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December 27, 1921 appraisers in their respective properties as follows: $1331.00 ........................ R. E. Glover 392.00 ........................ w. M. ~mith 98.00 ...................... ~-Wilkins heirs 219.40 ....................... ,J. E. Norman Estate 509°60 ........................ Fred W. Beasley This reduction will bring the award to $30,000, the price fixed by your honorabl~ body, and is made on the condition that the City relinquish to the respective owners all claim to the buildings now upon the land in question. "Respectfully, ~. E. Glover W. M. ~mith Ca~rie E. Norman Millard C. Norman Mrs. W. N. Willett Mable V. Norman Mrs, E. N. Boyd F. W. Beazley Id~ B. Wilkins." The following is the resolution recommended by the Massager: "WHEREAS, The owners of the land necessary for the opening of Hatton. Stre et into High, have agreed to consent zoa reduction of the appraisal of. the condemnation commissioners, to bring the price to the City to. $30,000. for the land; and ,WHEREAS, This brings the price within the appropriation heretofore made by the Council- "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESgLVED, That the City Attorney be, and he is hereby,instructed to file immediate exoeptions~o the report of said Commissioners, and to bring up the said exoeptlons before the Court as soon as may be." Mr. Esleeok mo~ed that resolution recommended by the Mansger be ad~pte& Mr~ White raised the point of order that this question can not be considered, under the rules, for three months. The Ch~ir ruled the poin~ mot well taken. Then %he' moti~ntby:Mr. Esleeck was adopted by the following vote: Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck, Hall, Hutchins, ~. Nays-- Oast, Smith, White, 3. 3rd. ~bmitted report of the Chief of~the Fire Department relative to accident to car of the Chief Engineer of the Fire Bepa~tment on Sunday mottling, December personally investigates this matter ~d ex~lned the ca~, ~eo questioned the automobile mech~ic who ex~ined ~e"~ar after the accident, ~d he is satired that it was ~e to the b~e~ki~ of the ra~us rod. He is hmving ~n estimate of the cost of repairs mmde mnd wiX1 sub~t it to the Co. oil ~t ~ early On motion, ~he oo~icati~ mnd ~epo~t were o~de=ed to be filed. ~th. Communication stating that the Director of Public Welfare recommends that the $.25 oha~ge for sealing each measure prescribed by ,Section 6 of the Ordinance oreatin~ theoffioe ~f ~ealer of Weights and Measures for the City of Portsmouth, be o~itt~ The,Mmnager concu~s in this opinion mud recommended that Section 6 of this Orddnance be repealed. An emergency existing, this mm~ment shall take effect from its passage." On motion of Mr. Esleeok, the recommendation was' placed on its first reading. 5th. Communication stating "the sale and transfer of jitney licenses is being much abused. Certain men a~e speculating in these licenses amd they ame t ~ferr. ed f~equently~ at largely mdvamced prices. As 10no as this transfer is rechaction in ~he ~ber of jitneys ~d in ~y opinion it is impossible for jitneys which we h~ve now on the streets to m~e ~ legitimate living. He therefore reco~ends t~tou~ ~dinmnce 'providing li~nse fees,~ ~les mhd relations for the operations of jitneys in the City of Portsmouth be ~ended by md~ the fo!lowi~ to 'Licenses sh~ll be non-tr~sfer~ble. ~n c~se ~ny person operating ~der ~ a~u~l license desires to o~cel th~ license, he mmy do so ~d by =eaolmtion of the Co, oil be grated a re~d ms follows: for less th~ thr~ months opermtion three-quoters of the annuml license; for m~re th~n three mont~ m~d teSs~th~:si~ mon~hm opermtion one-~lf o~ th~ ~numl license; for more ~han six months ~d less %hmn nine qpe=ation, one fourth of the ~n~l license. No ref~d will be mllowed mfter nine months operat~on~'~ An emergency e~sting, it is r~co~en~ed ~mt thZm ~en~en~ be in e~fecm from its p~ssmge.~ On motion of ~. Esleeok, the reoo~en~tion of the Mmnmger wms placed on its firs~ remding.