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<br /> A communication was received from the City Clerk of Norfolk, enclosing "A Preliminary 0rdinanoe
<br /> Providing for the Consolidation of the Cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth.,
<br /> The communication was ordered to file and the 0ierk instructed to notify the COun0iis of
<br /> Norfolk_that said ordinance will Se held under advisement by this body.
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<br /> A petition of the School Board of an appropriation of $7,000.00 to pay t~achers, Janitors, and
<br /> bills of the Public Schools for the month of October, 1913, 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. ~{arkham, a delegate from this body to the Lea~ae of Virginia Nunicipa!ities at Roanoke, Va.,
<br /> October 14 & 15th, gave a highly inter~sting account of the proceedings of said Convention.
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<br /> Mr. Monta~ae moved as the sense of this body that after October Sl, 191S, the City will not per-
<br /> :mit the holding of any more carnivals on the piayEround at the corner of ~the and Third streets.
<br /> The motion was adopted. ~
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Davis, the advisability of a light at thecorner of North and Effingham streets
<br /> was referred to the Light Committee.
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<br /> 2~r. Davis moved also that the question of an increase of salary for the Commonwealth Attorney
<br /> be referred to the Finance Committee to be considered for the Budget of i914~
<br /> The motion was adopted~
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<br /> Mr. Langhorne called attention to the fact that an employee of the Board of Health about the .
<br />· ~a~k~ is frequently inattentive to hie duties and suggested that .he be disch~Lrged from such seryice.
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<br /> On ~'
<br /> mo~on of Mr. Williams, the Street Committee was urged to take up with the Virginia Railway
<br />&eibleP°WerforC°mpanYthe Committeethe providingto do Olin theStreetpremises.Car service for West Park View, and to do all that it is pos~
<br /> ~. Narkham presented an ordinance in relation to the City Cemeteries, and same was referred to
<br />the Ordinance ConEittee. "
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<br />October 28~ 1915.
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<br />special meeting of the Board of Aldermen October 28th there were present:
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<br />~essrs~C. W. Walker, President~ W. Jones Williams, Vice-President, W. C. Moore, D. W. Ball~ntmne, L. Privett, C. N. Markham,
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<br /> ~. H. Davis, 7.
<br /> The ~ollo~zno dm~ec~mone for the ea~led meeting were read:
<br /> "Er. L. P. S~&ter, "Portsmouth, Va., Oct. ~,19t3.
<br /> City Clerk, ~mty.
<br /> "Dear
<br />.... "~o?~- will please call a special meeting of the~Board of ~ldermen for Wednesda
<br />c,~ooer.~,~ata ~ea~ ~ ~ ~' o'clock.. P~ ~t' to_consider' an appropriation of $?,000.00. for the City oubtic s~ooi
<br />~_~ - _~, ~anm~ors ~ emile ~or the month:of October, tglz, whmch'said a re riat~on was -
<br />~ oy ~ne ~ommon ~ounc~ at ~ts special meeting October ~th. PP P a
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<br /> "Very truly,
<br /> "O.~W. Walker,
<br /> President B. of A."
<br /> Whereupon, on m?t~on~.th~ action of the Commo~ Counci~ on October 24th in appropriating $7,000..00
<br />for the purpose namaa mn ~ne call" was concurred mn, and oy the follewing vote:
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<br /> Ayes--Walker,
<br /> Williams, Moore, Ballentine, Pri~ett, ~rkham, Davis, ?.
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<br /> ~. On motion, adjourned.
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