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FL C. P,
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<br />A~il $, 1919
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<br /> The ~r~ivilege of/the floor was extended also to citizens prese~_t from the ,.~mn~_~ Bard
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<br /> i~. B~clay spoke ~d ~ged ce~ta~q ~provements to the ~ard, such as ~ai~e, which
<br />was ~eFe~ed to t~ Dep~tment of Public Service; e~t~nsion of street c~ se~¢~c~' ~ to ~entis
<br />P~k, which was refs~ed~to the Deponent of ~blic ~ice; and the ~p~0vement of certa~
<br />s~e~~ ~ the ~d~ which was re,er_~ ~ed to the De~.~¢ent of Public Service.
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<br /> · ~ p~i~il~g~ of t~ floo~ was ~uted to ~. Hichols, fr~ the Seventh W~d, and ~ p~e-
<br /> ~ented the fol~ow~ ~esolution w~ch was adopted by ~he Seventh W~d Civic League:
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<br /> ~Resolved, ~at the me~e~s of t~s Lea~e go on ~eco~d as being opposed to the s~gesti~
<br />made by City ~ager Bates to the City. Co'~cil t~t ~ sewe~i~ t~ ~venth ~d ~e-t~d of
<br />such e~ense s~d be ~o~ne by the ~operty~
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<br /> ~cond: EeS01ved, ~mt the members of this Lea~e go on reco~ as berg opposed to the
<br />o~ation of the one-r~ street c~s and t~t the sec~et~ ad,ess a lette~ to the City.Co~.
<br />cil asking' them tb sec~e ~n op~ni~ from t~ City Attorney w~the~ such c~s can be legally
<br />operated u~e~ t~ p~e~ent street ca~ f~anchises,
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<br />~~.~ T~d..R~s°!ved' T~t. the me,ers of the League go on ~ecord as be~ opoosed to ~
<br />x~ner mew oe~g ~de for~the collection of night sci!."
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<br /> ~ motion, t~ ~t of the resolution relating to night soil was refer~ed to the Depot-
<br />merit of P~!ic Service.
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<br /> ~. l~mcnols ~ged als9 t,~t ~ire ~ts be installed at N~th & ~dison and Pa~er & At-
<br />~ta Streets, and t~t mains be ~stalled; and same was refe~ed to the Dep~tment of ~blic
<br />Safe~.
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<br />U!~_.?INIS~ BUS i~ESS
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<br /> The rSso!Ution concerning the City offering for sale ti~ tots sit%mted on the southeast
<br />intersection of High and %Vashin4ton streets and on the south side of Lincoln streets, between
<br />Third and Fourth, whzch had.been re~errga to the City Attorney, was ordered to lie on the table
<br />until the next regular .meetmng of the body.
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<br /> ~ne'bilI of messrs, mann & Tyler to ~mo~mt of $~500.00, for professional services rendered
<br />in~ connection With the application by the Portsmouth Gas Comoany to the State Corooration Commis-
<br />sion. for an~ increase. . ~ in gas rates, w~ici~. _ had been referred to the. C'*.~ ~ ~a+.+.~ _~__ _~^~ ~
<br />~as ret~ned w~th ~e approval of the City Attorney thereon and same was referred to the De-
<br />partment of Finance.
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<br /> The fo!10wing 6rdinanee, which had been ordered to lie on the table Na~d~ 18th until this
<br />meeting Of the ~body, was continued on ~e ~able ttutil a subssq~.~ent meeting of the Couneil~
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<br />~._ ~_~_ 0~d~=z~..nc.e ite~q.u_i~i~g.~ a B_on.d. o~f. ~O~2~s and D~i_vers of Public Automobiles, Taxi-cabs, and
<br />~eys, uon~m~one~ upon ~ne ~'a~nzuz ~oser~v~uce of State and City Laws, and Providing for
<br />a Penalty for the Violation Thereof.
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<br /> ~ BUSI~E SS
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<br /> The following resolution was presented f~om the School Board, said resolution having been
<br />adopted by said~Board April 4th: ,
<br />~ ~ . ' .......... +~ ~.R~.'REAS, The corporate limit~ of the City of.Portsmouth have
<br />?en ex~enGe~.oy..~z_n_.c_muG~g ~ne ~errmtory now kno.~.~ as the Eighth and Ninth ~ar~s, and whereas
<br />it is highly ~esir~ole that the n~b~r of districts shall not exceed ,1..~ ~ +.~ ~~'
<br />~zf the School Board not exceed nine, therefore,
<br />~ ~ ~ B~ I~ _P~SOLI~EDz.That' the_ Cmty of.Portsmouth shall constmtute three school districts with
<br />oounds as i'o±±0ws~ ~strict 0ne; consist~E of tH~ old ~ ~ ~' . , -
<br /> o - F~st, ~cond ~d ~ ~a~ds, D~str~ct
<br />~ Fom~th,C°nS ~st~ngs~enthOf the~dOI~ Fifth,new N~th W~dsSixth ' ~d. new Eighth_ Wards-, Dms~ mcz ~ee,. ce.mis ~ '' of the
<br />"~SOLVED F~R, ~at this plan of re;-districting be sent to the City Co~cit for rat~i-
<br />cati~."
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<br /> 0ri_motion~ the resolution was_ referred to the DeDartment of Law.
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<br /> An application was read f~om J. 'A. Sigler for the position of Justice' of the Peace for the
<br />Eighth Ward of the City, but action on s~me was deferred until the next meeting of the Co~_ueil.
<br />
<br /> A "History of th~ PortsmOUth Public Library',' as ad~pted by the Library ~ssociation August
<br />7, 1918, was presented and same was ordered to be filed.
<br />
<br /> Mr. VYr~ght called Ettenttbn'to the fact that the "one-man car" was 'being operated in the
<br /> ity ~ violatmon~ oF o~mr ContraCt with the Virginia Rat.tway & Power Co., stated that he was
<br />opposed to th~ operation of same, and offered the fpllowing reso_.ut~o~.~ '
<br />chase With the '~RESOL~ED, ~nat the fran-
<br />oredeces, sors. of ~tH~ Virgi.nia Ha~iway & Power Co. be enforced, as the operation of the one-man
<br />~ar i§ in v~0tatio~ of' th~s franchise and t~e State law: and that the ~tv'~'~
<br />hereoy mr~truCted to h~ve the use of the one-man car no~ in use in this City discontinued at once.
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<br /> tf~..H.erbe~t moved-that a special app~gpriation of SVS~'be allowed for ~ools~and ~quipment
<br />for the C~ty Cemeteries~ as reco~mmended' by the City ~anager. The motion was a~ooted.
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<br /> ~. Culpepper, Ch~i~m~a of the Department of Public Service, r~eommended the oavi~_~
<br />foltowi~ ~treets. in-the ~City: Fifth,I between J~ffer~son and' Fa ~' ~' ;
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<br />anG ~swr~son; ~.~'asn~ng~on, oe~ween Nomt~h and Hmmpton P~ace; Boulevsd~. between~ Cou~t and Dinwid-
<br />dine, S~xth avenue~ between County ar~ Glasgow$ ~-,~ett~zmd ~eekie, between Green and Hatton; and
<br />Goew~n, _be?_we_e_n G!a_s ?w_an~ S?uth, At an es .~
<br /> - ~ ~_ , g , ~ ~,., . . .- ..~t~.~.~ea cost o~ $51,000.00.
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