|
R.C.P.
<br />
<br />April 9, 1912.
<br />
<br />around the .Jail
<br />
<br />out
<br />
<br /> Advisability of purchasing
<br />nozzles for $45.00.
<br />
<br /> build~ng~ and to purchase 6 iron cots for old and sick prisoners.
<br /> Advisability of cancelling policies on the Sixth and Seventh Ward fire engines.
<br />
<br /> Fire Committee--
<br /> Advisability of a safety net for the Fire Department, at a cost of $125,
<br />of funds left over from sale of horses.
<br />Advisability of building a hose t~wer in the Park View engine yard, at a cost cf $150.00.
<br />To consider ~he_purchase of a pave wash for washing off engines.
<br /> three valves for fire engines, at a cost of $150.00, and three
<br />
<br /> Ordinance Committee--
<br />
<br />appoint deputies. Advisability of an ordinance for authorizing the High Constable to
<br />
<br /> Water Committee--
<br /> A request of the Water Company to be allowed to continue work on pipe
<br />line on Bart street, east of Crawford.
<br />
<br /> Board of Health--
<br /> A request of S. P. Oast and sundry others that the nuisance at the foot
<br />of Dinwiddie and at the head of Griffin street be abated.
<br />
<br /> City Attorney~
<br /> A claim of E. Parke ~in~say to amount of $1,B27.~E, for lowering sewer and
<br />water pipes on Glasgow and County streets.
<br />
<br />On motion~
<br />
<br />ad j ourned.
<br />
<br />April 12, 1912.
<br />
<br />At an adjourned regular meeting of the Common Coun~ii April 12th there were present:
<br />
<br />Messrs--Jno. Howard Hall, Vice&President, G~o~'~Ri;~Parr~s5, O.'~.~Tyi~r~L
<br /> ~. T. F~anvey, Geo. D. Dewson, Ellis W. Moore, ~m. Hodges Baker,
<br /> ~. Ed. Johnson, Geo. P. Heath, L. C. Brinson, W. J. Cross,
<br /> Tho~. P.'Cook~.MarK.SAu~de~s, i~ '
<br />Absent--W. C. Corbitt, J~ F. Benson~ A. Aug. Bitis~iv, H. C. Reynolds,
<br /> Cha~. J. Withy, E. B. Hawks, S. B. Hutchins, H. H. Parker,
<br /> Chas. Beisel, 9.
<br />
<br /> The Joint Finance Oommittee presented the License Tax Ordinance, which was the same as the
<br />~Ordinance" for 19il~lE,~with the following amendments thereto, viz:
<br />
<br /> Section l, Par. l, to read-- ~Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Vir-
<br />ginia, that for the year beginning May i, 1912, ~nd thereafter until annulled by ordinance, the
<br />following occupations, acts and business transactions shall be deemed privileges and shall no~
<br />be pursued or done within the limits of said city of~Portsmouth, without payment of a license
<br />tax therefor, and the license tax thereon shall be annually as follows:~
<br />
<br /> Section t8, to read-- "P~ddlers cf market produce, fresh mea~s or fish~ and venders of
<br />fruits~ nuts, confectioneries, tea, coffee, sold on the streets or in other public places, ~0
<br />for each tray, basket, cart, dray, wagon, wheelbarrow, pushcart or other vehicle used."
<br />
<br /> Section 17, to read-- "Any person, firm or corporation engaged in selling from wagons or
<br />carts kerosene, gasoline, or other illuminating oils by wholesale, or both wholesale and retail,
<br />shall pay a ~ax on $?B on each wagon or cart so used."
<br />
<br />Section 58, to read-- "On each toll bridge or foot ferry, $50."
<br />
<br /> Section 87. to re~d-- "On every theatreS or places ~here theatrical performances are usual-
<br />ly held, $200, $S per Gay, S10 per week, or ,20 per month."
<br />
<br /> Section 92, to read-- .on each billiard, pool or bagatelle table, ~20, and an additional
<br />tax of $15 on each table in excess of one. But where such billiard, pool or bagatelle tables
<br />are connected with a barroom, the tax shall be $50 for the first table and $E5. on each addition-
<br />al table."
<br />
<br /> Section 94, to read~ "Shooting galleries, each $50, $2.50 per week, or $15 per quarter."
<br />
<br /> section 112, to read-- "Bill posters, hand bill and card distributors and sign tackers~
<br />each $~0, or $1 per day. This tax is not to apply to merchants in the City of Portsmouth for
<br />advertising their business."
<br />
<br />
<br />
|