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placed on its first reading at last meeting, wa.4 taken up.
<br /> Motion of ~r. Howard to appropriate $~,80©~00 for said purpose, was
<br />adopted, and by the following vote:
<br />
<br /> Ayes: Fox, Barclay, Grimes, Henderson, Howard, Sturtevant,
<br /> Warren, Weiseman, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
<br />
<br /> ~An a~ropriation of $~,780.00 to refund to. t h~ fell'owing ~departments
<br />money received for second ha~ ~utomobiles, Electrical $?80.00, Fi~e $1,800.00, ~§~elfare $880;,
<br />Police $880e00, placed c~ its first reading at last meeting, was taken up.
<br /> Motion of Mr. Sturtevant to appropriate ~,~00e00 for said
<br /> was adopted and by the following vote:
<br />
<br /> Ayes: Fox, Ba~clay, G~imes, Henderson, Howard, Sturtevant,
<br /> Warren~ ~eiseman, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
<br />
<br /> An appropriation o f'$~,900.G0 to complete repairs to Judge I~Anson' s
<br /> court room, laid on table at~.last meeting, was taken up.
<br />
<br /> ~otionof Mr. Howard to appropriate SB,~00,00 for said purpgse, was
<br />
<br />adopted and by the following vote:
<br /> Aye s:
<br /> Nays:
<br />
<br />placed on its
<br />adopted, and by
<br />
<br />on t able:
<br />
<br />Fox, Barelay~ GrLmes~ Henderson,
<br /> ~arren, ~eiseman, Wilson
<br />~one
<br />
<br />Howard, St~tev~ant,
<br />
<br /> An appropriation o f~$4,&~0,~00 fo~ additional seats at
<br />first reading at last meeting, was taken up:e
<br />
<br />the stadium,
<br />
<br /> Motion o f M~. Henderson to app~0priate ~4,~50.00 for said purpose,was
<br />the following vote:
<br />
<br /> Ayes: Fox, Barclay, Grimes, Henderson, Howard, Sturteva~t,
<br /> Warren, Weisem~u,.Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
<br />
<br /> The following ordinance, laid on table at last meeting, was continued
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE PB~-~CRIBIN~ A CHARGE FOR THE USE OF THE AREA
<br />~J~EATH THE SIDEWALEB 0N A CUBIC FOOT FENTAL A~D PRESCRIBING
<br />RENTAL THEREON, THE METHODS OF COLLECTIOH, PENALTY,ETC;"
<br />
<br />The follov~ing letter was read and c~dered filed:
<br />
<br /> "Re: City of Portsmouth., ¥irginia ~chool Bonds, dated
<br /> ~ugust lsb,'1947 '$1B5~000,00
<br /> ~e aeknowl&dge receipt of your letter of the 6th instant, ~th
<br />enclos~es, which are satisfao$0ry. W~ acco~dlng~yenclese herewith four signed copies of
<br />opinion approving the above mentioned bonds.
<br /> Permit us.to th~k you most sincerely for ~ourpromp~ end oo~vte-
<br />ous Co-operation with us throughout thzs entire trar~ac~iono With the v~iter's kindest
<br />sonal rega~ds, we
<br /> Very truly yours,
<br />
<br />Wood, Ki~ and ~son."
<br />
<br /> M~. Hender§on stated that he notice~ a good many t tees on the
<br />streets are dead. O~ his motion, the ~anager was instructed to ma~e a ~tt~veyand present to
<br />the Oouncit the cost of replacing said trees.
<br />
<br /> Mr. Howard pre~ented the ~ellowing letter: (f~om the City Engineer
<br />
<br /> ~- . "~e ~, herewith submitting est~m~.te of cost for labor and mater-
<br />ials for installing d~ain ~n alleyeast of Florida Ave. in the 600 block:
<br /> 200 lin. feet 18" pi~e $ ~.O0 $ 800~00
<br />
<br />1 catch basin
<br />l manhole
<br />
<br />80;00 80.00
<br />90.00 90.00
<br />
<br />Plus 10% for incidentals
<br /> Total
<br />
<br /> At the req~es~ cf the citizens in this block, N~. ~.N. Howard, Cou~-
<br />cil~an and I re.centl~ investigated the d~ainage conditions in thisblock and found that the
<br />condition was bad a~d that in our opinio~ the o~ly praQtie~l thing ~o do wo~ld be to Lustall
<br />the drain as proposed. I~order to out the cost to a minim~m ar~Isave oonszderable feet of
<br />pipe d~ain~ one ef the residents agreed to give the Czty a~ asement across his property at
<br />~o ohargee"
<br /> 0n motion o f Mr. Howard, an appropriation of ~&7.00 for said
<br />
<br />puz~pose, was placed c~ its
<br />
<br />first reading.
<br /> On motion adjourned.
<br />
<br />City Clerk.
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