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Jan~ar~v 2~th, 19~. cur people. Some of the most important ben,fits ~hich may be cited are- the new and improved filtration plant of our Water Depa~tme-nt and ~e~ e~t~rgeme~t of ~y mains th~on~hout ~he City~ which ~ll give adequate ~pDlies. of water as'well as lncremse fire P~.~ec~ion~ ~ - · ~e sewe.~ing, o~our our°f' thecitlzensH~OtOns~u~aasbeS~i~a$ion~justly p~ud.O°~i ssion lends to a healthful ~d social advancement of- whi~ ~ recognition of ~ importance of health an~ the construction of a mo- dern ~h center with a wetl-~rained personnel reflect b ack I n the good health of our com - muni~y. During the yea~~, the State Deoa~memt of Pub!is Wetfa~e. assigned a Child Specialts~ In Welfare Work to the-City of PortsmoUth, at the~r~quest of ~e City Manager's~Of, fica, ~ o ~ecific' work with~he Oour~s ~lative to Juvemile~ cases~, and' this, along with a gen-~ eral concen~tion on recre=tionand Juveniles in genera1, be ~yt~ng but alarming. The construction of our mode~ incinerator will~ allow us to have a much -needed method to disposem ef -refuse. ~e- equipping ~d mode~izing of our Fire Department ~s greatly reduced fire losses and the imp~ved traffic conditions, intensificatioa of law enforcement, has caused a reduction In vice in general. In addition, this-~norable Body ~s--passed or~nances that ~ve given add- ed protection to ~e lives of o~ citizens. T~ accomplis~ents during the year by this honorable body are an ac~eve- ment of which ~he City Council should be Justly Proud and ~heir splendid co-operat~on i n enact-~ lng laws ~d authorizing~ app~p~i~tiens for the advancement o~ our city, show ~ excellent spirit of co-operation with the 0ity ~er's Office. ~e app~pria~ion of necessary money and She passing of required o~in~c~ ~ve enabled the City ~e operate efficiently which reflects back in the capable ability of t~ heads of the various deoartments who have been mos~ efficient in the performance of their du ties." Motion of Mr. ~wa~ Shat the condition of ~he alleys in Pert Norfolk be referred ~o ~e Oity Manager, ~s adopted. No~i~n of Mr. W~ren ~ha~ L. L. Be~ard~ Ju~st~ce ef Peace in Madison Wa~, be granted a leave of aose~ce for ~he duration and ac~ in his place, was adopted. Prentis Place line. Mr. Hall asked that the The following ordinance, lng, was taken up and read: vote: 0ity Manager correct the bus stops on the placed on its first reading at the last meetj "AN ORDINANCE DEBIGNATING KING STREET AND QUEEN STREET, BETWEEN WATER AND WASHINGTON STREETS, AS ONE-WAY STREETS FOR THE PASSAGE OF VEHICLES, AND PROHIBITING PARKING OF VEHICLES ON KING STREET, BETWEEN ORAWFOP~D AND MIDDLE STREETS, AND ON QUEEN STREET BETWEEN CRAWFOBD AND COURT STREETS, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ESTABLISH A BUS STOP ON THE WEST SIDE OF CRAW~ORD STREET, NORTH OF HIGH STREEt, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF., On mo~ion cf Er. Fox, said ordinance was adopted, and by ~he follow - Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard, Hutchins, Warren, Wilson Nays: None Report of the City Cleft & Auditor for the month of December, 1943, was received, and on motion ordered filed. from funds in her hands from The following bill was presented: "To five hens killed by stray dogs .28~ $ .35 $9.3~ John Staton, 150 Nicholson St., Portsmouth, Va." On motion of Mr. Hutchins, the Treasurer was authorized to pay same collection of Dog Taxes. On motion adjourned. ~ PreSident. City-Clerk.