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On motion of Mr. Esleeck, ~ continued on the table; An Ordinance Designating the Police Justic
<br />as Judge of the Juve~t~e mud Domestics Relations Court.
<br /> The following ordinance, w~ch was placed on its first ~reading February 27th, was taken up
<br />and r cad: - ~
<br /> AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE REGULATING AND CONSTRUCTION OF TANKS FOE T~ STORAGE
<br />OF GASOLINE, KEROSENE,~ OILS AND OT~ VOLATILE AND INFLA~DL~B~E LIQUIDS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS
<br />OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH.
<br /> Whereupon, Mr. Esleeck moved that the following words be st~ruck out of Section ~, s~fter
<br />the words "other volatile a~d inflammable liquids": "east of Chestnut St., or to install any
<br />tank having a capcity in excess of t000 gallons;" and after the words "within the City limits"
<br />the following be struck out: "West of Chestnut St." The motion was adopted, by the following
<br />vote: Ayes-- Esleeck, Hutchins, Oast, Smith, Stewart, White, 6. Nays-- Brooks,
<br /> C~y M~ii&~er, upon ~ecom-
<br /> N~. Es!seek moved that Section 1 be amended by adding the word~ ~ '~ _
<br />mendation of the," after the wo~ds "will be issued by." The amendment was adopted,ruby the
<br />following vote: Ayes--~Brooks, Esleeck, Hutch!ns, Oast, Smith, Stewart, White, 7-
<br /> E~. Brooks moved that the following section be_ mdded as Section l-A: ~No tank shall be
<br />permitted within the residential district of the City without first obtaining the approval of'
<br />the property owners immediately adjoining property on which the t~nk is to be located and ob-
<br />talning the approval of at least two-thirds of the property owners on both sides of the block
<br />on which the proposed tank is to be installed."
<br /> Ms. Brooks' amendment was adopted, and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- ESleeck, ~Hutcbin. s, Brooks, Oast, ~mith, Stewart, White,
<br /> Then on'motion of Mr. White, the ordinance was adopted~ as ~mended, and by the following
<br /> vcte:
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck, Hutchins, Oast~ Smith, Stewart, %~ite, 7-
<br /> The following o~di~nce for the issuing of $200,000.00 City of Portsmouth "Market Bonds"
<br /> was read: ~A~ Ordinance to Authorize the Issue of Two HuncLved Thousand Dollars of Bonds to be
<br /> Known as "Market Bonds" Pursuant to Section 12~, Clause B, of the Constitution of Virginia,
<br /> Section 3051 ~of ~he Code of Vir~ginia, tgi~.,.m.nd an Act of the General Assembly of Virginia,
<br /> Approved N~rch 16th, 1918, entitled, "An ACm mo Authorize the Councils of the Several Cities
<br /> or Towns of the State to Issue Bonds for a Supply of Water or Other Specific Undertaking from
<br /> ~hich the City or Town ~M~y Derive a Revenue, Pursuant to Section One Twenty-seven B of the:
<br /> Constitution of~Virginia," and Under AU~horl~y of the Vote-of the Qualified'Voters of the City
<br /> of Portsmouth at m ~pecial Election Held on the gOth d~y of February, 1~23.~
<br /> On motion of ~. Esleeck, seconded by ~. White, the ordir~nce was placed on its first
<br /> reading, mud b.y~he following vote:
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<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck, Hutchins, Oast, Smith, Stews~vt-~Whlte, 7.
<br /> The ~egular reports of the City T~easu~er, City Collector, and City Auditor for the month
<br /> of February, 1923, were presented a~d were referred to the Finance Committee.
<br />
<br /> NEW BUSINESS
<br />
<br /> A oommunlca~ion was read from the Superintendent of. Soho.ols~ calling ~tten_tion to-the f~ct
<br />thmt'th.e terms of the following School Board members wi.ll~.exp~i~..~e on April l, 1~23: First Dis-
<br />tract embraoin the old first, second and~third Ward~. Mr. R. S. Marshall, M~. T; W~ N~thews,
<br />~rs~ Cor~ ( S. Darden. ,g Second District (embracing the old fifth," sixth and eighth ws~vds)· ~.. ~N~.
<br />W. R. MoGehee. Third District (embracing the old fourth, seventh, and ninth wa~ds): Mr. H. M.
<br />G~mm, Mr. O. N. Markham..
<br /> On motion of M~. Smith, action on the communication was deferred until the nex~ regular
<br />meeting of Council.
<br /> - A bill of .S, T. Montag~e, SSate Gsmae~Warden, t_o amo~ ~u~.t of $30.00, for services rsndered
<br />in destroying 12 tmglese dogs $ $E.50 each, was =ezerrem mo the Finance Committee.
<br /> The following communication was read from Chas. W. Johnston and H. A. V. Parker:
<br /> "March 5th, 1~23.
<br /> "To the Honorable Members of the City Council,
<br /> Norfolk, Virginia:
<br />
<br /> Gentlemen:
<br /> When we asked the City Council of Portsmouth to join the Freight Traffic
<br />Bureau and appropriate $5000~00 towards its maintenance, we told the. Oo~.un?l~.l, tha~ .we co~nsidered
<br />it right tha~t we should.resig~ and leave, thsm ~e.e .to.. ,ri,amc t~wo mere ~9
<br />which we had been named by you, and that w$ wou, a ac ~n~s ~ ~e are ,sure y~ W~.~A .Z~,
<br /> · ' w~en you first ~ed us when ~e suggested tham, shou~a
<br />N~. Parker raised t~s point , -- .
<br />come into this ZB~u, they sho~d ~ve the ~rivilege of ~ing the two men without c~usmng
<br />embarrassment ~o anyone.
<br /> We ~e, therefore, he,,with tende=i~ ~o you o~ =esignations to take efffect
<br />i~ediately, and we sincerely t~ust that y$u ~y be mbie to mcoept them at once.
<br /> ~y we take this opportunity to e~=ess to you o~ mpp~ecimtion of the
<br />you ha~e c0~e~red on us in ~mi~ us to serve on the T=~fic B~u, mn~ to ass~e you
<br />we h~ve been very glad:to do w~teve~ we ~y ~ve been able to do to h~lD in ~is matter, which
<br />we feel i$ of such vital ~portance to ~s whole
<br /> Wishi~ you co~tinued success in the work which you are ~i~ fo= yo~ Oity
<br />and this co~ity, we a~e
<br /> Very respectfully yo~,
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