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~ay g~ At a regular meeting of the City Council gay 8th there were pre=on~ Msssrs--T. A. Bunting, E. ?. Claud, Oscie Dashiell,.J.T. Hanvey, .' The minutes of the regular meeting April 2~th ~nd adjourned regalar meeting April 2yth ~ - d~ ~ed that the vote by which the. ~ ~ ~[ were rea~ and were a~pr~ ~5~~ property for the law for sa~e, and, ~aersxore, mn~ z~-~ ..... ~ o 1 dopted. ~ ~ that the records sta~e that f~c~. The motion w~s ~dopted, ~er~apon, Mr. Da~a, ell moved -~ l~0) ~r. Bunting voting No. (See r~oords for April 2~th, Pa=~ · R~ORTS OF E~EN~ L~-- Referred April loth. The following recommendations of the City As to keeping records- for the quarterly licenses in a loose leaf book, ac. It is rebommended that the suggestions of the City Manager as to same be adopted. %~nat wmrrants listed on Page 2 now held by the Treasurer be destroyed a~d.ch~r~ge~ .into the G~ner~i Aoo0~t by the Au~ito , It is r~commended t~t these w~rr~nts ~o~ting to $21.37, ms per-list attached, ch~rg~ into the General Account by the ~ditor mud the w~rran~s destroyS. As to ~aEgestions to lessen the fire risks in co~ction with woody~rds. It is reco~end~d tha~ the o~ers of these woodymrds bs notified bY the Co-~oil thmt they ~ to comply with the =scommendmtions of the City Mmnmger within thirty~ ~ys from such notibe. Matter of se~sg~tiOn of th~ white ~d colored It is rsco~ended t~t no furthe~ steps be t~en mt this time in this matter until mft~r th~ decision of the S~rsme Court ~s to the constitutionality of the l~w. Advismbility of mmking two precincts of J~ckson It· is recommended thmt Jmckson Wmrd be divided into two p~ecinc~s, mo as to comply with the Referred April 2~th. Rsco~en~tion of the City Ean~ger t~t mn ordinmncs bs enmcted prohibiting ~he ersctio~ of ~Y poles from which any m~terial used in the preservation of ~hs poles will e~de. Ws submit the following ordinance to cover emma: An 0rdinmnc~ to ~end ~d Rs-ordmin Telephone, Telegraph, and Electric Se~t~o~ 365 of the Municipal Code in Reference to Painting Light Poles. To ~mft m suitable o~din~oe fo~ working jmil prisoners on the ztreets. It is reco~end~ thmt the following ordinance be adopted therefo~u ~ An O~din~nce to Establish a C~in-g~ng for the City of portsmouth, -~ ' ~ from T. H. ~iloox, Jr., representing the. Chinese l~undrymen of Port~outh, concerning rmiszng tae l~cenee ~mx on mll lmun~zes to $100 Y It is reco~ended .that the Council rescind its former motion placing the license on h~ud laundries mt $100.00, ~nd that the t~ be ~e $30. per ye~ on all hmnd laundries. vice or L~bor ~tside the State ~ Ordzn~nc~ to Ee~lmte the Emplo~ent of Ps, sons for of Virginim, It is reco~ended thmt the following ordin~ce be adopted to cover to~s ~ttez: An Ordinmnce Re~lating the Business of Lmbor Agents; Requiring of Them ~ License, mhd ~ Bond to Comply w~th AA1 Contracts ~e b} Thom. It is recommended t~t ~he following ordinance be ~opted: AN ORDINANCE ~I~NG THE S~IES ~D PAY OF I~B~S OF THE POLIC~ AND FIRE D~BT~TS, OF THE J~NITOR OF THE ~K~T, RODE~ TO THE CITY ~GINEEE, STREET F~NDS, AND ~LOYEES AT THE C~ET~IES AE~D INCIN~TOR. (Si~ed) J~o. A. %orris, The report ~ving been re~, Er. Herbe=t objected to m~ing the t~x on ~ll ~d i~un- dries $30. per ye~, instead of $1OO.OO. Several suggestions ~s to the tmx were m~de by Messrs. Dmshiell, Morris, Clmud, ~nting6n motion, the privilege of the flaor w~s ~ocorded ~r. F. L. C~ocker to spemk in the interes~ of the Chinese laundrymen. He s~id t~t m t~x of $100. ~s absolutely prohibztmv &nd would ~ive such l~undries out of to'~. Fi~liy, ~he reco~end~tion of the Department w~s lost. With regard to the ~ecommended ordinance re~tmting the business of lmbor mgents, ac., the privilege of the floor w~s extended to persons present interested~ in the m~tter. ~. Willi~ Bonc~r, C~irm~ of the Legislative Co~ittee o~ the Centr~z L~bor Union, ~ooke in f~vor of the ordzn~nce. The City Attorney explained his mmnner 9f dr~fti~g. ~he ordi- --~'- · ~ ed to lie on the table, under the ru~es, ~tiz zne next ~oe. Then, the Ordl~O~ W~ O~8~ ~e~alar meeting of ~he body.