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R. O. P. lay 21,. 1918 A regula~ meeting of the City Council should have been held on this date, but no quorum I appes~ing within half an hour after the time set for the meeting, the body stood adjourned. Those present were: Messrs-- J. T. Harvey, C. ~. Herbert, 2. May 24, 1918 At an adjourned regular meeting of the City Council May 24th there were present: Messes-- N. P. Claud, W. H. Cutpepper, J.' T. Hanvey, _~.~ C. H. Herbert, E. H. ~h~ight, 5. ~ .... Also the Clty Manager. The minutes of the regula~ meeting May 14th were ~ead and were approved. REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS Law-- No PuBlic Service-- Referred May l~th u C-; - (Witk Ci~ A~o~) Recordation of the City M~ag~ ~at the .~y deed to C. ~. Alex- ~de~ 20 2t, front ~d e~end~g back between p~allel l~s off of the ~e~ or west end of the lot adJo~g sai~ ~e~de~ property ~on ~e street) for ~d E exc~ge of the front p~tio~ of ~. Ale~de~'s.'le%. . - ~ the s~eng~ 0~ ~e City Attorney's verbal oD~i~ it is ~eco~ended ~at t~ ex- c~e be not ~de. (Si~ed) W.H. Cul~pper, ~ meti~ ~e~ep~t was adopted. Public P~operty-- No report. Public Safety-- No-repo~t. Pu~ti¢ Welfare-- Referred May t4th To confer with t_he Health Department Lu reference to Dete~tion Houses for the City of Ports- mouth° "We report ~.hat the Board of Health appea~ed before this Committee andexplained the u~gent needs of the City for a Hospital to handle venereal situation in this City. "~Fhersas, There a~e no accommodations at the City Jail to handle i~,fectious or.contagious cases and no £acilities for the examination and dem~v~, of such cases at the Jail. "Whereas~ The law requi~es the City to provide segregation for contagious and t~feeti~s disease~. "Whereas, This Committee has the assurance that the building to be furnished by the City will be equipped and maintained at no expense to the City, other th~u the rent, "Therefore, Be It Resolved, That'we, the undersigned members of the PublicNelfare Department, respectfully recommend that an approp~iation of $1~000. be made available for the HeatthDepartmentor as much thereof as may be neoessar~ to be used in provid~g a building for the use of a clinie a~d hospital; said $1~000. to be made available in monthly instalments or as ~.toh ~e~eof as n~y be necessa~-, ~Signed) M.P.Claud, Chairman. (Signed) W.a. Culepper, Vice-Chairmen. (Signed) W.B. B~tes, City~ager. On motion, the recommended appropriation to p~ovide a building for the use of a cli~Ic and hospital was referred to the Finance Department. Finance-- Referred May 14th ~ appropriation of ~50. for repairs to the Jailor's residence. Progl~eSs as to A bill of the National Association of ComptPoliers & Accounting 02ricers to amount of $10.00.