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<br />at 8:00 P.M.,
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<br />the Virginia
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<br /> At an adjourned regular meeting of the City Council held December 17t~h,1935,
<br />there were present:
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<br />December _1~~ 5.
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<br />Vernon A. Brooks, Leslie T. Fox, J. Tt Manvey, W.R. HutChins, 8. B.-Moore,
<br />J. Alden Oast, J.R. Stewart, City Manager.
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<br /> The Committee on the non-observance of the contract of August 19th, 1910,
<br />Electric & Power Company, reported progress.
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<br />by
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<br />The City Manager presented the following resolution:
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<br />"WHEBEA8, .the City of Portsmouth is desirous of having the roadway
<br />and intersections on Gosport Road between Fourth Street and Fifth
<br />Btreet improved and,
<br />WHEREAS, the City owns 66 feet between property lines, and now has
<br />a 36 ft. roadway between curbs which is sufficient for the traffic
<br />now using this street,
<br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City 0ouncil of the-City
<br />of Portsmouth in regular session assembled this 17th day of Decem-
<br />ber, 1935, assures the Highway Commission of the Commonwealth of
<br />VirgLula, that the City will grant sufficient right of way for a
<br />40 foot roadway at any time in the future that traffic conditions
<br />on Gosport Road warrant such a change.
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<br />A~est:
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<br />City ~!erk.
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<br />~ty Council,
<br />City of Portsmouth.
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<br />On motion of ~r. Fox, same was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> A~es~ Brooks, Fox, Hanvey, Hutchins, Moore, Cast, Stewart - 7
<br /> Nays: None.
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<br /> The following communication from the City Manager was read and ordered filed:
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<br /> "In compliance with your request for a statement of the sums, not included in
<br />the 1936 budget, which will be required to restore pay cuts of school teachers, policemen and
<br />firemen, city officials, and installation of free school books~ I submit the following:
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<br />School, teachers " 1 ~
<br />Policemen and firemen
<br />City officials
<br />Pree school books
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<br />The
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<br />amount now being spent,
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<br />20,600.00
<br />3~,333.00
<br />lO,O00.O0
<br />-23,o73.oo
<br />10~000.00
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<br />$ 98,006.00
<br />estimated minimum cost of free books is $10,000.00,
<br /> for indigent pupils."
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<br />in addition to the
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<br /> The following letter from the City Attorney was read, together with amendments,
<br />to the City 0har~er:
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<br /> "At one of your conferences held on thet936 budge~, you directed me to amend
<br />such portions of the City Charter as may be necessary ~o transfer all duties performed by the
<br />-~ity Treasurer to the City Collector in order tha~ the City may no~ be required to pay any
<br />part of the salary of the Oity Treasurer. ~ am submitting herewith ~wo amendments to the City
<br />Char~er for that purpose, one adding a new section to be known as Section 79-A, and the other
<br />amending Sections 80,81 and 82, rela~ing to the sinking fund. I have made such changes in the
<br />Sinking fund as will be necessary to prevent it from interfering with the amount of money set
<br />apart for the various bond issues and have changed the words City Treasurer to'City Collector.
<br /> As the Coumcil has no chairman of finance, I omitted this officer from the
<br /> board, which leaves four members instead of five. If you desire five members, you may add the
<br /> vice-presi~ent of the Council, or some other city officer."
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<br /> Amendment -
<br /> "A Bill to amend the charter of the City of Portsmouth, approved' March 10th,
<br />1908, by adding thereto a new section to be known as ~ection 71-A, relating to the receipt,
<br />custody, and disbursement of city funds.
<br /> Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, that the charter of the
<br />City of Portsmouth, approved March lOth, 1908, be amended by adding thereto a new section to
<br />be known as Section 71-A, to read as follows:
<br /> Section 71-A - 'The Oity Collector or such other officer or officers
<br /> as may be designated by the Oity Council shall receive, have custody and disburse
<br /> the levies and other amounts payable into the treasury of the City of Portsmouth,
<br /> or allocated to ~he said City under the laws of this State or of the United States.~
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<br /> Amendment
<br /> "A Bill to amend and re-enact an Act of the General Assembly of Virginia, -ap~
<br />proved March 10th, 1922, entitled "An Act to amend sections 80, 81 and 82 of the Charter of
<br />the City of Portsmouth, approved March loth, 1908, to provide for a sinking fund and the man-
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