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Nove~oer ~19, 19~S
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<br />.¢ta special meeting of the City Council November 19th there were present:
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<br />Eessrs-- Yernon B~ooks, R.A. Eut~ins,~ Jr., J. C..Smith,
<br /> J. Alden 0asr, Stewart ~LLJo:.R.~), ~uite, Stewamt
<br /> Also the City~managero
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<br />The following directions were read for the special meeting:
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<br />"]ir. ~.d. Bm~nson,
<br /> City Cle~ & Auditor,
<br /> City.
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<br />"Portsmouth,
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<br />Va., November 15th, 1923.
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<br />Dear Sir:--
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<br />~ou will please ~¢al~.', a special meeting of the City Council for monday, November
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<br />19th, at 8 o'clock P. E., to consider the following ordinances placed on their first _ea~ng
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<br />October 2$rd:
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<br /> 1st. An Ordinance ~¢uthorizing the Issuance of Five Hundred and Sixty-five Thousand
<br />($565,000.00) D~lla~s cf ~ashington W~rd I~aprevement Bonds ef the Ciiy of Portsmouth, Virginia,
<br />for the Puz~pose cf Paving s~ud F~ctending Streets, Building Sewers, and Establishing Lights,
<br />Water, and Other Improvements of a Permanent Nature in Washington ~?ard of said City; Ma~king
<br />Provision for the For~ of said Bonds, and for the Pa0~ment Thereof.
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<br /> An Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of Three Hundred and Thirty-two Thousand ($332,000)
<br />Dollars efPLarr~ssn W~rd Improvement Bonds of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, for the Purpose
<br />of Paving and Extending Streets, Building Sewers, and Establishing Lights, Water and Other
<br />Improvement~ of a Permsmenz Nat~e in Harrison '~ard of said City; Making Provision for the Fo~
<br />of said Bonds, and for ttm Payment Thereof.
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<br />Very truly yours,
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<br />E. A. Hutchins, Jr., ~Preside~t."
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<br /> The "caXl" havin~ been read, the following ordinance placed on its first reading by
<br />Council October 23rd, was taken up,&read;
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<br /> AN OPaDI~N;~CE AUTHORIZING TEE ISSUANCE OF FIVE ~W~NDRED kl~D SETY-F~ THOU~A~ ($565,000)
<br />DOAT,~_RS 0F ~ASH~GTON W~ ~0~i~ B0~S OF T~ CITY 0F P0~O~H, VI~IEL~, FOR T~ ~OSE
<br />0F PAV~G A~ ~%~I~G ~R~TS, BUI~G SEWERS, ~ EST~LtSHtNG~ LIG~S, WATER, f~
<br />~RO~i~TS 0F k PE~=~ I~A~ I~t WASHINGTON ~ OF SAID CITY; ~G PROVISION FOR TI~
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<br /> ~ereupon, ~ir. White moved that the or~linance be amended t~ authorize the issue of
<br />$819;000.~0 of Bonds, instead of $~65,00C~00.
<br /> The amendment ~as adopted, and by the follo~_ng vote:
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<br />Ayes--
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<br />Hutchins, 0asr, Smith, Stewart (J.R.),
<br />(R.E.B.), %q~ite, 7.
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<br /> Then ~Ir. Stewart, (J.R.)', moved tl%at the ord~uance be adopted, as amended. Th6 motion
<br />was adopted, and by the ~ollo~ng vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Brooks, Eatchins, 0sst, ~nith, Stewart (J.R.),
<br /> Step, raft (R.E.B.) '~ '+
<br /> , ~'~n~e, V.
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<br /> The following ordinance, which had been Dlaced on its first reading by Council October
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<br /> ord, was also ts~en up and read:
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<br /> ~ 0:~iNANCE AUTHORIZING T~~-. ISSUfdCCE D~ TPLTE. W, HUi~RED ~ THIRTY-~WO THOUS~
<br />DOT.T,~S ~W ~ISON V~ ~RO~h~ B0h~S 0F T~ CITY 0F POET~OUTH, V~GINiA, FOR T~ ~0~
<br /> PAVIi~G ~ ~tE~II~G STEP, TS, BUI~ING~ ~, ~2~ EST~LISHI~G LIGHTS, ~, .~ ~0T~
<br />~R0-~NTS 0F A ~t~ ~AI~ II~ ~ISOi~i W~ 0F SA~ CITY;~'~IG PROVISION FOR T~
<br /> SAID B0~S, .~h~ FOR T~ BA~h~
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<br />Bonds
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<br /> ~. White moved that the ordinance be amended to e. uthorize the
<br />instead of $332~000..~00~
<br /> The s~endm~hi was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />issue of $362,000.00 of
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<br />J~yes-- Brooks~
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<br />Hut chins, 0sst, Smith, Stewart (J.R.),
<br />(R.E.B,), ~hite, ~.
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<br /> ~. White moved t.kat the ordinance be adopted, as amended. The motion was adopted,
<br />nnd o~ the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Brooks, Hutchins, 0sst, S~th, Stewart (~.R.),
<br /> Stev~vt (R.E.B.), B~ite,
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<br />On motion, adjourned.
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