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R. C. P, J&nuar~ 14, 1919 36;1 Sixth: R~com~endatlon that a special appropriation of $17,44 be made to pay C. D, Lamson and S. Rs ~heeler for ti~.e lost ~rem their employment cn account of appearing before the State Corporation Co.~ission in reference t~ proposed increase in gas rates. On motion, the appropriation was ref~ed to the Fire, ce Department. Seventh: Statement that the letter which he h~$ received f~om N~r. F. J. NcGtuire wl~h regard to ~ettlement for upper High street pavement is unsatisfactory.; and recommending, before aod~pting M~. McGuire!s offer of $1~$00, as full settlement, the su~t now pending be prosecut- ed. However, he recommends that if ~. ~cGuire will agree to pay the City $2,000. as a compro- mise, same be acce~ted. Whereupon, ~on motion, the ~tter was referred to the City M~nager and City Attorney~ the City ~ttorney to bring suit against ~r. McGuire if he will not compromise the suit for $2, o00..00. Eighth: Attaching a petition from the firemen employed at ~he Sewerage Power House for an increase of payto $3.50 per day. On motion, said petition was referred t~ the Finance Department. Ninth: Submitting various recommendations from the-Superintendent of the Water Deparment. On motion, the recommendation that the name of "Portsmouth ~ater Department~' be designa- ted for same, was adopted; and fu~t~er, it was resolved that f~nds from said Department be de- posited e~ly among the banks of .the City. ~h~-recommendation that Section 32V of ~he City Ordinances be amended to read as follows was referred to the Department of Law: ~The service pipe must be placed not less than sixteen inches below the s~rface of the ground, .and in all cases be so arranged as to prevent its breakage from freezing; every se~viee pipe extend~ug from the main to the faucet of the first ~loor of the house shall not be less than three-quarters in~he~ inside dismaeter.~ Then the other recommendations were referred to the Finance Dtpartment and Special Water Committee. Tenth: Stating that, at a conference held in the C~nci! Chamber on th~ llth, the re- routing of street car~ was presented and the conference was immediately advised by the Railway Company that they wo~Id not consider a re-routing program unless, an increase in fa~e was first granted$ that the City's representatives informed the Cempaz~ that we would not reco~m~end an increase in fs~eS under the existing ¢o~itions of their equil~ent, tracks and service rendered$ and that the City Man~ger has w~itten the Board of Control of N~folk te investig~te the request of' the ~. S. Housing Oorporatica~ a~d citizens that more cars be i~ernished, due to the fact~ the said Board of Control now ~egUlates the traffic l~ndled by the Railway Compa~, 9n motion, the matter was referred to the Department of Public Service. Eleventh~ Statmng,' ~ that as a result of his trip to Washier?ton in regard to the Government c.ompl.ettng the housing projects as C~addo~ck and Truxton, the Committee is grat. ifie~; that al- t~hot~h n? actl?n was taken on. ar~ of.the housing developments, if they could J~dge human nat~e, the Committee ms of the ~nanlmous spanish that the claims of PortsmoutJa for the continuance of housing Projects will meet with favorable consideration and the projects will be completed as at present curtailed. On motion, ~he communication was filed. Twelfth: Advising that the Sewerage Department has been cor~ronted with a break in the sewer at the corner of Webster avenue and Leckie street, which has been very difficult to handle; ~t .this stoppage has exzste for the past week or ten days and that the Department is still labGring at t~is Particular point. On motion, the communication was ordered to be filed. Thirteenth: Submitting a petition of the Superi~_tendent of Street Cleaning and Garbage Removal fc~ ~ salary to be increased to $125. per month; and same was referred to the Finance m~d Public Service departments. Fourteenth: Presented the following ordinance, which was referred.to the Department of Law and City Attorney: "~Azi Ordinance to ~rovide for the Gr~uti~ ~y the City of ~ortsmouth to a ~e~son or ~ersor~ or.. to a Corporation hereafter to be Ascertained in the Mode P~escribed by Law, the Franchise, Right and ~rivi.lege to Construct, Maintain and Operate, fo~ the Term and Upon the Conditions hereinafter Stamed, a Street Railway ~ Railways to be Operated by Electri- city or ar~ other Motive Power Permitted by ~he City of Portsmouth except Steam, together ~ith all Curves, TFnout~,~ ~C0r~ections, P$t~ ~_~u~ es, 6verhead ~m~es, Cables and Appliances to be Used in the Operation or in, Co~ection Therewith, Over; Along, ,Upon and Across the Streets, Avenues, Alle~s and PuBlic Places of the City of Pe~tsR~out~ Hereinafter Designated.~ Fifteenth: The following communication,-which.was ordered~to be filed: ~Portsmouth, Va., Jantt~y 14, 191~. ~ Honor able City = Pot tsmouth, Va. ~ Gent lemen: - - ~he Housing Corporation ia order ~to constr~ct the ~erry terminal on the Portsmouth side have received revised plans which show a 30 ft. space adjacent to the Seaboard Air Line passenger depot in High Street extending from ~ater Street east to the front of the wharf. Said space-is provided for.i~g~ess and.egress to the wharf on the south side of High street adjacent to the water front. ~ It appears that the ~aboard At~ Line E~a~ claims the~ right of High street east of Water. street, notwithstanding the fact thetfez~y is constructed for highway purposes. ~In an old agyeement now on fite~ in the,Clerk of the C~e~t~'s office, the Seaboard Ai~ Line was granted permission to use a portion of Hi~ street for the Union Depot, orovid~d the passenger trains of the Co,st Line, Southern and Seaboard to, minuted at this depot. This agree- men~ has never been fulfilled s~ud~the City has ~s~f~ersd on ~cce~nt of the discrimination against