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<br />Ma~ch !1, 1919
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<br /> A communicatiou, was read from %¥. H. Jennings, Chairman of the Negro Workers' Advisory Com-
<br /> mittee,colored childrenand .,other. inCOloredthis City.citizens of the City, reguesting more adequate school facilities for
<br /> and ~. ~ags, v. C. So~e~v~ile, and S. T.'~f~~-°° c~en~ znte~osted ~ the ~tte
<br /> Then s~e was ~efe~red to the P--~-~- d '-y~ouo spo~o ~ raver of the o~+~+~- r,
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<br /> ~e followi~ Pesolu%fon was mead ~om %he Pomtsmou%h Ro%~ 01~, an~ %he O!epk ~as Ln-
<br /> stmucted to ~ite to the Club and say t~t t~ Co~ci] will be glad to avail itself of t~
<br /> semvices offemed: -
<br /> ~E~AS, the Rota~- Club exists fo~ the P~pose of rendem~g servics,~
<br /> ~ IT RESOLV~, T~t the Rota~ Club of PortSmouth offems its services to the C~tv Co~u-
<br /> oil ~d City I~nager of Portsmouth f~ the
<br /> ~ tb~t we stand ready to co-o~a~ with ~°seg~tz~ of Plans.for the welfare 0f th~ ~ity
<br /> ion, is for the betterment of o,~ c~ty ~d ~y~Ve~ent In ~work which, ~ o~ op~-
<br /> A notice wa~ received from the Suoe~intendent of the Public Schools of the following va-
<br />cuoles w~ch will occ~ in the School-Boa~d on ApPil ~th: ~ S~cond District (old Fifth
<br />and S~th %<~a~ds): B. L. Shepherd and F. T. Briggs; Third' District (old Fourth and Seventh
<br />Wards ): S. E. Long. '
<br /> 0n motion, the filling of the vacancies was deferr6d ~til ~ch 18th.
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<br /> ~e Mayor pPesen~ed h~l Nessake fo~ tbm Year 1918, ~d same was referred to t~
<br />City Clerk to ~ve p~. -
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<br /> them. e~[r.is neededHerberttoPresentedpay Billsa forC°~muunicati°nt=e~.~ month offr°mFeb~,uarythe ClerktmdertO thethe l~ewSCh°°l=~ghW' Boardscnoo_, stating1 Build~_ngthatand
<br /> Equzpment Account $11t5 ~ 52. .
<br /> On motion, same was referred to the Finance Department.
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<br /> l~. Herbert. ~ moved that a special appropriation of $75, be allowed the Union Fire Company
<br /> to complete zm~rovements to its quarters. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> ~r. Herbert reported t.hat the members of the CounCil held a conference with the ministers
<br /> of the City on ~f~rch 4th in regard to vice in the city.
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<br /> Mr. Herbert presented the ~ollowzno ordinance, which, under the rules of the body, was
<br /> ordered to lie on the table~mutzl' the next meeting of the Cotuucil:
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<br /> AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
<br /> THE BOP~qOt?ING OF MOICEf TO RE-IMBURSEw .... TP~ CI~-Sf FOR MONE~Gf SP~T IN ~9E PURCi~ASE OF TD~ Z~ATER PLANT,
<br /> TO PAY LOAN ON ~_ND I~PROVE C~T~RY, AND CURRENT EIP~{SES.
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<br /> Whereupon, F2~eDepartment' of Finance recommended t_hat contract be entered, into between
<br />the City of Portsmouth s_ud J. C. ~iayer &,Co. for the SSO0, O00. of City notes, at par and ac-
<br />crued interest, said firm to pay all lega~ e~p~nses incident to the issue of the notes, as per
<br /> their bid. -
<br /> On motion, the reconmuendation was adopted by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes--- Claud,
<br /> Culpepper, Deems, Itanvey, Herbert, ¥~right,~? 6.
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<br /> Nm. Herbert stated that $65,000. worth of Portsmouth, Berk!ev & Suffolk l~Tater Co.~bonds~ .
<br />would be due ~y l, 1919, and that it would be necessar~ to seli ~65,000. of Portsmouth City
<br />Bon. d,s' tO pay for same; and he presented a bid from J. C. Mayer & Colorer the p~chase of the
<br />said bondsman; par and accrued interest, the City to allow said firm ~1300. for legal and other
<br />expenses in handling the bongs. He stated that the Finance Committee recommends that the said
<br />bonds be sold to J. C. Mayer & Co., as per their bid.
<br /> On motion, said recommendation was adopted by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Claud, Cci-
<br /> pepper, Deans, Harvey, Herbert, Wrzoht, 6.
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<br /> 14r. Wright called attention to bad condition of the City Jail s_nd instructed the ~anager
<br />to present best of repairs to same at the next meeting of the body.
<br /> Then the ..matter was referred to the Public Property Department and City .~ianager.
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<br /> The President stated that at the request of the Department of Labor, he atte~ided a meeting
<br />of the Governors and ~-ors of the various Cities in the U. S. held inWashington' on March
<br />3-4-5th in relation to the general labor conditions of the country, the purpose of the meeting
<br />being to get the views of the Goverznors and Mayors c~ncerning same.
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<br /> ~t~. Wright called attention to traffic condition at the corner of FoLtrth and Lincoln
<br />streets, and the Clerk was instructed to call the attention of the City Manager to same.
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<br /> -~aad on motions, the fo!lowing~matters were referred to:
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<br />tier.Stem the City Collector concerntr4~ bills aga~'~st plumbers
<br />Pl~z~o~_ng inspectom for bath tubs, sinks, &c.
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<br />Department of Law--
<br /> A co_rm~ttllica-
<br />for inspections made by the
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<br /> Department of Public Service--
<br /> (.~zth Cz%y ~t~Orney & City Manaoer) Connu~cation from
<br />Susan F. Rollins, requesting permission for tenants to be allowed to pass over the lot owned by
<br />the City at the corner of Court & Wythe streets, occasioned by proposed buildi~ of a store
<br />and three-apartment house at the northwest ~corner of said streets.
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<br /> (With City ~,Lanager) A pe%itzon of cert~Ln citizens living on and nesc~ Virginia street
<br />to have sewerage dnstalled in Virginia street.
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<br />Department of Finance--
<br /> -(With p,,hl~ ~oe=+~ ~+ .,.~*~*~,.~ ~-~ ............ _'_.
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