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<br />to the City of Portsmouth perpetmallyo
<br /> I am bringing t~his to you for a discussion
<br />like to have done."
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<br />to find
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<br />out what the Council would
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<br /> On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> lOth - "The Brats Co~pe~smatlon Board has-signified its willingnessto place
<br />an additional employe~on the Sheriff,s payroll, provided this body passes by resolution its
<br />willingness to pay our proportiona!part~
<br /> I am therefore-recommending that we place an additional deputy at
<br />the Jail and that the following resolutionbe adopted:
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<br /> fWHEREAS, the StateOompemsation Boa~ hae-sfEni-
<br />fled its willingness-to place-anaddttional deputy .under .~he
<br />Sheriff of the City o f Portsmouth~ and,- ~
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<br /> WHEREAB, due to the great lncrease'i n the number
<br />of prisoners, it is necessary to have t~hisadditional deputy to
<br />assist temporarily until the Norfolk 0ounty prisoners are trans-
<br />ferred to their jail,
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<br /> BE IT .RESOLVED by f~he aoun.cll of the Clty of Ports-
<br />mouth that it will be willing to pay one--third of the deputy's
<br />salary, which salary will be $2,1OO.O0 Per year."
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<br />propriate $7OO.OO
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<br />Motion of Mr. Hutchins to concur in the Nanager's recommendation and to ap-
<br />for said purpose, was adopted and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Fox, Gri~es, Hall, Howard, Hutchins, Lawrence, Warren.
<br />Nays: None
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<br />Lawrence excused from further attendance.
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<br /> ltth- The Nanager presente~ two contracts, one from the, $ou~hernRa!lway Company,
<br />relative to the-laying of an eight inch cast iron pipe under their tracks on Lee Ave., and one
<br />from the Atlantic Coast Line, relative to a sewer line under their tracks at Douglas Ave.,both
<br />contracts have been ~oproved by the City Attorney.
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<br /> Notion of Mr. Hutchins that the contracts be approved and that proper offtce~
<br />be authorized to execute same, was adopte~, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Fox, Grimes, Hall, Howard, Hutchins, Warren
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> Mr. Hall spoke in favor of a p!aygrou~dln LeeWard in the btoc.k, bound~l by
<br />South St., Race St., Atlanta Ave~, and Camden Ave~, consisting of fourteen lets on Atianta Ave.
<br />twelve lots on~aamden Ave., and four lots on South St.
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<br /> On his mo~ion, the rmtes were-suspended nnd Mr. 01aybron Shepherd, President
<br />of Lee Ward Civic League, spoke in favor of sal~ ptaygro~ud. -
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<br /> Notion of Nr. N~t to app~int a sommlttee ~.f t~aree~te act with the-City Man-
<br />ager to report on same, was adopted. The Chair appointed Nessrso Hall, Hutchins and Grimes on
<br />said Committee.
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<br /> The monthly statement of the City Clerk & Auditor for April, was presented
<br />and ordered filed.
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<br />The following communication from the City Attorney was read:
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<br /> "On April 16th, 1943, the Unlted-States. of America tookby condemnatlon~pro-
<br />ceedings cerSain land fronting on Chestnut Bt. and the Gosport Road belonging to Mrs. Margaret
<br />A. Bulloch. Under the law, the City es~ collect taxes on the~ land taken by the Government only
<br />up to the date of taking. Nfs, Bulloch-paid all the taxes, assessed against the property for
<br />the first half of 1953 and sheshould be re£~mded $25~80.
<br /> Mrs. Bulloch should be relieved of the taxes assessed on the land for the
<br />second half of 1943 as follows:
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<br />Lot 62 south side ,of Gesport Roa~ $--3.13
<br /> ,, ~ . . . u . 3 ' 12
<br /> , ~ , , ~ , , 3.13
<br /> " 65 North " "Summitt Avenue t. OO
<br /> "6~ " " " " " 1°00
<br /> " 67 " " " " " ~.00
<br /> " 69 ~701 Chestnut St. 18.75
<br /> K 70 east side of Chestnut Bt. 3.13
<br /> " 71 " , , , , 2.50
<br /> " 72 " " " " " 2.50
<br /> ' 73 " " " " " 2.50
<br /> "7~ " " " " " 2.50
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<br /> "76 " " " " " e-75
<br /> "9~ " " " " " 2.50
<br /> "96 " " " " " 2.50
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<br />859.51.
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