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18th ~ '~¥ou have received copy of the proposed changes in our audJ~ting
<br />and accounting system, and since the previous Council accepted the Scott System in its entire-
<br />ty, the ~au~ger cs~u not make changes without authority from the Couiucil.
<br /> 0u~ auditors, FoB. Hill and Compa~ry, believe thei~ recommenda-
<br />tion would enable us to more efficiently and economically operate our government. I wo~ld ap -
<br />preciate your authority to ~ake the proposed changes?
<br />
<br />is self-explanatory:
<br />
<br />On motion ordered f_le~.
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<br />19th - "The follgwi~&tter from ~. Hunt, Superintendent of Schools,
<br />
<br /> 'I f~iled to notify~you that ~uother of our teachers
<br />retired July l, 19~8. Then a me of t~s teac~aer is ~s.~
<br />~elia J. Felton (colored), who retired after teaching
<br />~8 yea~s, J~ of which was in the Cif~y of Portsmouth, and
<br />the remainde~ in the Ht. He,men section of Norfolk County
<br />before it bec~e a pa~t of the City of Portsmouth.
<br /> ~ith best wi~hes, I
<br />
<br /> Sincerely
<br />
<br />H. A. Hunt, S~pt. of Schools."
<br />
<br /> Eotion of Mr. Howard to add ~rs. ~melia J. Fe!ton's name to the gra- to
<br />tui~y payroll with the retired teachers, at the same ~ount, beginning Janu~u~y l, l~V, and
<br />appropriate $~1.00 for said p~e~pose, was adopted, and by the following vote:
<br />
<br /> Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Henderson, Howard, ~aw~ence, Stu~tevant,
<br /> ~arreh, ~e~seman, ~ilson
<br /> Nays: None
<br />
<br /> 20th - "in order to provide the City Attorney with additional legal
<br />assistance, if necessary, durin~ the year, I would appreciate an appropriation of $1,~00~00."
<br />
<br /> Motion of N~. Grimes to plac~ a~ its first reading an appropriation of
<br />~1,600.00 for said purpose, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> 2lst - ~in o~der to close out our standing accounts for the year which
<br />have not been p~id, an appropriation of $~,788.0~ will be necessaz~y, which will include bal -
<br />antes due on ~dvertisin~, engineering fees, supervision and miscellaneous items with reference
<br />to the Power ~o~ps_uy survey."
<br />
<br /> Motion of ~r. Narren to place
<br />for said purpose, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> on its first reading an appropriation of I
<br />
<br /> you authorized me to ~ssue $116,000.00 in
<br /> and i s~ requestin~ that au ordin~uce be
<br />bonds at
<br />
<br /> 22nd ~ "Du~ing the year,
<br />r~provement Bonds for Street work accomplished,
<br />placed on' its first reading authorizing serial
<br />
<br /> Motion of Nr. Weisems~u to place th~ following ordinance on its first
<br />reading, was adopted:
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF 0h~EHUNDRED AND
<br />FI?TEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS OF BOARDS OF THE CiTY OF PORTSMOUTH
<br />TO BE K~t0~ AS STREET I~PR0i~A~ BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
<br />PAVING ST~TS A/ND INSTALLII~G' C-ORBS AND GUTTERS AI~D LAYING
<br />SIDEWALKS II~ SAID CITir, ~A~ING PR0~I$ION FOR T~ FOR~ OF
<br />OF SAID B0~MDS A~M) FOR THE PAT~NT THEREOF."
<br /> 25rd - The ~anager presented the following resolution:
<br />
<br /> "RESOLUTION
<br />
<br /> At a meetir~ on'November ~1, 19~8, in the Ch~nber of Commerce
<br /> office at which officials of the Chamber and representatives
<br /> the City Goverrment including r. James N.now~rd, ~. E. Robie
<br /> sturtevant and Er. C. E. Warren a nd the City ~ankger met with
<br /> reference to the uniformity of action on the proposed tur~uel~ the
<br /> crux of the meeting was that the Cbuneil would by resolution re
<br /> quest their representative of the Tunnel Commission to take a
<br /> finn stand and that the following tD~ee meco~uendations be ad -
<br /> hered to as near zs possible.
<br /> 1. Firm insistence that the p~oposed project be a direct
<br /> tua%uel con-uect~on between the two cities, and not a hop-skip-and
<br /> jump affair cs~lli~g for a t~uel to Ber~ey and then to Norfolk
<br /> via b~idge.
<br /> 2. That the project be a fou~-lane tunnel affording direct
<br /> connection between the cities and not a tu~o-iane tunnel as proposed
<br /> by certain officials of a neighboring city.
<br /> 5o Location of the entrance to the proposed tunnel should
<br /> be north of High Street; no ~urther west th~u Effingh~m c~ possibly
<br /> %~Jashington Street; and no further south than North Street.
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