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December P~*, l~*.
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<br />Section 2. Ail appropriations in this Budget, -except tho~e .for Interest and Schools,
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<br />shall be made available on ~he approval of the Oity Manager, the Oity M~uager being required
<br />to ~report to-the Oouncit at i~e first regular meeting in each month in detail all expenditures
<br />made for the preceding month, and all fm~ds ae fern as practicable shall be ~xpended in equal
<br />amounts each month.
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<br /> The appropriation for Interest is made available as same may become due.
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<br /> The apprcRriation for Schools shall be paid as nea~ aS practicable in equal payments in
<br />the months of Jenuary, March, April, May, June, September, October and December.
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<br /> Section 3- The Oity Treasure~ is hereby amthorized to transfer funds for the purposes of
<br />equalization from any fund in One authorized bank to the same' fund in another authorized bank,
<br />provided the trausfer check is co~u~terslgned by the $ity Olerk& Auditor.
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<br /> Section ~.. An emergency existing, this ordinance shall take effect On and after January
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<br /> On motion of .Mr. Oast, the ordinance was adopted, mad by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes-- Brook-s, Hall, O.ast, Smith,~ Stewart (J.R.), ~ .Stewart (R.E.B.), White, 7.
<br /> The following ordins~ce, .which had been placed on its first reading November 12th, was
<br />taken up and read:
<br /> An Ordinance Providing for Retirement of Policemen and Firemen of the 0ity
<br />of Portsmouth and Authorizing re'Pension for Such Retired Pdlicemen and Firemen.
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<br /> In connection with the ordinance, the following communication w~s re~d from the City At-
<br />torney: '"portsmouth, Va., iDecember 23, 1924.
<br />Hon. Oity Oouncil,
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />Gentlemen:
<br /> *' At yo~r last meeting I was directed to give my opinion ms "to whether the city *can
<br />~ension widows of firemen and~2ie men, ~ find.that.Section 3035 of the 0ode of 1~19 permits
<br />councils of cities~ of the Eir~ class~ .by .a,~eco~d.~jo~i'2y vote o~ all the members, to es-
<br />taBlisha system of pensions for inj~ed, retired, or supera~ted members of the. police
<br />~d fi~ d~ts. ~Act of the ~ner~'Aasembly-~'l~18; (Acts '1918 p~e ~4), per. ts
<br />co. oils of cities o~ the first cl~se to appropriate money out of ~he ~blic ~n~ to aid
<br />~ the~Dpor2 of dependentchil~en~ of-momars o~ the police ~d fire dep~nts who ~ve
<br />los~ their lives t~ough inJ~iea received o~ il~es~ inc~ed while in the~perfo~ce of
<br />the~ duties ~'~e~ere 'of ~ch police ~ fi~e d~ments,' ~ch aid *~o 'con~i~e '~il e~
<br />chiId h~s ~e~ched'the age of sixteen ~e~s. X~C~ f~no ~thority 'fo= '~he city 'tO pens~o~
<br />the~ws of ~he police '~=d firemen. ~ .
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<br /> ' Yours very t~ly, *'
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<br /> R. 0. B~O~U, 0ity Atto~ey."
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<br /> ~. 0asr moved that sections 3 ~d 4 cite ord~nce be ~ended to ~e~as follows:
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<br /> - "Section ~ P~sions s~ll. be c~lated o~ the ~sis of 2 1/~of the
<br />~i~ of ~ettr~e~t ~d ~aqh y~ of service, provi~d however t~t the
<br />=0t ~ ~y'~ase e~eed ~ of the ~1 pmy~d provided f~ther that ~y member of ~he Police
<br />~=~e ~ep~twho 'sh~l'have 'Be~ totally ~cmpaei~m~ed thresh i~j~ies received in the
<br />li~e of duty~d not the re~lt of negligence or~elessnees, s~l after report by the
<br />x~m~o~d ~d the Oity ~e= ~o the Oily 0o~eit, the 0ity Oo~cil ~y regar~ese of
<br />the le~h~ of his service ~etire said applic~ on on~h~f pay fo= ~d ~ri~ ~he term of his
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<br /> - Section ~ Any POIiee~ o= 'fi~e~ who resi~ed to eng~e in actual ~lit~y se~i~
<br />or o~her gov~me=~ ~ctivi~i~ ~r~g ~h'e World ~mr, ~d wh.se absence f~om ~ie '~epaztment
<br />:did not ~ove~ a perioE of mo~e than five ye~s, sh~l be entitled to date ~iS
<br />cue me.ice from the da~e of his o~ig~ appointmen~ to the Police o~ Fire D~tment, emelu~-
<br />i~ ~e period of his absemces, in the co.ration of the leith of ~s term of continuous
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<br />The amendments were adopted~
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<br /> on motion of Nr. Brooks,. the ordinance was referred tO th~ oity.~r for 'fun*thOr
<br />constderat'ton-~d ~eP~rt at 'the next meeting of 0ounclt.
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<br /> The following ordinance, which had been placed on its first readimg by 0ouncil November
<br />2~th and laid on the table until this meeting, was taken up:
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<br /> An Ordinance to Regulate the Sale. of Mc.to=. ~ in-the Oity of Portsmouth amd to Provide
<br />for the Inspection of the smme:
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<br /> In couneotion with the ordinance, the following commun,-ications were read from R. ~.
<br />Shultiee, Attorney for the Standard Oil ~o.:
<br /> "Norfolk, Va., Dec. let, 192~.
<br />To th~ Honorable,'the 0i~y 00until,
<br />of the City of Portsmouth',
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
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<br />Gentlemen:-
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