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~ Omst's motion was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Hutohins, Oast, Stewart, (H.E.B.~), 3-
<br />Nays--- Brooks, 9. ~. 2.
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<br /> The Finance Committee presented the foliowir~ ordi~nce:
<br /> An Ordi~nce to Amend and Re-
<br />ordain An Ordir~nce Entitled, "An Or&incheS Ee~o~lating the Business of Labor ~gents; Requiring
<br />of Them m License, and m Bond to Comply with All Contracts ~L%de by ~nem," adopted~y 22, 1~17.
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<br />moss. on of~ o White,the ordinance ~as placed on its first reading.
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<br /> The Finance Com~mittee presented miso the following =~s~lutions, which, on mo~on of ~*
<br />Brooks, were adopted:
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<br /> "WHEREAS, the tax rmte for the yea~ was fixed at $£.10 on the mssumption that all delinquent
<br />taxes should be collected as far as possible,
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<br /> WP~AS, there is in the City a large number of delinque~ tax p~ye~s who are enjoying
<br />the privileges and advantages afforded by the City government, without contributing their just
<br />shsme to the support of that g0ver~ment, and
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<br /> ~t~REAS, such delinquency is a glaring injnstice to those citizens who h~ve paid their
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<br /> THERE~3P~, BE IT P~SOLVED, that the City Collector ~e instructed to begin immsdimtely
<br />mhd prepare a list of ~ll City real estate delinquent, according to lmw as set forth in Section
<br />190, page 93 of City:Code, which provides that such list shall,be prepared and the delique:t
<br />property advertised for sale, and further provides if said del~%quent ~ax be not paid~previous'
<br />to the day for which the s~le is advertised, that the Collecto~ sh~ll proceed to make sale
<br />of the severml parcels of real estate, to the highest bidder,.and
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<br /> BE iT FURTHF~X RESOLVED, that ~hs City Oolieoto~ sh~ll prepare and submit to the Oit~
<br />~n~ger .whatever re-organization of his office and force is foun~ necessary to put this resolu-
<br />tion fully smd promptly into effect, and ~hat the City Esmmger shall suDmm~ such pIan to the.
<br />Oouncll with his recommendation for ~pproval or modification by the CounoiI."
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<br />~, ~WHEP~AS, as far ms permissible under existing imws, i? is desirable ~n. orde~ to secure proper
<br /> ordination and oo-opermtion, that all Department heads should in.mn administrative way come
<br />~der the general ~aidance and ~pervislon of the City ~n~ger,
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<br /> BE IT RESOLVED, that the hea~s of all financial departments of the City government, either
<br />elected by the people or by the Council shall, so far ms administrative and m~n~gerial
<br />are concerned, report di?ectly to the OityNmn~ger who Will act as ~epresentative of the Council
<br />in-deali~ with the heaas of these departments."
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<br /> The following communications were rea~i from the City Es~uager:
<br /> lat. "In connection with
<br />the erection of ~r new building, our Building Committee ~greed with the representmtives of
<br />the'OounSy of Norfolk that i$ case the contract was signed for the new building, the City Of
<br />Portsmouth Would suppi~ water to the jail including meter rent to not to exceed 250,000 g~llons
<br />in a~y one calends~v month. I am forwarding herewith for the approval of the Council, contract
<br />covering this m~tter and recommend that the proper officers of the Council be authorised to
<br />sign it."
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<br /> On motion of Er. Brooks, the proposed contrmct was referred to the City Attorney.
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<br /> 2nd. Notice of the appointment of I. O. Bailey as engineer in the Fire Department, effeot~
<br />ive June let, vice E. L. Bowen, resigned.
<br /> On motion, the notice was ordered to be filed.
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<br /> '3rd. aess~s. R. O. Scott and ~, B. Sykes have recently been appointed hose, men in the
<br />~re Dept. mt $~,15 per day, the rmte for new men. Both of these men have had previou~
<br />efficient service in the Department amd would of course be entitled to ~he full rate o~
<br />~d ~hey remmined in it. It seems a considerable hardship to mkke them wait a yeaz fo~ the.
<br />i~cremse ~o $~.~5,~Uud I mm therefore recommending that on account of their previous experience,
<br />I be muthorized to pay them $~-~5 per d~y from June let."
<br /> On motion, ~he recommendation was referred to the F!nmnce Committee.
<br /> ~. "~e Eighth N~rd Civic Lea~e hms requested five md~tio~ li~ts in Port~rfolk.
<br />I believe thmt ~hese iigh~s m~e neces=~y ~reco~e~ ~ mpp~primtio~ of $100.00 ~o cove=
<br />the cost f~r the ~est of the
<br /> On motion, the ~eoo~en~tion w~s =efe~ed to the Fi~uoe 0o~ittee,
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<br />~ 5th. "The Pe~nsylv~ilromd ~s mpplied fo~ ~tho~lty to oco~y one h~lf of Vi~gl~m
<br />Avenue between Second ~nd Taird Sts. fo~ the pumpose of i~t~li~ a oo~i~ mna cin~ ~ing
<br />plant.
<br /> A public hem=i~wms held on this mmtter and all property owners on the west side
<br />of the stree~ between Second mhd Third Sts. ~ve assented to the p~opositi0n. The Pe~ylvm~m
<br />Rmilroad is the sols owner of t~ property on the east side. ~is street is also m~emdy
<br />struoted mt the northern end of the block by the tracks of the Pennsylvmni~ Rmilroad, under
<br />muthority ~ted by the B~d of ~pe~sors when the territory wms still ~der the juris~oti~
<br />of the County.
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<br /> In view of the fo=egoi~, it is recommended that the request of the Pennsylvanim
<br />H~il~o~be ~anted unde~ the fo!lowi~ rest=lotions:
<br /> (1) ~e structures must be removed on one ye~'s notice from the~Oity.
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