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October 8th~ was adopted~ The following letter was ready and on motion of Mr. Hutch!ns, referred to the City Manager for consideration in the 19~l budget: ~The Board of the Portsmouth ~olic LibEary feels that the present annual ~ propriation of $2,700.00 is quite inadequate for t~e maintenance of the Library. Therefore, the Library Board re~ectful~y requests that, _in making your budget for !941, you will iousiy ~nsider an increase in the Library appropriation~ ~t one time the City contributed $3~300.O0 ~o the support of the Library. La- ter this was reduced to ~3~OOO, 00 and anot2mer cut reduced the s~ppropriation to $2,700.OO. The Board of the Library Association now asks you to restore these two cuts and make the orooriation~for the Library $3~300.OO for 19~l. The number of borrowers is increasing trg - ~endously, and books s~d furnisD~ngs are yearly showing more wear. In SePtember~ Miss Wilson~ our faithful and efficient Librarian~ felt con - strained to offer her resignation. During her years o~ service since the opening of the Li brary in December, 1914~ she has endeared herself to the p~olic and has ~contributed largely to the success of the work~ In recognition.of this faithful service~ the Library Board has granted her ~ pension of ~25oOO a month. Thzs reduces our~budget to ~2~4OO.OO~ a sum less than the ss~ary paid by several Virginia cities to their he~d librarians. ~¢e call your attention ~o ~he enclosed char~ which shows what some of our Virginia cities are doing for their llbraries~ and we hope that Portsmouth may show as great a realization of the value of a puColic library in the mental ~d mor~l growth of the communi- ty. Yours very t~ly~ (Signed) Lo'efts M. Toom~r~ Secretary, The Board of the Library Association.~ The School BQaud presented the%r request for theSchools for the 19~l Budget. On motion of M~. utcnzns~ referred to the City Manager~ for consideration with ~he 1941 Budget. t Con - Bill for $289.65 for e~oenses Qf the City Ma~uager to the Ci y Ms~a~ers~ vention at Colorado Springs~ Colo. ~ September 23rd to 2otn~ was presented. Motion of Mr. Hutchins that said bill be paid, was adopted. The fellowing letter was read: "It is respectfully requested that Armistice Day~ November llth, 1940, be de- clared a City holiday, as in the pa~t, and that your honorable body participate in the cele- bration of the Armistice Day Exercises e~d be present on the reviewing stand to ~tness the parade. T?~s year~ the Post h~s dedicated the parade asa Preparedness Parade and hopes that it will be larger and more impressive than those of previous years~ Respectfully yours~ Ernes~ Acton, Jr.~ Chairman, Parade Committee.~ Motion of Mr. Howard to grant said request and to accept the invitation to occupy seats on the grandstand to view the parade~ was adopted~ Bill of~J. S?~rley Hops, State Game Warden, for destroying forty-eight tag- less dogs, at $2.50 eaab_~ totaling $120.OO~ was presented, and on motion of Mr. Hutchins, the TEeasurer was authorized to pey said bill from .funds in her hands ~om collection of Dog Taxes~ The Compensation r~ports of the Commissioner of Revenue and~Commonwealth At tomes, for September were presented~ and on motion of Mr~ Hutchins~ approved for payment. Report of F.B. Hill & Company~ for auditing the ferry books and accounts for the month of August, w~.s received, a~.d ordered filed~ Mr. Hu~chins presented the follo~,~n~ letter: ~I discovered yesterday tl~at a cedar and rose bush on my lot in Oak Grove Cem- etery have ~ecantly been very much mutilated~ Nor is this the first ti~e such destruction has b~en attempted. A rose bush ~as pulled up a few days after being plan~ed last Spring. It is very apparent those things are done by the crowds of boys who pass thru there to and from school. I frequently have seen them racing and slaying all around the ditch ~{uich borders my lot. It is verY d!stressing~ome~ to have.the resting plece of my loved ones which ! hold so sacred, thus treated. Therefore, I do feel that some i~mediate steps should be taken for its proteotion~ Respectfully, Mrs. George G. Brooks.~ Motion of Mr. Hutshins to request the School Board to keep school children from ~sing the cemeteries as a thoroughfare~ wa~ adopted. On motion of Mr. Wi_son~ Mr. Hall wa~ appointed instead of Mr. Weiseman, on committee to investigate the practice of the Water Department in causing private consumers to pay the cost of repairing water pipes in the streets from the main to the meter.