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R. C. P. .Jtme 17, 1919 "BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of P~%smouth, Va., T~t the owners of all pri- vate automobiles which require a license be required to place the tag in a conspicuous place on each car; and for failure to do so the one violating above shall be subjected to a fine of not less than $5.00 nor more than t~. Herbert moved that the Chief of the Fire Department be authorized to attend the Con- vention of Fire Chiefs to be held in KansaS'City, Mo., durt~ the week of the 2~nd; and that the appropriation necessary therefor be referred to the Finance Department. The motion was adopted. On motion, adjourned. J~l~e 26, 1919 At a special meeting of the City Co,mncil June 26th there were present: Messrs-~- M; P. Claud, W. H. Culpepper, C. D. Dea~s, J. T. Hanvey, C. H. Herbert, E. H. Wright, 6. Also the City Manager. The following directions were read for the special meeting: ~ '~Nr. L. C. Brinson, "Portsmouth, Va., June 25th, 1919. "CityC!erk & Auditor, City. "Dear Sir:-- 'You will please call a special meeting of the City Council for Thursday, June 26th, at 8 o'clock P. M., to consider~ a request from the Committee on ~Home-Coming Celebration.' respectfully, "J. T. Hanvey, President." The "call" having been read, the Corm~ittee on "Home-Coming Celebration~ presented a verbal request that the City appropriate the sum of $8,000o00 to be used in entertaining the returned soldiers and sailors. 0n motion, the privilege of the floor was granted to those present who mmoht wish to speak on the matter,and ~. S. T. Montague and sundry others spoke urging the Oouncil to appropriate $8,000.00 for the purpose. The City Attorney, who was present, was asked ~o give his opinion as to the legality of the City appropriating money for this purpose; and he gave as his opinion that the City can not legal- ly appropriate money for such purposes. Then the Committee withdrew its request;and ~. Herbert offered the following~resolutio~, which was adopted: "HE IT RESOLVED, That the Council of the City of P~rtsmouth, Va., endorse the Home-coming Celebration to be held July 4, 1919, and offer its services in making said celebra- tion a success;· and that the Mayor be requested to ~ssue a proelam~tion askir~ the suppc, t of all citizens for said celebration and also asking them tlc attend a Mass Meeting of the citize~ on Saturday~ June 28th, at 8:30 P. M., to lend their e~£orts to make the said celebration a complete SROCOSS. On motion, adJo?mr~aed.