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August 21, 1908.
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<br /> An ordinance for extending the corporate limits of t~e City of Portsmouth,
<br />of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved ~rch 10, 1904.
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<br /> Fourth, Reports of Officers ~nd other unfinished business,
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<br /> The regular reports of Officers for month of July were presented and were
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<br />ordered to take the
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<br /> ~I~ne following resolutions were presented by chairman of the Finance 0ommittee:
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<br /> Resolved, ~aat the Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized to renew a note for seven thousand
<br /> ($7,000) dollars, due in the Bank of Portsmouth September 10, 1908; and the said note to said
<br /> is to be renewed upon the same terms ~nd conditions as were proposed by the several bar2~s and adop-
<br /> ted by the City Co~meil January 5, 1904.
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<br /> Resolved, That the Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized to make new notes in the Eerchants
<br />& Farmers Ba~ and the Bank of Portsmouth to amount of twelve thousand ~$12,000) dollars, to m~et
<br />current expenses for Sep~emoer, 1908; and the said notes to said amount are to be made upon the same
<br />terms and conditions as were proposed by the several City band, s and adopted by the City Council Jan-~
<br />uary 5, 1904.
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<br /> The resolutions were adopted by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes--Hall, John E., Watts, Dashiel!~ Hanvey, Silisoly, Welton, Hall, ~. E., Jr.,
<br /> Johnson, Leigh, Brinson, Buchanan, Withy, ~ood, Hawks, 13.
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<br /> The following resolution was ~ntroduoed by~r. Hawks, it having been adopted by the Board
<br />Aldermen Auks. st 18th:
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<br />of
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<br /> ~hereas, it appears that there is a legal objection to the manner
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<br />sented by the Joint Finance Co~mittee ~rsh lC, 1908, was adopted, to authorize the
<br />of School, $110,000 of Sewerage, and $30,000 of Paving and Street improvement bonds,
<br />said ordinance was adopted on the same day it was introduced in the Go~ucil--
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<br /> Resolved by the Board of Aldermen, the Co~on Council Concurring, That for the purpose of avoid-
<br />ing any question hereafter with regard to the validity of the previous adoption of said ordinance
<br />it be read again and re-adopted. The resolution was unanimously adopted.
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<br /> ~ereupon, the following ordinance was re-read:
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<br />in which the ordinance pre-
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<br /> issue of $30,000
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<br /> in that the
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<br /> AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUE OF THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OF BONDS, TO BE EN0~ AS ~'PORTS-
<br />~0UTH SCHOOL BONDS," 0ER ~D ~ T~ THOUS~D DOLLARS OF BO~S, ~0 BE ~0~ AS "PORTSN~UTH S~-
<br />~AGE BONDS,~ ~D THIR~ THOUS~ DOLLARS OF B0I~S~T0 BE ~0~ ~ "PORte, GEnE ~AT~ ~ ~E~ ~E-
<br />~ BO~S," ~T TO ~ ACT OF T~ G~ ASS~LY OF V~G~IA, ~PRO~ ~OH i0, 1908,
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<br />TL~ ~ ACT ~TO AUTHORIZE T~ O0LE~0IL OF T~ 0ITY OF PORTSEOUTH TO ISS0~ BO~S FOR SOHOOL, S~-
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<br />AGE, ~D PAV~G ~ ST~ET ~ROV~TS. ~ (See 0rdin~ce Book for the ordinance in ~ll~ ~
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<br /> And was adopted by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes--Hall, John H., ~atts, Dashiell, Hanvey, Biiisoly, Welton, Hall, J.
<br /> Johnson, Leigh, Brinson~ Buchanan, ~ithy, ~ood, Hawks, 14.
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<br /> The Hesper of Cemeteries made the following report of lots and graves sold in
<br />cemetery during the month of July, 1908:
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<br /> July~,= to Elizabeth J. Hodges, No. 501, ~ve. F~
<br /> 4, S.F. Rolt, Geo. R. Debram & E. T. Ho_~,~
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<br /> NoJ 4b~, Ave F.
<br />4, John Scott Banks, S. H. of No. 295, Ave. C,
<br />7, Edward J. Darden, ~ child's grave in No. 906, Ave. ~.
<br />l~, J.D. Baze, S. H. of No. 761, Ave. G.
<br />t , Berrie E. Holms, N. H. of No. 81, Ave. A.
<br /> E.B. Rodman & J. W. Cotton, No. ll9, Ave. C.
<br />22, Sarah A. Co~on, No. 121, Ave. ~
<br />25, John H. Williams, a child's grave In No. 906, Ave. J.
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<br />H., Jr.,
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<br />the Oak Grove
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<br /> NE~BUSINESS.
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<br />"League of American ~-t~c~p~±~es for ~20.
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<br />A bilI was presented from the
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