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operated by Wincheste~r & Co. ~f New 1Yc~k;-therefore-be it RESOLVED, That the l:ortsmguth 0ity 0ounpil indorse the action of the State Port Authority and other ~rganizatlons in mhis request, and b.e it further ' RESOLVED, That copies of this reeolution be senn .to Mr.' T. $. 0 '0o~no~, chairman of the United States Shipping Board, to the State Port Authority, the Hampton Roads N~ritime Exchange and to the press for publication. # On motion o~f Er. M~upin, the resolution was adopted. Mr. Stewart presented the following resolution: "RESOLUTIONS WHEREAS; the wage workers of Portsmouth and vicinity comprise a most vitally integral p~rt of our citizenship; and ~W~EAS, enforced idleness of these citizens directly affects the economic life of our municipality as a whole; and WHEREAS, The Seaboard A~r Line Railway 0ompanyh~s h~d three lay-offs in the past six months, and recently laid off a large number of i~s citizen-employees for an indefinite period, m~ny of whom have devoted the best portion of ~heir natural lives to loyal and faithful ser- vice of this oQr~oany, and all cf whom h~ve families dependent upon their earnings; therefore, RESOLVED: That Portsmouth 0ity 0oun~il i~ meeting assembled deeply re~rets this lay-off of the Seaboard Air Line Railway shop employees of Portsmouth and vicinity and feels it a most serious blow to the progress of this comm-~nity; and be it further RESOLVED: That'we, the duly elected representatives of the municipalityand citizens as a whole, urgently ~equest the manag?ment of-the Seaboard Air Line Railway Company to re- store all its citizen employees to themr former positions at the earliest possible date, the present and~m~re good-andwelfare of the City and its community of interests demanding such restoration. RESOLVED: That our Honorable Mayor and 0ity Manage~ be, and are hereby empowered and instructed to present these resolutions to .the President of the Seaboard Air Line Railway 0ompany with the compliments of the City of Portsmouth, and copies be furnished the press for publication." On motion o~ Mr. N~upin, the resolutions were adopted, and by the following vote; Ayes-- Brooks, Dunford, Maup~n, Mayo, 0ast, Stewart, ~T~ite, ?. In connection with this m~tter, M~r. Stew~art moved that the Mayor and 0ity Manager be authorized to take this matter up with other organizations and ask them to adopt similar re- solutions. The motion w&s adopted. M~. M~upin moved that the following ordinance,-~whlch had been laid on the table April 26th, be taken from the table~ The motion was adopted. Mr. Mamtsin then moved that the _ordinance be placed on its first reading. Mr. Cast move~ that ~he ordinance be continued on the table until the .next meeting of the 0ouncil. The motion was adopted. ~n this con~ection, Mr. Nhite moved that the Oity Attorne~ be instructed to bring in an ordinance omitting from Section 2 o~ an ordinance entitled, "An0rdinanCe to Amend and Re- ordain an Ordinance en~imled, 'An Ordinance Prohibiting the Erection of 0ertain Classes of Bui!d~l~gs or the A±teratioms of Existing Buildings for 0strain Uses on any Site wkich has ~ot been~ppr0ved by the City Council of the City of Portsmoumh; Prescribing Methods of issuing permits for such Erection or Alteration and Imposing Penalties for Violations Thereof, adopted by the Council of ~he Oity of Portsmouth on the 2?thd~y cf July, 1926," ~ll. reference to property owners sigming petitions for the erection of any of the Prohibited Structures, and the creation of a-Beard of Recommendation ~o pass on such matters, who shall submit their findings to the ¢ityoounctl. The motion was adopted. On motion, adjourned. *An Ordinanc~ to Amend and He-ordain an Ordinance Entitled, "An Ordinance Prohibiting the Erection of Certain Classes of Buildings or the Alterations of Existing Buildings for Oe2- rain Uses on Any Site which has not been Approved by the City Oouncil of the City .of Por~s- mouth; Prescribing Methods of Issuing Permits for such Erection or Alteration and Imposing Penaltiea for Violations Thereof" Adopted by the 0ouncil of the City of Portsmouth on the ~?th day of July, 1~26.