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June 10th,
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<br />engineers oF the General Electric Eompany Illuminating Laboratory Department to mei~e a street
<br />lighting survey of the City of Por~smouth, and-I am in receipt of their very comprehensive
<br />port, which is available for inspection.
<br /> Since we have not had an opportu~aity to study it, later on in the yea~
<br />I will report to you ~hat our recommendations are'."
<br /> On motion filed.
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<br /> 1Vth - "The following letter hasbeen received from the S~perinten-
<br />dent of the Water Department, and I would ~opreciate your authority to purchase this land:
<br /> 'We have obtained an option from John Vi. Leggett for the purchase of
<br /> the property sho~n on the Lake Cahoon property map in the name of
<br /> Nar~_ie W Rawles.
<br /> The location o f this oiece of property i s showni n g teen and the
<br /> property in this sm-ea,-now owned by the Water Department, shown in
<br /> orange. You v~_ll note we have colored only that portion of the pro-
<br /> perty i~a the vicinity of the prooerty which ~e wish to purchase.
<br /> We have an offer from Nr. Legg~t to sell this property containing
<br /> approximately seventy (V~0) acres for five thousand dollars (~5,000,00)
<br /> and strongly recommend immediate purchase of this property.
<br /> F~ads are available in the budget for this purpose. If it is possible,
<br /> we would appreciate councilmsmic action at the next meeting."
<br /> Notion of ~gr. Weiseman to concu~ in~t~e ~anager~s recommendation, was
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<br />adopted,
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<br /> 18th - ~'i would lik~ to present two easement agreements between the
<br />Chesaoeake and PetomacTelephone Compan~ and the City of portsmouth. I wou.ld,ap~.~eciate yoe~
<br />authority to 8nter into an s~eement with the Telephone Co~oany to place tnemr zmnes over an~
<br />across the City's prope~ west ~om _m~cb~ettle Creek in N~semond Cowry ~d par~leli~ and
<br />abutting State Hi,way ~58 - Holl~d Road.~
<br /> Notion of l~fr. Weiseman to approve said easement agreements, was
<br />adopted,
<br /> ~r. S~artev~t excused from further attend~ce.
<br /> 19th - ~"As yOU kn~, ~y cities have been interested in the utility
<br />tax case in P~c~ond ~d we secured a aopy of ~e brief from the State Co~o~ation Co~ission
<br />at a cost of $~1~.~0.
<br /> I wo~d ~opreciate ~ appropriation of that ~o~t to p~
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<br /> ~otion of ~r. Howard to ~p~op~iate $~l~.S0 for said p~pose, was
<br />adopted, and by the follo~dng vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Henderson, Howard, W~ren, Weiser, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
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<br /> Notion o~ ~r. Howard to authorize the City ~nage~ to establish a tel-
<br />ephone in ~ort Norfolk, ~ order that the Police and o~ers inte~ested~ c~ have telephone con-~
<br />nection with the rest of the Oity, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> An appropriation of $8,000,00 to ~epair the Hustles Court room, laid
<br />on table at last meeting, was taken ~
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<br /> ~otion of
<br />adopted, and by ~he following vote:
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<br />lowing vote:
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<br />Ayes: Fox,
<br />Nays: None
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<br />Howard to appropriate ~6,000.00 for said p~oose, was
<br />G~zm~,~' o Henderson, Howard, ?~arren, Weiseman, Wilson
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<br />The following ordinance, laid on table at last meeting, was taken up:
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<br />"~N ORDINA~CE TO ~Ak~UD AND RE-ORDAIN SECTION ~g~I~TYE iGi~
<br /> OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED ~AN 0RDiN~CE IEPOSING A LICENSE
<br /> TAX FOR ~ CITY OF P~RTS~IOUTH, FOR THE _W~AR BEGINNING
<br /> ~Y l, 19~,' ~£ ADDING T~E~T0 A NEW CLAUSE"
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<br />On motion o f ~r. ~arren, said ordinance was adopted, and by t he fol
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<br />Ayes: Fox, Grimes, henderson, Howard, Warren,~eiseman, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
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<br />was
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<br /> Present
<br />continued on table:
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<br />was continued on table:
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<br />~r. Sturtevant
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<br />The following ordinance, placed on its first reading at
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<br /> ~AN ORDINANCE PROViDiNG FEES FOR ~NSPECTION$
<br /> PLUMBING INSPECT~0R"
<br />
<br />The following ordinance, placed on its first reading at
<br /> "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDZ~G ~EES FOR ~NSPECTIONS ~ T~
<br /> ELECTRICAL iNSPECTOR"
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<br />last meeting,
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<br />last meeting,
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