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At a regular meeting of the
<br />there were present:
<br />
<br />City Council held October 2[~th, 1933, at 8:00
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<br />Vernon A. Brooks, Leslie T. Fox,
<br />J. Alden 0ast, Archibald Ogg.
<br />City Manager.
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<br />W.R. Hutchins,
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<br />Arthur Mayo,
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<br />S.B. E core,
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<br />Minutes of regular meeting held October loth were read and ~oproved.
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<br />The following eommunica~Zon-from the 0ity Manager was read:
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<br /> 1st - "The ordinance I submitted to you on July llth, 1933 to contract the corPo-
<br />rate limits of the Oity has been advertised and handled as required by law, and I am pleased
<br />to advise that the Oirouit 0curt of the Oity of Portsmouth ordered and confirmed said ordi-
<br />nance on the 25th day of'September, 1933.
<br /> Copy of the order of the Court is attached.,
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<br />On motion the same was ordered filed.
<br />
<br />titled:
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<br />like amount of bonds falling due on
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<br /> Notion of Er. Mayo that
<br />was adopted.
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<br />2nd - "I s~omit herewith an ordinance, the adoption of whieh~I recommended, eh-
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<br /> mAN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF FOURTEEN
<br /> THOUSAND DOLLARS ($14,000.00) OF REFUNDING BONDS OF
<br /> THE CITY OF PORTSEOUTH, VIRGINIA; MAKING PROVISION
<br /> FOR THE FORE OF SAID BONDS AND FOR THE PAYMENT
<br /> THEREOF. ~
<br /> The proceeds from the sale of these bonds are to be used in retiring a
<br /> December let, 1933.,f
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<br />the recommended ordinance be_olaced on its zz_st~'v reading,
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<br /> 3rd - "In making application to the Governor for relief funds out of the funds
<br />which the Commonwealth of Virginia may secure under the orovisions of the Federal Emergency
<br />Relief Act of 1933, the State Emergency Relief Administration requires information as to the
<br />number of resident families and others requiring direct and work relief, and an estimate of
<br />the cost to provide relief to such famz_zes.
<br /> They also require a resolution of the Council authorizing the execution of
<br />our aoplication for relief funds. I have prepared an application for relief funds amounting
<br />to $2~,323.81, for the mnnths of Nove_mber and December 1933, s~ud request your approval of the
<br />following resolution, authorizing me to sign ~pplieation to the Governor for these funds:
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<br /> ~Whereas, the funds available for relief needs
<br /> are inadeGuate to meet the relief needs of those in
<br /> the City~
<br /> We hereby authorize H.B. Anderson, City Manager
<br /> of Portsmouth to execute, on behalf of the City of
<br /> Portsmouth, application to the Governor of the State
<br /> of Virginia, for relief funds amounting to $24,323.81,
<br /> which the Commonwealth of Virginia may secure under
<br /> the Federal Emergency Relief Act af 1933, which funds
<br /> are to be used in furnishing relief and work relief
<br /> to needy and to distressed people, and in relieving
<br /> the hardship resulting from unemployment in the City
<br /> of Port~mouth, during the months of November and De-
<br /> cember, 1933."
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<br />was ~dopted.
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<br />On motion of ~. Hutchins, the resolution recommended by the ~ity N~a~ager
<br />
<br /> The Manager stated that he was in Richmond today with several representa-
<br />tives from Norfolk County and .appeared before the State Highway Commission and requested a
<br />grant from funds provided to Virginia.for ~oads to repays High St. from Chestnut S~ to .~water
<br />St,, but seemingly without success.
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<br /> Notion of Mr. Brooks that the president of the Council and the City Manager
<br />be appointed a committee to continue the effor~ to secure funds to repays High St., and to op-
<br />pose the expenditure of such a large amount of money from public funds to reolace Campostella
<br />Bridge, which bridge is entirely within the confines of the O ity of Norfolk ~nd such an allo-
<br />cation from Government funds, will militate against meritorious and necessary work in other ci-
<br />ties and counties of the State, was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Brooks, Fox, Hutchins, Mayo, Moore, 0asr, 0gg - ~.
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<br />NayS: None.
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<br />The following commonication from the ~ity Attorney was read:
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<br /> "At your meeting held on March 14, 1933, you referred ~o me "certain tax
<br />tickets with the instruction that the penalty and interest due be collected according to law"
<br />and that I report back to the Council. With the exception of those cases in which payment was
<br />delayed on account of the Bo~rd of EqualiZation,and those cases in which the amount of penal-
<br />ties was less than fifty cents, there were two hundred and fifty sheets containing the names
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