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<br /> The following resolution placed on first reading April tgth was taken up and
<br />read:
<br /> "In consideration of being forever relieved of all responsibility a~d liability
<br />for bridges, ros~isand fills at-s~ud-across ~ke 0ahoon, the PortsmouthOi~ty Council will
<br />accept the proposal of the Boar~ of SupervisOrs of Na~semond Oounty to p~y ~he Oouuty of
<br />Nansemcnd $7500;O0 aad will construct a new bridge 192 feet tong in place of Ha~rell's
<br />bridge across the North Br~nch,.and a bridge across the South Branch 317 feet long at the
<br />new site selected by the Supervmsors.
<br /> The piles, timbers and construction of these b~ldges to be as set forth in the
<br />letter of O. Bi Gross and Gompa~y April 3, 1931, addressed to the Supervisors."
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<br />On motion of Mr. Stewart, same was adopted and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes - Hutchins, Maupin, Mayo, 0asr, Ogg, Stewart -
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<br />Nays - Brooks.- 1.
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<br /> Communication from Policemen Randolph, White and Revere, in reference to oou~t
<br />costs of $1~.35 cha~ged agminst them by reason of suit of E. A. Esleeck, was taken up from
<br />table and readf
<br /> Mr. Mayo moved that we appropriate $192.35 to pay sempe billg
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<br /> M~. Stews~vt offered as substitute ~hat we appropriate $96.18' to pay one-half of
<br />said bi~l. Vote waa taken om Mr. Stewart~s substitute and same w~s lost b~ the following
<br />v~te:
<br /> Ayes - Brooks, Maupin, Ogg, 8tews~t - 4.
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<br /> Nays V Hutchins, ~yo, 0ast T 3.
<br />(Not having the requmred two-thiras vote)
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<br />Vote being taken on Mr. Mayo's motion,
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<br />Ayes - Hutchins,
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<br /> same was lost and by the following vote:
<br />Maupin, Mayo, Oast - ~.
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<br /> Nays - B~ooks, 0gg, SteW~r~ - 3-
<br />(Not having the required two-thirds vote)
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<br />On motion of Mr. Mayo the vote on his motion was reoonsidezed~~
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<br /> Motion cf Mr. Mayo thmt the Council mppropri~te $ 128.'23 to pay two--thirds of
<br />said bill w~s adopted, and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes - Brooks, Hutchins, Maupin, N~yc, 0~st, Ogg, Stewart - 7J
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<br />Nays - None.
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<br />Hon. City Gouncil,
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia.
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<br />"Po~tsmauth,
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<br />Va., Apr&l 28, 1931.
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<br />Gautlemen:
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<br /> This s~f~e~noon I was informed that t~erry-b~t, "City of ~Norfolk" has bee~
<br /> liabled by a Mrs. Stublin ~for the sum of Twenty Five Thousand ($25,000~00) Dollars for an
<br /> allemed oerso~l injury. In o~ez to smve the expense ef pes~img a ho~d to~e~ the
<br /> fzo~ei~g held by"~h~ United States Marsh~!!~ ~e a~o~mey f~=~s~ St~lin a~e~_
<br /> accept a bo~ or,he Oily and 0o~ty wi~ut s~e~y, mcr the s~ o~ ?n
<br />($10,O00.O0).I zeGuest t~.t you authorize t~t suo~ ~ bond be exe~e~ and that the ~y
<br /> en~erinto the s~e with em without the Oo~xty~m~mng. I do no~ believe ~h~t the Oity
<br /> mss~es any risk in doing this, as mny ~eoovery of d~ges will be taken c~e of from
<br /> the fe=ry property.
<br /> Yours very t~.ly,
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<br />adopted;'
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<br />Motion of Mr. Hutohins
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<br /> R. O. B~otay, City Attorney."
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<br />that we concur in the Oity Attorney~ recommendation,
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va. April 28, 1931.
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<br />Hem. City Codicil,
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia.
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<br />Gentlemen:
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<br /> At you~ meeting held on December 23, 1930, you referred to me a ~omm~cat~on
<br />from Mrs. Beulah J. Irving requestinga refund of Fou~ Dollars and Thirty 0~uts($~.30)
<br />paid on J uno 1~, 1930, by reason of a fine placed a~inst her in the Civil ~nd P~lice
<br />Ceu~t fo~ m ~iolation cZ the traffic ordinance.' I informed Mr. Eckford~ the attorney for
<br />Mrs. Irving that I had never know~ the 0ity Council to refun~ a fine an~ thought to do so
<br />Would establish a precedent which would give trouble ~nd that I thought that the only wmy
<br />in which it could be h~ndled w~s for it to come through the Police Justice. Last month he
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