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October 17, 1916.
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<br />is against him?
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<br />"Ans. No.
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<br /> "Tth~ Is the City Obliged to pay the salary of a policeman i~ he is absent from the City
<br />for an in~efinite time on ~tate duty?
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<br /> "Ans. The City is under no legal obligation to furnish a policema~ for an indefinite time
<br />.for State duty. Should, however, the City permit one of its policemen to depart for an indefi-
<br />nite time on State duty and still retain him on the pay roll,'then the City should be liable for
<br />the officer's salary, The City has the right to suspend the officer during his absence and
<br />enstate him upon return.
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<br />"Respectfully,
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<br />"Jno. W~ Happer, City Attorney."
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<br /> The following communication w~s read from the City Attorney with regard to a bill of the
<br />City against the Dalby-Nottingham Co. for the removal~of dead horses:-
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., October 17,1916.
<br /> "Honorable City Council,
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va.
<br /> "Gentlemen:--
<br /> The City has had ~a bmll-for $69. stmndmng sometmme ag~mnst the Dalby-
<br />Nottingham Compauy for the removal of dead horses kf%'~r the fire which destroyed the building
<br />that company occupied on Sing street. The fire, as i aminformed, destroyed the l~ger ~art
<br />of the assets of the Company and put it out of business so that there are no assets from which
<br />the debt cmn be made.
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<br /> "The officers of the Dalby-Nottingham Company deny the full liability of the debt owing to
<br />the fact that a number of the horses .removed did not belong to the Company. Mr. E. R. Barksdale
<br />and N~. J. S. Miller have, however, agree~ On behalf of the old officers~f the Compauy-to pay
<br />the City one~hatf of the-bill, if that will be accepted in full.
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<br /> "As there are no assets of the Dmlby-Nottingham Company out of which the claim.can be made,
<br />I would advise that their'offer be accepted.
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<br />"Respectfully submitted,
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<br />"Jno. Wo Happe~, City Attorney."
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<br /> Mr. Herbert moved that the offer o~ the Company with regard to said bill be accepted,
<br />and the motion was adopted by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Dashieli, Hanvey, Herbert-,
<br /> Morgan, ~orris, Parrish, 6.
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<br /> The following ordinance.~ordered to lie on the table by this body at its last meeting was
<br />taken up, read, and adopted:
<br /> AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE-ORDAIN CLAUSE L OF SECTION 383 OF THE
<br />TRAFFIC ORDINANCE OF THE CITY-OF PORTSMOUTH, YN REFERENCE TO SPEED OF~STREET CARS AND OTHER VE-
<br />HICLES AND ~0 PREVENT TN_E RINGING OF BELLS, SOUNDING OF BONGS, AND BLOWING OF HORNS BY SUCH CARS
<br />AND 0THER~EHICLES ~tLE PASSING CHURCHES DURING THE HOURS OF SERVICE ON THE SABBATH DAY.
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<br />And by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes--Dashiell, Hanvey, Herbert, MOrgan, Norris,
<br /> Parrish, 6.
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<br />NEW BUSINESS.
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<br /> A communication ~zom the Board of Health was presented by the Chairman of the Department
<br />of Public Welfare, desiring to know if the said Board is to be continued or abolished.
<br />stated in the communication that the request is mmde in View of the fact that the Board has in
<br />~ind the offering of some suggestions for consideration of the Public Welfa~eDePartme~t and the
<br />City Council.
<br /> On motion, said communication was referred the Public Welfare Department.
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<br /> A petition of patrolm~n J. W. Smith~ to b~ re-imbur~eo $7.50 ~or three days deducted from
<br />his p~y the first half of October, 1~16, was granted.
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<br /> Mr. Dashiell presented a petition, from the Judge of the Corporation Court for three copies
<br />of Volume ~ of Pollard's Annotated Code of V~irginia, one for himself, one for the Clerklof the
<br />Cottrt, and one for the Clerk of the Council.
<br /> On motion, the petition w~s granted, ~h~ Finance Department to provide an appropriation
<br />of $22.50 for same.
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<br /> A~-petttio~ was read from certain residents and property owners in the vicinity of Eighth
<br />street a~d Naval Place protesting ag~nst the erection of~ ~ wooden structure at said corner for
<br />the accommodation of laborers"to be emploTe~l%on the new dry dock in the U. S. Navy Yard.
<br /> On motion, the rules were suspended and the privileg? of the floor granted tO. several
<br />citizens interested in the matter, who spoke against the buildzng of such a "bunkhouse."
<br /> Then the City Attorne~ was called ~pon to adyise the Council as to what legal action
<br />could be taken in this matter. He replied that the Council could pass an ordinance to meet
<br />~anitary and police regulations, but that the ordinance could not properly be confined to one
<br />section of the City but must be general in its scope.
<br /> Finally, Mr. Dashiell moved that the Departments of Law and Public Welfare, with the
<br />~ity Attorney prepare an ordinance to ~rhhibit any person or persons from operating boarding
<br />or lodging h~es£for more than twelve persons, where there are no sewer connections with the
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