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<br />I. offiee~ of the City Treasurer and. City Collector.
<br /> On motion, the bill was referred~.~to Finance Committee.
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<br /> Mr:J~Hall m~ved to refer to Finance Committee to .consider the advisability of employing Hil-
<br /> ton, Rawlings Co. to audit th~ books ~f the City Collector. . The motion was adopted.
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<br /> Mr,~ Hall moved to refer to Finance Committee al~o the question of modified plans ~the
<br /> "vouch~ system" to-be used by the Auditor, The motion_was s~iop~ed.
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<br /> The question arose again about the $?,000.~due the City by the Va. Ry. & Power Co. for
<br /> WOrk between tr~cks of said 0ompany in the Sixth and Seventh Wmrds and, on motion of Mr. Hall,
<br /> th~ Clerkwas instructed to write to the City Attorney mhd ask him to furnish the Council at its
<br /> Aext meeting with a[detailed statement of the progress he is ma~ing with regard to the City's
<br /> this money; and also to--ask that h~ take steps to collect from Said Company the $400.
<br /> for guttering ~n High street in the Sixth ~ard, which amoun~ is properly
<br /> to s~id Company. ~
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<br />-' M=~ Moore. presented a communication ~ro~ The Ladies' ~ib~ary Association in which it ask~
<br />!~ to be~ allowe~ ~o put a forty-foot walk ~rom Court street to the building it will coon ~n the
<br /> ~C0urt ho~e grouna and, On motion of Mr. w~ · PY
<br /> ~S~donewzthaut expense to the City..- H~ ~s, the permission ~was gr~nted, provzded the work
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<br /> ~Mr.~ Hawks moved that the body go into an election to fill a vacancy on same from the Fifth
<br /> ~ard, czused by resignation of~ S;B. Hutchins therefrom. The motion was adopted.
<br /> He then nominated'Wm. D. Morgan to fill~he vacancy and there being no other nominations,
<br /> he was elected and by the following vote:
<br /> Ay~s--Corbitt, H~ll~ White, Hanvey, Herbert,
<br /> Moore, Goodman, Reynolds, Cross,~ Tyler, Hawks, Houghton, Cooke, l~.
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<br /> Mr. Hall said that he had observed sundry curb boxes above the sidewalk which were an ob-
<br /> Struction to pedestrians, an~ he moved that the m~tter be referred to the City Engineer for cor-
<br /> re6tion. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. H~wks sald~he understood that in some parts of the City the Virginia Ry. & Power Co..
<br /> was~renewing its octagon shaped poles with round poles, or other poles not in accordance with
<br /> its contract, and moved that the City Engineer be instructed to see that such poles are not put
<br /> up by the Company. The motion wms adopted.
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<br /> On motion of Er. Reynolds, an appropriation to improve the condition of the south side of
<br /> Wythe st=eot, between Third amd Fourth, w~s referred to Finance Committee.
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<br /> The Chairman of the. Sewerage Committee-stated that there was material or junk at the Sewer
<br /> Power House of no use there., and hie Committee. would like to. have the privilege of disposing of
<br /> same, either by exchange or sale, and on me, ion, the privilege was granted, to the Committee,
<br /> with the understanding that the receipts for such material should be used~for sewermge purposes.
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<br /> Mr. ~nite moved te refer~to Public P~operty~Committee the question of removing the fence
<br /> around the court house yard. The motion'Was adopted.
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<br /> At this point,~the Chair suggested that the Public Property Committee t~J~e into considerm-
<br /> tion also the condition of gutters and roof of the court house~amd~ on motion,~.the suggestion
<br /> was adopted.
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<br /> Mr. Reynolds moved to refer to Street Committee the removal of old stone on Second street,
<br />between Henry and P~ndolph. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> On motion of Er. Houghton, the advisability of au ordinance to regulate street parades was
<br />referred to 0rdins~ce Committee.
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<br /> Mr. Houghton moved to refer to Light Committee to look into the m~tter of. the Virginia P~.
<br />& Power Co. charging $5.00 for the installation of a meter. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> By the same, that the Council allow the Sixth Ward to use the City street sweeper for three
<br />days. On motion, said matter was referred to the Street Committee.
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<br /> By the same, to refer to the M~yor the m~tter of Sun¢~y trading at the corner of Sixth ave-
<br />nue amd Queen streets° to see that the law is complied with. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> Mr.' Houghton stated also that he understood that the Sixth Ward was expected to do without
<br />for the present m~.speolal Sanitary Inspector.
<br /> He said that some kind of inspection would be necessary for the health and convenience
<br />of~the Ward and suggested an appropriation ~o continue said inspector.
<br /> On motion, the matter was referred to Finance Committee.
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<br /> And on motions, the following other m~tters were referred to:
<br /> Finance Committee--
<br /> Petition
<br />of G. T. P~aylor to be ref~ded $1.80 p~id for erroneous~ mssessment of night soil tax in th~e~n-
<br />th W~rd.
<br /> Request of Seventh Ward Boa~d.~that Co,oil provide certain f~de to amo~z of $1,$34.00, to
<br />take ~care of reg~r expendit~es of the Ward for April, ~y, and J~e.
<br /> Petition of Public School:PEak,ns Lem~e for ~other white High School building.
<br /> Bill of R. T=iplett to ~o~ of $15.~0, for defending a prisoner by order of court.
<br /> Petition of A. J'. Andrews to be ref~ded $7.~0 paid for erren$ous mssessment of night soil
<br />tax inthe Seventh
<br /> Request of Norfolk N~tional~, thro~h~its mttorney, to be paid $E5. representing two
<br />coupons lost by a ~er of the bank.
<br /> Petition of P. B.
<br />the Portsmouth Sub,ban Water 0o.~for 1910.
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