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R, C. P.
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<br />Na~ch lB, 1912.
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<br /> propriate $22,$31.72 to pay a bill of the Atlantic Bitulithic Company, date February BSth, as
<br /> per contract for paving.
<br /> A bill of the Coroner to amount of $80.00, for inquests held during January and February.
<br /> A petition of the Fraternal Order of Eagles for an appropriation of $95.00 to assist in
<br /> entertaining a Convention of same, to meet in this City in June.
<br /> A petition of Winston Panfish, attorney at law, for payment of a judgment against the City
<br /> in matter of the suit of E. H. Sivils, to amount of $250.00 and costs.
<br /> A petition of Elizabeth A. Lawless to be relieved from payment of City taxes for the years
<br /> 1877-I88S, inclusive,.~o amount of $146.43.
<br /> A bitl of the City Attorney to amount of $10.$0, expenses to Richmond in interest of the
<br /> City.
<br /> A request of the Treasurer to borrow $20,000.00 to meet current expenses for April, 1912.
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<br /> Street Committee--
<br /> A request of the Inspector of Lighthouse Service for permission to
<br />open street from the corner of Henry and First streets to the Navy Yard gate, for the purpose
<br />of laying an electric conduit to hold the cables for lighting the U. S. Lighthouse Depot grounds.
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<br /> Public Property Committee--
<br /> A petition of the Hook and Ladder Company to have the interi-
<br />or of their truck house painted, and partitions in rear of same taken down.
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<br /> O~dinance Committee--
<br /> A request of the Portsmouth Rental Agents' Association for an amend-
<br />ment to section l~ chapter 5, of the City Ordinances, so as to fix responsibility on the occu-
<br />pant for the stoppage of sewers.
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<br /> The Clerk stated that he has a quantity of useless Oouncil papers on hand which should be
<br />destroyed, and he requested that a Committee of Supervision in the matter be appointed.
<br /> The request was grouted, and Messrs. Brinson and Heath were appointed on the Commit-
<br />tee from this body.
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<br />On motion,
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<br />adjourned.
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<br />Larch 21, i912~
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<br />At
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<br />a Joint Session of the two branches of City Council March 21st there were present:
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<br /> Nessrs--C. W~ Walker, ~. E. Adams, L. Privett, L. H. Davis, O. P. Murry, L. O. Nichotson,
<br /> Jno. Howard Halt, J. F. Benson, Geo. D. Dewson, Ellis W.
<br /> A. Aug. Bil~soly, J. Ed. Johnson, Geo. P. Heath~ L. C. Brinson,
<br /> . J. T. HAnvey,, Chas. J. Withy~ C. L. Tyler, S. B. Hutchins,
<br /> Thcs. p. Cooke, 19.
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<br />The President of the Board of Aldermen presiding.
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<br />The following directions for the Joint Session were read:
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va., March 20, 1912.
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<br /> "~r.. L. P. Slater,
<br /> City Clerk.
<br /> "Dear Sir:--
<br /> "You will please call a Joint Session of the two branch~s of City Council
<br />for T'hursday~ Earch 21st, at 8 P; ~.~ to consider--
<br /> "First. To hear reports on the health situation of these communities from Drs. Southgate
<br />Lsigh, Powhatan Schenck~ ~Wer~enbaker~~ ~arine Surgeon U. $. N.~ Vernon Brooks~ and ~essrs. Harry
<br />Wolcott, President B. N. A., Norfolk, and Harvey Dickson, Presiden~ Industrial Commission, Nor-
<br />folk. '
<br /> "Second. ~ co~ti~ance~of'the.~White..Way, ~n High~ ~fingham and County streets.
<br /> "Very important.
<br /> "Very truly~
<br /> "Jno. Howard Hall, "C. W. Walker, President B. of A.
<br /> Vice-President C. C."
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<br /> The. "call" for the meeting having been read~ Mr. Hall stated that he had requested Presi-
<br />dent Walker of the Board of Aldermen to join with him in asking for a special session of the
<br />two bodies of Council~ because cf a meeting which he had attended in Norfolk several days ago,
<br />%o consider the sanitation of Norfolk and Portsmouth and neighbogingm-oOmmunitiss~ and he wished
<br />the other members of Council to know as much about what ~ransptred at that meeting as he had
<br />learned there; he then stated that Dr. P. 8. ~chenck, Health Officer of Norfolk, Dr. Southgate
<br />Leigh, President of the Hampton Roads Health Association, and Mr. H. K. Wotcot% President of
<br />the Norfolk Board of Trade~ were present, and he moved that the ryles be suspended to hear from
<br />these gentlemen on the subject of s~nitation. Th~ motion was adopted.
<br /> These gentlemen explained that they were present in the interest ofthe ~Hamp~on~ ~noaas~ ~eal~h
<br />Association~ and that the object of this Association is to so handle the health situation in the
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