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August
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<br /> To approve of the employment ~ the Pa~k Commission of a man director for a period not ex-
<br />ceeding two months mt a salary of 5.~per month and, a lmdy director for the same time and at
<br />the sams salary, the appropriation to come out el.balance of the appropriation in the Budget for
<br />~Playground.~
<br /> A special appropriation of $167.95 tO pay Police bills held up by the Auditor in June.
<br /> A special appropriation of $300. for Con$ingent for Council" under heading in the Budget
<br />for "General Administration," to ca~ry said Department to the end of the fiscal yea~.
<br /> To grant permission ~o The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. to erect three poles on the
<br />south side of Stonewall street, as shown by attached copy of d~awing, the work to be done under
<br />the supervision of the City E~gineer.
<br /> The Cityreteam roller sold to F. J. EcGuire for $1,000.00; and said sum turned into general
<br />funds of the City.
<br /> The Commissioner of the Revenue allowed to september let, 1916, to complete the personal
<br />property assessments and land books, ~nd requested to be ready by that time, if possible.
<br /> Street Committee authorized and instructed to remove the monument to Grimes Battery at the
<br /> corner of Washington a~d South streets to ps~vking place on Washington street.
<br /> Street Committee and City Attorney directed to require the contractors or their bonding com-
<br /> pany to repair the defects on Dinwiddie street s~ud other streets which were p~ved at the time
<br /> Dinwiddie street was paved.
<br /> ~ an Ordinance Adopted by the
<br /> An Ordinance to Amend ~nd ,Re-ordain Section D smd Section P ^~
<br /> Common Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, August 13, 1912, and by the Board of Aldermen
<br /> of Said Cit Au st 20, 1912, a~d Approved by the May~r ~f Said City August E3, ~9~2, as Ame~ed
<br /> ~ ~ ~Yu~g~ ~ ~oroved bv t~e said Mayor Aprml 13, i915, December 15,
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<br /> and H~ghways in.the C~ty o~ Portsmouth, Virginia.
<br /> The follow~ng resolution with reg~rd to inventories cz City property: ,n
<br /> ~.esotve=, That all
<br /> Departments and Officers h~vlng City property in their possession or under ~heir control shall
<br /> be required to furnish the City Auditor with an inventory of same on the first days of January
<br /> and July of each year and upon blanks furnished by the City Audito~; the first inventory under
<br /> this resolution to be taken as of July 1st, 1916, and inventories to be in the City Auditor's
<br /> office not later than thirty days after these
<br /> Third. R~ports of Officers and other unfinished business.
<br /> The reguls~r reports of Officers for the month of July, 1916, were presented and were ordered
<br /> to file.
<br /> On motion, the following ordinance wms t~ken from the t~ble, discussed and s~iopted:
<br /> AN ORDINANCE TO ~ND AND RE-ORDAIN SECTION ll2 QF THE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT~OUTH
<br /> NITHREGAPD TO REPRESENTATION AMONG THE SE~L WARDS OF THE CITY ON THE COUNCIL.~
<br /> And by the following vote: Ayes--Oorbitt, Branch, White, Cain, Moore (Joe. $.~,
<br /> Hutohins, Leavitt, La~lor, Montmguej~ Wright (Earl H.),
<br /> Morgan, Wright (G~over C.), 12.
<br /> Nays--Burge~s, Hanvey, Herbert, 3.
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<br /> NEW BUSINESS.
<br /> Under this head, the Clerk presented suncLvy papers but, on motion of Mr. Hutchins, they were
<br />referred for consideration of the new Council.
<br /> The Chairman of the Fire~pmmittee stated that one of the horses of the Chambers Fire Engine
<br />had died and he asked for an approprimtion not to exceed $~25. for purchase of a new pair of
<br />horses for the sa~e.
<br /> On motion, the ~ppropriation w~e allowed by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Corbitt,
<br /> Herbert, Branch, White, Burgess, Oa~n, Hs-uvey, Moore (Jos. S.), Hutchins,
<br /> Leavitt, Laylor, Montague, Wright (Earl H.), ~rgmn, Wright (Gro~er C.), 15.
<br /> The Chairman of the Fire Committee asked also for authority for his Committee to dispose of
<br />the other horse with the ~sngine, as the remaining horse could not wel2 be pai~ed with the new
<br />h~rse. The authority was granted by the following vote:
<br /> ~yes--Corbitt, Herbert, Branch,
<br /> White, Cain, Burgess, Hanvey~ Moo~e (Jos.~S~), Hutchins, Leavitt, Laylor, Eontague,
<br /> Wright (Earl H.), Morgan, Wright (Grover ~.~, 15.
<br /> Mr. Montages, Ch~irmsm of the Cemetery Committee, called attention to the fact that there
<br />eve only one or two lots left for sa~s in the Oak Grove Cemetery and he moved that the t~act of
<br />the Tidewmter Realty Co. be purchasea at a cost not to exceed $~0,000.O0.
<br /> ~ir. ~oore (Joe. S.) staSed that he did not think this the proper time to take up that
<br /> matter; that it could be handled better by the new Council; and he moved that action.~s to a~D~w
<br /> cemetery be deferred. The motion was adopted~
<br /> Mr. Morgan stated that the Virginia Railway & Power~Co. c~aimed that the dirt between its
<br /> rails and two feet on each side on streets being paved, belonged to it, and sundry residents were
<br /> making the same claim for-dirt in front of their property under the s~me circumstances.
<br /> He, therefore, moved that the City Attorney be instructed to give his written opinion
<br /> to the Council as to these matters.
<br /> Mr. Nright (E~rl H.) stated that the Chief of Police hsul suivanced $15.66 of his own money
<br /> for special purposes in his Department, as said Department had not yet obtmined a special appro-
<br /> riation of $2 . allowed in the Budget; and he (Nr~ Wright).moved that the SZ~. allowed in.the
<br /> ~udget be madeSmvailable and that the Chief of Police be rezunded the $15.66 advanced by hmm.
<br /> He also asked that an appropriation of $50· be made to meet expenses of the Police Depart-
<br /> ment for the balance of the year.
<br /> ~ .~^~ +~ ~ e~ ~h~ ~2~. be marie avail-~ole and the $1~.66 be refunded was
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