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Novena]ocr '12, 1919 On motion of ~o Dean~., the attention of the City Nanager was called to the small cars now in operation in the City and he was instructed to require th~ Va. Ry. & Power Co. to keep races separate on the cars. ~~ On motion, adjourned. November 18, 1919 At a regular meetir~ of the City Council-November 18th there were present: Mesars-- M. P. Claud, ~. H. Cutpepper, C. D. Deans, J. T. Hanvey, C. H. Herbert, E. H. ~right, Also ~ City Manager. The minutes of the regular meeting November 12th were read and wereapproved. No report.. ~Pt!b lic Service-- REPORTS OF DEPART~NTS Referred November 12~h A bill of The Portsmouth Naeh~e Works to amount of $2762J56/~br wore in puttir~ in con- dition boiler at the Sewer Power House, approved by the City F~mEineer and submitted by the City Manager. It is.red~omm%nde¢ ~hat a ~'spect~i-approPriati0n to saic amount be allowe~ to pay said. bill, an~ in this c0nnee~i0n, it is recommended t~t~t~e. Cit~ Manager be instructed not'to eon tract bills in the fut~tre without having appropriations for same. Recemmendati0~ of the City Manager that an appropriationof $~,!00. Race St., for pu~.chase of property. It is recommended that said appropriation be allowed. be allowed to open up A petitidn of the H~ane Society for the installation bY the City of three additional drink- lng fotu~tain~, submitted by the CityNa~ag~r. E~t~.~te~0f ~ost for same s~bmt~ted by t~e City Manager as follows~' cost ~f fountains Of granite, $~00. each~ er total of $4,800.00; ann_~al cost of maintenance, tncl~ing water, appnoximately$60, per year. ~e report that this matter will be considered for the Budget of 1920. A petitib~ of property owners and residents on A street, for said street to be included with the streets to be~paved under the p~esent plan of Street Paving, We report that this ~tter will be considere~ for-the Budget of 1920. (Signed) W. H. Culpepper, Chairman. On motion, th~ report of th~ Department was adopted, referred te the Pinance Department. the recommended appropriations being Public Proper%y-- - No report Pablio Safety-- No report P~b lf~ Welfare-- No report Referred November 12th Recommendation of the City Manager that an appropriation of $800. be made to sewer the north! end of Webster Ave. It is reeomended that a spec£al appropriztion to said amount be atlowed, Estim~te ~ubmttted by the City Manage~fo~ building[read-l~ 0a~olina Ave., $~406,55. It i~'recommended thatsuch an appropriation be. allowed, out of 8th Ward funds. A petition ofT tie Pertsmouth'Library A~soelation For an appropriation of $200. per month for the,maintenance of the Library for 1920~ ~e report that this matter will be considered for the B~dEet of 1920.