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January 10, 1928 Mr. Brooks presented the Providing a Penalty Therefor. On motion of Nm; White, following ordinance: An Ordinance Prohibiting Masquerading and the ordinance was placed on first reading. On motion, adjourned. $10. January At a regular me'ting of the 0ity 0oun¢il held January 2~th there were present: Messrs-- Vernon Brooks, J. O. Dunford, E. W. Maupin, Arthur Mayo, J. Alden Oast, j. R. Stewart, L. G. White, ?. Also the Oity Manager. The~ miDut~s of the s~ecial meeting with the Norfolk 0ounty Board of Supervisors January 10th, at 10 a. m., and regular meeting January lOth, at 8 p. m,, ~eze ~ead and were ~oproved. REPOKT$ OF 00MMITTEE$ Bridge 0ommittee-- The Bridge Committee, through Mr. Vernon Brooks, Chairman, presented the following Bill without recommendation, and notified the 0ouncil that he was calling a special meeting of the Oouncil for Tuesday, January 31st, at 8 p. m., to consider the same, the said meeting to be open to any oitize~s who may be interested in the said bridge; A Bill to crea~e The Elizabeth Rive=~Bridge Authority,.and to define the powers and duties of such Authority. The following communications were read fr, m the Oi~y N~nag~r2: 1st. Submitted report of the fotlb'wimg~lots sold in Oak Grove Cemetery during the month of December, 192~: December 20th, to Mrs. Elnor G. Borum, No. 726 $.H., Ave. H. On motion, the Oity Attorney was instructed to draft a deed for the lot sold and the proper 0ity Officials were authorized to execute s~e. 2nd. #I have received check from the Norfolk 0ounty Board of Supervisors, made payable to the 0ity of Portsmouth, for $1105.15; and will receive another check f=em ~he same source in the amount of $25.00, which will complete their ~hare of the cost of inSi~lling the heating plant in the 0curt House building, the Oounty having paid their one-half of flue direct, amount- ing to $215.00. As the check is m~de payable to the City of Portsmouth, I request that the amount Of $!!~0.15 be re--.a~.propriated to General Government- Repairs to Buildings, so that the bills ~r same can~be pa~d through the proper channel." On motion of Mr. Stewart, the communication was laid on the table until the next .... meeting of Council. ~rd. "The petit?n of Levi 0. Rooks to be refunded $10.00, paid in error for shoe repair- ing l~0ense has ~e~ ~nvestigatedby me thrgugh License Inspector Mathews reports tc me that the maohmn~'s the same type of machine ~hat refund was recently g: I, therefore, recommend that the sum~of $10.00 be ref~uded to Levi O. Rooks." On motion of Dr. Dunford, the recommendation of the Manager was concurred in, and a sp.ap~P.special appropriation Of $10.00 w=s allowed to make the refund. · ~th. "I have gone thoroughly into the petition of the residents of Washington St..and vtOmnity relative to bus service, which was referred to me by your body and am making fznal report. Yon doubtless remember that a similar petition came before you a short while back and was referred to me. At that time, I reported to you that it was.un.safe for a b~s line to operate on Washington St. I s~m still of that opinion and am furnmshmng you the ~oltowing information for your consmd~ratmon. I have informationfrom the person who handled all claims of the former Consolidated Bus Company that 65 to ?0% cf the bus accidents occurring during 1923~ ~24 and "25 on Prentis Park Line were on ~ashington St., that two people were killed and eighteen injured on this street:. The roadway is 16 ft. wide from curb to curb. The old buses are ?'8" wide ~ud the