Minutes 08/19/1913 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

CcP August 19, 191~. authorize the T~eaeurer to borrow SEO~O00.O0 to meet current exnenses To make available ~t5,000.00 allowed to Board ~ w~- ~- · · 4- . .. ~a~ ~. To pa? a bi~l of T~e Ferries Company a~ainst-t~ 6~Y~°~°~r~i~ ~e ~udget. Toauthorize' the Treasurer to renew notes to°amount .... of $~i,000.00~'~'~ ~g~'due in August, and $~0 due Street Paving Bond Account also due in An gust. ' ,000.00 Street Committee~ authorized to repair pavement in H~mpton Place, at a cost not in excess of $1~5.00, out of appropriation already available. To rescind Councils' former action in allowing $6,8i1.05 in payment of water bills for hydrant rentalfor further in the cons Sixthideratzon.and. Seventh Wards, and re-refer matter to Finance Committee and City Attorney To instruct the City Attorney to take steps for acquiring land of Mr. Frederick Allen, Miss Lizzie M. Townsend, and Nr. ~orris Eatz, for extension of Dinwiddie street southward. To authorize the City Attorney to employ additional counsel, if necessary, for assistance in bringing suit against the Virginia Railway & Power Co. to recover money expended on tracks of said Company by the Sixth Ward Board. (Mr. Moore excused from i~rther attendanc~ Fourth. Reports of Off~ers and other unfinished business. The regular reports of Officers for the month of July, 191~, were presented and were ordered to take the usual course. and ed: The following ordinance Ordered to lie on the table by this body July 15th was taken up~ read, discussed by Messrs. Davis, Montague, Langhorn% Markham and Pile, pro and con, and finally adopt- AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING TRN LOCATION AND OPERATION OF WOOD AND COAL YARDS. And by the following vote: Ayes-~Williame, Langhorne, Ballentine, Privett Montague Davis~ h~rry, Pile, 8. Nays-~Adams, Markham~ A communication unsightly watch box on Union ~ridge Causeway, from President Harahan of the Seaboard Air ~ine Railway Co. was read and was ordered to file. with regard to the NEW ~JSiNESS. A request of the Board of Police Commissioners to include in the Budget ~or l~i~ an increase to the Police Force by seven patrolmen was referred ~o the Finance Committe~. A com~mznication was read from Captain Harry A. Brinkley of Grimes Battery, enclosing letters from several military officials of Virginia, in regard to the condition of Grimes Battery and the necessity of improving same. Mr. Montague moved that the communications be referred to the Finance Committee with ur- gent request to try to provide lt~nde for mmintenan~e of the Battery. ~Mr. Davis moved to amend that thi~ body concur in action of the Common Council August i~t~ that is, that a statement of the Finance Committee in regard to financial condition of the City be sent ~o the Captain of said Battery. The amendment was adopted. Mr. Murry referred to the pavement on upper High street as being obstructed by action of the Board on JuSy 15th when it failed to concur with a resolution by the Common Council in regard to same~ and moved that the Board rescind its last action with regard to said pavement of High street and concur with the Common Council in rescinding action in requiring the paving of said street to begin at Chestnut street and proceed westward, and leave mat~er to the discretion of the Street Com- mittee~ with the understanding that when the work is finished within the appropriation for same, no gap or unfinished portion of the stree~ in the vicinity of Chestnut street will exist. The motion was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes~-Williams, Langhorne, Ballentine, idams~ Privett, Montague, Davis, Murry~ Pi le~ Nays-Markham, 1. Mr. Montague moved that the Street the proposition to run its oars regularly until 1 o'ctock a.m. The motion was adopted. Mr. Davis moved to refer to Finance Committee for an appropriation of $500.00 annually porting the Portsmouth Orphan Asylum. The motion was adopted. (Mr. Pile excused from further attendance). Mr. Markham moved to refer square on Wythe street, Committee take up with the Virginia Railway & Power Comp_any for eup- to Street Committee the advisability of filling in and grading the between Court and ~hird. The motion was adopted. Ori 4-. adjourned.