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Jnnb 11, 1918
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<br /> the City of Portsmouth for the use of the Armory Hall for the convention of the Virginia State
<br /> Federation of. L~bor.
<br /> On motion, same was ordered,-to be filed.
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<br /> Fourth. S~bmitting a petition of the Engineers and Firemen of' the Sewer ~ower House for
<br />an increase in pay, toEether with amounts suggested
<br />for said increase, g 'er of .the Sewer HOuse
<br /> 0n motion, said petition-was re~ez~ed to the D~parbme~t of Public Service.
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<br /> Fifth. Communication stating.that, in order to take advantage of purchasing roA~ material,
<br />he had requested =Pay ~aster Hicks to furnish through the Gover~ent certain material. Nr. Kicks
<br />has consented to furnish material at cost on such streets needing repairs Detween the Fer~y and
<br />the Navy Yard, specifying Cra~ford street as the route to be improved. I (he) have requested
<br />enoughof High,materialwhich h~:fsfr°m willingthe Governmentto Furnish.t° improve.. Water, Queen, London amd C~awford streets North
<br /> He requested the Coumcll to make an appropriation necessary to purchase material and labo~
<br />to improve Crawford Street~ f~om High street south to the brick paving on First street, at an
<br />estimated cost of $'8,000.00.
<br /> Om motion, the requested approDriation was referred to Public Service Department.
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<br /> ~ONFiNIS~D BUSI~SS
<br /> ~he regular reports of Officers for the month of M~y, 1~18~ were p~esented and were order-
<br />~[~ed~ .to take the usual course.
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<br /> N~ BUSINESS
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<br /> ~ requmst Of the Superintendent of Schools te have made available $21,~00. for teachers'
<br /> salaries, and also to have made available ~8,O~8.1S for the Buildm~g~ ~ P~md, was referred to the
<br /> Finance u
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<br /> Bills of the Kings Daughters' HOspital to amount of $1~.88 to June lst~ and $1~V.6§ to
<br />June Sth, for expenses of Ha~ry Hall, poticemam, at said ~HospitaI,we~e referred to the Fi~uce
<br />De~tment.
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<br /> A notice from the Civil & Police Justice that
<br />1~1~, appointed as Probaxtion Officer for the white cD~ld~en of this City, was o_~dered to be filed.
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<br /> A bill was received from H. L. Hudgins,City T~ea~er~ to ~m~r~nt of $1V0.~, ~s~
<br />on $~,88~.!~ taxes collected from January 1st, 1~18, to date; and said bill ~as refer~ed to the
<br />Fin~ce Department.
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<br /> The following report was received from the Keeper of Cemeteries of lots
<br />Oak Grove Cemetery d~r~ing the month of May, 1~18:
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<br /> May ~, to Claud Ing~am, snd o~ Third and J. avenues, by order of City ~ager.
<br /> tO, Mrs. W. Simonds~ end of Second and J avenues, by or,er of City Nanager.
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<br />18, Nfs. ~ry N. Taylor and family, No. 699, Ave. G.
<br />20, ~. C. Outten, S. H. No. 65a, Ave. H.
<br />20, Geo. ~t, J~,, 'adult's ~ave N0. 922, Ave. J.
<br />20, VJ. W. ~es, N. H. No. '~9~, Ave. H.
<br />25~ '~nj. ~W~n, child's ~avo, No. 924, Ave. J,
<br />25, F.C. Nichols, No. 4!a, A~. H.
<br />~2~, ~r~k ~e, a~tt~s ~ave No. 922, Ave. J.
<br />~9~ Geo. H~t, 3 adults' grave, No. 922, Ave..J.
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<br /> Om motion,
<br />~e lots.
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<br />the City Attorney was instr*~cted to d~aft deeds tO the va~i~$ parties for
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<br /> A petitisn o£ thp Deputy City Collector for his salary tO be increased to $125. ncr month,
<br />was referred~to the Einance Department. -
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<br /> · A comm~mication ~as read from J. M. King asking the Council to take some action on a bill~
<br />~nmch had been sent the City Manager, of C. S. Short for ~S~.27, _or* repairs to his automobile,
<br />%~a~ge having~been.~a~sed to ~aid ~automobile by s%riking a ho!e left open in the asphalt near
<br /> corner o£.Fourth and Harrison streets.
<br /> ~h~e~on, the City ~{ana~er made a statm~en~ w~+.~ ~-~ +~ .~o ~o~.
<br />that bhe bill.lbs mot pa~d, and the recommendation of the Manager was adopted.
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<br /> A c0~m~lcatiom ~as read from the ~-*re~ommendin~th'a th
<br /> . , ,. ~-,, ~ , ~ , t e Git Clerk be sent
<br />to the National Association of Com-otro~'le!1 ' ~ . * ~ & Auditor
<br /> . rs & Accountmmg Officers to be held in Atl~ntio City
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<br /> At this ~oimt~ ~ ~rbert presented ~e following ordinance which, under the rules, was
<br />'ordered tO lie~ on the~tab~e-until a special meeting to be held ~ida~, Nay 14th:
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<br />to A~thor~ze ~e tssu~ o~ New Bo~ e~ +~ w~*~ ~ ~din~oe
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