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320 Mmv 1Mth~ lq.~l. not come under the City M~uager in any way, but is h~udled by the Ferry Superintendent who reports direct to ~he Joint Body of the City Council and Norfolk County Board of Super- visors. Everybody should be paid for extra services rendered or overtime work; that is what my work ms arbitrator was in thiscaseo The City Charter specifies the duties of the City ~nager and there is no pr~vision in the Charter where he shall se~e as arbitrator of the ferries or ~uything else that does not come under his supervision~~ On motion ordered filed° - UNFINISHED BUSINESS - Request of the ~anager, laid ~n ~able aT l~st meeting, for an appropriation of $1,O00. to refund to the Housing Engineering Corporation of Baltimore money given as a guaran- tee of good faith in building houses in Pinners Poi~. Motion of Mr.'Fox to make said appropriation of $1,OOO~, was'adopted and by the following vote: Aye~ - Leigh, Fox, Grimes,.Hall, How~rd~ Hutchins, Lawrence, Warren, Wilson Nays ~ None The following ordinance, laid on table at last meeting, was taken up and read: "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND BE-ORDAIN SECTION 76 OF THE LICENSE TAX ORDI~ANCE ADOPTED April~ 8th, 1941." vote: On motion of Mr. Hutohins, said ordinance was adopted, ~ud by the following Ayes - Lelgh, Fox~ ~Grimes, H~ii~ Howard, Hutchins, Lawrence, Warren, ~llson Nays - None Motionof Mr. Grimes that we granZ the privilege of placing signs in the sta- dium by the Portsmouth Baseball. Corporation, laid on table at last~meeting, was taken ~O. Privilege of the floor was granted to anyone interested. Ers. Triplett, Mr. Tiffany, and others, ~poke against placing advertising signs in the stadium. Motion of Mr. Fox ~o lay on table until next meeting, was adopted. filed. ed filed. dogs at $2.50 Report of the Oity 0ollector for the month of March, was received and ordered P~eport of Bill of J. each, totaling $165.00~ was presented. the Accounting Department for month of April was received and order- -- NEW BUSINESS -~ ~' Shirley Eope~ Statue Game Wa~den, for destroying sixty-six tagless On motion of Mr. Fox, the Treasurer was authorized ~o pay said bill from funds in her hands from collection of Dog Taxes. The following letter was read and ordered filed: ~A ~ederal approprdation, in~ended for Slum Clearance, available for use~ Portsmouth City, is unused, and ~he public without definite Information in the near future. It is understood that the Portsmouth Housing Authority hzs placed before your body, some months ago, ~he par~ ~our honorable body would have to take to make a Slum Clear- ~nce in this City an a~complishe~ ~roJecto Until now the pub!i~ has not been advised, by ~ublica~ion or otherwise,-of any action by your bod~v, favorable or unfavorable, or in the way of ~rogress toward a decision, · - The colored citizens of Portsmouth, by reason of this Federal approorla~ion, have looked forward to~ tee eradication of our slums, breeding places of crime, vice and di- sease, with the hope of having these destructive ills greatly reduced° Until now, items in the press have depressed ra~her than encouraged the hope of relief. In many instances, these new items seemed only pacifiers preceding a pending disappointment. Tl~is anhappy situation can not possibly add to the contentment of a large part of the citizenry of our city~ Upon the foregoing statements, we a committee, representative of the colored peoole of ti~is city, with due respect, humbly petition the honor~ole City Council of Porks mouth to favor us with a reply as to its intention in the matter of ~!um Olearanoe~ With great respect, we are, W.H~ Jennings~ Chairman David MuckIe Alfred E. ~o~ug J. H. Green Thozo H. Reid R.A~ Jackson°"