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<br />the cost, then it will be necessary for the Goverr~mont to make a contract for throe fourths
<br />of the pipe and the City for one fourth. I will thank you to draw both of the contracts, as
<br />bot~ should be signed at tho ss~e time. If, when the contracts are ready, you will advis~ me,
<br />we will arrange a mooting, either, in P~c~.o~d or Portsmouth, to suit your convenionce.
<br /> The dm~and for wate~ is ~-sdmos~ up ~to the capacity ~ our two twenty inch pipes,
<br /> and I believe that the National Defense demands that we get 'to ~crk on this project as soon
<br />as possible.
<br /> Yours ~ ~ ~d1~
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<br /> Chas~ F. Harper,
<br /> Ci%y Manage~.~'
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<br /> ~th ~ The ~nager, to whom was referred the motion of Mr. Hall to increase
<br />the oension of Mro E. 0~ Parker from $40~O0 to $50~OO pe~ month, reported that the ordinance
<br />orc!fibited the payment of pensions in a~ ~oun~ exceeding~one half of t~? pay received at the
<br />~ime Of oension, but could give Mr. Par~er a gratuity of $I0.00 ocr
<br /> ~otion of Er. Hall to grant Mr. Parker a gratuity of $10.00 per month for the
<br />bala~uce of the year and to appropriate ~90.00 for s~me~ was ~dopted~
<br /> Present - Mayor John P. Leigh, who assumed the Ohair~ and Mr. Lawrence was excused from
<br /> further attendance~
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<br /> lOth ~ "The question of license for Pam-Ors~ motion pictnre machine.
<br /> I do not think the question, in this case, is how much license the
<br />macl~ine ~hould pay, but it is whether this kind of machine should be greeted a license.
<br />cause of ~he fact that it is possible and probable that tD~s machine, in order to make money
<br />fo~ its owners, ~ll exhibit vulgar and obscene pictures, i w~nt to go on record, as 0ity Man-
<br />ager, as opposing a license for the machine, at any price,
<br /> I believe if they are permitte~ to be used in our 0ity, we will m~ke
<br /> a g~eat mist~keo' As to the ~suggestion that the Police should watch ~hs ~machines and see that
<br /> no indecent pictures are shown - this ~can not ~e done. PoliCemen work only eight hourg a day.
<br /> That would require at least two policemen to omch machine. The time to scotch or ?~11-a snake
<br /> isbefore it bites - not after~gard, and ~he way to prevent these machines from bringing scan-
<br /> dal on the administration and th~ City, is to not allow them ~in the .Oityo"
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<br />Motion of MrJ Howard to lay on'tab!e~until nex~ meeting, was adopted.
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<br />llth - The following ordinance, placed on its first reading at last meeting,
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<br /> "AN ORDINANCE INPOS~IG A LIOENSE TAXFOR THE CITY OF
<br /> PORTSMOUTH, VLRGINL~ FOR YEAR BEGINNINGMAY let, 194L~
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<br />On motion of Mr. Fox, said ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: ~eigh, Fox, Crimea, Hall, Howard~ Hutc~ins, Warren
<br />Nays:' None'
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<br />12th --"A~N OPDiNANCE A%w~HORiZING TH2~ USE OF FI~E APPA~%TUS OF THE
<br /> CITY OF PORTSMOUTH~ VI!IGINIA, BEYOND THE LEiTS OF THE CITY,
<br /> UNDER CERTAIN COkrDITIONS A~ND FIXING RATE OF CHARGES THEREFOR~
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Fox to lay on t able until next meeting arid that a committee be
<br />~opointed to take the matter up with a like committee from the Board of Supervisors, was
<br />adopted.
<br /> The Chair appointed Messrs Fox, Howard and Warren on said committee~
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<br />The following communication from the 0ity AttOrney was read:
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<br /> "In connection 'with ~he letter of George illris and George Shakaliis ~equest-
<br /> ropor~.
<br />ina a refund on license tax issued for premises 100 High St., I ~eg to ~'
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<br /> · ~anu~.ry 3rd to
<br /> The license tax was paid on February 9th, forthe period from ~ ~
<br />May 1st, 19~l. Ail of the taxes were pro-rated to 8over the ahoy8 period except the beer li~
<br />cense. This should have been pro-rated mud on the same basis of pro-ration the licensee should
<br />have paid Fifty ($50.00) Dollars instead of One Hundred ($100.O0) Dollars. They are therefore
<br />entitled to a refund of Fifty ~$50.O0) Dollars."
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<br />~otion of Mr. Fox to concur in the Attorney"s recommendation, was adopted.
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<br />RePOrt of the Accounting Department for month of March~ Was received and or-
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<br />dered filed.
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<br /> Bill of J. Shirley Hope, State Game Warden, for destroying fifty seven tag-
<br />less dogs~ at $2.5°eaoh, totaling $142.50~ was presented, and on motion of Mr. Hutchins, the
<br />Treasurer was authorized to pay same from funds in her ~h~ds from col~otion of Dog Taxes.
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<br /> The 0ompensation Report of the 0or, missioner of Revenue was received and, on
<br />motion of Mr. Fox, approved for payment.
<br /> Report of F.B, Hill & Company for auditing the ferry books and accounts for
<br />month of February was received and ordered filed.
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