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February 8, 1921 A communication was read from George H.. Cless, Jr., for The Yomarco Guild, assoQiated with the First Congregational Church of Portsmouth, stating that said Guild believes in law enforcement; also that it believes in the City Council and has unanimously authorized him to express its appreciation of the Council's sincere and effective~fforts to enforce law and to pledge its support to the Council in thi~ presen~ and par~icular~vital campaign. The Guild offered its services to the Council. On motion, the Clerk was instructed to thank the Guild for the gxpressions contained in their communi~ation and to say that When the opportunity presents itself they will be glad to avail themselves of their offer of service. A communication was read from the School Board giving additional information with regard to lots adjoining the Woodrow Wilson High School, which the School Beard desires to purchase. On motion, s~me was referred to the Finance Committee. A petition was read from certain residents of Naval Place that one of the conditions for remewal,of franchise of Portsmouth Gas Co. be the laying of a gas main on Naval Place from Fifth St. to the 8ilmerton car line. On motion,~-the petition was referred to the City Nanager. A notice from the Clerk of the Board of Review of certain corrections of errors in the L~nd Bo~k of 1920 of the City of Portsmouth, as returned by John C. Niemeyer, Commissioner of the Revenue, within 60~l~ys ~m the date%~ereof. On motion, the notice was referred to the Finance Committee. Mr. Brooks, Chmirman of the Telephone Committee,stated that the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele- phone Co. has evaded the issue ef automatic phones of the City of Portsmouth and that the City Attorney will carry out the original instruction of the Council to proceed in Court to compel the said Company to establish mutomatic phones in the City ~f PortsmOuth under its contract with the City. On motion of ~r. White, the City Atto~n~ywas corning the leas~ ef the several street en~s~ the o~zncelling the leases. instructed to investigate and repor~ con- legality of leases, and the City's right for Mr. Hu~chins called attention to the fao~ that ~hree deaths had resulted in'one week from automobile accidents, and moved that the Cit2 N~mg~ be re~u~ste~ to oonside= more stringent regulations g0ve~ning speed of automobiles. The motion was adopted. On motion, md~ourned. AND AUDITOr,