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April £3, 1926
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<br /> The Finance Cormuittee recommended adoption of the following License Tax Ordi~nce for
<br />Year _egmnnmng ~y 1st, !926:
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<br /> ~ An Ordinance Imposing a License Tax for ~the 0ity of Portsmouth, Virginia, for the
<br />beginning May l, 192b.
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<br /> On motion of k~v. Stewa~t (R.E.B~), the ordinance was placed on first ~eading.
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<br /> The Finance Committee presented also the foilow~g resolution:
<br /> "RESOLVED, Thzt the City
<br />Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized by the President of the City Oouncil and the Oh~irman
<br />of the Finance Oommittee to ~e note or notes with bsr~k or b~nks in a sum not to exceed One
<br />Huudred and Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($125,O00.00) to complete the payment of the Oity's
<br />proportion of the appraisal of the Norfolk County Ferries.
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<br /> This mnst_uctmon is giver~in accorde~uce with ~u ordinance adopted by the Oouncil of the
<br />Oity of Portsmouth,
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<br /> · voue.
<br />On motion of Mr. Brooks, the resolutmon was ~dopted, a~ud by the following ~ ·
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<br />Ayes-~ Brooks, ~upin, O~stl Smith, Stewart (J.R.),
<br /> Stewart (R.E.B.), ~Vhmte, y.
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<br /> The following communications were r~d from the Oity Man~ger:
<br /> 1st.
<br />following lot mn Oa,x Grove Oemetery during the mo~h of ~eorus~ry, 1~26:
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<br />Reported .s~le of the
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<br /> ~Mrs. Hattie 0hetty, 18th V~alk back of Avenue
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Brooks, the Oity Attorney was instructed to draft deed for the lot, and'
<br />the proper Oity. Officials authorized to execute same.
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<br /> 2nd. Notice o~ the following appointments in the Fire Dep~rtm?nt:. Js~mes H. Montc.~stle,
<br />appointed .Captain at $162.50 per.month~ effec~ttve N~rch 16, .1926, ymca ~.T.~ Kraft, retired;
<br />~T. F. 0ulpepper, hoseman (probatmonarY), at $4.15 per day, vmoe James H. Montcastte promoted.
<br /> On motion, the notice was ordered to be filed.
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<br /> 3rd. Unde~ d~te of ~r~h 4th, the Industrial Oommission awarded ~noebe H~rrison $6.00
<br />per week disability pay begmnning January 3rd, 1926. ·
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<br /> .ams claim.
<br /> No money is available to pay
<br />propriation of $312.D0 for the purpose."
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<br />It is therefore necessary to ask a special ~-
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<br /> On motion, the recommended appropriation was referred to Finance 0ommittee.
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<br />~ 4th. ~I have requests from Dr. Thcs. E. Oast, for putting in 133 ~Iin. ft. of sidewalk
<br />on Webster and Naval Aves., from v~rious residents on Gosport Road for puttin.g in ~oproxim~tely
<br />1,CO0 ft. of sidews~lks on that rossi and from messrs. Sykes ~ud Wilder for laymng .1, 5~3 sq. yds.
<br />of sidewalks and 3,1~0 lmn. f~.. of c~ros.~ud gut,e~s o~ A, Ann ~nd B str ets, mn W st P rk
<br />View.
<br /> The residents on Gosport Road are willing to ~rnish the m~terial for the sidewalks
<br />o~ that street. P~essrs. Sykes a~d Wilder and Dr. Cast offer to pay one-half the cost. of the
<br />sidewalks rec~ested by them a~d Messrs. Sykes and Wilder, in addition offer to pay one-half the
<br />cost of the curbs and gutters ~sked by them.
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<br /> In addition, I h~ve a request from the West Park Vie~ Gmrden 01ub for placing about
<br />1,400 ft. of curb ~ud gutters in West'Park View. ~
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<br /> I can h~nd-le smelt jobs of sidewalk with our repair gang, but it will be impossible
<br />to do this with the large amount asked for. I am therefore compelled to again call the Council,s
<br />attention to my~revio~ reoommendmtions as to Sidewalks; n~mely, that the entire cos~ thereof
<br />be borne in fu~re by property owners.
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<br /> The curbs ~ud gutters asked for will cost some $10,500.g~. ~ile both projects
<br />are worthy, we h~ve no funds available for the work ~t present and my only recommendation can be
<br />that the projects be deferred for consideration whenever a new paving program is taken up."
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<br />On motion, the com~nunioation was referred to the Finance 0error&tree.
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<br /> 5th. "I have a recommendation from the Ninth Ward 0ivio Lea~e that c~rbs and ~tte~s
<br />be plmced on 0hestnut st. from the George Washington Highway to the Gosport Road ~d that a
<br />sidewalk be l~id on the east side of ~hestnut St. from the Highway to OentreAve. The cost
<br />of this work will be $1,800. provided the curbing is included Lu ~ !~rge contract. If it is
<br />not included in a large contract, the cos$ will be $2,200.00. So fmr as the sidewalk is con-
<br />corned,, as:it will be built from Ninth Ward funds ~ud wmll close ~d g~.p in the sidemalk,
<br />it is~r~commended that it ce ~oprovedand a speomal ~op~op-matmon o~. $200.O0 be made therefor.
<br />I am of the opinion that the curbing should be del~yeduntil ~ l~rga oontrmot o~u be let."
<br /> On motion,- the recommendation was referred to ~ine~uce Oo~nittee.
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<br /> N'~'~ Garden ~eek. It is reoom-
<br /> 6th. t'I am enclosing .herewith resolutions relative to ~u~-
<br />mended th~t.~ the Council approve them:
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<br /> "Wherems, the period from April 18th to ~p~ii 25th h~s been set mside as atmonal ~rden
<br />Week, and
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<br /> ~nereas, the observance of this week has been endorsed by the President of the United
<br />States, and
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