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R, C, P. February 11, 1919 At a regular meeting of thee City Council February !!t~h %here were present: Messrs-- M. P. Claud, C. D. Deans, J; T.'Hanvey, C. H. Herbert, E. H. Wright, Also the City ~;~mager. The minutes Of the regular meeting January 2lst and special meeting January 30th were read were approved. REPORTS OF DEPARTed-ETS Law-- Reco~mended adoption of the fo~!lowing ordinances: An OrdinanceRequ~ring' a Fee for ~ailding Permits in the City of Portsmouth. An Ordinance to ~end Sectio~ 520 of'tHe City C6de, pa~graphs one and Two, which Relate to the Number of Spaces and the Obarges~ per ~ont F0o~ of Space to Rea~ as follows: A~ Ordirmnce to Amend the Franchise 0f~tlie virgl~ia~Railw~and~ Power COmpany and to Permit said Company to Operate in the City of Portsmouth Ca~s_ UPOn Which 0nly on? Ma~ May Be Employed. On faction, the ordinances with reference to ct~g~' a f~e ~' Building Permits and amending Seetion~SBO of the City Code were ~rdered to lie on the table until the next regul~ meeting of the body, With regard to %he one ma~ car ordinanee~ the City' Attmuiey ea~plained the law on the Subject and~}~. ~etls, of the U~ited Stat~s Housing Corporation, spoke in favor of the adoption of the s~ue. ' Finally, 'on motion, the ordinance was ~eferred tb the Department Of Law and the City Clerk was instructed to furnish each member of the Cc~ncil with a copy of same. Public Service-- No report. - P~b lic Property-- No report. Public Safety-- Presented t~,e follow .i~g res~ti0n For .~doptmemo "Be it ordained by the CoUncil of the C~ty of POPtSmouth, Vi~ginia~ That th~'Cit~:Nanager i~ h~reby authorized and e~oo~ere~ %o-order the Virginia Railway & 'Power-C6mP~ny under ~h~fr c0ntr~c~ f0r~street lights to relocate such 1Xghts as may be in the ' oP~nic~' ofr t~e'. Ctt~~ ~a~r f6~- the best interest of the City, and .to install five (B) additio~al~Iig~t~-t6 b~ ~r~a~te~determtined. Said lights to be at the same rates ~s per agreement re0ently adopted by the Council for the substitution of Nitrogen l~mps in the place of Carbon lamps. · ~(S~ignedj C.D. Deans, Vice-Ch~n. On motion, the proposed resolution was erde~e~--tb Iie~ om-the tabl& until the next regu- ta~ meeting of the body and was referred to t~ Department of Law ~d City Attorney. t~b lic Nelfare-- No report. Finance-- A petition of D~N. Mukden, per a~num ~ Progress as to sa_rde. . Referre~d.. ~an~ 21st Sani%ar~y Inspector, for his salary to be increased to $1800. Referred Janu~y 14th Reco~endatton of the City Manager that an approP~'iatibn~of~ $400. be allowed to pay the 4% on the estimated premium as a Sta~"Taxfbr the privilege Of carrying the City's own risk under the insurance enactment, State Cem~e~sAti0n ACtZ We Will report on this item~February tSth. (With City Attorney) ~Claim of D~. R. L. Men, ran to amount of ~50.00, for damages sus- tained onHigh street, west~of Middle, December 28th, due tO one ~of the City's wagons collect- ing ashes. Progress. A bill Of The Whatley Co., td amount o£ $18~00; for taxes paid in error on Lot 3 a~d I/2 of Lot 2, Block 15, West Park View, for the years 1918-IV-181' This bill has been referred back to the,Whatley Co., as $~me can not be adjusted this request. A request of the City Electrician for his salary to be made $2,000. for the year 1919. Progress. ' Appropriations of $300. for improvement tb~SlXth avenue, between Glasgow and County; and $500. for improvements to Godwin, between Glasgow and South. - ~ ~t is'recommended that a speelat Appropriation of ~500. be allowed for improvement to SiXth avenue, between Glasgow and County. Referred December iVth A petition Of R. Bohlken to be refunded $1~.80, paid in error for soil *04 Fi~th avenue, 191~18, inol~sive~ P~og~ess. tax on his residence