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<br />De~ember 13, 1921
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<br />At a regular meeting of 'the City Council Becember 13th there were present:
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<br />Messrs-- Verno~ Brooks, R~ B. Esleeck, J. H. Hall, Jr.,
<br /> R. A. Hutchins, Jr., J. Alden Cast, J. C. ~mi~th,
<br /> L. G. White, ?.
<br /> Also the City Manager.
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<br />The minutes of the regular meeting November 22nd were read and were approved.
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<br /> Whereupon, the following motion pending at time of adjournment of the Council meeting
<br />November 22nd, was taken up:
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<br /> /"M~. Esleeck-.moved
<br /> Mr. Brooks moved to amend, that they be elected for a term of foum
<br />January 1st, 1922."
<br /> The amendment by Mr. Brooks was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />that the above Officers be elected for an indeterminate period.
<br /> years, beginning
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<br />Ayes-[ Brooks, N~ehins, Cast, Smith White, 5.
<br />Nays- Esleeck, Hall, 2. '
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<br /> Finance-- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
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<br /> Referred November
<br /> Recommendation'of the Manager relative to City purchasing $35,000.00 worth of County
<br />bonds at par~ less expenses, for construction of road from Hamilton avenue and High street
<br />to the City Pa~k.
<br /> P~ogress as to same.
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<br /> Recommendation of the Manager that an additional appropriation of $355.00 be made to
<br />meet Election Bills for the rest of the Year.
<br /> .It i~'recommended that a special appropriation of $371. be allowed to cover Election
<br />bills for the res~ of the
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<br /> Bill of Jno. C. Niemeyer, Commissioner of Revenue, to amount of $$,657.0~, commission
<br />on $7~5,~05.3~ tax. ~
<br /> It is recommended that special appropriations as follows be allowed to pay s~id
<br />bill: City, $7,011.23; 8th Ward, $952.28; ~th Ward, $6~3.57. Total, $~,657.os. If the
<br />bill be found to be correct.
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<br /> A petition of C. E. Williams, 2320 North St..,
<br />taxes for the Year 1920.
<br /> Progress..
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<br />to be refunded $20.46,
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<br />paid in error for
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<br />for
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<br /> A petition of
<br />the Year 1920.
<br /> P~ogre~s.
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<br />C. Davis,
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<br />232~ North St., ~to be refunded $20.~6, paid in error for taxes
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<br /> A bill of Ambrose Company, Inc., South Norfolk, to amount of $57.oo, for taxes paid in
<br />error August 24, 1921, on auto trucks.
<br /> ~ogreSs.
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<br /> A petition of Hsmry A~ Brinkley, attorne~ for N. Ginsburg, to be refunded $~51.00, paid
<br />in error as license ta~ for selling soft d~inks at wholesale, he having paid $251.00 as manu-
<br />facture~
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<br /> (Signed) -L~ G. White, Chairman.
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<br /> On.mo~ion, the report of the Committee was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck, Hall, Hutchins, Oast, ~mith, White, ?.
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<br /> The~Finance Committee presented the Budget of Receipts & E~penditures for the City for
<br />the
<br /> White moved that the Council meet as a Committee of the Whole on December 20th,
<br />at ~ PJ M., for consideration of the Budget. The motion was adopted.
<br /> ~T~e ~inance Com~ittee presented also the following report on sale of $1'50,000. Jail Bonds~
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<br /> "Hon~. C~t~ Council.
<br /> Gentlemen:-- Your Finance Committee bees leave to recommend that the
<br />following bid of R. M. Gran~ & Co~ for $150,000. City of Portsmouth ~ail Bonds be acceptid:
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<br /> 'For your $I~0,O00.00 City of Portsmouth, Va., Jail Building Bonds, bearing interest at
<br />the rate of 5 1/2~ per annum, Coupon Bonds in the denomination of $!,000. each, both princi-
<br />p~l and interest payable at New York City, dated December 1, 1921, and matu$ing thirty years
<br />after date without option of prior redemption, we will pay you par and accrued interest and
<br />in addition a premium of $5250.00.
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<br /> 'The above offer for the $150,000. Jail Bonds is subject to the Bonds being-regularly
<br />and legally issued.'
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<br /> The following are the conditions attached to the bid:
<br /> 'The~attached proposal, of which
<br />this memorandum is hereby made a part, is condi'tioned upon the ~unds arising ~rom the sale
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