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Jan~tary ir, 1915.
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<br />attached to petition for same; the work to be done under the supervision of the City Engineer.
<br /> An Ordinance to Promote the Public Health and to Regulate the Sanitary Constr~ction, House
<br />Draining, and Plumbing; Registration of Plumbers; Board of Examination of Plumbers; Their Powers
<br />and Duties; Compensation; Penalties.
<br /> To make awards as follows to furnish the Almshouse with supplies and the poor of ~t~e City
<br />~i~th~me~di_oines for the year 1915: To I. C. Brinkiey. for rations, $Z, 66i.~0; The FriedIl~ Co.,
<br />Dry Goose, $E8.09; Bres~auer & Anthony, Suits, .Hats,'&c., Szgz.57; Breslauer & Anthony, Nen'~
<br />Underwear, $.80.48; J. M. Bennett, ~8hoes, $75.00, L. ~. Silvester, ~5 Co~de of. wood, $6.00 p.er
<br />cord; The Frmedlin Co., Blankets, $~$.75; J. W. Booth & Bro., Medicines, at $.05 per prescrip-
<br />tion.
<br /> To make available the appropriation of $175.00 allowed in the Budget for 1914 to pave the
<br />south side of Ann street, between Armstrong and Owens.
<br /> $1~1.~ to Fire Department, out of any unexpended balances due this Department, to pay
<br />bills reported held up by the Auditor in November for lack of appropriation or because they ex-
<br />ceede~d appropriation allowed fo? same.
<br /> $~95.08, out of Sixth Wars funds, to pay Sixth Ward bills held up by the Auditor in November
<br />for lack of appropriation or because they exceeded the appropriation allowed for same.
<br /> To instruct the Auditor to draw warrants in favor of the Sixth~ and Seventh Wards to amounts
<br />of $~07.Z5 and $145.41, respectivety~ said amounts being now credited to the City Proper.
<br /> To instruct the Auditor to charge the City Collector with amounts of taxable values for the
<br />year 1914 as found on the books of the Commissioner of Revenue.
<br /> To pay a bill of F. L. Crocker, attorney, to amount of $~00.00, for services in the case
<br />of T. J. %~ool and A. J. Phillips vs. the City of Portsmouth, out of .Contingent" fund.
<br /> To pay the City's portion of salaries of the ~udges of the Cirouit~and Corporation Courts
<br />to amounts of $695.58 and $i,~50.00, respectively, for the year beginning February let, 1915.
<br /> The following resolution:
<br /> .Resolved, That the Joint Finance ~ommittee of the City Council
<br />be authorized to arrange for the sale of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars (SS00,000.00)- of the City
<br />of Portsmouth si~ percent (6%) two (~) year notes at par, with a brokerage not to exceed one
<br />percent (1%); and that the proceeds of such sale shall be applied to the payment of the City
<br />notes now held by the several Portsmouth banks."
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<br />Fifth. Reports of Officers and other unfinished business.
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<br /> The regular reports of Officers for the month of December, 1914, were presented and were
<br />ordered to take the usual course.
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<br />The following opinion was read from the City Attorney and was ordered to file:
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<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., January IS, 1915.
<br /> "To the Hon. City Council.
<br /> Gentlemen:--
<br /> "RePlying to your instructions that I "ascertain
<br />if the Portsmouth Coal and Ice Company can not be compelled to put down pipes for carrying off
<br />its waste water,imstead of being as now, left to run over private property,e I beg to say: That
<br />the City has full power~nder clause 16 of section ~ of its charte=-to abate nuisances, but
<br />this relates to public r~isances, affecting the public at large, an~dnot as to private nuisances.
<br />The City has no power with reference to the later.
<br /> "If the owners of the private property do not object then the Portsmouth Coal & Ice Company
<br />.may let it.a waste water r~n over the land. ~hould they object they have ample remedy by injune-
<br />$i~a to prevent the water from ~unning over their property and by suit to recover damages fo~
<br />such injuries as they may have sustained.
<br /> "The City has no right to expend the public revenues to vindicate private rights.
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<br />"Respectfully submitted,
<br /> "Jnc. W. Happer, .
<br /> "City Atty."
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<br /> At this point, Mr. Hanvey moved a suspension of the roles in order to take up a supplemen-
<br />tary report of the Finance Committee covering an Ordinance and face o~ nole for bo~=owing the
<br /> ZO0,O00. authorized by resolution of the two branches of Council December ~9~, 1~14, and Janu-
<br />ary 4, 1915. The motion was adopted.
<br /> Whereupon, the following was read:
<br /> Hon. Common Council--Board of Aldermen.
<br /> Gentlemen: Your
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<br />Finance Committee respectfully reports that it has arranged to borrow Two Hundred Thousand ($EO0,
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<br />000..00) Dollars as authorized, and respectfully recomm~end the following ordinance ~uthorizing
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<br />the borrowing of the same:
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<br />ORDINANCE
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<br /> BE IT ORDAINED:BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN AND THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH,
<br />VIRGINIA,
<br /> Section 1: That the notes of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, shall be issued in
<br />the sum of SB00, O00.00 for the purpose of securing funds with which to renew and eztend certain
<br />existing, valid and binding indebtedness of the City of Portsmouth of like amount mhich was in-
<br />c~vred for the purpose of carrying into effect the purposes and objects authorized by the char-
<br />ter of the City of Portsmouth, said purposes being specifically the improvement of certaim
<br />streets in the City of Portemouth~ the lighting of certain streets in the City of ~ortsmouth
<br />and the construction of sewers in said.City; and other purposes and objects autho~mze~ bythe
<br />Charter'of the City of Portsmouth; eai~ Notes to be in denomination of $1,000.00 each, to bear
<br />interest at the rate of six (6) per cent. per annum, payable semi-annuat.ly upon Jmuuary let and
<br />July let, of each year until the notes mature, and said Notes.sha~l ma.~ure January let, 1917,
<br />and shall be in substantially the following form:-~
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<br />UNITED STATES,DF A~RtDA
<br />STATE OF VIRGINIA
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