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R. C. P.
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<br />September 21, 1920
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<br /> The re~ort of th~ City TreAsurer for t~ month of August,~ 1920~~ w~s preserved and w~s
<br />dered to, take the usual course.
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<br /> The following report w~s read f~om the Director of Public Safety concern*~g cuarges Again~
<br />policemen N. Hayden and Piland; and s~rme was ordered to be filed.
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<br /> SePtember
<br />~F~om: Director of Public S~fety Va.,
<br /> 16th,
<br />.,"To: The Council
<br />"Subject:
<br /> Investigation
<br /> of
<br /> charges made by L. L. Gray against Police 0fficor
<br /> and Piland.
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<br />1920.
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<br />N. Hayden
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<br /> I ~ in receiPt of,a commm~nication ik~om City Clerk L. ~C. Brinson, that .at a meet-
<br /> ~ of~ the Co~il held Sept~b~ l~th, I was itst~ct~ %~i~estigate ~ st~teme~ r~de to
<br /> Co~n G~r ~ L. L. Gray t~t N. Hayde~ police~n,~ received $8.O0 ~ ~ek ~om
<br /> for proteetio~-a~ t~t officer Pila~ ~ whisk~ at Grmy~s place.
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<br /> Co~i~ Gardner ~o~ ~ of t~s state~ ~de to h~ ~ Gr~ on ~ ~n-
<br /> ~ of Sep~mber 14~.
<br /> I ~t o~e d~ected ~ Chief ~ Police to s~n Gr~ to a~ before ~ t~t I
<br /> ~ht he~' a~- c~ges ~ ~d to ~ke against the
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<br /> ~ Gray c~e %o ~ office at 3 p. m. S~ptember 15th a~ ~ ~e ~esence of Chief
<br /> E~ineer George C, St~ denied ~vir~ mdc t~ stateme~ to Co, clan Gard~ t~t ~,~ Gr~,~
<br /> ~ve offic~ N. ~den~ $5~p~ week for ~otectton a~ t~t ~ at a~ t~ gave officer Pila~
<br /> a~ whi~ ~ ~d at a~." t~e seen officer Pila~ ~ a~ ~isk~.
<br /> He ~ta~d~t ~ ~d never given offio~ N. H~den z~ mo~ For ~ection
<br /> a~ did ~t know of ~ ~ ~o~ledge t~t the sa~ officer ~d ever r~eiv~ mo~ for ~etec-
<br /> ti~n b~ t~t ~ co~d a~ wo~ give me t~ ~es of a ~ber of persons w~ co~ tes~i~
<br /> t~t ~Ffic~ N. ~den ~d reoeiv~ ~ for protection a~ ~t officer Pi~ ~d been seen
<br /> to ~i~ whis~.
<br /> ~ ~i~ed to om-~ ~e~ ~e ~s of thcs8 witnesses with~ ten
<br /> ~n these ~es ~e obta~ PrOD~ action w~i be t~en.
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<br />~ . 0ffic~ E.~ Hayde~deni~e reoeivi~ a~ mon~ from Gray or o~e~s for ~oteotion
<br />~ offmcer Pila~ de,es ~i~ whmsk~ at G~'s pl~ce.
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<br />Davis Reed,~
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<br /> Director of PublicSafety j"
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<br /> ~ BUS I2~S
<br /> ~ request was read from the Director of Public safety asking that an ordinance be enacted
<br /> "requiring all priVate detectives, detective agents or agencies, to secure a permit from the
<br /> Director of Public Safety before a~ license to do business in this City is granted~and that all
<br /> such det~ctives~ detective agents or agencies be put u~er %he control of this department."
<br /> On motion, the City Attorney w~s instruuted to dealt s~h an
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<br /> A. communication w~s ~eAd from The Eiwanis Club, extending to the ~ew City_. Oo~ucil its
<br /> c_ordl~l g~eetings and good wishes, and offering its services to the body in az~ capacity they
<br /> may seetfit for the betterment of our City.
<br /> . , On motion, the City Clerk was instructed to acknow!e~ge ~eeeipt of the communication
<br /> a~d to *~hank the Cl-ob for its good wishes ~_ud greetings.
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<br /> A letter was re~d f~om the newly eleeted~City ;~az~ger, j. p. Jerv~y, to the ~fo~, request-
<br /> *~g the Ma~O~ to reserve for hLm a room and bath at the hotel for the night of. Sept. 22nd$ also
<br /> stating that the order for his retireK~n~had been issued, effect, lye Sept. 2~, and tl~t he
<br /> would report for duty in Portsmouth on ~he morning of the 22nd.
<br /> On motion, the letter was ordered to be filed,
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<br /> A c~o~m~u~ic~tion was r~ad from C. D. Owens calling attention to the fact t~ba~ the oabins
<br /> fer_~ boats used ~/ white passengers .bound for Norfolk are used by the negro p~ssonge~*s on boats
<br /> Sound for Portsmouth,~_a_nd tl~t ~he o~birm used by the negro passe~uEe~s on the trip to Norfolk
<br /> are used by the whie passengers on the return trip to Port~aouth.
<br /> On motion, the comu,muication was released to the Committee on Ferries.
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<br /> At this ~o~n$, the ~rivilege of the floor was granted to representatives from the Central
<br /> Iebor Union, who protested aga~st the curtailment o~f the ferry s~vices between Norfolk and
<br /> Port~mouth,~ and Messrs. W. Lo G~ and Jos. Ross~no spoke.
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<br /> Whe~e~pen, i Mr. Brooks moved that a con~ittee of three be appointed,' toge%her with~ the citY
<br />Ear, get and City Attorney, to act with a committee f~om the Norfolk County Board of Supervis~rs~
<br />and its attorney,~ tG consider the ferry service°
<br /> The motion was adopted~~ and the President ~ppointed the ~ ~n~ce Committee to act for
<br />the City Council.
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<br /> Re~orts made to the Chief of Police on schedules n~de by fer~y boats and of vehieles~.lef~
<br />over on oe~tain trips, and to the Director of Public Eafe$z from t~he Director of Public Safety~'1
<br />~orfolk~ Va.,~ were referred to the S~cial Ferries Cozm~ittee.
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<br /> ~, Broo~s moved ~ha~ the Cmty Attor ce instructed t
<br /> ~ ~ ~ .; ..... ney · o proceed a ir~t the Ches. & p m-
<br />a~ Te!~ohene Co. to co~ el it ~o ~ulr~ ~ -,~ , ~ -g~ . ~ 0%0
<br /> _ p ~11 its co~ct wm~ the Cit~ o~ P
<br />..................... I I ~ortsmouth, as set
<br />~ ~mo~ mm om ~ne '£e&e~o~o ~erge~ Ordinance, ado ed the Co '
<br /> ~- ~ pt by uno. il Ln Augu~t~ 1910,
<br />~eaas ~s follo~s: ~The Southern Bell Tei~Aone and Te!egrapk Com~a~ of Vir~in!a shall furnish
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