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R, C. P. December'10, 1918 C At a regular meeting of the City Council December' lOth there were present: Messrs-- T. A. Bunting, M. P. Claud, W. H. Oulpepper~ C. D. Deans, C. H. Herbert, E. H. VSright, 6. 4lso the City ~anager. The minu~es of the regular meeting November 26th Were read and were approved. REPORTS OF DEPAR~£S Law-- Presented the folto~ing ordinance, ~hich under the rules, was Ordered to lie on the table until the Hext regular m~eting of the body: An Ordinance to Require the Civil & Fo!ice Justice tO Forward, Without Del~.y, tO the Corporation or Hustings ¢0urt all Cases in Which An Appeal is Entered. Public Servide-- No report. Public Property-- No report. P~blic Safety-- No ~eport. Public' Welfa~er - No report. Fiz~L~ce-- Referred November 26th An appropriation of $18,9V5.O0 to pay 'school teachers white teachers and $75, for colored teachers. Progress as to sam~. a bonus of $150. for A re?~est~ of the Board of Harbor Commissioners to be allowed $3V5. to cover third quarterly payment on appropriation in the Budget for said Board, for the period July 1 to October 31, 1918. tt is recommended that same be pai~.~ (With City Auditor ) Report of the Commissioner of the Reve~e of taxable values of Real Estate, Tangible and Int~a~ible Personal Property for the City of Portsmouth fo~ the Year 1918. It is recommended that the City Auditor be instructed to charge to the City Collector $300,990.~4 as calledfor in the report oF the Commissioner~- of the Revenue, A bill of the Commissioner of the Revenue to amount of $680.87, as taxes assessed. It is ~ecommended that s~me be paid. It is ~further recommended that the~bilt ~ic~s~'in cor~nection with water arbitration p~oceedings., e i~de for caere. (Signed) (Signed~ commission on ~5,586.59 L. Davis~t$.a~uh%'0fT.$3.00;00, for ser- b~'allow~d~and a Spee~aI appropriation T. A. Bunting, Vice-Chairm~u. C. H. Herbert, Chairman. On motion, the report of the Department was adopted and by the following vote: 6. Ayes-- Buntir~, Claud, Culpepper, Deans, Herbert, Wright, The following coEmr~uications were read from the City Manager: First. from the Assistant Kngineers of the Sewer Power Ho~e for their salaries per On motion, s~id petition was referred to the Finance Department. Second. Recommending an appropriation of $I,600. to settle the claim of 2~s. Lacy against the City; and on motion, sam~e was referred to the F~n~nce Department. 'Third. Cor~m~ication with regard to the City of Portsmouth entering into a contract for supplying water to. Craddock and Truxton. He stated that it appears that the HousiDg Corporation has been dealing with the Portsmouth, Berkley & Suffolk Water Co. and that ~s the City is about the assume charge of the property of said Company, the Housin~ Corporation desires to have the City consider arrangements m~de with the ~ater Compan~ on praetioally the same terms and agree- mont. 0n~motion, the matter was refer~ed to the Special Water Committee and the City Attorney. Fourth. Submitting a copy of a letter which he had written to F. J. McC~ire with regard to settling the pavement of upper High street, but to which he has not received a satiNfaetory a~swer. He also recommended an appropriation of $1,000. to begin the repaying of High street, west of Chestnut. 0~ motion, the matters were referred to the City Attorney and Department of Finance. Fifth. Submitting a petition of W. S. Parker, corner South street and Prentis avenue, the City to put in a drain pipe in ~he open ditch along the East side o~ his property, so as to permit the erection of a respectABle bri~k build'lng for his tine of ~usiness. The City Manager stated that, in order to comply With Mr. Park~r's request, it will be necessary to put in a thirty-six, inch terra cotta pipe from the South side of South street for apprO~imatety ninety feet, and also to ~e~6~ruct the pipe un, der S~$th street on this same drain with larger p~pe; ~11~ at an estinmted cost of $900,00. _ i Subm tt~d a petition to be increased to $1t0.