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Sep~e~er 9, 1919
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<br /> The following, ordinance, which had been ordered to lie on the table September 1st, was
<br />taken up and read:
<br /> An 0rdinanee to P~escribe the Rates of Charge for the Transportation of Pas-
<br />sengers by Electric Street Ra~!ways in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia.
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<br /> Then Mr. Culpepper, Chairman of the Department of Public Service, offered the following
<br />resolution in connection with the ordinanee:
<br /> "BE IT RESOLVED BT THE 'COUNCIL OF T~ 6ITYOF
<br />PORTSMOUTH, VA., That the City Clerk be and he is hereby dtnected to advertise the accompanying
<br />Ordinance marked "A" for ten days in some newspaper published in the City of Portsmouth and that
<br />the~ said ordinance will be COnsidered for passage at a meeting of the Council to be' held on the
<br />!gth day of Sep~e~e~, 19!9o"
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<br /> · hereupon~ the privilege of the floor was granted to ~. C. D. La~son,~of tl~e~.Central ~abor
<br />Ealon, and'others, who spoke in opposition to Passage of such an ordin~uce; and Rev. H. F. Jones
<br />and otherS, who spoke in favOr of passage of the ordinance.
<br /> A%torney-Frank L, Crocker, Acting City Att~uney, explained the provisions of the ordinance.
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<br />Then the resolution offered by ~r~ Cu!pepper was adopted, and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Bunting, Cland, Culpeper, Hanvey, Herbert, W~ight, 6.
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<br /> ~ The reports of the City Collector and City Clerk & Auditor for the month of August, 1919,
<br />were presented and were ordered to t~ke the usual course.
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<br /> A communication wa~ read from ~. Fo Owens calling attention to the deplorable condition of
<br />sidewalks on'the south side of Leckie street, between Butler and Williams.
<br /> On motion,-the communication was referred to the Department of Public Service.
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<br /> A ~equest wes received from the SChool Board for appropriations to cover the followi~ items.
<br />$3,209A60,~ 0verdr?e~ frem ta~t month; $9,291.20,. bills for Aug-~t; and $~000.00, due for Colored
<br />School.
<br /> 0nmotio~, the request was referred to the Dep~tL~ent of Finance.
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<br /> A petition of H.R. Byrd, Blacksmith at the City Stables, for an increase in pay by $10.
<br />per month, was~eferred to the City Nanager.
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<br /> A bill of G.. Tayloe~Gwathraey, Clerk of N.c,.folk County~to amount of $508.V0,fo2 services
<br />rendered inLmaking up the land book of propertzes~in the territory recently annexed and for
<br />cost of binding the same, was referred to the Finance Department.
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<br /> A petition, of various parties for the paving of one block of Bay street, Park View, was
<br />ferred to the Public .Seryice Departn~nt.
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<br /> A .Tri~l Balance was received from the U. S. Houszng Corporation, showing the distribution
<br />of the Martous'~penses and maintenance'item~ in connection with operation of the~fePries by
<br />said C~rporation, as of J~tly 31st, 1919; and same was referred to the Public Property Department.
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<br /> On motion, t~e P~ivilege of the floor was granted to ~J~..S.C. Pace, of the Volunteer Fire-
<br />men's Asso~iati0n~ who presented a 16tter from the said A~Sociation stati~n~, ihatlif theC~oil
<br />desires the services of the yolunteer firemen as a~ integ2al part of the Fire Dep~tme~ of~.%he
<br />City, it must take immediate ac%io~ to amen~ t.h? ordinance reoam~ly passed requiring the Pi~e
<br />Department's paid men to take physzcal examznat~o~,
<br /> ThenNr. Pace spoke urging the COuncil not to require tl~e Fire Department to take the
<br />ezaminati0n ~s'calledfor by the'ordinance.
<br /> Finally, tt~e comnmtuicati-on was referred to the Department of Public Safety.
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<br /> ~.:Eargraves, from ~he Port Norfolk Civic League, ad~essed the
<br />of better-s~eet car service to Port Norfolk and asked that the ~e to
<br />~ct wi~b a committee~ from the said ~ue in an effo~t to obta~ c~
<br />se~ice.
<br /> ~. H~be~t m~ed that a comittee ~ three be appointed from t~ Co'~ctl to act with
<br />a co~i~te~ ~om the Civic ~e~oF P~t~ N~fo~, said ~o~ttee to tak$~P coliC!on o~ steer
<br />car ~rvice general~ in the City.
<br /> ~e motion was-adopted, and the C~ appointed Nessrs. Culpeper, ~ht, an~ Cla~.
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<br /> Mr. Claud presented the fo!lo~ing ordinance, which, under the rules, was ordered to lie
<br />on the table u~til the ne~t regular meeting of the Body:
<br /> An Ordinance to Amend and He-ordain
<br />Section 3V2 of the City. Code.
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<br /> M~. Herbert presented a petition from-citizens li~ing in the'neighborhood o£~D~nwiddie and
<br />Bart streets, asking that a street light be placed at said corner; and s~me Was ~fe~ed to the
<br />Public Safet?F~Depart~ent.
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<br /> On motion of .Mr. Claud., the advisabilityof placing a street light i~It~nters Lane was
<br />referred tothe Public Safety Department. ' '
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<br /> ~. Culpepper moved that anaddttio~al man be added to the Department of P~tic Property
<br />for consideration of acquiring property for ~cipal docks and Wharves.
<br /> The motion was adopted, and th8 Chair appointed ~h~. Culpepper.
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<br />~h~.. Culpepper, Chairm~n of ~he Public. Service Department, recommended that the following
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