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2ebrumry t~, 1924
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<br />At a regular meeting ef the 'City Council ~ February 12th there were present:
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<br />~essrs-- R.A. Hutchins, Jr., ~. Alden_0ast, J, C. Smith,
<br /> J. R. Stewart, R.E.Bo Stev~rt, L. G. White, 6.
<br /> Also the City-t/~nager.
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<br />The minutes o~ the regular meeting January 22nd were read and~were approved.
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<br /> HEPORTS OF C0~IT~S~
<br /> Fine~n¢ e--
<br /> Referred ~anua~y 22nd
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<br /> Recmmmendation of the ~nmger t~t polic~n L. B. ~eor~ be allowed p~ for four
<br /> lost en acco~t of i~uries received ~by accident at Lincoln and F~Zth streets, ~o~t
<br /> ~ogress as to s~e.
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<br /> Recemen~tien. ~ of ~the ~nage~ t~t m bond issue ~ef $~,000~00 be muthe:ized, in order te
<br /> cover Capmt~ ex~ndit~es ~de drying t9~ ~d to p:evide i~mds for e~ ~ew ~park, sewers
<br /> ~e Si~h ~d Seventh ~a:ds, Ci~ Stmbles, ~provements of streets i~ West P~k View ~md cem-
<br /> pletie~ of ~ie Street, mRd-~tensien-of w~ter ~i~, etc., for th~ ~mte~ De~.
<br /> It ~is ~ended-t~t ~e City Atte~ne~ .be lmstructed to brl~ ~ ~ ordinance for
<br /> She iss~nce ~of $~&0,000.~0 5% Sewer ~d St. ~prov~ent Beads to be issued serialS, ~2,000,
<br />becoming due emch year, ~ ~ .
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<br /> Oom~catio~ from the ~nager coneernim~ petition of certain proper~ o~ers and mer-
<br /> chants on Crm~ord St. for the s~oth pa~ng of the west side ef thmt street mhd for ex~en-
<br />sl0~ of w~te way fr~ Hi~ St. to So~ h
<br /> Progress.
<br /> Rec~e~atien of the ~nager t~t $81,~5~00 be ~letted from the bend i~e ~f.the ~$~,7
<br />Ei~th Ward, for proposed sto:~ ~min~e system for the ~th ~d. - fro~ 8t
<br /> It is recovered t~t $81,V~0,00 be all~tted f~ the El~ W~d Bond ~ f~ theWd.~'d.F
<br />proposed sto~ ~a~age system For the Ei~th
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<br /> Recow~endation ef the ~ty A~to~ney to grant pet~t~em of C. S. Sherwood, ~r., tl~t the
<br />estate ef C. S. Sherwood and Vlrgtnius BUtt be ref~u~ded taxes for the years 191~ to 1922,
<br />inclusive, ~ssessed on the property 12~0 B street. $~,
<br /> It is reoammended that a special appropriation of $&~.?0 be ~llowed to m~We said
<br />refumd, spe~
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<br /> Report ~rom the City Attorney on applicat~en of morris and Herman Seroko, through atte~*
<br />neym Crocker & Crock. er, to be refunded $~V.00 mcr ta~es paid in error for Years 1~2!, 1922, and
<br />1~23.
<br /> l>~ogres~o
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<br /> And ~t is ~r~her
<br />on hand from the cellec~i0~ ef
<br />amoumt of $57.00, for descrying ~3
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<br />that the Treasurer be autt~rized te p~y, cut ef fund~
<br /> bill of S. T. ~ontag~e, Jr., State Game Warden, te
<br /> dogs ~ $2.50 each~
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<br />to
<br />Department,
<br />1, 1924; the
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<br />On mo tien of ~. Stev~rt
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<br />St ewart
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<br /> (Signed) L.G. White, ~immo
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<br />(R.E.B.), the repo~ was adopted, amd By the mellowing vote:
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<br /> $~zith, Stewart
<br /> , ~lte,
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<br /> ~e ~inamee ~mmi~tee presented the following resolution:
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<br /> "BE ~T HESOZVE~ NY THE COUNCI~ 0F THE CITY 0F PORTSMOUTH, VA., That
<br />the
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<br /> there be transferred
<br />Fund to meet Sinking Ftu!.d requirements for 1924, from the profits of the Water
<br /> same being 2.~% of the ne~ water debt cf $2,224,~29~ as of January
<br /> debt being as foll~ws:
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<br />Total ~ter Bonds ontstanding ........ . .................... .$2,V~5,000.00
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<br />Sinkfngl~v_nd as of Jan. t, 152~.. .............................. 510
<br />Net..~...~ ........ , ......... , ............................... .$2,224,3~0,00"
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<br /> On mo~ien ef~/r. Stewart (~.R.), the resolution w~s adopted, and by the
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<br /> Smith, Stewart (~.R.),
<br /> ), White,
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<br />following vote:
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<br /> The foI~om~i~g communications .~re read from the City N~nager:
<br />let. "I was informed by
<br />long distance telephone fram Rictimond this afternoon, that a bill had been introduced into the
<br />Mouse of ~ferred to the Committee on Gener~l I~ws, giving the State Corporation
<br />Conmaission ~: c~ntrol &f J~tneys eperating in c.ities. The bill is sponsored. ~y five
<br /> s. A hearing ~n it will Be held at $:00 P; l/. tomorrow. I~stracttons are
<br />requested.. ~
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<br /> Nr. ~nite moved that ~he :City 1L~n~ger have a City representative appear before the -
<br />Comm/ttee in ~pposition to the bili. The merles was adopted.
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<br /> 2nd. "I beg 'to snbmlt {he ~olle~ving schedule for the expenditure ef ~the proceeds from
<br />the bond issue for the E~ in the order of their importance. The general pre~ects
<br />a-re as foll~Ws:- (I) !2) sa~uita~y sewers, (3) curbs and gutters, (4) roadwa~
<br />~a_ve~e. nts~ /Under ~he hes~ ,~omdTay improvements' n~uners, ls are placed opposite each item, in-
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