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R. C. P.
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<br />June 1~, 1919
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<br /> bill of Wm. A.'Fiske
<br />Message for 1918.
<br /> It is recommended
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<br />to amount of $245.00, for printing 200 copies of the }~yor's ~nn,ma!
<br />that a special appropriation to said s~mo~nt be allowed,
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<br />An appropriation~of $1461.1V to pave streets around the New High School Buildir~; and an
<br />appropriation of $465.52 to pave north side of .Armstrong street, between Glasgow and Holladay.
<br /> Progress.
<br /> (Signed) C.H. Herbert, Chairman
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<br /> (Signed) T.A.
<br />On motion, the report of the Department was adopted, and
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<br /> Ayes-- ~ting, Claud, Cttlpepper, Deans, Hanvey,
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<br />Bunting, Vice-Chairman.
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<br />by the fgtlowing.vote:
<br />Herbert, Wright, V.
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<br />Special Water Committee --
<br /> Reported "Progress." However, the Chairman stated that, in
<br /> reference to the contract with Suffolk, there would be a meeting held June 18th, composed of
<br /> representatives of t~he Council of Portsmouth, committee from Suffolk, our City Attorney, City
<br /> Nanager,and others.
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<br /> ~ following eomm~ieations were read from the City ~anager:
<br /> ~ tst. Attacl~ing a petition
<br />from certain residents in the neighborhood of Edwards and Eighth streets for a ~ight to be in-
<br />stalled at said corner.
<br /> 0n motion, the petition was referred to the Department of Public Safety.
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<br /> 2nd. Notice of the appointment of C. E. Newberry as a regular policeman, effective June
<br />llth; and said notice was ordered to be filed.
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<br />3rd. Notice that he has accepted on J~tue !3th the resigr~tion of Wm.
<br />the resignation to take effect on the morning of June 18th.
<br /> On motion, the notice was ordered to be filed.
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<br />A. Bi,ham as Police-
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<br />~ISP~D BUSIEESS
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<br /> The following ordinance which was on the table, on motion of ~. Bunting, was continued
<br />on the t~ble:
<br /> An'Ordinance to Require all Persons to Obtain from the Building Inspector a Per-
<br />mit to Construct, Build~ Alter or Repair Any Building in the City of Portsmouth, VL~ginia, to
<br />Require Application to be Made to the Building Inspector for the Privilege, to Fix Charges, and
<br />Prescribing a Penalty in Violation Thereof.
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<br /> The followi~ ordinance on the table, was taken up and read:
<br /> AN ORDII~A~E PROVIDING FOR
<br />THE SANITATION 0F SLAUG~ HOUSES, A~&TTOIRS, PACKING HOUBES, SAUSAGE FACTORIES, P~NDERING
<br />PLANTS A~k]3 OTHER PLACES V~P~ ANIMALS ARE SLAUGA~TERED FOR SALE FOR ~AN FOOD OR WHERE ANIN~4L
<br />CARCASSES OR PARTS T~0P ARE PREPARED FOR P~.N FOOD; PROVIDING FOR T~ ISSUANCE 0F PERi, ITS
<br />TO SUCH ESTJ~BLISH~NTS; PROVIDING FOR IN~PECTION OF ~ATS AND P0R THE ANTE-NORTEN INSPECTIONS
<br />OF AArt~gLS SLAUGNTEI~WD FOR SALE FOR HL~AN FOOD; CRF~TI~ THE OPFICE OF ~AT INSPECTOR AI{D PRO-
<br />VIDING HiS CO~ENSATION; DF~WINING VIOLATIONS OF THE 0P~DINA}~CE A~D FIXING ~LT~ES T~-WJEFOR.
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<br /> ~ City Manager submitted a letter from Dr. Roper, the new Health Officer, making several
<br />recommendations to be embodied in the ordinance.
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<br /> The privilege of the floor was granted to those present who might wish to speak as to the
<br />ordinance. ~Thereupon, Dr. Poulson spoke in favor of the ordinance, and ~s. Lindsay, from the
<br />Housewives League, spoke urging adoption of the ordinance.
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<br />Then onmotzon,' the following amendments were o~fered to the ordinance and adopted:
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<br /> To insert in section 1, "Third," sixth line, after the word "disease" the following clause:
<br />"and all employees in such establishments sD~ll be physically examined from time to time by
<br />the Health Officer or his assistants for contagious or infectious diseases."
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<br />To substitute in Section 1, "Fifth," fourth line, the word "six" for "four."
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<br /> To make the second sentence of ~
<br /> Sect_on 3 read as follows: "All money oolieo%ed un, er the
<br />provisions of this section shall be dSposited with the City Collector, taking his receipt for
<br />same, and deposited by the City Collector into the general funds of the City."
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<br /> To make the last sentence of Section 5 read as follows: "The duplicate copy of the receipt,
<br />together with the fee dolleoted sD~ll be turned over to the City Collector, takin~ his receipt
<br />for same, and deposited by the City Collector into the general funds of the City."
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<br /> To substitute in Section 6, line §, the word "wholesome" for "unwholesome;" and in Section
<br />6, line ?, substitute the word "fit" for "unfit."
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<br /> To add the following paragraph to Section 8: "The meat inspector shall also make dairy
<br />inspections when ordered by the Bo~wd of Health to do so."
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<br /> To insert the fo!Iowingafter section 8, to be section 9: "All meats whether slaughtered
<br />and packed or re~igerated under Bureau of Animal Industry supervision and regulations shall
<br />be' inspected by the Portsmouth ~eat Inspector to d~term~ne whether such meats are fit for human
<br />consu~tion upon arrival at Portsmouth.
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<br />Section 9 to become section 10.
<br />· ~ ~,~b~+~ ~ R~ation 10. line 1. the wo~d "~" fo~ "a~e." ~ And section 10 to become
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