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<br />February ~,
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council held February 28th there were~present:
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<br /> Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, J. C. ~crd, E. W. Mau~in, Jr.,
<br /> Arthu~Mayc, J. AldgnOast, J. R~ Stewart,
<br /> L. G. White, y.
<br /> Also the 0ity M~nager.
<br /> - md. jeurned
<br /> The~minutes of the regular meetingFebru~ry. 14than~/~egula2mee,tings
<br />February lyth we=e read ~d were approved.
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<br /> February 15th and
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<br /> for the-telephone franchise~
<br />and Potomac Telephone Company of
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<br /> The President annommced that bids will be-received at this .time
<br /> The following bid therefor was read from The Chesapeake
<br />Virginia:
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<br />To th~eMayor and Oounoil,
<br />Portsmouth, &irginia.
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<br />Gentlemen:
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<br /> _ The Chesapeake ~nd Potomac Telephone Oompauy of Virginia hereby bids the sum of
<br />Twenty five ($25.00) Dollars for the franchise proposed to be grauted in-the ordinance which
<br />has been advertised, in the 'Portsmouth Star,' entitle, ~AN 0RDINANCE to grant to
<br /> ,_~ts successors amd assigns, the franchise, right and privilege tc~co~strmct,
<br />mai~£in an~ operate upon the~streets, highways, and otherpublic p~aces of~t~e City mf Port~---
<br />memtn, Virgmnla, a telephone system with the neeessar~poles, condmxts, mau~oles', ducts, cables,
<br />wires,.and other necessary overhead and~dergrou~d apparatus and fixtures.'
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<br /> _. An~ if the said franchise is granted to The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
<br />of ~mrginia, ~t will observe amd perform all the ~cnditions amd requirements contained in sai~
<br />ordim~nce, and will re-imbttrse the City of Portsmouth for the cost of advertising ~he same.
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<br /> Two certified checks of this Company, drawn to the order of ~he City of Portsmouth,
<br />Virginia, are herewith inclesed;.on~ ~erTwenty-five ($25.00) Dollars, the otheff for ~i~e'
<br />Thcusamd ($5,000,00) D~llars, which l~st~'.mentioned chetk is filed ~r~rsuant 2e, and subij~t to,
<br />the terms and conditions cf Section 20 of the aforesaid ordinance.
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<br />Respectfully submitted,
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<br />THE CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC TELEPHONE COMPANY OF VIRGINI
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<br />J. C. Koons, Vice President."
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<br /> ~u~xs~x~rg$~$n me,ion of Dr. Dunford, the bi~ of The Chesapeake and Potomac
<br />Telephone Compamy of Virginia was accepted, and by the fo!lowing vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Brooks, Dmnfcrd, Maupin, Mayo, 0asr, Stewart, White, ?.
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<br /> Mr. ~ast presented the -fo~lowimg ordinance, and on,motion s~me was placed on first read-'
<br />lng:
<br /> An Grdinance to Grant to The Chesapeake and Po%omme Telephone Compemy of Virginia, its
<br />successors and assigms, the franchise, right and privilege to construct, maintain, smd operate
<br />upon ~Ee streets, highways, and public places of the City cf Portsmouth, a telephone system,
<br />with the necessary-poles, conduits, manholes, ducts, sables, wires, and all other necessary
<br />overhead and underground apparatus and fixtures.
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<br /> The followimg communications were read from the City Manager:
<br /> - 1st. "As you were previous-
<br />ly notified, I have had the Cou~t House repaired at a total cost of $8~8.02. Norfolk County
<br />will pay into-the Oity treasury one half of this amount, or $44~.O1.
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<br /> As ~his total amount was paid from our budget appropria~ien, I am aSking that you make
<br />a special appropriatiom of $~8.02 -' ~ ·
<br /> to re xmburse our budget ~opropr~ation.~
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<br />o~ ~D~ .Dunfo~d ~meved~tb~_concur in the Manager's recommendation, ~nd that an appropriation '$$~8.~
<br />~ $~.~ ~e made zrom the General Fund'for the purpose, NOrfolk County to pay to the General
<br />Fund $44~.0t, being one-half of the~bove amoun~ for cost o~ r~Pairs to the 0curt House building.
<br /> The motion was adopted, un, by the following vote. '
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<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, ~unford,~Maupin, Mayo, Oust, Stewart, White~ y.
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<br /> 2nd. "~ budget.contained an appropriation of $150.00 for sm.~mtitute for Civil & Police
<br />Justice. Iiam in r~cempt efa bill f~r $200.00, from Mr. R. J. Davxs, who served as substitute
<br />for the ~earl~2?. $150¥00 ha~ been pai~ Mr. Davis, leaving a balance ef $50.00 due him.
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<br /> I am asking that an additional appropriation of $209.00 be made for this purpose~
<br />$50.00 cf which will be paid to Mr. Davis, and $150.00 for S~rvmces of a smart-tuts Justice
<br />for the year 1928.
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<br /> I have investigated this bill a~d found that due to some sickness and inability
<br />to serve and leave of absence, the bill is a correct one.~
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<br /> Mr. Stewart moved that a special appropriation of $~0.00 be made to pay Mr. Davis $50',
<br />balance dU~ThefOrmotionaCtlngwasaSadopted.SUbstitute Oivil & Polise Justice for l~2y. spiapp.
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<br /> 3~d. "At ~he meeting~ef the ~ouncil cn February l~th, the re~c~est of the Cormmittee on
<br />Encampment of the Grand ~a~.p Confederate Vete=ans of VL~ginia, that the City appropriate
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