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Decembe~ I0, 191~.
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<br />cemetery during the month of November, 1912:
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<br /> November 8, to.~a~y ~. Le Compte~and~Ninn~.e'L,~Oiily~ No. 882~, Ave.
<br /> ll~ Au_~ustine J. Hut~h~son, $. H. ~o. 90, Ave. B.
<br /> 18, RuTh C. Bland, N. H. No. ?~4~ Ave. H.
<br /> El, Laura L. Barber, child's greave, No. 9~ let Ave.
<br /> B?, Blanch R. ~ittiams, N. H. No. 90, Ave. ~.
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<br /> A communication was received from t~he Portsmouth ~,sinsss Wends Association and Retail
<br />chants' Associati*n, in which request w~s made that the Councils take such action as may be ne-
<br />cessary to resume annexation proceedings, as provided in the ordinance adopted by the Common
<br />Council April IEth and by the Board of Aldermen April lSth; and said ~eques~ was referred to the
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<br />Annexation Committee and the City Attorney.
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<br /> A deed from the Trustees of the Friends' Church to the
<br />~0, 191~, was presented and w~s ordered to file.
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<br /> Th~_oaths of office~of D~,, R~L. Nc~urran and George
<br />OommissiOnere, ~e~e presented and were ordered to file.
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<br />City, admitted to record November
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<br /> White~rst, lately elected Police
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<br /> A communication was read from ~the Sixth Nard Board~ in which request was made that the night
<br />soil contract with said Ward be annulled and that the Board be permitted to arrange for the col-
<br />lection of night soil on the basis of having the parties occupying ~he premises~pay for the same
<br />at the time collection is made.
<br /> On motion, said communication was referred to the ~inance Committee.
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<br /> A petition of Robert R. Moffett to be refunded $1.80 paid in error for night soil tax for
<br />the year 19tS was referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> A communication was received from Wade H. Codd in regard to the City ordinances requiMing
<br />the market to be closed at 1E o'clock noon, except Saturdays, and the co.mraunication was refer-
<br />red to Public Proper~y Committee.
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<br /> A communication was read from O, H~.Jone~.~O ha~e~m~ckied the. 2aUtty~condi~i~cm
<br />~n~he west side,of ~he~I-ndepend~t~engine~h~zee]andfequ~i~g-~ha~he~condi~i°n
<br />~emedie~.
<br /> On ~o~ion, said communication was re~erred to the Street Co~mittee.
<br /> A bill of P. J. Gallagher to amount of $~00.00, for rent of lots at corner of Lincodn ~ud
<br />Yfrginia streets for storage of s~one, at $$5.00 per month~ was referred to Street Committee.
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<br /> A r~uest was received from The Ferries Company to be allowed to extend its ferry house on
<br />the Norfolk side from. ~ater street to its present location, a~ a cost of about ~SO,O00,O0,~and
<br />~the request was referred to the Ferry Committee.
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<br /> Mr. Johnson moved to refer ~o Sewerage and Finance Co~ittees the advisability of purchas-
<br /> ing a set of Link Rods about 400 feet long~ to cle~u sewers. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> N~. Hall moved to refer to the Ferry Committee, with City Attorney, to ascertain what is
<br /> due the City by Nor.folk Oount~ for jcint use of the east end of Queen street for ferry purposes.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br />Parker offered the following resolution, which was adopted:
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<br /> "Inasmuch as the patrons of ~he Pinners Point and Port Norfolk Division of the Virginia
<br />Railway and Power Eompany are not getting the service ~from the said Company that they are en-
<br />titled to, by having to stand up in the cars after p~ying their fares and ~ most cases being. ~
<br />jammed up among the negroee~whmioh is a violation of the Jim ~Crow La;wandazte~ several compiamnzs
<br />to the said Company~ which have ssemingl~ passed unnoticed, and as the ~City of Portsmouth has
<br />always acted fairlvwith the Virginia Railway and Power Company and has offered a franchise, for
<br />sa~e to doaole track Hzgh stz~et, tnereby ~lmevzng t~e conjes~ed co,.d~t~ons re~err~d ~ot and
<br />as.the Vmrgzn~a Raml~a~ and Power Company has refused to bmd on samd fr~.cnmse, or ~o o~r any
<br />relief to its patrons by furnishing addi~lbnal~'oSrs;
<br /> "Be it resolved that the two branches of the Council of the City of Portsmouth ~equesz the
<br />~Mayor that;he notify the Virginia Railway and Power Company to furnish seats to all of its pat-
<br />~rons and any failure on their part to d° so in the next ~? days, uhat the ~ayor ~ud City Council
<br />~petiti.on the State Corporation Commission to act mud furnm~h the patrons of the said Company the
<br />relief that they are entitled ~o by the Law."
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<br /> Mr. H~ll moved that the C~t~ ~ouncml object to the C~ty Dmrec~om7 oemng .~ompzled ~n the
<br />same manner as the Telephone ~oo~ behev~ng that such proposed cOmP~g~on w~i~ wor~ ~o ~he
<br />injury of this City. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> He moved ~klso that the Ferry Committee get ~n communication with the Board of Supervisors
<br />o£ Norfolk County and ascertain upon what terms ~o¢~ for What price it will sell;to the City of
<br />Portsmouth Norfolk C~anty's ~nterest.in the'Ferries property. The motion was adopted.
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<br /> He moved also that the aadm or be instructed to prepare pay rolls for Janua~'y~ l?l~, and
<br />the motion was adopted.
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<br />.' On motion of Mr. Baker, the advisability of iigh~s at the.corners of Middle and King and
<br />· ashi~gton and North streets was referred to the ~ight Committee.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Baker, the advisability of paving ~ashington street~ north of Wort.h, to
<br />connect with Hampton Place; and the paving of Hampton Place, between ~ashington and Dinwmddie
<br />streets, were referred to Street
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<br />Er. Parker moved that the City Kttorney be instructed again to bring a friendly suit against
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