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<br />JanUary 30, 19i7.
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<br />At a special meeting of the City
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<br /> Council January 30th there were present:
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<br /> Nessrs--T. A. Bunting, Oscie Dmshiell, J. T. Hanvey,
<br /> C. H. Herbert, Jno. A. Eorris~ W. D. Eorgan, 6.
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<br /> The following directions were re~d for the special meeting:
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<br /> "~br. L. P. Slate~, "Portsmouth, Va., January 2?, l~lT.
<br /> "City Clerk, City.
<br /> "Dear Sir:--
<br /> "You will please call a special meeting of the City Council for Tuesday,
<br />January 3Oth, at 7:30 P. E., to consider the following matters:
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<br /> "First. & proposition to exclude wood yards from certain sections of the City.
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<br /> "Second. The passage of the 'Traffic Ordinance,' introduced in the Council January 23rd.
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<br />"Very truly,
<br /> "J. T. Hanvey, President."
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<br /> The "call" having been read, Ar. norris moved to take up the matter, in the order in which
<br />they appeared in the same, and to extend the privilege of the floor to ~ny one present who
<br />might desire to be heard as to same. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. J. T. Hodges mpgkefirst, reading from a preps~red paper objections, especially to the
<br />wood yard of N~.. H. B. Wilkins on Washington street.
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<br /> Petitions formerly presented to the Council, against the wood yard-of H. B. Wilkins and
<br />petition of Krs. Whitehurst mgainst any wood yards being lOcmted in the five old wards of the
<br />City, were read.
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<br /> ~Lv. G. Hatton, attorney for Mr. Wilkins, spoke at some length, giving several reasons why
<br />the Council should not pass an ordinance prohibiting the building of wood yards in the five old
<br />Wards~of the City,
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<br /> He w~s followed by Mr. Wilkins, who ~xpiained more fully his position in re,rd to same.
<br /> Mr. C. Ho Casey spoke and made further Objections.
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<br /> When Mr. D~shiell moved that the matter be referred to the Council as a committee of the
<br /> whole, to be considered at its next meeting.
<br /> Mr, Korris moved to amend, that the Council met on the matter tonight.
<br /> The amendment w~s lost and then the motion by Mr. Dashieil w~s adopted.
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<br /> The new proposed ."Traffic Ordinance" now came up before the body for consideration.
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<br /> There were many interested citizens present~o hear the discussion of the ordinance.
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<br /> Er. Dashiell moved that the privilege of the floor be granted mll p~rtles present who
<br />wished to take'Dmr~ ~n~the discussion of same and that they be heard in the same manner as in
<br />the case of the wood yards. The motion w~s adopted.
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<br /> ~Uf~.-~6rri~-m~vedth~t:.the.'ordi~ance be read and considered by sections;~ that sections be
<br />considered as adopted temporarily, excep~ where objections were raised, a~d then that said
<br />sections be sent back to the Department.of Law. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> The following sections were objected to and recommitted: Section 2; Section ~; Section
<br />5; Section 6; Section ?; Section ~; Section ll, sub-section (a); Section ll, sub-section (b);
<br />Section 11, ~ub-section (c)~ ~ection ~l, sub-section (d); Section 11, sub-~ection (f), Par.
<br />3; Seotio~ la, sub-section (f), Par. ~; S~ction ll, sub-section (f), Par._D; Section ll, sub-
<br />section (~ Par. 6; Section'll, sub-sectmon (f), Par. ?~ Section Il, sub section (f~, Pa~. ~,
<br />sub-Par~ (~)~
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<br /> Finally, on motion of ~Lr. Eorgan, it w~s resolved that the body would meet on Wed~uesd~y,
<br />February yth, to hear a report fromthe Department of Law on said ordinance with the proposed
<br />a~endment~ thereto.
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<br /> At t~is point, it was noted that there was present a delegation of residents from the
<br />Seventh Wa~vd to present the opposition of the said Ward ~o abolishing their Improvement Board,
<br />~nd, on ~otion, the privilege of the floor was granted them to speak on the mmttero
<br /> U~r. R. E. Gay was the first spokesmmn, and he entered his protest against the abolish-
<br />ing of the Beard, giving sundry reasons therefor.
<br /> Mr. C~y was followed by several other residents w~o spoke to the same purpose.
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<br /> In answer to the objections made by Er. Gay that
<br />they had not obtained, the Chairman of the Department
<br />had ~ee~ provided for in the Budget of l~l?.
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<br />certain funds were due the Ward, which
<br />of Finance reminded them that those funds
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<br /> Mr. H~nvey stated that it was understood the Sixth a~d Seventh Wards were to take c~re of
<br />the fixed charges for police, fire protection and water service five years after annexation, yet
<br />the City had continued to make provision for these expenditures.
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<br /> City Nam~ger Shertzer then explained his positi~n in the matter of the proposed employment
<br />of an Assistant City Engineer. He said he had been misunderstood in the language he h~d used
<br />at the previous meeting about this Engineer.
<br /> He explained further that such money as w~s now being spent under the present ple~u on
<br />the Wards would go towards the employment of such an Assistant, and thmt they would have his
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