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October 2i, 19i~.
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<br /> A communication.was received from the City Clerk of Norfolk, enclosing "A Preliminary Ordinance
<br />Providing for the Consolidation of the Cities of Norfolk and
<br /> Ths communication was ordered to file and the Clerk instructed to notify the Counsils of
<br />Norfolk that said ordinance will be held under ~dvisement by this body.
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<br /> ~ petition of the School Board of an appropriation of $7,000.00 to pay teachers, janitors, and
<br />bills of the Public Schools for the month of October, 1915, was referred to the Finance Committee,
<br />and on motion~ said Committee was requested to act at once on said petition.
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<br /> Mr. Mari~ham, a delegate from this body to the League of Virginia Municipalities at Roanoke, Va.,
<br />October 14 & 15th, gave a highly interesting account of the proceedings of Said Convention.
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<br /> Mr. Montague moved as the sense of this body that after October Sl, 1913, the City will not per-
<br />mit the holding of any more carnivals on the playground at the corner of l~t~e and Third streets.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Davis, the advisability of a light at the corner of North and Effingham streets
<br />was referred to the L~gh~ Committee.
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<br />Mr. Davis moved also that the question of an increase of salary for the
<br />be referred to the Finance Committee to be considered for the Budget of 1914.
<br /> The motion was adopted.
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<br />Commonwealth Attorney
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<br /> Mr~ Langhorne ca,led attention to the fact that an employee cf the Boa~d of Health about the .
<br />Market ~$ frequently ~nattentive to his duties and suggested that he be d~sch~ged from such seryice.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Williams, the 8t2eet Committee was urged to take up with the Virginia Railway
<br />& Power Company the providing of street car service for West Park View, and to do all that it is pos~
<br />sible for the CoEmittee to do in the premises.
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<br />the Ordinance Committee.
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<br />Markham presented an ordinance mn relation to the
<br /> ' . ~y Cemeteries, and same was referred to
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<br />On mo ~mon, adjourned.
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<br />October ~8, 1913.
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<br />At a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen October 2Sth there were present:
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<br />~essrs-~C. W. Walker, President, W. Jones Williams, Vice-President, W. C. Moore, D. W. Ballentine, L. Privett, C. N. Markham,
<br /> L. H. Davis,
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<br />The following directions for the ~a~led meeting were read:
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<br />"Portsmouth, Va., Oct. 28,1913.
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<br /> "Mr. L. P. S!~ter,
<br /> City Clerk, City.
<br /> "Dear Sir:-~
<br /> "You~ will please call a snecial meeting of the Board of Aldermen for Wednesday,
<br />October 29th, at 8 o'clock P. M., to consider-an appropriation of $7,090.00 for the City public schools
<br />to pay teachers, janitors and bills for the month o~ October, 1913, whz~h'said app~op~zation was a-'
<br />dopted by the Common ~ouncil at its special meeting October 24th.
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<br />"Very truly,
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<br />Walker,
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<br />President B. of A."
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<br /> ~fhereupon, on motion, the action of the COEEO~ Council on October ~4th in appropriating'$7,O00..O0
<br />for the purpose named in the 'call" was concurred zn, andby the followzng vote:
<br /> Ayes--Walker,
<br /> Williams, ' ~
<br /> Moo. e, Ballentine, Privett, Markham, Davis, 7.
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<br />adjourne do
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