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tic interest, your generous and wholehearted co-operation at all times, and your encouraging and helpful understanding of the problems that have confronted the Board from time to ~ime and further to express its warm appreciation for the prompt smd courageous manner in which you have enabled it to meet important situations, tn addition to being instructed to acc~aint you with the feeling of t~he School Board in these matSers, I ~ also pleased to let you know that the s~ntiments .herein exoressed also became a cart of the permanent records of the Board. ~ith kind regards and best wishes, I am, Cordially yours, (Signed) T. A. Wil!ett, President, Portsmouth School Board." The .following letter was read, ~d on motion of Mr. Fox~ referred to the City Attorney: "On May 2nd, 1938, I obtained a permit ~7868 ~o wreck the building located at 628-30 Fayette St~, in the n~me of Leathel P~ Wimbrough. The Building inspector's records show that the building was wrecked and all wreckage removed by May ~Oth, 193~o The buildi~ ~s valued at $600. and I have paid the tax on ssme for the years !939 and 19~O, amounting to $30.00. Kindly let me have a refund of this tax as thebuilding was never taken off by the assessors. Respectfully~ (Signed) Mrs. Leathel P. Wi~orough~" The following letter was read: "I have been advised by Mr. Brinson, City Auditor~ that my compensation ~1! expire on December 3, 1940. As you perhaps know, I have been receiving compensation at the rate of $1~.00 per week for the death of my husband, Elridge R. Story, whose death resulted from accidental injuries and amoutation of his leg while in the e~oloy of the City of Portsmouth, as a police ~ficer bein~ o~duty at the time he was accidentally shot. Hi~ death occurred on November 30, 1935 and since that time tne~C~ty of Portsmouth nas been payin~ compensation at the rate of ~!4.00 per week, for the benefit of myself ~nd small son~ ~ I s~m still the widow~of Dlridge R. Story and our son is ~ow only twelve ~ears 1 of age~ I am sure you fully realime my position and will make some provision for~us, in the way of a pension, as long as I remain his v~dow or at least until our son reaches his majority and ~ is able to take care of himself~ The compensation money has indeed been a great benefit to us and has helped to alleviate the burden. ~ow that it will cease this month~ it ~ll olace us in an embarrassing and ver~y difficult position. In fact, as ~he matter stands~ I do no~ see how I it is possible for the coy to continue in school until such time as he will have completed even! a ~6h School education~ -~ . ~ ~ · Will you kindly take t~s matter up at the next Counc~t meeting in an endeavo~ t~ ~k~ ~ome orovision for a oension? I sincerely trust and hope that some orovision ~_il be I Zi~-~2~i~.~. I w~sh to t~ank each and everyone of the CounCilmen for t~eir consideration. I Very truly yours, (Signed) Mrs. Grace Story." On motion of Mr. Wilson, same was referred to the City Manager and City Attor- ney for recommendation~ Bill of J~ Shirley Hope, State'Game Warden, for destroying 104 tagless dogs, at $2.50 each~ totaling $~60~00, was received, and on motion of Mr. Hutchins, the Treasurer was autiaorized to p~v same from funds in ~r hands from collectian of Dog Taxes. Compensation reports of the Commissioner of Revenue ~ud Commonwealth Attorney for the month of November, were presented~ and on motion of Mr. Fox, approved for payment. Report of F.B. Hill & Company, for auditing the'ferry books and accounts, was received and ordered filed. Motion of Mr. Hutchins that as our next meeting would be on the mas Eve, that we hold said meeting on the 2Zth, was adopted. On motion adjourned~ 24th, Christ- Clerk. Approved - /9 /~ President.