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Septmbem 17,
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<br />month of AugUst ~ier th~ Bui!~ing ACCOUnt ~!i be $8,187~39. '
<br /> It is recommended that an appropriation of $5,000. be allowed for this purpose.
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<br />for
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<br /> A request of the School Board for an appropriation of ~20,000. to buy necessary equipment
<br />the New High School, Building.
<br /> It is recorm~endedthat said ~ount be appropriated and t?~t said be allowed as needed.
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<br /> A request of the School Boa~d for an additio~i appropriation to cover the bo[r~s g~anted
<br />the teachers in the sum of $?,800. for the months of September-Decembers, the first quarter
<br />which will he needed ~ latter part of September.
<br /> Pro~ress.
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<br /> It ie further recormuended that the foiiowingre£unds he ~de: :
<br /> J. F~ank Hedges $3~80,
<br />paid in error-for soil tax on Nos. 182~-1626 High street.
<br /> J. T. Nichols Estate, $10.80, paid in error fo~ soil tax on t628High s~eet,-
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<br />(Si~ned)
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<br />C. H. He~oert, Chairman,
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<br />0nm~tion, the report of the Department ~was adopted, and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-- Bunting, Claud, Deans, Hanvey, Herbert, ~right, ~,
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<br />The Special Water Cor~ittee reported ~Progress~ on ma~ters' which has been referred to' it.
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<br /> The followi~4~ notices were read from the City Manager and o~ered to be filed:
<br /> That since
<br />writing ~in reg_ard to the Clerk of th~ Civil and Police Justice and also Clerk to the Police De.
<br />patient, ~r.~dmonds resumed his duties pending a per~_anent aPPOintment, mtarting~September
<br />~th, a~d desires to have ~mplaced on the payroll unt~i fun%her nct~eeo
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<br /> Advising that A. J. H~, City Electrician, has resigned, ~aid ~e to take effect
<br />September l§th. He stated that notwithstanding ~e publicity and effc, t to fill the
<br />posi~i0n, i~ appears to be impossible to sects an electrician att he
<br />he will advise the Council as soon as.he can secure some one to Fill the vacancy.
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<br />U~FI~(IS~D BUSIneSS
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<br /> ~e regular reports of Officers for the month of A.ugust,-1918, were presented~and were
<br />tiered to tak~ the us~ai course.
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<br /> The following ordinances, which had been ordered to lie on the table until this meeting
<br />of the body, were 't~ken'-up~ read, ~ud-'adopted:
<br /> AN 0RD~ANCE CR~-~TiNG TH~: 0P'FiCE OF C~K FOR
<br />POLICE D~T~T A~D L~IN~{G HiS PO~RS AND D~T~S.
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<br /> ~d~ ORDINANCE ~UiRiNG T~ CIVIL A~D. POLICE JD%TZCE ~ND ~ C~K TO SA~ TO ~b~N OVER ALL
<br />N0~.Y TO T~E CL~ OF T~ POLICE DEPAHT~h~T & REQUIRING ~ CIVIL & POLICE JUSTi0~ TO SIGN ~AR-
<br />RANTS, ETC.
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<br />Audby the following votel
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<br />the vo~e.being the same for each:
<br /> Ayes-- Bunting, Claud,
<br /> Deans, Hanvey, He, bert, ~ight, 6.
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<br /> O~motion, the matter o~ an approprzation to pay for the office el Clerk to the ~olice
<br />Department, c~eated by the ~ordinance above,~was referred to the Finance Department.
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<br /> The followi~ o~diuance ~hichhad been ordered to lie on the table until this meeting of
<br />the bo~y, wa~ re~erred~tothe Deps~oment 'cf Law ~or ~econsideration:
<br /> An Ordinance to Prohibit
<br />the B~wning of Trash, &c., Except ln~eta~ Receptacles.
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<br /> We
<br /> At this point, the folio ~ng communication was read i~om the Virginia Railway & Power 0o.:
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<br /> ~NorfoIk, Va., August 28th, i~15.
<br />~=Eonorable City Council,'
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<br /> ~ortsmouth, Va.
<br /> "Gentlemen:--
<br /> Owing ~o stressed conditions, and our inability to secure su~Ficient~labov
<br />and supplies to.maintain the street a~c lamps in y0ur~City, and as the situation is steadily
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<br />cent iamps, Similar to one now on trial.
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<br /> ~T~e price of the &O0 candlepower lamps will ~e $48.00 1vet year p?r iarmp~ the Virg~iula
<br />Railway .& ~ower Co. to Lusta!l~ the. necessary fixtures' and .lamps and maintain the renew~*i 'of
<br />lamps, at no~dditionai cost to ***,he City of Portsmouth.
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<br />above mentioned it is understood a~ agreed that it will in no wise
<br />eo~tract dated-Aug~st 19th, 1~10.
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<br />it is desired to che~ge the lamps over as quickly as possible in order
<br /> all l~mps could be re~taeed in
<br /> be~, we beg to remain,
<br /> ~Yours ver~ respecti~lly~
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<br />to relieve the
<br />Awam~m~gyour
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<br />pproved. ~
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<br />Smgned~ Vlrgi~ma Railw~ & Power
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