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Spec.I
<br />SPP.
<br />$15o.
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<br />September S, 1925
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<br /> tt is w~li to beam in mind that at present there eme no reserve busses and when a
<br />bus b~eaks dew, on amy particular route, there is no alternative except to curtail service-
<br />on that route." ~ ~ .
<br /> Mr. Brooks moved that the communication be file~and ~th~t the Oily Manager t~y to aee
<br />that the Bus Gorpormtion have reserve busses to take the place of busses that may be forced
<br />to leave the run. The mqtion was adopted.
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<br /> 4th. Requested that he be grauted ten days lemve of absence, effective about ~ctcber llth.
<br /> On motio~ of Mm. Smith, the re~aest was g~anted.
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<br /> 5th. Recommended that au appropria$ion 'of $150.00, $75°00 from General Fund ~ud
<br />from S~h ~ard fuud~ be allowed to build a new flue at the P~or~ Nc=foik fire~static~.
<br /> On motion of Mr. Brooks, the recommendation was adopted, and by the followir~ vote:
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<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Maupin, Smith, Stewart (J.Ro), Stewsmt (R.E.B.), 5.
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<br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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<br /> The following ordinance, which was placed on its first reading by Council August 25th,
<br />was taken up smd read:
<br /> AN ORDINANOE REGULATING THE OONBTRUOTION AND INSTALLATION OF OIL-BURNING
<br />EQUIPMENT FOR DONESTIO USE, AND FOR THE STORAGE AND USE OF OIL EUEL USED T~EREWITH.
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<br /> The ordinance having been read, Mm. Brooks mo~ed that wherever the words "Inspector" or
<br />"Chief Inspector" is used in the ordinance the following be added: "or some one designated
<br />by the City Msmmger.." The amendment was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. Brooks moved that Section 5, paragraph O, be amendedtto read as follows: "Tanks shall
<br />Be buried u~de~e~--dwith top cf the tsmk not le~s tha~ 2 feet below the surface of the ground,
<br />audbelow the level of any piping to which the tank m~y~e, comuected, except that in lieu of
<br />the ~ feet cover, tanks may b? buried u~der 12 .inches of eamth amd a cover of re-inforced con-
<br />crete at least 6 inches in thick, ess provided, which shall extend at least one foot ~eyend :
<br />the ou~tines of ~he. ~ank in all ~ir, ctions. The concrete slab shall beset on a firm, well
<br />tamped earth foundatzon.. Tank~ shall be seca~rel~,~anchoredor weighted in place to prevent
<br />floating. Where, for reasons satisfactory to the 0bier Inspector, or some one desi~ated by
<br />the City Manager, a tank cannot be entirely buried, it shall be covered over with e&r~h to
<br />a depth of at least 2 feet .and sloped on all sides, slopes not to be less than 3 to t. Such
<br />~ses-shall also be subject to such ether requirements as may be deemed necessary by the 01~ief
<br /> ~pector, or som~ one. designated by the 0ity M.s~.ager. If for reasons satisfactory to the
<br />Ohie~ Inspector, or some one designated by the Ozty N~uager, a tauk can not be set below the
<br />level of all piping'to which it is. connected, it. shall be sst at ~ch higher level am the
<br />Inspector, or some one designated by the Oity Manager,.may authorize, provide& a~r~ugements~
<br />satisfactory.to ~he Inspector, or some'one design~ted by the~Oity M.~n.a~er, shall be provided
<br />~o l~ve=ent siphoning or gTavity flow in case of accident to the pipxng."
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<br />The amendment was adopt~d.
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<br /> Mr.~eSk~mev~d.tI~a$ the.-following clause be added'to become anew section:
<br />shall not apply-to anyplant installed prmor to the adoption of this ordinamce.
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<br /> The amendment was adopted,
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<br />"This ordinauee
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<br /> Mr. Smith moved that Section 22~ which reads a~ follows, be struck out:
<br />shall take effect smd be in force from smd after its passage~" '
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<br />The amendment was adopted.
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<br /> Then On motion of Mr, Smith, the ordinance was adopted, as amended, ~mdby the
<br />vote:
<br /> Ayes~ Brooks, MaUpin, Smith, Stewart (J.R.), Stewamt (R.E~B.i)~
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<br />following
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<br /> The regulsm reports of the Olty Treastuver, Oity Collector, amd Oity Auditor. were presented
<br />a~d were referred to the Finance 0ommittee.
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<br />BUSINESS
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<br /> . A request was _,~ead from the Oity~ Oolleqtor. that assessment against Gramdy
<br />on property l~cated $1~1~ GreenB~..be =e!meved, this assessment being in error
<br />19~, amd 192~, the same bei~gasseseedagainst Amuie Smith, colored.
<br /> O~ motion, the request was referred to the Finance Oommittee.
<br /> A communication from the Auditor stating that au aDprop~t~%tion of $12~,100.0~ ~s n~eded
<br />for the Duke Bt. School building,'was_referred to Finance oommittee.
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<br /> A oemm~_~loatlon was received from the Auditor s~atlng that Section
<br />toque!res the Commissioner of the Revenue to have two copies of the Real Estate
<br />copies o~ t~e Personal Property~ook ~n ibis hands_on er before AUgust let each
<br />penalty of $10.00 per day for each day of failure; that the Real Estate book was
<br />to Amgust lsd, aud that the *Personal Property bookwas received at 3:30 P.*
<br />1925, making 35 days overdue.
<br /> .On motion, the-communication was referred toFinance. Oommittee.
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<br /> A wequ~st of Noah Hoffler, who is on the pension lis~ at $50,00 per month, for am:inc~ease
<br />in his pension, was referred to Fimanoe Oommittee.
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<br /> was read from ~rocker* & Crocker,. representing the Cross Re~zlty Go,potation, for
<br /> oit of Portsmouth pr pert new 01ty
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