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AugUst 1I, 1925 ~tho "! am forwarding herewith circular letter from the Execa~ive secretary of the League of Virginia Municipalities in which it is recommended that the Council of each municipality e ro osed increase in telep~on~ ra~ee appropriate, a sum eq~l to twenty-five affected b~y .th . p p ...... ~o ~=~a iAmi. · f the ~unEe& alit~y affeote~ for the p~ose cents per ~eA~none wx~nxn ~ ~ ........ ~s o ~ p2oposed i~crease. The of e~loy~ ~ e~ert acco~t~ Secretly asks t~t ~hese f~s be ~de a~lable ~t la,er ~h~ Septem~r lsd, 1525. The f~ds collected will be ~ed entirely for d~fraY~ e~enses of ~he case ~d wi~ be de~si~ed as a t~st ~d to ~e dra~ on by the Presiden~ ~ th~ Le~e, upon co~ter si~at~e of the e~ ~uch t of ~he -M~. Brooks moved 2~2 ci~ies to ~ve~ 1~,000 phones, ~i~ appropriation of ~ ~o~t eq~l ~o 2~ cents pe~ phone. ~. Cast ~ved to refer ~o F~ce 0o~it~ee, which ~as adopted. ~th. eX ~ forw~di~ herewith application of ~erican Oil 0o~y ~ erec~ ~ oil storage pl~2 on the South side of 0o~ty St. just w~st of ~ Belt Line. As the capacity of ~hls pl~ is in excess of 1,000 g~lons,approv~ BY the 0o~cil is req-~red. The pl~ consists of five 20~, O~thegallon~oi~t~.?~s~ The prop~rt~ ............. -~, ~mv~l ~ff the annlica2ion of the ~eri~ 0~1 0o~Y is re~e~ted. 6~h. "The fo!~wi~ ~ecial appropriations will be necess~y Oity ~ail Feedi~g Prisoners Oity Druge B~rial of Paupers $5o0.00 lOOO.O9 Tot~ $1500,~O $ oo.'00 $ lsS.eo Light & Power Markets 1000.00 Auto Supply ~it¥ Park Water $500.O0 Lights ~OO. OQ $1200,00 SeeSO.OO $ $00.00" the Finance Committee. On motion, the requested sLopropriations were referred to UNFINISKEDEISINESS The following ordin~nce, which was placed on its f~rst reading July l~th, was taken up and read: AN ORDINANOE 0LOSING THAT PORTIOE OF ROMANESQUE STREET LYING SOUTN OF THE 0OUNTY STREET ROAD. On motion of Nr.' Brooks, the ordinance was adopted and by the following vote: Ayes~ Brooks, M~pin,. Oast, Smith, Stewart (R.E.B.), White, The monthly reports of the Treasurer, 0ity Oollector, and 0ity Auditor for the month of Ju~y were presented and were referred to the Finance Committee. NE~. BUSIEESS The following, communication was referred to the Finance ~ommitt~e an~Oity Man~ger: _ . _ "Aug. ?, 1925. To the Honorable Mayor and 0ouncil of the Oity of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Va. Gentlemen:-- ~ ~ I wish to enter a protest in connection with the paving program as outlined for ~u~. Ward, as I do not feel that that section.of o~ur ward lying south of the Atlantic Ooast Line p~mlroad is receiving an equitable distribution o~ t~.e ~u~ds~ The ~ropert~__v~_l~es in~! e Her~n proper are. considerably higher, and our streems I ~ee& are om more xmpormance mnan ar those in other sections that are ~eing well csmed for. Therefore, I would ask that you lmves- tigate this matter before proceeding with the work. I refer especially to the anticipated paving in Pinners Point and Sugar Hill as well as a few of the streets in Port Norfolk proper. While on this subject, and h~ving the interest of our W_e~d in mind, I wish to call your attention to the condition in which certain streets have been' I~ft, m~_re ~spe~i~ly Naryland Avenue, D~ug~s Avenue between Sixth and Seventh, and Detroit between ~roaa aha onau- -ta=qu~. A good pertion of the first mentioned street has caved in in ~iew of the manner in which ourdrainage system has been inst~lled._ I regret that on account of being out ef the City, I will be mnable to attend o~.r n~xt meeting and discuss this m~tter in perso~ Very tru~yyours, S. G.. BLALOOX." The request of the~School Board that they be relieved from payment o~ City Taxes for balance