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August 12, 1924 llth. "It is requested that I be gra~ted leave of absence for fifteen days effective about August 26th, 1924.# On motion of Mr. ~nite, therequest was granted. l~th. "In accordance with instructions of the Oouncil, I have gone carefuily into the question of the ~onstruotion of a rest house at Olive Branch 0emetery. After oonferri~gwith the Auditor, I find that there is something over $6,000.O0 available in the Cemetery fund and I am of the opinion that part of this m~y be properly used for the construction of the rest house recommended by the Director of Public Welfare. I am therefore recommending a special appropriation of $2,500.00 from this fund for the construction of the house, in accordano~with plans which have been approved by our landscape architect, Mr. Sheffield A. Arnold." On motion, the recommendatlqn was referred to the Finance 0om~zittee. 13th. "Through an oversight, curbing has been put down on Jackson Avenue in Pinners Point. The omission of this curbing~as originally an oversight as was also curbing on ~est~ Avenue between Lee and Hill Avemae, and on Gotten'Street between Hill and Stewart Avenue. The approval of the work done on Jackson Avenue and the additional work on ~0otton Street and Wesley Avenue is requested. Provision c~n be made~forthis by omit~ingthe curbing on the West side of Lee Avenue and on the West end of ~ambrtdge Street.~ The West side of Lee Avenue is adjacent to the Railroad yard and the West end of 0~mbridge Street is entirely unimproved." On motion Of Mr. Smith, the recommendation of the Manager was concurred in. 14th. #I am informed by the City Collector that it is neoessamy in order to preserve records that a large number of land books from 1876 be re-bouud. The estLmated cost is $200. A special appropriation of this amount will be necessary,a On motion,, the ~ppropriation wms referred to Finance Committee. .15th. "! am fo=w~rdingherewithfrom the Atlantio~Deeper Water~.ays~Assoo~atlon relative tO its a~ual convention, which is to be held a~ Newark,~N.J., on.September l&th to 19th in- clusive. It seems to'me it would be well if the City were represented at this convention ~udI would suggest that th~N~yor deslgnaf~a a~Eembe~ of the Oouncil to attend, 'It w~ll not be possible for me personally So ge~ a~l~ili~ enga~ed~.i~'~R~hmend inconnecticn ~th the hearing before the State Corporation Oommission relative to abandonment of Street ~allway tracks in the Oity of Portsmouth." On motion of Mr. Stewmrt (J.R.), the communication was laid on the table. ~6~h. "Motorcycles used in ~ccidents involving police officers Joyner audMUrden are in such conditlon~ due to the accidents that it willbe neither economical nor safe to repair them~ I have had them examined carefully by the master mechanic of the Fire Department and his advice is that it will he unwise to ~ttem~ to repair them. They h~ve a trade-in value of about $1SO and the cost of two new motorcycles will be $760. gross or $5~0 net. In addition too, funds for repairs to vehicles in the Police Department have been exhs~ted due to unforeseen ~ccidents a~d to.a large amount of repairs to old motor oa=s amd eld~otorcycles. An additio~al sum of $170 ms needed ~or this purpose. I, therefore, recom- mend a special appropriation of $!50 for the above items." On motion, the recommended appropriation of $Y50. was referred to Finance Committee.~ l?th. "I am forwarding herewith proposed ordinance providing for ~mployees at the new 0ityNarket. It is to be noted that this o~dinance combines the duties of License Inspector and Sealer of Weights and Measures, with those of the Superintendent of the Market,~and pro- vides for au Assistant to ~he. Superintendent. This will mete the supervision of ~he ms~rket cost $2,0'40.00 instead of $2,~00.00 as anticipated. It is also my present intention to' utilize the Naster Mechanic of the Fire Dept. for supervision of the machinery of the market,. which~ being automatic, will simply require one or two inspections per day s~d minor repairs from time to time. The passsge of the ordin~noe is recommended.'~ An Ordinance Creating a Bureau of ~Markets ~ud Standards in the Dep~rtment Of Public Wel- fare, 0onsisting of the Division of Weights and Mes~ures, License Inspection and Municipal Markets, and ~roviding for the Necessary Employees to Carry Out the Provisions of the Ordinance. On motion of Mr. B~ooks, the ordinance was pla~e~on £irst reading. 18th. "I am forwarding herewith an ordinance prescribing rents and charges for stores, st~,~lls, auditorium, curb rmarket and display~ cases i~ the new 0ity Narket. The charges for stores and stalls are based on the Roanoke market audin comparing them with outside oh~g~s, it is to be remembered that they include heat, light an~ w~ter ~ in the ca~e of me~t stalls, re~ri~eration. These items, I believe, are worth from $1~00 to $25.00 per month, and con- sider~ng them, the proposed ren~s are v~y'moderate. The charge for the aUdltori~ is based on prices charged elsewhere in the City and may be remitted when the entertainment given is one for the benefit of the general public. The curb market charge has been increased-from ten to twenty-five cents. The charge of ten cents is m~nifestly absurdly small. As it is neces- sary that food sold at the curb be properly protected, uniform displ~y oases will be furnished by the City, for which a charge of twenty-five cents per day will be made~ making a total of fifty cents per day for the privilege of selling at the curb under a proper shelter and f~om a sanitary case furnished by the City. This, I believe, is very reasonable."