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September l~, 1~26
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<br /> Recommendation ~olf the kS~nager that he be authorized to offer Mr. 0. W. Alexander $t/2.50
<br /> for piece of property 30 ft. front and approximately ?½ ft. deep ~n Wythe St. to provide better
<br /> sidewalk facilities ~n the north side of ~ythe St~ and at the north end of Fourth St., with the
<br /> proviso that the Oity will change his steps-for him; end if this~ls not accepted that the City
<br /> Attorney be authorized to take the necessazy steps to condemm it.
<br /> It is recommended that the M~u~gerts recommmndation be not concurred i~.
<br />~248~.~4 ~ It is further recomm~ndedthat an approprma~mon of $2,~89.9~ be allowed, out of SChoo£
<br />BondSCh°°lBu~-~ Fun~, for Robert E. Lee Schoo£. ·
<br /> It is further recommer~ed that the Treas%~ver be authorized to pay, out cf ~nds on
<br /> h~nd from collection of Dog Taxes, bill of J. Shirley Hope, State Game Ws~vden, to amount of
<br /> $12Y.50, for services rendered in destroying 5! tagless dogs $ $2.50 each.
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<br />(Signed)
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<br />E, ~. Eaupin, Jr., Acting Chairman.
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<br />vote~
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<br />On motion of lit. Stewart~ the report of ~he Oommittee was adopted, and by the
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, D~nford, ~.pin, ~yo, Oast, Stewart, ~hite, ?.
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<br />following
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<br /> The following com~c~uieations were read from the City Manager:
<br /> 1st. "I beg to state that
<br />! have made a tempcrary~ arrangement $~ house the six horses of the headqusurters BatteEy of the
<br />1st B~ttallion of lllth~F.A. in-the Oity St$1es. This is done with the understam~ling that no
<br />additional horses can be accommodated i~ this locm~lity and that the Oity has not committed i~-
<br />self in any way to famish additional accommodations elsewhere."
<br /> On motion~ the communication was ordered to be filed.
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<br /> 2nd. "The annual ~onvention of the League of Virginia ~ni¢iDalities will be he~d iu
<br />Farmville,' Va., on Tmes~ay and Wednesday, Octo~r 5th amd 6th, 19~$. It is recommended that
<br />the Council name delegates to this 0onvention.
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<br /> I am taking the liberty of smggesting th~n~me of Mr. L. O. Brinson as one deiegat$,
<br />as he has attended these conventions for m~uay yee~vs past, was for ~%ny years a~ officer o~ the
<br />League ~nd is thoroughly familiar with its works and aims.
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<br /> The Leagme requests that it be advised as soon as possible as to who and how many
<br />~ill attend, as it will be necessary to make hotel reservations in add,nee.,
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<br />On motion of Mr. Cast, the ¢ommmnieation was referred to the Finance Oommittee.~
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<br /> 3rd. "~ne Atlantie Deeper Waterways Convention will be held in Richmond, September
<br />to l?th, 1~6. The Oity cf Portsmout~ on a¢com~ of its proximity to the two canals leading
<br />somth from the Elizabeth River to the Albemarle Sound a~d om as¢o~t of the v~rious radiating
<br />waterways ¢onmecting with H~mpton Roads should be deeply interested in this Convention a~d it
<br />is suggested that the Council n~me a delegate to attendlt~ Personally, I would like to go but
<br />it will be impossibme for me to do so~ on aeso%u~t.of the man~ things requiring my attention
<br />dmring September."
<br /> On motion of Mr. Cast, the communication was referred to thc Fine, ce Committee.
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<br /> ~th. "On Jmly ~$, 1~26, between ll:O0 and 12:00 o'clock, Police Officer T. H. Revere
<br />was traveling west on Oo%mty St. when he observed a motor cam moving eastward at an excessive
<br />rate off. sp~ed. He turned~ tO~fOllQ~.this ~ar which was moving at about '40~iies an homr and
<br />when nea~ Ninth Ave.,~Er. E. D.: Wilkins, driving west~on County St. signaled with his hand for
<br />a left t~n into Seventh Ave. This required Officer Re,ere either to m~ke~ a quick smop or
<br />s~rike Mr. Wilkins' machine. Mr. Revere put on hms br~kes ha~d which re~lted in overthrowing
<br />his machine and severely injuming one of his legs.
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<br /> ~ . ~ Officer Rev.ere was off.dut, y fo.r 21~ days a~d now asks to be relm~b.urmed $106~2 for
<br />the tmme lost. No specm~l approp~rmatmo.~ willbe~ necessary. The 0hief, of Police and ~ have bc~J~
<br />in~vestigated this acciden~ and helie~ve mt to have been unavoidable on the part of Officer Revere
<br />who was in line of d%%t~ when ~h &ccade~ occurred, his~ ho~rs of work on the date of the ac-
<br />cident being from 8:00 A. M. to 4:00 P. E.
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<br />I am therefore approving his red. est."
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<br />On motion of Nr. Maupin, the comm'~uicatien was referred to Finance 0ommittee.
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<br /> Sec ~mon 390 of the Portsmouth Code reads as follows:
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<br />'Sec~ 390. No engine, car or other vehicle shall be draw~ or propelled
<br />mpon any rai.l~omd~ in or across s~uy street, at a greater rate of speed
<br />than three males ~er ho~ cz fmste~ th~:~ the Ordinary walk of a man,
<br />nor shall ~y tr~mn of e~s ~ over the streets of the City contain
<br />~re th~ ~enty-~ive e~s In smid tra~; provided, however, that the~e
<br />shmll be an int~al of at lemst ten m~utes be~een such trains.
<br /> A violatio~ of this section s~l sub~ec~th~ offend~ company
<br /> lo a fine of net less t~ five doll, s ~o= mo~e t~u twenty doll~rs.~
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<br /> As a result of this limiting ordinance, there is an u~necessarily lcng del~y at each rail-
<br />road crossing in the City which is expensi~ not~o~iy to the railroads but to waiting motorists.
<br />It seems to me that this rate of speed might be increased to l~ miles per houz a~d I so re¢ommmnd.,
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<br /> On motion of PLr. ~hite, the Oity Attorney was iP~tructed to prepare an ordinance to ~over
<br />the Maa~er's recommendation, and t~ submit same at the next regular meeting cf the Comncil.
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<br /> ,~he low bid for ~he construction of the addition to ~e library is $~13.00. This
<br /> 6th.
<br />inclmdes the,~ installation of radiators thro~hout the buildin~ and their connection with the
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