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~No~ember 28th. 19~9.
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the City Counc~_~ held November 28th, 19~9, at 7:00
<br />P.M. ~ tko re were Rresent:
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<br />John P. Leigh, Leslie T. Fox, George L. Grimes, James N.Howard~ W.R.
<br />Hu~chins~ Frank D. Lawrence, C. E. Warren~ H. Earl Weiseman, Pearle
<br />J. Wilson, and the City Manager.
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<br />account of
<br />suit.
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<br />Attorney and I have reached an agreement
<br />case for $50.O0, subject to the approval
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<br /> Minu~es of re~dl~ meeting held November 14th, were read and ~oproved.
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<br /> The following communications from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> 1st '~Several weeks ago, Mrs. Thelma Evans claimed to have been injured on
<br />s~epping in a hole in front of 201 Jackson Ave., and she employed a lawyer to bring
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<br /> I ~xamined the place and found a short bresl[ in ~e curbing. The City
<br /> wit2~ Mrs. Evans~ attorney, Mr. Levin~ to settle this
<br /> of the Council.
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<br /> Motion of Er. ~wara to approve th9 Manager's recommendation, was adopted.
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<br /> 2nd - "At the last mesti~g of the Council,there was referred to me applica -
<br />tion for oension by J.W. Gr~ut~ who has been emoloyed by the City for sixteen years and seven
<br />months (a~ mechanic).
<br /> ~h~ City received ¥~. ~p~ut~s payments to the Pension Fund, I am of
<br />the opinion that he is entitled to a pension, but he can no~ be retired as a fireman because
<br />he has never been a fireman and is not covered by the ordinance creating the Pension Fund.
<br /> ~ne Council has the authority to retire Dim at the s~e rate of pay,
<br />%~ich is $62.50 per month~"
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<br />tirement pay to
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<br />.for basket ball.
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<br />Motion of Mr. Hutchins to retire Mr. Gra~ut, for seventeen yeare~ service, re-
<br />begin August 16th, was adopted.
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<br /> - ~ ~ %~nite and one colored, to use the Armory
<br />3rd "We have two apolicat_ons, one
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<br /> ~.~nen the Armory was first built, the two Batteries required the use of
<br />it only tu~-o days a week. That left four days that the City could rent it, and get part of the
<br />income necessary to defray the expense of maintaining it~
<br /> Recently the number of men in the Batteries ha~ been almost doubled.
<br />General ~aller, for the present, requires the use of the Armory four days~ instead of two.
<br />This leaves only two days a ~eek that we can rent it."
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 4th - "The amount ps~d in~o the Retirement Fund by C~ot. James Ts~lbot is
<br />$308.5Y~ and by Capt~ Jahn Sh~unon, $269.81~ but neither of these amounts cs~ be refunded un-
<br />less the ordin8~ce creating the Pension Fu~d is chs~ged.
<br /> Should we pay these death claims, it would be only fai~ to go back for
<br />a number of years and do the same thing for every firem~u and policeman who has died since the
<br />Pension Fund has been in effect, and also, it should apply to all who may die in the future,
<br />which means ~ll of them.
<br /> I ~ of the opinion t?~t, in this case~ we would set a precedent that
<br />t~ City can not live up to."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Fox that should any member of the ~ ~' - ~
<br />.o~!oe or Fire Deoartment
<br />serve twenty or more years with sai~ deoartment and die without receiving a pension, the ~moun~
<br />paid ~ ~
<br /> _n~o the Pension Fund by said pensioner shall be refunded~
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<br /> Mr.. Wa_ren~ ~' made motion to amend by m~_king the time ten or more years instead
<br />of twenty or more years.
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<br />No action was taken on
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<br />Motion by ~fr~ Lawrence
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<br />either the motion or amendment.
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<br />to refer the matter to the City Attorney was adopted.
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<br /> 5th - The following communication~ laid on table at last meeting,
<br />up and read, and on motion of Mr. Fox, continued on~ ~able until next meeting:
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<br /> ~'The term of office of C.R. Bsauchamp, member of the
<br />Civil Service Co~m~nission -~]
<br /> , w~_ e~qpire November 30th~ 1~39.
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<br />was taken
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<br />L.C.~Brineon, City Clerk
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Grimes ~6 di~c~ the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance on
<br />insanitary and uncleanly manner in which poultry is killed and dressed, was adopted.
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<br />The following ordinance, laid on table at last meeting, was taken up and read:
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<br /> "AN OPDIk'AHCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANOE OF FI~I-
<br />NINE THOUSA~D DOLLD~RS OF REFUNDING BONDS OF THE CITT OF
<br />PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, M~KiNG PROVISION FOR THE FOPS{ OF SAID
<br />BOi~S A~D FOR THE PAYMENT TF~RE0~~
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<br />vote:
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<br />On motion of Mr. Hutchins, said ordinance was adopted,
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<br />Ayes. Leigh, Fox, Gri~e~s,~ Ho%~ard~,
<br /> ~eiseman, Wilson,
<br />Nays: None
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<br />Mutchins, Lawrence,
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<br />and by the following
<br />Warren,
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