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333 <br /> <br />January 8, 1918 <br /> <br />~evise <br /> <br />~It being underSto0d that Richmond, <br />the present tax law, <br /> <br />Roanoke and other cities of Virginia are ~-~xious to <br /> <br /> ~Be It Resolved, That the representatives in the Legislature from Portsmouth be urgently <br />requested to use their best efforts to amend the tax law so as to eliminate the present 10~ tax <br />on Real Estate and Person~_~P~opertyby the State.~ <br /> <br /> 0n motion of M~. Herbert, it was ordered that $28,000; b~ paid the American LaFrance Fire <br />Engine Company on its contract to furnish the City with motor fire apparatus, and the City M~ma- <br /> <br />get was instructed to approve the payment of same; and by the following vote: <br /> <br /> Ayes~-Bunting, Claud, ~right, H$~Vey, Herbert, Dsans, Oulpepper, <br /> <br /> N~. Claud called attention to the condition of the West Pa~k View B~idge, <br />feted to the Department o2 Public Service. <br /> <br />and same was re- <br /> <br /> M~. Wright moved that the City M~anager call attention Sf The Ferries Company to the law <br />prohibiting smoking, and to the ~asanitary condition of the forty waiting room and cabins <br /> The motion was adopted. ' <br /> <br />On motion, <br /> <br />adjourned. <br /> <br />January 15, 1918 <br /> <br />At a regular meeting of the City Council January lSth there were present: <br /> <br />Messrs-- T; A. Bunting, N. P. Claud, E~rl H. V,~ight, <br /> J- T. Hanvey, -c. H. Herbert, C~ro!l D. Deans, <br /> W. H. Cutpepper, ~. <br /> Also the City ~a~ager. <br /> <br />The minutes of the regG!smmeeting January 8th were read ahd 'were approved. <br /> <br />REPORTS OF DEPART~k~ENTS <br /> <br /> Referred January 8th <br /> <br /> To prepare an ordirmnce abolishing the offices of Plumbing Inspector and Street inspector <br />and creating th~ offices 9f Building Inspector and Superintendent of Street Cleaning. <br /> ~? rePOrt that ~uties of phe B~ilding Inspector and Superintendent of Street Cleaning <br />Will be defined by an o~dinance~ which will be submitted at an early dh~. <br /> <br /> It is recommended tha~ the following ordinance be adopted: <br /> ~0~dinance to Amend and <br />Re-ordain an 0rmdina/%ee Adopted April 24, 19t~, in Reference to the Sal~a~y of the Clerk to the <br />Civil and Police Justice and to. the Chief of Police. <br /> <br />(Signed) Carroll D. Deans, Chairman. <br /> <br /> On motion, the report of the Department was adopted, the recomm6nded ordin~uce being or- <br />dered to lie on the table until 'the next meeting of the body, under th~ rules. <br /> <br />Public Se~ice-- <br /> NO report. <br /> <br />Public Propertyr- <br /> No report. <br /> <br />Public Sa~ety-- <br /> ~o report. <br /> <br />~blic Wel~a~e-- <br /> ~o report, <br /> <br />Finanoe-- <br /> Referred ~eoemb~r?l~th. <br /> <br />Reports of 0ffice~s fo~ the month of November, 191~. <br /> We report that same have been exa~ed and it is reco~ended that they be filed. <br /> <br />Refe~e~ ~anua~y 8th <br /> <br /> A bill of R. J. Davis for $~3G.00, for acting as S~bstitute Civil & Police Justice from <br />August Vth to. Septembe~ ~t~h, 19tV. . <br /> It iS reoonm~n~ed that said bill be paid and that a snecial an~oro-oriation be ~ilo~8 <br /> <br /> <br />