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R. C. p, August 13, [918 General of Railroads, enclosing a copy. of the p~eamble and resolution adopted bY.the City Coun- cil of Portsmouth~, occasioned by the announcement of the Norfolk & WashlngtonSteamboat Compan~ of its intention to withdraw the service of~ its steamers f~om ~Portamouth after AugusE first. "I assume this resolution is sent the Director General as a matter of information. You trol.d°u~tless Understand that the Norfolk & Washington SteamBoat Compar~ is not ~uder Federal con- "Yours'~ ver~ truly~ "Gerrit Fort~ AsSistant.Director." 0n motion, the two con~unications were ordered to be filed. NEW ~JSINESS N~. He,_bert presented a bill of Miss Aileen M. Bu~l~ . '- as ~se to ~ar~y Hal!, who was ' ~_ _ igh.to amount of $80.0~ for serv' a ' ~ ~ while on Gut as el · ~ zees PPrOprzation of ~59~ ~ made to pa ~e bil~ ~ P ~cem~, ~d ~eco~ended ~at ~ 0n - · y -' motion, ~e approprzatzon was allowed. ~. ~nbert rec~ended also ~ appropriation of ~0.00 for ~e New High School ~i!d~g~ ~d s~e was allowed ~ ~e followingvote. Ayes-- C~ud~ GulDepper,~ De~s~,' H~vey~ Herbe~%~ ~i~nt'~~ 6. ~. Herbert ~esented a let~r ~ ~e Chief of the F~e ~P~ent ~ which he complained of poor water press~e, ~d s~e was referred to the Deponent of Public Safety and Ci~ N~ge~. ~e ~a~ of the ~ent of Fi~ce recovered the ~C~se of ~a new automobile the ~ief of ~e F~e ~p~tm~nt~ ~d t~t the~tt~ of ap~opriation for s~e be refe~ed to thethe next~P~tmentmeet~°fof~bliC~e Co~cil.~e~ ~d Dep~entAdopted. of F~ce jo~tly, ~e to be reported on at ~. C~pepp~ ~lted attention to a petition for a ~li~t at the corner of Hol!ad~ street ~d Po~th avers, ~ich had been presented to the Co~cil some t~e since; ~d s~e was reft- red to ~e City~M~ger. ~ me, ion of ~. ~i~t~ the ~t~r of ice semvice ~ ~e Ci~ ~s .reFe~ed to the Deo~t- merit of ~w ~d ~the City M~ger. - co~ioation was read ~om H. 0. Stiff ~d other residents_of Madison Street certi~g that no ice~d been delivered to thei~ residences f$~ot~ee weeks~ and that they ~ve be~ ~e- ~sed igc ~om ~g~ ~d at factories. ~ereup~~ ~.He~hert offered the followi~ resolution~ which ~s a~op~d: "Resotved~~ ~t ~is Co~il r~uest ~e Food A~ist~ator ~d the ~ief of Police to see t~t ~is sectio~ of Port~outh is served with ice." · hen M~. N~ght Offered the following res~tution and same was adopted also: "Resolved~ That the Feed Admi~ist~a~or and the Chief of Police be requested to use their best efforts to see that all of City is covered by the ice wagons in deliver~ of ice before a s. econd deliver~ is made giving a equal distribution of ice to the citizens of the City." Before the above resolutions were adopted, the privilege of the floor was extended to E. H. Neibergall, ~12 Madison street, who spoke concerning the reasons for the residents on Madison street presenting the above petition. And on motions, the £ot!owLug other matters were referred to their respective Dep~tments: Depa~t~.en~ of Public Property-- (~ith City Mauager~ A petition of the P?r. tsmouth P~bli~c Library Association that ,another room be added to the present qusmters of the Lmb~ary and~that sewerage and water Deportment of Finance-- Petition of Ma~y E. Jackson~ corner Ruttem and First avenue~ to be refunded ~1.80 paid in ermor for soil tax for the y~a~ 1~17. petmtion of the As~smst~nt to the_ City Clerk for her salary to he increased to $100. per months A Treasurer to amount of $~5.§~, for maw~g and certifying list of persons for 1~ State Poll Taxes, as per Acts of Assembly. ) Petition of the Assistant Clerk of the Market for his ) An increase in salary for the Clerk of the Market. A Polic~ Justice for his salary to be increased. A City 0~£icers that their salaries be paid twice a month, instead of ones ~ A~petition of J~. Easts Williams to be refunded $~.~0 paid in error for ~icense on e_n auto- mobile~ 0n motion, adjourned. CITY CLERk( AND AUDITOr.