure the bzlance due us out of ~ashinEton, we
<br />must deposit our proportional part in the bank that now holds the project, and i believe this
<br />should be done irmmediately.
<br /> Pursuant to the above~ I ~n requesting authority to negotiate
<br />a loan or loans from the local b~nk or banks, up to ~00,000.00~ and the money tote deposited
<br />in the project account."
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<br />Motion of Mr. Howard to concur in the ~ager's recommendation, was
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<br />adopted.
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<br /> ~th - "EFfective November 18th, I have appointed Norman B. ~yers
<br />as Dog and C~ne Warden for the City of Portsmouth."
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> §th - "I am attaching hereto an ordinance which I would appreciate
<br />you gentlemen putting on its first reading:
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<br />was adopted.
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<br /> "AN 0HD~JANCE IDIP0g~NG TAXES ON SHARES OF STOCK OF
<br /> BA~ LOCATED IN THE CIT~ ~0F POHTS~0UTH FOR T~E
<br /> 1D~ A~D A~uALLY THEi~EA~'ER, FIXING T~ _RATE
<br /> ~EQUIRIN~ T~ ~A~D~ENT THEREOF, REQUIRING CERTAIN REPOHTS,
<br /> AIDD PRES.C~iNG ~ALTiE~ FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF."
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<br />Motion of ~r. Weiseman to pla6e said ordinance o~ its first reading,
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