March 26th, 1~6. .
<br />
<br /> A request of the Dixie Professional Football League for an appropria-
<br />tion of $1,~5OoOO to build a looker shower and dressing room at the stadium at a eos~ of
<br />$2,500.OO,t~hey paying one-half, laid on table at last meeting, was taken up.
<br />
<br /> Mo~ion-of Mr. Grimes to appropriate $1,250.O0 for said purpose, was
<br />adopted and by the following vo~e:
<br />
<br />Ayes: Fox, Grime~, Howard, Hutchins,
<br /> Warren, Weiseman, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />Lawrence,
<br />
<br />Sturtevant,
<br />
<br />The following ordinance, placed on its first reading at last. meeting,
<br />
<br />was taken up:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO A~END AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED, 'AN ORDINANCE
<br />REGULATING THE INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING, VENTILATION,
<br />DRAINAGE, AND WATER'SERVICE LINE~ IN 'THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH
<br />INCLUDING MATERIALS, WOP~KNANSHIP AND MANNER OF EXEOUTION:
<br />APPOINTMENT AND~DUTIES OF PLUI4BING INSPECTOR AND PENALTIES',
<br />BY ADDING THEHETO A NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION
<br />49 A P~LATING TO VENTILATIONON HOT WATER HEATERS'".
<br />
<br />On motion of Mr. Weiseman, said ordinance was adopted and by the fol
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<br />lowing vote:
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<br />Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Howard, Hutchins,
<br /> Warren, Weiseman, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />Lawrence,
<br />
<br />Sturtevant,
<br />
<br />was taken ~up:
<br />
<br />The following ordinance, placed on its firs$ reading at last meeting,
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO A~END AND RE-ORDAIN AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED,
<br />'AN ORDINANOE ESTABLISHING A-FIRE DISTRICT WITHIN THE
<br /> BLOCKS BOUNDED BY RUTTER'STREET, OANDEN AVENUE, SOUTH STREET
<br /> ROAD, AND RICHMOND AVENUE, AND PROHIBITING THE ESTABLISHMENT,
<br /> ENLARGEMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF LUMBER YARDS, WOOD YARDS
<br /> FACTORIES, AND GASOLINE AND OIL STATIONS'AND STORAGE TA~KS ,
<br /> OR OTHER PLACES Whq~RE INFLAMMABLE MATERIALS ABE KEPT, AND THE
<br /> BUILDING OF ANY FACTORY OR STR~JCTURE TO BE USED FOR MERCANTILE
<br /> PURPOSES~OUT OF WOOD OR OTHER INFLAMMABLE MATERIAL, AND PRO-
<br /> VIDING FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF'"
<br />
<br />-On motion of ~r. Sturtevan~, said ordinance was adopted and~by ~he
<br />
<br />following vo~e:
<br />
<br />was taken up:
<br />
<br />· The
<br />
<br />Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Howard, Hutchins,
<br /> Warren, Weiseman, Wilson
<br />Nays: None-
<br />
<br />Lawrencg~
<br />
<br />SZurtevant~
<br />
<br />following ordinance, placed on its first reading at last meeting,
<br />
<br />~AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING A LICENSE.TAX FOR THE CITY OF
<br />PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, FOR'THE YEAR BEGINNING ~AY 1st, 1946"
<br />
<br />was adopted,
<br />
<br /> Section 49 was amended to read '$251.00~
<br /> Sec~ion~?6'Slot N~chines' was amended to r~ad'$25.OO'
<br /> ~ection 92 was amended ~o read 'the~person conducting same'
<br />
<br /> On motion of Mr. Hutchins, the Licesse Tax Ordinance, as amended,
<br />and Dy the following vote:
<br />
<br />first reading:
<br />
<br />On
<br />
<br /> Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Howard, Hutohins, Lawrence, Sturtevant,
<br /> Warren, WeiSema~.,Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
<br />
<br />mo~lon of Mr. Warren, the following ordinance was placed on its
<br />
<br /> "AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING PARKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF
<br /> ELM AVENUE BETWEEN HIGH STREET AND GLASGOW STREET".
<br />
<br />The following petition was read and referred-to the City
<br />
<br />Manager:
<br />
<br />this street (-Fort Lane)
<br />heavy traffic.~
<br />
<br />,We, the taxpayers, petition the Honorable Body before you repave
<br />that you pave i~ in concrete, as the. present pavement is unfit for
<br />
<br />(Signed)
<br />
<br />L. O. Richardson, 901 Leckie St.
<br /> corner Fort Lane
<br /> and numerous others.~
<br />
<br />The_ following letter was read and referred to ~he City Manager:
<br />
<br /> "At the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the
<br />Kings Dangh~ers-Hospital, held March 18th', 1946, the following resolution was unanimously
<br />passed:
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