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December 2?th. 193~. On motion of Er. Fox~ the Treasurer was authorized to pay same from funds in her hands i~rom collection of Dog Taxes. Report'of W.P. Jordan~& 06mpany for auditing the books and accounts of the fer ties was received and ordered filed. Motion of Mr. Stewart te consider the items that were referred to the 1935 Bud- get by the Oouncil, Was adopted. 1st - Request of Boy Scouts for an appropriation cf $310.00 was taken up. Motion of N~. Stewart that said appropriation be not made, was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes: Fox, Hutchins, Oast, Stewart - 4. Nays: Brooks; Parrish. 2nd - Request of W.T. Smith for a pension, was taken up and on motion of Stewart was referred back to the 0ity Manager. The following request from the Ohamber of Commerce was read: "At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Portsmouth Ohamber of Comme~ce held ~n November t4th, i was directed to notify you that early in the coming year we will start a campaign to increase the membership of this Chamber and also to secure additional funds for advertising purposes. At~ the recent meeting of the Eighth Annual Advertising and Publicity Convention of the Virginia State Chamber of Oommerce held at Virginia Beach, we were greatly impressed with the necessity of the'cities a~d counties of this State advertising ~o the world the many advantages of Virginia We were particularly impressed with the advantages to be'offered to tourist in ~the Tidewater area and bel~ ve if these facts can be properly brought to the attmntion of the traveling public that it will be the means of bringing many thousands to this section attracted by what we have te offer. Several cities in Virginia are making annual appropriations to Cham- bers of Oommerce and Advertising Agencies for this purpose and we =equest you to have in mind this matter when you are making up the city budget for next year. We might state in this connection that at one time Portsmouth City Oouncil appropriated $1500. per annum for this wo=k, and this money ~as spent by the Chamber of Com- merce in advertising the City Later on the sumof $500.00 was appropriated, b~t du~ing the last two years the appropriation h~s been $300~00 We wish to say that during the year of l~31 this Ohamber received fxom the City the sum ~f $500.00 ~o be used for advertising purposes and. spent this entime ~mount.plus $250.00 from our general fund to secure an Industrial Survey which was printed and distrzbuted to many points along the Etlantic Sesfooard hnd th~u the South We believe that a reasonable s~m spent for-advertising purposes will be richly repaid, and we therefore xespeetfully request an appropriation of $1,000.00 for the purpose as above outlined. Very sincerely, ~'Portsmouth Ohamber B.B. Fer$~son~ J.M. Overton, of President. Secretary.~ On motion, action was deferred. The question ~f medical inspection i~ schools was taken up and on m~tion, tion was deferred. The Oity Attorney presented the following res. olution~ "BE IT RESOLED by the Council of the City of Portsm~th, That the City Eanager' be, and he is hereby authorized to take such steps as may be necessary to transfer the books and accounts relating to the deposits, disbursements of Oity funds from the office of the Treasure~ to the Office of the Oity Oollector on the first d~y of January, 1~35, and that the Oity Oollector shall hereafter make su?h disbursementS, and all checks drawn upon: Eu~ds of the City deposited in banks shall be si~ed by the City' Collec- tor and the City Auditor." On motion of Mr. Fox, same was adopted. APPROVED - On motion adjourned. president. CITY CLERK.