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October 25, 1~27 At a regular meeting of the 0ity Oeumcil ~ctober 25th there were present: Nessrs-- Vernon B~ooke, J~ ¢. D~nferd, E. W. Maupl~, Arthur ~yo, J. Alde~Oast,' J~ R. Stewart, L. G. White, 7. Also the City M~nager. On-motion, ~he Gommcil adjourned to meet T~esday~ November 1st, at 8 o'clock p.m. November l, :1927 At a~adjourned regular meeting of the Cit~0ounci! November 1st, at 8 o'clock p. m., there were present: ~essrs-- Vernon B~ooks, E.W. M~uoin,,Jr. J. Alden Oast, L. G. White, 4. - ' Also the 0ity Manager.. The mi~tes of the regt~lar meeting October llth, joint meetingswith Supervisors of Norfolk Gou~ty!.Octo~er 15t-~and October 25th, a~d regular meeting October 25th were read and were approved. The following cOmmzmication was ~ead from the Oity M~nager: Honorable O~ty 0qu~cil, Portsmodth, Va. "October Gentlemen: ! beg to make the following report on matters which were referred to me at the 0oUncil meeting on October ~llth: 1. ~Relative to the appropriation for gasoline, if I remember correctly, when the _budget~fgM .Shes ye~r~ was m~de mp we did not expect the~$5,OO9. appropriated to be sufficient. In [926 $&,~.73 w~s ~ppropri~ted for gasoline and in 1~27 $5,000 was appropriated. We have ab~tanceof $37.?~ smd September's bills.have not been pa~d. I have watched the consumption of g~soline very closely and have put limits on most of the cars, but with our motor equipmen~ in thevarious departments oonstamtly rendering service to the citizens, it is ~lp~ra.lly ~ hard m~tter to keep the ~ppropriation for gasoline down very low. However, I will contimue to check up on its use. We will have a rebate of approximately $1,200. from the State which will go into the Treasury. I recommend that an appropriation of $1500.0Q be made to care for the remainder of the year. Even with additional oars and increased service, the gas bill will not be larger this year than in 1926. 2. With reference to an appropriation of ~O0. for 0oroner's Incuests for the remainder of the year, I have looked into this m~tter and find we now have on h~d approximately $230.00 in hills and this money will appaLrently ~e ~eeded to care for the remainder of the year. recommend that the necessary appropriation bE $~. be made. 3. I have investigated complaint of Mrs. Ohas. A. ~oster calling attention to conditio~ of a d~ainbetween the props=ties of E. L. Price andS. ~oster, located near the cor~e~ of Harrison and Washington ets. t find there are many places throughout the city in eimila~ eom- ditionY The Oity Engineer and I have gone over these matters and when we consider the budget I will submit some data which is being prepared now. This will give us mo~e light not only on this par~icu&ar situation but on the others as well. ~, I have taken mp with the Virginia Electric & Power Company the m~tter referred to me relative to the petition of the merchants of Orawfo~d ~St. that some action be ~Jzen to create a "White WaY' lighti~gsystem on Orawford St. south cE High St. An estimate will be prepared by the ~Power Company and upon receipt of same, I will report further to your body. to peti~iom of cerSain property owners a_ud business men on C~awford St. to south o~ High St. (west side) smooth surfaced, I have requested the Engineer-