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R. C. P.
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<br />1918
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<br /> At a special meeting of the City Council Ma~ch 5th there were present:
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<br /> Messrs-- T. A. Bunting, M. P. Claud, V~. H.. Culpepper,~
<br /> C. D. Deans, J. T. Hanvey, C. H. HerbePt,
<br /> E. H. Wright, ?.
<br /> Also the City ~.k%nager.
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<br /> The following directions were read for the special meeting:
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va.~ -~March 4th,
<br /> "Mr. L. C. Brinson~
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<br /> "City Clerk & Auditor, City.
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<br /> "Deam Sir: -- You are requested to e&!l & special meeting of the
<br />~rch 5th, at ?:30 o'clock P. M., to consider:
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<br /> "First.
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<br /> "Second.
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<br /> The
<br />for gas,
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<br />1918.
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<br />City Council for T~esday,~
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<br /> The increased rate for gab in tt~ City.
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<br /> A resolution to borrow $35,000.00 for the cemeter~ site.
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<br /> "Vers~ truly~
<br /> "J. T. HanYey, President."
<br />"call" having been read, the first matter taken up was the matter of increased rates
<br />and in this co~ection, Mr. B~ntin~ presented the following resolution:
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<br /> "~z~as~ The City Attorney ~dvises that the Portsmouth Gas Comply has no franchise
<br />for the use of the streets of the City of Portsmouth~
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<br /> "Therefore Be tt Resolved, That the City Attorney be authorized ~nd'-empowered to take
<br />such legal steps and employ such legal assistance necessary to proceed rapidly to determine
<br /> if any, the Portsmouth Gas Compa~V has in the use of the streets of the City of
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<br />what rights,
<br />Portsmouth."
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<br />And by the following vote:--
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<br /> Ayes--Bu~ting, Cl~_u~,~ Culpepper, Deans, Hsnvey, He~oert, Wright, ~.
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<br /> At tt~is point, by unanimous consent, the following report was read from the Special ~ater
<br /> Committee:
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., Ms, ch 5th, 1918.
<br /> "To the Honorable City Council.
<br /> Gentlemen:~ We respectfully recommend-the following re-
<br /> solution for adoption:
<br /> 'Whereas, The Portsmouth, Berkley and Suffolk Water Comnan~s arbitrator
<br />will not appea~ in~ Portsmouth in ti~ue to settle the ourch~se of said Company's ~oldings crier
<br /> to April 1st, 1918, s_nd - ~
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<br /> ~Whereas, The wate~ rates should be settled pending final action after A~ril 1st,
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<br /> ~Therefore, Be it Resolved, That the City Attorney be instructed to take such steps as
<br />may be necessary to have the State Corporation Commission fix the water rates between the Porte-
<br />mouth, Be~kley and Suff~.~l.k Wat.er Co. and the City of Portsmouth, Va., after expiration of con-
<br />tract smd pending the aroitratmon looking to the value o£ the C6mpar~'s property, provided satis-
<br />factory arrangements are not made with the .Portsmouth, Berkley and Suffolk Water Comp~, pond-
<br />!rig action of the State Corporation Cormuissmon of Virginia.
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<br /> "Respectfu/ly s~bmitted~
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<br /> "~. B. Bates, City Manager.
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<br /> "C. H. Herbert, 0hmm~Special Water Committee."
<br /> And the reeomm6~d&tien of the Committee was adopted by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes--Bunting, Claud, Culpepper, Deans, Hanvey, Herbert, Wright, 7.
<br /> Also, by %u~u~imous consent, the following report from tD~ Department of Law was read and
<br />was adopted:
<br /> Referred February 12th
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<br /> A communication from the City .Manager enclosing a petition from the Portsmouth Police Re-
<br />lief Association for pe~ssion to exhibit, without, tax, a Society circus in the enclosure of
<br />the Baseball Park duming the coming spring.
<br /> It is recommended that said petition be not g~anted, and that the ordinance with re-
<br />ference to carnivals be not repealed.
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<br /> (Signed) Ca~roI1 D. Deans, Chairing.
<br /> Next, M~. Herbert presented the following re~olution with regard to borrowing $~5,000.00
<br />for a cemetery:
<br />"Whsreas, The Council of the City ~of Portsmouth, by resoluti? duly adopted
<br />February ~8, 1918, authorized the President of the council and the Chairman om the Deoartment
<br />avg f F.ina~?.e to instruct the City, _~h~easurer to.make notes with such ban~s or per-sons as are will-
<br />~o~_s_cg~unt the ,same t? thee amo~unt 9f~Thirty.fiye Thous~d ($85,000) Dollars, for ninety
<br /> -~-, ~u ~ payments on mane. purenasec rot a cemeterY; and '
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