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December
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<br />A~ltomobiles~ Loeomebiies, }~ot0rcycles, Street~Cars.. and all Other Vehicles and Conveyances,
<br />Whose Ho%ire ?eWer is Other tb~n Animal Power, Along ~nd. 0ve~ the Streets of the City'of Ports~
<br />~zmu_th~ to Provide Uniform Rules RegulatL~g the Ligh%s~ %be Use~ and the Speed Thereof~ and %o
<br />Prescribe Penalties for the Vio~ation'of said Rules and Regula%ions~ 'to Pro¢~id~ Ru~es and Re~
<br />gulatioz~s Governing Automobiles Buses, Jitney AutomObiles, and Taxi-eeJoS Engaged in'the Trans-
<br />portation of Passengers; to Requ~e a License and Bon~ of Ail Chauff6urs and Drivers of such
<br />Buses~ Jitneys, amd Taxi-cabs; and %o Repeal. so ~f_u.eh of Se~%ior. 383 of the ~unlc. lpal Code as
<br />is i~ Coz~iio% With this 0rd~anee~
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<br />December 2~, 1919
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<br />~ At a special meetir~ of the City Council December 22~d there were present:
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<br />Mesas-- T. A. Bunting~fM. P. Claud,
<br /> ~ O.D. Deans,'J~ T. Hanvey,
<br /> E. H. Wright, ~.
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<br />~. H. Culpepper,
<br />C. H. Herbert,
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<br />The following directions were read
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<br />"~. L. C. Brineon,
<br /> City Clerk & Auditor,
<br /> City~
<br />"Dear Sir:-~
<br /> You will please calla
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<br />comber 22nd, at V
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<br />for-the
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<br />special mesting~
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va~, December l~th,
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<br />1919,
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<br />o'clock P. M., tc
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<br /> special meeting of the City Council for Monday, De-
<br />take up such matters as ma~ properly come before the body.
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<br /> Very respectfully,
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<br /> J. T. Hanvcy, President."
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<br /> The "catl~ havi~ been read, the privilege of the floor was ~anted to-the Superintendent
<br />of the ~ater Department, who asked that t~ City purchase five additior~!'lots adjacent to the
<br />property'of the DePartment in Suffolks-at $500. eao~h, a total of $~,500.00~ but no action was
<br />taken on same.
<br /> from the City Manager
<br /> ~he following notices were read, amd were ordered to be filed%
<br /> ' ' ~ooint~nt of~W. C. Gray as
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<br />subs ~tute .patrolman December 19th; appointment of Chas. A. Russeil/E~ H~ So,neon and L. S.
<br />Hall as patrolmen in cgr~ecti+o~n~wtth the Norfolk Detective Agene~ ,which~ms offmces in this
<br />Cit~ ~% ~the corne~ Of ~ashtr~on and H~h .streets; acceptance o~ Decem~be~ l~th of the resigna-
<br />tion of Wm. M. Smith as engineer o~ the Chamber~ Fire Engine
<br /> 0n motion, the notices were ordered to be filed.
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<br /> The following ~eport was read from the Keeper of Cemeteries of lots and ~graves sold in
<br />the Oak Grove Cemetery d~3ming the month of March, 1919: ~'
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<br />March 1~ to
<br /> 1,
<br /> 1,
<br /> 4~
<br /> 5,
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<br /> t~,
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<br />S. E. Wiley, 15-20 feet in ?th Ave.~ Ave, Gl
<br />Manizo ~ileon, 15-~0 feet " ", Ave.
<br />Chas. Snel!ings, ~hild's g~a~e, NO. ~, Ave.
<br />G. B. Corb~tt, N, H. No. YE5,. Ave. G.
<br />N. Vo Pearson, south side Third'walk ~econd lot fmom C West.
<br />J. T. Best, child's grave, Nol 92~, Av$~ J.'
<br />D. ~. Wiesiand, adult'S grave, No. 922, Ave.
<br />Rufu~ Rose, N. H. No. 9V, Ave. B.
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<br />0~ motion, the City Attorney was instructed to draft deeds for the lots sold.
<br />The Co~missioner' of the Revenue submitted a report of the taxabie~v~%ues of Ee~I ~Estate,
<br />~gible and ~t~gible Personal ~operty for the City of P.~.t~out~ fo~ ~the Tear ~9~ w~th
<br />t~ follow~g totals: ' ' '
<br /> . V~i~ of Real Estat~ for the City ~o~ $t3~130~.00~ Eighth Ward,
<br />$2,360,30~00; N~th W~a, $t,!6~6~00; General T~ for t~ City ~0~ $262,612~;.Eighth
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<br />T~ible Perse~I~operty fo~ t~ City ~oper, $!,596,866,41; fo~
<br />for the Ninth N~a, $918,~.~;.Ge~eMal'~x'for t~ City Pro~m, ~.2,93~3~; .~o~ the EigHth
<br />W~d, $6,9~.98; f~r~-the' Nin~ W~d~ $t3,~V7.~3; :Tem~y Sc~Oi T~ f~¥~e-City ~oper,
<br />~,983.~; ~ts~gib2~ Personal ~ope~y for the CitY'P~o~r; $i,8~;~:.t7; f6r th~ Ei~hbh
<br />~,165.00, fo~ the ~th Ward, .~31,I~0.00, Gener=!:.Tax ~0~.
<br />f~ t~ Eighth ~d, ~,6i~.,9; for -t~ N~th Ward, ~9~.~. ~r~d~0ta!~alue of. Re~I Esta~,
<br />~ible ~ Int~gible Personal P~ope~ty fo~ the ~hole City, ~2~,2~,6Z~78.
<br />$457 ~ 608.36,
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<br /> C~ mo~t~, the report was ~efe~m~d to the De~ent of F~anc~ ~ the City Audito~ was
<br />~s~cted to c~ %~ ~o~t of ~ reared %0 ~ City Col!e~z,.
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