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2?9 On motion offer. Smith, the privilege of~e floor was extended te a~y one who might desire to spe~k to the question. .... When~essrs. C~as. F. Harper, 0. R. ~weet, S. B. 0arno,, R. G. P~e., J. N. He~war~, ~. S. Hathaw~y,.H.A. Bla~kenship,'R. E. Lewis, and E. W..Dlekins0n spoke. ~ mo%men of ~Ir. 'Smith, the commUnicatiOn was referred .te ~he Financ~e c~tee~ 3rd. ~otorcycle officer, ~. ~. :Joy, er, had a le~ ~broken while en dut~ en ~a~ary lSth, 192~. ~oyner ms now confxned at the Eings Daughters Hospital and will poss~ibty be laid up · ora long time. ~ As he was im~%uved while en duty, I recommend that I be authorized to ccnti~ae his pay." On motion of ~bv. Stem~rt (J.R.), the rec~endatien off the Monster was concurred by the following vote: 'Ayes-, Eutchin~, ~ast~ Stewart ~th. ,I have gone c~efully into the questiom of a cour'~ room for the Civil Court ~d I believe the ~est solution will be to convert the stye at the northwest corner ef Coun~ ~d Noshing%on ~s. into a court room. The modification of the room including th~ i~eta!l~ion_ of a ta~mtory and clsset~will cost $A28.0~. addit~nal will be meeded to furnish t~e~ilding. I h~ve available for Additiona!.fmmdZamount~g to ~88.~ will be required. ~ith the a~r~ of the Co~cil, I cma take %hms, at least temporarily, ~ from the appropri~ion for the ~pair of bumi~ng~ in the Fire ~epartment, I believe it is essential that some provision be made for this court and for an office for the Judge of the Court, as required by law." On ~otion, the commmmication was referred to the Finance 0cz~uittee. §th. eThe dues for the City of Portsmouth in the Virginia Zeague of k%micipalities have been mncreased to ,122.0G~ 0nly SA0.00 zs approprxated for~his purpose, Im~ wmth the approval ~f the Council, I ca~ haadle ~he matter for this year, frem~e~ appropriation for convention dues made for my office. It xs te be noted that this sum of $122.~0 includes not only dues but twenty-two su~scr~iptioms to the magazine o~ the Virginia League of E~icipalitie~, which will be pUbliehe~during the yea~mad ~hich will carry matter of the greatest imt~rest to the cities ~nd towns of the state. I believe this~ increase i~dues is essential if.the League is to contimu, to live. Under the ~ld method, the ts%al income v~s o~ly about $~80,00 a year and it was manifestl~ impossible for it ts do muchmseful work in the State with this smell income. An extensive c~paig~wi!l ~e conducted this year with a.view to securing additional members and I believe with the increased dues from additional members, the League will enter upsn a campaig~ of use- fulness which will put it in the same category with the powerful organizations whi~ function so much to the advma~ge of the m~nici~litiee ~f the states of New York and~a~sas? On motion, the communication was referred ts the Fimamce Ce~w~ittee. 6th. 'With reference to the application cf the Baltard Fish and Oyster Compaay to-dig out and fiXl in one hundred feet en ~l~ae wes% end of Bay St., I beg tem~-~e the following ditional report. It is te be noted that this cempaay is applying for the privilege only te and dimout ~ per, ion of the street and not for the mss of the street. It will remain open the public both-so fa~ as the filled portion isconcerned and the dredged portion is c~acerned~ I~ o~der te get the views of the interested p~rties,~ I held a hearing on the matter on Febr~ar~ 8th~ The gr~nting of the permit w~s advocated By W. A. Ballard and S. T. B~!lard, ~ol Fass, representing the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce and ~. H. Ayers. ~twas opposed~y ~ H. ~rke~, 1238 Bs~v St.., J. F. McCullough, 1222 Bay St., and D. Beville, V20 Armstrong St. Mr. Bmrkem opposed the prspostion en the grounds th~% the granting of t~e permit would gmve essrs. Cross and Balla~d a Practmoal monopol~rin the street and that the dredgimg would render the futuref~itIing of~d~e street very difficult. ~r. Barker also advocated the use ~f the end of Bay St. as a m m m ti boat harbor, ~r. EcOulle~h objected ~n the ground that the street might possi~iy~e blocked by~essrs. Cress and Ball,rd mud that property would be depreciated by the construction ef the pack~p~ant. ~r. BeVille agreed~l~r. Barker and objected to the presence of fish houses in the neighborhood. It was pointed out by~r. Ayers that many ef the employees supposed t~ belsng tc the present packing plants in this vicinity worked at the railroad terminals im Pinners Foin~ amd that a ~a~ greater n~ber of them were present in the various homes in P~rk View. ]iv. Avers also showed%hat Cooke St. had beenbulkheaded under s simi~ permit ~y years ago and had'~ never ~een used as a smal~ boat harbor, although it might be so used. -- I can seo] so far ~s t~e fiiting will invo',lve% as I see of Public ~elfare ~ ~ction to granting the request of the Ballard~ish' &'Oyster 0empamy of Bay ~t. is concerned,~but the question, of 2he~e~2£cn one which must be handled as p[~scribed by the Building C&de, and by a boszd consisting of the City~ager, the Director ,ectoro I therefore r%c~6mmend that the request for'the filling in and o.fBa~ St. made ~y the BallardF~sh:and Oyster Oompany~mder d~te of Januar~ llth, 192~ I will then take up the qumes%ion of=~e o m£emng later~a~ the application 'for its construc- tion is received."