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i98 Am~ust 8th, 1979- At a regmlarmeeting of the City Council, held August 8th, 1939, there were present: John P. Leigh, Leslie T. Fox, Gsorge L. Grimes, James N. Howard, W. R. Hut. chi~s, Frank D. Lawrence, O. E. Warren, H. Ear! Weise- man, Pearle J~. wilson, and the'City Manager. at 7:00 Minutes of regular meeting held July 25th, 1939, were read and approved. Report of the City 0ol!eotor for July was received and ordered filed. Report. of the Accounting Department for July was received and ordered filed. The following motion of Mr. Lawrence, laid on table July 25th, meeting, was taken up and read: "Notion of Mr. Lawrence, that an a_~oropriation cf $10,0OO. OO be made for advertising purposes, to be turned over to the New Hotel Corporation for the purpose of advertising the City, provided ~he new hotel be named "Hotel Portsmouth", to enable the 0ity to receive adver- tising benefits thereby." until td~is Vote being taken, Mr. Lawrence's motion was adopted, and by t~he following vote: Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Howard, HUtchins, Warren, Weiseman, Wilson Nays: None Lawrence, John A. Morris expressed his thanks, and that of his associates, for the action of the Oounci! in helping to make a hotel in Portsmouth possible. Hr. Weiseman offered the following motion which was adopted, and by the fol - lowing vote: Ayes: Leigh, FQx, Grimes, Howard, Hutchins, Warren, Wei seman, Wilson Nays: None La.once, Notion: "During the early days of the finaucial drive in behalf of our new hotel, M~.._John A. Morris was almost continuously busy in an effort to make answer to var - ious reports that were then being cireulated aud which in many instances were calculated to east aspersion upon the sincerity of the movement. Added to this I can also imagine that those Who compmised the Hotel Committee were met many times wi~h rebuff and discouragement. Portsmouth is not a place of great wealth but is essentially a working man's Oity~ so that I freely acknowledge that when the announcement came of an impending effort to raise $125,000.O0 by popular subscription for a new hotel, I did not believe that it could be accomplished. I have observed with great satisfaction the various reDorts of the Hotel Committee and with pride have watched the project as it was removed from a status of seeming Impossibility to a creation of gleaming reaIity. I have likewise hoard from time to time the kind words of thanks that have come from this fine committee to those who in some way o~ another had aided in their work. It, however, occurs to me that all of this should now be very definitely reversed and as a member of the Portsmouth City Couhoil, which honor I sin - cerely cherish, ! am of the desire that there be an offielal expression accordingly. There - fore, to John A. Morris and his great committee ! extorted thanks for a grand Job, magnificently done, and which reacts only to the advancement .of the welfare of our Cit~y. I move, Mr. Chairman, that the Council, as a whole, so e.xpress itself." Bill of J. Sh&r!e~ Hope~ State Game Warden, for destroying eighty four t~g- less dogs at $2.50 each, totaling $210.00 was received, and on motion of Er. Howard, the Treasurer was authorized to pay same 2rem fumis in her hands from coliection of Dog Ts_xes. Compensation reports of the Commissioner of Revenue aud Oommonwea!~h Attor- ney, for July,~ were received, and on motion of Er. Fox, approved for payment. Report of F. B. Hill & Company for auditing the .ferry books and accounts for the month of June was received and ordered ~iled. reading: On motion of ~. Grimes, the following ordinance was placed on its first "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND P~ORDAIN ,EXHIBIT A' ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY ~HE O0UNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH ON JULY 28, 1926,~ ENTITLED, 'AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE ~TOR BUS PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION IN ~PiE CITY OF PORTS- MOU~H' AND THE AMENDKENTS THEREOF. ~ On motion adjourned. Approved - P re sident. Clerk.