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· September 26, 1916.
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<br />A meeting of The Council had, by former resolution, been set for this date, but, in accord-
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<br />anco with the following request, w~s deferred until Tuesday, October 3rd:
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., September 21st, 1916.
<br />"Mr. L. P. Slater,
<br /> "City Clerk, City.
<br />"Dea~ Sir:--
<br /> ~Ae there would probably not be a quorum of members of The Council for the
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<br />meeting set lot next TueSday evening, the 26th, nor for several days aft.erwa~ds, please make
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<br />the 'call' for Tuesday, October 3rd, at 7:30 P. M.
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<br />"Very truly,
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<br />"Qscie Dashiell,
<br />"C. H. Herbert,
<br />"C. T. Parrish,
<br />"J. T. Hanvey,
<br />"W. D. Morgan,
<br />"John A. Morris."
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<br />October 3, 1916.
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<br />At a meeting of. Th9 Ccunci!Ooto.ber-3rd ~the;e were present':
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<br />MessrsL-Oscie Dashiell, J, T. Hanvey, C. H. Herbert,
<br /> W. D. Morgan, Jno. A. Morris, 5.
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<br />The minuses of the meetings September 12th and September
<br />The ~ollowingreports of Departments were presented:
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<br />19th were read and were approved.
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<br />-Referred September 19th.
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<br /> To embody in an ordinance recommendation of the Department of Public Service that the City
<br />Engineer. be put.incharge of and direot~oerta~n Officers, under instructions to him by thePub-
<br />lic Servic~ Department?.
<br /> It is recommended that no.ordi~n~nce be drawn to cover this matter at present, pend-
<br />ing the coming of the City Manager, as the resolution will serve the purpose tempormrily.
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<br /> To present an ordinance limiting the~number of pawnbroker shops in the City to three.
<br /> tn accordauce with the following ppinion of the City Attorney, it ia recommended that
<br />no action be taken on this matter:
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va~., October 3, l~16.
<br /> "Hon. Jno~ A. Morris,
<br /> Chairman of Deps~rtment of Law
<br /> ~of City Council, Portsmouth, Va.
<br /> "Dear Sir:--
<br /> Replying to inquiry as to the right of the Council to li~it the number of
<br />Pmwnbrokers in the Ci~ I~beg to call ~our attention to Section 79 of the tax bill, (found in
<br />Vol. $, Va. Code, p~ge $12), ~which provmdes: "The Hustings or' Corporation Court of any city,
<br />and the Circuit or County Court of s~uy county, may from time to time grant a license to any
<br />citizen of"the United States, who shall produce satisfactory evidence of his good character,
<br />to exercise and carry on the business of ~ Pawnbroker in his city or county, &c."
<br /> "Under the construction placed by our Supreme Court of Appeals the word "mmy" in this sta-
<br />tute mesms must or shall. I am, therefore, of the opinion that the Council has no power to lim%
<br />it the action of the Cou~t by limiting the number of pawnbrokers ....
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<br />"Very truly,
<br /> "Jno.
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<br />W. Happer,
<br /> '~City Attorney."
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<br /> To bring in s~u ordinance creating the office s~ud defining the duties of an electrical in-
<br />spector.
<br /> It is recommended that no ordins~uce be .d~rawn to cove~ this matter at the present time,
<br />pending the coming of the City Manager, ~S hemay hmve valuable suggestions to make regarding
<br />this position.
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<br />Advisability of prepa~ing a code to regulate the erection of buildings and electric wiring.
<br /> Progress as to same.
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<br /> A petition of J. E.-Snetiings that a Justice o~ the Peace be mppointed for the~hird wa~d.
<br /> In accordance with the following opinion from the City Attorney, it is recommended
<br />that no action be taken on this matter:
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