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R. C. P.
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<br />~eb~uax~y lg, 1922
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<br />-Budget.
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<br />It is recommended that said refund be made, out of appropriation for "Refunds" in
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<br /> A petition of J. T.
<br />1043 B street for Years
<br />lots.
<br /> Progress.
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<br /> G~rner, 1035 B street, to be reim~rsed for over-assessment on lot
<br />1915-1920, inclusive, said lot havir~ been assessed as one and one-half
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<br /> Statemen~ of the Auditor of refunds allowed by Council to the several Banks for
<br /> 1919 and 1920, the amount needed to be appropriated to cover the same being $6,5Y6.87.
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<br /> refunds. ~t is recommended that a special appropriation ef $6,576.87 be allowed to make said
<br /> ~ferr~lDecember 31st
<br /> A ·
<br /> petitmo~ of Peter T. Codd, 1900 Lansing Ave., that his ~xes for the Year 1~20 be
<br /> completedcelled and untiltha~ April his taxes 3, 1920.f°r 1921 be collected,~ the construction of his home not having been
<br /> ~t i~ recommended tha~ said petition be not granted.
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<br /> (Signed) L. G. White, Chairman.
<br /> On motion, the report of the Committee was adopted, and by the following voze:
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<br /> Ayes-- Brook~, Esleeck, Hall, Hutchins, Cast, ~mi~h, White,
<br /> The following communications were read from the City Manager:
<br /> of tst. ReCommends adoption
<br /> a resolutio~ favoring passage of the following Act by the Legislature:
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<br /> ~ AN ACT C~nfer_ing upon ~he Council of the City o£ Portsmouth the power to establish, en-
<br />large, or acquire electric light plants, heat and power lants stree
<br />-~a ~ans~orta~ion systems, and gas works, an tc ao~fr~ ~ ~o~,t railway,~trolley-bus
<br /> Or o~erwise t! · nro~ertv ~ wb~. -- ~- ~ .d ~_ __~ .... ~ ~ .... ~, condemnation, lease,
<br /> · - ~--~ ........ ~ ~ parm cz any private or public service corporation
<br /> operating such system or systems,
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<br /> BE tT ENA(~TED By the General~ Assembly of Virginia, that ~. ~ ~
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<br /> 1. ~he C~uncil mf the City of POrtsmouth, in addition to other powers conferred by law,
<br /> shall h~ve powder to establish, enlarge or acquire electric light plants, heat and power plants,
<br /> street railway, trolley-bus and tr~usportation systems, and gas works within or without, or
<br /> partly within s.nd ps~rt~ without the limits of said City,~nd shall have power to acquire by
<br /> purchase, cond~mnati~n~ lease,or otherwise, l~nd and other ~property for the purpose of estab-
<br /> lishing saidp~ants, systems or works, and sh~ll h~ve the~power to acquire by p~rchase, con-
<br /> demnation, lease, or otherwise, the property, in whole or in,pa~t, whensoever acquired, of
<br /> su~y pri~ate or public servi'ce corporation, operating such plants, systems~or works, or chartered
<br /> for the purpose
<br /> of ag~uiring or operating such plants, systems or works, including it~ land,
<br /> plmmts, Works, buildings, machinery, pipes, mains, wires, tracks, and all appurten~uces thereto,
<br /> its contracts, easements, rights a~d franchises, including its franchise to be a corpo~ation~
<br /> whether said p~oper~y or any part thereof is essential to the purposes o~ said c~rporation
<br /> or not; provided, however, that should the City of Portsmouth condemn the property of any com-
<br /> pany hereunder, it shall rest under the same obligations in respect~to f~nishing light, heat,
<br /> power~$ or gas to .t~e consumers of any company whose property is condemned as those under which
<br /> s~id ~ompsaty reste~ before said proceedings were taken and had.
<br /> 2. I~ ooni~mnation proceedings had~here~nder, the provisions of Chapter 176 cf the Code
<br /> of Virginia, 191~, concerning the right of em~nen~ domai~ so f~r ~s applicable shs.ll govern
<br /> except that the provisions of Section 3832 of the Co~e of Virginia, 1919, shall not ~pply. The
<br /> proper Court ~f the City or County wherein the property proposed ~o be condemned or mny
<br /> thereof is lo~ca~ed!sh~ll have jurisdiction of the condemnation proceedings.
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<br /> 3. All ac~m o~ parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed."
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<br /> Nr. H~ll m~ved that suitable resolutions be draw~ by the City Clerk endorsing this Act,
<br /> a~ud that same b~ forwarded to our representatives in the Legislature.
<br /> The moisten was adopted~ and by.~he followin~ vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Es~eeck, Hall, HutcHins, Oast, Smith, Nhite,
<br /> 2nd. Reco:~mends adoption of m resolution favoring pmssage of ~u Act to Amend Sections
<br />80, 81, and 82 ~f the Charter of the City of Portsmouth mpproved March 10th, 1908, to provide
<br />for a ~inking ~d and the management thereof by a Board of Sinking'Fund Commissioners.
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<br /> ~ Whit moved that suitable resolutions be drawn by the Clerk endorsing this Act,
<br />~nd thatsSume b~ferwarded to our representatives in the Legislature.
<br /> Mr. Brooi~ ~d to amend, Zhat ~ot~on~ ~2 Sf the .proposed Ac~ be ~mended by adding
<br />the following c!~uSe: "The Commission shall be emoowered to 1~
<br />real estate in ~ .......... on City of Portsmouth
<br /> cunt not exceeding 50~ of the assessed value thereof.~
<br />The am~ndment received no s~cond.
<br />Mr. Brooke ~hen suggested that the first clause of S~e~mtiOn 80 be amended so as to set
<br />a~ide·an~ally Wha~eve~ per cent. ef the par value of bond ay be necessary to retire bonds
<br />~ ma~urm~y, as_eno a~ one-half per cent. would not t~ke care of bonds issued for ~ shorter
<br />p~riod o£ time ~han 30 yes.rs. ·
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<br /> said
<br /> Then on motion, the ~City Attorney and ~ity Clerk were instructed ~o change the/section
<br />so as to embrace the suggestion by ~r. Brooks$ and the Act, with the change conoerning~the
<br />maturing~ of bon~s,! w~s. approved, and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck, Hall, Hutchin~, Oast, Smith, ~hite, ?.
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