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JUly 2~, 1928
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the City Council held July 24th there were present:
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<br /> Messrs-- Vernon .B?ooks, J. C~ Dunford, E.W. Maupin, Jr.,
<br /> ArthUr ~aye,. J. Alden Oast, j. R. Stewart, 6.
<br /> Also the City Manager.
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<br />The minutes of the regular meeting .JUly loth amd special meeting July 17th,and joint
<br />approved.meeting with the Board of Supervisors of Norfolk Co. JUly 10th at 11 a. m. were read and were
<br /> The following communications were read from the City //danger:
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<br /> lst; uI have this day
<br /> apprcved~the~recommendation"ofMajor J. ~M; Broughtcn, Chief cf Police, that C. J. Whitmore
<br /> be dismissed from the Police force for the good of the Department, effective July-12th,1928.#
<br /> On motion, the notice was ordered to be filed.
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<br /> _iad: '#This is to notify you of the appointment of S. J. Allen as Supervisor under..the
<br />City Engineer, at a salary of $150.00 per month, effective July 1st, 1928, and also of the
<br />appointment of W. H. ~alpepoer as stableman at $4.33 1/3 per day, effective JUly 2nd, 1928.
<br />Both appointments are for a probationary period of sixty days.u
<br /> On motion, the notice, was ordered to be filed.
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<br /> 3rd. "In regard to the petition of the Southern Residence Corporation that the City
<br />exchange a port, on of alley on the southwest corner of Lincoln St. one
<br />Creek Blvd. o¢c~ ted b block east of Dee
<br /> · P y a dwelling for an e ual am · P
<br />alley, w~ll state that I h~ ~ +.~ ~,~ $~u._. Ount of. lag..d on the east s~de of ~sald
<br />that the encroac~-~+- ^~ *~a-ve-l'~/ :-" Y'"f mg. gxne~er go in~o mats matter thoroughly and *~
<br />of the eaves of the house. , imcluding the %~o foot encroachment
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<br /> This house is of a peculiar type of construction, brick and ;kellerstone and
<br />judge it would be somewhat difficult to move. The alley at present is unused and it will
<br />probably remain so far years. I de net feel that the turn in the alley at this point would
<br />work a hardship on anyone, I therefore recommend that the Council grant the petition and
<br />that the City Attorney be asked to bring in the proper resolution when the SOuthern Residence
<br />Oorporation is prepsmed to furnish a deed ~o the adjoining property."
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<br /> -Mr. M~upin moved that the-recommendation of the Manager be adopted, provided all owners
<br />on both side~ of the changed portion of the alley give their consent to the change.
<br /> The motion was admpted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Dmnford, Maupin, Mayo, Oas,t, Stewart,
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<br /> UNFINISHED BUSINESS
<br /> The following report was read from the 0ity Attorney:
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<br />Honorable Ci~ Council,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />Gentlemen:--
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va.,
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<br />J%tty 23, 1~28.
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<br /> At your meeting on June lZ, 1~28, you referred to the 0ity Manager and the 0ity
<br />Attorney a communication to the following effect:
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<br />Honorable. City Coumell,
<br />Portsmouth,, Va.
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<br />'Portsmouth, Va., June 11, 192~.
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<br /> We, the undersigned, l~etltion your Honorable Body to agai~ consider our claim cf a
<br />balance due as to the amount of $250.00 for assessment of City real estate in the year 1925.
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<br /> Yo~ City Mannger promised that if we d~fen~ed the City in the petitions for a ~e-
<br />dmo$ion of assessments In ~he Oour~ of H~tings, and this agreement we f~filled, ~hat he,
<br />She Olty Ma~er, would assure us ~hat the b~e due us wo~d be paid.
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<br /> ~i~ you for a c~ef~ co~ideraiion of this just cl~m we rema~,
<br /> ~e~ t~y yours,
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<br /> W. T. Olau~
<br /> 0. N. Markham.,
<br /> Upon investigation of this matter it is found that Messrs. W. T. 0laud and O, N.
<br />Markham were appointed on October 16, 1924, by the Court of Hustings for the City of Ports-
<br />mouth, as the Asseasors to make the cfai~uinneal assessment of lands for the City. The
<br />Council then agreed to allow the a~sessors more compensation than that allowed by State law,
<br />and the following letter was written by General J. p. ~ervey, then City Manager, namely:
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<br /> "December 29, 1924.
<br />Mr. C. N. Markham, PortSmouth, Va.
<br />Mr. W. T. Claud, Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />Dear Sirs:
<br /> The Oouncil has authorized a total compensation for each assessor of $5,000.00.
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