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R. S, P,
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<br />Ma~ch 12, !91~
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<br />February 26th,
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<br /> 1918:
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<br /> ~Er. Bates, Chairman, brought tO the attention of the Board the matter of two tuberculs-r
<br />patients desiring admission to the Tidewater Sa~itorzum, name.~y, Mr. A. P. ~ite and ~r. alva
<br />~ore, Benedictus. Letters were received by )Lt. Bates from individuals agreemng to arra~ge for
<br />payment of board of the~e patients, which letters were referTed to Nm. Pttrdie, of the Norfolk
<br />~oard of Control; to which ~. Purdie replied that admission of patients on the stipulation
<br />of individuals was not satisfactory, but that if the City~ of Portsmouth bec~e obligated fo~
<br />such board ~t the Ss~itorium, the patients could be ~eoeived. Notion was made by Dr. Hopej
<br />and carried, that the City Co-~ucil be requested to authorize City Nanager Bates to make special,
<br />sx.~angement with the Norfolk Board of Control in regard to handling these two psa~ticular cases,
<br />i~ being brought out ths. t each of the patients is the head of a l~ge family."
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<br /> On motionj the resolution was adopted.
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<br /> Fourteenth. Requesting ~ appropriation of $6@. to repair the Keeper~ quarters at the
<br />0ity Jail.
<br /> The requested appropriation was referred to the Department of Public Property.
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<br /> Fifteenth. Presented a request from the Htt~ue Society that the appropriation of $2~. al-
<br />lowed in the Budget for said Society be made available.
<br /> Said request ~as referred to the Department of Finance.
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<br />UNFINISHED B~ISIt~ESS
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<br /> The President of the body presented papers on the water situation in the City, one in
<br />reference to the claim of the Portsmouth, Berktey & Suffolk Water Co. that. there is waste of
<br />water in the sewerage flush tazfl~s in the City and requesting that he ha~e the public schools
<br />and other public buildings inspected immediately and all leaks repaired and a!lumn~ecessary
<br />~se of water stopped.
<br /> ~ne other papers were with reference to a joint water supply for the cities of ~0rfotk;
<br />Portsmouth, and Sul~folk.
<br /> On motion of Mr. Herbert, the matters were referred to the SpeCial ~Vater Committee, which
<br />had been called to meet Thursday, March 14th, at ~:30 o~elock P. M.
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<br /> The reports::~f various Officers for the month of Februa~y~ t918~ were presented and were
<br />referred to the D~.partment ~f Finance.
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<br /> The City Clerk & Auditor s~bm~itted a report concerning the report of the Civil & Po-mce
<br />Justice on fines mot collected for the year l~l~, which ha~ been referred to him by the Co~cil~
<br />and said matter was referred to the Department of Finance.
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<br /> A commrmuication from We S. Culpepper, ~.~ Deputy City Col!eotor~ as.to the ma~er in which
<br />the bonus for collection of 1~18 taxes was dmvmded, was referred to the Cmty Attorney.
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<br /> A petition was read from T. J. ~ight, Jr., te be issued a duplicate check for $80. to re-
<br />place a check to said amount given for work dome In co~ection with the suit of N. E. Thomas
<br />vs. the Ferries Co., which check was !est in the mail.
<br /> 0n motion, said petition was referred to the Finance Department.
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<br /> A bill of the City ~easurer to amount of $123.25, as 10% Comuission on $1232.45, 19i6
<br />taxes collected from October 1st, 19!V, to Narch 11, 1918~ was referred to the Department of
<br />Finance.
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<br /> petition of the Norfolk Society for
<br />available the appropriation allowed in the
<br />Department.
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<br />the Prevention of Cruelty to Children to have made
<br />Budget for said Society, was referred to the Finance
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<br /> A claim of H. B. Lacy, 2220 K~in~ street, for. injuries received by his wife at Seventh ave-
<br />~e and Kir~g street, was referred to the Department of Finance and the City Attorney.
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<br /> A ~equest was read f~om ~. Jones Williams asking that his name be included among those
<br />sent to the Co~issioner of Game & Fisheries for the position of Game Narden~for the City of
<br />Portsmouth, and the request ~as granted.
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<br /> A certified copy of the Act authorizing the City of Portsmouth t~iss~e $t59 o0o. School
<br />~onds was received, and, ~ this connection, 0h-m6tion of Mr. Herbert~ the City ~ttorney was
<br />~nst~ucted to draft an ordinance autD~izing the said issue. . .-
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<br /> Mr. N~rbert presented the follow~g resolution, wnmch was adopted and ordered to be sent
<br />to the Capmtal Issue Committee of the Federal Reserve Board:
<br /> ~Wnereas~ One year ago it becam~
<br />an absolute necessity for the City to build an additional school btuilding or go backward in
<br />our school work, and
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<br />. '~Yhereas, The S~hool Bo?d was authgrized to build a high school building and land to cost
<br />$150~000.00, with the intemtmon to sell $180,000. City boz~ts to pay for same, and
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<br /> ~W_P~reas, Through an omission in
<br />sehoot p~pOses, and
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<br /> ~V~ereas, ~he 1918 session of th~
<br />the s~me, giving the City the authorit
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<br /> "Be !$ Reso!ved~ That the Capital
<br />ed to approve the issue of $150,000.00
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<br />~he City Charter we had no authority to se~l bonds for
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<br /> State Legislature ~assed a bill and the Governor approved
<br /> to issue $150~000. School Bonds~ '.
<br /> Issue Committee o£ ~e Federal Reserve Board be petition-
<br /> School Bo_~ds of the City o~ ~ortsmouth, Va., for the
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