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movemb~r 12, 1919
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<br />At a regular meet ~ing of the City Council Nover~be~ 12th there were present:
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<br />I.~Iessrs-- T. A. Bu~ting, E. P. Claud, W. H. Culpepper,
<br /> C. D. Deans, J. T. Hanvey, C. H. Herber%¥
<br /> E. H. Wrig~ht,
<br /> Also the City ~anager~
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<br />The minutes of the regular meeting 0otober 21st were read and were approved.
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<br />P~EPORTS OF D~PD~T~I{TS
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<br />NO report.
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<br />No report.
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<br />Public Property--
<br /> No report
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<br />Public Safety--
<br /> No report
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<br />~.blic Welfare--
<br /> No report
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<br />Finance - -
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<br />Referred October 21st,
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<br /> 22690, to put granotithic sidewalks on both sides of Simth Ave,, be-
<br /> An appropriation of '~
<br />~ween High and Glasgow, 5 ft. wide; and an =pproprzatzon of $3185o00 ~o pu~ granSlithzc sidewal~s
<br />on the south side of Glasgow street, b~tween Fourth Ave. and ~elt ~ine Right of Way, 5 ft. wide.
<br /> Progress as to SSdlleo
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<br /> A request of the School
<br />Februsry~ March, April, ~ay,
<br /> P~ogrees.
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<br />Board tD~t $861.56 be allowed
<br />june, July, and August.
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<br />to pay Water bills o£
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<br />the Board for
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<br /> A bill of Frard~ L. Crocker to am0~zut of $500.00, for services in connection with water
<br />contract between the City and Suffolk, for defending the City in suit of Parker & ~tulvey, and
<br />in connection with the application of the Va. Ry. & Power Co. for increase in rates.
<br /> It is reco~ended that a special appropriation be allowed to pay said bill.
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<br /> Resolution adopted by the City of petersburg, requesting its SeD~tor and Delegate in the
<br />State Legislature to amend the law "requirir~. 6~ties to pay to their Tr~asttrers ~nd Con~%ssion-
<br />ers of Revenue the co~missions heretofore pazd by the State on Twenty-fivelCent's~ on the $!00o00'~
<br />of taxes on real and tar~ible personal property and on the tangible personal property and real
<br />estate of public service corporations, not taxed by the State after the year 19i~,
<br /> It is reco~ended that the following resolution be adopted coverir~ue:
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<br /> "BE IT P~SOLVEDby ~he Cou~cit of the City of Portsmouth, Va,, That the attention~gf ottr
<br />Semator and Delegate in the State Legislature be called to the law requiri~g Cities ~t0 Day to
<br />+~he*~ ~eas~:rers and Co~uiss~oners of the Revenue the co~issions heretofore raid by ~he State
<br />o~-~e~i-~ ~ents on~ the ~100~00 of taxes~on real and ~angible personal iPr~pe~ty.a~d on the
<br />tangible personal property and real estate or public servzce corporations~ not ta~em oy ~e
<br />State after the year !918, with the request that they use their best efforSs to secure the a-
<br />mendment of said law so as not to apply to cities, at the next session of the State Legis-
<br />la tluve .
<br /> "BE IT FUR~-~%q RESOL~ED, That the Clerk of This. Coun~cil certi~y copies of this rMsolution
<br />to our State Senator and Delegate."
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<br /> Soec~al ao~rooriations for the followin~Departments: Pire (Ice), $60,00; ~Spwerage (Re-
<br />a_r~ s ),~!o8 .~V , Health_ ( azgh~ Soz~ ~, ~!,S00,00~. General Governnr~ent (Repa__ s to~ .~i' la~s),
<br />~100.00' Stables (Reoairs to Bldgs. & Ecuipment), ~250.00; Chain Gang (Provmsions~, $800°00;
<br />~hain G~u~ (C10thln~%, $500o00; Eighth ~ard (Repairs to B~idge), $2,~86.~0i ' ~ ~
<br /> ~I{ is rec~e~ded that special appropriations to said amo%uatsbeallowed to pay the
<br />bills.
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<br /> It is further reoormuended that a special appropriation of $300. be ~!~owea~for s. lary
<br />of a Plumbing Inspector for the ~al~nce of the year.
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<br />(Signed) C.H. ~ieroert, Chairman.
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<br />T. A. Bunting, V%oe~Chairman.
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<br />( Signed )
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<br />On motion, the report of the Department was adopted, and by the fol]~o~!r~__E vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Bttuting, Claud, Culpepper, Deans, F~.nvey, Herbert, Wright,
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<br />Referred October 2!st
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<br />Special Water Committee--
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<br /> Notice from Capt. B. P. Vandervoort, Engir~er, Construction Quartermaster, tPmt Portsmouth
<br />W~ter Development carried out by and at the expense of the U. S. of ~merioa has been completed
<br />and is ready for use by the City in connection~with the water service.
<br /> ~e submit the following comm~eication from the Superintendent of the Water Department:
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<br />"Nr. L. C~.~Br_in~on,_.. ~or~_outh, Va., Rbv. 5, 1919.
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