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july 13th, 193Y.
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<br /> This is the only statewide meeting of Virginia Municipal officials during the
<br />entire year and it is important that all councilmen and executive officers be present.
<br /> Please arrange also for your chiefs of polioe~ sergeants, building inspectors
<br />and weights and measures officials To attend their respective meetings as well as other inte~
<br />ested officials.
<br /> Assuring you of our desire to provide a valuable and enjoyable convention, I
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<br />Very s~nce_e~y yours,
<br />
<br />Morton Lo Wallerstein,
<br /> Executive Secretary,
<br /> League of Virginia Municipalitles. ~
<br />
<br />The following letter was read:
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<br /> "I wish hereby to notify you that the resignation of Mr. Oharies J. Montague,
<br />member oF the ~chool B~ard from the Third District, came before the School Board, at its meet-
<br />lng on Tuesday, July 6, and was accepted with regret. There is, therefore, a vacancy on the
<br />School Board from the Third District.
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<br />Respectfully submitted,
<br />
<br /> H.A. Hunt, tupt~ of Schools."
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<br />adopted.
<br />Mrs.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Warren to go into election of Mr. Mon~ague~s successor, was
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<br /> Mr. Warren nominated Mrs. R.H. Broughton. There being no other nominations,
<br />Broughton was elected, and by the following vote:
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<br />For Mrs. B~oughton: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Lawrence,
<br /> Warren, Weiseman, wilson
<br />Against Mrs~ Broughton~ None
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<br />Howard, Hutchins,
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<br />The following letter was read~ and referred ~o the City Manager:
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<br /> ~I am
<br />the School Board, at
<br />
<br />directed by the School Board to forward to you a resolution adopted by
<br />its last meeting as follows:
<br /> ~That the City Council be asked to make an additional appro~
<br /> priation for the new colored high school, of $800. for the
<br /> site and $2000. for equipment, as it will cost approximately
<br /> $800~ to complete the purchase of the land, and $2000. addi-
<br /> tional to buy necessary equipment. The original estimate
<br /> called for $10,O00.00 for equipment, b~t since the cost of
<br /> the building was greater than the estimaze it was necessary
<br /> to use patter the allotment for equipment for the erectio~
<br /> of the building; leaving about $7hOO. for equipment. The
<br /> needed equipment will cost approximately $10,000. after due
<br /> allowance for furniture on hand, and also for furnithre made
<br /> and to be made by the Manual Training Department.'
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<br />Respectfully submitted,
<br />
<br />HcA. Hunt, Supt~ of Schools
<br />
<br />The following bill was presented~
<br />
<br /> ~On February 25th, 1~3~, two German Police Dogs entered my premises and killed
<br />seven (y) Rhode Island Red Hens, weighing about four (4) lbs. each, at 25 cts. value[ Seven
<br />Doliar~ ($?oO0} o
<br /> (Signed] C0rn~tta gas on~
<br /> 800 ~enry St.,
<br /> Portsmouth, Va~
<br /> Sworn and subscribed to before me this 28th day of June, 1937.
<br />
<br /> (Signed) Annie Eo Perkins~ Notary Public
<br />My commission expires May lOth, i9~1~~
<br />
<br /> on motion of Mr. Hutchins, the Treasurer was authorized ~opay same from funds
<br />in her hands from collection of Dog Taxes.
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<br />The following bill was presented:
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<br />~City of Portsmouth,
<br /> Care Dog Tax Fund
<br /> To 25 chickens,
<br />
<br />killed by dogs, weighingS9#
<br />
<br />= $1 .oo
<br />
<br /> James N. Barker,
<br /> 1 ~40 Palmer St.,
<br />Approved ~ Portsmouth, Va.
<br /> J, Shirley Hope
<br />Subscribed and sworn to before me this
<br />
<br />Annie
<br />
<br /> day of July, 1937.
<br />Perkins~ Notary Public~~
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