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<br />Febi~us~y 19, 1918
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<br />CITY CLEI!K AND
<br />
<br /> -~ebruar~ 28, 1918
<br />
<br />At a special meeting of the City Council Feb~uar~j 28th there were present:
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<br /> Messrs-- ~. A. Bunting, M. P. Claud, W-. It. C~lpepper~
<br /> C. D. Deans, J. T. Hanvey, C, H. Herbert,
<br /> E. H. ~Jright~
<br /> Also the City ~nager.
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<br />The following directions were read for the special ~iee%ing:
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va.,
<br />"Mr. L. C. B~o~,
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<br />February 2?, 1918.
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<br />"City Clerk & Auditor, City.
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<br /> "Dsar Sir :--
<br /> You will please call a special meeting of the City Council for Thursday,
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<br />February 28th, at V:30 o'clock P. M., to consider such matters as may properly come before the
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<br />Very truly,
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<br />'J. T. Hanvey, President."
<br />
<br />The "call" having been read~ Mr. Herbert moved that a conm~ittee of three be appointed to
<br />cons'ider the advisability of annexi~ Port N~r.f~Ik~ Pinners Point, and other ~btu~b~~ ~e the
<br />City of. Port.s?~o~th to confer with representatives of said territory as to terms, &c., and to
<br />report its fi~ngs to the Coune~_l. ~ . . ' '
<br /> The. motmon'was adooted,_ ~ud the Cha~. appomnted Messrs. Herbert, ~,~ght' , and Bunting
<br />as said committee.
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<br /> At thzs point, a telegram was rea from Geo. S. Cren~haw, Secty. Tax, Cor~aittee, irginia
<br />4~m_icipal League, statin~ that the "West Billm divid~ tax On intangibles fifty for localities
<br />and fifty for. State, would ~0me up for passage in the House of Delegates o~ FebrUarY 26th.
<br /> On motion, the body e~dorsed the "West Tax Bill," and the City Clerk was instructed to
<br />write o~representative in the House O£ Delegates and request ~ to support said bill.
<br /> The City Clerk and Auditor was instructed to ~go to RicD~ond in behalf of said bill.
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<br /> The City Manager requested the Council to allow ~treet pavers an increase of pay to $3.50
<br />per day, pending report from the .F?~.e Dep~tment 0~ the ~su~ject.
<br /> On motion of N~. Herbert, the Cmty Managei~'s request was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. Herbert presented the following resoiution, which was adopted:
<br /> "ResOlved, That the
<br />City Tre.asu~er he a~d he is hereby authorifed by the Pre.sident of the Council o£ the City of
<br />Portsmouth, Va.~ and the Chai~ of .the Depahtment of ~i~ce, to make notes with sueh~ b~a~ks-
<br />or persons as are wilting~ to dis'terror the same to amount of Thirty-five ~Thou~a~d Dolls~s (~35,000)~
<br />for ninety days, to meet payment on land purchased for a cemetery.
<br /> "This instruction~ is given in accordance with a resolution adopted by the Council of the
<br />City of .Portsmouth, Va., February 28, 1918,' and pu~_s~ant to an ordinance adopted by the Co~ci!
<br />of the Cit~y of Portsmouth, Va., Septemtber~ l, 1916."
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<br />And by the fo~Iowir~ vote:
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<br />Ayes--Bunting~
<br /> Herber~
<br />
<br />~--~laud' Gulpepper~ Deans, W~nvey~
<br /> (~. V~ight rating present).
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<br />0nmotion, adjotwned.
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