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Mm~ 12th~
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<br /> "On behalf of the Youth and Democracy Rally 00mmittee~ I wish toe, tend an
<br />invitation to the City Council to attend the Youth and'Democracy Rally which will be held on
<br />Monday, May 18th, i~ the Woodrow ~i. lson HighSchoolAuditorium at 8:15.
<br /> Our guest speaker for the evening will be Dr.W.B. Sayers, B~otist Minister
<br />of Petersburg. You ~are,~ nc doubt, ~ll acquainted ~ith our program which is being sponsored
<br />by the Boy Soucts of America, SonsLof the American Legion, Aleph Zadik Aleph, Girls Scouts of
<br />America s~nd the High School Band s~d Glee Club~
<br /> We feel that this P~ ly takes on added significance at this time and your
<br />presence will do much to inspire the youth of our city in the ideals of democracy.
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<br />Respectfully y6'urs,
<br />
<br />Jacob Kopelove,
<br />~eneral Chairman~
<br />Youth & Democracy Rally Committee."
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<br />The following letter was read:
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<br />to moving of my
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<br /> "Please accept my resignation as Justice of the Peace of~Nadison Ward, due
<br />residence to Green Acres, Ncr folk Oounty.
<br /> Thanking you for all past favors and considerations, I beg to remain,
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<br />Yours very respectfully,
<br />
<br />O.J. Monta~ue,
<br /> Justice of the Peace."
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<br />On motion of Mr. Warren, the resignation was accepted.
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<br /> -Mo~ion of ~r. Warren to go into the election of a Justice of Peace for Mad-
<br />ison Ward, was adopted.
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<br /> Mr'~ Ws~ren nominated Mr. Lessie L. Bernard for Justice of Peace for Madison
<br />~ard, and there being no other .nominations, Mr. Bernard was declared eledted and by the follow-
<br />ing voZe:
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<br /> For Mr. Bernard: Leigh, Fox, Crimes, Hal!, Howard, Hutchins,
<br /> Lawrence, ~arren,'Wilson
<br /> Against Mr. Bernhard: None
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<br />The following resolution~was read:
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<br /> "~HEREAS, the City of Portsmouth is She owner efa parcel of land situate
<br />on the north side of High St., beginn.i~g ~t.a point~inety-nine feet four inches more or ~less
<br />east of the noon, beast intersection of Cour~t and High'~Sts'., fronting on High St., eighty-two
<br />feet and five inches, more or less, with a depth~f on~ hnndre~ and thirteen feet, wPich parcel
<br />of ls~d was leased by the Trustees of the Town of Portsmouth to ~llliam Barnard, David A. Rey -
<br />nolds and Eliza Keenan, by ninety-nine year ~ieases, renewabl~ forever; and
<br />WHEREAS, .~onney Asso~clates, Inc.~, is now the holder of said leases; and
<br />WHEREAS, RonneyAssociates, Inc~ is about to borrow one hundred and twenty
<br />five thousand dollars from the Massachusetts ~utual Life Insurance Company of Springfield, Mass~
<br />to be secured by a deed of trust on its interest in the propertav above mentioned, together with
<br />other real estate ovmed by it; and
<br /> ~HEBEAS, said Massachusetts ~utual Life Insurance Company desires the con-
<br />sent of the Ci~y cE Portsmouth to the execution of adeed o~ .tmust on said property and the Ron~
<br />ney Associates, Inc. has applied to the City for such consent° ' ~
<br /> NOW,~THEREFOBE, BE IT RESOLVED by t~e Council of the 0ity of Portsmouth,~
<br />that the consent of the Oity is given to the Ronney AGsociates~ Zncorpc~ated to encumber the ~
<br />interest of the Ronney Associates, Inc. in the said property above mentioned, to secure a sum ~
<br />not exceeding One Hundred and Twenty five Thousand Dollars, but it is expressly understood that
<br />the City of Portsmouth, by giving its consent to the RonneyAssociates, !nc., to encumber its in-
<br />te~est in said property, does not release or relin~tuish any of its rights as lessor~in said pro-
<br />perry, nor shall the said ~consent be oons~Aed as giving to the Ronney Assooi~tes, Inc., or its
<br />assigns, or grantee, the fee simple estate in said property.
<br /> Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virgin~, at a meeting
<br />held . ~ ., 1942.
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<br />Tests:
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<br /> Corporate
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<br />adopted.
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<br />Seal o
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<br />Oity Olerk. "
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<br />Motion of l~r. Fox to refer to the Cit~ Man~s~er and City Attorney was
<br />
<br />The following report from tfae Transportation Committee was received~
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<br />"Your Transportation Committee submits the following reoommendations$
<br /> 1. That a cross-t~wn bus line to relieve down-town conges -
<br /> tion of bus~s ~nd passengerw and to expedite travel to and
<br /> from the western hale of the City, be est~olished. This
<br /> bus line 2o operate on a ten minute schedule, beginning at
<br /> the north end of Elm Ave., runnim~g south to Gosport Road,
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