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The following letter was read and on motion of Mr. BrOoks re~erred to the 0ity
<br />M~uager for further information and to report back at special meeting to be held April 18th:
<br />
<br />,International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Builders, Welders & Helpers
<br />
<br />of.America.
<br />
<br />915 North St., 0ity.
<br />
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia.
<br />
<br />April th, 1933.
<br />
<br />The Honorable 0ity 0ouncil,
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia.
<br />
<br />Mr. L. 0. Brinson, 01erk~
<br />
<br />Your Honor.:
<br /> It is the desire of this body, that your Honorable Body get up a letter to
<br />the following parties, namely: .Claude A. Swanson, Secretary United States Navy; Hon.
<br />Flood Byrd, Senator from Virginia; Hon. Oolgate W. Darden, Congressman from Virginia, and Hon.
<br />Carter Glass, Senator from Virginia.
<br /> It is our desire that you take this action as an endorsement of a plan which
<br />we wish to take up in Washington endeavoring to get Oompensation for one of our members that
<br />was hurt at the Navy Yard several years ago, and the proper compensation was never paid.
<br /> This party I have re~erence to is Brother Charles Quillin, now deceased, ac6~ount
<br />o~ this same accident.
<br /> I understand that this ease has been clearly explained to Mr. Brinson, the 0curt-
<br />oil Olerke to whom this letter is addressed, and Ibelieve he can give a good explanation cf
<br />the whole affair.
<br /> we are endeavoring to get the support of the several Oivic Bodies of POrtsmouth
<br />including the Ohamber of Oommerce and the Retail Merchants ASsociation, ~ogether with the Cen-
<br />tral Labor Union, and Metal Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor. All these
<br />bodies have offered their support and some have already produced letters.
<br />These letters we desire to be sent to the writer of this letter, who in turn
<br />will turn them over to the proper committees tha~ are going to W~shington to fight the case.
<br /> Thanking you in advance for this favor, I beg to remain,
<br />
<br />Yours truly,
<br />
<br />(Signed) E.V. Smith, Secretary."
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<br />The following lettem was read:
<br />
<br />"Monroe Hotel
<br />
<br /> Portsmouth, Virginia.
<br /> April 4th, 1933.
<br />Gentlemen:
<br /> Fou~ years ago the Maxey Medicine Oompany of Owensboro, Kentucky were here. with
<br />one of their Free Engertainments and advertised and sold the Maxey Prodoots from the s~age,
<br />%his was done te introduce the Maxey Line in Portsmouth and the Maxey Products were then
<br />placed in the Local Drag Stores_al this Oity, and were supplied by the Gilpen Wholesale Drug
<br />Oompany ef Norfolk, Va. and othe~ Drug Oompanies.
<br /> we wish at the reGuest of the many 'Local Drug Stores in Portsmouth that carry or
<br />sell the Maxey Remedies, and for the purpose of stimulating the sale of said Remedies'for the
<br />Local Dr~g Stores, we want tc conduct another Advertising and Sales Oampange in portsmouth,
<br />but the Present License that you now have on your books make it impossible for the Maxey Ned~
<br />icine Company to pay.
<br /> The owner and manager of the Maxey Free Show carries letters of recommendation f~om
<br />most every City it has visited from the officials, such letters saying that the show was olean
<br />and good and free of any objectional features and it is the onl2 Medicine Shew that was gramt-
<br />ed a license on the Board Walk in Atlantic Oity and in Miami, Florida, and such letters from
<br />0ity Mayors, and 0ity Managers were shown to Mr. H.B. Anderson, Oity Manager of Porte, ouCh,Va.
<br /> The entertainment is free and no charge is made only on the sale of the Remedies,
<br />we also carry a refreshment stand sell candy, pop corn and drinks, this is no ~ a Oarnival or
<br />Circus, but a high class entertainment, that any Lady or child can see, and your officials
<br />will tell you that they had no compla~t when we were here twice before.
<br /> We dO.aSk that you consider, that we come here in the interest e£.the local drug
<br />stores that carry our products, and we are at a very heavy expenseto carry on this advertis-
<br />ing sale. A~d we do hope and ask that you mske a reasonable license that we car pay, for
<br />which we thank you, and remain,
<br />
<br />Yours very truly,
<br />
<br />Maxey Medicine 0e.
<br />
<br />(Signed)
<br />
<br />H.B. Maxey, Manager,
<br /> Maxey Medicine Show No. 2.
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Mayo that a tax of $110.OO be charged for
<br />by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes - Brooks, Hutchins, Mayo - 3.
<br />Nays - Fox, Moore, Oast, Ogg - 4.
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<br />three weeks was-lost, and
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