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<br /> of the Assessors
<br />Mr. M~upin moved that bills/against the State be approved for payment.
<br />The motion was~adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Maupin, Oast, Smith, Stewsmt (~.R.)
<br /> Stewart (R.E.B.~ White ? - '
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<br />The following report was read from the Ferry~Oommittee:
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<br />HO~. Oity ~0oun~il, "Portsmouth, Va., May 11, 1926.
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<br /> Gentlemen:-- Your Ferry Oommittee begs leave.to submit the following 'recom-
<br />mendations in reference to ~he operation of the Norfolk Oounty Ferries:
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<br /> We recommend .that 0. U. Freund be made Superintendent of the Norf01kOounty Ferries
<br />until itxr~her notice.
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<br /> We i~rther recommend that the ferries be operated under the present rules and.red, la-
<br /> ,ions until further action by the Council and Supervisors.
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<br /> (Signed) L.G. White, Ohairman.
<br /> On motion of Mr. Brooks, the recommendations of the 0ommittee were adopted.
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<br /> The following communications were read from the 0ity M~nager:
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<br /> - let. "I beg to announce
<br /> the resignation of Mr. L. M. Brcckwelt, Superintendent of M~rkets, effective May let, On motion, the notice was ordered to be filed.
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<br /> 2nd. #I beg to anno,muce the appointment of Mr. H. H. Matthews as Suoerintendent of
<br /> ~arkets, vice Mr. L. M~ BroCkwell, r~signed, effective May let, 1~26. Mr~ Mathews'
<br /> will be $200.00 a month a~d in addition to his duties as Superi~mnd~nt of Markets, he wi~±
<br /> perform the duties of License Inspector a~d Sealer of Weights and Measures.,
<br /> On motion, the notice was ordered to-be filed.
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<br /> 3rd. "On the morning of April 13th, policeman L. B. Moore, while searching for two hold-
<br /> up men who had b~oken into the safe of the Dwinell-Wright 0offee plant, suffered a sp~alned
<br /> and dislocated arm by reason of falling from the running board ofan automobile. As a result
<br /> of this accident,. Mr. Moore was~unable to perform duty for thirteen days.
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<br /> As has been customary in the past, it is reqmes~ed that I be authorized to pay
<br /> him for the time lost.. No appropriation Will be necessary.#
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<br /> On motion, the communication was referred to the Finauoe Oommlttee. o
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<br /> 4th. "I am inclosing herewith blue print showing cert~inadditional land which it is
<br />advisable to purchase in order to secure further control of the watershed or-Lake Eilby. This
<br />land is owned by Ool. E. E. Holland and is sixteen acres in extent. It extends along the lake
<br />for more than one mile. I have viewed it in person and believe ~t is very important that
<br />the Oity so,mire it, particularly as the owner has an offer Zrom qolored people to purchase
<br />it for residential'~urposes. The price asked for the laud~is $1,600.00 or $t00.00 per
<br />which may be considered high for farm land, but cons~dering its value to the Oity, the price
<br />is reasO~ble.
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<br /> -I therefore recommend that the purchase of this land be authorized and that payment
<br />therefor be made from Water Dept. funds.,
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<br /> On mo~ion, the recommendation was referred to Finance Oommittee.
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<br /> 5th. "I am enclosinE herewith copy of contract and resolution ralating thereto, relative
<br />to installation oi storm dr~im under Atlantic Coast Line Railway at Florida Ave. The railroad
<br />right of way s~pparently precedes the platting of Florida Ave. as a Oity street a~d a formal
<br />agreement m~y therefore be properly demamded by the Railroad. It is suggested that the Oily
<br />Attorney ~dd ~o the~ ¢ontra¢~ a clause to the effect that, 'The Oity in signing this contract
<br />does not relinquish any rights which it may have. in Floridm Ave.'
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<br /> With this amendment, it is recommended that the resolution be passedwhich a~thorizes
<br />the Mayor to enter into the sgreemsnt with the Atlantl~ Ooast Line Railway relative to instal-
<br />laticn of pipe.,
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<br />On motion, the contraot~was referred to the 0ity Attorney.
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<br /> UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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<br /> The following ordinance, which had been placed on first reading by the 0ounciI April 2?th,
<br />was taken up and read:
<br /> ~:: AN ORDINANOE TO~AMENDANDRE~ORDAIN SECTION 43 OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED,
<br />"AN 0RDINANOE I~MPOSING A L!0ENOE TAX FOR THE 0ITT OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, FOR THE YEAR BEGIN-
<br />NING MAY let,
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Ossa, the ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes--Brooks, Maupln, Oast, Smith, Stewart (J.R.),
<br /> Stewart (R.E.B.), White, ?.
<br /> On motion ~f Mr. Brooks, the following ordinauce, which had been placed on first reading
<br />April 2?th, was laid on the table:
<br /> An Ordinance Limiting the Number of For-Hire Oars and Taxi
<br />Oabs in the Oity of Portsmouth and Forbidding the Transfer of License~.
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