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<br />October lOth. 193~
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the 0ity Council, held October 10th, 1939, at ?:OO
<br />P.M., there were present:
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<br />John P. Leigh, Leslie T.
<br />W. R. Hut.chins, Fran~ D.
<br />Pearle J. Wilson.
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<br />Fox, George L. Grimes, James N. Howard,
<br />Lawrence, O. E. Warren, H. Earl Weiseman,
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<br />Minutes of regular meeting held September 26th, were read and approved.
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<br /> The following ordinance, placed on its first reading at last ~eeting, was
<br />taken up ~nd read:
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<br />.A~N ORDINANCE TO ~END AND RE-ORDAIN SECTION SEVENTY FOUR OF ,AN
<br />ORDI~L~NCE I~{POSING A LICENSE TAX FOR THE CITY OF PORTS~{OUTH,
<br />VIRGINIA, FOR THE EAR BEGINNING ~fAY let, 1939', adopted by the
<br />City Council, March 28th, 1939."
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<br />On motion of Mr. Howard, said ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Leigh, Fox, Grimes, Howard, Hutchins, Lawrence,
<br /> Warren, Weiseman, Wilson
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> The following ordinance, placed on its first reading, at last meeting, was
<br />taken ~ and read:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE PLACING OF WASTE PAPER, TRASH AND
<br />RUBBISH UPON THE STREETS , A~R EXPEOTORATING UPON OR THROWING
<br />FRUIT SKINS AND PEELINGS UPON THE STREETS AND OTHER PUBLIC
<br />PLACES OF THE 0ITY, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY THEREFOR."
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<br />meeting..
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<br />On motion of Mr. Hutchins, said ordinance was continued on table until next
<br />
<br /> The following report from the Mayor, as special committee, laid on table at
<br />last meeting, was taken up:
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<br /> "The committee on ~uang~ng the bus routes s~omitted to me the changes to be
<br />made on the Prentis Park line. I requested Councilmen W. Raymond Hutchins mud Frank D. Law-
<br />fence to view the matter with me and we came to the following conclusion: that the Prentis
<br />Park bus should be routed from its present terminus at the int.ersection of Lincoln St. and
<br />Deep Creek Road, as fellows:
<br /> Through Lincoln St. to Nashville Ave.,
<br /> south along Nashville Ave. to Palmer St., east along
<br /> Palmer St. to Deep Creek Road, northerly along Deep
<br /> Creek Road to Lincoln St., east along Linccln St. to
<br /> Des Moines Ave., north along Des Noines Ave. to Duke
<br /> St., east along Duke St. to Charleston Ave., south
<br /> along Charleston Ave. ~ Lincoln St., and thence east
<br /> along Lincoln St., following the route now used."
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Grimes that the buses be routed in Harrison Ward as per b~s re~
<br />quest on September 12th and that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare an ordinance to
<br />cover s~me. No action.
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<br /> Notion of Mr. Hutchins that the report be lald over ~ud ~hat Messrs. Weiseman
<br />and Grimes consult a traffic man from the Virginia Electric & Power Oo~oany office in Norfolk
<br />and agree on bus routing in their re~oective wards, was adopted.
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<br />filed.
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<br />Report cf the Accounting Department for September, was received and ordered
<br />
<br /> Report of the City Collector for SePtember was received and ordered filed.
<br /> The following report of the Commissioner off Revenue was read:
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<br /> "I herewith report the follow[n~ values off Real Estate omitted ~or the year
<br />1937 and Public Service Corporation for the year 1939:
<br />
<br />Ls~.~ Build~s Total Value Ts~ .at $2.50
<br />$?5o.oo $SOO.OO $1, 5o.oo $ 31. 5
<br />
<br />Seaboard Airline R__y. Co. - R~s~. Estat_ _ e
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<br />$20,000.00
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<br />These amounts have been reported to
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<br />Tax
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<br />$5oo.oo
<br />
<br />the City Collector for collection."
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. HutcD~ins that the Auditor charge said tax to the Oity Collec-
<br />tor, was adopted.
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