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R. C. P.
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<br />March 14, 1922
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council March l~th there were present:
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<br /> Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, R. B. Esleeck, R. A. Hutchins, Jr.,
<br /> J. Alden Oast, J. C. Smith, L. G. White,
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<br />The minutes of the regular meeting February 28th were read and were approved.
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<br /> REPORTS OF CO~{ITTEES
<br /> Finance--
<br /> Referred February 28th
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<br /> Report from the City Attorney that the Commissioners appointed by the Court for the pur-
<br />pose of fixing the compensation to zhe owners of the la~d necessary for the extension cf
<br />Leckie street awarded Mrs. Emma J. Butler and her children the sum of $1250.00 and to Eeonard
<br />J. Owens the sum of $4~00.00, the Commissioners having allowed Mr. Owens h~s amount with the
<br />understanding that he could move the old building if he so desired.
<br /> . It. is recommended that special appropriations to said amounts be allowed, money to
<br />be advanced:temporarily from the General Fund.
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<br />from
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<br />1920,
<br />er of the Revenue be
<br />and thereafter.
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<br />Referred February 25th
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<br />A petition of Willis Hall et als., Trustees of Noble St. Baptist Church, to be relieved
<br />assessment on the City books against lot on Noble street, for Years 1919, 1920, and 1921.
<br /> It is recommended that the assessment be relieved as follows: Year 1919, $.30; Year
<br /> $.30; and Year 1921, $1.50; making a total of $2.10; Ninth Ward; and that the.Commission-
<br /> instructed not to make assessment against this property for the Year 1922
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<br />Referred February 14th
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<br /> Recommendation of the Director of Public Welfare to the Manager that an appropriation
<br />$496.18 be made for the purchase oS a Ford runabout for the City Home.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of $496. lB be allowed for same.
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<br />Referred January 24th
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<br /> Recommendation of the Manager that $150. be appropriated to pay W. L. Pitt, father of
<br />Mary E. Pitt, for expenses in connection with injuries received by falling on sidewalk.
<br /> ~t is recommended that a special appropriation of $150. be allowed for same.
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<br />of
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<br />votes
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<br /> (Signed) L.G. White, Chairman.
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<br />On motion of Mr. Esleeck, the report Of the Committee z~s adopted and by the following
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<br /> Ayes-~ Brooks, Eeleeck, Hutchins, Oast, Smith, White, 6.
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<br /> The following communications were read from the City Manager:
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<br />ment of Charles McL. Outh~iell as Clerk to the Chief of Police at $125.
<br />March 3, 1922.
<br /> On ~otion, the no~ic~ was ordered tO be filed.
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<br />Notice of the appoint-
<br />per month, effective
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<br /> 2nd. "In connection with the demand for better water service in Port Norfolk and along
<br />the Belt Line Railroad, I beg to stats that the Superintendent of the Water Dept. has made
<br />an estimate for the installation of a sixteen inch main from the corner of Columbia and Godwin
<br />Sts., to Glasgow St. and the Western Branch Road, and thence a twelve inch main to the inter-
<br />section of Chautauqua Ave. and Third St., in Port Norfolk, with an eiEht inch main on Jackson
<br />and Pinners Aves. in Pinners Point, together with cross connections to existing mains. This
<br />installation will cost $37~O00.
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<br /> The most i~portant developments of residential and industrial property will no
<br />doubt hereafter be made in the western section of our territory, and this extension which
<br />will give excellent water service as far west as the N. & P. Belt Line Railroad, as develop-
<br />merit takes place in these localities.
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<br /> It is entirely impossible to provide for this extension from the current resources
<br />of the Water Dept. and I doubt the a~lvisability of attempting to issue Water Dept. bonds at
<br />this time. Moreover, authority for the issue of such bonds would have to be obtained by re-
<br />ferendum to the peopSe. It seems to me, therefore, the only solution is for the City, in co-
<br />operation with the Eighth Ward, to finance the matter itself. It is suggested that this mat-
<br />ter be discussed when the Council has its special meeting with the Committee from the Eighth
<br />Ward Civic League."
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<br />On motion, the communication was referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> 3rd. "With reference to petition of certain merchants that Grimes Battery be removed
<br />from the Market House, ~ beg to stmte that there is no other possible place in which this
<br />B~ttery can be housed at present. A neet board partition has been erected separating the
<br />sp~ee occupied by the Battery from the space occupied by the merchants, and I do not see that
<br />there can be very serious inconvenience caused by their presence.
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<br /> The Jail will be removed, I hope, about August let, and if any other possible
<br />for the Bmttery can be arrived at, I will certainly be very glad to adopt it."
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<br />On motion, the communication was ordered to be filed.
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<br />solution
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<br />~th. Enclosing communication from Wm. W. Old, Jr.,
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<br />transmitting check provided by t~e
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<br />$125
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<br />~p. ap]
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<br />$150 ·
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