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On motion of ~r. Brooks, the ordinmnce was mmended so am to make the term of the bonds
<br />3.0 years, instead of 20, and the rate cf trite=est ~not to exceed five per c~t.,~ inmtemd of
<br /> fc~ mud one-h~f per cent.~
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<br /> Then ~he ordl~nce, on m~tlon of Mr. Om~, was mdopted, me
<br />vo~e~
<br /> Ayes-- B~ook~, Esleeck, Hutchins, O~st, Smith, ~ew~t, White,
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<br /> In ~is co~ection, ~. Brooks moved that the City Atto=~y be instructed to
<br />proper steps fo~ mn election on the issui~ of ~ket Bon~,
<br /> ~e reports of the City T~ems~er, City Collector, ~nd City Clerk & Auditor for the month
<br />of D~ber, 1~22, were p~esented, mud were.o~de~e~ to take the us~l co,se.
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<br />NE~ BUSINESS
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<br />amended, and by the following
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<br /> ?.
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<br /> take the
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<br /> The following ordinance was submitted by the City Attorney:
<br /> An Ordinmnce to Increase the
<br />Sal~y of the Judge of the Circuit Court,
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<br /> On motion of htr. Esleeck, the ordinance was placed on its first reading.
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<br /> The following communication was read from the Olty Attorney:
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., January 9th, 1923.
<br /> "Hon. City CoUncil,
<br /> Portsmouth, Va.
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<br /> "Gentlemen:--
<br /> ~hen the Ferries ware taken over by the United States Government, M~v. 0hasJ
<br /> F. H~rper, the representative of the 0try on ~he Bomrd of ~bitrmtio~, e~leyed ~. R.A. Hmtehims
<br /> $~., mmd ~. ~. B. L~o~ to mpp=~se the flomti~ equipmen~ of the ferries prep~=~y. The
<br /> =ep=esenmmtive of No~folk0o~y also emple~d ~o mom ~o ~e m si~lm~ ~p=mis~ment fo= the
<br /> ~o~nty of No=folk. After the mpprmisemem~ wms complete~, e~h of~ ~hese g~tlsmen submtt~ed
<br /> bills ~tlmg th one per cent. of the mpprmisement of the p~epe=ty, emch~b~ll being $t13~.
<br /> The Co,oil of the City of Portsmouth ~d the Bem=d o~ Supervisors of Ne=folk Oo~nty =ef~ed
<br /> the bills, bmr offered~ ~o pmy to em~h man the s~ of $500.~. ~ie ~o~nt wms not mec~e~
<br /> mud m~t wms b~ought in emch emse. The omse of W. B~ ~e~ ~mi~t theOity~ef Portsmouth
<br /> wms tried, hud Mr. L~o~, wms mw~det m jud~ent for the f~l ~o~ of his bill mud interest.
<br /> After the tri~ of this case ~=folk cowry settled the bills submitted
<br /> to it on t~ b~sis ~f ~50.00 ~o e~ch ~n. La,er the e~e ~f R.A. ;he City
<br /> of Portsmouth o~e to trial ~d Mr. Hutc~ns was mw~aed claim ~y the
<br /> j~y. ~Upon my motion the O~ set ~ide the verdict of'the J~2 ~ed the city ~ new
<br /> ~rimi, its deeisiem being based u~on the ground thmt the plmintiff hmd fmiled to prove t~
<br /> Mr. H~per ~d authority te bind the Oity i~ the emple~ent of these mem.
<br /> I feel that Mr. ~tehl~ should be compen~e~ for ~is services,
<br /> I ~de=stm~ he tid the b~k of the we~k mmd ~de the most exhmus~ive mpp~misement, I ~ece~e~d
<br /> that he be p~d ~he ~e~t ali~e~ by Norfolk Oo~ty ~ he= '.mppraisers, ~mmely, the s
<br /> $7~.00. H~s mtn=ney hms mg=ee~ to cempromise~'~e case en this bmsim mud dismiss the suit,
<br /> upon ~he ~ity pmylng the cost.
<br /> "Ye~s truly,
<br />
<br /> R. O, B~o~y, City Attorney."
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<br /> Oh motion of Mr. Esleeck, the rece~enda~ion of the City Attor~ w~s mdopte~,
<br />~.mpDrm sp~lml ~preprl~tlen of ~50. pl~ $100~O Oe~t C~sts, mllewed fo= the p~pese, m
<br /> fo= $500. ~%ing been ~m~ s~e ~e previe~ly in Nr. Hutchims' favor; ~a by the feliuw~ng
<br /> vote:
<br /> Ayes-- B~ooks, Esleeck, 0mst, Smith, Stew~, ~ite, 6.
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<br /> (Mr. Hutehins bei~ ex~med from voti~)
<br /> oo~ication wms read from the Portsmouth 0h~ber 0f Oe~erce, enclosing the fell~ihg
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<br /> A
<br />resolution adopted by said Chamber cf Cotmerce on ~umry 5th:
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<br /> "WHEREAS, A proposition hmving come from Norfolk, that
<br />and Portsmouth' $5,000, to be contributed by the respective Co~tuc
<br />Norfolk-Portsmouth Freight Traffic Commission, and
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<br />furnish $1Q,000.
<br />~ to the ~
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<br /> "WHEREAS, The Portsmouth 0hamber ~f Commerce does not feel that the amounts msked
<br />for are p~operly pro-rated as co~pa~e~ with the wealth of eaoh 0i~y,
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<br /> "BE IT RESOLVEB,
<br />momsly as being apposed to this propos
<br />of the opinion that the regulation of 'freight rates is a par
<br />if th~ Honorable OoUncil of the city of Portsmouth feels that
<br />tv,veto fight for better freight rates for Po:
<br />Portsmouth Oh~.mber of Commerce and thmt said expemdit~
<br />Chamber of Commerce."
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<br />[ to ackncwl,
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<br />a~
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<br />)es on rec
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<br /> duties
<br />make an expendi-
<br /> made by the
<br /> the Po~msmouth
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<br /> ~, the tmble u~til m
<br /> ~ a~d the Olerk
<br /> the communication from the Chamber of 0ommerce.
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<br />from E. B. Coxwell, Director of Physical Education of the Young
<br /> permission to erect a set of'basket bail goals on the City
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