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March 22, 1921
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council March 22nd there were present:
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<br />Vernon Brooks, R. B. Esleeck, J. C= Smith,
<br />J. ~. Hall, Jr., R. A. Hutchins, Jr.,
<br />J. ~lden Cast, L. G~ White, 7.
<br />Also the City Manager.
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<br /> The minutes of the regula~ meeting March 8th and specim! meeting March 15th were read
<br />and were approved,
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<br /> REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
<br /> Finance--
<br /> Referred March 8th
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<br /> Recommendation of the City Manager that an appropriation of at least $625. be made as
<br />the City's share of expenses of the H~mpton Roads Commission, authorized by Act of the General
<br />Assembly, approved March 16, 1920.
<br /> ~t is recommended that a special appropriation of $625. be made for said purpose.
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<br /> Recommendation of the City Manager that the Council adopt definitely the proposition
<br /> that hereafter the cost of all sidewalks shall be borne by abutting owners,
<br /> Progress as to same.
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<br />Recommendation of the City Manager that an additional~appropriation of $1,700. be made~
<br />from the bond issue, for completion of the new fire engine house at Lincoln and Virginia Sts.
<br /> I't is recommended that said appropriation be allowed, out of Improvement Bond Fund.
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<br /> Recommendation of the City Manager that the City purchmse property owned by the Ports-
<br />mouth Cotton Mfg. Co. ~t Chestnut and Duke streets, to be used for Stables, Asphalt Mixing
<br />Plant, Gs~rages, Shed for Vehicles mhd Machinery; selling the Jail lot and the Sewerage Pump-
<br />i~ng Station to meet th~ expenses. However, if it is no~ desired to sell the City property
<br />'~ the present time, he lunderstands that the owners of the Cotton Mfg. Co. are willing to
<br />accept a cash paTment of $t0,0OO. ~nd City bonds for the balance.
<br /> Progress,
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<br />Reports of the City Clerk & Auditor and City Collector for the month of February, 1~21.
<br /> It is recommended that said reports be filed, same having ~een examined by us.
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<br /> Notice from the Civil Justice of appointment of Miss Ella Stuart Gresham as Clerk to the
<br />Civil Justice of the City of Portsmouth, at a salar~ of $~0o per month.
<br /> It is recommended that said a~poi~e~t bei:alo~roved;~
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<br />List:of. warrants reported by the City Auditor, amounting to $65~20, the City having been
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<br />unable to locate parties to whom
<br /> 1% is recommended that
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<br />1919:
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<br />Feb. 20 William B. Gray No. 93~09 $ 3. ~0 Feb. 1~ Jo C. K~aft No. 9~72 $1.00
<br />" F.F. Arnold 93%15 1.70 " B, B. Abramson 9~475 1.O0
<br />" E.~T. Griffin 93616 1.?0 Mar, 13 V. C. Cassell 9887~ 1.50
<br />" G. L~ Myers ~3621 1.70 Apr. ,3 Robert Lawrence 99372 i.00
<br />" Geo. P. Bailey 93622 1.70 W, A. Smith 9937~ 1.00
<br />April 5 H.B. Hodges 9~10~ 2,00 " F.A. Council 9937~ 1.O0
<br />19 J.C. Hutchins 9~3~3 1.00 " G. Jones ~937~ 1.OO
<br />July 12 Frank A. Eoogile 95361 1.O0 Jun. 4 W. A. H~ll 100283 1.50
<br />~ C.R. Collins 953~3 !.00 Jul, 3 R~ L. Norfleet 100779 3'$00
<br />" S.C. Sutton 95~5 1,00 " L. H. Hillman 1007~3 3.00
<br />Aug. 16 J.H. McNemar 95757 1.O0 Aug. ? H, R. Wilkins 101321 1. O0
<br />Sept. 12 L.H. Stephens 9263~ 1.O0 Sep. ~ A. W. Davis 101~03 1oO0
<br />Nov. 10 A. E. Parker 9705$ 1.50 " N. A. Jones 1018t?~ i.00
<br />Dec. 13 E. E. Wilder 97536 1.00 ~n. 26 Engineering News 288~ 5.00
<br />" A. Rapaport 97538 i.00 DeG. 20 Hensyle Durham 240~ 5.O0
<br />i_..920: -.
<br />Jan. 10 W.L. Bristow ~036 1.00 Feb. 16 Tidewater Welding
<br />Feb. 14 J.M. Allen 98466 3.00 ~ & Radiator Co. 3649 10. O0_
<br />" J; J. Murray 9~L~67~ !~50 Total $65.-20
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<br />drawn; and recommending that same be c~ncelled.
<br />said warrants be ¢~ncelled, as follows..
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<br />Referred Februmry 15th
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<br /> Request Of the City Collector that the following refunds be made: Wm. Henry Taylor,
<br />paid in error to his office Au~. lC, 1920, being doubly paid; Thcs. E. Taylor, $14.52, p~id
<br />in error Oct, 5, 1916, his name appearing in the white and colored roll and this party h~ving
<br />paid both tioyete; L. Boroody, $17.50, paid in error on asse~am%nt.
<br /> It ~s recommended that said refunds be made.
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<br />Referre~ February ~th
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<br /> Bills of the Virginian-Pilot Publishing C6. to amount of $42.00 and Portsmouth Star to
<br />amount of $61.50, with regard to advertising Mmss Meeting held January 23rd concerning
<br />removal of County seat to Norfolk. -
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<br /> A bill of H. L. Hudgins, City Treasurer, to amount of ~1443.O0~ for 1/4 of 1% commission
<br />on $577,O00~OO,~amount.derived from bond issue.
<br /> It-is recommended ~ha~ said amounm be allowed, outof Improvement Bond Fund. B~.
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