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~S, ~ee!ing that golf fees .and soil drink sales could be construed as commer-
<br /> cialized undertakings,
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<br /> permitti~ golf to ~ six week ~ys from s~ to ~n ~d on S~ on afte~ns only; tha~
<br /> ~een fees ~d s~e of. soft drimks be constraed as to apply only to week
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<br /> The Oi~ ~ is hereby re~ested to br~ ~ at the n~xt meeting of the Go, oil
<br /> a suit~le ordinance conce~i~ the Oo~cil's desires, e
<br /> On ~tion of ~. Stew~t (J.R.), the re~lution was ~pted.
<br /> The following cogitations were ~ad from the City ~er: - -
<br /> let. "~ ~ ~ receipt
<br /> of a joi~t re~en~tion from the S~rintendent of the Water pl~t ~d the Chief of the
<br /> F~re Dep~men~ ~hat the hum ~= of authorized hy~ts in T~ton be ~creased from eleven
<br /> to fifteen. The origi~ installa$ien provided for twenty-one ~d ~ ~tion of the 0o~cil,
<br /> on ~ recognition, this ~s re,ced to eleven ~ri~ the past ye~.
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<br /> I~ of the opinion t~t this =eco~en~tion shoed be con--red' in."
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<br /> ~ ~tion,- the com~ica~ion w~ referred to the Fin~ce Oo~ittee.
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<br /> 2nd. ~I ~ re~n~ herewith bill of J. Shirley Hope for $~2.3y for bulling
<br /> p~nd. It is reco~e~ded ~at this bill be p~d from collection fo~ dog. licenses at such
<br /> t~e as ~ ~y be av~ble in the ~ds of the Trea~er."
<br /> On ~tion, the reiteration was ~eferred to Fi~ce_ Oo~ittee.
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<br /> 3rd. eX ~ tr~itti~ he=ewith statemen~ of Iots ~d graves sold in the city cemeteries
<br /> d~img the ~nth of J~u~y,. 1925. It is requested that the Oity A~to~ey be asked to prep~e
<br /> the us~ ~e~ for the
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<br /> J~rY 9~, to Mr. OIaudis Wood~d, extension of J. Avenue;
<br /> these~ lots ~ve n~'ver been plat~ed, lO-18 feet
<br /> more o= less, o~ Grove.
<br /> 10~h, Mrs. Nettie Howe, extension of J. Avenue,
<br /> these [ots ~ve never Bees Platted, 10-1~
<br /> feet, ~re or less, O~ Grove.
<br /> ly~h, Mr. L. O. Elliott~ N.H. Y3~A, Ave. H., O~ Grove.
<br /> 2Otb, ~s. ~. H. ~e, extensiom of J. Avenue,
<br /> these iota ~ve never been platte~, 10-!~
<br /> feet ~re o= lees, O~ Grove.
<br /> 26th, ~.. W. N. B~nes, N.~. ~A, Ave. N., O~ Grove.
<br /> ~y~h, Sos. A. Fern~des & wife, extension of J.
<br /> A~enue, these lots have hover Been platted,
<br /> l~l~ feet motor less,~ O~ Grove.
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<br /> A On ~tion of ~. Brooks, t~ City Atto~ey ~s instructed to ~aft deeds for the lots
<br />sold,/the proper Oity Officials aut~rized to exerts s~. :
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<br /> ~t~ "~ ~ ~ receiot of a reeo~en~tiom from ~e Director of ~blic Welf~e that a
<br />~eci~~ appropriatio~ of $65.~ be ~de to provide foot~ lights a~ the ci~ auditori~. These
<br />lights are essentiml if the s~e is ~o give sa~isfaction in the m~y perform~ces now berg
<br />held ~ the au~itorl~.
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<br /> A special-appropriation of $65.00 for this purpose is recommended."
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<br /> On motion, the recommend~tion was referred to the Finance Oommittee.
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<br /> 5th. "Iu accor~.uce with instructions of the Finance Oommittee,! beg to recommend that
<br /> a combined Oommunity Hall and fire station be constructed in the Ninth Wa~d at an estimated
<br /> cost of $3~2, ~O00.O0, including site. Of this amount $16,O00.OO will be paid from Ninth Ward
<br /> i~de and $16, O00.O0 from the General fund. The Ninth Wsmd Oivic League offers also to
<br /> temporarily advance the total amount."
<br /> On motion, the commmnication was referred to Finance Committee.
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<br /> 6th. The following ordinance, which had been placed on its first reading by Council
<br />February 24~h and the legality of same referred to the Oity Attorney, was taken up and read:
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<br /> An O~dinance Compelling OwneTs of Auto-Busses, Operating under the Auto-Bus Ordinance
<br />in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, to Have School Tickets and Starters at Terminii, and
<br />P~ovi. de for such Expense I~cident There,.
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<br /> The foilowin~ communication was read from the City ~ ~e~, in connection with same:
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., March 10, 1925.
<br />Honorable Oity Oouncil,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />Gentlemen:--
<br /> With reference to the o~inance~proposedby the Jitney Associatio~ authorizing
<br />the employment or-starters and providing for the payment of their salaries, I beg to state
<br />that the Oity Attorney is of the opinion that the Oouncil may not legally, enact this ordimance.
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<br /> ! have so informed N~. W. H. Oolein, Jr., Transportation Supervisor.
<br />
<br />truly,
<br /> J.P. Jervey. Oit~ Manager.
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