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R. C. P.
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<br />Ma~ch 12, 1912.
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<br /> propriate $22,351.7Z to pay a bill of the Atlantic Bitulithic Company, date February 28th, as
<br /> per contract for paving.
<br /> A bill of the Coroner to amount of $80.00, for mnquests held during January and February.
<br /> A petition of the Fraternal Order of Eagles for an appropriation ef $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. Smvils, to amount of $250.00 and costs.
<br /> A petition of Elizabeth A. Lawless to be relieved from pa~ent of City taxes for the years
<br /> 1877-1883, inclusive, ~o amount of $148.43.
<br /> A bill of the City Attorney to amount of $10.SO, expenses to Richmond in interest of the
<br /> City.
<br /> A request of the Treasurer to borrow $20,000.00 to meet current expenses for April, 1912.
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<br /> Street Committee--
<br /> A request of the Inspector of Lighthouse Service for permission to
<br />open street from the corner of Henry and First streets to the Navy Yard gate, for the purpose
<br />of laying an electric conduit to hold the cables for lighting the U. S. Lighthouse Depo$ 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 Council papers on hand which should be
<br />destroyed, and he requested that a Comniittee of Supervision in the matter be appointed.
<br /> The request was granted, 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 />March 2t, 1912.
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<br />At a Joint Session of the two branches of City Council March 21st there were
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<br />Messrs--C. W; Walker, M.: ~. Adams, L. Privett, L. H. Davis, O. P. Murry, L. O. Nicholson~
<br /> Jno. Howard Hal!~ J. F. Benson, Ceo. D. Dewson, Ellis'W. Moore,
<br /> A. Aug. Bil2soly~ J. Ed. Johnson, Geo. P. Heath,'L. C. Brinson/
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<br /> · J. T. Hanvey,, Chas. J. With~, C. L. Tyler, S. B. Hutchins,
<br /> Thcs. P. Cooke, 19.
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<br />The President of the Hoard of Aldermen presiding.
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<br />The following directions for the Joint Session were read:
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<br />present:
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<br /> "Portsmouth Va., March 20, 1912.
<br /> "Mr.. L. P. Slater, '
<br /> City Clerk.
<br /> "Dear Sir:--
<br /> "You will please call a Joint Session of the two branches of City Council
<br />for T~ursday, March Slst, at S P~ ~.: to consider--
<br /> "First. To hear reports on the health situation of these co~nunities from Drs. Southgate
<br />Leigh, Powhatan Schenck~ Wertenbaker, Marine Surgeon U. S. N., Vernon Brooks, and Eessrs. Harry
<br />Wolcott, President B. M. A. Norfolk, and Harvey Dickson, Presiden~ Industrial Commission Nor-
<br />folk. ~ ' ,
<br /> "Second. ~ oonti~dance offthe ~V~.ite way' ~n_High~ ~ffingham and County streets.
<br /> ~Very im~portant.
<br /> "~ry t~aiy,
<br /> "C. W. Walker, President B. of A.
<br /> "Jno. Howard Hall,
<br /> Vice-Presiden~ C. C."
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<br /> The. "call" for the meeting having been read, Mr. Hall stated thaz he had requested Presi-
<br />dent ~alker of the Board of Aldermen to ~oin with him in asking for a special session of the
<br />two bodies of Council~ because of a meeting which he had attended in Norfolk several days ago,
<br />to consider the sanitation o£ Norfolk and Portsmouth and neighbo~ing~oommunities~ and he wished
<br />the other members of Council to know as much about whaz transpire~ at that meeting as he had
<br />learned there~ he then stated that Dr. P. S. Schenck, Health Officer of Norfolk, Dr. Southgate
<br />Leigh, President of the Hampton Roads Health 2ssociation, and Mr. H. E. Wolcott~ President of
<br />the Norfolk Hoard of Trade~ were present~ and he moved that the r~les be suspended to hear from
<br />these gentlemen on the subject of sanitation. The motion was adopted.
<br /> These gentlemen explained that they were present in the interesz of the Hampton Roads Heal~_
<br />Association, and that the object of this Association is to so handle the health situation in the
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