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Aug~ast 28~ 1928 At a regular meeting of ~ 0ity Council held August_ 28th there were present: Resets-- Vernon Brooks, J. C~ Dunford, E. W. N~up~n, er., Arthur ~ayo, J. R. Stewart, L. G. ~nite, ~. Also the City Manager. The minu~es of the reg.ular meeting August 14th, at 8 p. m., and joint meeting with Norfolk County Supervmsors Au~ust 14th, at IIa. m., were read and were approved. The following communications were read from the City Ms~uager: lst~ "I beg to annou~uce the appointment of Mr~ W~ J. Eorgan to the re~la~ police force, effective this date." On motion, the notice was ordered to be filed. 2nd. ~I beg to ~unounoe the appointment of the following to the substitute police force of the City: J. Shirley Hope; Benjamin Ellsworth ~udrews; Wm~ J~mee Catlett; Jesse Paul Eure; Jo~hn J. Nobreg~, Jr." On motion, the notice was ordered to be filed. 3rd. "Attached you will find alette= from J. W. Leafs, se~ting forth facts in regard to work done by him as secretary of the special Gr~nd .Jury, which investigated reports con- cerning the Police Department of the City. The bill, in the amount of $25.00, approved by the Judge, cove~ing services of the Secretary, has-been~ presented to the Co~ucil and refer~ed to me for investigation.~ "Portsmouth, Va.~ Aug. 27, 1~28. F. Go Hanrahan, 0ity ~anager, Portsmouth, Virginim. Dear Sir:- In accordance with a reouest from your Office in regard to the clerical work ex- pended on the labors of the Special 'Grand Jury called in June for investigation ~f certain charges brought to the notice of the Court, through and by some candidates for Office in the Prim~ry election for City councilmen, I beg to say that all the evidence given before the Grand Jury Was taken down by m~ on each day the Grand Jury was in session. ~At the conclusion of each day the evidence.was sorted out, ~ud only ~uch evidence as was direct, and could be proved was re-written by me~ and brought before the Gr~ud Jury for confirmation at the next meeting. After all the evidence was in and passed on by the Grand Jury, the entire matter was re-written and typed by myself in my own Office, ~ud the reports for the court out in type-w2itten shape, which work was done after the days Jury work was over in Court. Trusting this will be satisfactory, I am, Sincerely yours, J. ~. LEAFE." bill; On motion of ~r. Maupin~ and by the following vote: special appropriatio~ of $25.00 was allowed to pay Er. Le~fe's $25 Ayes-~ Brooks, Dunford, Maupin, ~ayo, Stewart, White, 6.~ Tp'a UNFINISHED BUSINESS The following ordinance, which had been placed on first reading by Council Au~ast 14th, was taken up and ~ead: AN ORDINI~CE AUTHORIZING THE BORROWING OF THREE R~JS~RED THOUSAND DOLL~RS IN ANTICIPATION OF ~qE COLLECTION OF THE REVENUE FOR TF~ YEAR 1928, AND PROVIDING FOR THE IS- SUANOE OF A NOTE OR NOTES THEREFOR. On motion of Er. '~hite, the ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes-- Brooks, Dunford, Maupin~ Nayo, Stewart, White, 6. The following ordinance, which had been placed on first reading by Cou~aoil~Au~ast 14th, was taken up and read: AN OP~INANOE TO DESIGNATE TF~ NUMBER OF ~ARDS OF THE CITY/0F PORTSMOUTH AE~ TO 0HANGE THE BOUNDARIES TF~REOF. Er. White moved that the ordinance be amended by adding the following Section: "~. This ordinance sh~ll take effect from and after November lO, 1928.~ The amendment was adopted. ~r. Dunford moved that the ordinance be adopted, as amended, a~ud same was adopted, as amended by the following vote: Ayes-- Brooks, Dunford, Maupin~. Me;ye, Stewart, White, 6. NEW BUSINESS A bill was received from J. Shirley Hooe, State Game ~arden, to amount of $167,50, for services rendered in destroying 67 tagless ~ogs @ $2~50 each. On motion, the Treasurer was authorized to pay same, out of fu~uds on hand from collection of Dog Taxes.