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<br />FebbusaV 19, 1918
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<br />City Manager and Department ,of Public Service,
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<br />.On.motion,.adJour~ned.
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<br />~;ffY CL~RK AND A~,U~ITOFh
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<br />1918
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<br />At a special meeting of the City Co.~ucil February- 28th there were present:
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<br />Messrs-- ~. A. Bunting, M. P. Claud, W, H, ~kxlpepper~
<br /> C. D. Des~.s~ J. T. Hanvey, C. H. Herbert,
<br /> E.-H. ~ight, V.
<br /> Also the City~nager.
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<br />The following directions were read for the special
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<br /> "City Clerk & Auditor, City.
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<br /> "Dear" Sir:--
<br /> ~ou will please call a
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<br />February 2Sth, at V:30 o'clock P.
<br />
<br />"Portsmouth, Va., Pebrusr~y 27, 1918.
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<br /> special meetiz~ of the City Council for Thursday,
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<br />to consider such matters as may properly come before the
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<br />body.
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<br />T~e "call" having been read,
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<br /> "Very truly,
<br /> "J. T. Hanvey, President."
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<br />Herbert moved that a conm0~ttee of three be appointed to
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<br />cons%der the advisability of anuexLug Port Ndrf~tk, Pinners PoLut, and other sub~~ ~o the
<br />City of Portsmouth to confer with representatives of said territory- as to terms, &c., s~d to
<br />report its findings to the Couuoil.
<br /> Tbs motion'was adopted, ~ud the Chair appointed Messrs. Herbert, ~ri~t, and. Bunting
<br />as said co~ittee.
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<br /> · ~t %his point, a ~elegram was ~ead from ~_~e9. ~. Crenshaw, Secty. Tax Cu~mittee, Virginia
<br />Municipal ~League, statm~g that the "~est Bill~ aivmding tax on intangibles fifty for localities
<br />and fifty for~State, would come up for passage Lu the Ho~se of Del?~ates on Pebr~ 26th.
<br /> On motmon, the body endorsed the Wes~ ~axBill, and the C~y Clerk was mnstructed to
<br />write out'representative in the House of Delegates ~nd request him to support maid bill.
<br /> The City Clerk and Auditor was instructed to go to Richmond in behalf of said bill.
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<br /> The City Manager requested the Council to allow ~treet pavers an increase of pay
<br />per day~ pending report f~om the Finance Dep~tment on the subject,
<br /> On motion of Mr. Herbert, the City Manager's request was adopted.
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<br />to .so
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<br /> Mr. Herbert presented the followLug resolution, which was adopted:
<br /> "Resolved, That the
<br />City Treasurer he a~d he is hereby authorifed by the Presidentof the Council of the City of
<br />Portsmeutk, Va., ~nd the C~hairman of the Dep~tment of Finance~ to make notes withsue~-
<br />or persons as are willing to discount the s~me to ~mount of Thirty-five~Thousand Dolings ($85,000)~
<br />for ninety d~vs, to meet payment on land p~chased for a cemetery.
<br /> "This instruction is given in accordance with a resolution adopted by the Council of the
<br />Cmty of ~orts~outh, a., February 28, 1918,'and pursuant to an ordinance adootedby the Coup_oil
<br />of the C~y of Portsmouth, Va., Septembe~ 1, 1916." ~
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<br />And by the
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<br />fo~lowir~ vote:
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<br />&yes--BuntLug~ Gl~ud, Culpepper~ Deans, Hanvey%
<br /> Herbert~ ~.
<br /> (Mr. '~right voting present).
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<br />On motion, adjourned.
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<br />C]'P[ CL£~K AND AUDITOR,
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