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December
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<br />At a ~egular meeting of the City Council December llth there were present:
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<br />~essrs--T. A. Bunting, E. P. Claud, J. To H~nvey,
<br /> C. H. Herbert, Carroll Do Deans, Earl H. Wright,
<br /> W. H. Culpepper,
<br /> Also the City
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<br />P~PORTS OF DEPAP. T~NTS
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<br />Re~erred November ETth
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<br /> (With City ~anmger) Petition of drivers of public automobiles that the use of jitney
<br />signs be abolished.
<br /> P~otest from merchants on Hi~ mt~eet ~gain~t ~lewi~g
<br />st~ ~High mt~eet, between C~m~o=d ~nd wmte~.
<br /> It is recovered that the ~ollo~ o=di~nce ~endi~g the t=m~fic ordinate with
<br />re~e=ence to use of si~ be
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<br />Ee~lmte the Ru~inE of Automobile~, Loco~biiem, Notorcyles, Street Cm=s, ~d All Othe~ V~-
<br />hiclem mhd Conveymm~em, ~ose Not ire Power is Other th~ Ani~l Power, Along ~d Over St~eet~
<br />of ~he City o~ Port~outh~ ~o P~ovide U~o~m ~les Re~l~ting the LiEhts, And Use, ~d
<br />~e~ Thezeo~, and to P~escribe Pen~tiem fo= the Violation
<br />P~ovide Rules ~d Re~lmtion~ Covering Automobile Busse~,
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<br />cZ ~ ~sse~, Jitneys, ~d Tmxi-c~b~$ ~d to Repeal
<br />Code mm Is in Co~lict With this O~dinmnce~~
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<br /> With ~e~d to the protest from me=~nts on Hi~ ~t=~et m~inst ~lewing colored $itney
<br />~i~ to u~e':ms st~ Hi~ street, between Crm~ord ~d Water, m co~nicmtion was re~ from
<br />the City Mm~ger reoo~ending that the petition of the mer~mnts be not ~ted, asit would
<br />be discrimi~ting a~inst certain classes of ~ citizens, ~t, ~vising that the question be
<br />referred to the City Attorney.
<br /> I% is red,ended by your Depmrtment m~% the City E~ger~s reco~e~tion be ~dopted:
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<br /> Edvismbility of re~sing ~he ordi~nces in ~eimtion to clewing lots ~nd ohmrges for open-
<br /> i~ ~aves in the City Cemeteries.
<br /> It is recovered t~t the following ordi~ce be ~dopted there~orX-
<br /> An Ordi~nc e
<br />~end m~ Re-ordmin Sec$ions 2 ~d ~ o~ An Ordi~noe of the City o~ Port~outh, Virginim, En-
<br />titled, "An Ordi~oe Rel~tmn~ to the Keeper of the Cemeteries, Fixi~ the Time of His ~eotion,
<br />His Term of Office, His S~mry ~d ~ties; mhd ~1~ Fi~ the
<br />Keep er ·"
<br /> (Si~ed) Cmr=oli D. De~s, Ch~ir~.
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<br /> On motion, the report oS the Department was ~d,pted, the recommended ordinances being
<br />ordered, under the ru~es, to lie on the table until the next regular meeting cf the body.
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<br />Public Service--
<br /> No report.
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<br />Public Property--
<br /> No report.
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<br />P~blic Safety--
<br /> No report.
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<br />Public Wel£are--
<br /> No report.
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<br />Referred November 27th.
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<br /> (With City Ea~ger) Referred to the Budget
<br />tubercul~ patien~$, to cost about $5,000.00.
<br /> Progress as to
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<br />for l~lS the
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<br />of a detention house for
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<br /> A petition of W. G. Gray, P. T. Cherry, and Noah Hoffier for their pay to be inoreased;,from
<br />$3.00 to $3.5© per day.
<br /> We report ~h~t this m~ttsr is disposed of in the Budget.
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<br /> A petition f~om the Board of Directors of Kings Daughters' Hospital to h~ve the monthly
<br />appropriation to said Hospital increased to $150.O0. (with the request that it be recommended
<br />if the funds can be four~)o
<br /> we report tI~t this m~tter is disposed of it in the Budget.
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<br />(Signed) C..~ =. Herbert, Ch~irm~n.
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<br /> On motion, the report of the.Department w~$ adopted.
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<br /> The following communications were remd from the City N~nager:
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<br /> First. Attmohing ~ letter ~rom the Western Union Telegraph Co~pany, in
<br />~olution o~ the Council instructing the City N~n&ger ~o investigate delays aud irregularities
<br />of said Company°
<br />The com~munic~tion £rom the Eanager of the Western Union Telegraph Co. stated that he
<br />had ~cceed~d in recruiting their messenger force a~ the Portsmouth office to a full quota, a~d
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