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June 9th, 1931~
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the Oity Council held June 9th, 1931 at S:O0 P.M., there
<br />were present: '
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<br />Verno~n A. Brooks, W. R. Hutchins, E. W. Maupin, Jr. Arthur Mayo, J.Alden Oast,
<br />Archibald Ogg, J. R. Stewart - 7- '
<br />Also the Oity Manager.
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<br /> Minutes of the reguia~ meeting of May 26th were read and appreved~'
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<br /> The ~cllowing communications were read from the 0ity Manager:
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<br /> 1st - "With reference to the 6cm~unication of Miss Virginia Oecke which was re-
<br />ferred to me at the last meeting of the Oouncil, I beg te state that this matter has been
<br />referred to me previously and a report made to the 0ouncil."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Stewart, same~was referred back to Oity Manager for further in-
<br />formation.
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<br /> 2nd -"In regard to the petition ef A. Oiccone and others asking that the old
<br /> house at 214 Second St. be tern down and removed. I have had Nm. Pa~ker, Building Inspec-
<br /> tor, and Mr. Sha~nnon, Ohief, B~r~eau of Fire Pre,enrich- inspect this bui~ ~ ..... ~
<br />Mary ~. ~ull proper~y~ situated at 214 cn the west side of Second St.. and they r~
<br />same c ~e ~n very bad shape and condemned mt. Notice has been served on the executrix of
<br />the Hull Estate, that within ten days the premises must be placed in safe and habitable
<br />condition er taken dow~j
<br /> M~. Pa~ker and Mr. Shannon were infe~med that the prope~ywas in the hands
<br />~ t~? c~ty for delinquent taxes and ~he executrix stated that she did not ~eel'she ~a~ au-
<br />~norm~y ~c raze the bumlding~ The matter was then taken up with Mr. Barclay, ~o sec~ a
<br />court order to Sell the property. ~I ~us~this cou~t order ma7 be obtained as early as pos-
<br />sible se the building can be tern aown. The estate has been tied up for msmy years and there
<br />is apparently no one responsible for the payment of taxes and no one whom the Oity could
<br />force to make improvements or tear down the property."
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<br /> On motion, ordered to be filed.
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<br /> 3rd - "The letter fro~ the 01erk of the Oeur~ relative to telephone service to
<br /> the 01erk~s office, the Oourt room and Judge Bain's office, was referred to me St the last
<br /> meeting of the Oouncil.
<br /> I am in receipt of a letter from Mr. Armistead, M~nager of the Telephone
<br />0cmpany, (copy attached) in ~hich he informs me that much better service will be rendered
<br />should the arrangement be made as suggested by Mr. Baker~' The cost to the city would be
<br />$4.00 per month~-
<br /> Since the court phone is i~ use only when eou~t is in session ~nd Judge
<br />Dain~s phone, du~ing his office hours, this' does no~ seem an emergency. Mr. Baker present-
<br />ed this matter to me, but as this service was not included in the franchise at the time it
<br />w~s ~igned, I did n6~ feei I had authority to approve his request~
<br /> I b~lieve it is possible fo= Mr. Baker and Judge Bain to make out ~u~th
<br />the present phone service with little inconv~nlence, as the phones in question are not in
<br />.continuous u~e~TM
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Stewart, the recommendation of the Oity~M~nager was concurred in~
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<br /> $th -- "In regard to the lette~ o£ the Ote~k of theOsurt and ~ourt order relative
<br />to the reconditioning of books in the Olerk's effice,.whighwas referred to me at the last
<br />~?eting of the Oouncil,.beg to state that upon !nvestigatmon I find there a~e approximately
<br />2dO~bcOks to be re-condmtiqned, as cutlined by Mr. Baker~'
<br /> I have secured bids on the wh,le lot, amounting to $1565~'Qo, This does
<br />not include the re-binding ef 25 er 3~ land'bookS dated back to 185S, a~ $5~50 each, which
<br />can nos be submitted to the c~ntract~r at this time,~ ·
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<br /> In taking this ma~t~r up with Mr. Bake=, we have agreed en 86 ~coks as per
<br />list at~ached, to be reconditioned th~s year, at a price of $675.O6~ 0onsiderat~on will b~
<br />given t~oana~prcprialion for the reconditioning of the remaining books in the 1932 budget~.
<br />Mr. Oharles F. Spooner, who is the le~est bidder, is thoroughly reliable and highly recom-
<br />mended to. us, and he can de the work in the office of the Olerk of the~Oou~t. One other
<br />bid was~ received, from J.P. Dell & ~$~ ef L~chbur~ for ~1~8x O0 ~=i~ ~ ..... ~ ~_
<br />piers, according to the l~st of boo~s te be reconditioned.
<br /> -. _~ I recommend that an appropriation of $675.00 be~made for the recondition-
<br />ing ef ~ne Sb books agreed up~n? '
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<br /> On motion ef Mr. Hutchius~ the Oity N~ager's~ recommer~lationwas concurred in
<br />and an appropriation cf $6Y5.00 was a~lowed, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes - Brooks, Hutehins, M~upin, Mayo, Oast, Ogg, Stewart - y~
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<br /> Nays - None.
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<br /> %~FINISHEDBUSIHESS ~
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<br />read:
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<br /> The fcllewing ordinance placed on its first reading May 26thwas taken up and
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<br /> "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ANDRE-ORDAIN BEOTION 8 OF AN ORDINANOE ENTITLED
<br />ORDINANOE IMPOSING A LIOENSE TAX FOR THE 0ITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, FOR THE
<br />t~EARBEGINNI~GNAY 1,1931~ ADOPTED BY THE 0ITY OOUNGI~ APRIL 14, 1931, WAS ON
<br />MOTION OF~R. OAST ADOPTED, AND DY THE FOLLOWiNG VOTE.
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