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R. C. P.
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<br />At a apecial meeting of the City' Council May 6th there were present:
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<br />The
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<br />Messrs--:Ve~non Brooks, R. B. Esleeck, J. C. Smith,
<br /> J. ~ Oa~l, Jr., R. A. Hutohins, Jr.,
<br /> g, G. White, 6.
<br /> Also the City Manager,
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<br />foIIowing directions were read for the special~eeting:
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<br />"Mr. L. C. Brinson, ....
<br /> City Clerk &Auditor,
<br /> City.
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<br />"Dear Sir:--
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<br />at 8 o'clock P. M.,
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va., May 3rd, 1921[
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<br />You will call a special meeting of the City Council for Friday, May 6th,
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<br /> to take upu~finished business from meeting of the Council April 26th.
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<br /> "Y~urs truly,
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<br /> "R. A. Hutchins, Jr., Prest."
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<br /> Whereupon, the following matt'ers were read from the City Manager:
<br /> let. Request that mn
<br /> additional appropriation of $10,400. be made ~o repair breaks in sewers for the remainder of
<br /> the fiscal year.
<br /> On motion, the request was referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> 2nd. Enclosing bills from the City Sergemnt for c~r~ of City prisoners for February and
<br />M~rch, 1921, to amounts of $111.62 and $150.02, r~spectively, including committal T~e
<br />for each prisoner~ whzch should be deducted from ~he total, leaving net balance of $22~.6g.
<br /> Also requesting a lump sum of $1,000. be appropriated for this purpose for the ~lance
<br /> of the year, as this is :a monthly charge. ,
<br /> On motion, the matter was referred to the Financ~ Committee.
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<br /> 3rd. Presented draft of the general Traffic Ordinance; stating that the principal changes
<br />from the ekisting ordinance consist in prescribing certain signals, prhibiting diagonal cross-
<br />~ng of s~ree~s by pedestrians, prohibiti~ng e~osming of streets other tha~ a~ intersections by
<br />pedestrians, increasing rates of'Ta~e aha prescribing in~emnity bonds ana personal bonds for
<br />all public mhauffeurs.
<br /> On motion, the ordinance was placed on its first ~eading.
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<br /> 4th. -Recommendation that the or~inanoe no~ on its first reading governing the organiza-
<br /> tion of the Police and Fire Departments be amended so as ~o increase the number of patrolmen
<br />bein ~dP~ i ~m~ep~rt~n~7 o ~ ..... a ~ h t~ o ~ n ~ v ~ c ~ra~ds~ n~ ft~ g ~ea~~ t ~ e ~11
<br /> On motion, the recommendation was referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> _~hem the following ordinance, which had been laid On the table by the Council April 12th,
<br />was taken up and read.
<br /> AN ORDINANCE TO ABOLISH THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
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<br /> On motion, the ordinance w~s amended by adding the following section: "All duties im-
<br />posed by any ordinance of the City upon the Director of Public Safety shall be performea by
<br />the City Manager or his duly authorized agent."
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<br /> The Ordinance was mdcpted, as amended, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes-- B~ooks, Esle~ok, Smith, Hutchins, O~st, White, 6.
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<br /> '~m~f0~lowing ordinance' on table from meeting April 12th:
<br /> An Ordinance Prescribing Positions
<br />in the Police and Fire Depar'tments in the City of Portsmouth, Designating the Number of Employ-
<br />ees Thereof, Fixing their Cc~npensation and Prescribing their Duties, Establishing the Merit
<br />~¥stsm i~ s~i~ D?ties and PMesoribing Rules and Regulations for the Appointment, Promotion'and
<br />ozsmzssa~ cz mmpzoyees of s~id De~rtmente and for Examzning, Hearing and Determining Charges
<br />~gainst Sttch Employees, and ~epealing all Ordinances and Parts of Ordinances in Conflict Here-
<br />with.
<br /> On motion, ~Otion On,said ordinance was deferred until the next meeting of the body.
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<br /> The following ordinance was taken from the table and read:
<br /> AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE
<br />NUMBereR OF JITNEYS TOOPERATE ON EACH JITNEY ROUTE, AND FIXING A SCHEDULE THEREFOR.
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<br /> On motion, the ordinance was amended, so that where the words "Director of Public Safety"
<br />moctuv the-words "City Manager" were substituted therefor.
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<br /> Mr. Brooks moved that the ordinance be oontlnued on
<br />of Council.
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<br /> Mr. White moved
<br />following vote:
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<br /> the table until the next meeting
<br />The motion was lost ~y the f~llowing vote:
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<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, 1.
<br /> Nays-- Esleeok, Smirch, Hutchins, Cast, White, 5.
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<br /> that the~-~mergenoy clause be struck out. The motion was adopted ~y the
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