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July 23, 1929.
<br />
<br /> On motion of Dr. Dunford, a special appropri,ation~ of $250.O0_was allowed to pay bill
<br />for examining the Olerk_~s Office e~f the OoUrt of Hustings, and the bill for $100.00 was re-
<br />ferred to ~udge ~hite, .of the 0ircuit Oourt, for his apDroval; aud by the following vote:
<br /> ' Ayes-- Brooks~ Dunford, Maupin, Oast, ~ayo, Stewart, Ogg, ?.
<br /> The Scott Sumvey of budgetary control, which had been laid on the table until this meet-
<br />ing of the 0ouncil, was taken up.
<br /> Mr. Stewart moved that the survey be adopted, and that an appropriation of $2150.G0
<br />be allowed to carry same into effect.
<br /> The motion was placed on first reading.
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<br /> NEW BUSINESS
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<br /> Bills were presented fromJ. Shirley Hope, State Game. Warden, to amom~t of $25.00, for
<br />destroying 10 taglese'dogs $ $2.50 each, an_~ D. W.' McEenney, Stat~ Game Warden, to amount of
<br /> for destroying 29 tagleas dogs $ $2.50 each.
<br />$72'50'On motion of Mr. Maupin, the Treasurer was authorized to pay-said bills, out of funds
<br />on hand from collection of Dog Taxes.
<br /> The 0ity, Manager verbally recommended that Section 24 of the Ordinance prescribing rules
<br /> and regmlations governing municipal markets be repealed.
<br /> Mr. Stewart moved that we suspend 'the ralesJa~d go int~o oonAideration of the following
<br /> ordinance:
<br /> AN 0RDINANOE TO REPEAL SEOTION 24 OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED] 'AN ORDINANOE PRE-
<br /> SORIBLNG RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING MUNIOIPAL MARKETS. m
<br /> The motion was ~dopted, and the ordinance was adopted by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, DUnford, Maupin, Mayo, Oast, Stewart, Ogg,
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<br /> ·The following communications were read:
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<br />Hon. 0itY Oouncil,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br />"portsmouth, Va.~
<br />
<br />July 23, 1929.
<br />
<br />Gentlemen:-
<br /> On behalf of several citizens I respectfully request~your honorable body to
<br />peal the ordinance prOBibiting a fish store within four city blacks:of the market, and offer
<br />the following reasons:
<br /> 1. All fish stalls in-the Oity market are now filled and fish merchants are thus prohibit-
<br />ed from doing business.
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<br /> 2.. Property on which taxes are ps/d~ the 0ity and which has been vacant two years cannot
<br />now be rented. ·
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<br />The probable unconstitutionality of the ordinance.
<br />
<br /> ~ery truly,
<br />
<br /> Foster F.
<br />
<br />V. Staples
<br />
<br />Hcn~able 0ity 0ouncil,
<br />Portsmouth.
<br />
<br />"Portsmouth, Virginia,
<br /> July Twenty second,
<br /> 19a9.
<br />
<br />Gentlemen:
<br /> Having applied to M~. John 0. Niemeyer Oommissioner of Revenue for a merchants
<br />license to operate a sea ~ood market at Middle and 0elumbia Sts., and being refused owing to
<br />sectiom2~ of rules and regulations governing municipal markets, we wish to bring the matter
<br />before you for consideration.
<br />
<br /> As you know there are meat, poultry and produce stores in the same locality and
<br />we have been unable ~o f~ to find anyone who can tell us why res~rictions are place~ on sea
<br />~food in this area, and at the same time restrict no other business.
<br />
<br /> Having gone to a considerable expense to open this business and then being refused
<br />a mezchants license because of the factwe want to hsm~lle sea food is a problem we have been
<br />unable to solve.
<br />
<br /> We are life-long citizens of Portsmouth and have always been interested in the
<br />cities welfare and if anyone can show us where this rule in.any way~ is helpful to the' city
<br />as a whole we would gladly drop the matter at once..Bu~ having studied the situation from
<br />every possible angle we feel that' we are being deprived cf certain rights. As we see this~
<br />St affects not only us but other people who would care to go in the s~me business and the
<br />individual property owner as well.
<br />
<br /> As you know this ordinance was passed in November 192~and if you can not see
<br /> where it is beneficial to the city as a whole, and can see fit to eliminate this section
<br /> from the'ordinance it will be greatly appreciated.
<br />
<br />Yours respectfully,
<br />
<br />V. E. Jenkins,
<br />E. O. Jenkins.e
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