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October 3, 1916.
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<br />Grove Cemetery, at $4.00 per foot.
<br /> We report that this matter is in the hounds of the Public Welfare Department.
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<br />An appropriation of $50. for cleaning the public walks in Oak_Grove Cemetery.
<br /> tt is recommended that said amount be msuie available as needed.
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<br /> A bill of the.Board of~Harbor Commissioners for $3?5.00, acco~ut of appropriation of $1,500.
<br />for the fiscal yea~ ending June 30, 1917.
<br /> We report that the Auditor hms been instructed heretofore as to payment of these bills.
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<br /> (With Public Safety) A petition of the Chief of Police for an~inorease of salary.
<br /> ~ .It is recommended,themDepartment of Public Safety conou2ring, that this petition be
<br />referre~vto the Budget of 1917.
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<br /> An appropriation of $1,500. to repair sidewalks, on Washington,
<br />streets where recent paving has been done.
<br /> It is recommended that said appropriation be allowed.
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<br />Crawford,
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<br />Effingham amd other
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<br /> To consider a plan for collecting delinquent personal taxes and report with recommendation.
<br /> We have considered this m~tter and recommend that an allowance of ~0%. be made far dot~
<br />lection of delinquent taxes on person~ p~operty, until otnerwzs~ changed.
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<br />(Signed)
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<br />C. H. Herbert, Chairman.
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<br /> The report having been read, there was.some discussion about the mmtter of collecting
<br />delinquent taxes and, on motion of ~ir. ~orris, motion on same was deferred to the next meeting
<br />of the body.
<br /> Then the report of the Depaztment was adopted, as amended, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes--Dashietl, Hanvey, Herbert, Morgan, Morris, 5.
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<br />UNFINI SHED BUSINESS..
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<br /> First. Communications from the
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., October 3rd, 1916.
<br /> "Hon. City Council.
<br />"Gentlemen:-- The Chairman of the Public Safety Department, Mr. Oscie
<br />Dashiell, having complained to me that Capt. Wm. R. Walker, Chief of the Fire Department, has.
<br />been guilty of neglect'of duty in that--
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<br /> "lst. He w~ absent from the City all d~y on Wednesday, September 2?th, without authority
<br />or permission there~gr.
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<br /> "2nd. He has failed %o inspect the engine houses, which is a direct disobedience to
<br />finite instructions~
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<br /> '~. Therefore, ~as per au~hority gi~'en the Mayor in the Ac.ts of the General~Ase~mbly of
<br />Virgmnia, 1916, .Pmge ~7-9, Sec. ~, ~d. Cha~er of the City, Page ~, Chap. 2~ 'Sec. $, I ~ve~sus-
<br />pended him from duty of office pendmng such action as you may deem ~visable to t~e in the
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<br /> . "This being the first report of this ~ture t0 come to the notice of .yo~ Nayor~mnd
<br />due to tee possibility of Er. Walker not being fully ~re.th~$ he is to.obey e~licl~ly the
<br />o=~rs~of the Head of the Dep~tment of ~blio S~ety, it is reeo~ended thmt the Council be
<br />ms t~ni~nt ms possible with Mr. W~lker and o~y suspend him with loss of pay for five days with
<br />~ ~rning. "Respectfully~ ~
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<br /> "J. T. Hmnvey,
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<br /> The report having been read, the Chief of the Fire Department, who was present, was of-
<br />feted'the privilege of~ the floor to speak in his defense, but he declined to say ~nything.
<br /> Whereupon, Mr..Morgan moved that the action of the Mayor be a~proved, and the motion
<br />was adopted by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Dashiell, H~nvey, Herbert, Morgs~ Morris, 5.
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<br />Second. Reports of Officers and. other unfinished business.
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<br /> The regular reports of Officers-for the month of September, 1916, were presented and were
<br />ordered to ~ake the. usual course.
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<br />up,
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<br /> The following ordinance, ordered to lie on the table by this body September l~h~ was.taken
<br />read, and adopted: ..... :
<br /> AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE NAME OF THE OITYAL~SHOUSE TOTHE CITY HOME.
<br /> And by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Dashieii, H~nvey, Herbert, Norgan, ~orris, 5-
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<br /> A communication was resui from the President of the Seaboard Air Line Railway Co.~ stating
<br />that the installation of safety g~tes at the c~ossing of Dinwiddie street, near H~rrison, and
<br />the lowering of the gracle of their tracks on Crawford street, between High andNorth, would be
<br />taken up with the City as soon as practicable.
<br /> On motion, the communication w~s ordered to file.
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<br />N~E.~ BUSII~ESS.
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<br />The following communication w~s read from the Portsmouth Volunteer Firemen's Association:
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<br />· Portsmou~h, Va.,
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<br />September 25, 1916.
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<br />"To the Honorable City Council,
<br /> "City of Portsmouth, Vao, VIA:
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