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July 10, 1923
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<br /> amount of $55,00, for destroying 22 tagless dogs @ $2.50 earn.
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<br /> (Signed) L. G~ White, OhaArm~n.
<br /> On motion of ltv. Oast the report was amended ~y substituting names fo~ code nnmbers
<br /> iS item ~, '
<br /> Then on motion of Mr. Stewart (J. R.), the repor~ of the Committee was ~dopt~d, as amend-
<br /> ed, aud by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes--Brooks, Hutchins, Oast, Smith,'
<br /> Stewart (J.R.), Stewart (R.E.B:)
<br /> White. y. '
<br /> The following communications were read~fzom the City Man,get:
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<br /> ' let. "Forwa~ding a letter
<br /> from k[r. R. Triplett who had contract for codifying our City ordinances. This has been delayed
<br /> ~endlng passage of various ordinances now on the table the sari2 passage of which I recommend
<br /> so that~the work of codifying may ~roeeed., '
<br /> un motion, the communicatio~ was ,ordered to be filed.
<br /> 2nd. Announcing the re~lgnation of .... Dr. J. C. ,Phillips~°~'-~-J~e~, ~', effective June
<br /> 30th,-and the aplSointment of Dr. William ~mand ~o ~ne position vacated by Dr. Phillips effective
<br /> July let at a salary of $1,500.00 per year.
<br /> On motion, the notice was ordered to be filed.
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<br /> 3rd. "With further reference to li~h+~ .*~ ~ ~ ......... ·
<br /> ~osed lights were to ~o at the oorn~ ~~~TAg~.a ,~_ara, I be_g ~o state that the pro-
<br /> ~ogers anti-Booker ~v~3=o =~ z_l-~_~ ~¥~-~.-~ ~mewarm Avenues, ~tewart and Ro~ers
<br /> locality, is entirely wi~hm,~ ~,~ ,..~ _ A~e_..~nd 01e_veland St. and Virginia ~ve. Th~z
<br /> are merJ. ~ +~' c-yy-~ -T~.-~ ~. presenm aha i xnow o~ ~ place in the O~tv w~N~
<br /> i g s~ ce ~ted ~e ~e o~he~ l~es bo
<br /> - n the Ninth Ward ~ere-they mrs equally badly Seeded. P th in th~ld City and
<br /> If the Council deems it best not to approve the location of these lights a~-present,
<br /> I would ~ggest that ~e whole matter of ~gh~s be ~opped until the ~et fo~ l~E~ ls stu~ed,
<br /> when pro~slon may be made for those places in the 0ity where lights ~e needed most."
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<br /> On motion of ~. ~ite, the matter was =efe=~ed to the ~dget of
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<br /> ~th.._ A~ci~ the appoin~ent of Miss ~et Eve=i~t ms t~po~y stenographer~ vice
<br /> ~ss May gobb, s~eno~apher to Dr. Roper, Miss 0o$o being on lemve without pay.
<br /> On motion, t~ ~o$i~a w~ ordered to be filed.
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<br /> 5~. "~ have gone very o~efully into the question of ~msi~ the street ends in the
<br /> ~oi~ty of the Seaboard ~rf ~nd W~ehouse 0o~any to that
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<br /> As I see It the stYe'et en~ ~e useless to the City mhd
<br /> the ~ue - we will prmctioally destroy
<br /> of this sate u~ess a lease is ~ on =easo~ble grounds. ~ ~ve gone over the
<br /> matter ve~bally with the President of the So,card ~rf ~d W~ehouse Oompmny and he ~s
<br /> t~t if ~he City will lease the ends of B~t, Wythe and ~rison Sts. ~d ente~ in~e ~eemen~
<br /> for the joint use with the Eighthe~e Bureau of the end of ~ndol
<br /> i~ovemen~s mg ~e mtin 1: .... ~h st. t~t they would
<br /> g g g $ 00,~0,00 ~d w~td ~t a
<br /> hi ~ ~ moder~ ssruo~e th
<br /> woul~ be dev ~ed t w , e lows. portion of
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<br /> ---.- ..... =--- .~d be~n ~de the e:~i~e property
<br /> ~ld be rehabilitated ~ ia port,on of~he City now falli~ into ~se would take on new life.
<br /> m~ed with ~. ~nes in t~s ~d ~ ~w reco~en~ to the Council t~t they le~se these
<br /> stress en~ ms indicated to the Se~-~r~ ~-~
<br /> years ~t a no~" .... y. ~.vy ~ .~-~ ~a ~en~se uomp~ny xo~ a eriod of
<br /> ~ o~zae~a~zon wz~n the P thirty
<br /> street ends wiZl be assessed mnd,~ ~%~rsmmn~ng ~t the prop~ brmoedin these
<br /> no~ oeen . ~ ed mhd that if ~provements a e a~
<br /> ~ by the e~ of t~ee ye~s the l~s- ---~ ~ - - g~ g ~$100,~0.00 have
<br /> ~ I su~eslt t~ ~e Oity Attorney, if the Council ~proves of this pr~osit{on,
<br /> take up %~mtter wi~ ~e Attorney for the Sembo~d Wharf and W~ehouse Co. and
<br /> the le~se in pr~e~ for~ for si~e by theeproper officer of the Council.
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<br /> ~ I am endeavowing to get a Belt Line connection into this vicl~ty a~ will
<br /> the ~op0si~on to the C~noil at ~n early
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<br /> On motion of.~. Brooks. the con, cation was referred to the Council meeti~ ~ 0o~it-
<br /> tee of the ~ole.
<br /> 6~h. "P~mDh $3 of the ~reement ~de Jul
<br /> Virginia ~lway an~ Power
<br /> requlreSgood order'betweenby and a~thether~lSe~e~e°f rOadof saidand forr~lwatwo feetoom on each side of ~he same shall be kept in
<br /> or repaved h~emfter by the said Ci~.- f ....... ~Y~- p~ny a~d ~11 streets which s~l b,
<br />railway Company, s~ be pa~d bet~u~-~-~o-~u~P m~a op vhich there is ~y t~aj~
<br /> ~ ~ ~a~ ~AA~ $I ~$ $~X~ ~d for two fee~ 6n each si~e
<br />with the s~e mate=iai as is used by the City on the ~emainde=
<br />between the rails ~d for two feet on each ~s~ -* +.- ~f ~ the s~ee~ and said pmvl~
<br /> -~ .... .ne s~e s~AA be ~one by the said railway
<br /> co, any or oh~ged to and borne by the s~e comp~ny.~
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<br /> ~e~e ~e ~ ~e~ of streets in'South Portsmouth and also in P~k View on which
<br />pm~ is now ~e by the street railway oo~ny ~de~ y~r contract, work on which was del~ye~
<br />~ending the disposition ofI the question of new fran~ise for ~he oo~y.
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<br />As the question of new fr~nchise mhd ~proved ser~oe by the Co, any seems ~w
<br />kndefi~tely delaye~, I see no e~hex mlte=~tiv~ thmn to ~equi=e the Co,any to complete this
<br />· o~k in moco=~oe with its contract. I therefore =eco~d that I be authorized to ~ve the
<br />Company ~nety'dmys~within which to ~ this work."
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<br />On motion of Mr. Brooks, the recommendation of the Man, get was concurred in.
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