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Januarv 22nd. 1946.
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<br />on February 19th, and that examinations for positions of Substitute Patrolman, Lieutenant and
<br />Captain in the Police Department, and Engineer and Captain in the Fire Department, would be
<br />held on February 20, 19~.
<br /> The examinations were advertised and were attended by twenty-seven
<br />men on February 19th and twenty six men on ~ebruary 2Oth. As a result of the examinations men
<br />tioned above, this Commission certified a~ eligible for appointment the following number of
<br />men for the positions indicated:
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<br />FIRE DEPARTMENT
<br />Substitute Hoseman six
<br />Engineer five
<br />- Captain Seven
<br />Assistan~ Chief two
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<br />POLICE DEPA~RTMENT_
<br />Substitute Patrolman seven
<br />Sergeant twenty-one (21)
<br />Lieutenant one ~l)
<br />Captain one (1)
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<br /> The Commission has attended to all matters properly presented,
<br />including hearing of complaints, defending itself against a Mandamus action brought by the
<br />Portsmouth ~ire Fighters Local~ the pa~sinE of amendments to the rules that it thought right
<br />and proper, and sundry other matters.
<br /> TheCommisslon takes this opportunity to thank the City of Ports-!
<br />mouth, CityAttorney,City Manager and other~ employees for their courteous assistance during
<br />the year, and thanks the City Council for providing funds with which to provide supplies,
<br />postage and the other expenses of the Commission.
<br /> ~espectf~lly submitted:
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<br />Portsmouth Civil Service Commission
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<br />Virginius Butt, Chairman
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<br />J. P. Murphy, Comm~sioner
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<br />E. W. Maupin, Jr.,Commissioner."
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<br /> Report of the City Clerk and Auditor for the month of Decem-
<br />ber, 1945 was received and ordered filed.
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<br /> Bill of'Mrs. J. R.
<br />dogs was received and on mo~ion of Mr.'Weiseman,
<br />funds in her hands from collection of Dog Taxes.
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<br />Parrish for $2.6? for chickens destroyed by
<br />the Treasurer was authorized to pay same from
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<br />dogs, was received and,
<br />from funds in her hands
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<br /> Bill of Mrs. W. J. Harris for $6.93 for chickens destroyed by
<br /> on motion of Mr. Weiseman, the Treasurer was authorized to pay same
<br />from collection of DoE Taxe~.
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<br /> Bill of John A. Ashcroft for $~5.00 for rabbits destroyed by
<br />dogs was, on.motion, ~eferred to the City Attorney.
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<br /> The privilege of the floor was extended to a committee from the
<br />American Legion who presented the following:
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<br /> "WHEREAS, the General Assembly of VirginAa at its 194~ session passed an act to
<br />provide for the recordation by clerks~of ~he courts in designated books, certain information
<br />relating to residents of cities and countiem who have served in the armed forces in World War
<br />II, and provided that the expenses Of this work should be borne by the cities and counties,
<br />and
<br /> WHEREAS, An Act of ~he ~eneral Asse~oly of 19~h creating the Virginia World War
<br />II History Commission also provided that any city or county of the Commonwealth may assemble
<br />and submit to the Commission informat&on and material relating to its contribution and that of
<br />its citizens to World War II, and the~governing body of any city or county may appropriate for
<br />this purpose such funds as it deems necessary, and in compliance with this Act and a~ the re-
<br />quest of the Commission, the Mayor of'the City of Portsmouth appointed the Portsmouth World War
<br />II History Committee, and
<br /> WHEBEAS, We understand that the Clerk o f the Hustings Court for the City of
<br />Portsmouth and the Portsmouth World War I~ History Committee have requested public funds for
<br />such purposes but that appropriations~ have no~ been made, and we feel that the City Council
<br />has no~ been fully advised, but with a full knowledge of the facts would be in complete sym
<br />pathy with the project,
<br /> THEB~FORE, Be it Resolved by Portsmouth Post 3~, The American Legion, in regular
<br />session '~onvened, that it fully endorses the provisions of the above-mentioned Acts~ of Assem-
<br />bly, the action of the Mayor in creating a History Committee, and that it is in full accord
<br />with the objectives of the Clerk of the Court and of the History Committee, and that it would
<br />be a prope~ mnd Just recognition of the services rendered by the Portsmouth men and women who
<br />served during the late War in the armed forces of this~ nation, to have their names permanent-
<br />ly inscribe~ in the municipal archives and that in simple Justice to their families and poste-
<br />rity this should be done ~n Portsmouth as it is being done in other cities of this 0ommon -
<br />wealth, and
<br /> Be it Further Resolved, ~hat this~ PosZ, composed of more than seven hundred wa~
<br />veterans, being fully cognizant of its civic responsibilities and at ail. times interested in
<br />welfare of this City, unanimously requests the City Council to comply with the requests'hr the
<br />Portsmouth World War II History Committee and of the Clerk of the Hustings Court for the ap
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