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<br />September 25, 1923
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<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of $400. be allowed to compromise
<br />~'a~"the case,
<br /> Request of the City Attorney that appropriations of $36~100.O0 and $~,600.O0 be made in
<br /> oo~u~oti0n'-wlth the awards m~de by the Commissionere~,for property~eded, for the erection of
<br /> the Mmrket m~ extension of Sixth Ave~e, re~eotively;,the co~uniomtlon stmti~ thmt two of
<br /> the pmrties, ~ss Belle P. Bain m~(=s. Sallie K. ~illi~s, have filed exceptions in the
<br /> mm~ket cmses which will probably delmy thmt project.
<br /> Progress.
<br /> Refe~ed J~e E6th
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<br /> Resolution of the ~th Ws~d 0ivAC League that the following amounts be refunded, out of
<br /> Street Improvements for said Wa~d, on account of expenses paid by said citizens for prosecuting
<br /> case against encroachment on space between sidewalk line and building line of lots in Port
<br /> orfolk. W.W. Ha~groves, $73D.21, J. C. Smith, ~35.21, Ohms. F. ~rper, $735.21, J. T.
<br /> Stephenson, $~66.96. '
<br />~317~.~ It is ~eco~en~d t~t ~ ~peoi~l appropriation 9f $317E.5~ be ~llowed, ~ of Eighth
<br />sp.mp~.~rd fun~, to pay W, W. ;~r~oves $735.21; J. O. Sm=th, $735.21; Oh~s. F. H~per, $735.~1;
<br /> J. T. Stmphens~n, ~6.96; said amounts ~ been paid. by them on account.oz, e~enses
<br /> prose~ti~ cmse mgamnst enoromc~ent on ~moe between smdew~k line mhd bu~l~ng line of
<br /> in Por~ Norfolk. The 8th W~d Ciao Lemg~ ~vi~ u~mously en~rsed the pm~ent of these
<br /> bills mt its meeting Sept~ber 21, 19E3-
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<br /> And it ie
<br />on hand from the
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<br />P.
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<br /> further recommended that the Treas~z~er be authorized to pay, out of f-~uds
<br />collection of Dog Taxes- the following b~lls of G~me ~a~dens:
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<br />Monts~e, Jr., Sept. 11, 1923, for servi6es rendered in destroying
<br /> 60 ts~!ess dogs $ $2.50 each ......... $150.00
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<br />Hutehlns,'Sept.~£4, 1~23,
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<br />for services rendered in destroying
<br />58 tagless dbgs @ $2.50 each ........ ... 1~.00
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<br />Total, ~95.00
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<br />(Signed)
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<br />L. ' G. White,
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<br /> The report having been read, ~,. White moved tha~ some be a.dop~ed, wmth ~he exception
<br />~ ~ec~mmendmtions oonce~z~lng Diam~l Swamp Road and the appropriatmon of $3175-5~ to ~efund
<br />a~ounts paid by W. W. Harg~oves, J. 0. Smith, Chas. F. H~Tper aha J, T. S~tephenson for prosecut-
<br />ing case ~gains~t enc=o&oh~ent on space between sidewalk line and building line of lots in
<br />P.or~ Norfolk.
<br /> The motion by Mr. ~te was ~dopted, a~d by the fotlowir~ vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Brooks, Hutchins, 0mst, S~n~_th,
<br /> Stewart (J.R.), Stewart (R~E~B~), ~hite, 7.
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<br /> Then Nr. White moved that the recommendations that the reso~utions on Di'sm~l Swamp be
<br />adopted, be adopted~ The motion was adopted, and by the following v~te:
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<br />Ayes-- Brooks, Hutchi~s, Stewart ~J.R.),
<br /> Stewart !R~E~B~), White, 5.
<br />Nays-- Oast, Smith, 2.
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<br /> Then Mr. White moved to adopt the recommendation that a~sp~eia~ approprimtio~ of $3172.5~
<br />be allowe~,~ut~:a~_Eighth WsmdFunds,~ to pay W. W. Na~_~roves $73~.21; J. 0~ Smith $Y35.21; .
<br />Ohms. F. H~rpe~$735.21; and J. T. Stephenson $~66.~$, said amounts having been paid by them
<br />on account of expenses for p~oseouti~g case against encroachment on space between sidewalk
<br />line and building line of lots in Port' Norfolk.
<br /> The motion w~s adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Brooks, Hutchi~s, Stewart (J.R~)~
<br /> Stew~t (R%E%B~), ~Vhlte, 5. '
<br />Nays-- J. Alden Oast, 1,
<br /> (Mr. Smith excused from voting)
<br />
<br /> The following communications were re~dfrom the City ~nager:
<br /> 1st. Announcing the appoint-
<br />ment of Miss Ech~Epes as Clerk in the Office of the ~City Collector, effective September 17th,
<br />at a s~'.ts~vy of $75.00 per month.
<br /> On motion, the notice was ordered ~o be filed.
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<br /> 2nd. A~iuounci~g the appointment of Mr. W. A. Davie as s:~bstitute policeman effective Sept-
<br />ember 19th.
<br /> On motion, ~he notice was ordered to be filed.
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<br /> 3rd. "In oormeetion with ~ar License Tax Ordi~noe, we had il~Ltted the gross weight of
<br />true, ks operating ~on ~he streets of Portsmouth to ten tons. I find that the State L~w muthorized
<br />twelve tons and also Norfolk County.
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<br /> It is therefore p~vactically impossible to compel a truck going through the City to
<br />unload and then reload. I am therefore recommending an emergency ordln~nce ohs~uglng the word
<br />~ten' in the second line f~rom the bottom of p~ge $3 of the License Tax Ordi~nce to 'twelve~.
<br />An o~dina~ee putting this in~o e~fect is attached."
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<br /> An Ordinance Amending "An 0rdin~nce Imposing a License Tax fo~ the City of Portsmouth,
<br />Va., for the T. ear Beginning ~ay let, 1923."
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<br /> On motionof ~. Brooks, the ordiz~nee was placed on its first reading.
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