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January 24th, 19~3o
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<br />Ayes - Brooks, Fox, .Hutchins, Eayo~ Moore, Oast, Ogg - 7.
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<br />Nays - None.
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<br />- NE,~ BUSINESS -
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<br /> Bill of J~ Shirley Hope, State Game W~rden, for destroying 103 ~agless dogs at
<br />$2.50 each, totaling $257.50, was read.
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<br /> Notion of Nr~ Nayo that Treasurer be authorized to pay said bill f~om funds in
<br />her hands ~rom paymenm of dog taxes, was adopted.
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<br />The following letter was read:
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<br /> 'Portsmouth Lodge No. 4~i, Navy Yard Local
<br /> Znternational Association of Nachinists
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<br />Norfolk, Va. January 17, 1933.
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<br />To the Nembers of Portsmouth City Oouneil,
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<br />Gentlemen:- We wish to voice to you our deep concern and strongest objection to the wage
<br />cuts about to be made cf city employees of this city.
<br /> I~ appears to us if this policy is continued by citys, states, and employers
<br />of labor everywhere, business which is at one of its lowest ebbs in cur history, will soon
<br />be at a standstill.
<br /> The purchasing power of employees has been reduced to such an amount already,
<br />that their ability to bdy even necessities has been keenly felt by our merchants and our
<br />taxpayers have in lots of cases been unable to pay the city its lawfull taxes, owing to low
<br />wages, and inability to properly suooort their families and their government.
<br /> We trust you will realY~e that the average wage earner and salaried man spends
<br />practically all he makes in the community in which he lives, and by curtailing his buying
<br />power, o~r merchants and all business will necessarily suffer thereby.
<br /> By order ef Lodge ~441 I.A. of N.
<br /> H.O. Hill~ Rec. Sec. ~41.'
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<br />Notion of Nr. B~ooks to refer to City Nanager was adol~ed.
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<br />The following letter was read:
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<br />~Portsmouth Central Labor Union
<br /> Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />January 23, 1953.
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<br />To the Honorable O ity 0omneil,
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia.
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<br />Honorable Sirs:
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<br /> At our meeting last Friday night, I was instructed to write the Oity Oounoil
<br />a letter of protest against the reduction of wages of city employees.
<br /> These employees were not making a living wage before their wages were reduced,
<br />and there is no doubt that with the schedule of pay as ~ been set forth~by the recent
<br />city budget, it will be impossible for them to meet their honest obligations, and in a short
<br />time the city will desire to get rid of some of these men for not being able to pay theLv
<br />debts.
<br /> We sincerely trust that there can be some way devised, wher~oy the wages of
<br />these men can be held up to a living standard. No doubt, most of the city employees are
<br />men with families dependent upon them, which naturally makes their plig~ worse.
<br /> Trusting thaf there will be some way in which you can re-adjust this scale of
<br />wa~es and save these men the embarrassment which zs sure to come, I beg to remain,
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<br />Respectfully yours,
<br />
<br />E.V. Smith, Secretary,
<br />915 North Street,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.'
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<br />On motion, sa~e was referred to the Oity Nanager.
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<br /> Report of J.A~D. Parrish for auditing the ferry books and records for December,
<br />1932, was received and ordered filed.
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<br /> Notion of Nr. Noore that the office of 0ity Collector be declared vacant as
<br />February 1st and that the present Oity 0ollector be paid for the month of February, was
<br />adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes - Fox, Nayo, goers, Oam~ - 4,
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<br />Nays - Brooks, Hutchins, Ogg - 3.
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<br /> Notion of Er. Eayo to go into the election of a city collector was adopted, and~
<br />by the followLug vote:
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