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February 10, 1925 BE IT RESOLVED~ that the Cou~cii of the Oity of Portsmouth and the Board of Supervisors of Norfolk 0ounty, in joint session assembled deplore the ~gitation relative to the construe- tion of this bridge, especially at this time and that they deeply regret amd resent that the proposed bill authorizing its construction, involving such serious consequences to their fi- nano~l s~ud commercial interests, should~have b~ introduced into Oongress .not only without consulting them, but entirely~without their kuo~%edge, ~and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that they urge their senators a~d =epresentatives to do all in their power to defeat this bill, and . BE IT ~JRTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution be given to the press." The resolution was adopted, and the ~hair wa~ instracted to appoint a Oommittee to proceed to Washington to present the resolutions in person to our Senators and Representative. On motion, adjourned. Febrmary !0, 1925 At a regular meeting of the City 0oumcil February.lOth there were p=~sent-: Messrs-- Vernon B~ooks, Jno. Howsurd Ha!l~ Jo 0. Smith, J. R. Stewart, R.E.B. Stews~t, L. G~ White~ 6.~ ' .... and sOecial meeti~ February 10th ~ne minutes of the regular[meeting January 2?th/w'ere read a~d were approved. REPORTS OF 00M~ITTEE~ Fi~ance-- Referred January 2?th Spec. Recommendation of the ~uager that an appropriation of $10~00 be allowed for immediate App. charges at the'Arsenal for a t=ophy~onsisting of a gun from the War Department, and to be SM). authorized to p~y th~- freightw~en the ~:'is ~received. ~ . It is recommended that a special ~pprepriation of $18. be allowed to p~y for paCk- ing and freight on this trophy. Report from the Manager as to smooth paving Cheetuut street between D~ke & Lincoln. Progress as to ~me, Recommendation of:the ~uager that the remaining current ~nds to the credit of the Eighth War~ be used as far as Practicable towards, the pavement~on Ohautauqua Ave. and that the charge of $11,000,O0 previously made against the bond issue cf~the Eighth ~ard be credited to it.~ Recommendation of the ~an~ger that B. L. Law~enoe, of 650 N. Elm Ave,, be re, imbursed~ ~.50i $6.50 for expense due to broken sewer in Spratley St. which bleoSed their ~ouse drain, to be 'B~dg~tpaidout of appropriatio~ lo, repair of sewers. ~ . It is recommended %ha% $0.50 be allowed, out of appreprmation for repair of sewers, to re-imburse Mr. Lawrence for this expense. Recommend?rich of the Manager that the fee of $25.00 charged the ¥~terans cf..Foreign Wars for ~se of Munmcipal AuditOrium for a dance, berefunded,.as the hear'lng pla~t ~roke down amd ~s a result claim is made that the Veterans lost heavily by reason of small attendance. Progress. Recommendation of the Marker that 2,?~0 feet of curb smdguttering on Seventh Ave. between North ~nd Oharles S~s. and on Elizabeth St. betweem Sixth-an~ Sevent~,~ esti_m?ted~to cos~ ~ ~,~.6~, ~ added to the ~proved p~ejec~ for ~rbs ~d ~teri~ ~n the Ei~ Wa=d, ~gre' bei~ ~f~icient ~s in ~e ~ppropri~tiom for ~is work ~o provid$ for the ~d~ien~e~nse. Xt is reco~en~d ~at the ~.~agerbe authorized to. do thms work, out of funds allo~ ted for ~rbs ~d~tte=s ~ ~e Eighth W~d Bond~d. Spec~t Bill Of ~hleg~ar & Til~hman to amount of $206~?0, as one-half fee for reporting App. ! of O. L. Weiss vs. ~heOity of Portsmouth in the Cir~it Oour~ of Norfelk oomntY, and fee $206. yOtrauscrlpt of evidence, ~ It is recommended that a special appropriation~of$206.70 be allowed to pay this. bill. It is further recommended that the Tre~su~em be authorized ~0 pay, out of funds on . ~ from collection of Dog ~axes, bill of J. Shirley Nope, S~te C~me Wa~de~, to.amount of I $57~50, for services renderee in destroy~g_23tag!ess'degs $ $2.50 each~ · ~$6'220'43~ And it is further recommended, that an~pp_~opriation of $6,220.43 be. allowed, from ~choo~ School Bond Fund, to pay bills d~e on the ~ew School Building. Bond l (Signed) Vernon Brooks, Ohairman.