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Jun~e 12~ l~i7
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<br /> The report having been read, with ~g~r~. to the recommendation of the Department~ that~
<br />a tax be not placed on g~eoline filling stations, said Depmrtment was instructed to orin~ in
<br />an ordinance placing a tax of $5.00 on ~uch stations.
<br /> On motion, the Ordinance amending Section 452 of the Municipal Cods in Reference to
<br />Cows, &c., w~s amended by mnserti g the follow~n~ words afte~ the word "tied" in the eighth
<br />line of paragraph 2: "or attended by m person over $~venteen years o~ age;"~ud s~me w~s or-
<br />der~d to lis on the table until the next regular mee~mng o~ the bo~. And on motion, no action
<br />wms taken on the ordinance licensing and regulating ~arriers engage~ in shoeing horses, &c~
<br /> Then the other recommended ordinance~ were ordered to lie on the t~ble until the next
<br />regular meeting o~ th~ body,
<br /> Finally, the report of the Department w~s adopted, as amended,
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<br />Public Property--
<br /> No report.
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<br /> Public S~fety--
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<br /> (Wmtn ~in~uce Dep~a~ment) A repor~ of the Auditor concernzno a bill of the Woodhous~
<br />Electric Co. for $21,~6 ~d m bill of W, ~. Hemy & Co, for $31.~8, m~e for the ~i~e Alarm
<br />System i~ 1~16, mhd fo~ which he hms no ~eoo~d in hie offm~e,
<br /> It is ~eco~nded thmt s~d bills be referred to the City E~ o~e= for i~vesti~tion
<br />~d report. ~ ~ ~y
<br /> Re~ err ~d 22nd
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<br /> ~ggestion of the City Eanager that a light b~ placed on or in the
<br />small boat house on ~he pathway to the U. S, Naval Hospital g~ounds,
<br /> It is recommended tha~ a light ~e so pI~ced.
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<br />Oscie Dashiell, Ch~mrman.
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<br />neighborhooa of the
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<br /> The report having been res~i, on motion, the recommendation of the Department with re-
<br />gard to installing a lmght in the neighborhood of the small boat house on the pathway to the
<br />U. S. Naval Hospit~Jl g~ounds, was not adopted.
<br /> Then the report of the Department was ~iopted, a~ amended.
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<br />Pub!io ~elfare--
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<br />Referred Nay ~eth
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<br /> A proposition of H. L. Alexander, agent for the Tidewater Realty Co,, to sell the City
<br />piece of l~nd south of G_lf~ln street and west of R*dman avenue, for a cemetery.
<br /> It is recommended that the City purchase m ~s~itable piece of land for a cemetery.
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<br />E. P. Claud, Chairman.
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<br /> On motion, the body decided t? view the v~rious sites offered for sale £or a cemetery
<br />before buytng~on Friday, gay 15th~ 1:30 P. M.
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<br />report.
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<br />BUSINESS
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<br /> The City Eanager presented a letter from J. Walter Hosier, Chairman of the City Council
<br />of Sk~ffolk, Va., ~ski~g to have a talk with the City Eanager ~d any Committee the City may
<br />have in regard to the ~ter ~estion mt the ~Xration of the present tone,mot with the Ports-
<br />mouth, Berkley & ~ffolk Water Co~
<br /> The City Manager sta~ed thmt he ~ replied to the letter, saying that he h~ no
<br />i~o~tlon as yet to ~ve him on the ~er situation, ~t that he would be pleased to t~lk
<br />th~ ~tter over ~th ~. Hosier ~t ~y time,
<br /> ~ereupon, the City Clerk ~s instructed to ~nswe= the letter ~d inform Er. Hosier
<br />that we ~ve no info~mation~o give ~m, other ~h~ that the City Attorney has bee~ ins~uot-
<br />ed ~o protect the City's interest in the suit of the City of Norfolk fo~ conde~ation of part
<br />of the L~es belonging to the Portsmouth, Berkley & ~ffolk Water Company.
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<br /> The follo~ng letter ~s read from the Acting ~ief of Police ~o the City E~mger:
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., June llth, 1917.
<br /> "Hen, T. B. Slue~tzer,
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<br />"City Manager,
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<br /> ,Portsmouth, Va.
<br /> "Dear Sir:--
<br /> "In view of the fact that Justice J. Lewis Thomas reported me to you this
<br />morning, I beg to ~bmit the following:
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<br /> "He claims that I criticized his motions of this morning. That I deny, as I stated to
<br />him that he dismissed the negro charged with the violation of the City Tax Bill.
<br /> ,It was stated in Court that he (the negro) talked to the Officer in a manner that was
<br />not oorreot, and in dismissing the said negro, went to show that he g~ve the negro's testi-
<br />mony more credence than that of the Police Officer,
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<br /> "I showed him the law in the case, a~d I talked to you ~od ~o Niemeye= in reference to
<br />the s~aid law, who said that a license was required, and so informed him, and he stated that
<br />he lid not give a Dmm for Er. Shertzer, Mr. Niemeyer or ~uy one else~ thmt he wms running this
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