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R. C. P.
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<br />A~gust 13, 1912.
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<br />115.
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<br /> the bddget for
<br />~To make award to The Lawson Construction Co., Inc., to pave First street, for
<br />To'authorize the Presidents of the two branches of City Council to appoint one man, the
<br />Sixth and Seventh Wards one man, and these two appointees to appoint a third man, for composing
<br />a Board of Arbitrators, tb settle the disputed question as to who should pay for water hydrants
<br />in the Sixth and Seventh Wards, and to allow the deoision.'of these arbitrators to be final.-
<br /> To lnstract the CityAttorney to bring a friendly suit~against the Virginia Railway & Power
<br />Company for $?,0~0.53, as its proportion of cost for grading and lowering tracks in the Sixth
<br />Ward.
<br /> To 'instruct the City Attorney to advertise for bids for purchase of a franchise to lay a-
<br />nother · rack on High S~=eet, from Chestnut ~treet to Twelfthavenue. .
<br /> To instruct the Czty Attorney to acquire by.condemnation or otherwzse, the right of way
<br /> for Duke street, between Washington and.Green.
<br /> (Present Mr.. Baker).
<br /> The following vetoes of the Mayor, ordered ~o lie on the tabl~ at the regular meeting July
<br />9th, were now called up: $1,000.00 to pave North street, between Crawford and Water, out of ap-
<br />propriation already made~ for Street Paving; $8,455.00 to~pave~First street, out of appropriation
<br />already made for Street Baying; and ~o make award to F. J. McGuire to lay ~0,000 sq. yds., more
<br />or less, of pavement in the Seventh Ward, at $1.17 per sq. yd.
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<br /> The vetbes having been read, and the reasons therefor (see records Common Council, page
<br />107), the Chair put the question, "Shall the action of the body on. June 14th concer~i~g said
<br />resolmtions stand as recorded, notwithstanding the veto of the Mayor to the contrary..
<br /> Whereupon, the action of the Common Council on June 14th in adopting said resolutions,
<br />was sustained, and by the following votes:
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<br /> On North street and Fi, et streat:
<br /> Ayes-~Oorbitt, Hall, Parrish, Hanvey, Dewson,
<br /> Baker, Johnson, Heath, Brinson, Cross, Tyler, Hawks, Hntehins~ 1S.
<br /> Nays-Moore~ 1.
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<br /> On Making Award to F. J. MoGuire:
<br /> Ayes-~Corbitt, Hall, Parrish, Hanvey, Dewson,
<br /> Baker, Johnson, Heath, Brinson, Cross, Tyler, Hawks~ Hutchins, Parker, Beisel,
<br /> Cooke~ 16.
<br />~Nays-Moore, 1.
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<br /> Mr. Brinson called attention to the fact that the passage over the MaYor's veto of the two
<br /> items in regard to paving of North street and paving of First street made the recommendation of
<br /> the Finance Cormnittee in regard ~o same unnecessary, and he moved a suspension of the rules to
<br /> eliminate these two items from the report of said Committee.
<br /> The motion was adopted, and the sections referred to were ~liminate~.
<br /> Then the report~of the Finance Committee, as amended, was adopted, and by the follow-
<br /> ing vote:
<br /> Ayes--Corbitt, Hall, Parrish, Hanvey, Dewson, Moore, Baker, Johnson, Heath~
<br /> Br~nson, Cross, Tyler, Hawks, Hutchins, Parker, Beisel, Cooke, 17.~
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<br /> Fourth. Reports of Officers and other unfinished business.
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<br /> The regular reports.of Officers for July, 19lb were presented and were ordered to take the
<br />.usual course.
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<br /> The Auditor made the following report:
<br /> "Portsmouth, Va., Aug. 13, ~91E.
<br /> "Presidents & Members of the'
<br /> Board of Aldermen & Common Council.
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<br /> "Gentlemen:-~
<br /> "I have received the land books from the Commissioner of the Revenue and de-
<br /> livered the same to the City Collector. ~
<br /> "Below you will find the amount of taxes:
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<br /> General Tax, City, $1~703o9~
<br /> " " Sixth Ward~
<br /> , 7,876.76
<br /> " ", Seventh Ward~ 7,771.00
<br /> School ", City, 27,~83.63
<br /> $165,635.S1.
<br /> "Yours truly,
<br /> "T~ Hume,
<br /> City Auditor."
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<br /> On motion~ the Auditor was directed to charge u~ to the City Collector the assessments on
<br /> the books of the Commissioner of Revenue~ (Mr. Cross excused from further attendance.).
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<br /> The "Traffic 0rdina~ce," ordered to lie on the table July 9t~, was taken up, discussed,
<br /> and adopted:b~ the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Hal/, Parrish, F~nvey, Dewson, N00re~
<br /> Johnson, Heath, Brinson~ C~0ke~ Tyte~, Hawks, Hutchins, Parker, Beisel, 14.
<br /> Nays~Baker~ 1.
<br /> (Mr. Corbitt excused from voting).
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<br /> Mr. Brinson stated that he was not present at the last meeting of the body, or he would
<br />have opposed the action in regard to appointing a Board of Arbitrators to settle the question
<br />between the-City proper and the Sixth and Seventh Wards as to who shouldpay for rent of. water
<br />hydrants in said Wards. He said that this satter had been settled as t.o its legality by the
<br />~%ty Attorney, who had given his written opinion that ~he Wards should pay for such hydrant
<br />~en%al, and he moved that the matter be reconsidered.
<br />as t~The ~$air. r?~ed that the motion by Mr. Brinson. to reconsider the action was not in order,
<br />ne mammer naa been passed by both branches of C~ne~ 3 a~ a~v~v~ ~ +~= wo~.. ~.~+ ~ .....
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