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April l?, 1925
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<br /> ~ita~Jregular meeting of the 0ity 0ouncil April 17th there were present:
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<br /> Eessrs- Vernon Brooks, Jo Alden 0asr, J. 0. Smith, -
<br /> J. R. Stewart, R.E~B. Stewart, L.. G. White~ 6.
<br /> Also the City Nanager.
<br /> ~ne minutes of the re~.~lar meeting Narch 24th, special meeting Narch 31st, ~nd regular meet-
<br /> ing April 14th were read and were approved.
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<br /> ~PORTS OF C0!~ITTEES
<br /> Finance-- Referred ~rch 31st
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<br /> l~ecommendation of the ~uager that the $1~0,000.00 recent bond issue ~be appropriated as
<br /> follows: $30,000.00 for an incinerator, and the balance ~r sewers in the Sixth and Seventh
<br /> Wards.
<br /> It is. recommended th. at $150,O00.00 be,.appropriated for-sewers in the .Sixth and .
<br /> Seventh Wards (Nr. BfoG.ks vot=ng..NO); ~nd that $30,000.00 be appropriated for an incinerator;
<br /> out of the recent bond mssue of $1~0,000.00.
<br />12 It is further recommended that~s-u approp_iatmon of $9,623.12 be allowed, from the
<br />School Bond .Fund, to pay bills due on the New School B=ilding.
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<br /> And it is further recommended that the TreaT~rer be authorized to pay, out of funds
<br /> on hand from col-lec~ion of Dog Taxes, bill of J. Shirley Hppe, State Game Warden, to amount
<br /> of $51Y.5O, for services in destroying 20? tagless dogs $ $2.50 each.
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<br /> (Signed) Vernon Brooks, 0hairm~n,
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<br /> ~tv. Brooks moved that the report be adopted, except.,the recommendation to appropriate
<br /> $150,000.00 for sewers in the Sixth and Seventh Wards ~nd $30,000.00 for an incinerator.
<br /> The motion w~s adopted, and by the followi~ vote:
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<br /> Ayes---0~st? Smi~l~, Stews. vt (J.R.), Stewart (R.E.B,), ~nite, B_i~oks, 6.
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<br /> Er. Smith then moved that the red_commendation to appropriate $t50,000.00 for sewers in
<br />the Sixth and Seventh Wards mhd $30,(~00.00 for an incinerator, be adopted.
<br /> Er. Brooks stated that he was not oppost~g:~-he installation of sewers in his vote but that
<br />he. did not believe the Oity's interest was being properly protected in the proposed contraO~t.
<br /> Nr. Smith's motion was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes-- Oast, Smith, Stewart (J.-~.), Stewart (R.E.B.), White, 5.
<br /> Nays-- Brooks, 1.
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<br /> The Finance 0Gratuities presented the following License Tax Ordinance:
<br /> An Ordinance Imposing
<br />License Tax for the 0ity of Portsmouth, Virginia, for the Year Beginning Nay lets 1925.
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<br />On motion of Mr. SteWart (R.E.B.), the ordi~noe was placed on its first reading.
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<br /> The City Manager asked permission to advertise for
<br />site; ~2) a new Incinerator on a new site.
<br /> _Er. Bro~ks moved that said permission be granted.
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<br />?1) a new Incinerator at the preset
<br /> Adopted.
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<br /> ~ne following communications were read from the Oity Nan~ger:
<br /> lat. "The authority granted
<br />by the 0ounoil with reference to proposed dump near the High School is not sufficiently definite
<br />for condemuation purposes. I have gone carefully over this property and now request specific
<br />authority to m~ke offers as follows:
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<br />0assell Estate- l0 lots north of London St. and west of Scott St. ~36 acres
<br />0assesll Estate- 15 lots, south of London St. and west of Scott~
<br /> _0reek, 1.107
<br />Buntin~ and Ward lot fao$~g 70 ft. on Glasgow St. and west
<br /> cf Scott s Creek, .~58
<br />J. V. Parker- prope, ty facmng l?l.?t ft. on Glasgow St. and
<br /> east of Scott's Creek~ .439
<br />James ~itt- property on west side of Scott's Creek.,
<br /> south of property owned by J. V. Parker with
<br /> a frontage o~ apRroxim~tely 90 ft.- .195
<br />M. ~einer- property facing ~1 ft. on the north side of
<br /> London St.- 09
<br /> J. Bsmlow Estate- Property ~asi of Scott's 0reek facing 64
<br /> ft. on London St. and 188 ft, on Queen St.- .651
<br /> Property east of scott's 0reek and facing
<br /> 181 ft. on Queen St.- .439 "
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<br />Beazley & Bl~nford-
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<br /> On motion efNr. O~st, the oommun~ca~om was referred to Finance Committee.
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<br /> 2nd. "An appropriation of $?00.00 from Ninth Ward current funds
<br />the inst~llation of four. fire alarm boxes in that ward."
<br /> On motion, the reGuest was referred to Finance Committee.
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<br />$ 5o. oo
<br /> 5o.oo
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<br /> 300.00
<br /> 6oo.00
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<br /> 4oo.oo
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<br /> oo.oo
<br /> 65o.oo
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<br />$4,000.00"
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<br />is requested to cover
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<br /> 3~do ~t am forw~rding herewith a letter from Police Officer J. E. Davis, e~Dressing his
<br />appreciation of the Council's act!on making ~n appropriation in his favor for the difference
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