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greatly appreciated by the executive committee and myself.
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<br />Oonvention Pacts
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<br />Dates:
<br />Place:
<br />Rates:
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<br />October 11-~13
<br />JchnMarshallHotel, Richmond
<br />Reasonable rates at the John Marshall cn
<br />able rates also available at c~her hotels
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<br />either American or-European Plan and reason-
<br />(See August issue of Review)
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<br />The program will include Oivtlian Defense, priorities regulations, emergency munici-
<br />pal activities effectively during the War emergency. Prominent Federal, State and lo.
<br />eat officials will participate.
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<br />Please arrange also for your PolioeoOhief, Sergeant, building and Plumbing and Electrical In -
<br />specters, and Weights and Measures fficials to attend their respective conferences ~eheduled
<br />either during or immediately following the League meeting. Full participation in this War eon
<br />ference should assure worth while informatien of real benefit to your municioal government.
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<br />Very sincerely yours,
<br />
<br />Harold I. Baumes, Executive Seoretaz-y~
<br />League of Virginia Municipalities?
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<br />The following petition was read:
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<br /> "The undersigned respectfully petition your Honorable Body to give the
<br />Negro boys ef t~he City a shelter and a properly trained director for indoor activities, as a
<br />Defense and Protective measure.
<br /> The Negro boys have only the streets for their leisure time assemblies,
<br />out of which truancy, gangs, petty thieving and delinquency develop.
<br /> A central place for the assembling of boys for play activities is es -
<br />pecially needed in this city, at the present time, because of the recent increase in pepulatic~
<br />and therewith the greater opportunity for destructive contacts in the streets.
<br /> It is not necessary to call the attention of yo~ Honorable Body to the
<br />fact that organized recreation is the best preventive of Juvenile delinquency, that Negro boys
<br />have no previsienfer organized indoor recreation; and that much gained by playground aotivity, I
<br />in ~he prevention of delinquency, will be lost during the winter, unless provision is made for
<br />inside play.
<br /> Your petitioners humbly urge that the Home,able City Council make emer-
<br />gent provisions for the Negro boys of our City.
<br /> We are~
<br /> Respectfully,
<br />
<br />The Ohild Welfare Club,
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<br /> Mary F. Jennings, President
<br /> Virginia L. Hedges, SeC.~
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<br />Privilege of the fleer was granted W.H. Jennings, who spoke in favor
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<br />of the petition.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Fox to refer to the City Manager and that t~spetitioners
<br />confer with the Manager and that the Manager report at an early date, was adopte~.
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<br /> The City Attorney presented an ordinance on City planning and suggest-
<br />ed that copies of the ordinance be sent to each member before being placed on its first reading.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Fox that copies be sent to each member, was adopted.
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<br />The City Manager read the following on transportation:
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<br /> "The following recommendation's are being made to the City Council,wi~
<br />request that they be adopted on a sixty day trial basis,'effective Just as quickly as t~he nee-
<br />essary machinery can be put into effect for efficient operation.
<br /> Mt. Ross, Mr. Plant and Mr. Pope, representing the Virginia Eleetrie
<br />and Power Oompany, and Mr. B.L.Barnes of the Community Bus Line, and the City Manager coneur in
<br />the opinion that this will be an attempt to make a practical solution of the transportation
<br />problems in our City.
<br /> The Committee agrees in its opinion that the following sh~31d be given
<br />a sixty day trial:
<br /> 1. The following bus stops to be adopted, as prescribed on accompany-
<br />ing map. You will notice that in general the bus stops at alternate corners.
<br /> 2. ~hat the bus lines to Westhave$, Waterview, Park View, Sixth Ave.,
<br />Pert Norfolk an~ Pinners Point will all proceed down High St., te Crawford~St. (bus stop) thence
<br />south te County, on 0ommty te Court, to High, to Queen, west on Queen to Washington, south on
<br />Washington to a bus stop at Washington and HlghSts., thence west on Higher.
<br /> 3.' That theGommuhity Bus line buses process east on High.-St. to Mid-
<br />dle, nc~th ~n Middle to Glasgow, east on Glasgow te Crawford, sout~ on Crawferd to High, where
<br />a ~us stop will be provided on the northwest corner of Crawferd~ The bus will t hen trcceed ~est
<br />en High St."
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<br /> Notion of Mr~Hall ~e approve Item No. 1 ena sixty day trial, was
<br />adopted.
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<br />On Item No.2, privilege of the floor was granted to Dr. ~.A.Wright,
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