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~ay 2V, 1924
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<br />It is recommended that slid bill he not paid.
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<br />Referred ~ovember 22nd,~ 1921.
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<br /> Bill'of ~mbrose Ce., Inc., South Norfolk, to ~mount of $5V.D0, for ts~es paid in error
<br />August 24, 1921, on auto truces.
<br /> It is reco~nended that a special appropriation of $57.00 be allotted to pay said bill.
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<br /> It is further'recommended that the Treasuries:be authorized to p~y the following
<br />State Ge.me Warden bills¥ out of funds on hand from collection of Dog T~xes:
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<br />S. T. ~ont~,gue, Jr.,
<br />P. C. Hutchins,
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<br />(Sig~ed)
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<br />81o5.oo
<br /> 155.00
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<br />L. G. White, Ohairn~an.
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<br /> Brooks moved that the report o~ the Committee b~ adopted.
<br /> l~rEr.-- 0ast moved to'amend to adept~ the report except the recommendation· ' that an approtmr~-~
<br />ation of $50.00 be s.llowed, out of appropriation in the Budget for Counc~l, "Trove!," for the I
<br />~icense Inspecto~ tc attend a conference on wemgh~ ~n~ measures to be held in ~ashingtont~
<br />26th to 28th.
<br /> The motion by~Lr. 0ast was adopted, and by the follo'~ing vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Brooks, Butchins~ 0ast,~Smith, Stewart (J.R.),
<br /> Stewart (R.E.B.), White,
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<br /> ~ Then ~rl ~hmt~ moved to adop~ the recommendat&e~~ that an ap~ropriati0n ef $5G~00 be
<br />allowed, out om appropriation in 2he Budget for CoUncil, "Travel," for~ the License~Luspector
<br />to attend a conference on weights and measures to be held in ~ashingte~ay 26th to 28th.
<br /> The motion was ~dopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Brooks, ~utchins; Smith; Stewart
<br /> Stewart (R.E.B.), ~hite, 6.
<br />Nays-- 0asr, 1.
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<br /> The following c o~*~nications were read from the Ci,ty
<br /> l~t. "~ith reference to
<br />land belonging to~ the Water DeP~rtment lying between the new Franklim road and the old ~r~nklin
<br />road, which it wa~ proposed to sell to ~. Stevenson, whose property is~ now cut off from the
<br />present road, it is recommended that I be authorized to sell this property at public auction,
<br />with the understanding that the minimum price acceptable to the City will be $100.00."
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<br />~ir. ~ite moved that~ the recommendation of the ~L~n~ger be concurred in. Adopted.
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<br /> 2~d. "I ~ transmitting herewit~ request of thei~i~ell-~right Company to~l~y a track
<br />across ~ke St, between I~urel and Chestnut Stsl
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<br /> It is reco~ended that this request~be granted. This Company ow~s~ property .
<br />en both si%es of Duke St. I ~masking the At%o~ney t~ have a resolution in proper form cover
<br />lng this for the~ next meeting of the Council,"
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<br /> The Manager presented %he following resolution from the City Attzrney, in connection
<br />with this matter:
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<br /> "BE~ IT RES0LVED~ by the CoUncil of the City of Port~outh, That the Dwinetl-
<br />~ight Comp~uy is hereby given permission to ~ay a single railroad track aeroWs'Duke stree%,
<br />between Chestnut Street and i~urel Avenue, the s~me to connect with the tracks 8f the NorTolk-
<br />Portsmouth Belt Line P~ilroad, provided, however, t~e sa~d track shall~at~all times conform
<br />to the street grades as fixed b~ the City Engineer, s~d this permit~y~%~~ ~ime be revoked
<br />by the City Cbuncil, and provided further that the said Dwinell-Wright Comps~y sh~ll assu~e
<br />and p~y all claims and ds~r~ges which ~ay be caused to property ~f other persons, fir~s and
<br />csrporations in the nee of szid street; and provided further that the Dwinell-~right Company
<br />be required to ke~p the street between aud two fe~t on each si~e of their tracks in prope=
<br />repair to the satisfaction of the City ~n~ger."
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<br />On motion o~ Er. White, the resolution was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Brooks, ~utchin~; 0ast, Smith, Stewart (J.R.),
<br /> Stewart (R.E.B.), White,
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<br />$2.856.93.
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<br />"~0nies received for street opening permits since January l~t, 192~, ~mountato
<br />It is g%quested that %his amount be ~ppropriated anH credited as follows:
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<br />4-B A-2 i~bor Repairs to Sidew~lk~ $500.00
<br />4-B A-2 " " "Paved Streets
<br />4-C B-~ Hire Te~m~ 200;00
<br />4-0 C-~ Materials Repairs Paved Streets 500.00
<br />~-C E-2 ~epairs Mchry." ~ ~ 20~00
<br />4-G C-4 Eateriais Gene~! Re~airs 566,93
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<br /> $2,866;93"
<br />On~tion, tth~ req~est v~s referred to T~e Finance Comm~ittee.
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<br /> ~hh. "I beg to announce the appeintnuent of E. L. ~person as hes~man in the Fire Depart-
<br />ment, for a probational period of sixty d~ys, effective ~ay 23rd, 1924;"
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<br />On motion, the notice was ordered to be filed.
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