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<br />January 2~, 1922
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<br /> On motion of Mm. Cast, the City Attorney was instructed to draft deeds for the lots
<br />sold, ~nd the proper Officers instructed to sign same.
<br /> rd. Submitted correspQnd~nce oove~ing the case of Mrs. Lena L~?b~r~, wh? was.~njur~d
<br /> faili~g into a hole, in brick sidewalk. He stated that the matter nad oeen ~nves~gagem
<br />byby the C~ty ~ysicimn and the City AttOrney,~mnd th~ the City Attorney recommended that the'
<br />matter be set~!ed on a bmsis of $300.00. The City Nanager-re~ommended that a special mpprc-
<br />mriation of $3G0. he sO, lowed to compromise this case.
<br />' Oh motion, the matter was referred to the Finance Committee.
<br /> gth. Communication stating =h~t on Sept. 23~d, M~ry E. Pitt, dmughte~ o~ W. L. Pitt,
<br />fell on m sidewmlE $~bling over either some-bricks or m stob ~d broke her thigh. The City
<br />Attorney =eceEended that the omse be compromised mt $150.00, mhd the City Mmnage~ 2eoo~e~ed
<br />thmt the Council muthorize the pmyment of $150.O0 in full of mll claims to W. L, Pitt,
<br />of.M~ry E. Pi~t.
<br /> On motion, the mmtte~ w~s =efe~red to the Fin~ce Committee.
<br /> 5th~ Notice thmt he h~s mppointed ~s. F. S. Hope ms speciml Police O~fioe=, without
<br /> compensmtio~, with jurisdiction in mmtte=s connected with the SooieW fo~ Prevention of ~uelty
<br /> to Animals, ~ffeotive J~umry 16, 1922,
<br /> On motion, ~he notice wms o~dered ~o be filed.
<br /> 6th. Enclosing the following p~Oposed ~en~ent ~o the COnstitution of the Stage, of
<br /> ginim, ~el~lv~ to the ~sessme~t of ~butti~ owners, the ~t
<br /> sion of the Legislmtu=e ~nd if ~t pmsses the p~esent session~ wz~& go oe~or~ m~e
<br /> confim~tion. The ~nmger stmte~ that he believes it would be well for ~he Council to mdOpt
<br /> m resolution fmvoring the change.
<br /> "A JOTNT R~SOLUTTON proposi~ ~en~ent to section 170 of the Cons ti~tion of Vi=ginim.
<br /> · Resolved ~y the Senate, the house of delegmtes oono~ring (A majority of the members
<br /> elected to emch house ~reeing). Thmt the following ~en~ent to the Constitution 0f Virginim
<br /> be, ~d the smme is hereby, p~oposed ~d referred to the general mssembly ~o be chosen mt the
<br /> next ~merml election of the members of the ho~e of delegmtes, .for its oonc~renoe in con-
<br /> formi~ with. the provisions of section one h~ed mhd ninty-slx of ~rtioles fifteen of said
<br /> Congtitution n~ely:
<br /> Strike out from the Constitution of Virginim section one hunted mhd seventy, which i~ in
<br /> the words mhd fibres followi~:
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<br /> No city or town shmll impose ~y t~x or ~ssessment upon mbutti~ l~d,~wners, for·
<br /> or other public looml i~rovemen~s, except fez mmki~ mhd improvi~ the wmz~wmys upon mnen
<br /> existi~ streets~ mnd improvi~, ~nd pmvi~ng then existing mlleys, ~d fo~ either th~
<br /> or for the ~Se cA Se~e=s; mhd the s~e~whe~ imposed shmtl not be in excess o.f ~the pe~
<br /> benefits resulting Ehe~ef=Om ~o s~oh~mbutting l~d-O~ers, Exoep~ in oi~ies and to~s, no
<br /> ~ch tmxss or mss~ssments, for l~ml ~blic improv~ts sh~l be imposed on mbutting
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<br /> No city or town mSmll~impose ~y tmx or msses~ent upon mbutting lmnd owners fo~ publiq
<br /> locml improvements, except for paving st=sets, ~rbs, ~tte~s,.W~kw~ys, mnd ml:le~s, ~d
<br /> the oo~truotion of sewers, other th~ m~in outlets, mhd the s~e, when imposel upon the
<br /> ting ~nd o~e~s on emoh~side thereof, shmll not exceed one-fourth of the cos~ of such
<br /> ~blio improvements, ~ no~ taxes or mssessments for such local public improvements other
<br /> th~ for mmki~ ~d improving the walkwmys upon then existi 0roving ~d pavi~
<br /> then ~xisti~ ~lp~s, ~d fo~ the const~uction of sewers, o s, ~shmll ~e
<br /> imposed on mbu~ti~ lmnd owners except in such cities mhd tO~s off the
<br /> lied ~t~ voti~ shmll fav~ the mdoption by mhd for such city or to~ ~ off-lev-
<br /> ina such tmxes o= mssessments, mt ~ election in w~ch that ~.~StiOn shmll ted to the.
<br /> qualified vo~ers the=eof, by ~ ordinance dul~ m~pted by t~he council ~ other ~vsrni~ body,
<br /> ~d such bod~ mmy by a simil~ ordnance ~it to s~h voters the que~stion of =epe~ing such
<br /> polic~ to be dot,=mined by m. mmjority ~f t~e ~mtified ve2ers voting~t m ~bse~ent election.
<br /> No tmx o~ ~sessmen2 fo= suoh~e=~r~mkings ms mre mentioned ~n section
<br /> twenty-seven-b off this Consti~tmon sh~ll in'~y cmse be imposed on ~butting-l~d o~s.
<br /> cept in citi~es ~d town~ and ~o~ties hmvi~ m population ~=smte~ th~ three hunted in~bi-
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<br /> publtoimprovements shmll be imposed on m~ttin~ ~nd o~e~s."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Cast, the matter was ordered to lay o~ the table unti. t the next re-
<br />gular meeting of Council an~ each member of Council to be ~u~nished with m copy of the proposed
<br />amendment.
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<br /> ~th. With reference to ~etZiton of the Portsmouth-~uffolk Bus Co., d~ted Dec. 13, 1921,
<br />which was refe~ed to him~by the City Council on Dec, 31st, the Manager submitted the follow- ,
<br />lng ordinance covering same~
<br /> An Ordinance to Repeal "An Ordinance Granti.ng m Franchise. for
<br />the Use of Certain Streets of the City of Portsmouth. for mu Automobile P~ssenger B~s Line from
<br />the City of Portsmouth to the City of Suffolk, Virginia°"
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<br />On motion, the ordinance was placed on its first remding.
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<br /> 8th. Communication concerning request of Mes~rs..Do~.in, ~ee & Brooks for rebate on taxes
<br />on'building ~2~-325 HiEkm~eet,~ burned on Apri~ 26th, w~ch h~d to.be torn. doWn and new build-
<br />ing erected, ~efund for nine months being requested.
<br /> On motxon, ~the communiea~ions were re~erred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> 9th. Communication stating "t~hat. in accordance, wi.th the instrnctions of the Council, he
<br />has taken up the matter of s~le. of cne acre of land'on the .Cahoo~ .wa~er shed to Mr. Robert
<br />Eley. The Superintendent of .the Water Department is of the opinion that it is desirmble that
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