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September 12, 1~
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<br />annual vacation, but it is customary to grant certain white employees one week or ten days on
<br />full pay andthe members of the Police and Fire Departments a~e also allowed t~en dayS.
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<br /> Considering the foregoing, it seems to me that the employees of the City~Xall into
<br />three classes: first, office and supervisory forces, who are liable to be called upon to
<br />work overtime, on holidays, on Sundays, or at nights, without extra compensation; second,
<br />members of the Police and Fire Departments, stabtemen, and watchmen, who are required to work
<br />three hundred and sixty f~ive days per year and are on d~ty at all.times or-the dmy and.night,
<br />receiving no extra comgensation for extra time, but at the same time having m~ny h~ars of ._the
<br />day when th~~ are left to their own devices; third, per diem employees of the City~ who re '
<br />ceive extra pay for all over time work, but who are docked when they do not work.
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<br /> It seems to me that the first class of .employees ig entitled To Somewhat more con-
<br />sideration in the way of leaves than the second and third classes. Their duties are particul-
<br />arly confining and ~edenta~y, and the need for leave in their cases is greater.
<br /> The second class is mtso undou~t'edly e~titled to ~ leave, due to the fact that al-
<br />though~their duties are not at all,times arduous, they are on duty and subject to call for three
<br />huhd~ed and sixty five days in the yea~.
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<br /> The third class of.employees is engaged in outdoor work and~while t~ey lose time_if
<br />absent, they nevertheless can and ~o absent themselves at times and also recexve overtime
<br />any extra work.
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<br /> With this preliminary discussion, it seems ~o me l~ would be fair to permit of~ice
<br />employees and supervisory forces to have fifteen clays'per yea=, to allow policemen, firemen,
<br />· atohmen and stablemen ten days, and per diem men seven days per year.
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<br /> I am attaching an ordinance which expresses my views and the passage of which
<br />recommend."
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<br /> The following is the or~linance:
<br /> An Ordir~mnce Granting City Employees of the Ci~y
<br />Portsmouth Certain Leaves of Absence With Pay emoh Year.
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<br /> On motion of M~. Esieeck,~the ordinance was placed on its first reading.
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<br /> 7th. "With reference to the question of legal holidays fo~ City employees referred to me
<br />by tbs'Council, it is recommended that the foll0wingdays be d~gnmted as leg~I holidays and
<br />that th~ attached-o~dinance covering the question be centred-: New'Years Day, National Memorial
<br />Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day', Thansgiving Day, Christmas.
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<br /> The following is th~ ordinance:
<br /> An Ordinance Designating Legal Holidaysfor all City
<br />EmploYees of the City of Portsmouth and ~or State Officers Performing Duties for the City
<br />as Far as Their'Municipal D~ties a~e Concerned.
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<br />On motion of. Mr. Brooks, the ordinance was placed on its first reaching.
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<br /> ~th. Communication announcing the resignation of Miss ~.M~ttie Wcrster as 2e~mporary Clerk
<br />in the Office Of the City Collector, effective September 2nd, an~ the appointment of Miss
<br />Hazel Skeeter to the same position at $75.00 per' month, effective September
<br /> On motion, the communication-was ordered To be filed.
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<br /> 9th. "Enclosing form of contract with the Virginia State Highway Commission for the use
<br />of a strip of land through the City reservation beloW_the dam at Lake Kitby.. This proposed
<br />road will-divert all ~avel from. the pr~sen~ road across the Lake Kilby'Dam and will be a
<br />d~cided improvement to the pumping s~atmon property, from out point of view. The Ci~y Attorney
<br />finds the contract in proper form and it is recommended that the Council authorize the Presi-
<br />dent to sign it.
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<br />The following is the ~ontr~ct:
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<br /> eTHIS AGREEMENT, M~de this l~th day of August, 1922, by.and between the Cl~y of Ports-
<br />mouth, of the first pa=t, and Va. State Highway Com. of the second part;
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<br /> WYTNESSETH: THAT WHEREAS, it is proposed ~y the party of the segcnd~part, or qther dul~
<br />· constituted public road authorities of the Commonwealth of Virginia,
<br />to locate, construct, imprC~e or repair the public rOa~d leading from-Franklin to ~Suffolk in.
<br />the County of Nansemond apprmximately, in accordance~with ~he p~ans
<br />file in SuffolkOffice or approximately in accordanoelWith the zOllowing of the
<br />located line through, the lan~s of the pa~ties of the first part~ containing
<br /> acres, a 25 ft. strip of land laying on South side of the .the
<br />center line ~rom eta. 102~? to sra. 1055~25-1. O~? acres, more or less. .A p of
<br />land laying on'No~th side of the approximmte location of the ,~t~e line sra.
<br />saXd strip or parcel of land containing .$75 acres, more or less, sra. 1055~5,
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<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, In consideration of the benefits accruing or to accrue-to the s~id p~rty
<br />of the firstp~$'lby reasonof the location, construction, repair ~r improvement of said
<br />romd along (or over~ said larAd, and in further consideration of the sum of One Dollar paid
<br />b~ the peaty of the second part to the party of the first ] .s hereby
<br />acknowledged, the s~ld party of the first t~e
<br />sat,_peaty of the second part, an easem.~m~
<br />described, the said right of way being not less than wi
<br />charge no damage or compensation therefo~, ~her th~. oned.
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<br /> The Virginia State Highway Commission to pay the cost of s/1 labor and mate~t%l for
<br />chan~ing the location 5f the twenty-four inch water main on . so that it will be
<br />accessible for repair after the road is ~t~uoted, and the City is to'c~ou~
<br />no expense in ¢onstructin~ or maintain~n~ ~a~ M r~ad_
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