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August
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<br /> The amendment by ~. Hmll was lost by the
<br />voting:
<br /> Ayes-- Es~e~ck, Hall, White, 3.
<br /> Nays-- Smith, Hutchins, Oast,
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<br />following vote, Mro Brooks being excused from
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<br /> Mr. Ha~l moved that the report be laid on the table until .the next regular meeting of
<br />the Council. The motion was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck, Smith, Hall,
<br />Nays-- Hutchins, O~st, White, 3.
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<br /> The following communications were read from the City Manager:
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<br /> 1st. Notices of the follow-
<br />ing appointments and cancellations: Appointments: James P. H~rrell as journeyman plumber,
<br />member of the Board of Examination of Plumbers, vice Mr. E. D. Eason, resigned. Dr. W. S~
<br />Trigg and J. M. Brockwell as special police officers. E. Rieketts as substitute police of-
<br />fleer in the Police Department; J. H. Jobson as substitute policeman; E. R. Weekly ms.Call
<br />Man in the Police Departmen~ J~S. Poet as special police officer, mppointment cancelled.
<br /> On motion, the notices were ordered to be filed°
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<br /> End. "Hon. City Council.
<br /> Gentlemen:-- As h~s been p~eviously pointed out to the Councii
<br />our Ordinances are in an exceedingly unsatisfactory condition. It has been many years since
<br />they were co2~ified, the.last code being d~ted September, 191~, and since that time drastic
<br />changes have been made in the Charter form of our municipal government in existing ordinmnoes,
<br />a~d ma~y new ordinances have been enacted.
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<br /> I believe a new co~Ll$icmtion is absolutely eeeential~ and the work should be~completed
<br />without delay. It is impossible for the City Attorney to do this work except at i~te~mit~
<br />ent periods which would re~ult~ln spreading it over possibly several years before &~ oout~
<br />be completed and it would.~be partially obsolete befbre it ~ould be eent~to~ihe~printe2~'~Fo~
<br />thio reason I believe~that~an Attorney should be specially employed to h~ndle it. If a
<br />oompeten~ man de$~te~is time exclusively to it, it should be completed in two or bhree
<br />months. Such a man can be s~cured for, I estimate, $600.00. Authority to do this and a spec-
<br />ial appropriation of $600.00 for the purpose is recommended.
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<br />"Your s truly,
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<br />#J. P. Jervey, City Mgr."
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<br />On motion, the communication wac referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> 3rd. Continuing the appointment~ of Maser Jsmes Talbot as Chief of~Policem~Or an inde-
<br />finite period, effective July 28th, as the services of Mr. Talbot as Chief during his pro-
<br />Bational period of 90 days hav.e been satisfactory.
<br /> On motion, the communication was ordered to be filed.
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<br /> 4th. ~Forwarding report of the City work at
<br />of June, 1921.
<br /> On motion, same was ordered to be filed.
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<br />the Nings
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<br />Daughters Hospital for the month
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<br /> 5th. Recommending a~ Special appropriation of $157.2~ to pay bilIs of the City Sergean~
<br />for boa~d and commitment' ~ees of prisoners for the mo~th of'June, l~21J '
<br /> The recommendation was referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br />6th. "Honorable Ci~$y Council,
<br /> Portsmouth,~ Va.
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<br /> Gentlemen:--
<br /> , Section ~6:of the Ordinance adopted January 25th, 1921, provides 'All
<br />monies arising 'u_~der thi~ o~dinanc$ for the opening of streets she,ll be deposited to the
<br />~redit of~the paving fund.and shall be used only~n the repair of streets. This c!~s~
<br />was intended to mutema~cally reimburse the paving fu~d for expenditures made in opening
<br />streets, but is d~fective in that the amount so accruing is not appropriated.
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<br /> Since the.~Dassage of the .Ordinance, $5~.63 has been expended in closing
<br /> such openings. In addition $996.~8 has been expended for ~ork donefo~ various cCrpo~mt~ons
<br /> in the City for which the cit~ has been re-imbursed and which has 'b~en deposited With th~
<br /> Treasurer. tt is extremely desirable that the work on South St. be continued, as ~the ou~er
<br /> portions o£ the street have been rebuilt and in order to relieve the traffic on Lfncoln St.,
<br /> Fourth and Court, the portions from Effingham St. emst should also be repaired. I, there-
<br /> fore, ask that a total of $1543.21 be appropriated to account ~ , materials for repairs
<br /> to improved streete~ This will permit us to continue our repairs to the end of t~e
<br />I mm~y'add that the items aggregating $~96.58 were unexpected revenue smd involved unex-
<br />pected expenditures from our appropriation. If the work on Sou~h St, i's completed, it will
<br />give a smooth paved street into the City by the shortest route from the Deep Creek section,
<br /> permitting a turn into High'St, at EffinEham, Washington or Dinwiddie.
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<br />"Yours truly,
<br />
<br />"J. P. Jervey, City Manager."
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<br /> On motion, the communication was ~eferred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> ~th. Eno!oeing resolution~d~a~rn by Mr. R. Triplett, attorney employed by the W~ter
<br />Dept., covering l~ts whiGS, are desired l~for use of the Water Dept., ~n the vicinx~y
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