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August llth, !~2.
<br />
<br /> ~he following communication, presented by the Oity Manager at the last
<br /> meeting, was taken up and read:
<br />
<br /> "The Transportation .Oommit~ee of theCouncil met on Nonday, July .27th,
<br /> relative to repor~ by"~.F~lix~ei~schneid~r,T~affic'E~gi~r~'
<br /> ar.~ox, ~ouncilms~u~rom ~ac~SOn~a~l, is no~ in accc~dwi~h.some ofthe
<br /> recommendations. Therefore, I ~equest ~hat you table the recommendations until the meeting of
<br /> the City Council, onAugus~ llt~.
<br />
<br /> Notion of
<br />~eady to report, was adopted.
<br /> T~e Presiaent of the Oouncil reported the appointment of George T.
<br /> McLean tothe Housing Authority of PortSmouth to suecee~ himself for a term of five years begin-
<br /> ning September 12tn, t9~I. -
<br /> Report of the Accounting Department of ~he City Auditor's office for
<br /> the month of July was received an~ ordered filed.
<br />
<br /> Bill of J. S~h~rley Hope, Stat~ Game Warden, for destroying sixty six
<br /> tagless dogs at $2.50 each, ~otaling$1b5~OOO.90 was.pr~sente~, a~d on motion of Mr. H~tchins.,~
<br /> the Treasurer was authorized ~o pay same xrom Funds ~n ~s hands ~rom collection of Dog Taxes.
<br /> The following letter wasread:
<br />
<br /> "George H. Baldwin has retained me to represent him in his claim for
<br /> damages against the Virginia Electric & PowerGompany for injUries received to his ~_,~son as a
<br /> re~lt of the negligence of one of the bus drivers in the operation of one of the Uirginia Elec-
<br /> tric & Power 0ompany's ~uses.
<br /> Mr. Baldwin having received compensation from the City, is not allowed
<br /> by law to institute suit unless it be with the consent of his employer~ the City of Portsmouth.
<br /> Mr. Baldwin is asking leave to institute suit In his name against the V.E.P. Company, and if a
<br /> recovery is had, he will reimburse the City for all moneys paid to him as compensation and will
<br /> re~_ain the excess.
<br /> All costs ~noident to this suit will be borne by him. I have entered
<br /> into a contract with Mr. Baldwin, in which I am to receive appart of any recovery as my fee. In-i
<br /> asmuch as my fee is contingent upon a recovery, :t~ere will be no cost to the City of Portsmouth
<br /> im the nature of an a~torney's fee.
<br />
<br /> Respectfully,
<br />
<br /> A.A. Bange!."
<br />
<br />Notion of Nr. Pox to grant Mr. BaldWin's request, was adopted.
<br />
<br />The following letter and resolution were read:
<br />
<br /> "At a meeting held in ~he Council Chamber of the 0ity of Portsmouth,
<br />Tuesday night, August ~th, 19~2, thePor~smouth O0uncil on Racial Amity, a group of citizens of
<br />citizens appointed by the City Manager for the purpose of furthering racial amity, adopted a
<br />port of its transportation Committee and ordered ~hat a copy of the recommendations contained inI
<br />this report be forwarded to you for your i~ormation.
<br /> 0opy of the above mentioned recommenda$1ons are attached hereto.
<br />
<br />Yours truly,
<br />
<br />Fair!ie M~ Butt,
<br /> ~¢ting Secretary°"
<br />
<br />"REOOEMENDATIONB ADOPTED BY THE PORT~4OUTH COUNCIL ON RACIAL
<br />AMITY, WHZCHWERE SUBMITTED BT THE COUNCIL, S TRANBPORTATION
<br />OOMMITTEE.
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<br />(t) That in order to main~a!n racial amity in our City and
<br />commUnity, all people be asked to recognize the emerganoy
<br />conditions existing here at the present time; that due allow-
<br />ance be made for these conditions; that a general community
<br />spirit of ~olerance and fairness be cultivated; that in our
<br />relationships one with another,, both white and colored,
<br />common courtesy be observed, no~ as an expression o f conces-
<br />sion, but simply a $ a cardinal virtue which all members of
<br />the human family should practice in their daily dealings
<br />with each o there
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<br />(2) That in order ~o properly acquaint all bus passengers with
<br />the purpose and intent of the segregation law, it is first
<br />necessary ~hat bus operators shall themselves be made familiar
<br />with and understand this law. That in order to bring this
<br />about, it is recommended to the tran~ ortation facilities operat-
<br />i~ghere that ~hey establish, either separately or Jointly, a
<br />seheclof instruction for their operators, To the end of teaching
<br />them how~ to direct attention to the law and to enforce obedience
<br />t~hereto in a manner calculated to avoid as far as human!y~ossi-
<br />blow, necessary embarrassment, friction, arguments, physical out-
<br />breaks and encounters on the buses.
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