provements
<br />
<br />and
<br />
<br /> 15th - "Judge Lawrence W. I'Anson o~ the Hustings Court, has requested im-
<br /> and modernization of his Court as follows:
<br /> 1. Accoustiealceiling~
<br /> Moving Judge's benck forward
<br /> 5o ImprovSng j~yroom,
<br /> E~larging the Judge's office space.
<br /> 5. Installing one or t~ additional lavatories.
<br /> 8e Repainting,
<br /> 7. Other miscellaneous items.
<br /> The total cost of the mmprovements ~ould~ e approxmma ely $8,$00~00
<br />I recommend an appropriation of $0,000.00 to do as much as possmble."
<br />
<br /> Notion o f Mr. Howard to place an appropriation of $8,050~00 for said purpose,
<br />on its first readi~mg, was adopted.
<br />
<br />The following resolution laid on table at last meeting, was taken up:
<br />
<br />"A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE iNTERVENTION OF THE CITY OF
<br />PORTS~0UTH, VIRGINIA, IN THE MATTER OF APPLICATIONS FILED
<br />WITH THE INTERSTATE C0~ERCE C0;~ISSION TO AUTHOP~ZE ROBERT
<br /> R. YOUNG A~krD R0~ERT J. BOVE~AN, C~iR2~tN DF THE BOARD AND
<br /> PRESiDE~i, RESPECTIVELY, OF TP~ CHESAPEAKE AND 0HI0 P~iI~AY
<br /> COMPAN~ TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR~ OF THE A~EW TORE CENTRAL P~ILROAD
<br /> COMPAh~Z, AND PETITION OF THE CHESAPEARE AbM) 0HI0 RAILWAY CON-
<br /> PAA~Z A~D THE ALIE GHENE~ 00RPORATION TO VOTE CERTAIN STOCK OF
<br /> SAID IqEW YOP2~ CENTRAL RAILROAD C0~ANY"
<br />
<br />On motion of Mr. Henderson, the resolution was adopted.
<br />
<br />Present - E. Robie S tuPtevant.
<br />
<br />The following ordinance, placed ca its first reading, at last meeting, was
<br />
<br />taken up:
<br />
<br />"~N ORDINANCE TO ~END SECTION 10 RP~,ATIT~G TO RATES 0F FAirE
<br />OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITI~ED 'AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE LI -
<br />CENSING AA~ OPERATION OF TAXI-CABS ~0N THE STREETS OF THE CITY"
<br />
<br />On motion,
<br />
<br /> Ayes: Fox, Grimes,
<br /> W~rren,
<br /> ~ays: None
<br />
<br />said ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote:
<br />
<br />Henderson, Howard, Lawrence, Sturtevant,
<br />Wilson
<br />
<br />at last meeting,
<br />
<br /> ~appropriation of $500,00 for playground on Effinghma St.,
<br />was tsken up.
<br />
<br />laid on t able
<br />
<br /> Motion of ~r. Howard to appropriate $500~00 for said purpose, w as adopted
<br />and by the roll, lng vote:
<br />
<br /> Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Henderson, Howard, Lawrence, Sturtevant,
<br /> ~arren, ~ilson
<br /> aye · None
<br />
<br /> An appropriation of ~4~2. 91 for Louis T. Klauder for services, laid on
<br />table at last meeting, was taken up.
<br />
<br /> Eotion o f Nr. Howard to appropriate ,~.91 fo~ said purpose, was adopted d
<br />by the following vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes: Fox,
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />Grimes:,
<br />
<br />Henderson, Howard, Lawrence, Sturtevant,
<br />~arren, Wilson
<br />
<br /> An appropr_atmonof $850.00 for repairing the roof at the Port ~6rfoik Fire
<br />Station, laid ontable at last meeting, wa~ taken
<br />
<br /> Notion o f ~r. Howard to appropriate $880e00 for said p~.pose, was adopted,
<br />and by the following vote:
<br /> ~yes: Fox, Grimes, Henderson, Howard, Lawrence, Sturteva~ut,
<br /> Warren, Wilson
<br /> Nays: None
<br />
<br /> An appropriation of ~57,000;00 for Street Work, laid on t able at last meet-
<br />in~, was taken up.
<br />
<br /> Notion o f ~r. Warren to appropriate $57,000~;00 for said purpose, was
<br />and by the follov~lng vote:
<br /> Ayes: Fox, Gri~es, Henderson, Howard, La~ence, Sturtevant,
<br /> ?~arren, V~ilson
<br /> Nays: None
<br />
<br />adopted
<br />
<br /> An appropriation of $10,000.00 for building Boys' Club, laid on table at
<br />last meeting, was taken upe
<br />
<br /> Notion o f Mr. Lawrence to appropriate $10,000~00 for said purpose, was
<br />adopted, and by the following vote:
<br />
<br />
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