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November
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<br /> Jefferson Wa~d:
<br />he was elected and by the fo~!owing~vote:
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<br /> Ayes--Brooke, M~pin, Cast, Smith, - Stewart (R.E.B.), White, ?.
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<br /> Madison Ward: Mr. Brooke nominated W. T.
<br />he was elected and by the following vote:
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<br />BrOoks nomin~ted Emmett Deals,and there being no other nominations
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<br />Stewart (J.R.),
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<br />Robinson, and there being no other nomimations
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<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Ma~ln, Cast, Smlth~ Stewart (~.R.),
<br /> Stewart (R.E.B~), White, ?.
<br /> Na~shall Ward: Mr. Brooke nominated T. B. Ooker, and there being no other nominations
<br />he wac elected ~by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes- Brooks, ~aupin, Cast, Smith, Stew~t (J.R.),
<br /> S~ew~t (R.E.B~), ~ite,
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<br /> ~o~oe W~d: -~. Bro~ noml~te~ Pe~t J. Wilson, ~d there bei~ no other nominations
<br />he was elected ~d by the fol!owi~ vote:
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<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, ~unin, Oast, Smith, Stew~t (J.R.),
<br /> Stewart (R.~.B.), ~nite,
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<br /> ~e W~d: ~. Brooks p~ced~fore the body the caucus ~mination of J. D. No~ris,
<br />Mr. J. R. Stew~t nom~ated~ssell M, ~1.
<br /> ~. Norris ~s elected, ~d by the follow, vote:
<br /> Fo= J. D. ~=ris-- ~in, Oast,
<br /> For Russell M. H~l Brooks, Stew~t (J.R.),
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<br /> W~hington Ward: Mr. Brooks nominated E.. O. Shelton, and there being no other nominations,
<br />he was elected am~ by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayee-- Br~oks, Mampin, Oast, ~mith, Stewart (R.E.B.), White, 6.
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<br /> (M~r. Stewart, J. R., excused'from voting)
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<br /> Harrison Ward: Mr. Brooks moved that the eteeti§n of a Justice of the Peace for H~rrison
<br />Ward be laid on the table until the next regular meeting of C,~n¢il. ~he motion was ~opted.
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<br />NEW BUSINESS
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<br /> A oommmmication was read frgm Jas. A. Malyey rec~A~esting ~hat th$ 0~tyManager be asked
<br />to fmrnish an estimate at the next' meeting of ~he 9omncil, a~ So, the ¢os~ of ~?oth surfacing
<br />Chestnut street, from Glasgow to South, over the present cobble stone pavement, and also an-
<br />estimmte for th~ curbing of Chestnut-street, from Ol~fford to the. George Washington Highway,
<br />the portio~ of such cost from Jefferson street to .the George Washington Elgh~ay to be charged
<br />against the Harrison Ward Improvement Fund.
<br /> ~nmetion cf Mr. Brooks, the commmnication was lmid on the table.
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<br /> A eommmnication was read from Jas. A. Mulvey protesting against the ~itdi~ of a Community
<br />Eall at a cost of-$a~,OO0~ in Harrison Ward, until a '~a~vey is made showing the need for such
<br />a~aall.
<br /> On motion of Mr. Brooks, the ccmmmzuication was laid on the table.
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<br />~ne following communication-was referred to Ff~m~ce Committee:.
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<br />"November Twenty-fox,rrb, 19a5.
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<br />To the President & Members of City Council,
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia.
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<br />Gentlemen:
<br />Your petitioner, the Salvation Army, a ccr~o~atio~ erganized umder the laws of
<br />the State Of NewYork, and exist~_ug solely for purposes Of~c~arity, resp$¢~fully represents:
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<br /> '~St: ~nat on the 2nd d~y of Ju~y, 1S25, by deed of bsmgain and sale duly admitted
<br />to record ~n the Clerk's ~ffice of t~e Covet of Hmstings for the City of Portsmouth, in Deed
<br />Book-~5-B, page 133, they parchased certain real e~tat~ Enown a$ ~number 225 0ounty Street,.
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia, from the Estate of Sac Rosenthal.
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<br /> ' 2~: That sai~.pr~per%~wa~ ao~r~:$~lely for charita~le ~nd religious purposes,
<br />~t being the h~adquarters of the Salvation '~vmy in'this Oity.
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<br /> 3rd: That the Oommissioner of Revenue for the City of Por%smouth, on the 1st day
<br />of Febraamy, 1925, for the purpose 9f tax~tion, anses~ed the said property, in the name of
<br />Susa~ B. Roe~nthal, for the s~m of $?,~O.0O, .aS will mppear on the Land Books for~the year
<br />1~25, l~e ~, 'line .2~ ~nd becanse of s~ch assessment there are taxes how 'assessed against
<br />the said property in the name of Susan B. Rosenthal, for the s~tm of $16~.~2 in the office
<br />of your City Collector; and,
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<br /> Whereas this property was ~cquire~ aolel~ for retigioms and charitable .pttrposes
<br />and h~s been used for such; and
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<br /> ~heream by law such propert~ is exempt from taxes, ami the sum of $81.56, represent-
<br />~g six months .taxes ~of the year 1~25, before the .Salvation A~my acquired t~i. tle~ h~ving been
<br />paid, your petitioner ~e~uests that You~ente~r an Order having your City ~ol2~otor to mark the
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