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o._.
<br />
<br />deposits be
<br />
<br /> Notion of Mr. Fox that vote on reduction of water rates and on reduction of
<br />taken separate, was adopted.
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Fox "that the proper officers be and they are hereby authorized
<br />and directed to put in~o effect from July 1st, I935~ a reduction in the minimum rates charged
<br />domestic water consumers from $2.70 per quarter to $2.50 per quarter" was lost and by the
<br />following vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes: Fox, Oast - 2
<br />Nays: Brooks, Hutchins, Moore, Stewart
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Fox "that the deposits required by the Water Department, as a
<br />guarantee, be made $2..70 for balance of the year, and that the City Collector keep record of
<br />losses" was lost, and by the following vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes: Fox, Oast, Stewart - 3.
<br />Nays: Brooks, Mutchins, Moore - 3.
<br />
<br />and read:
<br />
<br />The following ordin~ee, placed on its first reading, August I3th, was taken up
<br />
<br />UAN ORDI~CE TO A~END AND RE-OP~AIN SECTION 20FAN ORDINANCE
<br />ENTITLED 'AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING,
<br />VENTILATION, DRAINAGE AND WATER SERVICE LINES, !NCLUDINGMATER-
<br />IALS, WO~NSHIP AND MAI~ER OF EXECUTION, APPOINTMENT AND DU -
<br />TIES OF PLUMBING INSPECTOR AND PENALTIES~, adopted by the
<br />Council on June 17th, 1920."
<br />
<br />adopted:
<br />
<br />Mo~ion of Mr. Fox that the following take the place of the last paragr~oh,
<br />
<br />"The Board shall-meet when it deems necessary, and regular exami-
<br />nations shall be held on the-first Wednesday in March,-June, Sep-
<br />tember and December of each year, provided an application for ex-
<br />amination, has been filed with the Secretary of the Board and the
<br />required fee has been paid at least five days prior to the date
<br />of examination. Special examinations may be held when deemed
<br />necessary by ~he Board."
<br />
<br />was
<br />
<br />lowing vote:
<br />
<br />On motion of Mr. Fox,' the ordinance as amended, was adopted, and by the fol -
<br />
<br />Ayes: Brooks, Fox, Hutchins, Moore, 0asr, Stewart - 6.
<br />Nays: None.
<br />
<br />NEW BUSINESS
<br />
<br /> Bill of J. Shirley~H0Pe, State Game Warden~ for $182.50,
<br />stray dogs, was read.
<br /> On motion, the Treasurer was authorized to pay same from
<br />from collection of Dog-Taxes.
<br />
<br />for destroying 73
<br />funds in her hands
<br />
<br /> The following letter was read and referred to the City Manager:
<br />
<br /> "I wish to call your attention of a bill of $10.00 which is ~ong overdue,
<br />services rendered during the assessments.
<br /> Thanking you in advance,
<br /> Yours -
<br />
<br />for
<br />
<br />Walter M. Thompson,
<br />17 Dlnwiddie St.,
<br />Portsmouth, Va."
<br />
<br />The following letter was read and on motion referred to
<br />
<br /> "In compliance with Section 695 of the Code of VirgiDia,
<br />sons in your county or city, between the ages of seven and twenty years has been taken as of
<br />June 30th, 1935.
<br /> On the basis of this census, the salary of your superintendent of schools is
<br />fixed for the next five years, commencing July l, 1935.
<br /> The salary of your Sunerintendent will be $3,~00.00; of this amount the State
<br />will pay one half and you are ~equire~ to pay the remaining one half from your general levy or
<br />appropriation.
<br /> With best wishes, I am,
<br /> Yours very truly,
<br />
<br />the 1936 budget:
<br />
<br /> the census of all per-
<br />
<br />bue service
<br />
<br /> Sidney B. Hall,
<br /> Supt. of Public Instruction.,
<br />
<br /> The following petition was read and referred to the City Manager:
<br />
<br /> "We the citizens of the Seventh Ward ask for consideration for restoring the
<br />on South St. and Eing~s Highway. Your immediate consi~ration is requested.
<br />
<br /> T.$. Huddleston and sundry others, a
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