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February ~2thl '~q~. Privilege of the floor was granted to anyone interested. Mr. Robert F. McMur- ran spoke in regard to the letter. Motion of Mr. Stewart to grant the request and presentation be made at first meeting of Gouncil in March, was adopted. Report of ~.P. Jordan and Company for auditing the Gity Books £or the year 1935 was received and ordered filed. Motion to allow bill of Mr. Jordan for $6~90.00 for said audit was adopted, and by the following vote: ' Ayes: Brooks, Fox, Hutchins, Oast, Parrish, Stewart Nays: None. The following letter was read and referred to the 1935 budget: ~The Board of Lady Managers of the Home for Rhe Agsd~ hereby ~espectfulty re- quest the restoration of the small amount which was taken zrom us by the lO~ cut, which would be fifteen dollars more per month than we are allowed at present.~ Our collections have been greatly~reduoed and having twenty-three old ladies the largest number we have ever had, we t~st that you may see your way clear to grant this request at this time when we are actually in need of assistance. Very respectfully, $2.50 each, Bill of J. Shirley Hope, for $255.00, was read. The Board of Lady Managers, Mrs. Jno. S. Harwood, Cot. Sec." State Game Warden, for destroying iO~ tagless dogs at On motion, the Treasurer was aut'horized to pay s~me from funds in her hands from collect.ion of Dog Taxes. The ~ollowing letter was read: "An invitation is extended to the ~ouncil and the Git y Manager to attend a con- ference of the Hampton Roads Sewage Disposal Commission in the Gouncil Ghamber of the City of Nor£olk, Wednesday~ February 13th, 2 P.M. This conference is called for the purpose of a hearing on the lution and its disposal in the Hampton Roads. Invitations have been extended to Norfolk, Portsmouth, NewPort South Norfolk and all co~uties in the Hampton Roads area. As this city is vitally concerned in this quested to have the entire membership of fersnce. ~estion of poi- News, Hsmpton, important matter, it is urgently the Gounci! and the City Manager present at this con- Very sineerely~yours, The Ham~rzton Roads Sewage Disposal Commission adopted. Motion that the ~ounci~ J.M. Overton.. accept the invitation to attend said meeting, was The following letter was read: "Writing you in regards of a license to do plumbing in the City, of which said license fee is $~6.00 and exp~es April 30th. Dr~ Brooks, I do not feel that I should h~ve to pay the full cost of a year~s license to receive only three months benefit of. I will appre - ciate any help that you may give me in this matter. Thanking you in advance, Yours, J.H. Butler, 1517 Leckie 0ity., on its first reading: Motion of Mr. Hutchins that the following ordinance be placed "AN :ORDINANGE TO ~gND AIfDREOP~AIN SEOTION 63 OF TEE LICENSE TAX ORDINANOE FOR THE YE~ BEGINNING NAY 1st, 1934." The following letter was read: "WHEREAS, the Portsmouth Council of School Leag~es, because of one of its purposes - namely to develop between educators and the general public such united effort as will secure for every child the highest advantages - desire that our High School be an ac - credited member of the South Eastern Association, and WHE~LEAS, our School Board has asked for a sufficient sum of money for the purpose o£ employing extra teachers necessary to regain our ~ormer Standing, and WHEREAS, I - Because of the over-crowded condition in our High School - 2 - Because of the increasing demand for Junior High Schools in progressive Communities - 3 - Be- cause the building o~ schools are acceptable F.E.R.A. projects, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, members of the Portsmouth Council of School Leagues, in meeting assembled, Jan. !8,~ 1935, respectfully urge the members o£ the Oity Oouncil of