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June 28th. 1949.
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<br />-sewerage disposal charges; and that the water shall be used on the premises only, and with-
<br />out waste; and to be bound in all tnznos'b~ the stipulations and conditions of watsr supply
<br />now or hereafter embraced in th~ Portsmo~.th City ordinances, a nd the rules ~nich maY be from
<br />time to time adopted; a nd to per~it the agents of th~ Water Dep-artment at all reasonable
<br />times to visit and inspect the described premises.
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<br /> It is ~4uderstood ~nd agreed that the City of Portsmouth shall not be lia-
<br />ble in the event of the stoppage of the s'~pply of water and that if water is wasted -on ac -
<br />co~ut of leaky pipes or fixtures or ~any other cause, or if wa~er bills and s~werage disposal
<br />bills are not paid at ths proper time or for a violation o f any other rule of the ~¥ater De-
<br />partment, or sewerage disposal department, the Department shall have the right to cut off
<br />the water at any time; otherwise, this contract shall continue in force until cancelled in
<br />~vriting by me.
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<br />PORTS~IOUTN WATER DEP~RT~NT
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<br />Superintendent
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<br />without a roll call.
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<br />On motion, said amendment was placed on its first reading.
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<br />The Council appropriated $181.00 refunded to E.L. Trimm at last meeting,
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<br /> Motion of Mr. ¥~eiseman to appropriate $181.00 for said purpose, was
<br />adopted, and by the followzng vote:
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<br />Ayes: Fox, Bilisoly, Duke, Grimes, Henderson, Houghton, Howard,
<br /> Stur~evant, ~ar~en, ~ezsema_~, ~¥iison
<br />Nays: None,~
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<br /> The following co~vaunication from the City Ns~uager, laid on table at last
<br />meeting, was taken up and, on motion of Mr. ~arren, continued on table until next meeting:
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<br /> "I should like an ordinance estaolzshzng a pa~king meter area on both
<br />sides of Fourth Street, between Gosport Road and 'Edwards Street.
<br /> i suggest that these meterm be dquipped to afford one hour parking fo~
<br />five cents and two hour parking for ten cents. There will be the necessary loading and un -
<br />loading zone left in the area, for use by the business People.
<br /> This condition is brought about ~y some of the Navy Yard workers park-
<br />ing their cars in ~his a rea early in the meaning and leaving them the~e all day, which
<br />greatly i ~
<br /> nconven~ences the shoppers and business people who wish t o do business in t his ~area.,
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<br /> The following ordinance, placed on its first reading at the last meet-
<br />ing, was taken up and on motion of ~ ~eiseman, continued on the table:
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<br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO AMiD Ah~D RE-0RDA~I SECTION 8 OF AN ORDINANCE
<br /> ENTI~: 'AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE LEVYING OF A TAX ON
<br /> PERSONS EURCHASING CERTAIN U~ILITY SERVICE~, DEFINING CERTAIN
<br /> TERMS, FIXING THE ANO~NT OF TAX, ~PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION
<br /> THEREOF. A2~UD PRESCRIBING PENALTIES F0~ VIOLATIONS OF THIS 0RDi-
<br /> NANCE '. ~
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<br /> An appropriation of $1,036.00 to Pay our share of cost of inbervention
<br />in the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone C6mpany of Virginia rate case, placed on its first
<br />reading at the last meeting, was t~ken up.
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<br /> Motion o f Mr. Grimes to appropriate $1,036.00 for said purpose, was
<br />adopted and by'the following vote:
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<br />Ayes:
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<br />Nays:
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<br />~0X, Bitisoly, DoJ~e,.G~imes, ~enderson, Houghton,
<br />~0ward, Sturtevant, ~arren, ~eiseman, ~ilson
<br />None
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<br /> An appropriation of $29,750~00 for engineering fee f~omannexed ter-
<br /> ~ was, on motion, continued on table.
<br />ritory funds, placed on table at last meeting,
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<br />ing, was taken up:
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<br />The following letter f~om the School Board, laid on table at last meet-
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<br />roi!owing members of the
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<br />am hereby notifying you of the e~ iration of tez~ns of office of the
<br />School Board whose terms expire July 1st, 1949:
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<br />First District - Hardld B. Tiffany - ~s~ W.B. Spong
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<br />~econd ~District M.E. Goldman
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<br />Third District - Harry H. Harcum
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<br /> Int he election of two members from the first district, one should be
<br />elected for two yes_ws and the other for three years. According to law, there are three mem-
<br />bers from each school distridt elected for three years, vrith the term of office of only one
<br />expiring each year. Because of the re-~district in ~1948 to take in the new wards, it so Hap-
<br />pens that terms of office for two of the members from the First District e~rpire in 1949e
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