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D~cember 11, 1925
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<br />from the Building Inspec'tor before turning the heating plant over to the owner for use~"
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<br /> Page 08, Section 126, add the following thereto: "All jeim% and r~fters that enter brick
<br />w~lt shall havre stands.rd fire cut and be ~nchered every 4th
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<br /> Page 6?, SectiOn 182,_ add the following thereto: "All fire escapes sh~ll extend from
<br />the top story to the floor level of the. second story. All such fire escapes if not continued
<br />to the g~au~d level shal be equippe~ withan approved counter-bals~uee, er balance weight ex-
<br />tension, and if not continued to the reef, s~hallBe equipped with an iron ladder from the top
<br />l~-----------------~ading te the reef.
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<br /> It shaX be unlawful under any clrcumszanses to close up or obstruct, change the location
<br />e~, er the construction of any fire escape, stairway, er the approach leading thereto, ~itheut
<br />fmrst having the approval of the Building In, pester, All fire escapes shall be kept iR geed
<br />order an~ repair, and every exposed part thereof shall at all times be protected against rust
<br />by durable paint~~
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<br /> The entrance te a~rfire escLa~es shall be through an unebstru~tedpassagev~y or-cerrid~r~
<br />leading to some, unless such fire escape i~ so constructed that~ its landings reach mt least
<br />one window or doer in each separate aps~vtment in the building, and in no came shall the top
<br />of the sill ef either deer or window be ~e~ter than 12 inches in height fram the level ef
<br />either the flee~ er the fire escape landing. All doers and windows ~md their frames leading
<br />directly upeh any fire escmpe shall be of fire proof material mnd all glass used i~ connection
<br />with ~her door o~ window shall Be wired glass. It shall be unlawful to lock. er fasten~ny
<br />~er or c~he~ mesas of exit leading from a build~ te any open ~eurt, fire escape er passageway
<br />leading~o~h~ butside of the building, in~ any such m~nner ~s will not pe~it th~ ~Sy and
<br />i~m~diate opening ef· such deer er other means ef exit from within, without ~ special knowledge
<br />and ~itheu~ the use cf ~ key, In evez~ mase where the me~ns ef egress is for 1~ ~r mere pea-
<br />sons, a deer shal~ be used. Such doer shall be hung and operated in ~u~hamann~r as not
<br />obstruct a~y part of the fire escape or other means of egress from any other fleer or part
<br />of such Building."
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<br /> Page V0, Section 1~5, add the. felloming paragraph: "Deers if of wood shall not be less
<br />t~n 2" thick and shall be kept shut at all times when elevater is net in actual use.
<br />elevators that are now in the City ef Portsmouth shall'be equipped ~th~he s~fetydevices
<br />as requeste~ by this Ordinance within 60 days a~ter its passage,"
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<br /> Page ?0, Add'the following as SeCtion 1~6. ~ig~s. Electric signs shall be censtracted
<br />of incombustible materials and the letters and ~evices en such signs shall be ef mets~l
<br />celain glass or some v~treousmaterial. All signs except banner signs placed upon or:attached
<br />to any building, sl~ll be seem=ely and firmly attached thereto by iron anchors, bolts through-
<br />out the v~ll, chains, guys or Braces and all such metal supports shall be thoroughly painted
<br />be~ore being place~ in postien. Ne sign shall extend over five feet frem the face ef the
<br />bumtding. No swi~ng signs except temporary banner signs sD~mll be used.e
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<br /> ~r. ~reoks moved that the amendments offered, by. the City Manager be adopted. The amend-
<br />ments wer~ adepted~,
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<br /> Then t~r. Brooks moved that the ordinance be adopted, as amended, and posted. The motion
<br />was adopted, and ~y the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-r Brooks, P~tchSns, 0mst, Smith,
<br /> Stewart (J.R.), Stewart (R.E.~.), White,
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<br />IIE~ BUSINESS
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<br />The following resolution was presented by~r. ~Fnite, ~ud seconded bY.~. Hutchins:
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<br /> "~-HEP~AS, the City ef Portsmouth now has on hand in bs~ in saidCity the~stunof Four
<br />Hundred Twenty-eight Thousand ($~8,000) dollars, for the p%~rpese of retiring Thirty-five
<br />Thousand ($~5,0005 dollars Serial N~tes issued for w~terwerks purposes, which wilt mature
<br />April t, 1924, and for the retirement ef outstanding ~ater Bonds ef ~ '+
<br /> ~he CI~y ef Portsmouth.
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<br /> N0~, T~PSEFORE, BE IT RES0LVED~y the Ceunci! ef the City of Portsmouth, V irginia,'that
<br />s~id sum cf Four Hundre~ T~enty-eigh~ Thousands(S428,000) dollars is hereby trs~sferred te
<br />the Sinking~ud, created ~er the retirement of the emtstanding imde~tedness ef the City of
<br />Pertsmouth~ imcurred im~the acquisition, construction and extension ef the wmterworks pl~ut
<br />of said City, and said moneys hereby transferred te said~nking Fund shall be applied solely
<br />ts the t~myment of ~e outstanding water debt ef the City of Pertsmoutk~
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<br />The~foregeingresolution, upon roll call,was mdepted by the following vote:
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<br />Yeas-- Brooks, Hutchins, 0a~t, ~mkith, Stewart
<br /> Stewart (R.E.B.), White,
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<br />Eays-- ~one.
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<br /> Nr. White thereupon introduced the following resolution and me,ed its adoption, widish
<br />was seconded by~Mr~ Hutct~ns:
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<br /> "UEEP~AS, the City of Pertsmeut~ is about ts issue Six Hundred Nineteen Thousand ($6t9~000)
<br />do~$ar~ Washington ~s~vd Improvement Bends and ~nree Hundred sLaty-two Thous~u~ ($362,000) d~l-
<br />l~rs H~rrison ~ard Improvement Bends of said City; and
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<br /> i~HEP~AS, prier to the issuance ef said bonds~ is necessaz~y to det¢~nine whether the ~
<br />waterworks system of the City is self-supporting and.the, water debt e~ the City of Portsmouth
<br />~ybe deducted in ~puti.~g the net debt of said City; and
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