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<br />~September 16, 191~.
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<br />its frame work for the Annex Fire Company's House.
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<br /> (Signed). 0.
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<br /> On motion, the report of the Committee was adopted,
<br />being referred to the Finance Committee.
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<br /> Ordinances--
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<br />N. Markham,
<br /> Chairman B. of A.
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<br />the recommended appropriation
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<br />of $15o.oo
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<br /> Hon. Board of Aldermen.
<br /> Gentlemen:-~ Your Ordinance Committee respectfully reports
<br />herein concerning, the following matters referred to the Joint Ordinance' Committee August lB-19, i9iS:
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<br /> Referred by Common Council August la'th.
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<br /> Advisability of putting men at work in the City Cemeteries on the same basis as the street
<br />hands, that is, that they be given ten days holiday after working lB months.
<br /> It is recom~.ended that menworking' in the City Cemeteries be put on the same basis as
<br />street hands, and that the following ordinance be adopted to cover same:
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<br /> ~n Ordinance Allowing Cemetery Employees an Annual Leave of Absence of Ten Days, with Pay,
<br />Out of Twelve Months of Continuous Employment.
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<br /> Referred by Board of Aldermen August 19th.
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<br /> Recommitted. (With Board of Police Com~i~ioners). Ordinance with regard to apoointment of a
<br /> patrolman as Desk Sergeant, with instructions to state definitely the pay of such Desk Sergeant.
<br /> We have reconsidered this ordinsmce, and recommend that the following amended ordinance
<br /> be adopted therefor:
<br /> An Ordinance to Amend and Re-ordain Section ~5 of the Ordinances of the City
<br /> With Reference t~ the Police Force and Fixing the Compensation of the Officers and Members of the
<br /> Said Force, and to Repeal All Ordinances in Conflict Herewith.
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<br /> Instructed to draft an ordinance governing the grant of a franchise to the Virginia Railway &
<br /> Power Co. to lay tracks on upper High street.
<br /> It is recommended that the following euppIementary ordinance be adopted to conclude the
<br /> granting of said franchise:
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<br /> "WP~REAS a proposed ordinance entitled, "An Ordinanc~"Granting , its
<br />Successors and Assigns the Right to Construct its Single or Double T~acks, Erect its Poles and String
<br />its Wires and Operate its Cars on High Street, between ~ffingham Street and Ninth Avenue, in the City
<br />of Portsmouth,~ ha~ been passed by the Cotmcil of the City of Portsmouth and approved by the Eayor,
<br />and publishe~ once a we~k for four successive weeks in the Portsmouth Star, a newspaper published in
<br />the City of Portsmouth, which said advertisement invited bids for the franchise, stating that the
<br />said bids were to be in writing and delivered to the presiding officer of the Common Council in open
<br />session at a meeting to be held on the 8th day of July, 19!$, at eight o'clock P.
<br /> "AND WHEREAS at said meeting the Virginia Railway and Power Company presented its bid in writ-
<br />ing and delivered the s~e to the presiding officer of the Common Council in open session, bidding
<br />the sum of Five Dollars for the franchise covered by said proposed ordinance;
<br /> "AND WheREAS said bid was read aloud at said meeting and an inquiry was made by the presiding
<br />officer i'f any further bids were offered;
<br /> "AND WHEREAS there m~er~.no~urther~Dids Offere~,mnd the presiding officer thereupon declared
<br />the bidding closed;
<br /> "AND ~EAS the said bid was referred to the Street Committee, which Committee reported in
<br />favor of the acceptance of the same; and the Ordinance Comm~ittee was instructed to prepare an ordi-
<br />nance covering the grant of said franchise;
<br /> "NOW THERk~FORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Oouncil of the City of Portsmouth, that the said or-
<br />dinance as advertised as aforesaid be enacted with the insertion therein of the name of th~ Virginia
<br />Railway and Power Company, the name of the accepted bidder."
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<br /> (Signed). L.H. Davis,
<br /> Chairman B. of A.
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<br /> The report having been read, the ordinance in regard to workmen in the City Cemeteries was or-
<br /> dered to lie on the table unt$1 next regular meeting of the body.
<br /> In regard to the Desk Sergeant ordinance, it was observed that this matter had been under con-
<br />sideration for some time, had gone back to the Committee simply to make a little more definite the
<br />fact that the Desk Sergeant is not to receive extra compensation for acting as such, and as the Com-
<br />mon Council had the matter taken from the table and adopted without a further reference, the ordi-
<br />nance might be adopted by the Board in the same marmer.
<br /> Whereupon, ~. Davis moved that the rules bs suspended to take up this ordinance.
<br /> On a vote, Mr. Markham voted No, and then made the point that it required a unanimous vote to
<br />suspend the rules.
<br /> On an app~at .tO'the C~ir'~o~-.a r~ing in-~he matter~ he decided.that the position-taken
<br />Markhamwa~o~r$C~;' a~d3 ~th~efore~ ~he o~din~uee-~ith regard.~o Besk ~rgeant was ordered
<br />one,he-table Until next regular meeting cf the body.
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<br />May BOth and June 10th,
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<br />The e~pplementary ordinance governing the grant of a franchise to the Virginia Railway & Power
<br />for laying tracks on upper High street, was adopted and by the following vote:
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<br /> · AYes--Walker,
<br /> Williams, Langhorne, Ballentine, Privett, Montague, Markham, Davzs, Murry, Pile, lC.
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<br /> S~peoial Committee on Redistricting--
<br /> Hon. Boa~d of Aldermen.
<br /> Gentlemen.~-Your Committee appoint~
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<br /> 19!~, to consider a plan for redistricting the City, as provided by law, and
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