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<br />April 2~, 192&
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<br /> At a- special meeting of the City,Council April 29th t~r~.-~were present:
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<br /> Eessrs--Vernon Brook~; R.A. HutChinS,'Jr.. j. G. S~ith,
<br /> J. R. Stewart; R,E.B. Stew~rl, L. G. ~hite,
<br /> J. Alden 0asr,
<br /> Also the City ~auAger,
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<br /> The following "call" v~s read for the specma~eetlng.
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<br /> / "Portsmouth, Va., April 25th,
<br />~. C. Brinson,
<br />City Clerk & Auditor,
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<br />Dear Sir:--
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<br /> You will please ¢~ll a ~s~ed~l meeting ef She City euncll Tuesday, April 29%h,
<br />at S o'clock P. E., for a conference with the City ~t~nager and S~-perintSndent 6f the Water
<br />Department on the rolls,ring ordinance recomuen~ed by the City Ean~ger to th~ Council April 22nd:
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<br /> An Ordinance Amendir~ 'An Ordinance to Amend and Re-ordain sebtibn~"306-$29, inclusive,
<br />Chapter 21 of City Cede,' adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, at a meeting held
<br />J~ne 1Vth, 1920.
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<br /> And other water matters.
<br /> Very truly yo~rs,~
<br /> H.A. Hutchin~s, Jr~,~ P~.esident."
<br /> The "call~ having been re~, the Omty ~ger asked ~uimeus consent te ~esent the follow?
<br />ing c~ic~tien; ~e reques~ .~s granted: ~
<br /> "~o~smouth, Va., April 22, 1~
<br />Honorable City O~uncil,
<br /> Pe~smouth, Va.
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<br />Ge ntle~en:
<br />ne~ sum of
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<br />Of the recent bond issue for $360,000~00, there is availa~ie fbr ~tribution, the
<br />$356,6~8.'40, After paying the discount for printing of bonds and for legal servims.
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<br />It is reco~uended ~h~t~this s~m be Allotted as follows:
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<br />Sewers for. 6th And 7th ~¥ards ...................... $189,000~00
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<br />Re-imbursement of general fund for capital ·
<br />expenses m~de in 1923 ............................. V0?000$00
<br />Improvements o~ p~rk and maintenance for 1B2~_, .... 32,000,00
<br />Health Center ...................................... 14,000,00
<br />~blic buildings .................................. 10,000.00
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<br />Street Improvement9 ............................... 41,648,~0. ~
<br />Te%al ...................
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<br /> ShOUld the City Council not approve, at present, of the Alietme~t for th~ Health
<br />Con%er, the s.~m of $14,000.00 proposed for this purpose should be added to the Street Improve-
<br />ment Fund, astir will be necessary ~nder our agreement with the Ninth Ward to improve Elm
<br />Ave~, south of'Jefferson St., And alss'to p~ve C~estnut St, At l~Ast fr0m Scott to i~incoln
<br />St., ~nd preferably from South St. to Lincoln St, After the City Council ~ms approved of the
<br />general dmstribd~%on, a detamzed progra~of e~penditures of the ~moun~ Allotted to street
<br />~mprovement will ~8 s~nt tc {he Council for ApprevA1,
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<br /> The m mounts recommended ~or sewers, for reimb,~sement of the general fun6, for Park
<br />smd public buildings are net And can not be varied."
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<br />On motion of ~. Brooks, the comuunicaticn was referred to Finance Conm~ittee.
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<br /> tlr. Brooks asked un~nimous consent te present a petition. The permission was gray. ted, and
<br />'~.Presented A petition from certain ci~zens living in ths~part ef the Eighth ~ard l~ing to the
<br />north of the ~ixth Ward, bounded on the North, East, and ~est by~Scotts Creek And commonly
<br />known as SheA~s Farm, protesting Against existing conditions ~d ~urther discriminations, and
<br />oetitioning C~ncil to take immedimte steps te~rds proper Apportionment of all amounts appro-
<br />priated for improvements in the Eighth ~mrd.
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<br />On motion of E~. 0ast, the petithu v~s referred to tl~e City ~anager.
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<br /> Ne~t,-the following ordinAnce~ which had been presented to the Council by the E~nager
<br />April 22nd, w~s read:
<br /> A~u Ordinance A~ending~'~u Ordinance to Amend and Re$ordAin Sections
<br />~06-$2~, inclusive, Chapter 21 of City Cede,' Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth
<br />At ~ meeting ~eld June l~th, 1920o
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<br /> i~r.'Br0oks moved that action on the o~iinAnce be deferred until the next regular meeting
<br />of Co~ucit, s~d~t the City l~nAger And Superintendent of the ~ter Depmrtment prepare And
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