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on motion,, the Treasurer was authorized to pay same from fund in her hand from the Collec- tion of dog taxes. Privilege of t'he floor was granted Mr. W. R. Shafer, who stated that a survey had been made of the South Atlantic cities and that Portsmouth was the only city that the pay 'roll exceeded the livLug demands. Privilege of the floor was granted a delegation of the Americsza Legion Drum and Bugle Gorps~and N~r. Hudgins of the delegation presented the following l'etter: The Honorable City C~ttucil, Oity~of Portsmouth, Virginia. "September 3rd, 193!. Sirs~, Less than one year ago the Drum and Bugle Ooros of Portsmouth Post, No. 37, Ameri- can Legion was organized. Today they hold the honor of-being chamoions of the American Le- gion in the State of Virginia, 4~ving wrested this title from the ~rack Corps of the Brax- ton-~erkins Post of NewportNews, this latter organization having held tha~,honor for the pas~ three years. There is, more pr less, an obligation to th~ Department of Virginia of the Ameri- cs~.Legion to represent the State at the National Convention in Detroit, Septe~oer 21st to 24th inclusive. Th~ State Depar~ment~ of the American Legion awards a p~ize of -$350. to the winning Drum Corps at the State Conventions to be used in de~raying expenses t o the Nmtional ~onven- rich. 'It hasbeen the Custom of the home city ~o appropriate a substantial sum for this- purpose, and the Commonwealth of Virginia has, in years past, donated $500. to this fund in recognition of the benefits that accrue to the State. The members of the Drum and B~g!e Corps have sacrificed much of thei~ time mud. personal pleasures ~o attain the e~ficiency necessary to successfully compete with the more experienced corps throUghout the State and they are deserving of the oppo~unity to compete in the National Convention. To do this means a~ additional sacrifice of t~e, energy a nd financial outlay thru the loss of time from their respective means of livelzh$od. Y um, of advertzsemen~ whzch sh -~ to our renuest for an a ...... ~_.~ ~ ~ ....... ~ o.uld fznd a very !zoeral resoonse Detroit. ~ ~*~*~u~ ~ ~nzs zuna zor ~e~rayzng the ,e~pense of the trip=to The Drum. s~ud ~ le Co s ~ · - Bpg z~o has been recentl e i e~ '~' · · a r '~. i . . . y .qupp wz~ uniforms ~nd e z men a cost of pp oxzmately $2.,000.~ of whzch, nznety percent has been borne by membeq~rsPof ~h~t Amerio~u Legion. The expense necessary to send the Oorps~to the National OonVention will be $1800. ftu~d,~nd we ask~ your earnest consideration ~nd anticipate your support for an appropriation to this Respeo ~fuzly, 0ontmittee.~ Notion of ~&r. Brooks tD~t we aoorooriate the s~m of $500;~0 for said purpose, lost, and by the following vote: ~- ~ Ayes - Brooks - i office vote: was Nays - Hutchins, Maupin, mayo, Oast, Ogg, Stewart - Motion of Mr. Stewart.that we aoorooriate $~50.00 for the ~,~ose ~ ~ ~ u~ z~s~oring the of Food Inspecto~, beginnzng Septem$~r ~6th, 1931, was aaopted, aha by the following Ayes - B~ooks, Hutohins, Maupin, Mayo, ~ays - ogg ~ 1. On motion, adjourned. Oast, Stewart -. 6.