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~ebrua&~y 26, 192&
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<br /> On motion cf;N~. White, seconded by Nr. ~reoks, the oz-din~nce was p!aCed en its first
<br />readimg,al~d ~ the following vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes~-- Brooks, ~st, Smith, Stev~rt
<br /> i~hite,
<br />
<br /> ~ir.. Brooks moved that the City ~er have pt~S pre~ared for the sewers in the Sixth
<br />aud Seventh Wm~vds amd for street improvements in Wes~ ~rk View, a~d submi% the same te t~
<br />vmrievs civic srganizmtiens~a~d citizens of those locmlitiem before presenti~g~s~e to the
<br />~oum¢il. The motion ~s adopte~
<br />
<br />Om motion, adjourned.
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<br />M~rch !1, 1924.
<br />
<br /> · ¢ ty-~cil ~ llth there'were DreCent:
<br />At a_reg~lar mee%zmg of, ~he Oi
<br />
<br /> )~essrs--Vernon ~eeks, R.A. Hu~chins, Jr.., ~o Alden 0asr,
<br /> ~. C. smith, J. R. Stewart, R~E.Bo 8t.ewar~,
<br /> L. G. ~F~ite, ~.
<br /> Also the City N~nager.
<br />
<br />The minutes of the regular meeting February 26th were read mhd were approved,
<br />
<br /> ~PORTS ~ 0F'C 0~ITTEES
<br /> ~Fin~nc e--
<br /> Referred Feb~Y 26th
<br />
<br /> Oe~i~tiem fr~ t~ ~er conceding bill for ~terest for ~ess~$~e~ey & ~ford
<br />cove~ ~teres~ en p~ses of street equipment ~de in 1918, to ~e~t e~ $189~V~.
<br /> ' ~ ~ess ~s to $~e.
<br />
<br /> Recommendation of the N~u~ger that the Finance 0emmittee be ~uthorize~ to borrow $5~,000.0~
<br /> for exte~sie~ ~f am ~ight inch main to the Southgate Terminal Company on the s~uth and te the
<br /> ~yo~eff Pipe & Oreessti~gi~om!~ o~ t. he east, due to developments at the Naval Annex; with
<br />the-unde~rstanding that the s~m~ ~%~1 l~e paid for from ~#ater Department funds. '
<br /> It is~reccmmended that the following resolution be adopted:
<br /> "BE IT EESO~VED, That the
<br /> City Nan~ger amd the 8uperintenden~ of the Portsmouth ~ater Departmen~ are .herel~y authorized to
<br /> berrow~the s~ of Thirty Thousand Dolt~rs ~($50;000¢00) from the severai City Banks and to give
<br /> notes cf the Portsmouth Water Department for the same, for the ex~ensiem ef water main t¢ 'the
<br /> Southgmte Te~al and ether points, the principal and i~terest ef the ~id learn to be p~i~
<br /> from receipts of the Pe~outh Wmter Depm~nt."
<br />
<br /> Reco~nend~tien of the Manager that the 0ity accept offer of )~r. W. C. Stephenson to put-
<br />-se for $5Q~,00 a sm~J~l piece of land owned ~y the City of Portsmouth ~crth cf the State High-
<br />way Systems, the acreage being %42,
<br /> ~e r~espectfully report that property sold by the City of Portsmouth m~st be sold at
<br />public auctiem a~d aPProved by 3/4 ef ~he members elected te the Oounc~l and. we ecommend~
<br />that this c~m~nunicmtion be referred ~mc~ te the City Man~ger for ~further informatio~
<br />
<br /> * Amd it is furthe~ reco~meraled th~at the Treasurer be authorized te pay, out of f~dm
<br />on hand from cel.lectien ef Dog Taxes, bill ef P~ C. Hutchims, State Game ~arde~, to amount of
<br />$~G~00, for servmces rendered in destro~ing 18 tagless dogs @ $2.~0 each~
<br />
<br />(Signed)
<br />
<br />C~ll~r~ne
<br />
<br /> On motiono~. Stewart (R.E.B.), the report of the Committee was adcpted~ and by the
<br />following vote:
<br /> ~Ayes~- Brooks, Eutchins, 0~st, S~ith, Stewart
<br /> Stewart (E.E.B.), ~hite,
<br />
<br /> 'l~r,'Brooks moved~t the rules b~ suspended to take up a co~ication from citizens of
<br />E~vrison Ward and to hear any one interested in the cc~ic~tie~,
<br /> The motion Was adopted, ~nd the following ee~m~unicatien was read:
<br />
<br />~r. ~uther Brinson,
<br /> Clerk of City Council,
<br /> Portsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br />"~ortsmouth, Va., N~rch 8, 1924;
<br />
<br />Dear Sir:
<br /> In accordance with instructions in the resolution adopted last night at the ~-ss
<br />meeting ef the residents 6fHarrisonWard, I am fom~rding herewith a copy of ~he resolutiem
<br />regarding improvements ~esired in the wmrd for your in£orm~tien and pres entmtion te the Council~
<br />
<br /> In ~nother resolutiOm, i was instructed to write ycurequestingpermissiem of the
<br />Oi~tY Co,oil for ~he~ecutive Cemmlttee~of ~rrisom Ward Civic and improvement League te
<br />m~ess the COuncil at i~s next meeting on the subject of improvements in the ~r~~
<br />
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