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R. C. P,
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<br />· March 18, 1919
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<br />and the City
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<br /> Nh-;~i~ht'~stat~d that he would like for the City t_~ana~ to-~form the
<br />is the status of the "one man Car" now operated On certain Ca~ lines-In the Cit_v.
<br /> The Cit~- D~anager stated that the Housing Corporatio~ was granted privilege
<br />"one man car" without violating the City's rights in any way.
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<br />0nmotion,
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<br />adjourned.
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<br />Court, i! just what
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<br /> to try the
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<br />March 29, 1919.
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<br />At a special meeting of the City Council March 29th there were present:
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<br /> Messrs,- M. P. Claud, 'M. H. Culpeppe~, C. D. Dean~
<br /> J. T. Hanvey, C. H. Herbert, E. E. '~right, 6.~
<br /> ~lso the City Manager.
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<br />.The following directions were read for
<br />"M~. L. C. Brtnson, Esq.,
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<br />the special meeting:
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va.,
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<br />Narch 27, 1919.
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<br />"Dear
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<br />March 29th,
<br />concerning annexation.
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<br /> "City Clerk &Auditor, City.
<br />Sir:--
<br /> ~ _ "You will please call a special meeting of the City Council fo~ Saturday,
<br /> at ? o'clock P. M., to co~sider a report from the City Attorney amd other matters
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<br />"Very reslmectfully,
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<br /> "~. ~o Ha~veyj President.~
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<br /> The "caE1 hav~ug been read, the City Attorney stated that the Clerk of the SupremeCourt
<br />of Appeals~had been instructed'to certify the annexation order to the Circuit C~urt o£ Norfolk
<br />County at'once and he thought ~ame was. i~the.office of the Clerk of said Con~t.
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<br /> 0h'm0ti~n~'th~"priv~I~ge Of the fl~or ~as granted to Chas. F. Marper, from Port Norfolk,
<br />who p2esente~~ ~e fsIlo~ing resolution which had been adopted by the Civic League of .Port Nor-
<br />£olkand Pinners Point:
<br /> "Resolved, That we go on record as requesting'the City' CoUncil to'take
<br />steps immediately to protect us as ~o schools, fire equipment, police, d~ainage, sanitation,
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<br /> "Resolved, That we go on record as
<br /> request_ng the City CoUncil to make available at
<br />once '~ufficient funds' to' b~ild a standard concrete boulevard t?~o~gh Port Norfolk and Ptnners
<br />Point, the cost of the s~me to be paid back out of our first bond issue."
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<br /> on motion, t~e various mtems in said resolutions were referTed to their respective de-
<br />partments and the City Manager.
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<br /> N~. Herbert, Chairman of the Annexation Oo~mittee, presented the following resolutions,
<br />which were adopted:
<br /> "'"RESOLVED, T~t the City COttUcil instruct the City Clerk & Auditor to no-
<br />ti~y Al! City officers-to cons~de~~ allw0rkem~nattng from th~new territory tcBe a part of
<br />the wo~k to be'~erformed by them and will hold them responsible for same, in accordance with
<br />Order of Court.~' .
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<br /> '"WHEREAS, The SuPreme Court of Appeals of Virgint~, ~t Ric~j~ond, has confirmed the de-
<br />cision of'thedecree ent~red'by'Judge'Dflla~d, the desi~ted Judge for the Circuit Court of
<br />No~folkCo~t~ty, dated ~Une 26th, 1918, annexing to the City of Portsmouth the territory in
<br />said decree set f~rthand' described, and has fixed for the annexation of said territory to
<br />the City of Po~t~mouth 'March ~lst, 1919,
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<br /> "T~FORE, BE-tTRESOLVED by the COunCil of the City 'of Portsmouth, That the Police,
<br />Fi~e and Schools Dep~rt~n% o~ t~e City be hereby notified ~ud?directed to take charge Of said
<br />%erTl%cry~ and' consider- S~e Within thei~ jurisdiction limits and-do ~ll that may Be necessary
<br />to provide for and. protect t~ said territo~ry within thei~ respective departments, and
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<br /> "BE IT FURTP~R RESOLVED 'by the Council, That in order to meet ~h~ foregoing requirements
<br />there shall'b~ appeinted~by the City Nanager eight (8) additional ~Policemen who Shall be add-
<br />ed to the already e~istmng fer~e, and he (the City M~uager) is authorized and directed to
<br />strengthen and a~. to tD~ Fi~e Department as reeuired by Order of Cou~t, which will be ample
<br />to care for and take charge of the conditions o~ that terTitory, not le~s, however, in amy
<br />spec% violated of the Order of Anuexation hereinbefore referred to."
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<br /> "BE IT RESOLVED. "PP,~'I'. +.he '~'~r,..~wt'.~,~'n*. ~e w~ ~ ....
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