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ordered filed.
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<br />Report of the Accounting Department for the month of March, was received and
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<br />filed.
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<br />Report of the City Collector for the month of March, was received and ordered
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<br />- NEW BUSINESS
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<br /> The following petition was read, and on motion of Mr. Hutchins, referred to
<br />the 0ity Manager:
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<br /> "We the undersigned property owners and resets of Washington and Jefferson
<br />Wards, petition the City Manager and the City Council for the removal of the parkway on Wash-
<br />ington St., from_County St. to Harrison St., inclusive.
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<br />(Signed) C. F. Welmer, 908 Washington St., end numerous others.
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<br />The following letter was read and ordered filed:
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<br /> uDaughter Lula E. Hudson and I wish .to thank all men heartily for putting across
<br />the banning of Sunday Wine and beer in our town. But we need it all liquor banned for ever.
<br />Please help every way you know how to bring this about, and do all you can to uplift the morale
<br />of our people; for ~here is great need of a change for the better.
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<br />Very respectfully,
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<br /> (Signed) Mrs. Ac C. Hudson,."
<br /> Portsmouth Lodge 898, Loyal Order of Moose, presented the following, which was,
<br />on motion of Mr. Hutehins, referred to the City Manager:
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<br /> "Wepresent herewith for consideration a resolution formally adopted by this
<br />lodge at a regular stated meeting held Tuesday, April 4th, 1939.
<br /> It is hoped that the resolution will be given favorable consideration, as we
<br />feel that there is a real need in this city for proper and adequately supervised playgrounds.
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<br />Respectfully yours,
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<br /> (Signed) Ivor Jones, Secretary."
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<br /> Resolution - eom-
<br /> "WHEREAS, a part of the civic and community welfare program of the Lodges
<br /> prisihg the Loyal Order ef Moose, throughout the United States, a playground program is being
<br /> sponsored, in which the se~eral separate units of the Moose are asked to interest themselves
<br /> in either the establishment or equipment of the playgrounds or of one playground, according to
<br /> the financial ability of the separate lodge, ~and,
<br /> WHEREAS, at Mooseheart, an institution maintained by the combined Moose
<br />Lodges, for the children of' deceased members of the order, a model playground is-being built,
<br />under the supervision of the foremost experts in this sort of endeavor, which playground, in
<br />addition to its usefulness as a playground is intended to'be a guide for the erection of simi-
<br />lar playgrounds, for the cities throughout the country, and
<br /> WHEREAS, in keeping with the spirit of this program, it was the desire of
<br />Portsmouth Lodge Number 893, Loyal Order of Moose to participate in this program and render
<br />whatever assistance possible toward~the establishment and/or-equipment of playgrounds in the
<br />City of Portsmouth, Virginia, and
<br /> WHEREAS, a committee was appointed to investigate the needs of the nlaygroun~
<br />in the said City of Portsmouth, yirginia, and to determine how the Portsmouth Lodge m~ght as -
<br />sist in establishing and equipping same, to the end that the same might be satisfactorily and
<br />properly operated, and
<br /> WHEREAS, the said Commi-ttee investigated and reported to the said lodge on
<br />~uesday, April ~, 1939, that there were approximately six (6) playground sites, selected or ac-
<br />quired for playgrounds in ~he entire City of Portsmouth, Virginia; that during the year 1938,
<br />the playgrounds then operated were supervised by men or boys attending college and connected
<br />with the athletic activities in college; that supervision by people who were supervising the
<br />athletic activities of the schools in the school system of the City of Portsmouth, were avail-
<br />able only at an increased cost and could not be obtained last year because of insufficient ap-
<br />propriation by ~he City Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, for the purpose of super-
<br />vision of said Playgrounds; that playgrounds in other cities throughout the United States are
<br />supervised by qualified athletic directors, connected with the athletic dep'artments of their
<br />school systems; that these directors are adequately paid for their services throughout the
<br />playground seal. ohs; that the playgrounds are maintained successfully and ooerated as a real ben.
<br />efit to ~he ch~ren and the school systems, reducir~ casualties from auto4obile and other
<br />street aocidents¥ that the directors of the athletic departments of the schools are the proper
<br />persons to supervise the playgrounds of the cSF, since they are in constant touch with the sit~
<br />uation s_nd are. in the position ~o umderstand the ~rue needs of the children insofar as the play.
<br /> are conc~erned; that it will require an ~opropriation of approximately Two Thousand
<br /> Dollars for s~oervision of ~he playgrounds and for such ~emoorar~y equipment and para-
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<br />ph~rnalia to
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<br /> the immediate needs of the playgrounds during the~ summer months; that there
<br /> playgrounds and for proper and adequate supervision thereof in the Gity of
<br /> the above amount should be smfficient to pay for the services of a male su -
<br />~ssistant supervisor, preferably a lady, and six or more directors, one to be
<br /> each of the sixPlaygrounds now acquired by the City of Portsm0~th;
<br /> NOW,
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