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gmroh 27th, 1923 A petition of.'J. W. BrOWn, by Norman 0assell, Attorney, to be refunded $12.60, paid by him for taxes on property on the North side of Scott street, between Effingham and Chestnut streets~ for the Year 1922, due to erroneous assessment, was referred to the Fire, nee Committee. A copy of an ordinance adopted by t~he Council of No:folk which gives the City Council of Portsmouth the right to appoint two members to the Norfolk-Portsmouth Freight Traffic Commie- sion was read~, together with copy of the resignation of Messrs. Chas. W, Johnston and H. A. V. Parker. Mr, BrDoks then moved that the Council go into election to fill the ~o~ncies on the Norfolk-PortSmouth Freight Traffic Commission. The motion was adopted, and then Mr. Brooks nominated Mr. H, A. V. Parker, member of the Portsmouth Ohamber of Commerce, and Charles W. Johnston, member of the Norfolk-Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, as Portsmouth's representatives on this Commission. There being no further nominations, a vote was taken,7~ey were elected by the follow- i~g route, the vote being t~e same for each: For-- Brooks, Hutchins, Oast, Smith, Stewar~, White, 6. An application was received from S. B. L~ylor to fill the ~acanoy on the Council caused by the death of Mr. R. B. Esleeck. Communications were read from the Carpenters Local Union ~03 and Shipfitters Lodge stat~ing that said Locals h~d endorsed Mr. J. R. Stewart to fill the x~canOy caUsed-by the death of Councilm~n R. B. EsIeeck. A communication wms also ~ead from the Lee Wa~d Social and Welfare 01ub of the Seventh Ward stating that said Club h~d ~ndorsed the name of S; B. Laylor as a candidate to fill the unexpired term of the late N~. R. B. Esteeck, A communication~was read from the Harrison Wa~d 0ivic & Improvement League saying tl~t ~ resolution had bebn adopted by said League requesting that Council select someone from the -outlying ws~vds to fill the v~cancy on the Council SaSsed by the death of R. B. Esleeck. In this connection, Mr. White moved that Council defer the election of a member of the Council to suoceed N~. Esleeckuntil the next regalar meeting of the Council, and that action on these communtoatio~s be deferred mntil that time. The motion was adopted. Mr. White moved that the City Manager be authorized to look into and investigate the visability of combining the gun room and stables for Grimes Battery and report as to cost, location, &c, The motion was adopted. On motion, adjoined.