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34i July 22, 1924 that the 0ity make every effort to win them on the grounds of expediency. If the Plaintiffs are successful in establishing their contentions, their success will be an example and in~en- tive,f~ 6the~ suits of a sin~lar character, both now and in the future. !, therefore, recom~mend that the 0ity ~ttorney be given great latitude in h~ing these suits ~d be authorized to e~loy whatever ~g~ assistance he may deem to be necess~y., On motion of ~. O~t, the reooEen~tion of ~he Man,er was conc~red 6th. "In co~eotion with mdvertising delin~ent t~ sales ~de~ direction of the Oity 0o~cil, the City Collector incurred ~n advert~si~ bill of $10~,25. A special appropriation for this p~ese is requested." 0n motion, the ~ecoEen~tion ~s referred to the Fin~oe 0o~ttee, yth. "The ~u~ convention of Brotherhood of Rsdlroad Trainmen will be held in Po2t~ mouth beginning Au~st 4th~ 1924. The Secretly of Seaside Lo~e ~4 ~. J. A. MoL~uchl~n h~s informed me t~t the~Gr~d P~esident, the First Vice Gr~d President ~d the First Vice Gr~d ~esident of the A~ili~y will~attend~this Convention ~d I believe that the 0ity should ~tsn~ ~ w~lco~,. . as. well ~$ ~tesies to the or~iz~tion.~7_. _ I ~, th · ~a~_~n~ ~y_0o~?xl.g~ve~_ luncheon on Tuesday Ad~st Dth at 12:00 o'clock ~oon in h~o~~ ox ~ne ~r~ ~res~en~ ~d~-t~t an ~ppropriation of $100 be ~de effective this d~y for the I ~ ~!so taking the !ibe~t~ of reoo~endi~ that the President of the 0ou~oil ~ppoint ~ coEi~tee to ~r~e the necessary det~ls of invitmtio~ ~d ~. ~nite moved to cQn~r in-the ~ager's reooEendation ~d that ~ appropriation of $100.00 be ~lowed for s~e. The mo ,mon was adopted by the following vote: Ayes~ Brooks, 5~tchins, Oast, Stew~t (J.R~), Stent (R.E.B.), ~te~ 6. The President appointed the following coEittee, as recommended by the ~ager: City ~ager, Vernon Brooks, ~d J. R. St~wart~ 8th. "~. L. F. Savage has requested that the City pave the space between the existi~ sidewalk and his store at the Northwest corner of Fourth and ~dison Streets. This projec~ will involve the laying of 34 sq. yds. of p~vement. As there is an existing ~vement sufficient for general traffic, I ~ of the oplnio~ that if Er. Savage will pay for thre~fo~mrths of this work, the 0ity will be j~stif~ed in pay~ug for the remainder. I, therefore, recommend that I be authorized to advise Ms. Savage to this effect, if he agrees to it, no appropriation will be necessary for the City, as I can,h~udle the City's share from the appropriation for repair of sidewalks°" On motion, the com~raicationw~s referred to the Finance Committee. 9th. "The Council has previously authorized me to offer the United States $48~17~.22 as ~cg~mpro~is~. settlement for the interest due the United States on account of imorovements made y ~aem ~o mae Water Department. A reaudit by the Government bringing the audi% up to Dece~oer 31st, 1923, which I believe we should accept, indicates now that the amount due the Government, assuming the gross eaznings at the time their contract ~s made to have been $358,616.20, is It is recommended that I be authorized to substitute this sumouut for the amount previously authorized." On motion~ the recommaud~tion was referred to the Finance 0ommittee. 10th. "I am ~nclosing blue print~showing in red the land which it will be necessary ~o purchase in order to widen Washington Street to lO0~ as far as Lincoln Street. Oneof these plats embracing forty-five thousandths of an acre at the corner of He~y Street and Washington Street is offered by Mr. E. L. Price either for $300 or in ex- ch~uge for the portion of Brighton East of Washington, which is a dead end and useless for street pu~poses~ I recommend that he be paid $300 for the tract in question or that ~n ex- change be effected on oaymentbyhim to the O~tv of ~00 as the Brighton Street tract is about twice tnearea of the trac~ at Henry & Washington Streets. The second tract belongs to Mrs. H. F. Pl~&mber and~mbraoes eighty-nine one thousand- ths of an acre at the corner of Lincoln'& Washington Streets. It is offered to the Oity at $500. It is recommended that this proposition be accepted." On motion, the recommendation was referred to the Finance Committee and Oity Attorney. UNFINISHED BUS INESS On motion of Mr. Stews~t (J.R.), the following o~dinance which h~d beau otaced on its firsm reading July Etl~ was referred back to the City Manager for further investigktion and r~port: An OrdLu~uoe Authorizing the City Msnager to Set Aside Parking Spaces for Certain P~rposes and to Designate Stopping Places for Jitneys in the City of Portsmouth. And by the following vote: Ayes-- Brooks, Hutohins~ Oast, Stewart (JoR.) Stewart (R.E.B.), ~nite, 8. ~,eo.