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May 24, 1927~
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<br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS
<br />
<br /> The foliowimg ordinances-Which had been.placed on first reading by Council May 10th,
<br />was taken up and read:
<br /> AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE PA~ENT OF FEES FOR-THE INSPECTION OF
<br />WORK BTTHE.p~uMBING INSPEGTOR AND THE ELEOTR!OAL INSPEGTOR~
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<br />On motion of Mr. Mayo~ the ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Brooks, Dmnford,..Naupin, Mayo, Cast, Stewart, White, ?.
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<br /> The following ordinance, which had been placed on first reading by Council April
<br />was ~aken up and read:
<br /> AN mORDINANOE REGULATING THE SALE OF OOMMODITIES AND ICE BY WEIGHTS
<br />AND MEASURF~B.., AND PRE~ORIBINGTHE METHO~SANDUSE THEREOF~
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<br />On motion of Mr. Stewart, the ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Brooks, Dunford, Maupi~, Mayo, O~st, Stewart, White, ?.
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<br /> The followimg resolution, which had been placed on first reading_by Oommcil May loth,
<br />wa~s taken up and read:
<br /> "RESOLVED, That the Oity Treasurer, the President of the City Oeuncil
<br />and the Chairman of the Finance Oommittee, be and ~h_ey are hereby authorized to make note or
<br />notes, payable one year from J~ne 1, .1.927, with any person or institution for the aggregate
<br />sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), at a r~te of interest not to exceed 5% per
<br />annum, for the purpose of refunding amount borrowed june l, 19~6, to complete the payment of
<br />the City's pr_oportion of the appraisa/ of' the Norfolk Oounty Ferries.
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<br /> This instruction is given in aocordanc~e with an ordinance mdopted by the Council of the
<br />Oity of Portsmouth September l, 1916."
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<br />On motion of M~. M~upin, the resolution was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Brooks, Dunford, Na..m~in,~ Mayo, Stewart, White, Cast, ~.
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<br />NEW BUSINESS
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<br /> A bill of Phlegar & Tilghmmn, shorthand reporters, to amount of $15.00, for fee for
<br />~orting ease of I~ydia A. zinkvs, the 01ty of 'Portsmouth in the Oircuit Oourt of the City of
<br />Portsmouth.
<br /> On motion, the bill was ~eferred to the Finance Committee.
<br />
<br /> An Order of Court
<br />lot $161 for the Years
<br />mittee.
<br />
<br />exonerating Wm.-F.
<br />1910, 1911, t912,
<br />
<br />Hutchinson from payment of City taxes assessed against
<br />1913, 1914, ~nd 1915, was referred to the Finance Com-
<br />
<br />Th~ following commmnication was read:
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<br />"The Honorable 0ity Council,
<br /> Portsmouth,
<br /> Virginia.
<br />
<br />Gentlemen:-
<br />
<br /> We the undersigned residents of the waterfront of Swimming Point-have recent-
<br />lybuilt an~aid for a bulkhead running, for 230~ feet along the front of Swimming Point, known
<br />as Elizabeth ~lace. 50 feet of this 230~ feet comprises the emdef a street known as.Elizabeth
<br />Street. The total amount we have expended ameunts to $1,730.6~,
<br />
<br /> While we realize that this bulkhead is built on private property, we wish
<br />to respectfully direct your attention to the fact that there is a public walkway rumning along
<br />the edge of the water front, which affords a great deal of pleasure and convenience to a large
<br />number of the citizens of Portsm0uth. This bulkhead we have built preserves and protects this
<br />walkway which otherwise would soon have been washed.away by virtue of the fact that the old
<br />bulkhead was about-to collapse.
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<br /> We therefore petition your honorable body to re-imburse us for the cost
<br />of that portion of the bulkhead wUhich protects the s~reet end.
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<br />May 23, 1927. Signed:
<br />
<br />E. H. Olaud,
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<br />S. F. Xirby
<br />
<br />S.S..Moore
<br />
<br />J. D. Oetlins.
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<br /> On motion of Dr. Dunford, the petition was referred to the Finance Oommittee, City Mana-
<br />ger, and 0ity Attorney.
<br />
<br /> Mr. Stewart presented the .following resolution:
<br /> "t~It~REAS, the Maritime and steamship
<br />interest, the State Port ~t~rity, Port Commission of Hampton Roads and the Maritime Exchange,
<br />h~ve been and are now requesting the United States Shipping Bo-rd for a steamship li~e to be
<br />operated by the Southga.$e Marine Oorp. =at of the Port of Hampton Roads, which line xs now
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