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<br />OOtober B1, 1915~
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<br />~pecial appropriation of $109.45 t? pay Pgl_c? bz~Zs held up by the Auditor.
<br />$536.~1 to pay bills of F. Jo McGuzre con~raczor ~or interest due on notes given him by the Six-
<br />th and Seventh Wards, when same are duly approved by the Sixth and Seventh Ward Boards.
<br /> To authorize the Treasurer to renew notes to amount of ~BO, O00.O0 falling due in October.
<br /> To make award to C. N. Moody for building a garage and re-arranging cells at the City Jail, for
<br />~$95.00.
<br />" To make award to E. B. Wiikins for taking down a brick wall at the Hook & Ladder Engine House,
<br />for $90.00.
<br /> A supplementary ordinance to ordinance adopted May 13-20, 1913, to cover the grant of a fran-
<br />chise for the right to construct single or double tracks, erect poles and string wires, and operate
<br />cars on High street, between Effingham street and Ninth avenue.
<br /> An Ordinance to Amend and Re-ordain Section B$5 of the Ordinances of the City with Reference to
<br />the Police Force and Fixing the Compensation of the Officers and Members of the said Force, and to
<br />Repeal all Ordinances in Conflict Herewith. ·
<br /> Aa 0~dinance to Adopt the Provisions of the Act of the General Assembly of Virginia, Entmtled,
<br /> "An Act to Provide for Designation by Cities and Towns of Segregation Districts for Residence of
<br /> White and Colored Persons; for the Adoption of this Act by Such Cities and To~vns~ and for Penalties
<br /> for the Violation of its Terms;" Approved March lB, 19lB.
<br /> To allow the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. to lay a cable and build a manhole at the foot
<br /> of Crawford street.
<br /> Fourth. Reports of Officers and other unfinished business.
<br /> THe regular reports of Officers for the month of September, 1913, were presented and were order-
<br /> ed to take the usual course.
<br /> The following ordinance ordered to lie on the table by this body October Blst was taken up, read
<br /> and adopted: AN ORDINANCE ALLOWING CE~ETERY EL~PLOTEES AN ANNUAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE OF TEN DAYS, WITH
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<br />PAT, OUT OF T~ELVE MONTHS 0F CONTINUOUS EMPLOYMENT.
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<br /> And by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Walker, Williams, Langhorne, Ballentine, Privett,
<br /> Mon~ague, Markham, Davis~ Murry, Pile, 10.
<br /> The report of the Special Committee on Redistricting the City, ordered to lie on the t~ble by
<br />this body September 16th, was presented by the Clerk.
<br /> When M~. Davis moved to concur with the Common Council in referring the recommendations
<br /> to the Ordinance Committee, with proviso that the third and fourth sections of same are struck out.
<br /> After some discussion, the report was adopted, as amended, and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Walker, Williams, Langhorne, Ballentine, Privett, Montague, Markham, Davis, Murry, P~le, lC.
<br /> The following opinion was read from the City Attorney in regard to whether the proposed
<br /> for changing the districts of the City.would affect the legal status of the Sixth and Seventh Wards
<br /> in relation to the City proper, which opinion was requested by the Board on September 16th:
<br /> ~Portsmouth, Va., October 13, 1913.
<br /> ~To the City Council
<br /> of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia.
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<br /> "Gentlemen:--
<br /> "R~piying to your request that I render my opinion ~as to whether the proposed
<br />plan for changing the districts of the City would affect the legal status of the Sixth and Seventh
<br />Wards in relation to the City proper," I beg to say:
<br /> "As the proposed ordinance in relation thereto does not change in any way the territorial limits
<br />of the said Wards their legal status will in no way be affected, but will remain the same.
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<br />Respec~fully submitted,
<br /> ,Jno. W. Happer,
<br /> City Attorney.~
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<br /> The application of the Virginia Railway & Power Company to extend an underground conduit from
<br />Hunter's Lane to Dinw~ddie street, ordered to lie on the table by this body September BYrd, was taken
<br />up~ and the information ~equssted of said Company was read.
<br /> Mr. Davis moved that action on same be deferred. ~tv. Pile moved as a substitute therefor, that
<br />the Board concur with the Common Council in the matter, that is to say, that permission be granted
<br />as requested.
<br /> The substitute was adopted ~ud by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes--Walker, Williams,
<br /> Langhorne, Ballentine, Privett, Montague~ Markham, Davis, Murry, Pile, 10.
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<br />NEW BUSINESS.
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<br /> A bill of B. F. Long to amount of ~69.00, for services in connection with dog notices, &c., was
<br />referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> The Chief of the Fire Department returned his thanks for the appropriation sending him to New
<br />York to attend the International Association of Fire Chiefe September 1-6th, 1913.
<br /> On motion, the paper was ordered to file.
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<br /> A petition of the Amalgamated Business and Labor Organizations
<br />appropriation of $1,OO0.00 to be used for a camp~igh in interest of
<br />at the Navy Yard in this City, was referred to Finance Committee.
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<br /> A communication was read from the Sixth Ward Board,
<br />........ ~. ~+~ ~ w~ ~ ~rmer High street.
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<br />of Norfolk and Portsmouth for an
<br />securing battleship construction
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<br />enclosing a communication from F. J. McGuire,
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