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<br />June 21, 1921
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<br /> "The hiStOry of Virginia thr~ws a flood of' light upon this proposition, About the yea~
<br />1530 (now ninety years ago) Virginia entered upon a scheme of public improvements. The James
<br />wit~ money lo~ned by the State, ~ sec~ea oy oonas, when ~ne ~A ,~ ~u~, ~ ~r
<br />~ount~ to $30,0~,000. With the building of ~ail~omds the ~nml ~d many ox' mm, t~npxzes
<br />bec~e of little or no vm~ue, ~d were practically mbmndon~$ ~nd ~bou~ the ye~ ,1~ (now
<br />m~e thmn forty years ~) the c~ml wms given mwmy to the nxc~ona and Alle~hansy ~milroad;
<br />the old t~npiEes bec~e useless; ~t the debt r~mined, ~d over the s~e there were waged
<br />for yemrs cont~oversies which threw the whole Stmte into t~moil. ~t of that conflict
<br />remmin~ m debt of $~3,5~,0~, upon which millions off dollars of interest have been paid, and
<br />which con--es a l~ge p~t of the revenues of this Stmte, mhd which will yet h~ve to be p~id.
<br />~t us profit by this experience.
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<br /> "Sixth, Deeming this m~tter, therefore, to be of supr~e;,importmnce, we de~e thmt we
<br />will support no man fo= the House of ~legmtes who is not ~ermblY ~mins'i the ~oposed
<br />bond issue.
<br /> ewe inst~ct, J. B. Woodaon, the member of ~e Senate of Virgins from t~s ~striot,
<br /> to vote against it.
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<br /> "We call upon the people of Virginia, with~mt respect to ~r~y, to O=g~lze ~to
<br /> the sch~e, ~d to nomi~te and elect to the Legisl~t~e no m~ who is not l~qu~.elY against it.
<br /> "A~ we instruct the secretary of t~s ~eting to send ~ ~Py of these resolutions to
<br /> every ne~r published in the S~te of Virginia, to the c~rm~ of the bo~d of su~rvisors
<br /> ox' every c~ty, and to the clerk of the council of every ci~ in the State.
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<br />MARTIN, Chairman.
<br />
<br />#W. E. KID~, Secrets,ry."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. H~ll, the resolutions were ordered to lay on th. table until the. next
<br />re~la~ meeting of the body. copies of same 'to be furnished each ~ouncil~an and publicity to
<br />be given same.
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<br /> A bill of W. T. Edmonds, State Game Wa~dem, to amount of $~2.50, for Services rendered
<br />in destroying 3S5 tagless dogs $:$2,50 each, was referred to the Finance-Committee.
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<br /> A petition of residents and tax-payers on the 1900 block of Peachtree Ave., Prsntis
<br />Place, for curb andgU~tering on this block beginning at Lincoln street, south of Pmlmer, was
<br />referred to the City Manager.
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<br /> A petition of the City Treasurer to be allowed to purchase a new a~kiing machine fo~ his
<br />Office, attaching statements from both the Burroughs and Wales~ps0ple showing allowance for
<br />old machine, wms referred to the 0ity Manager.
<br />
<br /> A co~munication was reda from the ~uperintendent of SChgols .st~t!ng that at the meeting
<br />of the School Boaa~d held on F~iday night the 'Building & Equipment Committee amd the President
<br />o~ th, Board were directed to present to your Honorable body the Building 13~ogram of the
<br />School Board at am e~rly dmte; that the committee feels that it cmn be handled better by a
<br />special confsrenc~ with the Council rather than bring it~ before ,th.e~. at the r~gUlar meeting
<br />this d mt, and th'ey therefore respectfully ask that ~e COUncil gra~t them a co2ference at '
<br />the Council's ea~rlSest convenience.
<br /> On 'motion of Nm. Esleeck, the Clerk wac instructed to acknowledge the
<br />and the President instructed to cai1 a special meeting for this~Ur'pose.
<br />
<br /> & request was reAuifrom the Newport News of0ommerce aak
<br />Port.south subscribe $100, O0 to the fUndineidenta~l ·
<br />Bu~lng-booklet showing and gettingbefor~ ~heentire
<br />of Hampton Roads.
<br /> On motion, the was referred to the City Mana~e~ and Finance
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<br />communication
<br />the City of
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<br />Committee.
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<br />A report of the ~ablic
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<br />for the month of M~y. 1921. was referred to the City Manager.
<br />
<br /> A petition was red. from H. L; ~xander that water lines be runin West. Patak View
<br />First avenue, street, ~ between
<br /> sidewalk, abe properl~ -. ese two
<br />streets in order that the building lines may be properly established, and proper grading
<br />be d~ne along these.streets.
<br /> On motion, same was referred to the City M~ns~er.
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<br /> Mr. Hutchins moved that
<br />Port Oommission. which meets
<br />nanoe Committee.
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<br />a~apPropriati
<br />in the0!~Y
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<br />entertain, the Hampton Roads
<br />same wa~ ~eferred to the Fi-
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<br />The following communic~tions were read from the ~ity Manager:
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<br />let.
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<br />~CITY COUNCIL.
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va.., June
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<br /> eGentlamen:-
<br /> . I am enclosing herewith letter from ~. J. V. l~rker, relat~ive tothe pro-
<br />perty~ the Portsm~uth~C~tton~n~facturing Co~l~nysh~wing the
<br />pose~ t0 be.~ansferred and ~lso Prlce~ of ~he ~l'ous ~cels. It ~11 ~not~:th~t the
<br />present ms,es,ed vml~ of this p~operty is $54,800.~, mhd the cos~ to the City, of ~chm~
<br />it including strip of
<br />end mnd 41' in width mt the South end is $53,0~.00. It ~ been my hope that mll cf this
<br />property ~uld hmve been ae~ed re= not more t~ $~,~0.00, mlth~ I remlize thmt the
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