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October 10, 1922
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<br /> together with other real estate owned by it; and
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<br /> WP~AS, the proposed lender of said money desires the consent of the City of Portsmouth
<br /> to the ~xeoution of m mortgage on said property and the Portsmouth Improvement Compmny has
<br /> applied to the City for such consent.
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<br /> ~OW, THEREFOP~, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, that the consent
<br /> bf th~ City is given to the Portsmouth Improvement Company to encumber the interest of the
<br /> Port~moumh Improvement Compm~y in the skid property mbove mentioned, to secure a sum not ex-
<br /> ceedmng ~$300,000.00, but it ms expressly understood thmt the City of Portsmouth, by giving
<br /> its consent to the Portsmouth Improvement Company, to encumber its interest in said property,
<br /> does not release or relinquish any of its rights ms lessor in said property, nor shall the
<br /> said oonsenm be construed as giving to the Portsmouth Improvement Company, or its mssignee,
<br /> or g~mntee, the fee simple esmate in Said property.~
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<br /> A request of the Portsmouth Library Association for mn mdditional appropriation of $100.
<br /> so that the Public Library mmy be kept open from 9 a. m. ~o 9 p. m. during the rem~uder
<br /> of the Year 1922, wms referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> A bill of S. T. Eontmgue, Jr., Stmte~Game Wmrden, to s~moun~ of ~67.50, for services
<br /> dered in destroying 2~ tagless dogs $ $2.~0 each, was referred ~o th~in~nceCommittee. ren-
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<br /> A bill of B. Eercer H~rtm~n, attorney~mt lmw, to amount of $25.00, for representing
<br /> prisoner by designation of the Judge of the Hustings Court, was referred to Finance Committee.
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<br /> An Order of Court exonerating the Mc~en Lumber Co. from the payment of $1~0. m~nufaot~ers,
<br /> license tax erroneously assessed ag~inst it, and the penalty, if ~nt already paid, and if paid,
<br /> that same be refunded, was referred to Finance Committee.
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<br /> A communication was read from James A. Mulvey, suggesting that 0ouncil refer to theCity
<br /> ~nmger and Finance Committee for report at the next meeting of Council, the appointment of
<br /> m Direozor of Budget, with power to cut to the bone expenses in the City Depmrtments~ consis-
<br /> tent with good service, and to consolidate and organize the v~rious City Departments to secure
<br /> efficient mnd eoon~micai service.
<br /> On motion, the communication was referred to the City Manager and Fins~oe Committee.
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<br /> A petition was remd from attorneys for the Board of Hmrbor Commissioners requesting thmt
<br /> Council mppropriate the necessary funds to defray proportionmte share of expenses of the Board,
<br /> which amount of the City of Portsmouth's share as of Feb. SSth
<br /> On motion, the petition was referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> The following communication was read from the School Board:
<br /> "Honorable City Council, "October 1~, 1922.
<br /> Portsmouth, Va.
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<br /> Gentlemen:-
<br /> The Committee on Finance of the School Board was directed by the School Board
<br />at its meeting on Friday night October 6, to request of your Honorable body, an ~ppropriation
<br />of $367,00o.0o for the ~reotion of the following school buildings:
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<br /> 1. Thm~ a sixteen room building (six, eon class rooms and tu~o special rooms) and audito-
<br />rium be 'erected in the Glasgow Street section at a cost, with equipment, of $1~0,0~0.00.
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<br /> ll. That a six,eon room building (sixteen class rooms and two special rogms) and mudi-
<br />toriumbe erected in the Prent£s Place section at a cost, with equipment, of $140,000.00.
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<br /> lll. That m twelve room building (ten class rooms and two special rooms) be ezeoted in the
<br />Mount Hermon Section at m cost indluding equipment and site not to exceed $87,000.00.
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<br />Respectfully submitted,
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<br />C. N. MARKHAM, Chairm~n.
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<br /> FINANCE O0~ITTEE
<br /> PORTSMOUTH SCHOOL BOARD
<br /> On motion of Mr. White, the privilege of the floor was granted to Mr. C. N. Markham,
<br />Chairman of the Finance Committee of the$chool Bomrd and Mr. H. A. Hunt, Superintendent of
<br />~chools, who spoke in favor of the request.
<br /> Then on motion of ~r. White, the oOmmunicmtlon was referred to a speciml me~tmngo ' of
<br />Council to be called by the President.
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<br /> A request wms received from the Building & Equ ipment Oommittee of the School Board for
<br />a light to be placed mt the northeast corner of Green and Columbia streets aa m protection
<br />to the ~school property there.
<br /> On motion of ~r. White, the request wms referred to the City ~an~ger.
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<br /> Mr. Stewart moved that $12,500. be transferred from the New Sewermge Fund to the St. Improv~-
<br />merit Fund to pave Webster ~venue, from Leckie ~o 200 feet north of Bay street, and ~hat the N~
<br />wor~ be done at as emrly dmt~ as practicable. ~c
<br /> On motion of Mr. Stewart, the privilege of the floor was grs~nted to Mr. Freeman, who Im
<br />spoke in fmvor of paving smid street.
<br /> Then the motion by Mr. Stewart ~s adopted.
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<br /> The following =saolution offered by Mr. Stewart was referred to Finance Committee:
<br /> ?WHEREAS, it is only proper that our citizens should be kept fully informed ms to the
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