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September Ii, 1923 Aug. 27th, to Mary Mitchell, I child's grave, lot No. ~0~, Ave. H. 2?th, G.L. Bailey, 1 child, s grave, lot No. l~, Ave. J. On motion, the recommendation of the ~nager was concurred in, and the proper authorized ~o execute same. ........ ~t_~?~ ,I~t_~s de~velOped that the supervision of jitney service is of such ~g~de that it is ess~nt~iml~t~t certain md~tions be made ~to the orga~zmtion both in perso~el and in equipment. It is thought thmt mn office cmn be secured without cost, ms it is ~beolutely necess~y ~ve some pl~e to tr~nsmct the business inciden~l to the supervision ms well ms a l~c~tiSn for files, ~ecor~, sche~les, mo~t reports ~d for the pos~ti~ng of ~ily City Officers The presenz Supervisor is working eighteen hours a d~y and I do%not believe that it is Just to require this number of hours of a City employee nor can his work be efficient under such strenuous conditions, schedules on all routes must be checked one hou~ of each dmy, and a considerable amount of time is also spent cheoking up the busses in .order to insure the receipt by the City of its 5% ~f gross receipts. A re~nlar weekly inspection should also be m~de of all busses both as to their mechanical and sanitary condition. This inspection should of course be a rigid one, covering brakes, motor, body and other parts of each bus in order to reduce the chance of accidents and to render the bus transportation service dependable. Busses are operated for a period of eighteen hours each day and some one responsible to the City must be in touch with them the entire eighteen hours. Accidents must be investigated, fare meters read each d~y ~ud various records kep~t up to date, The matter of records is of particular importance, ~earing in ~ind the possibility that the CiSy may at some time in the future take over the question ~ urban transportation. When that time comes, fig~uves should be a~ailable giving exact facts relative to all details of cos~. For this reason, I am ~e~ commending that the position of Inspector be authorized at a s~lary of $125.00 per month. In addition authority is requested to purchase a typewriter at $100.00, stationery at $50.00, and to install a telephone at $~.00 per month. Special appropri~%tions from funds received from the operation of jitneys of these am~n~s is requested." On motion, the recommendation was referred to the Finance OoSmittee. 6th. "I am submitting herewith by request dmaft of an ordinance appropriating 50% of the net receipts by the City from the operation of mutohusses in the City of Portsmouth to purchase, etc., of parks and playgrounds." the An Ordinance Appropriating Fifty Per Cent of the Net Receipts by the City of Portsmouth from the Operation of Autobusses in the City of Portsmouth to the Pumchase, Equipment, Opera- tion and Mmintenance of Parks and Playgrounds. On motion of M~. Brooks, the ordinance was placed on its first reading~ 7th. "In the passage of the recent partial zoning ordinance, the penalty caluse was some- how ommitted from the Wecond copy of the ordinance submitted to the Council, although it appear- ed on the first copy. I am submitting copy of ordins~uce with penalty clmuse incorporated. It is recommended that the ordinance be re-ordained as per the attached copy." An Ordinance Prohibiting the Erection of Business Places, Public Gsmages and IndUstrial Establishments in Residential Sections. On motion of N~. Stewart (J. R.), the ordinance ~as placed on its first reading. Sth. "In accordance withal%he instructions of the Council, I have had ~nother interview with Mr. C. O. Haines, President of the Seaboard Wh~rf and Warehouse Company in which I put up to him four propositions: first, the question of furnishing definite plans for the proposed improvement of the Seaboard Wharf and Warehouse Company property on First St.; second, the investment of a larger amount than $100,000.00 in the enterprise; third, the limitation of the expendi~are proposed by the Company to new construction; the extension of the lease beyond thirty year's. M~. Haines reiterated his inability to ~apply plans on the g~ounds that it would render it impossible for him to raise the money a~d I was un~ble to effect a change in his view- point. With reference to the investment of a tamger amount he showed that with the mSrt- gage now on the property, it would be impossible to ~t present raise a larger amount than thmt proposed by him. It is m~ opinion that he is correct lnthls, He was also unwilling to limit the proposed expenditures to new construction, as he claims that theLlarger part of his property is of little value without modifications. This is probably true, but I c~n not avoid the fact that $100,O00.00 will accomplish little if it is to be divided between new construction and repairs to the old property. Mr. Haines was of the opinion that a renewable clause should be placed in ~he lease. I suggested to him that the City would probably be willing to do this, provided a definite am~ant was expended in new construction during the first thirty years lease. I would ~uggest that if the Council accepts Mr. Haines' provision, they might put in a clause that if $500,000.~0 was expended in new construction during ~he first thirty year lease, the lease would be renewed for another thirty years. The Whole problem of the lease of street ends to the Seaboard Wharf & Warehouse Co. is difficult to handle. As I previously pointed out, the street ends, as street ends, are of little or any use to the City. On the other hand, the v~lue of the Seaboard Wharf & WarehOuse property will be seriously impaired without the street ends and'it is probable that the City might force a sale of this property at a very low figure by refusing to lease the street ends, yet I do not feel that we want ~o be in,the position of wrecking one business in order to give another one a chance ~o start with low capitalization. By making this lease, we certainly secure m definite return in taxes from the stree~ endm, whereas we will get nothing if we do not lease them. I have exhausted my efforts to effect an adjustment Of this matter and am therefore a~ain returning the matter to the Council with a ~repetition of my former