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September 14, 1926
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<br /> .At .a regular~meet~ ef the City Council September lSth there were present:
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<br /> .~eesrs--PVernon Brooks, J.'C. ~nfo~d, E.W. ~pin, Jr.,
<br /> Arthur Mayo, J. ~lden Oast, 3. R.
<br /> L. G. ,Vhite~
<br /> Also the 0ity Manager.
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<br /> The minutes of the regular meeting August 2~th and special meetings August 2yth
<br />September let were read and were appYoved.
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<br />REPORTS OF 00M~ITTEES
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<br />Finance--
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<br /> Request of ~he
<br />ated and or.edited, as follows: Repairs to Sidewa~s, LaborerS412.00; Repairs to.- Sidewalks,
<br />M~terial, $~00.00, Repairs to Improved Streets M~eriai~ ~26~.00. ~
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<br />· It is ~re¢ommended that. a special appropr~ation of $1~077.00 be allowed to m~ke
<br />~pllowmng credits: Repairs to Smde~atks, L~.~or,,~$~i2.00; Repair4 to Sidewalks, Material,
<br />$~00.00; Repairs to Improved Streets, Material, $265~00. ·
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<br /> Refe~ed August 2~th
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<br />Man,get ~ha~ $1,077.00 received in fees fo~ Street Openings be re-appropri-
<br />
<br />the
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<br /> Oommunioation from ~he Man,get enclosing request from the Kittreli S~stem askin~ that
<br />the 0ottncii a~thorize the erection of an eieetricai sign for Mr. John.A. ~orris~ 30"~by 6'6~
<br />the length being one foot longer tha~u the-City Ordinance permits; the Manager atating that
<br />as similar request for departttre~ from the ordinance have been refused he can not recommend
<br />favorable action in this case.
<br /> We report that this m~tte~ has already been settled.
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<br />W ~ Recommendation of the ~Manager, egncurri~g in recommendation of the Director of PmbAie
<br />e~zare, that an emergency appropriatmon of $25.00 be allowed ~o pay for traVelling ~XPenses
<br />of the Milk Inspector to Palmyra, N. 0., from which point a satmsfae~orydalry is desmrous of
<br />shipping milk regularly ~o Portsmouth.
<br /> Progress as to same.
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<br /> Communication from the Ma~er s~ating that it will be 'necessary as soon as praeticab£e
<br />to get ~ new ear for the Assistant Fire Chief, the ear desired by the Chief costing $1,535.00
<br />
<br /> This wil± ~e considered in the 1927 Budget.
<br />
<br /> Petition of Bertha H. D~vis to be relieved from payment of penalty ~nd interest amounting
<br />to $~O.25 on $?$.3Y taxes due for the Year l~Oy on property now owned by her on Randolph
<br />stree~ assessed in'the name of her father Mr. L. H. D~vis~
<br /> Progress as to same.
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<br /> Order o~ Coumt directing ~orre¢~ion in assessment against the Dwinell-Wright 0o. so that
<br /> it m~y read $220,966o00 on eapztal, and ordering that said 0ompany be refanded $183.2? taxes
<br /> erroneo~ly p~d for the Year 1~25.
<br /> %t is recommended t~t a special appropri~tio~ of $183.2~ be a~owed to ~ke said
<br />
<br /> Petition ~f~ Beazley.& B~nford, Inc., ~to be Ee~ded tmxes erroneously assessed fo~ the
<br /> followi~ ye~s on buiidi~s on lots Nos. &l ~d 68 on the ~rth side o* Perry Avenue t~e~e
<br /> hmv~ been uo bmildi~s on s~id lots: '19~0 $~.00~ 1~21 ~6~.~- 1~22 ~6x 0~ 1~2~'~
<br /> A924 $63.00, 1925 $6Y.50. Tet~ $3~.~.
<br /> Progress.
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<br /> 0o~ication ~rom the Industrial E~ineer for Va. Southern E~osition urging Oo~cil
<br /> to take iEediate steps to ~ve a ~emdi~p~t in the Exposition, suggest~ that 200 sq.
<br /> be reserved byPor~smouth, the ~ate bei~$~00.
<br /> We do not deem it ~sable-for the 0ity to purc~e 200 sq. ft. ~t the ~outhe~
<br /> E~ositlon ~ New York at the rm~e of $3.00 per sq. f~., ~d so reeo~e~.
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<br /> Referred A~ ~h
<br /> Petition of F. ~sse ~othe~ citizens an~ t~myers of the 0ity of Portsmouth reques~
<br /> i~ that Oo~eil ~k ~he Ju~e of the 0o~t of Hustles for the City of Ports~uth to appoint
<br /> a Bo~d of E~?~ltzatien to consider present t~ assessments ~al~t property ~ the 0ity of
<br /> Ports~uth.
<br /> It is recommended t~t the following resolution be ~opted:
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<br /> "Be it resolved bM the Oouneil of the City of Portsmou~h~ That-the Oo~t of ~sti~s
<br /> for the Oity of Po=t~outhbe peti~io~d for the ~ppoin~men~ of a ~cal Board of E~mliz~tion
<br /> of Assessments for t~s 0ity for a term t, end on July 1~ l~2y, ms provided for in ~Act of
<br /> the General Assembly of Virgir%a, mpp=oved M~reh 16, 192~ (Acts 1926 pa~ 2~),
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<br /> Be it~further resolved, Thmt emch member of said ~rd shmll receive for his ser-
<br />vices ~ per ~em eo~ens~tion of Five Doll, s for each and every ~y of fomr h~s or more
<br />spen~ in acidly re~i~wi~ assess~n~, provided, ~wever, ~he ~t~l ~o~ensmtion of each
<br />me,er shall not exceed $1~.00. No member sh~ll receive eo~ensmtion for less th~ fo~ hours
<br /> A
<br />work e~eh ~y. speci~ ~ropri~tion of ~$50.00 is he~eDy ~e to pay the salmries and ex-
<br />~enses of s~id B~r~.
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<br /> The Oity Attorney is hereby directed to present a p ~mmmon to.the Court of Hustings
<br />for the City of Portsmouth for the appointment of s~id Board.~
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<br />$ o77,
<br />a~,pro,
<br />
<br />pre
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<br />~50.
<br />P.
<br />~pprc
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<br />Referred June 22nd
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