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1917
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<br />North street, for the year 1916, Sixth Nard, was referred to the Finance Department.
<br /> A bill of Chas. H. Savage to amount of ~3~60, for soil tax paid in error for the years-
<br />1~15-16, on No~ l~0g =~ · ~gh street, Sixth Ward~ wms re£erred to the Finance Department
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<br /> A petition was read £rom E. O. Howell to be refu~ed $4.00, paid in erro~ for tm~e~ on a
<br />house in the Fifth ~ard, for the year !~16; and smme was referred to the Department of Finance.
<br /> A bill of the American I~Franoe Fire Engine 90. to amount of $75.00, for six Underwriters
<br />Labeled F~re ExtingBishers, wms referred to the F~nance and Public~ Smfety departments.
<br /> A co~nication wms received f~om Nr~ H. L~ Aiexmnder in re,rd to his property for the
<br />extension of Hmtton street south~rd, and smme w~s referred to the Finmnce Dep~tmsnt.
<br />
<br /> A report ~s remd ~ro a committee mppointed by the Judge of the Hu~tings Court to e~mins
<br />th~ condition of the City Jmil.
<br /> On motion~ smid report wms referr~ to the Depmrtment of Public Property~
<br />
<br /> A petition of ~ism E~hel Only ~d s~y otherm to b~ re-imb~med for lo,sss sustmined by
<br />m %ire which occurred E~ch ~ 1~17,~ mt the southwest corner of Dinwiddie ~d King streets,
<br />re~rred to the Rubtic $~ety Depmrtment ~nd City
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<br /> A petition of ~e Loyml Order of Noose for p~rmission to hold z cmrnivmi during the
<br /> o% April i6-21st, inclumive, on the property mt the ~x~=eme end of Fourth mtreet (~as~ side),
<br /> between Edwmrds ~d Comsmck~ wms referred to the City Nanager ~th power to
<br />
<br /> Th~ President of the body read m pmper in mnswer to recent publicmtions in Th~ Po~tmmou~h
<br /> Stmr mhd L~dger Di~mtch by savsmml citizens of the City concerning the City Nmnmg~= Plmn of
<br /> Government and relmtion of tls Council to
<br /> ~aereupon, ~. D~shiell stmted thmt b~rtmin rumors hmd bssn circulated ~nd co~unicgtions
<br />published in th~ pap~s by Eessms. J. D. Wood, R~ L. loors~ mhd B. L. Shepherd, in connect%on
<br />~i~h the City E~mger ~d the City's mode of government, ~nd he ~u~sted t~ th~e
<br />gentlemen or others bs requested to mppe~ before the Council to m~e such ~t~taments mbout
<br />~s they might dssire~
<br /> tr~ Herbert moved t~t the pmpe~ bs adopted mhd filed.
<br /> Nr. Norris offered the following amendment:
<br /> ~Be it Resolved by the City Council, Thmt
<br /> it fmvors mn investigation o% the Chides mmd~ through the colu~ of the public press that
<br /> pi~ h~ been org~iz~d to e~el the City E~ager %rom office, ~d that it studs rely to
<br /> tend mny meeting of the citizens o% Portsmouth called for the p~pose of investi~ting ~uch
<br /> c~gem, mhd to render such ~ssimtmnce ~s it cmn by mupplying gny~d~mll infor~tion thmt
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<br /> Th~ ~sndm~n% was disouss~d~ but f&il~d of
<br /> Then ~, Herbert's motion was
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<br /> Then tn~ following resolution ~s introduced by ~ l~crris:~
<br /> "Eqlereas, It appears
<br />that the City Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, ha~ in part been ~working under the
<br />~/~odified Commission Ptmn of Government,~ which Dlmn provides for the dividing o£ the Council
<br />into departments, that part of the plan not being the one adopted by the City of. Portsmouth in
<br />the election held in June, 1916, but is entirely different from the one mdopted by the people
<br />on that date,
<br /> "Therefore Be it~ R~solved, That the Council of the City o~ Portsmonth does n~reoy mbol~$~n
<br />the departments ~re~ted by it in September, 1~16, and in the future it will be governed and
<br />reoted mntirel% by the plan~a~ set. fo=th in. the Act. s Of the General As~embly of l~lg, Pmges 170
<br />and I~%~ Sec. ~c, and Acts of 1~16, P~ges 6?7 ~nd 678. And further~ that -the ~i~y At~tdrn.~y be
<br />directed to give the Council his ~itten opinion as to the duties and powers of the u:ounozz and
<br />City Eanager as set forth in the Acts of the Generml Assembly of l~lL~ mhd I~16.=
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<br /> On motion, the resolution was amended so as to continue under the present form of ~cting
<br />unuil the ~
<br /> ~ty Attorney gives his opinion as to same.
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<br /> Er. Herbert presented the following resolution and same was ~dopted:
<br /> "Whereas, the President
<br />of the Unit~ States has called Congress to meet in extraordinary session April 2nd, 1917, for
<br />the purpose of considering such recommendations as the Pmeeident may~make relative to protecting
<br />the rights of this country on laud and sea, and should Congress find it necessmr¥ to declare was
<br />it will be the duty of the citizens of Portsmouth~ Va., to protect the citizens of this City w~o
<br />may desire to s~rve their country at a time when men are needed,
<br /> "Rssolved by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Vm., That any emp%oyee of the s~id City
<br />who may desire to enter any branch of the service for the purpose of serving the country~$~alt
<br />be granted leave by the City Na~ager~and when discharged from such eervice~ he shall be r¢~tQ~ed
<br />to his former position~"
<br />
<br /> On motion of Nr. Das~el~, the City Attorney was instructed to giEe his wri+~ten opinion
<br />to whether the High Cons~aoie is elected by ~he Council or by the people ......
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<br /> Nr. Dashieil moved that hereafter the City ~nmger be allowed the przvzle=e of
<br />without first obtmining the consent of the Counc~ therefor~
<br /> The motion w~s a~opted~
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<br />the floor
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<br />On motion, =d~ourned~
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