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<br />February 22, 1921
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council February 22nd there were present:
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<br />Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, R. B. Esleeck, J. C. Smith,
<br /> J. H. Hall, Jr., R. A. Hutchins, Jr.,
<br /> J. Alden Omar, L. G. 'White,
<br /> Also the City Manager.
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<br />The minutes of the regular meeting ~ebz~a~y Sth were read and were approved.
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<br /> REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
<br /> Finance--
<br /> Referred February 8th
<br /> A request of th? City Manager that an appropriation of $61%,24 be allowed to pay the Uo S.
<br />Housing Corporation (George L~ary-C0~struction Co. acting for the said Corporation in the mat-
<br />ter) for surplus material purchased bM the City for bridges and culverts.
<br /> Progress as to same.
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<br /> A communication from the City Attorney stating that he is of the opinion that the claim
<br />of the Maryland C~sualty Co. vs. the City is a just claim and 'one for which the City is liable,
<br />same being for damage done to plate glass window when antomohile of the Health dep~xtment was
<br />backed into the window. The damage amounted to $10~o98, which said Insurance Co. pmld ~o Dr.
<br />Grioe, the owner of the premises.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of $109.98 be allowed to settle the
<br />claim.
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<br />Reports of the City Clerk & Auditor and City Collector for the month of January, 1921.
<br /> We have examined these reports and it is recommended that they be filed.
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<br /> Bills of the Virginian-Pilot Publishing Co. to amount of $4~.O0 and Portsmouth Star to
<br />amount of $61.50, with regard to advertising Mass Meeting held January 23rd and 30th concern-
<br />ing proposed removal of County seat to Norfolk.
<br /> Progress.
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<br /> A communication from the School Board giving additional information with regard to lots
<br />adjoining the Woodrow Wilson High School, which the School Board desires to purchase.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of $2300. be allowed for purchase of
<br />these lots, to be paid for out of bond issue.
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<br /> Notice from the Clerk of the Board of Review of certain corrections of errors in the L~nd
<br />Book of 1920 of the City of Portsmouth as returned by John C. Niemeyer, Commissioner of the
<br />Revenue, within 60 days from the date thereof.
<br /> Progress.
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<br />Referred November 9th
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<br /> A bill of Jno. C. Niemeyer,
<br />mission on tax extensions.
<br /> It is recommended that
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<br />Commissioner of the Revenue,
<br />said bill be paid.
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<br />to amount of $5,615.~3, for com-
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<br />(Signed) L.G. White, Chairman.
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<br />vote:
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<br />On motion of Mr. Esleeok, the report of the Committee ~ms adopted, and by the following
<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeok, Smith, Hall, Hutohins, Oast, White, 7.
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<br /> The following communications were read from the City Manager:
<br /> 1st. Notices of the appoint-
<br />ment of W. C. Gray as a Call Man on the Police Force, effective Februzry l?th; that substitute
<br />p~tro~ma~ W. P. Burns resigned from the Police Force, effective Feb. 9th.
<br /> On motion, the communications were ordered to be filed.
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<br /> 2nd. Stating that. he is in receipt of a letter from the Director of Public Ss~fety, in
<br />which the Director recommends that the $720. appropriated for 4 call men in the Fire Depa~t-
<br />merit, be re-appropriated, so as to make available for employmen~ of call men on the old basis
<br />of $1.00 for each call and $.50 per hour.
<br /> On motion, the recommendation was referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> 3rd. Stating that he is in receipt of a proposition from the General Supply Depot of the
<br />War Department, suggesting that the City undertake the s~le of certain can goods in order to
<br />affect a saving to citizens interested in the purchase of this character of food. That we
<br />have certain licensed business men in this City who pay an important item of our tax~s for the
<br />privilege of disposing of food products to the citizens of the City; that he has not received
<br />any complaints as to e~cessive prices charged and that since ~is coming to Portsmouth there has
<br />been a considerable decline in retail prices. It dOes not, therefore, seem to him proper that
<br />the City should go into busines~ of this kind and compete with merchants unless prices charged
<br />are shown to be extr&vagan~ and that large saving would result from the establishment of a City
<br />StOre.
<br /> On motion of Mr, White, the action of the Manager concerning this matter was concurred in.
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<br /> %th. Recommendation that an appropriation of $%?. be made to pmy bill of Dr. F. G. Elliott
<br />for pro~essional services rendered George Moore, an employee of the City asphalt plant.
<br /> On motion, the matter was referred ~o the Finance Committee.
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<br /> 5th. Enclosing a report submitted by a Committee of Ten, appointed under a resolution
<br />adopted hy a Mass Meeting of citizens held January l~, 1921, relative to the proposed ~emoval
<br />of the Court House of Norfolk County from the City of Portsmouth to the Cit~ of Norfolk. The
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