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January thousand gallon gasoline tank on his land adjoining the S. A. L. tracks on Court "It is recommended thmt this matter be disposed of. Undercexieting law, Er. Alexander's request is a legal one and the matter was referred to the Council by me solely because a modification in the ordinance was pending whioh would forbid such installation." On motion of Mr. Esleeck, the communication was laid on the table until the next regular me&timg of Council. 7th. Enclosing copies of the cost of operation of the Portsmduth Water Department for the month of November, 1922. On motion, the report was ordered to be filed. appointed Assistant Chief; acting mechanic to the Deps On motion, the cc Sth. Communio&tiona~nouneing the following appointments in the First Department: Harry E. Owens as Captain, effec~ive January 1, 1923, at $162.50 per month; vice L. P. Slater,-Jr., W. B. Sykes, hoseman, effective January 1st, 1923; Jordan W. Grant, rtment, effective January 15th, 1923, at $4.95 per day. mmunication was ordered to be filed. 9th. Recommendation ~h~t application of the 0hesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. for authority to construct a six way terra cotta conduit on Effingham St., between High and South Ets., with m~n-holes at South, County, and King streets, be approved. On motion of Mr. Brooks, the recommendation of the Manager was concurred in. __ ½9~h. ~Recomm~ndation t~at~Fi~eman Earl Bowen's automobile be repaired at the expense of ~ne ~m~y am a cosm not to exceed $350.00, said car having been damaged while used by him to transport the crew of Engln~ Company No. 1 to a fire. ~ On motion, the reogmmendation! was referred to the. Finmnce Oommittee. l~th. Recommending passage of the following ordinance. JAn Ordin~nce Amendi~g Section o~ the Code of the City of Portemouth, Utverning Fire Alarms and Prohibiting FalSe Alarms. On motion.of Mr. Brooks, the ordir~nce was placed on its first reading. !2th. Transmitting e report of the Director of Public Welfare on the proposed Public Health Center. I believe on the whole it would be be~t for us to buy a new site at an estimated cost of $~,000,00 and erect thereon a new building at a cost not toexoeed $12,000. This would probably be $2,000.00 more than we would have to pay for an old building including repairs, bu~ would gl~e us a f~h~hly satisfactory'building." On motion, the repor~ was referred to the Fiance Committee. 13th. Recommending adoption of the following ordinance: An Ordinance to Provide f~r Defray- lng a Portion of the Costs of Sidewalks. On motion of Mr. ~rooks, the ordnance was placed on its first reading. UNFINISHED BUSI NESS The following ordi~nce, which was placed on its first reading November l~th, was take~ ~a~l =ea~:.~ A~ .~RD~NANcE TO RENAME CERTAIN STREETS IN THE CITY OF PORTSNOUTH. Whereupon, Mr. Smith moved that section 9, changing the name of Third street, from Hull's Creek to Stwwart avenue, to Harper street, be amended to read "Detroit street;e that section 11, changing the name of Fifth street, from Douglas avent~ to Lee street, to Jervey street, _ be amende~ to read ~Woodrow street;" that First street, on plat Owned by Emiline Thomas, after wards called.Central St,, she,ll be named Booker St., De added to the list. The amendments were adopted. Mr. Oast moved that Section ~$, changing the n~me of Hemry street, from Sherwood avenue to Deep Creek Boulevard, to Louisa_street, be amended to read "Pulamki street." The motion was adopted. Then Mr. Smith.moved that the ordinance be adopted, as amended, and same was adopted, as amended, and by the following vote: Ayes-- Brooks, Esleeck, Hutchins, Oast, Smith, Stewart, White, 7. The following ordinmnce, which w~s placed on its first reading ~ecember 26th, was taken up'and'read: An Ordinance Amending Chapter $21, City Code, as Adopted by the Council of the ~ty of Portsmouth, June l~th, i~20. On motion of Mr. Brooks, the ordinance was continued on the table mntil the meeting to be called to consider water matters, and the CityNa~ager was inst~aoted to secure informa- tion as to the cost ~ the consumer for testing meters a~d also having inspectio~ of meters done by disinterested parties. The following ordinance, which was placed on its first reading November 2~th, was taken ~ a~d read: AN ORDINANOE TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUE OF TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF BONDS TO BE KNOWN AS "MARKET BONDS" PURSUANT TO SECTION 127, CLAUSE B, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA, SECTION 30~1 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA 1919, AND A~ ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA, APPROVED MARCH' 16th, 19i8, ENTITLED, "AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNCILS OF' THE SEVERAL CITIES OR TOWNS OF THE STATETO ISSUE BONDS FOR A SUPPLY O~ W~TEH OR OTHER SPEOIFIG UNDERTAKING FRO~ WHIOH THE CITY OR ~TO~NMAy DERIVE A REVENUE, PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE ~ENTY-SEVEN B OF THE ~ 0ONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA."