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At a regular meeting of the
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<br /> Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, R. B. ~sleeok, R.A.
<br /> J. Alden-0ast, J, C, ,Smith, R.E.B,
<br /> L. G., ~nite,
<br /> AlSo the City Man,ger.
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<br />City Council Janua~y 9th the~e were present:
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<br /> Hutchins,.Jro, . ~
<br /> Stewart,
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<br /> The minutes of the regula~ meeting December 26th and special meeting December 2~th were
<br />read and approved.
<br /> The following~g$~f ML ~hite, pendingwhenOouncil adjourned December 26th,.was ..
<br />taken u~: "that th~2~nce as presented by the City Mmnage= be pzaced on its firsm reaazng~
<br />laid on. the tab!s~ to be taken~up at a special meeting~to be called by theOhair.~
<br /> ~.White wms allOWed to'WithS~raw s~i~ motion. ~He then~m0ved that the traction ordinance
<br />be referred to ~ special' me,ting of'Council ~o be called by the President. The m~tio~was
<br />adopted.
<br /> REPORTS OF COmMItTEES
<br /> Finance--
<br /> Referred 'December
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<br />$159.30 Recommend~tion of the Man, get that a~m~dit.to~l ~pp~opriation of $159.30 be allowed to
<br />sp.ap~rcover d~fic~t fo~ ent~rt~inment of the Gove~$o~ a~d pa~y Wh$1e'in Po~tsm~Uth~ ,~ ~
<br /> ~ It is ~ec0mme~t~ that a special a~proprtation of $159.30 Be~'atlo~ed to'meet said
<br /> deficit,
<br /> Referred December 12th
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<br /> Request of E. M. Jordan to be refunded $~,50, paid for taxes on automobile assessed
<br />sp.ap~rSrror. I~ is recommende~ ~h~ a sDecial appropriati0nof $~.50 be allowed't0'm~ke said
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<br /> (Signed) L.G. White, Chairm~n.
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<br /> On motion of M~. Brooks, the repo~ of the Committee was adopted, mhd by the following
<br /> vote~
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck, Hut~hins, Omst, Smith, Stewart, White,
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<br /> · Office Building 0ommi~ contract
<br /> ty of Portsmouth on &
<br /> l~i~On the table until the ~ be-c~lled to C:onslder
<br /> of business
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<br />the traction
<br />at said meeting.
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<br />~hmt the proposed contract be
<br />was adopted.
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<br /> The following, communica~io~s were. read from the C~ty N~nag~:
<br /> 1st. Recommendation that
<br /> Po~icem~n.Bendon be paid for' ~ime lost by him, on acco~ut Of init!eS1 ~V~ by him while
<br /> -r~ding in a jitney on his way to work, N.~.. Bendon aski~g~ for d~g~.~9~jthe~owner of the
<br /> automobile a~d shoul~ these damages be obtained, he wt~ ~e-imbu~se the City zor all time
<br /> paid him.
<br /> On motion, the recommendation w~s referred to the Fizmnce Committee.
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<br /> 2nd. Recommendation that an appropriation of $1,500.00 be spill
<br /> wa~ to the north of. the. five. mile d~tch and to the north Of the
<br /> said funds ~obe provids~from-current ,revenues ~nd ~f~erw~ds to-b issue
<br /> when it~is m~de. -
<br /> 0n mo~ion,-the reoo~en~tio~ wms =efe~re~ to the Fiance
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<br /> 3=~.- ~The Virgini~.Rmilway mhd
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<br /> Of th~i~ GrC~s-t~ c~s ~i~ the tr~fficon the
<br /> to ~his p~op~sition bu~ m~ the whole ~$$e~ ~f the st=~e$ ~ question
<br /> of the Oo~oil, the question is =efe2ze~$o Shmt bo~y ~o~zsuch mc$ien
<br /> 0m mo~io~, the application wms referents th~ ~iml meeting
<br /> the t=mction or~nmnce.
<br /> ~h. "EnclosL~ he=swiSh tracing showisg t~d~de~ for wl~
<br /> the wid~ni~0~%he~s~e~ s~m~' ~i~e'in' ~h~ f~ture. The X~nd
<br /> ~- g~ ~tch just north' o~ ........ S~0~ S~.' has already beeh condem~e~ ....
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<br /> I- reo~emd that I be authorized to offer o~e~s' $;
<br />'the land and bu~l~mgs between ~lnoo~and R~dolph Sis. ~d
<br /> coed to oonde~it."
<br /> ~On motion, the co~u~catiomwas~ referred to the Fl~e.~o~itte$,
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<br />for
<br /> p~o-
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<br />trash
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<br />and the Superintendent of Streets and ttiese two gentlemen'a=e cf
<br />can for our purpose is the one which has been instm~lled for some
<br />Drug S~ore. I concu~ in ~his
<br />oontrao$ with M~. L.-S.
<br />A copy of ~the
<br /> 0n motion of M~.-~hite,
<br />i~ of Go,oil.
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<br /> recommend that I be a
<br /> of th~s City for the inst of these cans.
<br /> is enclosed."
<br />this m~ter was, laid on~ the: table:v~til~ the~next ~gular meet-
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<br />6th. "Fo~Ws~vding letter from Mrs..Hmrry L. ~leM~D~e=, relative, to installation of ten
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