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February 26, 1924
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<br /> On motion of ~l~v. ~ite, seconded by,L re Brae/cs, the
<br />rea~ing,amdby~ the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Brgoks, 9ast, Smith, Stev~rt (J.R.),
<br /> ~hite, 5o
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<br />ordinance was placed on its first
<br />
<br /> ~/r° Brooks moved that the City~ac. er have pl~n~ prepared for the sewers in the Sixth
<br />smd Seventh Wards and for street improvements in West Park View, and submi% the same te
<br />various civic organizmtienm~and citizens of those localities before presenting~s~e to the
<br />~ounci!~ The motion was adopte~
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<br />On motion, s~e~ned. ~ ~
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<br />l/~rch ll, 1924.
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<br />At a regutaw meeting of. ~he Oi~r-~i! t/arch llth thers~were l~re~ent:
<br /> ~/essrs-~ Vernon Br?oks, R.A~ H~'-chins, ~r., J. Alden 0asr,
<br /> ~. O. Smith, ~. 1t. Stewart, R~.B. ~tewart,
<br /> L. G. V~aite, ~.
<br /> Also the Oity N~nager.
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<br />The minutes of the regular meeting February 28th were read and were
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<br />~ORTS ~0F COI~I/IT_~EES
<br />Ref e~red February
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<br /> Oomunic~tion fro~ the Na~ager concerning bill fsr
<br />ceverin/~ i~teres% en pv_rchases of street equipment
<br /> !>~ogrsss as to sable.
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<br />interest for ~essrs~ Beazley' & ~la~ford
<br />in I91~, te amount ef $189;V5.
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<br /> Recemendation of the ~ger that the Finance Committee be authorized to bez~ew
<br /> for e~e~iem ef ~ ei~t i~ch ~in ~o the Sout~ate Topical Gemp~y en the
<br /> ~eff Pipe & Oreeset~'~o~ em ~e east, due te devel~ents mt the ~v~ ~ex;
<br />~e ~d~rst~dmmg ~ the s~e ~l b~ pamd fo~
<br /> It is~reco~ended t~t the follo~ resolution Be adopted:
<br /> "~ IT ~SO~, ~t the
<br /> Oi~ ~er ~d the Supe~intenden~ of the Po~ts~u~ Water Dep~tme~t are ~h~e~y ~uthor~ed te
<br /> bo~ow~the s~ of Thirty Thou~d Deltas '($30,000~0) from the seve~l OityB~s ~ to give
<br /> notes of the Perts~uth ~mter Depmrtment for the s~e, fo~ the ex~ensiom ef w~ter m~ t~ the
<br /> Sout~te TeXtual and other points, the pri~cip~ amd interest ef the ~id le~ te be pai~
<br /> from receipts of the Port,ouCh ~ter Depmrt~nt,"
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<br /> Recommendation of the.~n~ger that the Oity accept offer of ~Lro ~', C. Step~emson te pur-
<br />chase for $50~0G a small pmece of land owned by the City of Portsmouth north of the State
<br />way Syste~m, the acreage being
<br /> ~e respectfully report that property sold ~y the City ef ~Pertsmo~th mast De sold
<br />publmc ~uctmon mhd approved by ~/~ s_ ~he me~berz elected to the Go~ncml ~md~ we .rec_ommend~
<br />that this communication be referred back tc the City I/anager for :further inform~tie~
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<br /> ~ And it is further recommended th. at the Treasurer be authorized to
<br />on h~nd from ccllectmen ef Dog To,xes, bm-1 of P. C. Pim~ch~as, St~e Game
<br />$40~00, for se~-~ices rendered in destroying 18 tag!ess dogs @ $2~§0 each.
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<br />out of funds
<br />to amount of
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<br />(Signed)
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<br />L. ~. Vhit_e, Chairman~
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<br /> On motis~ ofI/r. Stev~rt (R.E.B.), the report ef th~ Qemmittee w~s adop~ed, and by the
<br />following vote:
<br /> -~ves-~ Brosks, Eutchins, 0~s~t, Smith, Stewart
<br /> Stewart (E.E.B.). White,
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<br /> l/r. Brooks moved%~at the rules be~ susDem~ed to take up a co~mw~eatzom _ram cmtmzens of
<br />Hs~rrisom W~rct and to hear andy one interested ~n the eommmnic~tio~.
<br /> The motion was adopted, and the following ¢o~nunic~tien was~ read:
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<br />Luther Brinson,
<br /> 01erk of City Counci!,
<br /> Portsmeuth, Va°
<br />
<br />"~ortsmcuth, Va,, 1/~rch 8, 1924;
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<br />Dear Sir:
<br /> In aceordgnce with instructions in the resolutien adopted last night at the mass
<br />meeting of the residents 8fHmrrison Ward, I ~fe~e~rding herewith a copy ef ~he resolution
<br />regarding improvements desired in the ward for your information and presentation tc the Council.
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<br /> In another resolution, i w~s instrueted to write you requesting permission of the
<br /> ~omm~t~e~of H~rrison '~a~rd Civic and improvement League ts
<br />Oity Council fo=~eExecutive ~ '+ ~
<br />md~ess the Council mt ~ts next meeting on the subject of ~provements in the ~r~
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