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Sop{ember I~, 1911.
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<br />R, C, P.
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<br />.On motion, the recommendation of the Mayor was referred to the Joint Ordinance Committee.
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<br /> The Mayor returned also his approval of the following matters adopted by the two branches
<br />of City Council August 8~15, 1911:
<br /> Treasurer authorized to make notes from time to time, to
<br />amount of $55,000.00, to re-imburse the Paving Bond funds.
<br /> A special appropriation of ~106.~0 to pay substitutes for regular firemen on leave of ab-
<br />sence.
<br /> ~250.00 for work on Di~widdie street. .
<br /> reasurer authorized to renew notes for $15,000.00, due-August 31, 1911.
<br /> $800.00 to the Seventh Ward, out of Ward funds, to provide a salary for a Sanitary Inspect-
<br />or and to meet a deficit in expenses in said Ward.
<br /> The Park View Fire Company granted a leave of absence from October let to tth, to take a
<br />trip to the cities of York, ReadinE, and Norristown, Pa.
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<br /> The Mayor disapproved of an appropriation of-$1300.O0 for additional pavement on Effing-
<br />ham street, giving the following reasons therefor:
<br /> "I disapprove of the appropriation of $1300.
<br />for additional pavement cn Effingham street for the reason that there are no funds available
<br />for this work, and for the further reason that there has already been paved a sufficient width
<br />of roadway between Glasgow and County streets, where the additional pavement is proposed, to
<br />take care of the traffic that will use this street for many years°
<br /> "The roadway already paved is sufficient.to.take ca~e of the traffic of the business street
<br />of a large city, wider than~Chu~ch street, Norfolk, and I see no reason why more of it should
<br />be paved. Neither~the traffic nor the value of property ato~g Effingham and Nashington streets
<br />justify the paving these streets-the full width.
<br /> "It has become almost the universal custom to narrow the roadways of residential streets
<br />by widening the sidewalks or parking°the centers of the streets.
<br /> "This saves moneynot only in the original cost of the pavement but in cleaning and
<br />pairs.
<br /> "The sewer main is laid in the middle of the street~and can be much more easily and quick-
<br />ly gotten at if the center is not paved.
<br /> "Even if it-is desirable to pave the entire width of Effingham street, there is no neces-
<br />sity for this work to be done at once.
<br /> "It will keep until next year or until funds are available for the~work.
<br /> "The city has already expended about $1~,000 for various and sundrxpurposes which were
<br />not provided for in the budget~
<br /> "The estimated receipts for the y?ar ending December 3t, 1911, in exoeea of expenditures
<br />for the year, were about $5,500 and whmle the ~reoeipts.for the year may be somewhat greater than
<br />estimated, owing to the increase in certain real estate assessments, yet~his increase will be
<br />offset by the reduction in the tax rate.
<br /> "Not only has $1~,000 more than provided for in the budget been expended, but several of
<br />the Departments have already expended all that was appropriated ~or their use and will need more
<br />funds during the balance of the year, and there are several emergency needs that must be provid-
<br />ed for,~suoh as repairs to sidewalks; etc.
<br /> "Respectfully,
<br /> "J. Davis Reed,
<br /> Mayor~"
<br /> "August 19, 1911.
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<br /> The veto of the Mayor having been read and his reasons therefor, the Chair put the quest-
<br />ion, Shall the action of the Common-Council on August 8, 1911 concerning said appropriation
<br />stand as recorded, notwithstanding the veto of the Mayo~ to the contrary?
<br /> ~hereupon, said former action of.the body was re-affirmed, and by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes--Oo=bitt, Hall, Parrish,
<br /> Oross, Hutchins, 1~.
<br />Nays~None.
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<br />Hanvey,
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<br />Moore, Bake=,
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<br />Johnson, Leigh, Brinson, Tyler,
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<br /> The Mayor disapproved also of a reso!u~ion adopted by the two branches August 8-15~h, "To
<br />advance $15,000 t° the Seventh~ Ward for its street improvements, the said Ward to pay 6~ i~ter-
<br />est on said amount until it is redeemed by its next bond issue," giving~the following reasons
<br />therefor:
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<br /> "I disapprove of the°advancing of $15,000 to the Seventh Wa~d, because it is bad policy
<br />to make expenditures in anticipation of the sale of bonds.
<br /> "The' demand for bonds varies and there is no certainty.when the bonds can be sold and the
<br />City may injure its ~redit or impair its borrowing capacity by making this advance.
<br /> "Such a policy,also gives those who bid on bonds an to ~oear" the pr!se, know-
<br />ing as they may that the city must have the money to be issue.
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<br />"Respectfully,
<br />
<br />"J. Davis Reed,
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<br /> In connection with said disapproval, the folloEing communication from the Mayoz was read:
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<br /> "Port~mouth, Va., 9th September, tSll.
<br /> "The Council. :
<br /> "Gentlemen:--
<br /> . - ; "I would respectfully ask that'that part ~f my veto referring
<br />to the borrowing By the Oity of $15,000 for t4e Seventh Ward Board of Public Improvements, be
<br />~ot considered by your honorable body.
<br /> "~ince vetoing this resolution I have been advised by the Chairma~ of the Se~emth Ward
<br />Boa~d ~hat advertisements had been prepared asking fo~ street impro~ments, which would re~uire
<br />wh~t funds the Boa~d then had in hand as well as~the $15,000, but that they would not need the
<br />~15~000 until next year, and for this reason I wish to withdraw the veto, but with the under-.
<br />raiding that the said sum of $15,000 is not to be borrowed until-after December 31et, 1911.
<br /> "Re~peotfdlly,
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