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<br />R. C~ P.
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<br />January 11, 1921
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council January llth there were present:
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<br />Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, R. B. Esleeck, J. C. Smith,
<br /> J. H. Hall, Jr., R. A. Hutrchins, Jr., J. Alden 0as:,
<br /> L. G. White, 7.
<br /> Also the City M~nager.
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<br /> The minutes of the regular meeting December 21st and ad~ourned regular meeting December
<br />30th were read and were approved.
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<br />REPORTS OF ~EPART~NTS
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<br />Finance--
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<br />Referred December 30th
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<br /> The followin$ resolution submitted by the City Manager: "BE IT RESOLVED, That the City
<br />Manager be authorized to immediately prooe~d with the transfer of the Sewerage Pumping Sta-
<br />tion on Race Avenue to the Water Department Pumping Station on Godwin St., at an approximate
<br />cost of $15,000.00; and
<br /> "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the sum of ~ll,O00. be deducted from the estimate.in the
<br />Budget for the Sewerage Pumping Station, this being the probable saving resulting from the
<br />transfer as indicated above."
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<br />It is recommended that said resolution be adopted.
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<br />ReferrSd December 21st
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<br /> A petition of William Sloane &
<br />perry Tax for the. Year 191~.
<br /> Progress.
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<br />Co. to be refunded $25.38,
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<br />paid in err.or for Personal Pro-
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<br />(Signed) L.G. ~nite, Chairman.
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<br />On motion, the report of the Department was adopted,
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<br /> Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck, Smith, Hall,
<br /> Hutohins, Oast, White,
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<br />and by the following vote:
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<br /> The followin~ communications were read from the City Manager:
<br /> leto Notice of the revoca-
<br />tion of appointments of the following policemen: substitute policemen, Hugh J. Ri:t, Luther ·
<br />Miller and George L. Spivey, special officers formerly under the jurisdication of the Southern
<br />Railway Co., as they are no longer in the service of that Company; E. C. Murphy as policeman.
<br /> On motion, the notice was ordered to be filed.
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<br /> 2nd. Notice of the resignation of policeman J. Dovak, which he had accepted, effective
<br />Dec. 30, 1~20, and notice of the acceptance of resignation of R. $. Smith, policeman, effective
<br />December 12, 1920~
<br /> On motion, the notices were ordered to be filed.
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<br /> 3rd. Notices of the following appointments: W. L. Walker as Sanitary Inspector,
<br />ditional appropriation having been allowed in the Budget for such an Officer; Walter Penn
<br />Burns as substitute policeman, effective December 22nd; ~nd the following ~p~ointments in th~
<br />Fire Department effective January let, l~21: Captains: ~l) W, G. Hartung, (2) John Shannon,
<br />t3) W. T. Krmft; ($) C. H. Felton; (5) C. R. Ballentine; Lieutenants: (1) Wo E. Hoffler;
<br /> 2') J. D. B. MoL~ughlin.
<br /> On motion, the said notices were ordered to be filed.
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<br /> Sth. Oommun'ication stating that he has either continued in office or made the following
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<br />~ppointments to ~he Police Force~ effeomive Jan. let, 19 1. Chief- J. M. Broug~ton; Captains-
<br />(l) James TalbOt, (2) W~ ~. Lmnd, (3) H. C. Hall; Lieu:chanter (1) C. L. Cadmus, (2) W. L.
<br />Sykes;..both promo~e~ f~om Sergeants. Sergeants: ~1) C. W. Carrie; (2) T. A. Talbot; (3) H. A.
<br />Eden; (~) James R~naolph. ~n addition to above, W. J. Pate, formerly Sergeant, appointed
<br />~ro~man. Capt~ai~ D. P. Culpepper, retired, to be employed for the present as desk sergeant,
<br />at his present ra~e cfi pay,~n~ On such other clerical w~rk which he-may be able to perform.
<br /> Oh motion,' the Oomm~nica~ilon was ordered to be filed.
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<br /> 5th. Notice~ that he h~s, e~feotive January 6th., appointed J. Davis Reed as acting Chief
<br />of Police; that L. C. Elliot:, Who has been serving temporarily as Superintendent of Streets,
<br />has been transferred to the Departm?nt of Public Welfare as Sanitary ~nspeotor at $150.per
<br />~onth, effective January 16th, 19~1, and that he has mppointed F. M. Ferebee aa Superinten-
<br />dent of Streets at a salary of ~200. per month, effective January 16th, 1921, this appoint-
<br />me~t to be probational for a period of sixty days.
<br /> On motion, the said notices were ord~ed to be filed.
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<br /> 6th. Transmitted the.following letter from the Treasury Department, relative to the pro-
<br />posed Norfolk City Water Main; and same was ordered to be recorded:
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<br />"~Lv. J. P. Jervey,
<br /> City Manager, City of Portsmouth,
<br /> Portsmouth, Virginia.
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<br />"Washington, 4 Jannary 1921
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<br /> "Sir.:
<br /> By direction of the Secretary, reference is made ~o your letter of December 22,
<br />1920, enclosing copy of a resolution adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth at its
<br />regular meeting on December 21, 1~20, with respect to zhe. revocation of the license granted
<br />by this deDartmenZ to the City of Norfolk for the installation of its water main on Cranev
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