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December 23, t924
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<br />At a regular meetiug of the City 0ouncil December23rd there were present:
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<br />Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, Jno. Howard Hall, J. Alden Oast,
<br /> J. 0. Smith, J-~R- Ste~r~,_R.mE.B~ Btew~rt,
<br /> L. G. White,
<br /> Also the 0ity Manager.
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<br /> The minutes of the. regular;meeting December 9th and special meetings December l?thand
<br />December 18th were read and were approved.
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<br />REPORTS OF 00N~ITTEE$
<br />Referred December 9th
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<br /> Recommendati~on of the Manager that action be t~ken relative to his recommendation cover-
<br />inghucksters~ details of this recommendation imposing an ann~al tax of $600.00 on each wagon
<br />being mow with the Finance Oommittee.
<br /> It is recommendedthat the following ordinance be adopted:
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<br /> · . A~ Ordinance Requiring
<br />a License Tax of Peddlers of Ms, kef Produce, Fresh Meats or Fish~ and Vendors of Fruits,
<br />Nuts, Confectioneries, Ice Oream, Tea, 0offee, Sold on the Streets or in Other Places in the
<br />the Oity of Portsmouth.
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<br /> Repo~rt from the Oity Manager stating that it will Cost $~2,O00.00 to ~mt an 18 ft. m~cadam
<br />roadway on O~estnut St. between Randolph a~d Limco~n.streets. Also recommendation that he be
<br />authorized to offer the owner $1,750.00 for the amount of land nA~essary tc extend the wester-
<br />ly margin of ~he s~eet between Randolph a~d Lincoln Sts. on the same line as that portion
<br />of the street north of Randolph and if this amount is not accepted, the Oity Attorney be di-
<br />rected to institute condemnation proceedings.
<br /> Progress as to same.
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<br /> Recommendation of the Manager that he be authorized to again offer the owners of the lots
<br />in block $36 on plat of P~entis ~ark the assesseA values of their lots aud in the event the
<br />offers are not accepted that the Oity Attorney be directed to acc~ire the land by comdemna%ion.
<br />Also enclosing resolution from the City Attorney bea~ing on the same.
<br /> It is recommended that the recommendation of the Manager be concurred in~and that
<br />the attached resolution beadopted in connection therewith:
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<br /> "Be it Resolved by the 0ouncil of the Oity of Portsmouth, Virginia, That
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<br /> WHEREAS, It is deemed desirable tO establish a playground i~ the block of lar~ in
<br />which is located the Pre, tis Park School B~ilding, in Harrison Wa~, in the City' of Portsmout~
<br />Virginia, a~d kmow~ as block number 36 on the plat-of the Prentis Park COrporation recorded
<br />in the Olerk's Office of Norfolk Oounty, aud
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<br /> WNEREA~, The Oity Manager of the City of Portsmouth was directed to offer the v~ious
<br />owners of the lots in said block the assessed value of their respective lots; and
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<br /> WHEREA~, The Oii~y N~nager has repo~ted that he has been unable to come to terms
<br />~with any of said owners, and all of said owners ~ave refused or neglected to accept said offer;
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<br /> Now, therefore, be it ~esotved, That the Oity Nanager is hereby authorized to again
<br />offer to ~he following ow~e~s the ~followi~g sums of money for the lots owned by them in said
<br />blocl~
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<br />William Alton F~rrell, for lots ? andS, the sum of $~00.
<br />Bessie O. Wickers, fo= lets 9 amd 10, 1the ~of
<br />James J..Lowe, . ' for lots ll and l~, the sum of
<br />William A. Ba~, for lo~s 13 ~d 1~, the ~m of $200.
<br />P. M. Nolo, for lo~ 15~ the s~ of $100.
<br />~S~!~e~, for lo~s 1~ ~d 17, the ~of ~00.
<br />Osc~ F. Oooke, for l~ts 18 ~d 1~, the ~of $200.
<br />~red P. B~dwln~d Re~.cca A. B~dwim, for lots 28~ 27, the ~m of_$~O.
<br />R. B. ~rington, for lots 28 and 2~, the sum of $200.
<br />Ol~de Brooks Rol~ ~d Nellie ~io~ Ro~s, for lots 30 ~d 31, the s~of ~50.
<br />~e~t E. ~rli~,~.for lo~32, the s~ of $1~.
<br />J. ~. Oal~, for lo~ 33~ the sum of $100.
<br />Oh~les L. Oa~, for lo~s ~ ~d 3~, the ~m of $200.
<br />Alice E, Oupp, for lo~s 35 ~d 36, ~e ~ of ~00.
<br />G. G. Wilson, for lots 38, +~e ~m of $1~.
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<br /> A~d be it f~rther resolved, that should the said owners re,use or neglect to accept
<br />the s~id offers, the Oity Attorney is hereby ~thorized and instructed to insti~te condemnation
<br />proceedings for the acquisition of said Ian~ ~Z for smch of the lots as the owners thereof
<br />~efuse to sell for the above sums."
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<br /> A ccmmmmication from the Oivil Justice calling attention to the lack of 0curt Room
<br />Office for the Oivil Justice.
<br /> It is recommended that this m~tter be referred to the City Manager.
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<br /> Request of ~ohn Co Niemeyer, Oommissioner of th~ Revenue,. that Mr. Eddie L. Bowen be
<br />refumded $~.00 p~id by him-forOity Taxes for the'Year 1923, for building that did not exist
<br />at that time, the buildi~being bu~tlt bY Mrs. Na~de A. Bowe~amdnow as'sesse~ to her; property
<br />at ?O0 Gilmerton Ave.
<br /> It is recommended that an appropriation of $42.00 be allowed to m~ke said refund.
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<br /> Order of Oou~t relieving Judson J. Narrell, James A. Hs.rrell, 0ec~lia I. Whitehead, and
<br />.Ger~rmde A. Price, from payment of Certain delinquent taxes on certain real estate in the Oity
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