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gay 9th, !9~9. tion~ry service, ~. may~ be ~pro~d~d~. In~-the'..r~le~ ~f~:the civil ~ervics ee~iss.io~ d~i~ which ~he ~opointi~ power ~y ~e~ate ~he ~plo~n~ of ~e person certified to ~m, om it, ~ during the pemfommance tes~ ~hum mEfo~eR, ~on ob~se~at!ens or ~nsi~ra~ion of ~he perfo~- ~uce o~ duty, ~e appoin$i~ p~we~deems ~m u~it or unsa~sfac~ory ~em service ~ +~e de - partmen~. ~erenpon ~e appointi~ power shal% des%~ ~e ~per~n or ~emsens certified as eroding new h~.s~ in any s~ch list ~d ~eh ~rson or per~s .s~ll likewise enter upon s~d duties ~ntil ~me person is fo~ who is deeme~ git for appoint~nt~ emp!o~ent or p~ - motion for ~e p~bation~y period p~vided ~h'er~for, whereupon ~e appointment~ e~loyment or promotion sl~l be deemed to bs ~mplete. ~ ~le the two sections may at first appear to ~ford differen~ inte~retations ye$ upon careful s~udy it will be fo~d ~at see~ion 3 prescribes ~he duties of t~ civil se~ice co~ission ~nd req~res ~e ~bmission on written ~quest Of the ~po~in~ ~an~kerity the ~me of the person high. st, or the throe ~'est on ~e eligible lis~. Bection 9 deals with ~ppointmsnts. · In ~ opinion~ in case of a vac~cy in either ~he Pe~ee o~ Fire Department~ the Ci~y M~er e~ reques~ either ~he ~e of t~e person ~gaes.~ er the three persons hi~.- es~ on the eligible list. In eass~ef ~re th~ one vac~cy s~ additioa~ name~fer each ad - ~tio~l vat.cF ~ ~ requested ~d should be furnish~. In o~er words, the power to m~e the request ~s been placed in ~e appointing au~orlty.~ On motion ordered filed. Report of the City Collector for month of April, was received and ordered filed. Report of the Accounting Department for April, was received and ordered filed. - NEW- BUS~ESS ~ establish permanent voting places in the following wa~ds and precincts: Marshall Ward - 2nd Precinct Jefferson Ward Lee Uard According to Bection 145 Chapter 13, of the Virginia Election Laws, Councils shall establish election districts ~ud voting places in each district. connnitteeo The following letter w~s read, and on motion cf Er. Pox, referred to ~he City ~The City Democratic Committee respectfully requests your Honorable body to the City Your fullest co~operation in 'this matter will be highly appreciated by the Very true. yours~ C. C. Wilson, Sec.~ The following letter was read, and on motion of ~r~ Fox, ~eferred to the City Nanager: "The City Democratic Executive Committee is making an effo~ $0 have address~ es of all voters in the Gity!isted in the new poll books and to have colored voters segregat~ ed male and female by wards° The committee has been promised the co-operation of the City 'Treasurer s~ud the Clerk of the Cour~ of Hustings, towards accomplishment of its effort. To carry this matter to a successful conclusion will require additional funds from the City° We ~herefore respectfully requost ~ur Hono table body to set aside a suffi~ cient amount of money to defray the cost of ha~ng the new poll books printed as outlined above and in sufficient numbers.' Tr~ting that this will meet with your approval and that you will co~operate with the committee Lu its effort, we are, Very respectfully yours~ City Democratic Executive Committee, By C~ Co Wilson, Sec~~ at $2.50 each~ Bill of J. Shirley Hope,.Btate Game Warden, ~mounting to $235°00, was received. for destroying 94 re. less dogs, On motion of ~r. Howard, the Treasurer ~as authorized to pay same from funds in her hands from collection of Dog-Taxes. The following letter ~s read, and ordered filed: ~On behslf, of the members of loc-al 539 of the internation~ Associatio~ cf ~irefigh~ers, I ~sh to thank t~e Eayor and Council for ~ueir favorable ~ction in granting the two-platoon system of ~horter workin~ hours for the firemen of the City of Portsmouth, Respectfully yours, J~A~ Blair~ Becretary~~