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Beptember 12, 1922
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council September 12th there were.present:
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<br />~ernon Brooks, R. B. Esleeck. R.A.
<br />J. Alden Oast, J. C. Smith, R.E.B.
<br />Also the City Manager.
<br />
<br />Hutchins,
<br />Stewart
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<br /> The minutes of the regular meeting August 22nd and special
<br />and were approved.
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<br /> REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
<br /> Finance- -
<br /> Referred August 25th
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<br />meeting August 25th were read
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<br /> Petition of J. Q. Pierce to he r~funded $30.75, 3/~ of Jitney License for 1922, sams
<br />~ having'Seen oancelle~ on Order of th~ City Manager.
<br />~;~I ~' '~ It is recommended that saia refund be made, and that a special appropriation be al-
<br />~ t~,~ lowed for s~me.
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<br /> Referred August 22nd
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<br /> imburse W. B.-Sykes for ~5 days m~ $~.00 per day, for time lost asC~ll Nan for the Fire De-
<br /> p~tment, 9n acco~t of in~ies received whi~e responding to ~ ml~m of fire on the morni~
<br /> of April l~th.
<br /> ~t is reoo~en~ed thmt this mmtter be referred to the City Attorney ~o report on
<br /> the status of firemen~der the Stmte Compensation Lmw.
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<br /> Reco~en~tlon of the M~ager ~at m special appropriation of $1~be allowed ~o instmll
<br />~ m fire alarm box mdjacent .to pl~t of the ~elt Line ~m Port Norfolk.
<br />$160. ~ rt is rec0~ended thmt m speoial appropriation of $160. be allowed for s~e, out of
<br />sp.mp~. Eighth W~d funds.
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<br /> Oom~niomtion fr~ ~he Mmnmger s~mting thm~ ~he totml cost of the following pavement~will
<br /> be $5~OO.~: smooth pmvi~ on t~ Wes% side of Crawfor~ street, betwe~ High and 8outh, ~
<br /> a 12 foot concrete sldewmlk from m poimt 100' South from Columbia street-to the Bouth line of
<br />2600~& Wy~e street on the east side of Crmwferd and First s~reets.
<br /> It is recommended that ~ appropriation of $2600. be made for sidewa~ mt this poimt
<br />~100.~ ~ mpproprimtion of $3100. for smoo~h ~fmqing Crmwford street, these appropriations to
<br />end ~d. come from ~nd ~nd.
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<br />Sp. app~.
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<br /> Recommendmtion of the M~nager that a special appropriation of $1,000. be allowed ~o rebuild
<br />dam below the Richmond Cedar Wor~s ditch and to Build ~ d~ below the five mile
<br /> ~ogress ms to same.
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<br /> Rec~men~tic~ of the, ~anage~ that , specSal~ app~op~i,~ion of $1~.~
<br />of same to be cre~ted to ~ B, C-~, ~d ~2~ to ~-C, C-~, there h~vfn~
<br />~treet ~epair fund' for street 0pe~lngs made on permit ~d on ~tve $1
<br /> It is ~eco~en~ed that a specimI ~p~opOri~tion eof ~$ O0.
<br />a~d ~29~ for 4 C,. C.~, to cover s~e.
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<br /> Reoo~en~tion of the ~nage~ that ~ additional appropriation of $~.
<br />maimtain the Iaboxato~ fo~ the rest of the ~ren~ ~ea~.
<br /> It is recommen~d that a special appropriation of $300. be allowed fO~ s~e~
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<br />Referred June 27th
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<br /> Recommendation of the Mmnager that a special appropriation of $20,000. be allowed for
<br /> install~tion of additional modern lighting facilities o~ High street, ~ndan addi~tion~l appro-
<br /> priattom of $3,000. to maintain them for the balance of the Year.
<br /> _It is recommended tAat the City Manager be authorized to enter
<br /> the Va. Ry. & Power~Co. to furnish lights for this White Way on Hi
<br />~i~.~street to Sixth-avenue, for a five year period; the Va. Ry. &
<br /> poles; with the understanding that if the City build i t~ own lighting ~
<br /> years, have terminated the contract is to cease and the City will purchase th .es
<br /> at a fair price; and that the City Manager be further authorized to receive ng
<br /> 104 lights on High street, ~etween Chestnut street and Sixth avenue; and~tha~
<br /> to cover same will be made in'the 1923 B~dge~.
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<br />feigned) Vernon Brooks,
<br />Signed) R.B. Esleeck.
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<br />vo~e:
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<br />On motion of Mr. Esteeck, the report
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<br /> Ayes-- B~ooks, Esleeck,
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<br />of tha Committee was adopted, and
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<br /> Pl~tohins, Cast, ~mit~, St-ewart,.~,~
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<br />~llowing
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<br /> The following commu_uications were read from. the City M~nager:
<br /> 1st.
<br />a part of the funds received from the sale of'lo~s in the Olive B~,anch
<br />invested as. a maintenmnce fund to provide for the up-keep of lc
<br />nanJe adopted by the Council on June 16th, 1922, rsla~ve to
<br />s~ms recetve& f~om the sale of lots in said cemetery shall be-p~id into
<br />the City. ~t is recommended that this section be amended to read as fol~ows:
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<br />all
<br />of
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<br /> "'Section $13- All sums ~a.ceived-from the sale of lots in said cemetery shall be paid into
<br />a cemetery maintenance fund, Until this fund shall equal $100,000.00. F~nds thus paid i~
<br />shall be handled by the Sinking Fund Commission of the City of Portsmouth and invested in such
<br />bonds of a thoroughly safe character, as may be selected by the Commission, prCvide~ that no
<br />mortgage bonds shall be accepted where the total indebtedness on property on which such ~onds
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