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the City.
<br /> We are in a position to offer the City of Portsmouth what,.w~
<br />thio~, will be an attractive offer. We are likewise in a position
<br />Do render to the people of the Qity of Portsmouth an excellent bus
<br />service.
<br /> We would therefor9 ~oprec~ate it if you wo~id present this mat~er
<br />to the City Couucil at its next meeting with a view of having either
<br /> yourself designated as a commit~ee of one or a committee from the
<br /> Council with whom we may confer and at that time discuss the question
<br /> of rates~ routes, the establis~hment of downtown terminal, and other
<br /> matters~0at we believe will be of mutual interest to us all.
<br /> Trusting that Re may anticipate a favorable rep~y, we are,
<br />
<br />Very truly yours,
<br />
<br />NaJ.or .~M. Hillard
<br />01yde W. Cooper, Counsel.'"
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Hu~chins to refer ~o the Transportation Committee for
<br />investigation and report, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> An appropriation of $10,O00.OO so improve the City Home property,
<br />placed on its first reading~a% last meeting, was taken up.
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Grimes to appropriate $10,O00.O0 for such purposes,
<br />was adopted and by the.following vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes: Fox,
<br />
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />Grimes, Howard, Hutchins, Sturtevant, Warren,
<br />Weiseman, Wilson
<br />
<br />stops,
<br />meeting,
<br />
<br /> An appropriation of $1,2OO.OO to repair certain locations known as Bus
<br />provided the Portsmouth Transit Company pays an equal amount, laid on table at last
<br /> was taken up and on motion, continued on table.
<br />
<br />The following ordinance, placed on its first reading at last meeting,
<br />
<br />was taken ~o:
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING PARKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF
<br />ELM AVENUE, BETWEEN HIGH AND LONDON STREETS"
<br />
<br />On mo%ion of En Wilson, said ordinance was adopted and by the fol
<br />
<br />lowing vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Howard, Hutchins,
<br /> Welseman,Wilson
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />Sturtevant,
<br />
<br />Warren,
<br />
<br /> The report of the City Clerk and Auditor for the month of March was
<br />received and ordered filed.
<br />
<br />The following letter was read:
<br />
<br /> ~The School Board at its meeting on Friday, April 5th, voted unani -
<br />mously to introduce fr~e textbooks for the children in the elementary schools of Portsmouth
<br />beginning September, 19~8, provided this action was approved by the City'Oouncil and an appro.
<br />priation of $~650.00 was made for that purpose. The School Board. therefore respectfully
<br />requests an appropriation df $4650.00 to provide free textbooks for the children ~n the Ports-
<br />mouth Public Elementary Schools.
<br /> The General Assembly in its 1946 session Just ended, made provision
<br />for free textbooks in the elementary schools to the extent of an. appropriation of sixty oenZs
<br />for each elementary qbild ~nrolled, the local School Boards ~o provide the remainder. Since
<br />all pupils who desire free textbooks for 19~6-~ are required to turn in a complete set of
<br />books used in their respective grades in the year 19~5-~6, I would estimate the actual cost
<br />per pupil per year for free textbooks for the first three years to be abo~t $1.25, or a cost
<br />to the Board of Sixty~five cents per pupil. The cost thereafter would be somewhat less,
<br />p~obabty ninety cents ~o a dollar~ The cost to theOity for 19~6-4~ would be $4,650.00.
<br /> The Board expressed the hope that the Honorable City 0ouncil would
<br />take early 'action ~n this request as mahy plans must be made for putting this into effect be-
<br />fore the close of soho01 in June of this year.
<br /> Respectfully submitted,
<br />
<br />H. A. H~nt, Superintendent of Schools.'~
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Hutchins to place an appropriation of $~,650.OO for
<br />said purpose,, on its first reading, was adopte~.
<br />
<br />The following petition was read:
<br />
<br /> ~The undersigned merchants, business ~nd professional ~en, tenants
<br />and owners respectfully request the Counail to give consideration and no~ establish on Wash-
<br />ingten Stree~ between King and~Quesn Streets an hourly or two-hourly parking meter for park-
<br />ing automobiles. This request is~made for the following reasons:
<br /> First: By establishing the parking meter, one automobile will
<br />
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