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August 19th, 1919
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<br />for lack of appropriation; and samae was referred to the Fznance Deosa vmen~o
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<br /> 4th. The followir~ resolution adopted by the Board of Health:
<br /> '~Be It Resolved, That_the
<br />Board of ~alth deen~ it expedient in their opinion that it is necessary for the~night soil
<br />contractor to deviate fro:~ his specified route and make such removal of night soil in the Eighth
<br />Vga~d as are absolutely necessary in tlae opinion of the Health Officer not to exceed once eve~
<br />thirty days."
<br /> On motion, the resolution was referred to the Department of Public Welfare.
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<br /> 5th. Advisim~ that he has granted permission Eot The Spotless Street System Co. to pLe~ce
<br />on our stre6ts cans for tra.sh, the cans to.be furnished free of cost and a~e to be painted and
<br />maintained by said Company.
<br /> On motion, the matter was re&erred to the Department of ~mblic Service.
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<br /> 6th. ilequesti:~ adoption of the following resolution:
<br /> ~ iT RESOLI?~D by ~o.e Council of
<br />the City of Portsmouth, ~nat tb_e Portsmouth Chapter of the American ~ed Cross is hereby granted
<br />a permit to erect a temporary building on the 01d Jail ~ot at the southeast corner of High and
<br />Washington streets, to be used for the exclusive use of the various departments of the Red Cross
<br />Unit in Portsmouth; provided the said building will be removed within ~0 da~ notice from the
<br />City Council, or~ in the event the City sells the property and the sale is confirmed.''
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<br /> On mo%me,m, the ~zvz-ege of t~ue floor
<br />favor of adopting the resol~%tzon.
<br /> Then the resolution was adopted.
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<br />was grants4
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<br />to k%r. Norman Cassell, who spoke in-
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<br /> 7th. Cor~nuunmeavzon stating tha~, ~'owing to the Lmportance of p~oteqting the City's pro~r-
<br />~ a~ conservi~ ~ste, also~ i~i~ Citizens of protecti~ their iZite~est both .financially
<br />and otherwise and accordi~ to law on the s~o~ject of pl~i~ ~spection,~ he"would recomend
<br />"an appropriatfo~ for the sala~ and an 0rdin~ce ~mendi~ the existi~ ~di~nce so as to ap-'
<br />point a Buildi~ inspector as provided for in ou~ C~ter, Cl~pter 8.~
<br /> ?~hereupon, on me,ion, ~e privilege of the floor was gr~ted to a oo~.ittee, from the
<br />Jou~e~en Pl~foers to speak on the~ subject,-s.~ ~. Junes J.~ Cullen, CD~irm~ of the Co~t~e,
<br />spoke u~ing the appoin~men~ of a pl-~bi~ inspector. . .
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<br />motion, the ~t~e was referred to the Department of Public Service.
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<br /> 8th. Reeymesting approval of a contract for the old,black removed from the kighwa~ys~ at
<br />the rata of ~0.00 per thousand. Same was referred to the Department of Public Ser~ice~
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<br /> 9th. Reco~r~nding s_u appropriation of $375. to purchase a pair of'r~u~esfor the City
<br />Stables.
<br /> On motion, the appropriation was allowed by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- B~uting,
<br /> Claud, Culpepper, Deans, H~z~ey, Herbert,
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<br /> 10th. ReGuesting an approprm tzon o~ ~00. to p~chase a Dew patrol wagon for
<br />Department.
<br /> On motion, t~e request was referred to the Deoartment of Finance.
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<br />~he Police
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<br /> llth. Co~u~ication stating that '~in regards.t.o the prev.ious con~uunieati0ns~amd, also ~the
<br />oetition of ~s. F. S. Rollins in reEards to the t~mangular pzeee of~ -~ound a~ the ~orbhwest
<br />~ntersection of Court and ~ythe stree-ts, I respectful~ Call t~e atte]~tion of ~e ~iio~ Pro~r-
<br />ty C~ittee and yo~ Honorable ~ to C~pter ~ ao~oved Fe~y B~th, l~l~, of the Acts of
<br />the Ass~b~ for ~18, whzch provmdes t~.t ~e C~t~ r~y dzspose o~ ~a ~us~d ~o~$~n_~g~ a~
<br /> ~ ~ ~. f ~e ac n~ed ~or the w~deni~ of streets. I t~erefor~e ~s~C~fu'!I~ recom-
<br />!oo or part
<br />mend t~at~ .... the Cit
<br />t_ms or a~ other Act of the General Asse~.~bly empoweri~ the City to dispose 0f said tra-ct
<br />land ~"
<br /> 0n motion, the matter ~s referred to the Dep~tment of Public Service
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<br /> 12th. Requestir~ an approprzatzon of ~00. zoz coal and wood to run the Jail for the b~~l-
<br />eZ~Oe of ~ .
<br /> ~e year Same ~as referred to the Department of Public' Pnoperty.
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<br /> !3tn. Reco_~menmz_~g an approprzazzon o~ e600, to cover the oeec cz .put~%~ z~ .~ne necoss~
<br />~,,~ fixt~es and ~ s~ ho~e to acco~a0date the saner, for the convenience ~he
<br />~o~tme~t an Port Norfo~; also aporop~a~zon o~ ~283.oo to pay ~or the rent o~.
<br />from Aori~ 15th, 1919, to Japery let, 1920; and ~;120.21 to cover several art.~cl~s cz
<br />a~d hOSe.
<br /> 0n motion, ~he ~ - '~ '
<br /> approprl=%lo~ were ~efe~ed to the D~p~t~ent of ~bli~
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<br /> i4th. Requesting a leave of absence for ten days or tv~o weeks as soon as: it is possible
<br />f ~ ~ a
<br /> o~ hLm to leave ~ne City. S~e was ~ rites.
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<br /> lsd. Sbatm~ that he was aw~ded con~ract to n. H. D~, Inc~., ~0r the ~~ 9f ,~e
<br />streets covered in resolution of Council adopted A~3.st l~tk, 1~19~ and reeu~ste~ ~t ~aid
<br />appropriation be ~de to de~ay ~e e~penses ~n accordance J~h oa~ ob.
<br /> On motion, the contract was referred to the Depar~ent of ~lic ~rvice ~d City At~r-
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<br /> 16th. RecO~endi~ that %ra~portation facilities be f~rnishad and ~
<br />Inspector bo allowed, to assist in~c~yi~ out the d-mti, s of ~ae Office of
<br /> 0n motion, ~he reco~endation was referred to the Department of ~!iC S~y.
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<br /> 17th. Recor~ndm~ ~at ~e Co~c~l consider the am~msab~l~ty o~ o~3~oLasm~ ~a~er~ ~on~
<br />property at Pi~ers Point, and ~me co~%ruction of piers, slips, ~n~ves and wareho~as on the
<br />same, on the pro~rty ne~ tko .~n charnel of the river, near the property of the Southern
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