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~RESOLVED, that the City of Portsmouth borrow from the
<br /> , Portsmouth, Virginia,
<br /> not more than Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($~00,000o00),
<br /> in anticipation o f the issue of bonds for the Tyler
<br /> School; that the proper officers be authorized to make
<br /> a note, or notes, maturing any time prior to December
<br /> 31st, 1949, and the revenues of the City fo~ the cUrrent
<br /> year are pledged to the repayment of such borrowing."
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<br /> 3rd - nat the present time, there is an ordinance on the books,
<br />passed in 1947, prohibiting the making of a U tuE~ at High and Water Streets.
<br /> This ordinance has caused considerable inconvenience to the
<br />taxicabs and their operators have requested that they be pez~._itted to make this U turn to
<br />enable them to retur~ to their base, which is on the north side of High Street, between '~ater
<br />and Cr~v~ord Streets,
<br /> It will be necessary to repeal the ordinance prohibiting the
<br />U turn, in order to give them this privilege."
<br />
<br />reading, was ~dopted:
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<br />Motion o f ~. Houghton to place the following ordinance
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE-ORDAIN SECTION 19,
<br /> AS A~NDED, OF THE NOTOR V~qiCLE CODE OF TEE
<br /> CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, RELATING TO TURNING VEHICLES
<br /> IN T~ STREET~
<br />
<br />on its first
<br />
<br /> 4th ~The international City Managers, Association, in comm. ection
<br />with the University of Ch~cago,~provides a very useful extension o r correspondence course in
<br />M~micipal Finance Administration, and ~. Aubrey Johnson b~s enrolled in this course, w_bich
<br />he feels will better qualify him to de his work with the City O~ Portsmouth, and he has asked
<br />that the City pay the cost of $35°00, for this course.~
<br />
<br />Motion of Nm. Henderson to pay said bill was adopted,
<br />
<br /> 5th - The City Manager stated that the-loading zone lawonHigh St. is
<br />being violated, and he asked that an ordinance be ~dopted limiting parking in loading zones
<br />to twenty minutes.
<br />
<br />reading:
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<br />0n motion of Mm. Duke, the following ordinance was placed on its first
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE TOAMEND AND RE-ORDAIN SECTION 16
<br /> OF THE ORDINANCE RELATING TO TRAFFIC A~ND THE
<br /> INSTALLATZON AND REGULATION OF PARKING METERS~
<br />
<br /> The Manager presented a ~uit claim deed to Robert Williams, for lsmd
<br />on Yo~k Court, west of the west side of County or., in Suffolk, Va.
<br />
<br />lng vote:
<br />
<br />Notion of Nr. Weiseman to approve ss~e was adopted, and by the Follow-
<br />
<br />Ayes.
<br />
<br />Nays:
<br />
<br />Fox, Bilisoly, Duke, G~imes, Henderson, Houghton,
<br />Sturtevmnt, ~arren, Weiseman, ~mlson
<br />None
<br />
<br /> The President of the Co-~mci! stated that people are complaining about
<br />the practice of pa~king trucks and vans in residential districts an~ on his ,notzon, the Mana-
<br />ger was authorized to present an ordinance on the subject,
<br />
<br />ordinance, was
<br />
<br /> The following ordinance, laid on table at last meeting, was taken up:
<br />
<br /> '~AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING AND COLLECTING TAXES ON
<br /> ESTATE, T~GIBLE PERSONAL PROPERT~f AND ~[&CHINER~f,
<br /> ~ITPIIN Tti-E LIMITS 0F THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA,
<br /> FOR THE PURPOSE OF RA~S=NG REVENUE FOR ThHE SUPPORT OF
<br /> THE GOVERN~T AND THE PUBLIC F~ SCHOOLS A~D TO PAY
<br /> INTFf~ST AND SINKING FUND 0N THE PUBLIC DEBT FOR THE
<br /> Y~R BEGII~ING JANUAEY 1st, 19~9."
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. ~
<br /> ~emsemaz~ to amend by deleting the following from said
<br />adopted:
<br /> ~'The tax on machinery and tools of trade shall be one dollar
<br /> ($1.00) on each one h-m~dred dollars of assessed valuation
<br /> thereof. ~
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<br /> -~' ~ the said ordinance as amended was adopted
<br /> 0~ motion of ~, Wemseman,
<br />and by the following~vote:
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<br />Ayes: Fox, Billsoly, Duke, Grimes, Henderson,
<br /> Sturtevant, ~a~ren, Weiseman, ~fJilson
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />Houghton,
<br />
<br /> The monthly report of the City Clerk and Auditor for December, 1948,
<br />was received ~ud ordered filed$
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