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July
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<br />July 21st were
<br />Finance--
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<br />At a regular,meeting of the City Oounoil July 27th there were present-.'
<br /> Messrs--Vernon Brooks, E. W. M~up~n, Jr., J. C. Smith,
<br /> J. R. stewart, El E. B. Stewart, L. ?. ]~hite, 6.
<br /> Also the City' Manager.
<br />The minutes of the regular meeting July 13th, special me'etings July 16th,
<br /> read and were approved.
<br /> REPORTS OF COI~tITTEES
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<br />July 20th and
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<br /> E~ferred JulY 13th
<br /> Recommendation of the Nauager that Mr. ?E. A. Stringer be retired at $50.00 per' month~
<br /> Progress as t~3 same.. _ .
<br /> ~ R~co~n~tion of the ka~ ~t $300;17 ~eceived from St. Openi~ fees, in
<br />~0.~7 wi~h exist~g ordLn~ce, _~ credited to Repairs ~o Sidewalks~ ~eri~. .
<br />sp. ~ I.t tS reeo~ende= t~t ~ speci~ appropriation of $~0.17 be ~llowea to ~ke
<br />~app=~. credit.
<br /> ~por~s of ~e Ot~y Trea~er, Oity Collect=, ~ 0ity Auditor for the ~nth of J=ue,.1926.
<br /> We ~ve ex~mined smid reports ~d it is reco~ended that they be filed.
<br /> Oe~ic~tion from the City Collector sub~tt~ list of taxes on property due for the
<br /> Ye~ 1902 ~ prior, which he h~$ been ~able ~o collect.
<br /> It is recommended that the Oity Oollector, Oity Au~tor ~d City Attorney s~ll ~e
<br /> such steps as in ~ir option sh~ll be proper ~ reg~d to these t~xes.
<br /> Oo~icm~ion from the 0i~y A~torney forwardi~ the followi~ bills, which he requests be
<br /> paid: J. N. Kelly, Clerk ~reme 0e~t of Appeals ~t Wy~evil}e, to ~t of $1,~, fo~ enter-
<br /> i~ ~d cer~i~ decree in ease of City of ports~uth vs, Wemes, &e.; H. ~tew~t ~ones, S~re~
<br /> Oo~t of A~e~s, to amo~t of $2.59, for enteric, eopy~g ~d ce=ti~g order of s~id Oo~t
<br /> $162.7~ the ease of Oity of per~s~uth v. Weiss & Son to ~e lower Oo~t; E. Stent Jones, to
<br /> sp. ~ of $158.36, b~l~ee due tn e~se.of 0ity ef Po~ts~uth vs. J. ~ Johnson.
<br /> appro. It is reeo~ended t~m m speei~ ~propriatiom of $1~.77 ~e ~l.lowed to pay said bills.
<br /> ~m~eation from the School ~d inform~ 0o-~etl that the Elm Ave. School buildi~s
<br /> wo~d ~t be needed for seh~l purposes after A~st 1st, 1926, ~d %h~ ~e ins~ee on the
<br /> ~ild~s would be e~celIed on Au~st 1st.
<br /> It is reeo~ended t~t this co~icmtion be referred to the 0ity ~er.
<br /> Request of v~eent L. P~ker, attorney for ~s. N~ie_H. Watkins, 53~ ~yal
<br /> ~est~ that ~s. Wmtkins be rended $11.25 taxes ~d $.55 pe~lty erroneo~my assesses
<br /> p~id by her for the Ye~ 1925.
<br /> Progress.
<br /> ~,~*~ from the ~tv Tre~er stat~ t~t Norfolk 0o~ty h~s received p%~en}
<br /> from ~~g~-t~e-money ~ed ~der the Ro~rtson ie~ ~o= ~ bmildi~_gf Ro~te ~, .+ess
<br /> the imteres~ 'on ~e ~t for the bal~ee of the fo= years fr~m J~e ~, l~Eo, an~
<br /> ~hm~ the 0ity ~e payment to ~unt of $25,3~.14 for the 0i~y s shoe o~ the ~ebt, ~se for-
<br /> wardi~ bill ag~ the Oity of PoEtsm°m~ to ~t of $7,5~.~,~ for 2/3 of $11,3~,~ in-
<br /> teres~ p~d by Norfolk 0o. for the ~ ~n~s endi~ June 30, 1926.
<br /> ~OgTeSS.
<br /> Or,er of 0o~t e~ner~t~ ~il~ H. ~, Exeeutgr of ~izzie A. ~s~=, from.the
<br /> of $2~.]~ Oity T~xes erronee~ly eh~ge~ fo~ the Ye~ 192~ ~na ~1.20 pe~2; ~ that ~be
<br /> ~irea %o p~7.~o the 0i~y 0ollee~or $1.39, ~-37 pe=~ty, ~n4 imteres~ o= $7.39 from June
<br /> It ms reco~enaea that ~he Or,e= of 0o~ be ~o~lie~ with.
<br /> Refe=red J~
<br /> Reeo~n~ation of ~e ~er ~t he be ~uthorized to enter into ~ a~eement prep~eG
<br /> by the 0ity'A~tormey ~lth I~e F~ss, Ine.~ 9rovi~ th~ if ~. F~s ex~en~ ~e ~in ~t ~he
<br /> en~ of 0ol~bia St. in or,er ~h~ ~ ~Y fill ~ p~ of this s~eet ~ ex~ena his fish paeki~
<br /> est~lishmen% the Oity will re-i~se him to ~ exten~ ~ to exce~ $1,37~.00, the cost of
<br /> extending the
<br /> As ~. Fass e~eets to spen~ ~pro~tely $~,000.00 in i~rovemem%$ te the pro~rty,
<br /> it is =eeo~n~e~ ~h~t the ~er be autho~ize~ ~o enter into ~ ~ee~n~ ~s outl~e~ in
<br /> letter of J~Y 18, 19~6, ~o ~he
<br /> (Signed) Vetch Brooks, Ohat=~.
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<br /> On ~tion of ~. Ste~rt (J.~), the report was adopted, ~d by the followi~ vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, ~upin, Smith, Stew~t (J.R.),
<br /> Ste~rt (R.E.B.) ~lte, 6.
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<br /> ~ The Oo~ttee appo~ted ~ inte~vi~ the ~e= with reference to his res~nation ~por~ed
<br /> ~t ~ey hud ~d a conference with him ~d +~e 0ity ~n~e= stated that he ~d definiteAy
<br /> eep~ed the position wi~ the University of the South mt Sw~ee, Te~essee, and therefore yo~
<br /> 0o~tee reco~nds that his ~eeignation be ~ccepted with regrets.
<br /> ~e mo%ion was adopte~
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<br /> Then ~. ~pin offered the foliowi~ resolution, which ~ ~i~usly ~opted:
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<br />,WWr~.REAS. the Oeuncil of the 0itY of portsmouth has received with deep regret the resigns-
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