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J~anuary 8th, 1946. Notion of Mr. Wilson that the Council endorse said resolution and that per officers be authorized to execute same, was adopted. The following letter was read and on motion filed: wit is with sincere and profound regret that I am obliged to terminate my services in the U S. Publ~ Health Service as Director of Public Health in the City of Ports mouth, Virginia. . I wish tO acknowledge my sincere appreciation of your loyal co-operation in all efforts of this Department to further establish ahd maintain a Public Health Department of high standing, and it is my hope that ~our co-operation will continue so that even better public health servlces can be ~en~ared to the fine citizens of your City. Respectfully, pro Blinn A. Buell, N.D." The following letter was'read: "The Joint Committees of the City Employees, the Ferry workers and the Legislative committee of the Central Labor Union, Who have been meeting for the study and dis- cussion of retirement plans, have instructed me to write to City Council through you, and ask that representatives from this Joint committee be permitted To serve with the City Council Re- tirement Committee. The pnrpose of this request is for closer co-operation in the study of a tentative retirement plan which would be of mutual benefit to all concerned. Members of this Joint committee will be present at the meeting of City Council on the night of January 8th, and respectfully ask that this request be given serious consideration. With best wishes, I am, Yours very truly, Glenn T. ~rey,. Acting Secretary, Joint Committees." the City Manager: Notion of Mr. Weiseman to refer to Committee on Pensions, was adopted. THe following letter was read and on motion of.Nr.Weiseman, referred to "When the School BoArd, at its meeting on Frida~ night, January 4th, was informed that the City appropriation for 19~6 was $~00,O00., a reduction of ~12,363. from the amount ~quested by the School Board, a resolution oDfered by Mr. N.H. Raooport was unanimously ! adopted, directing me to write your honorabl~ body deploring the cut and-urging that the school1 appropriation be made as requested. The Board requested me to inf~rm you that the School Bud- get was formulated with a great deal of study and care, and represented the considered Judg- ment of the Board fo~ the best interests of the school children of Portsmouth. It sincerely hopes, therefore, that the .Honorable City Council will reconsider its action. The Board also requested me t6 state to ~ou that if additional money should be received from any increase in the State aporopriationTor schools for the year 1946, the Board would reduce the amount requested from the City Council by that amount. There is a strong probability that there may be some increase in school appropriations by the General As- sembly, but there is no assurance of this. The Board wishes to be assured by the City Council that th~ requested appropriation will be made if it becomes necessary. The Board also directed me to convey_to you its sincere thanks for the fair and Just treatment the schools have received at your hand~ in the past and to express its very great appreciation for this fine at.titude and consideration. Sincerely The Union and ordered filed: H. A. Hunt, Supt. of .Schodls~" following resolution was received from the Portsmouth Ministerial "We, the. Portsmouth Ministerial Union, in regular session, this sixth day of January, 1946, do hereby express our hearty approval of an appreciation to the Woman's Christian Temper- ance Union of the City of Portsmouth for calling the attention of the City Council to 'childreh going 'in and out of the ABC stores. We further express our approval and appreciation to the members of the Bortsmouth City Council for the resolution passed and forwarded to the S~ate ABC Control Board on the subject of Juve- niles entering the ABC stores of the City.~ Respectfully submitted, Committee on Norals & Social Service T.A.Russell, Chairman, Byon Jones, Secretary.'~