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November 26th,. !ghO
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the City Council, held November 26th, 1940, at 7:O0
<br />P.M., there were present:
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<br />Leslie T. Fox, George L. Grimes, Russell M.Hal!, W.R.Hutchins, Frank D. Law-
<br />rence, C. E. Warren, Pearle J. Wilson, and Charles F. Harper, City Manager.
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<br />Vice President Frank D. Lawrence in the Chair.
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<br /> Minutes of regular meeting held November 12th, and regular adjourned meeting
<br />of November 15th, were read and approved.
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<br />The ~ollowing communications from the City Manager were read:
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<br />l~t - The Manager presented the followir~ ordinance:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING ALL-NIGHT PARKING ON A
<br /> PART OF HIGH STREET"
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<br />Motion of Mr. Fox to.place said ordinance on its first reading, was adopted.
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<br />2nd - The Manager presented the following ordinance:
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<br /> "AN OBDINANCERELATINGTO TRAFFIC AND REGULATING THE USE OF
<br />CERTAIN PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGh~AYS IN THE CITY OF PORTFFMOUTH; PRE-
<br />SCRIBING REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO ZqE PARKING OF VEHICLES UPON SUCH
<br />PUBLIC STREETS AND HIt-HWAYS; PROVIDING FOR THE INSTALT.~,TION, OPERA-
<br />TION, I~INTENA~NCE, SUPERVISION, REGULATION, AND CONTROL OF THE USE
<br />OF PARKING METERS; DEFINING AND PROVIDING FOR T~LE ESTABLISHmeNT OF
<br />PARKING METER ZONES UPOE CERTAIN PUBLIC STi~EETS AND HIGt~AYS; PRO -
<br />VIDING FOR THE PAYMENT FOR PARKING METER~ AND THE INSTALLATION AND
<br />~INTENANCE THEREOF, AND FOR SUPPLY PARTS THEREFOR, EXCLUSIVELY FROM
<br />THE RECEIPTS OBTAIh~D FROM THE OPERATION OF PAP~ING METER~; PROVIDING
<br />FOR THE ENFORCEMENT THEREOF; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION
<br />THEHEOF, AND PROVIDING THAT INVALIDITY OF PARTS SP~ALL NOT AFFECT
<br />VALIDITY OF REMAINDER.~
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<br /> Motion of Er. Hutehins to place said ordinance on its first reading, was
<br />adopted.
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<br /> The City Manager requested an appropriation of $9,360.00 to purcD~se two hun -
<br />dred Dual Parking Meters.
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<br />was adopted.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Hutohins to lay said appropriation on table until next meeting,
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<br />the
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<br /> The Manager presented the following requesZs for refund of
<br />City Auditorium -
<br /> Local 539 International Association of Firefighters - $30.00
<br /> Metal Trades Council 15.OO
<br /> American Legion 30.00
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<br />rent paid
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<br />for use o~
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<br /> Mstion of Mr. Fox 2o make s~id refund, was adopted.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Hutchins that the matter of refunding the
<br />toriumj be referred to the City Manager for investigation and report.
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<br />rent of the
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<br />City Audi
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<br /> The City Manager stated that, at a conference of representatives o~ the Gov-
<br />ernment, Mr. Paul Rogers and Commander Fogg, ;~th Mr. Davis and himself, in reference to a new
<br />30~ Dice line from Portsmouth to Suffolk, .he was assured by the Government officials that if
<br />the ~i~y would ag~e~ to pa~y on~ fourty (1/4) of the cost, they would recon~mend that the Gov -
<br />ernment pay three-fourths ~3/4), with every indication of same being approved in ~ashington,
<br />and that we thank Congressman Darden, Admiral Simons, Commander Fogg, Captain Ryden and
<br />Paul Rogers, for their services in this mat~er. He recommended that the Council approve the
<br />payment by the City of one-fourth (1/$) of the cost of said pipe line.
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<br />adopted.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Hutchins that we concur in the Manager's recommendation, was
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<br />The following communications from the City A~torney, were read:
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<br /> 1st - "In connection ~th the letter of R.L. Hutchins, Commissioner of the
<br />Revenue, referred'to me at your ls. st meeting, I find theft the State Csrporation Commission of
<br />Virginia assessed the property of the Portsmouth Gas Company for the year 1950 the sum of
<br />$512,885. The tax on this amount is $12,882.12. The Commissioner of the'Revenue by error in-
<br />cluded in the assessment reported by him the values placed against the property of the Company
<br />in Deep Creek and ~estern Branch Magisterial Districts of Norfolk County, or a total of
<br />~563,616'
<br /> The figures ~hould be correczed as stated in Mr. Hutchins' letter,
<br />and the Portsmouth ~as Csmpany should be charged with taxes amounting to $12,822.12 and it
<br />should be relieved of $1,268.28 erroneously charged." '
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<br />Motion of Mr. Fox to concur in the Attorney's recommendation, was adopted.
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<br /> 2nd - "At your last meeting you referred to me a le%ter of W.H. Reid, re
<br />questing a refund of the amount deducted from his salary ~nile a Police Officer, for the Po-
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