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December 14, 19i6o
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<br />"SEAL
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<br />'tATTEST:
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<br />CITY CLERK -OF THE CITY
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<br />0F PORT.MOUTH, VIRGINIA.
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<br />TREASURLR OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH,
<br /> VIRGI NI A ·
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<br />The coupons shall be in Substantially the following form, to-w~t¢
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<br /> C'O. UiPO N
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<br /> Upon the first day of January (July), i9__, the City of Portsmouth, Norfolk
<br />County, Virginia, will pmy to bearer, at The Hcnovcr National Bank in the City O~ New York,
<br />the sum of $22.p0, being six m baths interest then due on its Refunding bond, numoered
<br />d~tsd January i, 1917.
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<br />TREABDREROF T~ CITY OF PORTSMOUTH,
<br /> VIRGINIA.
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<br /> * SECTION 2: BE IT FURT~ ORDAINED, that there sh~ll be and is hereby levied upon all the
<br />taxable property of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, a direct at, ual ta~ in addition to mi1
<br />other taxes sufficient in amount to pmy the interest upon said bonds ms the same becomes due,
<br />~nd to create and maintain ~ sir~ing fund sufficient to pay the principal thereof-at m~turity.
<br />Said ls~y shall continue until all of s~id bonds and interest have been paid in full.
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<br /> SECTION 3: This ordinance sb~l! take effect ~nd be in force upon its pmss~ge, the public
<br />welfare ~equiring it~"
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<br />"Ree~ve~ by the Council of the city of Portsmouth, 7i~ginia, That au ordinance
<br />hmving been introduced in this body on this ~te and reaxiwhich authorizes the ref~ing o£ t~o
<br />-hundred thousand dotlazs ($200,000) Of City bonds, to bear interestat the zate of ~rZ~er ce~t
<br />per annum, paymble semi-annually, and ~aturing Jgnumry l, 1917, is ordered to lie~ on-~ae table
<br />until, m meeting of the Council to beheld Tuesday, December l~th, 1916, when it s~all be taken
<br />from the table and put on its p~ssage."
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<br /> And the resolution was adopted by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--D.eh~ ~i, na~uvey,
<br /> Herbert, Eorris~ l~organ, Par~i~h, 6.
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<br /> A co~unic~tion w~s re~l .from Mr. Cmrey R. W~ren, Cmpt. V~. N. G. (Re~ired)
<br />to ~liowin~ the City to use Grimes B~ttery Gun Room for stormge p~poses~
<br /> THereupon, Mr. Morgan moved ~hmt the Publip Prgperty Depmrt~ent
<br />the ~ys of said Gun ~om ~e~tely, ~ that tn~ C~ty At~or~y ce. no~ ~ ~ me,zen.
<br />with m view t~ giving the head of smid Depmrtment such legmA~ ~vise as ne m~y ue~.~r securing
<br />s~d keys; f~ther ~mrrmngements to be mgde. mbout th~. ~n Room here~ter by the Counoml.
<br /> The motion w~s ~opted.
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<br /> The following opinion wms re~ from the City Attorney ~d s~e wms ordered to file:
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<br /> "Port~Outh, Vs.& Dso~ l~, 191~.
<br /> "Hon. Oscie Dmshiell,
<br /> "Chairmmn of Depmrtment of Public
<br /> "City Council, Portsmouth, Va.
<br /> "D~r Sir:--
<br /> "R~plying to th~ co~unioation ~ess~ to me .by the City Cl~rk
<br />to the obstructions, by siEDs, &c., on First street, I beg t0 smy t~t ~gh o~st~c~ions..~e
<br />fully covered by S~c~ion 3~% of the Eunicip~l Code, which fixes .the penSl~y m~ ~o~
<br />$1.O0 nor more t~n $10.00 ~ every ~y's zmml~e to remove s~ mfter 24 hours notzoe,
<br />quiri~ such removml, constitutes m distinct offense. There is no oo~lict in th~ ordi~nces
<br />as f~ ms I ~ ~vised.
<br /> "Respectfully,
<br /> "J~. Y. Hmpper, City Attorney~"
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<br /> At this point, ~r. Eorg~n moved th&t the Council go into ~h~ election to fill the vmcanoy
<br />on the body, caused by the~reeignation theref=om"of Er. ~. T. Bunting.
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<br /> ReSets. T. A. Bunting, B. L. Shepherd, and J~ Frank Brou~nton were put in nomination to
<br />fill thevmCa~¢y~ when Er. Bunting received 3 votes and Mr. Shepherd 3.
<br /> On ~the second bmllot, Mr.. Shepherd receDved 3 votes and Mr. Bunting 3.
<br /> Mr. Eorris moved to proceed with the'balloting. The motion w~s adopted, , ~
<br /> .When Mr. Frank Grant w~s put in nomination,, and Er, Bunting.received 3 votes and Er.
<br />Grmnt 3.
<br /> On the fourth ballot, Er. Bunting received 3 votes and Mr. Grant 3.
<br /> On the fifth ballot~ ~r. R. A. Hutchins~ Jr.., was put in nomination~ and ~r. Grant re-
<br />ceived 3 votes and ~"~. Eutchins 3.
<br /> On the sixth ballot, Er. Grant received 3 voles and Mr. Hutchins 3.
<br /> On the seventh balIot, Er. S, P. Cast wms put in n~minmtion~ when Mr. Hutchins received
<br />3 votes and Er. Oast 3.
<br /> On the ei~ath bs~llo~, Er. Hutchins received 3 votes and Er. O~st .3.
<br /> On'the ninth baliot~ Mr. H. E. Dorin was put in nomination, when Mr~ Bun$ing received 3
<br />vo~ee and Er. Dorin 3.
<br /> On the tenth ballot, ~r. ~anting received 3 vo~es ~nd ~ir. Dorin 3 votes,, as follows:
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<br />For Bunting-- Dashieit, Hanvey, Herbe~t~ 3.
<br />For Dorin--~orris, gorE an, Pa=risk, 3.
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<br />w~ ~o~ =~a +m~+. ~..~ -~ ~.,~,~.~4 ~ nnune, ilm~n oouid not be eteo.ted at this meetinE,
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