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June ~V, 19t9 At a regular meetin~ of the City Couucil June 17th there were present: Messrs-- T. A. Btuuting, M. P. Claud, W. H. C~lpepper, ~ C. D~ Deans, J. T. Hanvey, C. H. Herbert,~ E. H. Wright, 7. Also the City Manager. The minutes of the re ~lar meeting June I0th were read and were approved. At this point, on motion, the privilege of the floor was granted to R. A. Hutchins, Jr. Mr. Hutchi~ spoke with regsu~d to his bill for $1!00. for services rendered in connection with the ferr~ appraisal. He stated that he had been allowed $500.~by the CoUncil but that $500~ was not satisfactory to him, and that he had corresponded with the City .Manager as to his claim. The City ~anager spoke as to the matter and ~. Wright stated that he thought the ferr~y proposition had been closed Then the City ~uuager stated tl~t he woul~ get up the correspondence in connection with the matter and refer it to the proper department ~0r report to the Council° The privilege of the floor was e~tended to a resident of Armstrong street, between Villa and Leckie, who requestedthat the roadway of eaid street be paved; and same was referred to the Public SerVice Department. The privilege of the floor was granted also to Mr~ Ma~riee ~dgins, representing the Ro~ary Club, who spoke as to restoration of the Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Col toPortsmouth and asked~ the co-operation of the Council. He stated that he thought the service could b~ restored but that application would D~ve to be made to th? State Co~poration Commission in formal petition. Whereupon, Mm. Wright moved that the City Attorney be instructed to tAke'such steps as may be necessary to have the service bf said Company~restored between Washing~on~and Portsmouth; also to co-operate with anv civic body taking steps in this direction. The motion was adopted. REPORTS OF DEPART~AwfS Reported "Progress" onalImatters referTed, w~h exception of the commUnication from the Methodist Ninisters protesting against the holding of carnivals in.the City, on which the Chairman stated that the City has ordinances prohibiting the holding, of cs~nivals; and Mr. Wright spoke on the subject. Public Service-- ReferTed June 10th' (With City ~'.~_uager) A petition of certain taxpayers and residents cluett street that said street be paved. it is recommended that Emmett street be paved, from Chestnut to Green, at an estimated cost of $8,09~.00. Advisability of paving Green street, from High to County. It~ is reoomlaended that said street be paved, at an estimated cost of $4,636.00. Referred May 20th (With City Nanager) Communication f~om the Central Improvement League endorsing petition of merchants and property owners to t~v~ paVed"'the' wast side ef Crawford street, beginni~g at P~igh street and extending same to South Street. It is recomm'ended that said street be paved, from High to South.. It is further recommended that Green street be paved, ~rom North to High, at an esti- mated cost of $9,22~.00. (Signed) W. H. Culpepper, ~Chairman. On motioh, the report was adopted, the recommended appropriations being ~eferred to the Finance Deoa~ tment. On motion, tt~ a~visability of .paving Gpeon street, from County to So, tn, was referred to tl~ t~ic: S6~v~ce-~DePartment. Public Property-- No report. Public Safety-- Recommended that the salaries of the fireme~ and p~liCemen be increased, per their request therefor. On mo~ion, s~me was referred to the Finance Department for action as early as ~essible. Public Welfare-- No report. Finance-- Referred June lOth An appropriati*n of $3,000. to repai~ and oil Broad street, also to surface the old ~A%cadam Road in Port Norfolk. Progress as to same. Reports of the City T~easurer, City Collector, and City Clerk & Auditor, for the month of May, 1919. We have examined these reports and it is recommended that they be filed.