|
O'sa~s.~y 15, 1918
<br />
<br /> ~-~AS, The A~lanti~ 0cast Line Railroad and the 'Southern Railroad now maintain addition-
<br />al ferries from Pio-~ers Point to Norfolk, Va., when the cost of operating these ferries can be
<br />saved by these Railroads bringing their passenger trains in %he seaboard Air Line Btation in
<br />Portsmouth, directly at the entrance of the Norfolk and Portsmouth Ferries with a continuous
<br />ten minute schedule,
<br /> ~T~REFOHE, BE IT RESOLVED, Ny the Council of the City of _ or~smouth, Va., ~nat the Director
<br />General of Railroads be requested in the interest of economy and efficiency, to operate the pas-
<br />senger service of both the Atlantic Coast Line and the S,uthern Railroads to and from the stat-
<br />io~ of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in Portsmouth, Va.~
<br />
<br />On motion,
<br />
<br />ad j ou~ned ·
<br />
<br />January 22, 1918
<br />
<br />At a special meeting of ~lae City Co%u%cil Janummy 22nd there were present:
<br />
<br /> ~ssrs--J. T. Hanve~, C. H. Herbert, T. A. Bunti~, Carroll D. Deans,
<br /> M. P. 0taud, W. H. C~lpepper,-.Earl H. W~iEht, V.
<br /> Also the City ~nager.
<br />
<br />The following directions for the special meeting were read:
<br />
<br /> "PortsmoutH, Va., January 2l, 1918o
<br />
<br />"LJ C. Brinson, Esq.',
<br />
<br />City 01erk & Auditor~
<br />
<br />Portsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br /> "Dear Sir:--
<br /> You~wi!l please call a special meeting o~ the City COU3acil for Tuesday,
<br />Jan~-~y 2~nd, at 7~30 o~clock P. ~., to consider:
<br />
<br /> "First, '~dinance to ~end and Re-ordain a~0rdinance Ad~pted April 24, 191~, in
<br />f~rence tO th~ Salary of the Clerk to-the Civil & Police Justice ~ud to the Chief of Police,~
<br />ordered to lie on the table Jan'~r~y 15th.
<br />
<br />A report from -the Department of Finance.
<br /> "Very truly,
<br />
<br />"~. T. Harvey,
<br />
<br />President."
<br />
<br /> ~hereupon~ the following ordinance ordered to lie on the table by this body January i5th,
<br />was taken up, read, and adopted:
<br /> ~3~OP3INANCE TO A~E~D~DRE-0RDAIN~ ORDINANCE ADOPTED APRIL
<br />2~, 191~, ~ RE~RENCE TO T~SAk~RY 0F TB~ CLERK TO T~ CIVIL & POLICE JUSTICEAND TOT HE CHIEF
<br />OF POLICE.
<br />
<br />A~dby the followir~g vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes-,Hanvey, He,bert, B~luting, Deans,
<br /> Claud c pe per, 6.
<br />
<br />Next, the
<br />
<br />following report was read f~om tt~ Department of Finance:
<br /> Refer~ed January l~th
<br />
<br /> ~ A ~epo~%~ f~6m the C~ty. C~erk ~ Auditgr t!~%: the: C!ty~.~011eetor has ¢olle0t?d m9~e
<br />90~ of 19~6 taxes az~d that betT~ he'i~nd ~s D~t~ ~e entmt!ed to $200. $%o~_~d~
<br /> It is r~co~e~ed~t~t ~i~City Ootte~o~ F. G.~bep~m~
<br />Deputy ~.~ E. Ca!Ve~ $1~0.00, ~d ~. S. ~ipep~r, ~s present Deputy, $40.00.
<br />
<br /> Referred J~u~y 8th
<br />
<br />.bill of the City Treasurer %o amount.of $313.61, ~commission o~ taxes collected.
<br /> It is reco~muended that said bill be paid. ~ . .
<br />
<br />
<br />
|