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December 18th, 19~5. community, and WHEREAS, in the past several agencies for promoting aotivites f~ the chil- dren of our community have been successful, and WHEREAS, the City Council of Portsmouth is anticipating reducing the appro- priation for the carrying on of such worthy children's activities would be detrimental to the child welfare of our City. THEREFORE, Be it Resolved that the Portsmouth Lions Club go on record op - posing any reductiom in the appropriation.for Child Welfare work by the City of Portsmouth, and BE IT FL~.THER RESOLVED that the activities being carried on, such as Boys and Girls~ Clubs and sports activities, etc. be continued and developed, and that the agencies entrusted with the duties of carrying on ~he activities for child welfare of our community be commended for their splendid work. _ PORTSMOUTH LIONS CLUB .Signed H. B. Hoffler, President Aubrey G.-Sweet, Past President ~ake Jacobson,Chairman, Boys and Girls Committee." Mr. A. O. Engram, ~ho presented .the following:. ~we, the members of the Board of Directors of the Portsmouth Boys' Club, have g~ne on record in favor of the contin ation and advancement of juvenile activities in the City o f Portsmouth. Due to a report publicized in the Virginian-Pilot, there is to be a dras- tic curtailment of funds for the recreation budget in 1946,we feel it our sincere obligation to the youth of our City to implore you as the governing body of Portsmouth to realize that one of t~e great~st services you can render ~o all Portsmouth citizenry is to do e~erything in your power, not as a body in favor of a youth movement, but as a mq~ivati~g power to insure every interested citizen that this obligation will be fulfilled in its entirety. : Trusting that your interest in our.future citizens is as deep and sincere as ours, we 'are requesting that t~is matter be given your full consideration before any anti- cipated curtailment be adopted. Sincerely, (Signed) A.C. (Gus) Engram President Boys ~lub and ' numerous members of the Board." The Gommunity Garden Club presented the following:~ ' ~fThe ~embers of the Community Gard?~ Club wish to take this means to-urge our City Council to mmke plans t~ maintain the pre~ent city-wide mecreational program. The fine results of this orogram have been felt in various sections of ~ou~ City, because it has helped to guide our youths who perhaps would have become delinquent ~rob- lems to our City. We realize that such a Youth Guidance program has to be considered on a fi- nancial-basis, however, the future of our youths will overbalance_the present cost. We therefore hope you will consider .our appeal from-every angle. Sincerely yours, Mrs~.W. Reid,. President Miss W. Good, Secretary." Others who spoke were - O.C. Joqes, W.H. Jennings, Hall Snellings, F.A. Fay, W. T- Parker Mr. Butt, Chairman of War II History ~ommiss.ioh., asked for an appropria- tion of $~,200.O0 for expenses. The Portsmouth Publis Library asked for an additional amount for the li - brary of $450.00. The following communications from .the City Manager were read: 1st - "Your informal request that I ~rite to our ~epresentati~es 'with reference to changing the name of the local Navy Yard, was complied with. The attached letter was dispatched on December Zth. The reolies received from our Congressman, Senator and Chair- man of House of Representatives Committee on Naval Affairs, are attached." On motion ordered filed. 2nd - "In furtherance of your authority,we have engaged Robert B. Tun- stall to assist us in.the annexation proceedings." On motion ordered filed. Mr. Sturtevant excused from further attendance. 3rd - ~'The following new scales of s~laries are recommended for the line officers in order to grant an incentive for promotion to men in the Police and Fire DeparZ ments. This is to be retro-active to November 1st, 19~5, and will necessitate an appropriation