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December 19, 1916o
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<br />At a speciai~meeting of the City.Council December~lgth ~here were present:
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<br /> Messrs--Oscie Dashielt) J. T. He~uvey, C. H, H~rbert,
<br /> Jno. A. Morris, W. ~. ~organ, Chas. T. P~rish, 6.
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<br />The following directions were read for the special meeting:
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., December 16, 1916.
<br /> "Mr. L. P. Stater,
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<br /> "City Cte~,~Ci~y.
<br /> "Dear~ Sir:--
<br /> "You will please call a special meeting of the City Council for Tuesday,
<br />Decembe~ 19th, at 7:30 P. ~., to consider the following mat~ers:
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<br /> "First: The passage of an ordinance to provide for $200,000.00 ~e~unding bonds maturing
<br />January 1, 1917.
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<br /> "Second: The filling of a vacancy on the Board of Quarantine Commissioners, caused by r~-
<br />eign~tion of Mr. C. S. Sherwood therefrom.
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<br /> "Third: The Budget of Anticipmted Receipts and Expenditures for the Year 1917, to be ~re-
<br />sent~iD~ the Finance Department.
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<br />"Fourth: The election of a General Manager for the City of Portsmouth.
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<br />~Fifth: The election of m reg~la~ polioem~n.
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<br />"Very truly,
<br /> "J. T. Hanvey, President."
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<br /> The "call" having been read, the ordinanc9 authorizing the refunding of $200,000.00 of City,
<br />bonds, ~tr~iuced in the Council on December l~th and By 'resolution ordered to tie on the~table~
<br />untml thzs meetmng, w~s t~k~n up, remd, a~d s~iopted by the folio%~ng vote:
<br /> Ayes--Dashiell,
<br /> Hs~uvey, Herbert, Morris, Morgan, Parrish,
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<br /> Next, 'the filling of the vacancy on the Board of Qu~ra~tine commissioners w~s taken up..
<br /> Whereupon, Mr. Dashiell nominated Mr~ E~rt.E. Wri~ght to fill the vacancy and there being
<br />no Other nominations, he was elected by the following ~ote:
<br /> Ayes--D~shiell, Hanvey, Herbert
<br /> Morris, ~org=n, Parrish, ~.'
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<br /> Next, the Department of ~inance presented the Budget of Anticipated Receipts & Expenditures
<br />~ ~he Year 1917 and, on mormon, same w~s ordered to be rea~l and then eac~ Dep~rtment to be
<br />O~sidered as listed:
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<br />RecJ!p~s
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<br /> TOTAL ESTIMATED P~CEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR YEAR
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<br />City,
<br />Sixth Weird,
<br />Seventh Ward,
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<br />City,
<br />Sixth ~ard,
<br />Seventh Wa~d,
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<br />1917:
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<br />$360,~87.00'
<br /> 30, ~4~. O0
<br /> 29,86~.00
<br />$ 21,297,oo
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<br /> 356,~8~.Y3
<br /> 28,~00.00
<br /> 27,100.00
<br />$412,~86.73
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<br />Finance Department,
<br />Interest,
<br />P~olic Service Department,
<br />L~w Department,
<br />Public Safety,
<br />Public Property,
<br />PubiioWetfare,
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<br />General Ta~,
<br /> School Tax,
<br />Back Tax,
<br />~ School Tax,
<br />Interest 1916
<br />Y~l~ereet B~ck Tax,
<br />Advertising 1916 Tax,
<br />Advertising Back Tax,
<br />Penalties,
<br />Licenses,
<br />Fines amd Costs,
<br />Market Tax,
<br />~a~ket Shed,
<br />Market Stalls,
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<br />TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS FOR
<br /> ~$144~OO0.00
<br /> ~8,000.00
<br /> 18,O00.00
<br /> ~,000.O0
<br /> 200.00
<br /> 3,000.00
<br /> 50.00
<br /> ~00.00
<br /> 2, 00.00
<br /> 3~,000.00
<br /> ,500.00
<br /> 790.00
<br /> 8q-O. O0
<br /> 800.00
<br /> $261,79o.oo
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<br />THE CITY FOR YEAR 1917:
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<br />Brought Forward,
<br />Ground Rent,
<br />B~ck Soil Tax,
<br />Dog T~x,
<br />Defining Lines,
<br />Opening Sidewalks & Streets,
<br />Burial Permits,
<br />Ferry,
<br /> 6th 7th w ras,
<br />Police, Fmre, Schools, 6th
<br />Police, Fire/ Schools, 7th
<br /> Cemetery,
<br />Cmpitation Tax,
<br /> Electric Ins. Fees,
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<br />50.00
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<br />O0
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<br />General T~x,
<br />Back Tax~
<br />Penalties,
<br />Licenses,
<br />Interest 1~16 Tax,
<br />Interest B~ck Tax,
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<br />TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
<br /> $ 23,000.00
<br /> ~O0. OO
<br /> 00.00
<br /> 3,200.00
<br /> 25.O0
<br /> 85,00
<br /> 7,6lO.OO
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<br />FOR SIXTH WARD FOR YEAR 1917:
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<br />~drought Forward~
<br /> vert~Sing 1~16 Tax,
<br />Adver$1sing Back Tmx,
<br />Dog Tax,
<br />Boil Tax,
<br />B~ck Soil Tax,
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<br />27,610.O0
<br /> .oo
<br /> . o.oo
<br /> 300.00
<br /> 2,~O0.00
<br /> 25.0,00
<br />3o,6 5.oo
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