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<br />February 28, 1~22
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<br />Pew Jail
<br />Fund
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<br />$630.S?
<br />Bchool
<br />Bond Fd,
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<br />$1oo. i
<br /> sp.ap~.
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<br />$a6o.
<br />ap.app,
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<br /> Request of the City Collector that certain tax payers be refunded money paid in .error of
<br />correction by the Board of Review: City, $153.~0; 8th Ward, $12.00; 9th Ward, $15.75. Total,
<br />$181.05.
<br /> It is recommended that said refunds be made as follows, ~nd -~ special appropriations
<br />~ said amounts be allowed: CityFunds: Willie H. &Ruth Staples, $16.8~; Willie & R~th
<br />Staples, $21.00; Isaac Goodm~n, $2?.30; Thcs. F. Walsh, $5.25; Grover C. & AnBi~ E. Wright,
<br />$~.20; W. L. Carmichael, $6.30; Virginia AverE, $9.45; Geco H. Ballm~uce, $12.60;.Oasper West,
<br />$21.00; Henry Karp, $18.90; Jno, T. Gammer, ~30; Is.~aac Weiner, $~.20. 'Total, $153.30. ~th
<br />Ward: J. G. Wedmlle~ $22.00. 9th W~d: Maggie S. & u. J. Powell, $9.005 Alexander Hofheimer,
<br />$3.75; J. H. Hall, $3.00. Total, $1U.75. Grand Total,
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<br /> Petition of Willis Hall et als., Trastees of Noble St. Baptist Church, to be relieved
<br />from assessment on the City books s~gainst lot on Noble St,, for Years 1~19, 1~20, and 1~21.
<br /> Progress.
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<br /> Reques~ of the HamDton Romds-Glouoester-Riclmmond Highway Association that the City of
<br />Portsmouth ~ppropriate $200.00 as its proportionate part of expense~' in connection with said
<br />Association.
<br /> Progress.
<br /> A bill of~ H. ~. Hudgins,~ City T~easurer, ~o amount of $389o31, as 1/~ of 15 commission
<br />on Bond ssue JaiZ.
<br /> recommended thaf said bill be paid, out of New Jail Fund.
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<br /> A bill of H. D. Hudgins, City Treasurer, to amount of $630.8y, as 1~4 cf 1% commission
<br />on $252,346.11, amount 0~f. Bond Issue for New Schools.
<br /> It is recommended that said bill be Paid, out of School Bond Fund.
<br /> A bill of Harry L. Alexander, to ~mount of $1OO, OO, for s~rvices ~erformed_as exper$.in
<br />appr~ising property in court proceedings £or reduction off taxe~ bY various land ~wners. (Said
<br />bill havin~ b~en approved by the City Attorney).
<br /> It ~s recommended that a special appropriation of $1OO. be allowed to pay said bill.
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<br /> Bills 6f Louis J. Morris, R. C. Barclay, and Archibald Ogg, as members of the Board of
<br />-~view, $120. each.
<br /> It is recommended that said bills be paid, $1OO. ~llowed in the Budget and special
<br />approprimtion of $260.00.
<br /> (Signed) L.G. ~nite, Chairman.
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<br />On motion, the reperm of the Committee was adopted, and by the following vo~e:
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<br />Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck, Oast~ Smith, White, 5.
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<br /> The following communications were read from the City M~na~em~
<br /> let. "The~ Eighth Ward
<br />Civic Lem~ue has taken up with me the quewtion of the up-keep of the West Norfolk Bridge. The
<br />City Attore~y has given an opinion that the up-keep of this bridge is a preper charge against
<br />the Eighth Ward. As this Ward has a surplus and the old City a deficit, it does not seem tO
<br />me' that we can at present agree to assume any par~ of the cost of this up-keep, although, I
<br />think in equity, the City might do so.
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<br /> The same reasoning would apply to the re-building of the bridge, as this involves a
<br />large expenditure.~ I would suggest %hat the construction of thelbridge be financed by an
<br />issue of bonds on the part of the old City, with the understanding that the City will be~e-
<br />imburssd one half of this cost when the Eighth ~ard is in position ~o issue bonds. This could
<br />~e done by ~$urning over the necessary number of Eighth Ward bonds to our Sinking Fund Commission°,
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<br /> It is recommended that this ma~ter be considered by the Council when it holds its special
<br />meeting, for representatives of the Eighth Wmrd Civic League,"
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<br /> On mormon o~ Mr. Brooks, the communication was ordered to l~y on the t~ole.
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<br /> 2nd. Submitted the following repor$on 'regul ting, re-routing and modification
<br />of jitneys operated in the City of Portsmouth:
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<br />in number
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<br /> "In accordance with resolution of the Council, adopted at its regular meeting on Feb. t%th,
<br />I beg leave to submit the following report on regulating, re-routing and modification.in num-
<br />ber of jitneys Ope=mte~ in the City of Portsmouth.
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<br /> Due ~o the fact that the white public at present is not patronizing to any great extent
<br />the established street railway system and are showing a preference for the jitney mode of
<br />transportation, this report neglects entirely the traffic carried by the street railway system
<br />insofm~v as it concerns the white population of the community.
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<br />The conclusions re~ohed have been formed from a study of existing l~ws and.by observing
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<br />~h~i~ failure or ineffectiveness
<br />number of cars on various routes
<br />gestion at the~termini~
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<br />in producing weli~riegulated servioe~ from experimenting with
<br />during ~he week beginning Feb. 2Otb, ~ud from observing con-
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<br />~DITIONAL ROUTES
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<br /> Jitneys, at present, cover practically.ail available or necessary routes in the City.
<br />I would see no objection, however, in permitting a~line~long the Key. Boad, in case ~u. yone
<br />desires to take up.this rou2e. The road is in such condition, however, that.in my opmnion
<br />satisfactory service would be impossible.
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<br /> NUMBER OF CARS
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<br /> The following is a list of cars and se~ting capacity which were on duty on Feb. 2Oth.
<br />This is ~ good mvermge for fair weather.
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