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<br />R. C. P.
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<br />April 8, 1919
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<br />At a regular mee~g of the City Council April 8th there were present:
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<br /> -Messrs-- T. A; Bunting, ~£. p. Claud, W. H. CU!peplNer,
<br /> C;.'D. Deans, J. T. Hanvey, C. H. Herbert,
<br /> E. H. W~-gnt, ?.
<br /> Also the City Manager.
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<br /> The mi~uUtes 6f the regularmeeting ~ch 18th and special meeting March Zgth were read
<br />andwere approved.
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<br /> REPORTS OF DEP,~R?¢~'ITS
<br /> Law-'-
<br /> P~sented several 'Ordinances which had been referred to the Deoartment of Law and
<br />City Attorney, and Which had been app~o~v~d by the ,City Attorney. -
<br /> On motzon, s~zd oreinances were l~id over ttuti! a subseq~uent meeting of the body.
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<br /> Public Service--
<br /> No report,
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<br /> Pubtio Property--
<br /> -~ Referred ~reh 18th
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<br /> Reconmuend~ation of the City }~uager that an appropriation cf $150. be made to ~st~I the
<br />new lighti~ ~stem ~ the Dl~ket, th~ said appropriation to be added~ to the appropriation al-
<br />ready avai~ble for lights in the N~t=~d so much thereof as may be nece. ss~ to be applied
<br />to the ~lla~i0n~d~ the c~ent bills.
<br /> it' is reco~ended t~t the City N~age~ 'be authorized to ~stall the new light~g
<br />~ystem at the City ~ket ~d that ~ appro~iation of ~50. be made therefor.
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<br /> ........... (Signed) E~l
<br /> ~ ~otion, fhe ~epo~t of the Deponent was adopted, the reco~nded appropriation
<br />$150. being referred to ~t~ F~ance Dep~ment.
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<br /> P~ lic ~fety--
<br /> ~O
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<br />Public ServiCe- No ~eport.
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<br />Finance--
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<br />Referred~ch 18th
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<br /> A bill of the City Treasurer to amo~utof $t~0.61, as 10~ co~mission on $1506.!0, 1917
<br />Delinquent Ta~es collected.
<br /> It is recommended tD~t a special appropriation to said amount be allowed to pay the
<br />bill.
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<br /> A bill of R. C. Barclay t~amount of ~ '
<br /> ~75.00, fop fee for examination of records in the
<br />Clerks' OffiCes of Norfolk ~o.~ Morfolk City, and Portsmouth City for liens against the P. B.
<br />& S. ~ater Co. ~
<br /> It is ~eco~ended that a special appropriation of ~75. be allowed to pay said bill.
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<br /> Referred Feby. 18th
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<br /> To make fInanc~al arrangements at the proper time for the proposed building of a road
<br />f~om the Virginia-Carolina line on the Canal Bank of the Disr~.~al S~s~mp Canal to the Village
<br />of Deep C~eek, thefic~ to the City Of Portsmouth.
<br /> It is ~econ~uended that an appropriation of tSO,000; be made providing the State of
<br />North Caro~ina w~ll bonSt~uct a permanent h~hway o~ road along the Canal Bank t~ the Virginia
<br />line and prov_ded ftU~ther, that'this road will be officially designated by the authorities
<br />of Norfolk CoUnty as a public road for'travel a~ud also that Norfolk Co; and the State of Vir-
<br />glniawil~ each appropriate similar amounts for the c ~ '' -
<br /> onstruction o~ sal~-permanent roadway
<br />between the"B-Ort~'C~rolinaline and the end of Virginia line where it will cozuuect with the
<br />permanent road now in use at or near Deep Creek.
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<br /> (Signed) C.M. Herbert, Chairman
<br /> (Signed) T, A. Bunting,
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<br /> On motion~ the repor~ of the Department was adopted by the foil. owing vote:
<br /> Ayes--. Bunting, Claud, Culpepper, Deans, Manvey, iu~erbert, V~right,
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<br /> The following communications were read from the City ~i~naoer~ .-
<br /> 1st. Notices of the foAlow-
<br /> appointments b_~~ ~. Henry Gum~l as Pa~roL~n. to De assm~ned as a~-Chain Gan~ Guard: ~aid
<br />appoin~ent'to take effect ~ch 19th and to take'~he 1 ~ 1 ac e
<br />of~ . Ever~++- T^~
<br />as Polmceman, samo. appo~tment to t~e ~f~ect ~ch !gth; ~alter L. ~kes as a Policem~, to
<br />take effect ~ ~' h ·. ~w~
<br /> ~c__ 8lsd, ,.mllm~ A. Gay as a Policeman, to ta~ effect April let ~d to be for
<br />th~ty day~; L~ BY ~gg~d as a Policeman, to take effect April 1st ~d to be for th!r~
<br />days; Irw~L. ~afe-as a Policeman, to take effect Aorii 4th and to be for thirty ~ay~; J~
<br />Lurer ~.as~a Pabrol~', to take effect Aprml 4th~nd to be for ~n~ty days; R. ~. oavage
<br />as a Patro~, to thke effect April ~th ~d to be *Or th~ty da~s, and J. C. Jones as a Po-
<br /> mce~, to take e~fec% A~ml 4th and to be for tb~ty days. Also ~m. A. Clark as a ~em~,
<br />said appointment to t~e effect upon notice of the Chief of the Fi~e Dep~>tment request~g
<br />~$ Services. '
<br /> ~ motion, said notice's were ordered to be filed.
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<br />2nd. Notice of the zollowmng ~emporary appointments by him, to act tuutii such time as ;~ ~
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