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At a re~l~r meeting of the City 0ounoil, held March 10~h, 1942, at ?:OO
<br />P.M., _there were present:
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<br />Johm-P. Leigh~ Leslie T. Fox, Gee,rg~ ~ G~mmes, Russell N-..Hall Jas. N.
<br />Howa~z~l, Fraak D. Lawrence, Pearle J.~Wllson and R. C. Barclay, Acting
<br />City Manager.
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<br />Minutesof regular meeting held February 2$thwere readand approved.
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<br /> The following communications from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> 1st ~ "I. sm submitting here~th a license tax ordinance for the yea~ 1942,
<br />which.~sheu.ld be placed on its first re,ding tonight. No changeshave.been~madeinamoun~.of
<br />any li.censes~a~d I request,that you give-this ma~ter your serious consideration. It,m~,~been
<br />smgE~es.~tedto me,.,that because of the increased business-conditions, an increase should he made
<br />in the license taxes°
<br /> The. Small Loan Companies of the City have.requesteda-reduc~on in
<br />~heirtax~f~om$30~OOto_$101.OO. T~ts request has~been ma~e, due ~o the. reductiono.f the;in~
<br />ter~s~ra~e .from 35 to 2~ p~r month, effective probably July lsto There are six cospanies op -
<br />crating in the City. I h~ve-hsd no other requests.
<br /> 0wing~oa recent decision of ~he Supreme Court of Appeals of Virgi-
<br />nia~. all provlsions~of.the ordinance relatimg to ~he nece.ss~ty cf obtaining oermits from the
<br />City Manager, as a condition to procuring a license, h~e. been. omitted.
<br /> Amendments ha~e.been made ~o the~-s~c~ion relatlng~to automobiles to
<br />sid. in_~he, colleetionof licenses.upon such vehi-cles. Also, a pro~ision is,added, to require
<br />the P~lic.eto report Vlclatioms of the-o~dinance~ andfor ~he License Inspector to work in co~
<br />Junction with the office of the 0ity Collector.#
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<br /> Motion of Er. Fox to place the following ordinance.on its first reading,
<br />was adopted:
<br /> aANORDINANCE INPOSIi~G A LICENSE TAX. ~OR THE CiTY OF~PORTS-
<br /> MOUTH~ VIRGINIA,_~OR THE YEAR BEGINNING MAY-1st, 1942."
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<br /> 2nd - ,Attached is a communication from the Safety Traffic 0ommission.,
<br />which I present for your conside-ration.
<br /> So.me of the. reeommendationsmsheutd be put intoef~ect, particularly
<br />the fl~s~, se~nd amd-.fifSh. The third re. comme~datioa is highly desirable, but it affects the
<br />busiaess.of Mr. Levln,who~condu. cts a..bo~tling plaa~ ca the. west side of ~ater Street. The con-
<br />ditioa is ~brought..abou~ .~argely~ ~ugh his..laqk of cooperation. He ~requently parks a pas-
<br />senger~automobile on the street, in addition to the trucks to be loaded andunloaded. If !
<br />can find a way to keep-his driveways open, I will.approve the recommendation.
<br /> I disapprove of the fourth recommendation owing to the fact
<br />parking areais.no~ greatly restricted, and I believe parking on both sides-of the streets re-
<br />duces speeding."
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<br /> Motion of Mr.~ Fox to concur in the'Nanager~s recommendation and that ordi-
<br />nance covering t~e same be presented to the Council, was a~opted.
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<br /> 3rd - "The resignations of F. L. Richards, Police Officer, and W.K. Kelley,
<br />Engineer in the Fire Dgpartment, have been accepted.
<br /> i have appointed N.A. Butler a regular patrolman in the Police De-
<br />partment and Carl E; George a hoseman in ~e Fire Department, and promoted W.H. Robinson from
<br />Hoseman ~ Engineer in the Fire Department."
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 4~h - ~The Colony Theatre was destroyed by fire on the night of February
<br />2?th, and due to the war activities in this locality, the remaining motion picture theatres
<br />are greatlY crowded.
<br /> It is necessary to furnish smusement for ~he service men and de -
<br />fense workers and the owner of the Colony Theatre desires to rent the City Auditorium until a
<br />new theatre can be constructed.
<br /> I am submitting a lease with the Colony Theatre, Inc,, for one year,
<br />with tf~e privilege to ~he lessee to terminate upon fifteen days~ notice, at a rental of One
<br />Hundred Dollars per month.
<br /> i recommend the approval of the lease.~
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<br /> Lease -
<br /> "This lease made the day of March, 19~2, between the City of
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia, a municipal corporation o~---~ ~tate of Virginia, party of the first
<br />part, and the Oolony Theatre, Incorporated, party of the second part,
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<br /> Witnesseth that the party of the first part doth demise unto the
<br />party of the second part the auditorium, ~ogether with the cloak room in the east end of the
<br />building, and the small room, in the rear of the.auditorium, in the building located a2 the
<br />corner of Middle and Columbia Streets in ~he Ci~y of POrtsmouth, Virginia, together with the
<br />use of the toilet facilities, for the term of one year from the first day of April, 1942,
<br />yielding therefor the sum of $200.00 per month, payable in advance on the first day of each
<br />and every month during said term. The said party of the second part s.hall have the right and
<br />privilege to terminate this lease at any time during the said term, upon giving ~o the party
<br />of the first part notice in writingat least fifteen days prior to the date of the termination,
<br />and rent shall cease upon such later date.
<br /> It ls~understood and agreed ~hat the said party of the second part~
<br />shall use the said Duilding for the purpose of operating therein a motion picture theatre and
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