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<br />At a special meeting of the City UOuncil April 3~d there were pre'sent: '
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<br />Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, R. A. Hutchins, Jr., J. Alden Oast,
<br /> J. C. Smith, L.~G.~q~hite, 5.
<br /> Also the City M~nmger.
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<br />The following directions were read for the special meeting:
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<br />"Mr. L. C. Brinson,
<br /> City Clerk & Auditor,
<br /> City.
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va., March 31st, 1922.
<br />
<br />"Dear Sir:--
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<br /> You will please call a special meeting
<br />at 8 o'clock P. M., to consider:
<br />
<br />of the City Council for Monday, April 3rd,
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<br /> lsd. Licens~ T~x Ordinance for Year beginning May let, 1922, placed on first reading by
<br />Council March 28th~
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<br />2nd.
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<br />Har~ ~ son
<br />Manager.
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<br /> The following matters on which action was deferred by
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<br /> List of n~ems sh~wing proposed new ?n~mes of streets i~n Wmshington, Monroe,
<br />Wards, which are now duplicated in other parts of the C' ·
<br /> ~ty, recommended by
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<br /> Plus, submitted by the City. Manager, for the City Park on'Bain's Creek.
<br /> Map, submitted by
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<br />the Council March 28th:
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<br /> Lee and
<br /> the City
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<br />View, the Sixth, Seventh ~md part of the Ninth Wards.
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<br /> (d) ReOommendmtion o~ the Manager of appropriations for street improvement
<br />construction.
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<br />the City Manager, showing proposed sewer~e system for West Park
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<br />and bridge
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<br /> (e) P~titi0n, forwarded by the Hanager, signed by E, P. Tinsley and others asking that
<br />Ann street, between Cooke and Butler s~reets, be placed on the paving program for 1922.
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<br /> (f) Petition, forws~rded by the Manager, from the EnterpriSe Fuel Co. and others asking
<br />that Chestnut stre~, ~etwesn G~l~sgow and Lincoln, be hard-surfaced.
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<br />"Respectfully submitted,
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<br /> "R. A. H6tchins, Jr., P~esident."
<br /> Whereupon, the License Tax Ordinance for the Year beginning May 1st, which had been
<br />placed on its first reading by Council March 28th, was taken up and read:
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<br /> Mr. Nhite moved that the f611oWing section be inserted in regard tO
<br />in place of the section recommended:
<br /> '"Each detective agency, or individual detective, or any
<br />agency or person making a business of furnishing watchmen for compensation, resident or non-
<br />resident, $~6. OO. Provided, however, that before a license is issued to a detective agency,
<br />or to mny mgency or person employing or furnishing watchmen for compensation, or ~o a detective
<br />or watchman, a certificate shall be obtained from the City Mmnager of the City of Portsmouth
<br />ms to the Sitness of the applicant. Not pro-rated."
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<br /> The motion was adopted.
<br />
<br />"Detective Agencies,"
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<br /> Mr~ White offered, the following addition ~o the section on "Amusements:" "Provided, how-
<br />ever, t~ab before a license is issued for any of the above amusement, a certificate shall be
<br />obtained from the City ~nager as to the fitness o~ the applicant and the desirability of the
<br />place or location mtWhioh the amusements are mo be conducted, and no certificate shall be issued
<br />to mny person who has been convicted within twelve months for a violation of the liquor laws,
<br />or for any place in which liquor has been ~ound within tw~ve months."
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<br />The amendment .was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. White moved also to add the followin~ ~o section on "Architects, Surveyors, and Engi-
<br />neers:" "Said license shall be paid before building permit is issued." ~dopted.
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<br /> With.regard to Electrical Construction, Mr. White moved that the privilege of the floor.
<br />be granted ~o a committee of electrical con,rasters who are interested in this section.
<br /> Mr. W. E, Carte~spoke and urged the mdoption of the recommended section.
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<br /> With regard ~o the section on gmrages, which places a tax on ~arages ron~ed or let for
<br />storage of automobiles, &c., m petition was remd from W. F. Robertson and others msking that
<br />Council stiminmte the tax on owners who ren~ building ~o p~rties who use them for the storage
<br />of private automobiles.
<br /> ~hen Mr. Lorenzo Cart spoke in opposition ~o the section as recommended.
<br /> Then Mr. White moved that the 3rd p~rjs~graph under h~ading "Garages," which places a taxx
<br />on garages rented or let for stor'mge of mutomob~les, &c., be eliminated.
<br /> 'The motion was adopted, by the~ollowing vote:
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<br /> Ayes~- Cast, Smith, White, 3.
<br /> Nays-- Brooks, Hutchins, E.
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<br /> Under the heading "Plumbing," Mr. White moved thmt the section as recommended be eliminated
<br />and the following section subs~i,tuted therefor:
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