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will
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<br /> Sweepers, with less than one year's servise .~I~l per hr.
<br /> " " one year's serviae °50 " "
<br /> Special labor -55 " "
<br /> Truck drivers
<br /> o~O
<br /> Operators
<br /> The annual furlough and the guaranteed week of forty-four hours, now in
<br />be continued.
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<br />effect
<br />
<br /> In order that these increases may be carried for the rest of the year, it wil~
<br />be necessary to increase the budgets of the various departments as follows:
<br />
<br /> Department of Public Bervice
<br /> " ~elfare
<br />Electrical Department
<br />Traffic Control
<br />Water Department
<br /> Total
<br />recommend
<br />
<br /> $ z, 5o, oo
<br /> 5;oo'
<br />
<br /> 5 .oo
<br /> 1,Od3oO0
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<br />that the above appropriations be allowed.
<br />
<br />from Water Fund
<br />
<br />Motion of Mr. Wilson to ~opropriate $3,404.00 from General Fund and $!,O83. OO
<br />for said purpose, was adop~ed, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Fox, Grimes~ Hall, Howard, Hutchins, Lawrence, Warren, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
<br />
<br /> The following ordinance, laid on t able at last meeting, was taken us and read:
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<br /> MAN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING TP~ PARKING OF VEHICLES ON K~G STREET,
<br /> BET~'~EN CRAWFORD AND MIDDLE STREET~."
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<br />On mo~lon o f Mr. Howard, said ordinance was adopted and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard~ Hutc~ns, Lawrence, Warren, ~il~on
<br /> Nays: None
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<br />vote:
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<br />The following ordinance, laid on t able at last meeting, was taken ~n and~ad:
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<br /> "A~ OPDINANCE TOA~W~2~D AN OP~iNANCE ENTITLED ~AN ORDINANCE IMPOS-
<br />ING A LIOF2~SE TAX FOR THE CITY OF PORT~MOUTH VA., FOR THE YEAR
<br />BEGINNING ~Y 1st, 1941, ~ADDING A NmW~SEC~ION~"
<br />
<br />On motion of Mr. Hutchins, said ordinance was adopted, and by the following
<br />
<br />Ayes:
<br />Nays:
<br />
<br />Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard,Hutc~hins, Lawrence, Warren, Wilson
<br />None
<br />
<br />The following letter was read:
<br />
<br /> "The present seating arrangement in the Municipal Stadium is u~teriy inade
<br />quate for the proper conduct of football games. From the very inception of the clans for the
<br />~unic~oal Stadium, assur~uce has been given that temporary bleachers would be p~ovided on the
<br />west side of the field~ and it was with this assurance, definitely stated~ that Wood row ~ilson
<br />High School Athletic Association agreed originally to pay to the Oity o f Portsmouth for park
<br />maintenance, the sum of $1~OOO~OO~ This amount was subseGuently raised to $1~2OO.OO~ ~thout
<br />consulting the High School Athletic Association.
<br /> The High School Athletic Association feels that in all fairness the Council
<br />should provide for re,notary bleacher~ on the west side of the playing field and we respectful-
<br />ly request that immediate steps be taken to provide these bleachers so t hat they may be avail -
<br />able for the game with Maury Hi~n School on October 31st. The cost of these b!sachers will be
<br />approxim~tely $2,5OO.OO which will provide seating for 2500 persons.
<br />
<br />Respectfully,
<br />
<br />L. Sweeney,
<br />Principal."
<br />
<br />Privilege of the floor was granted Mr. Sweeney ~
<br /> ~.no advocated the request in
<br />
<br />his letter.
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Lawrence to give the 0ity M~nager the authority to purchase the
<br />recues~ed seats for use by October 31st~ if possible~ and to place an appropriation of ~3,000~ /"
<br />on its first reading, was adopted, and by the following vote: ' ~
<br />
<br />Ayes. Fox, Grime~, Hall, Howard, Hutchins, La~ence, Warren Wil~on
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />dir~nce ~'
<br />
<br />The Oity Attorney~ as requested by the Ooun6il, presented the fsi!owing or-
<br />
<br /> "~-N ORDINANCE REI~.TING ~TOSERVICE TO BE ~ND~D ON THE
<br /> SIXTH AVEhrUE BUS LINE~~
<br />
<br /> Privilege of the floor was grsnted Mr. F. U. Ross, who spoke in opposition to
<br />said Ordinance.
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