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At a regular meeting of the City Counc£1, held J~u~e 28th, 1938, at 8:00 P.M-.,
<br />there were present:
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<br />John P.Leigh, Leslie T.
<br />Manager.
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<br />Fox, George L. Grimes, James N.Howard, Frank D.
<br />H. Earl weiseman,Pearle J. Wilson, an5. the City
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<br /> ~finutes of regular macring held Jttue ~4th, were read and a.oproved.
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<br /> The following communications from the City N~nager were read:
<br /> 1st - "I reg~et to report that since our last' meetin-g~ Er. J'.DoB. McLa hlin
<br /> who, for many years, was employed in the Fire Department and was retired last year, diedt~.
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<br /> On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 2nd .- "At the last meeting Of the Council, there was referred to me a eom -
<br /> plaint relative to the danger at 'the crossing, of Gander Creek and Court St.
<br /> After investigation by the City Manager and City Engineer, I beg to re-
<br />port as follows:
<br /> On the west side of Court St., .there .is an open culvert, which is part
<br />of Gender C~eek, and which is not only a menace to health and we~y t~msightly, b~t is dangerous.
<br />If a child should wander a few steps off the street and fall in, he would drown.
<br /> ~nis culvert was formerly covered. The covering rotted away-and was
<br /> removed several months ago.
<br /> I ask an aopropriation of $1Y5.00, the City Engineerts estimate, to
<br />re-cover the culvert.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Fox to concu~ in the Manager, s recommendation and to appropriate
<br />$1~5.00 for said purpose, was adopted, audby the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Howard, Lawrence, warren, Weiseman, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 3rd - "In co-operation with the Portsmouth Recreation CoF~ittee, ! have inau-
<br />gurated a playground project fo~ two months,- and have appointed a director for each of the fo!-
<br />lowing playgrounds: Wythe St., Robert E. Lee School, Sixth Ave. - Shears Terrace, Port Norfolk
<br />'and one for the colored playground in Mt. Hero. oB, with a C~ief Supervisor, making six in all.
<br /> We have a payroll of $96.50 oer week; in-addition to ~hat, the Ohief
<br /> Supervisor snd the ~mager have agreed to buy the following equipment: 2½ doz. soft balls,
<br />15 soft ball bats, l0 volley balls, l0 volley ball ne~s, 5 croquet sets and l0 sets horse shoes,
<br />at a cost of $14~.00.
<br /> I request an appropriation of $600°00 a~ t~is time to carry on this
<br />project.~
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Howard to concur in the Manager's recommendation and to ~opropri~
<br />ate $600°00 for said purpo~e, was adopted~ and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Howard, Lawrence, Warren, Weiseman, ~ilson.
<br />Nays: None
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<br />The following communication from the City Attorney was read:
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<br /> ~In connection wi~h the request of Miss Maria Payne for relief of taxes on
<br />personal property, I have made inquiries and the facts stated in her letter appear correct.
<br />She does not seem to have signed the assessment blanks for the years in question. I 'believe
<br />it is proper to relieve her of the taxes as requested, they being $1.3~ for 1932, $1.3~ for
<br />1933, $1.32 for 193~, $1.33 for 1935, $1.33 for 1936 and $1.~5 for 193Y'"
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<br />Motion of Er. Lawrence to concur in the Attorney,s recommendation, was adopted.
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<br />- UNFINISHED BUSINESS -
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<br /> The ~equest of Zhe ~ity Manager for an~opropriation of $1,6~6o00 to rebuild
<br />the incinerator furnaces, laid on table at last meeting, v~as taken ~o~ and motion of Mr. Fox
<br />to make said ~opropriation of $1,686.00 was adopted, and by the following votes
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<br />Ayes: Leith Fox,- Grimes,Howard, Lawrence, Warren, Weiseman, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
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<br />u~ and read:
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<br />The following ordinance, placed on its first reading at last meeting, was taken
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<br />~A~N ORDI_~ANCE TO REGULATE THE DISPOSAL OF HUMAN WASTE OR EXCRETA
<br />WITHIN THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH AND TO PROVIDE PENALTiES FOB THE
<br />VIOLAT~ION ~OF~
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<br />and read:
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<br />Motion of Mr. Weiseman to continue said ordinance on table, was adopted~
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<br />The following ordinance, placed on its first reading at last meeting was taken
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