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Februs~ 17%h, 1920 offered.by Senator W. Go Corbitt, which bill we ~beli~ve te be mo~e fair and equitable to Ports- mouth tPmn +~he present one favored by the Ci~y of Norfolk." A co~ication~was ~ead from 'the C~nt~al I~rove~t Lea~~ bppos~ t~ proposed ~d~ance~ and ~quest~ tP~ adoption of certa~ a~n~nts to' $~e. ~ motif, said co~ication was referred %o th~Depar~t of ~W. ~. Culpepper moved %~t two blocks~o~ Gre6n ~tree%, f~0m High to Cowry, 'be paved; and t~% E~ett s~eet be paved from Green' to Chestnut. ~ motion, the ~%te~s were referred~tO the F~nge De~tment and City Manager. .~ ~m~ moved t~t the ~w Department be ~st~ucted-to b~inE ~ an e~di~n~e re~lat- i~ the sale of f~earmm and animation. ~ motion was adopted, Mr. Wright presented the follow~ resolution, which~was adopt~: ~ ~ "~S, concealed weapons ~ve become a dangerous menace to iawand ~de~ ~ Portsmouth, "BE ~ ~SOL~, ~t o~ re~esen~tives in the'Legislat~e be earnestly requested to have the ~w & Welfare C~ittee ~nd the l~ on thi~ s~ec~ so as to make the m~im~ jail sentence s~x ~nths ~d give trial JuStiCes pew~ to send ~-men to jail or te~ the roads for such ~eriod as the committee ~y se~ fit. Five ye~s would make the~rsspect for law more d~- able. . ~e privilege ~ the floor was ~anted to ~. J. M. 0ve~ton, who spoke ~g~g t~ above ~. C~pepper moved that t~ ~w~p~nt b~ing ih an o~inance com~lli~ o~e~s barber Shops to ~ve z price list dispiay, d for t~ benefit of the~ p~lie. ~ ~motion was Adopt e d. On motion, ~"~k-3~[. 1920 ~es~s-- T, A, B~ti~, VJ. H. C~pe~per~ J. T. ~v~, C~ H. ~eroert, E.'H. Wright., 6 Also the G~ty T~ foll~i~ d~ec~ons werb read for ~e "2~. ~ .C ~ Brinson,~ 1920 City 01erk & i~titor, City. _ ~,~ the C:ty Co~o~ for Wedmesday~ ~, at 8 o'c!~k P. ~., to consider ~ repor~ from the F~e '~e~ ~J. T · Hanvey, ~e~ident,~ ~e "call" hav~ been read~~ the foll~ing report was mes~ zr~n~ ~ the ~nc~ Dep~rtment: Referred Febr~o~,~ IVth Appropriations for the foi!-c~i~ work: $750. for sidewalk on the North side of High street mn the lo00 b~ook,~ 8 at. w~$ ~525. to redeok b~ ~e~ ~ ~ie~ B~ ~dge :~th ~ '~ $13,059. for ~v~g on Co~Ee steer, between Glasgow a~H~,' ~l~' c~'o~; $5~544; f~ $~e~ on b~h s~es of S~tk avenue, ~ O0~y ~o G~asgow, 5 ~t. wide, _ It is rec~ended as follows: An a~rop~igtien of $950. be made for ~ aid~ ewa~ on t~ N~th side of Hi~ street ~ the lO00 block, t~ s~eg~l zpproPEza~ion o, $1~0. b~ f~ ~e~s ~ ~e ~est P~k View Br~ge~ that ~n ~p~opr~atzon of~ $i~,100. be ~de for · ~d c~b~ Cooke street, between Glzsg~ a~ Hi~; a~ that ~n zppropr~tion of $~,~*~ be fo~ ~dewa~ o~botk s~es of S~ ave~e~ ~ Co~ty to G~sgow, the work to be done as ~oo~ as the City E~ger ~bmits ~e~er~ge pl~n~ An appropriation of $2_.~ 500, for neoessar~y prelimir~r~ work in haviug prepared fieations ~ detail estimates of cost, !ooki~g to~ the construction of sewers, ~fe repo~t ~Prog~ess.~ on tt~is .matter until tD~en~ ew assessment is made, speci- (With?ublic Service Dept.) Heq'o~est of the Ci~y