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April 26, 1919
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<br />At a special meeting of the City Council April 26th, there were present:
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<br />The
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<br /> Messrs-- T. A. Bunting, W. H. C~ipepper, C. D. Deans,
<br /> J. T. Hanvey, C. H. Herbert,
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<br />following directions were read for the special meetir~:
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va., April 25, 1919.
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<br />"~. L. C. B-~ lnson,
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<br />~City Clerk & Auditor, City.
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<br />"Dear Sir:--
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<br /> You will please call a special meeting of the City Cottuei! for Saturday,
<br />April 26th, at 7:50 o'clock P. ~., to consider a resolution to borrow money to take care of
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<br />bor~ts due ~y Ist, 1919.
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<br /> Very respectfully,
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<br /> J. T. Hanvey, President."
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<br /> The cal~ I~avzng been read, Mr. Herbert presented the following resolution, which, under
<br />the rules of %he body, was ordered to lie on the table until April 29th:
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<br /> "WHERF~IS, It is necessary to ~ve $65,000.00 at the Farmers' Loan & T~u~st Co., New York,
<br />N. Y., on the lst~day of N~ to pay $65,000. Nanse~ond Mater Co. Bonds, due on that date; and
<br />to take down ~65,000. Portsmouth, Va., ;~'ater Bonds held ~u eschow by the Farmers' ~an'& Trust
<br />Co, and t6 deliver the said $65,000. PortSmouth~ Va., Wgter Bonds to J..C. Mayer & Co., the
<br />p,3mchaser ~ and.
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<br /> ~W~EP~S, It is necessary to borrow $6~000.. for a short time, ~n~zl~ ' the Portsmouth, Va.,
<br />Water Bonds can be delivered to J. C. Mayer &. Coo~
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<br /> "T~FOP~, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Treas~rer of the City of PortsmOuth,. Va,, is hereby
<br />authoriz~d~to ma~e notes in each of the five (5) banks in. the City for $1~,000. each, aggregat-
<br />ir~ in amount $65,000~00, for ten (10) days; notes to be~ dated Aozzi~v' 30th, ~919, and to bear
<br />interest at the rate of six (6) per cent~ per annttm.=
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<br />~ -~ On motion,
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<br />ae30~nea to meet Aprz_ 29th at 7:30 P. M.
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<br /> April 29, 1919.
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<br /> At an adjottrned speeiai meeting of the ~zty Council April 29th there were present:
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<br /> Messrs-- M. P. Claud, W. H. Culpepper, C.D. Deans,
<br /> J. T. Hanvey, C. H; Herbert, 5.
<br /> Also the City
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<br /> Nhereupon, the f~ st ~tter t~en up by t~ body ~as the foliowi~ ~di~nee on the table:
<br />AN O~INANCE REGULATING T~ SA~ A~ USE 0F GAS iN T~ CI~ 0F PORTSMOUTH, V~GiN~, T~
<br />INSPECTION OF GAS A~ GAS ~RS, A~ PROi~DII~ FOR ~ APPOI~ OF A GAS I..or~CTOR,~-~ A~__ PRE-
<br />SCR~I~ ~S
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<br /> 0n motion, 'the privilege of the floor was ~anted'to ~. B. B. Fe~-on. ~ne~frte~de~.
<br />Ports~th Ga~--Co., who ~eq~sted ~tt~ ordln~ce be cont~ed on th~ table ~i! the ne~
<br />meeti~ of the Co~ci!, as the att-orn~ for the Gas Co. had not ~d t~e to give an opinion
<br />on s~6,
<br /> }~, L~s0n, from ~a u&n~al Labor Union, asked that acti~ be t~en on the ordi~nce
<br />tonight,~ as it ~d he~ ~e~o~the come'il f~ some
<br /> ~. ~rDert moved'that ~e o~d!~nc~ ~ ao~ed~en .t~ table ~tit $~ f~st
<br />~eti~ ~ay, but ~he motion was lost. ~ ~ ~ ~
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<br /> ~n the ordi~nce was adopted ~d by the fol!owi~ vote: . -
<br /> Ayes-- C~, C~pper, Deans,
<br /> ~vey, ~rbert, 5.
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<br /> ~e followi~ resolution~ wh_ch ~d been ordered to lie on t~ table A~it 26~, was
<br />~p, .read, ~d adopted:
<br /> ~V~AS~ It ms necess~y to .~ve $65,000.00 at the F~rmers' L&an &
<br />Co., New York, N~ Y., on the~lst'day of M~v to pay $65,005. Na~emond Wa~r C~. ~ds~ due on
<br />that ~te; and to take-~ ~65,000. Portsmouth, ~Va~, ~ater Bonds~id in eschow ~.t~ F~e~s
<br />~an & ~st Co. and to deliver the said ~6~.Oo~_ w~.,~,,.~
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