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A~il 22,. 19!9~
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<br />At a special meeting of the City Cou~ucil April 22nd there were p~esent:~
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<br /> Messrs--~M. P; Claud, W. H, 0ulpepper, C. D. Deans, ~
<br /> J. T. Hanvey, C. Ho Herbert, E'. E. Wright~
<br /> Also 'the City Manager. ~.
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<br />The following directions were read for the speciaLmeeting:~
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<br /> ~ "Portsmouth, Va., April
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<br />19, 1919.
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<br />"Mr.- L. C. Brinson,
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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 Cit~ Councz! for' Tuesday,
<br />April 22~d, 8 o'clock P. ~i., to consider passage of the following ordinan~es~on the tab,e:
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<br /> tst. An 0~dinance Requiring a Fee for Building Permits in the City-of
<br /> 2nd. An Ordinance to _Amend and Re-ordain Paragraphs One (1)~nd Two (2) of S~ction 820 o£
<br />the Mmtntcipal Code in Reference to the Soace ~o be Rented and the Hent to he ~-Paid Therefor in
<br />the ' Meat Market. '
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<br /> 3rd. An Ordinance to Create the Office of Assistant City Engineer,~SpectfYing~his Duties~
<br />and~ Salary.
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<br /> 4th. ~[u Ordinance Requiring a Bond of.Owners or D~ivers of Public luto~ob~es, Taxi-cabs,
<br /> and Jitneys; ConditiOned Uoon' the' Paithful Observance of State a~d City lhws~ and Providing
<br /> for a Penalty for the V~o!ation Thereof. ~
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<br /> 5th. An Ordinance to Establish a Farm Boar~ to~ervise,-Control, and'Man~e the citY,~
<br /> Farm Where Persons Convicted of MIs4eme~or orV!0!ati0~ of"the city 0rdi~ances Ma~ be C$nfinS~
<br />I iUnder the ~rovisions of an Act of the General Assembly, Approved March 4, 1914, and in FOrce
<br /> June 19, 1914~ .~<.
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<br /> 6tn. !n Ordinance Relatir~ to the Sale and Use of Gas in the Cmty of Por~smouth~virg~,~ia.,
<br /> :the InspeCtion Of Gas and Gas Meters, and Providing for the Apoointment of a.Gas ~nspe6to~,'~nd
<br /> Prescribing his Duties .... %-
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<br /> Vth. An Ordinance for Tariff of Rates and Re~ulations,~ for the S~pply~ o~ ~'~ater, to Become
<br /> Effective July let, 1919.
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<br /> 8th. An Ordinance in Connection With Buildings of a Public Character, S~ch as Theatres,
<br /> Hotels, &c.
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<br />Very respectfully,
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<br />J. T. Hanvey, President."
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<br /> The "cal!" having been read~ the privilege Of the floor was granted to J. B. Robertson,
<br />who asked relief fro~. handling Of meat as provided under City 0~dinance, stating t,hat it is
<br />a~most impossible for mea~ dea!ersto comply with the law and continue in business.
<br /> Whereupon, M~ Robertson was requested to make his complaint in ~iting as to the part
<br />of the ordinance complained of.
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<br /> N~xt, the privilege of the floor was granted to Dr. Abbernathy and Hev.~V..W. Bargamin, Who
<br />spoke in fa~or Of the passage of the ordinance requiring a ~ ' - -
<br /> bond o~ owners or drzvers of puolzc
<br />automobiles, &c. ~
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<br /> The priviteg~ of the floor was granted also to Mr. Weakley, of the N. S. Housing Corpora-
<br />tion, who requested permission to move a house a~ Trtuxton across Key Road; and said matter was
<br />referred to the City ~nager with power to act.
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<br /> Then the several ordinances were taken up as follows:
<br /> let. An Ordmnance Requiri~g ~Fe$
<br />for Building permits in the City of Portsmouth.
<br /> On motion, said ordinance was referred to the City Manager.
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<br /> 2nd. AN ORDINANCE TO A~-D ~ND RE-0R~AIN PARAGR~PHS 0h~E (1) AND T~V0 (2) OF SECTION ~20
<br />OF THE MUNICiPaL CODE IN REFF~RENCE TO TP~ SPACE TO BE RE~D Ah~ T~. REh~ TO BE PAID T~UEREFoR
<br />IN THE ~MEAT w~w~"
<br /> On motion, ss.me was adopted by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- C~laud, Cutpepper,.~Deans,
<br /> W '
<br /> Herbert, rmght ~
<br /> Nays--~ Hanvey, 1.
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<br /> 3rd. AN 0HDINANCE TO CREATE~ THE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT CIT~ ENGIh]~ER, SPECIP~It~ HIS
<br />A~ SA~.
<br /> On motion, the ~di~e was adopted ~ the Coltowi~ otc.
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<br /> Nays-- ~nve~, ~;~ight,
<br /> *t~'. AN 0~!~NCE ~QU~NG A BO~ 0F ~S ~ DR~S OF AUTOEOBI~S, T~i~cABs,
<br /> ~2~L~
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<br /> 0n motion, said ordi~nce was adopte~ by the followi~ veto:
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