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R. C. P. May 6, 1921 An Ordinance Making it Unlawful for Anyone to Buy or Receive Stolen Goods, and Fixing Punistmment Therefor. An Ordinance Making it Unlawful for Any Person to Steal, and Fixing Punishment Therefor. An Ordinance Making it Unlawful for Anyone to Trespass Upon road, and Fixing Punishment Therefor. An Ordinance Making it Unlawful and Fixing the Punishment Therefor. S' ~n~Ordinance Making i~ Unlawful for Anyone to Act ~ree~ uar, and Fixing Punishment Therefor. An Ordinance Making it Unlawful for One to Use the ~ner's Consent, and Fixing Punishment Therefor. Track or Property of a Rail- for Anyone To Interrupt or Distnrb Any Relgicus Service, menm in a Bisorderly Manner Automobile of Another in a Jitney or Without the An Ordi~ance~Making it Unlawful for Anyone ~o Ill-trea~ a Dumb Animal, and Fixing Punish- Therefor. and FixingAn Or dinance~he PunishmentMaking itTherefor.Unlawful for Any Person To Run an Automobile Whi~e Intoxicated, An Ordinance Making it Unlawful to Sell Cigarettes or Tobacco in any Form,or Pistols or other Dangerous Weapons to Einors, and Fixing Pdnishmsnt Therefor. The repor~ of the City Treasurer for the month of March, 1~21, was presented and was referred to the Finance Committee. A report was read from the Assessors on appraisal of properties and holdings of the Publi, Utilities in the City of Portsmouth, and communication from the Corporation Commission asking that a llst of PuDlio Service Corporations enclosed by it be checked. On motion, same was referred to the Finance Committee. A bill of A. J. Phillips, S. B. Hutchins, and R. A. for services rendered in appraising Pubtio Utilities in to the Finance Committee. Robertson, to amount of $1,O00. O0, the City of Portsmouth, was referred A report of the Public Eibrary for the month ended March 31, 1921, w~s referred to the City Manager. A amount mittee. bill of H. L. Hudgins, City Treasurer, to amount of $177.07, 1~ commission on $1770.73, of 1~19 delinquent taxes collected to April 1~, 1921, w~s referred to the Finance Com- A petition of the Green St. School League that Green St., between CoUnty and South streets, be paved, was referred to the City Manager. A bill was prssen'ted from F. F. W. Dorman Co. to amount of $$64.90, for license tags fur- nishgd the Commissioner of the Revenue, and $5.10 paid by the Commissioner o~ the Revenue as. freight on sams; and same were referred to the Finance Committee. A rsques~ of C. L. Gilbert¥ 350 Mt. Vernon Ave., Port Norfolk,~that he be rendered a deed for lot purchased by his mother Deborah S. Gilbert in Oak Grove Cemetery on October 21, l~l?, was referred to the City Manage~. ' A reques~ w~s re~d from the City Collector that M, Kramer be ~efunded $4.50, pmid in errom for ~mxes, and same ~ms referred to the Finance Committee. A bill of James E. Jones,'512 South St., to be paid $10.00, paid in error on automobile, w~s referred to the Finance Committee. A report of Frederick B. Hill & Co. on audit of the City accounts for four months ended December 31, 1~20, was referred ~o the Finance Committee. Mr. Brooks moved that the Co~missioner of the Revenue be instructed to issue quarterly license for the first quarter of this license Sear for Jitneys. The motion was adopted. Mr. Brooks moved tha~ the trip set for May 7th at 2:30 p. m, for visiting sites involved in the City Manager's Program, the ~pp~ch~se of land adjoining the City playgrOund, the opening Of Hatton Street, from London to High, and purchasing the property of the Portsmouth Cotton Manufacturing Company~ be postponed until Mmy lSth, a~ 2:30 p. m., on account of wet condition of .the~ground. The motion was adopted. The'President of the Council reported that he had received a check from the State Treasurer for $~15.~0, in excess fees for Clerk of Court for 1920, and same had been deposited with the City Collec~o~ and receipt taken ~herefo~. On me,ion, adjoturned.