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Report of the Accounting Department for month of November, i939, was re - ceived, and ordered filed. filed. Report of the City Cel!e~tor for month of November, was received and ordered Compensation report of the Commissioner of Revenue and Commonwealth Attorney was received~and on motion of Er. Howard, approved for payment. Bill of J. Shirley Hope, State Game Warden, for de~roying fifty-eight tag- less dogs at $2.50 each, t~taling $145~O0, was received, and ~n motlo~ of Mr. Lawrence, the Treasurer ~s authorized to pay same from funds in her hands zBom col±eetion of Dog Taxes. The following letter was read: "~he Portsmouth District Oommittee of Tidewater 0ouncil Boy Scouts of Ameri- ca leased the Clt~ Auditorium for the evening of December 7th, 1 for lng. its annual mevting and court of honor, s~u ~ ,^ ~ v ~ .939~ .t~e purpose of hold- rental therefor. ~ d ~ ..... -.~. ~avms, ~upermnmendent $25.00 The meeting was a dinner meeting attended by all the Portsmouth Civic clubs and members of the Boy Scout organization, and their parents and friends. The dinner was served by ladies of various churches at cost and the price of the dinner was figured at apiece which covered the actual cost of the dinner and serving. No admission was charged for the Scouts, their parents and friends who attended but did not come for dinner. The Boy Scouts of America i~ a voluntary'non-profit association having as its nurpose the character building of the boys of Portsmouth. The Portsmouth district is ex- trembly limited in fundS, all of which are obtained by voluntarY subscriotionsf~ rom Ports - mouth citizens and as no admission charge was made and the dinner served at cost, the rental of the auditorium would have to be taken from our regular budget, in which no provision is made for such expense. The undersigned for the Portsmouth District Committee of Tidewater Council Boy Scouts of America, respectfully requests the City Council of the City of Portsmouth to refund to the District Committee the $25.00 paid for the rental of the City Auditorium for the evening of December y, 1939. Respectfully submitted, ~. O. Lawrence, Chairman T. A. Wil!ett, Vice Ch~irman Robert D. Powers, Jr. Chairman of Advnncement Committee." Motion of Mr. Howard to make said refund, was adopted. The following letter was read: "The situation with respect to pollution in the waters of Tidewater Virginia is so well known and a matter of such vital import~uce to the citizens of this area that it is generally recognized some steps should be taken as soon as practicable looking toward orooer sewage disposal and the consequent elimination of pollution, ~ - As members of the General Assembly of Virginia from Norfolk Oity, we seek the advice and cooperation of .the various .governing bodies in the area affected i~ order that we, together with aur associates in the Assembly from this area, may endeavor to secure such legislation in the fOrthcoming session of the Assembly as may be needed in solving the pollu- tion problem. We therefore earnestly request that a representative your honorable body be aooointed to meet ,~,~+~ ~ ........... ~r representatives of ...... ~u~ p~o~em may ce ~noroughly considered an~ if possible a generally acceptable solution be found. If this meets with your approval, please s~ter the selection of your repre- sentatives send their names and addresses to Senator Vivian L. Page, Norfolk, Va., in order that he may arrange for an initial meeting. We are advised that the Hampton Roa~s Sewage Disposal 0ommission is willing to place at the disposal of this meeting all the ir~ormation gathered by it and to offer its full co-operation. Assuring you of our desire to lend our best aid in solving this problem, we are, Cordially yours, Vivian L. Page Re H. Daughton Mercers of the Senate Richard W. Muffin Edward L. Breeden, Jr. Robt. F. Baldwin, Jr. J.Mo Robertson Members House of Delegates., "On November 18th the Norfolk members of ~he House of Delegates and Senato~-