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February 2?thl l~M~. authorities and nothing having been done to remedy this condition during the time intervening and before the in~ection. In view o£ these circumstances you can readily see that in addition to placing the water bills against me, it would place a burden upgn me to pay for evenwasted water, which is under the control, as far as the plumbing goes, of the City of PortsmoutH. 'The pro- perty belongs to the Oity of portsmouth and the s~nount Of water which is necessarily used in order to keep the jail in a proper sanitary condition, is very large, and no matter how small the revenue derived from the keeping of prisoners is to me, yet necessarily approximately the same amount of water has to be used at all times. I respect£ully almo call your attention to the fact that a~ter the repeal of the present Prohibition Laws in Portsmouth this Will necessarily meduce the population of the jail to a very great extent, and therefore the revenue received by me will be ~oRmoximately reduced and yet I would still have to pgy the water bills, no matter how large, with ~ gres~tly reduced revenue from the 0ity and. Stat~. I also call your attention to the fact that out of eleven City Sergeants in the State, only the 0ity Sergeant of Newport News and the 0ity ~ergeant of Richmond are charged with water bills, and I think if the fees derived from theme offices were examirmd, it would be found, and I sz~ informed, that there is sufficient revenue derived from Shese jails to take care of the water bill, and not in any way cut imto the maximum, or cut the Sergeant's revenue which is all owed him by the State. In view of the ~oove, I therefore respectf~ally request that I be relived from the payment of any water bills at the jail, and if possible, the s~pense of lighting the jail. The revenues to be derived by me in the future, Bnder the existing conditions, will be very much depleted and it seems to me only equitable and jusZ that this, being City property, shQuld be maintained by the 0ity with the exception of feeding and care of the prisoners and the pro- per g~ards, which I am required by l~w to maintain. Very respectfully, (Signed) R.E. Glover Sergeant-of the City of Portsmouth." Notion of Nr. Hutohins to refer to the Oity N~nager and Oity Attorney, was adopted. W~P. jordan Company's audit report of ferry mccounts for month of JanuarY,1934, was received and ordered filedl On motion adjourned. 0 IT Y CLEtt!{. Approved - Pre s ids nt.