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was taken
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<br />lng vote:
<br />
<br /> The
<br />was taken up and .read:
<br />
<br /> Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Howard, Lawrence,_Sturtevant, Warren,
<br /> Weiseman, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
<br />
<br />The following ormlnanc , placed on its first reading at last meeting,
<br />
<br />ing vo~e:
<br />
<br />annexation,
<br />ed, and by
<br />
<br />'~AN ORDINANOE PROHIBITING PARKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF ELF
<br />GV~NUE BETWEEN HIGH STREET AND GLASGOW STREET"
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<br />On motion of Mr.. Howard, said ordinance was adopted and by the
<br />
<br />follow-
<br />
<br /> Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Howard, Lawrenoe, Sturtevant,Warren,
<br /> ~eiseman,Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
<br />
<br />following ordinance, placed on its first reading on January
<br />
<br />22nd,
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING QUEEN STREET, BET'gEEN WATER AND 'GODWIN
<br />STREETS AS A ONE-WAY STREET EAST, FOR THE PASSAGE OF VEHIOLES
<br />WITH PARKING ON THE SOUTH SIDE ONLY, AND'DESIGNATING KING STREET,
<br />BETWEEN WATER AND GODWIN STREETS AS A ONE-WAY ~TREET WEST FOR THE
<br />PASSAGE OF VEHICLES, WITH PARKING ON THE NORTH SIDE ONLY, AND
<br />PRESCRIBING ~ENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF."
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<br />On motion of Mr. Grimes, said ordinance was adopted and by the follow-
<br />
<br />Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Howard,
<br /> Weiseman, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />SturGevan~,
<br />
<br /> An
<br /> laid on table at last meeting, was taken up.
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Howardto appropriate $1,y5o.
<br />the following vote:
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<br />appropriation ~f $1,750. to pay F.B. Hill & Company for work for
<br />
<br /> for said purpose, was ~dop~-.
<br />
<br />Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Howard, Sturteva~.,
<br /> Weiseman, Wilson
<br />.Nays: gone
<br />
<br />Lawrence,Warren,
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<br />of theOity Council
<br />
<br /> The foi~owing petition was read and on motion referred to the meeting
<br />at which other school requests have been referred:
<br />
<br />our protest against turuing over
<br />City for the following reasons:
<br /> let -
<br />
<br />~The undersigned citizens and taxpayers of Jefferson Ward wish ~o enter
<br /> the Green Street Public School to the negro pupils of the
<br />
<br />3rd-
<br />
<br />Prior to 1911, the High School was located in part
<br />of the Green St. School building, and m~y of our
<br />most distinguished citizens were graduated from the
<br />High School when located in this building. ~e wish
<br />this building to be abandoned because it is not
<br />suitable for either white or colored.
<br />As property o~nere, we feel that the value of our
<br />~0perty woula"be greatly depreciated if this.change
<br />were made and as proRerty owners have been under a
<br />~reat burden, especially with rent control in force,
<br />we feel that this would work a great injustice on us.
<br />Many of us have had our homes in this neighborhood
<br />for many years past, and we feel that our enjoyment of
<br />our~ homes would be lessened to such an extent that we
<br />might be compelled zo sacrifice our homes and move from
<br />the neighborhood.
<br />
<br />Respectfully,
<br />
<br />(Signed) Mrs. Mary E. Cockrell and
<br /> numerous others.~
<br />
<br /> The following letter was read, accompanied by a copy of the ~ecklen -
<br />burg Declaration of Independence:
<br />
<br /> ~It has been my pleasure to attend the Postal Supervisors Convention
<br />recently held in Charlotte, N.C., February 20-24 inclusive, 19~6.
<br /> While in Charlotte, I was honored with a special invitation to attend
<br />a most elaborate celebration held in honor of the signing of the Mecklenburg Declaration of In-
<br />dependence May 20,ty~5, and at the same time honoring George Washington, it being held on his
<br />birthday anniversary.
<br /> Special prints of this famous declaration were made and given out as
<br />souvenir~ commemorating this occasion. I was able ~o obtain several of these prints and I
<br />deem it an honor to have the pleasure of presenting one of these prints ~o the Law Makers of
<br />our City of Portsmouth, Virginia.
<br /> Many worth,nile resolutions were adopted at our convention which, if
<br />later become enacted into law will prove beneficial and improve the Postal Service generally.
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