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6ctober 2l~ 1919
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<br />Referred September 9th
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<br /> A bill of G. Tayloe Gwathmey to amount of $508.V0, for services in making up the land book
<br />of properties in the territory recently annexed.
<br /> It is recomm~ended that a special appropriation to said amount be allowed to pay the
<br />bill.
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<br />(Signed) C.H. Heroe_t, Chairman.
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<br />(Signed)
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<br />T. A. Bunting, Vice-Chairman.
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<br />On motion, the report of the Department was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Claud, Culpepper, Deans, Hanvey, Herbert, Wright,
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<br /> At this po_nt, the resolution on the table October 14th with regard to the Council request-
<br />lng the War Camp Commftuity Service ~of New York City to inatlo~urate Community Service in the City
<br />of Portsmouth and to pledge its hearty co-operation for the moVement in question, was taken up
<br />and read.
<br /> ~ereupon, ~. Claud moved that the resolution "lay on the table."
<br /> The privilege of the floor was granted to Dr. Newton ~ttddleton and Mr. W.A. Hendricks,
<br />who spoke in favor of adoption of the resolution. _
<br /> The motion by ~. Claud was lost by a tie vote
<br /> Ayes-- Claud, Culpepper,
<br /> Deans, 5.
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<br />The following co~mmunicat'ions were read from the
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<br />as follows:
<br /> Nays-- Han-ley, Herbert, Wrigh~,~[
<br /> ~nager:
<br /> leto Notice to J. N. Brough~r% _
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<br />Chief of Police, that he must immediately serve notice on J. D. Wood,
<br />vices are to discontinue at onee~ and his appointment isrevoked~
<br /> On motion, the notice was ordered to be filed~
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<br />policeman, that his set-
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<br /> 2nd. Notice that on October 17th he appointed Nr.'Fr&utz Alsterberg and Mr. E.G. Schuler
<br />as regular policemen, to fill the vacancies of Goo. 0. DeGraw and J. D. Wood~ ~
<br /> On motion, the~notice was ordered to be filed,
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<br /> 3rd. 'Stat~ment that of .the $6,000owhich was ~pp~epriated t? supplement "Hepairsto~Im-
<br />proved Streets, $5,500, wasallotted to Labor and.S500, to Matermai, 'Herequ~sted that $t~000~
<br />be deducted f~om Labor and be transferred to Materzal~ ~
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<br /> On motion, the request was allowed.
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<br /> 4th. Recommendation that the Seaboard %~harf and Warehouse Company's property be used as a
<br />passenger terminal.
<br /> On motion, the communication was ordered to be filed.
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<br /> 8th. Attachin~ cooies of letters to-the City Attorney and Chief of Police in rog ~a~ds to
<br />injuries received ~y Ceczl mute, 0ccasmoned by Ceeil~Eure rur~umng into a telegraph ~0ole ~!oca. ted
<br />on ~the sidewalk of~Col~mbia street northwest of' the zntersection of Sixth~Ave. AlSo a~achzng
<br />copy of a letter from Geo. Bosman as attorney for Cecil E~re o
<br /> On motion, the matter was referred to the Department of Public Service and City Attorney.
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<br /> 6th. Attaching copy of a~letter from W. L, Davis, Supt. of Water Departn~ent,
<br />of a lease on'a portion of,-.t~e wharf property north of Chestnut street in B~rkley;
<br />ing that Council~authorize ~he execution of this lease.
<br /> 0nmotion~ the prope~ Officers~were instructed to e~ecute the said-lease.
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<br />and ials0 copy
<br />and ~ecommend-
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<br /> ?th. Recommendation that the following ordzn ncc be adopted with regard to rerouting of
<br />~he street cars in the City of Portsmouth:
<br /> ~n Ordinance to Improve the Street Car Ser~e,.Double
<br />Tracking of Certain~'Streets; To Construct Single Track on Certazn Streets, Specifying ~chedule
<br />of the Different Ro~e~ and Penalty Therefor.
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<br /> ~hereupon, the privilege of the floor was granted to any one prese~lt who might. ~ish to
<br />soeak concern~n~ the ordinance.
<br /> -- Mm. Ckas~ F. HarDer spoke in favor of. the ordinance and Mr. C. D. Lamson ag~!~ ?a~d
<br />Messrs. W.~J. Mount and~Mcil~p, ine in oppositzon to ab. andonment of the Oo.u~_ ty~Street
<br /> ·hen the proposed 0rdznance was ordered to lze on the table and the Clerk w~s
<br />to furnish the Councilmen with copies of same and also to furnish the City ~ttorney ~t~h a copy
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<br />for revision.
<br />8th.
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., October 21st, 1919.
<br /> "To the Honorable City Council,
<br /> City.
<br /> "Gentlemen: --
<br /> I appears that the $V00.91 due ~..~ust~n o.n estimates ~f?~nished dated.
<br />October 3rd., 1919, that this statement or estimate is the first estimate furnished.'
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<br /> "The con~ract provides accord~ing to Article 4, the contractor agrees to retain out of the
<br />first and second monthly payments due him,, $1,000.00 each.
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<br /> "Mr. Austin contends that the City should not ~th-h~ld the~ $~00.00 as he doe.~ ~0t think
<br />it is right under the tenms of the contract inasmuch as he only worked four dayS~ the ifi~st month
<br />and had practically no estimate coming to him.
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<br /> "The City already has retained ~1,000.00 and according to the amount of work already done
<br />to date, he will h~ve the amount of $5,050.00 due him less $1,824.00.
<br /> "It
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<br />is distinctly understood that out of the ne~t payments due }~. Austin that the addition-
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