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July22~ 1924 ~pec, Request of the Oity Oolleotor that $29°40 be reituaded MrS. Dixie A. Hill for Oity taxes paid in error Dec. 2, 1922, payment having been m~de on property of Almyra Jo Plummet at the time and through error ticket of Na~¥ H.. Phillips was &ncluded in total. It is recommended that a special appropriation~ o£ $~9.~O be allowed to make said refund. It is further recommended that the Treas'~er be authorized to pay, out of funds on hand from collection of Dog Taxes, bill of P. C. Hutchins~ State Game Warden, to amount of $92.50, for services rendered in destroying 37 ta~less dogs $ $2.50 each, (Signed) L. G~ White, On motion of Mr. Brook~, the report was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes-- Brooks, Hutchins~ Oast, Stew~rt (J~R~), !~hzte~, 6, The following communications were re~d from the Oity ~ager: let. ~The Southern Laundry has offered to pay half the cost of a sidewalk on Fifth. Avenue ~ud High Street adjacent to their place of business. This will involve the laying of l~ e~qu.~e yards of sidewalk at a total estimated cost of $302.60~ of which the city's share°would'be $151.30. As the Oity in the pa~t has co~operated in oases of this kind, I believe the offer o~ the Southern Laundry should be accepted, and I therefore recommend that I be allowed to expen~ $151.30 for this puz~ose from the funds providedby the la§t Bond Issue." Mr. Brooks ~oved that the commmtuication be referred to the Fir~nce Ccm~ittee, the Manager be instructed to report on a dffinite plan fo= n~w~sidewalks, The motion was adopted. ~d that 2nd. "I am forwarding herewith a letter from M~. Ohas. L. Hutohins, Olerk of the City of Suffolk giving its approval of the water rates put into effect by our recent orders: The following is General J. P. Jervey, City Ms~ger, Portsmouth, Virginia. the letter: ~Oity of Suffolk, Va., July 9, 1924. Dear General: I am directed by the Council of this Oity to commtu~icate to you its. approval of the water rates, as contained in the schedule attached to your letter of the l?th ultimo, in reference to that matter, Yours~ruly, Ohas. L. Hutchins) City~01erk.~ On motion, the ooFmm3.uications were ordered to be ~laoed on record. 3rd. ~The~e is a section of the ~z~y in the Northwest angle formed by the Seaboard Air Line'and the Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line, which has no h~ghw~y connecting it with the rest of the Oity. This sub-division is a col,red one and is known as Lee Heights. By ~ying a small plat of lar~!31' x 32' x ~~ x ~~ from ~.Jr. H. L. Alexander it will be possible to extend the stree~t known as Lee Heights into Oolumbia Street. This will give access to Hi~n street via Oolumbia Street, Phillips Street, Air Line Turn Pike, Rom~uesque Street, Van ~ren Street, Outhriell Street amd Pembrook Street. Mr. Alex~de~ offe=ed ~his ~iece of l~nd f~r $100. It is my opinion that it should be purchased and I recommend ~u approprxation of $100 Irom Ninth Ward funds for this purpose." On motion, t~:~eoommendation w~s referred to Finance Oonmtitteeo 4th. eI am forwarding herewith a oonmmanication from Joe. R. Ives and Oompany of Norfolk offering t~ the Oity certain portions of property embraced in the Seaboard~ns~rf and Warehouse plant for a ~unioipal terminal° - It seems wisest to me for the City of Portsmouth to await developments in con- nection with the Norfolk Municipal terminals before embarking on a similar projec~ on this ~ide. Attention is also invited to the very large extent of railroad ~nd government - re,hals which:are not now being used in this he, bot. Fo~ the above reasons, I recommend that the City Clerk inform ktv~ Ives that the 0ouncil deems it best fo= the present to defer consideration of a municipal terminal." Mr. Cast moved that the recommendation of the Eansger be concurred ed as ~ substitute that the oommunioatio~ be referred to Finance 0omm~i%tee. The substitute was adopted. Mr. Brooks offer- 5th. ~There are now pending two suits ~gainst the City of Portsmouth for alleged da~es oamsed by the-flood of land claimed to be due to overflow from the City ~ater Ditch. These suits involve not only larEe sums a~re~atin~ some ~24~OOO. ~mat it is of the utmost import$~ce