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<br /> The cost, as you know, is being paid by the Virginia Electric ~' Power
<br />Company, under our contract, but we hope that the electric plant will save the City a consi-
<br />derable sum each year in the cost of opera~iono'
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 4th - "I am informed by City Nanager Thompson of Norfolk that they are pre -
<br />paring to chsnge their radio brOadcasting system, which will require Portsmouth to buy fou~
<br />new receivers.
<br /> The cost cf these new receivers will be $150.00 each, plus the cost
<br />of installation, about $20.00, making a total cost of $620.00.
<br /> I ~ecommend, at this time, an appropriation of that amount."
<br />
<br /> gotten of Er. Fox to concur in the Eanager~s recommendation and to appropriate
<br />.$620.00 for said purpose, was adopted, sad by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Leigh, Pox, Grimes,
<br /> Weiseman, Wilson
<br />Ns~s: None
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<br />Howard, Hutchins,. Lawrence, Warren,
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<br /> 5th - CAt the lastm~eting of the Council, there was referred to me a request
<br />for reduction in license tax for shoe repair men, of $10{OD per year.
<br /> The City Co_lector, Er. Parker, sad I have decided that this is a
<br />reasonable request, and I recommend that it be granted."
<br />
<br />On motion of Er. Pox, the following ordinance ~as placed on its first reading:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE-OP~AIN SECTION 73 OF AN
<br />ORDINANCE ENTITLED ~AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING A LICENSE TAX
<br />FOR THE CITY OF PORTSNOUTH, VIRGIk:IA, FOR THE YEAR BE-
<br />GINNING NAY 1st, 1938' ADOPTED ~RCH 22nd, 1938."
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<br />- UNFINISI~EB BUSINESS -
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<br />The following erdinsnce, placed on first reading at last meeting, was taken up:
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTIONS 8, 32 and 6~ OF AN OR -
<br />DINANCE ENTITLED, 'AN OBDI}~NCE IMPOSING A LICENSE TAX
<br />FOR THE CITY 0F PORTSEOUTH, VIRGINIA, FOR T~ YV~AR BE
<br />GINNING MAY 1st, 1938' ADOPTED MARCH 22nd,
<br />
<br />On motion of Er. Hu~ch_ns, said ordinance was adoDted, ~ud by the following
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<br />vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes
<br />
<br />Nays
<br />
<br />Leigh, Pox, Grimes, Howard, Hutchins,
<br />Weiseman, Wilson
<br />None
<br />
<br />Lawrence, Warren,
<br />
<br />The report of the City Collector for the month of April was received ~nd or -
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<br />doted filed.
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<br /> The report of the Accounting Department for the month of April was received
<br />and ordered filed.
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<br />NEW BUSINESS
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<br />The following letter was read:
<br />
<br /> "We thank the Honorable Council of ~he 0ity of Portsmouth for the permission
<br />to use the City Auditorium for our annual school show.
<br /> As we paid the stated ~mount of fifteen(S15.) dollars for the school show on
<br />last Sunday, and also five dollars for the rentsl for one rehearsal, we respectfully appeal
<br />to the generosity of the Council to refund to Our Lady of Victory School the said sum of
<br />twenty dollars (%20o) as the proceeds of the show is used for educational purposes of the
<br />colored race of the City of portsmouth.
<br /> Hoping that you will grant us this request, we are,
<br />
<br />Respectfully yours,
<br />
<br />Our Lady of Victory School,
<br /> Sisters of Charity.#
<br />
<br />Motion of Mr. Wilson to gr_snt said refund, was adopted.
<br />
<br />The following letter was read:
<br />
<br /> "I recently conferred with the United States Housing Authority Executives,
<br />looking to the earmarking of Federal low cost housing and slum oles~e~ce fun~s in the event
<br />your honorable body should elect to establish a local Housing Authority to avail of Federal
<br />money for such purposes.
<br /> I then confirmed my request for earmarkings with a letter addressed to Hon-
<br />orable Nathan Straus, Administrator of the UoS. Housing Authority: copy of which I here en-
<br />close. ~nis letter was immediately acknowledged by Administrator Straus and I am now in re-
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