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April 22, .1~24
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council April 22nd there were present:
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<br />~essrs-- Ternon Brooks, R.A. Hutch$~s, Jr., J; Alde~ 0asr,
<br /> ~. C. Smi~h~ 3. E, Stewart, R.E.B. Stewart,
<br /> L. G. ~ite,
<br /> Also the City
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<br /> The mimates of the regular meeting April 8th were read and were approved.
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<br /> At this point, l~r, ~nite moved that the privilege ef the fleer be extended te l~essrs. H.A.
<br />V. Parker and H. 3. ~agner, from the Norfolk-Portsmouth Frei~n%~Traffi~~ CommissiOn,
<br /> The motion wms adopted~nd Eessrs. parker ~ud ¥~agner spoke ~sk~ng ~ou~czl to a&lew an
<br />~ appropriation of $$~B00~00 for the said Ccrmaission for the bmlance of the fiscal
<br />year 1~2~,
<br /> On motion, the requested appropriation was referred to the Finance Committee,
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<br />Finance--
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<br />EEP0~S~02
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<br />Refe~ed April Bth
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<br /> Reports of the 0ity Collector, Ci~y Tremsurer, and city AUditor for the mbnth of ~arch,192~.
<br /> We have examimed saidreports ~d it im rec~ended t~t they be filed.
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<br /> Petition of~G, E. O~breath to be refunded ~es omid e~ let ~2~, 1815 Atlmntm~Avenue,
<br />for the Years 19~ ~d 19~, he e~g e~ lets 2~ ~ ~5~ ...............
<br /> The books of the City do not show t~t there was ~ e~r~ne~s-_p~en~ eft t~xes on
<br />this prope~y; therefore, it is rec~ended t~t this el~be net alle~d~
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<br /> Petition of ~. V, Fent=ess, representimg Heff~n Cig~C~mP~, L~c., te be ref~ded $21.~0,
<br />p~ ~e~City ef Pertsmem~Au~t ~d, l~2l, for automobile t~ck
<br /> Progress ~ to s~e. . ~ .
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<br /> . Bill of the C~enwealth ef V~gimia to ~e~t ef~$11~0~, t~ at the rate ~f 5% Sn the
<br />bmsme premi~m~ c~geable ~a~st ~ of pay roll ~'~iled with the Ind~trial Oe~ssien e~
<br />Vi~inia, for the twelve mon~s endi~'~ecember~ i~B~, ~ ......
<br /> It is rece~ed t~t a special appreprmatmenef $~J04 be allowed to ~ said bmil~
<br /> Refer~ed Ja~ 8~
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<br /> Rece~e~atien ef ~e~er ~at ~ be authorized te
<br />fe~e~ lots en ~s AVe., ~ site for a ~ping st~ie~ at~ t~ S~th~t'c~he~ ~f
<br />Ave. ~d~limgten St.; ~d'if said offer Be net accepted, ~e'"b~ amt~rize~ t~
<br /> It is recovered t~t the ~ge~ be ~wed te wi~aw the s~i~ technetics.
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<br /> ~pen reee~e~atie~ ef ~e City~er, we reco~e~ th&-p~c~'Se e~ t~e lots
<br />Ne~. ~5, 1~4~, ~ ~7 De~Avenue fo= ~e D~se of b~l~ m sewerage p~p~ s~tien,
<br />frem~s. Addm~stb~n for $600.00, out ef 8th ~ard Ben~
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<br /> (Signed) L.G. '~hite, Chairman.
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<br /> On motion efl~r. Stewart (R.E.B.), the report of the Committee w~s adopted, and by the
<br />following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Hutehi~s; 0ast,'~mith, Stewart~(J.R,~,
<br /> Stewart (R.E~B.), ~ite, ?.
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<br /> The Finmnc~ Co~mnittee reco~mmended the following erdimanee for adoption:
<br /> - An 0~dinance for
<br />Imp~sl~g~and~G~lle~img T~a~s en Real Estate, T~e Persen~ Pr~pe~, ~h~g~l~ Personal
<br />Prepe,~*an~ B~St~k Wzthin ~e L~ts ef the ui~ of Per~outh,~V~g~m, zor the~rpese
<br /> ~isi~Reve~e~fer'the-Suppo~ ef ~e ~ve~ment and the~Bti~ ~ee Schoo~'~d te P~
<br />Inte~es~ ~d ~ ~ en the ~bli~ Debt, fe~ the Year ~gi~i~g Febr~ry 1st, l~
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<br />0n motion of 2~r, ¥~ite, the ordinance was placed on its first reading.
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<br /> The following communiemtions were read from the City~nmger:~
<br /> ~ 1st. "I~ order to assist in
<br />an emergency, Dr. 3. C, Phillips agreed te accept the appointment or'City Physician pending'
<br />actie~ by~he Ce~m~il on,an ~e~ease ef p~, I beli~e iris esz~nii~I~t~ta~
<br />be~vi~e~ fe~ ~is position, We ~ ~e ab~ to get the position fill~d'n~i~~ fe~ a ~all
<br />~e~t, But if we ~e to get se~ice, such as the Cm~y expects and d~ds~ it cmm net ~e eD-
<br />tmi~ed for a less s~ thmu $2,~0~0~ m yem~
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<br /> I therefore ree~e~ t~t I De ~therized te i~crease Dr~ ~illips' p~ to SRO0,00
<br />month effective April 1st, D~. Roper ce~c~s wi~ me in this view,~
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<br /> Om metier, the ~ec~e~tie~ was =eferred ~e ~e Fi~ce
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<br /> 2md. ~ellewi~a conference wi~h the Cemncil I beg to point~ out the~bsolute'mecess~ty
<br />ef mm ~sist~ in h~linE ~he ~per~ision o~ jitney busse~epe~mtimg ~n the city o~
<br />mouth~ These b~ses operate e~teem ho~$ ~d it is essent~l~ t~t ~ re~esen~tXve
<br />O~ty~be pre~e~d~i~ t~ei~teem ho~s te see that the sc~edule~ ~d ~ ~e
<br />and~t~e ~m~estef ~ Ci,~ p~e~e~protected, Eanifestt~, one-man c~ ne~effie~ent~
<br />work ~r~e~en~~s~hemt~h ~er, ~nE seven ~s a Week, el~teen h~s m ~y.
<br />t ~he~e~e ~estly=~ce~d~at the ~e~il by r~sei~tien mt t~s meeting muthe~ize me
<br />to empl~ mssist~t te the ~er ~f T~spert~ienmt $1~-~00 per~h~, The~tter
<br />~am then be referred te ~e Fi~ee Ce~tee for the necessm~
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<br />The p~y ef the present S~Dervisor h~s been fi~ed at $1V~00 per month. Consequently
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