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JU~y 9, 1918
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<br />On motion, the matter was laid on the table until the next meeting of the body.
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<br /> Finance-- Referred June 18th
<br /> A bill of The Ffngs Daughters Hospital to amount of~ $206~65, for expenses of policeman
<br />Harry Hall at s~idHospital.
<br /> It is recommended that a special appropriation of $11!.~B be allowed to pay the
<br />peases of said policem~nat said Hospital.
<br /> A bill from the Central Labor Union to smount of $300.00, as sub~cription~ the City to
<br />~Adverti~i~g FLtud.:~
<br /> It is recommended tl~at this bill be paid.
<br /> Referred June ilth
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<br /> A bill of H. L. Hudgins~ City Treasurer, to amount of $1V0.gB, as sommission on
<br /> taxes collected from january 1st, 1918, to ju~e ll, 1~15.
<br /> It is recommended tha$ said bill be paid.
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<br /> (Signed) C.H. Herbert, Chairms~.
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<br /> 0n motion, the report of the Department was adopted by th~ followiz~ vote:
<br /> A~s-- Claud, Cttlpepper, Deans, Hanvey, Herbert,
<br /> The fei!owing report was read from the Special Water Committees but no action was necessary
<br /> on s~me: ~ortsmcuth, Va., Jttly Vth, 1918.
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<br /> ~B~t
<br />umpire. In the
<br />eo~d have be~n made and that
<br />be about July 2Vth, it will be
<br />ter up as quickly as possible.
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<br /> "Hon. City Council~ w
<br /> · . -~ - Gentlemen:--.As membe, s o~ the special Water Committee, we desire
<br />t~hts tLme to make a supplementary repor~ to the one which h~s already-been~adopted by this
<br />Council.
<br /> ~Th~ first report was what the Committee had done ~p~to and including the price which the.
<br />Council offered' for the plant. Sinse that time the Council has elected as t~s A~bit~ator Mr.
<br />Ce F. ~p~l~,~m'~ne ~s~wO~k~d h~-~d in ~d with that is Ie-
<br />~pgtn~t?ent and his views a~e t~? ~a~.e ~s y.~o~ ~?mt~$ee's
<br /> ittmate that ca~ b~ do~e--wi!l 'I~ d~e for. +~he/Cm~y of Po~tsr~ou~' to e~n its-o~'Eate~ Plant~
<br /> =~e appointed o~ ~rbitrator in February ~ud .have been ready for the'arbitration to start.
<br />and if sslae had been b~udted promptly, th~ arbit~a$~Xwouldhave ~een s?ttl~d !o.r~. ~o~ ?~u~t~ .
<br />methods and tactics which we do net advocate in an~ of our work on the City ~ounciz,were
<br />ed te~ and thereby ~ausing an unnecessary delay.
<br /> o~ the third m~u as
<br /> ~. R; ~rent~s th~ ~emm!tte~ ~that'no
<br /> time the arbit~ation starts, which
<br /> strictly business and every effort will be made to Close the mat-
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<br />~e desire to say f~rther that if we {representtmg ~he.City] assist~ce in
<br />a~ way possible tot he Government in,coting their requirements,
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<br /> ~"We are stzll-a~ wor~ try~ag to orzng aoout thms ~e~t!ement an~ hope that the time will be
<br />very short ~hen the City of POrt, mouth Will ov~ its own water plant.
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<br />~RespectDa!ly submitted,
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<br />=O. H. Herbert,
<br />~N. H. Oull~eppe~, ~) committee.
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<br /> The followLug report was read from the Committee on Annexation, but no action o~ same was
<br />~¢essary: ~Portsmouth, Va., Jt~ly 3, 1918.
<br /> ~Hon. City Council,
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<br />~City of Port~mouth, Va.
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<br /> ~Genttemen:
<br /> The A~nexation Committee 02 The CounOil 0f th? City of POrtsmouth, composed
<br />O. E. Herbert, O~TM, ~. A. Bunting and Earl H. Wright, desires to report that the work of
<br />the Com~ttee is ~bout~co~Pleted-.
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<br /> ~Sinee the work was put on the Co~tmittee, the matter h~s been~ careftutly gone into and the
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<br />case was'brought into Court for its first trial, and, with.an array' oF ta~ye~s from orfolk
<br />County, Norfolk City, Portsmouth, and Petersb~z~g~ Va., the question ~as argued very strongly
<br />by~ the elopements of Annemat~on. T~ ms--ed~ that. the case be postponed ~til the latter part
<br />Of ~u~e, which was strongly ob~ec~e~ to by the Czty and~, a.fte~r ar~ ~g~m_~nts pro a?d~_c.on,. ~th~ i~ty
<br />requested that the loth of June be set as the day for its t~iat, wfntghwas gran~e~ oy ~n.e surge.
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<br /> ~On said ~ate the case came up for trial and, ~fter con~m~ing one ~eek czami~g ~itnesses,
<br />&c.~ the case was left open for argumen~ on the fol!owi~ ~0~.. we ~ t~ s~ ~t theCity
<br />~s ab~ re~sentedby its Ci~ Attorney Capt. Jno. W. Happer, ~no was ably assisted by ~.
<br />S. Heth ~ler, ~ten all ~ent was~he~ ~e~ Judge took t~ case ~der advisement ~ud the
<br />~olio~_day. ~h~ doE his op~ion~ ~ave all the territ~ t~t was ~cess~ to ~
<br />~Pe~t~.a large Czty. ~doi~ t~$, ~ ~ok eooasi~ ~ revie~ the whole matter ~d ~
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