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F~bruary 12,
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<br />1918
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<br />of this Court ts be entered in vacation in the chancery order book.
<br /> "B. D. ~hite,
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<br />Tests: E. Thompson, Clerk.
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<br /> ~A copy,
<br /> ~Teste: E. Thompson, Clerk.~
<br /> Whereupon, in cormection with the' purchase of the "Pa~ker Farm" for a cemetery site, ~.
<br />Claud offered the following resolution, which was adopted:
<br /> "Vguereas, the purcP~se of the 'Parker
<br />Farm' for a cemetery site having been carried ir~o court and by a decision rendered by Judge
<br />White, the City v~ll be required to take over said property,
<br /> "Be it Resolved, That an appropriation of $52,500. be made available for the p~chase of
<br />the said ce~etery site, out of cemetery f~uds."
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<br />And by the fol!o~ing vote:
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<br />Ayes--Bunting, Claud, C~lpepper, E~avey, Herbert,
<br /> ~ ssme
<br /> (~essre. Deans ~d ~ri~t ~t vot~g on ,.
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<br />i~EVJ BUSI~SS
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<br /> Mr. Herbert tzresented the fol!owingreselution,~ud same was adopted;
<br /> "The City Treasnr.er
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<br />lis hereby authorized by the P~$sident' of'The Council of the City of PortsmoUth, Va., and'the
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<br /> Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) ~or ~u ~ays, a~ slx percen~
<br /> l~ud purchased for a cemetery."
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<br /> And by the following vote;
<br /> Ayes-- Bunting, Claud,~ Cu~pepper~ Deans,
<br /> Hanvey, Herbert~
<br /> (Nr. Wright net voting on s~me).
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<br />thelsession
<br /> 1919;
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<br /> A petition ~as read from the School Board to
<br />of-1918, ending'~une ~0~ 1918; and $18,100. for the session of~l~le-~9,
<br />in order to provide a war bonus for school teachers.
<br /> On motion, the privilege of the ~loor was granted to members of the SChool Beard and teach-
<br />ers present who might desire to sDeak in behalf of the petiti~n&
<br /> ~ l~her~uDon. ~. F. T. B~iggs, President of the School Bo~, Miss Smmtn, ~teacher, and H. A.
<br />Hunt, SuPerintendent of Schools, spoke urgmng that the appr0prma~ion be allowed.
<br /> Finally, the matter was referred to the ~inance Department.
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<br /> At this oint Nr. Wright offered the fo!!o~ing resolution, whi~ck ~a$.~d.op~?d: ~ ,.ResoiT?d,
<br /> C~vi~ &~ P~tiee Justice be instructed to report to the :~Z~.~ ~ou~ci~ a~ m~s ne~ meeting
<br />That
<br /> the
<br />all back fines uncollected.~ - '
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<br /> A requismtzon' ' of the Beard of Qu~antine Commissioners on the City of Po-~tsmouth: for .,the.
<br />sum of $3~0.00 to defray the ne~Rs~ary expensez of said Bo~rd for the year 19~8, was rererre~
<br />to the Finance Department.
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<br /> 1 + ~apDare~t error~ relat~ e
<br /> ' was read ~rom the De uty City Collector as ~o an
<br /> A eonmmmic atmon P . - ~.
<br />to compensation due him as a bo~u~ for the collectman of taxes du~ng ~h~} .ye~ 1~t6,. ~d same
<br />~as referred to the Department of Finance.
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<br />On motion, the resolution was ordered to be filed.
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<br />and same was ordered to be filed.
<br />~ F~..~ Herbert moved that this body elected a-disinterested arbitrator t~ represent ~the City
<br /> Portsmouth in-the purchase-of the P°rtsmou*~h,
<br /> · ' o£ Cta~se XY of t~e contract between the samd Namer Company
<br /> said Uity, under the provismons
<br /> and the City of Port~outh, dated September 18, 1887.
<br /> The motion was adopted, and then Nr. Herbert ~ominated ~. Oh_~s.~ F. jHarp~r as such arbi-
<br /> trator, a~d there being no ot~r nominations, he Was elected by t~e £ot!owing vetO:
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<br /> Ayes-- Bmn,lng, Claud, Cutpepper, Deans, Hauvey, Herbert, ~right, V.
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<br /> , d that ' e~, D. White cz the. Circumt Court, be reauested to n~me
<br /> Then Mr. Buntzng m0~e~ ~ -. . . , ~.~ ~- . -
<br /> the amountof compensation which should, be_ allowed Nv. Harper as arem~ra~er.. The motion w~s adopted.
<br /> ~h~:Herbe~ ~t~ attenti~to ~he ce~dition~o£ the south side of:Stonewall street, be-
<br />lltween G~ee~ and Chestnut, and. same was ~e2erred to the P~bli~'Service. Detma~tment amd City Nana-
<br />~ger for consideration.
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<br /> On motion of Er,.~.~rbept. the condztmon of Nav~l Place, between ~mght~ stree~ and the
<br /> "':~ Wa~ ~ef~r~e~g~'~he P~biic S~rvi,e Deoartment and City Manager.
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