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At a regular meeting of the City Council.October 23rd there were p~esent: Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, R.A. Hutchins, Jr., J. Alden Oast, J. C. Smith, J.R. Stew~art, R.E.B~ Stewart, L. G. ~hiSe, Also the City Manager. The minutes of the ~egaiar meeting October llth were~.read and were approved. Finance REPORTS OF CO~tTT~ES Referred October iith Recommendation of the Eao~ger that jitney drivers be relieved from payment of license tax in lieu of 5% of gross receipts. It is recommended that the ~itney busies be relieved from payimgtlicense tax for the balance o~th~s license year, beginning August 1st. Comnu~nication from the Manager concerning condemnation of land for the proposed municipal building site. Progress. Oommunication from the Manager with reference to listing lots separately on the land book of the Commissioner of Revenue instead of combining several lots into one parcel as is done at the present. Progress. Communication from the Mmnager concerning the advisability of building a road to the South Hill l~nufacturing Co., the work to cost probably $6,000.00, Progress. Reports of ~he City Trea~ure~, City Collector, and City Clerk ~ Auditor for the month of September, 1923. Ne have examined said reports and it is recommended that they be_filed. (With City Attorney) Petition ~f the First National Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio. to be ~m~d for the following coupons lost mrom City of Portsmouth, Va., ~ 1/2% Sewerage ~onds, dmted ~u~.y 1, !90S, due July 1, 193S; Nos. 36, 37, ~3, 71, 72, 86, ST, SS, 99, at $22~50 ~mch, It is recommended that the F~rst National Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio, be paid $202.~0 for the coupons lost, provided they give the City Of Portsmouth a bond for $500. t~~ re-imbur~ the City in cass the coupons are found. the Bill forwarded by the City Manager, for water furnished the Norfolk County Jail since con~ract was signed relmtive to the new building, amount $226.51. Progress. 50 ~ .App. Referred September ESth Recommendation of the Manager ~o gYan~ request of the Commission o~ Roads & Bridges of Norfolk County for an additional pmyment by the City of $22,000.00 on the ~est Norfolk Bridge. This ekceeds the mppropriation made by the Council for the Bridge and an additional appropria- tion to cover the same is asked for. It is recommended that a special ~pp~oprimtion of $12,~90.45 be made from the St. Improvemen~d.i~for the ~est Norfolk Bri&ge, w~ich appropriation together with $62,500.00 already appropriated making a totml of $75,3~0.~5 is the City's half of ~otal cost of the Bridge. Referred August Request of the City Attorney that approprimtion of $36,100. be made in connection with the awards m~de by the Commissioners for property needed for the erection of the Market; the communication stating that two of the parties, Miss Belle P. Bain and Nfs. Sallie Ko ~illizms, have filed exceptions in the market case which will probably delay that project. It is recommended that said amount be paid from the ~arket Bond Fund vhen all legal objections have been removed. L~ket Bo~d F¢ Referred August lSth Recommendation of the Nanager that a special appropriation of $$~.~2 be made to pay cost of repairs to c~r of E. G. McGehee, which r~n into a drain at the corner of High and Armstrong streets. It is recozmr~ended that a special appropriation of $~9.92 be allowed to pay eostof repairs to ca~ of E. G. McGehee. Referred June 26th s~.ap~ Recommendation;of the ~anager that there be transferred from the 8th Nard funds at this time 1~.3% of the estimate of ~he one-half cost of ~he ~est Norfol~ Bridge, or $~,937.50- It is reco~e~ded that $~0,780.~ be paid from the Eighth W~d funds to Street ~- provement F~d, the saia ~ount~bem~ 1~. of $75,390.~5, the City's one-half cost of the 8th ~est No~folk Bridge~ St. And im is f~ther reco~ended that the T~em~er be ~orized to pay, out of funds on hmnd from oollection of Dog T~es, bill of S. T. Monta~e, J~., Stmte ~me Wmrden, to ~ount o~ $6o.00. (Signed) L. ~. ~ite, C~ir~n.