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doption of the recommendation of the Public Property & Schools Committee to p~.~roh~se the Central
<br />Earket.
<br /> On motion, the resolution w~s ordered to lie on the table.
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<br /> A communication was read from the Bo~rd of Health stating that it had advertised, as autho-
<br />rized by the City Council, for bids for the removal of n~ght soil from the Sixth a~d Seventh
<br />Ws~vds, had received seversul bids therefor, and recommended that award for same be made to E. C.
<br />Dunn at $1.50 per house per year for both Wards~ for ~-pgriod of three years, with the City's
<br />option of two additional years, if de,ired.
<br /> On motion, the recommendation of the Board of Health was adopted and by the following
<br />vote:
<br /> Ayes--Corbitt, Bra~ch, ~ni.te, Burgess, H~nvey, Leavitt~ Shellings, Flemming,
<br /> Laylor, Montague, Wright (zarl H.), Morgan, Ba&dw~n, ~oore (Robt. L.~,
<br /> See, 15.
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<br /> The following communication was received from Er.
<br />record:
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<br />"To The Common Council & The Board of Aldermen,
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<br />H. L. Alexander ~ud same was ordered to
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<br /> ~Portsmouth~ Virginia,
<br /> "June'12th~ l~i6.
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<br />"Gentl omen: --
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<br /> "City o~ ~ort~smou~h, Va:
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<br />"I hereby withdraw ali offers heretofore made by me to the City
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<br />of Portsmouth~
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<br />Vir~_nia, in connection with the sale.~ of property to be used for the p~o.rpose of opening Hatton
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<br />street from its present Southern terminus to Hi Eh street~
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<br />"Yours very truly,
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<br />"H. L. Alex&nder.~
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<br /> A notice was read from the Sixth Wa~rd Local I~orovement Boa~d of the expiration of the terms
<br />of Rudol9h Bchlken and W. T. L. Shepherd as members of said Board.
<br /> On motion, the election of mercers to fill the ?acaneies '~s referred to a Joint Ses-
<br />Sion of the two br=uches.
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<br /> An applicmtion of the City Clerk for a leave of absence for thirty days, to begin after
<br />the nex~ regular meeting of the BOard of Aldermsn~ was granted.
<br />
<br /> Er. H~nvey moved that the City.pay no further premiums to aay Insurance Company pending
<br />fine.1 settlement for loss due from the fire which destroyed the feed room of the P=rk View En~
<br />gins House. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> On motion of ~ir. Burgess, the whole question of insuring public buildings was referred to
<br />the Public Property & Schools Committee, s~d Committee t~ report as to sams,
<br />
<br /> Er. Leavitt moved to pay Joseph Pate, street h~, for 37 days lost from service because
<br />of injuries received by him in February. The motion was adopted~
<br />
<br /> Nr. Hanvey moved that the attention of the Board of Aldermen be oaiied to the necessity
<br />of providing a bu~vial ground for the City and that sai~ Board be requested to concur with the
<br />Common Council in a resolution s~iopted b~ it Febr'~y 8th ~o purchase the ~thrie property ad-
<br />joi~ntng the O~k Grove Cemetery for s~h p,~rDose~..~3 ThermoS!on was adopted.
<br />
<br />Es~vl H. Wright moved thatthe $~00. allowed in the Budget for "Catching Dogs
<br /> and said motion was adopted hy the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Corbitt, Brauch,
<br /> ~ite, Burgess, Hanvey, Leavitt, Shellings, ~lemming, Laylor, Eontag~.e,
<br /> Wright (Earl H.)~ Eorg~n, Baldwin, Moore (Root. L.), See, !5~
<br />
<br /> On motion of Er. ~ontague, the attention of the Street Committee was oailed to condition
<br />of grating at the corner of Fourth amd Wythe streets.
<br />
<br />L~ylor moved to refer to the Fina~uoe Commxt ~ee to oonsider~ the advisabilit~ of ~ssuang
<br /> of SchooI bonds to be used in the erection of High School ~ud colored School buildings.
<br /> The motion was a~opted.
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<br />(Present Er. Herbert).
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<br /> Mr. Herbert presented a petition of John' F. Simms a~ud other property owners on Jefferson
<br />street, between Sixth and Seventh, for a granolithic sidewalk on said street.
<br /> On motion~ said petition was referred to the Street Committee~
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<br /> ~. Herbert presented s~lso a petition of C. E. Cherry and others on Effingham'street for
<br />an enforcement of the "Segregation
<br /> On motion, s~d petition ~s ~efsrmed to th~ Ordinmnoe Committee to be t~sn up by it
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<br /> ~d on motions, ~he following other ~tters were refer=ed to:--
<br /> Finance Co~ittee--
<br /> A pe-
<br />tition of the e~ployees of ~he Sewermge Dep~tment to be paid off weekly, inste~ of semi-mont~y..
<br /> (With St=eot Co~ittee) A petit'ion f~om Co~ittee for the "Co~SaiO~
<br />Improvement of Ro~s of No=fo~ Co~ty" that the City msSist in the ~provemen~ of Cowry
<br />l~ing into the City.
<br /> ~n~ P~k Co~mission for ~pprov~l
<br /> ($ith Public Property & Schools Co~ittee) A request of ~' =
<br />o~ the emolo~ent ~f ~ m~n direoto~ for a oeriod not exoee~nE two months mt
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