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June E6,
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<br /> At a reg~clar meeting' of the City Council June 26th there were present:
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<br /> Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, R.A. Hutchins, Jr., J. Alden 0asr,
<br /> J. C. S~ith, J. R. Stewart, R. E. B. StUart,
<br /> L. Go ~hite, 7-
<br /> Also the City Manger.
<br /> ~e mitres of the ~e~l~ meeti~ June 12th were ~ead and we2e approved.
<br /> ~ORTS OF 00~TTEES
<br /> Fl~nce-~ Refe~ed June 12th
<br /> Rec.o~e~ation of the Manger that the pay of firemen R.O~ Scott and W. B~ Sykes be made
<br /> $~-~5 per ~y from June 1st, on account of the pre~ous experience had by th~ with the Fi~e
<br /> Department ·
<br /> Ne reco~end ~hat same be re~e~ed back to the City ~ger for further investigati~.
<br /> Reco~en~tion of the 0ity ~nager that an appropriation of $100.~ be made to cove~ the
<br /> cost of five ad~tio~l tights in Port Norfolk ~o~ the rest of the year, the s~e havi~ been
<br /> requested by the Eighth Nard Oi~c Lea~e.
<br /> We ,~e~end that same be referred back to ~he City ~nage~ for fu~he~ investigation
<br /> and report.
<br /> Reco~en~tion' of the ~nage= ~at he be author~ed ~o coat,ct ~ ~ca~ road 16
<br /> wi~ in exte~ion of Was~on St. ~d of Orafo~d ~ Elizabeth Ets. ~ at an estimated cost
<br /> of $2,560.~.
<br /> ~e ~eco~end that s~e be =efe=~ed bmck ~o mhe City ~e= for f~he= investiga-
<br /> tion ~d
<br /> Reco~en~tiom of the Mm~ge= thmt 0. Journee, s~eet fore,m, be retired mhd pensioned
<br /> mt t~ee-qu~me=s ef his mc~ive ~y, which w~td ~o~m~ ~o $$1.~ per
<br /> I~ ~ls recovered ~hm~ ~. JoUnce be ~eti=ed mt $50.~ per mom+~.
<br /> Reco~en~ion of the Nan~e= ~hat a special mpproprlatien of $75.00 be allowed for ex-
<br /> pe~es of ~he Lem~e of Virgins ~cipmlitles~
<br /> Pro,ess as to
<br /> ~Eeco~en~tio~ of she ~e= ~hm~ m ~eciml appropriation of $500.00 be ~lowed to
<br /> , ou~stmndi~ bills ~d md~ie~l bills which will be necess~y ~=i~ ~he rest of the
<br /> ~ o~ mccoumt of publication of ordinances c~rying pe~lty.
<br />~ We reco~end a special appropriation of $500.00 for ~e.
<br />eP'mP~~ Reports ~f the City Au~to=, City T=emsurer, and 0ity Collector for ~he month of ~y, We ~ve ex~d these =cpo=ts ~d it is reco~ended t~t they be filed.
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<br /> { Portsmouth War History Oo~l~sion o ~ $ 3 ~5,
<br /> · As mn ~d~tio~l bill of $~.00 hms been received, it is reco~ended thmm a special
<br /> $1~pp~opriation of $1~.~5 be allowed to pay said bills.
<br />sp.~p. We =eoo~end that the T=em~=e= be autho=ize~ ~o pay out of f~ds on hm~ from.Dog
<br /> T~es, bill ef S. T. Mon~m~e, Jr., fo= $67.50, for ~strOyl~ 27 tagless dogs,mhd bill
<br /> P. C. ~tohi~ fo= $~.00, fo= dest=oyi~ l~ tagless dogs.
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<br />Referred March 28th
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<br /> Report of City Collector that ~. B. Alber~son be refunded $39-90 due V. G~eco for taxes
<br /> .~0corrected by the Board of Review.
<br /> It is recommended thmt a special appropriation of $39.90 be allowed to pay same.
<br />sp.app. (Signed) L.G. White, Chairmmn.
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<br />vote:
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<br />On motion of Mr. Oast, the report of the Committee was adopted, sad by the following
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<br />AyeS-- Brooks, Hutchins, Oast, Smith, Stewart (J.R~), Stewart (R.E.B.), White, 7-
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<br /> The following mmtters were received from the City Man, get:
<br /> Ist. The City Nanager stated
<br />verbally that the $25,000.00 tod. be ~eceived from the City of Norfolk on the purohmse of the
<br />Berkley Water System is to be p2aoed in escrow in some Bank in the City of Portsmouth a~ desig-
<br />nated by the City Oouncil, amd he asked thmt the Council designmte sueh B~nk.
<br /> Nm. Brooks moved that if the City Manager can get a higher rate o~lnterest than~
<br />from a~y one BanE,1 to deposit ~he $~5,000.00 in that Bank; if not, to deposit same equally
<br />among the Banks with wt~om the City does business.
<br /> The motion was adopted,
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<br /> End. Report of the cost of operation of the Portsmouth Water Department for the month
<br />Nay, 1923.
<br /> On mo~ion, the report was ordered to be filed,
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<br /> 3rd. The Cit~Ms~a~er requested two weeks leave to be taken at such time as will inter-
<br />fere least with hi~ duties with ~he privilege of taking ~wo additional weeks withou~ pay in
<br />~ase of necessity.
<br /> On motion of Mr. White, the request was granted.
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<br /> ~th. Report that a~ the request ~f Judge Cuthriell he has investigated rLumor circulated
<br />by.Ben Brewer relmtive to themlleged illegal receipt of intcxiomting liqmor by Judge CuthrieI1
<br />an~Mr. Milford. Clerk to ~he P°lioe .JuStice, ~nd finds ~o evidence to sustain such ehmrges
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