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March
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<br />On motion, the notice was ordered to be filed.
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<br /> 3rd. "With reference to the attached petition asking that a _fire hydrant be installed
<br />at the intersection o.f Cleveland and .Maryland Ay. es., on the southeast corner, I beg to state
<br />that the Superintendent of the Water Department makes recommendat,ion, in Which I concur,, that
<br />this hydrant be installed. The cost to the Water Dept.~ will be $~90.00 and the annual cost
<br />to the City will be $40.00. A special appropriation of $40.00 will be required. ~
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<br />On motion, the recommendation w~s referred ~o Finance Oommlttee.
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<br /> 4th. "I am enclosing herewith an ordinance amending an ordinance regulating storage of
<br />gasoline, etc., in the City of Portsmouth
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<br /> On ~cqount of grave fire risks attending the presence of large tanks in the 0ity
<br />without restraining dykes, ! am of the opinion that this ordinance should be passed as an
<br />emergencY. In this view the. Chief Inspector..of .the Fir.e P. re.~entlon Bureau concurs."
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<br /> An 0rdin~uce Amending wan Ordinance Regulating the Storage of Gasoline, Kerosene and Oils
<br />and Other Volatile and Inflamm,ble Liquids, ' Adopted by the 0ouncil of the City of Portsmouth,
<br />Va., March. !3th, 1923.
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<br /> On motion of ~tr. Brooks, the .ordinance..was p. laoecl on fi~s.t, reading, and referred to the
<br />City Attorney to report as to form
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<br /> On motion of Er. Broo~s, the following 0rdinanceWhich~ad been~ placed on first reading
<br />February 9th, was continued on the t~ble:
<br /> An Ordinence Establishing a Safety Zone at the North-
<br />east Corner of High and Court~ StreeSs in_ the Oity. of Pozt.smouthand Prohibiting Parking on
<br />High Street Ninety Feet East from th~ Building Line. at ~he. Same Oorner.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. O~st, the fotl~w/ng or~Ana~i~.whioh had. been~pla~a' on firs% readi.r~g
<br />November 10th, was laid on the table, until the ~ext. regular, mee~ing, of Oouncil:
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<br /> An Ordinance Prescribing Rates Of Fare in ~hel city, of' P0mtSmou~h of For-Hire Oars and
<br />Penalties for Violation Thereof
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<br /> The regular reports of the City[ Treasurer,. Oily O01iector, and Oily. AudStor for ~he month
<br />of February, 1926~ ~e~e presented and were refer~e~, to. the Finsnce.'Oommit~ee~
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<br /> A request of the Oi~y~Oollector. to havarefu,uded-his*office-$12.38 made in error on 1925
<br />t~x ticket on November 1~, 1925, was-referred, to the Finance-Oommittee; -
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<br /> The following report fro~ the Court-of Hustings.was- referred to the Oi!ty Manager:
<br />Virginia:
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<br /> At the 0curt of Hustings~ for the 0ity of-Por~smouth~ held'on'the' ~Sth day of Februamy, 1926:
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<br /> T~e Special Graud ~ury ~ther presented to.the ¢ou~t' i~s declaratiom'ln writing of the
<br />follow~ng purp~t, to-wi~: "To the Honor~ble-Judge-o£-the-Oourt-of ~us~ings~, K. A; ~ain~
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<br /> ~e, the grand jurors~ hereby respectfallywish~o call attention'~o the.oondi~ion in which
<br />we found our jury room. We wish that in.some w~y.itmight,be'possi~le for t~e j:ry room and
<br />the court room to ~e renovated an~ painted-inthe.immediate'ff~ture~"
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<br /> ~s.-W~-~ohnston, Foreman.
<br /> Wm~*E;-Act~n
<br /> E; L. Lash - -
<br /> .... John-W. Hoffler
<br /> --- R~ ~.-~ichaux
<br /> ...... W~'R; Lamb
<br /> ....... L;,B;.Barclay~.Jr;-
<br /> H, E. Dorin."
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<br />wherefore, it is ordered that a cody of said declaration be certified to the City Manager and
<br />the City Oouncil of the City,of Portsmouth.
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<br /> A copy,
<br /> Tester E. Thompson, Oterk."
<br /> The following cOmmunicatio~ from Aau Klan No. ~i61~ Nnights of the Ku DluxElan, was referred
<br />to the 0try Manager: ~
<br /> ~th March 1~26.
<br />To the Oity Oouncit~ Portsmouth, ~Virginia.
<br />Honorable Gentlemen of the 0tty Oouncil. .~-
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<br /> Asu Klan $16 of Portsmouth, Va.,h~s directed that a letter be drafted and submitted to
<br />you~.ho~ble body bringing to your attention the fact, that the Municipal Auditorium of Ports-
<br />mouth, Va.,has recently been permltted'~c be used for the purpose of s~agingand presenting a
<br />~tnstrel Show on the Sabbath ~ay. -
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<br />The Klan further directed that this communication be in the n~ture of a pro, est, over its
<br /> seal toyour Honorable Body, to the action of the City Official resoomsible for permit-
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