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<br />December 21, 1920
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the-City Council December 21st there were present:
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<br /> ~essrs-- Vernon Brooks, R. B. Esleeck, j. C. Smith,
<br /> J. H. Hall, Jr,, R. A, Hutchins, Jr., J. Alden Oast,
<br /> L. G. White~ 7.
<br /> Also the City Manager.
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<br /> The minutes of the regular meeting December l~th and special meeting December
<br />read and were approved.
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<br />17th were
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<br /> REPORTS OF DEPART~TS
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<br /> Finance--
<br /> Referred December l~th
<br /> A request of the City Manager for an appropriation of ~389.40 to pay for 60 Pyrene Fire
<br />Extinguishers purchased for the Schools from The Robertson H~rdware Co.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of $389.$0 be allowed to pay for same.
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<br /> City Manager returns petition of E. G. Maupin to be refunded ~20.O0, paid in error for
<br />Personal Property Tax for the Year 1919; and recommends that said amount be refunded.
<br /> Et is recommended that a special appropriation of $20.00 be allowed to refund Mr.
<br />Eaupin.
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<br /> ecommen~at~on of the City Manager that an appropriation of ~60. be made to replace the
<br /> lamps and broken sockets of the Christmas Tree Lighting outfit.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of ~60. be allowed for the purpose.
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<br /> Recommendation of the City Manager that an appropriation of $639.2~ be allowed to pay for
<br /> surplus material purchased from the George Leafy Construction Co. for Dridges and culverts.
<br /> It is recommended that this matter be referred back to the City ~anager.
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<br /> Reports of the City Clerk & Auditor, City Collector and City Treasurer for November~ 1920;
<br /> and report of the C~ty Treasurer for October, 1920.
<br /> We report that we have examined these reports, and it is recomr~ded that they be filedo
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<br /> A~'petition of Ackey E. Bess, 646 Carroll St., to be refunded taxes paid ~n property located
<br /> at 1235 Columbia St~, ~the property having been destroyed ~y fire January ith, 1920.
<br /> It is recommended that the ~etiticn be referred to the City Manager.
<br />. o Recommendation of the Ci~ty Clerk & Auditor that the members of the Fire and Po.lice Depart-
<br />m'e~nts be p~id their bonus of v~.50 per day up to December 31, 1920, on ~ecember 22nd, and that
<br />~h~ following ~ppropriations be allowed to cover same: Fi're, ~$1800.00, Police, $1400.OO. Tot-
<br />al, $3200.00.
<br /> tt is recommended that special appropriations of $18OO. be allowed for Fire Depa~rt-
<br />merit and $1400. for the Police Department, to meet these payments.
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<br /> The followin~ bills of the Assessors and Clerks: A. J. Phillips, $35.60.01; S. B. Hutchins
<br />.3p60.01: R. A. R~bertson, $3560.01; R. L. Hutch~ns~' ' for ~_lO days, $886~y~ Etta Mu~phey, for
<br />210 days, $7Y~).00: Luoille Herbert, for 210 days,
<br /> And bills of the Clerkifor 22 extra days as follows: R. L~ Hutchins, $220.00; Efta
<br />~urphey, $ 09.00, Lu¢~lte Herbert, ~165.OO.
<br /> It is recommended that said bills be p~id, out of appropriation already available for
<br />Assessment of Lands.
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<br />ed
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<br /> A bill o~Rev. J. ~. ,Moore to be relieved from payment of City Taxes on automobile,
<br />in error,
<br /> ~t is recommended that said relief be ordered.
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<br /> A bill of J. W. Greyard to be refunded $12.50, pitd in error for Personal Proper~y Tax.
<br /> It is recommended that a special ~ppropriation of $12.50 be allowed for payment of
<br />said bill.
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<br />A bill of F. C. Hanrahan ~o amount of $33.00, for amoun~ deposited in error November
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<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of $33.00 be allowed to pay ~aid bill.
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<br /> A bill of Wm. R. West, Eonroe Weird, to amount of $?0.00,
<br />House charged as 209-211 East West Lane, there being no house
<br /> Progress as.to same.
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<br />for City Taxes paid in error on
<br />on the lot.
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<br />return of Capitation T~x.
<br /> It is recommended
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<br /> On motion, the report
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<br /> Ayes-- Brook~, EsleecE~ Smith, Hall,
<br /> Oast,'White, ~.
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<br /> The following communications were read from the
<br />men{ of Mr. E. C. Murphy as substitute ooliceman for
<br />Joseph Dudley ~osie? as policeman, ~
<br /> On motion, the notio~s were ordered
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<br />A bill of H. L. ~Hudgins, City Treasurer, to a~.ount of $49.46, for 1% commission on $4,9~6~00
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<br /> that a special appropriation of ~4~.46 be allowed to pay said bill.
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<br /> (~igned) L.G. White, Chairman.
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<br /> of the Depmrtmen~ was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Hutehins,
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<br />City Manager:
<br /> let. Notice of the appoint-
<br />the City of Portsmouth; and dismissal of
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<br />to be Alle~.
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<br /> 2nd. The following letter from the City Manager of Norfolk~ Va., relative to ri~ht of way
<br />for wa~er main through the City of Portsmouth,
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