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2o6 April ~6, 1918 At a regular meeting of the City Council April 16th there were present: C. Ho Herb&r~, M. P, C!aud,~. H. Culpepper, D. D. De,us, J. T. Hanvey, E, HoWright~ 8. Also the City Nanager. No report. REPORTS OF DEPART~NTS Public Service-- ~ No report. Public Property-- No report'. Puhiic Safety-- No report. Public Welfare--- No report. Finance-- Referred April 9th A petition of the Clerk of the ~rket for an increase me recommend no increase at this time. in salary. (With Health Deps~tment) A petition of Dr. increase in salary. We recommend no increase at this time. J. C. Phillips, -0· Physm lan to tho Poor, for ~u (W_th PuBlic Welfare Department) Recommendation of the Health Department that the salary of the Ci~ty Bacteriologist be increased to tVS. per month, t~ be paid out of funds already ap- propriated to the Health Department. We recommend no increase at this time. (Witim City Manager and City Attorney) Claim of J. T. Stafford for d~ages against the City inj-~ry to his pr-sporty at the ~ortheast co~e~ of South and Pearl streets. l~ogress as to same. (Wit~ City. N.a~ager) A.petition of R.. P. Sebrell and J. F. Bas, etd, firemen who have been indueted mnto NmlitaryServmee~ to be compensated for the tb~ee last day~ in Marchwhen at C~mp Lee. Progress ~s to s~e. A petition of N. E. Nichols, for the J. T. Nichols Estate, to be re~u~_~ed $10.80, paid in error for soil tax on No. 1~28 High street, for the yea~s 1912-13-14-1~-18 17. Progress. -A petition of the Merchants National B~uk of Richmond to be paid-for t~ee coupons, $10~ each, on Portsmouth RedemD$ion Bonds Nos. 29,30 and 31, due JanuaNy l, 19~O;. which coupons have been lost. Progress. the (With City ~anager) Bill of R. E. Glover, to amount of $1~9.19, for blankets furnished City Jail and tinware to be used for th~ chain gang, for which ~here is no appropriation. Progress. 'A-bill of F. P. Baldwin to amount of $I.00, for soil tax paid in error 6n NO. 2016 Queen street, for the year 19!7. Progress. petition of J.' Prank Hedges to be refunded $~7.80, paid ~n error for soil tax on Nos. 1624-i828 High street, for the yea~s 1912-13-14-15-16-1~. ProgPess. A l~etition of the City Clerk & Auditor for his salary to be mncrea~ed to 0198. per month. me rocoym'aond no increase at ~s time. (Signed) Co Ho ~.e. ocr% ~hamrman. (Signed) T. A. B-~nting, Vice-Chairman. On motion, the report of the Department was adopted. And~ in t~-ms connection% the ~nairman of the Department of Fin~ce presented resolution, w_~ch was adopted: "Be It Resol~ed~%he City Council of Portsmouth, no more increases in salary will be allowed durmng the current year 1918." the following Va. ~ That Special Water Co~uittee-- Referred Apr.! 9th A co--carmen from E. W. Bemis, consulting engineer, as to being third ~bmtrator in the water proposition for the City. We have ~eferred tl~is con~aun_ication to the City ~bitrator C. F. Harper. (With City ~.~anager & City Attorney) To take sU~n action as may be necessary to protect the City's-interest in the matter of regulations and tariff of rates for water in the City of Portsmouth, to take effect April l~ 1918. We report that every-hhing is be~g done to protect the City~ interest.