Minutes 07/14/1910 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Jzgly 14; 1910. Te ins~raet the 0r~ina~ce, and Telephone committees to prepare am ore--ce for merger of Sou~he~ ~elt ~ ~ou~he~ ~a~ee telephone ~omp~ies. To a~p~ a oo~o~ ~ ~he ~or~ou~h ~ Norfot~ ~o~o~fon for e~en~ng i~z ~ime for li~- i~ ~he 0i~y ~h electricity. ~o au~ho~ze ~he Author ~o ~w ~r~$ a~ins~ ~Ae ~ene~l ~c~se ~, as follows,: ~0.50 ~o ore~ of ~he Si~ Ward. Te-~utho~lze She $i~h ~ard Zoeal Board to ~rehase a lo~ of Novon ~mssetl in the ~i~h for the extension of ~ondon stree~ im said To ~equest ~he ~eventh ~ard Zoeal Board ~o inves~t~te and ~eDer~ as ~o how ~he l~ber To au~horize ~he ~e De~r~ent~ ~o afford fire ~ro~ee~ion to the ~ker Eosie~ ~11 & ~o~k~l, provided s~id Gompan7 ~all ~ay for any ~ge done $o fire engines or ~i~e appa~tus- rende~ng such pre~eetion. All of the above were concurred in. Second. Oommu~ioations from the "The Council:- W6~h, July, "~entlemen:- WThe General Assembly of Virginia at its last session haVing passed an act prohibiting cities from imposing a tax om the gross receipts of gas., electric light and water companies, the Norfolk & Portsmouth Traction Oompanyhas destined to pay the license tax imposed by you on electric light companies this ~x including a ~ax of three per cent. on gress receipts~ 'The City Attorney ad~ises me that you eau adept an ordinanceimposzng' a license tax on electric light companies, provided this tax-does not-include any ~ax en gross receipts, and I would. ~erefore, ~sk~hat You adopt such an ordinance. "BesDectfully, "J. Davis Eeed,- On motion, the recommendation of the Na~r was referred to the Joint Finance Committee. The ~yor returned his approval al~o to the following matters adopte~ by the-tu~o branches of Court- June 15-~2, 1~10: ~_ ~/Appropriati0ns-- $250. for purehase of a ~%amping machine." ~140, per month to pmy for substitute policemen while the r~g~ar policemen are on furlough. $10,000. to be advanced to ~he SehesI Board to pay expenses of the public schools for Nay and Jume. 1910. '~$I.2~2,75, out of'Seventh Nard funds, to pay a bill of ~. ~. Tilley for ~umber supplied the Sev- enth · a~ previous_ to J~muary l, 1910. ~$6~,000. for renewal of notes in ~he several ~or ~we hydrants, one at the corner of Washingtom & Harrison and one at the corner ef Green & Duke streets. And~- To authorize the Auditor to &raw warrants against the General ~ioense l~und, as foilows: ~ $600.50 to eredit of the Sixth Nard. ~ $521.00 ~ " ~ " Sevent~h~ard. To authorize the Fire Depart~ment to afford'fire proteetiom provided the said Gompany shall l~ay for any d~mage done to by giving s~eh prot~otibn. to the Parker Hosiery Nill& Dye Works, the fire engines or fire apparatus, caused ~To authorize 'the ~ix~ Ward ~ooal Board to purchase' a lot ~f Norman ~assell in th~ Sixth a~ a cost of $~50, o~t of ~ixth Ward funds, for e~tending Lenten-street i~ 'said ward. Third. Report of 0ffieers and other u~finished business. The regular reports ef Officers for June were presented and were ordered to ta~e thB usual course. The Treasurer requested permission to renew notes in the several ~ity banks to amount of $21,000, and the req~es~was granted by the following resolution: R~solved. that the ~reasurer Be, and he is hereby authorized ~o 'renew notes in The Ba~k o~ Portsmouth; The Ne~chan~s and ~armers Bank. The ~irs~ National Bank of 2or~smouth. and the Bank of ~idewater, to ~moun~ of t~entytone thousand ($21,000) dollars, to be repaid from the ~evenuee of ~he ~zrron~ year, Ayes--Hail. John Howard; ~atts, Harvey, Bilisoly, We!~on. Ball. J. H~, Jr., Zeigh, Brins0n, ~oss, ~yler, Hawks, 11. Reports were received from t e Sixth amd Seventh ~vd ~oeaI Boards of disbursement of themr funds 'fo~ the month~ of Nay and Jume, ~es~eotively, and said repor~ were ,referred to ~he Joint nonce ~ommittee.- A oom~n,~mio~ion was read from Nr. Archibald Ogg in which he states to sign an agreement between 'himself and the ~ity, as to ~he ~onditions tend Di~widdie st=ee~ southwardly tl~cough his proper~y. The oonmunieation was ordered to file. that he is ready at any time on which the 0ity shall ex- A eommunieaticm was remd also from the General ~ounsei of the S. A. ~. Ry. Co.. s~ating that he is prepared to render the necessary assistance ~o the 5i~y tier widening Water street, £rom Glasgow to north,