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May~ 24, 192t
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council May 24th there were present:
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<br />Messrs-- Vernon .Brooks~-R. B. Esleeck, J. C.. ~mith,
<br /> Jo H. Hall, Jr., R. A.--Hutehins, Jr.,
<br /> J~ Alden Oast, 6.
<br /> Also the City Manager,.
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<br /> The minutes of the regular meeting May 10th and specie/ meeting May ltth were read and
<br />were approved.
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<br />Finance--
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<br />REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
<br />Referred May lOth
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<br /> Statement from the City Manager that he hms had a valuation placed by the Portsmouth
<br />Real Estate Exchange on the l~d necessaXy for the opening of Cooke St,, between Columbia
<br />St. and South St. Road, valuatxon being $5,000.00; and requesting that he be authorized to
<br />formally make an offer of $5000.00 to Miss Cooke for this land.and if this offer he refused,
<br />that he be authorized to institute the necessary proceedings to condemn the land for stree~
<br />purposes.
<br /> It is recommended that the Manager be authorized to offer Miss Cooke $~,500, OO for
<br />the land; and if this offer be refused, that he be authorized to institute condemnation pro-
<br />ceddings.
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<br /> City Mmnager forwards bill of Dr. Vernon Brooks to amount of $15.00, for profetsions~l ser-
<br />vices rendered C. W. Robertson, engineer at the Pumpi~g~Station.
<br /> It is recommended that a~ appropriation of $1D.O0 be allowed to pay said b~ll.
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<br /> A request of the City M~nager that ~n apPrOpriation of $1,000.00 be made for repairs ~o
<br />the Office of the City Collector; and in ease it is deemed inexpedient by the Council to make
<br />this mpprop=imtion, thathe ~e ~uthorized to use the $1,000.00 for this purpose which has
<br />been appropriated f~r the improvement of the Public ~u~r~.
<br /> It is recommended thmt a special appropriation to said amount be allowed~
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<br /> Referred May 6th
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<br />A request of the Oity Collector that M. Krame~ be refunded $~o50, paid in error for taxes.
<br /> It is recommended that said refund be made.
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<br />A bill of James E. Jones, 512 South St., to be paid $10. O0, paid in error on automobile.
<br /> It is recommended that said refund be made.
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<br />Referred April 26th
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<br />An additional appropriation of $13,500~00 to complete the Dismal Swamp Road.
<br /> PTogrees as ~o sa~e,
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<br />(Signed)
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<br />Vernon Brooks~
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<br />On motion, the repor~ of the Committee was adopted, and by the following vo~e:
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<br /> Ayes-~ Brooks, Esleeok, ~mith, Hall, Hutohi~s, O~st, 6.
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<br /> At this point, a communication was read from the Ma~ttrs, ~tes and Pilots Association,
<br />asking that the privilege of the floor he grmnted to a committee from said Association to
<br />speak in behalf of thi~ ~orts' Welfmre and the Hmrbor Commission.
<br /> Whereupon, the following~$en~men spoke on the Ports' welfare u~gi~ that the City of
<br />Portsmouth continue its appropriation to the Board of Harbor Commissioners: Capt. Geo. B.
<br />Downing, Master ~.gs, Navy Yard; Capt. Geo. W. P~ Overman, Sectyo Masters, Mate~_& ~ilots;
<br />Capt. Charles Chrxstian, Harbor M~ster, City of Norfolk; Mr. L. H. D~vis, Supt, Norfolk Ship-
<br />building Co,; Mr. H. W, Farlon, Manager Union Advertiser~
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<br /> The Rules Committee recommended that the following be substituted for Section 1 of Rules
<br />for the Government of the Council:
<br /> "Sec. (!) There shall be regular meetings of the Council
<br />on ~he second and fourth-Tuesdays in each month at ~ o'clock P, M. and continue in session
<br />not later than 11 o'clock'P. M., except by unanimous consent,
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<br /> "'~he President or
<br />meet at ~ o'o!ock P~ ~.
<br />~I~O~S consent.~
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<br />any four members of the Council may call a special meeting, whic~ shall
<br />and continue in session not later than'll o'clock P. M.~ except by
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<br /> Gm motion, the amendment to the Rules was laid on the t$te~until the next regular meet-
<br />ing of the Council.
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<br /> The following,communications were read from the City Mans~ger:
<br /> 1st. Notice of the appoint-
<br />ment, effective May t?th, to the Police Department of Harry Harmon Matthews, Mr. Matthews to
<br />act as Sealer of Weights and ~easures ~nd as License Inspector.
<br /> On motion, the notice was ordered to be filed.
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<br /> End. Notice of the appointment of Ohms. J. Whi~more as Cmll Man in
<br />merit, effective May 2~, 19Zl. '
<br /> On motion, the notice was ordered to be filed~
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<br />~he Police
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<br /> 3rd. Request of the City M~nager that he be authorized to join th~ Hemp=on Roads Maritime
<br />-~xOhanEe, no additigna~l mp~rop~ation,~eing#necessarY for this as same can be paid from ap-
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