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~AN 0RD.{AliCE TO Ai~ND AkVD RE-ORDAIN gECTiON 0}~ OF AN ORDINANCE ENTiTLeD ~AN ORDINANCE ANTHORiZi~G T~ REGU- LATION AND CONSTRUCTION 0P TANKS FOR TPiE STORAGE 0~ GAg0~ Li!~E, EEROS~ 0i~S AND 0T~E~ V0~ATtLE ~ND ilYPr~IF~BLE LIQUIDS WiTHi~ THE CIT~ L~!~i 0~';~ CITY OF PORTS~0UTH" On motion of ~zr. Weisema~, sazd ordinmmoe was adopted Ayes ~ox~ Grimes~ ~:ende_ son, ~ e~ s ez..8~! ~ ~}ils oN Nays - }Tone Noward~ Stt~t Grant ~ by the follow- Warren, The following ordinsaace, laid on ~aO_e at last meG:meg was taker_ read: ~AN ORDINANCE REGUIATiNG T:.~ PREPA~TiON A!TD SALE OF DP~ESS~ POULTRYt~ Motion to continue on table was adopted. The folio~ng letter was ~eam mmd the Clerk was instructed to acknowledge the same: ~l believe say property on 1707 South St. has been assessed too high. I ~ a widow and am not financially able to pay for somethir~ I feel ! do not owe. The taxes were raised two years ago. I feel the property has gone do~ not increased in value. t hope you ~;iii do something to help me. Yo~% trul~ The fotiov~ng letter was read and referred to the City Manager: ~tThe police lookup of the City of Portsmouth was inspected by this De- partment on October $1~ 19~-6. A report on this ~speetien is submitted herewith. It is pleasing to note an improvement in the conditions of cleao_tiness and sar~itation over those fo~ad at previous inspectio~s. It is hoped that the deficiencies pointed ou~ will be corrected s_ud that the next inspection will r creel that this lookup ~aore clearly meets the standards of this Department at that time. The courtesies and cooperation extended at the tLme of the inspection are acknowledged° Yours very trut~ ~-, R, H, Youel!, Comm~issloner of Corrections Inclosure ~CITY OF PORTSm%!0LFSH POLICE LOCiJo~P Report on Inspection of 0mtober SI, i9&6o AD~iNiSTRATi0N: The Chie~ of Po_meG was present when the inspection was made. This lookup is used fop the usual police deten~monof o._~enders ~,nen they amc first °arrested and it has the benefit of oonsta~ut police supervision. BUILDING This loc-~.p space is a cart of the jail building, it consists of five cells ~ud prisoners~ corridor. ~h~se cells have niche toile~s and ~re attached to the s~e plumging system that serves the jail. One of the niche toilets has been entirely removed and plate metal has beenw elded in its place. ~uother one of the toilets has a loose seat so that light can be seen coming tbmou~b, frmm ~he~pl~bing cor- ridor. This cell space has been cleaned up'and painted since the last inspection. There is an additional room that was built on to the main building whi&~_ now serves as a congregate space for colored males. It originally had outside ~ndows to the court or back yard that is formed between time Portsmouth City m~d Norfolk County jails.~ It was fo~_ud that consaet w~s so easy between prisoners in this section of the lookup and. outsiders in the yard that it was necessary to close the ouvside ~_ndows by b~icking them up. This has shut off sil nat~a! light and ventilation from this portion of the lockup. Two water closet type toiless are installed ~n this lookup and they are continuously being picked to pieces by dmunks and other troublesom prisoners confined in t his space. A wooden bench is provided along one wall for prisoners to sit on. At tlme time of this inspection bhe wooden bench was broken dova~o Cr.iE2~Li~IrESS Al,VD SANiTATiON.: The lookup was mu. oh cleaner una~_ it was fo~d at the last inspection .... ceptmons to the m~rly good condmtmon o~ clea~mness ,were - 9~rty b~$szns ~ud toilets, to ~zcn the a~ten~on of ~he Cheez of Po~oe was o. mrecEed~ The following letter was reae arzl =ezerrem to the City NIanager: C~y of "The jail of the ~ .Portsmo~th was inspected b~ this Departmen~ on ' e' ms submitted herewmt~ October ~l~ 19~G. A report on this mnspsc~mon