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April 27, f On motion, the oom~uloation was referred to Finance Oommittee. U~FINISHED BUSINESS The following ordinance which h~d been placed on -~rst r~ad~ by 0o~oii FebE~y 9th, w~s t~ken up ~nd r~d: AN O~IN~0E EST~LISHiNG A SALTY ZONE ~ T~ NORT~AST CORNER OF FEETH~GH A~EAsTOOb~T~o~ ST~ETS~ BUILDINGtN T~Li~OtTYATOFT~PORTSMOUTHsA~ COR~.AND PROHIBITING P~RKING ON HIGH ST~ET NIh~TY ~. Broo~ moved that the ordin~ce be ~ended b~ adding the followi~: "that the Vir- ~ Elee~rlo ~d Power 0o. be required to place a ~ltch Oou~l streets for such~no~s ~s~ the City The ~endment w~s Then Mr. Brooks moved that the or~i~ce ~e ~ended by~ the following: "Pedestrians sh~ll be prohibited from c~ossi~ f2om the sidewalk to the safety zone ~nd ~m the s~fety zone to the sidewalk, except when the green light is s~wi~ on Oour~ street., ~ne ~en~ent was ~dopted. Mr. Stew~t (J.R~) moved that the ordin~ce be ~s ~ended, ~d by the following vote: a~op~e~, as ~mended, and s~e was adopted, Ayes-- Brooks. ~upln, Oast~ j. C. Smith, Stewar~ (J.R.), Ste~rt (R.E.B.)~~ i~: The ~ollow~ ordinance was presented, ~nd on motion of ~. Brooks, p~ced on first re~d- An Ordi~ce To Amend ~d Re-orda~ Section 43 of ~ Ordi~uce, Entitled ,~ ~r~ i~osi~ a License Tax for the Oit~ of A~ oomr~ioation was re~ from ford St., 201 London St., ~nd 20~ North St., bei~ alsys covered with smoke, ~nd re~esti~ that the Seaboard Air Line Ry. be ~equired to put on gmsoline e~ines. On motion of ~. Brooks, the co~ioa~ion w~s referred to the 0ity ~er. ~ invitation w~s re~d from the Po~t~outh ~d Stonewall O~pters, United D~ughters ~of the Confederacy, for the Oo~oil ~nd City Officials to attend tn$ Historic~ Evening, which will be given at the 0ity Auditorium on Th~sd~y, April 29th, a~ 8 o'clock. On motion of ~. Stew~t (J.R.), the 01erk w~s instructed to ~cknowle~e the invitation, and to s~y that such members of the Council ~nd 0ity Officials' mre able to do so will attend. A report w~s read frqm O. H. Mo~risett, State T~x 0o~issioner, on ~h~e~feot of the seg=egation tax l~w of 1~26 ~on local revenues in 1926, ~d s~me w~s re~erze~ to Fiance Co~ mittee. A report was received from Frederick B. Hill &0o., certified publiJ accountants, of the ~nnU~ll925, toaUditDe~ember°f the31,finances1925, inclusive.Cf the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, for the period January l, On motion, the report was referred to.Finance 0omm~ttee. On motion, adjo~mned.