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~nereupon, Mr. Bunting moved that the Manager find o~t all facts connected with said
<br />bills and ~ ~ ~ ~ ' ~
<br /> r~por~ as to same ~t t~ next regular or special m~et~n~ of the Council.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br />UNFINISBED BUSINESS
<br />
<br /> The ~alar reports of Officers for ~he month of May, i917, were presented end were
<br />der~d to t~e the usual course,
<br />
<br />The following notices were received from the C~ty ~e~uager and s~me were ordered to file:
<br />
<br /> That he hcs transferred J] .E. Brou~hton from Chief of the Fire Department to Chief of the
<br />Police Depmrtment; made W. E. Land Detective Sergean~ as before; H. A. Eden a p~trolman as
<br />before; and appointed Walter Lo Sykes as Chief of the Fire Department for a probationary period
<br />of sixty d~ye, the appointment to be made permanent at the end of this period prcvlded his
<br />services prov~ satisfactory.
<br />
<br />That he has mppolnted M. A.
<br />
<br />Mor$c~Ck as a substitute fireman in the Fire Deparzment,
<br />
<br /> R. Abbott as a substitute patrolman for the City of Ports-
<br />
<br /> That he has appointed Mr. L.
<br />mouth.
<br /> That he hms accepted the w~itten resignation of Mr. John DeBruln ~s a fireman at the
<br />Sewerage Pumping Station and appointed Mr. W. A. Green to the position for the usual prob~tion-
<br />~y period of sixty days,
<br />
<br /> The following O~m~anoes ordered to lie on t~e t~ble June 12th, were t~ken up,
<br />and s~iopted:
<br /> AN ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE ALL PASSENGERS USING AUTOMOBILE BUSES, EITNEY AUTOMOBILES,
<br />TAb-CABS, OR ~iY OT~ PUBLIC VEHICLES ~D CONVEY~WCES TO PAY TO T~ C~UFF~JR, ~RIVER, OR TO
<br />T~ P~N iN CH~GE OF SUCH AUTOMOBILE, PUBLIC ~ICLE, OR CONV~CE THE CH~GES FIX~ BY
<br />THE T~.E~C O~INANCE OF THE CITY, ADOPT~ BY TF~ COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING HELD F~RUARY
<br />13th, 1~17.
<br /> ~ OP~IN~WCE TO ~FORCE F~,E ~LATIONS AND TO PROHIBZT LIGHTED CIGARS, PIPES, &C.
<br />OR ~ON ~R~S, W~REHOUSES,
<br />
<br /> AN ORDINanCE TO ~KE IT UNLA~JL ~R ~Y P~N TO SELL, E~OSE FOR SALE, GIVE,
<br />OR EXC~NGE ~Y ~T UNTIL iT ~S BE~¢ PROP~LY ~PROL~D BY SO~ AUTHORIZED INSPECTOR; AND ~SO
<br />TO ~E IT U~AW~ ~R ~Y P~.~N TO SLAUGHTER ANIMUS WITHIN T~ LIMITS 0F T~ CITYDF PORTS-
<br />MOUTH.
<br />
<br /> ~N O~IN~CE TO A~¢D ~WD RE-ORDAIN SECTION 452 OF THE ~NICIPAL CODE AS ~F~DED BY
<br />ORDiN~CE ADOPTED BY ~ ~UNCIL OF T~ CITY OF PORTSMOUTH FEBRUARY 13, t~1~, IN REF~¢CE TO
<br />COWS.
<br />
<br /> ~ ORDIN~¢CE PROVIDING ~R T~ FO~ATION OEA HOME DEFENCE L~GUE ~ONG T~ CITIZ~¢S OF
<br /> T~ CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, DEFINING TP~ ORG~WIZATiON, DUTIES AND PO~S OF T~
<br /> ~d by the ~ollowing vote, the vote being the s~e fo~ e~ch o~din~¢ce:
<br /> Ayes--~nting, Clmud, D~shieli, ~vey, Herbert, Norris,
<br />
<br />NEW ~USI~So
<br />
<br /> A, complaint of J. A, M&ttox against the Civil & Police Justice with regard to a judgment
<br />for $1~,00, given by the'said Justice to Mr. Albertson, administrator o£ the estate of the l¢te
<br />John Lindsmy, w~s referred to the Department of Law.
<br />
<br /> A bill of the City. Treasurer to amount of $1t2.51, as commission on collections for the
<br />months of ~arch, April, and May, 1~17, was reZerred to the City Auditor.
<br />
<br /> An application w¢s remd from the Plumbing Inspector for a ten days' leave of absence,
<br />with pay, beginning July 3rd, l~l?; and same w~e granted, provided'said leave be tsJcen without
<br />cos~ to the City.
<br />
<br /> The Dep~m~nt of He~th sub~tt~d an ~en~ent ~o Section 51 of tho Plumbing Code
<br />tire to Ventilated Lmtrinsm, when plans ~ud_specifioations are properly.¢ppro~ed by the said
<br />Dep~tment.
<br /> When Er. H~b~rt objected to a oh~g~ in th~ ~id ordi~nc~,, Th~ privli~g~ of the
<br /> floor ~s ~nted to members of the Depmrtment of Hemtth, who migh~ ~sh to spe~ ~ith
<br /> $o the propos~ ~en~ent.
<br /> Th~ matter was discussed by ~he He~th Office~', City N~agsr, Mr. He, bart, and
<br /> D~shiell.
<br /> Finely, on motion of Er. Olaud, the proposed ordin~ce ~s refferred to the Plumbing
<br /> Inspector flor ~ report at the next meeting of the Council.
<br />
<br />A petition of R~ P. Sebrell~ Tillerm~n of th~ Port~oSth Hook & Ladder Co., to be paid
<br />flor ~ourteen ~ys lost from duty on acooun$ of a f=mctured skil, ~s '~ferred to the Dep~tmsnt
<br />-of Public ~fety.
<br />
<br /> ~ oo~ioation was rs~ from a co~ittee =spr~senting the Knights of Pythi~&of Port
<br /> Norfolk, mn wh_cn the Cou~il ~s thawed for the courtesies extended tne~ in allS~ing the
<br /> o~der to hold the Cmrnlv~ Shows in the City Jun~ 18-23=d$ m~ requesting the w~iving of the
<br /> License Tax on the shows, as the procseds are to be used for ch~it&ole purposes,
<br /> On motion, She license t~x w~s o~dered to b~ rei~a~ed th~ Enights of Pythias.
<br />
<br /> A petition of ~; C. & A. C. Warren ~o be refunded $1.80, p~id in error fo~ soil tax
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