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R. C. P,
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<br />April 26, 1919
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<br />At a sp~ciat meetir~g of the City Cornel! April 26th, there were present:
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<br />~essrs-- T; A. ~nting, W. H. C~ipepper, C. D. Deans,
<br /> J. T. P~nvey, C. H. Herbert, 5o
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<br />The fo!towi~ directions were read for the special meetmr~.
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va., April 25, 1919.
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<br />"~m. L. C. Brinson,
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<br />"City Clerk & Auditor, Oity.
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<br />"Dean~ Sir: --
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<br />You will please call a special meeting of the City Council for Set, day,
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<br /> _ - ~ resolution to borrow money to take care of
<br />Aori~ 26th, at 7:30 o'clock P. ~., to cons_der e
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<br />bozzls due ~y 1st, 1919.
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<br />Very respectfully,
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<br />J. T. Hanvey, Pr6sident.~'
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<br /> The "cal!~ havir~ been read, t~. Herbert presented the following resolution, which, ~nder
<br />the ~les of the body, was ordered to lie on the table until April 29th:
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<br /> "W~R~S, It is necessary to have $65,000.00 at the Farmers' Loan~& T~ust Co., New Tork,
<br />N. Y.~ on the tst day of N~y to pay $65,000. Nansemond ~ater Co. Bond~, due on that date; and
<br />to take down $85,000. Portsmouth, Va., ~ater Bonds held in eschew by the Farmers' LOan & T~ust
<br />CO, and t8 deliver the said $65,000. Portsmouth, Va., Water Bonds to Jo C. Mayer & Co., the
<br />punch, set, and.
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<br /> "~HEWREAS, It is necessary to borrow $65~000o for a short time, ~ti! t&e Portsmouth, Va.,
<br />Water Bonds can be delivered to J. C. Mayer & Co.,
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<br /> THE~P0~, BE iT RmSOLV~nD, That the Treasurer of the City of Portsmodth,. Va., is hereby
<br />authorized 'to ma~e no~es mn each of the five (5) banks in t~ Cmty for $1~,000. each, aggregat-
<br />ing in amount $6~,000~00, for ten (10) days; notes to be' dated April ~Oth, I919, ~ud to bear
<br />interest at the rate of six (6) per centum per ar~uum."
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<br />On motion, adjo~ned
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<br />to meet Aorm_ 29th at 7:30 P. M.
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<br /> April 29, 1919.
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<br />At an adjourned speelal meeting of the Clt~ Core, oil April 29th there were present:
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<br /> Messrs-- M. P. Claud, W. H. Cu!pepper, C.D. Deans,
<br /> J. T. Hanvey, C. H. Herbert,
<br /> Also the City
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<br /> Whereupon, the first matter taken up by the body was the following ordinance on the table:
<br />AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE SA~ A~D USE 0P GAS iN T~ CITT OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, THE
<br />II~SPECTION 0P GAS Ah~D GAS ~TERS, A~ PR0i~DING FOR THE APPOIETMEi~ OF A GAS INSPECTOR, A~ PRE-
<br />SCHIBI~B HIS DUT~S.
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<br /> On motion, 'the privilege of the floor was granted~to Mr o B. B. Ferguson~ Superintendent of
<br />Portsmouth Gas~Co., who requested that the ordinance be continued on th~. table uutii the next
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<br />meeting of the ouneml, as~the attorney for the Gas Co. had not had time to give an opinion
<br />On same.
<br /> ~..L~mson, fro~,th~.!C~hrztL~hor Union, asked that action be taken on the ordinance
<br />tonight,' as ithad be~n~f~e,t~ecouncil fO~ some time,
<br /> Mr. EerBert,m0v~'~hat~he e~inance_,he ~ ~ '
<br /> ~ but.~he motion was lost. ~ -_.~ ~ - -
<br />meet~ in M ~, ~ * e~mnued.~en ~the~tabte ~ntit ~he fir~t reg~la~
<br /> Then the ordinance was adopted and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes-- Claud, Culpeppe~, De,ns,
<br /> Hanvey, Herbert,
<br /> The'following resolutmon,' which had been ordered to lie on th~. table Ao~it 25th, was taken
<br />up,~read, and adopted: ~
<br /> BEREAS, It ms necessary to have ~88 000 ......
<br />Co., New Tork, N~ Y., on the let ~ay of ~y to pay $85,00C. Nansemond ~ater Co. bonds, due on
<br />that date; andre t~ke ~down $~5,000. Portsmouth, Va., ~ater Bonds held in eschew b~ the FaEue~s'
<br />Loan & T~-~st Co. and to deliver the said $85,000. Portsmouth, Va., ~ater Bonds to J. C. Mayer
<br />Co., the p~chaser, and
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