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April 16, i91B.
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<br />annual parade.
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<br /> To refer to
<br />street, the S. A.
<br />for a playground.
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<br />the proper committee a resolution ~o obtain the marsh property bounded by Wythe
<br /> L. Railway tracks, Third street, and the Union Bridge Causeway, for parking and
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<br /> To appoint a special committee to induce the S. A. L. Railway Company to erect a general office
<br />building in this City.
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<br /> To grant permission to the Hook and Ladder fire co~oany To hold a carnival on the vacant lot
<br />at northeast corner of Wythe and Court streets, April ~E-B?th, and to exempt said company from pay-
<br />ment of a license tax on said carnival.
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<br /> To continue the joint cormnittees on Annexation and to empower them ~o take steps at once in the
<br />matter of annexation of Port Norfolk and Pinners Point.
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<br /> To petition the Judge of the Hustings Court to refuse to grant a license for the sale of liquor
<br /> in the proposed annexed territory~
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<br /> To authorize the Street Com~ittee to advertise for bids to pave ~irst
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<br /> To accept a bid of Lewis Lawson to lay 16~000 sq. yds., more or lees,
<br />Ward, at $1.EO per sq. yd.
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<br />street.
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<br />of pavement in the Seventh
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<br />All of the above were concurred in, and by the following vote:
<br /> Ayes-~Waiker, Williams,
<br />Moore, Langhorne, Ballentine, Adams, Privett, Markham, Davis, Murry, Nicholson, ll.
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<br /> The Board of Aldermen concurred also in all recommendations of Committees adopted by the Com-
<br />mon Council, except the recommendation of the Fire Committee in regard to placing glass fronts in
<br />fire alarm boxes and keeping water in the boilers of engines warm, whm~h said recommendation was
<br />recommitted.
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<br />Third. Communications from the Mayor.
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<br /> The Mayor returned his approval of the following matters adopted by the two branches of City
<br />Council March 13-19, 191S:
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<br /> $1,790.00 to the Gamewell Fire-Alarm Telegraph Company for a Six Circuit Fire Alarm Repeater
<br />and Automatic Storage Battery~ and an extra appr~oriation of $484.58 for wiring said apparatus; out
<br />of appropriation for Six Circuit Switch Board in the "budget"'for 191E.
<br /> $1~0.00 each to James~A. Mulvey, Geo. D. Lawrence, and H. L. Alexander, late assessors of City ·
<br />real estate.
<br /> A special appropriation of $585.50 to pay Street Cleaning bill~ contracted during 1911.
<br /> An order of Court to relieve W. S. Griffin, a~ministrator of estate of Joseph H. Parker,
<br />ceased, from payment of $475.00 of City taxes.
<br /> To authorize the Treasurer to make notes, to amount of $30,000.00, to meet City expenses for
<br /> $540.00 for pavement of Race avenue, ou~ of approprzatmon for same mn the budget fo 1 i .
<br /> $Z75.00 for rubber coats and boots~ out of appropriation for same in the ."budget" ~or 1913.
<br /> To close the Sinking ~und Account, and transfer ~1.90 from said account to the Smnking Fund
<br />Commies&on Account.
<br /> $7E0.00 to pave High street, between Effingham and Chestnut, out of appropriation for same in
<br />the "budget" for 191S.
<br /> $~15.00 to Board of Quarantine Commissioners to mee~ its expenses for the current year, said
<br />amount to be oaid in equal instalments $uarterly.
<br /> $300.00 ~o the Clerk of Court and $150.00 to City Sergeant, for their services in the late re-
<br />assessment of ~ity real estate.
<br /> To make award to Jno. R. Oertly to build a shed on the south side of Seaboard Market, to amount
<br />of $400.00.
<br /> "An ordinance for the Inspection and Regulation of Moving ~ioture Shows, Vaudeville and other
<br />Stage Performances."
<br /> "An ordinance to amend and re-ordain sections 73 and 158 of the Ordinances in reference to
<br />Duties of the Street Inspector and City Engineer."
<br /> "An ordinance to amend and re-ordain section ES5 of the ordinances of the City with reference
<br />to the Police Force and Fixing the Compensation of the Officers and Members of said Force, and to
<br />Repeal all Ordinances in conflict herewith."
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<br /> And his disapproval o~ the following:
<br /> "To m~ke a special ~ppropriation of $399.~0 to cover
<br />expenses of delegations to Richmond in matter of the "Norfolk Water Bill."
<br /> "To make an appropriation of $5,000.00 to the Board of Water Commissioners, which was allowed
<br />in the ~budget~ for
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<br /> With regard to disapproval of appropriation of $~99.~0 to cover expenses of delegations to
<br />Richmond in matter of the "No~foik Water Bill," he gave the following reasons:
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<br /> ~I disapprove of the appropriation of $$99.50 to cover expenses of delegations to Richmond in
<br />the matter of the 'Norfolk Water Bill.'
<br /> "The resolution to appropriate this money should have been presented to the Mayor before the
<br />expense was incurred and not after it has been incurred, and I que~stion the constitutionality of
<br />propriating money for expenses of citizens, mot members of the Council, nor do I see that there was
<br />any necessity of sending to Richmond such a large delegation or any delegation at the ti~e.most o£
<br />the~Citizens went, inasmdch as the matter hadbeen settled to the satisfaction of the city-s repro-
<br />sen~atives before the delegation left for Richmond. -
<br /> "If it was the desire of the Council to pay the expenses of any citizen who desired to appear
<br />be£ore the Committee in opposition to the 'Water Bill," then notice to that effect should have been
<br />put in the papers.
<br /> "If the~Council invited no citizen, then those who issued the invitations should bear the ex-
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