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Nay ~2nd, 19E3 permit therefor. The motion was adopted. NEW BUSI NESS The following co~munication was read f~om the~Retail Gro~ers'Associ&tidn of No~folk & Portsmouth: "Norfolk, Va., Nay 22, 19~3. "TO THE HONORABLE COUNCIL CI'~ OFvPORTSNOUTH, VA~ Gentlemen~ Section 47 of the ordinance imposing license tax permits license to be issued ko peddlers quarterly. The peddler is in direct competition with the retail grocers and mer- chants of the City of Portsmouth. The retail g~oc~rs and me~ohants mus~ pay their license annually and cannot pay the same quarterly. This enables the peddler %~nose license is payable quarterly to follow khis trade during the profitable season of the year,mhd to abandon the same du~ing the unprofitable season. Thus when business is good he can oom~$ with the retail g~cers and when business is bad he o~u do Other work. We do no~ think under these oirc~m~t~Uces that it is fair ~o permit ~he peddler ~o hav~ the license payable quarterly %%ten ~he re~ail gmocer must pay his license annually and we therefore respectfully request you ~s the City Counci!~to change the peddl~r~T~2icenss ~o make t~he same payable annually or to change the retail grocers' license to make the same p~y~ole quarterly, so that these ~wo competitive lines may be placed on the same foot%ng. We think this i~ ~ very reasonable request. Hos~ sincerely yours, RETAIL GROCERS AS~SOCIATION OF NORFOLK & PORTSMOUTH, By S. H. Leonard." ~r. ~hite mo~ed that the privilege of the floor be granted to any one presen~ who might be interested. Th~ motion was adopted s~ud Eessrs. ~S. H. Leonard and E.O. Cuipepper spoke in fmvor of the communication. Then ~r; Brooks offered the following ordinance: An Ordinance to Amend and~Re-ordain Section ~7 of the License Ta~ Ordinance. On motion, the ordina~.oe was placed on first reading. An invitation w~s read from ~. Horton inviting the Council and Mayor to attend Field D~y Exercises of the Boy Scou~s at Wythe St. Playground Saturday ~fternoon, May ~6th, at 30'clock P. N. On motion,~the invitation was accepted with thanks. A communication was read from ~s. Bessie L. Johnston, 1307 Washington street, with ference to injuries received by her by stepping into a hole a~ ~shington St. and Race Ave. On motion, the communication was referred to the City ~nager and City Attorney. A commuuuioation was read from G. D. Phelps, former Police Officer, as to his discharge by the City N~uager. [~r. J. R. Stewart moved that the Clerk notify Mr. Phelps that the City ~nag~r had absolute authority in such ~atter and that his action is final, that the Council has no authority in this matter and any xe-oonslde~ation would h~ve to be taken up with the City U~nage~. The motion was ~dopted. A oon~mu-uicatlon was re~d from She Norm.~n P~cking Co., Inc., requesting that t~xes paid ~ ~ for th~ Year 1~22, on the property Dy them and Carrie E. Norman, admrx, for J. E. No.m~n, condemned for the opening of ~atton street, be ~efunded. On motion, the communi~ation was refer~ed to the Finance Committee. Mr. Brooks moved that the following ordinance, which had been p!ao,d on thc ta~!e by the Council April lOth, be taken up: An Ordinance Amending and Ee-ordaini~g Sections ~ a~.~ ~3 of "Au Ordinance P~escriblng the Number ~f Jitneys to Operate on each ~itney Route and ~ixing the Schedules therefor," adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, June Zlst, t~21. The motion was ~dopted. Then l~r. Brooks move~.that the ordinmnoe be'adopted. Mr. White moved that th~ p~ivilegs of the floor be ex~ended to L. M. ~ajor. The motion was.adopted, and E~. ~jor spoke in favo~ of the ordin~ce. Mr. Whi~e moved thmt the ~rdin~uce be 1~ on the table ~ti! ~he nex~ regular meeting of Council. ii ~'clock h~ving ~ived~ Council md~ourned.