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June lO, 1924
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<br />At a regular mee~ting of the City Council June 10th there were present:
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<br /> ~essrs-- Vernon Brocks, ~.A.~ Eutchins, Jr., J. Alden 0asr,
<br /> J. ~. S~ith~ J. R. Stewart, E.E.B. Stewart,
<br /> L. G. ~ite, ?.
<br /> Also the City M~nager.
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<br />The minutes ef the regular meeting My 2?th aud'special meeting JUne 5rd were re~d and
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<br />were approved.
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<br /> The following ordinance which had been ma&e the first~ order of Business for this meeting,
<br />was taken up and read:
<br /> A~0rdina~ce Forbiddi~EChildren Under Ten Years cf Ageto Enter
<br />Theatres or Moving Picture Shews, Unless Accompanied byParents or Gus~rdia~s and'Ferbiddi~l~
<br />all Children of School Age te Attend Theatres or Moving Picture Shows Du~ingSch~ol Hours.
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<br /> N~. ~hite moved th~ ordinance be amended by substituting the followihg fo~ paragraph 1:
<br />"Be it ordained by'the Council of the City of~2ortmmouth, Virginim~ that no ch~ild u~d~r'ten
<br />years of age'shall, at a~y hour afte~ ~ p. m., attend a theatrical perfor~uce or moving
<br />Dict~re show, mnless accompanied by a parent o~guardian."
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<br />White withdrew the ~mendment.
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<br /> Nr. Brooks moved that the privilege of the fleer be granted to a~y one ~mterested in
<br />the~ordinamce. ~he motion ~s adopted, and ~ H. Myers, N~. K~tm, andes. Diggs spoke in
<br />favor of the ordinance.
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<br /> Then Er~ Stewart (J.R~) moved that ~he~ ordinance be referred be~k to the City Man~ger
<br />amd Probation Officer for further investigation and report. The motiom was adopted.
<br /> In this correction, Mr. w4ite moved that the attention of the School authorities ~e
<br />called to the statement cf the Pro~tien Officer as te sehool children attending moving
<br />picture shows du~ing~Chccl hours.
<br /> Mr. 0asr move~ ~layEr. ~hit e's motien~ on the table. Er. 0ast's motion ~s adopted.
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<br />Finance--
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<br />REP0~TS OF C0~ITTEES
<br />Referred June
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<br />Repo~ts of *~he 0ity Treasmrer,~0ity Ocli,ct,r, ~nd City Auditor for the month of April,1924.
<br /> ~e h~ve ex~m~tned said reports ~ud it is recommended that they~e.fited.
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<br /> Statement from the Cit~ Manager that the cost of
<br />from ~pr~tley St. to Ei~Jm St. will be as follows:
<br />$16~7~0.00;~ ~ the p~ment is re,in,ted ~t
<br />be $8,925.00 ~d for bmt~inous~c~d~ $12,~00. '
<br /> 2r~ress as to ~e,
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<br />Ave. with an 18 ft. roadway
<br /> ?25.O0,~bit~s~i~ous ~csz~m~
<br /> for slngmmc~ds~will
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<br /> 0e~m,~ication from the School Beard forwarding resolution adopted gay 16th favoring the
<br />l~zrchase of the~T~un School Building and request2~g an appropriation from the City COunCiI
<br />for this pmrpose, ~Jae purchase price to be arrived at at a conference With the Fi~mmce ~o~ittee
<br /> of the City Council.
<br /> ~ro~ress.
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<br /> Bill of ~mith & ~elton,'lnc., to amount ef $21,00, for license tax erroneously imposed en
<br />autotrack from Nmrch 1st, 1921, te April 30th, 1922.
<br /> · It is~ rece~aended that a Dpecial appropriation ~f $21.00.~e allowed to pay s~id Bill.
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<br /> Bill of the Cozm~onwealth ef Virginia to amount of~ $12S,~$, tax'due at the rate of 3% on '-
<br />the basmc pre~imms cha~geable against ~mount ef pm~ roll as filed wi~ the Industrial Commission
<br />of Virginia, for the twelve months ending December ~1, 1~22.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation ef $123.1~ be all,wed to p~y the bi~l.
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<br /> 0ommunication'f~om Frederick B. Hill & Co., makLug the followi~ proposition for an annual
<br />~dit of the b~eks, a~dacceunts of the CiOy of Portsmouth,'imcluding the Water DeDs~tment,
<br />for a period om fo~Lv years at the rate of $110O.00 per yea~, the cost te be dmvided
<br />to the ~ity and $3~0.~0 to th? Water De!~rtment. In the event the accounts ef the City
<br />alone are tc be audited the prmce to'Be $800.00 per year.
<br /> Progress.
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<br /> ~ommuni~mtion from NcGlaw~-Harley Va. Agency, mehmond, Va,, ms ~o lots 16 and I? mn
<br />~entis P~rk owned ~y J. T. Abercromie being assessed through error wmth a house en lets, for
<br />the Year 192~.
<br /> It is recommended that J. T. Abe~cromie Be relieve~ from~he p~nt ef taxes on
<br />heuse'assessed ~gai~st him on tots 16 ~nd l? Prentis Park for the Y~S~rs 19zl and 1922, taxx
<br />$12.00 for each Year, total $2A.00.
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<br /> Oow~zuioatio~ from the Audito~ of Public Accounts enclosing bill to amount of $38.50,
<br />for Oity cf Portsmouth's sh~re of expense in corm,etlon with the a~it ~ ~e~oeks ~d a~
<br />co~$ of the Clerk of Co~t of Pertsmou~Oity, ~s pe~ Acts of Ass~b~ 1922, C~p~er 417,
<br />~Ees ~30-~31.
<br /> It is rec~ended t~t a s~ci~! ~ppre~riatien ~f $38.60 ~e all,wed to p~ said bi~.
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<br />Referred Nay 2Vth
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<br /> Recommendation of the~Manager that $2,S66.9S received for street opening permits~inoe
<br />Janu~m~y l~t, 1924, Be appropriated and credited as follows: Rep~ims to Sidew~lks, I~bor,
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