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November lOth, 1942. Motion ~o ~oprove the Manager's action, was adopted. Mr.,Lawrence presented the following.resolution: "Whereas, the Rev. T. A. Russell, Chairman. of the M~,rals Committee of the MiniSterial Union, in a recent report made certsin statements concerning the moral conditions in the Oity and is quoted in the lo- esl newspapers as saying: ~We a~e powerless to do s~ything except we apply for aid from the Federal G~vernment; and furthen, th~.local authorities are se ti~ up with local politicians, that nothing .cam be done or is done. Not until we get a law enforcing agency free from polities in this Oity c an we expect any action~ AND W~EREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouth had previously instructed the City Manager to "clean up~ the alleged vice conditions of the Oity, and; ~HEREAS, the City Nanager was already well advanced in the a sslgn. merit, as shown by the raids conducted las~ Saturday, resulting, in ove~ onehund~red arrests, notwithsta~ding the fact ~he statements made at the meeting of the Ministerial Un£eninterfered with the complete exe- cution of the well-lald-plans of the City Manager. NO.W, THEREFORE, Be~ltResclvexl~.by the Council of the City of Ports- mouth, ~hat the Honor~ote Lawrence W. I'Anson, Judge of the court of Hustings for the City of Portsmouth be requested to. cause a Grand Jury ~o beconvened for the purpose of invas~igating themoral conditions of t~he City and allm~ters and~ things~stated, Dy~the Rev. T. A. Russell in his reports and any cases o f mal~easanceor misfeasance by any of - fleers of ~heOity, and tha~ Rev. T.A. Rus~elt and any witnesses which he can furnish and any other witnesses ~ni~h can be obtained, be sum moned to appear before ~uch Grand Jury and tha~ indictments be found in proper cases." vote: motion of Mr. Hutchlns, the resolution was adopted, and by ~e following Ayes$ Leigh, ~ox, Grimes, Hall, Howard, Hutchins,Lawrence, Warren, Wilson ~ays: None TheOity Attorney presented the followlng letter: #There has been referred to me a letter from Mr. W.G. Nottingham, asking to be relieved of the taxes of $2.50 assessed against him on house~oid furniture for the year i~3~. Upo~ investigation, I flnd that Mr. Nottingham disposed of his furniture in 1~3~ and rented a furnished aparSment at 310 Dinwiddie St. This has been verified by the Gem- missioner of Revenue a~d Mr. Nottingham should be relieved of the above amount of $2.50." Motion o f Nr~ ~ox to concur in the Attorney's recommendation, was adopted. T~e following emlinance, placed on its first reading at last meeting, was taken up and read: *AN ORDI~'ANOE TO AMEND AND P~-ORDAIN SUB-SECTION 2~ OF SECTION IV OF ~HE ORDINANCE ENTITLED 'A/~ OR~iNANOE TO REGULATE MOTOR BUS PAS- SF~NGER TPhANSPORTATION IN THE CiTY OF PORTSNOUTH~ WHICH ~AS ADOPTED 'BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CiTY OF PORTSMOUTH ON JIlLY 285h, 1926 BPEOTING SMOKING ON BUSES.* '-' ' vote: On motion of Mr. Hutehlns, said ordinance was a~cpted and by the following Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard, Hutchins, Lawrence~ Warren, Wilson Nays: None Bill-of Si~ey'W. Mason, State GameWarden, for destroying sixty tagless dogs at $2.50 each, totaling $150,O0, was presented;on mo~ion of Mr. Fox, the Treasurer was autho- rized to pay same from funds in her hands from collection of Doc Taxes. ~ conferences The following letter was read and on motion o f Mr. Fox, referred to the Budge~ "The Seheot Bo.ard,.~a~ l~sm~eting o~, Friday nigh~, adopted the following res- olution amending the School Boar~l omage~ ann requested that it be sent to the City Council at once: ~h~t theSchool Board petition the Hono~ble to a~en~ theSchool ~oa~ buret s~ ~ ln~ea~e or as m~on o f %his increase as funas will per~., Respectfully submitted, H.A. Huunt, SuDt., of Schools."