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~u~ust 22nd. l~M~. We are endeavoring to .make the celebration of this year somewhat different from those of previous years, and our committees are exerting every energy to please the publiQ, and also have a celebration which will be remembered for years to come. The Labor Day Committee is endeavoring to work up a program that will have the widest appeal and sincerely hopes that every ~one of you will take advantage of the opportunity to attend and participate, The Oommittee is glad to announce that a special added feature has been arranged in ~?nich everyone can tsJ~e part. Th~is ~M_ll be a Bathing Beauty 0cutest. The winner of ~the contest will receive th~ title of Miss Portsmouth~ besides several moat desira ble awards~ including a h~dsome Trophy Cup, and a trip to the ~orld's Fair~ ~h all expense paid, with the possibility of including a Chaperor~o The contest is sure to bring to Portsmouth as well as Orga~uized Labor much sir~b!e publicity, smai I will state, that up to the present time there are at least Fifteen girls entered for the contest. -To defray the expense incident to the trip to New York,s ~orld~s Fair, the com- mittee finds it must ask the sponsors to share the financial buz~len~ The cost of sponsorship, however~ has been~kept at a very nominal sum~ Five Dolls~s for each entrant. The success of thi-s venture depends upon your co-operation, and the committee ?~ll be glad to expl~ain the plzns in det~ilo Am inolosi~ sponsorship bl~ks for your conven- ience. Yours truly, E. V. Smith, Chairman, Bathing Beauty Contest Oommittee." E. S. Smith, E. V. Smith and M.L. Ec0arty spoke on the question and asked the 0ity to appropriate $50.00 on expense of said Labor D~v undertaking. Eotion of Mr. Wilson to appropriate $50,O0 for said-purpose~ was adopted. The following ordinance~ placed on its first reading, August 8th, ?~as taken and on motion of Er. Hutohins, continued on table: "A~ O~INANCE TO AE~D AND REORDAIN ,EXHIBIT A' ATTAOHED TO ~D ~J~DE A PART OF AN ORDIEAI~0E ADOPTED BY THE COUNGIL OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, ON JULY 28th, 1926, ENTITLED 'AN ORDIF~NCE TO REGULATE EOTOR BUS PASSENGER T~J~NBPORTATION ~ THE CITY OF PORTSI~OU~ ' AJ~D THE A¥~D~TS THEREOF. ~ The following letter was read and referred to the City Attorney: ~On July 3rd, 1939, I got Dennis Watford convicted under a charge of larceny, penalty ninety days in Jail for stealing window sash and doors from 2609 Oast St.~ and taking them to 1311 Bher?ood Ave., where they were located under a searoh warrant. I am asking you to pay me $25.00 as per City Ordins~nce for such conviction, to reimburse me for such money as I had to pay out for detective work in order to locate these sash and to get this man con~cted. Yours very truly, T.B. Lee, Inc. By T.B. Lee." Notion of Er. Pox that copies of proposed ordinances be sent to each member at least three days before the second reading, was adopted. On motion adjourned. City Clerk. Approved - President.