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May 27th, 1947.
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<br /> 7th - "0n May 22nd, 194V, a water line to West Norfolk was tested and we
<br />allowed water to go through the mains for industrial purposes, pending tests by our Health
<br />Depamtment.
<br /> On May 26th, 1947, the water was tested smd approved by the Health
<br />Department and the line. is now in service."
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<br /> 0n motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 8th - "We are in receipt of the attached letter f~om the Deps~tment of
<br />Highways and~ as you recall, this is the first of a series of claims filed by the Engineer's
<br />Office, totaling ~368,000~00o If you wile fecal, you authorized His Honor, the Mayor, a~d
<br />the ~anager, sometime ago, to proceed and secure help from responsible persons toward substan-
<br />tiating cum claims for damages."
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<br /> Attached -
<br /> "We are just in receipt of che~k from the Treasurer of the U.S. in the
<br />amount of ~33,064.61.covering claim you filed for damages to yottr City streets by Army and
<br />Navy activities.
<br /> As the above referred to check is payable to the Treasurer of Virginia,
<br />we will have to deposit same and a~e today vouchering bill in the same amotuut for payment and
<br />check will be maile~ to you in the next day or so, direct from the Treasurer's office.
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<br />~ours very truly,
<br />
<br />W. Russell Smith,
<br />Assistant Auditor."
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<br />0n motion crdered filed.
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<br /> 9th - "~ .s~ in receipt from J. Gordon B~mm~tt,Auditor of Public Accounts
<br />for the Commonwealth of Virgznia: of two reports - one for Willzam Hedges Baker, Clerk of Hus~
<br />tings Court and one for K. A. B~mu, Jr.~ Clerk of the Circuit Cou~t of Portsmouth.
<br /> In each of the reports, the following paragraph was part of the
<br />record:
<br /> ~The examination ~i~closed that the Clerk had made full account
<br /> for all fttuds of record coming ~nt~ his custody. He is to be
<br /> cmmnended for the excellent manner in which his records have been
<br /> prepe~ed.'."
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 10th - "In our License Tax 0rdinmace for the year beginnin~ May lst,194V,
<br />there a~e two unusual cases which ! would like to explain to the Cotn~cil, and if you deem it
<br />necessary, adjustment should be made, as in my opinion, in each case there a~e apparent unin-
<br />tentional hardships.~'
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<br />On motion, the fo.lowzng ordinance was placed on _ts first reading:
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<br />"AN 0EDINANCE TO ANJEND A~ RE-ORDAIN SECTION TWENTY-EiGHT
<br />OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED 'AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING A LICENSE
<br />TAX FOR TEE CIT~FF OF PORTSMOU~H, FOR ~HE .YEAR BEGINNING
<br />MAY 1st, ~94~~ BY ADDING THERETO A NEW CLAUSE"
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<br /> ll~h - "On April 12th, 1738, there ~as an Ordinance adopted, providing
<br />for fees for the Plumbzng Inspector with Sectzon ~readin~as follows:
<br /> 'Section 4 - Any person, fi~m~ c~rp~ration duly
<br /> licensed by the ~ws of this State to conduct a
<br /> plumbing or contrasting business may pay to t he
<br /> City Collector a fe~ of Fifty Dollars which shall be
<br /> in p~me~t of all inspections desired byhim during
<br /> the period of twelve months immediately following
<br /> the date o~ such payment.~
<br /> I am recommending that Section Four be deleted from the ordinanc,
<br />and leave inspection fees as required inother sections."
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<br />On motion of ~Ir. Howard, the following ordinance was placed c~ its first
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<br />reading:
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<br />~AI~ ORDINANCE TO AME~FD ~H) RE-ORDAIN 'AN 0RDiN~NCE PROVID~tG
<br />FEES FOR iNSBECTIONS ~f TPME PLI~$BING INSPECTOR' ADOPTED
<br />APRIL 12th, 1938, BY DELETING SECTION ~4."
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<br /> 12th - "We adopted an 0rdinsnee on April 12th, 1938 entitled "A~ 0rdi-
<br />~ance Providing Fees for Inspection by the Electrical InSpector' with Section 4 which reads
<br />as follows: ~Any person, finn or ~o~poration duly licensed by the laws ~f thi~ State to con-
<br />duct an electrical business, may pay to the City Collector a fee of Fifty Dollars which shall
<br />be in pa~ent of all inspections desired byhim during the:period of twelvemonths iw~ediatel~
<br />following the date of such payment'.
<br /> I would respectfully recommend that this section be el~inated
<br /> from the Ordinance and place on all electrical work a fee basis, previously established in
<br /> other sections of this ordinanceo~
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<br />ing,~was ~dep2ed:
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<br />M~tion of M~. Howa~ t ~ place
<br /> '-,,~ ~IN~NcE'~O.AMEND AND RE-ORDAiN
<br /> FEES FOR INSPECTION BY THE ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR, ADOPTED APRIL
<br /> 12th, 1938~ BY DELETING SECTION #4."
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