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November lOth, 1936. Resolut ion - "Protesting against insufficient wages of laborers in the Public Service Department (Street Cleaning andDrainage): City of Portsmouth, Virginia. ~HEREA$, since wages for the white and colored laborers in the subject Department have been for some time set at $18.00 for the former, and ~15.60 for the latter, based on a six day week, WHEREAS, since April 1st, 1936, some thirty-five white mud twenty colored laborers have been permitted to work but five d~ys per week, on an average, receiving thus only $1~.00 and $12.80 respectively, and ~.~HEREA$, these are commonly acknowledged to be wages that do not and can not afford a decent living for a man and his depen- dents (considering the current cost of living, locally), the said men having been obliged to lose an averaMe of three and one half months out of each twelve month period, and ~HEREA$, it has come to the attantion of many local citizens that inevitable dissatisfaction has resulted in a let down in the day by day efficiency of the said p~olic servants, WHEREAS, we deem it Just and fitting in the circumstances that the subject men should receive a minimum wage equal to that now paid to classified labor employed by the Government in this vi- cinity, · .e. the Public Works Department, U.$.Navy ~ard, Naval rating Base, e~c., be it hereby RESOLVED, ~hat we, the Grievance Committee of the Portsmouth Central Labor Union do urge you, in the name of those who have no spokesman of their own, to grant these men a full six days' Pay per week, at the said advanced wages, as mentioned in the last paragraph, Respectfully submitted by the Grievance Committee, Ports- mouth Central Labor Union. (Signed) H.P. Berna, Chairmm~ H.L. Dale T.J. Martin MoS, BOdwell.~ Motion o[ Mr. Howard to refer to the i93~ budget~ was adopted. The Compensation report of the Treasurer, Com~nissioner of Revenue and Common- wealth Attorney.was, on mationof Mr. Hutohins, approved for payment. Privilege of the floor was granted Mr. James Shannon, who stated that there was a building on Riverview Avenue that ha.s been vacant for a number of years and~has become a fire menace. The City Manager stated that this matter was in the b~nds of the City Attorney. On motion adjourned. Vice City Clerk.