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R. C. P.
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<br />November i~, 1912.-
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<br />139
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<br /> And by the following vote:
<br /> ~yes-~Corbitt, Hall, Benson, Parrish, Hanvsy, Dewson,
<br /> Moore, Raker, Johmson, Heath, Walker, Cross, Withy, Tyler, Hawks Hutchins,
<br /> Beisel, Cooke, Saunders, 19. '
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<br /> The following ordinance ordered to lie on the table by this body September 10th was taken
<br />up and adopted also: · ..... _ ·
<br /> AN ORDINANCE ALLOWING ~STREET HANDS" TEN DAYS LEAVE OF ABSENCE, WITH PAY,
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<br /> OUT OF TWELVE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS OF CONTINUOUS E~LOYMENT.
<br /> (See Ordinance Bock).
<br /> And by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Corbitt, Hail, Benson, Parrish~ Hanvey, Dewson, -
<br /> Moore, B~ker, Johnson, Heath, Walker, Cross, Withy, Tylsr, Hawks, Hutchins,
<br /> _Beisel, Cooke, Saunders, 19.
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<br /> f The Auditor reported the following bills held u~ by him, because of-lack of appropriation
<br /> or the~ or ~ecause they exceeded lft~ of appropriation allowsd for same: Cleaning Streets,
<br />SESS.S0~ Chestnut Street, $138.90; .Public Propertv,'$92.30; F~re~ $364.60; Almshouse, $8.50~
<br />Cemetery, ,SS1.00; Seventh Ward Contzngent, $75.00~ S&venth Ward Bond Account, $66,963.9So
<br /> On motion, the bills were referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> A communication was received from the Virginia Railway & Power Company in reply to a com-
<br />munidati~n from the Clerk, in regard to extending street car service to West Park View, and
<br />sams was ordered to fite.~
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<br /> ~he oath of office of W. L. Walker as a member of this body from the Fourth Ward, was pre-
<br />sented and ordered to file.
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<br /> The-Joint Finance Gommittee presented the following resolution, which it recommended for
<br />adoption:
<br /> Whereas, the Councils have not adopted a bond form nor fixed the denominations for
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<br />the $~75,000.D0 of bonds authorized to be issued by an ordinance approved June ~6, 191~, and
<br />an adoption of such resolution and fixing of the denominations of said bonds has been requested
<br />by the purchasers of s~e, Messrs. Mayer, Deppe & Walter and Weil, Roth & Co., of Cincinnati,
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<br />Ohio--
<br /> Section 1~ Be it resolved by the council of the city of Portsmouth, Virginia, that
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<br />the $100,000. Pdrtsmouth Paving and Street Improvement bonds authorized by an ordinance approv-
<br />ed-B6th June 1912 be issued in denominations of $1,000 each and that the $87,500. Sixth Ward
<br />Improvement bonds and the $87,500. Seventh Ward Improvement bonds authorized by the said ordi-
<br />nance be issued in denominations of $500 each and that the said Portsmouth Paving and Street
<br />Improvem~n~ bonds be issued in the following form and that the said other bonds be issued i~
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<br />similar form with appropriate changes as to denomination and title. The said form shall be
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<br />substantially as fellows, to-wit:
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<br />City of Portsmouth
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<br /> PavinE and Street Improvement Bond
<br />No,
<br /> $1,000.
<br /> The 8ity of Portsmouth in the Commonwealth of Virginia for value received hereby promises
<br />to pay to bearer the sum of One ~thousand dollars on the let day of October 19&2, with interest
<br />at the rate of 4 1/E per cent per annu~, payable semi-annually to the bearer of the coupons
<br />therefor hereto attached as they mature, both principa~.~nd interest being payable in gold coin
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<br />of the United States of the present standard of ~eight and fineness or its
<br />Irving National Exchange Bank in New York, N. Y.
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<br /> This bond is issued by virtue and in pursuance of the Acts of 1910 c.
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<br />equivalent, at the
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<br />166 and the Acts of
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<br />191~ c. 177 and of an ordinance of the ~ity council duly passed and approved. And it is here-
<br />by.certified that every requirement of the constitution end laws of Virginia relating to the
<br />issue hereof has been ~uly complied with and that this bond is within every debt and other limit
<br />prescribed by the said constitution or laws.
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<br /> In witness whereof the said city of Portsmouth has
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<br />president of each branch of its city council and by its
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<br />caused this bond to be signed by the
<br />city treasurer and has caused its seal
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<br />to be hereto affixed attested by its city clerk and the coupons hereto attached to bear the fac-
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<br />simile ~igAature of its~ity treasurer as of the let day of October 1912.
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