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At a special meeting of the City Gouncll June 25th there were present:
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<br /> Messrs--T. A. Bunting, E. P- Cl~ud~ Oscis Dashisll, J. T. H~nvey, C~ H. Herbert, Jno. A. Eorris,
<br /> We H. Culpepper, Y.
<br /> Present also the City Attorney, City Manager, ~nd Civil & ?olios Justice.
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<br />The following directions ~er~ ~ead for the special ~'~
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<br /> ,~Portsmouth, Va~, June 25th, l~17~
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<br />,~. B. P. Sl~ter,
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<br /> ~City Clerk, City.
<br /> ~D~ar Sir:
<br /> "You will please call a specis~l no~fer~nee ~etingof the City Council for
<br />Eonday, June 25th, at 8 o'clock P. ~.
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<br />"Very truly,
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<br />~J. T. ~nvey, Preszdent.
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<br /> The "o~!l" having been rea~, a oomm~unication wms re~d ~rom the PreoZaent of the City
<br />Council of Suffolk, Va., saying that, if agTeemble to the City Council o£ Portsmouth~ the
<br />Water Committee of the Suffolk City Council ~dll be glad to meet any committee from this
<br /> '~ June 28th, in Portsmouth, at
<br />body~or the body.as s whole,on next Thursday n~ght,
<br /> %Vhereupon, on motion~ it ~s m~e~d to meet th~ committe~ from Suffolk in the Council
<br />~be= on the date sst ~D the co~unic~ticn.
<br /> At this~point, Er. Herbert remarked that it h~ been reported that $ child mt 606 Queen
<br />street ~s r~ing mbout with ec~mlet f~ver on it, ~nd moved that the case be referred to the
<br />D~p~tment ox Health. Th~ motion wa~ ~dopted.
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<br /> N~xt, ~s rs~d a co~nioation from the Ch&ir to the Civil & Pol~c~ Justic$ concerning
<br />his coquet as Civil & Police Justice, ~d ~s instructed by motion of the Council, the Chslr
<br />r~proved the said Ofz~c~ ~or his conduct. ~ ~
<br /> Thc Civil & Polic~ Justice, who ~s prom~nt, ~e no r~p~y %o the reprov~l by the Ch~ir.
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<br /> ~ ~ ..... which
<br /> Er. Herbert brought up the mst~ of certain bills contracted by mls~tr~c~n Smith,
<br />h~ be~n referred to the ~ity ~naEer to fi~ ~t ~11 fmcts co,coted ~%h
<br /> In t~ conneotion~ the following co~io~tions were r~d from ~e City Eanagsr
<br />~. ~ith bearing on the
<br /> ~Portsmouth, V~., June 25th~ 1917.
<br /> ~r. J. T. H~v~y
<br /> ~d G~mtlemen of th~ Council.
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<br /> 8entlemen.- "As per your instructions of recent dat~ I h~ve investigated the bills of
<br />the Woodhouse Electric Company to the amount of ~=°1.66 and find ~hat this Obligation w~s in-
<br />curred by ~r. Smith ~s a personal m~tter. He ~s under th~ im~ression th~ th~ bill h~ been
<br />settled, ms h~ b~ght the material fo= s friend who promised to settle ~s soon ~s the m~teri~l
<br />as delivered. The ~teri~l w~s delivered to ~r. ~ith ~t ~ir~ ~e~mrtsrS,~s h~ ordered~ i't
<br />in his n~e ~s was kno~,~ t0 the vendors, ms to.e Supt. of Fmr~ Alarm Telegr~pn. ano~ th~ pacamge
<br />wms so directed to him. The pmckmg~ being so ~ess~ ~s delivered to the nou~e during the
<br />mbsenoe of ~. Smith ~d ~s receipted for by one of the men on duty who si'~ed for it ~s the
<br />pack,ge ,~s directed. Er. ~ith does not deny the f~ct tb~t the m~te~ial ~nd b~ll are purely
<br />perso~l and ~s mgreed now~h~t his attention hms been c~lied to it to settle it %his week.
<br /> ~As for the bill of W. E. Reay & Co., I have been i~ communication with tbs firm and find
<br />that the'items on the bill ~e for 1 T~e G Rectifmer ~t ~29.~ and for 6 ~by Eleotrmc L~ps
<br />__rfc u~es ~'n t.he Fi~e DeDmrtment_ ~n~ng $~gnals. Th~se lamps.~e t~sted ~t .~2'O~- f~r t=$ six.
<br />The Rectifier is ~t pre~ent connected ~th the Battery oh~gmng system at ~mre n~m~quarmers, ~
<br />t~e l~s ~vc be~n used in the sig~ ~ystem.
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<br /> "i ~ attaching hereto m written r~ort from Nr. S~th e~l~ining hi~ side of the question
<br />~s to- these two bills and also hi~ report on the bill for $14.00 rendered ~y Solemn. The Solo-
<br />mon bill ~s only ~fto m~ this morning.
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<br />"Yours%ruly,
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<br />"Tyrrell B. Shertzer, City
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<br />Tho foilowinE is the
<br />~. T. B. Shertzer,
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<br />report by Mr.
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<br />Smith:
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<br />.Portsmouth,
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<br />June 25, 1917.
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<br /> "City of Portsmouth~ Va.
<br /> "Dear Sir~
<br /> "In view of the fact that ~here hms been so much said on the streets of this
<br />City, concerning, certain bills that were contracted by me, for material to be ~sed on the Fire
<br />Alarm, I deem it right and proper to make to you a statement about them:
<br /> ~First: the bill of the ~oodhouse Electric ¢o., of Norfolk, is ~urely a PERSONAL bill and
<br />WAS NOT ORD~ED IN T~ NP~/E OF TI~ CITY, a~ud I believe that through mn'~er~er same was merit to
<br />the City mnste~= of being cent to me; ~urthermore, the bill in your hands is the only one I
<br />have ever seen of this account; ~nother thing, I ~m of the opinion that s=me has been paid.
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