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<br />J~u~mry 18, !~o.
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<br />Hudgins, B&rlow, C~.rr, Ads. ms, PrivetZ, Wilson, Bro~e,
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<br /> Fourth. Communications z_om the
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., Jany. II, 1916.
<br /> "Hon. City Co-~ucil,
<br /> City.~
<br /> "Gentlemen:--
<br /> "Enclosed please find copy of letter which I sent to Ers. Josie E. Broug~ten
<br />on Oct. 2~, 1915, with regard to moving her properties on Fifth street, west side, between Har-
<br />rison a~ud ~ythe; Z~ld properties encroaching on Fifth street.
<br /> "As you will see, the sixty days allowed in the letter for the removal of the obstruction
<br />hms expired, and I respectfully recommend that you instruct the City ~ttorney to do what may
<br />be necessary in the premises.
<br /> "Respectfully,
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<br /> The following is the copy of letter enclosed by the Hayer:
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., Oct. 27, 1915.
<br /> "Ers. Josie E. Brou~nton,
<br /> "Portsmouth, V~.
<br /> "E~ Dea~ Eadam:--
<br /> "By resolution of the City Council, I am instructed to notify you that
<br />yo'~ properties on Fifthstreet, west side, between Harrison and ~ythe streeSs, encroach upon
<br />Fifth street~ one piece 22 feet; the oth~r l~ feet, more or less.
<br /> "I a~ further instructed to notify you to move your properties to conform to the line as
<br />defined by the City ~ngineer. You will be grmnted m remsonmbie time~ s~y sixty d~ys, in which
<br />to remove the obstruction.
<br /> · The City Engineer has f~nished me with a m~p of the property in question, which is mt
<br />your disposal if you so desire.
<br /> "Hespectfully,
<br /> F. S. Hope, Hayer."
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<br /> On motion~ the City Attorney was instructed to d~ whmt m~y be necesss~vy in the mmtter,
<br />as requested by the Emyor~
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<br /> The!Mayor returned mlso his a'~e~
<br /> _ approval of the following m ~ ~o adopted by the two branches
<br />of City Council December 1~-21 28th~ 19i5:
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<br /> Au appropriation of $5,000. to build a conduit ~cross the south end of Dinwiddie street,
<br />in ~ecordanoe with adopted Plan No. 2, out of City Bond Account.
<br /> To mnstruct the Audmtor to or.alt the Smxth War~?ith $300. for licenses, which a~ount is
<br />now credited to the Seventh ~ard; a~d the Seventh Wmr~ with $5~. for licenses, which ~ount
<br />now credited to the Sixth
<br /> A special mppropri~tion of ~150. for Cemetery Dep~tment for ,,L~bor.~
<br /> A special ~Pr0Primtion of vlSO. to meet e~enses o~ the incinerator for the b~l~oe of the
<br />y~.
<br /> Awed mmde to A. F. Flynn to build ~ conduit ~cross the south end of Dinwiddie
<br />~ooord~oe w~th ~opted Pl~ No. 2 for s~e, mt $15.~ pe~ line~ foot.
<br /> Street Paving Progr~ reco~ended by the Joint Street Co~ittes Decembe~ l$21st.
<br /> ~ ~ppropri~tion of $E,~35.05 for e~ens~s of the Public Schools fo~ Deosmber~ 1~i5.
<br /> Speciml ~pproprimtions to pmy followmng bil_$ held up ~y the Auditor in Eovember becmuse
<br />of l~ of ~pproprimtion ~or s~e: Fire, $118.00; Police, $18.16; Almshouse, $25.00; D_nwi~
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<br /> To inst~uc~ the City A~ito~ to pmy the following bills rsoo~endedby the Public Proper-
<br />ty Co~ittee, upon ~pprov~ of the smid Co~ittee: J. C. Emthims, for repairing brick
<br />the. In~enden~.Engine House, $20.00; J. C. Mmthi~s, for Eepmi~ing brick E~k ~t the P~rk View
<br />~mne HoUse, $i5.00; S. Lasting & Bro., for furnishing 16 ch~irs, m oh~mge in l~t, blt~
<br />fmstenings, repmiri~ chmirs, ~d fu~ishing mhd l~ying linole~, for the Court Room,
<br />mmte cost $1~0.00, cove=ed by ~o~t in B~getI of !gl~ for "Court Room;" ~..J. 9rep%. for p~t-
<br />lng roof of the Union Fire House, ~18.5~; ~d m~bill ~r s~sh ogrd ~nd?epm~rs m~ o~n. Foo
<br />the Ch~be~s Fire House, not to exceed $5.00. (Honey being mvamlmble zor pmymen~ cz ~
<br />bo~ bills).
<br /> To pay off City employees, whose p~y would be due on J~umry let, $9i6, on December 31st,
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<br /> To muthorize the Committees h~ving chmrge of ~pprov~ls of bills~ requisitions, Ac., to
<br />mot on s~e ~s heretofore, ~til the Special Committee for P~chmsing Supplies sh~ll hmve been
<br />~ppointed.
<br /> To ~sfe~ to Public Property Co~ittee with powe~ to met, m petition of 0ommittee on "Com-
<br /> Court House
<br />munity 0~istm~s Tree" for permission to plant two cedar trees on the ~
<br /> To mppoint m Co~Ittee o~ ~ive, three from the Co,on Co,oil ~d two zrom the Bomrd of
<br />dermsn~ who sh~ll be desi~ted ms m Committee on Supplies.
<br /> To m~e ~w~d to ~. ~ J. P~rke= to *~nish co~l fo~ the Public Buildings of ~he City for
<br /> the yemr 1916~ ~t~ci~e~oom!, mt $7.3~-Per ton, ~d Poc~ontms Ste~ Coml, mt $~.~B pe~
<br />To m~s ~w~d to Bemmley & Blm~ord to furnish wood ~o the. City J~il, mt ~6.~ per cord.
<br />To m~e ~rd to John E. Be~ett to supply'the Almshduse w~th Shoes, for ~78~00; to~res-
<br />lmue= & Anthony, ~its, Hmts, Ac., fo= $298.27; tc L. E. Eilvezter~ 25 oord2 oi wood mt $6.20
<br />per cord; ~d to The Friedlin Co., Inc., Dry Goods, Ac., fo~ $i3~.~0.
<br /> Tbs Budget of _~tioip~t~d Receipts & E~endit-~es for the Ye~ 1~16.
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<br />Fifth. Reports of Offmo~r~ ~nd other unfinished business.
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<br /> The regula~ reports of Officers for the month of Deoemoe=, 91p, were p~esented ~
<br />order~a to take the usual course.
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<br />BUSINESS.
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<br />resolution w~s read from the Portsmouth Business ~en's Associmtion in regm~d to the Gev-
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