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~. C. P.
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<br />September 9, 191~o
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<br />street hands, and that the following ordinance be adopted to cover same:
<br /> An Ordinance Allowing Cemetery Employees an Annual Lea~e of Absence cf Ten Days, with Pay,
<br />Out of Twelve Nonths of Continuous ~mploymento
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<br /> Referred by Board of Aldermen August 19th.
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<br /> Recommitted. (With Board of Police Commissioners). Ordinance with regard to appointment
<br />of a patrolman as Desk Sergeant, wi~h i~nstructions to state definitely the pay of such Desk Ser-
<br />g .... t. We have reconsidered this ordinance, and reco~nend that the following amended ordi-
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<br />nance be adopted therefor:
<br /> - AN ORDINANCE TO AEEND AND REmOHDAIN SECTION ~$50~ TEE ORDIMANCES
<br />OF TEE CITY WITH R~-"FERENCE TO THE POLICE FORCE AND _vI-XING THE COk~P~SATION O? THE OFFICERS AND
<br />EE~B~RS O~ TH~ SAID FORCE, AND TO R~P~AL ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT ~REWITH.
<br /> (See Ordinance Book).
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<br /> Instructed to draft an ordinahGe governing>~heg~ant of a franchise to the-Virginia Rail--
<br />way & Power Co. to lay Iracks on upper High stree%.
<br /> It is recom~endedthat the following supple~en~az7 ordinance be adopted to conclude
<br />the granting of said franchise:
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<br /> "~I~REAS a proposed ordinance entitled,~An Ordinance Granting ,its
<br />Successors and A~signs the Right to Construct i¢s Single or Double Tracks, .Erect its Poles and
<br />String its ~iresand Operate its ~ars on High Street, begween Effingham Street and Ninth Avenue:
<br />in the ~ity of Portsmouth," has been passed by the Counoil of tha City of Portsmouth and approv-
<br />ed by ~the Hayer. and published once a week for four successive weeks in the Portsmouth Star, a
<br />newspaper publzshe.d in the ¢zty of Portsmouth, which sai.d advertisement invited bids for the
<br />franchise, stating that the said bids were to be in writdng and delivered ~o the presiding of-
<br />ficer of the Co~on COuncil in open session at a meeting to be held on the 8th day cf July,
<br />at eight o'clock P.
<br /> ~D~RE~i8 at said meeting the Virginia Railway and Power Company present6d its bid in
<br />writing and delivered the san~e to the presiding officer of the Con, men Counc.ii in open session,
<br />bidding the .sum offFive Dollars for the franchise covered by said proposed ordinance;
<br /> ~ and an i~quiry was made by.the presid-
<br /> ~ANDWHEREAS aaid bid was read aloud at sa-id meeting
<br /> lng officer if any further bids were offered~
<br /> ~AND W!~D~REAS there was no furthe~ bids offered, and the presiding officer thereupon declar-
<br />ed the bidding closed;
<br /> "AND WHEREAS the said bid was referred to the Street Committee, which Committee reported
<br /> ~h? acceptance of the same; and the Ordinance Committee was instructed to prepare
<br /> in ~avor of ~
<br />an ordinance coverzn= the grant of said franchise~
<br /> "NOW TH~REFORE BE IT RESOLVED bT the City Council of the City of Portsmouth, that the said
<br />ordinance as. advertised as aforesaid be enacted with the insertion therein of the name of the
<br />Virginia Railway and Power Company, the name of the accepted bidder~~
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<br /> (Signed). C.L. Tyler,
<br /> Chairman C, C.
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<br /> The report having been read, the ordinance in regard to workmen in the City Cemeteries was
<br />ordered to lie on the table until next regular meeting of the body.
<br /> On motion, the rules were suspended and the ordinance in regard to the employment of a re-
<br />gular patrolman as Desk Sergeant and the supplementary ordinance governing ~hejgrant~of a fran~
<br />chisel-to the Virginia Railway & Power Co. for layzng tracks on upper High street, were adopted
<br />and by ~he following vote, the vote being the same for each recommended ordinance:
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<br />Ayes-~Corbitt, Hall, ~ite, Hanvey, Herbert, Baker, Johnson, Cross~ Tyler,
<br /> Hutchins, Parker, Beise!, Cooke, !3.
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<br />Special
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<br />Committee on Redistricting--
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<br />Hon. Common Councii~
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<br />Gentlemen:-~ Your Committee ap~
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<br />pointed gay mOth and June lOth, -1915, to consider a plan for redistricting the City, as provided
<br />by law-., and to make recommendation of same to the Councils as soon as practicable~, respectfully
<br />report., that they have given much time and attention to the mat~er and recommend therefor:
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<br /> First: That the City be divided into. six (6) districts to be bound about as follows, and
<br />described as shown by accompanying map (description not recorded her as the whole matter bf re-
<br />districting was referred to the Ordinance Committee as stated below).
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<br /> Second: It is recommended, moreover, that instead cf numbers for the said six (6) districts,
<br />they be named as follows: the first district. Jefferson Ward$ the second district, Jackson Ward;
<br />the third aistrict, Eadison Ward; the fourth dzstrict, Park Ward, ~he fifth district, Washzng~on
<br />Ward; and the sixth district, Prentis Ward; respectively.
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<br /> Third: It is further recommended that each of said districts or wards shall be represented
<br />on the City Council by two members from the Common Cotmcil and one from the Board of Aldermen.
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<br /> Fourth: It is further recommended that each of said oouncilmsn shall receive such compen~
<br />sation for ~is~ services as may be de~erm~nec by the two branches of Cotnucil.
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<br />Fifth: And it is further recommended that, should said plan for redistricting the City be
<br />adopted~by the Councils, the City Engineer be instructed to prepare a map of such districts, as
<br />pro~ide~ ~y law for saree.
<br /> (Signed). ~,~ T. Hanvey,
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