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396 <br /> <br />following vote: <br /> <br />Ayes-- Brooks, <br /> <br />Esleeck, Smith, Hall, Hutchins,.~a~$., White, <br /> <br /> ~r. Esleeck moved that th9 City Manager investigate the acceptance by the 0ommissioner <br />of the Revenue of one half of 19 Iicense tax from the VirglniaRailwa7 & Power Co., in lieu <br />of terms of its contract with the Oity of Portsmouth. Adopted, <br /> <br /> M~. Hall moved 'that the City Manager be instructed to report the feasibility and advis- <br />ability of establishing a Municipal Light & Power Plant for the Oity, and to report on same <br />as early as possible. The motion was adopted. <br /> <br />On motion, <br /> <br />adj ~ar ned. <br /> <br />· CLEf 3LESt( ~,, O ..D1 <br /> <br />:June 2Sth, 1921 <br /> <br /> At a regular meeting of the City Council June 28th there were present: <br /> <br /> Messrs--. Vernon Brooks, R. B. Esleeck, J. C. Smith, <br /> J. H. Hall, Jx.. R. A. Hutchins, Jr., <br /> J. Alden Cast, ~. G. White, 7. <br /> Also the City Manager. <br /> <br /> The .minutes of th~ regular meeting June l~th and special meeting June 21st were read <br />and were approved. <br /> <br /> REPORTS OF COMMITTEES <br /> Finance-- <br /> Referred June 21st <br /> <br /> A bill of W. T. Edmonds, State, Game Warden, to amount of $952.50, for services rendered <br /> in' de~roy, ing ~85 re. less dogs $ $2.50 each. <br /> Progress as to same. <br /> <br /> (With City Manager) Request of ~e No,crt News Ch~ber of ~erce a~i~ that the <br /> City o~ PO=tsm~th subscribe $100.~ to the ~nd inciden~l tO~th~ expenses ~of:pre~ring <br /> and distributing booklet showing and getting before t~ entire populati-on of Virginia, the <br /> devotement of ~pton Roads. <br />$100. ~ It is'~reco~enCd that a special appropriation of $100.. be allowed for s~e. <br />sp. app ~. <br /> ~ An appropriation of $250. to entertain the H~pton ~ads Port ~ission which will meet <br /> <br /> ie reco~ded that a special a~ropriation to said amount be allowed for the <br />~. app,. ~rpose. <br /> <br /> Reco~endation of the City Man,er that a temporary hall be rented on a suitable location. <br /> at $1~.~ or more per month, in order to house the present libr~y ~d 5,000 new vol~es which <br /> have been offered to the City. <br /> In this connection, co~unication from the ~e= stating that he has looked <br /> i~to poss$~le legations for housin~ t~e presenm libr~y ~d new relies, ,~d ~hi~s, th~.~e~t <br /> pAsCo avax lable <br /> $15OO. per <br /> It is recommended that the gift of 5,0~ new vol~es be accepted by the City, <br /> ~d that we will take ~e when suitable ~il~ng c~ be ae~ed to h~se them, The Oi~y <br /> ~nager is at this time investl~ting suitable location. <br /> <br /> Refer=ed J~e l~th <br /> <br /> i' Recommendation of the Manager that $500. be appropriated for equipment needed by the <br /> ~ Sealer of Weights & Measures. <br />$500.~ It is recommended that a special appropriation of $500. be allowed for same. <br />sp.app. <br /> Report.of the Kings Daughters Hospital, submitted by the Manager, fo~ the month of Nay, <br /> showing amount of City work clone for that month; ama mlso showing thatthe retail excess of <br /> expenses for City patients over receipts from the'City since .the first of January to May 31st, <br /> amounted to $1080.60. <br /> It is recommended that the appropriation to said Hospital be increased to $250. per <br />$600. ~nth, beginning July let, and that a ~ecial appropriation of $600. be allowed to t~ke care <br />sp.app~ of same. <br /> <br />'O <br /> <br /> <br />