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December 10, 1918
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<br /> He recommended favorable consideration of the p~tition, provided a release agreement from
<br />damage may first b~ secured.
<br /> On motion, the matter was referred- to ~the Departments of ~blio Service and Finance.
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<br /> Sixth. Recent. ending .an appropriation of $116.50 to-pay a bill of the Clerk of the Supreme
<br />Court of Appeals, Richmond, Va., for extra and night work in printing record in annexation pro-
<br />eeedings of the~ County or-Norfolk vs. the City of Portsmouth; and same was refer~ed to the Fi-
<br />nance Department.
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<br /> Seventh.. Recommending an appropriation of $3,681.85 to pay bills outstanding for which
<br />there is no appropriation, and on motion, the appropriation was referred to the Finance-~ep~rt-
<br />meEt.
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<br /> Eighth. ~abmit~ed the following ordinance, which was un3motion,~.~fe~dJ~the~I~pa~.lmer~t
<br />~ LAw ~or i~emr ~ consideration.
<br /> An Ordinance to Create the Office of Certain Employees in Con-
<br />nection with the 0~e~ation of the Water Plant and Various Departments Corauected.~nerewith.
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<br />U~i}~SHED BUS I~SS
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<br /> The original ordinance and substitute submitted by Mr. Hanvey in regard to creating the
<br />Office of superzntenden~ of the Wa~er Department, both of which had been ordered to lie on the
<br />table November 26th,' were taken up and read.
<br /> On motion, the substitute submitted by ~. Hanvey as followM,~ was a~opted:
<br /> AN ORDINANCE
<br />TO GREATE ~ OFFICE 0F SUPERiI~TE2~E~ OF THE ~ATER D~PA~. (See 0~dinan~e BoOk).
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<br />And by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes-- Bunting,
<br /> Herbert,
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<br />Claud, Culpepper, De~,
<br />~right, 6.
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<br /> The reportsof the City Collector and City Clerk & Auditor for the month of November,
<br />were pr&sentedand were Srdered to take the usual course.
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<br />NEW BUSI~E~S
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<br />The following Order o~ CoU~t was received and ordered to be recorded in the Council minutes.
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<br />"Virginia:
<br /> 'A~ the Codrt of Hustings for the City of Portsmouth November 26th, 1918.
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<br /> on the 5th d~q~ of November, 1918, p~rsua.nt to~ an. Ord~ of~ this
<br /> ~ctobe~, 1918, for dete~i~ing the questmon w~ether
<br />sued in co~nformity .~ith ~an ordinance of the City of~ Port~m. outh adopted by
<br />City, Sept&rmber..tOth,-. 1918. The ~is issuance, of said
<br />the works~ property and :
<br />presented-to the cottrt~their
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<br />For bond issue were ca~t seven hundred and forty-five (V45) vo~es.
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<br />Vir-
<br /> l~th
<br />
<br /> of said
<br />purchase of
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<br />Against bond issue were cast thirty~five (3~) votes.
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<br /> On consideration whereof it is ordered ~b~t said certificate of election returns be filed
<br />in the clerk's office of this Court-and that it be here entered of record ~f said~
<br />election that a~'majority of said qualified, votes were .cast "For Bond it is furry, er
<br />Ordered that the clerk of this co~t do forthwith certmfY a_copy of. this order 'to t2ie CottUCil
<br />of the Gity of P~tsmouth, who shall be thereupon fully authorize~×an~ empowel~ed to p~epare,
<br />issue, sell and negotiate'with said bo~ds upo~ the faith, credit and prop. erty of said municipa-
<br />lity in the amount as authorized,
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<br /> A Copy:
<br /> -~ste:. E. Thcmpson, Clerk."
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<br /> The followinm ordinance was presented from R. N. Grant & Co., the purchasers Of the $600,000.!
<br />of V~ater B~nds,;~a~d, under the rules, same was ordered to lie
<br />~n
<br />g~t~r meeting of the body.:
<br />
<br />suant to
<br />of~T~o Million ~nd Seven Eund~e~
<br /> Clause B, Of
<br /> , Approved ~reh
<br /> %!~e S+~te %0 Issue
<br />from ~ of the
<br />
<br />bet 5~
<br />Payment~ Thereof
<br />
<br />the City
<br />Provision for the
<br />
<br />mas received,
<br />
<br />~ouncil
<br />
<br />of the
<br />
<br /> the matter.
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<br /> Resolutions were read from the Oentral Labor UnSeX-and a Mass Meeting of Citizens he~ld
<br />~' ·~:~m~er ~gth, _protestinE against the proposed ~ncrease in fer~y ~ates.
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