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April
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<br /> At a special ~eeting of the City Council April ?th there were present:
<br /> Nessrs-- Vernon Brooks, R~ B. Esleeok, R. A. Hu~chins, Jr.
<br /> J. Al~pn 0ast, J. C. Smith, L. G. Whirr, 6, '
<br /> Also the City Man,ger.
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<br /> Before the call was read, the ?resident stated that ~he Council had been requested ~o
<br />select two members to serve on a Committee for the Hsmpton Roads Port to prbtest ~o the Inter-
<br />state Commerce Commission a~gainst the removs~l of differentials.in freight ra~es.
<br /> On motion of Er. ~i~e, the Chairmmm was muthorized to appoint a Committee of two,
<br />and the Chair ~nnounoed Eessrs. C. W. Johnston and H, A. Vo Parker as said Committee.
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<br /> Then the following directions w~re read for the special meeting:
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<br /> ~?ortsmouth, Va., April 4th, 1~2.
<br /> "Mr. L. C. Brinson,
<br /> City Clerk ~ Auditor,
<br /> City.
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<br />View, the
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<br /> "Dear Sir:--
<br /> You will please call a special meeting of the City Co-~uucil for Fr, iday~
<br />April ~th, a~ ~ o'clock P. ~., ~o considor:
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<br /> (a) List of names showing proposed new names of s~reets in Washington, ~onroe, Lee and
<br />Hmrrison Wards, which are now duplicated in other pamts of the City; recommended by the Man,ger.
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<br /> (~) Plans, submitted by the City Manager, for the City Park on Bain's Creek.
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<br /> Nap, submitted by the City ~anager, showing proposed aew~rage system for ~est Park
<br /> Sixth, Seventh and part of the Ninth Wards.
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<br /> (d) Recommendation of the M~n~ger of appropriations for street improvemen~ amd bridge
<br />construction.
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<br /> (e) Potition, forwa~rded by the Manager, signed by E. P. Tinsley and others, askin~ tha~
<br />Ann szree~, between Cooke and Butler streets, be placed on the paving program for 1922.
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<br /> (f) Petition, forwa~rded by the Manager, from the Enterprise Fuel Co.~nd othe~s, asking
<br />that Chestnut street, between Glasgow and Lincoln, be h~rd-surfaoed.
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<br /> "Very respectfully,
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<br /> "R. A. HUTOH. IN8, ~JR., President."
<br /> Mr. Esleeok moved that the Chairman call a sp~cmal~ ' meeting of~ the ~o~mucil t~o consider
<br /> exclusively the paving program, and tha~ paving progr~ be deferred from this me,tinE until
<br /> the special meeting ~o be omll~d by the President. ~s motion was adopted.
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<br /> Th~ first m~t~r considered w~s ~ o~in~e~ .~e.oo~n~d ~ t'~:~N~ger~ ch~ing, th~
<br /> h~es~f~c~in s~re~ets~i~Y~ke/.Ci%~~ of:.PO~tsm-outh. : '
<br /> ' On. motion, _ th~'jo~n~c~~ was ~p~c~ on~ its ~'zrsv-~ ~eading.~ ~
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<br /> With reference to plmns for Zhe City P~rk on Bath's Creek, the City M~mger stated that
<br /> he hmd offered ~ rew~d of $10. for m n~e for the City P~rk and had received r~co~endation
<br /> from the Direoto2 of Public Welf~e submitting two nsmes, n~ely: Port~outh City
<br /> Cr~ord P~k; ;~ that he would recommend that ~, ordinance be adopted n~ming the park "Ports-
<br /> mouth City Park,
<br /> Mr. Omst moved that the recommendation of the ~nage~ be concurred in, ~d that the
<br /> ordinmnce be placed on its first r~ading. The motion was adopted, ~d by the following vot~:
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<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, .Esieeck, Hutchins, Omst, Smith~ ~ite, 6.
<br /> The Man,er reoo~ended the mdoption of submiZzed pl~or the Pmrk. Mr. Eslemck moved
<br /> that the reco~endmtion of the Manager be concurred in mhd that the plans submitted be adopted.
<br /> Th~ motion was m~pted, ~d by the following vot~:
<br /> ~Ayes--Brooks, Esleeok, Hutchins, Cast, Smith, White, 6.
<br /> ~. Brooks moved that Zhe City M~n~ger investi~ts the mdvisabilizy of working City prison-
<br /> ers in the park. ~e motion was mdopted.
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<br /> The repo~t ~d recommendations of the Manager on proposed sewerage for West Park View,
<br /> the Sixth. Seventh and part of the Ninth Ward~ was
<br /> Mr. White moved that the request i~ the report for a bond issue of ~360,000. be
<br /> to the Fin~ce Committee.
<br /> The President ruled that the motion was ouz of order and ~h~t the first business would be
<br /> the adoption or rejection of the plans.
<br /> Mr. Brooks moved that the plus submitted by the N~nmger be mdopted.
<br /> Mr. White moved to ~end, that the City M~n~,r be instructed to proceed with the detail
<br />plans beffo=e the ~inal mdootion.
<br /> Mr. White's ~e~en~-wms los= by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes-- Oasz, White,
<br /> Omst--Brooks, Esleeck, Smith, Hutchins,
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<br /> Mr. White offered the ffoltowi~g ~en~ent: that the ol~s be mdopted with the view of
<br />submitting the detail plans zo th~ Council mt m l~Zer ~te~
<br /> ~. Brooks moved to ~end, that We~dopt the plmns and inst~cz the Manmger zo proceed
<br />with the work on the detail plus to be submitted to th~ Council l~t~.
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<br /> rooks ~en~ent ~v~s adopted by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes--Brooks, Esleeck, Hutchins, Oast, ~ith, ~ite, 6.
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