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February 26th, 1935- - M~rch 12th, 1935. was received and ordered £iled. Motion of ¥~. Fox that~ an appropriation of $5,600.00 be made, for the purchase of certain lots for ~Mu~Ci~al'L ~tadium, as outlined in letter by Mr. phillips, was placed on first reading. Motion of Mr. Hutchins Upon re-convening, the Approved - President. tO reoess Council adjourned. for budget conference, was adopted. City Olerk. March 12th, 1935. At a meeting of the City Council, held March 12th, 1935, at 8:00 P.M., there were present: Vernon A. Brooks, Leslie T. Fox, W.R. Hutchins, S.B. Moore, J. H.F. Parri~h, J.R. SteWart. Minutes of meeting held February 26th were read and approved. Alden Oast, Motion of Mr. Stewart to extend privilege of floor tca delegation of colo='ed citizens, was adopted. same: Thomas Reid, Jr. presented the following petition, and spoke in reference to "The undersigned 0ommittee through Political an~ Oivic Club hereby appears to represent the colored population of said City. It therefore submit~ for your careful consideration and afte= the same, your immediate action, for the correction cf conditions which affect the chilctren of our group, (1) In the No~cum-0hestnut St. School section there are in use to provide for the congested condition, five portable one room buildings and three rooms in the Parker Buklding; these eight rooms now~.used by the School~Board to house the children in lower grades are wholly unfit for the said use or any kind of use; they ~re poorly lighted, in bad condition as to heat ~ud in the winter season, theyare cold to such extent, that the Teachers have to shift the children during their period, .in order that they may be warm; and then that method is not satisfactory; the children contract colds and have ~to lo~e time from school due to sickness from the said conditions; the floors of the portables are located on the ground, the window lights are out and the general sit~ation'is one that is absolutely unwholesome, and can not be conducive to health nor mental improvement. (2) In the Mt. Mormon SChool there are seven hundred children that are using the old time privies and have used them for a long time; this condition is a menace to any community to any community and places the immediate vicinity in grave danger of sickness and death; it is the hope of your.Committee that sewerage connections will be made to relieve said condition; (3) In considering these items, the report of the School Board for the year 1933-3~, is es- pecially called to ygur attention, with reference to the Section found o~ page fourteen of said report, which ms included under the topic, "Building Needs", the execution of that see- tion by your Body will bring about a solution of the problem; it is imperative that something be done relative to these matters herein r~ferred to, so that the people affected can have some satisfaction and give-some concrete priase for the pr~de, action and favorable considera- tion demonstrated by your Body. It is~the hope of your said Oommittee that the changes urgent- ly desired and absolutely needed b~ made, so that the School Term of 1935-36 will find our children housed in proper environment. The Council represents all of the people in the OiSy and we bel~ve that such capacity will be demonstrated both in theory and practice, so that the morale of the entire population