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<br />January ll, 1921
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<br />ing new employees at other rates not lower than current rates existing in the
<br />of employment."
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<br /> On motion, the resolution was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />City at time
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<br />Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck, Smith, Hall,
<br /> Hutchins, Cast, White, 7.
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<br /> The following ordinance which had been laid on the table by the Council December 21st,
<br />was taken up, read, and adopted:
<br /> AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE-ORDAIN SECTION 6 OF PART ~2, OF
<br />AN ORDINANCE, ENTITLED, "AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING THE MANUFACTURE, STORAGE, SALE AND USE OF COM-~_
<br />BUSTIBLE, EXPLOSIVE, OR DANGEROUS MATERIALS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PORTS-
<br />MOUTH, VA. :" TO PROVIDE FOR THE STORAGE OF GASOLINE ABOVE GROUND, AND TO ADD A NEW SECTION~ TO
<br />SAID ORDINANCE TO BE KNOWN ~PART ~3, SECTION 3~" FIXING P~.NALT!~S FOR VIOLATION OF PARTS l, 2,
<br />and 3 OF SAID ORDINANCE. (See Ordinance Book' ).
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<br />And by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck, Smith, Hall,
<br /> Hutchins, Oast, White, ~.
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<br />NEW BUSINESS
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<br /> An mpplic~tion was read from W. H. Edmonds, Justice of the Peace, for
<br />Police Justice, to be made v~cant by the eleVation of Hon, J. ~wis Thomas
<br />of the Civil Court of the City of Portsmouth.
<br /> On motion, the application was ordered to lie on the table.
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<br />the position of
<br />to the Judgsship
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<br /> A petition was received from B. C. Eot{rig, 123~ Holliday St., that his taxes for the
<br />yea~s 191~ ami1920 be corrected on basis om $1,500. valuation, as his house was simply pnt
<br />back as originally built without any betterments after having been d~maged by fire.
<br /> On motion: the petition was referred to the City Eanage~. -
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<br /> Bills of the City Collector to amount of $200.00, and Deputy City Collector to amount of
<br />$200.00, for collection of 90~ 1919 City Taxes, were referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> A reques~ of the School Board that an appropriation of $2,300. be allowed for the purchase
<br />of lots adjoining the WooOmow Wilson High School, was referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> A statement was received from the School Board of the following a~o~n~M.neo~ssary tq cover
<br />all accounts due on the New Colored School Building: EL C. Ford, $26,60~.5~, American He,t-
<br />ing & Ventilating Co., $~,580.59; Chas. M. Robinson, $4D2.5i; Equipment, $8,38~.12. Total,
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<br /> On motion, s~me was referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> A ~etition signed by the following attorneys, practicing in the City of Portsmouth, re-
<br />questing Council to elect a qualified attorney-at-law to the position of Police Justice, which
<br />will become v~cant on March 1st, 19El, was ordered to lie on the table: H~rry A. Brinkley,
<br />C. E. Hedges, G2. H~tton, Frank L. Crocker, Robert R. Beaten, Wm. H. O~st, Norman Cassell,
<br />J. Lewis Thom~s, R. Triplett, Russell A. Walker, A~ A. Bangel, Jno. W. ~pper, Richard J.
<br />Davis, R. H. Bagby, R. C. Barclay.
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<br />The following communication was read:
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<br />"To the Honorable J, Davis Reed,
<br /> Director of Safety,
<br /> Portsmouth, Virginia,
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<br />"Portsmouth, ~z~g~nza.
<br /> J~nuary llth, 1921.
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<br /> "De~r Sir:--
<br /> Your letter of the llth inst., info~ming the undersigned of their suspen-
<br />sion from the Police Department of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, wms this day received.
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<br /> Replying thereto, we beg leave to state that the contents of said letta~ ~re so phrased
<br />as to make s~me almost impossible ~o intelligently answer in that it ma~kes no direo~ charge,
<br />but is replete with oover~ insinuations that we, as men, omnnot, and will not pass, unnoticed.
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<br /> ~e know that the fair name of our ~City .~nd the safety of its citizens lamEely depend upon
<br />the personnel of the Police Department, mnd that the consideration Of the public in this mmt-
<br />tsr is of far greater import than the feelings of ~ny one man, or set of men~ and b~ing mb-
<br />solutely confmdent that we ~mll be able to refute any charge hmdden mn the ~nsmnuatmons above
<br />referred to, we ask, in the n~me of that fairness and justice that i~s characteristic oi~ A~eri-
<br />can instmtutions, mn the name of t~he people of the Cmty ox Portsmouth, and zn the name of our-
<br />selves and our families, that the fullest and freest investigation ~possible be immedimtely
<br />undertaken, which investigation we ask to be entirely public, to th~ enid that right and truth
<br />mmy prevail; that the guRlty may be exposed ~nd l~unished and the innocent j~astified.
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<br />"Respect~u!ly submitted,
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<br /> Copies to: "J. ~. Brougl~to~, Chlem of Polzc.
<br /> Hon. J~ P. Jervey, City N~nager "Harry A. Ede~n, ~eg~. of Polioe~
<br /> Council of City of Portsmouth "S. C. Wiili.~S.
<br /> ~ess of City of Portsmouth."
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<br /> ~In this connection, ~r. Esteeok moved~ that ~ full ~nd
<br />be gr~ntad; no reflection whmtever being intended in ~y wmy on the motion of the City ~nmger;
<br />~$d that ~th~Oity Attorney bo instructed to give ~ more det~i! ~epo~t so ~s ~o ~dvise the
<br /> Co,oil m-~ther in th~ m~tte~ ~s to its procedure.
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