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December 26, 1922
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<br />Alfred R. Trotman. ............................. 10.50
<br />J. N, Bowden ................................... 3.00
<br />C. R Welton & E Thompson 50 ~0
<br />T. B. Lee ....................................... 10.50
<br />John M. Hodsden. ................................ 12.~0
<br /> . . . 12 O0
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<br />Total, $216.15
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<br />And that the following refunds be m~de, as called for by Order of Cou~t November 27th:
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<br />Mollie H. & Fred A. Brown. ..................... $ 39.6~
<br />Wm. Henry Taylor. .............................. 26.~
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<br />Elizabeth Olark et al. .........................
<br />T. B. Lee... ................................... 10,2%
<br />Bonnie Corbin Wilkins. ......................... ~.09
<br />C. V. Shes Estate .............................. 7.72
<br />Eugene Ridley .................................. ~:~
<br />C. R. Welton & E. Thompson ......................
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<br />Total, $163.02
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<br />And thai m special appropriation of $130.62 be allowed ~o pay the refunds.
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<br />Referred November 14th
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<br /> Petition of Geo. T. McLean to be refunded -$2~.00, paid fo= City License on October llth,
<br />as on October 12th he accepted a position with Zea~c Fass as Manager of their Coal & Wood
<br />Department.
<br /> It is recommended that said refund be made.
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<br />(Signed)
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<br />L. G. ~aite, Chairman.
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<br />vote:
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<br />On motion of Mr. Esleeck, the report of the Committee was adopted and by the following
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<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck, Hutchins, Oas.t, Smith,
<br /> Stewe~vt, White, ~.
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<br />The Fiance Committee also made the following report:
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<br /> "Hon. 0ity Council.
<br /> Gentlemen:-- Your Fiance Committee reports thmt the Sinking Fund
<br />Commission o~t~e~Oity h~s' offered par ar~ a~cCrued interest for the $~,000.00 Oit~ of Por~s~
<br />mouth, Va., · 1/2~ Ref~ Bonds due J~ ls%, 1~53; and toe--end the mccept~noe of ~the
<br />s~id offer.
<br /> L. ~. ~ite, 0~irman."
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<br />vo~e:
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<br />On motion 6f N~. ~a~t, the r~port of the Committee was mdopted,
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<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeok, Hutohins, 0asr, Smith,
<br /> Stew~t, White, 7.
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<br />and by. the following
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<br /> A~ this point, the City M~nager stated that the PorSsmouth 0oal~& Ice Co. will pay one-
<br /> half cost of sidewalk in front of their property on the south side of , between
<br /> Cooke & Godwin, and the Manager recommended thm~ ~he~..~l~-m the o~St of all
<br /> sidewalks built after the City'S plans and specifications in improve[busineSS ~striots.
<br /> N~, Brooks moved ~h~t the pr&vilege of the floor be g~anted to Mr. F. W.. Beazley~ who
<br /> ,~spoke in fair of the Po~ts~th Com! & Ice Co~any~$ proposition, The ~ grated.
<br /> ' Mr. Broc~ then moved th~% %he City ~ppr0pr~te $9~9.00, o~ as much of '~s
<br />sp,a~.m~y be necessmry, from 192~ ~ds, to p~y one-~lf cost of' the sidewalk.in fron~ o~.
<br /> perry of ~e Portsmouth'Co~l & Ice Go., mnd that the City ~ager's ~eco~en~ion with
<br /> to sidewml~be referred ~o the City Attorney ~o be ~fted into an ordi~n~.
<br /> The motion wms adopted, and by the followimg vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeok, Hutchins, Oast, Smith,
<br /> Stewart, White, ~.
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<br /> The City Manmger submitted'the following written communications:
<br /> ls%~~ R~ended pas-
<br />sage of the following ordinance:
<br /> ~ 0rdizm~uce Amending Shapter ~!,.City Oode.~ A~pte~ by
<br />~he Ol~y Council of the City ef Portsmouth, J~e 17%h,:l~2G.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Broo~, the orange w~s plmced on its firs~
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<br /> 2n~. Notice of the reelection of Mr. Gee. O. Stm~ey, Jrt, Chief Engi~er, Fire Dep~-
<br />men~, effective December ~th, 1~22.
<br /> On motion, the notice wms ordered to be filed.
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<br /> ~ 3md. Notice of the p=e~m%i~nml mppointment~of Mr. R. A..Alex~de~ to the position of
<br />O~ef Engimee= of the Po~tsmem~h Fire-Dep~tment~ for~a.pe~iod ef sixty ~ys, te ~ke effect
<br />Seoember l~th, 1~22, vice Mr. Geo. 0. Etmnley, Jr.~
<br /> 0n motion, the ne~ice wms-ordered ~o-be'filed~
<br /> ~th. Notice of the probmtie~l mppoin%ment of L. P. Slmte= ms ASsistant Chief Engineer
<br />of the Fire Depmrtm~t, fo~ m period of. Sixty~Ys, effective Dee. 16, 1~22.
<br /> On motiem, the notice wms ordered to be filed.
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