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<br />September 22nd, 1953.
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<br /> I recommend that the City ~anager be authorized and directed to execute the agree-
<br />ments for and on behalf of the City and that the City Clerk be authorized and directed to attest the same and
<br />affix the seal thereto-."
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<br /> Motion of ~r. l{~wks to COncur in the recommendation of the City Manager,was adopted.
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<br /> 3rd - "I submit the attached gontract dated September 21st, 1953, between R.Stanley
<br />Mundy of Norfolk, Virginia, and the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, To furnish all labor, tools and equipment and
<br />%o perform in a good workmanlike manner, all the work in and about the construction of 6,300 feet of 20 inch
<br />mechanical joint water main as set out in contra6t, and I recommend that the proper City official be authorized
<br />To sign the contract and that~he City Clerk be authorized a~d directed to attest the same and affix the City's
<br />seai thereto."
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<br />Motion of Mr. Bilisoly To concur in the recommendation of the City Manager,was adopted.
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<br /> 4th -: "I submit the attached ordinance providing for the authorization and issuance
<br />of $700,000.00 Refunding Bonds of the City of Portsmouth, Virgiia, and recommend that it be placed on first read-
<br />ing'.''
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<br />Motion df ~tr. Houghton to place the following ordinance on first reading was adopted:t
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND
<br />DOLLARS OF REFUNDING BONDS OF THE CITY OF PORTS~0UT~.VIRGINIA,
<br />MAKING PROVISION FOR THE FORM' OF SAID BONDS, AND FOR THE PAYMENT
<br />THEREOF"
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<br /> - 5th - "At a previous meeting of City Council you referred the question~of the barge
<br />'Ontario' stranded at ~he foot of Court St., to the City Attorney and City Manager to take immediate steps to
<br />have the barge removed. ! am very;happy To report that the barge has~been'~emoved.''
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<br />On motion filed.
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<br /> 6th - "Section 30-87 of the Charter and Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia,
<br />1951, provides that the Chief of Police or any police officer of the City is hereby authorized to take up or cause
<br />to be taken up or removed to any place designated by the City Manager, any vehicle illegally parked and is autho-
<br />rized and empowered to keep same in such place so designated by the City Manager until all ffnes ~and charges as-
<br />sessed against the owner 'and the car, for storage', have been paid or satisfactory bond arranged.
<br /> Section ~30-89 of the said Code provides as follows: 'In the event that any
<br />vehicle mmpounded pursuant to the preceding section shall not be called for or redeemed within a period of thirty
<br />days, the Chief of Police may ~dVerti~'e-and"sell 'such vehicles; The balance of the proceedg~Of ~h~-'saie after the
<br />payment of any fines and storage charges shall be held and disposed of in -SUch ~mann'er as the Ci~y-M~nager may -di-
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<br /> ............. I~ a~n reporting the attached -sales anc~ cdllections of funds and recommend that
<br />this report be placed on record in the Council -minufes ~amd tha~ ~-he funds be deposYted -i~ ~the- general funds ~ef the
<br />City. The amount received for each sale ~s insufficient to pay the necessary storage charges and advertisinE~and
<br />other expenses of the sale."
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<br />Attached -
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<br />"The following is a list of the abandoned autos'sold a~ aMction September 4th,1953:
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<br /> To: W.W. Johnson, 331 Albert' Ave., Norfolk, Va.
<br /> 1935 Packard, Mtr. X26118 for $10.00
<br /> 1940 Dodge, Mtr. D14-35057 30.00
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<br />To:
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<br />Va. Iron & Metal Co. ,Portsmouth, Va.
<br />~941' Btlick, Mtr. fr4127556 f'or
<br />~93~ Ohev: 'Mtr~. 2057204 ' ~"
<br />1935 DeSoto -Serial 5082519- "
<br />1~36 Chev. Mtr. 6442574 "
<br />1935 Ford, Mtr. 18-1787682
<br />1934 Buick, Mtr. - -2871326: '~-
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<br />'~0. O0 *
<br />'15.00 -'-
<br />lO;O0'
<br />15. O0
<br />25.00
<br />_ .. lO~.O0 .......
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<br />To-: Ventur~'s Auto-Center, Portsmoutk,- Ya. ~
<br /> 1939 Chev. Mtr. 266383I -'for ~0.00
<br /> 1939 Ford Mtr. 18-4720123 " 20.00
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<br />Total
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<br />'$ 165.00.
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<br />Mot ion- 'of Mr'.
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<br /> ...... 7t4a .... "It- is quite-evident~that~ theCLt¥ Incinerator' should be altered to increase
<br />its capacity in order to burn a greater 'amount Of garbage-a~d lrash
<br /> .... t have had some preliminary investigations m~de-concernin$ this ~tter a~ I
<br />am attaching heretoa proposal received from Greeley and Hanson, Engineers, who are prepared to undertake a com-
<br />plete investigation and report-. ~ ~I reco~end that the firm of ~r~ley and Hansen be employ~ to make the study
<br />and report, based up~ their proposal."
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<br /> : - ~ - Motion of ~'~ ~w~'-t~ conc~inthe reco~endation~of~the City ~gerw~ adopted.
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<br />- - , ~ ' - 8th - "I submit the attached report from J.L. Jolliff, City Delinqu~t ~x Collector,,
<br />for the month of Au~sr, 1953."
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<br /> Attached - "Delinquent R~I E~ate Tax~ collected amount to $6,~5.52,~thout pe~lties.
<br /> ~iled 601 delinqRenz per~al pPo~y t~ noti~s and collected
<br /> withOUt penalties."
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<br />Biiiso-ly-tc~ concur i~-' the~ recommendation Of the City Manager was adopte~.
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