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At-a regula~ meeting of tko City Council: July Sth there were present:
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<br />~essrs--
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<br />M. P. Claud, W. H. Culpepper, C. D.'Deans,
<br />J. T. Hanvey, C. H. Nerbert~ E. H. Wright,
<br />Also the City ~muager.
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<br /> The minutes of the regtttar meeting June. 17th and special meetir~ June 26th were read and
<br />were approved.
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<br /> REPORTS OF DEPARTmeNTS
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<br /> No report
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<br />Public Service--
<br /> No report
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<br />Public i~oper ty--
<br /> No report
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<br />Public Safety--
<br /> No report
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<br />Public Welfare--
<br /> No report
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<br />Finance
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<br />Referred June tTth
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<br /> Ap~opriations of $4,636. to pave Green street, from High to Co~u%ty; $9,222. to pave Green
<br />street, from North to High; and $8,09~. to pave Ermuett street, from Chestnut'to Green.
<br /> · ~e report that all money that it is possible to appropriate has been mad~ and at this
<br />time we can only report "progress."
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<br />An appropriation %o pave the west side of Crawford street, from High'to South.
<br /> Progress.
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<br />Notice from the School Board that there is needed to pay bills of the Board It is recommended tD~t a spec_al approprza%zon to said amou~ut be made.
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<br /> (With City Attorney) Petition of the Portsmouth Orphan As~tt~m that W. H. Pai~'l~ss be ~e-
<br />lieved from payment of taxes on t~roperty of said mnstmtu~zo.n to amount o£ $110~0~.
<br /> Progress.
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<br /> An appropriation to pay expe~aes of the Chief of Fire D~partment to 6onvention of Fire
<br />Chiefs in Kansas City. It is reCon~nended that sa% appropriation of'$15Oo be made for same.
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<br /> It is further recomz~ended tPmt bill of P. T. Briggs to amount .of $1~8.~5, for adver-
<br />tising and services rendered as auctioneer in connection.with offeri~0r ~ale the eld
<br />lot and lot on Lincoln street, be paid and thata special appropriation be allowed f6r ~s~me.
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<br />· (Signed)
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<br />C. H. Herbert, Chaar~an.
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<br />On motion, the report of the Department was ad~p~ed and by the f9%towing vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Claud, Culpepper, Deans, Hanvey, Herbert~ ~rzght,
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<br /> The fo!lowing eommunicatioD~ were read from the City ~anager:
<br /> lst~ iNoticee OF thg follow-
<br />ing appointments and~esignations: Appointment of C~harles Aaron Dougher~y aS Polic~man, to
<br />take effect June ~Sth; appointment of John D. Wood as
<br />pointment of Ferris'P. Floyd as POliceman, to take effect July ~th; app~ntmen?' o~ P. H. Norum
<br />as CD, in Gan&Guard, tb take effedt Jttly let; ~ppointment of the f011o~;~em~ers~of the Health
<br />Department, effective as of July let: Dr. L. J. Roper as Health~0ffieer~ D. ~..Murden~ Chie~
<br />San~ta~y Inspector, J. J. Garner, Sanitary Insp . otor~ ~. ~. .~a!l,· Dazr~ and Food ~Inspscto~, Dr.
<br />Jos.~.,rice, Bacte~ zol?gzst~ .I~.. J. C. PhillipM, Physzcma~a to t~h? Poo~, ~ss Franc~S N. Caveness,
<br />Steno~apher, and Louzsa Watkzns, Colored Tubercular NurSe; reszg~atzon ~f CharlesDoughtry from
<br />the Police Force, effective July 8th; resignation of L~n B. Hoggard i£.r~ the Po~ce.~orce~ eITec.
<br />tire June S~rd; resignatzon of A. G. Eure and Jas. P. Peart as Poliseme~ and reszgnatzon of J.
<br />B. Ausley as Policeman.
<br /> On motion, the notices were ordered to be filed.
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<br /> Advising tha~ the hearing ' '' ~ ~ ......
<br /> on the applzca%zon o_ ?he Vzrgzn~a Razlway & Power Company
<br />to in~rease its transportation rates has been postponed untO/ July 2~nd.
<br /> On motion, the City ~{smager and City Attorney were instructed to mal~ note of the cringe
<br />in the date of hearing.
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<br /> ~rd. Attaching a co.my of a letter from the General Superintendent of the L~ght & Power.De-
<br />partment of the Virgin_ia Railway ~ Power Co.~ estimating on the cost of street lightir~ on Hzgh
<br />street, from Chestnut street to Ninth avers.
<br /> On ~otion, the co~.~..~unication was ordered to be filed.
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<br /> 4%h. Reco~ending adoption of thefoliowing resolution:
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<br />z~eady authorized the conStruction of certain streets to be conStructed
<br />ing, including curbs, grading, etc., and
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<br />of concrete ~oadway pay
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<br />"W .~kREAS, Chapter ~21V of Acts 1908, as amended-
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<br />~'TO PROVIDE Tt~E MODE 0F ASCERTAIIf~NT OF DA~f~GES IN F~VOR OF ABUTTING 0~!~S WHERE AAh/ CI~
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