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April 29, 1924 subn~it to Council a~rsvised Budget f~or the ~ater DeDartment not The motion was adopted. 0n. molion, ~djourned.~ to exceed $324,000.00. At a special meeting of the City Council ~y 5th there were present: Verneh B~ckks; R.A. ]{utchins, mjro, J. 0-'~li~, AlSO the OityEane~ger. The following directions were read for the special meetimg: "Portsmouth, Va., April L. C. Brinson, City Clerk & Auditor, City. Dear Sir :-- ~u ~ill please call a special meetimg of the Gity 0ounoil for Eonday, Nay 5th, at 8 o'clock P. M., 1st. To consider an ordinance for issuing $250,000~00 '~%ter Bends. 2nd~ ~.~or conference Wi~h Officials ~ef .%he~irginia ~ilw~y & Power Co. with regard abandoning the Park View-Gemetery Line. .... Very -treaty yours ,~ - ~ - R. A, HUTCEINS,/P~ESII~." The "call" h~ving%een re~d, the following ordinance~ms An Ordinance te Authorize the Issue ~f Two Hundred ~nd~Fifty ~ousand~Dotlars of ~e~to be ~o~ ~ "~t~r Bon~" P~su~t' t~ Section ~, ~la~e B, ef the Consti~tie~ of Virgin~, SeCtion ~081 ef the of-Vi~im 1919~ ~d ~Ac~of the Gene~al~Assembly-ef Virgi~a, approve~rch t6th~ 19~, entitle~, "~ Act te Author~e the Co,oils ~f the Sever~ Gities er To~s of the State to IssueBonds for a SuDp~ ef~ater or other SDecifim Undert~ing fr~which ~e City ~r ~ DeriV~ m Reven~e, Pursuit te Section One H~n~ed ~d Twenty-seven B of the Constitution of Virg~im." 't On motion of ]~. ~Sz~ e, seconded by~Lv. Eutchina, the ordinance was placed on .its first reading, and by the following ~ote: ~ Ayes-- Brooks, Hutchins; 0ast,'Smith, Stewart (R.E.B.), ~nite, 8. Next, the request of the Virginia Railway & Power Ce. to abandon +~he Park View-Oemete~ line was taken up. Council entered into an informal discussion with the Officials of the Va. Ry. & Power 0o. After discussion was ove~!r-. B~ooks moved that action be deferre~ on this matter un- til the n~xt regular meeting of Council, Themotion was adopt~. On motion, adjourned.