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I do not believe tha-t the Hospital bill should be allowed. The attached detailed bill from the Kings Dmu~hters Hospital shows that the usual ward services were furnished Nr..Sykes for a period of three days and then at the-request of certain f~iends, he was transferred to a private room and furnished apparently with a special nUrse. The ward services amo~ute~ to $137.25, which will be furnished g~atis b~ the Hospital in accordance with its agreement with the City. The ex-ray work and laboratory work amounting to $12.55 will be paid for by the City. This leaves a balance due the Hospital of $159.5O, for which, in my opinion, the City is not responsible. I, ~herefore, recommend that Mr, Sykes be re-imbursed for eighty five days at $~ O0 per day, making a ~otal of $3~O. 00 mhd that a special appropriation be made for this purpose." On motion, the communication was referred to the Finance Committee. 2nd. Noti? of the mp~oint~Dr. C. A..Erause as Chief Food Inspebtpr for a probation- a~y period of smxt~ys, wmth the understanding that if his services hmve been satisfactory at the expiration of this period, the appointment will be made permanent, the appointment being effective August On motion, the notice was ordered to be filed. 3rd. "Forw~ds an ~ordinanoe ~mending and re-ordaining Section 3 of an ordinance entitled, 'An O.rdinan~oe providing License Fe~s, Rules and Regulations for the Opera~ion of Jitneys in the Cmty ox Portsmouth.' This ordinance simply renders it lmwful for me ~o mcoep~ either a bond or indemnity policy covering the operation of jitneys. The present ordinance permits me to mceep$ bonds only. The City Attorney and I mre'of the opinion that an indemnity policy sufficiently pro- tects the City." The following is the ordin~nce: An Ordinance to. Amend and Re-ordain Section 3 of ~n Ordinance entitled, "An Ordinance Providing License Fees, Rules and Regulations for the Ope- ration of 'Jitneys' in the City of Portsmouth." On motion of Mm. Esleeck, the ordinance was placed on its first reading. 4th. Recommendation that m special appropriation of $160. be allowed ~o install a fire alarm box adjacent to plant of the Belt Line in Port Norfolk. On motion, the recommendation was referred to the Finance Committee. 5th. "In me~ordanee with your instructions, I beg to state~ ~hat the smooth paving on the West side of Crmw~ord Street, between High and South, and a 12 foot concrete sldew~lk from a point 100' South from Columbia Street to the 8outh line of Wythe stree~ on the East side of Crawford and First Streets, will cost a total of ~3~00.O0. This street is really the principal route for'vis~tors to the Nmvy Y~rd and I am of the opinion that it should be improved in the manner indicated." On motio~, the communication was referred to Finance Committee. 6th, "Soon mfter my a~ri~al in Portsmouth, I made a tentmtive arrangement, subject to the appr~vS~lm of the Council, for the installation of garbage cans on the ~treets, on condition that certain advertising privileges were allowed the contractor. Th~ fell through~ as the contractor was unable to meet the limitations on advertising placed on him-, There w~s con- siderable unfavorable comment mt the time on the proposition, ~t being referred to ms 'small town stuff,' etc., ~ut I find that Baltimore, Piohmond and Norfolk hmve ~rrangements of this kind and in Norfolk three hundred receptacles have been installed without .expense to the City. There are of ~n excellent type and contribute much to keeping the streetsOf the'Cit~'clsan. "I will probably not ~e able to make as favormble a contract as ~as'.possible t~o years ~go, but it can be arrange~ So that such receptacles will cost the City o~ PortSmouth nothing. We must either make an ~rra~gement of this kind o= purchase receptacles owtri~ghtmt~ o0st of sixty to seventy, ye dollars each. t recommend that I be authorized to ~meE~$Zm~$.f~r re- ceptmoles of ~ni with the understanding~that the final contract wi~I be sdbmitte~ to the Council bef ~val." ~ On motion ~ White, the recommendation of the ~an~ger was ~dgp~ed. These two dmms will cost $!,000. OO and m special appropriation of this amount is M$oom- mended." On me,fen, the recommendation was ~eferred to Finance Committee. 8th. Recommendation that m speoiai mppropriation of $1,12~.44 be allo e~, $~O0. of same to be credited to ~-B~ C-~, and $7E~.~4 to ~-O, C-4; there having been expen~ed fr°m a~eet repair fund for street openings made on permit and on driveways the sum o~ $1,129.~, '~This is in accordance with requirements of an eximtlng ordinance). On' motion, the recommendation was referred to Finance Committee~ ~th. Recommendation that ~n additional ~ppropriation of $300. be allowed ~o maintain the laboratory for the rest of the ourrent year.