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<br />Bece.F~]~er 28~ 1915.
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<br /> To instruct the Auditor to refund to the Portsmouth Savings and Loan CorpOration ;gO0. paid
<br />in. excess for license tax, in accordance with an order of Court in the case of the Industrial
<br />Loan Corporation.
<br /> To grant under the usual conditions the following petitions of The Chesapeake & Potomac
<br /> as
<br />Telephone Co.: let, to erect certain poles, s.hown by copy of drawing attached to petition;
<br />End, to erect remove, and replace poles on certain streets, and to construct lB5 feet of ~-way
<br />creosote wood' conduit ~n Glasgow street, west of Hatton street; 3~d, to erect and rel01ace poles
<br />on certain streets as shown by cooy of drawlng attached to pet~zono
<br /> Street Committee authorized to aavert~se for bzds to bursa a conauzt across tho south end
<br />of Dinwiddie street, in accordance with Plan No. E adopted for same.
<br /> To allow the City Attorney $108.30 as writ tax, printing of records,.&c., in the case of
<br />the City of portsmouth vs. Jcbson (appealed to the Supreme Court of Appears).
<br /> City Treasurer authorized to .renew notes to amount of $4?, 500. falling due in Docember~lS15.
<br /> City Attorney authorized and znet~cted to apply to the Bupreme Court of ~ppeals for a writ
<br /> C'~' recover ~5,0~00. de-
<br />of e~ro~ in the cass of the Portsmouth & Norfolk Corporation vs. the .~y to
<br />posited by said Corporation, with bid to furnish a contract for lighting the City with ezsctri-
<br />city.
<br /> Almshouse Committee authorized ~o advertise for bids to supply the Almshouse with rations
<br />and the poor of the City with medicines, fo&- the year 1916.
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<br />Fourth. R~por t s of
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<br />Officers and other unfinished business.
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<br /> The regular reports of Officers for the month of Eovember, 1915, were presented and were
<br />ordered to take the usual course.
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<br /> The following opinions ~ere read from the City Attorney and were.~referred to the Finance
<br />Committee: "Portsmouth, Va., December 14, 1915.
<br /> "To the Hon. City Council,
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va.
<br /> "Gent lemon :--
<br /> "R~plying to your communication calling for my opinion as to the right of
<br />the Clerk of Court to charge the City for services rendered in making up the record in the case
<br />of Ellis B. Jcbson against the City~ tho Clerk receiving a salary of .~600.per annum~ paid by
<br />the City, I beg to say:
<br /> "That I can find nothing in the general law, nor in the City Charter, nor in th~ ordinano'e
<br />allowing such compensation, which deprives him of his fees fixed by law~ for such services. Hence
<br />I conclude that the bill D~es~nted by him is proper and should be allowed.
<br /> ~I have been requested by his Honor, the Mayor, to give my opinion as to the right of the
<br />Clerk of the Cour~ to use ~he stationery furnished by the City for his own private use and for
<br />those from whom he receives compens.ation, to which i reply that neither he nor any other offi-
<br />cer has such a right. It is but fair to the Clerk to say that he denies such to be the case.
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<br />"Respectfully submitted,
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<br />"Jno. W. Happer, City Atty."
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., December 14, 1915.
<br /> "To the Hon. City Cotuncil,
<br /> .Portsmouth, Va.
<br /> "Gentlemen:--
<br /> "There has been referred to me a communication from Mr. T. A. Brittingham,
<br />President and General Manager of The Ferries Company, in reference to an increase of-the annual
<br />state license ta~, with the statement that his company will deduct the incm~ase from the rental
<br />of the Norfolk Co~unty Ferries in accordance with the 9th paragraph of tha ferry leasej
<br /> "I beg to express no opinion on the question raised at this time, aithoug~ i am prepared
<br />to do so, as .I wish to get the opinion and views of Mr. Gamey, Commonwealth Attorney of Nor-
<br />folk Couuty; that County being equally interested ~ith the City and we should act in unison
<br />if possible to do so.
<br /> "Respectfully submitted,
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<br />"Jno. W. Happer, City Attorney."
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<br /> "portsmouth, Va., December 14, 1915.
<br /> "To the Hon. City Council,
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va.-
<br /> "Gentlemen:--
<br /> "In reference to the attached petition of P. J. Lyons, Agent for BishOp Den-
<br />nis J. O'Connell, requesting relief for certain taxes on proper~y on King Street for the Yea=
<br />1915, and referred to me for my opinion, I beg to .say that I have investigated the facts
<br />connection ;h~ewith and think~he prayer of the petition should be granted and the property
<br />relieved from taxation.
<br /> ,Respectfully submitted,
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<br />"Jno. ~. Happer, City Attorney."
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<br /> The following was road from the Superintendent of Schools in reply to a resolution of the
<br />Board of Aldermen November 16th requesting said Superintendent to ~give the number of children,
<br />whiteLand colored, on roll; and the number of children, white and oolored~ who are supported by
<br />males twenty-on~ years of age and over who are qualified voters:
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<br /> "Portsmouth,
<br /> "To the Honorable Board of Aldermen,
<br /> "Portsmouth,
<br /> "Gentlemen:--
<br /> "I am writing this in reply to ~our request of Novembe~ 16th,
<br />transmit to your body: (1) the number
<br />are supported by males E1 years of age and over who are qualified voters.
<br /> "The number of pupils enrolled this session is 3594 in the whit8 schools,
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<br />Va., Dec. S, 19.15.
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<br />19.15, that i
<br />the number who
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<br />and 1416 in the
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