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~Tu. ne lO, 192A
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<br /> ~rd. "As directed by the Council, I am s~bm~tt~ng herewith revised ordinance prohibiting
<br />reckless ,drivin~ in the City of Port~mo~t~, etc. Th~ speedlimit for mll~v~hicles ~cepti~
<br />street cars, trucks and autobusses i~ f'.mxed at twenty-five miles between intersections. The
<br />limit for all at crossings, etc., is ten miles.
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<br /> Paragraphshave been added restricting~the turning a~oUnd ef~veh~cles.~o ~t~e~
<br />intersections and r~qui~in~ ped~stri~s to c~oss in a rectangular di~ectio~ at intersectio'ns.
<br />As~amended, i~s pas~ge is recommended.~
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<br /> An Ordinance Prohibiting Reckless Driving, the Turning A~otmd of Vehicles Except at S~reet
<br />Intersections, and the Crossing of Streets by Pedestrians Exc~pt in a ~ectanguta~ Direction
<br />at Street Intersections.
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<br />On motion of t~r. Stewart (J.R.), the ordir~nce was placed on its first reading.
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<br /> ~th. "A special appropriation of $15,100.00 is requested for addibional hydrant rental
<br />for the'year ending December 51~t,
<br /> On motion, the request was referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> ~th. "A special a~propriaticn of ~$8..t.~0 is requested for placimg two electric fan? in
<br /> the Council Chamber. The ~udge of the C£rcuit Court has r~q~ested th~se ~d not en~v wmll
<br />~'~ t~ybe of gre~t co~o~t to t~e Ce~t and j~y but also t~e Co~'c~I.
<br /> On ~otion, of~. Brooks, the requested ~ppropri~tien of $8~0 was allowed,
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<br /> *~ $~.* ~nder the te~ of e~ contract fo~ suppling t~e C~ty o~ Suffo~with~e~,
<br /> is requirea~'the ~Co~cil of Perts~uth s~ll give the ~e~oil o~ S~"~o~s~ty ~ys ~ttten
<br /> notice of ~e c~ge ~o= ~tab~s~ent ef ~y rmte.'~
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<br /> ~ reco~end t~ the fb~e~ing resolntions be Passed ~d t~t I be author~ed te
<br /> present it in person if practicable to the S~fo~ City Ce~cil, er preferably t~t a Ce~itt~e
<br /> of o~ Ce~cil presen~ it."
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<br /> ' ~AS~der the ~res~nt rates, th~ City ~Portsmouth is not receivi~ ~fficie~
<br /> revenue ~rom its ~ter~plan~', consi~er~g mll sons,ers, to get ~he
<br /> ~e~e~ o~ said pl~t, in~ludiffg the interest'eh ~he bon~ ~d floating
<br /> ~h~cos~ bf the ~rovement of the said system, the interest e~ ether periedic~ c~rge~s
<br /> ~quivalent to interest that Portsmouth~h~ve to ~ er be obligated te p~ ~der ~ts con-
<br /> tract ~th theUnited States ef ~erica in co~ection with ~dit~o~ ~d ~rov~ts te
<br /> ~e ~ter system~de by the United States, together witha si~ing
<br /> ~t~ity ~l outst~ bon~ ~a~ed~on a period ef t~rty y~rs a~ a ~ope= ~ditio~
<br /> a~l reserve for depreciation, ~d,
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<br /> w~, the gross reveres ef the ~ater De~-tment ~ve been.d~$~msed by $1~,000.00
<br /> by res~on of the s~le of the Be=kley p~t ~d the =edUction ~n aCtmvitmes ~t the Na~Y~d
<br /> ~d the Naval Hospital, mhd
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<br /> ~%~, it'is necessary ~h&t the gross a~n~l revenues of said plant be increased by
<br />approximately ~§0,000.00 in order to meet the aforementioned obligmtlens,
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<br /> ~_~-a.~ it is the desire ef the City cf Portsmouth not te put additional burdems on
<br />industrial and ms~ufact~ring pls~ts, and
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<br /> V/II~A~, it is the desire of the City cf Portsmouth te assume the principal ps~t of this
<br />increase itself,
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<br /> BE IT R~SOLVED, ~y the Council of th~Oi~y of Port..~mout~,~
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<br /> lst- Theft the City ~n~ger~and Superintendent of the ~ter Det~rt~ent appear before t~e
<br />CounciIcf the City of $mffolk presenting a copy of this~esolutien and a copy ofthe-~rdi-
<br />nanoe increasing ~ater
<br />l~2&, and explmi~ th~ necessity of said inCre~s~tc the~CcUnbil of the City ef $~Olk setting''
<br />forth the fabt'that of the'tot~inc~ease ef SA~,O00~O0,
<br />will be borne by the Oity of $ortsmouth and $~,~?~.00 by the City of Su~folk~
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<br /> 2nd- That the se.id and Superintendent ef the ~ater Dep~.artmen~ e;~press te the
<br />Ceuncil~of the City~ ~ appreciation of the City of' PortSmouth for
<br />.t~he ce~epermtive ~nd which the City
<br />tion ef the water plm~t, smd the hope t~t ~ese friendly =e~tioms
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<br />On motion of Er. Brooks, the rec~endation of the 'l~erw~s concurred~in~
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<br /> ?th. "I sm~ trsmsm~tt/~ herewith eomunic~tion froza the Portsmouth Housewives League,"
<br />asking !~assmge e~ the curfew law now ~Uder consideration, smd asking t~t efforts ~e made to
<br />control the c~r~cter of moving picture performances given in this City,'
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<br /> ~Y opinion ~s t~ the curfew lmwha~ already, been expressed to the Council ~ud it
<br />is u~necessary to repeat ~.
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<br /> 2he moving pi. ctur~ performances given in this City are duly licenSed by th~ State
<br />Boardi~~rs~'LThe proposed .law centroIli~ the .age'of children m~tendi~ ~ese~shows
<br />now b~fo~e the
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<br /> On motion of ~. Brooks, t~ Clerk ~s instructed to ~mwer the co~c~ti~n of t~
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<br />m~vi~ p~ct~e erdim~ce had been refe~ed to the City ~er ~d
<br />f~e= investigation and report. ~ _ ' . ' * ~ '
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<br /> 8th. "I ~ trotting herewith bil~s for e~ineeri~ and l~l se~i~ in ce~ec~io~
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