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September 21, 1920 A request from the A~uerican Legior,~ Port~nouth Post Ne. ~V,~ that the City purchase for said Post a set of Standards. It ms. recommended that said request be not granted. '~ ~ $15.50 for supplies A request of the sealer of Weights & Measures for an ap_~oprm~tmon of for his work. It i~ reco~aended that said appropriation be not allowed. A statement i~om Norfolk Cou~t~ of taxes owing to it by the City of Por~sraouth for the 19!~ to amount of.$150.8~' on farm p~rcha~ed ~y the City from T. A. Bunting fc~ a new cemetery. ~F~o~ ~ormer Co~c~-)~ Application of ~.the Jo~b.~ L. Roper Dumber Co. for le~ of right of w~alor~ the canal b~nk of~ the Portsmo~h Water Can~! for the purpose ~of ~ a loggi~g tram ro~d~_fr°m a .point On the Ne~rfolk & ~ster~ Ry. ~i.gh~t of~w~ totha Lu. ~o~folk~ County'S' for and in consideration of ~00. per year, ~nd also for the ~ase~ a~ other rmght~ ~of w~; under co~itions stip~ted in the application. (Fr. om former Council). It is reco~m~ended that said application be referred to the City ~r~ger. Request 'of the former City ~er for ~n additiona~ approDr~i~t!on of $~00~ for seven books necessar~ for t~l~k of %~Co~t. (~om f~er CO~C~)~ ~ It is reopened t~t sa~ req~st be referred to t~ City M~ger. Re~e. est~ to t~ke ~ith t~ State Cot_ por~ilon~ .Co.~' ssion ..... t~ assess~ of proper~ (Corpo~tton) ~ the City~~ with a view to ~v~ ~e Czar's mn~eres~ Ap~o~ed to work in conj,~tien with ~. Co--tree of Citizen? to zppe~ b~ore t~ Road C~issio~ o$ ~rfotk Co~ ne~ No~ to ~ot~t t~ C~s ~terest ~ Di~l Sw~_Road. ~e report t~t Norfo~ Co~ Head Co~isSion ~s a~eed to accept this road as Road ~ to ~inta~ the same. (Signed) On motion, the report of the Committee was adopted,' Ayes~-r Br~ooks, Esl~eck~ G~d~ P~ll, Hut~ni~ ~st, White~ ~. ~ motion of ~. ~ t~ Ct~k ~s ~struct~ to se~ to eo~ of t~ ~nce Co~ittee~rs repot bef~e each meet~ of the Co, oil. T~ C~en .of ~ foll~i~ S~aG~l Co~ittees re~r%~ "P~o~ess~'~on ~tters refe~ed them: R~es~ JziI~~: ar~ ~ck~ ~e ~or a~ Acti~ City ~ger re~ ~s roll,s on ~%%ers re~e~ed to h~ ~ ~e Co~mi s~tember l¢th: ~ ' - ' ' ' ' b t~ ~eleetri~. pole sit~ed at t~ south- A petitmo~ ~ cmi~e~ t~t a ~m~t ~ plac~ on ~st corner of the ~o~r~ ~o~ as ~ Wrapt It is recovered t~t this ~etition be ~ot ~. A co~cation ~ J. A. G~ie co~ the co~ition of sSreets ~ ~est P~k View a~ also to we~s on t~ S~e~lks a~ ~ ~ ~iveways ef t~ streets. (Signed) Robt. A ~ ~ ~ Jr., cig. ~O~ty ~ ~tion, the report was a~oved. UR-PIArISHED B'0B .~%~ESS The following report Was ~,~;~.om the City Att~rney~:- ' ' ~Po~ts~.~uth~~ Va.,' Sept. 2!,~ 1920. ,Honorable City Council, b Per t ~.outh, Va. "Dear "The City is legally required to keep its streets in a reasonable safe condition so as not to injure Pe~'sons or p~operty re~val o~ d~e~o~s obstruotmo~ so renders it l~ble to I ~ewi~ attach a repot z~ r~ec~er~at~n ~de ~ }~m. V~. B. Ba~es, ~ozmer City ~ger, '~e spect~ly su~itted~~ "Jno. ~. ~pper;~ C~ Att~n~.~