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At a regular meeting of the
<br />there were present:
<br />
<br />-Vernon A~ BrOoks, Leslie T.
<br />3.. Alden 0asr, City M~.~nager~
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<br /> Pebru~!~ th o 6~
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<br />City Council, held February.l!th, 1936, at 8:00
<br />
<br />Fox~ J. T. Hanvey, W.R.Hutchins, S. B. Moore,
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<br /> Minutes of regular meeting held Jsnuary 28th were read mud approved.
<br />
<br /> Mr. Moore, Chairman of Committee on Norfolk & Portsmouth'Traction Compem_y mat-
<br />ter, stated that.his committee would have a complete report at the next.meeting.
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<br /> The Cit~ .Manager presented the following resolution:
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<br /> '~W~!EP~$, Arthur Everett Pa~ker was appointed City 'Coliector by the Council
<br />of the City of POrtsmouth, Virginia, and did quslify by furnishing a surety bond in.the pen -
<br />alty of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000); s~id.bond having been executed by the Maryland
<br />Casualty Company ~ud covering the acts of the said Arthur Everett Parker for a period begin -
<br />ning on the first day of February, 1933, and ending on the first day of February, 1934; and
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<br /> WHEP~AS, said bond has be~n continued in force by continuation certificates
<br />to the first day of February, 1936; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, it is deemed advisgols to have the said bond continued in force to.
<br />the fifteenth day of April, 1936:
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<br /> NO~, THEREFOP~, Be it resolvedby the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Vir-
<br />ginia, that the said Arthur EVerett Parker s_hall be required to have his present bond contin -
<br />ued in force up.to and including the fifteenth day of April, 1936, and thereafter the said
<br />Arthur Everett Parker shall have his present bond continued in force for additional oeriods
<br />of one (1) year each as long as he shall continue to hold the office of City Collecto~ of the
<br />City of Portsmouth, Virginia.~
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<br />O~'.mo~ion, Said Resolution was adopted.
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<br />MOore was excused from further attendance.
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<br /> - UNFINISHED BUSINESS -
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<br />continued on
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<br /> The following ordinance continued on table from last meeting, was, on ~otion,
<br />table until next meeting:
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<br />WAN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE BORROWING OF ONE HUNDRED A~ THIRTY
<br />THOUSAND DOLLARS, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE REVENUE FOR 1936, AND PRO-
<br />VIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A NOTE OR NOTES TITEREFOR.,
<br />
<br /> The following communicatiOn from the City Manager, laid on table at last
<br />meeting, was taken up:
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<br /> "A ~.P.A. project for grading, repairing, rehabil'itating and resurf~.cing
<br />streets snd roadways, known as Project #65-31-1195, has been prepared by the Engineer s of -
<br />lice, by which the Federal Government supplies:
<br />
<br />$26,5Y2.00 for Labor
<br />
<br />Virginia
<br />
<br /> 1,500.00
<br /> 9, ~56.7~.
<br />$37,528.75
<br />$ 16.oo
<br /> lC, 517.75
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<br />$10,933.75
<br />
<br />Superintendence
<br />M~terial
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<br />against the City,s appropriation of
<br />
<br />for Labor
<br /> " Material & Equipment
<br />
<br /> - City's To~al
<br /> I recommend an ~opropriation of $11,O00.O0 from the funds received from the
<br />Electric & Power Co~pany, for this purpose."
<br />
<br /> Notion of Mr. Fox to ~opropriate $11,O00. O0 from fnnds received from Virgi
<br />nia Electric & Power Comps~uy for said purpose, was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Brooks, Fox, Hanvey~ Hutchins, Cast
<br />Nays: None~
<br />
<br /> The communication from
<br />Mrs. Cora S. Darden, member of the School
<br />last meeting, was taken up.
<br />
<br />Superintendent of Schools, announcing the death of
<br /> Board, from First District, continued on table from
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Oast to go into the election of a member of the School Board
<br />to succeed Mrs. Darden, was lost, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Fox, Oast - 2
<br />Nays: Brooks, Hanvey, Hutchlns - 3.
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<br /> ~rs. Tripte~t was gr~uted the privilege of the floor. She spoke in favor of
<br />the election of a woman to the School Board.
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