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August 15, 1916.
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<br />~s, a short time since, suspended from duty by the Board of Police Commissioners on charges,
<br /> ton a hearing cZ the case, the charges against him were dismissed.
<br /> Therefore, your Police Committee would recommend that he be paid for the time for which
<br />he w~s suspended.
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<br />(Signed) Earl H. Wright, Chairman.
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<br />[Signed)
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<br />L, Privett, Vice-Chairman.
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<br /> On motion, the matter of paying Mr. Crafford for the time lost by him was referred to the
<br />Auditing & Claims Committee. (Mr. Privet~ excused from further attendance).
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<br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
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<br /> First. Matters adopted by the Common Council August 8th and referred to the Board of Alder-
<br />men for concurrence.
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<br /> To allow an appropriation not to exceed $~25~ for purchase of a new pair of horses~for the
<br />Chambers Fi~e Engine.
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<br />To authorize the Fire Committee to dispose sf a horse at the Ch&mbers Fire Engine House.
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<br /> To make available $25. allowed in the Budget for Police~Department; and to reZund the Chief
<br />of~Polioe $15.66 ~dv~uced by him for special purposes in his Department.
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<br /> All'of the above were concurred in anal by the following v~te:
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<br /> Langhorne, Hudgins, Barlow, Cart, Adams, Wilson, ?~
<br /> Nays--Markham, 1.
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<br />Second. Communications from the Mayor.
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<br />Ayes--Davi s,
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<br /> The Mayor. returned~s ap~provsul of the following mattsrs adopted by the two~phes of City
<br />Council June l~-20-30th,~Jdly ll-18th, and August 8th, 1916:
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<br /> To instruct the Finance Committee to make notes in the several City banks ~to amount of
<br />$25,000.00 for sites for the new High School and colored School buildings; said amount to be in-
<br />cluded in the bond issue f. or schools,_ b~.u$ to be turned into general funds when bonds are sold.
<br />' An appropriation of $5?5. with f~tage, for a Repair OutTit, o~t of allowance for "Repairs l
<br />to Streets and Repair Outfit" in the
<br /> A special appropriation of $315. to repair the feed room of the Park View Engin.e House.
<br /> To approve of the employment by the ps~vk CommtisSlon of a ~ma~ ~ector ~or ~periodl not ex-
<br />ceeding two months at a sala~ry of ~5~,~ ~P~ month and~ ~ ~ady di~ec~o~r for the s~ ~i~e and at
<br />the same salary, the appropriation tO~cbme out cf h&tance of:~th~ approprimtion in the Budget for
<br />"Playground."
<br /> A special appropriat.ion of $167~95 to pmy Police bills hel~ up by the A~dito.r in June.
<br /> A Special appropriation of $3OO.~ for "Contingent for Council" Under head~ing, in the Budget
<br />for "General Administratmon," to carry said Departmen~ ~to the esd of the ifiscal yea~.
<br /> To grant permissXon to The Chesapeake & Poto~m~c Telephone Oo~. to erect three pol~s on the
<br />south side of Stonew~tl~street, as shown by attmched copy o! drawing, ~the work t° be done
<br />the supervision of the City Engineer.
<br /> The City steam roller sold to F. J. McGuire for $1,000.00; a~d said sum turned i~to general
<br />funds of the City.
<br /> The Commissioner of the Revenue aliowed~ to September 1st, !~16, to comp]. ~erson~l
<br />property assessments and land books, and requested to be ready by that time, if
<br /> Street Committee and City Attorney directed to require the contractors ~r bonding com-
<br />pany to repair the defects on Dinwiddie street and other streets which were ~he time
<br />Dinwiddie street was paved.
<br /> An Ordinance to Am.end and Re-ordain Section D and Section P of by the
<br />Common Councllt of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, August 1.3, iglE, ~ndby Alderm~u
<br />of said City~ August 20,~ 1912,and Approved by-the M~yor o~ ~said City Au~g~$t as Amended
<br />b~ the sai~ Bodies and ApProved by the ~aid Mayor April 13, 1915,.Decemcer April
<br />24~, i915, Respectively, Regulating th~ Use of the Roadways, or Drmvew~ys~ of ~eets
<br />and High~r~ys in the City of Portsmouth, Virginim. 1
<br /> The following resolution with regard to inventories of City property:
<br />"Resolved, Thmt mll
<br />Deo~t~ents mhd 0ffice~s havin~ City property in their possession or unde~ ~hei~ control shall
<br />~e required to f~nmsh the Omty Auditor wit~ ~ i~ven~ory of s~e on the ~fi=s~ ~mys of J~uary
<br />~d July of e~ch yemr ~d upon bla~s f~nished by the City Auditor;. ~he~i~s~ ~ve~to=yI under
<br />this resolution to be t~en ms of July let, 1~16, ~ inventories to be in ~h~ ~itY Auditor's
<br />offic~ not iame~ th~ thirty dmys ~ter these dates."
<br /> An mpproprimtion ~t to exceed $200. to pmve Wythe street, emst of Court, .with pmving blo~s
<br /> t~en from the Union Brid~ CmuSewmy.
<br /> An O=di~e ~o Amend ~ Re ordain Se~mon 112 of the O=~oes of the O~y of Portsmouth
<br /> wmth Re~d ~o~epresen~mtton ~ong the Several W~ds ~ the Cmty on the Oou~cm~I.
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<br /> Third. Reports of Officers and other un_finished business°
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<br /> The ~e~ular reports of Officers for the month of July, 1916, were presentedand were ordered
<br />~o ~iieo ~
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<br />- A communication was ~eceiv~d from the President of the S. A. L. Railway Company stating
<br />thmt the question of. r~moVing t~'~cks of said Company on High street had been referred to its
<br />Vice-President, who would take the matter up with the Council as early as possible.
<br /> On motion, the communication was ordered to~fileo
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<br />NEW BUSINESS.
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