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<br />0cto~er 1~, 19BO
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<br />At a regular meetir4~ of the City.' council October 12th there-were present:
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<br />TD~ minntes of the regular meeting September 21st were read ~nd were approved.
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<br /> REPORTS OF DEPART~i~FS
<br /> Fir~r~e--
<br /> Re~erred Sep~. ~Ist~
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<br /> A report ~om h ' -
<br /> t e .Ci~ Attorn~ on o~ of ~. B, D. Do~ f~ d~r~ges to his automobilo~;~
<br />caused ~ a l~ f~ a tree falli~ on aame in ~o~ of ~s office.
<br /> it is reco~ed t~t a special appreciation of ~5. be allowed Dr. Down~ for ro-
<br />~s to ~s automobile.
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<br /> A comm~-uication ih~om P~ederick B. Hill & Co, requesting info~mtion as to what action the
<br />Co .%uucil wislues taken on the audit of the ferries by A. Lee Rawlings & Co.; and offering to
<br />make a special investigation on the basis o~ their regular -~tes of $28. per day for a senior
<br />accountant and ~l~. per day for an assistant~ should an assistant be required.
<br /> We b~ve refer?ed this matter to the joint Fe~_~ies Comm. ittees of the Cour~il and Board
<br />of ~uPervis~s, to Wh~m it properly belongs,
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<br />A request of the keeper of city c~me~ies for an extra approir~iat~on of $8~o, to pay
<br />t~hree r~en f~r ~D~ balance of the year 1920, amd if possible, to be al!Dwed $112Q, for fo-~r men.
<br /> It is recommended t.hat a special appropriation of $8a_0. be allowed to pay t~ee men
<br />for the balance of the year.
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<br /> (Signed) L, G. · '~ '
<br /> Wnz~e, Chairman.
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<br /> 0~ motion, t.he r~eport of tb~ Co~ittee was ~dopte~ and ~ the followi~ voter
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<br /> Ayes--Brooks, Eszeec~, Wn~t~, Hutchins~
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<br /> The followi~ co~u~catio~w~e re~d ~om the Cit~ ~ger:
<br /> ~ls~, ~tat~ t~t ~ is in ~ocei0t of a request ~om tb~ D~eot~ of P~blic Safety for
<br />an zppropr~tion ~of $50. to cove~ the ~ost of ~inti~ fo~.s a~ reports for his De~tme~,
<br />a~ also ~ an appreciation of ~50. to ~y for cloa~ t~-e Armo~ Hall a~ ~i~i~
<br />target~, as he desL~es to use the A~o~ ~ll for ~illi~ the me, ers of the Police F~oe
<br />t~get ~actice,
<br /> The Ci~ ~a~ger reoo~ae~ed t~t s~id appro~iatio~ be all~ed, a~~e refuted
<br />to t~ _ ~o Co~mt~.
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<br /> ~nd. ~Rec?_~_-mm.endation that. a special appropriation of $~00. be allowed for seven books for
<br />the Clerk of the Court, there oeing only $8~,~a. to the credit of "Stationer~ ~inting, Books~,
<br />&c.~' FOr the said efface.
<br /> On motion~ the recommendation was referred to the Fi~nance Department.
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<br /> ~a~d. Reco~mande~ approval of application of the John L. Roper L~-<oer Co, for lease of
<br />r~'-~f-w~ aio~ ~ Po~ts~uth Water Ca~l for t~ p~ose~f co~tr,~ir~
<br />road ~ a pom~ on the I~rfolk & ~estern Ra~lw~
<br />Norfolk Co~y. fo~a~ ~u co~idera~ion of t~h~'payment of .~G00~ per ye~a~lso t~ lea~e of
<br />other rig~s-of-v~ ~er co~itio~ sti~abed in aPpli~atio~
<br />2, a~ ~ .~ t~e l~ter of t~ J~. L. Roper L~er Co. of A~ust i?~h,.~ 1920. '
<br /> ~ motio~ the Co~il approved the recom¢e~ation of the }~ge~' a~ 'W the foll~i~
<br />vot~:
<br /> Ayes-~-Brooks'~~ Esleeok, l~*ite, Hutckir~i'
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<br /> ~th. Atta¢~ing letter from R. B. Preston, Ho~d Go~missmor~,, Norfolk Country, re!abive to
<br />money due f~om tbs' City covering the ;maintenance of the Port Norfol~-West Eorfolk bridge.
<br /> e~mmum2ica,mon that as the City is pledged to the payment of one-
<br /> The ![~nager s:tat~ in %he ' +'
<br />half of the s~! _c~ $~1~.82~, ha would recommended that the necessary appropriation be made
<br />available for it ~t aa early a date as practicable.
<br /> On motio~ fha matter was referred to the mra. nc~ Department.
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<br /> 5th. Returned conm~3mication fmom $. V.. Sawyer, Assms~ant Keeper of Cemeterie~ aski~4~
<br />for an i~rease in Sal~. The Em~ger stated that in his opi~on approval sho~d be defied
<br />~til ~t~ beom~ o~tne ne~ fiscal ye~; t~t ~ f~the~ consideration convi~e~ h~ t~t
<br />~. ~er.ms e~z~ed to ~ne.mncrease, hew~! o~er i% in the a~l'b~dget when s-~mitted
<br />for the approva~ of :the Co-~zl.
<br /> On motiem~ 'the co~catio~ were ordered to be Filed.
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<br /> 6th. Submitted the following tentative ordira~e looking to increase of pay and small
<br />increase in the persor~el of the Poliae and Five Depa_~tments, together with certain provision~
<br /> prescribing ~e~mxtely, of~e.~es ~or ~ch employees in the
<br />lookir~ to better orgar~.[.at~on and ' '
<br />two Departments mair~ be dmsmissed: An Ordirance Preseriblmg' Posittor~ of Employment in the
<br />Police and F~e DePar~mer~.s of the City o£ Portsmo-atk;
<br />?here_of,' Fix'~m~_ t~e~ Compensat.i.o~ and ?rescr.ibing tha~-Duties, Establishing the ~erit ~zstea1
<br />m'.n said D~e_?~_tme~ats, a~nd ~e~cribing R~%es aha Regular. ions for ..the.Appoint,' Promotion &nd~ Dis-
<br />~s~S.a! ~oi ~loyees ~ozI samd Departmentsf and fo~.. Ex~a~rzi.~;~i Hearing and .Dete~minlng Chain. gee
<br />agaiaast such Employees', and Repealing all O~di_u.a. nees and~arts of 0~dimar~es in Conflict Here-
<br />with.
<br /> On moti~~, the ordinance was referred to the .Fi~moe Dep~tment, .
<br /> ~th, Reoorted_ thab on 0etcher lath He dia~issed Il-om ;the Polmee' 'Force of the :;City of
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