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August 12, 1924
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<br /> At a regalarmeeting oft he 0ity 0ouncil August 12th there were present:
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<br /> Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, J. Alden Oast, J. 0. Smith~
<br /> J. R. Stewart, R.E.B. Stewart, L. G.' White, 6~
<br /> Also the Oity Manager.
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<br /> Ohm°rich of Mm. Brooks, the rules were suspended.to h.e~r, a ~ommittee from the Oham~?
<br />of Oommerce. Messrs. S. 0. Pace and F. T. Briggs spoke, asking vouncil to take some acmxon
<br />looking to the paving of High street, from 0hestnut street to Ninth avenue.
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<br /> The minutes of the .regular meeting July 22nd and speoialmeet~ugsJ~zly 25th, 29th,-and
<br />30th were read and were approved.
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<br /> REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
<br /> Finance--
<br /> Referred J~ly ~tnd
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<br /> Recommendation of the Manager that he be allowed to expend $151.30 from the funds provided
<br /> by the last Bond Issue, same being one-half of the cost of a sidewalk on Fifth avenue a~dHigh
<br /> street adjacent to the Souther~ Laundry.
<br /> Progress as to same.
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<br /> · Recommendation of the Mamm~er that an appropriation of $1~0. be ~llowe~, from Ninth War~
<br /> fmmds, to purchase from H. L. Alexander a small p~at of l~n~3i' ~ ~2_.x_~7 i~
<br /> amgleformed by the Seaboard Air Line and the Ncrmolk & Pormsmou~u ~e~m Line, ~o exmen~-~he
<br /> street ~ow~ as Lee Heights into Oolumbim street.
<br /> It is recommended that a ~pecial mppropriation of $100. be allowed, from Ninth Ward
<br /> funds, to purchase said land.
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<br /> Oommunication from the Manager.forwarding commuuication from Jcs. R. Ive~ and 0ompany of
<br /> Norfolk offering to the Oity certain portions of property embraced lm the Seaboard Wharf and
<br /> Warehouse plant for a Municipal terminal.
<br /> Progress.
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<br /> Recommendation of the Manager that a special ~pprepriation of $107.25 be allowed to pay
<br />5for advertising delinquent t~x sales u~der direction of the Council.
<br /> It is recommended that ~a special appropriation of $10?.25 be allowed to pay for same.
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<br /> Recommendation of the Manager that ~e 0itYL~ay for one,fourth'of the cost o.fpavingthe
<br /> space Between the e~ieting sidewalk and store Of ~. F. savage at the northwest corner of
<br /> Fourth and Madison streets.
<br /> Progress.
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<br /> (A~d City Attorney) Recommendation cf the Namager that he be authorized to pay Er. E.L.
<br /> Price$3OO. for the foray-five thousandths of an acre of .land at the corner of Henry and
<br /> Was..h/~ugtom streets, or that Er. Price pay to the City $300. to ex~ba~g? this tract for the
<br /> portmon of Brighi~on east of Washington; ~a~d tO pay.~s. Ho~F..Plummet $500. for. the eighty-
<br /> nine one thousandths of an acre at.the co~r~er ~of L~ucoln smd Washington streets, in order to
<br /> widenWashington street to 100' ~s far as Lincoln street.
<br /> Progress.
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<br /> Petition of A. Snyder, 815 High ~t., to be refunded $2~.13 due for overpayment of peasen-,
<br /> ~al propertytaxes for the Tea~ 19~2, $?50. havi~gbeenassessedagainst him personally
<br /> $1050. against Snyder & Goldberg, Inc., a~d there haviagbeen added to his individual ticket
<br /> the taxes assessed against the corporation.
<br /> Progress.
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<br /> ~ Petition of W. J. Joyne~ policeman, that ~e 0ity pay bills of Dr. Fey Vanm to amount
<br />of $25.OO, and Dr. Clayton W. Eley to ~n~t of $1~.OO, for surgical treatment when he was
<br />cidently shot through the right foot.
<br /> It is recommended that the above petition be referred to ~he Oity Manager, and that
<br />the Oity Namager be instructed to notify the heade of all Del~artmente that the Physician to
<br />the Poor will attend accidents in their Depsmtments, the heads of Departments to notify the
<br />men under them of this fact, and that the Oity will not be responsible for any doctors' bills
<br />incurred unless contracted within twenty-four hours after the accident occurred.
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<br /> A~d it is further recommended ~aa~ the Treasurer be authorized to pay, out of funds
<br />om hand fr~m collection of Dog Taxes, ~lll c~ S. T. Mon~ague, Jr., State Game Warden, to
<br />amount o~ $205.00, for. services rendered in destroying~ tagless dogs $ $2.50 e~ch.
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<br />~Signed)
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<br />L. G. White, Ohairman.
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<br /> Mm. Smith moved that the report be adopted. The motion was adopted, and by the follow-
<br />lng vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, 0asr, Smith, Stewart (J,R.)
<br /> Stewart (R.E.B.), White, 6. '
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<br /> Then Mr. Brooks moved to reconsider the item with reference to petition of W. J. Joy,er,
<br />policeman. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Brooks, the privilege of the floor was granted to the 0hief cf Police,
<br />who spoke in reference to the petition.
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<br /> N~.Brooks me,ed the adoption of the following:. "that the petitio~ be referred ~o the
<br />Oity Nsm~agor, and that the 0ityMauager be instructed to notify the heads o~ all Departments
<br />that ~ ~s~u to the Poe= will attend accidents in their Departments, the heads of De-
<br />partments to notify men under them of this fact. In case of accidents, the Physici~u to the
<br />Poor .shall be called and if he can not be located, another physician m~y be called to ao~ only
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