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there were oresent:
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<br /> a regular meeting of the 0ity Council held on September 24th, 1935, at 8:00
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<br /> Vernon A. Brooks, Leslie T. Fox, W.R. Hutchins, S.B. Moore, J.Alden
<br /> Oast, J,R. Stewart, City Hanager.
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<br /> September 10th was dis
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<br />The following communications from the City Manager were read:
<br />The Manager read the following letter from the City Engineer:
<br />let - "Referring further to yours of the 29th ultimo, file 65, concerning the
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Hutehins, the reading of minutes of
<br />pensed with.
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<br />heating plant at the Des Noines Ave. fire engine house.
<br /> Since my report to you of Sept. 10th, Mr. Haughas investigated the pos-
<br />sibility of substituting the use of coal for oil in the said house, and his report in part is
<br />as follows:
<br /> ~As you will no~e from the sketch .. the archltect ..designed the boiler pit- for
<br />oil operation and placed ~he pit ih the center of the building where it is inaccessible to
<br />outside communication. The pit is only 8'0 x 9'6" and is Just large enough for the boiler
<br />and the burning apparatus.
<br /> We have consulted the Wilkins Co. who sell the Fairbanks Norse Automatic Coal
<br />Stoker and they claim that due to the restricted quarters in the pit they could not recommend
<br />a stoker. This recommendation was made without consideration of the fact that coal would
<br />have to be stored out of doors and carried in buckets as used thru the tool room, rest room
<br />and entry way to the cellar steps in the center of the building.
<br /> We have added up the expenditures for fuel~ oil for the six years and find that
<br />the total amounts to $70S.60 oran average of $118.00 per annum. The Lincoln Bt. Engine house
<br />which has a hand fired coal boiler used 15 tons of coal $ $6.23 per ton last yeaA a tote!
<br />cost of $93.~5. This is a much smaller house than the Des Nolnes Ave. building.
<br /> We therefore believe that practically no saving in operation would be effected
<br />by changing to coal especially after the expense of building a coal pit or coal house is
<br />considered.'"
<br /> Yours truly,
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<br />Jos. F.Weaver, Jr., City Engineer."
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<br /> Hotion of Mr. Hutchins to approve the Manager's recommendation made Augus~
<br />and to appropriate $~50.00 for said purpose, was adbpted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Brooks, Fox, Hutchins, Moore, Oast, Stewart - 6
<br />Nays: None.
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<br />The Manager presented the following ordinance:
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<br />"AN ORDIt~%NCE TO AMEND AND RE-ORDAIN AN 6RDINANCE ENTITLED '~N OR-
<br />DINANCE PROVIDING FOR PERPETUAL CARE AND UPKEEP OF CEMETERY LOTS,
<br />ADOPTED JUNE 16th, 1922.~"
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<br />Motion of Mr. Fox to place on its first reading was adopted.
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<br />3rd ~ The Manager presented the following ordinance:
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<br />"AN ORDINA~NCE TO AMEND A_ND RE-ORDAIN 'AN ORDL~ANCE ENTITLED, AN
<br />ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT THE ERECTION OF PUMPS, TANKS, AND SIMILAR
<br />EQUIPMENT FOR THE STORAGE OF GASOLINE, OIL, AND OTHER LIQUID
<br />SUBSTANCE IN THE STREETS OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, ADOPTED BY
<br />THE CITY COUNCIL ON DECEMBER ~Tth, 1928, AND TO PROHIBIT THE USE
<br />OF AND PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF TANKS, PUMPS AND OTHER EQUIP-
<br />gENT NOT IN USE."
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<br />~otion of ~r. Moore to place said ordinance on its first reading, was adopted.
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<br /> 4th - "In the matter of free school books, which subject was presented to the
<br />Council by the Portsmouth Central Labor Union in a communication dated April 9th, 1935, and
<br />which the Council referred %o a committee composed of the City Hanager, the Superintendent
<br />of Schools, Councilman W.R. Hutohins, and Hr. B.F. Long, a representative of the Portsmouth
<br />Central Labor Union; I respectfully submit the following report:
<br /> After a thorough investigation of the cost of such books in other com-
<br />munities which supply free school books to their pupils, it was conservatively estimated that
<br />free books in the public schools of Portsmouth will cost a minimum of $10,000. annually, in
<br />addition ~o the sum now being appropriated for free books to indigen~ pupils. Gonsideration
<br /> then turned to the question of expediency of adding $10,000. to the Oity~s fixed annual ex-
<br />pense for this purpose and at this time.
<br /> It was pointed out that for the past law years drastic outs in operat,
<br />ing expenses and curtailment of street and other improvements had been necessary, in order to
<br />hold down the budget so as not to exceed the estimated income.
<br /> That some of the major annual curtailments made were reductions in
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<br />A total reduction
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<br />Street Lighting
<br />Schools -largely in salaries
<br />Salaries of city employees
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<br />in those three items of
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<br />lZ,47o.
<br />57,997.
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<br />93, 5~0.
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<br />Furthermore, it was pointed out that the Police and Fire Departments
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