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. R. C. P, 1918 At a regular meeting of the City Council Nay 14:th there were present: Messrs-- M. P. Claud, ~'. H. Culpepper, C. D. De,us, J. T. Hanve~, C. H. Herbert, E. H. ~ight, 8, Also the City Manager. The minutes of the regular meetings Aoril 9th and April I6th and special meetir~ April 23rd were read and were approved. - At this point, the privilege of the floor was extended to Dr. Hope, member of the ~oard of Health~ who spoke concerning the necessity for detention houses for contagious diseases dne fo~ the City and one for the County. Law-- REPORTS OF DEPART~NTS The Department submitted an ordinance which had been p~esented by the Central Labor U~io~ regulating the sale, use and quality of gas /n the city; and recormmended that the ordinance be ordered to lie on the table until a fUture meeting of the Council. The recommendation was adopted. Public Service-- No report. ~b lic P~operty-- No report. Public Safety-- No report. Public: No report. Finance-- Referred April 16th A special appropriation of $1,500. for the purchase of asphalt and paving material. It is rscomm~ended that a special appropriation to said amount be allowed. Reports of Officers for the month of ~a~ch, 1918. We report that said reports have been examined and filed. (With Dept. of Public Safety) Petition of members oF the Police Department for an increase in pay to the extent ef $..50 per day. Under the resolution adopted at the last meeting of the Co~ucil, no action can be ~ken On (With Dept. of Public Safety) Petition of members of the Fire Department for an increase in salary to $100. per month, same to be paid monthly instead of on the per diem basis. Under the resolution adopted at the last meeting of the C ~o~ncil, no action ~ be Referred April 9th (With City Manager~& City Attorney~ Claim.. of J. T, Stafford for damages against the City for injury to his property at the northeast ~co~ner of South and Pearl streets. Your Committee can only report progress, as the City ~a~ager and City Attorney have not taken th~ m~tter up with the Deps~tment. A petition of M. E. ichols, for the J. T. Nichols Estate, to be re~nded $10.80, paid in error for sotl~tax on No. 1628 High street, for the yea~s 1912-1G-l~-l§-lS-l?. Progl~ess. A petition of the Merchants National Bank of R~hmond to be paid for three coupons, $10, each, on Portsmouth ~edemption Bonds Nos. 2~, 30,. and 31, due Januar~y 1, 1930; which coupons have been lost. Progress. (With City Menager) A bitI of R. E. Glover to smount of $159.19, for blankets furnished the City Jai~ and tin ware to ~e used for the chain gm, ag, for which there is no appropriation. It is recommended that a special appropriation o~ $~B~,15 be allowed for the purpose of paying said bill. A bill of F. P. Baldwin to amount cT $1.80, for street, for the year 1917. P~ogress. soil tax paid in error on No. 2016 Q~een A petition of J. 1624-1626 High street, for the years 1912-13-14-15-16-17. Progress. (Signed) C. H, Eerbe~t, On motion, ~e report was adopted and by t~e following vote: Deans, Hanvey, Herbert, ~ight, Special ~ater Comittee-- Frank Hedges to be refunded$3V.80, paid l~ error far soil tax on Nos. Ayes-- Claud, Culpepper~ 6. Referred APril 16th