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<br />April 24, 191?
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<br /> Ayes--Bunting,
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<br />The following opinions were
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<br /> "Honorable City Council,
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va.
<br /> "Gentlemen:--
<br /> "In reference to
<br />the City,
<br />the
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<br />Claud, Daehiell, H~uvey, Herbert, Norg-~n, 6,
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<br /> read from the City Attorney and same were ordered to file:
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., April 2~, 1917.
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<br />the claim of Me~srs. Cummings, Pruden and Co. against
<br />in no way responsible for said claim and should not pay
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<br /> "Respectfully submitted,
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<br />"Jno. ~, ~pper,
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<br /> "Honorable City Council,
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<br /> "Port~mouth, Va.
<br /> "Gentlemen:--
<br /> win reference to the bill of F~
<br />I am ir~formed that this bill is mor~ -spairs~ to work
<br />or material which ~r~ EcGuire
<br />my opinion that
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<br /> "City Attorney."
<br />"Pqrtemouth, Va., April 24, 1917.
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<br /> in hi~ contract
<br />the bill should not be paid.
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<br /> J, EcGuire against the City for w p~.Sp,
<br />which failed from defective workmanship
<br />with the City had guaranteed against, and it is
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<br />"Respectfully submitted,
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<br />=Jno. W. ~pper,
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<br /> "City Attorney."
<br /> At this point, on motion, the matter of ~urchas_ng~ ~ the property of H~ L. Alexander for
<br /> meetingtne extension of the of body,Hatt°nwasStreett~ken.up.S°Uthward' on which action wms deferred April 10th until this
<br /> A proposition was read from Nr~-.Alex~nder in which he stated that he will sell "m Strip
<br /> ~a~to exten~_H~ton street to. Hi~a street,the width of said strip of land to be in measure-
<br /> m=g~ ~n~ same ms ~-~tton street, which is about 60 feet, for the s~.um of $15,000.00;, that he
<br />will accept a sixty day note for said amount without interest for a period of twelve months,
<br />~with the understanding that the City can renew said nots for an additlonml three years at the
<br />rmte of six per cent interest~ and that he will gaarmntee a right of way over the Seaboard Air
<br />Line property from London street to High street~
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<br />~r, Clmud moved to accept the proposition.
<br />~r. Bunting moved to suspend the rules to hear from citizens preeen~
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br />vote:
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<br />with
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<br />in the matter.
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<br /> The matter was discussed and finally Er. Claud's motion was adopted by the following
<br /> Ayes--Bunting~ Claud, Dashiell, Norg~n,
<br /> Nays--H~nvey, Herbert,
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<br />The matter of m~king the note to cover sa~d amount was referred to the Finance Department
<br />the City Attorney when same is in proper shape.
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<br /> The resignation of
<br /> and w~s
<br /> ~r. Wmlter H. Edmonds w~s nomina~ed to fill
<br />nations, he w~s elected.and by the followtng vote:
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<br />A communication was r~ad from
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<br /> NEW BUSINESS
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<br />Eiltier as ~'Justice of the Peace
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<br />from z~ Fourth
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<br /> the position and there being no
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<br /> Ayes--Bunting, Clau~, Dashiell~
<br /> H~uvey, Herbert,
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<br />the Vioe~President of
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<br />Wa~rd w~s
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<br /> Other nomi-
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<br />the Seaboarct~Air Line P~ailway Co.
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<br />with regard to removal of track of said Company on upper-ni=h~ street, and same was referred
<br />to the Department of Public~ervmoe,' with the City Nanager.
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<br /> A petition was read from Winston Ps~rrish, attorney for S~!lie W. Bar/ow, Guardian of Rich-
<br />ard E, Cox s~ud others~ to have stricken from the tax books City taxes amounting to $22.~? for
<br />the year 19i~ on Persona& Estate, said taxes having been assessed and paid to N~rf01k County.
<br /> On motion, said petition was referred to the Finance Department~
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<br /> A petition was read aAso from J. Thompson Neely, for Nfs. E. N. Neely, to be relieved
<br />from payment of penalty on taxes due the City on Intangible Property for the years 1912-16
<br />inclusive~ and s~me was referred to the Department of Finance.
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<br /> A petition of Wm. Bybee, Proprietor of Ly~uhaven Cafe, for permission to erect
<br />front of said U~fe on lewer High street, the pole to be similar to the one in front
<br />$. Sherwood's store, was referred ~o the Department of Public Service.
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<br /> A petition
<br />gency"
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<br />a p~ie in
<br />of Er~ C.
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<br /> was rea~ from the Eing's Daughters Hospital to be given the old ~Police Emer-
<br />for use as ~ ambulance, and said petition was granted by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes--Bunting, Claud, Dashiell~ Hanvey~ Herbert,.Norgan, ~
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